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The NATURAL-MILK, Food

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

HANGCHOW TO-DAY.

OMINOUS SHADOWS ON EVERY SIDE

runew

TUESDAY, MAY

FOREIGN STEEL.

HAD TO BE SCRAPPED

AT WEMBLEY. ».

31, 1927.

SILLY D.O.R.A/ RELICS.

RULES CONDEMNED AT INQUIRY.

made in

Sir William Larko, director of

At this time, nearly 10 years" the National Federation of Iron after the conclusion of hostilities, and Steel Manufacturera, gave neither the publie nor the trade 1s evidence in mail week at the prepared to accept, without care- Board of Trade, Whitehall, bafore ful inquiry, arbitrary restrictions the Standing Committee act upon the liberty of the subject. under the Merchandise Marks Act This statement was (1926) to epnsider applications evidence before the Home Omee for Marking Orders. The federa-Committee of Inquiry into the tion are making a request for 'an working of the Shops (Early Clos- order ruling that imported ironing) Acts last month by Mr. Allan and steel at the time of Importa-S. Belsher, chairman of the Na- tion should bear an indication of tional Consultative Council of the their origin.

Retail Liquor Trade and chairman of the Licensed Victuallers' Con- tral Protection Society of London, Limited.

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OUR CROSSWORD PUZZLE,

Ilangchow is as interesting as ever.. It was quite a pleasure to acquaintance with the West Lake and the surrounding hills no full of charm and glory. No wonder this famous beauty spot has onrned for itself the de- signation of "Heaven below," says a correspondent of the N. C. Daily News, writing recently from that elty.

On a recent visit, the journey from Shanghai, by railway, was uneventful. True, these days the trains are crowded beyond descrip- Sir William Larke said it was tion but chiefly with soldiers, possible for contractors to uso officers and munitions. Consider- foreign iron and steel work unwit.

state ing the unsettled

of the tingly. In the construction of the Licensees, he said, wanted liber- country, the railway management British Empire Exhibition atty to sell cigarettes, tobacco, are to be congratulated in their Wembley it was expressly stipu cigars, and matches during the brave efforts to maintain a service lated that only British steelwork whole of the hours their houses. with some degree of regularity, should be used. In 1923 it was were open for the sale of excisable especially in view of the recent discovered that many tons of for-liquors. chaos into which this gateway of sign steel had been incorporated

The in buildings. commerce has been thrown. express on which 1 travelled He did not suggest that the im steamed into langchow under oneported malertal was deliberately hour late.

employed. Only experts detected

The trade wanted an extension The railway station presented a the foreign material. After the lively spectacle. Almost every discovery it was ordered that the of the period during which drink- Available space WAS. festooned foreign steel should be taken oating was permitted to ten hours per day extended over twelve with banners, wall pictures and and, British substituted.

Cross-examined by Mr. Walling-hoats, with a two-hours break in afternoon-throughout the war slogans of every description. A long streamer stretched across ton, for the London Chamber of the

Sir William said country. the platform enrried the inscrip- Commerce,

did

think that

Licensees had to pay as much 12 Boy's name (abbr.) rot

the

13 Sagacity. tion-Beat down the Wu-Han he'

15 Hail. caused by the dificul for their tobacco lisences' as or- Government.". Another bore the delay

of examination

re-dinary retail tobacconists, but 16 Bird of the crow kind. would words--"Welcome the Nationality Government now established 14sult in serious interference with their hours of sale were limited to Nanking." Other pennants on the work at the docks and that about six a day. "The public are 18 Moral perception, furt the fame of Chiang Kai-shek there would have to be darge aug. heartily tired of what they call 20 Spun by a spider.

pettifogging restrictions:" and make it down that "He trul montation" of stuffs. practises the Three Principles of the people."

:

Foreigners Not Welcome. After crossing the city the im- pression left upon one's mind is that there is something sadly Inck- ing of the old time air of peace and prosperity. The foreigner is looked upon with no smal degree

people to "Bent down the Ameri- cans" and in smaller letters it ad- vised the use of the Boxer method.

Since the days of Sir Walter Raleigh," he added, "in the mind of the average man the natural accompaniment to a 'glass" has been a 'pipe.""

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Recover by payment..

8 Not having suilletont ability, 9 Novel.

14 Starting point, in golf."

7

Across.

1 Boy.

4 Place of amusement.

7

Move quickly.

10

Not shot.

11 Valley.

17 Obtain.

21 Ocean. 22 Church tower. 24 Decrepitude.

"Trust the People." Mr. Hugh Kelson, president of 20 Pertaining to punishment. the Scottish Licensed Trade De-28 One who calls by name.

30 Paint coarsely, fense Association, said: "I 32 Gem.

Maudlin Secretaries of Y.M.C.A.against all kinds of legal restric-34 Religious songs.

tions. They are the ruin of the 85 Out of order. Another denunciatory manifesto

country."

37 Notion. Mr. Stewart (a member of the 38 British shrub. ran: "Bent down and oppose the

You would like to 40 To lessen.. maudlin secretaries of the Y. M.eommittee);

C. A." Afler rending this arraign-return to the full licensing hours? 44 Set loose.

of surprise and it is very apparentment I happened to pass the Head-Certainly; and trust the people. 47 Distan

His own customers at the Mint 48 Methodical. that he is not an over welcomed quarters of the "" and to my

were mostly Noise.

54 Attempt guest, at least at this juncture amazement found the place oder Hotel, Lochgelly,

56 Pertaining to law. On the surface everything seems Suard A notice in large letters on miners.

white doth stretched across the Sir Frank, Meyer: Do they com- 66 Marry. to be all right but on closer obser- gateway announcing that the pre-plain when you refuse to serve 67 Consumed. vation, and judging from the con-mises were now "The offices of the them with cigarettes and tobacco Es Boiled fruit. versation of the comman people, Local Government."

after 8 p.m.-They do. They 50 Contest between nations: present events east an ominous A bystander told me that the call you all kinds of names, and Go Half, shadow on every side..

Association secretaries had been ordered to quit and the buildings you have to look at your birth cer-62 Home of a bird.

tificate after they have gone to 63 Solitary. had been forcibly taken that day find out what your real name is. 04 Emnet.

66 In partnership among. It is said the Local Government had

(Laughter.)

Portuguese coin. effered the "Y" $100 in order to

Customers regarded the restric00. rent other buildings for their work. tion as necessary, ridiculous,

Down. Remonstrances against this high-harassing, and irritating. handed behaviour fell upon liat- less ears,

1 Great amount,

Sir William Perring: la not the consumption of tobacco to-day 2 Point in the moon's orbit. greater than ever before? Un- doubtedly.

Yet that increased supply is sold in a reduced number of hours. He objected to automatic ma-

The Propaganda Bureau are still at it and they are doing their piece of work in a masterly way. The wall space of the city is being utilized to the limit. Coloured posters with catch-phrases attract the eye of the man in the street and groups of boys and men may be seen reading aloud the an- Quite a number of institutions nouncements of the day:Poli- have been appropriated in this way tical power belongs to the people." At the large hospital which was "We demand absoluto liberty for taken over"a short time ago, two holding meetings; organizing so large scrolls adorn the main en- cieties: public speaking, the free-trance and read:-"Down with Im-chines for cigarettes. "It is jug dom of writing and the freedom perialism" and "Promulgate thegling with the law," he declared, of the press,"

"We are oppressed spirit of the people." Inside the and we in Scotland are honest the Imperialists and the waiting hall another long scroll ex- traders and we de 'not' wish to jug- Militarista: let us arise quickly horts the people to "Remember the gie with the law but to sell our Commodities as honest traders to and link up with the National thirtieth of May."

honest citizens. Revolutionary Party." "Dig out the land grabbing gentry." Women of all classes arise and combine together." The present regime evilently does not look with favor upon anyone who wishes to take a neutral position for we read-Down with all those who are sitting on the fence."--

by

Mission Premises Occupied.

Christian schools, chapels and

the homes of missionaries, are still occupied, in some quarters,

Rude Awakening Coming.

Masters are un- It is illuminating to hear the gos-working classes. sip of the people in respect to some able to carry on and apprentices

are going off to join the army. of the institutions seized by the A rude awakening is government.

Funds For Revolution. coming upon some of those respon-.

Recently a conference was called sible for this lawless action. stead of being able to make by the Chamber of Commerce. The money, it is not found that finance leading business people were invit- must be donated to the instituted to a feast after which the pur ions in order to keep them going pose of the gathering was explain-

concerns.

In-

ed.

3 Behave.

6 Heave up. 6 Disentangle.

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WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC

Steps were Initiated to "bor- Re'ss, Massey & Co., Lid.

sign a pledge of his share in the loan before he was allowed to leave. Almost every shopkeeper has some share in this burden.

In business circles the outlook in row $6,000,000 to help on the far from promising. Quite a num-revolutionary movement against the by the military and Labour Unions.ber of shops, including large silk North. Each invited guest had to And this, nothwithstanding the stores, have been obliged to close. strongly worded proclamations of Several banks have shut their doors General Chiang Kai-shek, Ho Yine and pawnshops have closed down. ching and Boh Taong-hsi, who The IIo Ling silic factory, which have issued urgent orders that this gives work to some 2,000 odd hands, General Li has arrived with his procedure on the part of the troops has also had to close besides many troops from Kiangal and a great A financial and welcome ceremony had been ar- will no longer be tolerated. other factorice, "These are Imperialist premises, unemployment problem is created said

ground by the West Lake. Recruit an officer, in reply to my which is being found very dificult ranged on the public recreation query how he dared to disobey the for the new government to handle. ing is going on" apace these days order set forth in the proclaina A man in a very small way of busi- and some very young boys are to tion forbidding him to enter a cer- nese said to me-"By this time last be seen in the ranks. Lain missionary's home. Posters year I had cleared $200: this year, denouncing Christian activities covering the same period, "I have still given prominence--not had $20 worth of business." Down with the Christian Church The high rate of wages promised which drugs the minds of men." by the Unions cannot materialize, bill which called upen the There is much dissension among the

are

HAW

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GEE WIZZ FRECKLES AIN'T HOME AB'S GONE TO.

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The next great celebration is the commemoration service on May 30, This event is being announced not only by poster but is woven in the small Turkish face cloths used by the people..

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