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The Telegraph

MONDAY, DECEMBER, 13, 1926,

MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1926,

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DAY BY DAY.

IT IS THE MOTIVE THAT MØRK. THAN ANYTHING ELSE RENDERS AN ACTION GOOD OR BAD.-Augustus Hare.

reported over the week end was one The only case of notifiable disease Chinese occurrence of diphtheria,

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The P. and O. 8.s. Mantua from Hongkong arrived at Marseilles on the 10th December at noon;

publication of any evidence at all in divorce proceedings, the authori ties will be interfering too. groatly and will be affording undesirable protection to wrongdoers. It is one thing to "protect public morals" but it is quite another to make our Divorce Court approximate to a secret enquiry. For ourselves, we have enough faith in the purity of British courts to trust a trial of the experiment, but it is just, as

Among the passengers arriving well to koop a very jealous eye, on

from Home by the se. Achons were public rights in all these matters. Mr. and Mrs. A. Ritchie, Mrs. E. R. We admit that there has been much Dovey, Mr. and Mrs. D. Harvey undesirable publicity hitherto, but and Mr.. J. Owen Hughes, we are dubious regarding the as-

Moderate east winds and fine sertion that this publicity is injuri-weather are predicted for the ous to public morala We certainly twenty-four hours ending at noon are most concerned to ensure that to-morrow, by to-day's report of

the Royal Observatry, this inroad into the rights of news- paper publicity is not attended by results far more undesirable than the evil it is designed to remove."

Hospital Charges.

J.

The many friends of Mr. Scott Harston, who underwent an operation for appendicitis in the Poak Hospital on Saturday, will be pleased to learn that he is making good progress.

"THE PIRATES.

ANOTHER BIG SUCCESS.

CORRESPONDENCE.

·HOSPITAL CHARGES.

Telegraph.) 4

The large audience at the Theatre Royal on Saturday night [To the Editor of the Hongkong given on Friday that the Phil- thoroughly endorsed the verdlet

harmonic Society has celipeed all

Sir, I have read with much. previous performances by the all-

pleasure... the protost of round excellence of its production Speechless" and hope that he will of "The Pirates of Penzance""" The stage effects, the lighting and continue to agitate not only on the dressing of the piece are be his own behalf but for the many leas fortunata" than himself. yond reproach, and with a really There are many women with fine chorus, excellent principals twice his number to keep who, and a well-balanced orchestra, have, to do it on not quite half there are all the essentials of his salary, so one can well ima success. A special tribute is due gine the perpetual nightmare. to Mr. W. B. Fleming, the hon. they live in. Can one put by conductor, who must have put in anything for a rainy day on such many weeks of very hard work to bring the musical side of the show debt, even though "not to a serl- a princely income? If he is in up to such a stage of excellento.ous extent; san one blame those It says much for the control

less fortunate if they are? For which he has over such a large such womon life la one perpetual combination of vocalists and in-roundwork, bed, work and a strumentalists that Saturday's burden of worry. Cas one won- performance went through with der that the faces one sees out a single hitch or the least ferries" and trains are anything hestitation on the part of soloists but radiant? or chorus.

I hope others will protest and.

The many friends of Major L. Of the principals, Mrs. Bowes- that the Resident Associations. Cassel will be glad to hear that he Smith again demonstrated her will act on the advice you, Str, is progressing so well towards re-skill and charm as a vocalist and suggested. Yours, cto. » cover that he expects to be dis- a very natural demeanour" whan | charged from hospital, where he has been a patient for some two months, during the present week,

GRAYHEAD DEFORE HER TIME, Hongkong, Dec. 12th, 1926.

The correspondent who wrote to us on Saturday asking that the question of the increased hospital charges be reopened gave an inter- esting statement of his average

acting. All her work bore the hall- monthly outgoings, designed to

mark of excellence and so dainty and freshing was her singing, y show that the new rates would, in

that she was more than once over the initial performance. case of serious sickness, thake fur- ther inroads on his family budget.

Acting under doctor's orders recalled. Mrs. Watt, as the pirate Although senrcely blustering

could hardly enough for our conception of 4. There are items in his expenses the Bishop of Victoria has been maid-of-all-work, which would appear to be some-obliged to cancel all engagements have been bettered. She suited pirate king, Mr. R. M. Keown what unnecessarily high, for exam- as far as possible for the remain the part to a nicety and her rich acted and sang with marked suc- plė, us. $200 per month forder of the month, except those contralto voice and clear enuncia-cess, whilst as the sergeant of | DIVORCE PROCEEDINGS provisions, but these do not affect connected with the Bishop of tion won her much applause. Of police Engineer, Lieut. Beddells Mr. A. J. Brock as the Major was faultless; one cannot conceiva his main point that, at a time when London's visit..

General it is sufficient to say that the part being better taken. living costs are on the upward

From Messrs. Lane, Crawford, he was quite as big a success" ná "The Pirates" is certainly grade, it is a distinct hardship to There will doubtless be much have already high hospital charges Ltd., we have received a useful desk he was when playing the part of bright and colourful show and that is interesting and important increased. When the question was calender, and also, desk and pocket the Lord Chancellor in "Iolanthe" should no no account be missed. in the "animated debate" which, raised during the Budget discus-calendars issued by Messrs. Cutler-and that is saying a great deal. There are four more performances sion, the Unofficials asked for fur-Palmer, and the White Horse Dis- Mr. D. M. Richanda, in the role-to-night, a matinee on Wednes according to a Reuter's message re-ther information and a sessional tilfers, Ltd., for which well-known of Frederic, had probably the day, and further right productions ceived on Saturday, marked the paper was promised. This has new firms, Messrs. Lane, Crawford are heaviest part in the piece, and on on Friday and Saturday. His Saturday he was in 'first-rate form, Excellency the Governor and third renting in the House of Com-been issued, but, as we have al- the local agents.

showing a distinct improvement party, are attending to-night.

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Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse, Deputy Superintendent of Police, returned to the Colony on the P. and 0, Malwa on Friday after an enjoy able leave spent at Home. Follow ing an established practice, r. Wodehouse gave part of his time, whilst In England, to enlisting and examining recruits, and ten men were recently sent out by him for

The

Very Idea!

Kordas of Hungary

mons of the Bill which aims at pre- this document does not supply any the Colony on the 3.5. Macedonia ready stated in a previous comment,

Among the passengers who left venting the publication of certain reason why the Government should matter in connection with divorce have suddenly decided to change ita for Europe on Saturday were Sir Ronald and Lady Macleay, Rear proceedings which might be, injuri-attitude. No new arguments were Admiral A.J.B., Stirling, Mrs. disclosed to warrant a reversal of and Misa Stirling, Lieut.-Comdr. ous to public morals. For many previous policy, and it will be inter-c C. Alexander, Pay-Lieut. years past there has been an outcry esting to see whether the Unofficials E. D. T. Churcher, Dr. J. L. and against the practice of certain are satisfied that a reasonable case Mrs. Shellshear, Mr. S. B. B. newspapers in publishing, often has been made out on the doctors' McEldery, Mr. C. E. L. Grist and

behalf. The plea for a revision of Insp. and Mrs. W. Pincott. with sensational headlines and the rates was based on the sugges much dressing," the more objection, that people who could "well

Not many people have ever A jeweller replaced a few rusted tionable details and immoral incid. afford to pay more have been in the

But, parts and Anderson claims the habit of taking advantage of the

heard of Button Gwinnet. ents which Ba often characterise old Government rates, but we think

known or unknown, the signature watch keeps excellent time.. divorce proceedings, and It has been that is a distortion of the facts, and

of this fellow is the second most felt by many thoughful leaders of we have no doubt that if an ana

expensive autograph in the world. Laszlo The only name bringing an even wishes to be remembered by the public life-apart altogether from lysis were made of cases treated at

more fabulous sum is that of Wil world as a stable boy." For the Government Civil Hospital it

Ham Shakespeare. Only six au- forty years he has been employed the squeamish sentimentalists who would be found that the patients

thenic signatures of Shakespeare at Hortobagy in the lowlands of pretend more horror than they real- have been of a type who could ill

have ever been found. Many of Hungary. Kordas, is now almost ly feel that it would be a good top of the hospital fees. True, the

afford to pay doctors' charges on service here,

his autographs were destroyed in sixty years old. During his life thing if the public were not given P.C.M.O. has power to waive.cer- Mrs. Compton-Smith left Liver the great London fire." Button he has saved more than a thou- such lurid and undesirable matter,tain charges. in cases where he pool on November 8. for Hongkong Gwinnet signed the Declaration of sand dollars with which he is now It is only a certain type of news- thinks the patient cannot afford to become the wife of Major G. L. Independence. It must have been erecting a crypt in which he to pay them, but such an arrange-Peterson, R.A.S.C. Rarely has the about the only time he ever wrote wishes to be buried when he dies, paper, such as cheap Sunday jourment places both that official and House of Commons been more his name, for no other signature On top of the crypt he is placing s fals, which specialises in salacious the patient in a most invidious moved than when Sir Hamar evor has been found. The mar- life-size statue of himself at work trish, but these papers are read by position. It seems to us that the Greenwood, at that time Chief Ket value of h Gwinnet autograph currying his favourite horse.

On the The Rev. Dr. Jis among us many thousands whose appetite for whole question of cheaper, rather Secretary for Ireland, read the last is about $50,000. Shakespeare's is

than dearor, hospital rates. for letter written by Major Geoffrey worth about $600,000. scandal is undoubtedly titivated. Europeans needs thorough inves- Lees Compton-Smith to his wife, other hand, a Washington, Napo- for a brief season. He says and after being captured by Sinn leon, Lincoln or even kingly au- dods exactly as he thinks right, Whether the reading of full ac-tigation."

Feiners while unarmed at Blarney.tograph is worth only about $50, without regard for the opinions counts of other peoples' infidelity

Even his captors were inspired by because they signed their names or beliefs of anyone else. does injury to public morals is an.

the gallant spirit in which he too often! A reversal of the wife is not with him. accepted the situation. Mrs, arguable point, but no man will

Compton-Smith is Gladys Mary, deny that there ure flagrant

youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. breaches of decorum and good

Paria

123E. W. M. Lloyd, of Winchfield, taste on the part of certain news Brussels.

24.36 Hants. Her first husband was a Amsterdam papers.. The Bill just through the Berlia Commons seeks to restrict publica- Copenhagen

Vienna, tion in such cases to the names of Helsingfors

Lisbon the parties, the grounds on which

Buenos Aires the proceedings are brought and Shanghai

Yokohama Fesisted, submissions on points of or

Now York- law, the Judge's summing up, the Geneva

Milan jury's findings and the judgment, Stockholm and it would seem 'that that is wide Oslo

Prague enough latitude.

But it would be shortsighted not to acknowledge that there is a very big and important principle under- lying some of the objections that have been raised to the measure.

EXCHANGE RATES.

Madrid Rio Bombay Hongkong Silver (spot) Silver (forward).

Rugby, Dec. 12.

British Wiralosa.

tables in this.autograph realm- it's quantity that bounts than quality!

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rather

The stop light was against

him, now

His car is on the blink. The reason is, he did not stop To even stop to think..

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His

The recent ban on the hoof- shaking -modification of St. Vitus dance, the Charleston, until re-." cently barred from most of the leading London hotels and rea- taurants has been lifted. Hotel managers now claim that a modi. fication of the dance, adopted in London, has made of it' a. grace-

What do movie people, do dura ful, smooth dance, in place of the ing their spare time? Douglas sudden lurches and fidgety jumps Fairbanks and Mary Pickford had that marked the old Charleston.. a day off recently so they jour Was

neyed over to the First National Probably there is only one per studio to look around. Wilson who has more. reason than the cinema people never get enough. Prince of Wales to resent the public dinner, and that is the Lord Mayor. Tew are the Lord of the celluloid atmosphere?

.12.13% major in the Royal Welsh 20.38% Fusiliers, and had been wounded In action at the time of their 102.55 marriage in 1916 Mrs. Compton- .2.17/32 Smith was awarded £10,000 in the 40 Recorder's Court of Cork after the 2/0.7/32 Breat tragedy of her life.

4.84%

25.10 The third meeting of the Pan- ..107 Pacific Congross of Science 18.15% held at Tokyo, in Japan, this year.

19.20

Several hundred noted scientists .103 11/16

31.80 from all parts of the world wore 81.8 .6% present. The idea of holding such 1/5.47/04 a representative gathering of 1/11 Scientists first matured in 1920,

A bird fancier was in the act Mayors who know what it is to 24.15/16 when a Congress was held at

of relausing some carrier pigeons have a quiet evening at home. A ..25

Honolulu, three years later they recently when he was accosted by third and lowlier class of victim is the reporter. The late Mr. H. maet at both Sydney and Melbourne a passer-by.

Excuse me, sir," the stranger J. Jennings recorded that he had, A tender has been acceptd for in. Australia, and this year m

said but how far do pigeons fly in a journalistic capacity, attend- It is one of the great characteristics the construction of a steel twin Japan. The representative ap-

ed. 7,000 public dinners and hoard and attributes of British Courts of screw yacht for H.E. the Governor pointed by the Commonwealth Go- 4s a rule?"

"Oh, thousands of miles, somo, some 30,000 speeches, "a large part of which was largely "com- Justice that they are open to the of the Straits Settlements to re-vernment of Australia for the

times." place the Seabelle, which has Seismological acction was Fr.

“And don't they ever get lost?" posed of hims, and haws."'- public and that the proceedings been in commission since 1883, Pigot, S.J., Director of the impor

"Well, I used to lose one now. within them may be published for rendering honourable service to tant observatory of St. Ignatius

and then, but I've had all my birds Cases of dislike of children are a long succession of Governors, College, Sydney. Fr. Pigot is re Fall to read. Some 15 years ago and the Seamew, which came turning to his College in Sydney, crossed with parrots,, and when not unknown even in less eccon- Mr. Augustus more, a Children's Act was passed later and has long since been dis- where he was a fellow-worker they got lost they can ask their tric communities.

Hare tells that his own arrival which provided that all police court carded. The successful tenderers, with Fr. Byrne, one of the two Je-way home."

was very unwelcome to his. proceedings against children were J. S. White and Co., the suits who came to Hongkong last

of week. At the Congrass Dr. Pigot The annual "long lost watch" parents, who promptly handed him should be held in special courts well-known yacht builders

Cowes, Isle of Wight. The price acted, in conjunction with Dr. has been found, this time by over to an obliging aunt. "Cer- from which the public should be ex-is £73,750, and the contract pro- Matsuyama D.Sc., of Kyoto Im-Richard Anderson of Kansas, who tainly wrote his mother in reply. cluded, but this was in the benign, vides for delivory within forty-perial University, as Secretary for fifteen years ago lost his time to her offer; the baby will be interest of young offenders and eight weeks of acceptance, so that the Seismological Section. For place while drilling wheat, He sent as soon as it le weaned, and the new yacht should be. In comthis short visit, of one day to Hong- has ploughed the field several times if anyone else would like one, no-one could object. It is concelv-midaion in Malayan waters in kong he has been the guest of each year since, but not until this please remember that there are able that by not permitting the less than a your.

Bishop Valterin..

autumn did he turn the watch up. others.