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FRIDAY, MARCH 11. 1997.

TO ENGLISHMEN.

1.

The fact that there are at pre- sent in the Colony a number of batlalians from English Regiments should have the effect of inducing members of the local Society of St. George to make a special point of attending the forthcoming annual meeting. At that gathering, which takes place to-day week, and to which all Englishmen, whether members of the Society or not will be welcome, the question of the manner in which St. George's Day shall be celebrated will come for ward, and we have little doubt that occasion will be taken to suggest

FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1927.

ing of the St. George's Society Is open to All English residents, and that every opportunity will be given to those who have augges- tions to make regarding the cele bration of St. George's Day or con- cerning any other matter. /

DAY BY DAY.

SOME PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS GRUMI-

LING BECAUSE ROSES HAVE THORNS 1AM THANKFUL THAT THORNS HAVE BUSES-Alphonse Karr.

We have to acknowledge receipt of the Hongkong Civil Service List for 1927.

"SPLIT CLAIMS.

INTERESTING POINT IN

SUMMARY COURT.

An interesting point was raised In the Summary Court this morn ing, before Mr. J. H. B. Nihili, acting Puisne Judge, when Mr. D. L. Strellett suggested that five claims représented in five dif-

The Very Idea!

"Doctor," said a Bristol woman, "my husband suffers from n buzzing noise in his cara." Bournemouth for a month,

"Better have him to go to "But he can't get away."

Then you go.”

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Wee Willio pleased the neigh-

bours much

With one small prank, no

jokin'.

When sister tried to play her,

harp

It is not in regard to social fane tions, however, that the St. George's Society chiefly concerns

The Empress of Canada, which ferent writa between the same Itself. Its principal aim is to as left Yokohama at 6 pm. yester-parties, totalling over $3,000, sist desörving individuals of the day, is due here on the 18th in- really represented one claim, but they had been split up into smaller English race who have come upon stapt.

claims in order to bring them evil days. In this work It has dono a

within the jurisdiction of the Mrk. Southern is to present the Court, which has a limit of $1,000. very great deal, and its ordinary prizes at the Central British Mr. C. A. S. Russ represented the income is devoted solely to this School, Kowloon, at 6.30 p.m. of plaintiff and Mr. Strellett the de-

Tuesday,

fendant.

Indignant Purist on the War- purpose. For these and other rea

Mr. Strellett said he would aslt path:-"Lest ignorant Southerners sons, every Englishman in the Co-

The local weather forecast up for the dismissal of the five cases get a false impression of the Lan- lony should Agure in its member-to noon to-morrow is:-North-east forthwith, as five actions of that cashiro high tea, it ought to be ship roll, and we trust that the at-winda, fresh; generally overcast, kind ought never to have been stated that your correspondent brought to Court. They were all must have touched out" for a feed the same cause of action on the at one of those mining villages

tendance at the coming annual meeting will show that the English community is in no respect behind other similar organisations in the enthusiasm and energy of its mem- bers.

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some ruin.

She found the strings all

broken.

Yesterday's health return shows same day The total amounted to where colliers feed whippets on three imported cases of small-pox over $3,000, and the Ordinance charopagne and oysters and wor of typhoid fever. All Provided that whero cases had three pianos. The real Lanca and one.

similar causes of action as to the shire high tea rests firmly on the were Chinese.

amount due on the date of the pattern of the 'Co-op.' medel used issuing of the writs for the chiefly at funerals and weddings. The P. and O. s. Khyber amount stated or otherwise, the There can be beef and ham, or ham which left Singapore at 2 p.m. on claim should not be split up into and tongue, with mustard and the 9th instant, is due hore at 6yarious claims of smaller amounts knobby pickles, Then a fair-sized in order to bring it within the "mowin' or 'taycake may be allow- jurisdiction of the Court.

ed with cheese or 'sallet. The knock-out blow is achieved with a hefty chunk of curran' bread or maybe tharcaks.

But 'cold roast All the same, though a spread of ducks' and 'plum eaket Gullook!" the kind described by our original correspondent may not be the standard article of commerce, on

a.m. on the 14th.

actions.

Britain's International Policy. Sir Ausley Chamberlain has very

Mr. Russ replied that the cases The Danish vessel, Bintang, appropriately dubbed as a "legend" from Swatow, reports that three referred to five different promi the story which has emanated from deaths occurred on board. Theory notes and five different trans Russia that Britlah policy is direct-causes are not stated.

Mr. Strellett reiterated there ed at forming an anti-Soviet League, and it is to be hoped that

was only one som due, whether the interview which he has just

Lieutenant Oliver, of the Royal it was one or twenty transactions granted to a body of international Engineers, was bitten by a

dcg under the circumstances. He re journalists at Geneva will do much whilst at Holt's Wharf yesterday.ferred to the date, March 4th very special occasions; it has been o clear away wrong impressions. The bite was later treated at the applicable in all five cases, and usted--and eaten in these parte. As was so recently stated in the

asked what was the cause ofIt should be remembered that the British Note to the Soviet Govern-

action on that date. It was for high tea in question was a pre-war ment, the British Government has

latif, and could have been only was out to oblige-and presumably. menica due by the defendant to the production, and that the landlady one, sum, though it was under impress-a new arrival. various promissary notes.

no desire whatever to interfere in the domestic affairs of any other country and is not concerned with the form of government which any particular country cares to adopt but it does insist that foreign Governments shall abstain from in- terfering in the domestic politics

Government Civil Hospital.

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meeting of shareholders of the The thirty-first ordinary general Dairy Farm Ice and Cold Storage Co. Ltd., will be held at the Com- pany's town office on Saturday, March 26, at, noon.

Mr. Russ. asked whether Mr.

Strellett was asking his Lordship to try the ease, then..

Mr. Strellctt replied that he was The Bishop of Victoria has an-not, but he was conforming with pointed the Rev. H. Copley Moyls, the practice of the Court, which the Rev. C. I. Blanchett and the was to raise such a point imme Rev. Mok Shau Teang, to net as diately, in order to avoid costs. his commissionaries during his absence from the Diocese.

tion.

with Mr. Peter S. Mathven, Edin- burgh's new firemaster, he was asked if he had ever encountered & fire with which he was quite unable to cope.

"Yes," said Mr. Methven, solemn-

In the course of an Interview

It was a question as to whether, "but it was a volcano on the the plaintiff could have put them Honolulu Islands." into the one writ,and brought them'

Mr. Cairns, magistrate at the for hearing in Original Jurisdic-

Thames Court: The less false dig- lett had not given him notice of his wife the more happiness there will Mr. Russ replied that Mr. Steel-nity there is between husband and objection. It was a statutary claim be. and he should have given twenty- four hours' notice. Evidence should

of the various parts of the British Empire, and also from stirring up social revolutions. It is because the Soviet has failed to abstain and because Britain has been, forend British moves. that the "legend". to counter the Soviet's many anti-

The funeral of Revenue Officer has been spread that Britain is Knight, who was found dead at the planning a big political combina-raigengower Clubhouse yester tion against the Soviet. There are day afternoon, will take place this not a few people who think that afternoon, the procession passing the Soviet Government of Russia the monument. at 6 o'clock. isa menace, but far more people think that outside of Britain than

Registrar, at Whitechapel County be called before settling the point Court: Do you know how long ten hink it inside, and the spreading

During the 24 hours ending at in order to arrive at the facts. A minutes is?-Witness: Yes, sir.- nine o'clock this morning. of the fairy story is all part of the British vessels arrived out of a sufficient for dismissing cases of Witness: Ten minutes, sir.

six mero wave of the hand was not Registrar: How long is it, then?-

The avowed and open policy of Soviet's plan to discredit Britain.

of 13. Of 17 departures, that kind. "Split" cases were con- Britain in all parts of the world is

were British. The

totalstantly before the Court. the maintenance of peace and the number of ships in harbour was

65. spread of goodwilla policy which, as Sir Austen Chamberlain has aid, has remained unchanged since Locarno. Eritain recognises that

It

total sever

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Brentford magistrate, to an ob

Mr. Strellet said he did not wish jector in a licensing case: We are to ask his Lordship for a decision dealing with wines and spirits, and then, but it wa, the practice of the not tobacco, se your objection enda Court, to raise any such point im-in smoke. mediately.

Avoid waste of time the matter automobile in America, according should be mentioned in chambers to court records. His Ford roads- to-morrow, but Mr. Russ replied ter is a 1909 model with the motor that they would not be able to argue number 19013. He's still using it. the point until evidence had been i called.

A motor driver named Allen who Platoon (Portuguese Section) of be fixed for the purpose of arguing Mansfield polico court for driving

A special parade of the No. 4

Mr. Strellett asked for a date to was fined forty shillings at the the Volunteer Defence Corps is to the point, and Mr. Russ continued a motorcar dangerously was stated

round, King's Park by kind perone until they had heard the evid Gilbert. be held to-day at 6.30 p.m. Recreio to contend that that could not be to have knocked down a man named mission. Dress will be mufti, and

ence..

a large attendance is requested. His Lordship decided to adjourn

the case for a week.

"The defending, solicitor, to Gu- bert: Have you been compensated?

Gilbert: Yes, he gave me the

ear.

The solicitor: Well, that is the

sation of that kind.

Whilst the steamer Kwaisang was in quarantine yesterday, a ways and means by which some-real peace has only been partially hue-and-cry was raised of "man His Lordship suggested that to William Brown has the oldest. thing may be done for the enter-restored by the treaties and that overboard,” One of the ship's there must be a revival of goodwill lifeboats was lowered and a tainment of some of the men and mutual confidences, in Europe search made, but the man as not presenting English Regiments. if there is going to be that stabilis seen again. Another matter not to be overlooked peace which is most conducive

to sound trading prosperity. ed is the question of returning the is no part of Britain's ambition to hospitality which local English-fan rivalries or to back up such a men have enjoyed at the hands of Britain has often assured other scheme as an "Anti-Soviet League."

members of other Societies,, European Governments that 30 It is a rather regrettable cir- long as they seek for penge they cumstance that members of the St. goodwill. Sir Austen Chamberlain ean count on British sympathy and

George's Society have latterly, has done his country yet another with the exception of a few en-Kood service by making that clear

to his Geneva interviewers. thusiastic officials, taken very little interest in the organisation. That point was demonstrated some little time ago when members were cir- culated on the question as to whe- ther the Society's annual Ball should be held this year. In all, we learn, over five hundred en- quiries were sent out, with stamp- ed postcards for replies, but con- siderably more than half the mom- bers did not oven take the trouble to answer the query. It was this lukewarmness of members which largely influenced the Committee

AFTER TWO YEARS.

THIEF SENT TO GAOL.

A Chinese

was charged this morning with the theft by bailes of ten rolls of silk from the shop at which he was employed as a fol. He pleaded guilty, and was sentenced by Major. C. Willson to two months' hard labour.

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Mr. F. G. Carroll, acting assist- ant submanager in the hoad office at Hongkong, is coming to Bangkok OUR WATER SUPPLY. rst time I have heard of compens temporarily to act as Agent of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, says a Bangkok paper It is understood he is now in Singapore.

fined

POSITION AT BEGINNING OF

MONTH.

The Water Authority's 'return, dated the 1st instant, shows that on that date the total water in

of

191.80

mil-

Schoolboy

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"Howlers."Bacon, the Lord Chancellor, was impeach- ed for accepting brides..

A mangel-wurzel is a mangled vegetable.

weeke.

Cereals are films shown at the pictures, and which lasts fifteen The rivers of India deposit seg- meat at their mouths, and this forma deltus.

A pass is a low kind of place, very much used, which is natural...

EXCHANGE RATES.

A sampan-woman was $5,000, or nine months' hard labour, at the Central Magistracy to-day storage in reservoirs on the island on conviction of a charge of posses was. 1,270.08 million gallons, 18 sion of opium of Chinese origin. A compared with 886.02 million gal little girl, who was taken into cus-lons on the same date last year. tody at the

same time, was dis- The consumption for the month Two years after the theft, the charged with a warning.

Febuary was defendant was arrested following

lion gallone, as against 184.46 'A chance mecting in the street, at A Musicale will be held at the million gallons last year, the con which he was recognised by his Helena May Institute on Thurssumption per head per day being late employer. It was then stated day, 17th March at 5.30 p.m. 16.7 gallons. that the defendant failed to deliver Tickets including Tes 50 cts, each, The returns for Kowloon show- the stuff to a customer, and the must be booked at the Secretary'e ed a total storage of 207.74 million latter, as a result of breach of con-Offee before noon on the 10th in-gallons, as compared with 154.10 in deciding that no Ball be held.tract, had to be indemnified to the st. Items will be given by Mrs. million gallons for March 1st, Nothing kills Societies more than extent of $195.

Hargreaves Brown, Mrs. Balean, 1926. February's consumption Paris indifference of this kind, and the was not disclosed by the defen- Comdr. A. S. Badells, R.N-Advt. | as

What was done with the goods Mrs. Russell Brown, Eng. Lieut, this year was 64-94 million gallons, Brussels

against 59-41 last year Berlin Worst feature of it. is that the very dant.

this being 14.5 gallons per head | Copenhagen people who take no‘active interest

per day.

Vienna A little Chinese boy was ordered The total rainfall up to the end

Helsingfors in an organisation are usually

eight atrakce with the birch at the of February this year was 4.06 Llabon amongst the first to complain that

Central Magistracy this morning inches, against 2.62 last year. Rio for the theft of a suit of clothes It does nothing for Its members.

from a coolle employed at No. 695, A Society is what its members

The Peak, where the defendant's. make it, and in view of the very excellent work which the St. George's Society does it is, as we have said, most regrettable that there has beon, this lack of in- evidence that the defendant was terest in the recent past. There soon to take the shirt from a yesterday that while her car No. Jews complaing 6,932 men, 4,680 it la offelally stated that 13,056 is another type of member, all too drawer in Mr. Johnsch's cabin, 675, was proceeding from West to women, and 2,644 children entered silver (spot)

Efter examining it, to return it East along Queen's Road Pat common in local organisations; we somewhat hastily into the drawer, near the Soldiers Club, a tax the twelve months, ending 31at.

Palestine an immigrants during Silver (forward) refer to those who never attend as he became aware that he was which was in front suddenly stop December last, Seven thousand annual meetings but who do not being watchod.

ped without warning, causing the three hundred and forty After Mr. Holford,, à chargeman

Jews hesitate to grumble because this of shipwrights in the Naval Yard, driver of car to swerve into the ammigrated from Palestine during or that idea has not been adopted. had given evidence that the de- tram line in the way of a tramear the same period, so that the net fendant had no business to be in following behind. The spokes and increase of the Jewish population In this connection, it should be the cabin, the defendant was re-right mudguard of the motor car by Immigration Was 6,716, emphasised that the coming meet manded.

were daringed.

British Wireless.

London, March 10.

124.08

Amsterdam

.84.00 12.12%

20.46/

18.22

34,4534

.1925%

Bombay Hongkong

1/0.1/04

1/11

Now. York

.4.853%

.26.22

Milan

100.05

ockholm

18:16

Oslo

18.08%

London, Mar. 10.

Prague Madrid Athens Buenos Aires Shanghai Yokohama

.103%

28.241⁄2

.376%

4734

STOLEN SHIRT? ARREST ON "HOLLYHOCK."

A Chinese carpenter WAH charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, father was also the cook. Inspec. JEWS AND PALESTINE. Geneva

tor Shannon who prosecuted, stated this morning, with the theft of a that the boy did not have pormis- flannel shirt belonging to Commis- sioned Warrant Officer Johnson,sion to live in the servants' quarters INCREASE BY IMMIGRATION. of H.1.3. Hollyhock,

A. B. Duncan Williams stated in

to this house,

Mrs. R. T. Matheson reported

.2/0.5/16 .25.7/16

-British Wireless.

TO-DAY.

Dollar on demand 1/11/11/16 Lighting-up

6.31 p.m.

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