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HONGKONG PRODUCER. PITMAN'S SHORTHAND.

MR. WALTER SINCLAIR RE-APPOINTED.

ITALIAN CONVENT PUPILS. SUCCESSES.

The many friends in Hongkong The results of examinations held. of Mr. Walter Sinclair will be last June at the Convent, arrived The Colony had a clean bill of interested to know what he has Intely from Bath, and are as fol- health, on Tuesday

been re-appointed Director of the lows: JA Hart House Theatre, Toronto, for Speed-140 words a minute, the season 1926-27, Miss Ada Fepperell and Miss Nellie Gubbay: 120 words, Miss In this connection, the following violet May, Miss Queenie, Julian playa are most likely to be pro and Miss Celeste Ozorio: 80 words, duced in the coming season

the

One Chinese case of typhold fever was notified from Aberdeen district yesterday,

The Stavrinaky Dancers depart

or upholstory and fines raresont the beat method. Water spreads a The Colon has got far too many petrol fire: sand is Regulation under this class of Or- inefficient and will dinence, and it should be remem put the engine out bared that very increase in the of action.

number of Zogulations Increases Rea the number of unintentional offened for Madao yesterday morning

by a.s. Taishana ders. It is tot good legislation to multiply the number of small of-

A speedometer valued at 8 fences, action in respect of which was stolen Yesterday from the "PYRENE" doos is liable torbe irritating and, at / torpedo workshop of H.M.S. Am Inheritors," by Suenn Glaspell

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times, mildlyoppressive, and we seriously recmmend the Govern- ment to bar this in mind Koop "PYR when accking to legislate for the control of theunenlightened Chiu- ese population We give second. place to nonein jealous regard of

ENE" handy on car and in garago,

Mustard & Co., Ltd. the benefits which accrue by rea-

Incorporated, under the Companies "Ordinances longkang 16-17, Connaught Road Central

son of good citrol, and we should not like to seethat control unduly relaxed. But he think it is a pro- blem of administration which

brose...

At London Session a woman pri soner in urging an objection as the jury were being sworn, stated that she would not have anybody Scot tish.

Passengers departing yesterday by s.a, President Jackson for

Manila, included Commdr. and Mr.

Heartbreak House.The Good Misses Kimy Barretto, Celestina Hope a Christmas reviel of the Xavier, Alice Guttiers, Matilde Rego and the Kig "Dr. Knock Pereira, Remigia. Elarte, Carolina (a comedy translated from the Ribeiro; 60 words, Miss Betty French by Granville Birkery Baker and Mine Esther Garvalho "Icebound by Owen Davies 50 words, Mra M. Rosario

Theory-Miases Betty Baker "Twelfth Night;" and "The Swan" Zena Laihovetsky, L. Choa, Mary

Rosario, and Phyllis Woolley It is worthy of note that the Elementary Misses Nollie subscriptiotr for the season, which Chenalloy, Winnie Lo, Winifred will consist of six plays and one Kew, Astri Larssen, Lily Williams, special subscribers plays is only Mary Oliver, Nettle Thorburn, Hi- So (gold) A most successful der Kemer, Eileen Donald, Maud season is expected.

Witchell, Doris Dillon, Joanne The London journal Drama (the Baker, Emilia Carvalho, Agnes organ of the British Draman La Physolabuti and Mollie Franco,

gue) recently had a most flatter S. A. W. Atkins, Major and Mrs..ing article on the work done at the Bratton, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Mor Hart House Theatre, in the course ton and Mr..M. M. Axelrood; of which it is remarked of Mr. Sinclair that in a series of not- able productions there he provedl,

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A Chinese, who was arrested at

The Telegraph might, with pit, be thoughtfully the Macao Steamboat wharf, was himself a producer of great ver-

THURSDAY, SEPT. 30, 1926.

MINOR OFFENCES.

#

NEW LORD MAYOR.

SIR GEORGE BLADES ELECTED.

explored to ejdeavour to bring to-day fined $4,000, with the al-satility, both as a trainer of actors

Rugby, Sept. 29. about a decreas in the number of tornative of seven months hard and as a designer of settings, In

labour, for being in possession of his work at Hart House Theatre, Sir George Rowland Blades wAB petty cases whh come before our 40 taels of Macaé opium..

Mr. Sinclair has already onhanced to-day elected with traditional", Police Magistrats.

the distinguished reputation which ceremonial to be Lord Mayor of Passengers departing for Shang preceded him Toronto is most London, for the coming civic year. hal yesterday. by 5.8. Angkor, in-fortunate, indeed, in having se- Outside his business activities eluded Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Fergu- cured the services of a most Sir George Blades is known for his son, Mr. N. L. Smith, Mr. L. An- brilliant und imaginative producer interest in cricket, having, in his drews, Mr. I. W. Shewan, Mr. in the new Director of its little day been a first-class player. A. E. Rowe and Mr. J. Abbo! D. C. Bruce, Mr. Pendered, Mr. playhouse."

Happy Vally Drainage. The proper dainage of Happy difficult matter, ind one which is Valley is becoming an increasingly requiring a del of expenditure. Heavy rains or foods in recent

A sum of $380 has been stolen years have almost nvariably caused from a wooden box in the second a serious inundation of the Valley floor of No. 188, Wing Lok Street. much to the detriment of the race A afteen-year-old boy who was track and the playing fields situate left in charge of the place, during within the centr During the the absence of the accountant is present year, a big part of the Valbelieved to be the culprit. ley has several times been flooded.missing. and no sooner his the damage

He is

British Wireless..

The Very Idea!

Although it takes the very pro- sale form of tabulated figures, the annual report of the Police Magie trates Courts for last year is, in reality, a most interesting, docu- ment. At first sight it is little short of alarming to note that the number of cases brought before the Colony's magistrates has grown from 10,061 in 1918 to 25,989 in 1925, which latter figure is about 2,000 less than the figure for 1924. been made good, than the trouble The September issue of The. Over two thousand police court has had to be faced all over again. Süver Wolf is how to hand, and

It would appear that building and it is a number on which all con eases every month is a tremendous-road development in the Wong Nel cerned in the production may be ly high figure for a Colony of the Chong and Stubbs Road districts complimented. There is a wealth size of Hongkong, but it is very are largely to be blamed for this of information dealing with local round, causa, even when he can't A day on the Boulevard at Holly

for, as stated in a fancial minute pleasing to note that the number which we published yesterday, these Boy Scout activities, which are of really serious cases is, compara- have seriously interfered with also admirably illustrated by a tively speaking, quite small. It is the watershed in these areas. As number of excellent pictures: well known that there was a de-a consequence, a auto of $40,000 will be needed for the construction

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I guess our little son will be a carpouter some day least, the way he's actin' makes 3, look no where he is. We always know he's much that way. We never trouble,

pound.

tience sour.

Turned mother's Said she, What is he crying

for?

Pa said, "For 'bout an hour."

be seen, we plainly hear him wood:-H. B: Warner, apparently in deep thought he is to play the Yes, pa bought him a hammer role of Christ in "King of Kings". The following vessels are ex- and a saw for birthday gifts, and William De Mille and Clara Beran-

crease in serious crime for the best of two new nullahs, and the frat pected to be in wireless communi-every morning to the cellarway ger riding in Bill's car and talking part of last year, owing to the large

exodus from the Colony in connec-

tion with the strike and the leav to be hoped, that when these new Maru, Katoli Maru, Empress of runs into is the thing that he swimmer who thrice has competed

ing of many known bad characters.

are shortly to be asked for. It is Seang Bee, Taikwa Maru, Borneo wee saw buzzin', and the sound writing the scenario for De Mille's Maru Capetown Maru, Sekko of driving nails. Whatever he Duke Kahanamoku, that famous nullahs are provided, the problem

on the American Olymple teams ... will be solved

he's wearing a heavy beard now. once and for all. Asia, Alipore, Talamba, Rhexenor, assails.

Helios, Scheer, Tibesar, Nellore, He's split the ironing board in Taking the size and special charne- The difficulties are admittedly very Hermelin, Khyber, Mausing, Van two, and smashed the furnace door and tells me he hasn't had a shave,

for more than three months Cloon," Yingchow, Kashgar and There used to be a shelf down Mildred Harris just back from a atairs. There isn't any more, vaudeville tour.. she's going into Soochow

He's found a window squeakin' pictures again a huge painting never shuttin' as it should, so of a green hat in the El Capitan. sonny got his hammer out and theatre lobby... Bert Lytell amok- now it's shut for good.

ter of Hongkong's native popula- tion into full account, there is cause to congratulate ourselves on the comparative infrequency of really serious crime, and for this fact there is no doubt that the communi- ty owes much to its vigilant and hard-working police force. The native evil-doer knows that in Hongkong he stands a much greater chance of being caught, and punish- ed than he does in his own country, even though the form of punish- ment is more merciful and lenient, Our police force is a "clean" one a fact of which we are not half proud enough.

and the subject, has great, doubtless given a deal of concern to the drainage authorities, for the task has been somewhat heart

Her many friends will regret to breaking in character, especially as the evil has been constantly recur- hear that Miss Kathleen Murphy,

ing a pipe and looking as if a ring in recent years. It has meant of the Empress Hotel, Kowloon, hard work and a deal of study to now on furlough in Vancouver, There's nothing he won't tackle, cigarette would suit him better. devise the best means of "coping has met with a rather serious mo- when a hammer can be used. He Theodore Kosloff walking rapidly.. with the situation, and we trust tor accident, having been knocked simply starts in bangin' and he wonder if he really enjoys being a that at long last the right method down by a car. She sustained never gets confused. He may turn dancing master better than of preventing future flooding, has serious injuries to her head which out a carpenter as both of us ex screen idol... been hit upon. Happy Valley is necessitated her removal to hee-pect, and if he does, just call him Grete Nissen in a new hat Late news is that she is if you want your whole house newsboys yelling "Wuxtra". the Colony's premier playground,pital. and every effort should be made to progressing towards recovery, The keep it in good condition. expense of the new acheme may be.

wrecked.

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extras have been numerous here, during the past week. Ernest Checking over the advance an- Lubitsch seemingly innocent that his switch from Warner Brothers nouncements of rentals, says a New York writer, it becomes to Lasky has caused considerable patent that Greenwich Village. stir. Natalie Kington looking more DR. JOHN ALISON COMING TO no longer a place for the starving grown up... Marion Nixon going

great, but do long as it achieves the NOTED HEADMASTER. aim in view, we imagine that no- body will complain on that account.

EXCHANGE RATES.

HONGKONG.

artist. And certainly it is no into the Montmartre, with her ox place for the "free love" so long fighter husband, Joe Benjamin.. pictured as existing there A new auto with wheels in alr

it to junk and so down the The unpostle hand of carpenter Boulevard till the splendour, of the Headmastership of George

and finish fast removed the last blazing lights is left behind. 20.37 Watson's College, Edinburgh. He of the picturesque "attics," which 18.271 is at present on a world tour of now have become skylight studios. They were playing "King Lear." 84.30 Watsonian Clubs and is due here on and rent from, $90 to $250 a month. After the scene between the de-

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cost of places mented king and his danghter, 2.17/32 November 22nd. Old Watsonians. The rising 45.59/04 who wish to join in extending hos equipped with fireplaces drives to Goneril, the superior matron in 2/14 pitality to Dr. Alison are asked to new retreats the little groups that the box turned to another matron,

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communiente with Mr, John Flem- love to spend countless hours in and said, in tones that could be .4.853

26.10ing, of Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and glamorous chattered hoard all over the theatre :----

Matthews.g 123

The languid cellar tea rooms Rather an unpleasant family, 18.16

Dr. Allson, who was born at now see more of bridge whist than these Lears 22.14%

Kirkaldy, Fife, on February 28th, of poetry. 168 1861, is a son of the late Mr. Peter It is no longer possible to exist.

distinguished visitor in the person Paris, Sept. 29.

of Dr. John Allson, M.A., LD, for that type of persons. 171% FRSE, who recently retired from 178%

Hongkong, is shortly to have Rentals are getting far too steep it required only a minute to reduce

2/7%

.B1.964

"There is, however, one aspect of the report under notice which causes one to wonder whether we of this Colony are proceeding on

the Paris best lines in trying to keep good. Brussels.

Amsterdam order and safeguard our social Borlin.... amenities. Many thousands of the Copenhagen

Vienne cases which come before our Police Helsingfors,

Lisbon Magistrates are of a trivial, and Buenos Aires minor character-most of them Shanghai

Yokohama breaches of Regulations under Or New York

Goneva dinances designed to maintain a Milan...

Stockholm fairly high standard of communal

Calo life. Trafic Regulations, the Public Frague Madrid Health and Buildings Ordinances, Rio the Gambling Ordinance, Regula- Bombay

Hongkong tions of hawkers' licences these Silver (spot)

Silver (forward) and many other similar laws are

cher in Moray House Training. broken every hour by Chinese who,

College and Mathematical Master

A kindergarten teacher had given prizes at school each term, and at the Edlaburgh Academy. He natively, know nothing of such,

later taught in George Watson's lessun on cats, then patiently she you haven't even earned a single strictictions on conduct. Not for The action of Spanish Customs College, of which he became Head sought to draw from the little ones certificate yet. You must study one moment would we suggest that officials, due to a misunderstanding master, and was also Principal of what they knew and had observed harder, Johnny. It will never do the authorities of Hongkong should of instructions, caused great frri- Glasgow U. F. C. Training College about them. She asked what kinds to let your elater beat you like be a whit the less ideal in their aims tation to visitors to the fair at La for many years. He married in of coats they had, how many legs, that

Binca arriving from Gibraltar, and 1888 a daughter of Mr. S. K. Orr, until little Tommy could con- "CH, but I have got a certificate,

tain himself no longer In these mattore, for-we,realise the led to disorders. In consequence of of Edinburgh, and has three daugh- why teacher he exclaimed tremendous value and importance these, the gates of Gibraltar were torg He Is 4 recognised the of trying to maintain a high stand closed every night at 10 o'clock thority on mathematics, and is the SOME DETAIL Instead of remaining open until joint author of a work entitled ard. Even at present there are 2 am, during the fair, as had been Arithmetic for Schools and Col legos. Golf is his favourite sport. many annoyances mutually suffered arranged.

Uncle Benjamin atood, with Allson, schoolmaster of Gallatown. on a few borrowed dollars. Few hands in his pockets, frowning

down upon his young nephew. 1/6.81/82 Ho was educated at Edinburgh indeed are the eating places of the well, my boy, you ought to be

210% Univeraity, later became a pupil Village that can be safely navigated .28.7/16 teacher, Queen's Scholar and Tea-on less than a dollar.

28.9/16 British Wirolese..

"haven you never goed ditty

The baby cried, and cried and

cried:

downright ashamed of youself," he said. Here is your sister younger than yoursel

Inning

uncle protested Johnny,

"Really! What for I should. like to know?" demanded the uncle

For boing born, replied John ny dodging out of the way