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Choose well,

your choice is brief,

but endless!

Carlyle.

FOR CHRISTMAS.

What shall I give HER or HIM?

GO TO WATSON'S:

there in all departments you will find 'articles and

goods in great variety that will make

USEFUL,

ELEGANT and

DESIRABLE

GIFTS

that will please the giver and delight the recipient.

JUST

RECEIVED

The December

VICTOR RECORDS

Come in and hear them.

S. MOUTRIE & Co., Ltd.

(Victor Distributors)

HONGKONG.

MEN-OUR LADIES' SALON

STAFF-WILL HELP YOU CHOOSE

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SHE'LL HAVE

Hands like. Flowers"

IN

THE NEW GLOVES FROM

LANE, CRAWFORD'S

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OTHER SUGGESTIONS

SILK HOSE - HANDBAGS UNDIES BACK PUFFS PERFUMES-SCARVES

ALSO

KOHLERS' SATIN LINED AND HAND PAINTED CASKETS OF CHOCOLATES

GOLF CLUBS OR CADDY BAGS

MYRIADS OF OTHER THINGS-COME IN

Lane, Crawford, Ltd.

"THE STORE FULL OF GIFTS OPEN TILL 6 p.m. this week.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

CUT DOWN EXPENSES in your kitchen by using a Pansy or Idoal Cooking Stove, which have been specially adapted to meet the requirements of the house- holder in China,

Economy in fuel is onsured by the use of the cheapost grade of coal which will give results unsurpassed by stoves requiring the beat grads of coal.

Pansy and Ideal Stoves are made to last long.

We have a stove for every purpose.

Mustard & Co., Ltd.

Indorporated under the Companies

Ordinances Hongkong.” Alexandra Buildings, Des Voeux Road Central 7

Hongkeng Eclegraph.

TUESDAY. DEC. 20

LEASES IN THE CONCESSIONS.

TUESDAY,

DECEMBER 20, 1927.

DAY BY DAY.

IT IS NOT WORK THAT KILLS MEN; WORRY IS RUST UPON IT 13 WORRY. THE BLADE-Honry Ward Beecher.

to be presumed that in the event of Britain surrendering her rights, aome Treaty stipulation would be made regarding the future posi- tion of the lot-holders. As the period for which Britain leased

The weather forecast issued to m.ny of these both has not yet day states: "N.E. winds,

no- expired, and as the lots were pur-derate; fine."

The P. and O. 5.8. Macedonia, from Hongkong, arrived at London on 16th December it 7 a.m.

TRAFFIC CASES.

The Very Idea!

по

MANY OFFENDERS IN COURT.

for summonses

At the end of the eighth round Twenty-five various breaches of the traffic re- the badly bruised boxer told his galations were heard before Major second that he could go on C. Willson at the Central Magis-longer. The second objected. tracy this morning. They were "But," pleaded the boxer, "I càn principally concerned with speed- hardly see im." ing, negligent driving and offences "Never mind," said the second, by public drivers in Pedder Streat.it im from memory,"

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chased on the understanding that the leases would run their full

Yip Ping-koon, the owner-driver. course, it would be obviously un-

of car No. 1000, 'was summoned for

While the palatial home of Mrs. excessive speeding at Bonham reasonable to expect lot-holders to surrender their properties to. The P. and O. s.a. Dovanha, which Road on the 6th instant, and, in William Penn Snyder at Pittsburg, say, the Chinese authorities with-left, Singapore at noon yesterday. reply, he stated that he was hurry was closed during the summor is due here at 9 a.m. on the 24thing to the pharmacist's to get a months, a gang of boys broke in sold $25,000 worth of emedicinal out compensation in the event, of instant.

compound for his and mother who had fallen sick and furnishings to junk men. They Britain surrendering her Conces

who had to have the services of wrecked a $15,000 pipo organ and

Hold the metal as junk. Dr. Anderson.

sion rights in the interim.

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A traffle-sergeant stated that de- fendant was speeding at a speed

برگر

North London wife of her hus

slip Policeman: I did. Book- maker: I did not see you. Police- man: I saw to that.

The list mail from the U.S. prior to Christmas, arrived yesterday in In brief, what the British Gov-.s: President Garfield, consisting ernment has decided to forego is of 334 bags.

of between 30 to 35 miles an hour.band: He has been to the dogs His Worship stated he believed every night, and you cannot do its position as ground.' landlord,

The friends of Mr. E. R. Price, with the rights of collecting rent of the staff of the China Mail, will defendant's story, but pointed out that on nothing..

Bookmaker at Highgate: You His Wor-say you saw me receive a betting attaching thereto. To continue regret to hear that he underwent that the safety of pedestrians had

an urgent operation for appendicitis also to be considered. its old status would be to imply at the French Hospital this morn-ship imposed a fine of $10.

right toing.

Lorry Drivers Fined. the "Government's

for specified

Another- kuarantee tenancy

owner-driver. A Chinese employed as an earth years ahead, and, in view of re-coolie in Morrison Hill was remov-Chun-wah, was cent declarations of policy, this is led to the Government Civil Hos-speeding, or admitting the offence. Bingley, magistrate: A pollee- The driver of a lorry, No. 1902,man, do you mean? Man: No, sir. precisely what the Government pital yesterday suttering" from in- feels it ought net and cannot deuries to his shoulder, caused by was summond for negligent driv-A washing copper, Magistrate:

Oh! A real copper. Sergeant Tucker said that the Willesden woman: My husband We have received from Messrs.defendant was, at the time in quos doserted me yesterday. Magis- Reiss, Massey and Co., Ltd., a copy tion, turning into the Praya Fasttrater How do you know he come back? Woman: Be- of the 1928 calendar issued by the from Landale Street. His speed won't

Electric Interna was 10 miles an hour and he nareuse he left his latchkey on the

witness who was table." Westinghouse

Midland miner: I go to work tional Co., for whom they are sole rowly missed distributors. for Hongkong and drivng his motor-cycle. South China,

In the circumstances, the Govern- ment's decision appears quite rea- sonable, but, all the same, we do trust that if eventually the status of the Concessions is changed, the lot-holders will not be left entirely to their own resources.

Christmas Weather.

a rock falling on him,

The manager of the National Army and Air Force Institute re- ported to the police yesterday that on Sunday last some person stole from the canteen in Mount Austin Barracks, money and cigarettes valued at $48.

ing.

Lam Man at Marylebone: I want fined $15 for advice about a copper, sir, Mr.

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A fine of $15 was imposed. For a simlar breach of the seren days a week, and Saturdays. traffic rules, another lorry driver and Sundays, and all the lot.

Man at Bow County Court of a (No. 1907), was also fined $15.

The Chinese driver of public carmumbling witness: If he is going

let us hear it. Nop 263 admitted having driven into tell the truth for once he might a dangerous manner at Pokfulam Road, on the 12th instant. It was stated that he passed an Aberdeen bus, and left very little room for a police motor-cyclist, coming from the opposite direction, to pass,

Defendant was fined $10. An ambitious Chinese learner-

"endeavoured who

to driver negotiate the steep gradient of Western Street, was brought before the Court and charged with lacking This morning's Harbour Office a driving licence.

Inspector Alexander viewed the reports gave 13 arrivals and 14 de partures, with the only two Bri-offence as serious. An additional tish entries both registering bal point against the defendant was lost only. There remained in har-that Western Street was closed to bour at 9 a.m. this morning 71 ves- sels of which 20 were British.

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Joshua Caetono, aged thirty- five. an Indian, was fined forty shillings at Lambeth Police Court for professing to tell fortunes by palmistry..

Mr. Rooth, looking at a chart found in Caetona's possession, one item reads, asked: "I sce

You are very loving How is it' indicated? Lock" at the gaoler's hand."

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Catone took Gaoler Reid's hand

Mr. Rooth: Is it very marked in and pointed out a line. the gaoler's hand No.

It looks as though the folk at Home are going to be favoured "old-fashioned with a really 1927.

The s.s. Anjou, Tai Lee, and Christmas" in the matter of wea-Wing On, returning yesterday ther. A British Wireless message from the West River, state that yesterday reported that London conditions remain quiet and that no trouble has arisen as between the was experiencing nineteen degrees local unions and the crews newly of Trost and that snow had fallen engaged here. in many parts of the country. In some quarters,' there appears The weather predictions were that ta have been considerable mis- the cold spell would continue at appréhension regarding the pre-least until after the holiday, cise significance of the White. There are few of us here who have Papur recently issues concerning not known the "joys" of a snowy

A Double Offence. Crown leases in the British Con- Christmas at Home when the

The following ships are expect.

Summoned for the double offence No nation can thrive essions in China. The fact that traditional mantle of snow

ed to be in wireless communica-. the British Government had deter-the countryside has made all the tion with Hongkong to-day: Sno- of driving on the wrong side of the neglects its agricultural industry.

cosier and merrier the festivities

road and for failing to show, his Captain E. "A. Fitzroy, M.P. Chenonceaux.

a public-There is nothing that improves chow, Helenus, Father 'mined to assign these leases to within doors and whe

Kashgar, Devanha, Tilawa; Sun-public-driver's badge. the existing lessees, without pay-Christmas has had real snow upon nlng, Derillinger, Daviken, Sand car driver admitted also that the you so much as being up against ment, was interpreted by sorne as his cloak as well as the cottonviken, Anhui, Archer, Calula, car in question, No. 136, was not somebody a little better than your

wool and tinsel of toy manufac-Cermer, Songbo, Hangsang, Ram- his own. There were two previous self-Sir Douglas Hogg.

convictions against the same Great Britain will shortly as- meaning that Britain was giving

turers. But there are many of us up her rights in the various conwho now think of snow and frost ses. Timanoek, Binge Mart, Men driver, and he was fined $5 on each sume the leadership in an inter- Imperial campaign for the deve- cessions in China, or, at least, that (and the damp and fogs as well do Maru, Koshua Maru, Kumsang of the present summonses.

Appearing as complainant in alopment of markets for the benefit summons against a Chinese driver, of the Empire.--Mr. Amery.

over

IN COURT AGAIN TO-DAY

motorists.

Defendant was fined $6.

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Canada is a great country for those willing to work-Rev. A. Turner.

which

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breach of the conditions of his "People turn pale when they learner's licence, Revenue Officer faint, don't they?" asked a A. Grimmitt stated that defen-barrister who was cross-examin dant gave no need of where he was ing and badgering a witness.

"No, not always?"

going.

with much misgiving after our spell of life in the warmer Far East. If we take last Sunday as CHRISTIE AND BLUHM. for dangerous driving, and for a an example, surely there is much cause for thankfulness in the fact be-that we here can spend a day in December out in the warm sun- shine, with the thermometer just over the 70 mark. It is one thing to dwell upon the picturesque idea of snow and frost at Christmas but it is, we suggest, a much more tangible pleasure to enjoy the remainder of glorious winter

weather with is favoured. yet not which this Colony

And so we find some compensa- tion for our separation' from the

the action was a preliminary step towards that end. Actually, how ever, the arrangement that has been came to is merely one tween, the Government and the several lot-holders in the Conces- sions, whereby the former will no longer occupy the role of ground landlord, this being effected by a surrender of the such leases as have expired.

To understand

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Jathes Christie and Christopher Bluhm were again produced be

or Major C. Willson, at the Cen- tral Police Court; this morning, as new charge. of defendants on a criminal conspiracy to extort money from the Police Reservist,

Au Young.

2.15 .on

On the day in question, witness proceeding from his house a Wanchai Road. He encountered defendant who had come up from behind another car and to prevent a head-on-collision witness was

"Did you ever hear of a case of fainting where the party did not turn pale?"Yes."

"Did you ever see such a case?" -"Yes,"

"When?"

"About a year ago." "Who was it?"

"A negro."

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compelled to jam his brakes very His Worship remanded the new sharply. Defendant had been go 30 and 40 ing along at between miles an hour, and, after the in- the position family circle of Home. During charge for hearing t

Sandy, who had been convinced the few remaining days there, will Thursday afternoon,

Mr. J. A. Gordon Leask (for the cident, escaped from witness by clearly, it should be borne in mind be all the usual shopping bustle.

however, followed back on to the of Spiritualism, was put in touch that Britain holds its various and preparation great art defence): I ask your Worship to ping up a side-street. He was,

grant bail.

Praya, where he abandoned his with a friend who had "passed of the spirit which

His Worship fixed this at $1,000 vehicle and ran away.

over." Concessions in China on lease in itself

The friend said he had been for each aesused;

On the charge of dangerous driv- perpotuity, and that she will con- festival. And while we out

Better Place. Mr. Gordon Leask: I would tinue so to hold them until such here shall have our thoughts with point out that the first accused ing, defendant was fined $20, and transferred to a

for driving in an area not included "However," he added, "we have time as the Treaties conferring those at Home and shall be mak Christie, is only on one charge, in his learner's licence, a further in work here, you know, just as

ing our own preparations for the the rights have been either abro-holiday, the thought comes thut, and the maximum penalty in $250; fine of $5 was imposed.

or six months' hard labour.

SOON

to

make

up

the

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gated or revised. As the holder with the tremendous progrERS His Worship: Yes, or

of the Concessions, the British which is being made in the realm of radio, and television and such- Government has from time to time like marvels, the time may not he leased property therein, for speci- far distant when there will be hed periods, to various individuals much more common and united

celebration with the greater in and firms, and, as the ground land- terchange of messages and pic: lord, has charged Crown rent to, tures. The world is becoming the lessees. It is these lensesmaller every year.

months hard labour.

six

Mr. Leask still regarded the amount as being unduly heavy. He suggested a reduction to 3500 in Christie's case, while agreeing that $1,000 was not heavy in the case of Bluhm who had to answer the further charge of not being in possession of valid passports.

His Worship in confirming the amount of the bail he had fixed, pointed out that it was only a very sherl remand, His Worship, however, promised to reconsider the application when the charge had come up for its first hearing.

Mr. Leask: The second defen- dant Bluhm has also another charge of, not being in possession 20.43 of valid passports. Is that before .18.20 your Worship as well? 134.67

EXCHANGE RATES.

Vienna

which the Government now in- tends to cancel--for that is in reality what the decision means--- and the lot-holders will thus be left in possession of their proper- | ty, without paying any ground Paris

Brussels rent, for so long as Britain holds Amsterdam. the Concessions. At one time, the Berlin Government contemplated the out-Copenhagen right sale of the leases to the Helsingfors lot-holders, from which a sum of Lisbon

Bucharest £400,000 would have been secured, Buenos Aires but this idea has now been aban-Shanghai

Yokohama doned in favour of a free assign- New York ment of the leases-presumably Geneva

Milan because the Government could not Stockholmi give any guarantee of tenure. Celo

Prague The practical effect of the deci-Madrid sion is to convert the properties Athens from lensehold to freehold, but. Bombay of course, only for such time as Hongkong

Silver (spot) Britain's rights in the Concessions

Silver (forward) are maintained. It la, however,

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London, Dec. 19.

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you have to work on" the earth. A number of drivers who were Eight hours a day!" arrested in Pedder Street were Much interested, Sandy got amongst the truffle offenders fined into communication with another this morning. Amongst the sum friend, who confessed he had

wore those relating to arrived at another destination. monses

accosting "All the same," he said, "things obstruction, loitering. passengers, or failing to show the are not bad here. Lots of old number badges such as are re-pals."

by public "Do you have to work?" in- quired to drivers.

quired Sandy.

be worn

CORRESPONDENCE.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.

[To the Editor, Hongkong Telegraph:]

Sir, "Science and Health" page 47, states:

"Oh yea," came the reply. "A little. About twenty minutes a dny does it."

"What! Only twenty minutes? Why, mon, in the other place they have to do eight hours a day."

"Ah, yes," came the reply, "but down here it's all over in no time. Think of the crowd."

"To the Science THE WEEK'S HEALTH. healer, sickness is a dream from which the patient ncede to be

Mr. T. H. King (prosecuting): 103% Mr. Lindsell will take it. 2.7/16 The question was referred to MP.

.790 Linsell in the other Court, and awakened." 47% later apearing again before Major 2/7C. Willson, Mr. Leask stated that ject tell us

Will the last writer on this sub-

A LIGHT RETURN.

Last week's health return shows

Mr. Lindsell had said that the (1) How many of these healers 25.28 passports charge would be trans- went to the Front bo awake our that there were five cases, of ferred to the now charge ahoet and gallant soldiers from their hor-diphtheria reported (two fatal), .89.15/10

the sufferers being one Portuguese that both charges would then berible "dreama?" .18.07

There were 18.35 heard before Major Willson, on (2) Was not the whole work and four Chinese.

left to infidel doctors?

two non-fatal "cases of typhoid .104 Thursday.

(3) How is it that these "heal-fever, one being British import- crs" are not attached to every ed) and one Chinese. One fatal case each of cerebro-spinal fever, hospital?

(4) Are the hospital authorities puerperal fever and influenza com- foolish not to employ them?pleted the list. There was one

rabid dog. Yours, etc.,

.29.25 Major Willson; I remand the 308 passports charge until Thursday 6.20/82 afternoon at 2.15, and then it will .1/8.7/04 stund. The bail in the other cass

.2.11/18 will cover this.

Mr. Gordon Leask: That is ball .20.11/16

20.9/19f $1,0007 British Wireless,

Us Worship: Yes.

[GERAMIC, "-",

Hongkong, 19th Dec. 1927.

Yesterday there was one Chinese cases of typhoid fever reported.