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CHEERFULNESS 19 HEALTH; THE OPPOSITE, MELANCHOLY, IS DISEASE.

Haliburton,

GUILTY, WITH A RESERVATION,

CARGO-BOAT MASTER FINED.

The Very Idea!

A boy went into a stationer's shop and asked for a penny bottle At the Marine Court this morn-of gum. Three were no reports of noti-ing, before Commdr. G. F. Hole, the he said he had made a mistake On receiving the gum fiable disease over the week-end. master of a cargo boat, charged and wanted a penny bottle of ink. with making fast alongside the 8.3,

The weather forecast up to neon to-morrow is: N. E. winds, fresh; fine.

Chung On, while that vessel was the ink was given him, where- under way, pleaded guilty, but upon the lad gave back the gum stated that the vessel had already and was walking out when the a line out to the shore-when the shopman called him, "How about alleged offence occurred.

paying for that ink, laddle?" said. the shopman." "I gave you the gum for it," was the reply."

Now we have added the possibility of the Inhabitants of the city being called upon to take sides. There is rule within rule, apparently, with the result that in the long run there is very little rule. The outbreak by extremists of the notorious seamen's union is a case in point, of wint can happen when no-one rules adequately. Yet there is also a suspicion that those who could, do not desire to effect any The my. Eaquilino (Dodwell better control of the agitators. It and Co.) from Shanghai's expect. His Worship asked the accused, may be that these people are reed here to-morrow.

why, under such circumstances, he quired to play their part in what-

pleaded guilty, but received only, "But you, never paid for the ambiguous answers, Asked if he gum."," ever plans are afoot. Nevertheless,

understood the charge, the accused "I know, and I never took it it all tends to strengthen the in-

admitted that he did, since he con-away." sidered that the charge related to pression that Canton's much-adver-

At this point the shopman saw. Mr. J. P. Beattie, one of the Sun-his being made fast along side the the joke and said, "Here, laddie, tisod "reform" of administration is ning piracy heroes, has been trans-vessel. "I pleaded guilty," he con- here's sixpence to yerael if you'll « still a very long way from likely ac-ferred from the s.8, Taishan to the cluded..

go across the way and do a.s. Kiangsu." complishment.

"Why all this claptrap about the same to old Tomkins." ship being already fast then?" The Chinese who was recently re-asked his Worship. ported, to have escaped from the "A fine of $10, with the alterna- Police Station at Cheungchau, has tive of 10 days' imprisonment, was

inflicted. been recaptured.

Something Wrong.

into the they

The s.s. Empress of Asia left Vancouver on Thursday last and is due here on October 31st.

The m.y. Formosa, (Swedish East Asiatic Co., Ltd.), left Antwerp on the 30th September, and is duc here on, or about the 8th Novem- ber.

bridge now under construction ut A Chinese, who fell off the new Taipo Kaa was removed to the Kwong Wah Hospital on Saturday, with injuries to his head.

ARMED ROBBERS.

VISIT KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT.

Chau Cheng, in the Kowloon City A farmer living at No. 11 Luong district, has reported to the police that he was visited by armed rob-

The s.. President Taft, arrivingers last night. morning, carried a heavy mail, con- which was left open, and after from the U., S. and Japan this They entered through a gr sisting of 939 bags. This was dis-bundling all the family into the tribated during the forenoon. cockloft, took a bunch of keys from the farmer, with which they at-

the

The boy pocketed the money and then when he got to the shop- door turned and replied, "Thanks very much. But Tomkins gave me a shilling to do it to you."

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Harry Persson, the heavy. weight champion of Scandinavia, beat "Bud" Gorman, of America, at Stockholm recently, the fight. being stopped in the fifth round after Gorman had fallen" and badly injured a knee..

the fight Gorman sat in Hia corner.

When the Swede was awarded: and cried, while Persson refused to accept his friends' congratula- tions.

• * *

We would like to make further, and editorial, reference to the fact that, as reported by us on Friday last, the military authorities have withheld from us all information of the circumstances attending the death of two Indian soldiers who were killed on Stonecutters on the night of September 27th, apart from confirming the bare fact that the men were killed by a "blow back" of the 6-inch gun on which they were engaged in firing prac- tice.

We do not doubt for A moment but that the military au-

the American was bluffing, rushed The crowd, thinking at first that thorities have, as is their wont,

towards the ring, clamouring that. mado the fullest enquiry themselves

the fight should be resumed. matter and that have taken whatever

The manager of a rattan shop attempted to open the safe. steps, if any, might have No. 1 Sui Sheung Fong Street, has

Nottingham On being assured that the key Have you any goods? Man: Yes,:

Justices' clerk: been discovered necessary to pre-reported to the police that a foki of the safe was not amongst the but they are not paid for! vent the repetition of such an achas disappeared, taking with him a ones taken, but was with a man cident. But (and our local military sum of $2,817 collected from vari- who was absent from the house, in front of me and struck me in. Midland complainant: He stood. authorities are sometimes apt to forget this) the general public has

sus Customers.":

the robbers finally gave up furthe eye from the back. a right to know. certain things

ther attempts to open the safe, about the naval and military ser-north, reports sighting mast,

The Hop Sang, arriving from the and went away with only $10.

Ir his report to the local police While the outside observer takes tection. It has, for example a right ing 25 feet above water and attach robbers, who appeared to be vices it maintains for its own pre-probably of a sunken junk, project station, the farmer said that the a wide perspective in viewing China to know that soldiers are not care- as a whole, and aces therein a sad when practising with guns or fire 122.23 East,

ed to wreckage beneath the surface, Hakkas, were armed with re- lessly exposed to danger of death in Latitude, 31.40 North, Longitudevolvers, combination of strife and drift, one arms of any kind, and when a sad has occasionally to narrow down the tragedy occurs like that at Stone-

cutters on September 27th. the pub of the car, a Chinese boy was in- Running across the street in front vision and consider particular parts lie has a right to know the cir-jured during the week-end, through of the country which call for atten- cumstances surrounding that trage-being knocked down by Mr. Brooks' tion. One place which; particular-there is an enquiry at which main street of Shaukiwan, the boy

dy. When a

submarine sinks car. The accident occurred in the the public and Press have a right to being taken to the Government Civil attend; when a Court Martin in held and a serviceman's record is Hospital.

MONDAY, OCTOBER. 17, 1927.

IN CANTON NOW.

day, the Kuomintang will thinking to-morrow.

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OBITUARY.

DISTINGUISHED ARMY MEDICAL OFFICER.

Fi

The Criminal Sessions commence at the Supreme Court to-morrow morning, when the case concerning the attempted robbery at a house in Laichikok Road, in which an al- leged escaping robber was shot, will be heard. There is one prisoner, Tang Sang, and he will be tried on charges of assault by two or more" with intent to rob, and common us- sault. The case will be heard 'by the Puisne Judge, Mr. Justice. Wood.

WASH AMAH CHARGED.

ALLEGED BREACH OF "TRUST.

Recently, a Chinese woman was

Willesden magistrate: Was your. husband amiable yesterday?

day was out, and I had to call in Wife: Not exactly. He said he meant to strangle me before the a policeman to prevent him doing.

Solicitor at Thames Police Court to wife: Is your husband a temperamental man? Wife: If that is another name for a blaring bully, yes.

So.

Man at Tottenham: It's been raining. Magistrate: That's not

news.

Two. farmers had been enjoying deported from the Colony on sent to prison and subsequently a festive evening. They had a charge of keeping an

a very dark night, but the horse- establishment

immoral knew the way. Side by side they in Wing Shing sat in the cart, and went along Street.

at a spanking peace, sharp turn in a most alarming At length they swung round a manner, missing an obstruction by an inch or two.

YOUNG KING OF ANNAM:

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The League of Nations is not reality-Herr Stresemann. only a synthesis of ideas but a

coal dispute ended is indeed The revival of trade since the phenomenal Sir Arthur Steel Maitland, Minister of Labour.

I see no cause for pessimism as regards the intellectual outlook of the young, men and women of to-day. Mrs. Hubback.

The dream of a young Toronto Paris, Oct. 3 His Majesty Bao-Dai, the young palace in Persia and a wealthy danseuse, Hilda Palmer, of a great Emperor of Annum, who succeed-Oriental prince for a husband has ed to the throne on the death of been shattered, according to a dis- his father, H. M. Khal-Dinh, last patch to The Star from Niagara year, has returned to Paris with Falls. Recently three demands. suite.

were made by the girl's father, European education at the Lycee acquiesce to the marriage. They The Emperor is resuming his Henry Palmer, before he would" Condorcet-Indo-pacifi.

ly now, calls for special concern, is Canton, the great city of the South, the fountainhead of so much connected with the Revolution and a right to be present. That right be amongst the detachment of at stake, the public and. Press have. Six Chinese, who are believed to the establishment of the Republic, is part of our British system of "Red" soldiers who recently arrived and the point of origin of the pre-justice, because there must be no at Shaukiwan in a junk, were taken sent campaign against the North. It accused man has the right of public being found wandering in the "hole in the corner" methods. An into, custody on Saturday, after

Before she went into prison she is true that the Nationalists moved hearing. And when two Indian streets of Shaukiwan Like the is stated to have handed a cheque their headquarters first to Hankow soldiers are hurled to their death by others, they will be deported to for $1,250 and and then to Nanking, but their firing practice, the public has a

something that went wrong during Cantor..

some pieces of jewellery to a wash-amah to keep spiritual home must remain in Can- right to know what that something

for her. The latter, is now alleged "No" sae hard," murmured Jock. This morning's Harbour Office to have cashed the cheque and ap ton, and it may well

was, and the dead men's comrades be

"What!" crie Tam. "Hae ye reports gave 14 arrivals and 12 propriated the money and jewel-no' got a haud o' the reing evther?" have a right to know also. But that

what Canton thinks to-military red tape" and officious departures, of which five and three lery for her own, use; and this

be ness is, in this instance depriving 69 vessels in harbour of which 20 Lindsell on those charges.

respectively were British, leaving morning appeared before Mr. R. E. the public at its rights, and we cen There is ceive it to be our duty to say.80

were British. Cargoes were gen. A man who is stated to be a no guarantee that Central China. quite openly. We asked for per erally low, with the best inward nephew of the amah, was also the best through jointly charged with the woman. will always be associated with the mission to land on Stonecutters to Dutch and party founded by Dr. Sun Yat-sen. was

go to the enquiry and that Japanese.

Both were remanded on a police refused and we have

application. There are warlords higher up the since applied repeatedly, for

An entry in the official log of the Yangtsze, and to the north, whose an account of the enquiry and.. President Taft, arriving from ambitions

its finding and we have been told the US. via ports this morning, is may at some future date that it is not for publication. We as follows: Wednesday, Septem- over-rule their possible adherence have never been given an official aeber 28th, 1927, Latitude 49.46' N., to peace pacts, and in the final stand have been killed, and that, appar-child, was born to Mr. and Mrs. count of the accident. Two men Longitude 180:02 W., a female of Nationalism, the southern city Lently, is all that we are allowed to Tom Lec. Dr. Wintermute, ship's will always be the safest of havens, know. We suggest that there is surgeon, states that the mother and ever ready as à starting point something wrong somewhere. und child are doing nicely. for new campaigns. Yet, when we look at Canton as it is to-day, we find the place almost effaced, in the background of Kuomintang palities and militarism, alike. Whether it adheres more to Wuhan than to Nanking is not clear. What its

The death has occurred of policy of the morrow is to be, no- Major-General Sir William Grant one perhaps can say. Two com-

Macpherson-Reuter. manders are nominally in control,of the Army Medical Service, was Major-General Macpherson, late and either may at any moment as- born in Ross-shire, in 1858, and sume sole charge. No wonder that was educated at Fettes College, at rumour is busy, and that the rest Cerraany. His whole service has to the Kowloon Motor Bus Cord Edinburgh University, and then in of motor bus No. 80, belonging of China has to turn occasionally to been with the medical department pany, caused the car, which was on Kwangtung for discernment as to of the army, and he had much to Shumsuipo, to catch fire just out its way from the Kowloon ferry to the trend of events.

do with commissions appointed to go abroad, for example to Morocco. side the Yaumati But in looking at Canton now, we

'Government School nt Youmati.. see more a city of unrest, of un-attachmeal to the Japanese army there was

driver Was not aware that ruly elements, than a year back. in the Russo-Japanese war, and tank until the blaze started. When a leakage at the The past three weeks have witness-medical officer of the North China pliances arrived on the scene and Paris

he was also at the time senior the alarm was given two fire ap ed much revolutionary movement, Command. After that he served succeeded in stopping the fre New York with outbreaks at Swatow,, and abroad, and in other parts of without difficulty. There were no Brussels proof that all is not well within the the Empire, with much distinction, passengers on the car at the time. Geneva

and saw service in the Great War, Southern camp. More recently, being mentioned in despatches nine

Amsterdam Canton has exhibited signs of re-times. IIis degrees in the medical London company arrived in Hong-Berlin Mr. R. B. Salisbury and his new Milan verting to the almost anarchistic line were an imposing list, and his kong yesterday afternoon aboard Stockholm days of "anti-Imperialism," and the C.B., and Italian, American and first time that a company has come

honours included the KCMG, the Fushima Maru. This is the Copenhagen

Oslo radicals have come again into the Japanese decorations.

direct from London to Hongkong Prague Vienna picture. There was reference last The late Major-General Mac and Mr. Salisbury's enterprise Helsingfors week to evidence of a return of anti-pherson was editor-in-chief of the should be rewarded by large au Madrid foreignism, apparently unchecked Official Medical story of the diances. The repertoire consists. Lisbon War. Some of his later service of the latest London running auc- Athens by those supposed to be in author-was at the War Office, in connexion ceases and also includes many old Bucharest ity. Apart from that, a few weeks with the medical services.

favourites like "No, No, Nanette."Rio ago saw the righ-handed action by

and "The Ghost Train."One Buenos Aires. the militarists in forcing the mer-

Dam Thing after Another," which Bombay The s.s. Indo-China, of the Indo- the company will present, in break- Shanghai chant classes to contribute to the China Steam Navigation Company ing all records at the Pavilion Hongkong

arriving from Canton/has made the Theatre, London, and has proved silver (spot) treasury. Naturally, strained report to effect repairs, and is now Mr. C. B. Cochran's biggest suc- Silver. (forward)

Yokohama. Iations exist among the Cantonese berthed at Bailey's yard.

cess of his career,

His Eastern service included

A leakage in the gasolene tank

The

"RED" RUSSIAN POLITICS.

TROTSKY TO BE BARRED.

Paris, Oct. 2. The Executive Committee of the

wêre that handsome marriage settlements should be made; that there should be no interference with his daughter in the practice of her religion (Miss Palmer is a Roman Catholic and Farid e Mohammedan); and that his daughter, should be permitted to return to America for a visit each year.

ously, voted for the exclusion of declared that the return of his Third Internationale has unanim-accept the first two conditions, but The Prince was prepared to Trotsky and Vouyeviten noudinak from Urga-Indo-pacifi, were adamant, however, and final- Borodin has arrived at. Verkh-be impracticable. The Palmera wife to America each year would

ly the engagement was broken off, Prince Farid entering his cur and driving away to an unknown destination.

EXCHANGE RATES.

London, Oct. 6.

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