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PYRBNE" Fire Extinguisher: PYRENE" kill fro without damage to the

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1926.

the subject of the wing of the baycoftir. Eugene Chow, in hoping that everything would go smoothly added that we shall thon be able to tackle the piracy

cation, perhaps with the stret

DAY BY DAY.

IF THÔU BUSTÄIN INJUSTICE, CON- RULE THYSELF: THE TRUE UNHAP PINESS IS IN DOING IT.Democritus.

The us. Shirala left Amoy this morning and is due here at 9 a.m. to-morrow.

The s.s. Jeypore loft Shanghai.

21 YEARS AGO.

EXTRACTS FROM TELEGRAPH" FILES.

ARMS BY POST.

SURPRISE FOR LOCAL MANAGER;

The following items aro extract The manager of the La Hing ed from the Telegraph Ales for the Loong firm, 14, Wing Lok Street, week ended October 21st, 1908, recolved a surprise when two parcels arrived unexpectedly for The rate of the dollar on demand ammunition and a new service re- him which were found to contain.

volver. He immediately took them to the police station, and an ap plication for their confiscation was made by Detective Bergeant Mac- donald to Mr. E, W Hamallton, at the Central Police Court.

fine, woodwork Ance of the British Government orudolstery It is most sincerely to be hoped Water spready a that the Canton Government will petrol are sand is be able to tackle the prey quo-one Indian and one Chinese case was 18. 11. 9/16d.

Yesterday's health return shows momcient and wil

tion and it can rely of the full of typhoid fever. nut the engine đặt

assistance of the Britian coveIN- of actions

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The Telegraph

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1926.

THE PIRACY EVIL.

mischief againgt peaceful ship- ping mischief which hurts Chinese more than foreigners. The Canton Government's prestige will never rise higher than an empty gradiloquent claim until it has asserted its authority in A beneficial manner in this direction,

Tsingtan's Deeny.

the 'case

Montion is made of the possibili at 3.30 p.m. on the 6th and is duety of a big naval base being es here at 6 x.m. on Saaday.

tablished at Singapore.

Chung Sing Street by motor car Accidentally knocked down in No. 1066, a Chinese married wo man received slight Injuries and was treated at the Government Civil Hospital.

at Home, R. E. Forster handed the

In the first class cricket averages. batting with an average of 76, whilst S. Haig tepped the bowlins with 15.87 per wicket, W. Rhodes was third in the bowling.

one parcel contained 100 rounds of Sergt. Macdonald explained that ammunition, and the other the re- volver. The parcels were taken delivery of at the General Post Office by the manager of the Lat Hing Loong firm, to whom they Af the Marine Court this morn-

were addressed. He was not ex- Commenting on the proposed pecting any parcela, but he opened ing, the master of a junk was, charged with allowing the vessel to charge of 60 cents retutit on the one and found it contained annu be under way without carrying renew Peak Tramway, the Telograph nition. Without opening the other, gulation lights, and a fine of $16yAll the talk about the stew he promptly took both parcels tramway benefiting Hongkong by to the station, where the second was imposed.

relieving congested districts, and one was opened and found to con affording casy access to cheap land tain a revolver. The Customs de- for building purposes, where claration described the contents as the average man might find a home "candy." and habitation, is apparently, so much bunkum."

Passengers departing yesterday by President Jackson for Seattle, included Colonel and Mrs. Carmi Thompson, Mr. R. M. Johnson, Miss Louise B. Wood, Mr. J.D,H. Craw- ford, Mr. J. M. McHutcheon and.. Commer. W. A. Reidal.

Mr. M. W. Slade presided at the annual meeting of the Union Inaus-

Remarking that the recipient had done the proper thing, his Wor- ship made the necessary order for the confiscation of the arms.

Mr. P. Jacks was appointed As-

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Mr. C. D. Melbourne was appoint-

Mrs. Matthews, of 25 Hum- phreys Building, Kowloon, has fence Society of Canton, at which

a dividend of 40 por cent, was ap way. A proposal to amalgamate ported to the police that at about proved. Messrs. N. A. Siebs and with the Chinn League was nega 8 p.m. on the 6th inst., some per-

A. G. Wood were re-elected to the tived by the Committee. son stote from the house, a gold Directorate. finger ring, valued at $20, and a A striking example of what house key. Already the public of Hongkong Chinese misrule can do in the way│

The annual report of the Hong-sistant Land Officer. seems to have dismissed the of destroying good work built apnounced, of Mr. Albert Goorge Martion commented on the gratifying. The forthcoming weddings are un-kong branch of the China Associa- matter of the Hsinfung piracy by other is provided in red tin; engineer in the employ of development In connection with ed to act as First Magistrats dur along with the other items of news over to China some three and a Messrs. Jardine Matheson Co. Ltd, the proposed Kowloon-Canton Railing the absence of Mr. G. N. Orme, in Tuesday's papers, just as half years ago as a thoroughly to Miss Isabel Eauma Louise Hollo though the affair was an ordinary modern and up-to-date port. As way, residing at the Army Ordnance occurrence instead of an alarming everybody knows, the Germans did Quarters; and Mr. Hilmar Flarenz and untoward one.

a splendid work at Tsingtau and Sommers, of the Union Building, A peaceful when the port later came under to Miss Ethel Mary Saffold, of Re- merchantman leaves on a short Japanese control, conditions, were

pulso Bay Hotel coastal fourney and, within a few fully maintained, so that the place The following vessels are ex- hours of sailing, is forcibly seized flourishing concern. In his report pected to be in wireless communi- by a gang of scallywags who for last year, however, the cation, with Hongkong fo-day- shipped as passengers, her Euro-Customs Commissioner at Kino- President Jackson, President Mc- Kinley, Philoctetes, Laisang, Jey- chow recorded with much regret. pean officers are held up at pistol's the fact that the condition of the pore, Tilsondari, Huichow, Kum point, her

passengers are Tsingtau wharves and harbour sang, Fyrrhus, Toba Maru, Kitano terrorised into submission and, for was passing from bad to worse. Maru. Hangsang, Tean, Suiyang three days and more, she is steam-He stated that "hot only have all Kaying. Saarbrucken, Fiumel,

the shore properties been neglect-- Maru and Tjiliwong. ed down the China Seu to the ed, but the fairway and the ship-

came into Chinese handy as a

noon.

**

The Very Idea!

It angered dad, and then The father sent a postal card Which said, "Enclosed find

ten."

The male fashion-plates of the.. movies are out-doing the girl-stars in trick-style fads for all, says a Hollywood writer. And that, ac cording to the connoiseurs, is the "ne plus ultro" of fashion, because The epidemic of itching feet that Hollywood women are noted every has settled over this land dad set. pirates' lair in Bias Bay, where ping basing have not been dredged A Chinese who was arrested in where for their audacity in dress. it to dancing night and day, shows The neck-tie balt, knitted bow-tie,, no signs of waning, anys, a New the miscreants land their loot and, inconvenience, even danger, to the of a dagger and two pieces of wird, two-piece underwear, black shirt, York correspondent. On the con-

for a long time, thus causing Kowloon City recently, in possession. taking the ship's compradoreas" vessels entering and leaving the was to have appeared before Mr. and red satin vest are a few of the trary, the coming winter is expect- hostage, make good their get-port." It is added that "if the J.H.B. Nihill and Major C. Willson latest style folbles of the film ed by Broadway, that barometer of nway. The facts, if one substitut-present state of affairs continues, at the Kowloon Magistracy yester heroes,

national gayety, to be the dancing- ed sails for steam engines and must follow in the near future." ability of the second magistrate to brought out a distinctly Langdon

Harry Langden for example, has est of all. the ruin of the shipping facilities day afternoon but owing to the in-

Even during the warm days the cutlasses for automatics, might Further evidence of the decadence attend the Court, the case was

ian paradox a hand-knitted black dance demand was such that prim adjourned till next Thursday after- relate to a piracy of olden days, of the port is forthcoming in a

bow-tie. The comedian, off screen, and aristocratic old hostelries is noted as one of the few sane. which long had scorned to supply of the type against which all Shanghai newspaper which says that the Strand beach is de- "civilised Powers have waged ruth-secrated with low-class cabarets. Convent, held at the Catholic Young se was first poularized

The Bazaar of the Precious Blood dressers in the film city, where hair juzz to its guests, elyly added roof gardens and put up signs on with less war ever since the phrase troops of none too pleasant Men's Society, will be oponed by fad, and the little. Sid lady on a

Rut hundreds are copying the the dance." "freedom of the seas bocams manners wander everywhere, the Lady Clementi to-day at 3 p.m. The Hallywood side-street who knits small talk and rest, now is made Lunch time, oncon period for flies are pestilential, and, worst of American raffle in connection with invested with its true meaning. all, the beautiful woods which the bazuar will be drawn on Sunday Larry's neck-ties is now being hideous with the wall of the saxo- It is, in these days, unthinkablu were the glory of Tsingtan are that when a ship puts out to sea disappearing wholesale. Military at 3 p.m. Donors towards tho bazaar, armed with Langdon admirers in phone. One after another, the search of hand-linitted black bow- Broadway and near-Broadway eat- are, the Orient Tobacco Company, and political upheavals are blamed boxes of high grade cigars),

ties. and loses the protection of land for most of these happenings, and Sincere Co. (10 dozen toilet articles),

ing places come out with notices of Walter Pidgeon, leading man "luncheon dances." The Chinese forces, she should be at the mercy it is said that the civil officials Miss Ii (n 3 foot finely-dressed doll), for Norma Talmadge, is wearing chop suey houses came under the of bands of reckless, law-defying are powerless before the military. Misscs Chan and Leong (a handsome his trousers without belts or sus- spell and, such was the crowd re- It is a sad story, and such develop embroidered table cloth), and Nan penders. Instead, he uses silk sponse, that competition, made men who can escape the hand ofments are scarcely likely to help yang Brothers Tobacco Co. (800 Moo neck-ties, new or old, wound around necessary the surrender to the in- justice. It must never be for China J her aim to win back Sheung and 1,000 Raven cigarettes).his waspish waist, run through the evitable. gotten that piracy in China waters territory held on lease by foreign

3.pant-loops.

And now comes the last blow- is only possible because of the

,nations. immunity from punishment which pirates enjoy when they land, and

EXCHANGE RATES.

.20.27

A dinner was given on Sept. Black skirts, with an Italian not even the moving picture shows 30th at Raffles Hotel, Singapore, flavour, are widely worn by the are to be immuno.

by Mr. Hsu, acting Chinese Con- actors and their imitators. Joseph- The newest and largest of the sul-General of Singapore in von Sternberg is said to have start- film palaces makes the unblushing. honour of Mr. Tang Shao-yi, ed this fad. His shirts,with collar announcement that a dauce orches former prime minister of China.attached, are of shiny black satin, tra will be stationed in a robf gar- Rugby, Oct. 7.-

168% Mr. Tang Shao-yi arrived by the Many extras; with eye to den dance hall for those who wish 1764 N.Y.K. steamer Hakusan Maru from economy have adopted the fashion to "hoof" a little. This, it le fur- .12.12% Shanghai.

About twenty guestsit saves laundry bills."

ther announced, will solve the pro- .18.274 were present including Mr. Woo Striped silk and linen underwear blem of what to do with the crowd 84.384 Huan, a former Consul-General in two pieces, the trunka tied in that invariably stands sourly in the 192% for Singapore, who is procecding the back with tasseled cords, have lobby waiting for the next show, 2.17/12 to Batavia to take over the con- been adopted by many of the screen They now may go up and dance 46.31/32

277sulate from Mr. Ow Yang Kee idols, Including "Jack Gilbert, Con- while waiting. 1.31/32 who, it is expected, will take over rad Nagel, Norman Kerry and 4.85 8/10 the Singapore consulate. Mr. others.

Official: "What makes you think, Another trick creation is the your son would do well in the fire Tang Shao-yi, left Singapore for 18.10 upcountry on Oct. 1st.

"rubbit-eared shirt," by Richard"- #brigade?" 2.16%

it is only when that Immunity is. removed and the chances of escape'

Paris made as slender as they are in Brussels other countries that Chinese Amsterdam

Berlin criminals will abandon piracy as Copenhagen

Vienna. one of their activities.

Helsingfors Although there will have been Buenos Aires

Lisbon widespread sympathy for the Shanghai officers and passengers of the New

Yokohama Halafung because of the peril and Geneva nervous anxieties they suffered, Stockholmi far more important than auch an Pragu expression, should be the dater-Madrid mination to make these periodical Bombay piricies well-nigh. impossible Hongkong

Silver (spot and (forward) because, of the preventive action

of Chinese authoritics. Most of the blame for local piracies must

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STARTING THE WINTER WELL.

Barthelmesa. It is an ordinary goft white affair, with the longest wonder fer

Woman: "Well, 'e's a perfect.

smellin'

pointed collars ever seen in those burnin'!!! much photographed parts. Those

things

who have glimpsed the collars at close range declare the points are Ballroom dancing is an effective more than six inches long, what curo for stammering, eccording to Jack Mulhall is popularizing silk Dr. H. St. John Ramsey, in charge golf socks-a comfortable iden for of the speech clinic at Guy's: Hod- Sunny California, at leant. Ken Dital. By teaching rhythm, such Maynard, the new cowboy star, as in the fox trot, waltz or tango,,

All the reservoirs in the Colony, be laid at the door of those in British Guiana, that Secretary of both on the island and on the main land, are full" to overflowing. charge of the administration if State for the Colonies has approv. There are 2,113 gallons of water in gave boulevard admirers a thrill the doctor says the stammerer is the neighbouring province. It is for the appointment of a Commision gallons in storage in Kow-red satin vest covered with beaded his words,

ed of a request from the Colony storage in Hongkong and 458 the other day by appearing in a helped to a proper prominciation of the comparatively safe immualty sion to inquire into the Civil fon

designa

from capture and punishment Service. It is understood that thu The above facts are disclosed in Other foibles rumoured by ad- She threw her arms around the which has led to the establishment official of the Colonial Office and by the Water Authority. There napping, are bathing caps covered Waiter," she said, "Dad's going to Commission will consist of a senior the monthly Water Returns issued vance agents, but not yet caught neck of the bridegroom-to-be, "Oh, pt, no notorious pirate shelter probably an officer of the Imperialhus been a full sunny maintained with coloured cartoons, snakeskin gives us a cheque for a present near the shores of Bias Day and Treasury, The Court of Polley in all districts throughout Sentem-riding hoots, and three-coloured "Good," said Walter. it is a shelter which should have has authorised the Government to ber, the consumption for the month shoe-strings.

we'll have the wedding at noon boon combed and destroyed long necessary to meet the cost of same month last year on account incur such expenditure as may be baing slightly higher than for the ako: In his recent interview on the proposed inquiry.

of larger population.

The son wrote home for money.

instead of at 2 o'clock."'.

"But why dear? "The banka dlose at 3."

Ther