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TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1927.

THE INDEMNITY FUNDS.

The question of the disposal of the British share of the Boxer Indemnity should, in the normal order of things, come before the House of Commons before long.

The delegation which was seat

East to study the matter has long

TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1927.

DAY BY DAY,

Board. Something for more de-: Balto and binding seems neces sary, but, oven

were this point

THE TIME NEVER COMES WHEN A covered by the Act of Parliament RECONSTRUCTION DOES NOT IMPERII putting the proposals into. effect, SOME GREAT INTEREST-Heber New

"ton what possible control could be exorcised ovora Board ten thou•

The P. & O. ss. Macedonia from sand miles away with Chinese In-Hongkong arrived at London on terests dominant thereon? There the 14th January at 8 am. are many other objections which

The 8.8. Empress of Russia from could bo named against the Manila is due bere to-morrow even scheme is a whole, but we have ag at five o'clock and will berth

alongside at Kowloon. not the time to go into thead 'at the moment. The United States.

MOVING WEST.

The Very Idea!

MR. A. HCROOK'S- INTERESTING LECTURE.

The English draughts champlon (Mr. Cohen) has just played nighty How certain facts known about gumes. simultaneously at Brixton.. the earth are extremely hard to Experts estimate that he walked reconcile with the idea that the eight miles in the course of the earth is a cooling sphere of nebu" games. This suggests more than lar matter thrown off from the one novel way of taking exercise, sun, and how a German scientist, For instance, you might have In 1914, propounded. the theory halma board laid down in the open, that all the continents were at as large as a golf course, in order one time grouped closely together, to ensure a pleasant stroll between " was explained in an extraordinarily the moves. Or again, you might The Royal Observatory's fore interesting manner by Mr. A. H. play chess on a mountain side, Crook in his lecturò "Are We Go Is already utilising part of "Its cast up till noon to-morrow la: ing West?" at the Helena, May

We see in our imagination "North-east winds, moderate; over- Institute, last evening share of the Indemnity in the unenst, drizzle at first, improving

thick set guide pulling a player up The lecturer began by explain to a ledge on a rope, for a critical keep of the Tsing Hua College and | later.”

ing how a few years ago scientists

move with a bishop.. We see. other educational, work, whilst

An advertisement in to-day's issue states that the name of Messrs, Holyoak, Massey and Co. Ltd., has been changed to "Messrs. Reiss, Massey and Co., Ltd."

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Grandpa, in a speedy car, Pushed the throttle too far; Twinkle, twinkle, little star, Music by the G. A. R.

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A Chinese report from Cantor/and geophysists accepted the nebuanother player, fat and breathless, about two years ago Congress states that Mr. Wang Ching-wallar hypothesis, but how it had al carrying his knight to some lone remitted the balance, which is arrived there on the 13th instant ways been very difficult to Xeyrio, visited only by engles. And being applied at the discretion of and is said to be staying in the plain certain phenomena regarding we hear the cry of "Stalemate!" the scattered distribution of the when the players admit that they earth's dora-and-fauna, and how cannot get to their pieces at all, the President to educational and western suburbs. cultural activities as decided by a Mrs. F. Matton, Portuguese lady the study of astronomy had also either through funk or precipitous Board of Trustees, but each grant living at No. 486, Nathan Road, dealt severo blows to the theory.rock is made with definite conditions of a Singer sewing machine from of them so far apart as to suppose has reported to the police the theft Certain plants and animals were found only in certain places-some imposed on the institutions re-the verandah of her home.

that the great oceans of the world ceiving it and no money is paid

d at one time been "bridged by over until these conditions have

continents. But if these contin been complied with.

ents had existed then the waters of the earth must have flooded

A woman who gave evidence China to-day is in such an uns

existing continents and so the before Mr. Justice Roche on settled state that it would be a

scientists, striving to explain the December 12th, was asked whether rélied to all concerned if the ques-

phenomena, were no better off. she was mnid to one of the parties

The German scientist Wagner in the case. tion of the British indemnity could

had put forward the theory that be disposed of once and, for all

the land had all been in one piece help. and that it had cracked and split For that purpose, it might even bu wise to utilise the

up at about the time of the car-way people have, of getting lese available

boniferous age after the flora money and more dignity.

Why balance at once and wipe out

and fauna had become widespread people should not want to belong. altogether the remaining nine,

and also after the advent of man. to the most honourable profession millions. If such a course were

in detail and pointed out how the Mr.. Crook explained this theory in the world I do not know. decided upon, no better use could be made of the two millions already collected than to make, a grant to the Hongkong University

Mr. A. W. E. Davidson, of the China Light and Power Co., Ltd., is, we regret to hear, lying at the French Hosital ..with pneumonia. "His numerous friends will wish him a speedy recovery

The Superintendent of the 3216 Cosmopolitan Dock at Kowloon has reported to the police the removal into the Kwong Wah Hospital of workman who was injured by boiler plate falling on his right leg.

a

Last week's health return shows

and diphtheria, one of each prov-

The woman: I am companion

Mr. Justice Roche: That is one

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land surfaces of the earth did That habit of the "sloppy mind" make a rough "jig-saw puzzle" is for, too common to-day-Sir that could be fitted together. Cer- Maurice Craig.

tain parts had been pushed in cer-

and to set aside the rest for the two cases each of typhoid fevertain directions and the earth's suг- Mr. Baldwin is the most com-

face had crinkled, thus making monsense Premier we have had in ing fatal. Three of the sufferers the great mountain ranges. Many England for 50 years.-Mr. Have and were Chinese and the other unexplained facts about the earth became mora or less clear, if British. There was also a Chinese Wagner's theory were the correct case of cerebro-spinal fever.

construction of a loop line linking up the Kowloon-Canton Canton-Hankow Railways, a project which would be to the mutual advantage of Canton and this

Colony. In this way, the whole

one.

look Wilson.

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The time has come when Mascow. Scientists were not disposed to must stop wiping her boots on the The son of a shopkeeper at No.

Union Jack.-Commander Locker- 16, Cough Street, has run away pounded, said Mr. Crook, but there Lampson, M.P.

accept the theory when first pro- from home after rifling the shop's was now a greater disposition to problem would be quickly solved till and stealing all the cash, con- and there would be no necessity tained therein, amounting to $640. John Jolay, the leading British Apprentice Boys celebrated the regard it as likely. Professor In Londonderry last month, the for continuing with the cumber-The lad's father went to the police geologist, had written a work "The anniversary of the shutting of Station and made a report of the Movement of the Earth's Surface Derry's gates 238 years ago, and in theft yesterday. A description of Crust" in which he had attempted the evening burned a huge effigy the boy was also supplied with the to supply Frof. Wagner, with an of Colonel Lundy in the prasence report.

explanation of the movement of of 10,000 citizens.

since made its report; and its main recommendations have already been approved by the Advisory Committee set up under the chair-me and complicated scheme manship of Lord Buxton. The upon which the Buxton Committee

has unfortunately put its seal.

Safety in Factories.

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The

ly during the course of forty mil- lion years, the rock eventually be became molten. The result was that continents sank a little and CHLOROFORM STORY. the aen encroached on the atten-

MAN'S PLEA OF JEALOUSY.

پریم

The simple dress was brown velvet ribbon tied in a huge sash.

Kansas City Star.

Schoolboy

The chief occupation of the in- habitants of Perth is dying.

Rhetoric is a form of arithmetic.

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total funds involved come to about eleven millions sterling, of which

The Hongkong Directory (with the earth's surface. In brief, the Peak Directory), published in the explanation was that the move- there is at the moment about two

form of a desk blotter with diary ment of the continents was due millions ready for distribution, and

by the South China Morning Post, to actions underneath the Earth's the proposals now made for the

has just made its appearance for crust. The beat on the surface

"Howlers."-A re- That it is a step in the right 1927. The directory has been of the world was taken away by handling of these big sums are of direction, will, we imagine, be the thoroughly revised and brought basalt rock underneath the earth cent examination at the Hoe Gram-

conduction, but the heat of the ja most complicated and, in

our general comment on the Govern-up-to-date and is an almost fa- could not be so cooled, and it ac-mar School, Plymouth, produced unsatisfactory ment's, proposal to introduce an dispensable companion on the desk cumulated. Increasing very slow the following opinion, most

Ordinance to provide against of every local business man. character. Under the suggested accidents in factories. The draft price is $3. scheme, it will take very many of the proposed Bill has beei prab- years before the funds are finally lished, and it seeks to give the

Governor-in-Council

power to disposed of, which in itself is un make regulations for the purpose.

An incident that does not lack. ed parts. At the same time, the comedy took place on 18th Decem- fortunate in that it will continue of preventing accidents, in factories,

earth, held together by the magneber when the furniture of M. to perpetuate the memory of the and for requiring the provision

tic attraction of the sun and moon, Coremans, a member of the Rotter- of first-ald appliances and for the Boxer atrocities, whilst the man notification of accidents.

turned from West to East, and the dam Town Council, was put up for A Chinese charged at the Police continents slide from East to West. public auction to discharge a debt. ner of disposal leaves very much proposal, is in line with what has Court to day with possession of This accounted for the continents for rates.

been done at Home for many years to be desired.

M. Coremaria was formerly a past, and the factory workers of certain pieces of women's assuming new positions. The In brief, the main proposal is this Colony have a right to be safe-jewellery and with chloroforming heated mass, however, solidified tramp, who was nominated as a that all this money should be guarded against accidents as much a woman at Water Street with the again, on cooling off, and thus con- candidate for the Town Council by handed over Lo 11 Board of as possible. The proposals for the idea of robbing her, was told by the tipents during the course of time e number of electors as a protest Trustees to be appointed by "the immediate moment are simple and Magistrate not to be "idiotle" were flattened down, rejuvenated against municipal politics

somewhat elementary, such as the when he made out that the and assumed their positions of to- general. He was elected with an At the Chinese Government," and reporting of accidents, the provi- women quarrelled over him and day. This also, concluded the overwhelming majority. which the Chinese will alwayssion of first-aid, the enclosing of that one of them trumped up this lecturer, gave the explanation of Town Council meetings he cham have a majority of votes. The all dangerous driving belts and charge because she was jealous of the formation of mountain ranges, ploned many singular theories and and the character of continents more than once he was ejected. first thought that strikes us in this passage-ways, etc. There is little

exposed machinery adjacent to his attentions to a pival.

One of his enterprises was to Evidence given by a woman from generally...”

At the conclusion of the lecture, found a small cafe in the centre connection is that China is to-day room for cavil, even on the part a public house at Water Street,

His refusal really without a Government and of indifferent Chinese factory was that the defendant held an which was made extremely inter-of Rotterdam which he called "The

Crook was heartily Temple of Rabble." managements. Knowing the care- uncorked bottle of chloroform to eating, Mr.

¿

This

CHANG TSO-LIN'S POLICY.

In

that when she eventually gets it less manner of Chinese generally her nose, the unusual odour she thanked, on the call of Mr. J. R. to pay rates resulted in a prosecu tion for the payment of 85 florins, is likely to be under the complete and their proverbial disregard for inhaled making her open her eyes Wood, who acted as Chairman.

and the Court ordered that M. control of a particular political safety, it is really surprising that to find her suspicious confirmed by

Coremans's furniture should be. sold we do not hear of many more the sight of the bottle, which the

unless in elique or war lord. Thus not only serious accidents, but there are

the inter- man then endeavoured to conceal.

val he had discharged the debt. will the selection of members of probably more than would appear, She told the Court that at this:

The town councillors rejoinder to the Board lie in the hands of such many of them being left unreport- point ake practised dissimulation

this was to parade the main streets ed. To make the reporting of an and allayed his apparent un- a clique or militarist, but, unless accident a legal obligation on the easiness until the police could be TREATIES TO BE HONOURED. of Rotterdam for a fortnight as a sandwichman bearing a placard specific conditions are laid down management of a factory is a most sent for.

A Chinese telegram received in announcing that, "In the name of to the contrary, the final destina benificent proposal.

With regard to the bottle of Hongkong to-day from the North the Queen, the furniture of his tion of the funds will be dictate there is need to proceed cautiously chloroform, the defendant stated says that Marshal Chang Tso-lincnfo was to be sold, and giving

any attempt to raise the in Court that he used it for treat-gave a big banquet to Chinese and the date and hour of the sale. apparent standard of factory comment of an ailment, and with re- foreign guests on Sunday evening, of the Report recently issued, the ditions, because the Chinese have gard to certain pieces of jewellery and that in the course of a speech Board of Trustees have complete way of their own as regards including a pair of bangles, which the Marshal said that the Central

Tokyo, Jan. 17. managing their equipment, and in were found on her person, he also Government was getting upon a Prince Chichibu arrived this discretion as to the manner in avoiding accidents and in attend-stated that they were bought ng much more secure foundation. afternoon and proceeded from the

We which they 'spond the money,ing to them afterwards.

from the same source. By term

In

Of course,

excepting that there is an indica.musta't judge wholly on what Presents for a woman who lived in He outlined his foreign policy as station through great welcoming

another house.

would seem to be the don't-care

being to honour China's treaties: crowds to pay his respects to the Defendant explained. that He said that plans were bolng com- spirit of his Into Imperial father, tion that it should be along the spirit and ways of the Chinese, in lentousy was behind the trumping plated for the coming military who is lying in-state at the main general lines approved by the matters of this kind, because they of the present charges against campaign against the South and palace-Reuter, Advisory Committee. Latitudo ta are not quite so "don't care" after him.

ho did not think there would be even permitted in the matter of all. But we do believe in provid-

In remanding the caso, with the much difficulty in unifying the ing statutory obligations, for the

At the University of Ireland, varying the percentages suggested protection of workers and if these, defendant in police custody, for country. by the delogation. The term obligations are cautiously and twenty-four hours, Mr. Lindsell With regard to the Washington Dublin, the honorary degree of sympathetically imposed, a great said that the Government expert Surtaxes, Marshal Chang asked D.Litt. was conferred upon Sir "general lines" is certainly very deal of actual good as well as would give formal evidence of the the Powers to sympathise with the John Morris Jones, professor of vague and, in our opinion, it con- education benefit will inevitably nature of the contents of the movement for their imposition by Welsh at North Wales University,

cedes too much latitude to the result.

bottle..

Poking.

Bangor