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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

PROTECT YOUR CAR.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31,

1927.

Kuch as is given by overy Muni- cipality at Home, renderano service to the public to enjoy art

DAY BY DAY.

MAKE YOUR PLANS FOR THE YEAR

by installing a "PYRENE" Fire Extinguisher.. (such as Municipal art galleries); AT ITS BEGINNING.-Japancaa Say- "PYRENE" will it has in its keeping an alleged | ing. killfire withou Museum that is the subject of

for use.

Keep a "PYR- ENE" handy on car, and in garage.

Mustard & Co., Ltd.

- Incorporated" ander the Companies

Ordinances Hongkong. *Alexandra Buildings, Doa Vooux Road Central 7

ans-

The Gazetta contains a register of chemists and druggista for Hongkong: There are twenty- four names on the list.

Yesterday's health return shows three cases of typhoid and one each of diphtheria and cerobro spinal fever. All were Chinese.

A workman of the Chinn Light and Power Company was badly scalded yeste day as a result of falling into a tank of hot water at the Company's works at Hung- hom. He was later admitted into hospital.

COUNTRY CONTACTS IN CHINA.

Strange Land,

Hospitality

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damago to the stock Jokes by almost every low On account of the New Year There was à picturesque throng Such, I reflected as I gazed engine, woodwork comedian who passes through; holidays, there will be no issue of on the platforms of the Haichimen somewhat hopelessly about, is the the Hongkong Telegraph on Mon-station, for the information had lot of the person, who scorns or upholster Water spreads a

our City Hall library is but a day. Our next issue will be on been bruited abroad not only that "plans for more than a day at petrol fire; sand is travesty of what such an Institu- Tuesday.

the Kalgan-Mongolian Express a time. Woll, then, he must would go to-day, but also that it assuredly take with good grace inoffiolent and will ton, should be; and the Govern- put the engine out ment takes no part whatsoever in

would start on time. This was a whatever his unconsidered future

of action.

the promotion of communal and

matter of much import to many lays before him. And with that persons who had been waiting for I commenced an aimless stroll "PYRENE" Ex-social culture. That is one of

some days to get out of Peking about the little town, over the to various "points west," and here object of avid curiosity, followed tinguisher is small Hongkong's greatest lacks and a

they all were, with luggage of by children, barked at by dogs in size, tight in arcumstance that is largely to

every conceivable description and brayed at by donkeys, and eyed weight and easy to blame for that sense of unrelieved

attired in strange and wonderful with some suspicion by scores of handle.

materiallara which so often palla

garments against a cold that grey-clad soldiers. would become even more bitter.as In terms of military strategy, "PYREND" does or irritates us all. There is no

progress was made toward the the position was far from satis-

factory. north and wast.

Yot there somehow not dotoriorato and provision for public music and

The train came up to the plat-possessed me a perfect assurance is always ready there is nobody in authority who

The Government is inviting ten- ders for the supply of junks for the form, where many had been wait that everything would yet bo well. seems to care. Our "Government Government grab dredger, including for hours. It was something - And sure enough, there does a very good job of work in ing all necessary maintenance and unique in trains, though it was

me presently looking after drains, or imports labour for efficient working of same drawn by a huge American locome-approached

tive, scarred and wasted by time Chinese who spoke a word or two throughout the year 1928.

and neglect and militarism. of English and who spoke them and exports or forestry work and

Immediately behind' It were with a friendly smile. And be- such-like matters, but it is a dull

attached several armoured luggage tween those and my equal number and unimaginative machine of

vans, then the

dialect- "Arst-class" of Chinese--Peking

acquaintance was established with. administration. And when it has

carriage.

Here was relic of former a man who had been "Number One" bequeathed to its care a collection

Once a fine and Boy," or something of the sort, in glories indeed. of pictures in the study of which

comfortable compartment affair. the lost hotel. Nor did he fail" to it was now devoid of paint and grasp, with quick Chinese discern- the public might gain enjoyment

most of its window glass, dusty ment, the exigencies of the situa and mental profit, it curtly

inside and out, and withal so drab tion, leading me forthwith to his wers a questioner that it has no

and comfortless that the second-house and then expounding thus:

"Hard-boil eggs, you like? Can scheme for a suitable repository.

class seemed far preferable. Yet this proved to be but the forward do. Maybe China bread, jam- There is a brusqueness (almost

half of the next carriage and a maybe sardine. Can do?" rudeness) about the, brevity of

wild scramble now ensued with Inst an interrogation whether the One wonders

seats In it as the objective. menu, as outlined, found favour. that third answer.

In this but few were successful indicated fervently that it did, what will happen when the Chafer

and the rest, whatever price their and immediate activity ensued. collection of porcelain and Marbic

A Scots Guardsman, named tickets, were compelled to take Boys were dispatched in a dozen Hall come under the guardianshia James Carlisle, was injured yester- refuge in the remainder of the directions and as much solicitude. train, the third-class, whose was shown for my comfort as if of this altogether too-prosaic day through a fall from a bus authority. Perhaps the public will from which he was attempting to carriages ranged all the way from I had been a guest at the home of

something resembling the fourth-a-Tahitian chief.

But the preparation of even 30 CHATER COLLECTION. be denied the enjoyment of these light, in Nathan Road. He re-class on a German railway to a

ceived head injuries and was re-decrepit goods wagon.

humble a meal was a prolonged. moved to the Kowloon Hospital. "

affair for the diminutive fron stove But what mattered all that? persisted in disregarding the pro- There is, we hope, no thought

New Year Hopes.

The Royal Packet Navigation Here once more was, perhaps, visions made for the disposal of of finality about the arrangements

Co. of Batavia (K.P.M.), for whom adventure; and that only a meager its smoke and in emitting it all Clearly 'it the Government of Hongkong has

Before the Telegraph ugain or the Juva-China-Japan Lijn, are three Europeans were on hand to into the small, room. so far made regarding "the hous pears, another year will have con- the local agents, have issued an participate in it merely indicated would be a matter of hours.

menced, and we should like to mark extremely artistic office calendar the wholly unnecessary timidity the meantime I went out, and wan- Ing and safe keeping of the the moment by, extending to our for 1928. It bears a beautifully of the others, who would liked to fered about the near-by, fields. readers, our sincerest hopes that caloured study of a Javanese wo-have gone but who "did not dare." where yet there remained the Kud- 1928 will prove to be as happy and which the late Sir Paul

as they themselves prosperous enkly bequeathed to the Colony. would wish it to be. The year Further, we imagine that not a

which is closing has been, to most of us, not without its anxieties and few residents have read with disappointments, but as we look much disappointment the answers back on it we can at least comfort that were given in the Legislative ourselves with the thought that our lot has been far brighter than | Council yesterday to the questions that of many others in the Far asked by the Hon. Mr. W. E. L. East. Happily, we have been free of serious labour troubles and we on the matter. The have altogether cscaped the Government admits that it has organised campaigns of terrorism received a valuable collection of and criminality which have been experienced in many parts of China

The

Thongkong Telegraph.

SATURDAY. DEC. 31, 1927.

Chater collection

Shenton

of pictures

gener

also.

It fantified that on and after 1st January, 1928, the Hongkong Const Station charge for radio telegrams to vessels will be $0.26 per word. The minimum charge for 10 words which hitherto obtain

ed will be abolished.

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Seven hundred deck passengers were devoutly thankful when they reached Singapore on December 23rd. They were on board the Armanestan, which ran into abilities. severe typhoon on the way down from China. The Antung, which came in later, also reported high sens, squalls, and heavy rain in the China SCR.

"Canton Under the Reds," a film

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and other And so, with a rattle, a few bings. minchun trenches much whistling, the emission of evidences of Feng Yu-hsiang's clouds of steam and such a verbal futile endeavour to resist Chang noise as only a Chinese crowd can Tao-lin's attack upon Nankou not make, we were off to destinations many months ago.

By and by when I had shown wholly uncertain upen a journey fraught with many zestful possi- due appreciation of the modest fare provided by my hospitable, Half the passengers at least Chinese friend, the subject of the to the Great Wall was were men of Chang Tso-lin's force.trip The higher officers, some of whom broached, for to see this had really were most distinctly Russians of brought me to Nankou. Said my Siberian extraction, occupied the host.

"You like sleep here to-night?" dismal first-class, the demands of

"Tomollow, six o'clock, "face" admitting of no deviation indicating one of the two rough 437 puintings and prints," all of proper. For this fortunate cir- record of events in the recent re from the best, though it were the bunks great interest to the Colony and take donkey, go Wall." I accepted World and Chinese merchants and travel-without a moment's hesitation. many of historical value, and Government

vigilance of our police and other is to be screened at the

one dolla'. Two piece departments

One plece whose Theatre from Tuesday to Thursdarling men packed themselves into "All light, can do. One plece don- that "in the absence of any suit-business it has been to keep the of next week. Although necessary the limited second-class space, koy, able repository for the whole col- Colony as free as possible from badly scrappy, the film is of exceptional while a throng as odd and pictures donkey, two dolia"

Four dollars about one characters and professional agita-local interest, particularly the part que as anything one would eng man, one dolla, me go; too, one lection" they have been distribut-tors. It is true that we have felt showing captured Russians biengcounter the world over clamoured dolla"."

in dozen dialects in the third-dollar, seventy-five cents, gold-- ed among Government House, the reactions from the unsettled state marched through the streets.

for a long and hard journey with class.

occurred two donkeys and two men for an University and various Govern-of Canton, but, in the main, theso have been confined to an increased

Nothing untoward ment offices. And when the Gov-periodic influx of Chinese-a fact

The Hongkong office of the during the fifty-mile run to Nan- entire day!

"Tomollow, six o'clock," now ernment is asked if it has any which in itself reflects the greater Banque Franco-Chinoise has re-kou, my destination, and a sur scheme for a permanent reposi- can

security and protection which they ceived an advice from its Head prising speed of somewhere about

always

court on enjoying Office, Puris, that a dividend of thirty miles an hour was main-repeated my host, impressing uppn more hard-boil tory it bluntly says "No." It sander the Union Jack. Unfor- 12 per cent, will be paid for the tained. And presently I stood on me the necessity of an early start

French the platform at this small Chinese "By-by-tonight, that latter altitude which will tunately, the chaotic conditions financial year 1926-1927.

prevailing throughout the greater taxes to bo.. deducted. The town and watched the Kalganggs, you eat; then tomollow, six. inevitably cause a great deal of part of South China have caused capital has been increased to Frs, Mongolian Express disappear, in o'clock, more holl egg, China disappointment throughout the continued interruption of the flow 50,000,000, fully paid up, and the the distance, into the vast west bread, jam, sardine; then we take

of trade, with effects which are na Reserves

stand at Frs. where dimy there arose the great long on donkey some-more hard- Colony. The idea in the mind of harmful to Canten merchants as to 15,301,965.

snow-capped mountains which all Anyway, if I objected too the late Sir Paul Chater when he those of Hongkong. However,

mark the boundaries of Mongolia. much to monotony there was there have of late been signs of

The train having passed from always plenty of Chinese food. gave expression to his wishes was slightly better business, and we

And so, here in this far place,. sight I looked about me. No undoubtedly that the pictures | voicê a very widespread hope when

European was anywhere in sight, nong Chinese who were perfect but a throng of Chinese,old and strangers but who had rendered might be kept as a collection, we say that we trust Canton will soon settle down to quiet and well-

young, had clustered about me, me succor in distress, provided me open to the inspection of and en- ordered rule. It cannot be too

with frank curiosity edging closer Food and relinquished to me the joyment by the public. What often stressed that Hongkong is

and closer. I had been told in best part of their humble dwelling, Peking that here at Nankou there I lay down and slept with as com opportunity will the public have willing and anxious to work in com- pleto harmony with Canton in any of seeing and appreciating the measures which may be for our

At the conclusion of business at was a small hotel of sorts, and plete a feeling of security as I Sea native, assured in some in- and I began to cast about for it. nnimates the Government, thelative Council, II. E. the Governor

definable fashion that these people up in Government offices? We traders and the people of this sald: This completes our work

Ah, sure enough! there at the were friends'; being certain of it, doubt not that they are being Colony. We trust that 1928 will for 1927. I thank honourable far end of the platform, sugges-in fact, catalogued and well checked and witness a closer and a better under-members of this Council for much tive of

Before I dropped off to sleep my a railway town in

was that in many Ftanding between the two centres, valuable and anfailing help they Nebraska, there was a large sign, thought that they will be preserved as leading to a lasting period of valuabiven to me throughout the Nailway Hotels Rapidly, in its Occidental, lands I could not have

beneficent co-operation.

past year and I take this oppor-direction I set out, followed by done this thing. And at intervals tunity of wishing all members of most of the throng.

during the night my Chinese host Council and, through them, the But only dismay awaited me. for someone of his household came Colony as a whole, every happi-For presently my way was barred into the room to see that the fire ness and prosperity for the new by half a dozen grey-uniformed was burning and to replenish it.

now

NEW YEAR WISHES.

GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE TO THE COLONY.

pictures now that they are split mutual benefit. That spirit still yesterday's meeting of the Legis now it was tiffin time and past have done in the home of a South

public property, but we doubt not also that the manner of their preservation, us at present "out- lined, is the very negation of the intention of their donor.

EXCHANGE RATES.

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The Government's attitude in this matter is, unfortunately, New York

Brussels typical of its past indifference to Genera matters other than those which Amsterdam are of strictly utilitarian value. Milan

Berlin The Government looks after our Stockholm roads, our police and sanitary Copenhagen

Onio services and all such comparable Vienna matters with a very large measure Prague

Helsingfors of real success. It is an excellent

Madrid Government in these respects, as Lisbon

Athons have always maintained, Bucharest though in some matters of policy Rio ...

Buenos Aires it is often open to criticism. But

Bombay in the realm of things other than Shanghal

Hongkong purely administrative and of praċ-

Yokohama tical value, it takes po part in Silver (spot and forward) giving the lead to the community

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Once, thinking I might be in. soldiers, And, behold! the "Rail- way Hotel" was now the head-sufficiently covered, the man of the their commander, house came and laid carefully quarters of General Somebody-or-Other. And over me another blanket, not know- ao here I was, in a pretty fix in- ing that I had awakened and was deed, friendless and hotelleas, spraware of what he was doing. Yes, rounded by Orientals, with never I think there is no exaggeration a European within ifty miles, and in the assertion that, here among. the time-or date of the next these Chinese, far, from a white train back to Peking entirely in man, I was yet among friends.

M. T. G.

A coolle, employed at the Hong-the hands of fate! .34.55 kong Hotel, was charged, on. re- .164% mand, before Major C. Willson

100% this morning, with attempting to The health bulletin of Eastern. It is advertised that, all depart- 28.82% extract money from the coin box ports, for the week ending Satur-ments of Mesars. A. S. Watson & 2.27/64 In the public telephone booth in day last, issued by the Principal Co., Ltd, will be closed on Monday,

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Civil Medical the Hotel,

Officer of Health, January 2. The Hongkong Dis Defendant denied the charge, contains the following cases, the pensary, Dispensing department, 5.20/32 47.13/16 stating that the phone had got figures in parenthesis indicating will be open for dispensing pres .1/0.8/32 out of order and he was endeavour-deaths: Plague, Alexandria 1, criptions from 10a.m. to 1 p.m.. 2/7ing to readjust the appliance when Bassein (2), Rangoon (2); Cholera, and from 8 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. On 2/0% he was seen and accused of rifling Calcutta (48), Rangoon (1), Singa- Monday. 1/10.81/22 the coin box.

poro 3 (1), Balikpapan 1-(1), |———

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owing to insufficient evidence. Small-pox; Bombay 1 (2), Calcutta Moukden 1 Dairen 1.