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BIRTH

MURRAY-At Victoria Hospital,

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1927.

DAY BY DAY.

"NONE BUT YOURSELF WHO ARE YOUR GREATEST FOR-Longfellow."

There was A clean bill of health in the Colony yesterday.

The P, and 0, 8.8. - Kashmir, which left Shanghal at 3.30 p.m. yesterday, is due here at 6 am, on the 21st.

CORRESPONDENCE,

SCHOOL RESULTS:

[To the Editor of the Hongkong Telegraph.]

Sir,I have read from time to time with much interest some of the statements in the Press re- garding local schools. It has often been said that schools entire- H. E, the Governor (Sir Cecilly run by Chinese are never so Clementi, K.C.M.G.), is to distri- successful, but the published re- bute the prizes to students, at turns of the Hongkong University Queen's College on Friday, 26th, Examinations go to disprove this, at 11a.m.

The Hon. Sir Joseph Kemp, K.C., is to present the prizes at Sa Paul's College at 9 p.m. on the 23nd instant. There will be an entertainment at 7.30 p.m.:

Donald, who has been loud In his praises of wonderful restraint exhicised by the British autheiltion and troops at Hankay, It is known to be plia to speak of sprutal mgasnerpa." And Mr. MacDonald's insistonice on prior pegotiation be fore there is any question of giving | up the Concessions ought to impress the Nationalists of the wrongful | methods they are now purauing. It ju well known that the British Labour Party is, op principle, fa- vourable to all countries retaining their sovereing rights and it is cqucelyable that if certain favour able conditions obtained and effer tive guarantee were forthcom in the Party, might be prepared to lend its support to the return in full 'to China, of all administrative rights over the Concessions. There Arrested with 104 lottery tickets are-many-liberal-nuded people out concealed in the sleeves of his sido the British Labour Party who cont, a young Chinese, who was charged before Ma" T. W, Ains- think the same thing, but that is worth at the Kowloon Magistracy a vastly different proposition to this morning, was fined $25.» the forceful dispossession such.aa

Practically every day unthinking has occurred at Hankow had Klu-Chinese enter the Court Room of kinng. It is not good psychology the Kowloon Magistracy wearing. for Mr. Chen and his followers to hats. Two auch men who were suppose that the British Lapour en by a constable and brought before the magistrate this morning Parly has no sense of dignity or no were cath fined $1 for contempt, of appraisement of prestige. And, as Court. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald clearly points out, there can be no question of truckling to anti-British feeling. might so be "thiit, on the plane

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Among the larger schools of the Colony, Queen's College was the Tan College. For three sacens first last year, followed by Wah sive years before this, Wah Yan

The Very Idea!

Longfellow was capable of. making a joke at his own expense, aa he showed one day when he was introduced to a Mr. Longworth, The introducer commented on the fact that the first syllables of their names were the same.

"Yes," said the poet, "but in this case I fear Pope's lines will apply: Worth makes the man, the want of worth the fellow,"

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The clumay follow stepped

upou

The poor conductor's.tocs. The Conay punched hia

transfer and

He also punched his nose.

t

Mr. A. J. Cook's two children

was first.

In the Junior Locals, this year are to be brought up as "dyed-in-

the-weal Wah Yan won first place. This

Bolsheviks." Their school has a staff wholly Chinese father made an announcement to and is not so generously staffed this effect, amid vociferous cheers, and well equipped as some institu- before the conference in "Moscow tione constantly referred to in the of the organisation of young Com- Press.

munist pioneers, or Boy Scouts of Russia, when he declared his in- It is said that the College staff tention to send his children to hopes in the near future to launch Moscow in order that their educa an appeal for fuads to put up and tion might contain a good ground- equip a building of their owning in the principles of Com- When this is dong"I hope the Government and the generous Hongkong public, will come to the fore.

I have ud axe to grind except that I like a little honour given to those who deserve it. The school Local 'music-lovers are in fora.is little known, I think, but never- great treat when the Italian Grandtheless it is doing good work.tains visitors. Opera Company opens it season at Yours, etc., the Star Theatre, Kowloon, on Fri- day night with "Travatoře." The

on 18th inst., to C. Q. M. go general international policy to- Company has had a big run in

und Mrs. W. J. K. Murray, a daughter.

The Telegraph WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1927,

CANTON'S FOOLISH

TACTICS.

wards China, there is room for the Manila, and during its season here Powers to make certain readjust-it will appear in all the best operas. ments, but there can never be any

Full houses are expected, and early. booking is urged. room for the Nationalists of China to drive Britishers but of their

homes with the help of insensate mobs and then to pose as the legal ly-reinstated authority in charge of Concessions. Britain, ave, and the | world 'too, will be solidly opposed to any such idea, and the Nationalists would do well to remember it.. Bri- intain can be liberal, but Britain

In the light of Mr, Ramsay Mac- Donald's outspoken article

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An elderly Chinose, when charged before Mr. T. W. Ainsworth, at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, with returning from banishment, asserted that the police had arrested the wrong man. The person who was deported last year was not him, but his brother. The defendant was remanded until to-morrow for the finger-print expert to be called.

The following --vessels-

munication with Hongkong to-day -Takada, Yuensang, Denmark, Kashmir, Pfaz, Kalgan, Chaksang, Ruhr, Luchow, President Pierce, Delta, Kasghar, Angers, Borneo, Taikoo, Wan Xi, Soochow, Times Maru, Mishima Maru, Honolulu Maru, Taikwa Maru and Aki Maru.

are

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"RENDER UNTO CAESAR." Hongkong, January 18, 1927, ".

CHLOROFORM USED.

munism.

More "Howlers." head of a man.

An epitaph is a horse with the

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A hostage is, a lady who enter

An epigram is a man who goes. from one country to another.

The Magna Charta forbade any

taxis.

Midland solicitor:

Have you sten your daughter drunk? Man: Well, not out of place.

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ROGUE SENT TO. PRISON.

The Chinese who yesterday re- he was, in effect, the victim of a presented to the Magistrato that

Woman at Shoreditch County "planted charge" instigated by a Court: He struck me with y jealous woman, was this morning baby! Solicitor: With your. found guilty on a charge of being baby!

What do you mean? in possession of chloroform for a Woman: He struck me while I felonious purpose.

was holding my baby.

Further evidence adduced to-day,}-

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Forward, which was given in our does not suffer insolent extortion or expected to be in wireless com he visited to make them insen-Russell, of Old Town, Croydon,

Monday's issue, it would seem that

ejectment.

Re-numbering" Needed. The Canton Municipality is up- parently about to embark on a new

scheme for the propet, numbering of houses in the city. It appears that considerable confusion has

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was to the effect that the defend-

The Ministry of Agriculture pro- ant used chloroform on the women secuted nt Croydon Hoarse sible while he robbed them of their and Ernest Rogers, of Hill-street, jewellery, and when this method Groydon, for selling from a stail in failed, on account of one parti- Ernydon Market Jersey tomatoes cular victim being exceptionally

18 Worthing-grown suspicious, he produced gold-filled Arthur Hoare, an inspector, said tomatoes. trinkets and offered to exchange that Rogers, who was employed by them for the genuine ones belong Russell, had a card on the stall, ing to her. Needless to say he did Warranted English Tomatoes, not tell the women that his Worthing grown, 3d," per lb," "present" were absolutely worth-When the witness spoke to Rogers

Mr. Lindsell also beard formal the later said that everybody was.. evidence from Mr. Doxey as to the doing it. The price of Worthing

tomatoes was ds. 6d. a dozen: The nature of the chloroform, and the pounds. It was stated that the defendant was sentenced to six British Glasshouse. Produce Asso- months' hard labour.

less.

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the attempt of the radical elements in the Cantonese Nationalist party to curry favour with the British Labour Party by sending long tele- grams full of lying assertions about "brutal massperes" is doomed to failure. There is not the slightest

arisen because of the irregular. Thefts from passengers' cubins doubt that the Labour Party in Bri-umbering of old and new premises, aboard ships berthed alongside the tain, and, indeed, most thoughtful and a uniform system is now pro-Kowloon Godown wharves, have people,, sympathise with the genuine pused, by which houses on one side been frequently reported. national aspirations of the Chinese street would be given even latest instances occurred on the numbers and those on the other President Garfield yesterday, the and that there is every promise of side, odd numerals. It has been officers of which have reported Lo kindly consideration for reasonable computed that the cost of providing the Water Police Station that three requests made in a spirit of good-new numbers will be about thirty different cabins were entered, and cents each, but it is suggested that mongy and valuables were atolen will, but the tactics of Canton are double this price be charged the to the value of $200. far too flagrant a breach of de- | property-owners, the surplus, carum to gain the respect of those amounting to some $48,000, to be Resealing of probate of the will devoted to a training institude for of Mr. William Murray Scott, for- who, otherwise, would be sympathe the poor of the city. Why the two merly of Hongkong, and late of tie supporters. In the Cantan matters should be intermingled in Wakerills, Haslemere, Surrey, who died at 21, Bentinck Street, Lon- Gazette of Friday last there was this way, we do not know. But

Our don. on June 30 last, has been the text of a long telegram which that is Canton's business. had been sent to the British Labois interest in the subject arises from granted to Mr. G. G. N. Tinson," Eschylus's great drama, "Pro-

solicitor of Hongkong, appointed long-held conviction that we could attorney of Mrs. Helen Gertrude metheus Bound," are to be given in very well do with a renumbering of Scott, the executrix. Mr. Scott the ruined Theatre houses and business premises in this left net estate in Great Britain the Temple of Apollo. Colony, Both here on the island of £12,165 and in Hongkong to Despite the natural difficulties, Mr. Justice Roche. and over in Kowloon it is extremely the not value of $24,936. Various no pains are being spared to make difficult to find any numbers at all

Party by a "Provincial Committee" of the Cantonese Government form-

ed to protest against the recent Yangtsge incidents, in which it was asserted that British marines bad on much of the property. Especial- killed and wounded defenceless is that the case in the business centre of Hongkong, with the result

opinions as to the desirability of the whole matter being taken in hand.

EXCHANGE RATES.

Rugby, January 18,

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bequests are made to his widow and relatives.

Shaukivan yesterday for Pong

DELPHIC FESTIVAL.

BIG ATTRACTION ARRANGED.

A Pageant of Ancient Greece is

ciation had spent about £50,000; in' trying to educate the public to ask for a higher-class fruit, and their efforts were being nullified by people using their propaganda for an inferior class of goods. Rus- sell was fined 20s, and Rogers 10s.

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Personal--B. V. Come home at to take place at Delphi on May 9th once.-D.-Chicago paper. and 10th, when performances of a modern Greek translation of

adjacent to

And we always hoped the B. V. D.s wouldn't separate, what- ever else happened.-The New Yorker.

Is anybody a bookmaker now?

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the performances as realistic as

If I thought I was going to listen possible. Among other features, the Chorus will be restored to its every evening for the remainder of A small carga boat which left proper significance in the anciant my life to broadcast speechan Chinese citizens at Hankow and had that the task of discovering a given Chau Island in the Mirs Bay di drama, the main motive of which from Parliament I should be fired guns at Kiukiang: "All these address is extremely difficult. Attrict was attacked and robbed was to express the emotions and inclined to do away with my sot.

Sir Arthur Stanley, actions on the part of agents of the with the point as to whose business Ching Chou. A smaller boat same music and dancing. In addition the moment we are not concerned when. between Fautaumun and sentiments of the actors in poetry,

Conservative. British Government it is to see that the numbering is alongside with three, armed. men athletic

games and National Detectives who drove to the can be no two are calculated to frustrate the re- done, but there

on board. Two had revolvers and dances will be held in the ancient house of Christopher Healy, a

Boarding the stadium.

plumber, of Phibsboro-road, Dub- volutionary movement of the Chin-

the other a ride. cargo boat, they imprisoned the ese Nationalists who are strug

There is no accommodation for lin, found concealed in the garden master and his grandson in the hold, and stole money, kerosens strangers, In the near-by, village, 32,200 rounds of ammunition." gling for the freedom, independ

and rice to the value of $117, and but fortunately the harbour of Healy was brought up in the police once and equality of China....We

then made good their escape in Iten which is served by steamers court. Superintendent Ennis said the direction of Stanley,

from Piraeus and other Greek that whon ho found the ammuni feel that you must be indignant at

ports, is within half an hour of tion he showed it to, Healy, and the brutal massacres of which your Government is guilty. It is earn-Paris estly hoped, therefore, that you will Genova

Berlin watch your Government and try to Vienna prevent any repetition of such Helsingfors actions, also that you will demand Shanghai that all milltary and naval forces in Brussels Chinese territory be withdrawn, Oslo

Prague that all Concessions in China be restored and all unequal treaties bo Bombay

Yokohama abolished."

New York NEW If this is the kind of thing which Amsterdam

Stockholm the Nationalists" think is going to Copenhagen Impress the British Labour Party, Madrid-

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The old Shanghai town hall Delphi by automobile, As each asked him could he account for located at 50 Nanking Road, for performance will last two days itt: His reply was, "It must have many years a landmark in the will be necessary for those who grown thore." Healy was remand. International Settlement, has been wish to witness the complete played.

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