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MARRIAGE.

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workers, and we think that the Government would be well advised to go slowly on any suggestion of

DAY BY DAY.

EARTH HAS NOT A SPECTACLE. MORE GLORIOUS OR MORE FAIR - TO - SHOW THAN THIS-LOVE TOLEBAT-

INTOLERANCE-FW. Robert

It has been said by tho-Govern- ment apolgasmen that the priviING

leges of the Trade Union have been exploited by politiedl ngita- gars and that the Unions must, in the broad interests of the State,

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There was a clean bill of health in the Colony over the week-end.

The local weather forecast up to noon to-morrow la: East winds, moderate; fine.

VOLUNTEER PARADE.

SCOTTISH COMPANY AT

UNION CHURCH..

An Inspiring address was deliver

DELAYED CHARGE.

LOCAL EMBEZZLEMENT CASE

A warrant for a man's arrest on ed by the Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie a charge of embezzlement, issued at the Union Church yesterday, on in February, was executed only the occasion of the annual Church this month, it was stated in a Parade of the Scottish Company of caso heard by Major C. Wilson at the Hongkong Volunteer Defence the Central Magistracy this. Corps. The Volunteers, who werd morning. L ་་་་་ accompanied by No. 1 platoon of Ma Yap, formerly in the employ

the King's Own Scottleh Borderers, of the New Zealand' Insurance

of which Messr+ Capt. W. J. Lake R. and a detachment from the Navy, Company,

assembled at headquarters in Holyoak, Massey and Co. are tho EMS. Hawkins was a passage charge of Captain D. C. Logan, local agents, was charged with on the s.s. Karmale on Saturday

M.C., and marched to the church. fraudulently misappropriating the Among those present was Mr. R. M. sum of $1,060.91, monies received Dyer, the Chieftain of St. Andrew's by him' on account of the Company. Society, with a party of friends. Major Wilson commented on the

for Europe.

be robbed of their power to wage such costly Industrial wars as have been fought even this year. That is an argument indignantly rébutted by Trade Unionists who have given indications of a storm

Omissions from the list of If a complete withdrawn? of pro-wrontha at the funeral of the late tection from the Union funds is Captain Clarke wore those sent by the Captain and Officers of B.. attempted. There is, however, a

Kinshan,

Whirangers and and very large following for the iden Staff of the Hongkong, Canton that the machinery and organisanud Marno E. B. Company's tion of Trade Unions ought to be overhauled and that something A Chinese has been arrested in should be done to lessen the like-connection with the murder of the caretaker of the Seanmen's Club in lihood or possibility of a repeti Cheeny Or Street Kowloon City tion of the May folly. An insis-H. B. Nihill at the Kowloon and on his appearance before Mr. tence on the taking of a secret bal-Magistracy on Saturday he has recovenant, for if a man had a mother with Mr. Bulmer Johnson appear

Wharves.

manded for one, week.

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Two cargo coolies, who were charged before Mr. J. H. B. Nihill at the Kowloon Magistrney this morning, with breaching cargØSE of salt fish at the Kowloon Go-

lot before members of-a Union ure called upon to strike, might find favourable acceptance. evon among moderate Trade Unionists, and there is room, to explore the possibilities of restricting the im-downs, were each sentenced to position of a political levy and the seven days' hard labour. controlling of pickets, but, of course, all of these suggestions St. will find serious opposition from

·BADELEY - HOLMES: -- At

Jehn's Cathedral, on Novem- ber 26, 1926, by the Rev. H. Copley Moyle, Evelyn, only daughter of the late Mr. F. E. Holmes and Mrs. Holmes, of Hurnview, Beverley, England,

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Outside the bolted door of Holy Trinity Church, Enst Finchley, ap- pears the notice, "Owing to thefts from this and many other

The Rev. Kirk Maconachie took as long interval' which had elapsed h text Genesis S1/47:-"Laban since the warrant for the dofen- called it Jegarsahadutha: but Jacob dant's arrest was issued in called it Galeed." He spoke of how February last.

Mr. F. E. Lożeby (for the de- these two men built a monument by which each sworo neither would do fence) stated that all this time anything to the detriment of the the defendant had been carrying other, and pointed out that on this on business in a floor below that sacred occasion each used his in which another clerk of the same mother tongue, the one Aramaic and Company lived, and no action was how seriously these men took their the other Hebrew, This showed taken until quite recently..

The case was again adjourned,"

BRITISH EMPIRE.

tongue at all it came out when he ing for the prosecution. was most in earnest. After refer- ring to the subject of Esperanto and the monotony of life if there were no differences he urged that the clans keep their varied tartans as they added to the picturesque in A GREAT HISTORICAL EVENT. a drab world, and life was richer and kindlier and the more humour- some for the whole of it.

the extremist faction of the Trade churches Holy Trinity for the pragainst the realities of the case, and ish Commonwealth, which was re-

Unionist movement. That opposi-sent will be open only for services tion might easily be overcome to at times notified.”

the eventual good of the country

Rugby, Nov. 28. The Colonial Secretary, Mr. We were being described as "Im-Amery, in an interview yesterday, perialists" and na arrogant oppres-expressed the belief that the birth sors in China, but the slogan was of the younger nations of the Brit- it would die in China as it was gistered by the Imperial Con- doing in India, in spite of all that ference as a definite stage in the Moscow could do to keep it alive.development of the Empire, would, Mr Chung Wing-kwong, the Mr. Maconachie went on to refer in future, be noted as the greatest to Joseph Edward, only son if the Government has the good principal of the Caston Lingnain to common interests, and spoke of historical event in the world's his of the late Mr. F. J. Badeley sense to be cautious and evo College. is reported to be in Hong the Act of Union between the tory during the fast fifty years. and Mrs. Badeley, of 37, Ab-kindly in its promised Bill. One kong on a mission stated to be con- Crowns of England and Scotland in Those who feared that this re- bey Road, St. John's Wood,

nected with the financial adminis-1707, which succeeded, he said, be-cognition involved the removal of London, 2

does not feel disposed, however,tration of the College. He sails by cause it paid careful regard not the central authority necessary to to put too implicit, a trust in a the Taishan this, evening on his only to the rights but the suscepti-held the Empire together, should

return to Canton.

bilities of the smaller partner, and remember that it was not a central Conservative Government essay-

they could pray for the day when authority, but common loyalties, ing to deal politically with or-

would be the same the world over. traditions. ideals. and interests ganised labour, though, in view of

The reports of the Imperial Con- combining to sustain the wish to the great and urgent need of the

ference constituted wonderful proof remain united that had bound the of the unity between England and Empire together during the last country for a period of peaceful

Scotland, once hereditary foes, and half century. British Wireless. industrial conditions, it is devout

that idea was growing to reality ly to be wished that moderate

and strength throughout the Empire." counsels will prevail.

DEATH.

GOMES-At Government Civil Hospital, on 28th November, 1926, at 6.30 am, Augusto J. M. Gomes, (Aito). Funeral will pass the monument to- day, (Monday), at 5.15 p.m., Deeply regretted.

The

Telegraph

MONDAY, NOV. 29, 1926.

TRADE UNION

CONTROL.

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A Chinese woman was charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, to-day. with trespassing in the servants' quarters of Mr. T. G. Weall's re- sidence, at No. 301, The Peak The case was taken at the instance of Mr. Weall, but the defendant cid not appear in Court this mor- ning, and, in her absence, the bail

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Mr. Maconachie con-worthy, of our place as one by one. cluded: "In His incarnate son, they move into the light to pour scattered their varied gifts upon His altar alone and find their common utterance in

of $10, deposited with Inspector our Saviour; the

of men tribes Shannon, was estreated.

And their unity.

The "Sunning" Enquiry."

The death occurred on the 15th The recent piratical attack on October, at her residence, at No. the 's.s. Sunning, is to be made the 53, Avenue de Segur, Paris, at the subject of an exhaustive enquiry, age of 14 years, of Madame Maria and we are glad to see that in ap Leurquin, mother of M. Jules pointing a Commission for this Leurquin, who was Consul for purpose His Excellency the Go-France at Canton, two years ago. vernor has nominated a represent-The interment took place at tative body of men. The Secre- tariat for Chinese Affairs, the

It is to be hoped that much more moderation is shown in the even-Police, the Harbour Department,' tual Bill for the revision of the Trade Union law than has so far been manifested in the Govern- ment's spokesmen at Home, else serious political crisis will

doubtedly eventuate.

a

ence of a large gathering of mem

metere de Babneux, in the pre-

sra and friends of the family. There were no flowers by request

case.

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will

May

We

be His praise."

The Vory Jana!

Idea

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the Navy, and the shipowning and

Modern authors engaged in the

Builders' Foreman: "Excuse me, mariners' interests are all repre-

struggle to meet income tax de- bat are you the lady wot's sing- sented, so that the question will At the Central Magistracy, or mands must produce their two ing?" be investigated from all angles. Saturday morning, Mr. R. E. Lind books a year and their weekly Lady: "Yes, I was singing. The terms of reference are quite sell sentenced a cook from, the article for America, but there is a Why?" comprehensive and it should be Repulse Bay Hotel to six weeks moral for the Unpublished in "Well, might ask you not to hold.. possible not only to discover any hard labour on conviction on Bacon's method. Fame, if not ex- on to that top note so long? Ever since weak spots in the anti-piracy charge of assaulting the No. 1 actly fortune, may be secured by The men have knocked off twice the disastrous and foolish General measures which enabled, the Sun-Chinese cook of the hotel. It was merely dying and leaving careful already, mistakin' it for the dinner Strike of May last, when thou-ning to fall into the pirates' hands revealed that some time last year directions for one's literary execu- whistle.""

but also to draw useful lessons the same defendant was before the tor. These directions will ensure sands of Trade Unionists found for the future safeguarding of Court on a charge of picking the that the work entitled "How?" themselves forced to go on strike seagoing ships from such attacks. pockets of a pedestrian, and a con- (first of a trilogy) shall not be Dean Swift would have deplored by Unions which had not consulted Considering the various points viction was also recorded in that published until 15 years after the the change in fashion which has

which have to be investigated, it their members' wishes, it has been is desirable that too much publi-

death of its author, to be followed made possible the statement of a by its companion volumes "Where?" traffic expert that Londoners "won't recognised that some measure of city should not be given to the de- The following vessels are expect and "Why?" at 20-year intervals. walk." "I desire in two days," he reform in Trade Union law is deliberations of the Commission, and ed to be in wireless communication Other works, such as "Whence?" once wrote, "to go and live at Chel-

for this reason it is a wise proce-with sirable, but the Conservative Go-dure to hold the enquiry in camera. Truro City, Eclipse, Pres. Van could be written and carefully con- under a necessity of walking to and Hongkong to-day-York, and "Because" with other trivia sea for the air, and put myself vernment of the day threatens to A public enquiry would result in Buren, Glenfallock, Carnarvonshire, cealed for 50 years or so after from London every day......When go to the other extreme and at- good deal of valuable informa Van Overstraten, Corinthia, Kia-wards; 150 years later our un- I pass the Mall in the evening, it tempt to rob the Unions of their lion finding its way to the head-fuku Maru, Ryndam, Sinkiang, known will have a legendary stand- is prodigious to see the number quarters of the Blas Bay pirates. Tisondari, Empress of Asia, Pres. ing, and his authorship of the of Indies walking there, and I al- most cherished powers. The other who are notoriously well organia Taft, Siberia Maru, Fooksang, works formerly published under ways ory share at the ladies of day, Mr. Winston Churchill, ined and who doubtless have their West Niger, Sunkong, Shantung, the pseudonyms of George Bernard Treland who never walk at all, as discussing the four main questions secret agents in most China Coast Hozen Maru, Powlet, Bandoeng Shaw and Herbert George Wells if their lega were no use but to be

parts. The conduct of the Sun- Maru, Suisang, Bowes Castle and (note the secret ciper here) will be laid nside.". which he

said the Government'sning's master, officers and en- Fingal.

an established fact Bill would have to cover, said thatgineers will doubtless come up for picketing, the immunity of trado consideration at the enquiry, and

The baby used to bathe him- it would, we presume, be within

.self, Union funds, the political levy and the scope of the Commissioners" secret balota would all be dealt duties to make recommendations with. Of course," the most im-for the due recognition of the portant of all these is the im- bravery shown in the face of great adds. In the meantime, wo sint- munity of Trade Union funds from cerely trust that the Canton au- Berlin liability from tortious acts, for if thorities will show a willingness Delo that privilege, which was confer-to co-operate with British forces Helsingfors

in routing out the Blas Bay Rio red by the Trades Dispute Act, is

pirates, who, it is known, have

withdrawn, the Unions will stand their headquarters in what is a

EXCHANGE RATES.

Rugby, Nov. 28.

Paris Gunova

..134 .25.144 .20.111⁄4 .19.06 102. 9/16

to be legally procceded against in kind of No Man's Land under the Copenhagen respect of any default or neglect nominal control of military gen-Pengue.

eral who does not recognise Car Bombay..

Lisbon committed by their members in ton's authority. trade disputes. It would virtually

| Newdam amount to a repeal of the Trades Mr. J. H. B. Nihill made, an or- Stockholm Disputo Act and would paralyse der, at the Kowloon Magistracy Vonna

Kobe

York

tho Unions to disastrous extent, this morning, for the confiscation

of rané revolver and 100 rounds of Buenos Aires

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The inviolability of the funds of ammunition; which were found un- Sliver (spot)

Hongkong. Trade Union will he fought for claimed on board the "President Silver (forward) by the whole of the organised Jackson on Saturday morning."

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But doesn't any more, Cause 'stead of washing hands.

and face,

'He'd wash the bathroom

floor,

Maid: "You know that old vase,. Mum, you said 'ad bin 'anded down from generation to generation?"?

Mistress (onxiously): "Yes?" Maid: "Well, this generation dropped it!"

Don't carry on about" cigar" Tobacco growing in Hampshire ashes spilled on the rug, is .6.1/82 seems a thriving infant industry, one of the how-to-be-happy-though- 2/5 but few would guess that tobacco married. rules of Mrs. Elizabeth 34.8014 for consumption has been grown MacDonald, homemaking authority 22even in London, and in such an un- of Boston University. This pries- 103, 11/16 ikely spot as Leicester-square. tess of happy marriages enlarges 2.17/32 Tho, grower was M. Phillipe, the her point, by saying that 26/32 founder of the well-known Cavour many men have been made miser- 2/0/9/32 Restaurant In the Square, In his able in their homes by a sense of 12.184 garden, now built over, he raised being watched like a dog or cat: 18.174 not only all his vegetables, but just who might track up the house,

But is it any .84.414 enough tobacco to make two big True, perltaps!

.32.03 cigars each year. They were care worse for a woman with a perfect- 40% fully preserved until Christmas ly natural sense of order and a ..1/11 Day and then smoked, one by him desitg for an attractive home to be ,26.7/10

self, and the other by some favour driven almost insane by the t ed (?) friend.

tering sort of husband?

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