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MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 1926.

DAY BY DAY.

A WOMAN MADE OUT OF A WOMAN us COD'S NOBLEST WORK; A WOMAN MADE OUT OF A MAN IB 119 MEAN- BAT-Boocher.:

One Chirase caso of enteric fever was reported on Friday.

criticism of the stand which the Government has taken up, and we must confess that we would rather there could be a settlement by genuine negotiation than by the way of forcing the minera, econo- mically, to give up all they have been fighting for. Wo are ready to concede that the miners might have come to a satisfactory agree ment earlier if they had been a lit tle less obstinate, and we are also ready to concede that the Govern

The wedding is to take place at ment cannot undertake to sub- St. John's Cathedral on September sidise any one industry at the oxath of r. Chow Cheng-lum, B.A pense of the others. But we doubt and Mist Alice Bernice Li Po. the wisdom, in the larger interests A bulb was stolen from Mr. Blip of future industrial peace, of fore-per's car yesterday morning as it ing the miners to give in by simply Ferry Pier at Kowloon.

was left parked outside the Star

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"MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 1926.

THE COAL OUTLOOK.

In view of the often repented and very definite statements by

stoppage terms, and the men have

Lady Chater, widow of Sir Paul maintained that they, cannot live

Chater, of Hongkong, was among on the level they should if those the passengers on board the pre-stoppage terms are lowered. Cunard liner Mauretania, which The whole burden of the adjust-arrived at Plymouth from Now

York'un July 27. ment is, the miner asserts, on him, whereas it ought to be shared.

The Chinese War:

ing distance of Wachang, which

"

CORRESPONDENCE.

HONGKONG NERDS."

To the Editor of the Hongkong

Telograph.1

jaf

LEAGUE MEETING.

OPTIMISTIC OUTLOOK IN LONDON.

Rugby, Aug. 29. Lord Robert Cecil Jeft London. for Geneva 'yesterday to take part Sin The longer I live in Hong- in the resumed discussions there, Hong, the more convinced am I that to-morrow on the composition of amo people are either super-op-the League of Nations Council. The Foreign Secretary, Sir Austen timists or simpletons.

When the Government announced Chamberlain, will leave on Tues- the appointment of a Committes day to attend the League meetings. to enquire into, and make recom-The Council meets on Thursday mendations on the bathing qubs and the Assembly on the following tion, previous experibrich should | Monday... have taught all the unimportant The newspapers herë are con British residents' that they might vinced that no hitch will occur at as well expect extract blood.out this meeting to prevent Germany of a stone us to imagine that any becoming a Member of the League public and modern facility would with a permanent seat on the be allowed them.

Council British Wireless. How often has it been urged that

POLAND SATISFIED?. Hongkong needs a City Hall? How many articles and plens have ap

Parla, August, 2. peared in the Press for modern M. Zaleski says that he is por bour capable of carrying vehicles? tions, and has declared that transport service across the hur foctly satisfied with the conversa Ilow many times has it been point Franco-Polish policies are agreed ed out that the Peak districts need that possibly a general entente! fire-fighting appliances? How might result if Lord Cecil's pro many times has it been urged that posal dealing with the composition the main hospital should be removed

the Council to slightly from its unhealthy site in the midst modifiod. Reuter. of the din and discuse of an over- populated Chinese district? How many times has it been recorded.

Through the non-provision of that Happy Valley has again been Hooded? How many times has it matter for the bottom of a poultry been pointed out that suitable and crate, it was stated by Inspector attractive accommodation should Peter Grant, at the Police Court be provided for those who desire to this morning, that a chicken had indulge in the natural recreation a leg broken. In other respects, in such a climate-bathing? the cente fulfilled the requiro- believe that I am right in sny-ments of the law. A fine of $5 Captain George William ing that the Hongkong Hotel Com was imposed on the offender, a Frederick Browne, R.N.R., late of any once offered to develop the foki of a poultry stall. 5, the Peninsular and Oriental beach at Repulse Bay on lines Steamship Company, who died on which would have been a credit to May 20, loft estate of the gross the Colony, but that the "Govern- Hongkong is denied the ordinary value of £9,248, with net personalment refused to sanction the amenities of life simply because scheme. British residents in those whose duty it is to provide ty 29,115. He left the bulk of it to seamen's charities,

Hongkong have little or no voice them take care of themselves with- in any question. It is no credit out caring a tinker's cuss for the The engagement is announced to those in 'authority that" such aordinary resident, who after all, is between William Llewellyn Parry, state of affairs should-exist, and a Britisher, proud of his Country eldest son of Mr. Parry de Wintonit is about time that a public pro-and Homeland. Yours, eten, and the Hon. Mra, de Winton, and test was made and submitted to Vivienne Anne Lardner, youngest the Colonial Offee. daughter of the late Mr. Heary Lardner Dennys, formerly Hongkong, and only child of Mrs. Dennys, The Elms, Thames Ditton, Surrey.

Mr. Alexander Findlay Smith, SP, F.R.G.S., of The Farm, The Peak, Hongkong, who died on January 10, aged 81, left personal property in Britain and Hongkong valued at £125,580, of which £6,750 isin Britain."

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COMMON FRY. Hongkong, Aug. 29th, 1926. -

Kin Very Idea!

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Even if for no other purpose than to convince the miners that they are being given fair deal we would rather see them persuaded and placated than be so obviously beaten, discontented man,.com- pelled by force of circumstances to go back to work on terms he the Prime Minister and other mem- considers unfair, is not an asset When this bers of the Government that, there for Industrial peace. would be no renewal of the sub-dispute is settled we would sooner sidy, one wonders on what basissae it settled in a manner which rested the hope of the miners' gives some satisfaction to both leaders when they asked the Go- sides instead of as a knock-down. vernment representatives to meet Unfortunately, there seems to be them in London on Thursday, be-little hope of anything else. cause the miners went to that meeting with no new suggestion and only reiterated their hope

Interest in China's latest civil that the Government would give war centres at the moment on the financial assistance. The Gavern- military operations In the central

On Wednesday last, Mr. G. ment has now made it clear that provinces. It is now clear that the Saunders of the Kowloon Fire Kuomintang fordes have secured Brigade, was the recipient of the no assistance of any kind, either quite a number of victories, silver medal of the Association of by way of a subsidy or even a loan, and, if Canton reports be true, the Professional Fire Brigade can be given from the public funds they are getting within strik Officers, an award that is riven to. members who have served for 15

General Umberta - Nobile and son of the; wealthy lumber, man, and that the miners and the own-is only just across the river years in the Fire Brigade. Mr. Lincoln Ellsworth are fighting They eloped when they were ers must settle their differences from Harhow, the headquar- Saunders is the first officer in for the credit for bringing the college students last year.

dirigible Norage safely across the on an economic basis. Fortunate-ters of Marshal Wu Pel-fu. This, Hongkong to receive that award.

North Pole.

This is a story of a ns is well known, is their immedi-

church ly, the Government is in a posiate objective. In the meantime,

Says General Nobile: "Ells vacancy, in connection with which tion to carry on the essential life there is much speculation with re- Shqungshui Police Station on the worth was just a passenger. candidates wore being heard. of the nation with the miners still gard to the tactics of Marshal Wu. 8th instant, it was stated that a During the entire fight I acted as The filling of the vacancy greatly

who has only recently returned to out on strike, thanks to big im Hankow from Feking One-report Chinese woman was injured by captain, giving orders to every interested the beadle, but one being knocked down by a train on body, controlling what everybody Sunday a young minister preached. ports of coal from the Continent, says that the advance of the the Shataukok line on the preced- was doing. For several hours, in his trial sermon in a way that did and the miners must now begin Southern troops has not been oping day. The woman was taken the most dangerous moments, I not please the beadle. After the to realise that they are going to posed on tactical grounds, and that to the Kwong Wah Hospital, where felt it my personal duty to handle service the young minister took she succumbed, to her injuries' on the controls when it would have the opportunity of having an lose this fight and lose it badly. Chang Tso-lin are alive to the value Saturday. It is anderstood that been too dangerous to leave them inspection of the church, whila In the first place, a good many of of inducing the enemy to get far the accident will be the subject of to those not familiar with the the beadle was arranging things.

Time will the miners have gone back to work away from his base..

an official enquiry.

maneuvering of the airship. With "I thought it would be a good tell whether that is the case or not;

out me, the expedition' would not chance to have a look round the. and a sufficiently large number of certain is it that the Canton armies||7

Among the officers who have have been successful!

church," said the minister. They the others are working outcrop are now a long way from home, passed through the London School Says Lincoln Ellsworth: "I beadle looked at him and in his

and it may well become increasing- coal that goes to weaken the wealy difficult for them to keep the of Economics administrative trair-

stands navigation. It would be guid look at it, my man, for. I'm pons of war being used by the lines of communication open. It is ing, and are entitled to the letter doubt if he (Nobile) even under blunt manner said: "Aye, tak a "o" after their names .in tha Federation. With over a million well to remember, also, that the tons of coal a week available, the issue is not likely to be solely "Army List," la Captain E. G. H. extremely unfair to Riiser-Larsen, thinkin' it'll be a lang time or ye

fought out in Central China. The Clake, M.C., East Surrey Regiment who havigated the entire fight see it again...

The US Treasury Department. Government is in no mood to do Northern operations must be kept Captain Clarke, who belongs to across the Polar sea, and to Horgan and Wisting, who operated anything else than tell the miners in mind: and then there is the pur from the ranks, in which he spent where credit is due. During the formed to get the Government to the 1st Battalion, Hongkong, Jose the controls, not to give credit hears an association has been sibility of 'attacks on Kwangtung to settle direct with the owners both from Yunnan and also by nearly four years before getting and this is what the Miners' naval forces. In this latter con his commission in October, 1910, entire fight I stood in the navigat- reimburse speculators who lost Federation is avoiding because nection a definite move by General He is an expert in physical training cabin. To the best of my money gambling in German marks, Sun Chuan-fang is awaited. The ing and bayonet work, and saw knowledge, General Nobile's only The speculators say they thought that means giving up something alignce between the Huominchun much of the practical aide of the part in the navigation consisted of German currency would go up of the strong standpoint main- and the Kuomintang-appears-to-latter, in the Into war in the course relieving the heal man for three with the Dawes plans adoption, tained all along. The owners will have been made definite by the ad- of which he won the Military Cross What we want to know is: "Who so the Government owes them

hesion of Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang-for conspicuous courage in acted the ship's cat?" nat concede the principle of a na-The "Christian" General) to the tion a mention in despatches, tional settlement, and they also latter party and hia-hdraission as a the 1914 Star and the two, war want to take full advantage of the member of the Canton Government. medals. new Eight Hour Act, whereas the One result of this is to clarify the situation, for now we know who miners' lenders are contending the "Reds really are. The whole that a seven-hour day ought to be situation is full of interesting-pos restored and that, a settlement on we may expect to see important sibilities, and from now onwards

national lines is the only one pos-developments occurring. sible. There is such a clear dif ference between the two that it

both Marshal Wu and Marshal

Commander

Rubber development in the Philippines, on a larger scale than heretoforé attempted. fs being boanga, by the Panabutan Lumber undertaken in Panabutan, Zam-

and Plantation Company, a PL- 000,000 concern, capitalized by Americans, says the Manila

short-periods.

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He crawled out to the back

yard fence:

To shoot a howling cat. One shot, and kitty ceased to

howl,

That's all there is to that.

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between one and two hundred million dollars. Some nervel

Everybody knows that. Gabriela

d' Annunzio is the greatest living Italian writer. His romances and his poetry are alrendy Italian classics and many of them have been translated into all modera MORE SCHOOLROY HOWLERS,

„languages. And everybody knows Titus was a Roman Emperor that d' Annunzio has a very good

other name was Oates. He opinion of himself.

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Apropos of which a French will have to come to a point of Boyer, R.N., who was killed while Manlian and rubber expert, is the

Francis Henry Bulletin, A.H. Nuzzoll, well known wrote the Epistle to the Hebrews.

Food passes through your wind club-man tells a good story. If surrender, and the miner is ob-walking along the Teign Valley President of the new concern. pipe to your pores, and leaves, it is not true, it ought to be. An viously the man who is going to be railway lina during a fishlag ex- With the exception of some stock your body by evaporation through enthusiast sent d Annunzle a let envelope, except this: the forced to give in, unless he can pedition, was 75 years of age and held by company officials, the rest lot of little holes in the skin ter. He put no address-on-the-

called capillaries. began his naval service in 1867. of the stock is held by Americans persuade the Government to tide. As a sub-Houtenant, he was award in the United States. An area of with a hole in the middle.

A circle is a round straight line "To the greatest poet of Italy."" The Italian postolice depart inatiera over pending a further read the oflver medal of the Royal 1,024 hectares, the limit under the

gathering assessment of the whole position Humane Society for jumping over and laws of the Philippines has In Austria the principal occupement proudly tried to delive Austrich to d Annunzio, complimen by the partles. The Government board and trying to rescue a dea- been leased from the Government tionis feathers.

itself upon its perspicacity. But man of H.M.S. Modeste, who whs and is being propared for the

what was their dismay when the refuses

struck by a sea and washed over planting of rubber. Work on clear

Mrs. Mary Carolina Guild, six-

poet coldy repulsed it, sa We imaging that in the discus board at time-Sama Ronds, Japan, Tng the tract of land of lis lumber toon, of Natchez (Mississippi) has "It can't be for me. Otherwise

in November, 1877 Commander has already been started under sion which is to take place in the Boyer was the inventor of an Ap the supervision of W. R. ballard 315,000 alimony having won I would simply have been House of Commons to-morrow paratus for telephonic communien- one of the directors of the new old husband, James Nelson Guild, To the greatest post.

divorce from her seventeen-year dressed:

there will be much Opposition tion between ships at aca,

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