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public health which should accrue from local market improvements along the lines indicated by Mr. Braga, there is, na he yesterday pointed out, the additional resBON

very indifferent produce. Better and brighter markets would have the-offect of_inducing housewives to make direct purchases, and this would be all to the good in the long run. We trust that the au- thorities will take dud note ΟΙ Mr. Braga's excellent suggestions.

DAY BY DAY.

ONE THING I HAVE LEARNT, THAT

The health return for yesterday

small-pox.

The P. and O. as. Kalyan, from Hongkong, arrived at Marseilles "yesterday at 7′′am.""

The sa. Empress of Russin left Vancouver on the 19th inst, and is due here on the 8th April.

SUNNING PIRACY.

LAST TWO PRISONERS ON

TRIAL.

The Very Idea!

HEAVEN MAY BE REACHED AND

It came as a surprise to me TOUCHED EVERYWHERE, AND THAT

(writes a correspondent) to learn of making these centres more at ONE CAN HELP OR HINDER HAPPI

that there exists an Aberdoglan The trial of the two remaining who objects to fun being poked at NESS BY A TINY WORD-Amy Leprisoners charged in connexion the granits city, and its hard- tractive for customers. For too|| Feuvre.

with the Sunning piracy began headed inhabitants. I always fms- many householders, rely on their

Chief Justice, ut the Criminal Sesas Ford, the man who makes the before Mr. J. R. Wood, acting gined them of the same stamp compradores for food supplies with the result that they often get shows two farther Chinese cases of alons this morning, when Captain cars. He keeps in his employment J. Pringle, the master, Identified a man whose solo duty is to make No. 2 prisoner us one of the mon jokes about the cars, the monkey who guarded him on the bridge.

that runs along to pick up the nuts, Mr H. K.-Holmes-is-conducting and so forth. They advertise-the- the case for the Crown, and Mr. car, they keep the "Ford" in every- C. G. Alabaster, instructed by Mr. body's mouth. So many Aberdeen jokes appear in "Punch" that I am A. J. O'Donoghue, is defending.

After recapitulating the events persuaded that they keep an Aber- which led up to the capture of the donian on their staff in order to ship by armed pirates, Captain ensure a regular supply. I onco Pringle said he indentified No. 2 spent an evening at the house of an prisoner as one of the suspects Aberdeen friend in a who were handed over to the Aberdeen inlond in a London - boarding party from H.M.S. Blueburb. My host had sent out a whip bell. He was one of the men who to all the Aberdonians ho knew was struck on the head by the and they came to a man. (and wo- tell against Aberdeen. Twenty-two mate with a rifle on the bridge, man) to hear all the stories I could' and in the morning witness saw

grown-ups, all Aberdonian by birth or parentage, repented after me that favourite sentiment: "Tak! could not say how he got there..

awa' Aberdeen an' twal mila round," and so forth.

Is a Nut a "Fruit"?

It will be very interesting to see whether it is decided by the Police Magistrate that a water chestnut

you

Hongkong Telegraph botany, a fruit of a flowering plant

A reception is to be given at the Club Lusitano in honour of Dr. Jose Caetano Soares of Macao on Friday next, at 5.30 p.m., to which all friends of Dr. Soares are cordialy invited.

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Witness also recognised him, as a man who was standing by him when the s.a. Anhui passed them, and who patted him on the back,

Hia Lordship:-Quite a friend-

act

An Organ Recital will be given in St. John's Cathedral by Mr. Frederick Mason, the Cathedrally Organist, assisted by Mrs. L. C. F. Bellamy, (Soprano), on Friday, March 25th, at 5.45 pm:—Advt.

Two raids were carried out by police at Jervais Street, yesterday, resulting in the recovery from dif- ferent houses of a number of thermos finsks stolen in a recent

Capt. Pringle,Yes, 1 was as- tonished.

Witness added that he particu- larly noticed the prisoner because

London

I have long 'chorished the Idea that we in Scotland pald the beat compliment we could to our friends in the North by picking up all the stories we could hear about the them "Aberdeen," and passing them thrifty Scot of tradition, labelling

01. I thought the Aberdonians

he seemed to be more of a seafar-liked the game. Perhaps, howevor, ing man than the others.

Replying to Mr. Alabaster, wit the pirates who were guarding ness sald he understood that both

him on the bridge were hit with

apples, pears, peaches, tomatoes.covery of the remains by a friend. he knew "No. 2 prisoner

Ullmann's

shots were fired in the centre of

it is only the travelled specimens of the race, who do. By the way, it was Oliver Cromwell or Max it is an open question as to whether

O'Rell who first made a joke at the

The point

At

To-day's Harbour Office reporta is a fruit or whether It is gave six arrivals and 17 depar-him lying on the main deck. He vogetable, for the hawker who hastures, the British figures being raised the defence that by selling three and seven respectively, leav. water chestnuts he was selling ing 63 vessels in harbour, of fruit, and not a vegetable, hus set which 22 were British. the Court a poser. The Sanitary Department; it seems, thinks that the water chestnut is a fruit be- cause it can be enten raw; his Worship thought it was a fruit if it grew on a tree; and Sergeant Dixon did not seem to be very certain. Neither are wc, and we have turned up the point in our. ponderous office dictionary, only to find that it depends on whether are speaking in botanical terms or in popular language as to what you call such-like products. Let us quote: robbery. No arrests were effected.

A Chinese woman took her life the ship's lead, and the second expense of the Aberdonians.

prisoner was also later struck all events, it was an allen of some is the matured seed-vessel and its

at a hut at Shaukiwan yesterday. with a rifle when he recovered con- description. Max O'Rell's joke was contenis," together with such accessory, parts as become, finally beum, and death appeared to have neither of them were fired at.

She was found hanging from a sclouaness. As far as he knew, concerning the two Jews who were to be found at Aberdeen. They incorporated with them. Thus, in occurred some hours before the dir- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 33, 1927. the botanical sense. not only

Mr. Alabaster asked witness if could not leave because they could was not raise the railway fare. That figa, cte but all berries, nuts, In our reference yesterday to the wounded by bullets. He went on story has been told in a thousand OUR MARKETS.

want to make to read the doctor's report which, forms. grains, beans, peas, pumpkins, squashes, cucumbers, and melons, series of burglaries committed in stuted there were wounds which is that it was the distinguished as well as pine-cones, and many Hongkong during the past six might have been caused by bul- French humorist who first told it. Since his appointment to a seat other products, are fruits. Popu-years we erroneously stated that the lets, and oue bullet, a 16 revolver This reminds me of the story of

lar usage has, however, become robbery at Messrs. on the Sanitary Board, Mr. J. P.

Edinburgh to Aberdeen to learn a from the man's body.. inuch narrower. The grains have occurred in 1925. It actually took bullet, was actually extracte the Jew who sent his son from Witness replied that while he certain branch of shopkeeping. Braga has been serving the com-been dropped and the tendency place in May, 1920, in the old pre-

was on the wing of the bridge, The son, on his return, was adjured munity most admirably by bring to drop nuts also, so that a fruit mises in Queen's Road.

not to sell a certain article under is now generally understood to be ing forward quite a number of the fleshy and juicy product of

At the Marine Court this mor the bridge, but he was confident. He sold it for £1 19s. 11d., matters of distinct public impor- some plant, usually tree or shrub ning, before Lieut. Commdr. G. F.

penny. No receipt stamp was deck was the same as the one who needed] tance. At yesterday's meeting, he (and nearly always containing the Hole, Wing Ting, master of a trad-that the man he saw on the main and told the father he had saved a seed), which when ripe is edibleing junk, charged with navigating was knocked out on the bridge, was again to the fore with some without cooking, and adapted for the harbour without lights, plead which was the second prisoner. pertinent observations regarding use as a desert rather than as aed guilty and was fined $10, with however, the alternative of 10 days impri- the condition of the

The quince, Central alad.

though usually rocked before sonment with hard labour. Market, and what he said in this eating, is classed among the connexion could be applied with fruits. A vegetable, in the popu- lar sense, is any part A her- equal force to other markets in baceous plant commonly used for the Colony, We do not at the culinary purposes, and may con- moment know when the Central sist of the root; as in the beet and in the turnip; the stem, as Market was built, but we think it

asparagus, celery and rhubarb; a will be generally agreed that it tuber or underground stem, as in isat present not quite the the potato; the foliage, as in cabbage and spinach; or of that place that it should be so far as which is, botanically, the fruit, as

We are advised by the Colonial' in the tomato, pea, bean and egg- hygienic conditions are concerned. True, as in the case of other local plant. Thus a tomato is both a Secretariat that, according to in-

When the Atsuta Maru yester- fruit and a vegetable, though for formation from the Postal Com- markets, it is kept under quite ble use and in the garden and missioner at Hankow, the Nation day arrived in port from Marseil strict supervision by the sanitary market it ranks as a vegetable aliat Government has decided to

only. In like manner, the pump-censor all foreign mails incoming, proventitive officers, boarded was lying tied up alongside one of would no doubt be in a far worse ily fruits, are classed as individuals, exception being made

The Order of the Old Sea Dog. state than it now is. Ent we vegetables, while the melon, which for all official correspondence clear the Kowloon wharves. Searching is of the same family, is termed ly addressed to Consular Officials the effects of two Continental pas-

The Line can have been seldom sengers, a Rumanian and a young with Mr. Braga that it

that and Commanding Officers of mon-Polish woman who were travelling crossed in better spirits. a fruit... Edible products needs brightening up and grow underground are commonly of-war.

together, they 1.und, secreted in a ward-robe trunk, 560 ounces of Husband, at Willesden: I am a modernising, so as to make it far classed as vegetables, whether more attractive as a purchasing carrot,

edible roots, as the beet, turnip, Government organizations in

Wife: Anyhow, onions And potatoes, Canton have been informed by Mr.heroin, of which the value is private inquiry agent, and am centre.

which are not true roots, but Lo Min, managing director of the $5.600, according to local esti- carning nothing.

Canton-Samshui and the Canton-mates, which are based on their I got a friend to make private The meat stails at the Central modified stems. Peanuts (ground

nuts)

are true fruits, though Kowloon Railways, that the two marketable prices in the Far East. inquiries about him, and my hus- Arising from this discovery, the hand told him he was "full up with

Lambeth man: He said, "Como R. E. Lindsell this morning. The possession of the drug before Mr.

Name as and have a drink on this conspicu. Rumanian gave his George Statnigross, while the woous occasion." Rogovi, a native of Poland. man stated that she was Helena

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There was another case of a Chinese bitten by a dog yesterday, the victim, who is a small boy living at Sai Street, being taken to the Government Civil Hospital. It is also reported that a Chinese woman at Wanchai was bitten by a chow dog in both cases, the animals were secured and taken to the depot at Kennedy Town.

In reply to Mr. Holmes, witness said he could not say whether it was possible for the man to have been hit by shots fired by the at tacking pirates.

The case is proceeding.

CONTINENTALS CHARGED.

LAWYER WHO UNDERSTANDS RUSSIAN.

authorities, but for which it in and squash, which are botani- and outgoing addressed to private her as a matter of routine, as she

:

agree

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"Where are you going, pretty

maid?

Said he, "I wish to know:"" She didn't tell him where, but

shucks,

She told HIM where to go.

"The Duke and Duchess of York. seem to be fortunate in their fel- low-travellera. Not always is there a Royal Jester at hand so equal to the demands of equatorial termino- logy as the inventor of the new dignities of the Renown:-

The Order of the Flattened Kip-

per.

The Order of the Tainted Had-

dock.

The Order of the Golden Mer-

maid.

The Order of the Cocked Hat of

the Horse Marines..

The Order of the Hound, Marine

and Ancient.

Market and similar places are in ripening underground. The fruit railways will henceforth, be under two passengers were charged with work."

of one management,

ball,

distinct need of improvement, of the potato is the so-called potato the control

which a botanically, a which will be established at the especially in regard to the use of

berry," The above quotation head office of the latter railway. wooden blocks and-counters which would seem to leave the Magis- This arrangement has been made in case compliance with an order issued in course of time must become trate trying the hawker's most unhygienic, especially in the plenty of room for the exercise of recently by Mr. Sun Fo, Minister

of Communications. hot summer months. There are also in qur markets far too many internal structures and partitions,

choice.

EXCHANGE RATES.

Bucharest

Now

the presence of which keeps out: great deal of much-needed light. At the Wanehal Market, for Paris instance, we have often noticed, in Brussels

Amsterdam passing, the dark and gloomy ap Berlin pearance of the interior, and both Copenhagen

Vienna here and at the Central Market it Helsingfors Is necessary to use artificial light Lisbon for illumination purposes through out the greater part of the day.

York The windows, too, at the former Gonova place are usually barred up with Milan

Stockholm thick fir poles as though the

Dato market were a prison, and the Prague Madrid Madri whole surroundings are in distint Athens Athens Buenos Aires contrast to those of what 1

Shanghal modern market should be. We Yokohama suppose it fa to be expected that Silver (pot) these places where meat, and Silver (forward) fish are sold should possess u

London, Mar. 22.

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Barrister, at Shoreditch: He is

Mr. F. G. Vaux appeared for the a man who has overpaid money by defence, and, informing his Wor mistake. Judge Cluer: Have you The gunboat Hai Au of the Fu-ship that he understood spoken a glass case or a museum to put kien Navy arrived in Canton from Russian, asked for leave to inter-him in? Amoy on Sunday. The political view his clients for their instrue

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section of the Naval Department lations. He was, at that stage, un- Judge Cluer at Shoreditch: planning to give the officers and able to plead one way or the other Doctors are much more civil to each erew a welcome. This gunboat and should like to hear more of other than lawyers. 121 formerly belonged to the fleet con- their statements.

34.93 trolled by Chou Yin-jeri, the de-

12.13% fented warlord of Fukien.

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Leave for the interview having i

The fines of three of four offen-

20.17 rangements will be made to train been granted, Mr. Vaux was ders at Tottenham were paid by closetted with his clients for a strangers occupying seats in the 19.22

the marines on board in Party quarter of an hour, at the end of public part of the court, .34,62%

explaining which he reappeared in Court and 1024 principles. Leaflets

182 Kuomintang principles have already applied for a short formal remand, Man, at Tottenham: I was told

.2.37/32

.825% been distributed to them.

to go out, so I picked up my things to go more fully into the matter.. 1/6.03/64

Senior Revenue Officer George and went out like a man. 1/11 Under the personal direction of Watt, who prosecuted, said that

Paris, Nov. 00-Cardinal Du- 4.86.19/32 Mr. D. F. Robertson, of the D. F. the Crown Solicitor would be ap-

Bois, archbishop of Paris, hás con- 26,23 Robertson Travel Bureau, Los An-pearing in the case.

Regarding ball, his Worship fessed himself converted to the. 105 geles, a party of sixty Californians 592are due to arrive at Hongkong on said the penalty fixed by Ordinance movies, after a visit to a studio 164 April 11th on the B.e. President being ten times the value of the where he saw a film mode. Wear 27.6515 Polk, en route around the world, seized drug. the Court could not ing smoked glasses to protect his eyes from the light, the cardinal in the party are Mr. make the ball leas than $10,000. 870 Included 47.7/18 Ulysses S. Grant, Jr., son of Gen- Defendants, being unable to watched the making of the film for

9/6 eral Ulysses S. Grant, former find this amount, were remanded a whole morning. .2/0.5/10 President of the U. S. A., accom-in police custody until Saturday at

26.7/16 panied by Mrs. Grant; Mr. R. B. ten o'clock,

.18.5015

.26% Lane, prominent capitalist of Los

-British Wireless.

Angelea, accompanied by Mrs. Land

and son; Mr. Walter Ralphs, Pre-

sident of Ralphs Grocery Company,

The Taiyo Maru departed for Shanghai and San Francisco with

Beginning from April 1st, says a heavy passenger list, among

somewhat objectionable atmosphere,

of Los Angeles, accompanied by the Canton Gazette, one more ex- but we do think that matters In

Admiral Sir Edwyn Alexander- Mrs. Ralphs, son and daughter, press train service will run dally this respect would be materially Sinclair, upon relinquishing his The party will proceed from Hong-between Canton and Kowloon, the appointment B Commander-in-kong to the Philippines, Ceylon, Canton-Kowloon Railway author!- altered for the better if a cam-Chief, China Station, had the hon-Egypt, Palestine and on arrival at ties announce. Additional loco paign of improvement were begun. our of being received by the King Naples, will proceed by automobile motives and carriages are being

Apart from the benefits to at Buckingham Palace on Feb. 9, through Europe.

rofitted for the purpose..

those travelling being Mr. R.: Hildebrand, Revd. G. Byrne, Dr. C. T. Kew, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Gadsby, Mr. R. Ponsonby Fane, Mr. F. A. Crampton, Mr. and Mrs. G. D, Fearon, Mr. W. E. Bailey and

Mr. L. Quarberg..