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The Very Idea!

Free meals were provided Aber- donians recently by a large "shoal of whiting which were found stranded on the beach.

RUSSIAN WOMEN JOIN AGITATION.

TO PREVENT WARFARE IN

CHINA.

wo visitors are reported to have DEMONSTRATIONS PLANNED. dled from shock as a result of tho occurrence. Their landlady hav

to be Moscow: Women are ing secured a haul which will pro-actively drawn into the anti-war vide many "high teas," promised movement and the agitation for her boarders a rebate on the week's Chinese" "beration," according to lodging money.

plans published in a formal reso One venerable whiting, in an in-fution of the Comintern, the Thira terview, said they were left dry. International. but he, for one, was by no means The programme laid down by high. They were chasing some the International calls for demons sprat when the tide turned and trations of women and chlidren at left them stranded. The fish con- the railroad stations and docks cluded bitterly, "No one but Aber-from which troops may star. Ter donians would set a sprat to catch China service, also of mass du & shoul!"

monstrations by women, children- and invalide in front of the Down where the belt clasps avaricus houses of parliament or

Hittle Stronger,

other meals of government of Down where the pants should be nations which have stationed mill tary contingents in Chinese cities. The women's clubs and other organizations are also to to en- couraged in anti-war propaganda, under the Comintern's proposals.

a little longer, That's where the vest begins. Down where you wish you were

a little lighter, Where the shirt that shows is a

little whiter.

That's where the vest begins. Down where the pains are in the

making,

And each heavy meal will soon

start it aching, That's where the vest begins. Where each added pound is the

cause of sighing, When you know in your heart

that the scales aren't lying, And you just have to guess when your shoes need tying. That's where the vest begins.

A Swiss airway company has

A Slogan.

"International proletarians, pro- tect your proletarian fatherland,”. is the slogan put forth by the in- ternational for use in the Chinese This revolution.

appeal for fatherlands is a departure from earlier policies of the inter- tional, which had preached the main idea of a proletarian group without national lines and with class loyalty regardless of race or geography,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

A SERIOUS MOTOR SMASH.

SOLDIERS, BADLY INJURED IN

SINGAPORE.

A serious motor smash occurred in Selegie Road, a short distalice from the Kandang Kérban Police Station, Singapore, about 2.30 on Saturday morning, as a result of which two members of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment were seriously injured.

With two other soldiers, they were in a cat, said to have been driven by Mr. L. T. le Mercier of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company. The party had been attending the dance which given in honour of Dr. Noul Clarke.

WAR

They were approaching the en- trance to Bakit Timah Road when the car ran head on into a tram- way repair lorry which, it is said, was standing in the middle of the

road.

SATURDAY,

ARREST OF ALLEGED BANDIT CHIEF.

MAN WITH A FEARFUL·

RECORD.

that on Thursday a notorious ban- The vernacular press, states dit chief of the Tung Kun district was arrested, with his five follow. urs, in Yaumati, by a corps of Chinese detectives who raided

their house.

JULY

1927.

ECHO OF PARIS GAOL HOAX.

ESCAPED COMMUNIST RE-

ARRESTED.

Paris, July 22. escaped from prison through a M. Semart, tho Communist who hoax, las been quietly re-arrested. on the premises of the Syndicat

Unitaire-Reuter,

Paris messages of June 25 stated As the result of an astounding practical Joke, M. Leon Daudet, Delest of the Action Francalso and Semart, the Communist, have been released from Sante prison,

The alloged bandit chief, who is aged 42, used to direct more than a thousand bandits in the various and was parts of Kwangtung, notorious for his long record of cruel deeds, It is declared. He It appears that a young Royalist is said to have led a large party of telephoned the Governor of the Pirates in the East and West Bar- prison, and, imitating the voice of ling, districts 'some years ago, M. Sarraut. the Minister of the massacred more than eight hun-Interior, ordered their release.

is reported that Daudet has Jeft dred people, and burned down an almost equal number of houses in Paris for an unknown destination. the Tung Kun district three years ago.

It

The Cabinet met this evening to discuss the prison koax, and de cided to suspend the Governor of the prison.

On January 16 this year he and The extent of the damage done his followers killed all the mem- to the car suggests that the imbers of two big families in the Pret was very heavy. Sgt. Bos-Shek Koo-dun Village, in the Tung coud and Pte. France were thrown Kun district, following a big RACE RENDERED VOID. robbery; and on February 10, In.

out, and sustained such

Auvere

injuries that they had to be re-another village, he drowned 58 HORSES GO EXTRA FURLONG, moved to hospital immediately. A Chinese villagers by tying them passing car was stopped, and the them all into the river.

all up with ropes and throwing.

London. July 16. unconscious men lifted into it.

There was an extraordinary oc- Gunner Dawnie and Pte. Den-. When he was arrested in Yau-currence at the race meeting at ents were fortunate in escaping mati this alleged bandit chief is Hamilton Park. with only minor injuries, the said to have been dressed in the latter, who was next to Mr. Le garb of a well-to-do man. Mercier, receiving no more than a bad shaking up. Mr. Le Mer- cier also received only superficial injuries.

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STUDENT CHARGED WITH THEFT.

Late on Sunday evening Set. The struggle "against imperial-Boscond and Pte. France were still made an offer to the Berne polleeism in China is really "a defence unconscious. to bring from London the arrested of the working classes in all the Mr. Le Mercier has been PAWNSHOP KEEPERS IDENTIFY fugitive cashier of the Swiss Na-world against the attack of capi-charged with causing hurt by a tional Bank, named Kessler, A tallam," the International's resolu- rash act, the "ense being post- detective would travel in the sertion declared. It added that "the poned.

plane which would be converted temporarily into a prison cell.

Kessler absconded recently with about £20,000. The offer is being

rate of four continents, Europe, America, Asia and Australia, s bound up in Chins because the

"

HIM.

A Chinese youth has been taken: into the custody of the police in connexion with the theft of u ma cheuck set and a satin fur-lined

Street.

considered pending extradition pro- tactics here will inevitably grow A.A.A.. CHAMPIONSHIP Jack, from a house in Ll-Sing

ceedings.

Man necused of drunkenness ni Willesden: You know what it is, air, when you have a pint and then slip on a piece of urange peel.

Surrey policeman: He was us- ing very bad language to another man, sir. Offender: Well, the other fellow said I was not an English- mun, and showed him.

Willesden magistrate: Did this man assault you? Woman: Worse than that, sir; he hit me in the eye. Solicitor at Kingston Was he sober? Man: Well-he had more thum I had..

Man fined at-Acton. for Joitering for betting purposes; I was not loitering for belting purposes: was not loitering, I was walking -along.

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into a new world war unless curb- ed at the start."

FRACAS LEADS. TO STABBING.

AN ACCUSATION OF THEFT.

A Chinese hawker was fatally stabbed in the stomach yesterday afternoon, in the vicinity of the Tung Wah Hospital reports the vernacular press, following a quarrel with another Chinese,

MEETING.

FINE PERFORMANCES RECORDED.

The arrrested youth is 18 years of age, and described himself ds'a student.

The articles alleged to have been stolen wert traced to pawnshops, London. July 10,

the keepers of which were able to The Amateur Athletic Associa-identify the youth. tion's championships were Tun off to-day at Manchester, the weather fortunately proving fine and the attendance large

D. G. A. Lowe, the former. Cam- bridge, and now Achilles, runner, was awarded the Harvey Cup, which is given to the champion of he year, whilst A. N. S. Jackson, The affair occurred at a place the former Oxford, and how where fortune-tellers, fruit Achilles, miler, won the cup award- sellers, different types of hawkera,ed for the best performance re- and men of the "underworld" co-corded in the year. gregate.

Yesterday afternoon a Chinese hawker, Lam Yuen, alleged that his brother's pocket had been pick-

War is not becoming more bu mane, but a more universally ter-ed by another Chinese, who was rible process.-Sir John Simon.

In the totalling for points Eng- land was returned with 9, Ireland

and Scotland 0.

The theft is supposed to have been committed over a month ago, but, the alleged culprit was only arrested yesterday. He will be brought before the police magis- trate in das course.

A FOOLISH MAN

INDEED..

STOLE WHILE ON A JOB

After the Rutherglen Plate for two years olds had been run the Stewards declared the race vold, as it was found that instead of finishing at the five furlongs-the distance of the race--they had covered six, *

tish

BOBBY JONES TO RETIRE?

CHAMPIONSHIP CAREER

OVER.

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London, July 16. Bobbly Jones, who won the Dri- second time last week, is not expect uper golf chalnipionship for the el to take part in any further cham pionships.

Iie is delighted with the popularity he has achieved, and ulŝu at the effacement of his petulant picking, up in disgust, in the third round of the "open" in 1921.

J.

HOME LAWN TENNIS.

IRISH AND WELSH CHAMPIONSHIPS.

London, July 10, In the Irish lawn tennis champion- ship played at Dublin Crole-Rees bant ugbes in the men's singles, and Mrs. Watson bent. Miss Goldsuck. in the women's.

In the Welsh championships play A Chinese lime-washer, who.ed at Newport, D. Williams Leat together with three others, was Crawshay. Williams in. the men's engaged to white-wash a number singles, and Mrs. Sattherthwaite charged this morning before Mr.

There is a great deal more real also a hawker. The other man covered in 1.63 4-6, which is four-D houses on Causeway Hill, was bent Miss Seel in the women".

religion among people than some times appears on the surface- Rev. W. M'Cormick.

If you look at the field of fiction, you will see that the best work is being done by the older men-Mr. Philip Guedalla.

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"How is it," the big tobacconist asked the manager of his Aberdeen branch, that you cap sell so few cork-tipped cigarettes?"

Wech, his manager replied, "folk here din like the taste coarr-rk burning."

deied this and a quarrel started Later in the day the accuser was stabbed by the other. man.

HONGKONG-MANILA RADIO.

THE SCALE OF CHARGES. In connexion with the new com- mercial wireless service between d'Hongkong and the Philippines, which we auiounced in yester- day's Felgriph, it is notified in the Government Gazelle that the fol- towing rates shall be charged;

The flags marking the saluting base when the Duke of Connaught inspected the 1st Highland Light Infantry at Aldershot were carried

Milla-30 cents per word for ordinary telegrams and 15 cents by triplet brothers named ligh,per word for deferred or Prose who recently joined the battalion telegrams. band.

Luzon Island (except Mauila The Duke, who is Colonelin and Corregidor Island)-43 cents Chief of the regiment, took the per word. salute when the battalion marched past.

per werd.

The King and Queen attended Kreisler's recital at the Albert Hall' last month in aid of Queen Mary's Hospital for the East End.

So many people arrived late that Kreislar had to interrupt a Men- delssohn concerts for some minutes while they took their places. He was congratulated by the King and Queen after the, performance.

LOCAL POISONING CASE.

TWO WOMEN SUCCUMB IN

HOSPITAL.

All other islands-76% conts

THE CHOPPING OF BANKNOTES.

AN AGREEMENT REACHED.

With regard to the dispute as to the "chopping" of notes, the vernacular presa now reports that most of the bigger banks, includ- ing, the P. & O. Bank, the Char- tered Bank, and the Banque de L'Indo-Chine, have decided to comply with the request of the native banks, and in a few days' time will be seen the abolition of the chopping system in the com-

eign banks.

As was generally anticipated Lowe won the half mile, which he fifths better than Stallard's fine time in 1024. but does not touch the wonderful performance of Dr Peltzer, the German competitor last year, of 1.51, a world's cord.

A NATIONALIST VISITOR,

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THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION,

R. E. Lindsell with the larceny of penknife, a gold pencil and ten

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fram tickets (fre centsch) FRENCH MOTOR GRAND refrom a bedroom in No. 8, and three articles of jewellery, a police whistle and seven Russian bank- notes from No. 6, Causeway Hill.

He was sentenced to eight weeks* hard bour, on his pleading guilty to the charge.

WOMEN AVIATORS'

SUCCESSES.

"The vernacular press reports the arrival of Mr. Chung Wing- kwong, the Commissioner of MALE COMPETITORS BEATEN. Education of the Nationalist Government, Nankdag, from Shang hai, yesterday morning.

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A TRUMPH FOR THE DELAGE.

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Lina, 4 July. The French Motor Ginnd Prix Race, over 600 kilometres has be won by Benoist, on a Delnge.

is time was four hours, forty- five minutes, forty-one and one-fifth seems. Delages were also second

und third.

London, July 16. HOW MUCH DO YOU

In the aviation meeting at Bir- After a brie: stay here, he leftmingham, competing against three the Colony in the afternoon for male pilots, Lady Bailey came in Canton,

It is learned that his being first at 92 m.p.h. appointed chairman of the newly- Mrs. Elliott Lynn was second elected board of directory in the with 823. Canton Christian College necessi tated his return to Canton from

the north.

ANGLO-AMERICAN AMITY.

PRINCE AND PREMIER ON

PEACE BRIDGE.

Lady Bailey was ranked third in the flight from Birmingham to Manchester.

TYPHOON WARNING.

MAY INCREASE IN INTENSITY.

According to a mussuge received here by the American Consulate London, July 22. General, from the Manila Obser- It is announced that during the vatory, at 9.36 this morning, the Prince of Wales' and Mr. Bald- typhoon, has crossed Northern win's forthcoming visit to Canada, Luzon In the form of a shallow de they will motor from Niagara pression. It may increase in in- Dawes (Vice-President of the United States) and Mr. Kellogg, on the newly-erected Batalo pence bridge-Reuter.

With reference to the case of Pradore departments of the for. Falls on August 7 to meet General tensity in the China Sea.

poisoning reported by the verna- cular papers, in which three Chinese wornen and a child were removed to, the Government Civil

Hospital after partaking of a SENTENCED TO DEATH.

meal of beans and fish, a few days ago, the vernacular press reports. that two of the wonien died yes- terday, while the other woman and the child are still in serious condition.

16 YEAR-OLD YOUTH,

Rangoon, July 22. Pothwe, a 16-year-old youth; and a-Karen teacher of a mianton Up to the presont, they state, It has

not been ascertained school, on being sentencel to whether there was any polsonous death for the murder of Father substance in the meal of fish and Chagnot, in April, guilt being ad beans to account for the attack mitted by the accused, complain- of illness to which these women|ed of deceased's harsh treatment. have succumbed..

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INTERNATIONAL BOWLS.

ENGLAND TOPS THE LIST. London, July 16.

KNOW?

TO-DAY'S QUESTIONS.

The following general know- ledge paper has been taken from the Daily Express.

Answers, for those who need them, will be found on Page 18 of this issue.

1 Who "einged the King

Spain's board"!

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2 What period in history is known, "The Hundred Days"?

3 Which is the highest building in the world? How high ie it! What is a liripipo?

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COLONY'S FINANCES.

THE POSITION IN APRIL.

5 Who was the last British Sover-

to sign a Bill' oign to refus0 pasand by Parliamont?

6 What was formerly lenoren (as (a) Muscovy, (b) Van Diemen's Land, (6) New Amsterdam?

What in a diplodocus?"

8 Which batsman made the highest acere in one, innings in firet: class cricket? What was it Who wrote for his own epitaph

the lince:

"Life is a joke, and all things show

I thought at once, and now I know it? 10 What are the real names of (a) Botticelli, (b) Tintoretto, (6), Peruginol

Name Wagner's Arst opera, and the town whore it was first par- formed

Bwin Who was the fret man the Channel?

The financial statement of the Colony for the month of April is published In the. Government 11 Gazette circulated to-day, and shows that the revenue for the' The international bowls cham-month was $1,825,840. and that 12

the the expenditure was $2,140,472. 13 Why do the scholars of Christ's pionship has resulted in

The Colony's balance of assets, ..Hospital School not wear hats? countries being plated as follows:

England, 1; Scotland 2; Wales over liabilities was reduced from 14 What is a bubblyjock? -

18 What does. A.A.A. stand for? 3; Ireland 4.

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