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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1926.

"HE DIDN'T PLAY THE GAME.”

The Duke of York on a visit to his camp for boys, where a scaffold was erected show-

ing a dummy figure representing a boy who didn't play the game."

POWERS & CHINA.

(Continued From Page, 1.)

Most of us took cover, but many mistook the noise for crackers being let off on some adjacent junk. Two very curious members

ONLY WHOLE DAYS IN LAW.

NOVEL POINT IN AN INSURANCE CLAIM.

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SOBRIETY IN THE SERVICES.

UNINVITED

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THE IMPROVED CANTEEN.

Since 1913 sobriety has increa8-

An interesting point Is revealed ed in the British Army by nearly of the crew had a narrow escape, in the decision of the Commission-50 per cent. During the year ond- a bullet striking and ripping up er of Industrial: Assurance in a ling September, 1913, the number a piece of the woodden deck close case of child insurance which had of convictions by military courts- martial for drunkenness was 426, to where they were standing. been referred to him.

as compared with 248 for 1924-25. Just before the close of this other It was a claim by one. Thomas In the Royal Navy the same story HONGKONG HOTEL: REPULSE BAY HOTEL: PEAK HOTEL: than firework display, a single E. Dalton against the Wesleyan briety is told, and although

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loud concession was heard, which and General Assurance Company, reverberated across the hills, and He asked for £21, the full sum as- statistics are not available, cáp- almost simultaneously a column sured, and bonus, on the death of thins of ships having the power to deal summarily with minor of water arose about 200 yarda his daughter, Evelyn L. Dalton, sway where a shell struck, being who was born on November 9, offences, the Admiralty authori fired from a small field-gun. The 1925, and died at 10 p.m. on No-ties state that drunkenness among shell ricochetted and finally drop-vember 8, 1925.

naval ratinga is now a very, rere ped within 20 yards of the ship.

occurence.

its effect not being felt in the The company did not wish to least, except a considerable jar on dispute the claim, but feared that Why are the Tommies and Jack our nerves. And so ended a live it might be committing a breach Tars of to-day more temperate as y two minutes' encounter with of the Friendly Societies Act, 1024, body than the pre-war Service the gentry from Canton. *****if it paid more than £15 on the men? Ore of the chief causes, in death of the child in the circum-the opinion of the War Office and About & mile or so further on stances desired an award by Admiralty officers who are respon- a large contingent of soldiers were the Commissioner, who has decid-sible for the welfare of the men, is observed on the march headed by ed that the child in law attained the all-round improvement of the

aga: The inhabitants of the the age of. 10 on the day it died.

to villages contiguous

If the sailor or soldiers of a few their

years ago could visit the modern advance were clustered in places The Commissioner, states: "It where they were more or less is well battled that in computing a canteen at a naval or military bar- hidden from the view of these in period of time the period is re- racks he would be greatly surpris- garded as complete, although it ed. Before the war these can- is short to the extent of a fraction teans were nothing more or less of a day."

than sawdust-strewn bars where

welcome invaders.

Canteen...

ATTEMPT TO SUBORN MARSHAL'SUN.

The Chinese papers in Shanghai This principle, he pointed out, drink only was served all day long contain a very interesting report applied to the calculation of aand "half the night: There were to the effect that Marshal Sun person's age so that the day of his no other attractions and no degres Chuan-fang, Tupan of the five birth counted as a whole day, and of comfort.

Brighest Spot in Barracks. Eastern, Provinces, has definitely instanced Chief Justice Holt, who declined to consider the offer of cited a case where A was born To-day the canteen, is the bright- the Canton Kuomintang to join the third of September, and on the est spot in barracks. It was a them against his chief, Marshal second of September, 21 years slow process of evolution that re- Wu Pei-fu. Marshal Sun is aald after, He made his will, and it was sulted in the reform, and the ap- to have decided to support his old held a good will, because the plication of humanity and common leader and to be sending his troops Court would not make a fraction sense to conditions of life in the Services has achieved what at one to the Kiangul borders with a view of a day." to capturing Changsha, the capital The Commissioner also quoted a time seemed to be utterly impos accommodation, of Hunan and the base of the Can decision

Chancellor Bible." Ample of Lord tonese Anti-Northern Expedition- Bathurst (1771), who expressed bright surroundings, games, food ary Army, and cutting off Gen. himself: "The rule of the law is-all the outcome of really inter- Chang Kai-shek's reinforcements clear, and has been established by Jested, not "disinterested," manage- and supplies.

many determinations that if, as in ment have converted the Service The North China Daily News the present case, a person be born men' from being the hardest and announced recently that Mr. Ho of the 16th day of the month, and most inveterate of drinkers to the. Zung-ching, a representative of be alive on the 15th day of the most temperate of men. Gen. Chang, left for Nanking to same month, 21 years afterwards, During many years it was in- try to persuade Marshal Sun to that person has attained his age. creasingly felt that something join the Southern cause., Now Mr." because the law makes no should be done to stimulate Ho has returned to Shanghai and fraction of a day. made a statement in the Chinese press to the effect that he has in- terviewed the Tupan of these pro-

vinces and set forth two proposals ing diamond arrows mounted on for Marshal Sun's consideration,

Star

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The good old American game of bluff plays a big part in this Super-Comedy. Denny loses his job and drives- home to his native village In his late employer's. 11- mousine. He is taken for a millionaire and lives up to his reputation through seven hilarious reels, good as "California Straight Ahead"!

A growing tale of love and intrigue among the beautiful islands of the South Seas. The glories of undersea tropical life are shown in their gorgeous "hues by, the Te

Technicoter process. There are many thrills and a satisfying love. story?

Rafael Sabatini's famous story of the Barbary Corsairs makes an outstanding film spectacle. The amazing ad ventures of the boldest gentleman pirate who ever scuttled a ship or roved the seas are admirably portrayed by an all star cast of over 3000 talented performers

THE MYSTIC MAZE

By WALTER B. GIBSON

viz, that the Canton Nationalist armlets.in such a way that when That, for instance, there should be trace any lines, or ujmp over my

The Old Fashioned. Girt

With a pencil and preseverance you can solve this puzzle. Start at the entrance to the maze and pick your sobriety in the Services, and way through its putfalls. A hidden eventually a few bold and original picture is buried within it, and when you have completed your course, the thinkers suggested that perhaps outline of the picture will appear be this remedy might be found in an fore you Continental damozels are wear-

There is only one route through the improvement in canteen conditions.

mystic maze. You will not have to bars. By following the proper path Govenment should appoint Marshal worn they seem to pierce the fair something else to drink besides

flesh. And earrings that touch beer; that the canteens should be you will come out at the starting

one cotinuous line. Sun to be Commander-in-Chief of the shoulder blades: Earrings, by made comfortable and oven home place in

After you have solved the puzzle, the five provinces of Kiangai, the way, are staging a gloriously that well-cooked food in ren go over the path to make sure that Kiangsu, Chekiang, Anmai and Ku-come-back for evening wear. Ham-sonable variety should be obtain you are correct: Then blacken. In the klen; and that Marshal Sun should mered red-goldy ones in Russian fed on canteen premises; that outline that you made, and the re- co-operate with Gen. Chang and design seem very popular.

amusements should be provided, sult will be a solid picture,

Look for the answer next Saturday, take an active part in the war

and facilities for reading and and try the now maze that will ap- Last Saturday's Hidden Picture writing. against Marshal Wu Poi-fu.

pear with it But it took a long process of THE THEORY OF BOLSHEVISM. Kai-shok had been charged with evolution for the Beast of these advocating Communism but thla remedies to be translated into fact. Marshal Sun declined to consi-

The new principle of canteen or- der ofther of these terms and Mr was untrue and the allegation was

forward by his ganization was first put into prac one brought Ho made an alternative sugges- tlon that he should persuado Mar. enemies because there was nothing tice in an hour of great emergency when people for once were. shal.Wu to retire from public life else of which to accuse him.

Marshal Sun, in reply to ir genuinely trying to think, not how and that the Canton Government Ho's query regarding the despatch little they could do for the sailor would be prepared to consider any of troops to the Klangsi borders, and soldier, but how much, and proposals that Marshal Sun mey said that he was merely sending how well, and how soon. The new advance. Agata,, Marshal Sun re them there to prevent stragglers organization represents, both in fused to agree. He stated, how from entering the province and principle and method, the conclu ever, that he strongly approved of disturbing the peace.

sions of the best and soundest the theories and principles of the The negotiations were far from thinking on canteon problems, an strongly opposed to Cantonese Bol successful, Mr. Ho enid,, and al- the happy results have exceeded though Marshal Sun had invited the expectations of the most Mr. Ho replied that Communism, him to visit Nanking again, he sanguine, which Canton was accused of ad. had declined. However, another vocating, was nothing more than representative of Gen.Chang, 4 Mr.

mero term, as China could not Chang Chun, has gone to Napking Sir Harry Lauder has given and would never adopted Com- to confer with the Tupan on the 4100 to the fund of the Soldiers munistic principles, Gen. Chang

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