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1926.

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by installing afidence on this matter. Hongkong “PYRENE" Firo has, throughout the existence of

SUCH YELP NS: WE CANKGIVE TO Extinguisher the railway, more than dong Its EACH OTHER IN THE WORLD IN A "PYRENIC" will part in fulfilling the terms of the | DEUT TO EACH OTHER--Ruskin,,- kill fire without agreement. Canton bar been damage to the

ongino, woodwork almost continually defaulting, The Gazette contains regulations or upholstery, and we have to bear the burden. respecting foreign orders and

medals. Wafer spreads a After all, an agreement is an petrol fire; sand is agreement, & fact of which Hong- It Is notilled that this game of inefficient and will kong would no doubt be sharply the Tal Plug Steamship Company, put the engine out

Freminded if she happened to be In Limited, has been struck of the of action..

Régister. default. Is it reasonable to “PYRENE" Ex- tinguisher le small expect that this, Colony should put

in site, light up with these continually recur-arvadaway, adlaw and Co weight and easy to ring suspensions, 8f traffic, which their sale to commence on the 30t haadio.

greatly interfere with revenue, August, 1926. They offer many

genuine bargains. "PYRENE” dosg | and merely make a paper entry of not deteriorate and Canton's indebtedness? Surely

is always ready something more than that is called for use

for. The matter le one of much Keep a

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The

Telegraphy

SATURDAY, AUGUST 28. 1926.

RAILWAY MATTERS.

The

Kowloon-Canton Railway continues to be a drain upon the financial resources of the Colony, for the annual report just issued shows that outgoings exceeded income in 1925 to the tune of

The

Meeting of the creditors of the Hongkong Development Building Savings Society Limited, is to be held at the City Hall, on Friday, September 3rd, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.

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MIXED GRILL

A Merry Miscellany Ashley Sterne

I have just finished reading an lishment of a Charley's Aunt account of a new super-neroplane, Memorial Theatre. for which it is claimed that it can maintain a speed of over 200 miles A Chicago bride who recently an hour for 48 hours on end. married a greengrocer (I read), Should this ever become a com-carried a basket of fruit-"the mercial fait accompli, it will cer gift of the bridegroom" instead. tainly revolutionise all our notions of the more conventional bouquet.

of week-end holidays. Do you Lot me develop thational bo

"Pray, love, accept this

basketful of meat, And bear it with you to th

1. hymenenl' shrine, That it may serve to show you,

O my sweet,

My love is yours, even ne

yours is mine.

realize, my hearties, that you will be able to leave your office in any London at the usual hour of 5.9.10. on Friday, and have lunch on Saturday in Pernambuco, Brazil ? Do you realize that you can broak- fast on Saturday in London, and eat your dinner the same evening in Timbuktu; or, alternatively, if London should be in the throes of an ünendurable heat-wave, “you could quit at 8 am and havo your Notice is given that the Suparberg in Reykjavik? Similarly, afternoon tea on a nice cool icé- futendent of Customs and the Re- you could spend your fortnight's presentative of the Foreign Con summer holiday in eircumnavigat Emblems are all of Cupid's gentle Bular Body have declared the porting the globe and still put in a dart. of Wuchow to be infected with cholera.

The Education Report The report of the Director of The motor ship Taiwan, of the Education for the year 1925 i Norwegian Africa and Australia much more eloquent in its omie-Line, left Antwerp on 16th inst. sions than in its contents, the with cargo from Norway via ports "sketchy manner in which the sub- and is expected to arrive here ject of education in Hongkong in about 20th September. 1925 is dealt with being obvious

the vacancy. -

couple of days at dear old Black- pool.

*

"See, lying on a bed of Daily.

Maile

Somo calves feet and a fresh-

ly killed sheep's heart, Encircled with some nice loug

ox's tails-

"Love's nge-long tale the talls

of ox denote; While heart and calves' feet

tell you that the whole

Of life to you hereafter I'll

devote,

For yours my very heart,

very solel

STERNE'S HOLIDAY, GUYED. Bilgehampton Ton hours from

Immanuel Kant, some century and a half ago. excited much ribald laughter by arguing that time and apace did not exist; yet in view of the fact that the aero- plane is gradually eliminating all our old ideas of hourage and milenge. I dare swear that many of Kant's scoffers have ere now. and are now laughing the other London by the Southern Railway, side of their faces.

or three by bath chairs. Situated in the muddlest part of the A dietetist recommends water- cress as a stimulant for a sluggish Thames Estuary, its breezes are Hver. And so at last (as Swinfamous for their intoxicating. burne so very nearly remarked) aromatic odour. The foreshore is

"Even the weariest liver Finds something safe for ten.".

HOME AND COLONIAL NEWS.

[Kindly contributed by the hend butter taster to the Home and Colonial Stores, Ltd.)

and studied. There is a drop.of Mr. J. Wilson Theobald has re $30,000 in school fees and there is tired from the board of the Cen-penitently turned in their graves. an increase of $86,000, in expenditral Argentine Railway, and Mr. turo (not including expenditure on Walter Kennedy Whigham of buildings or furniture), which is a

Messrs. Robert Fleming and Co. condition hard to understand until has been elected a director to fill one reads that "the increase is mainly due to an increase of $36,500 in Personal Emoluments caused by the employment of more staff in the first half year." That more staff should be needed for fewer pupils is, either a sud commentary on the previous shortage or a sign of ex-

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held recently at the Peak Club, in- The proceeds of the Bridge Drive cluding the raffle for a tea cloth, amounted to 382. The number of the winning ticket in the raffle was

The engagement of Mr... William W. L. Ma, of 3 Kennedy Road, to Miss Ruby Jackman, of Nam Koo Tarnce, Wanchai, is announced. Mr. Ma, who has been in charge of the London Office of the Sincore Co., Ltd., returned to Hongkong only recently.

nearly a lakh of dollars. chief reason given in the report for this unhappy state of affairs is the unrest in Kwangtung Process now. The Director carefully 81 Proceeds go to the M.C.L., the

steers clear of expressing any opin the Drive.

Peak Branch being responsible for vince, which caused, the suspen-ion on any phase of local education sion of traffic throughout consider in any part of his report, which is able periods. Even when it was merely a recital of happenings and statisties. We ought to have had possible to resume, the passenger something a little broader based. rolling stock on the Chinese In the report on Vernacular Schools section was found to be in such (signed by Mr. Y. P. Law) icon und state of repair that it was aiderable alling off in the number of scholars is shown, although there considered, inadvisable to allow it were actually more subsidised to run over the British section, schools. It is stated that all

Passengers leaving by the s.s. Los had been done in the past dosing the your, but we would hete

schools were visited at least twice Tands for Manila and Australie Indeed, from all that we hear like to ask whether any of these Mrs. J. W. Darby, Mrs. W. Austin, yesterday included Mr. R. S. Moore there is evidence all through the vernacular schools have been in-Mr. J. H. Simpson, Mr. C. Econo Chinese section of complete dis-spected by a European inner mou, Mr. R. Adamson, Mr. M. D. A. R. 'Cavalier Pascoe, Miss A. Erni, Mr. R. H. organisation. Not only has the left on leave' in March Skelton, Mr. M. C. Mata, Miss K. little rolling stock which is left last

Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Nezger McConnel, Mr. R. T. Matheson and been allowed to deteriorate in an altogether shocking manner, but the-line-itself is in a bad way....... If the state of the rolling stock and permanent way of the Chinese section and the suspension of 'through and sectional traffic only concerned Cantan, there need be little said, but the actual fact is that this Colony has a very-vital

year-18

months

ago.

Mr. Law was formerly Vernacular Inspector for the New Territories only, but he has been Inspector of

Vernacular Schools for the whole We do not Colony ever since. doubt for one moment that Mr. Law is in every way competent and worthy to fill the post, but we do suggest that it is more than Mr. Law or any other man can do to inspect and keep a guilding eye on all the vernacular schools of the Colony, even with his assistants. And further, we maintain that in

NATIONAL PARTY'S"

ATTITUDE.

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE BATHING QUESTION.

[To the Editor of the Hongkong Telegraph.]

Sir,-As another realdent who

A sawdust sorter of Hauraki (N.Z.) was about to lick the flap a well-known hunting-ground for of an envelope when he broke a collectors of old boote and shatter- boot-lace in three places. This ed crockery. The town itself is was all the more extraordinary as small, consisting of a coastguard's he has an aunt living in Billericay. cottage, a pigsty, a zinc bicycle Thieves broke open an offertory-shed, and an abandoned gravel-pit. box in the lobby of an Aberdeen Though nominally a seaside resort' church, and get clean away with it is only fair to mention that at tablots. 147, shirt-buttons and 20 aspirin low tide Bugehampton is several

miles inland. The chief attrac of tion of the place is the ease with Bombay, on returning home after which the visitor can get away

An Indian Ink-blender

Masonic banquet, found his umbrella-stand full of ichneumons. He simply didn't believe it

from it, the neighbourhood abounding in lovely walks, notably the favourite "Lovers' Waika four-mile trek over the salt” marshes to the nearest pub, "The Goose and Gimlet. Another is Staggerers' Strolla journoy of similar length from the "Goose and Gimlet” back to Bilgehamp- ton, Free illustrated booklet con- taining fuller particulars may be inquired for, but not obtained, from the Town Clerk.

A lamentable disappointment of" Mrs. Hephzibah Pooke, an in-the Govent Garden. Opera. Senson

and direct interest in the matter the general interests it is desirable sent a suggestion to the Bathing, mate of Llanwychpwllwch Work-has been the non-production of What is more, we have certain that a British official should pay Beaches Committee, I should like house, will celebrate her 100th Mr. Orvilla Buncombe's new opera," well-defined rights, set out fully visits of inspection to the vernacu-to protest against the uncnterpris birthday on 17th October, 1963. "The Pickled Gherkin, the in the agreement for the working Jar schools of this Colony.

ing report of that Committee. She has a glass eye, and a canary libretto of which is founded an She attributes the article "Gherkin" in the of the two sections. Under that

The recommendation that struc- that singa bass. tures be erected containing 16. her possible longevity to 'awallow Encyclopaedia Brittanica, Mr. agreement, the Chinese section is GERMANY & LEAGUE.

cubicles is absolutely absurd, ing a box of dominoes when a Buncombe's score is said by com- petent critics to embrace all that required to provide certain stipu-

and fails to in any way solve the baby..

A retired philatelist named le best in modern music, including. lated quantities of rolling stock,

question. Not only that, but the and to maintain its road and

Committee actually advise that no Goone, of Sydney NSW.), has total incomprehensibility and per- more matsheds be erected at the been found sitting on a laundry-petual cacophony, The instru works in an efficient condition.

only beach which is popular on cart reciting the twice times mentation abounds in novel Certain penalties are laid down-in-

Berlin, Aug. 27. account of the motor service table in Attic Greek. He was re-elects. I am told, as, for It was disclosed at yesterday's which serves it!

moved at once to the Infirmary,instance when the trombonists the event of non-compliance with

meeting of the Foreign Affairs

As already pointed out in your where he was thought to be a play with the bells of their instru the conditions, whether by one Committee that members of the correspondence column, it is ad- Swendenbergian.

ments submerged in a bucket of side or the other. In particular, German National Party voted in mitted by the Committee that A Hongkong harp-tuner's assist gravy; and uguin when the tym- It is provided that compensation, favour of a Communist motion people desire to spend the whole ant has invented a new method of panist is required to Whack his

demanding the withdrawal of Ger- on a stated basis, shall be paid many's application to enter the day on the beach, and yet the falling off a ladder. He is a drums with nsuet pudding only facility suggested is a cubicle. present engaged in converting it wrapped up in a golf stocking. The chief difficulty in the of when through traffic is suspended. Leage.

Would such 'n suggestion have into a musical comedy.

its-production, I-understand lay About a year ago, it was reported The National Party-to-day re been made. If those who made it fused to permit its member, Herr

We ought certainly to have a in the music of the principal that the claims of the British Hoetzsch, to join the German dele- had been thinking of their own Temple of Art," says a well-known soprano role, which was so high

bathing? section against the Chinese section gation to Geneva, nlthough the

Further, it is suggested that dramatic critic, "dedicated to the that the artiste engaged to sing it Government asked him. This res various facilities be provided at old comedy-drama." Quite so complained that her top notes hire of rolling stock and demur of the present political situation. Castle Peak, but that no provision have always advocated the tab gare covered with perpetual snow.

in respect of suspension of traffe.

rage stood at $473,000.

Tugal is based on the uncertainty

4.

That

be made for the public! Comment particularly in view of disarma- The ment problems and the unclear post-

is superflupus.

The Unopposed Bills Committee Alfred Littleboy, a Hammer- was up to the end of 1924.

tion which the Party representa-

Surely the Government will not of the House of Commons (Mr. smith boy, who stopped twò rup- figure has since been greatly intives would hold at Geneva regard allow the question to be shelved J. F. Hope presiding) passed for away horges recently was present- creased, for the Intest reporting their freedoms of action and in-on account of the failure of the third reading the Mexboroughed with a patch from the Car- shows that at the end of last year fluence."--Reuter.

Committee to appreciate the and Swinton Tramways Bill to neglo Hero Fund, a special cor- urgent importance of the question enable the company promoting the tificate from the Order of St. John upon which they were called upon Bul to run trolley vehicles on nd-tof Jerusalem, and a chain from to report. Something must be ditional routes in the West Riding the local police, at the St Paul's done to ensure proper and modern of Yorkshire.

Schools, Hammersmith. Broadway, bathing fpofities, and if the' Government hasn't the enterprise, Mr. Alfred Stephen Moore, 62, Mermouth Port and Raven Gom- surely they will allow private for many years manager of Messra, missioners who are jointly con- concern to take the matter up W. H. Smith and Son's bookstalla, corned with the Corporation, &t- Yours etc.

Waterloo Station, died suddenly cepted the tender of Sir William on an omnibus outside, the station. Arrol and Co., Limited, Glasgow, He was to have rattred from bust at £102,002 for the reconstruction nese that day,

Jof the Haron Bridge.

it had reached no less a sum than $716.547. No mention is, how over, made of any action bping taken to secure payment of this debt, which is periodically in- crossed as the railway service becomes interrupted.

SPAIN'S DICTATOR.

DISMISSAL REPORTS

DISCREDITED.

Gibraltar, August 27. The report that Artillery officers have-requested the dismissal of It seems to us that the time has General Primo de Rivera la dia- come when the Government should I credited Router.

Ag

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Hongkong, Aug. 27th 1926.

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