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LANE, CRAWFORD'S

Removal Arrangements

Saturday, Sunday & Monday August 14th, 15th, and 16th. are moving days

Saturday, August 14th

We shall be open as usual on this day, but we ..

ask

you to place all orders for general supplies. on Friday or before.

Sunday, August 15th

Cafe Wiseman will be closed, but Bread and Cakes will be obtainable at our Old Store (Grocery Dept.) up till mid-day.

Monday, August 16th

We shall be CLOSED.all day but Grocerice, Bread, and other Foodstuffa will be obtainable

Pass Book at our Old Store.

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

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in your kitchon by using & Pansy or Ideal Cooking Store, which have been apecially adapted to meet the requirements of the houso- holder in China.

Economy in fuel is oneurod by the use of the cheapest "grade of coal which will give

results unsurpassed by stoves- requiring the best grade of coal.

Paney and Ideal Stoves are "made to last long.

We have a stove for every purpose.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1926.

gather, there has since been m movement for the participation of Justices of the Pence in Police Court work, and it is interesting to note that the Potty Sessions Ordinance did not remain in force later than 1862.

DAY BY DAY.

ME I OWE BHITH TEN DOLLARS, AND GOD FORGIVES ME, THAT DOESN'T FAY SMITH-R. G. Ingersoll

We have received some useful. dosk blottors from the Western Union Telegraph Company.

A Canton report states that the "June 23rd. Road" on the Shakee Bund is to be officially opened on the 14th. Inst.

Commd Boatswain, W.

Regarding the right of the Justices of the Peace to elect a member to the Legislative Council, we find that the Brst Unofficial Members of the Council. were chosan from this quarter. It was in 1950 that the Governor calle the J. Pa together and informed them that the Home Government had sanctioned the admission of two members of the civil com-

It is reported by British wire- |munity to the Legislative Council. less that there was lightning and The nomination of these members heavy storm over Rugby station last night, but, despite this fact, rested with the Governor, but he

the official news service was re- expressed the opinion that celved in Hongkong. vould be better if the Justices of the Pence made the selection.

IF

DEFENCE CORPS GROOMS.

QUARRELS LEAD TO

** ASSAULT,

PREHISTORIC PIPPINS.

ANCESTORS IN ASPIC.

| {UY "'OYNIGUS:""}

A. story of an assault in which What a long time it has takon the Indian head-groom in the em to introduce an alternative theory ploy of the Mounted Company t

to Darwiniem! At long last, Sir the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Jagadis Chandra Bose assures us Corps was the victim, was fold at that "plants have hearts and ner the Polles Court this morning In vous systems, while the South connection with the charging of China Morning Post believes that four other Indian grooms. Sir J.C.B.'s discoveries "tend to

C. S. M. Charles said that the substantiata the theory of evolu Hhand-groom was in the respon- tion from the earth through plant Philips has been appointed to sible position of being left to hire life. HL.M.S. Titania, and Boatswain or discharge the grooms at his Personally, I've always felt that J. A. Farrell to H. M. S. Ambroso, own discretion: and their wages, there was something the matter as from August 16.

which were on monthly torms, with the "onkoy theory." It was worg paid, to them through him, too one-sided, because even if wo humans do occasionally stoop to Mr. Charles for a long time had monkey tricks, there is surely been aware that the head groom something else in life. Further was regarded with great enmity more, would it not be natural to by the other grooms, and there had and a connecting link, in our bgen attacks made with a view to family names... rendering his job untenable by making things unpleasant for him. happened to be a packet of mixed Assuming that my ancestors. In the incident complained of, he herbs, there is an immediate ex tack by the defendant; and a time-

Accordingly, the J. P.'s chose two a member of the Imperial Society was the object of a combined -planation for my characteristical-

of their number, and Mr. D.

Mustard & Co., Ltd. Jardine and Mr. J. F. Edger were

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The Telegraph. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11; 1926.

OUR J. P.'S.

Sir Newton Stabb:was admitted of Knights Bachelor at a meeting of the Council of the Society held 19th House of Commons on July

emphatically portray a convincing

12th.. the Colony's first Unofficial Members of the Council. Since" Amongst the passengers expect- that time, the number of Un-ed from Shanghal on the Presi officials has been increased, but dent McKinley to day, is Mrs. Y, K. Chow, wife of Mr. Y. K. Chow, the J. P's now only nominate one of the Kailan Mining Administra member. Such in brief-is-the-tion. Tientsin, and daughter-in-was one of the men then being of either human or plant life.

history of Hongkong's Justices of law of Sir Shousen Chow. the Peace. Nowadays they do not

Passengers arriving from Vancou ver and the north yesterday by take any active part in the ad- ministration, although they are 3.4. Empress of Asia, included Mr. entitled" to visit the Gaol an AG. Bailey and family, Mrs M. R. Botelho, Mr. J. P. Bourne, Asylum on inspection duty, Wr. S. Komor, Mr. Lo Kan, Ma

believe. They perform another Arising out of the recent aseful function, however, in altest election of a Justice of the Peace

documents requiring the

la

ing

India's Troubles.

serve on the Legislative signatures of Justices of the 'Council, a reader has enquired Peace. how this Colony came to have J. Ia and what functions they are expected to discharge. We have been to some trouble to look up past records in these regards, and wo find a deal that is luteresting

sage remarks. Not only that, ly rescue was carried out by but human beings in general do Mr. Rotowall and Mr. Young Het who happened to be passing the similarity to plant life. The locality.

lanky, forlorn individual is imme- Mr. Charles also stated, that diately recognised by the term" previous to this incident the head "weedy" while such other terms room came to him to ask what as "fruity," "nutty," or "spicy" should be done with a groom, who at once identify a certain species charged. Through disobedience Then there's the person with a to orders he had caused one of face "as sour, as a lemon" and the the ponies to be injured by barbed Repulas Bay flapper who is just as wire. Mr. Charles told the head-weet as a pench," Alas the groom to discharge, the offender if Sergeant Major who "gingers up he wanted to.

the troops," as approved by a pen- Later, replying to the Magis-pery old Colonel. trate, Mr Charles' Anï'd that was.

As-I-have-always-maintained. the first time he had heard it If we are descended from animiats, mentioned that the head-groom why hasn't animal nomenclature was in the habit of extorting descended with us? On the other "squeeze," by deducting $3 from hand, one only has to think of each man's, pay." true, it should not have been per-Hazel, Elms, Gerken, Greenhill, If that were such names as Berry, Orchard,

Margh, Greenwood, Grove, Reed, One of the defendants said he Hay, or such Christian, names ñst, had been induced by the head-Rose, Lily, Daisy, Violet, Olive, groom to leave his employment as etc., to witness the association be- a police-guard to be a groom. Hetween us and plants. The only was then told by the other grooms thing that worries me at the mo that the head-groom would deduet ment is, what sort of a plant da $3 from his pay, and he objected Sir Jagadis Chandra Bose germi-

M. Mauuk, and Mrs. A. L. Shields

I wish to dissociate myself, in- 'dividually and officially, from any thing that will degrado the House of Commons in the "eyes of themitted. kcountry, or that will in any way whatever diminish the freedom of speech. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald M.P.

4.

In an argument, thenate from?

L

An aeroplane, when leaving the

It is pleasing to note that the new Viceroy of India, Lord Irwin,"

Commander A. R. Smithwich has taken early opportunity of as- sailing and disproving the ridicul- DSO, who has begun duty in the ous statement which gained cur Department of the Director of rency during and' after the com- Navigation commanded the sloop to this. munal Government with more or

Bluebell in China for two. years head-groom used abusive language em-less indifference because that was prior to February last, and during and this was indicated by the de

land Bridgwater "Someract, struck evitably delay the granting of fur cruisers Sappho and Roxburgh and the assault.

All the defendants pleaded and wrecked a motor-car and fat ther political powers to the bulk the battleship Malaya,

On July

guilty to the charge and they wereally injured Miss Vera Clare, aged of the Indiun people. -17th-His-Excellency the Viceroy Sir Henry H. 1. Gompertz for each sentenced to seven days' hard nineteen, of Langport who was in

addressed the

The aeroplane was members of the merly Puisne Judge in Hongkong, labour without the option of a the car.

William Chelmsford Club at Dehli in whose name appeared in the re-fine. They were further ordered wrecked, and Fredk. which he declared-that-the-great cent Birthday Honours list, was to sign a bond of $100 to keep the Miller, the mechanic, also received.

fatal injuries. mass of sober indian opinion still among those who had the honour pence for a year. know it could rely on Britain's of Knighthood conferred upon pledged word in connection with them at an investiture by the King the promise to give India self-at Buckingham Palace on July government, but the British Go- 13th.- vernment recognised from the out-

the kind of thing that would in- the war was navigator of the fendant to have been the cause of Air Force came at Weston Zoy

and informative on the points raised. Under the Charter of the Colony, the Governor was powered to appefnt Judges, Com- missioners, Justices of the Peace "and other necessary oficials", for the due and impartial administra tion of justice, and it is under that authority that J. P.'s are still chosen locally. It is interesting to recall that the first batch of forty-four described as "leading inhabitants," were appointed in 1843, and thore was some aurprise expressed at the time that so many should be named, in view of the fact that at that time there were only twenty-eight police officers in the Colony.

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Among the passengers on board

The Vary Joke!

Women are inquisitive. They "Our machines are the finest on simply will not believe a thing un- the market," he persisted. "DI less it is true. Not unless they course, you may say that you are want to believe it.''

unable to use a machine. I will Consider one Chicago girl. A remove that objection in two man gave her the ring, The stone lessons. I will call upon you to was almost large enough to be an morrow." imitation. He spent money freely.

When the agent called the next

She thought she loved him. One day, the door was opened by a night they were at a road house burly man who inquited, "Are you "Marry me now," said he "No," the agent who called yesterday 7"

"Yes," was. the reply. "I said, the girl. "Let's wait. If you love me enough to live with me al-"Well, I'm Bury, the undertaker. ways, you love me enough to wait Our coffins are the finest on the a few months.”":

market. Of course, you may eay, It was her intuition. Later the that you are scarcely qualified for police learned he had three wives, a coffin, but I will remove that objection in less than ten

"Children," said a teacher, "be second

But the agent had fled...

...

set that harmony between the two Among those summoned to the great communities-Hindus and third Court at Buckingham Palace Moslems was an essential condi- on July 7th were Lady Swetten- tion of its attainment.. That atham, who presented. Mrs. Stewart titude was shared by leaders of Brown, Mrs. Beauclerk Nelthorpe. Indian opinion who had again and and Mrs. Basil Taylour, wife of again confessed their belief that Captain Basil Taylour, R.N., a for- communal harmony was an essen-mer harbour-master of "Hongkong, As to the status of the J.P.', tial condition of its attainment, who presented her daughter, Mias it would appear from a study of Lord Irwin went on to issue the Kenlis Taylour. Mr. Norton Kyshe's history of the very sound warning that if the

The return of notitiable diseases reality of communal antagonism Courts of the Colony that from should permanently prove more for the week ended August 7th the very, earliest days there has powerful than the hope of an all-shows one Chinese imported case been considerable divergence of Indian patriotism the foundations of cholera (fatal), two Chinese opinion on the point. In 1846, upon which they sought to build cases of diphtheria, three Chinese would be rudely shaken and Bri-cases of enteric fever (all fatal) dissatisfaction was expressed re-tish genius would be defeated. and one British case of partyphoid garding the performance of duties The charge that had been made fever. There were two deaths by magistrates, and it was sug- that the Government regarded the from influenza. In the return for troubles with indifference was in the 24 hours ended August 9th gested that a better method would palpable conflict with the facts of there was one Chinese case of en be to select, honorary Justices everyday life as known by millions teric fever. from leading residents to sit on throughout the length and breadth of the land. The speech conclud- the Bench. Three years later, ed with an appeal to the recognis- disembarking here from the Em- something in this direction was ed leaders of both the antagonistic preas of Asia were Mrs. A. M. diligent and honest, and you will Block and daughter of Chicago, succeed. Take the case of George. done, for under the Petty Sessions communities to co-operate to

Do you remember "I have had many disappoint- rescue the good name of India the round trip; Mr. J. P. Washington.. Ordinance it was laid down that from the hurt which their present Hardy of Burns Philp and Co., of my telling you of the great dif. ments in my life," confided the the magistrate was to sit alone on discords are inflicting upon it. Sydney, who is returning to culty George Washington had to tall-man-to-his-friends at the club -five-days-of-the-week, but-that-on-Whether that advice will bear the Harris, a Director of Anthony

Australia from London; Mr. J. H. contend with?"

Yes, ma'am, nfd a little boy full results that it should we shall Hordern and have to wait to discover, but there taking the same route: Miss H.

Sons of Sydney, "He couldn't tell a lie." has been a welcome full in the Holverstadt, a missionary en She grabbed her golf club, struggle of violenco, and it may be route for duty in Honam; and took a awing, that the leaders in Calcutta have Misa D. Gauld, joining her father, And then, that isn't all, been able to influence their vari-

She had to swing again of J. Ps to take part in the dous factions on the side of mo

a missionary in Formoan..

because ministration of Justices (as woull derate conduct.

The Chinese arrested in connec- seem to have been intended under

London, July 16"I know these tion with the attempted highway the terms of the Colony's Charter). little beggars and to think that robbery committed in Waterloo

A couple in West Virginia re but the position still remained in one of them may easily cause a when an Indian constable, was Road early yesterday morning,

Doctor: Do you suffer from cently were married in a taxienb, thirst?

the ceremony being performed to doubt, with the result that the thousand deaths," exclaimed the

the merry tune of the clicking Prince of Walca, opening the Roaswaylaid and assaulted, appeared Justices of the Peace sent a do Institute of Tropical Diseases before Mr. J. H. B. Nihill, at the

meter. It causes one to wonder putation, to the then Governor to when he chatted with Miss Joan and was remanded for one weaknesses?

Kowloon Magistracy this morning Magistrate: Have you any wit whether the strain of listening to the costly clicking wasn't a little ascertain more clearly their Marshall, aged 19, who was in

solo charge of the cages contain it is alleged that two mon stop- Woman No; 1 am penniless, too much to impose on a norvous, dutics, but they were informed ing mosquitoes for research pur-ped the constable at about 6 am, and could not "supreme" any one., blushing groom. A marriage core-, that, whilst they could sit on the poses. His Royal Highness was yesterday, and, after assaulting

mony usually is a deliberate, im Bench with the magistrate, they intensely interested in the insects him, they disarmed him, before de He was a travelling agent of the pressive thing, but the chances are and was surprised to learn that camping. One of the men was most aggressive typo, and he seem this young benedict, breathed o could not interfere with his Miss Marshall actually handled later arrested and the missing reed determined to sell his "line" to sign of relief when the thing was decisions. So far as we can them.

Ivolver recovered:

the housewife.

well over.

the sixth, a Petty Sessions, Ju tices of the Peace could sit with him if they desired. This appear ed to have established the rights

*

Hor first shot missed the

ball.

Patient: Yes, thanks!

'but none stands out like the one"

that came to me when I was a boy. I had crawled under a tént to see the circus, and I discovered it was In revivalist meeting!

Ono sure way of getting your name in the paper is to devise some new method of getting married. Wedding ceremonies have been per formed in aeroplanes, on boats, by wireless and beside deathbeds.