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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1926.

PROTECT YOUR CAB repect of Hongkong's niche in the

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British Empire.

There canot exist the slightest doubt regarding the value of the

DAY BY DAY.

THERE IS THE SEED OF ALL SINS- OF THE VILEST AND WORST OF SING IN THE BEST OF MEN--Thomas

Brooks.

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One Chinese case of typhoid fevor was reported yesterday.

Capt. George Anderson and Mr. F. C. Crush were amongst the pae- sengers who left for Manila by the as President Cleveland,

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GLOW OF PARIS.

ITS JOYS AND HURTS.

· [By Quiz.]

APPEAL DISMISSED.

THREE YEARS FOR CRIMINAL

BREACH OF TRUST,

were drenched in sun-light, and serenity of Hyde Park, the charm the wide ribbon of the Champs of Kensington Gardens and the Joy Elysees stretched to the Etoile in of Richmond in a single draught, a, tense and shimmering air. To It seems to be outside the range of the early bird, Paris is a thing of the tourist, for no peculiarities of beauty and a joy for over. that variety were visible, and we

by Installing

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PYRENE"! Will kill fire witho Conference now being held in Lon-

The Sessions Judge at Mandalay don as a means of solving the Em-

has upheld the sentences of three damage to the engine, woodwork pire's problems, and the creation

Just now, at morning, noon and years' rigorous imprisonmont, dia or upholstery of a closer feeling among those

night, Paris le glowing with a hard missing the appeal of LM Is Water spreade countries whose representatives

gem-like flame. When I flung mail, the ex-Postmaster of Manda- petrol fire sand is

Amongst the passengers who ar- open my windows at the respect iny, convicted of abetting as a public are gathered together. It may be inefficient and will

rived by the 8.8. President Cloveable hour of seven this morning, a servant the commission of the of that the Conference is fortunate put the engine out

land, were Mr. M. Manuk, Mr. H. golden haze already enveloped the fence of criminal breach of trust Jardin des Tuileries and the Aralin respect of three money orders' of aetion.

in not having any specially in-W. Ray and Mr. S. C. Cook.

de Triomphe stood out like a groy involving Ra. 755 by u postman. "PYRENE Extricate political questions to solve,

sentinel of the West. The wide tinguisher is small but it cannot fall to strengthen

spaces of the Place de la Concordo inez, light in the Imperial bond which keeps the weight and easy to different parts of the Empire to handle.

gether in concord and mutual befp:; doos There is not the slightest doubt that the statesmen now meeting are guided by high standards, of right "PYR

and justice-standards Ing to exhibit regulation lights. Ксерд ENE handy on which have invariably characteris- car and in gorago, ed discussions of Empire problems. That is one of the many blessings which we Britisherd are, in those days, apt to take very much for granted. It is the high standard of Britain's public men which has, more than we often realise, done so much to make the Empire great, and the meeting now progressing in London is between men, of a character of which we can rightly be proud,

PYRENE not deteriorate and is always ready 'for use.

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The Telegraph

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1926.

IMPERIAL STATISTICS.

The master of a junk was fined $5 by the Marine Magistrate, out. Commdr. Hole, at the Ma

By noon-tide this glow of Paris all bemeaned ourselves like child- Fine Court this morning, for full-has burned into a slow and piere- ren of a large growth released Ing heat. For myself, I encounter from the troubles of a baffling its trials with difficulty and take world. refuge in a alesta I commend

Hence to the Palace for our the plan to the wise. As RLS. aperitif. Phillipe informs, ge, with said, the truly wise are silenced A deferential air, that, Absinthe, by facts they stand corrected by m'aicur? Helos, it is no longer a whisper. The glow of Paris at permitted.... But allow me...." noon-day is a trying fact to be reHe returns with an amazing and.

delightful substitute for the illegal cognised and avoided.

Pirates in the Canton River delta have demanded $10,000 blackmail from the Hang Lee Tew-boat Co. which Hongkong plying dally between and the port of Shekki.

ing.

Captain E. 1. M Barrett, the

Some hardy travellers do not dram. The low takes on a deeper woll-known. Shanghai Interport cricketer, was amongst the pas- desist from their labours. I was feeling. Life expands. Tho.hori sengers who arrived here by the retiring from the unequal contest zon widens. We are on terms with P. and O. liner Khyber this morn-with the rigours of the noon-tide the infinite. We experience In- glow when I saw a group of sturdytimations of immortality. Fortu- Britishers preparing to disentangle nately they subside since we have the complexities of the markets off o return to our mutton.. the Rue du Louvre. I left them And in the evening glow of to their designs, with a prayer for paris we enjoy the greatest de our country and an acknowledg lights of the day..You may stand ment of my weakness in not shar beneath the Eiffel Tower in the ing in their exploits. They had brooding twilight and glance along their reward. I trust. I found its shadowy shape as it disappears. mine in the deep snooze of a post-into the night. Or you may rest prundial sleep.

in the shadow of the Church of Unknown to Tourists."

the Sacra Coeur and gaze at the beautiful fane, looking like a mes- Refreshed and receptive, I re-senger from heaven "bringing a sought the Parisian glow by taking gracious smile to earth... You the air in a taxi and speeding 'downshifts your glance across the street, the Bois de Boulogue to the grass and out behind, in a maze of light- and streams that entwine Its lower points embedded in shadows Paris reaches. Here one may enjoy the herself lies, the City of Desire.

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Up to nine o'clock this morning the totul number of vessels arrived in port was 10, of which one was British, and thirteen departed, six being British. The total number Foolish Policy.

of vessels in harbour was 59. As the daily reports of the pro-

The tendency amongst certain gresa of the Imperial Conference types of Chinese students to in- Leading Signalman Francis G. come to hand, one cannot fall to terfere in political matters has Foyster, of H. M. S. Hermes, was

struck by the very comprehen. led, to a regrettable incident in selected last month to undergo |

Brussels, where some fifty of these the course for the rank of signal sive charactor" of the subjects young man who wanted to demon boatswain which is to begin on engaging the attention of the strate their views in regard to the Jan. 10, 1927, at H. M. Signal

Sino-Belgian Treaty made an at-School, Portsmouth. specially-appointed sub-commit-.

tempt to hold up traffic. The re-

tees. Although the main Confersult was that several people were The following ships are expect ence gatherings will doubtless de-injured when the police intervened to be in wireless communication cide the more vitally-important ed, and a goodly number of the with Hongkong to-day. Empress demonstrators were arrested. The of Canada, Empress of Russia, questions of. Empire policy, the point about incidents of this char-Fres, Jefferson, Pres. Cleveland, work of these expert sub-commit-acter is that they do no good what. West Niger Karmala, Szechuen, tees in studying and reporting on ever, but, what is worse, they do Tjimanoek, Van Cloon, Arafura, a considerable amount of harm Calulu, Norviken, Neuralia, Ank diverse problems of Empire

and create much bad feeling. We ing, Tjisaroea, Komahima Maru, management will be of great value. have every sympathy with students Morioka Maru, Yodo Maru, Tanda,

Lungshan, Bintang, Kiungchow.

The Army Jara!

A man up in frort may be a top wish to secure a husband, for there star, and lead all the rest of his are about 10,000 surpina women in teammates by far. He basks in the the city. Elsewhere the girls ara spotlight; his finc record moante, in the minority, and in the country but, then, after all, it's the team towns they are greatly out-number- work that counts.

ed..

Just where would he get if the In Ulster there are 40,000 more rest left him flat? Ho wouldn't women than men, but, taking Ire- stand up, if they didn't stand pat. land as a whole, there is a husband He may have the pep and the pluck for all, provided the widows will by the rest of the team.

If one takes, for example, the re-seeking to take an intelligent in terest in their country's affairs, search sub-committee, it is po but there can be nothing but re-

The shroff of a building con- sible to get a very clear iden of probation for those who, intermed-tractor was charged before Mr. the extensive nature of the grounddle in big international questions R. E. Lindsell at the Central being covered. Not the least im with which they are in no wise Magistracy yesterday afternoon qualified to deal. Apart from the with obtaining sums of money portant subject engaging this merits of the questions involved, amounting to $1,660 by means S. Moutrie & Co., Ltd. committee's attention is that deal it is no business of young students of a fraud. It is alleged by the ing with the interchange of statis. to agitate on political issues, and prosecution represented by Mr. when it comes to interfering with A. el Arcull, that the defendant ties and industrial and trade data the normal life of people in a for- collected various sums of money generally. It would, undoubtedly eign country, such actions are far from clients by means of a forged be of immense assistance to the more likely to reflect adversely on chop and converted the money and the steam, but he's aided a heap stick to their weeds.

to his own use. Mr. F. H. Lose- traders of the Empire to have well-the demonstrators than to have any by defended, and the case was

really useful effects. Happily, remanded. collected trade statistics of every Chinese students abread usually British country or Colony within comport themselves in such a man- easy reach and open to study.ner as to be a credit to their coun- try, and in view of that fact it is The flow of certain trades, the a pity that the good name they. seasonal demands and fallings off have thus, won for themselves could all be critically examined if should be tarnished by happenings of the type just recorded from, within the Empire there existed a Brussels. The student's best ser well co-ordinated system of in-vice to his country is to pursue terchanging statistical informa- his studies earnestly and with due tion, and it is to be hoped that the wark of the Conference on this matter will be productive of some tangible result.

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TEL. C. 4567

21 YEARS AGO,

EXTRACTS FROM. TELEGRAPH" FILES.

The following items are extract- ed from the Telegraph files for the regard for discipline, thus equip week ended November 11th 1905.

ping himself for the serious taaks

of life. Then, later, when ke The rate of the dollar on demand reaches, manhood's estate, he can take his place, if he so wishes, was 28. 0. 5/16d.g amongst those who serve the na- tion in the sphere of practical politics,

EXCHANGE RATES.

Incidentally, where does Hong- kong stand in this matter? It is a little over a year ago now that the Government decided to abolish its Statistical Office on the plea of economy and also the fact that the published books of statistics wore Paris

Brussesis not bought to any large extent and

Amsterdam that all the amount of work, time, Berlin

Copenhagen and money involved did not seem Vienna justified by the meagre and dis- Helsingfors couraging result. There were enos Aires many protests against the Govern ment's action, and we joined in a New York

Geneva serting that the value of the statis-

Milan tics could not be measured by Stockholm local results and that for the Bake

of recording current history (If

Rib

for no other) there should be Bombay offelal figures compiled showing Silver spot)

Rugby, Oct. 228.

158

.34,85 12.12

.102

Governor "General and Mrs. Wright from Manila paid a visit to the Colony,

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The Legislative, Council voted, a sum of $50,000 for survey and preliminary work in connection with the Kowloon Canton Railway.

«A resolution was brought "for- 20.10 ward in the Legislative Council to .18.23 rescind a previous motion provid -34.85ing special tramcars for workmen 2.17/32 in the mornings and evenings, It 45.27/32 being explained that the scheme 2/6 had not been taken advantage of. The resolution was held over, after dbrief debate,

4.84%% 25.14 .25.Ly 1704

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AC Sportsmen shooting in the New 10.10

1634 Territories reported that birds 30.08% were plentiful. Ons party of four guns bagged 39 pairs of snipo and 45 quail in less than two hours Wild .1/11:

duck and teal were also reported to .24.7/10.

24.841 be numerous. —Brities. Wiroiena.

Hongkong the inward and outward volume Silver (forward)..

of the Colonys trade. The Chan-

The birthday of King Edward ber of Commerce was, later, con- Some old unused Colonial VII was marked by a military re- strained to urge the keeping of stamps, first issues, purchased at view at Happy Valley, the greater the Post Offices some 70 years ago, number of those taking part being ngures and a compromise arrange were sold by: Harmer, Rooke and men from the 2nd Royal Weat mont has been in operation over Co., at their Fleet Street auction Konts, since. We do not know of what rooms recently: £66 was obtained value such figures as are now kept for the 6d. Western Australia, Amongst players to represent the Fanother copy £30, and the total Hongkong Football Club in a game here would be for the purposes of realised was $167. Some Ceylons, nt Happy Valloy were Dr. F. Kow, an interchange, but we hope there bought in 1857 for 38. Td., realised Mesars. J. Witchell E. F. Aucott

and E C. Hall. Is an official oyo being kept on the £73..

He's sold on the spirit, of play. heart and soul. That plays a big part in his reaching the goal. He gets there, perhaps. Give him credit but then, his pathway was cleared by the ten other nien.

The rain blew in his motor.

He got soaked, without a

doubt,

He quickly put the furtains

up

And then the sun came out.

An amusing incident occurred on A story is being told of a London a densely packed long-distarco train manager who, when advised to see, on the Southern Railway In Eng "The Mayor of Casterbridge," asked land recently. The pressure on what it was; and who, when in- the dining saloon was heavier that formed that the author's name was over, and the stowards were at Hardy, said. "Which Hardy?" their wits end to know how to ac- The story is credible, for it is commodate all who wished for a surpassed by a similar instance for meal. Just when the pressure was which there is documentary evid- at its greatest, a passenger strolled erce, says the London Morning up as cool as a 'cucumber; and asked Post. A few years ago Far from whether a table could be reserved the Madding Crowd" was filmed; for him, so that he might have a and while the film was being shown game of chess with a friend!

in one of our London suburbą, pos- ters were put in circulation One of the lady bell-ringers at announcing that the picture was Seaford was married recently, and founded on the novel "by the world- in alluding to the happy event. In famous author, Thomas Harvey the Farish Magazine these lines were quoted:

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I would rather be a Belle that's ringed

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Than a Bell that's rung. The one transported is" The other hung

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A certain dull poet complained bitterly to Oscar Wilde of the lack of attention his verse was récely ing.

"There seems to be a conspiracy of silence against me," he railed. "What would you advise me to do?” Join itmy dear fellow, join it." replied Wilder

A little girl was crossing the At lantic with her mother. It was her first ocean trip. For the first three days the sea was as smooth as a mill

SergeantWhat is the first pond: then the ship began rolling

thing you'd do Murphy, when clean- and pitching heavily.

The child could not understand. ing your rifle? "Mamma," she asked, what's the Murphy-"Look at the number, matter? Are we on a defour? 30.

Sargeant "And, what the deuce: Ulster girls are casting envious Bas that got to do with it?"

Murphy "To make sure I'm eyes their sisters in the Free State, who have been delighted to cleaning me own rifle, sorr and that men are not en scare, after

When Queen Victorin valted Sir all. EAR

The latest consus returns aeveal Robert Peel at Drayton Manor in that there are no surplus women November 1848 her Majesty hnd In the Free State-probably the the use of a bath, which cost £550 only country in the world where to carve out of a solid block of women aro in the minority and marble. Italian masons carried out that there are now 41,000 more mon the work decorating the "tab" with than women

elaborate sculpture. The hath wan Girls in Dublin, however, have a made especially for the Royal visit, stern fight in front of them, if they It is now on view In Birmingham.

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