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DEATH

McCUBBIN On the 1st inst., at "Hillcrest," Hillmonton, Rugby, John McCubbin, late of the Hongkong and China Gas Co., (By cable).

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

FRIDAY, DEC. 2, 1927.

ABSURD.

DAY BY DAY.

1927.

EVERY PERIOD OF LIFE HAS ITS

PECULIAR PREJUDICES; WHOEVER SAW OLD AGE, THAT DID NOT APPLAUD THE PAST, AND CONDEMN THE PRESENT TIMES?-Moutaigne.

The B. I a.. Talma is to leave Amoy on the 6th instant and is due here on the following eyeping.

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Another point which will occur. to anyone giving thought to the subject is that these revolutionary proposals do not come too well

The health return for yesterday from a Soviet leader. For it must shows two cases of diphtheria. he remembered that Russia to-day on being British and the other

Chinese. has the largest ponce-footing Army in the world. That hardly suggests that these Soviet leaders really believe in what they

preach. At any rate, the world in general might be much more in- lined to give them a serious hearing if they first did a bit of disarming as an earnest of their good intentions. Happily for the security of the world, there happen. to be some sane and level-headed statesmen in amongst the dale- gates at Geneva, and they are in

A rabid dog is reported from the New Territories; mention of the fact being contained in to-day's health return.

FORMER RESIDENT'S DEATH.

MR. JOHN MCCUBBIN PASSES

AWAY.

which

The Very Idea!

The lecturer was emphasising the demoralising effect of divorce."

"Love," he said, is a quest, a proposal, a. request;, the giving of a daughter's hand in marriage, a bequest, and marriage itself the conquest. But what is divorce 7" Volca from the audience-The inquest."

Mapy residenta of the Colony will learn with intense regret of the death of Mr. John McCuppin, formerly of the Hongkong and China Gas Company occurred at Home yesterday. News of his demise was repelved here this morning by cable.

The late Mr. McCubbin came to Hongkong in 1900 as Resident Engineer of the Hongkong Gaa vice. for 23 years. He served his time one, height 6ft. Sin., weight 20st., Works, a position which he held. He is Alber Pugner, aged fifty-

fat Greenock and prior to coming.

Chicago's tallest policeman, who in America, has retired from the claimed to be the tallest policeman force after twenty-five years" ser

The Empresa of Russia left out Enat he was manager of the his police papers testify.

Pugner stated in an Interview die here on the morning of the cashire. It was in 1923 that he fact he wears size fifteen shoes Yokohama at 1 pan. yesterday and Gas Works at Chorley in Lan that motor-cara have run over his 8th instant. She calls for Manila retired and on reaching Home he during his service as a trafle settled down with his wife near officer. He has also been knocked the same evening.

Rugby, where he passed away yes-down tivice by motorista, hut be terday. Besides the bereaved widow added that, the drivers In each case the deceased leaves two children, apologised as soon as he got up one, a son, being at Home, and the other, a married daughter, being the wife of Mr. James Stewart, of Canning Town woman: I first Taikoo. For these much sym-met her in the doctor's insulting pathy will be felt.

A report has been made to tie pollee to the effect that a quantity of teak wood, to the value of $200, has been stolen from the matshed of the Sang Kee contractor's firm.

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the majority. Even if complete drowned yesterday while fahing lu A fisherman, 73 years of age, was disarmament is an ideal to be Shatin waters. It appears that aimed at, the end is one which can the man was fishing from his boat only be gradually, even very slow-when a gust of wind capsized the craft and threw hinc into the water, ly, attained. M. Litvinoff's out The body has not been recovered. burst may be a piece of supreme advertising of Soviet ideas, but its practical value is nii.

Telephoto Messages.

The Royal Observatory reports that the anti-cyclone over China has strengthened slightly. Fresh mon soon may be expected along the S. E. censt of China, and over the China Sea. The local weather fore- cast up to noon to-morrow is: N. E. winds, fresh; fine.

Central Magistracy this morning, Before Mr. R.E. Lindsell, at the Mr. F. H. Loseby defended a Chin- of motor-car parts from a motor- ese who is charged with the theft car which was parked in Statue Square. The defendant was re- manded until Wednesday, bail being fixed at $100.

the Colony, the late Mr. McCubbin During his lengthy residence in made a wide circle of friends, by whom he was much esteemed for his sterling character and kindly disposition. He was a Past Prest builders and Engineers, in which dent of the Institution of Ship- he always took 4 keen and very lively interest,

EURASIAN SENT TO

GAOL.

ADMITS. TWO SERIOUS.

CHARGES.

A sentence of one month's hard

labour for obtaining goods from Messrs. Lane, Crawford's, and a second sentence of two months' for

Royal & Co., was the penalty im- embezzlement of a small sum from posed by Major C. Willson this morning on A. J. Simon, a Eurn-

sian.

·RETURN OF H.E. THE GOVERNOR.

room.

can

Stratford man: Wives are all spend more than others. the same except that some

compare my husband with a rare East Ham woman; You can gom-geldom seen, go he cannot quarrel.

You were using obscene language Solicitor at Bow County Court:

to your landlady?-Map: I could not have been--I don't know the meaning of the word.

Willesden

magistrate: Ätten- dance officers are especially select- ed for their tact and discretion.— Mother of truant: "And I beg leave to say "Query"

Young wife at Willesden: I first met my husband at a dance, and we have danced ever since we married.

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Judge What is your name? Prisoner-Smith.

to

Judge-And your accupation? Prisoner-Locksmith: Judge-Lock Smith up!

It is the business of politicians be optimistic-Mr. Philip

Snowden.

The working woman's place is in the home, is a statement often made, but I beg to differ. We have Orton. been at home too long.-Mrs. Mary

'It is not until religionis at- tacked and there is a chance of losing it that we realise what a priceless possession it is to us Sir Francis Younghusband.

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Counsel-Do you have a distinct recollection of the night of Septem- ber 37

Witness- most certainly do. years my daughters were not out That was the one night in two dancing. They both measles!.

caught

The transmission of news items, and messages, by telephoto process has been established between Ber- lin and Vienna as from yesterday, and it márka a very big advance in the realm of modern communication. It is made possible by an invention which came into greater promin- ence recently, when Mr. Baird, an English experimenter, made tele- visión a practical fact, and thus ad- vanced the process which had pre- viously enabled the sending of tele disastrous fire in Laichikok Road, The latest official "report of the photographa! One recalls the first examples of telephoto work, about early yesterday morning, makes it three years ago, which were dis- clear that the outbreak originated tinetly crude. Now, it is nothing at No. 64. Four other houses, to have a perfectly good photograph two on each side of No. 64, nd

It will be recalled that a few transmitted over the telegraph joining each other, were also in days ago. Simon gave himself up word of the Conservative Party.-- Social reform remains the watch- wires, and it may interest readers volved. The extent of the damage to the police as a destitute. The Sir Douglas Hogg to know that within the past few is not yet known.

police, however, discovered that be- Let women get hold of the flap- months we have published such

one under 21, and photos an our picture page.

was wanted for several offences per, the real The following ships were expect and an adjournment was asked help to educate her-Mr. Bridge It was the spood of telephotography,ed to be in wireless communication for. When charged this morning, man combined with the special arrange, with Hangkang to-day--President Simon pleaded guilty to both ments for despatch, made by our Adams, Achilles, Suiyang, Tjikini, counts. We imagine that there will be agents, which enabled us to give Chengtu, Japan, Tjisaroen, Glen- our readers the first pictures of the turn, Linau, Helios, St. Albans, general agreement amongst all Dempsey-Tunney return match, Kweiyang, Vestiand, Anhui, Hang-Simon, being of a minor nature, The charge of vagrancy against practically-minded individuals and the Saint Louis tornado dam song, Benlomond, Deli Maru, Fu was withdrawn. that the proposals put forward by age, for instance. The sending of shimi Maru, Awa Maru, Santos M: Litvinoff, at the Geneva Con-covered with writing, which is the ton.

the photograph of a sheet of paper Maru, Tamba Maru and West Hix- ference, in favour of complete dis method employed. In the German armament by all the Powers, are gurated, is a natural adaptation of hear with regret of the death at system of conimunication just inau- Older residents of the Colony will essentially Utopian in character.telephotography, and should in time Home of Mr. S. E. Becton, for many They have already been described become universal, so that it will years a member of the firm of

DUE THIS EVENING. as grotesque and farefeal, which be possible to send a letter Home Messrs. Herbert Dent and Co., of an actual reproduction of one's Canton. Much sympathy will be is precisely what they are. handwriting in a few minutes; felt with the relatives, amongst His Excellency the Governor Apart altogether from the correct and if the rates are not prohibitive, whom is Capt. W. G. R. Beeton, of (Sir Cecil Clementi, K.C.M.G.), ac one can imagine the day coming the Queen's Royal Regiment, newcommpanied by Lady Clementi ness or otherwise of the Soviet when the weekly mail will be re in Hongkong, who is a son of the and children, is due to return to spokesman's procedure, M. Lit-placed by the week-end telephoto deceased gentleman.

the Colony this evening, after his vinoff must have known quite well letter. Truly, we live in an age

trip to Japan and North China. cluded his programme at the Al- When the aged Pachmann con- of remarkable achievement through that, in making the suggestions the commercial adaptation of scien- local cinemas to-day besides John by the N.Y.K. liner Fushimi Maru, hundreds of people rushed to the

Feature films showing in the His Excellency is travelling down. bert which he did, he could not pos tific discovery. From telephoto Gilbert's big picture, "The Show," which is due in part at about front and surrounded the famous Hall, London, recently, sibly hope for acquiescence in his graphy to television has been but at the Queen's Theatre include 6 p.m.

a step, and the, time is bound to "Dancing Mothers," a story of proposals. The only inference to arrive when we will be able to see New York's fast set, at the Star

pianist, who laughingly complain- be drawn, therefore, in that, in those with whom we converse. Theatre, with Conway Tearle and the Government

H.E the Officer Administering ed: "You are too good. You will Before starting (the Hon. Mr. not let me go." stead of confining himself to the this is possible will be increased, and Hoot Gibson's latest Western Home on Thuraday next, accom-front and platform seats, and he Gradually, the distances over which Allee Joyce in the leading roles, W. T: Southorn) is leaving for for ten minutes to those in the his programme Pachmann chatted exposition of reasonable idens, and with the perfection of wireless, comedy, "A Hero on Horseback," panied by Mrs. Southorn, They repeatedly threw kisses to the he merely utilised the occasion for the era will dawn when it will be at the World Theatre.

depart by the Empresa of Russia audience at large as an expression the purpose of indulging in anywhere, and see the form and possible to telephone to anyone,

and hope to spend. Christmas in of his delight at being back in typical Soviet propaganda.

features of the person we

A Chinese who is charged with Vancouver. are the possession of a nugget of gold If there is one quality which the speaking to. That sounds, even from the s.s. Solviken, which is one Soviet leaders lack it is that of probable reality; but in view of the hands of pirates this year, again now, more like a dream than of the vessels that has fallen into practicability. They are all dream-what has already been accomplish appeared on remand before Major ers and visionaries, unable, by ed in the short span of the past de- C. Willson at the Central Magis- reason of their mental make-up, hood of man overcoming such obs A. V. Baker asked for another re cade, one cannot doubt the likell-tracy this morning. Detective Sergt. to grapple with problems in a tacles as remain between him common-sense manner. Even

and such an achievement, Prac-mand for 24 hours which was tically half the preliminary work granted. moment's thought should have has already been accomplished, and. convinced M. Litvinoff that his the final triumph should not be for suggestions could not be seriously away. considered by men who are ac- customed to deal with realities. What were his proposals? He urged the complete abolition of all land, marine and air forces, the destruction of all means of Paris warfare and the legislative pro-use dam hibition of military training, Berlin This gentleman, of super-pacifist

Copenhagen Vienna mentality would also appear to be Helsingfors in a tremendous hurry to foform.

Lishon Bucharest the world, for he wants a Conven Buenos Aires tion embodying his ideas to be im- Shanghai

Yokohama mediately drawn up and submitted.

Now. York for confirmation to a special Con- Geneva ference to be held within the next Milan

Stockholm four months! The practical as Oslo. pect of the matter, such as the Prague Madrid finding of work for the millions Athens of naval and military men affected, Rio the disposal of armaments, war Hongkong

Bombay ships and acrial equipment, has Silver (spot)

Silver (forward) never apparently entered M. Lít-

EXCHANGE RATES.

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LADIES' NIGHT.

LAST NIGHT'S Y.M.C.A. FUNCTION.

London. During the. opening piece Pachmann, had a lapse of memory, and the score had to be brought to him. The huge crowd was greatly touched at the sight of the aged master (he is now | eighty) peering at his music.

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A Junior master in a prepartory school recently perpetrated

Some eighty members and sixty spooneriam which might almost boat, the Kaiko Maru, recently able Ladies Night at the Y.M.C.Atributed to the great master of the

A Japanese ail-engined fishing guests were present at an enjoy rank with some of those gems at.

picked up a bottle in the sea off. Kowloon, last night. ⠀

art. Langkawi, sixty miles north-west

Following dinner there waB E Giving a lesson in English his of Penang, containing a message capital programme, to which the tory the master in question re- which reads:

"This bottle was following contributed: Mr. B. W. ferred to the "Bottle of Bass- thrown overboard by Squadron- Sampson, Mrs. P. Younghusband worth." Leader Munday and Flight-Lieut. and Surgeon-Lieut.-Comdr. Brad- Foster in the middle of the Indian Ocean and we shall be glad to hear 124 of anybody picking it up. We are 34.00 on our way as far as Cathay 12.07 Have just finished with this bottle, 18.191 See you at Shanghai aboard HMS :84.57

Argus

Landon, Dec. 1,

field (songs), Mr. A. Achegon The new and energetic minister, (violin solos), the Rev. W. Walton was determined to shake up the Rogers (recitations), and Messrs. parish. In particular; he was re- H, J. Best, B. Baldwin, J. W. Bald-solved to tackle a certain big wig's win and C. W. E. Bishop (quar-wife, who, though she might have. tettes). The quartette party, by been a power, for good in the die- the way, style themselves "The trict, preferred auction bridge to Busy Bees."

deeds, of plety and charity, 2.7/10 Burglars who entered No. 118, The "Names" competition, pro 7934-Hollywood Road, got away with, vided much Interest and amuse-

477 two rattan baskets and $23 worth ment.

¥103%

2/ of jewellery, As they left the 1/10 house, the alarm was raised, and

One day while talking with this lady he observed:"Doubtless, Mrs. Myou have recognised the immense amount of time that is wasted in playing bridge?”

The lady agreed heartily. 25.30 made by the police, a man was ar-injuries while trying to escape from people take years to shuffle and

Believed to have received. his

"You're right," she said. "Some rested. in an adjoining lane. Hea house during a police raid, a deal, don't they!"

15/16 shortly afterwards, in a search

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denied the theft, but led the officer Chinese was taken to the Kowloon

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to a house in the City where an Hospital, having been injured other man, who was sleeping in about his legs and head. He later

cockloft, was pointed out as being died in hospital. He was found. Forthcoming weddings an 6.27/02 one of the burglars. The second lying on the footpath outside No.nounced include that of Mr. C.F.R 1/6 man was charged at the Central 25 On, Man Street, Shamshulpa. Heyn, merchant, 628 Rue Courbet, 2/04 Police Court this morning and son The house was raided by Sub-Ins Tientsin, to Miss LG. K. Gobert, 26.8/16 tenced to three months hard la-pector Chevalier early yesterday on her way to Hongkong.on.haard

20% bour on conviction. The first man morning. -British Wirolera,

is still detained for enquiries.

the 8.8. Derffinger.