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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
TUESDAY, MARCH
PROTECT YOUR CAR the Chinese civil war as such; and
"PYRENE" doos not deteriorate and
is always ready
for 180.
"PYR- Koop u ENE" handy on ear and in garago,
We think that the London Observer has done rood service 'in pointing out that there are two distinct and separate things now
The first is
DAY BY DAY.
1927.
A GOOD WIFE MUST US GRAVE ABROAD, WISE AT HOME, PATIENT TO SUFFER, CONSTANT TO LOVE; FRIEND 0 ND Theophrastus. For
HUSBAND--Theophrastus.
The B.I. ss. Takada is duo here from Amoy on Friday at 9 p.m.
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Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Hickling left. to-day by the .s. President Madison.
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SHAMEEN WEDDING.
LAMMËRT-QUITZOW.
At Christ Church, Shamoon, last
acute beren we ing loss
solemnised between Mr. Theodoro Oswald Lammart, the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lambert, and Miss Phroso Dolores Quitzow, daughter of Captain and Mrs. Quitzow, of London.
The Very Idea!
An old lady Inquired of a burly brewer's drayman how much boor
he usually consumed in the couree
of the day,
"Well, mum," he replied, "that's a bit fard to say. It's different like on different days, Sometimes I night 'ave thirty arf pints and sometimes I might ave forty Parf pintaand sometimes I'ns a lot!" "Hey, father, build the bed-
room fire," "
The bride looked very charming in her dreas of white georgette Hər embroidered with pearls. vell, circled about her head by - orange blossoms, was long and of georgette this, it is whispered, is the latest at Home and is ex-
The Ben Line .a. Benreach,pected to have a successful vogue. from Home ports and the Straits, A beautiful shower bouquet of whito roses and sweet peas, inter- is due here on April 2nd.
To-day being Settlement Day the local Stock Exchange, quotations have been issued.
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The P. and O. llnor Malwa left Singapore at 9 n., on Sunday and is due here at 6 am, on Thursday
mingled with maldenhair forn,
Ho heard the good.
shout.
The wood and cool wore then-
put in,
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Though ho was much put
out.
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The police of Budapest have de was carried by the bride. Two cided that the wearing of nude" little boys, Rolfe Langhammer ador flesh-coloured stockings is con Mrs. Lammert's youngest son, Gerald, were pages to the bride trary to the new regulations tesued by the Ministry of the Interior, and, dressed in white satin Eliza which are intended to ensure that bothan" costumes with buckled nothing shall be seen in the streets shoes, gave an old-world touch to or public places that is shocking to modesty or tho sense of propriety."
the score.
by installing a they cannot take sides,, "PYRENE" Firo Extinguishor. "PYRENE" will kill fire without damage to tho
operative in China. engine, woodwork
what we broadly term "National- or upholstery
ism" and, insofar as that repre- Water apronds a petrol fire; sand is sents the progress and evolution inefficient and will of the Chinese to a better under- put the ongino outstanding of themselves as a nation, of action
It is a movement which cannot be
The B.I. s.. Tilawa," which left PYRENE" Ex-donied our sympathy. The adcond Singapore on Saturday, is due here tinguisher is small element is the infiltration of Bol-at 7 a.m. on Friday. In size, light in
shevism with all its herent weight and easy to mischief-making and the breeding handle.
of hatreds. It is this Bolshevism which has obtained so strong a footing among those who are the activo leaders of the Nationalist movement and which has stirred up anti-foreignism and caused acts of violence that many threatens to wreck the whole cause of Nationalism and to plunge the country Into a conflict evca greater than that of the Boxur Rebellion. The desire to secure a revision of treaties and the aboli- tion of out-of-date special privi- leges for foreigners is a worthy one, but those who have been most
The annual sports of the St. active in urging it have fallen Paul's College are being held on victims to the wiles of the Bolthe Hongkong Football Club's Mr. Charles Lammert gave the bride away and the bridegroom'ä
A meeting of tenchers and pro- shevista from Russia until they ground on Friday afternoon.
brother, Mr. F. E. Weatherstonfessors from the State and private have wrecked themselves on the
This morning's Harbour Ofee Lammert, acted as best man.
schools for girls was held on Mon- dangers of excessive conduct.
returns gave 11 arrivals and 14 The Rev. C. 1. Blanchett con day, and a resolution was passed to This intense anti-British and anti-departures, leaving 68 vessels in ducted the service and he deliver expel any girl who worn, pink stock- foreign outbreak must be quellet,barbour, of which 23 were Bri-ed a few exceeding well-chosenings or knes-revealing skirts, or
tish.
words. The Church was tasteful- used lip salve. for it has nothing good in its
ly decorated with palms and mar- guerites, the sweet simplicity of Judge Hargreaves to a woman at watch was heightened by sunlight Lambeth County Court: Have you altering, in through the windows. anything elsu to say 7-Woman: From the vestry the bridal par-Well, all I can say is that if you don't believe what I any, which is ty slowly walked down the aisle, the truth, you can go round and to the Wedding March by Men- delssohn, and at the porch pink ask all our neighbours about us. rose-petals were showered on the bride and bridegroom. The party
Man at Bow County Court: He then walked over to Mr. and Mrs. had a crowd in his fried fish shop Lammort's residence, where the when I called.-Debtor: Six makes a crowd in my shop. A "pennorth" reception' was held:
of "tatars" each, and you get fat on it.
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The local weather forecast up to noon to-morrow is:-East or variable winds, moderato; over- cast, rain, fog.
The Legislative Council is to meet on Thursday afternoon, when Give Ordinances are due to come up for consideration.
Mr. W. W. Hornell, C.LE., is to present the prizes to St. Stephen's College students in the Great Hall of the University on Saturday at 7.30 p.m.
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Among passengers departing by the Empress of Canada to-morrow is Mr. W. T. Daley, of the C.P.E. passenger department, who has been appointed to Kobe.
Mrs. Wyndham Law, the wife, of the Deputy Commissioner of Cus- toms residing in Hongkong, acted ns Matron-of-Honour and she look ed extremely charming in a pale. peach crepe-de-chine dress, the feature of which was a wide silk fringe over the skirt.
Mrs. Lammert, the bride's mother-in-law, was beautifully dressed in champagne georgette all to blend.
A raid was made on girls leaving a fashionable school in Budapest, and those who wore light-coloured stockings had their names taken, and were warned that if they offended again they would be punished. Girls whose skirts did
not cover, their knees, also received
warning, and were sent home, presumably to lengthen them.
Older women were submitted to the same treatment, and men were warned that no swearing in public places would be allowed,
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LAMMERT-QUITZOW-On the 26th. Inst., before H.B.M. Con- sul General, Mr. Brennan, an.1 afterwards, at Christ Church, Shameen, by the Rev. Mr. Blanchett, Theodore Oswald, eldest son of Mr. and Mr composition., Marshal Chang Tso- Charles Lammert, Shameen, tolin affirms that there cannot be Phroso Dolores, second daugh- peace between the North ter of Capt. and Mrs. Quitzow South so long as the latter is Norwood, London. (Home 3. China papers please copy).
dominated by Russians and we would go farther and say that there can be no durable and abid- ing pence between China and the other Powers of, the civilised world so long as her politicians
The forthcoming wedding is an- and leaders are puppets that dance pounced of Mr. James Roy, Inspec to the tunes of Moscow. It is tor of Wireless Telegraphy, resid- ing at No. 43 Kowloon Tong, to said that the horrors of Nankinz Mies Esther Rosalind Chan, resid-phere permeating the gathering, County Court of the "fearful" were part of a deliberate plan, anding at 312, Nathan Road, Kowloon. which was fitting to the occasion.language of the lodger, and added, At 2.30 p.m. the happy couple left "Fortunately I am deaf and do not The fourth man charged in con- for Connaught steps, accompanied hear it, but my husband does."
by a large party of friends shower- nexion, with a robbery at 8, Westing them with rice. The Customs Street, Quarry Bay, on Februar launch, kindly lent for the occa- 19th, concluded at the Criminal sion by Mr. it. F. C. Hedgeland, Sessions yesterday, when the ac-
the Commissioner, conveyed Mr. cused was sent to prison for two
and Mrs. T. O. Lammert to the years with hard labour.
The
Thongkong Telegraph.
TUESDAY, MARCH 29 1927.
CHANG AND THE POWERS.
there are indications that Shang- hai is going to be the scene of further deliberate attempts 1 make the sojourn of foreigners there unbearable. Only strife Marshal Chang Tso-lin's im- and bloodshed and "incalculable placable hostility to the Bol-loss can result from such a policy, shevists and his stern refusal to and, further, the good that some have anything at all to do with the South or Marshal Feng Yu halang, so long as the Russians are
re-
where lies in the Nationalist causa will only get the deeper buried and more besmirched until it will
United In Defence.
The case in which Chan Chin- kwal was charged at the Criminal Sessions with the theft of a ciga- rette case and eigar cutter, the the A.P.C., concluded yesterday property of Mr. L. M. S. Lloyd, of afternoon, when the accused was sentenced to six months' labour.
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At the Marine Court this mor
A trading ing, the mistress of junk pleaded guilty to navigating the harbour without regulation lights and was fined $15, with the alternative of two weeks' Impri- sonment with hard labour, by Lieut. Commdr. G. F. Hole, the
The reception, very international in character, was well attended and there was a joyous alunos-
steamer,
The wedding-presents were ex- ceedingly numerous.
· FORMER CANTON
OFFICER.
ARRESTED WITH LOADED PISTOL.
an
Waterfront searchers made interesting arrest at the Praga West yesterday afternoon.
A woman complained at Bow
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Are you the real man summoned in this case?-Man: No, I am not a real man: I have a leg short.
Policeman at Lambeth: I am not a witness; I am only giving evid- ence of arrest.
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A boy had to write a composition on the turtle. In it he said: "A turtle is not so frlaky as a man, but he can stand a Hot coal longer on his back without squealing."
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I really do not know, ns between the "Reds" and the "See-Reds," which of the two is the more mía- chievous Mr. Lloyd George.
Jellicoe was the only man on either side who could lose the war in ap afternoon. Mr. Winston Churchill.
People of goodwill may disagree about what the world should look like in a hundred years, but they will nearly always agree about what they ought to do to-morrow.-The Bishop of Manchester.
The best English in the world je taught on the London stage and talked in the great London clubs. Sir E. Denison Reso
in command of those two in- become impossible to distinguish fluences, are strictly in line with the dends of Nationalists from the his past, utterances, and there deeds of China's greatest enemies will be few among foreign-those who would use her for own destructive political observers who will not, wish him their well in his campaign against what ends. he regards as evil forces. But
A Chinese was stopped near when
that he declares
he
one of the West River Wharves by needs foreign co-operation in his
a Chinese Revenue searcher, and. fight against the South he The Chinese Nationalist propa-Marine Magistrate..
when searched, a fully-loaded pistol was found on him. He was quests more than he can hope to gandlats are still bent on seeking to
keep the Powers apart in any Commander F. Kruse, of the taken back to his room at the receive at least from Britain. efforts that may be taken to deal round-the-world liner Resolute Great. Eastern Hotel, where It is not a secret that Marshal with the present crisis. So much is yesterday entertained to tiffin another search was made and eer- Chang has been calling at several apparent from the fact that litera-number of local business meh and tain papers were scized.
ture being distributed in Shang others. Opportunity was taken The arrested man admitted that of the Legations in Peking, and hai plages the blame on Britain to look over the ship, and much aphe was at one time, a Cantonese that he has been given to under for the Nanking bombardment preciation was expressed at the Army officer, but was now without atand by the British Minister that and is aimed at the starting of a general excellence of the accom- a position. He is being detained
big anti-British boycott. This is modution and service.
to await a charge to he brought not on any account can Britain an obvious effort to try to keep
before the Magistrate. depart from her line of strict in the good graces of the United
At the Kowloon Magistracy this
While searching the passengers A large plate-glass window of States, but after what has just morning, Mr. W. S. Bailey pro cabins. aboard the President Messrs. Sanders und Co.'s Jewel- neutrality in the present Chinese
happened in Nanking we cannot secuted an apprentice employed at Pierce yesterday, police officers lery shop in Kingsland road, Dala- civil war. There are doubtless conceive of America having any his shipyard, on a charge of lar-arrested a Chinese passenger who ton, was smashed during the
regarding Nationalist mány people of the opinion, in illusions
ceny of a sheet of brass, valued was found to be in possession of fog and a tray of ring's worth £500 view of very recent happenings, responsibility for the terrible out at $3. The defendant, who was two Smith and Weson revolvers extracted. A man was chased by
rages committed last week. The that the spread of the Nationalists' situation at Nanking had, in fact, seen to pick up the piece of metal and seven rounds of ammunition. the crowd, and within a short dis- from the ground Inside the yard, power is (by reason of their close reached such a pitch that united was fined $25, or three weeks
by Britain and America hard labour in default.. action association with and subjection to was imperative. The American Russian influences) a very unde- Admiral fully concurred in the airable development, but whether action taken, and American war- 'ships participated in the bombard- we share those views or not there ment which had the effect of will be few Britishers in favour cutting off the Nationalist troop Paris
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of taking sides ln what is a purely and thus saving the lives of fully Brussel's
a hundred foreigners. In all that Amsterdam Chinese matter. Marshal Ching was done, the British and Ameri- Berlin Tso-lin must fight his own battles, cau forces stood in solid unity, Copenhagen but he will at the same time have and wo have not the slightest Vienna
doubt that, if further incidents Helsingfors
Liabon earned the respect of foreigners if occur which necessitate the cou Bucharest he succeeds in carrying out his the same line of action will be
taken. The point which
Finery for Shring wear is now on view.undertaking to afford all the pro-Chinese Nationalists appear
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bearance: It isle for the the Nationalists have done, and, trouble-makers to seek to keep Stockholm. judging by the latest news from the Powers apart in moments of Oslo. Prague Shanghai, It would now seem that real crisis such as, the present.
Madrid The manner in which the alluation
Athona the Nationalist forcos there are (s now developing Inevitably Ris becoming openly anti-foreign. brings the Powers closer together Bombay. The problem of the Powera in in defence of their common in Hongkong
terests. And that "is one of the Bliver (spot) China la not in any way associated most hopeful outgrowths of the Silver (forward) with the fluctuating fortunes of grim crisis.
Reports that bullets from guna 12.1431 is the hands of Chinese soldiers 29.45 had struck the Dollar liner Presid- .18.21ent Hayes, were denied last
Manchester is probably the most horrid city in the world.-Sir Hamilton Harty.
tance was stopped by the police, when rings were scattered over the pavement and roadway. They were gathered up by passers-by," who returned them to the shop. The detained man will be brought up at North London Police Court, "Wonderful things statistics,"
I breathe said one man to another, "Do you
every time I "Great Scott," said his compan- Why don't you chew loves
Thursday by officials of the Dollar ion. Steamship Co. in Shanghai.
a man
.705 According to the reports, the or contething?"
vexael, which, was lying at the Brown: "I say, major, you re- Dollar Wharf, Pootung, was be
47.27/47
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19/32ween two fires, troops on one side member telling me you had hunted. 4.85.23/69 of the river firing at soldiers on tigors in West Africa? Well, 26.24 the opposite side. It was at first Captain Smith tells me there are 105.13/16 stated that the President Hayes no tigers there."
The Major: "Quite right, quite ..18.13 was riddled with bullets.
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No bullets struck the vessol, it right, killed 'era all." 104 was ataled by
Mr. Cokeley,
In a hotel at Partenkirschen, 20.01 Guneral Manager of the Dollar Bavaria, a placard announces in
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Line in Shanghai. Mr. Cokele
said that it had been reported to large letters, "Tourists under-
.270 him that there was some firing on taking to climb the higher moun- 25% the Shanghai side of the river, but thin, peaks are respectively re 25.9/10 that the President Hayes was not quested to settle their amounts in
advance." British Wirdioso. damaged.
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