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EDGCUMBE-AL Victoria Hospital, Barker Road, after a lingering illness there of 205 days, on February 26th, Constance Mary Elizabeth, beloved wife of. Clifford Edgcumbe aged 29 years.

The

Thongkong Telegraph.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28 1927

BANK MEETING.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1927.

DAY BY DAY.

RUSSIA'S REPLY.

I WOULD SOONER DISCOVER A NEW IT'S TONE NOT UNEXPECTED. CURE THAN A NEW CONTIMENT.-

its customers paper assets, espe clally when the value of the security is, in so many cases, un. certain. The Bank has made a big prolt as it has also enhanced | Professor G. H. Mason, Its reputation during the past

The F. and O. s.s. Nellore, which your, and its conservative policy left, Shanghat at 5 am, yesterday, In the matter of distributing it is due hero at 6 am, on Wednesday, earnings will commend itself all round.

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The Very Idea!

It was late at night. No one' London, Feb. 2.

seemed to be about and the poor The Russian reply to the

woman was vory sogstek. She British Note in couched in terms thought that if she could get up which were expected in well on deck for a few minutes the informed political quarters in fresh air would de her good. So, London, where it was not anticlin her nighty, she was crawling

Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Taggart ar-pated that the Soviet would in rived here from Shanghai by the anyway commit itself or admit the up the staira when she met an equally sick man coming down." s. President Wilson.

responsibility of propaganda, Those supporters of the Govern. She gavo a feeble scream

embarrassment.. "Don't worry, ment who criticise the British

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Hush, little oyster-

of

The E. and A. Company's a.. Tanda, from Moji, is due here on Note as timid consider the Soviet lady," the man groaned, "I'll never

Note. "Insolent," and it is underlive to tell it." Wednesday afternoon.

stood that they will press all the more strongly for the abrogation of the Trade Agreement and even rupture of diplomatic relations. Although their view is not shared in official quarters, they regardi the British Note in the light of an ultimatum.

The Chairman's very well-in- formed review of all the facets of the present intricate China situa tlon leaves very little else to be sald and sorves to emphasise not only the present anti-foreign and The health return for the week anti-British agitation but also ent shows two cases of small-pox the colossal cost of unrest tond one each of diphtheria and

typhoid. All were Chinese, China. Even in spite of political and military upheavals, ruin of rail- ways, disorder in the Provinces and a condict of thercats almost everywhere, China's foreign trade has continued "its irrepressible growth" and it does not take a vivid imagination to realise what a tremendous advance in trade

The Bishop of Victoria, is to go on leave by the Kashgar on March 12 and will be away until the end of the year.

The P. and O. liner Macedonia, which left Singapore at 9 am, yes terday," is due here at 2 p.m. on March 8rd.

Soon your pegel Will make a dress For a dancing girl.

Considerable Interest is being taken in the filming of Robinson Crusoe.

Political circles are of opiniou that the British Governmont will have to follow up the Note by "In Largo, Fife, the birthplace of some action, although the precise the original Crusoo, Alexander nature of the action is not clear. Selkirk, is a bronze statute to his It is considered possible that the memory. Beneath it is a tablet Government will decide to de- with an appropriate inscription, nounce the Trade Agreement, Few visitors who read the in- allowing diplomatic relatious, to seription notice a spelling error continue, but opinion is divided in it. Perhaps the film camera with regard to the wisdom of this man saw it while "shooting" the statue who knows? Or perhaps only one picture-houso patron in a thousand will notice it when the film comes out.

ART OF DANCING.

MISS CAPELL AND HER PUPILS.

The dancing display given on

the audience.

more ubicult to control, were also

The word "Lieutenant" in the inscription is spelt "Leiutenant."

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excellently performed. Except Midland husband: My wife can. - At the Marine Court this that Pam Miles danced "The Moth sing-but her voics is as sweet as- morning, before Lieut. Comman-and the Lump" in place of Daphne a crow's.

Arc.

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More Schoolboy Howlers.

Anodyne: A brown antiseptic. The Constant Nymph: Joan of

Waterloo was won on the play-

Keats. was an insect powder in ing fields of Wellington.. use before the war.

Myth: A female moth. Telemark: A play by Racine. Darwin invented the theory of Revolution.

A highway robbery occurred yes and prosperity awaits China interday at Kowloon City where an the day when she puts her house unnumbered hut was entered by five

men armed with daggers. Propur-course-Reuter, in order and settles down to

ty to the value of $150 was stolen. *.* reaceful pursuits. The Chairman

A Chinese woman swallowed an paid a well-deserved tribute to the

overdose of opium, following a Chinese merchant and farmer domestic quarrel, and died yester classes to whose patient industry day at the Government Civil Hos- is due the growth the country'spital shortly after admission.

Women are less like sheep than trade, and he found it hard to be- Two rice mills were burnt to

men-Sir W. Arbuthmot Lane, lieve, as indeed have all of us, ashes at Bangkok on the 17th inst.,

The theatro is becoming more that deep in the Chinese conscious-making a total of four destroyed Wednesday evening by Miss Violet and more a form of amusement ness there is not the knowledge that in two months, costing the insur-Capell's pupils in aid of the Lon- for the wall-to-do. Mr. C. L.

ance companies nearly a million don Hospital was repeated at the Cramp. Great Britain is not their enemy ticals.

If only medical men would talk Theatre Royal or. Saturday night, but one of their, greatest friends.

when the audience was particular-n language we understand Gunner French, of the Royally warm with its plaudits. These might appreciate the sufferings The campaign of calumny, spread Artillery, was bitten yesterday at youthful dancers show a grace and and pangs of clients. Mr. Justice by political instigators in no way Lyeemun Barracks by a mongrel skill which speaks volumes for Eve, Concerned with the real interests dog belonging to a mate. He was Miss Capell's patient teaching, and It is perfectly ridiculous that of China, is so wholly undeserved trented at the Military Hospital, their natural personality on the nurses should be dressed up in that the campaign must in time to Kennedy Town.

while the dog was seized and taken stage easily captures the hearts of tight bodices, Jong skirts, and stiff collars and cuffs which many of

are compelled to wear.- Saturday night's programme was them defeat its own ends. Its very ex-

Towkay Oon Erg Chuan, of carried through with even more. Sybil Thorndike. travagance is bound to bring

Penang, was killed at Butterworth precision than was the case on about its defeat and give way to

on the 16th inst. in a collision of Wednesday, there being shorter in-

A page boy, giving evidence nt a restoration of that good sense three cars on the main road to tervals between each of the iteras. West London County Court, said for which the Chinese people have Kedah. The Towkay was badly The solo dances, of which there that he received 258, a week in ever been famed, when left alone injured and expired on the way to were many, were performed with tips. Judge Sturges, K.C.: I will hospital Others were slightly a remarkable degree, of graceful- to exercise it. Mr. Bernard, at injured. The driver of one carness, and the ensembles, naturally apply for a job at once. Saturday's meeting, performed a was arrested. valuable service when he reiterat- ed the fallaciousness of the many accusations against Britain re der G. F. Hole, two Chinese were Bird, and Aileen Purves officiated garding her intentions towards fined $5, or five dayaior dredging in "The Dream of the little Rib-

Registrar at Clerkenwell County in the naval anchorage without bon Girl" instead of Eleanor Me Court: All of us have a law suit China, and rightly characterised permission. Another Chinese was garty, the programme TYGS the some time in our ilves. One of the most outstanding 48 "misrepresentation and cal-fined $10, or ten days, for failing same as the one given on Wednes-

day, features of Saturday's annual umny" the bitter attack boing to exhibit regulation lights.

There was a fairly large audi- meeting of the Hongkong and made by agitators. It is true Dr. H. A. Start, well-known

ence present, which might, how- sentenced Shanghai Banking Corporation that the outlook is not, at the Manila physician, was was the fact that, in spite of all moment, particularly encouragby the Supreme Court to suffer ever, be improved upon when it is. imprisonment for 4 years, 9 months remembered that a really attrac- the trade dislocation and generaling, but there will most assuredly and 11 days, for a criminal operative display is given, and the pro- unrest, the Bank's Business has be just reward for a continuance tion. The decision of the high tri-ceeds are for a highly deserving

bunal is a confirmation of the de- cause. continued to grow and that a much of the policy of patience and eun-cision of the Court of First In-

The third, and last performance, larger net profit was earned dur-ciliation which has been' so siend-stance of Manila which originally is being given to-day at the

found Dr. Start guilty.

Theatre Royal, commencing at followed by Britain ing 1926 than during the previous fastly year. The great banking, institu- throughout China's present phase

The Hakusan Maru, arriving 5:15 pm. when it is hoped that a from Japan on Saturday and sail-packed house will help to re-pay tion of which this Colony is the of great travail.

ing the same day for Europe with Misa Capell for her capital en- head office.is, undoubtedly, one of

the weekly mail, carried a heavy tertainment, and her hard work booking. Among those embarking for charity, the most valuable bulwarks of

here were, Mrs. P. Seth. Mr. and British trade in the Far East, and,

Mrs. M. da Rocha, Mr. W. L. Pat- so long as a yound conservative As will have been seen from tenden, Mrs. H.. Syme Thompson,

A reverend visitor once spoke to policy is followed, the value of news to hand from time to time, Dr. "W. R. Parker, Dr. and Mrs.

two children in one of these towns excellent work is being done in H. Charley, Captain C. Gumeral, that.bulwark will not only remain Shanghai by various organisationa Dr. Farrow and Captain H. John-

(not Jedburgh) and he questioned one of them as to what he knew animpaired but even increased. with a view to

catering to the son.

With reference to the Army about Moses. The child was speech- The past two fears have been ex-comfort and enjoyment of the

At the Church of the Assump-Canteen to be opened for the new less and broke down and cried. large, number of British troops ecedingly difficult ones in the local sont out Eust for defensive pur- tion in Penang on the 16th inst., troops coming to Hongkong at The other child volunteered an ex- world of finance, and, as Mr. T. I. poses. Ilongkong is now begin-Father Devals officiating, the marQueen's Buildings, under the aus-planation--"You dinna expect him Pearce, who seconded the adoptionning to receive its quota of men, ringe took place of Bernard Scott, pices of the Y.M.C.A. and by the to ken anything aboot Moses? He and it is gratifying to know that, chief officer of the 9.5. Kuala, and direct request of General Duncan, only cam' frae Jeddart last week." of the report and accounts re- in a quiet but thorough manner, Mary Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. the attention of the public is marked, there have been heard various schemes have been put in J. R. Rutherford and Mrs. Ruther-directed to the needs in equipment criticisms of the manner in which hand to make the stay of the ford. Mr. T. Sutherland was the

The following are badly wanted in one of his recent articles that. the Bank has been content to "gotroops here as enjoyable as possi- best man and Mrs. T. 0. Wood-

ble. At the request of Major ford, Matron of Honour, whilst either as gifts, or on loan:-Any Fascism disapproves of whiskers, slow." Bus it must be borne in General John Duncan, the Y.M.C.A. Miss Bessie Rutherford, sister of number of gramophone records, on the ground that these are “a mind that those who make that is taking

active part the bride, was trainbearer.

two or more record cabinets, book sign of decadence," the Duce (says enses (or an order on a carpenter the same journal) may not have criticism are by no means dis in this matter; and is receiving

Mr. Stock, a military man, was to fit shelves) tables, writing realised that he invited a crushing interested parties and that it is oxcellent assistance from local

ladies and gentleman who want complimented by the Magistrate tables or desks, trestle-tables for rejoinder by that most famous of they themselves who seek "genere to do all they can for our Tom- this morning on his prompt arrest reading matter, coat hangers, unshaven colebrities, Mr. Bernard eity" rather than a reasonable mies. In connection with the of a Chinese who was found wan-pegs, books, periodicals, cards etc. Shaw.

Whether or no, he has got it! business call. So far as we can plane, there is to be an Army dering in military Married Quar-Orders on shops to supply certain

Canteen opened in Queen'a Build-ters yesterday. The defendant ap-papers regularly, say for three The distinguished author of "Saint judge, the Bank has always beening, and it is in regard to the peared on charges of being a va- months at a time, or papers-bought Joan," asked by Mr. Hayden ready to assist "when legitimate equipment for this place that the grant and of returning from at Club auctions and sent in to Church, of the North American business is offering" and there public generally can render very banishment before the end of his the Canteen as soon as finished Newspaper Alliance, for his views are very many traders in the Far useful ald. As will be seen else- term, and was sentenced to two, with, would be an easy way to on this dictum of the Italian Pre-

where, there is much that real months on the first count and eight help. It is suggested that any mier, replied as follows:-

"Mr. Bernard Shaw desires to East to-day who owe to the Hong-dents can contribute, ofther by months on the second count, the article of furniture, given or lent, kong and Shanghai Bank the fact way or loan or as gifts, and those terms being ordered to serve conso-should be in as good order as pos-way that he does not wear whiskers; sible as all-will be subjected to be wears a beard. So does the

King. that they are now in existened at who feel that they would like to cutively."

aceist can obtain during any fore- ali. It is the Bank's business noon, at Queen's Building, details to finance trade as well as to be of things that are most urgently make them as comfortable and a sufe repository of monies, and required. There must be very happy as possible, and Hongkong now has an opportunity of show- few, residents who cannot help in we do not think that it can be as-some way, and wo commend the ing in a very practical manner its

Passengers departing for Manila Berted with any fairness that the appeal to all as being in every appreciation of the services which

Included Mrs. R. W. Brock, Mr. Bank has failed in either one of its way worthy of support. It is these men will always be ready to yesterday by s.8. Empress of Asia essential that every facility be render to British interests in the A. H. Bishop, Mr. J. A. Cameron, functions. It is not the Bank's placed in the way of the large East should their active empley-Miss R. A. Cameron and Mr. F. R.

Eldridge. business to liquify the whole of number of troops coming here to munt therein bo called for.

Hongkong's Chance.

an

FOR THE TROOPS,

APPEAL TO LOCAL

RESIDENTS.

of the rooms.

hard wear.

Equipment will be gladly re- ceived at Queen's Building every morning from 10 to 12.30 pm.

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It WAN well-known, sald a speaker at Borderers' supper in Edinburgh that there existed a certain rivalry between Border towns.

When Signor Mussolini declared,

"French waiters of a certain age, are the only regular wearers of

whiskers left: It is for France to take up the gnuntlet."

"Louis Philippe whiskers aro

Italy.

"Cavour wore whiskers; and still to be seen in the North of

Victor Emmanuel's moustache could be tied round hio, zicek."