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THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1926.
DAY BY DAY.
and he adds that "this means that funde for the various loan services
!। .' and for administrative expenses
A MAN CANNOT BE SAID TO BUC exist till the end of the year; after CERD IN THIS, LIFE WHO DOES NOT which the Collectorate is finished SATISFY ONE FRIEND-Thorean...
and the loans will be in default." The Colony had a clean bill of These statements are in distinct health on Tuesday
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contrast to the assurances given
Mr. John Manners returned by Mr. Locker Lampson, and, in from Sydney by the s.s. Arafura. face of them, it is engy to under-DAY stand International anxiety
the which has been aroused over the
MOSCOW BALLET ON STRIKE.
ORDERED TO LEAVE
SINGAPORE.
DISPUTE OVER WAGES.
AFTER 50 YEARS.
MR. C. J. LAFRENTZ LEAVES FOR HOME.
Among those departing by the Emprese of Australia at daylight to-morrow is Mr. C. J. Lafrentz, of Messrs. Caldbočk, Macgregor and Members of the Moscow Ballet who agitated for more money 3 and most respected residents.. Al-
Co-one of Hongkong's oldest: soon as they arrived in Singapore, though Mr. Lafrentz is 71 years have found that in British tert- Singapore yesterday, is due here if he or she happens to bo is going Home to take charge of The s.s. Santhia, which left tory the way of the striker is hard of age, he states that he is not retiring from. the business but
on the 16th instant at 7am.
Russian, writes the Telegraph the Londen "office. It is suggested by the Daily
Singapore correspondent.
It is nearly 50 years ago since Passongors who departed by the These Russian artists, after M, Lafrentz fat came out to the Telegraph that this Interforeuce President Jackson yesterday making a tour of China," arrived Far East and after being in
situation.
with the country's salt revenues cluded Mr. and Mrs. H. U. Ireland, should cause the Powers to modify
The weather forgenst up to noon thoir position regarding the to-morrow duEast or variable Tariff Conference, and there cor-winds; moderate, overcast, some tainly seems good ground for pat-rain.
ting forward the suggestion, e-It is notified that the trains cording to Mr. Rodney Gilbert, leaving Rowin at sa a.. und the Group bankers in Peking are Shum Chun at 5.20 p.m. on Sundays urging their principals at Home and holidays will be disdontimod... that If the Government.cannot be His Excellency the Governor made to understand that an inter-is to open the new premises of the national Receivership for China is Institution of Engineers and Ship- builders, at King's Building, on Mustard & Co.,Ltd. essential and inevitable, they must Wednesday next at 5,30 p.m.
at least abandon' the "Tariff Con- ***ference at once, dropping all talk Rumjahn and Omar Ismail were The assault case in which A. L. 16-17, Connaught Road Central, of providing revenues from sur-the parties was concluded yesterday taxes while the few remaining | afternoon, when Major Willson disi securities for foreign loans are be missed both the summors and the ing deliberately undermined."
Incorporated under Companies Ordinances
HONGKONO
The Telegraph
THURSDAY, JUNE, 10, 1926.
THE SALT SEIZURES.
First-Aid.
We think that the ceremonial
rosa-summons.
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A debate has been
arrang-
in Singapore from Saigon. It was Penang, Malacca und Singapore stated that their agreements had for a few years came to Hongkong. expired and they demanded consi- After a stay in Shanghai, he went, derably more money before they to Canton where he stayed for a would carry on, sa
quarter of a century, engaged in.
Two performances were given the ten, silk and wine and. spirit. with much dificulty and perana-business. It was in 1894 that he sich, and the police had to be ea-bocame agent in Canton for the ed in by the manager of the arm of Messrs. Caldbeck, Macgre- theatre to quieten matters. The gor, and it was in 1906 that he next day the strikces received a came to Hongkong in charge of police ultimatum. They were told the firm's affairs here. Thus for that as they would not continue 20 unbroken years Mr. Lafrentz their permission to land and travel has occupied the post he is now in Malaya was withdrawn and relinquishing, in favour of Mr. R. they would have to go
on the Oliver. French mail steamer that night' In past days, Mr. Lafrentz was and return to" Shanghai.
a keen sportsman, engaging with A somewhat surprised and chast- much success in rowing, tennis ened band of artistes accordingly and golf. He is also a prominent were put on board and salled away, Freemason. He will take with having to cancel all their ideas of him to his retirement the heartiest touring through Malaya and India of wishes of the whole community... The proprietress and manager of the company remained behind.
A FURTHER REPORT WANTED,
Paris, June 9.
M. Painleve has ordered the
in the world, but would give them gion, fixed for to-day."
He all for the America Cup."
This action is not due to Am- did not see what use the cup wasbasador Herrrick's Intervention to America anyhow, seeing that but, is stated to be pending a fur- Americans have nothing to put in ther report of the case-enter.
The Coroner, Mr. F. G. Journic, has returned a verdict of death by. miaadventure in connection with the dual fatality which occurred along with American newspapermen on "Sir Thomas Lipton, conversing Koppel Road, Singapore recently his latest attempt to win the presentation of first-aid certifi when two. Europeana, Mr. P. N. America Cup, admitted that he postponement' of the execution of cates to the Kowloon members of Lowndes and Mr. H. W. Kornick, had the finest collection of cups Private. Doty, of the Foreign, Le- The Daily Telegraph does well the Fire Brigade was a proceed were thrown out of a motor car ing entirely on the right lines which ran off the road into the to draw attention to the serious-in act calculated to make the re deep drain at the side. ness of the situation caused in cipients proud of their qualifi China by the eonfiscation of salt dations and of possessing certifi- revenues by militurists. Under the E. D. C. Wolfe, who carried out the of the Chinese Y.M.C.A. on Friday, cate of efficiency. The Hon. Mred by the English Debating Club terms of the Reorganisation Loan interesting little ceremony, let it be 11th instant, at 8. pim. in the Agreement of 1913, it was specifi- known that it was the wish of H.E. Social Rqem of the Y.M.C.4. Thic the Governor that every member subject, is; "Should Chinese ladies cally recognised that certain for- of the Fire Brigade and the Police have their hair bobbed ?" The sign loans were secured on the salt Force should he fully qualified in debate will be in English and all revenues, and it is the steady first aid, and we sincerely trust English-speaking Chinese young decline in these revenues, due to that, that wish will be fulfilled. provincial and military inter- ference, which has been causing a deal of uneasiness in interna tion circles of late. The in- stance to which the Daily Tele graph draws attention is only one of many, for in recent years amongst the provinces which have defaulted in their obliga- tions can be recalled Kwangtung, Szechuan, Yunnan, Hunan, Kwang- si, Fukien and many others, not
The Very Idea!
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to mention the Manchurian Pro- keenly taking part in first-aids.s. Lama, lying at the Cosmopoli- have the very best" and they fell on the floor of the 'bus.
six-
man,
In this column some few months men and ladies are welcome. ago we commented on the general
A Chinese was charged before lack of first-aid knowledge among Mr. J. H. B. Nihill, at the Kowloon
Counsel: Repeat the words the of a widow who died childless, the Colony's uniformed civil forces Magistracy this morning, with and urged that full advantage being in unlawful possession of
defendant used.
and his earnings maintained his should be taken of the courses four empty cartridge shells, which
Witness: I'd rather not. They aged father and infant brothers provided by the St. John Am-the defendant claimed to have were hardly words to tell to a whose sole support he was.
gentleman.
From a letter quoted in Recruit- bulance Brigade and that there picked up, not knowing that it was should be some incentive in the illegal to be in possession of empty them to the judge.
Counsel: I see. Then whisper ing News (Boston). way of higher pay for all men to shells. His Worship accepted the
The portly gentleman had been gain first-aid certificates. Among defendant's story and imposed a
Very fancy priced parfumes are looking for his fara at least five. the railway employees there is nominal fine of $2.
and the Conductor very keen Company of the Brigade,
featured by drug stores of Broad- minutes, and we should like to see the Police, the Fire Brigade, District ty minutes after having locked
On returning to his cabin twen-way's brightlight belt in. New thought hard things.
York.
At length the old chap unearth- Watchmen, Indian Guards etc., all the door, Capt. R. Jentuft, of the show and night clubs just "must through his shaking fingers and The dear girdles of the music ed a six-pence, but it slipped
work and competing in the annual tan Docks, discovered a pair of don't care how much it costs, so vinces, Provincial authorities
Stooping down, "the conductor competitions. We made the sun slippers outside one of his cabin long as someone else pays for it. searched lovingly for that and military commanders in, all gestion, that the possession of St. windows, and, on investigating, parts of the country have been ap-John's Ambulance Brigade certi- found a Chinese inside the room in little game for making extra pen- a couple of brass buttone.
As the result of which a neat, pence, but, all he could find was ficate should entitle a man to the act of extracting the captain's nies has been worked out by a propriating the revenues, until the
higher pay, just as does a langu effects from a drawer. The man few of the apry-minded ones.
"Look again," said the whole financial structure of the age certificate just now, and if was arrested and sentenced to six
who was giving him such fine Salt Administration has become that were done it would be all in weeks' hard labour by Mr. J. H. B. meets his chorine at the close of
a "spending Johnny" practice in will power. line with the Home practice wherNth this morning.
Once again the conductor bent proficiency in firet-ald is highly
the performance she suddenly dis- down and found two more brass thought of. In Hongkong, where
left her perfume in the dressing covers to her dismay that she has buttona.
"Look again" said the useful the liability of accidents seems to
passenger. "I insist upon it! be so high as compared with the liability in Britain, there is Tysta, President McKinley, Her- John and leads her to the drug pany!"
"Oh, that's all right," says the I'm a shareholder in the special reason why all members of melin, Sandviken, Macassar Maru, store of her selection. Of course, "I wouldn't look again if you uniformed public forces should bemelin, Sandviken, Macassar Mare, he buys.. She picks out some was the general manager and the well qualified to render first-ald Hanoi, Ikomasen Maru, Argonuta, thing that costs $30 per sniff, board of directors all in in danger of default, or that the work which has been done by the of Asia; Bearport, Song Ho, Mine goes on Later on she receives a two trouser buttons loft and The Presfient Jackson, Khyber, Empress gives the salesman a sly wink and said the conductor. "I've only Silt Administration was about to local Division of the St. John's Sang, D'Artagnan, Porthos, Torba,
their job's top responsible for disappear. According to Mr. Rod-Ambulance Brigade, under the Tacoma Maru. Titan. Aratura.
good commission.
At une place where the same taking any more risks." a valuable one and we would like aoka Maru, Sado Maru, Tjikem- the girl gets fifty-fifty. be very well-informed on Chinese to urge its steady extension, bang. City of Salisbury, Takada, Tydean, Van Cloon, Empresa of Australia, Katmala, Kinshan, Sui On, Preussen, Laingshan, Kingyuan, Kinko Maru, and Batavia Maru.
sqriously undermined.
Early this month, the dangers of the situation were stressed in the House of Commons, but Mr. Locker Lampson voiced the opinion that nothing had occurred to cause any fear that foreign loans were
assistance in case of need.
4.
The following vessels were ex pected to be in wireless communi- cation with Hongkong to-day
When
room.
ney Gilbert, who is recognised to Fulde of Mr. E. Ralphs, has been President Lincoln, Helios, Tak-battle is sold over and over again
politics, this statement by Mfr. Locker Lampson. has caused in-
tense indignation in Peking, where it is freely charged that British channels of Information on China are, in some inexplicable manner, A month blocked somewhere. ago, the collections from all China's salt fields were consist- Fently seized by militarists, except
at Tientsin and Nanking, where. suficient collections to serve the leans were then made possible by subsidy agreement with the mill- tarists. But since then, Marshal Sun Chuan-fang has been retain. ing all the revenues on the pre- text that there is no responsible. Government in Poking, while Chu Yu-pu has now organised his own collectorate for the Chihli ro- venues. Mr. Rodney Gilbert cites figures to show that the reserve against loans has already been encroached upon by nearly a lakh,
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MISS CAPELL'S PUPILS.
ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL
DISPLAY,
As he was leaving town, he
meant
To kiss his lady fair. The train pulled out so sud-
denly,
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com- Y ..
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Prof. Ofergosh Sakes has die covered what makes the giraffe's head so far away from its body, Its neck.
Athletic Poultry.—Marshall Lat......... shaw says the comicil has in- He kissed the open air. "structed him to enforce the or- arance against chickens running "Ladies of Europe. are gilding at large and riding bicycles on their teeth and bespeckling their the sidewalks-News, item in an tongues with gilt to match. Fa- Omak. (Wash.). shion decreea that only darkest
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A large and thoroughly appre- red lipsticks shall be used with Why do fow In Hongkong let ciative audience gathered at the the gilt teeth and tongues. Such well alone? Why does fifty years Theatre Royal last ovoning, when is the cycle of life! Time was when gode scem one? Why is pupila of Miss Violet Capell gave when. good form demanded that silence golden when we haven't a a matinee performance of thefrono laugh ribaldly, at gold teeth. good reply? And why is The recent successful dancing display
Call of the East" overdone? Eh
D'you Know?
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When in our dollar going to take a jump? Its valude getting. bright lower instead of higher. When
Many bouquets and other gifts "I beg your pardon," "said, the were handed to the performers." girl timidly" but would you like to All the iteras were attractively help the Working Girls Home?? presented, and the little tots in Certainly," said the particular were loudly applauded young man, "where are they?" is it again going up to Three and The work of the older pupils
Nine, to enable those waiting.... gave evidence of careful training. A fellow who won a decent sum to retire? Eh Don't Somebody
In addition to those previously recently at the Races, has found a Know? mentioned, Miss Capell desires to few of his friends again-or, also Where do we go, to got favoured thank Mrs Day, Mrs. Loman, Mr. they found him, and that seems of the Gods? Where is Civiliza- Young and Me. Slipper for a more like it..
tion going, by the way? And sistance rondered, as well as her
where is it we go to... when wa pupils for the present of an "This unfortunate young man, die? And where is all this 'Bro- Silver (apot & forward) 80.3/16 evening gown and silver articles had the mlafortune to enlist in therly Love of Today? Eh!-
--British W5 eloss?for her dressing table.
the Army. He is the only son Somebody-lets know-w. J. G.
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