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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

WEDNESDAY,

PROTECT YOUR CAR his departing colleague of "throws by Installing a ing up the sponge" but, to our mind, "PYRENE" Fire the Viscount is doing something Extinguisher. more than that He is calling at- "PYRENE" will tention by a dramatic and arrest kill firo withouting act to what he considers are the damage to. the inconsistencies of the Cabinet

Prens

REPRENI TOMATA

engine, woodwork policy, and Just because he is pre- or upholstery pared to do that (when so many Water spreads other men are not) his action, oven petrol fire; sand is though there are many who will inefficient and will put the engine out

deplore it, becomes one of great of action.

value. We agree with Lord Cecil that disarmament is one of tho "PYRENE" Ex-

most important public 'questions of tinguisher is small in size, light in the day and that what has been dis- weight and easy to

concerting is the equanimity and handlo.

calm with which British statesmen, "PYRENE" does

a month ago, allowed the tri-partito not deteriorate and conference at Geneva to break, up is always roady

in failure. It is illuminating to for uso.

know that Viscount Coolf's opinion is that an agreement could have Koop a "PYR- ENE" handy on

been reached at Geneva which car and in garage.

would have sdcrificed no essential British interest-an opinion which, as we pointed out in a recent arti- cle in this column, is shared by many of the more liberal-minded

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AUGUST 31, 1927.

DAY BY DAY.

THE DARKEST SHADOWS OF LIFE MAKES WHEN HE STANDS IN HIS ARE THOSE WHICH A MAN HIMSELF OWN LIGHT.-Lord Avebury,

There were two Chinese cases of typhoid fever reported yesterday

has been damaged as a result of A gas lamp in Bolchers Street motor car No. 1,044 running into it last night.

Among the passengers arriving here by the s.s. Tanda from Japan this morning, were Capt. and Mrs. Charnock, and the Rev. G. F. Stopford. »

This morning's Harbour Office Reports gave 12 arrivals and five departures, of which two and two respectively were British, leaving 74 vessels in harbour, British 26,

ROYAL BIRTHDAY.

NETHERLANDS CONSULATE.

"AT HOME."

The Very Idea!

A giant grave-mound from early Viking times, turned into In commemoration of the birth- museum with electric light pro- day of Queen Wilhelmina of the bably unique of its kind in the was largely attended, was held opened by Sweden's prominent Netherlands, an "at Home," which world, has just been formally.

in the Chancery at the Nether- royal, archaeologist, Crown Prince Among those present were His Ex- is considered to be one of the most Innds Consulate this morning. Gustaf Adolf. The mound, which cellency the Governor, Sir Cecil important of Sweden's archaeolo- Clementi, K.C.M.G., and His Ex-gical ands during the last few celloncy, General C. C. Luard, years, is situated in the parish of with respective A.D.C.'s and re- Hassloev, in the province of Hal- presentatives of the Consular land, on the west coast of Sweden. bodies.

After having been completely ex-

Toasts to the Queen of the cavated, the grave has been restor Netherlands and King George ed to its original state and made were drunk, the former being pro-into a museum, where the visitors posod by His Excellency the will be enabled to see how their Governor, and the latter by Mr. A.Viking forbears buried their dead. Methofer, Consul, and acting Con sule General for the Netherlands.

A well-known orchestra was giv The callers, who were received ing a recital in a Fife town, and Mr. Mothofer, included the Hon fecling very pleased at the ap A fine of $50 or four weeks' Mr. W. E. L. Shenton, the Hon. Dr.preciation the audience were show- hard labour was imposed on aR. H. Kotewall, Commodore Pear-ing, the leader remarked to the Chinese who was arrested in Con- son, R.N., Sir Robert Ho Tung,, Sir chairman at the interval. naught Road Central yesterday. Sou Son-chow, Captain H. B. L have a very attentive and appre- "We On his person was found 134 Po Dowbiggin, Mr. and Mrs. P. Marks, ciative audience here to-night, Piu tickets.

Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Rasker. Mr. and sir." Mrs. Van Heurn, Mr. and Mrs. C.

"Oh, aye," was the reply, "you de Bruyn, Mr. and Mrs. Van Andel, Mr. T. H. King, D.G.I., Mr. Heen can aye depend on that, they're bergen, Mr. C. W. O. van Dorsser, fine easy pleused here.” Mr. C. Meyer, Mr. W. A. Dowley, Mr. Lo Chung-wan, compradore of the Netherlands' Trading Society, Mr. H. M. Hendrikson, and many members of the Consular Body.

The

Mr. B. D. F. Beith was among those arriving here this morning vessel arrived with a large pas- by the Empress of Asia. senger list, including over 240 Chinese steerage passengers for this port.

A Chinese boy, aged 15, has politicians at Home. We all know been sent to the Kowloon Hos. that Britain went into the confer-pital auffering from injuries to once thoroughly

genuine and his shoulder and right arm caus- honest in its desire to lessen the Kowloon City police station.

od by falling off a tree opposite burden of armaments, and that it DEATH.

made proposals which would have SWEENY-On 31st August, 1927,

resulted in lessened tonnage, but, when it became certain that the Thomas Francis Sweeny, in- fant son of Mr. and Mrs. N. British proposals and the American Sweeny, of the Chinese Mari-proposals would not square, with time Customs.

each other, then (assert the discon- tents) British statemanship should have come to the rescue with some large-hearted and accommodating August 30th., 1927, at French Hospital, offer. Lord Cecil, than whom there

P. M. Pinguet, a daughter. that that could have been done with out the sacrifice of any essential British interest. Unfortunately,

BIRTH

PINGUET.-On

Japanese, cocaine was seized at Singapore last week, on board the Santhia, lying alongside Tanjong Pagar wharf on arrival from

VEGETABLE OIL FOR

LARD.

KOWLOON STOREKEEPER

FINED.

Hongkong, to Mr. and Mrs, is no Britisher more loyal, believes Japan and China ports. The drug Store, a compradore shop of No. 78,

Hongkong Telegraph.

Britain did not make that offer,

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was found in the course of a search of the vessel by & party of Revenue Officers.

The local Chinese newspapers state that three officials of one of the local labour gulids are report ed to have absconded with $19,000 of the guild Funds, and that Chinese detectives of the S.C.A.'s making

are

now

The licensee of the Kowloon Nathan Road, Kowloon, was charg- ed before Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning with selling to Sanitary Inspector D. W. Phillips, half a pound of lard which, on being analysed, was found to have been adulterated.

The defendant pleaded guilty, and said that by an error on the part of the foki, Inspector Phillips was supplied with vegetable oil instead of lard.

are:

Stratford magistrate to a lleen- Licensee: Not exactly. He might Is he a regular customer? have three or four pints a night.

Dalston woman: I have four children. The eldest is thirty- two years, the next twenty-nine, and the baby twenty-four.

course.

Clerk at Highate: What is your work? Youth: On the golf Clerk: That is not work. Youth: Well, you get paid for it.

Hackney lodger of his landlady: A little bad language should not alarm her. We hear it from birth.

Nottingham woman: reason to remember the date, be I have

cause I was in a hurry.

--

the past few weeks I have earned Hawker at Lambeth: During nothing. The weather has been agin me. I hawk carbolic.

and we believe it was very largely on account of the foolishly hostile and bitter attitude of practically WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1927. the whole of the American news-department

Competent Courier (conducting a party of American tourists):-"Sir Walter Scott was lady paper press towards every proposal enquiries into the matter. Britain made. We were represent-

born here just opposite the Old Mr. Lim Mah Chye, one of the the substance supplied to Inspector

The analyst's report showed that University of Edinburgh, in 1771." ed as being scheming and dishonest oldest members of the Chinese Phillips contained 40 per cent ment:-"Oh! How did that hap-.

One of the party, in wonder- and as wanting to hoodwink the community at Penang died there foreign matter, and on showing the pen, please?" United States into letting us re-last week, at his residence,. The report to Dr. Pope (M.O.H. his. re- main"rulers of the waves." The Homestead, aged 70. The deceas- Worship was informed that accord-mother happened to have been

ed was well known as a genering to the figures the substance

bonefactor to numerous

VISCOUNT CECIL'S GESTURE.

than

ous

A publie meeting of Indians

the Town Hall . in

oil.

C.C.--"Well! Madame! Hia

*

*

I love to walk in Trafagar Square and look at the illuminated signs.-The Dean of Windsor.

Although Viscount Cecil's signation from the British Cabinet contribution made by the American is the purely personal act of a press to the failure of Geneva was charities, and also to Raffles Co might possibly be pure vegetable there just at that time!" strong-minded man whose

sense greater

we have hitherto lege. of loyalty is so great that he can imagined. But, apart altogether, not remain as a colleague among from that; Lord Cecil believes that at those with whom he finds himself Britain could have gone farther Kuala Lumpur on August 22, at variance, there is in the incident along the road of practical disarma- the Malay Mail in publishing the strongly condemned the action of much that should cause

serious ment and, like a man, he has public- New Statesman review of Miss thought among those who have ly said so. He will get blamed in Mayo's book "Mother India." A hitherto believed

resolution was unanimously pass that Great some quarters, but he will get a lot ed requesting His Excellency to Britain's disarmament policy is of credit in others.

proscribe the book in Malaya. without flaw or blemish. There

Indian Communal Trouble

Dr. Pope pointed out to his Wor ship that if the shon foki had made a mistake it was the duty of the defendant to have ensured that an

Worship said that it appeared to error of that nature did not occur. In imposing a fine of $50, his him that the defendant's foki sup- plied that kind of stuff to anyone who asked for lard.

UNPAID CAR FARE.

THE DEFENDANTS

DISCHARGED. ·

was charged before Mr. R. E. Lind- In regard to the Chinese who sell for not paying his motor car fare, another man was traced by the police and brought before the Magistrate this morning.

It is often said that you can

M'Gregor (a Scottish grocer). tell a grocer anywhere, but you can't tell him much. Mr.

possessions and other people who So long as there are people with

have not get them, there will be crime-Lord Justice Beat.

I want to tell you to take your hats off to the London "bobbies" for the way they handle traffic in very trying conditions.-Mr. Al- fred Reeves, New York.

(Quoted by the Daily Sketch).

which Inspector Roy and his mo-

As illustrating the respect in.. bile companions are held by Edin- burgh motorists, a correspondent recounts the following:-

1

нечеге test

of

is not the least doubt that on very

A Chinese living at 222, Re- broad lines there is

clamation Street, ground floor, genuine

has been sent to the Kwong Wah pence ideal actuating the leaders of the British Empire and that appointment in the statement by ceived in Chinese waters while en There is a distinct tone of dis-wound on his head which he re- Hospital suffering from a bullet they are prepared to support a pra- the Viceroy on communal ques-is way from Sai Chung to Hong: tions in India, which he delivered granime of peace disarmament. It in the Indian Legislative As-travelling was attacked by pirates, The junk by which he was would be utterly wrong and un-sembly two days ago. He con- truthful to suggest anything else.cluded on a note of hope, stating who were, driver off after a few

shols were exchanged. Viscount Cecil himself has been that he would bend his whole the champion of the League of "miserable differences" to an end. kong yesterday by the s.s. Chenon- energies towards bringing these Passengers arriving at Hong-

It was, a fine wide road, but on Nations and has been in the van This comes a few days after we ceaux from Shanghai included the two men, his Worship decided that was bad.

After hearing the evidence of the count of a slight mist, visibility of the disarmament movement, and have had reports of further Hindu- members of the Broadway Follies he would impose no punishment if ed 50 yards in front of my car Suddenly there appear. with him there has been the whole that there was the news of anti-season at the Queen's Theatre be the chauffeur with their proportion by what appeared to be from the Moslem rioting, and just before company which is to give a short the two were willing to re-imburse a motor-cyele combination manned of British public sympathy and, Hindu movements of such theoretically, the support of the serious nature, near the north-comprises Mr. Joseph Cherpino $5 odd, which the chauffeur ad- "speed copa."

aginning to-morrow. The company of the expenses and also return the familiar garb two of Edinburgh's British Cabinet. It is when one gets families of Hindus were leaving cipal dancers with the New York with the hotel in Wanchai.

west frontier region, that whole and Miss Helen Cook, late prin-vanced to straighten matters aut These gentlemen were travelling down to discuss the practicabili- their ancestral villages and trek-midnight revue, Sgr. Adolfo Bel-

along at less than 20 miles an ties of disarmament the fixing king to less hostile areas. The lotti, famous tenor, late of the Magistrate if he could arrest the with a car straining like a dog on One of the defendants asked the bour, and to ride behind them, Government of India. of the size of navica, armies, etc.- step in and attempt to put a stop seven young ladies of the ballet. brought into Court and his Wor- patience, but it had to be done.

saw fit to Metropolitan Opera Company, and

man who had caused them to be leash, was that Viscount Cecil has found that to this at as early a date as his country lags behind his con- possible, lest the movement be-

ship indicated that if the man could

Two powerful cars, hooting cept of what is needed and, making come more marked, or assume a The one abhors pork as much as officer-in-charge would be able to writer, until, seenting dangers, they be brought to the Charge Room the loudly, endeavoured to pass the permanent nature. It was de- the other, under special religious frame the proper charges. a very valuable gesture of public clared at the time that it was observances, will disdain to par-

likewise crawled behind. Finally disapproval, he resigns his seat in hoped the hostility of the Moham take of beef. There are various

there was a whole string of cars, the Cabinet, writes an explanatory Hindus in their midst in a region intended as food for the table, medan communities against the niceties of slaughtering animals

all moving at a funereal pace be letter to his Chief and makes it where the latter happened to be differing in the two big creeds of

hind the supposed "speed cops." quite clear that his act is entirely in a minority-would prove to be the country, and there are sharp free from personalities and is bas-trouble. The whole sorry busi- worship, with one side idolatrous Paris,

only a passing phase of communal contrasts between the forms of ed on a difference of viewpoint. ness arose out of certain articles and the other believers in the one In his reply to Viscount Cecil, published in Hindu papers, of an Allah. That is commian. know-

Brussels Amsterdam the Prime Minister, Mr. Stanley official action against the authorsment officials a constant source of Vienna

anti-Moslem nature, but prompt ledge, and it la to Indian Govern- Copenhagen

Berlin Baldwin, says that the policy of thereof is likely to have had a worry. There was a movement Helsingfors Britain does not differ from the pacificatory effect on the persons some years ago for joining the Lisbon. policy of the Viscount on, broad raged. Yet, the inter-racial, or national reform effort, and it gave Buenos Aires

whose sentiments were thus out- two creeds in a big progressive, Bucharest aspects, but surely Mr. Baldwin more correctly the inter-creed some promise of success. How- Shanghal must see that it is only when tran- clash, is one of the features of ever, whatever politicians them- stating broad policies and principles y become almost part of the more proved to be ineffectual in Milan

Indian life that have unfortunate-selves may achieve, is more and

Now York into practical action that those accepted order of things. Hardly moving the masses of the people. Stockholm

Geneva policies and principles get

Ghy B week

passes without some Possibly, therefore, Evalue beyond being mere platitudes. world at large is served with re-tors have abolished their dif- Madrid trouble breaking out, and the Hindu and Mohammedan legisla-Prague

even after Oslo Viscount Cecil says, in effect, "You ports of the more serious Hindu-ferences on the public platform, Athons support the theory of disarmament Moslem riots, which usually follow the humble peasant or townsman but are not prepared to go for funeral or marriage ceremonies. will continue to Itch to throw a

Bombay enough, and therefore I enter my very sharply at variance on cer- forvour of his defence of apparent | Silver. (forward) It happens that the two creeds are stone, or wield a stick, in the Silver (spot)...

Hongkong protest." Mr. Baldwin accuses fain rules. of diet and flesh-food.ly threatened religious beliefs.

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