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FEBRUARY 14, 1927.
DAY BY DAY,
WE HAVE ALWAYS FRETENSIONÝ TO. FAME WHICH IN OUR OWN HEARTS ́ wn KNOW TO BE DISPUTABLE-Dr. Joli80th
sheer enmity of Britain. Is the face of all these happenings, however, Britain his put forward proposals of a more liberal, ant generous character than any of
The tourist ship Emprèso of the other Powers have done. '~
Scotland left Hongkong for Shang- The Memorandum. ́ now comhat last night. municated to the League of The P. and O. ss. Malwa, from Nations Puts the situation very | Hongkong, arrived at London on clearly before the whole world, the 10th February at noon. and the document sorven the
Paymaster Lieutenant B. K. H. additional purpose of lotting the Norgate has been appointed to Enterprise, amended
Nationalists know that further H.M.S. orders,
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MUDFORD VOTES RED:
TWO SOCIALISTS HEAD THE
POLL
GERTY IN THE PICTURE...
(By Our Political Correspondent),
Saturday was a Long Munn-Day at Mudferd-on-Sea, both Socialist candidates being returned at the head of the pull after one of tho most monmentous elections of ru cent years.
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1. Mr. W. L. Walker, the Moderaté, concessions can only be mude
was the third successful candidate, when official stimulation of anti-
During the week-end there were closely followed by his partner, Mr. reported one Chinese caso, of | W. J. Kehtes, and the Progressives, British propaganda definitely
amall-pox and one Chinese case of Mr. A. McArthur and Mr. E. G. censes. The Nationalist concep-puerperal fever.
Sewell. tion of diplomacy would appear to
The result of the ballot was an The quarantine restrictionsnounced at 10.15. p.m. ng fol- be based on a "take all and give
imposed by Hongkong against lows:- nothing" policy. It is not by much arrivals from Haiphong on account Fred Munn (Soc.) ........GG means, however that Nationalist of cholera have been removed.
Joe Long (Soc.) .. aspirations are likely to be realis- ed. If Mr. Eugeric Chon and his associates are serious in their negotiations, then they must once and for all give up their Russian- inspired anti-British agitation. That is an essential preliminary to the putting into effect of the full British proposals.
Disarmament.
It is to be doubted whether a more opportune moment than the present could have been chosen by President Coolidge for the pubiica-
The Sale of Work in connection with the Mothers' Union takes place at the Helena May Institute to-morrow, commencing at 2.30 pm.
For failing to observe the rule of the road, the coxswain of the steam launch Man Yee was fined 10, or ten days, at the Marine Court this morning.
W. L. Walker (Mod.)
W. J. Kentes (Mod.)
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A. McArthur (Prog.). ..27 E. Sewell (Prog.) ....26
The Very Idea!
The officer on duty asked a sentry who was a pew recruit-"I£ you should soo an armed party ap proach what would you do?
"Turn out the guard, sir." "Good. And suppose you saw a ground, what would you do in that battleship coming across the parade
case."
for treatment,
"Well, I'd report to the hospital
Wha Sir," thoughtful reply.
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fathor's pants
the
And when the task way.
done,
Wen' Willie wore them. Thus
there were
Two pairs," instead of one.
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Dancing has so far come under the displeasure of the Catholic go- verniment of the Swiss. canton of Ticino that a law has. been passed preventing dancing except during the first three months of the year. Every ball must receive police authorization and it is expressly
One hundred and four constitu- forbidden that youths under oix- ents went to the poll, and one paper | teen years of age may dance at all. was spoilt by a gentlemen who put Between the ages of sixteen" and cross against two names and add-twenty dancers must be accompani- ed "You don't deserve it.".
ed by their parents.
The Socialist yote was equal to that of the other parties combined. largely because the majority of their supporters felt the party The Hanoi piracy suspect wh spirit so strongly that they re this morning remanded, for an-frained from casting their third other week, as the Magistrato (Mr. R. E. Lindell) was unable, on count of a full list, to proceed with the case.
vote. Mesara. Munn, Long, Dand; Bolas, and Sands, the active mem- bers of the Mudford Socialist Party, desire to make it clear that the. Red platform was adopted only
should not be put down as a blot on their previous unblemished' re- cords.
Hongkong Telegraph. ton of his Memorandum on the Fire broke out in taxi-cab No. for the purposes of the elections, and
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1927.
LETTING THE WORLD KNOW.
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Four members of the crew wore recued when the Norwegian vessel Corona came into collision with a junk off Swatow, according to Five others are report made at the Harbour Office. reported to be missing.
THE FINAL SCENTS.
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A recent examination at the Hoo Grammar School. Plymouth, pro- duced the following "howlera"-
The chief occupation of the in- habitants of Perth is dying
Rhetoric is a form of arithmatic. An epitaph is a horse with the head of a man.
A hostage is a lady who enter-. tains visitors
An epigram is a man who goes from one country to another.
The Magna Charta forbade any Laxis.
Joan of Arc was born at Da-. ventry.
In France the pheasants sleep upon mattresses.
Cheese is butter gone bad, Blessed are the rich because they. have received their consolation.
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Willesden magistrate to defen- dant: Can you do as you like in Fulham, where you live? Man: No.. Magistrate Neither can you here.
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question of further naval disarma-204, on Sunday, whilst it was ment, and the fact that it was parked at the Pedder Street instantly received with such a stand. Other taxi drivers helped "good Press" throughout the extinguish the flames, and only world is evidence of that excellent slight damage was done to the choice of time. The naval can-radiator. Struction proposals of Senator Bur ler of the United States had don not a little to incite questionings regarding the future "armarments In view of all the misrepresenta-race" especially as that enthusiast tions which have been given scaring terms to the world's rare had himself referred in almost Currency regarding Britain's for naval suprensey. There can policy in China, it is extremely be no doubt that although the Washington Conférence resulted in gralifying that the opportunity has been taken of officially setting before the League of Nations the broad and generous principles on which that policy is in reality bused. As the Memorandum just issued clearly establishes, Britain has been animated by feelings of the utmost friendship towards China and the Chinese people, and, despite the fact that the extremists of the Nationalist Party have deliberately set themselves out to distort the facts, the same gener.
The following vessels are ex- pected to be in wireless commun principles still form the basis of
eation with Hongkong today. the spur of the moment by the suc Able speeches were delivered on her policy. Indeed, it can be said
Hozan Mare, Taishan Maru, cessful candidates, after which the That, in face of insult and calumny.little doubt that a very beneficial Kchoka Maru, Indo Maru, Glen-success of the Town Council was Britain continues to show
arrangement will eventually be amay, Kanchow, Rohna, Nagpure, proposed elsewhere. " come to. So far as Britain is on-Empress of Scotland, West magnanimity of spirit in her cerned, there will most assuredly Nomentum and Hosang. dealings with the Nationalists be keen co-operation in the matter, which is far more than they deserve.
The Mudford Town Hall was the Scent of lively enthusiasm on Saturday night, that prominent Moderate leader, Mrs. Councillor Sapsed (Gushing Gerty, the Girl with the Gamp) daintly attired in an attenuated dress of yellow crepe-de-chine; with black silk bow, and black hat to match, being most decidely present. Her black stock "As nobody claimed it, I took it,"ings, provided for the occasion by great achievement it did not said a Sanitary Department coolie, Monod's, the famous firm of dress- eliminate competition in naval who was charged before Mr. R. E. makers, were rolled in accordance Derbyshire husband: The hous- construction, and there has been Lindsell this morning with being with the latest decres of the ex-ing problem has extinguished our a very costly competition in cer-in unlawful possession of a 14-foot ports. Mr. Councillor E. R. Price married life! tain directions since that time. plank. Defendant was fined $6, or President Coolidge now propases seven days.
has now withdrawn his offer of marriage, but Gerty wishes it to Midland mother: All my Bons that the delegates to the Prepara-
be known that she has no fear for hope to be footballers some day; tory Commission who are going to
the future.
it is better than going down the meet at Geneva in March should be empowered to negotiate an
goal pit. agreement further limiting naval armaments and covering classes of essels which were not included By this act a President of the in the Washington Agreement.
United States has once again taker. the executive lead in asking the nations of the world to cut down their expenditures on the means of waging warfare, and there can be
Up to nine o'clock this morning, the total number of ships arriving during the previous twenty-four Johnston), addressed the gathering The Mayor (the Rev. Horace hours was 25, of which number after the poll had been declared, six were British. Departures and his Mudfordian dialect added numbered 38. of which 18 were just one further point to that series ships in harbour was 69, British. The total number of of amazing things to be found in the town of Mudford, which take the outsider a good deal to accept na gospel.
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HARBOUR THIEVES”
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A Paris chef, seeking novelties, recently served a medieval meal. The table cloth was pleated guests could wipe their mouths and fingers, no plates or forks werė used. The uncarpeted floor was strewn with foliage. The platters decantera of pewter. There were were of wood, and all dishes, and
cel pasty, minced fowl, old wines," roots and leaks served with spico seuce and garlic, fruit and sweet wine from Cyprus.
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Waiter"Did you ring for me,
sir?
Diner "Ring for you? Heavens! -no man. I was tolling the bell for you. I thought you. dead."
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were
that if
for Britain has long, since been a' Fire broke out at No. 48, Bon- generans supporter of the idea of ham Strand East, on Saturday reducing armaments. At the Inst morning, in premises occupied by To anyone who has impartially Washington Conference it was the Wo Hing Loong goldsmith's studied the events of the past two Britain that wanted to go farther shop, being caused through the
COURTESY. years in China the fact must be willing. France and Italy will un-ting by a spark from the melting than any of the other nations were setting alight of a piece of mat-
Labouring under the misconcep-
Acting on the theory obvious that the Nationalist ex-doubtedly support the iden, thoughfurnace. The outbreak was ex- tion that they were being courte shoulders are made broad hips will tremists, egged on by Russian if France makes a reservation that tinguished before it could make cusly helped from a sampan on to look slimmer, British fashion de-.. advisers, have made a point of the problem must remain in the much hondway, but damage to steamers, passengers engaging the signers have dug dusty fashion bout on which a young Chinese sheets out of the archives of 1,900 singling out Britain for a speela! there might be a bitch on account,
hands of the League of Nations the extent of $800 was caused.
was employed, were really being and are creating for this winter campaign of hatred. In that com-
continuously robbed. At the Kow- a new version of the leg-of mutton aiga, they have slooper to most
toon Magistracy this morning, the sleeve, in vogue at the beginning system by which these petty thefts of the century. roprehensible methods. Only one contrary to the weight of other while one of them caught hold of were carried out was explained to thing has mattered with these opinion, for she has invariably her by the neck, his companion the Magistrate, before whom an A farmer left his pig in the road agitators the cultivation of a been a loyal co-operator in intera-suatched a gold-mounted rattan alleged member of a gang of har-while he went to the inn,
tional affairs, All Indications bangle from her wrist. Quick as bour thieves was charged with at- hatred of all things British in would seem to point to the fact the police were to take steps in tempted larceny from the person fed to him-"Is that your pork out Shortly afterwards someone,call- order, as the latest Memorandun that we are on the eve of another the case when it was reported to of a Chinese passenger and within the road?" so well puts it, that the solidarity big step forward in the evolution them, the culprits were
of America's delicate position. Two boys followed a nine-year. Japan has, as yet, given no indica-old girl up the staircase in No. 49, tion, but Japan is not likely to go Lee, Tung Street, yesterday, and
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being a rogue and vagabond. стел
The prosecution put forward the of the Nationalist Party might be of permanently amicable internn-quicker, for they managed to
tional relations. promoted and its aggressive spirit
pawn the article at a shop in Ir-allegation that the defendant, who
An incident which took place on ving Street, before the detectives worked in conjunction with his board the Empresa of Scotland stimulated. Although
aunt on a sampan, always assisted when she was on the high all .the
went to the shop to make en- Treaty Fowers followed the satrie
quiries. No arrests have been passengers from his boat to occan resulted in a case being instituted going ships. When opportunity in the Colombo Police Court by general policy in their dealings.
arose, the defendant, it was alone of the passengers
on: board with China, for the purposes of Paris
cus against a fellow-passenger. the campaign the Nationalists Amsterdam
Brussols
have especially singled out Britain Stockholm
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Athens wherever the Nationalists have Buenos Aires extended their authority, On Shanghai
Yokohama
own
the Yangtze, other Powers than New York. Britain
Geneva Concessions, but Berlin whilst dead set has been made Copenhagen against Britain, no attempt as Helsingfors
Vienna
been made to dispute the rights | Lisbon
Rio of these other
nations. No Bombay stronger proof is needed than this Hongkong
Sliver (spot and forward)
of the fact that Nationalist policy
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At the shareholders' meeting of leged, put his hands into 34.89% the Humphreys Estate and Fin-tomers' pockets and stole the con- The complainant, Mr. John
Wylie, of Glasgow, charged Mr.. ance Co., Ltd., on Saturday, those 18,172
On conviction, the defendant Harry Hunnewell, of the U.S.A., present in addition to Mr. Henry
was sentenced 163% fumphreys (Chairman) were Mr. hard labour, it being shown, on with intentional insult. Complain- to four months with having caused hurt to him and 28.39 J. Scott Harston, Mr. W. L. Pat production of his criminal recordant stated that he was a British ...372 tenden, the Hon. Mr. A. O. Langthat he had previously received aubject. On the 17th instant at 47.1/10 and Mr. J. M. Alves (Directors); twelve strokes of the cane for 10 p.m. on board the Empress of Mensra. C. Bulmer Johnson, O. F.larceny, been fined $25 for board- Scotland when she was on the high Ribeiro, A. P. Samy, D. F. Clark, ing a sip without permission, and 26.210. Bernard Brown, and W. Morley been sentenced to three mouths' subject, struck him on the head and seas, the accused, an American 20.47% (shareholders) with the Secretary, hard labour for stealing. .18.10% Mr. G. Rapp. The report and ac 19226 counts were unanimously adopted, 2.85/64 and Messrs. Percy Smith and 6.57/64Fleming and Messrs. Linstead and 1/5,03/04 Davis were re-appointed auditore. Retiring Directors were also re- elected.
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