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MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 1928

THE NEW SEAMEN'S

UNION.

MONDAY, JANUARY

few years huis bon, in the main, a.record, of distortion of real trade: inionism for the purpose of benefit- ing. paid officials rather than the wurkers. Apart from the illegal activities of so many of these Unions, there have been Instances almost without number in which dishonest officials have absconded with funds contributed from the hard carned wages of the workers who were under the impression that |

DAY BY DAY.

1928.

ALTERED BANKNOTES,

FROM $10 TO $100,

The Very Idea!

THERE IS NOT A VICE WHICH MORE EFFECTUALLY CONTRACTS AND DEAD- ENS THE FEELINGS THAN THE DESIRE

Two $10 notes of the Mercantile OF ACCUMULATING POSSESSIONS, Mant.

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

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle told an Bank of India, with the figures amusing story about himself at a altered to indicate that the notes luncheon of the Association of were of the denomination of $100, American Correspondents. In Lon- formed the subject of two charges don, at the Savoy Hotel. preferred against a Chinese before Before the American copyright Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon law was passed," he said, "I re- Magistracy this morning. The member... their taking one little man was charged with uttering the book of mine, written under said notes at two different shops simply, A. Conan Doyle. The P. and O. 3.3. Kalyan is duo last, Thursday and Saturday res-

The P. and C. 8.8. Mantua, from Hongkong, arrived at Marseilles on 6th January at 7"a.m.

in paying in these monies they were here from Shanghai to-morrowpectively..

There will be a Lecture at the Helena May on Monday, 16th Jan uary, at 6.30 pm The subject is Fra Angelico by Father Finn S. J-Advt.

JI

"The reader evidently thought it was written by a woman and

thought he would print a picture. of her, and on the cover, appeared a very pretty girl with a large Gainsborough hat. I have often, been depicted, but I think that is the most pleasing picure."

Assuring themselves of future bene-morning at six o'clock.

Two other Chinese were charged nts. With these facts in mind, it is

The annual ball of the Taikoo in conjunction with the first man satisfactory to note that the Chia-Club will be held on Friday, Jan-in respect of the second "count. ese Chamber of Commerce, in uary 20, at the Talkon Club Hall. Sergeant Brittain, prosecuting, said that on Thursday last, the conjunction with the Tùng Wah

first defendant went to a shop at Hospital authorities, are to look

No. 606, Shanghai Street, and pur- A "trial marriage," described or the funds of the new Seamen's

chased goods to the value of about as a "companionate union," la to Union, and that for this purpose

50. He tendered one of the notes be attempted by a youthful Amari- in payment of his purchases. The Jean couple, Mr. Aubrey Roselle, two members from each institution -respectable members of the com- A tin box containing $2,850 innote was subsequently handed to aged twenty, and Miss Josephine munity, with knowledge of local notes disappeared from 32, Tang the shop master's brother of Na. Hakleman-Julius, aged eighteen,

Street during the week end. At 203, Laichikok Road, who was of Kansas City.

The conditions of the "expori- shipping conditions-are to be ap- the same time another $100 in small Later informed that it was a

forgery.

ment" are that from the moment pointed. This end of the busincas money was missed...

On Saturday, the same man, they are made man and wife by will therefore be in safe hands, und

together with the second and third the conventional marriago core- defendants, bought several articles mony Mr. and Mrs. Roselle will be from No. 203, Laichikok Read, and merely casual friends to each gave the note mentioned in the other, says the New York Herald second charge. The master, re (Paris edition), meeting only cognising the similarity of the occasionally, until such time as Amongst the passengers who left note with that tendered at his both are convinced that they can by the P. and O. es. Morea on Sa-brother's shop, two days previous live up to the marriage vow.

If, however, they decide that turday were Capt. and Mrs. E. W. ly, had the men detained.

"run in double Morris, Lady Victoria Fielding, Mr. His Worship, an examining the they cannot W. G. Champkin and Mr. R. M. notes, remarked that their face harness," Mrs. Roselle will, with values were for, $100, whereas in her father's consent, ask the the charges the notes were re-Divorce Court to untie the knot, ferred to as 310 notes.

and will embark on another "trial,

[

The Fire Brigade received sev. If adequate steps are taker. toeral calls over the week end, the secure a representative membership outbreaks being chimney fires and for the Union, the movement should heaps of rubbish. In no cases were

the appliances necessary. moet with every success. Much will depend on this latter aspect of the question, and we trust that the sponsors of the movement will put Torth every endeavour to attract the men in whose interests the new Union is being brought into being.

Smith.

We have received from a "Lady Sympathiser" the sum of $50 to be forwarded to the Secinty for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, as a contribution towards the cost of a new Dogs' Home.

Forthcoming weddings announced include that of Mr. G. H. White, engineer draughtsman, 3 Tantallon Terrace, Kowloon Dock, to Miss G. L Woolley, Vacuum Oil, 565, Nathan Road, Kowloon.

Opera at Home, We have been sorry to learn, from the latest Home newspapers, that Sir Thomas Beecham's scheme for running opera with the help of opera lovers is hanging fire. If it fails there will be no escape from In common with many others, we the conclusion, says a Home writer, are gratified to observe that a new that there is no public in this coun Seamen's. Union, the object of whithtry for fine opera-a paradoxical is to protect the rights of Chinese conchision, for nearly always when seafarers, is to be formed locally. Sir Thomas Beccham the As stated at Friday's meeting of British National Opera, Com- the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, pany give performances they are

The Fatshan of the Hongkong, crammed to the doors. It is incre Canton and Macau Steamboat Com- the new Union is to be a purely dible that there are not 150,000 pany, was, docked at Kowloon this protective organisation for the people willing to subscribe twopence morning for overhaul and refit. Her workers, and its main object is to wedk for five years to ensure place on the run has been taken prevent the latter from being vicern seasons in the great cities, by 5.5. Lungshan whose refit has

a man who has shown just been completed.

enthusiasm for the

under

.cr

A Chinese earpenter suddenly went insane on Saturday night and cut himself with a sharp knife in- flieting no less than seventeen Wounds. He was admitted to the Government Civil Hospital.

.

timised by unscrupulous people.his own

by spending 1 fortune At a meeting of the Tung Wah The sanction of the Government to use

upon it, and who is a

great Hospital last night Mr. Tang Shiu- establish the Union has already musician. The truth seems to be kin was elected Chairman of the bech secured, and if Chinese sca- that people are so accustomed to Executive Committee while Messrs. receiving music as a gift from Lo Yin-nin and Ng Wah were elect-

committee for the coming year..

Sergeant Brittain replied that marriage" lator. the notes were of $10 denomina- The young people explain, how. tion but had been altered to re-ever, that they fully expect that present notes of $100 each,

this one."experiment "will prove

His Worship. The notes are a success, genuine but the figures are alter-

ed? Yes.

His Worship intimated that the offence seemed to be a rather serious one and said that it had better be a committal case.

The three defendants were re- manded till Wednesday morning when the evidence will be taken.

CORRESPONDENCE.

A RECENT FILM.

To the Editor, Hongkong

Telegraph.]

Sir, Some two weeks ago, a flim was shown in Kowloon, entitled "IN.RI" and, from what I have heard, it was a film well worth see ing. Unfortunately it was shown

Solleitor, at Willesden: You have rather a hasty temper, have not you? Woman: Perhaps, but I

yet. have had no chance to show it off.

Willesden, woman: I should just like you to see some of the bad

names she used to me.

North London wife: My husband has never left me permanently bofore; only stayed out all night occasionally, as husbands do.

&

Clerk, at Highgate, to an elderly. man summoned for keeping a dog without a licence: Have you certificato now? Man: I can't afford a dog's certificate, but I have a doctor's centificate to show I am suffering from rheumatism. Will that do?

Policeman, of a man accused of“

drunkenness at Clerkenwell: He was running backwards because. he could not run forwards. Mr. Pope, magistrate, to the man: Christmas Week, when shopping Pay five shillings. prevented myself and others from seeing this historical film,

men can be induced to, join the new above, mysteriously provided, that led head directors of the finance during the hustle and bustle of They say you were back-pedalling.

Bas

pro-

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The Colony's water return, as at

I am sure that if an attempt "January 1st, shows that on the

were made, to show the picture in. Hongkong side there were 1,448.25 Hongkong a large number would million gallons in storage, a flock to see it. It has not been against 1.633.91 last, year, whilst shown on this side of the Harbour the respective figures for Kowloon yet, and there is no reason why were 401.08 and 106.46 million gallongkong should be denied,

Yours, etc.

Parents and friends of students of the Kat Lap School gathered in large numbers at the Grand Theatre, Wanchai, yesterday, when the Right Rev. Bishop H. Valtorta distributed the prizes won by stud ents of the school during the past

year.

XMAS SHOPPER. Hongkong, Jan. 7th, 1928.

́BANK OFFICIALS

ARRESTED. “

་

Io. was one of those young. his arrival at a village school, he inspectors, full of new ideas. On decided upon a general intelli- gence test, and asked a pupil for

double-figured number.. "Thirty-eight" said the pupil, whereupon the inspector chalked on the blackboard the figurës 83. He did this with two more num bers, supplied by the class, but still no one seemed to notice his mistake.

At last, with a gesture of annoy ance to the teacher, he decided on a list chance.”

"Give me a double-figured num- ber, little girl," "he said.

The raply Was startling. Eighty-eight, air. See if you can make a mess of that one.”

organisation in any considerable they are slow to believe that this number, it should have a career of invitation to subscribe their pennies is now the only hope of the con- the utmost usefulness. Seeing that tinuance of opera at all. It is now the movement is receiving the sym-known that the B... O. C. will be pathetic support of the Chamber forced to go out of business in the spring. Grand opera in England and of the Tung Wah Hospital au- does not pay, and is not possible thorities, there is every reason without subsidy in some form. It

is necessary, in organizing opera to jos. why, in course of time, it should engage singers and orchestra at develop along lines promising wide lenst 'two years ahead. The slow spread benefits to those in whose response to the appeal is probably due to nothing but laziness and interest it is being created. inertia. but it is to be hoped, for Everybody knows that the old the credit of England, that this last chance of establishing opera will Seamen's Union which

not be lost. Sir Thomas Beecham is scribed by the Government some nothing if not an enthusiast and it time ago was prostituted by its is devoutly to be hoped that his officials until it became an organisa- this schenie to a succesful termina-ing among

great personality will carry through Fire broke out on Saturday morn

some rattan stores tion chiefly concerned with the pro- tion. The money ought to be forth- on the front verandah of motion of subversive ideas. Pre- coming, and we cammót help but house in Wuhu Street, A prompt

I love England-King Foisal. thinking that some of the music- call was put through to the Kow-

Nearly all men think women. tending to exist for the purpose of lovers of this Colony who delight loon Fire Brigade, and the speedy the Central Bank of China, Can- safeguarding the rights and inter- in opera and other find things when arrival of the engines saved the ton, was mentioned before Mr. R. sillyMiss Rebecca West.

E. Lindsell at the Centrul Magis- Some people get unduly depress-- cats of its members, it got into the they go Home on leave would do building.

well to send to London any contri-

tracy on Saturday when chargesed about industry but I see no. control of unscrupulous mischief-bution they might feel so disposed By means of the well-known bank of receiving $100,000 knowing the reason for these gloomy views makers who sought to use it as a to give. It would be in the nature note trick, two Chinese managed same to have been stolen, fror Sir Alfred Mond, M.P.

of an insurance against the time to obtain money and jewellery Wang Tsung-chu and. Chiu Pok21 be called a "dapper"? Why not Why should a young woman of the Bank were preferred against political instrument. The putting when they, too, will be in London valued at $63 from an amah, em- forward of absurd demands and the wanting to hear the best that Home played at No. 687 Shanghai Street, sang

call a young man of 21 a "popper" 7 encouragement of unreasonable can give them.

yesterday. The parcel which was Mr. M. K. Lo appeared for theThe Duchess of Hamilton.

The time has passed when under handed her by the two men, for two defendants, while Mr. T. H. which she gave such valuable securKing, Director of Criminal Intelli- the British flag a white person can and, ander the cloak of helping its RECENT THEFT OF GAS. ities, proved to be two old Chinese zeice, conducted the prosecution refuse to shake hands with a novels wrapped up in a handker. The defendants, both of whom black The Bishop of Warrington. were arrested in Hongkong on Thursday last, were remanded formally until to-morrow,

strikes were

its main activities,

members, the Union's officials were

SEQUEL TO COMPANY'S

· INVESTIGATIONS.

chief.

i

FORMALLY CHARGED. IN COURT.

The arrest of two officials of

It was a fireside party, and to while away an hour the game.of. first and last lettera was played, It was the turn of the rich aunt.

"A....

G," she said. An There were many unsuccessful efforts, and then all gave it up.

"Arthrug," came the triumphant London, Jan. 8. reply. No one dared smile.

EXCHANGE RATES.

Mr.

Mr.

Paria

Brussola

in reality doing them the utmost disservice. By declaring the

A week's remand was granted by Unión un illegal society, the Govern-

Major Willson at the Central Ma-

ment not only saved over-trustful,

gistracy on Saturday morning in a seamen from being further used as In connexion with the tempor-case in which two Chinese were ary remand from gaol of A. A. of the Hongkong, Canton and charged with uttering forged tickets the tools of these professional agi Remedios, a former employee of Macao Steamboat Company. tators, but it also did an act of the Gas Company, who a fortnight F. E. Nash prosecuted on behalf of

In these days of age was sentenced to four weeks' Mr. Woo Hay-tong, and public service.

hard labour for theft of gas, Mr. Trade. Union rights, however, Leo D'Almada e Castro, on behalf Horace Lo defended one of the men. Amsterdam

The unrepresented defendant said Berlin would be utterly unreasonable to of Remedios, this morning applied he picked up the tickets from a

Copenhagen deny Chinese seamen the privilege for a further remand, for the pur-waste paper basket in the company's Vienna

pose of giving the necessary a5-office and handed them to the other Helsingfors of association, and thus we find thesistance to the Gas Company in defendant.

Lisbon .. Government quite willing that these regard to an investigation which

New York seafarers should have their own.

the Company is said to have un dertaken. Union, provided it is run on due In making this application, Mr. and proper lines, not with the object D'Almada said that during the of intimidation and extortion, but time Remedios had been out, he had given every possible assistance in the rightful interesta of a body to the Gas Company and it was of men who are of the utmost value only on the instruction of Mr. T to the world of shipping. Hence H. King, D.C.L, that he (Mr. D'Almada) was making this fur- the facilities which the Government ther application.

Pictures showing for the last Geneva time-to-day, besides. "Cheating Milan Cheaters" and the Falix cartoon at Stockholm the Queen's, include "Miss Blue Oslo beard" at the 6.15 and 9.20 perform. Prague ances in the World Theatre, and,

Madrid. in Hats" at the Star Theatre. Athens "Miss Bluebeard" is a rollicking

Bucharest farce with Bebe Daniels in the lead-Ro

Buonos Aires ing role, and

Tin Hats is Bombay a comedy of the Army of Occupa-Shanghai is granting for the establishment Mr. Lindsell:-I am prepared to tion presenting Claire Windsor and Hongkong Framand the case to 10 a.m. on Conrad Nagel. The picture at the Yokohama

Wednesday, but I am not going to 2.30 and 7.15 performances in the Silver (spot). The history of Chinese labour grant any further remand after World Theatre is the Chinese Silver (forward) unions in Hongkong during the past that." Ball as before

drama "Nar Jar.“

of this new Union.

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.84.95 "I want your help, sir, for I am .12.08 15/16

in a funny fix said a man at 20.48

18.20% Willesden. Folice Court.

34.52

"I was a widower," he added,

103.97 and took in my aunt to look after 2.7/18 mo, on the understanding that if .4.87 7/10 øver I married again, she would 25.29 3/16 go,

18.04

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.92.27 "I havo married again, and now .18.11 aunt won't go; and when I men- tion it, she insults me and the new 28.37 missus something cruel. Of 308 course, if I could do with the old 791 woman as well, I would; but what 6.29/82 cán a man do with a new wife and .47.18/16 an old aunt, in one room and a .1/0.1/10 boxroom?"

2/11/ Magistrate: There certainly .2/0

1/11.1/32 seems a lack of accommodation for | both wife and aunt, You had .26.9/10.

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better give your aunt proper notice. to quit.

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