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You should, for no man is correctly dressed who is not correctly shod. OAKMORES, are shoes for the well dressed man.

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MEN'S FOOT-WEAR STYLISTS,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 1927.

PROTECTY QUR CARings in this respect on their lines.

DAY BY DAY.

DF ALL HUMAN VANITIES, FAMILY PRIDE IS ONE OF THE WEAKEST.-

And the extension of motor- by installing D "PYRENE" Fire omnibus services, which have re Extinguishor, volutionised 'conditions in the re- "PYRENE" will moter, rural districts, has been Borlase. kill fire without greatly encouraged by lack of damage to the convenient trains.

Motoring congestion is giving engine, woodwork

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The P. and O. 9.8. Morea is due here with the English mails from Singapore, on Thursday.

There were no cnacs of notifiable disense reported to the local health authorities over, the week-end.

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MOVEMENTS OF TYPHOONS.

ONE THREATENING FORMOSA.

The Very Idea!

One of his Majesty's Judges at- tended a theatro in London recent ly, but unluckily he lost the ticket The movements of two typhoons tendant for his coat and hat. The given him by the cloak-room at- roported over the week-end, one attendant, however, had a good almost stationary and the other memory and handed the correct be- travelling very rapidly, are inter-longings over the counter. esting.

"How do you know these things belong. to me?" asked the surprised judge. "I don't, sir," came the quick res- ponse; I only know that you handed them to me."

The Arst was reported yesterd.y morning in Long. 129 E., Lat. 18 N., moving west-north-west.

Maintaining its direction, It was later stated to be in Long. 126 E., Lat. 20 N., being then east of the Balintang Channel.

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The man with a head for a tale, Who trusts to his fancy for

brend,

Will find even fancy bread fail When he hasn't a tale in his

his.

or upholstery the railway companies a new Water spreads a chance. Before the war the odds petrol fire; and is

were all the other "way-against inefficient and will

the railway and in favour of the motor vehicle; but traffic has The P and O. 8.9. Kidderpore, with the English mails, is due here "PYRENE" Ex-grown and ia continuing to grow from Singapore on Wednesday tinguisher is small at such a rate that all the main morning. in size, night in ronda are now becoming congested." weight and easy to Conditions are precisely the same the abolition of the export tax in Long. 122 P., Lat. 22 N., still mov-

The vernacular press states that

This morning it was reported i handle.

in the United States near the the interior districts of Kwangtung ing west-north-west. This brings "PYRENE" does great cities. The consolation is will take offect on the 1st of Sep-it just south-east of Formosa, and if the direction is niaintained it not deteriorate and that more energetic competition

should be crossing is always roady between railways and road vehicles The British vessel Telemachus, Formosa to-night and proceed to Southern for use.

will take an increasing number of arriving from Saigon, reports wards the Pescadores and then on "PYR-people from the cities out into the Having on board one Chinese leper. to the coast in the vicinity of the, agent tactfully, "you're too Коср а

refused admission by the French Amoy. ENE" handy on fresh air and familiarise them authorities.

The other typhoon was reported car and in garage with the beauties of the country.

yesterday in about Long. 145 E. The Homo mail by the s.Lnt. 9 N., (well cut in the Pacific), This is all to the good, for Adolphe von Baeyer, arriving at direction unknown; and was this familiarity with the "beauty

8 m., consisted of 340 bags, morning stated to be in about the which were

distributed spots" creates affection for them

sany position, almost stationary. morning. and the determination that they shall be protected against the

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D. RUMIAHN Acknowledges with

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many express- sions of sympathy by his friends in his bereavement, and also anks those who were kin nough to attend the funeral of his beloved wife, Marth, and those who sent wreaths,

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

MONDAY, AUGUST 15 1927,

OPENING UP THE COUNTRYSIDE.

hand of the vandal, whether he be the "jerry builder" or the thoughtless person who disfigures our lovely British countryside with the unsightly litter he leaves behind:

Alien Agitators.

this

A fine of $2 was imposed by Mr. tracy this morning on a young W. Schofield at the Kowloon Magis- Chinese who was charged with rid ing a bicycle on the wrong side of Nathan Road.

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A Chinese woman residing at No. 31, Sau Wah Fong, has been re- moved to the Government Civil Hos- pital suffering from the effects of opium poisoning, believed to have been self administered.

A part of the verandah of No. 16, Eastern Street, collapsed shortly though there is usually a good num after midnight last night. Al- Ler of people in the street even at that hour, nobody was injuried.

A Chinese woman juraped over the side of the Yaumati ferry Nam King on Saturday about 4 p.m. and although the launch stopped and circled the spot where she was seen to sink, her body was not recovered.

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Foochow Threatened.

typhoon has formed to the S.W. To-day's report by the Royal Observatory

states that the of Guam.

Weather Forecasts.

The following are the weather forecasts:-

Formosa Channel, Cyclonic gales.

South coast of Chinn between Hongkong and Lamocks, N.W. winds, freshening considerably.

Hongkong to Gap Rock, W. winds, freshening; fair at first, rain later.

South coast of China between Hongkong and Hainan, Light, variable winds, freshing from W later.

POLICE COMB-OUT.

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SEARCHING HAUNTS OF CRIMINALS.

tensive comb-out has been carried Within the last fortnight an ex-

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Theatrical agents have to be dame called to apply for the posi- cruel to be kind. One day a faded tion of chorus girl. "Sorry," said

this was not true, burst into a late" The applicant, knowing that volley of abuse, ending with: "I don't believe I am too late at all. Oh, yes, you are," said the agent. "by about fifteen years."..

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Willesden defendant:I am not. guilty, but I guess you had better finish the case right away.

Magistrate I guess you are an American.

Defendant-You

I'm a Canadian.

guess again.

In the same Court, a solicitor live with your wife? asked a husband-Why don't you

Husband-I can't afford it. wants £500 before she will let me She

come home.

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A wife is the worst mental. hazard in the game of golfDr.." E. L. Físk.

The night before a sea voyage I always think I am the world's best sailor-Miss Joan Fry.

Architecture has the advantage of being utilitarian as well as

beautiful-Mr. A. Gordon

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Assuming that an equilibrium existed between gulcose and diky- droxyacetone, and that in the pre- sence of insulin that equilibrium I was driven in the direction of dihy- droxyacetone, and in the absence of insulin in the opposite direction, many of the observed facts of nor- mal and pathological metabolism, including the phenomena of dia- befes, would receive a simple ex-

A sentence from one of the papers delivered in connexion with the ar- Chemical Industry in Edinburgh.

There are few among us whose for many years to come, and as that on Saturday evening, at 9 men have been detained for ex. nal meeting of the Society of

minds do not, at this time of the year, frequently turn back to the Old Country in contemplation of its ever-appealing summertime joys. We picture it as we love to know it best, clothed in leafy verdure amid all the changes of weather which mark the season from Spring to Auluman, and we cavy those who are now, Home on leave and secretly plan our own scheme for the time we, too, shall be back in the land we love. And we are possibly thinking of a "little car or something like that with which we are going to help things out. Thus it is that we read with sorrow, in one of the

If one thing has come to the fore in the Sacco-Vanzetti agitation in all parts of the world, it is the menace that even a small alien body of agitators can form to the Fest of the community. The out rages that have been committed in the name of "sympathy" for the two condemned anarchists, have been particularly marked in the United States of America, and there was a reference the other day to the possibility of the au- thorities taking, action, under powers they possess, and deport- The Harbour Office reports for ing all allen radicals, as they were the week-end gave 25 arrivals and termod, America suffers from the 19 departures, of which live and disability of a large influx of six respectively were British, leav aliens, who, although their num- Ing 72 vessels, in harbour, British bers are limited by means of an 28. annual quota, are nevertheless a big mass of unleavened population one lot become absorbed in time into the national life, there is a further addition to be "acclimatis is the great problem in a land ed" or nationalised. That, indeed, which is dependent on immigration from all parts of the world for its

Yesterday a young Chinese of tional ideals in the United States mati ferry by jumping from the population. Though there are na- about 22, trying to board the Yau- that come naturally to the indigin-wharf while the ferry was moving, ous population, there is a big pro- fell overboard.

He was rescued portion who require the passing by the coglies on the wharf with a of a generation before they can long bamboo, pole. adopt these ideals as their own. For a very long time they are purely aliens, and as such their sympathies are also alien, and in the case of anarchists, particular ly those who belong to the less desirable type of immigrant, they are a dormant menace to law and order. A news message on Satur day stated that the US. Depart-

A young Chinese woman reports o'clock, while she was walking alone in a dark lane, Dun Woo Lane, a man suddenly attacked her car-rings. made good his escape with her gold

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steamer Shantung arrived from The China Navigation Company's Shanghai this morning with 12 European passengers. 75 Asiatic cargo for local discharge, and 1,800 tons for ports beyond.

deck passengers,

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out by the police authorities planation." likely haunts of criminals through- out the Colony, and a number of amination, being released only when the police are satisfied with their antecedents.

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While two gay spirits were giving an unusually hair-raising display of Daring Saturday, a number of acrobatics at Hendon, and to the raids were carried out, notably in lay eye seemed to be trying their Shamsuipo and adjacent areas, best, with the aid of some 500 or and, according to the usual prac so of horsepower, to tear the wings taken to police headquarters and canvas, a solemn voice came through tice, some twenty suspects were of their frail steeds of sticks and there detained for further ex- the loud speaker: amination.

..."Would

spectators be good It is explained that these ruids | enough to refrain from the highly are only a part of the special dangerous practice of standing on police measures that have been their chair seats.”

ticular reference to the Solviken instituted to deal with the general criminal outlook, and have no par-

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A few days ago two young ladies entered a trama and found only standing room. One of them whis- pered to her companion, "I'm going

men."

She looked down the row of men and selected a sedate gentleman, who bore the general settled ap- pearance of a married man. She sailed up to him and boldly opened fire.

"My dear Mr. Green! How de- lighted I am to meet you! You are almost a stranger. Well I do feel tired, I heartily admit. Thank you, so much,"

cher at the London Zoo, re- piracy, although, of course, the cently celebrated his 100th birthday likelihood is not overlooked of by laying an egg. Where the par- obtaining in this way some clue rot got the name is problematical, er means by which the gang who for keepers admit they've always committed this latest piratical known "Old Bill" was no gentle- Mr. A. G. Lane, of 16 MacDonnell outrage may be laid by the heels. latest papers from Home, that "atment of Labour is going to comRoad, reports the loss of $148 to-

In the process of the comb-out out these alien agitators, and as the present moment the traffic on a preliminary step a form of cen-gether with a gold watch and brace houses, or rather clubs, have been a number of seamen's boarding the roads has bcome so heavy, sus is being taken, by enlisting the let chain, from his bedroom, be visited. There is no official con- especially, at

aid of all the big employers of morning. It is believed that some-prominent oficial of the Labour to get a sent from one of these week-ends, that

tween Saturday night and Sunday firmation for the report that a labour and also by keeping a there is less enjoyment in motor-watch on entrants to the Services.

one entered his bedroom by forcing Union is one of those now being ing" but that sorrow is tempered It is indicated that, although this

open the window,

detained, as a result of Sutor- day's raids "at Shamsuipo. by the very good news contained Department deports thousands of

The return of arrivals and undesirables every month, there is departures by both river and in the same urticle that the rail-still an unchecked influx of hun- ocean steamers for the first week way companies are doing a very dreds who are smuggled into the of the current month, is now to great deal towards opening up the country. No doubt these hun-hand, and shows that during the countryside to all, and are making may avoid detection and grow to arrivals by river steamers than dreds, who in the course of year period there -were 260 more a bold effort to meet the competi- thousands of persons who have departures, while by ocean vessels, tion

of motor-vehicles. The entered illegally, are the nucleus the departures were 1,734 in Southern Railway Company has for a radical element of the worse excess of the arrivals.

The sedate gentleman-a total taken the lead in the new policy expect that the series of bomb possible anarchistic type. We

The huge amount of excellent stranger, of course-looked, listen The very many friends of Capt. material at their disposal, en-ed, then quietly arose and gave her and other companies aro. prepar- outrages during the past few D. C. Logan, of the Hongkong abling them to present a complete his sent, saying: ing to follow its example, in offer- weeks has awakened both the Gov- Volunteer Defence Corps, who has change of programme every "Sit down, Jane, my girl. Don't ing local return journeys at halftiment and the people of the been lying seriously ill for some second night, has done much to often see you out on a washing day. United States to a full realisation days past in the Peak Hospital establish the "Our Caberet" Com You must feel tired, I'm sure. fares, with various privileges of the danger in their midst. En following an operation for appen-pany, in such high local favour. How's your mistress?" whch have not before been given passant, it may be noted what dis- dicitis, will be pleased to learn Their popularity increases with The young lady got her seat, but

new revue and the cipline, of the iron kind, can do that the patient spent a restful every to the holders of cheap tickets. in the case of threatened anarchy, night last night and was, to-day, given on Saturday and Sunday

two lost her vivacity. The position of the railways is Though the condemned men over much improved.

were well up to the standard of EXCHANGE RATES. peculiar and difficult. They are whom all the agitation has raged

previous performances. heavily taxed and rated. The are Italians, and there have been D., has reported to the Police that "Tally He" was given to a crowd- Paris

Mr. Harry Kwong, of the P. W. The second performance of money they pay in rates goes a nearly all parts of the world, not 723 at 4.15 this morning, with a while "Hopi Soit" was presented

outrages, or attempts thereal, in whilst he was driving motor-cycle ed house on Saturday night, Brussels considerable part of it-to pro- a single instance of demonstration lady on the pillion seat, the bicycle last night. This revus will be

Amsterdam vide roads for the competing form has been reported from Italy, the folted and the lady was thrown on repeated to-night. Now

Berlin... land of the Mussolini regime. the street.

Copenhagen of transport, the motor vehicle. This fact speaks for itself.

items Vienna She was taken to the abound in the show and Messrs. Helsingfors Government Civil Hospital, and her Some further part is absorbed in

Injuries, which were mostly on the Mason and Bray, the humorists Lisbon the payment for police to deal

of the Company, Dealing with the adventures of face, were dressed, and she was not audience constantly amused. The Buenos Aires

kept the Bucharest with traffic on the roads and pre-a young man who buys a taxi to

detained.

sisters Vivienne introduce many Shanghai vent reckless driving and acci- take his love home, only to find

We are informed that Mr. W. R.new dances, while the other mem- Genova later that the machine is wanted Fleming has resigned his post as hers of the company bath in Milan dents. At the same time, one re-by the police, "Taxi, Taxit," the Hoa Conductor of the Hongkong dividually and collectively give Stockholm flects that the railways might feature film which is being screen-Philharmonic Society, owing to his of their best in an entertainment Oslo not have lost so much trame to ed at the Queen's Theatre for the impending departure, and that Mr. bright and breezy in the extreme. Prague the roads if they had been able to amusing farce with a thrill here with the permission of the Officer play at the Star Theatre through-Rio

last time to-day, is a delightfully W. H. Fitz-Earle, A.R.C.M., has, The company will continue to Madrid give more punctual and adequate and there to give it a spice of ex-Commanding the 2nd. Battn. K. O. out this week, changes of pro- Bombay

Athons service of local trafic. Thou- citement. The leading role is fill- S. Borderers, undertaken to con-gramme being effected

every Hongkong sands of car owners have been hero of "Poker Faces" and other the Society is to give Edward Gerbe recommended as excellent en Silver (forward)

ed by Edward Everett Horton, the duct. As we announced recently, second night. Their shows can Silver (spot) driven to buy cars by shortcom- droll productions-

tertainments of a popular type.

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