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Chongkong Telegraph.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1927,

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13,

Ananco of the country to the ex- perts and hope that it will all be managed without too much person-

DAY BY DAY.

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I AM QUITE AS MUCH AT A LOSS al expanse Mr. Churchill's 1927

AS ANYONE ELSE TO BAY WHAT 19 Budget is not a very fearsome TuN OBJECT OF LIFE, BUT I DO NOT thing. There are some Depart-FEEL ANY DOUBT THAT WE ARE NOT SENT INTO THE WORLD TO BE IN A mental economies which will

FUSSA. C. Benson. mean little apart from the civil

The weather forecast up till servants actually effected, but there are some new taxes and nooon to-morrow is: "South wind?,

moderate;, squally. showery." reductions of existing ones, The Government has got in a little more of its "protection" and "Imperial preference" policy taxing foreign imported crockery and pottery, foreign-made tyres and by giving a preference to Empire products regarding in greased wine duties. This will un- doubtedly give rise to differences of opinion, and there will surely be an outery by agokers against their being called upon to pay a further £3,500,000 in taxation.

The P. and O. 5.5. Khiva, with the outwerd English mails, left by Singapore yesterday morning and

is duo here on Saturday evening.

The Empress of Russia which left here for Manila yesterday morninir will leave there on Thurs day evening and is due to arrive In Hongkong on Saturday morn- ing.

1927.

"SPOOKS" OF STATUE SQUARE.

LADY WRAITH ENTERS THE LISTS.

RATHER SOLID STICK.

Attempts by a Telegraph repor- ter to lay the well-dressed Euro- pean "ghost" of Statue Squaro, | who, according to a correspondent in a contemporary this morning. has developed the deplorable habit of riding in rickshas to deceive his victims, and of "desperately" and "Fanatically chasing them with a huge, stick, have so far met with little success.

There appears to be some doubt as to the constitution of the "ap- parition" which disappeared with the approach of an officer of the law, but the Chinese gentleman who had a similar experience on Sunday night, is, we understand,

The Very Idea!

Hor headgear consisted of a bowl- like foundation from which pre- truded huge feathers. She was deeply interested in the film, when she felt someone tugging at her hat from behind.'

""Does my hat annoy you?" sho asked loftily.

"No, ma'am," replied the young man behind her.

A few minutes later, fearing she had been ungracious, she again turned. "Perhaps my feathers in- terfere with your view?" she sug- gested more amiably.

"Oh, no, thank you-not now," came the bland reply, "I've bent them back!"

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"I ask a simple question

"Tis only truth I wish. Are all fishermen liars,

Or do only liars fish?"

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A Chinese was frustrated in an attempt to commit suicide by hanging himself from a tree prepared to testify as to the solidi-garian ainger, has dropped tho

Blake Gardens, yesterday,

Hospital.

Ie

Mme. Erzsi Pechy, the Hun-

Tobacco is a luxury, perhaps, but was taken to the Government Civily of the stick which the mis-netion which she had taken against

it is by no means lightly taxed at present. And the motorists of the

here from Singapore to-morrow

The Harbour Office will be closed all day on Friday. The Entrance and Clearance Ofice will be open and Monday, and the Junk Office from 10 am to noon on Saturday

from 11 am to noon on the same days.

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creant carried.

No Spiritual Manifestation. In interviews with prominent members of the Hongkong Chib it was gathered that as far as they were Aware there had been

A Vocal and Instrumental Re-happenings in Statue Square, and cital will be given in St. John's the incidents referred to call to Cathedral on Good Friday even-initd a story, which I am reliably ing, at 9.16 o'clock, The Soloists informed, is going the rounds are Mrs. R. Sanger (Soprano), among the Chinese of the Colony Mrs. G. E. Aubrey (Violin), Mr. A. P. Glanville (Bass), assisted by members of the Cathedral Choir. A collection will be made

signatories to carry out their painitive intentions. It is to be hoped that a peaceful conclusion to the incident will be arrived at;

Women Voters,

The story centres more parti-

cularly round Queen Victoria's statue, at which spot a woman is aid to have been heard crying every night recently, although, I am informed, no distressed lady has actually been discovered. The dent by the Chinese is curious, and interpretation put upon the inci- to those inclined to be supersti- tions, somewhat serious. It is that the sounds emanate from the ghost for spirit of the late Queen Victoria, whose cries signify that the Bri- tish Empire is breaking up.

Another interpretation is that the cries can be taken as an omen of much more serious trouble in China, in which the British will be

Daly's Theatre, for £5,000 damages for injury to her reputation by the cancellation of her engagement for "The Blue Mazurka," on the ground that her foreign accent was 4 handicap to the show.

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Judge Cluer at Shoreditch: Sho in a gem among women who does not reply when spoken to harshly by her husband.

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Hackney landlord: He was broad- casting bad language from the win- dow, and 1 was one of the listeners-

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Lambeth woman: Three years Mr.

go I was practically dead. Booth (magistrate): Has there teen a resurrection?

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Schoolboy "Howlers"- Much butter is imported from Denmark because Danish cows have greater enterprise and superior technical education to ours.

The flannelette peril means pet- tiebut government.

An abstract noun is something you can't see when you are looking at it.

After twice committing suicide Cowper lived till 1800, when he died a natural death.

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The P. and O. 3.5. Nellore, with country will be well up in arms the outward mails, is due to arrive over the hypothecation of the morning. The same Company's

She says she has been more than £12,000,000 standing to the credits.s. Devanha, from Shanghai. is

no spiritual manifestations in compensated by the.. wonderful re- of the Road Fund and also the due here on Friday morning.

the immediate neighbourhoodception given her at the London though our enquiries served to re-Coliseum. extra taxation on foreign tyres.

mind one of another "ghost" case in The former will be regarded as the

Statue Square which occurred not A motor driver admitted at unfair taking of money which

very long ago.

Shoreditch that he skidded in the ought to be spent on improving

man had adopted the remarkable at a snail's pace.

'For some reason or other a gentle-road, but declared that he was going Barrister: Al- existing roads "and making new

practice of holding nightly convey though you were going at this fun- arterial ones, and the tax

on

sations with each of the statues in erul pace you managed to do the turn. Everything went well until Charleston? Driver: Everybody's foreign tyres will remove what is

This morning's Harbour Office one night, when engaged in lively doing it. (considered as a much-needed com- Reports, gave 11 arrivals and the repartee with King Edward, the "Better go home, petition with the prices of the same number of departures, the statue said

British share being seven. and Sahib".

The gentleman in us home-made article. The extra costi four respectively, leaving cation hurriedly departed, but subse- of matches will be resented by vessels in harbour of which 25quently it was discovered that the "ghost" was a large Sikh policeman COMPROMISE BUDGET. Pousewives who think that 1d. vere British.

standing in the shadows. per box for mulches of fair

While collecting firewood yes.

Lady Who Cries. quality is quite high enough. terday at the Old Fire Station, The optiinism of Mr. Winston The Budget is not marked by anywhere structural changes are be- A letter received by us this mornin.

ing carried out, a Chinese.boy was ing, reveals another Statue Square Churchill when he introduced

very conspicuous statesmanshin,

hit by falling limber and injur-wraith, a lady who cries. The letter

Husband at West Ham: My wife fritain's Duilget in April last though there is a bright spot ined rather seriously in the head. He is appended :

is swearing my life away. Magis- your was, unfortunately, not the fact that the Government has was removed to the Government Sir-1 was interested to read intrate: It is not quite so bad ag

Civil Hospitali.

a contemporary this morning of that You will not have your head Justified. That was mainly be not asked for a "cut" in the ex-

what are believed to be ghostly off like a Chinese striker. cause of the disastrona sevenchequer contribution's on,"account months' epal strike and the failure of cencation, health and local of certain hig industries. like government.

Regarding educa- cotton, engineering and shipbuild-tion, Lord Eustace Percy has ing, to revive as was expected. already shown himself as a nig- But in spite of the Chancellor'sgardly President of the Board of uninspiring experience of the past | Elluention, and any further year and of the previous year, he "economies" would rightly be r- for the Organ Fund.—Advt. insists on being an optimist and,sented by the whole country. in his Budget speich delivered to Perhaps Ar. Churchill has been the House of Commons on Monday, elever after all-be has got out maken light of the fact that the of a difficult situation by several financial year just closed has re-little wriggles that will not and meanwhile the Chinese would sulied in a deficit of £26,500,000, seriously endanger the Govern- do well to ponder. this new Time was when a Chancellor of ment's reputation oven though siga of foreiga unity the Exfeflequer budgetted fairly they do give rise to some minor

Dr. Howard M. Cooper, address- close as betsveen expected expendi-protests.

.ng Rutherford (New Jersey) · ture and income but always found

Rotary Club, gave six rules. "How To Be Ill"'- himself with a margin on the right

The announcement made in a particularly concerned.

(1) Eat plenty of starches, ber cable published elsewhere in this For myself 1. do not put any side owing to what is known as the:

issue, that the franchise is short-faith in the cries themselves, and come fat, and look prosperous; "natural buoyancy" of the public

(2) Treat your body like your The much-discussed Nankingly to be extended to all adult certainly not on the interpreta- Note laas been presented, and is the women without any distinction,tions, and am more inclined to motorcar; Jucoruc. Income has generally considered demand of Britain, thus bringing them on a footing think that someone had had "one

(3) Wear a fight hat, which will been higher than the estimates, Amerien, Japan, Peace and Italy, with men voters, marks the cal-over the eight" and was suffering follect Dandruff and make you

I bald; but, under Mr. Winston Churchill, In that, it gains much weight, and mination of the campaign which from enlivened imagination.

should duly inpress the Nation started with the suffragettes, and, think, however, the story is suf-

(4).Buy cheap eyeglasses; we now seem to have reached a list Government. It is the first after years of turmoil, crystallised ficiently interesting to pass on to

(6) Drink plenty of coffee, and point at which it is to be expected joint action by the Powers in in the Representation of the the public-Yours, etc.,

if it gives you nerves drink more, GAMMON. and then you won't have any? that there will be a deficit. It China. For a good many years. People Act of 1918. By this re- Otherwise, it leaves one somewhat | form there were various conces-

Avold Hongkong, April 13th, 1927.

(6) Drink no water, really means that Mr. Churchill in the dark as to the intentions of sions made, including extension of

yegetables, and never sleep eight hours. banking on hopes of a future im-he Governments concerned, in the the franchise to youths of 10 and war service. provement

the country's event of non-compliance with the over who were on

demands for reparation. Also, the But the main alteration to the prosperity to make the present réparation terms are not specified. voting machinery was the exter basis of income" and expenditure From the cabled version it doession of the right to vote to women, restrictions. These, come out on the right side. Last pot appear that any fixed sum has subject to

been arrived at in the way of an brielly, are as follow: A woman of one rifle and 62 rounds of rifle A charge of unlawful possession year the Income Tax fell to

a indemnity. This shows the fair- has to be thirty years of age, figure £12,000,000 below theness of the demand it is not a must be entitled to be registered ammunition, and one revolver with 26 rounds of corresponding am- punitive exaction that is sought, is a Local Government elector estimate and the Chancellor ex-ut individual sufferers will ap. for the occupation of land or pre- munition, was brought against the and the abolition of war is the death

master of a trading junk before beta there will be a further dropparently be left to send in their mises of £5 yearly value, or of a of over £20,000,000 from this separate claims through their dwelling house, or is the wife of Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon

Consular representatives. The a husband who is entitled to be Magistracy this morning. source this year. He refuses th

Mr. Luseby represented the de- raises many questions. In the so registered. A woman is also revise his estimate that the case of women who were outraged, entitled to be registered as a fendant,

Inspector Spear asked for 'per- Betting Tax in a full year will for instance, it is doubtful whether Parliamentary voter for a Univer-

any more will be lieard of the masity constituency if she is of the mission to withdraw the charge in

Visitor (at private hospital)- bring in 26,000,000, and he intro-ter, through natural horror of required age and has been admit- respect of the rifle and 62 rounds "Can I see Mr. Smith, plase 7" duces a. Budget in whick the publicity. Whether the repara final examination and followed the defendant was authorised to carry.ary visiting. May I ask if you're Matron "We do not allow ordin- ted to a degree, or has passed the of ammunition, which, he said, the estimated expenditure is put at tion demands are adequately pro-"

Mr. Loseby pleaded not guilty a relative?" vided for is, indeed, a moot point conditions required of a woman over £21,000,000 more than the re- Possibly it will be found in the by such University which did not, to the charge of possession of the Visitor (boldly)-"Oh, yes! I'm venue. Is view of the virtual dis-end that a general estimate, pat at the time the examination was revolver and 20 rounds of ammuni- his sister."

passed, admit women to degrees.

Matron-"Dear me! I'm very appearance of what has been then round figures, and made

a In evidence, Sergeant Goldsmith glad to meet you. I'm his mother." specifie part of a subsequent con-Men merely require to have sheet anchor of former, Chancel-munication, will be better than residential qualification. of six said that on searching the defen-

"Mussolini", says a report, "is lors-the "national buoyancy" of the uncertainty at present pre-months, and be 21 years of age, dant's junk he found the rifle con- Britain's public income-wa can- vailing. As matters stand, it is hold landed property of £10 cealed under a plank which was about to publish a book called by the evident that the final Note is large annual value, for business pur- nailed to the bottom of the junk. curious title, 'Nothing is True, bat not resist the conclusion that Mr. ly modified in comparison with Poses, for six months, or to have in a recess in the plank the re-Everything is Allowed'."

qualified at 龜

wore University, by volver and ammunition

Now, if he would only call it, Churchill unduly what it must originally have been obtaining a degree, as a voter for found.

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"Nothing is True, but Everything optimistic and will find himself The greatest sufferers were th the University constituency. The

Americans, and

Mr. Loseby submitted that the de-is Aloud," we should expect a book faced with another large real Japanese coming a close third women in 1918 brought no fewer technical offence by not having the

extension of the franchise to fendant had only committed a of modern memoirs. deficit next April. That is on the Britain is, perhaps, in the best than 5,000,000 women into the revolver and 26 rounds of ammuni- assumption that 1927 does not exact compensation. But the qualifying as wives of electors. Logeby pointed out that the defen-of a distillery in the New Terri position to assert her intention electorate, some five million tion entered on his licence. Mr.

The case in which the manager witness the long-hoped-for world main point, besides the definite The reduction of the age qualif-dant had hidden the arms for torice is being charged before Mr. trade "boom," which is an assump-requirement that the Nationalists cation by nine years, as well as which he had permission as well W. Schofield at the Kowloon Magic

practically acknowledge their fault|rémoval other restrictions, will tion fully justified by the ex- and liability, is that the Powers mean the addition of several mil as the revolver for which he had tracy on various counts of violas periences of the first third of the have acted in concert. Anlion more. The women voters no pormit.

tion of the Ordinance, was again. His Worship admitted that that resumed yesterday wher further year.

carlier news message, possibly [ployed a very large part in recent

Winston

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British

Nanking Demands.

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ARMS ON JUNK.

A FINE OF $160.

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The sea is a fine calling but a hazardous one-Prince George.

Bishops are a decent, law-abbling class. The Archbishop of York. better we shall be. Col. Walter The more we stand together the Guinness, M.P.

The alternative to disarmament

of civilisation.-Lord Oxford.

I don't mind being criticised be- cause I feel that when everybody agrees with you you must be" wrong-Sir Walter Gilbey.

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For the ordinary man at Home with official inspiration, suggested elections, and the new reform, if was a point in the defendant's evidence was given by the prosecu- that the Nationalists will not passed, is of great importance in favour. A fine of $150 was Imtion. Mr. M. K. Lo is appearing the folk who leave the high desire to test the ability of the British political life.

for the defence,'

posed.