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KWANGSI RE-VISITED (1).

BACK ΤΟ OLD. SCENES.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

I was the only passenger, which. In order to reach the Chinese, border before night, it was neces- surprised me, for though only i sary to leave by the 6 o'clock morn-seven seater ing train from Haiphong.

ANGLO-AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP.

GENEVA BREAKDOWN OF NO SIGNIFICANCE.

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WHAT REALLY COUNTS.

New York, Aug. 8. The New York World, cornment- car, it generallying on Anglo-American relations, manage to squeeze, in about ten deplores the Geneva failure, and adds that fortunately it came at a When compelled to rise early in people. the tropics, one always feels such The driver seemed to be in the time when there was almost unpre a fool for not having always done lowest of spirits. Of course, hecedented cordiality between the two so! The air is so fresh and clean; was aware of the imminent danger. nations, which was itself the most protection ngainst and the, scents were lovely as a was not, We stopped at a Chin-effective ricsha bowled me swiftly along ese grocer's for a sack of potatoes the maintenance of big navies,

loaves..

Goodwill towards Britain is far the quiet residential roads on the and a basket of French way to the station. The gardens Then we made for the frontier

were a blaze of colour and on the trees, in the road, the flame-of-the-1

forest was still out, though it's glory was past.

road.

Ten miles along this bigitory we were still in French territory Passing under a big archway, the The 2nd class compartments on Nam-kean, we came out into China. the train were fairly full, mostly The well made road gave place to French escaping from the heat to a track, consisting of ruts

At stones. There is a Yamen where the mountains of Yunnan.

and

Hanoi Junction, had to change passports and luggage are examin trains. I was the only Europeaned.

line the branch

While waiting here, the official's passenger which takes you to the very fron-card was presented to me with a tier of Kwangsi.

courteous invitation lo me to come By noon the heat was terrific and sit down. and I was thankful to turn on the The country da very beautiful, electric fan. Sitting directly un- especially in Summer after the der this, with a damp handker-rains. Then the vegetation is chief round my head, made the riotous. There are a series of temperature of 100 degrees quite green valleys with terraces of rice bearable.

ent was past 7 o'clock when the train pulled into a station where I knew the little town possessed a French hotel. The train Itself had still another hour to go before

it reached the barrier."

fields. Between the valleys are rounded wooded hills and sharp jagged lime stone bluffs, with mountains in the background.

more valuable than a conclusion

TUESDAY,

AUGUST 9,

1927.

UNITED ASBESTOS

MEETING.`

LOSS OF NEARLY $16,000 LAST YEAR.

OPERATION DIFFICULTY. The annual meeting of the United Asbestos Oriental Agency was held this morning, at the offices of the general managers, Dodwell and Co. Ltd, Mr. C. A. Peel being in the chair. Other shareholders present were Mr. A. Murdoch, Mr. H. J. Silva, Mr,. D. Harvey, Mr. G. R. Edwards, (secretary).

The chairman, referring to the year's activities, said:

balance

The result of working for the financial year ending May 31, 1927, shows a loss of $15,910.32. After deducting the brought forward of $4.159.90 there remains a net deficit of $11,750.42 which it is proposed to carry for ward to the new Account.

A DEAD MAN'S DEBTS.

KNOTTY POINT IN COURT ACTION.

FIRM'S RESPONSIBILITY? ·

A knotty point was raised in the Summary Court this morning, be- fore the acting Puiano Judge, Mr.

Jacks, over the question of a debt assignment. The original con- tractor of the debt, and owner of the defendant firm was stated to be dead. Mr. F. X. Remedios, for the plaintiff, contended that the defendant firm was liabla while Mr. D. McCallum, for the defence, argued that it was a personal debt and should not be paid by the firm.

The plaintiffs are Lau Tsoi and

are

reached at any naval compact.

The newspaper is of opinion that the good feeling is due, above all

In Fung-sang both poultry dealers clac, to the discovery that America

of 230, Des Voeux Road West, and the Hing shares the most definite grounds of

the defendants Cheong store No. 57, Wanchal interest with the British common wealth of Nations, which replaced

It is to be regretted that results market, also poultry dealers, the old "Empire.

The claim is for $944:92, or the The United States is socially and do not permit of any dividend. I

680,346 for politically more akin to these dotust that in the hope of improv-equivalent of taels

ed trading conditions you will goods sold and delivered. minions than to any other countries

The plaintiffs state that this sum of the world. Hence a breach of endorse the proposal to carry for

was due and owing from the de- Peace is not merely unthinkable, but ward the deficit rather than en-

You fondants to Kung Yick Lee Kee firm reeiprocal goodwill and trust is in-croach upon our reserves. dispensable-Renter's

American will observe that the cash posi- 175 Des Voeux Road West, on May tion is somewhat acute and your 13 of this year, the money being general managers have made the for the balance of the price of Company a loan of $12,000,

goods sold and delivered. Your property and launch have The opening of the Bridge of been maintained in good condi Peace, linking Canada and the tion and the values placed upon United States across the Niagara stocks are on a conservative basis; River, is regarded by the British As the properties have been well press as having taken place very written down in value in former opportunely so soon after the years it is no considered neces- break-up of the naval conference sary to allow anything further for at Geneva.

dopreciation in last year's ae- counts.

Serpier.

Peace Bridge Augury.

London, Aug. 8.

The Daily News says: "The the Bridge of Peace is the true an- right of way with water buffalo:swer to the controversy that has because, in every dispute between been going on for many week's a buffalo and a car the buffalo al-at the official sent of the League

The of Pouce. ways comes out top."

ceremony 50

On that date three men, Li Hon- chi, Ng 1-hon, and Li Chouk-nam, partners of the Kung Yick Lee Kee firm, absolutely assigned the debt to the plaintiffs by an assign- ment in writing. Notice of this

was given to the défendants on May 21 this year.

firm was

Mr. Remedios said he did not quite understand what defence would be put up but he learned from Mr. McCallum that the Hip previously carried or by the father of the present licensee and the present licensee was not liable for the debts of the previous licensee.

Before the assignment TV!!%

transfer, continued Mr. executed and before the date of the

made from various debtors of the Remedios, careful enquiries were vendor firm to vertify the correct- ness of the debt.

The few buffaloes on the track turned gently aside. This was as well for an experienced motorist. If ever you visit this town befin Inilo China, says from painful sure to ask at the station, for experience, "Never oppose

In March this year your super- "Number Nine.". He's a Chinese treasure. You'll have to call for

intendent, Mr. W. C. Shiner, ten-Cheong he is always in the background;

dered his resignation and as the present volume of business can be but he's always there when the train comes in. He will attend to Villages are few and far be- happily consummated yesterday handled by the remainder of the for must serve to recall to the minds staff, it is not intended to replace your baggage and see you into a tween. The inhabitants, ricsha and get you to the hotel. safely sake, are jammed together. of all English-speaking commun-him until conditions warrant. In Then, instead of hanging round Boll entrance and exit to the vilties the essential significance of the meantime, this reduction in Staff will appreciably decrease for a tip, he disappears. A search lages have narrow gateways. I their common interests and com- would find him washing platea or have never seen any drivers like mon aims, There is more mean-trading expenses during the cur- When it the Anaamese! They can-dashing in the simple fact that the rent year. helping in the laundry. is time for you to leave helt turn through an aperture with only an far-flung frontier line bewteen up again, perhaps, or you may inch or so to spare each side with- Canada and the United States never get eyes on him. Now, out the smallest hesitation. Be-stands absolutely unguarded, than make it a point to secure Number cause of this they are dangerous in all the recent protestations of uneasy politicians that war be- Nine, for his knowledge ci Canton-people to heet on the rond-or tween us and America is unthink Patent rights and the

able."

"a much nicer one:"

A Great Occasion.

was

Debt Admitted?

Difficulties With New Plant. At our last meeting, reference was made to the purchase of

Ile understood that. the debt neces-

of had been admitted verbally by the process sary plast for a ese in that strange land is invalu rather they are bad for your ner-

metals which spraying

has defendant firm. able. I made him understand that Ives.

Mr. McCallum, in explaining his met with much success in Great The village chickens lead a pre- I wanted to secure a sent ou. The

The view of the position, said the Hing Britain and clsewhere. motor bus, next morning, der enrious existence. Most of them

The Morning Post remarks: hope was expressed that good Cheong firm was the property of Lungchow, which is the Chinese seem, however, to survive only city over the border. I was told occasionally one does not see them "Those who seek peace by limita- results from this process would up a man who was the husband of a Jaler that all the seats were book-cohte safe from under the wheels tion of armaments begin at the pear in the Accounts being pre-woman present in court. He died, wrong end. A more hopeful way sented to you today. I regret, and it would appear from the ed for the next morning, but that of the car.. a bus would be leaving at noon- About 5 miles from Lungchow is to cultivate friendship and however, to inform you that after books that the money was due and

unforeseen owing at the time of his death. the car broke down. String and goodwill. We have mure hope of overcoming many

Dealing with the tenancies, on ceremonies as the obstacles in getting the plant

whether the point S to driver such happy Next day at 1 o'clock when I was wire were produced and

business of the store all packed up ready to start, Num-and conductor were busy tying meeting on the Peace Bridge. It erected we are now iced with un-

from

dend separate

the that the it. ber Nine appeared in my room to severed pieces of riping together a great occasion, and it was expected difficulties in operating the

debt, Mr. McCallum Wales Prince of

and Prince Numerous experiments have man's any that, after all, the bus would Then the earburetter was found uppy circumstance not run, there being no passengers. out of order: then something else; George, as well as Mr. Baldwin, been carried out in co-operation went on to say that the present

Understanding this to be a sug- and so on.

were in a position to meet General with the Government Analyst and Chief Justice was of the opinion book the gestion that I should

Things were getting serious; Dawes and Mr. Kellogg at the the Hongkong and China Gas Co. that market stores were monthly of which have proved tenancies and their right was a whole car, I said nothing. I was and the conductor volunteered to joint ceremony. This meeting is some

pure right from the Government in assured the bus would certainly walk into Lungehow and fetch an-

the best possible comment on the failures whist others have been other ear. leave next morning."

breakdown of the conference at partially successful. This varia-granting a monthly tenaney. When "To-morrow is Sunday," I re-

The sight of our engine covered Geneva. It says, better than any tion in results is peculiar and is a man died he could not therefore There was a re- plied, "and I won't travel on that with grit and grease and dirty oll; form of words, that there is no engaging our attention. Although be said to have any interesi. or right

and the springs of the wheels substance in the failure of these we cannot be certain it may be due upon that store. day.

to the excessive humidity of the cognised practice to allow sons to This move on my part was un-stuffed with pests of wood and ill-founded negotiations. We are

Our en-succeed their fathers but they hud expected, and Number Nine dis-tumia of stone, and wired round. in a hefter position to be friends, atmosphere this, year.

to get a new licence. have agreed to part gineers are naturally reluctant to appeared. He went to the las reminded me of the little girl who since we

The woman, he said, had a boy, office, and reappeared with the appeared from her play outside, rather than conclude an arrange-accept contracts of any magnitude

drawing um ment which would leave one or or even to attempt a demonstration 13 years of age. She put his name news that there was "danger" on and entered the

of the process until they are: as- down as the licensee and empower- the road, and the bus would not arrying the drenched corpse of a the other in a nervous state of

" fancied

insecurity.sured of reliable results being ob- led a foki to manage the store on run; but would go, without fail, ca

tained. The Hongkong and China his behalf. cried,British Wireless. next morning. My continued rel

motherho Look

..fusal to go on the Sunday pradue-"somehedy has, frown"away quite

advisable!

ja 'goud cat!"

The noise

Across

real

THE SHAUKIWAN..

MURDER.

TWO MEN CHARGED IN COURT.

L

ennum.

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?

Gas Co. are rendering as assis. Her husband had also been part- tance and we fully expect presentner in another firm but apparently ed something like consternation.

difficulties will 'shortly be over-it was in difficulties and she had Somehody Once must have If this country, nobuty gives

come. In the meantime this un-not the remotest idea exnetly what That firm a5- the real reason for their conduct. "thrown away quite a good ear"

dertaking is locking up a consider the position was. That would be unlucky, not to say when they gave it to the tender

able amount of capital and so far signed the debt due from her hus ilow dangerous. It couldn't be such a mercies of these drivers.

has brought in practically nothing. band's store to the present plain- trifle as the Sabbath which, would the thing went at all was a már-

I now propose the adoption of tif firm, but at the time of the as- delay my journey. I must have vol.

the report and accounts as pre-signment her husband was dead, It was getting late. We were in some inside information which

sented and after, this has been and so far as she knew he left no mude travelling on that day in a very lonely spot. Occasionally Two Chinese, the elder of whom seconded I shall be glad to allever estate whatsoever, so that she could

best of my ability any

not get Letters of Administration. a solilary native passed and gazed is of a much slighter build than to the

The woman had admitted that the Unknown to me, at the time, but at us wonderingly.

thehis companion, both being of the question which shareholders may

debt was due from her husband, known to the Bus Company, was fields could be heard the terrified coolie class, made their appearance care to ask. the fact that bandits were at large screach of a woman struggling. before Major C. Willson, at the

Mr. A. Murdoch seconded, and but not from the firm. Central Police Court, this morning the report and accounts were (Continued on Page 14.) again on the road; and, at the Someone muttered "Thieves?"

At last! after what seemed an as a sequel to the crime which adopted. Mr. Murdoch proposed very spot where the Lungehow French Consul was killed last interminable time the other ear shocked the Colony during the the re-election of Messrs Linstead year, a motor car had been fired with much hooting appeared and week-end, when Mrs. Rose Mackay, and Davis as auditors, at a re- on that very day!

got us in tow with a few strands the wife of Mr. C. Mackay, a time-muneration of $300 per Blissfully unconscious of all of string. The string broke at keeper at the Taikoo Dockyard, Mr. H. J. Silva seconded and the this and only concerned about hav-intervals, and it was quite dark was, stabbed and killed on the resolution was carried unanimous-

Jy. ing a quiet Sunday, I went to bed. when we reached the Yaman out- Chaiwan high road.

The two men were Kam Shun, It was too hot even to shut the side the city. shuttéra. Between 3 and 4, in the

and excitement 25, and Cheng Tsang, 31, and

TO-DAY'S QUESTIONS. morning, I was awakened by the brought the Commissioner of Cus- both were jointly charged with sound of someone trying to turn toms and his Examiner, from their that they did stab and murder the

on the 6th of (38), of Freshwater, Isle of Wight, The following general know- the handle of my door. I sat up houses, to see what was the mat; deceased lady in bed and listened. Presently a ter. They were very surprised to August, during the commission of formerly of the Peak Hotel, Hong, ledge paper has been taken from

kong, left estite valued at £43,- | the Daily Express. 2214 arrive at that hour, an armed highway robbery. man appeared at one of the win- see

They were remanded formally 363. dows. I couldn't distinguish his especially as they had had no word features. Not wishing to betray of my coming. They congratulat- for a week on the application of bandita! Chief Detective Inspector Rey- my ignorance both of Trench anded me on missing the Annamese, I tried to scare him That was my first intimation of nolds who made no other state. away by merely making, strange any risk on the way.

We learn that during yesterday noises in my throat. He looked at Leaving my luggage at the cus- me fixedly for some time and then toms, I borrowed a flash light and afternoon the two men

made my ellently passed by.

way across the iron paraded with a number of other On thinking it over calmly, bridge to my house cutside the Chinese of their build and ap- wondered if it was only Number East gate. It was in almost total pearance as is the usual proce- Nine, finding it hard to sleep, who darkness. Sometime elapsed bedure at identification parades, at had come to try and find out why fore I could convince the terrified the Central Police Station, when I would not travel by the Sunday women inside that it was really the boy, Walter Eckert, the 13- bus. About 6 o'clock the driver! "Sally" knew, as soon as 1 year-old nephew of the victim, was himself appeared, and used his spoke, and stopped her growl to present. persuasions, but 1 stuck to my whine delightedly. point, and had a peaceful day. The two men servants were but Next morning (Monday) no car at a meeting. I had not wired and appeared; but at noon it really they didn't know I was coming. did turn up at the hotel, calling It was delightful to get inside at the Post Office also for the the gate and receive the rapturous

mail.

(Continued on Page 14.)

ment.

were

The late Mr. Vivian F. Smith

An elderly farmer, Wiliam Lloyd

was killed in mail week and his Jones, of Pencoed, near Bridgend, body gored and stripped of clothing by a bull. He had gone out to tend

not misa- the animal, which had a bad re- putation, and

was

Answers, for those who need them, will be found on Page 14 of this issu10.

1. What is an igloo?

2. Complete the line: "And sparkle out amongst the fern" Whe wrote it, and in what poem?

3. What is an iguana?

4. What it she Sanhedrin?

6. What was the old language of

Ireland?

6. What is woad?

7. Give the correct pronunciation of

"Don Quixote."

8. Who was Marco Palo?

ed until after breakfast, when hie Bon, going. in search, found his dead body close to a hedge two hundred yards up a fight for life were apparent. 1. What is meant by "The Old Lady away. Evidences, that Jones put He had drawn a knife, but had been of Threadneedle Street"? When the men were charged

Roast Pig"! by the bull, which bad smashed his this morning, they appeared in the unable to use it. A deadly thrust 10. Who wrote "A Dissertation upon Court with A clothing, the suits in which they fatal injury, and afterwards the 18. Where is Toberman Ballad

new change of chest, appears to have been the 11. What is meant by careening? clad at the time of their body had been rolled or tossed thirty with what is it usually associat were arrest having been forwarded to yards. The bull was rounded up. the Government Analyst for a by farm hands armed with pitch- 18. Who was Umeloparaust microscopic examination.

forks, and secured.

!

14. What was a moot?

16. What is a maboo?

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