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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPE,

TUESDAY, JULY 6, 1927.

DAY BY DAY.

PROTECTY OUR CAR political unrest against all and sun-

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The forthcoming wedding is an- nounced of Mr. Konstantin Karia gin (circus artist) of Harbin to Mrs. Olga Urbanick (circus artiste)

of Varchew,

At Thursday's meeting of the

by installing dry. We are being forced to "PYRENE" Fire the conviction that China, ia in a

CONSTANCY IS THE COMPLEMENT Extinguisher. state of mind nationally very much OF ALL THE OTHER HUMAN VIRTUES. "PYRENE will akin to hysteria and that the sim-Mazzini, kill fire without mering down to normal will be a

The weather forecast up till damage to the long-drawn out process. The vari

noon to-morrow, as issued by the engine, woodwork ous forces contending for power Royal Observatory, is: "South or upholstery ithin the country itself will cause winds; moderate; fair.". Watot sproads a

disruptions and disquiet for which petrol fire; sand is inefficient and will foreigners in general will be blamed, put the ongine out

prolongation of more or less disorganised conditions appears of action. "PYRENE" Ex. to be inevitable. That is not a tinguisher is small hopeful, view, but we think it is in size, light in more or less a true one. And so weight and easy to

our friends of Hankow and of all handle.

the other ports must do something more than hope for a speedy return of better times-must be prepared to wait patiently and, perhaps, long. When one looks back at the state of China even two-and-a-half years ugo one realises how very much it has gone from bad to worse since that time. And it is the irrespon- sibility preached by the political ngitators which is mostly to blame, In this regard, the Naticists do not at the moment come out very well.

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1927.

TUESDAY, JULY 5

CHINA'S CHAOS.

The Police Reserve.

It is pleasing to note how early was the response to the appeal for local residents to join a Police, Re-

serve force, similar to the one which did such good work here during the war. The Chinese have come for ward in large numbers, and have already been organised into de Lions, whilst there has also been u fair recruitment of Indians and others. With the small Indian population, one could hardly expeer No-one can read the remarks of very large response, and the Portuguese and British com- the Chairman of the Hankowmunities have other calls, particu. Chamber of Commerce made larly the latter, in the form of at the recent annual meeting service in the Volunteer Defence

Corps. It was hardly to be expect (and reported elsewhere in this cd, therefore, that there would he lasue) without realising the tre- a big number of British residents mendous wastefulness and destruc-coming forward, and we presume tion caused by the present political ferment and warring activities in China. The full poignancy of the

preservation of law and order

Legislative Council, the Hon. At torney General will move the sec- ond reading of the Bill relat ing to illegal strikes and lock-outs,

A Chinese schoolgirl, whito pass- Ing. Sir Robert Ho Tung's residence, "Idlewyld," was struck down by the branch of a trea which fell on her head. She was sent to the Nether- sole Hospital.

The manager of the Kin Hop Silk Piecegoods shop of 67, Jervois Street, has reported to the polles that his partner absconded from the shop on Thursday last, with $10,000 of the firm's money.

TRAFFIC OFFENCES.

LOCAL MOTORISTS SUMMONED.

The Very Idea!

A girl who sat in full view: Df | Judge Sir Alfred Tobin in West- G. H. F. McClay, a youth of minister County Court opened 16, of 15, Felix Villas, Mount her vanity bag and began to Davis Road, drove a motor cyclo apply a powder puff to her nose for a fow yards and is doing so and lipstick to her lips. She held knocked down a Chinese who sus hor mirror aloft at times for a tained slight injuries. As a re-better view of her face.. Judge sult McClay was summoned be Sir Alfred Tobin caught her eye. fore Major C. Willson at the "This court is not a dressing Central Magistracy this morning rcom," he said gravely. "There for driving a motor cycle with should be a little more raspect out a proper license. He admit-shown to a court of justice than ted the offence.

blushed and

snap,

Sub-Inspector Alexander said that." The girl an applicant must be eighteenhurriedly closed the bag with a years of age before a conse could be obtained, and the de- fondant was only sixteen three days after the accident,

The defendant said he WRs willing to pay the compensation, and a fine of $6 was imposed.

Speeding Charge: Mr. D. Thomson, of the Dairy Farm was summoned for driving motor cycle 116 in a dangerous manner on June 23rd. at 7.30 p.m. He denied the offence.

One of the Church of Scotland Moderator's stories at the High- and breakfast was about an Englishman who was crossing a Highland ferry. When the wind rose suddenly the Englishman be came very nervous, and said to the ferryman-"Are there many lost crossing this ferry?"

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The boatman looked at him and then replied:"No, sir. There's nobody ever lost crossing this forry. You see the tides are o powerful that they are all thrown up on the shore."

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Motorist at Bow County Courts. It was not really an accident- nobody was killed.

Traffic Sergt. Baker told the court that he was on patrol in Queen's Road East, going in a Westerly direction about 18 m.p.h. A brown chow. dog owned by Mr. Near Gresson Street, defendant Henderson of The Peak, has been passed him, and from that point sent to Kennedy down for observa-as far as Murray Barracks the tion. The animal bit Mr. Hender- defendant's speed was between

Registrar at Bow County Court: son, who is now being attended by 25 and 26 m.p.h. Dr. C. W. McKenny.

The defendant said he made Well, he is at home il now, but What is your husband? Woman: three stops in that distanco, she is a painter by rights. he could not have been going very

He was fined $10. fast.

The Hospital Comforts Commit- thanks, receipt of the following tee begs to acknowledge, with gifts for the Hospitals:-1,000 Cigarettes from Mr. H. P. Winslow, and parcels of magazines from Mr. C. P. Marcel.

The Hankow boy scouts' union has been ordered to disband by the Chinese authorities, the boys being ordered to return their sticks to their headquarters and forbidden to wear their uniforms excent on special occasions.

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It

Six hundred cadets from the Whampoa Military Academy ar- rived in Shanghai by the China Merchants'

Steam

Navigation Company's s.s. Kwangies from Canton last Friday en route to ed permission to land by the Nanking. The cadets were refus- French Municipal authorities.

Lamp Too High.

Midland witness in a fighting case. I separated the man and dragged him 120 yards by the neck.

Judge Snagge, pointing to a Dr. S. C. Ho, No. 6, Des Voeux person at the rear of Bow County Road, Central, who was summon-Court: Tell that man to take his ed for disobeying an Indian Con-cap off. Usher: I beg your par- stable's signal at Arsenal Street, don, your honour; it is a woman. told his Worship that the signal- Kent husband of his wife: ling lamp was too high, and it Nag, nag., nag! The sun never was impossible to see both the sets on her tongue. road and the lamp at the same time. He,, expressed a wish that Major Willson should see it for himself, and this the Magistrate agreed to: The case was accord- ingly adjourned.

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The spirit of Locarno bas evaporated.-Signor Mussolini,

The motion picture industry is tired of being spanked for the sins of its hangers-of-Mary Pickford.

Two in One Day... Two summonses on the same day

The Trade Union bossos have against Mr. W. Yip, 86, Caine usurped too much power over the Road, were dealt with, the com-rank and Ale of the Unions. plainants being Sergts. Tuckett Major W. F. Colfox, M.P. and Hopkins Mr. F. E. Loseby defended.

Examination questions curious replies:-

What would you do in the case of a race riot?

:

willing to accept the word of Mr. Loseby said his client was Sergt. Tuckett that he was driv ing at about 20 'm.p.h. In a con- trolled area at North Point at five o'clock in the afternoon, but he denied the second summons of driving dangerously in Lower Albert Road at 7.45, the same evening.

came to-

and witness was forced to stop

of the car was about 20 m.p.h., and he took the number.

Defendant's Denial.

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with

Get the number of both cars.. What is sabotage?

Breaking the laws of the Sab- bath.

Name an act that would conati- tute reckless driving.

Driving without due regard to the Presbyterians on the street..

What first aid treatment would.

epileptic ft?

you give to a person having an

the bite treated.

Take him to a doctor and have

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The funniest sight in London recently was a naked boy being In reply to Mr. Loseby, witness chased round Trafalgar-square by said it was dark and he could not a tall policeman. The youngster, see who was driving, although he with others, had been tempted by knew it was not a European, the cool appearance of the foun- neither was it a chauffeur. tains to strip and plunge in the

The defendant said

he spent pond. Then Robert hove in the evening at North Point, where sight. Some of the urchins he bathed and had supper. He succeeded in effecting a scrambled eight o'clock, and when he said he, commenced supper at tollet, but one boy about ten years' turned home afterwards he

reof age had to run for it in the, did garb habitually associated with not pass along Lower Albert Adam and Eve. Hundreds of Road,

people roared with laughter as While bathing he locked the the lad rushed up the stops and gears of the car, and no one else scooted along in front of the drove it on that evening,

National Gallery. Time after Sergt. Hopkins said he was time he halted in a struggle to get quite sure of the number of the his shirt on, but his wet limba car, and remarking that the trafle officers were very careful hindred the operation. A tatter in not making mistakes, his Wored shirt at length covered some of his upper anatomy, but he was ship said he would convict.

In view of the activities of the pirates along the West River the owner of the s.s. On Lee and s.s. that this consideration has prompt- Tai Lee is planning to instal wire- ed the Cuptain Superintendent ofleas in his two steamers, which Police to decide on the formation of run regularly from Hongkong to an international company of the Kongmoon, says the vernacular Police Reserve, open to alis nation- press. situation is borne home to one asalities cther than those already he reads the very temperate review being recruited into sections now

Suffering from severe scalds on formed or in process of formation, her neck, face and body, an old given by Mr. F. C. R. Keed, who namely the Chinese, Indian, and Chinese woman of 81, was admit- stated that up to last September Portuguese units. The interna ted to the Government Civil Hoe- trade had been going on very much tional acction in which the term of pital yesterday. The woman was service is conveniently short, is to the same as during the past few be open to non-British subjects, lying in bed with a pot of boiling years. There had always been such as members of the American, the pot was accidentaly upset.

tea on a table at the side when some difficulties with which to con- Scandinavian and other European communities, and so forth, in addi- fend, but still trade did go cn- tion to British Europeans, and we

A meeting is due to be held at mutual confidence did exist between think there should be a gratifying the Chinese Chamber of Commerce

Sergt. Hopkins, said as he was traders and it was possible to get response. In connexion with en-this afternoon to discuss a possible

driving along Lower Albert Road rolment by other than British sub-trade revival in the Colony.

car. the defendant's the usual processes of law put intojects, it should be borne in mind is reported that fifteen letters, ad- effect." All that has disappeared that police service, unlike military dressed to the Chamber term the wards him on the wrong side, under Nationalist rule. There is service, is non-national, and it is various Chinese trade associato avoid a collision. The speed no confidence, the best traders have essentially non-political. The duetions, will be read to the meeting. been driven away, and the affects all residents, whoover they financial situation is such as to be, and their willingness voluntarily to shoulder some part of the burden make trading almost impossiblé borne by the constituted authority The tyranny of labour had gone to of the place is a measure of their such an 'extent that extortion was appreciation of the protection they practised and the functions of the far fores. Members of non-British receive impartially from the regu police and of the courts had been communities have come forward to usurped by the Unions, who were aid the civil authority in Hongkong on several occasions in the past→→ ot out to improve the working con-

for instance during the 1925 strike the Government Civil Hospital from A Chinese coolle has been sent to ditions of the Inbourers but out to and boycott-and we trust that the Taikoo suffering from injuries to C.S.P. will before long be able to asaume autocratic political power. ounce the definite formation of his thigh. The injured mun, to The Chairman's review of the anti- the international company of the ether with several others, Was foreign feeling along the Yangtze H. IL Police Reserve. Incidentally, carrying a large stone and the rope and the manner in which the whole we venture to point out that then which it was suspended gave hours during which those interest Way, causing the stone to fall. In trade of that great waterway hnded are requested to call at Head- doing so it knocked over the coelie

and injured his thigh... | been paralysed by the ridiculous at-quarters, is rather inconvenient to titude of the politicoes of Wuhan to half past five, or six o'clock in most office people. An extension makes very sad reading, for it tells the afternoon, or at least over the of great losses not only to the com-luncheon interval, would, we are paratively few foreign merchants sure, he a decided advantage for

would-be requits. concerned but to hundreds and thousands of Chinese whose importa and exports have been all but total- ly suspended. As illustrative of the general tencur of the speech- an inevitable tenour in face of de- pressing facts--the following ex cerpt is typical: "On the railways conditions were exceedingly bad.

The ship siled at approximate-charged before Mr. W. Schofield To all intents and purposes the ly 6.30 p.m. and a disturbance at the Kowloon Magistracy this Peking-Hankow line was inopera- broke out when she had cleared morning with leaving their om- The tive for most of the year, whilst it the Fairway Buoy and was reach-ployment. without notice,

ing up to Capsuimun.

the What mother was fined $5 and Is the fact that the British en-actually happened is not ascer-daughter $10, the fines to be paid vincers on the Canton-Hankow Rail- tainable, but a few details have to the complainant as compensa- way have nearly a year's salary due been gleaned, and these apparent tion. to theft. That such a state of point to the fact that one of the

Indian guards ran amok and in a Seven years' hard labour for affairs can exist reflects nothing struggle which ensued, two of the armed robbery followed a few | but discredit upon the Governments crew were thrown overboard.

years later by six months' hard concerted, whether it be the Han- that at least one of the Indian's ther term some time later for fall-Reuter's American Service.

Reports vary, but it is certain labour for farceny and still a fur- of United States aeroplanes.figure most prominently In the, kow Nationalist Government or the oppononts was disposed of in this ing to pay a fine, was the record Peking Government,"

manner, the ship having to be supplied by the Singapore authori- Unfortunately, there are few stopped to pick them up.

ties to the local police of a Chin- The Kwong Fook Cheong, then signs of an improvement visible, returned to harbour, and anchored ese, who was charged this morn- and although we would like to avoid off Stonecatters. Meanwhile the ing with stealing a chicken in Centre Street. The record of this any suggestion of pessimism we signal for the Police launch was

Mossrs. Benjamin and Potts man also showed that he was de- cannot see how the state of foreign been put under restraint.

made, the Indian guard having ported front the Straits Settlement advise receipt of a telegram from trade in China is going to improve About 7.30 p.m. the man was

for life which automatically in-their Shanghai office announcing ao long as the country is so divided removed from the ship in custody cluded Hongkong. The defondant that Shanghai Lands have de between itself and so seething with and the vessel then resumed her was sentenced to a term of three clared an Interim dividend of

per cent. (ie. Tels.:8) per share, months' hard labour. voyage to Kongmoon.

FRACAS ON A SHIP.

INDIAN GUARD RUNS AMOK.

With reference to the Chinese bandit chief, Chan Dok, who was arrested in the Colony some time who was deported" to ago and Canton by the Hongkong Police, the vernacular press states that this notorious outlaw was sent back to the Sun Wa! District, where he

was executed

a few days ago by the Chinese authori- tiea.

A very serious affair occurred Two amahs, mother and daugh- last evening on board the 3.3.ter formerly in the employ of In- Kwong Fook Cheong, bound for spector. W. McWalter of the Kengmoen.

Shamshuipo Police Station, were

Mr. Loseby asked his Worship still being pursued. He geurried for the grounds of conviction, and away, and finally succeeded in Major Willson replied that he did inserting ona log in his knicker- not think the defendant was in bockers. Then he doubled down a position to account for the car the side of the square, and the other leg finally went home. He during the time he was bathing.

On the first summons, which escaped the smiling policeman. was admitted, the defendant was fined $10, and on the second $5.

LINDBERGH LEAVES

CANADA.

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GIVEN A GREAT SEND-OFF.

Ottawa, July 4. Thousands of citizens cheered Lindbergh as he took off in the aeroplane "Spirit,.of St. Louis" for New York, after a stay of two days at. Ottawa.

He was escorted by a squadron

SHANGHAI LANDS.

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Lecturer-"Can anyone give the. derivation of the word audi- torium."

Listener "Yes. From audio- --hear, and taurus--bull. A place where you”

Lecturer That will do."

THE COLONY'S HEALTH.

LAST WEEK'S RETURNS.

Typhoid fever still continues to

Colony's returns of notifiable discases, there being ten cases reported last week, resulting in four deaths. The sufferers wore cight Chinese, one Britisher and one Indian.

There were two fatal Chinese. cases of cerebro-spinal fever," and two Chinese cases of small-poz. resulting in one death.

The dally return for yesterday, shows two fresh cases of typhoid fever, both Chinese.