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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAFÍ,

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THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1927.

DAY BY DAY.

THERE WOULD BE A GHEAT MANY

PROTECT YOUR CAR beach in Gin Drinkers' Bay. There

by installing

aro many other fine exploits re "PYRENE" Firo counted in the official account of

the acts for which the awards have MORE HAPPY UNIONS IN THE WOULD Extinguisher. “PYRENE". will { been given-0 record of duty bravo- IF THE CHOICE WERE LEFT ENTIRELY kill fire without ly performed of which any force IN THE HANDS OF THE WOMEN ---- damingo to

the might be worthly proud. Apart. E. Penny,¦ engino, woodwork altogether from the work of crime To-morrow being Good Friday, or upholstery

prevention and punishment, a mo- there will be no issue of the Hong Water spreads n

muchong Telegraph. petrol fire; sand is dern police force has incficient and will additional work to perform, es- A Chinese girl fell out of a tram put the engine out pecially in connexion with the re-ear which was proceeding along Des of action.

gulation of street traffic, the issu-Younx Road Central, yesterday. She was removed to Hospital suffer "PYRENE" Ex-ance of licences and supervision of ing from concussion. tinguisher is small all those who use them. His Ex-

This morning's Harbour Offlet ¡in size, tight in celleney the Governor paid a very

weight and easy to well-deserved tribute to the excel-reports gave 17 arrivals and 11 departures, British vessels return handle.

Elenco of the traffic control of to-day, ing five and four respectively, "PYRENE" does and we think that all motorists in leaving 70 vessels in barbour, of not deteriorate and the Colony will heartily agree with which 20 were British.

us when we state that the improve-

is always rondy

for use.

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Mr. W. A. Watson, General ment in traffic control during the Agent, Canadian National Rall- Кобра "PYR-past two or three years has been ways, Singapore, proceeded on ENE" handy on

very real and much appreciated.ave on the 12th inst. Mr. G. M. car and in garage. Excellency foreshadowed that for him during his absence

Hemsworth, Hongkong, wilt cet

the work of the force in,1927 would

Mr. E. C. H. Wolff has been not be much less arduous than it

gazetted as Colonial Secretary, had been in 1926, and we can whole-Straits Settlements. Mr. G. Hem- heartedly echo his statement that mant, who has been acting since the entire community of the Colony rictt, sailed for home by the the departure of Mr. Hayes Mar- places complete confidence in the Macedonia. .discipline, efficiency and loyalty of.

the force.

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The

Hongkong Telegraph.

THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1927.

OUR POLICE FORCE.

There were four fresh cases of small-pox

reported yesterday, three being from the City and one from Kowloon. There was also une tase of typhoid fever and one puerperal fever. All the auf ferera were Chinese.

At the Marine Court this morn-

The Kuomintang Split. The most recent news about the action taken at Shanghai by Mar- shal Chiang Kai-shek's loyni troops, and the strengthening of the garri- son at Canton, as well as precating, two junk mistresses, charged tionary measures against Hankow before Lieut. Commdr. G. F. Hole extremist influence permeating the with lying outside five other bonts population, indiente clearly that a alongside Pronto, pleaded definite contest is en between the guilty and were each fined $5, with moderate and Communist elements the alternative of five days' im- of Nationalist China. Per the time prisonment. being there is less head being paid

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CORRESPONDENCE.

SPIRITS IN STATUE SQUARE

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To the Editor, Hongkong.

Telegraph.1

The Very Idea!

The captain and his chief engineer, tired of endless agu- ments as to the one with which the ship could most easily dis.. pense, decided to change places to

Sir.-The recent assertion th settle the difference. a "ghost" or spirit manifestation has been seen in Statue Square and the skipper dived into the The chict ascended the bridge, appears to have been generally engine-room. After a couple of ridiculed by the majority of hours the captain appeared on people."

deck, covered with oil.

"Chief," ha bellowed, "you'll have to come down here at once. I can't make her go."

The mutter is not one for levt as such manifestations are not usually figmenty of romantic Fimaginations. In fact ample proof has been given the world, that departed friends do occasion ally give ocrular evidence of their carness to vid-Yours, etc., "

CONVERTED. Hongkong, April '13th, 1927.

Worthy Preference. Sir The "ghosts" of Statue Square are an intriguing subject, of considerable interest to those who believe in spirits. Personally 1 prefer something with a little more body and a little less kick.-- Yours etc.,

SCEPTIC. Hongkong, April 14, 1927.

Enough To

Sir, In your accourt of the "Spooky" of Statue Square, you mention a lady who weeps, and your correspondent suggests that it is Queen Victoria weeping for the breakdown of the British Empire,

Is it not more likely that she somehow caught sight of the City Hall? That would make anyone or anything weep.-Yours etc.,

HUNTER.

Hongkong: April 13, 1927.

"Of course, you can't," came the reply. "She's ashere."

Of Socialism I have heard And Bolshevism, too; And Communism oft has stirred

My heart to fear's anew. But now these words no longer

move

My feelings and appall. These various "isms" always

prove

But "wasms" after all,

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A "black list" of those who do not pay their free-will offer- ings is posted up in a church nea" Christchurch.

annual meeting of the Priory This fact was revealed at the" Church-the mother church-when the possibilities of A scheme were discussed."

similar.

It was pointed out that Mude- ford rased £289 by free-will offer ings while Priory raised only £248, but the Mudeford church- goers admitted that their free- will offering took the place of the usual Sunday collection.

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Willesden man: I have been

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The Wrong Gentleman. Sir, It was the considered opin-married eleven years.-Wife (from ton of myself and a couple of back of the court): Fifteen, friends, after reading the accounts Charlie. The man: Sorry, mate, I of the "ghostly" happenings in forget the war time. Statue Square yesterday, that such things as "ghosts" were one of the i Woman at Willesden: I will things not done in Hongkong. call him a gentleman, whether With a view therefore of elimin- he is or not.-The Magistrate: I ating such visitations in the future, can assure you he is no lady. we set out last night to lay the gon- leman by the heels. Shortly be

Solicitor, to a Hackney woman, fore midnight a short robust man at Shoreditch: Your husband is

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from the direction of the Supremeed me to give evidence for him, as

Court: We conceated ourselves as

best we were able and then tackded he is so nervous.

him.

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At the service in St. John's Ca- thedral on Good Friday morning

We have decided to do no more Judge Cluer, in the Shoreditch the soloists will be Mrs. R. Sanger more robust than we thought a appeal to me.

ghost-stalking. He proved to be County Court: Flattery does not (Soprano), Mrs. G. E. Aubrey "ghost" could be and I am quite (Violin), and Mr. A. P. Glanville satisfied that the stick was solid. (Bass), assisted by members of When explanations were made we

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to the "enemy", and ene is rather Emigrants staying at the Chu- Every resident of the Colony will inclined to recall the moral of a Yick Boarding House at No. 6 houze divided against itself'. One North Street, engaged in a free desire heartily to endorse th

fart which has emerged very clear-fight yesterday, from which one of words of Hia Excelleney

they from the welter of speculation on them emerged with a fractured Governor when he addressed the Ruomintang affairs, is that Han- skull Order was restored on the members of the. Hongkong Polic, how has become the stronghold of arrival of the police, the injured with a hefty stick was seen coming not here. The woman: He ask-

decidedly "Red" faction, which man being taken to the Govern- hopes to control Canton and Shang- ment Civil Hospital. hi, and reduce the whole of the territory under Nationalist domina- tion to a closer approximation of the Russian Soviet framework This takes its importance from the Inet that Hankow is the acknow fedred new headquarters of the Subionalist government. Canton was given a scendary role, and thedra, Choi Madjourned to the nearest hotel for this centralised point in the Wwill be at the organ,

derick Mason, A.R.CO., L.T.C.L, our spiritual good-Yours etc., Ian area was to be the focus of affairs Chinese, Now, with the

Hongkong, April 14, 1927. plotting that is rife, Chiang Kai- A Chinese, who attempted to she finds he is threatened by sedi- bring 2 gallons of Chinese wine aion in the rear, and has the task of into the Colony without paying reducing his opponents to a state duty, on arriving by the steamer

tackle the greater problems which Sued $15 or ten days af the Cen-1 of quiescence before he can serious Tai Lee, from Kongmoon, was lie ahead. He is for the present tral Magistracy this morning, by Revenue well served by loyal generals both Mr. R. E. Indsall

in the north and the extreme south, Offlzer Warden was in charge of But it appears as if he will in the the ease. cnd have to enti a hala in his north-

B. B. B.

SINGAPORE BOYCOTT

CONTINUES.

FEAR OF REPRISALS RESTRAINS CHINESE.

the doctor for a sick paper to certify that I was fit for work!

Man, at Nottingham: I went to

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Debtor (at Bangor Bankruptcy, Court): I did not insure the pre- mises after the first fire, because the neighbours might talk.

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Andrew Lang used to say that as a little boy he was always con- cerned about the fate of the little bear when they saag in church- Can a mother's tender care Cense towards the child she- bear.

just adorable-Pauline Frederick. I link English audiences are

One New Zealandar is a better" customer for this country than 300 Russians.--Mr. Amery,

Force at their annual inspection on Tuesday evening, especially those in which he thanked the force for its fine service in 'the past and wish ed all members of it the best of success in the future. It has often been our pleasant duty to refer In terms of appreciation and praise to the hard work and loyalty of our Police force, but at no time during recent years has their work been more arduous or more successfully performed. It is to the credit of the Force, and also to the credit of this Colony, that in these days of general unrest and turbulence threnghout Chim we have been re- latively free from serious crime and

The boycott by Chinese of vehi. that the publie peace and

expedition, and march A Vocal and Instrumental Re-eles run by the Singapere Trac- Xooden

back to Hankow to administer a cital will be given in St. John's tion Company still continues. I order has been undisturbed. Hong-lesson to the extremists. Severe Cathedral on Good Friday even has now lasted for three weeks, kong has, fortunately, been put of steps have already been taken ating, at 9.15 o'clock. The Soloists and although few days ago some the main stream of recent violent phere will be considerably cleared Mrs. G. E. Aubrey (Violin), Mr. Luses the work of

Shanghai, and probably the atmos are Mrs. R. Sanger (Soprano), Chinese, were seen on the trolley happenings in this part of the thoroby.

intimidatory Nevertheless, the Com-A P. Glanville (Bass), assisted still appears to be effective, and world, but if a great deal of that munist party, seemingly well backed by members of the Cathedral there is no improvement in the ean be traced to our geographical Bolshevist Russia, may prove a Choir. A collection will be made hard nut to cruck. Meanwhile, the

Though the disturbances of last distance from the scene of the rain in vitable effect of internat dissen-for the Organ Fund.-Advt.

I should like to see it an accept- week have quite died down, the fact that, come what may, wo contentions part of it can also be sion appears to be already showing The new Governor of the Straits continuance of the boycott Indi-(Britain and America) will never traced to the fact that Hongkong shed the Nationalists inek at Settlements, Sir Hugh Clifford, Jacates a very serious position which go to war with each other-Sir is elliciently protected in a police one or two important points, and expected to arrive early in June is naturally chusing a good deal Esme Howard. sense and that the lot of the evil the immediate outlook is not partie Officer Administering the is obvious that the majority of The Hon. Mr. W. Peel, who will of anxiety to the authorities. It

doer is assuredly just one.

cularly bright for Nationalist arms. Not

A domestic comedy, based on a Chiang's success depended mainly Government after, the departure of Chinese would be glad to use the shingle, is being watched with only is the general prevailing at-

Sir Laurence Guillemard on May cheap and comfortable service on the unity which prevailed for a mosphere one in which the ordin-long time in his ranks. His unly. Ou the arrival of Sir Hugh, they are restrained by fear of re-

16, will therefore act for a month which the Traction Co. offers, but amused interest by Tipton towna:

people. ponenta were, swept before him. ary criminal would be encouraged chiefly because of petty differences. Mr. Peel will procedd home on

The expressed intention of a prisals on the part of the agita-young married woman to have her to activity, but there has been a That should have been a lesson to leave.

tors who instigated the boycott.

hair shingled was met by her hus- tremendous amount of under-the- the South. One day, in the distant

future perhaps, there may develop It is advertised that all depart-

band's strongest protests, which shamnored. When she appeared surface plotting among the diffor-from all this chaos a unified China. ments of Messrs. A. S. Watson & ent Chinese factions and it is inNot very long ago we seemed to see Co., will be closed on Good Friday, RIOTERS SENTENCED.with her hair shingled in the most the work of the Criminal Invest; the germs of unity developing. the 15th inst. and Easter Mon-

But apparently the great urge of day, the 18th inst. country above party, and the good Dispensary will be opened for of all above the Interests of the few, dispensing prescriptions from 10 is far from being established in a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to modern China. For the foreiga (7.30 pm on these two days. observer these days the safest departments will be open as usual policy is the old one, alrendy soon Saturday the 16th inst. much, overworked, of "wait and

gation Department where so much of the preventive action is taken. The old maxim which says that to be forewarned is to be fore-mm- ed was never more truly applied than in the preventive work of a -police force, and past experience Phas proved that the intelligence de- partment of Hongkong's force is not only a credit to its organisers and directors but a valuable safe- guard against serious criminal outbreaks.

Itself. The Northernera have

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POLICE WHISTLE. .·'

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The Hongkong

All

"COAL 'OLE" CLOSED.

THIS MORNING'S SUDDEN

:'ORDER.

position..

SEQUEL TO SINGAPORE OUTBREAKS.

ment are just as important as h's Accents in a French advertise- are in an English advertisement.-

Judge Tobin.

fashionable style her husband said nothing, but next morning he went to business without having shaved.

He has not shaved since, and his beard has now reached the "in- arrested at the junction of Mer-the victim of a good deal of A number of Chinese who were artistic" stage of growth. He is

chant Road and New Bridge Road, "chaff," but declares that he will Singapore recently during the dia- not shave until his wife's hair re- turbances were last week produc- turns to its normal length. ed before Mr. P. A. F. David, the. District Judge, and charged with rioting.

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Two men, travelling in India, were startled to see a nativo dash On the application of Mr. N. H. out of the jungle, racing madly Customers who gathered in the P. Whiteley, the D.P.P., twenty-for his life, pursued by a leopard. "He's making a race for it,” sald one Chinese were discharged. Mr. "Coal "Old" this morning, were dismayed when shortly before

Whiteley anid that they were ar-one. "D'ye think you can spot the

son at the Central Police Court and the doors of the establishment

Charged before Major C. Will-noon all lights were switched out rested in houses from which stones winner?""

"The winner, my dear chay,”- were thrown and some of those this morning with being in pose closet

UNLAWFUJ; POSSESSION.

nyreated might be innocent. His replied the other, "is already Worship discharged them and spotted." warned them to keep out of trouble.

Once again there were numbers of well-earned decorations to be awarded to officers and men of the sion of a police whistle which was It was learned that the manage identified to be police equipmentment had received orders from the force for special acts of bravery, from the letters "II.K.P." scrib Polide to close the premiacs. No Two Chinese who were arrested At Shoreditch County Courtiai and the Colony as a whole will re-ed on it, a Chinese said that the reason was given, but it is thought red-handed by Mr. Thomas, A.S.P., Woman employed at a Hackney factory spoke of "my forelady," joice in the knowledge that Sub-whistle was lasued to him while that the Government action is and an Inspector, respectively. Inspector Andrews has been re- he was employed in the Gaol Desbased on a report from the A3-wero sentenced to six months Judge Cluer exclaimed, "Your

partment, and that he forgot to resistant Contain of Police tut the rigorous. Imprisonment each.

sub-basement of the Savoy Hotel King's turn it when discharged,

commended for the

Medal for the fine part he The statement was disproved only insufficiently ventilated.

enquiries made of the Gach, au '| The matter is, we understand, at The weather forecast up till tools in the fight) against

thorities, and defendant was son present the subject of negotiation noon to-morrow is: "North-west to tenced to fourteen daya hard between the proprietors and Polica worth-east winds, moderate;

armed robbers who landed

to

what?

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Witness My förelady, Do you Mia Honour-Forelady? Call me o work gentleman?... (Laughter.) Why do you talk such nonsense? What Is there to be ashamed of in being called