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BRANDY

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to the Palate.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

Bottled at Cognac, France especially for A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD. Wine and Spirit Merchants.

Phone Central 616.

EXPERT

TUNING SERVICE

We employ only Europeans who have expert knowledge of piano tuning and experience of cli- matic conditions.

We undertake to care for your piano for a small annual fee. Terms on application :-

S. Moutrie & Co., Ltd.

CHATER ROAD, HONGKONG,"

THE COMFORT' SPORTS SHIRT

is

IDEAL TO WEAR FOR ALL SPORTS

THE PRICE IS

$3.00

each

3 for 8.25

This shirt is made of specially con- structed material, which is light in weight, but will stand hard wear, and at the same time is neat in appearance.

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

MEN'S WEAR STYLISTS.

FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1926.

son why an era of real prosperity should not dawn for Canton.

It will indeed be good news if it is confirmed that the Canton Bus thorities have decided to take a strong stand in regard to the boy cott pickets, who have been B and source of untold annoyance

to trade

months now.

Thor

big ,obstacle for so many

FIRE

DAY BY DAY.

FOOLS AND SENSIBLE MEN ARE«| EQUALLY INOCUOUE. IT IN IN THE HALF FOOLS AND THE HALF WISE THAT THE GREATEST DANGER. LIES,

Goëtha.

To-morrow is the anniversary of the death of Confucius (Sheng Tat

fever and one case of rabies. Both were Chinese...

#Mr. W. E. Saddler, of the Chin ese Maritime Customs, Wuchow, arrived in the Colony yester ay the s.8. Futshan, and was admit ted to hospital on arrival.

21 YEARS AGO,

EXTRACTS FROM "TELEGRAPH" "FILES.

The following items are ex- tracted from the Telegraph fles for, the wook enged May 23rd

·23rd, 1905-

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The rate of the dollar on do- mand was 15. 10.11/16d.

KHALIFAT CONGRESS.

IMPRESSIVE CLOSING

SCENES.

Cairo, May 20 Rapt listeners" at the closing ession of the Khalifat Congress were so impressed at the rending of the second Committee's report that many shed tears.

The Committee decided that the An announcement. states that Khalifat, as defined by the Koran, the Hongkong High. Level Tram including the defence of Islam and way Company has agreed to sell Moslem lands and the execution its undertaking to a new Company, of the Koranio Law, was impos- which will also acquire Mr. able to apply to the present state Findlay Smith's proposed con- of Islam and the position of the Khalifat. It recommended that The price paid to the shareholders of the old Company an Talamic Congress be held is given as $200 per share, and it periodically until time permits to is notified that the new concern institute the Khalifat in a form' will be managed by Messrs. J. D. consistent with the interests of

the Moslem world.--Reuter. Humphrey and Son

cession.

For its own reputation's.

The health return for yesterday sake the Canton Government shows one case of cerebro-spinal surely cannot tolerate the activi ties of these trouble-makers much longer. The outside world will begin to have faith and confidence LET ‘PHOMENE' BE YOUR in the Government so soon as

asserts itself against this illegal GUARD AGAINST Many a serious outbreak of first combination, which has too long could be avoided if the necessaý been a law unto itself. The disper- equipment is at hand to coposing of these pickets and the final with the outbreak in its early lifting of the boycott will be found to add immensely to the tradat activity of Canton as a part, and in the general prosperity which results, the authorities will suredly find a bigger and more were Sir Shou-son and Ludy Chow, Messrs. Butterfield and steady flow of revenue into

stages,

'Phomome pretoóta life and pro- porty; is easy to operate; does not injure papers of fabrics and tho cost is insignificant. Your inspection of Phomene' the British Fire Extinguisher is cordially invited.

Mustard & Co., Ltd.

Incorporated under the Companies ..

Ordinances Hongkong.

16-17, Connaught Road C.

FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1926.

THE BOYCOTT.

Reports, quite insistent in char- acter, are being received from Can- ton to the effect that the Govern- ment there has come to the conclu- sion that a final effort should be made to terminate the boycott

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which has persisted now for many months. The saner ments amongst Chinese and for eignare alike, both in Canton and here in this Colony, are one in the hope that there is good ground for thinking that these reports accur- ately reflect the situation.

As

we have on many occasions point

coffers.

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A marriage arranged between Lieutenant B. A. A. Gibbon, R. N. HMS Hermon and MAmberler jorie Duce Kiddle, of Aimberley, Stroud, Will take place carly in May at Maltu.

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In the Governor's Cup..contest between members of the Volunteer Reserve Association, Mr. J. C. Gow made the highest score-66 out of a possible, 70,

The Shanghai Municipal Gazette will be published on Friday instead of on Thursday as heretofore. In addition, in order to facilitate the publication of items of interest in the local Chinese Press, translations will be made by the Council and hand- tatives on Thursday, afternoon. its Mr. J. H. Taggart, Mr. A. H. have sold seven ships to the bel-ed to Chinese newspaper represen-.

Compton, Mr. A. L. Shields, Mlgerent Powers-Russia. and Mrs. A. Cameron, "and Mr. C. Japan. G. Anderson.

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Amongst the passengers who arrived by the Empress of Russia

A Shanghai massage states that

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and

The Kowloon Bowling Club ad- vertises a promenade concert on its grounds, the price of admission being 50 cents.

At an extraordinary general meeting of William Powell Ltd., the capital was increased from $120,000 to $150,000 by the crea-" tion of 3,000 new shares.

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The late Mr. John Kintres Grant, of Cragmor Sanatorium, Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.A. formerly of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,

of annual report left £19,391 (personal estate in Messrs. A. S. Watson and Co., Ltd., Silverstone has been appointed Great Britain).

showed net profits totalling $119,172. After an interim divid- A hand truck from one of the end of 5 per cent. on the old

The 20th

It is announced that Mr. S. Hongkong agent for the Pacific Mail Co.'

streets leading on to the Central shares, à further 6 per cent. on The name of Mr. A. R. F. Raven Praya" over-ran the sea wall yes-these shares and 10 per cent, on is added to to the list of author-

fised architects:

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Messrs. J. D. Humphreys and The appointment of Mr. (now

Officer in the New has severed his connection with Land Son notify that Mr. Hart Buck Sir) Cecil Clementi as Assistant

the firm.

Territories is gazetted..

Doubtful Wisdom. The action of the American Embassy in Berlin in refusing to visa a passport for Capt. Kari Boy-Ed who wished to travel to America, brings back recollection of the war-time activities of Ger man agents in America when that country was still a neutral. For her own protection, America had to pass very strict neutrality re-terday afternoon and fell into a the new shares was proposed. gulations, but, as was natural for junk which was moored alongside. belligerents desirous of getting The daughter of the boatmistress supplies and all those other things was badly injured and had to be which might help towards victory, tronted at the Government Civil

much plotting and Hospital there was. scheming by the subjects of the. countries at war for the purpose of evading these regulations. Capt. Karl Boy-Ed was a Naval Attache at the Germany Embassy in Washington and it was covered that he was mixed up in a plot hatched by four officials of a shipping line to violate the neutrality regulations by supply- ing German warships which were to be met somewhere at sea by the

Messrs. Dodwell, and Co. are in Companies vessels. Just what was

receipt of a telegram from Tien- the measure of official backing or knowledge of such a. plot was tsin informing them that at a meet- never divulged, but the very sterning of Directors of the Chinese En- disciplinary act of asking for the gineering & Mining Co., Ltd., in

various

dis-

of

Tribute are paid to Mr. W. J.

The following vessels ure ex-

The seventh annual report of pected to be in wireless communi- cation with Hongkong to-day: Gresson, head of Messrs. Jardine, the Star Ferry Co., Ltd., showed Bellerophon, Perím, Pres. Adams, Matheson and Co., Ltd., on leav-net earnings of $56,692, compared Atreus, Telemachus, Pres, Madi-ing for Shanghai. "Montion is with $56,684 for the previous year.

posed. son, Glensanda, Tingsang Tjika-particularly made of his sporting An 18 per cent. dividend was pro- rang, Tengo Maru, Nagato Maru, activities. Eumacus, Kidderpore, Hosang M. S. Hermes, Mausang and Nagono Maru.

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Mr..

י

The Very Idea!

paper.

"One hundred per cent.,"

"But how does this man come

"Oh."you see, sah, he answered one question we didn't ask him."

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Remember the stories you' used

The owner of a rammed earth to be told about how auch and such a man owed his life to the house, in Washington, "D.C., re- fact that he carried a vest-pocket cently abandoned an attempt to testament? How he was shot and tear down the walls 'cause they would have been killed if the were so hard. bullet hadn't lodged in his Bible, like to borrow the children next over his heart?__

Wonder if he'd

ed out, the boycott is a double-withdrawal of Capt. Boy-Ed was London, an interim dividend of taken by the Washington Govern-1/- per share, free of tax, was de clared on account of the year end-

Mrs, Frederick Anness and Mrs, papers, and came upon one mark- edged weapon, and in the present

com; All through those ment,

the ing 30th June, 1926, payuble on Arthur C. Stratford entertained a ed 101 per cent. of instance its operation is injuringparatively early days

26th May, 1926.

group of fourteen young women' "See here, Brother Jones," he there wcre stories Carton just as much as it is hurt war,

the by

yesterday at luncheon in New asked of the worthy who was con-- and intrigues there- plots

Mr. J. Hoorer, accountant of the York followed by a matinee. The ducting the test, "what does yo' belli- ing Hongkong. It would

of nationals

was not. Godown and "Star" Ferry Com-event was in honour for fifty mem- base yo' answers on?" fore be in the mutual interests of gerents, and Germany hoth places if a settlement could by any manner of means, the only panies, is leaving for Home on bers and their friends whose mer- be reached without further delay. country that sought to obtain retirement by the Empress of riage to Mr. Howard Bumsted advised the minister

most Russia on the 28th instant. He will take place this month-From Illicit succour from the The recent political develop powerful non-belligerent. We are has been in the Colony for 34 the woman's page of a Jersey City to be marked. 101 per cent, ?" ments-in Canton have been follow-not sure whether the American years, during which time ho has ed here with the keenest of in-authorities are, at this time of made a host of friends, who will tercat, and it is only stating the day, doing just the right thing by much regret his departure.

denying the right of travel to D. Logan is to succeed Mr. Hooper. facts to say that there is general Capt. Boy-Ed. The aim should

A letter has been received from gratification felt at the circum- he to get away from the late war stance that what looked like being and all its animosities, and to the Rev. T. B. Powell, who left the "break down as, much as possible Colony yesterday, expressing his a nasty crisis has been averted. the arbitrary barriers of geogra- grateful thanks and appreciation for the parting gift from his many What is still more satisfactory is phical boundaries. There wers the apparent triumph of the inoder-many worse. acts during the late friends at St. John's Cathedral. In his letter Mr. Powell says that war than the breaking of

he is carrying with him happy ates, over the extremists. General

neutrality regulation-acts which Chang Kai-shek emerges from the have long since been forgiven animemories and the hope that the friendships he has made here may situation as the man of the hour, forgotten because they were combe renewed from time to time. and it would seem that he is at mitted under the stress of wär

and for a loyal and patriotic The annual reunion of the Vic-man who was shot at close range the moment the dominating figure motive. It is 10 years ago since

toria Diocesan Association (a but escaped Injury. InCanton. His coup of March Capt. Roy-Ed was asked to leave Hongkong body in London) is to pack of cards in his vest pocket | last, followed up by his uncompris-America under quite extraerdin take place on June 2 at Victory and they stopped the bullet.

The average British family ing attitude towards the Commu-ary circumstances, and we do not House, Leicester-square, W. C..2, see the force or wisdom of deny when the chairman will be Sir

Andi spends £2 a year "for soap.'" Lugard,

former nists at the Kuomintang Convening him for all time the rights Frederick

Governor of Hongkong, and among that's where the boys get it in tion, serves to show that he is not of a visitor.

the neck. the speakers will be Sir Claud only an able soldier, but that he

Severn, late" Colonial Secretary; H. E. the Chinese Minister, and

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has very definite ideas as to the

dangers of permitting the extrem

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There Was quite Д moral

A man gives his wife money to attached to it. It supported the idea that it was good to carry a buy decent clothes-and then ale goes and invests in the latest styles. Bible.

Very well; what moral is there in the following? A news dis- patch from New York tells of a

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He had a

"The two of us," friend hubby

said,

"Cun live as cheap as one." And then they. found that

living cheap

Was anything but fun.

He found, his brilliant dia-

mond ring

Was paste, and did he

holler?

Why, sure it dawned on him

'that he

Was out a half a dollar.

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She was driving her new car, for the first time and couldn't understand how the policeman eould accuse her of going forty miles an hour, when she'd only been out fifteen minutës,"

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A great deal is heard of the the Rev. C. B. Shann, Warden of ists to gain the upper hand in wonderful irrigation projects of St. John's Hall, Hongkong Univer-

The problem of the modern woman becomes harder and South China. Moreover, the ma-Egypt, and not enough of the sity.

now being atupendous schemes

The police have received a re-

harder. Having with difficulty terial support which he is able to brought to fruition by the officers give to Government leaders who of the Indian Public Works Deport regarding the loss, or theft,

London beauty experts solemnly learned how to dress to suit her believe, in a policy of political mo- partment (says the Pioneer Mail), of a registered packet containing announce that, since the short looks, her figure, her dog, and hor deration is such as to warrant the The foremost, of these is that £24. The packet was given by W. skirt is here to stay, they will set husband, she now reads:

known as the Sutlej Valley Pro H. Newraan, of H.M. Dockyard, to about it to make the feminine

a Messenger of the Royal Naval ankle more beautiful. hope that a period of useful acti- ject designed to irrigate several

of land hitherto Armaments Depot to take to the Which sounds like gilding re- vity, along the lines of consolida million acres tion and reconstruction, lies before doomed to desert desolation. The Post Office. The cover was ad fined gold. Take a stroll down beat engineering brains have been dressed to the Manager of Bar-Queen's Read any Ane day and average Road, ask yourself if the the Canton authorities. At the behind this ambitious project; clay'a Bank, Osbourne moment, however, there appears a first, Sir John Benton, the great Southsen. It contained a cheque fominine ankle possibility of a military campaign Punjab engineer whose name will No. 530/7498 dated 31/5/26 on beautifying.

for ever be associated with the Lloyd's Bank, Winton, Bourne-

A moth is no fool. He never of the new taste who walks of some importance being under famous Triple Project; then Mr. mouth. Before going to the Post

a tackles anything cheaper than a down Regent-street, and finds her- taken, but well-wishers of Canton H. W. M. Ives, Chief Engineer of Olce the Messenger called at

chameleon on the tartan. will unite in the hope that no pro- the Eastern part of, the Punjab, hat shop in Wellington Street. dress suit if there le one hanging self in the position of the longed interference with peaceful and finally, Mr. E. R. Foy, whose When he left this shop the packet around,

tender nursing of this gigantle was in his possession, but by the conditions will result. Given calm

child over a space of many years time he reached the China Bulld and quietude, with the free flow has just earned for him a well-ing, Queen's Road Central, it had

disappeared. of 'trade assured, there is no roa-merited. C.E

neede

any

The more civilisation has advanced, the more it has be-i come necessary to build up the costumes that ard worn; and in so doing harmonise them with the new styles of architecture. which are now adopted in the reconstruction 'of our cities, One can only commiserate a lady.

At a conference of coloured The easiest way for a man to preachers a visiting bishop was make a girl love to hear him 'talk looking at the various examination is for him to talk about her.