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OCTOBER 7, 1927.

DAY BY DAY.

INTEREST IN LIFE IS THE MELODY KEEP A HAPPY DISPOSITION; AN OF YOUTH-Ward.

WHAT'S IN A NAME?

SUMMARY COURT WRIT ALTERED.

was

The Very Idea!

don't make me feel l

.

The Smiths had bought a new rug of a bright, brilliant green. Mr. The Colony had a clean bill of foreigners meet with in

The difficulty which

most and Mrs. Brown paid a visit and health yesterday.

the were loud in their praises of it. pronunciation of 'Chinese names

The next morning little John was touched upon by Mr. C. A. S the Smith's front door and asked A Chinese woman was injured Russ, in the Summary Court this to see the new rug. Rather be Brown, six years old, appeared at yesterday in a fall resulting from a morning, when he made an ap-wildered, but nevertheless flattered And so the Labour Party, in its hasty attempt to alight from aplication to the acting Pulsne that so small a boy should desiro moving tram, at Connaught Road Judge, Mr. P. Jacks, to cause the to admire her new possession, Mrs. conference at Blackpool,

once West. She was taken to the Gov-name of the plaintiffs in a cer- Smith led him into the front room. again backs the old horse of Na-ernment Civil Hospital.

tain writ to be altered. tionalisation. It seems a simple

John Brown thrust his hands Mr. D. McCallum," who repre- into his pockets, gravely walked remedy to these men of faith, but of $160 have been stolen from the the application and stated that veyed the green covering.

Chinese cured hams to the value sonted the defendants, objected to about the room, and critically sur- we doubt that, even if a practic-basement, used as a store-room, of the plaintiffs in the original writ able nationalisation scheme coulda compradore's shop at No. 341 were not known to the defendants

"Huh " he finally grunted. "It be worked out, the basic problema report to the police vesterday.

"Queen's Road Central, according to at all. fi of the industry would be any the

Mr. Russ explained that the You are

Justices Clerk at Kingston: facts of the case, as well as the language. Man: I approve of accused of using bad more easily solved. We are in- While being pursued yesterday particulars given so far, were the that. is always ready clined to agree with Mr. Ramsay by the police from the Bay View same. The only difference would

Macdonald that Britain has been charge-room, a suspect fell over the be changed from Tak Kee to Tnk Youth (aged twenty): 1

Station after escaping from the be that the plaintiffs name would you unable to read the path? Derby Magistrate: Why are "PYR-backward in the discovery of pro-hillside at Whitfield and was seri-Chung, "He pointed out the dia- took any interest in education. ENE" handy on

never car and in garage.

cesses for the extraction of oil,usly injured. He was taken to lectical differences which existed

the Government Civil Hospital. in China and added that Chinese oath): The evidence I shall give,

Willesden. Witness (taking the for unless science comes to the aid of, the mining industry it is

pronunciation whs. difficult to shall be the truth, the world's Harbour Office reports for the 24 Romanise.

truth, and nothing but the truth. inevitably going to decline in face morning gave ten arrivals and 16 he was concerned with. the name had made an application:

hours ending at nine o'clock this Mr. Russ said that in the case: Girl at Willesden, after mother of euperior power-giving agencies. departures, British figures being "Chung"

Come There are far too many men el-

mispronounced along, mummie; I don't like this five and eight respectively. Cargo "Kee".

place. gaged in the industry and there was on the low side, no excep- - Continuing Mr. Russ said that

tionally heavy must be a well-thought out plan shown.

returia being Chinese names were spelt anyhow, pire occasionally furnish some The outlying parts of the Ent evolved by which this

"Lee" was sometimes, spelt "Li" surplus.

and he added that he could see lish. Among the 30,000 applica- amusing examples of natiya Eng- labour will be absorbed into other

A boulder, dislodged during ex-nothing to prevent a man spelling tions for the Australian Recipe industries. The problem of shor-cavation work in the coffee planta- it otherwise,

tion behind Caroline Hill, at Cause- tening hours and the keeping way Bay, yesterday, caused

In objecting. Mr. McCallum part of the Empire, was the follow- Book, received from almost every the said his Lordship would be suring choice specimen, which shows down of production costs is indeed death of an earth coolie who was prised if for instance Lane, that interest in the Empire cookery a thorny one, but if there were remains were removed to the pub- Mackintosh. The use of a wrong the native cooks of the Gold Coast;

working at foot of the hill.

The Crawford's sued in the name of movement has even, penetrated to less coal raised there would, auto-lie. mortuary.

name would lead to a good deal "Dear Sir,I am matically, be better prices realis-

of confusion.

here to sent this few letter to you that your ed because of the absence of sur terday in Connaught Road West, difference was not as great as Mr. kindly sent me your excellent and

A motor accident occurred yes-

Mr. Russ submitted that the coupon was signed by me therefore plus coal which is to-day be- when a private car No. 60, knocked McCallum

wanted to make out. very useful book and your full ing sold at unremunerative down a Chinese boy who had got He said it would be more correct catalogue. I am waiting you in the prices.

into its way. The coalowners, when enrred near the junction of Eastern | Mr.

The accident oc- to say that the name chosen by next

mails quite right. quite they

McCallum Was mia-spelt right, please yes; or no. let it be won their fight

Street; the victim being afterwards Lane, Crafford or Cranford.

yes, if you sent me your fully hours last year, also

taken in the car to the Government con- Civil Hospital.

His Lordship agreed to make the Book and catalogue to me you will demned themselves to low

necessary alteration.

be my faithful friend. I beg to pause here, with my sincere regard petitive prices beenuse output was thereby made greater. The

to you sirYours truthly, Labour Party's demand for the provision of maintenance for un employed miners apart from the Poor Law and local rates is just a bit of special pleading that can- COAL MINES PROBLEM. not be accepted. It is the basic

condition of the industry as

Ordinanco Hongkong. Alexandra Buildings, Des Voeux Road Central7

ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

The family of the late Mr. F. H. Murray thanks all friends for the floral tributes and sympathy received.

DEATH.

ROBERTSON.-On 1st October, in England, Captain Charles Albert Robertson, Indo-China China S. N. Co., Ltd., aged 64

years.

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Hongkong Telegraph.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER. 7 1927.

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whole that needs reorganisation in the light of modern needs and sage, and although that task will doubtless have to be tackled on a national scale it does, not necessarily mean that it would

To fire a dynamite charge, B day, lighted a match and held it coolie at Shaukiwan Road, yester- against the explosive. The result was what might have been expected. in the process the coolie had several The explosion did take place, but fingers of one hand blown off. He Civil Hospital. is now lying at the Government

BRITAIN'S TRADE OUTLOOK.

MR. BALDWIN EXPRESSES OPTIMISM.

At the Marine Court this morn-

London, Oct. 6. "I refuse to hang my harp on the Wong Foon, master of a trading Baldwin when reviewing trade pro- ing before Commander G. F. Hole, weeping willow, declared Mr. junk, and Cheng Leung-shing, spects, in the course of a speech steersman of a fishing junk, were to a huge mass meeting at Cardiff regulation lights while under way summoned for falling to exhibit to-night. in

growing for the past few months, for pessimism. Exports had been He declared there was no need

the shipping outlook was not un- favourable, and the general situa- tion was not unhopeful.

In view of the sorrows Britain's coal mining, industry during the past year, one is not surprised to read that the British Labour Party still adheres to its policy of nationalisation. Reuter best be done by nationalisation-second $10 or ten days. told us yesterday that the Labour by making the nation the owner. Party, by a large majority, carried of the mines. Much needs to be

unity to weeks and the the harbour. They pleaded guilty, the first defendant being

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The crowd as a crowd has. no initiative. Mr. Robert Blatchford, Reform will always be expensive, and military aviation will never be quite safe--Lord Thomson,

In the past it has been the un- fortunate lot of the Briton to 'in- vent the foreigner to exploit.—- Admiral Mark Kerr.

At fifty the modern woman has

wants to make up for what she has passed through her period of self- sacrifice, maybe, and now she missed-Miss Joan Kennedy,

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Mr. Sidney Webb wishes to re-

Webb, was the first man to swim fute an absurd statement that has effect that he, and not Captain appeared in a newanner, to the

the Channel.

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a resolution re-arming its beliefdone by the Government but not ing an alleged attempt to coerce a old standard had been the key to held at the Church of St. Dunstan's-

Votes for Women.

certain

On a charge of assault, follow-

He said that the return to the society, a Chinese was convicted the return of prosperity. It had shop foki into joining a by Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon helped the manufacturer, and in Magistracy this morning, and was sured workers getting real wages. bound over to be of good behaviour. General Election Reference, missed on account of there being A charge of sending a threatening letter to the complainant was dis- insufficient evidence to convict.

press a general election on the Act, he said that he would not Referring to the Trade Union

The annual harvest festival of the rubber trades in London was in-the-East, Idol-lane, E.C.

Thankofferings of the finest. specimens of the industry-hot- water bottles and the like-will

thanksgivings. adorn the walls of the church, just at the more usual autumn harvest as vegetables and flowers are used

The gifts will be sent to hospitala after the service.

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Newlywed's cake was impossible to It was the same old story. Mrs. eat, and Mr. Newlywed told her so. "Please remember that you did

in the nationalisation of the in the way Labour has suggested. mines and calling for the organi- sation of the distributive pro- cesses. The repeal of the Eight Hours Act was also demanded, an Government at Home is in for a It appears as if the Conservative ¡nevitable request arising out of very bad time of it in the near last year's disastrous conclusion future, when big questions of policy

Labour Party until they had had an of the great coal strike. There the approaching general election, ed to be in wireless communication would be taking an unfair advan-

will have to be, decided. There is

opportunity to whip up a more can he no doubt that the miners, after the present "life" of the Gov- with Hongkong to-day-Sinkiang, tage.

The following ships were expect-effective opposition to the Act-it as a class, have suffered great ernment, when Labour will have a economical hardship since their very big say in matters connected Tjisaroea, Linan, Hiram, Torilla, reform, he declared that the Gov-not wed a cook," says Mrs. Newly- Diomed, President Pierce, Linan, ill-advised struggle last year and Conservatives wish to retain their Chinhua, Szechuen, Tilawa, City oferament welcomed sympathetic and wed haughtily.

with the administration. If the

As regards the House of Lords that the plight of the industry appeal to the public they will have Van Heutsh, Arafura, Alipore Westernment would consider this in suspicious rattling of furniture

Salford, City of Perth, Haining, enlightened criticism. The Goy- to-day is very acute. Coal as antcoversies among themselves, and cajon, Suisang, Chenan, Huichow, the autumn, and would announce

in the meantime to settle the con-

That night when they retired, a essential commodity is fast losing face the country united in policy Helikon, Dell Maru, Taikwa Maru its decision later in the year.

was heard. its front-rank place. It is being There is the question of House of and Afsuta Maru.

"Jim Jim." exclaimed Mrs. displaced by oil, and the fact bigger one is that concerning wo- Lords reform, and perhaps an even

Referring to economy, he said sure there are burglars in the Newlywed. "Get up at once! I'm has to be faced that there is more men suffrage. It is likely that for

Regarding the collection of funds the Government had cut down de- house.""

the building of the Premier acted somewhat. pre-hospital at Causeway Bay, a economies. "We are trying, and marry a policeman."

fence to the limit of safety. The coal being mined to-day than is cipitately when he declared for uni branch of the Tung Wah Hos- we will try, to economise.--Reuter,

Government were anxious to effect beneath the blankets You didn't Came the muttered reply from really needed at least more than versal suffrage, apparently without nital, it is said by the ver will maintain the relatively high consulting his colleagues fully, for nacular, newspapers that so far the prices of a few years ago. Bricordant element of protest from pital has succeeded in collecting there was almost immediately a dis-management of the Tung Wah Hos- tain's large export of coal was not certain sections of the Conserva about $300,000, while a further only one of the mainstays of the tive party. In a way the idea of amount is expected to be collected popular suffrage should appeal even industry but also one of Britain's to the opposition, but it is to be men's committee, elected by the soon by the newly-organised. 'wo- largest items of trade. There queried whether this will not in management of the Tung Wah Hos has been such keen Continental fact place a weapon in the hand of pital so as to facilitate the collect- the anti-Government sections." It competition in coal selling that is shown that if all women who at ing of funds from the wealthy Chin-

Britain has lost much of her ex- tain the age of 21 become entitled ese ladies.

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MASSACRE IN SOUTH SEAS.

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"Yas, sah, Judge," declared 一般 very large and indig-

nant ludy of colour. "Instead!

ob helpin' me up when that motor car knocked me

over, dat

no account husband ob mine slap- pad me on the face.".

"Did you do this thing?" the Judge sternly demanded of the very diminutive defendant.

"Yus, sah," was the defiant re

"Dat was de chance ob a ̈ lifetime."

ply.

EXCHANGE RATES.

EUROPEAN COMMISSIONER A VICTIM,

port trade. Her home industries mon voters, and it is not shown that to the vote, they will outnumber the

Suva, Fiji, Oct. 6.. The Yellow Dragon.. (Queen's News of the massacre of whites are turning more to other sources they will favour the present party G. A. V. Hall, who was Senior Mor-Islands is contained in

College magazine) says. "Mr. and native police on the Solomon of power, and in many other in power. From a cursory exam

4 radio ination of vital statistics, it is ways the coal industry, is finding known that the classes most likely returned to Hongkong after an

rison Scholar here in 1916, has message received by the High

Commissioner for the Western Paris. its position insecure. Prices have to favour a Labour Government at absence of four years. During Pacific...

Brussels fallen to an uneconomical level, ably augmented by the extended well at the University of Liver Tulagi aboard the steamer Auks the next election will be consider that time he has done exceedingly

A trader who has arrived at Amsterdam and, one of the effects of the female suffrage,

Berlin so the Premierpool where he studied architecture, has reported that the District Elght Hours Act has been to may hetually forge a weapon for He joined the School of Architec- Commissioner, a

Copenhagen Vienna his party's downfall. However, he ture there in October 1928 and native police, and the crew of the Lisbon

cadet, fifteen Helsingfora throw out of employment many has pledged himself to the measure, obtained the degree of Bachelor vessel, were murdered in the bush Bucharest men who would have been employ- and will have to redeem his proof Architecture with Honours in by natives on the north-east coast Buenos Aires ed if only seven hours were worked.misc. What results it will have Construction in July 1927: won of Malaita Island,

the "Holland/Hannen and Cubitt One of the greatest problems of

Prize" for Working Drawings in The boatswain of the Auks and kork

Yokohama the industry concerns its, large

two successive years: passed the four wounded police are the sole Geneva numbers of permanently unem to hear that the Navy League Examination in July 1927, which

The public will be interested "Professional Practice R.I.B.A. survivors of the affair-Reuter.

Milan ployed workmen--men for whom the services of Mr. Ray of the next meeting of the Institute 48 BORODIN AT MOSCOW. Madrid

(Hongkong Branch) has, through qualifies him for election at the

Stockholm there is not now room and per-Hongkong Amusements Ltd., been an AR.L.B.A.; won scholarships haps never will be, The Govern- able to secure the film "The Jut which gave him tours in Italy and ment has been severely criticis-at the Navy Longue Concert on land Battle," which will be shown

time alone can show.

ed for having done so little to Friday October 21, at 9.30 p.m., in create other channels into which the Queen's Theatre.

ture. Mr. Hall also did well in America where he studied architec athletics and got his "Blue" for swimming ne well as for cricket

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