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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

PARISON

FIRBUS

FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1926.

ed the gure arrived at by: Sir John Oakley, it is perhaps as well that no agreement based thereon! was doinitely reached. Shace that time, land values have fallen considerably, and it seems only reasonable to hope that if and when the matters again crops up, torms more satisfactory to the

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The Telegraph

FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1926,

MILITARY LANDS.

The fact that during the course of last year the Hongkong Govern- ment came into possession of cer- tain lands hitherto held by the military authorities will perhaps have the effect of again centring public interest on the general question of the military lands, concerning which there were very lengthy debates in the Logislative Council in 1924. It appears from the annual report of the Land Officer that the lands which have recently been transferred to civil authority comprise the Pinewood Battery, the High West Reserve and the Sanitarium site at Maga- zine Gap. Nothing is said in the report as to the conditions under which these lands reverted to the Government, and it would be in- teresting if some information on that point could be vouchsafed.

It will be recalled that in 1924

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DAY BY DAY'

ABNEER IS THE WEATON OF THE WEAK Lowell,”

There was one British case of diphtheria and one Chinese caso of cerebro-spinal fever reported yesterday.

H. R.H. Prince Dhani, a son of the King of Siam, travelled by the es. President McKinley yesterday for Manila. Educated at Oxford University he is on an educational tour of the Far East.

OBITUARY

SUDDEN DEATH OF SIR WILLIAM RIDGEWAY.

London, August 12.

BOAT REFLOATED,

SALVAGED BY MANILA FIRM.

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The Nuestra Senora de Alba, an

inter island steamer operated by

The sudden death is announced the Hercules Lumber Company, of Sir William Ridgeway, the which went aground on a reef ati

famous archeologist Reuter Point Tinacs in the Dayño gulf, on The late Sir William Ridgeway, July 29, was floated on August 6th. sible. At the moment, of course,

who was 79 years of age, has had A telegram was received by the there is no great demand for the

a very distinguished career in the Atlantic Gulf and Pacific Com- realms of anthropology and pany, in Manila from Captain lands held by the military, but in

archeology. Educated at Trinity Krebs of the Salvager, which left Bamuch as reprovisioning would

College Dublin and Cambrlige at Manila to aid the grounded Section Commander J. Ralston, which two Universities he won steamor. take some years, it is only right

of the Kowloon Division, St. John many classical honours, ho be The telegram also states that that the question should be kept Ambulance Brigade, has been como Protestor of Grook at the Nuestra Senora de Alba will in mind in view of the "boom" appointed to the rank of Corps Queen's College, Cork, and since proceed to Zamboanga after period period which we all believe will Superintendent. Sergeant E. Sa- 1892 has been Professor of cementing the holes in the ship. -

vage has been promoted Bection Archeology at Cambridge Talver-A previous message from Captain come when

our present troubles

Commander. N

aity. During the years which Kroba stated that the steamer had are a thing of the past. In all

have intervened, Professor Ridge been pumped dry and that the the discussions which have taken There has been a considerable way has been prominently con-apoiled rice had been discharged. improvement in shipping move nected with scientific research in Upon arrival in- Manila the place on the subject in the past, ments of recent weeks. In har every part of the world, has been damaged steamer will immediately It has been assumed that the rulli-bour to-day, there were only 41 special lecturer to many famous be placed into dry dock at the tary title to these lands is unas vessels, of which number seven Societies, has written numerous Earnshaw and Honolulu Iron

teen were British. aailable, although nice points

Yesterday booka on anthropological and Works. It is estimated that the soven steamers arrived, and twelve archeological subjecte, has been damage amounts to Pesos 50,000... could doubtless be brought for departed.

President of the Royal Anthropo The damaged vessel was former- ward regarding the military hav-

logical Institute, took a leadingly the United States transport ing come into possession merely For being in possession of 14 part in establishing the Cambridge Liacum and before that was known taels of illicit opium, which he Departments of Antropology and, as the San Juan. She is insured because the first Government of admitted having smuggled into Architecture, has often addressed for Pecos 100,000 with the Union the Colony was a military one. Hongkong on an A.P.C. lighter the British Association, and has Insurance Co. In this connection, it is not with from Wuchow, Ho. Kani, a seamen been in the very forefront of the out interest to note that, accord- employed on the mv. Ching Lung, research movement. He was hon

was to-day fined $1,000 by Mr. oured by the King in 1919 Hd ing to a recent statement in the R. E. Lindsell, with the alterna- was also famous for his collection House of Commons, the Admiralty tive of six months' hard labour. of anglent and mediaeval objects do not hold any freehold in res-

He has been given Honorary A Chinese was pect of lande in Hongkong, and Kwong Wah Hospital on Wednes-

sent to the Degrees by many Universities.., this seems to us to caise, indirect-day suffering from injuries re- ly, the question of military rights ceived as "the result of being knocked down by a motor car also.

driven by Mr. J. Mason, of the Kowloon Naval Yard, in front of the Kowloon Motor Bus Company's premises.

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War Debts.

taken M. Clemenceau's open letter It appears that America has

relating to war debts, which he addressed to President Coolidge, very seriously and is inclined to resent the tone of its contents. It was certainly a very pinic-speak ing document but no-one will think for a moment that the aged French politician means anything other than to be factual and explicit. We are so accustomed to speak in merely suggestiv terms that when an excetualities. made into the renim of actualities. there is a danger that those to whom we are addressing ourselves will misinterpret the "tone." We cannot conceive that M. Clemen- ceau was anything other than a sincere and ardent pleader for his financially-burdened country. His reference to the Russo-German Treaty of Brestlitovsk was, -un- fortunate, but we think America would do wrong to "harden har heart" on this question of war debt settlement because of what "The Tiger" of France has penned to the President. Senator Borah has now suggested that would be

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NAMES CONFUSED.

AN EXPLANATION.

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EMIGRANTS TO CANADA.

EXCELLENT PROGRESS OF SCHEMES

Rugby, Aug. 12.

Lord Clarendon, Chairman of the Overseas Settlement "Com- mittee, who is inspecting condi-, tions in Canada of emigrant

We extremely regret that in re-families sent out under the Gov During the removal to their cording the death of Quarter Mas-ernment scheme, states that he is new quarters,

Messrs Lane, ter Sergeant Jacobs, R. A., yester greatly impressed with the pro- Crawford Ltd.'s premises on Cha-day, we "confused his name with gress made by these settlers and ter Road and Ice House Street will that of Quarter Master Sergeant the efficient arrangements by the be closed on Monday next except Jacob R. E. the well-known Canadian Department of Immigra

tion and the Soldiers' Settlement for the sale of bread and food military cricketer.

This morning we had a visit Board for assisting these families. stuffs. The opening by H. E. the Governor of the new store in the from Q. M. S. Jacob, R. E., who-British Wireless. Exchange Building will take place explained that although we cor at 11,c'clock on Tuesday, the 17th. rectly reported the death of Q. M. S. Jacob, R. A., we had Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf of wrongly stated that the deceased Sweden and Crown Princess was the local Army cricketer. As Louise sailed from San Francisco a result he (Q. M. S. Jacob, R.E. GREATER ACREAGE AT HOME.

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on August 4th for the Orient, had been mistakenly thought de- They will stop at Honolulu and ceased by many of his friends. proceed from there.to, Japan for a

MORE WHEAT.

Rugby, Aug. 12.

We are happy to state that For the first time since 1921, the |_ visit of several weeks. They willQMS Jacob is in the very best acreage of wheat in England and tour China, stop at Manila and of health, and we regret any die-Wales shows an increased total of probably continue around the tressful consequences which rany 1,692,000 acres, this being 92,000

have arisen through the confusion acres larger than last year. world by way of India.

of the two names.

British Wireless.

21 YEARS AGO.

EXTRACTS FROM "TELEGRAPH” FILES..

The following items are extract- ed from the Telegraph files for the

:

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The rate of the dollar on demand was 1s. 10. 13/16d.

The promotion of Commodore Dicken, RN to the rank of Rear

the Legislative Council, after fairer if, in talking of cancelle week ended August 12th 1905.

tion, the countries of Europe talk- Jengthy consideration, approved ed cancellation all round, includ of, the acceptance of the awarding cancellation of reparations of Sir John Oakley, who was sent from Germany and devoted the money to the improvement of the social lot of the masses of the people. Up to a point, this was Great Britain's plen. We wanted mutual wiping out of all inter- Allied indebtedness, each country prepared to count what it loaned to others as part of the contribu tion to the common cause of the war. But America did not then

Admiral was announced.

In the final of the Police Lawn

Bowls Competition, Inspector Rit chie defeated.Inspector Gauld.

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The report of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd., for the half-year ended June 30th showed a net profit of $328,200, An in- terim dividend of 12 per cent. was proposed.

out from Home for the express purpose of valuing the lands which it was intended to transfer from the War Department to the Colonial Government. That award called for the expenditure, during a period of ten years, of some seventeen million dollars by the agree and we funded our debt to Hongkong Government in repro- her. We do not think that all visioning the Garrison, and in the German reparations should be meantime the Government was, to wiped out, because Germany must be made to pay something for her come into possession of big areas folly of 1914, but we do think that

The Rev. T. W. Pearce left for of land, which it could dispose of it would be wiser to accept rela in the open market if it so desired fively small reparations than Retail to take part in the do isteed her to a poverty point at liberations of the Committee form The award was not accepted with which her people are impoverisheded for rovising the Chinese version out due protest, however, the and made resentful. Few will of the New Testament. figure being regarded as anwar-deny that the leading statesmer. rantably high, and even Sir Ed ward Stubbs spoke of the War Office as driving a "hard bargain." Since that time however, the mat ter has again been shelved, for the Government last year informed the Secretary of State that it was un- able to take any further steps In the matter. The position in re- gard to the Oakley award appears

of the world did not grasp the tremendous opportunities for good that lay open to them in 1919, but Senator Borah is no wiser than the rest of us when he calls for cancellation all-round. The first

act of cancellation would certain come easiest and best from the country which can so obviously

'afford it.

Mr. Basil Taylor was appointed reting Harbour Master during the absence of Capt. L.A. W. Barnea Lawrence.

The first serious motor sccident. occur in the Colony took place in Morrison Hill Road, when a car driven by Mr. J. McCurdy, of Quarry Bay, ran over a European lad and fractured his thigh.

The Very Idea!

Booth Tarkington, who writes, ready to purchase a gown for an very fine plays and books, declares introduction. that the skirt, as an article of Many of the girls get the gown, women's apparel, will have dis- agree to the introduction, ; and appeared entirely within 50 years. then "give him the air"

"There is no real reason why it should continue to exist," he says. "I expect to see the tinic when all women will habitually wear garments that are approximately the same as worn by men."

Son bought himself a bathin

suit,

The finest he had had. And yet he never wore the

thing

Because it just fit. dad.

kington, holds, does not enter into The element of modesty, Tar it at all. "Modesty consists in conformity to And immodesty is defiance of it. Americans

custom."

accepted rules,

It's all in the way you look at thought their women were just about the most. beautiful in the world, but 75 Before accepting Tarkington's

the same apparel as men, we; theory that the women will wear Arabs from Tunis, now at Phila

delphia's Seaqut-Centennial, agree shall first want to know what the that desert women are more an mon will wear. Not every woman -penting can wear a pair of knickers with American deficiencies, it seems, out causing a riot. And not one.

Include skirts that are too short,

trousers, of them ever looked well in long unveiled faces too mach paint

and rolled stockings. The flapper" may be the ideal of the drug store: Before they were married he sheik but not of the genuine used to walk up and down in front article. Those gentlemen, don't of her house, too bashful to go in, prefer blonds. Now, when he comes home lato, he does the same thing.

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Writes Martha Ostenso, author of the best sellerWild Geese, Here's the latest New York in an article entitled "A Man I wrinklel

Sky Would Marry

A modiste, who enters to the ... A professional woman is in a show girl trade, displays crea peculiarly wistful position. She Macno experienced continuous tions that take their breath and wants men friends without having Sir Lancelot Carnegie, the earthquake abocka from 9 o'clock capture their desires.

to squirm and grimace and look to have been that the award only British Ambassador at Lisbon, one evening until 6 o'clock the next "Oh, I would like that, but I laboriously arch to win them. dealt with the amount of money speaking at an Embassy luncheon morning. The people left their haven't the money" alghs the She has no wish to be, more or to be paid in the event of the at which General Garcia Rose to the Praya, where they remained That's all right, smil

houses, taking their belongings on girlier

less figuratively speaking, poked transfers taking place; the Coun- the newly appointed Portuguese all night, and next day big crowds modiste. If you wish

the in the ribs and called 'You lttle cil's resolution did not involve Ambassador to Great Britain, was left by steamer for Hongkong, troduce you to a

can in scal' 198 the carrying of the scheme into effect.

In view of the fact that "boom prices of land undoubtedly affect

present, said that 65 representing

one of our Allies in the Great

Following the earthquake shocks, War, General Rosado could count hot water springs made their ap. on very friendly and sympatho-pearance at Yungmak, some twenty the reception in London.

miles from Macao,

very nice man with money--a yerý z Salsaindys.If understand the generous, nice man... new minister, fa a fins-lookding

And she can. This modiste, young pan, and umma they tell me, has a directory of Head Milliner:Please pat all atleast a dozen "sugar papas" the new hats in the window.”