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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1927.

DAY BY DAY.

IF YOU ARE ACQUAINTED WITH HAPPINESS INTRODUCE HIM TO YOUR NEIGHBOUR-E. Brooks.

·LAD'S PRÁNK.

The Very Idea!

FOND OF MOTORING.

A woman was buying a hat, and The disappearance of Mr. E. J. when the transaction was over pho Figuencido's car, and its subse- asked the assistant, What do you pro-quent abandonment on a vacant charge for cleaning feathers"

plot at Kowloop, previously said Sixpence oach, madam," was the to be the work of motor-thieves,reply.. has now been discovered to be due

"Oh I could never pay that price," to a youthful prank on the part of gnaped the customer a 12-year-old European lad.

"How many have you, madam? When stopped and taken in If you have a sufficient number, we charge by Sub-Inspector Nicol, of might make a reduction in the the Traffic Department, at Kow-price." Amongst the passongers who ar-Icon on Tuesday night, the boy rived from, Australia by, the 3.3. was found to be driving a large Taiping today were Major and seven-seater Mrs. Linthicum, Mrs. A. Leg, which, in spite of its dimensions, gett, Mrs. Darby and Mr. and Mrs, was being easily handled.

YOU has been reached within fairly MUST close juxtaposition to the Shanghai OWN IT war zone. Coupled with these un- fortunate accurrences, we know that attempts are being made by intimidators to create further

Old Folatodians in the Colony trouble in Shanghai Staolf, so that pose to hold a dinner on Monday

nost na the Hotel Savog. the situation generally is one Which might easily develop along.

Yesterday's health return shows serious lines. In such circum-one Chinese case of smallpox and stances, it is roadsuring to feel one Japanese occurrence of pare that there are large numbers of typhoid fever. foreign forces, representative of all the Treaty Powers: gathered in Shanghai to cope with the altua tion In case of necessity. The polley of being prepared for all. R., L. Ford. contingencies is one for which A bakery coolie, while calling at there is every justification, and No. 39, Bonham Roud yesterday, Britain's foresight, in view of the Miss Alice Gutierrea. The coolic was bitten by a dog belonging to

possibilitics of the situation, must later went to the Government Civil commendation Hospital for treatment for the bite and general amongst those who realise how quickly serious incidente come to a head in China:

To realise what a wonderful helper and time saver it is you must own a. Remington Portable.

It takes the drudgery 'out of every writing task.

It has the longest writing line of any portable and the standard long takes envelope.

The Remington Portable is the lightest and smallest. portable with the standard koyboard.

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One of the most regrettable as pects of the Yangtze unrest is that much anti-British agitation still persists fr. territory which

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"Why, I've two beds full."

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"Oh, open up the door," sald

she.

י,

"It's just the gas inspector."

And my, oh, my, how mad was

he

To find a bill collector..

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The ear belongs to a Dr. Wong, of Kowloon, and the boy, after he hnd found it parked outside a house, did what he did with Mr. rigoureido's

the night

When Miss Norah Bridges and several streets, possibly to satisfy artists, appeared before the Gron- previously,-drove

through Mr. Thomas Regs, pantonmime what must have been a strongly-cek sheriff for

A "secret" wed- developed motoring instinct. The ding, the entire pantomime com- lad has since been handed over to pany, who had hidden under the sents in court, reappeared and wit- nussed the ceremony.

A Chinese woman was fatally in-his parents. jured when attempting to alight from a tramcar opposite the Cen- She tral Market, last evening. died shortly after being admitted into the Government Civil Heapital.

The annual dinner of the Ine- titute of Engineers and Ship- is under Nationalist control. This builders of Hongkong will be held in the Rooms on Friday at 8 pm. continues in spite of the fact that Farther particulars may be glean- Britain is the only foreign nationed from an advertisement appear which has made concessions to ing elsewhere in this issue. the Nationalists, and it does not say much for the latter that they are either unwilling or unable to put a stop to these activities. Bri. tain has shown exemplary piltience in the face of great provocation, but the time may come when the James E. Reynolds, stated to be Nationalists will have to be warn-unenployed, and living at Wanchai, PERRY-On March 9th, at Shanged, as the Soviet has, that there is to the Governmunt Civil Hospital. was yesterday taken by the police hai. Isaac Samuel Perry, äged 75 years Deeply regretted.

DEATH.

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Bitten by a chow dog belonging 10 Mr. Owen Hughes, of No. 175, The Peak, n, coalie in the employ of Mr. Noll, was treated at the Government Civil Hospital yester day. The dog has been taken to the depot at Kennedy Town.

In a report issued by the police this morning, it was stated that the patient was "suffering from delu sions."

"AS SHE IS WROTE."

A SAMPLE FROM AMOY.

The following amusing example of "English as she is wrote" bas been received by the Nestle Milk Company from Amoy:

"I am very obliged for the great function of your Lactogen. Owing to the fact my daughter being shorted of mine mile was other her first, born and was, fed on brand of milk, but the reqult was weak and feeble. Indeed at that time I was compelled into vexation having tried to find many methods to be making her become more health, but in vain.

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Magistrate at the Thames Court: If your husband gives you no money, how do you live? Woman, referring to the guardians: I have relief from the cardigano. ́*

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having no license:

London motorist, summoned for use of taking out a licence for a What is tha

thing that won't go?

Mr. W. B. Luke, Willesden magis- trate: One o'clock in the morning is part of the night.

Derbyshire husband: We have

lived happily, except for the every- day quarrels of man and wife..

Who could be so unreasonable as to believe that this is a reasonable world?-Mr. Robert Lynd.

The public does not avoid a film because it is British, but because it is bad-Princess Bibesco...

"On a certain day of November, had visited my home explaining me 1926, your Lactogen nurse Mrs. Lu, how the great function of your Lactogen is, and at the same time told me exactly how to feed her and how to look, after her did sunt me two samples and one mother bookJudge Randoloph.

"After following her in feccing Britishers all over the world will loon British School Former Pupils' my daughter with these sample when we shall have to offer

a limit to our forbearance.

Non-Stop Flight.

Under the auspices of the Kow-

Thongkong 1

THURSDAY, MARCH 10. 1987.

YANGTSZE UNREST.

event

good luck and success to the two was held in the Central British Royal Air Force officers who, in School last night. The Lyric Band May, are going to attempt to beat was in attendance, and there were

People who have no money al- ways seem to have motor-cars.

The time may not be far off

the world's longest non-stop flight about a hundred, guests present. the day your Nurse came, to advise "Ar unbroken path, 850 miles record now held by a French

The affair was in every way a su

cess.

Charged with stealing electric

Chinese house; a Chinese boy to- light bulbs from the landing of a day denied the actual offence, point- ing out that he merely took them from the place where they were hidden by a thief. Sentence of six weeks was inflicted by Major Will- on, before whom the boy appeared.

long, could be made of the fabric

good appetite and active. There can bour children normally--Dr. fore subsequently, I entirely feed Bernard Hollander. her on Lactogen. Picturing up to me down to present, through a puried less than four months my which daughter has now become both fat and, strong. It is proved that your

babies." Lactogen is truly the only food for

TRADE UNION DECLINE.

PROBLEM FOR INTER NATIONAL FEDERATION.

Mcuara. Selfridge have bought in one batch from Messrs. William Anderson, of Glasgow, a... liquidation One and a half million firm that has gone into voluntary

yards of cotton material are com prised in the purchase, stated to ba the largest of its kind ever made in this. country, It includes 750,000 yards of shirting, sufficient La provide one quarter: of a million men with shirts; 200,000 yards of. poplin, and 150,000 yards of ging- hams and kindergarten cloths. There is also enough tartan material to transform the entire population of Wales into Scöts.

aviator, because this is the kind of flying which, if brought to practicable application, is going to revolutionise the time taken Scarcely a day now passes with by travel. By a flight of nearly 3,000 miles from France out the recording of some serious across Europe and a long way up on the Yangisze, a fact into Siberia, a French avintor which goes to show that the situa- WAS, about a year ago, the first to put up a really long non-stop tion there is still very far from overland fight, and this flight was being composed. Unfortunately, later beaten by yet another Frenchman who made a non-stop most of the incidents are occur-flight from Paris to Jask in the Chinese constable, while patrolling At half-past eleven last night, a ring at ports which are supposedly Persian Gulf. This light was of the Central waterfront, saw a man under the control of the Nation-over 3,300 miles. For the first suspended by, the neck from bam-

Amsterdam, March 9. time, British aviators are going boo seaffolding which had been alists. Wuhu appears to be an to make an attempt to set up yet arceted outside Queen's Building.wiping out Italian trade unione Owing to Fascism practically

Mr. and Mrs. Cutadash"were en especially troublesome centre just a fresh record," and they will The would-be suicide was alive,.

"Yes, I think I must get a car. now, for it is from this port that leave London and fly eastwards, but unconscious, when he was cut and also owing to unemployment, tertaining friends.

Gconomic and other difficulties in making for Karachi. They hope down, and subsequently removed to France, Germany and Britain, and this spring," said Mr. Cutadash the last two or three days has to be able to get as far as Delhi the Government Civil Hospital.

Communist dissensions in casually, during a lull in the con- "I haven't decided what brought news of happenings of a Calcutta, if conditiona

favourable, and will attempt to distinctly serious character."

International Federation of Trade muke yet, but it's no use buying a France, the membership of the versation. Unions has fallen in five years cheap one. I suppose I could get from 24,000,000 to 15,000,000. a serviceable little affair for a thou- Crnsequently, the Federation is sand or so.

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call every week, like he did last year, when you bought me the bike,' dad?"

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More schoolboy "howlers":

"A focus is a thing like a mush- room, but if you eat it you will feel differently from a mushroom, for focuses is poison.""

An Irish buli is a male cow. Richard II was murdered in Pon- tefract Castle, but his fate is now unknow

"Thank You," which John Ford directed for William Fox from the John Golden stage success, a the Star. Theatre, la presented The ancient Britons learnt the on the screen with one of the most arts and grafts from the Romans powerful casts ever assembled and courage, was introduced.

The late Mr. Chlu Tat Chuen, of fly at least 5,000 miles in 48 No. 34, Wyndham Street, who died the present moment, Wuhu is quite hours. This is the annihilation on December 7th, 1924, left estate close to the war zone in connec-

of distance with a vengeance and in Hongkong to the value of $343, might be described as "real" 100. He makes several bequests now tion with the struggle for Shangying. Usually, spectacular long-to members of his family, the most scheme of

While the company were gasping administrative reat the careless mention of such a hai, being situated not far up the distance dights are not extra important of which are to his two trenchment, including the removal vast sum, the host's youngest son Yangtze from Nanking, and the ordinarily fast. So much time is grandsons and four concubined. of the headquarters from Amster- remarked, "And will that funny lit fact that disturbances are occur places, in re-fuelling, re-condl- and two houses; to the other Reuter.

taken up at the various balting To one grandson he leaves $10,000 dom to some cheaper centre.tle man with the black whiskers ring there tends to increase the tioning the machine, making plans, grandson $10,000 and one house, etc., that the aviator on a long To his four surviving concubines tension in the adjacent regions.

fight finds that he has not gone there were apparently five-he A couple of days ago, it was re- from his starting place to his leaves each $20,000 and one house; ported that there was trouble over finishing point in very much less to his daughter-in-law $20,000 and the desire of the Tupun of Anhat time than would have been taken

by fast steamer. Of course, there $3,000. To. other relatives there. one house and to each daugater to commandeer the British steamer have been some very fine times put are smaller legacies, Kutwo, and then came nows of the up, notably by Sir Alan Cobham on his return fight from Cape arrival of large numbers of South-Town to London, but most of the

troops, the

of long flights have been compara- tively slow. When one can leaves which led to the customary dis-London on Monday and can be in play of anti-British and anti-for either Karachi, Delhi or eign posters. The processionists Calcutta by Wednesday there is a who paraded in order to give of travel time that opens

really spectacular cutting down

welcome to the troops even went the length of hoarding the British hulk, but, happily, no untoward in- cident occurred, Yesterday we were told, of the breaking out of mob. riots in the same port, the native Customs House and the Cus- toms Club being broken into and Hooted. So serious did the situa- tion become that it was deemed. advisable to evacuate the foreign women and children to Shanghai, the men 'standing by to withdraw

even

up

vistas of future possibilition. At the moment these long non-stop lights must remain in the realm of mere "stunts" but, surely it is not too imaginative to think that one day long non-stop flights will be almost as ordinary as are cross Channel crossings to-day.

LEATHER THEFT.

CASE AGAIN REMANDED.

CANTON, SUPPRESSION.

SCHEME.

and most of the members are men l A glazier is a man who runs Alec B. Francia has the leading down mountains. character role, with George Aerimony (sometimes called To hasten the abolition of oplum O'Brien playing the romantic lead holy) is another name for mar- smoking, the opium-suppression George Fawcett, James Neill, J.ringe. bureau under the Canton Ministry wick and William Courtright and Farrell MacDonald, Cyril: Chad- of Finance has decided to classify others who have important parts. opium smokers into three groups; the feminine honours are shared (1), smokers, that are

by Jacqueline Logan, playing the will be permitted to smoke on heroine; Edith Bostwick, Marion condition that they obtain a Harlan, Vivian Ogden and Frankie Heence; (2) smokers still in the Bailey.

incurable

curable stage will be granted a

licence to smoke a limited quantity

every day until they are free from

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the habit (3) people who have FRANCIS ZIA RELEASED Copenhagen only recently begun to indulge in the vice will be severely punished, The Ministry is planning to or- ganise refuges where opipm- and if necessary, It is when we read $480 worth of leather from a shop smokers will be admitted

at Yaumati, two Chinese were given medical treatment: suitable of occurrences like those that wocharged before Major C. Willson, work will be provided to keep them

one with. get some conception of the serl this morning,

re- uctive.

In connection with the theft of

and abetting.

ous state of affairs still prevail-ceiving and the other with aiding A notification has been issued Fing on the Yangtaze. In the early Mr. F. X. d'Almada defended by the Ministry of Finance re- ninding opium-smokers to renow days of the crisis, it was far higher the alleged receiver, while Mr. M. their licences; if by the end of K. La.represented the prosecution. up the river that trouble was ex-The latter intimated that he might this month their licences have nez perienced, but in the wake of the use the alleged abetter, who was a been renewed, and they are found Southern Army the mischief has cook-boy employed at the shop, as smoking, they will be sent to gaol until they are entiroly cured of |a witness for the prosecution.

the habit spread further down until a point The case was remanded.

PAROLE.

Shanghai, March 9. Mr. Francia Zia was released yos-Geneva erday on parole for three months

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