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Ing to a man what should be the ap pearance of a house he is putting up with his own money, If a man wants or likes an ugly house there is, apparently, at present no power to stop him from having it, but there might be in the future. At any rate it is going to the business of the newly-formed Council to agitate-for-a-compulsory arrange ment whereby the elevations of all new buildings shall have to be re- ferred to an expert tribunal whose.

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FEBRUARY 7. 1927.

DAY BY DAY.

THE EMPTY VESSEL MAKES THE.

GREATEST SOUND-Shakespeare.

MUDFORD ELECTIONS.

Y.M.CA. CAMPAIGNING IN FULL SWING. Remarkable enthusiasm has been of lovinced in the Mudford-on-Sea

bye-election at the

Kowloon Y.M.CA. occasioned by the mythi

The health return for the week- end shows one Chinese diphtherin.

cosa

The Very Idea!

"What is the ront of this room, Including the use of the piano?" asked the long-haired stranger.

"Well," replied the landlady," "perhaps you might play me some- thing before I decide definitely."

The B.I. 8.8. Shirala left Singa-cal lamented loss of three members pore on Saturday and is due here of the mythical Town Counell, and

"The father ought to be whipped the campaign started in earnest for nogleeting his children's on Friday morning.

this morning, members being education," said Mr. Green, magia The F. and O. 5.9. Malwa, from tioneering-songs-at-a-Inhumanly when it was stated that six mem-

awakened by the singing of elec- Hongkong, arrived at Marseilles on

trate at Tottenham Polled Court- 4th February at 7 a.m.

bers of a family of eight could The Moderates and Socialists neither read nor write.

Mr. Green added that power The and A. Company's s.8. are making a strong bid to pre-

vent the Progressives from carry should be given to the authorities sole function It shall be to see that Tanda is due here with the Austra-ing into effect ambitious schemes to send such neglectful fathers to

which they expect will put Mud- prison. i`s

the new does not outrage the old.

lian mails this afternoon.

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early hour.

Here in Hongkong, we are not

ford on the map before it next. It was explained that until an Mrs. Nesteroff has reported to goos to press. The Moderates be- few years ago the family travelled troubled very much by the kind of the police" the theft of a per-lieve in making haste slowly and the country in caravans, and that, thing to which we are now referr-ambulator from her home at No. the Socialista are naturally oppos- although the father could not. Ing, because we have few bouuties4, Jordan Road.

ed to anything the Progressives write or read, he was "no fool." have to suggest.

Yesterday a Japanese girl was bitten by chow dorat Ship extraordinary vigour, all parties The fight is being waged with Street, and was medically treater. sporting their colours, the Pro- The dog, was seized and removedgressives blue, the Moderntes to Kennedy Town.

black and yellow, and the Socialists the usual bull-baiter. No eggs

THE MODERATE PARTY, (From our own Correspondent, Mudford.)

of architecture to spoil by the erection of adjacent monstrosities of design. Hongkong's prevailing style of architecture has appro- priately, though humorously, been dubbed as "Compradorie" and there

An exhibition of old Chinese have yet been thrown but it has is little to fear or, apparently, to painting and enligraphy is to be been noticeable that more fruit is hope by erecting either a work of held at the City Hall to-morrow and leaving the tables these days than beauty or the reverse, Bad Chin-cach day. Admission is by ticket,

Wednesday from 11 am to 5 p.m. formerly. ese and bad European styles jostle and tickets will be supplied free each other and are often to be found to those applying for them at the conglomerated in the one building,

entrance.

though, of course, there are some notable exceptiona, especially among the more-recently erected buildings in the centre of the City. We think it is a pity that there has been such little effort here on the part of architects and designers to main tain a higher standard of desigų, Edward although we are not unmindful of

Incorporated under the Companice

Ordinancen Hongkong.

Alexandra Buildings, Dos Voeux Road Contral,

MARRIAGE.

PEARCE LECKIE: At the Bri- tish Consulate, Shangha on February 1st., Henry Joseph,

of the Inte

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Pearce and Mrs. Pearce of Weymouth, England, to Mary Elizabeth, daughter of the late Alexander Leckie and Mrs.

Leckie, of Londom

Che

Hongkong Gelegraph.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7. "19.7.

UGLY BUILDINGS.

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He was a great contortionist.

So was his sweetle, Dot. The preacher found it easy

when

A

He tied them in a knot.

accused

costermonger who WAS at Marlborough-street Police Court recently of being in unlawful possession of a g0039, said that a man gave it to him out- side the Comedy Theatre.

"He told me that it was old," he added, "and I was going to give it a bash."

The magistrate's clerk; Is it all

In secret conclave last night, the Moderate Party completed the right now? formulation of their plans for the

The

Costermonger looked

Eight cases of notifiable disease were reported to the Medienl Oficer of Health on Friday. Two were small-pox, four enteric fever election. The candidates, Messrs.dubiously at the bird before him and one each purperal fever and Keates and Walker, selected their and replied that he did not know. diphtheria. With the exception of own, bodyguards.

ne English case of enteric fever, all were Chinese.

There is to be a rally of Girl Guides at Headquarter House on Saturday, February 28th., from 3

the difficulties with which they have p.m. to 130 p.m. There will be to contend, both from undiscerning demonstration of Guide und and unhelpful clients and the Brownie Work, and also the pre- sentation of the Prince of Wales' Colony's peculiar climatic condi-Banner by Lady Clementi. tions. The late President Wilson once remarked about his own face

The Hongkong Stock Exchange quarters in the basement of Ex- has, to-day, moved into its new

change Building. The "Teatre of the new accommodation is the fact at all the rooms-public hali and stock exchange room--are marble fined"anti-are approached by a muri ble staircase.

that it was the people in front who got the jai and Fat, apparently, has been the consolatium offered to themselves by those who erect and occupy some of the really hideous houses to be seen in Hongkong. But if we of this. Colony are hope-

The P. & O. s.s. Morea, which Jessly deep in sin ia this matter of left at noon on Saturday, carried aesthetics, it is comforting to know a very large number of Hongkong that there are folk at Honie who ward. These included Dr. "and and Shanghai passongers home- are jealous of England's beauties Mra. W. R. A. Moore, Mr. E. New- and are organising public opinionCole, Mr. and Mrs. J. Ralston, Mrs. house, Capt. and Mrs, C. Plunkeli-

to back them up.'

J. E. Hancock and Mr. R. C. Earce.

Up to date, the opposition have been given no clue as to the this to-night at a special meeting Moderate policy. They will learn

to be held when Mr. W. Baxter will will nedress the gathering. be in the chair, and the candidates

The meeting will conclude with the following song to the tune of Way Down the Swance River:

Progression tinged with Moderation

This is our y Let's raise the black and yellow

banner

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Proudly to float on high. Chat the schemes of hasty progress

Far away from mind And let the Socialistic fancies. Keep dragging on behind Up then, noble men of Mudford,

Keep your level heads; Vote for al that

Meleration,

stand

for

Think not of blues or reds. Take heed before ye stumble,

brethren,

Choose what is best.

Mr. Cancellor discharged the man and requested him to take the goose with him.

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Two notices, one immediately above the other, in a Preston tram-" way-ear read as follows:

Passengers are requested not to spit in the trams.

Use Preston Dock.

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Youth fined at Acton for not having an effective silencer on his motorcycle: It is an old 1914 machine, and they did not take any notice of the noise in those days.

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Willesden magistrate, when a couple stated to be reconciled, admitted that they never spoke to one another: This is imitation of Locarno,

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One man was killed and many were seriously injured in a rush to secure specimens of special stamps issued to commemorate the opening of the new town of and Port Fuad by King Fuad of Egypt, The town is on the eastern bank of the Suez Canal, opposite Port Said.

We won't agree to raise the taxes;

You, voters, do the rent. Give

votes to Kentes Walker, Safest of the fates, We're out

to

make A Mudford: Votes then for Moderateri (Chorus: Up then.

THE SCCIALIST PARTY,

better

(From our own Correspondent, Mudford.)

Men swarmed up trees and tole- kraph poles and clambered over housetops to reach the post office in the new town, where after a night-long vigil a quêne of many thousands of people waited.

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Ail lovers of rural England-and They are legib have "for very many years past mourned. the de- facement of the countryside which has come in the wake of what we are pleased to term modern "pro-

Taking Themselves Seriously,

We learn that the two remain- gress," but, beyond getting the re-

ing Sanning piracy suspects who The Chinese Nationalists con- were unable, cwing to continerent moval of hideous advertising signtinue to take themselves very seri- in the Government Civil Hospital boards, public opinion has not beenously, us is evident from the nature for treatment of wounds, to take strong enough to prevent a con-of Mr. Eugene Chen's reply to the their trial with the other defen- British proposals. Mr. Chen says dants, were aischarged from the tinuation of the ruin. We are ex-

The Election Campaign opened was limited, and when the pigeon- The sale of the special stamps the Nationalist Government is pre-institution yesterday and tremely pleased to note, in some ofpared to discuss the British offer, handed back into police custody. put up over the Y.M. Building. stalwart

were this morning, when notices were holos were opened at 9 a.m. fifty the latest newspapers to hand, that with a view to a settlement of exist. It is probable that they will appear Over the entrance to the Dining sumcient to stem the rush of policemen were in- the ruin of the thee of rural Eng-ing difficulties, provided the terms before the Magistrate to-morrow Room, to be seen by everyone, was thrusting hordes. land has now gone so far that 'even ternational Settlements and other

relating to the Concessions, the In-morning.

the compelling sign, "Socialism Stops Spendthrifts." Exhorta- people who care little about the nes matters of an exceptional charac- According to the Weekly Health tions to "Vote For Jee Long" com- school teacher, "this picture illus- "Children," said the Sunday thetic side of things are becoming ter are not discussed with cther Bulletin, for the week ended Janu-pelled attention. "Munn's The trates to-day's lesson:-Lot was alarmed, and that there has been Chinese authorities who cannot re

ary 20th., cholera and small-pox Man For Mudford," a triumph of warned to take his wife and present Nationalist. China. Inare ad at Calcutta, there being falliterative art, greeted the early daughters and Dee out of Sodori set up a Council for the Preserva-other words, the Nationalists think cases of each disease. Small-birds. The dash if red, the colour Here are Lot and his daughters, tion of Rural England. The two that they alone, count in any nuge- pax is also epidemie a Bombay of the party, adds we must say, a with his wife behind them, and chief sources of mischief in the Liations with Britain or the Powers (19 cases) and at Madras (17 touch of brightness

generally. Britain, however, is cases). There were also 17 cases appearance of Joe Long and Fred Now, does anyone want to ask # and the there is Sodom in the background.

· English, countryside at the present not likely to view the position quite at Vladivostok, five, at Bangkok, Mann's loyal supporters sporting question before we take up the time, are the patching of beautiful that In point of fact, Mr. eight at Vizagapatani, four at red fles and red favours, was study of the

Well, old villages and towns with the hor-Eugene Chen and his associates do Tuticorin, and four at Rangoon greeted with interest by all.

not in any real sensié represent the As regards cholera, there was also

Bercy?" rors called "modern" houses, and people of China: As Sir Percival one case at Negapatam,

To-night there is to be a Grand "Please," lisped Percy, "Where's „ one at Public Meeting in the Lounge, to the nea?", also the "ribbon" development of Phillips rightly put it in the article Rangoon and one at Bangkok. Or be addressed by George Bolas, our new roads, which consists of the which we reprinted in our issue the sight cases of plague reported, energetic member on the Council, From a school magazine:-

of Saturday, the men stringing out of new houses along themselves the Nationalist Govern each at Mauritius, Colombo and much for the workers' kiddies; the lady about to cross the Channel who call five occurred at Rangoon, and one the member who has donc Bo For sale, a gold watch by an old what, are fast becoming merely dement are as different from the great Sourabain.

wo candidates, and P. Sände, of in a wash-leather case. pressing motor-tracks. The beau- mass of the people they desire to

Mudford Grammar School. All The preacher for next Sunday ties of the English contryside-dominate as chalk is from cheese. This attitude on the part of the

our supporters, and others, are will be found hanging on the warm and cosy houses clustering Nationalists of desiring to monopo-

Kiven a hearty welcome to the church door. together in a village and making lise attention is quite in line with

meeting. up distinct social entity-are the attempt to get Britain to agree being outraged by these miles-long in China and also, with the right Amsterdam

to recognise no other Government Brussels strings of new houses and by the claimed to impose the Washington Berlin. very style and character of these surtaxes whilst objecting to other Copenhagen new houses themselves. The pre-

Chinese authorities, following the Vienna.... same procedure. The Nationalists Helsingfors sent hand of the Ministry of may, however, find some difficulty Rio

Lisbon Health, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, in getting the Powers to take them Bombay has confessed that his Department at their own valuation. It will be longkong hine been largely responsible for the time unough for Mr. Chen and his New York

associates to pose as the Govern- ment of China when their authority is acknowledged by n far larger Oslo section of the people than at pre- scrft.

-putting up of so many "modern" houses, but he is a sensitive and well-meaning official who told the inaugural meeting of the Council for the Preservation of

EXCHANGE RATES.

Paria

Athens Buenos Aires Shanghai

Rural England that he was very left Singapore at 4 p.m. on the 4th, Silver (spot)

The P. and O... Nagroke, which Yokoima much in favour of doing every-is due here at noon on the 11th Silver (forward) thing possible to keep the beauties 'instant.

London, Feb. 5.

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Gentlemen's throats cut with Roll up in your hundreds, and very sharp razors with great care support the Party that supports and skill. No irritating feeling you!..' X

Afterwards.

.12.17% There will be Community Sing- The editors will be glad to hear 20.40 ing before the meeting starts, and of the births, marriages, and .18.19% the Song of the Party, to the tune deaths of old boys. 34.42% of "Poor Old Joe," will be:

1921

2.33/64

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1/5.15/16

1.84250

26.21

113%

18.82

18.17

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"Vote Labour! Voto Labour! It's the only thing to do! We don't want any Proga or Mods-

So-Vote For Joo!!"

The wedding took place at St. John's Cathedral on

A message to the Agent-General for New South Wales from hie Government gives the names of the following persone who are reported to have lost their lives in the re-

cent bush fres:-Clifford Clarence Saturday morning of Mr. William Alistair Charles, of Wallaby Park, Narro- 29.13 Donnidson, of the Hongkong Duily mino; Norman Robert Beveridge, 3716 Prcas, to Miss Marguerite da of Alvaholm, Narromine; Moses 46 43/63 Dibon Faber, who recently arrived Walters, of Coramba; Michael

2/04 Donaldson has

In the Colony from London. Mr. David Nilson, of Meerschaum Väle, been connected Wardell; Charles George Allon, 'of 27.0/16

.27% with journalism in the Far East Warrawee, Brolgan, near Parkur;

for a number of years.

James Charles Cox, of Bethungra.

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