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THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1927.

DAY BY DAY.

OUR HAPPINESS IN THIS: WORLD DEPENDS ON THE AFFECTIONS WE ARE ABLE TO INSPIRE-Duchess de Praslin

SUNNING PIRACY,

THE BLUEBELL'S CAPTURE.

The Very Idea!

this. Colony might well hold early council between themselves to dis- cover if there is any way in which Hongkong can be of assistance to

A good story is told of a pawky the great northorn port now

Further evidence of identifica-old Scot who, like many others, tion was given at the Criminal fünde bimeolf rather short of cash mothering a larga helpless family

Sessions this morning, when the at his bankers just now. that is fast outnumboring the city's

The local weather forecast up trial of the two remaining pr resources. Of course, there must

to-morrow IsN.E. Honers charged in connexion with to noon be a limit to the influx of Chinese, winds, moderate; everent, some the Sanning piracy was continued before Mr. J. R. Wood, neting Chief but we think that the Shanghai au- drizzle or mist.

Justice. thorities are acting fully in the right when they admit, as many as

possiblo.

The Tango maru departing for Australia yesterday, carried among others, Dr. E. H. Fletcher Mrs. A. C. Mack, Mr. and Mrs. J. Kerr,

Mr. H. K. Holmos la prosecuting for the Crown and Mr. C, G. Alabastor is defending.

Hia account was £60-ovordrawn, and the bankor rang him up on the telephone to tell him about it and to suggest that he had better bring it down a bit or clear it altogether.

"Oh ayo," replied the pawky

"Oh," the banker said, "you were all right then, you had £250 to your credit."

"Aye, and did I ring you up in Juno," was the caustic rejoinder.

Lieut. W. Thruster, of HIM.Sone. "I'm £60. short am I? Wull The pity of the situation is that

Bluebell, who went on board the just lock up an' tell me hoo ma Sunning with an armed party of account stood in June?" inside the Settlement there is a

Thiaves yesterday, entered No. 77marines, said that thirteen Chinese far from unified populace. The ex-Leighton fill Road, and stole were handed over to his charge, tremists are in control, strikes money and property to the value The second prisoner was one of and intimidation are the order of of $118, belonging to the tenants those men.

of the third floor. the day and there is intense class and factional warfare. The strike of the postal employees hus again paralysed the postal service, a fact which the North China Daily News does well to emphasise is of inter- nutional tmportance, and n happen-

Surgeon Lieut. W. J. Rankine, also of the Bluebell, said that aftor The Colony's health return for leaving the Sunning, the Bluebell of sighted a rowing boat In which yesterday shows, three cases typhold fever, two of small-pox were ten and one of cerebro-spinal fever. all were Chinese.

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A lot of people say, "I do."

It's just a lot of rot,

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'Cause afterwards you find

they should

Have merely said, "Do not."

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ing that stands to discredit China" crnment Civil Hospital yesterday.to save him. No. 1 prisoner was has been found in the great

A Chinese was taken to the Gov

as a result of an accident on the Praya East, where he was knocked down by a moter-car,

men. Nine of them climbed on to the Bluebell by menus of a rope ladder, but the tenth jumped into the sea and was

A race of primitive Bushmon lost. although efforts were made one of the nine, and find been Kalahari desort of South Africa, At the approach of a stronger, wounded. In the neck,

Replying to Mr. Alabaster wit-evon of their own colour, these ness said the first prisoner had Bushmen run for miles. I taken only $1 on him when scorched. He by surprise they burrow luto the had been wounded in the back of sand and hide themselves. the neck.

Scientists declare them to be the Mr. F. E. Ellis, a Master at Arms nost primitive race of all time, mixed up with the military hup. March 20th, The body was buri- on board H. M. S. Bluebell, said he and the world's shyost peoplc.

took a fully loaded, revolver, to-

in the eyes of the other nations of the world who view the full obser- vance of the International Postal Agreement as a jealous trust There are so many political issues

ponings that the general situation has become kaleidoscopic and sus-

Tho 8.8. Sourabaya Maru from the Straits reports the death of a deck passenger at midnight on

ed at sea on Tuesday:

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gether with some loose ammunition The astonishing claim has been An Organ Recital will be given from the boat. There were about made that every citizen of Mont- ceptible to frequent and violent in St. John's Cathedral by Mr.four hundred coins in the bottompellier is entitled to call himself

Frederick Mason, the Cathedral of the boat. He could not identify baron. Organist, assisted by Mra. L. C. F. citter the prisoners. Relay, (Soprano), on Friday, March 26th., at 5.45 p.m.-Advt.

This morning's Harbour Office

ehunge. One can only hope that the better thinking and saner elements of the Chinese population begin to exert moderating in-

Thongkong Telegraph.fluences, and that this nightmare

returns showed 10 arrivals and 17

of strife, labour disputes, intimida-departures, British vessels return- ing our and three respectively, tion and general insecurity will There were 62 vessels in harbour THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1927. soon pass.

at 9 am, of which number 22 wore British. [Later news received to-day SHANGHAI'S TRAVAIL. states that the general strike has

been called off.] *

Out of Control.

Recent Shanghai police reports refer in extenso to the activities of Chinese Communists in the North-

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It is stated that in 1537, the Prisoners Denials.

Baron de Caravette, who lived in Montpellier, bequeathed his titla.

Hence, Statements made by the pri- and estates to the city. soners when charged were fead by it is argued, every child born in a sergeant Interpreter. No. 1 the city may adopt the title. A was stated to have said he travell-society will be formed to protect ed as a passenger and was struck this right, by the pirates out of revenge n

he had previously raided their Willesden magistrate to desort- den and killed some of their ad wife: You must supply your men. The second stated he was husband's address for service of You are not Mrs. The Inspecting Ordnance Officer returning to the country after an summons. will prove one-inch cartridges unsuccessful effort to find his son. Christie, and we cannot concen (with coloured star) at Stonecut Mr. T H. King, Director of trate all police resources on your ter's on Friday, March 25th, an-Criminal Intelligence, gare, avi- case. nounces a Notice to Mariners is dence of identification parades saed at the Harbour Office this being held when both prisoners Nottingham woman: I kept her morning.

were picked out. He said the at arm's length with two men were among those handed prop! to him from the Bluebell.

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Man at Willesden:

clothes

I have no

The reign of terror and in- describable chaos which has pre- vailed in and around Shanghai dur- ing the past two days should have

A Ghinese was injured' in the convineeri even the most perverse

Wife at Willesden: I have only sottlen:ent, the aim inhead yesterday when he made a In reply to Mr. Alabaster, wit that Britain's policy in sending an view being to, organise the power hurried attempt to alight from a ness said that Captain Pringle seca my husband once in a month, adequate defence feree to protect of the revolutionary labourers and moving tramcar on Des Voeux Road and Chief Oficer Ecatty, attended and then he criticised me as he the lives of Britishers, within the peasants so as to give support to West. He was removed in an un-identification parades prior to the passed, by.

the Nationalist regime. The lines conscious state to the Government January trial, when both maile

Man summoned at Tottenham International Settlement was the on which these mischief-makers Civil Hospital.

wrong identifications. right and wise one. It takes but have been proceeding is to send out

Detective Sub-Inspector Lane for not having a motor driving I had agitators so that, at the appointed

Puasengers departed for also testified to the two prisoners licence: I plead guilty, little imagination to picture what time, the workers would be reduced

out of my mind. might have happened had not a to such a state of fear that they America-via-Shanghai by 5.8. Pro- being among those who were hand-great provocation. It went clean

Statements made by the pri- strong cordon of British troops would obey, the order to strike ident Cleveland, included Mrs.ed over to the police.

without hesitation. How effective H. and Mr. C. A. McKelvey, been thrown round the Settlement ly the scheme has worked we all Revd. and Mrs. F. Kurtz, Dr. M. A. soners at the Central Magistracy as a prottelive ring against inroads know, for to-day there are thou- Virnich, Mrs. E. J. Matteson, Mr.were then read in which No. 1 questions to ask my wife, but I by undisciplined, unofficered and sands of strikers in Shanghai who, and Mrs. I. E. Ellis and Master U.said he had been wrongly Identi- should like to ask that chap (the

fied, and added that he took no solicitor) a tidy few. had they followed their own and Miss S. Ellis.

part in the piracy. In his state- lawless Chinoso soldiers, retreating clinations, would still have remain-

City Kuomintangs in the provin- ment the second prisoner also as a lustful and greedy rabble ined at their posts. Another point face of the Nationalists' advance. which is stressed is that the per-cial districts are strictly forbid-denied that, he took part in the

sons waging the campaign of ter- den to interfere in any cases deal-affair.

The case was adjourned unti The full story of Chapel has yet rorism have no personal grievances ing with money, property and be- to be told, but enough is known to against their victims, and state-quests, according to a notification 2.15 this afternoon, when the

ments made by two arrested men issued by the Kwangtung Previn- defence will be opened. have caused a shudder

The notifica- re to the effect that they merely cial Kacmintang. through even the most indifferent. Look employment ander certain of ion says that such cases should the Government Unbridled beastiality; murder and the Labour Unions as hired assas-be handled by

zing. It is when we read of deve- Judicial Courts and not by the callous disregard of all the human-onents of this character that we Kuomintang. ilies have been exhibited by realise the manner in which the the fleeing Shantung troops, and when this is remembered in con-

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NEW RESERVOIRS.

TWO MORE FOR CANTON. Two reservoirs, are to be con- structed in Tung Shan and Honam to improve the public water supply and to facilitate the work of the fire-brigades in case of fire, says the Canton Gazette. The Water Works Company will be instruct

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It was very difficult to get a

A. J. Munnings. view of the Victorian ankle. Mr.

You cannot give a message t01

H. Worthington. you have got one to give.-Prof.

In England, to be a cad is the sin for which there is no forgive ness-Dean Inge.

A baby is a whole-time job. Miss Storm Jameson..

A mother's choice of a novel for her daughter is rather difficu to-day Dr. Edward-Lyttelton.

If history is to be made of the tittle-tattle of the Upper Tooting tea-tables, it might be better that history should not be written at all-Mr. Justice Avory.

extremists havé got hold of the

One of the patients admitted situation in so many industrial into the Kowloon Hospital during centres in China. Unhappily, the yesterday was, a Chinese, who junction with the fact that many the great majority of the instances was injured by diving headlong, of them attempted to rush the bar of cold-blooded murder have been it is stated, into a dried-up nullah

the work of paid agents of organi- near the No.5 Railway Bridge, 3 riers protecting the Settlement and sations which figure prominent the mainland. The man is suffer

I am not the greatest tenor in fired on British troops in their ly in support of the Nationalists. Ing from a lapse of his reason.

the worldMr. John McCormack. eagerness to break through, it is The plain fact, of course, in that Another Chinese was taken to the cd to have these storage reservoirs I never like that word "impos-

the forces of lawlessness and dis- Government Civil Hospital, after. clear beyond the need of emphasis order have been given undue en having jumped into the Hart ready within three months' time. Isible."-Prof. H. Littlejohn. that the large cosmopolitan foreign couragement and have been allow from the Praya, near the Star population of Shanghai owes itsed to get out of hand. In other Ferry Wharf.

words, the so-called "berating" present immunity from overwhelm- movement has got out of the control What the end of ing disaster and unthinkable out-of its sponsors. rage to the line of troops (mostly it all will be. vone can say.

British) which the authorities had

REGINALD DENNY.

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The proposal was submitted at The modern employer wants to the Municipal Council by Tangpay us bigh a wage as the indus- Yin-wab, Commissioner of Publiciry will bear. Mr. W. L. Hicheng, Safely, who pointed out that the How about the camera as an af torture?--Mr. average time of water supply for instrument residents in Tung Shan is only Catherine Masters. one hour each day, which la insul cient. He also recalled that Once upon a time, story has it, cholera prevailed in Honar last Dame Nellie Melba was crossing A HUMOROUS PICTURE AT THE year, and the mortality was due the Atlantic. She was to sing at

largely to the lack of pure water a ship's concert and went with an for the citizens who were compell-officer down into the hold to get Reginald Denny tried to demoned to drink water drawn direct some music from her baggage, A 124 strate graphically that it doesn't from the river without first going hydrant was found open which 25.25

break pay

a promise through the process of itering. .20.10 and

his point at proves .18.00 the Star Theatre, where "What 192

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London, Mar. 23.

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the foresight to see might be neces- Hory. There has not been the alightest deviation from Britain's avowed policy, namely, the protec- Paris tion of British lives and the ob- Göreva.

Berlin servance of a strict neutrality be

OBlo tween the rival armies. The for- Helsingfors

Athens eign Settlement must, at all costs, Buenos Aires be kept inviolate against invasion Hongkong

New by armed Chinese forces, and whe-

Amsterdam ther they be Northerners or

Gende Southerners who seek to make forceful entry, into that foreign Bucharest

Rembay sanctuary and asylum they must be yokohama prepared to face well-armed, and Brussels determined resistance. That the Settlement is proving an asylum

from the turmoil of factional strife Lisbon

Blo

York

is a fact of tremendous comfort to Shanghai

Silver (spot)

all Not only foreigners, but un-Silver (forward)

armed and piteously-frightened

Chinese from the riot-ridden dis

tricta around Chapel are pouring

-British

to he

'STAR.

CAR SMASH.

WAS

had been gushing for hours right into all of Dame Melba's baggage. Her famous opal dress nothing but a wisp of sodden tissue, and the opals were looge in the bottom of the trunk. Charles T. Spedding, famous

which has carried its share of the

Happened To Jones," is now show- ing, with Denny starring in the 1/112% title role.

This amazing young man is tire- 4.86% .12.13% lese, it seems. His progress MISHAP IN NEW TERRITORIES. parser of this particular vessel"

18,13 through the picture is ond hilari-! 34.52% ous triumph. Every time he ap Swerying to avoid collision with world's celebrities, and who has 27.24 pears in a scene, is accompanied a lorry, it is stated, a hire moter now written his "Reminiscences "Transatlantic Travellers," 810 by a roar of laughter from the aucar broke through the concrete of .1/G 1/04

dience and as the star is almost railing of a bridge and collided reports that Melbu simply said, "I 1/32 34.04 continuously on the

the with a tree, on the main road in hope no one gets into trouble over 108% picture is one long succession of the Un Long district, New Ter- this. No one shall hear of it from.

ritories, yesterday. .18.21 outbursts, by the fans.

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103%

kcreen,

If It is true that a comedian's The car was badly smashed, but 2.17 troubles on the screen are funny, the driver beyond a few bruises,

then Denny çorrnis his share of escaped serious injuries. chuckles.

In a report which he has since

mc."

Captains E. R. G. Evace, C. B., .2/54 „25,7/8

He plays the part of a rich, made to the police, the driver states D. S. O., R. N., and G. Campbell, 26.7/8

young manufacturer of bibles who that while driving near the Pink V, C., D. S. O., EN, have been Wirelcun-finds himself, through no fault of shan Police Station, he was over awarded Good Service pensions of is own, in dificulties with the taken by n goods lorry which, on $160 a year, in the vacancies police. The picture is taken up by approaching a narrow bridge, created by the promotion of Cap- Public vaccination will be cur- kis frantic efforts to escape the endeavoured to pass his car on the tain W. M. Korr, C. B. E., A. D. C., gido, Tho conso- and Captain H. P. Douglas, C. M. into the inst-overcrowding haven ried out by the St. John Ambulance authorities and save his name from right hand

Incidentally, he has to quence was that, to avoid a colli G, A. D. C., to flag rank on Jan There is an acute and growing food Assocation near the Peak Hotelscandal. supply and accommodation problem entrance on Friday, Saturday and combine his attempts to clear him- sion, he had to swerve to one side 24 and Feb. 1. Capt. Evans, of the Sunday, Peak residents are in-self, with the difficult task of re- and unavoidably ran his car into Antarctic, the. Broke and the presenting itself, and the leaders of vited to send their Chinese ser- claiming hit fiancee who has the ralling. This gave way, and Hong Moh rescue, will be well re-

the car ran into the tree.

membered, hero. commercial and "official circles in vants who wish to be vaccinated. "given him the air"