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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1927.

DAY BY DAY.

MORE RESPECTABLE, AND UNSPEAK- ABLY MORE USEFUL, THAN TALENTED INCONSTANCY.-Dr. James Hamil

PRESERVING MEDIOCRITY IS MUCH

ton.

There was a clean bill of health in the Colony over the week-end.

Hongkong, arrived at Marseilles on The P and O 6.s. Kashmir, from

26th November at 10,30 a.m.

MOTOR BOAT BLAZE.

FOUR STILL MISSING,

The Very Idea!

A series of untoward adventures

A young woman golfer, who was befel a Chinese bathing party very popular with her caddies, which set out in a motor boat from arranged a match with

an op- Sai Kung on Sunday afternoon ponent who was very proud of a for Nam Tau Sha, and, at the somewhat mediocre, ability, moment of writing, it has not been The youngor player was Ox- established whether the incident | ceptionally clover with her clubs, resulted in more serious con-but out of courtesy and for social sequences than the bathers jump reasons, she wished to load this ing into the sea from a blazing particular game. motor boat.

Her opponent, an older woman There were a number of people and an indifferent player, was in on the motor boat, the bathing worse form than usual, and the party consisting of Mr. Chan girl graw desperate, but seemed Tat-cho, of the Central Tradable, to prevent her opponent Ing Company, Bank of Can- from losing.

Finally she admitted to her huma on the 25th November at 21 ton. building, Mrs. Chan Tat enddie that she was not particular choi Mr. Leung To a nephew, 4th December. p.m. and is due at Vancouver on the Mr. N. E, Allaye, a partner in the about winning the match.

from Home ports, the Straits and The Ben Line as Benlomond, Philippines, is due here to-morrow,

The Empress of Asia left Yoko

mination to prepare for them. Italy, unfortunately, has, not ox- hibited any tendency to adopt a con- ciliatory attitude in disputes which have affected her, "and" It appears as if Fascism and militarism are allied policles. The truculent' at- titude of the Duco in all foreign policy has been most marked, and which such a programme must have ono cannot but deplore the effects

on. millions of susceptible, people. It was only a few months ago that Mussolini spoke of the part which his country meant to take in the coming war," which He placed early within the present generation. Italy's administration seems thus to foresee a big upheaval, and to be determined to take an effective. part therein.

Is the treaty with, Albania a preliminary step in pre- paredness? It rather appears so.

"Do you see anything in my Everywhere are signs of the rest-

question to smile about?", asked: "A Lucky Spectator."-Corres. lessness which apells racial anta-pondence cannot be inserted unless the Tung Yat Fet which left Sai examining a plaintiff husband in a The motor boat" concerned was counsel for the defence, in cross- gonismus, bitter enough in some accompanied, not neccesarily for Kang, British territory, yesterday fore his Honour Mr. Justice Wool- cases to form a menace, to world publication, with the name and ad-afternoon and proceeded for some cock, in the Brisbane Supremo defended divorce action, heard be-- peace. What could the League of dress of the writer.

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engine, and, by means not clear the plaintif, who had been grin- Attempts were made to re-start the I am smiling," promptly replied. wont to war, and, as appears likely,

at the moment, the gasoleno, refused to acquiesce in the Geneva

caught fire. A passenger told the ning quite broadly. "Of course. body's attempts at settlement?

supply and this was done but the own face.":" caxswain to cut off the main petrol You don't," replied Mr. N. F. Would it not require a wholesale

Moynihan, you cannot

conflict to decide the issue, thus

fire spread and soon the awning! was in flames, dragging nations in who would otherwise gladly keep out of the quarrel? No wonder there is no

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refrain from intervention were a serious European conflict to deve lot it is disquieting to think of this, and more so when one observes the disregard in some quarters for the essential, safeguards against in- flaming bellicose passions. One can only hope that saner counsels will prevail wherever the threat of war

י.

The death occurred at Glasgow, Muot, C.B.E., late Sunior Medical on October 19th, of Dr. W. McNiven Officer at Weihaiwel.

Over $2,400 was stolen from a grocery shop at No. 24, Wellington Street, last week, and according to ing, the Manager of the firm is a police report issued this morn missing.

contains the following: The King The London Gazette, of Oct. 21, has approved of the following:- Mr. J. J. Mucció, as Consul the United States of America at Hongkong.

.

A workman was severely burnt during the week-end, through kerosine catching fire while was engaged on repairs to some machinery at the Gas Works. The man was taken to the Goverment Civil Hospital.

. . ་

"Oh, miss," he muttered,

"I

firm, Mrs. Allaye, Miss Allaye, Mrs. Allaye's niece, Mr. Lai King didna ken; I have been stampin'

Chan Tim, Mr. Allaye's younger ching, a clerk. Mr. Jamison, Mr. on her ba' every time it gets into. Chan Tim, Miss Chan Tim, Mrs.

the long grass."

brother, Mr. M. S. Lun and Mr. ... Wan...

Four Missing.

• +

see your

WAS

Summoned at Guildhall for fall- Rescued by Fishing, Bont. ing to produce his motor license on request by a constable, Kenneth All passengers except Mr. Chan Dunman, of

ot Killieser-avenue.. Tat-cho, his wife and Mrs. Chan Streatham stated that in the A.A. Tim jumped into the sea, the bla: handbook, which was and no wonder that British states-

Issued to ing motor boat at this time being over a million people, it said that manship has refused to commit the There will be a demonstration at about 300 yards from shore. Mr.if you produce your license with-- nition, and the Empire, to compul- the Helena May Institute on Mon Chan, Tat-cho got in the water by in twenty-four hours of being ask sory arbitration, or any other awk-th December at 5.30 pm some means and he swam arounded for it you are in order."

given Mr. Sohjun Wada on for a time and apparently saw the Alderman Sir Harold Moore: ward ruling whereby interference "Japanese Flower

Placing."motor boat burn almost to the But that does not happen to be the in "somebody else's quarrels would Open to the public. Advt.

water's edge.

law, which requires you to carry Amongst News over the week-end is become incumbent on us. We our-

He and a number of others were your license with you. The Hospital Comforts Com-picked up by a fishing boat, and the duties I have to perform hore hardly cheerful, so far as the selves cannot afford to be involved mitten acknowledges, with many taken to Nam Tau Sha where is not included that of paying world peace question is concerned. in another big war for a long time thanks, the receipt of parcels of they walked over the mountain to attention to the rulings of the A.A.

literature from Mrs. Dunlop, Mrs. Hang Hau, from there taking a handbook. I must fine you' 5s. Almost on the eve of a pre-

to come. If attacked, we must de-A. T. Hamilton, Mrs. Langston, steam launch which brought them liminary disarmament conference fend ourselves, but if we can keep Mrs. Oat, Mrs. Pryde and Mr. G. to Hongkong about eight o'clock Sume "howlors" that have from

W: Burnett,

last night.

time to time been perpetrated by at Geneva, there comes a report out of an extraneous affair we must

It was the thought that five students at musical examina- of grave eventa on the Polish- do so, It remains to be seen, how-

people were missing although they, tions:-One brilliant student ex- Lithuanian frontier, and of ill-ever, whether Britain, any more

of course, might have been picked plained that "Signor Tosti was a feeling in the Balkans and elsewhere than other of the blg Powers, could

heup by other junks or sampans and famous operatic star who

taken to some place from which interred in Italy. He had low over the recently-concluded Italo-

return to Hongkong last night was chesty notes, but otherwise was a Albanian, treaty of mutual defence.

impossible. A palice launch was man of good character." Another Only recently, very dangerous seeds

Hent from Hongkong to Sai Kung asserted that "A rest in music is to investigate the accident..

an interval for refreshments." A of dissension were sown by the con-

A Chinese woman was taken to

bright hopeful boasted that ho had. clusion of a treaty along somewhat

the Kwong Wan Hospital yester-

"learned two scales and five similar linės between France and

day, following a brawl with an- Latest reports received this surprising information that "F.

archipelagoes." Others gave the Yugo-Slavia.

The Italian alliance

Samshuipo. She has laid a com-ginally reported as missing, the eighty" and "Contralto is a low other woman at Chung Yuk Village, morning show that of the five ori-means forty, and FF means with Albania appears to be a reply

plaint against the other woman of little daughter of Mrs. Chan Tim kind of music that only women to that. To pursue the subject

having started the affair..

has since been located, safe and may sing.” furthur, it was just a few months develops.

sound, leaving one lady, one girl The Legislative Council meets on and two men still unaccounted for. ago that France and Italy were

Thursday, when the Printers and The Nb, 4 Police launch, which set man in comfortable circumstances Mrs. Fanagan "Was your ol Publishers Ordinance, the Magis-out for the scent of the disaster (when he died?" Too Common. over frontier incidents which threa-

irates Ordinance and the Police Re- on receipt of a wireless message, Scarcely a week goes by in serve Ordinance will be read a first has not returned at the time of way under a train."

Mrs. Murphy"No! E was 'alf' tened to develop more serious-Hongkong without a request being time, and the Boy Scouts Associa-writing (1 p.m. to-day). ly. It appears as if League of made to the local newspapers, tion Ordinance will come on for Seen this morning, one of the Nations is going to have its hands frain from publishing certain

from one source or another, to re-second reading.

passengers who returned with Mr.Lord Burham,

Dining stimulates business.-- Chan Tat-cho said that the crew full in keeping the peace in Europe. items of news. Usually, the per-

Dame Marin Louisa Charlotte made an unavailing attempt to C. E. Douglas .

All humorists are doctors. Dr. The latest auguries are far from song making the requests are de- Rodger, of Villa San Michele, San stifle the outbreak with sacks, but Koqd, and one is driven to the con- fendants either in civil actions or Domenico di Fiesole, Florence, later leaped into the water withsonal inclination-Gene Tunney. clusion that the nations, as ever,tors on their behalf.

Police Court cases, or their solici- Italy, who died on July 24, and

most of the oher passengers when widow of Sir John

I am an egoist. I sing for my- Rodger, it was seen that the flames were golf, then are possessed of short memories, tomary answer given to these folk Perak, left catute in England of the understood that two of the crew The cus-R.C.M.G., a former Resident of beyond their control. Later, it is

for the public.→→→M.. and the lessons of the late war are is that publiety in the columns of gross value of £7,809,

Challapin. in danger of being overlooked in the Press is one of the con-

returned to the boat and this time. ful. English girls are just too Englishmen are simply wonder-

the flush of new ambitions.

sequences of a person becoming

by some means not yet established, A marriage has been arranged, In-involved in Court cases. Again and will shortly take place, between least keep the flames in check until

sweet-Lilian they were able to extinguish, or at "star.")

Harvey (film dued, in these present international and again in police prosecutions, Francis James Hill, of Singapore,other help arrived. Mrs. Chan Tat-trade, but what we need is hum, difficulties we observe one of the even where the defendant admits and Mrs. Herron, of Moor Cottage,cho, and Mrs. Chan Tim, who not humbug-Sir Oswald Stoll..

Politicians talk a lot about evil-effects of the late conflict, which full guilt, the request "to keep it Pinkneys Green, Berks, widow of being unable to swim, were the resulted, in part, in an artificial set because the Individual concerned daughter of the late Robert Fergus-were inter taken off, suffering the riverside the angler returned out of the paper" is made merely Kenneth Chester Herron, and only passengers left in the boat,

After spending four hours by of racial demarcations, and thedoes not wish the public to know Smith, Dunedin, New Zealand. creation of buffer states, both in of his lapse. We can, of course,

from burns but their lives in no gloomily to his hotel. The other the Balkans and in north-castern plea for, non-publication can and Mr. Dudley Claud Douglas Ryder: by the polica beached at Sai-catch, he opened the basket and ex-

conceive of cases in which" the The marriage arranged between

wise endangered.

The motor boat was found after repeated requests to see his guests clamoured round him, and Europe, which are likely to prove should be respected, but, so far as only son of the late Captain Cyril worse sources of trouble than the we are concerned, it may perhaps old groupings. Yugo-Slavia has be well for the public generally never been comfortable, if one may very strongest reasons can auch

to understand that only for the Federated Malay States Civil Ser- addition to Mr. Chan Tat-cho's can thoughtfully. "If it's true that use that term, in its new-found in a concession be mate. During the "dependence, and Poland has from past week, a local solicitor sug- the outset been tog much inclined xested in the Summary Court that the Press should refrain from re- towards militarism, as well as too porting a case, on the ground that

travelling in the motor-boat as The toss of a coin to reach a The Harbour Office week-end re-passengers. The number of those decision or settle an argument is al- prone to lean on French support the defendant in the action was turn of arrivals and departures rescued or missing from amongst both militarily and politically. Two professional gentleman. To that gave 32 and 28 respectively, British these other passengers is not yet danger spots exist, then, which un-properly replied that there is no This morning's

remark, Mr. Justice. Wood very holding top place with 16 and six. available. fortunately appean to be involved privacy in open Court."

returns gave 18 There arrivals and eight departures, at the sume moment in quarrels and joinder by the solicitor that there British 11 and one, leaving Go jealousies that threaten an 'uphea y surprises us. There is, of Tonnage this morning was com was a question of etiquette, frank-vessels in harbour, British 26. val of a nature which it may take course, such a thing as profes paratively low, with poor inward the bigger nations "all their, timesional etiquette between members cargoes and somewhat higher Paris to subdue.

of the same profession, but no through freights. Japaneses and Geneva There have been various predic-Press should refrain from men- figures of the day, with all ships Oslo,

point of etiquette requires that the British shared the highest Berlin tions of a coming war, some pro-tioning a case in which a profes-carrying cargo.

Helsingfors phets, confirmed pessimists, point- Bional man happens to figure as

I am not a prize fighter by ner-

and Nancy, daughter of Mr. Ed regular ferry service between Samens. Ryder, and of Lady Isobel Ryder, kung. It was employed on a hibited four microscopical speci-

ward Morris Buker, late of the kung and Nam Tau Sha, and in

vice, and of Mrs. Bakter, of Church House, Dawlish, Devon, was due to take place on Oct. 27 at St. Mary Abbott's, Kensington.

"Wal, Mr. Smith," said an Ameri-

private party of 15 persons, there fish run around in schouls, you sure nine other men, one old have bin doin' havoc in the infant were woman and one little giri_belong-class." ing to the peasant class who were.

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