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THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1928.

DAY BY DAY.

THE TWO GREAT EVILS OF THE DAY ARE DRINK AND DULLNESS; AND THE FORMER IS THE OUTCOME OF THE LATTER.

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that the men of the Mercantile Marine are not in the habit of con- tanling themselves with carrying out their duties to the mere lotter of the law but that they are pre- pared in moments of emergency, to risk their lives in discharging We have received two effcotive self-imposed obligations, if by so office of the Mitsui Bursun Kaisha, Chinese calendars from the local doing they can save their ships. |Ltd. It so happened in the case under notice, owing to a variety of cir-which left Shanghai at 4 pm, on The P. and O. ss. Dovanha, cumstances, that the existence of Tuesday, is due here at 6 am. to grilles Was * factor

help-morrow, ing towards

of the defence Yesterday's health return shows the ship's citadel, but, on One Chinese case of typhoid fever and one Indian case of cerebro- general principles, there is rea-

spinal fever. son in the standpoint that anything which hinders the free access of passengers to any part of the ship in times of emergency should be dis- couraged. We do not, of course, overlook the point that this free dom from obstruction may also favour the operations of pirates aboard, but unfortunately, that cannot be helped.

Hongkong's existing anti-piracy regulations are largely concerned with searches of passengers before ships leave this port, and it is at this point that we touch the core

of the evil In practically every case of piracy reported in recent years, the pirates naya boarded the vessels as passengers. It is there fore obvious that the best means of preventing piracies is to tackle the

Hongkong Telegraph. problem at its source. Unhappily,

THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1928.

1.

DEFENCE CORPS CAMPS.

ENGINEER COMPANY'S GOOD WORK.

The Very Idea!

"Excuse me,

air," said the caller, "but is this Mr. Robinson's office?"

The annual camps of the were held at Tai Lam during the roll-top desk,

"No: It is not," came the angry Artillery Co. of the H.KV.D.C.reply from the man seated behind Sunday, 8th inst., and Friday to Sunday, 13th and 15th inst, and intruder.

"Much obliged!" mattered the unforeseen were most successful. Owing to He departed, leaving the door

circumstances,

the wide open, and a gule blow in,

", you!" the man.at the desk shouted angrily. "Coma, back and shut my door!"

original dates arranged for the end of the month had to be can- celled, and thus it was decided to hold only a field day for the first week-end.

Smiling, the other came back into the office. From his bag he Unfortunately the weather on produced a mechanical appliance. the 6th was just about as bad as "Here air" he said, "is the very it could have been, heavy rain latest type of door-closer on the

The exchange banks will be falling all morning. However, market. Closes your door with closed to the transaction of public both the shoots were carried out out a bang, and is guaranteed for business on Monday and Tues-was a "predicted shoot," while the for one?"

and were anocessful.

The first ten years. May I take your order day, the 23rd and 24th instant.

second was on a target represent- ing a "strong point."

It is advertised that the Grocery Department of Messrs. Lano, Crawford, Ltd., will be open on Tuesday, January 24, from, 8.30 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. for Pass Book

orders.

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Hush, little bunny,

Don't you cry, You will be érmino By-and-by.

during the Marconf case that he fr. Justice Eve, in confessing had ren alternately reading and having a nap, has revived pleasant hovo suffered

The weather for the weekend.. however, entirely made up for that" of the previous Sunday and re- The Company arrived in camp in malnded perfect all the time.. time for dinner on the Friday, and A notice to mariners issued by all. Saturday morning was spent the local authorities states that on the guns. -After" timin, memories of judicial somnolence, Board of Trade examinations for "scheme" was carried out under Coleridge must masters and mates will not be the I.G. and 0.0. 4th Battery R.A., exquisite torture in trying to held at the Harbour Office during and proved most interesting and keep awake at times, for when t the week commencing January 23.

the Bar Ho had been known to go to sleep while taking down evidence, and he always slept be- tween cases, ometimes, indeed, taking a nap his arrival at 10.30 a.m. if he may not required

instructive.

10.45. On the beach he near I always tumbled off to sleep after lunch, and many were the ruses adopted to wake him up. Once he woke up and at once entered judgment for the plaintiff against him, but he got out of the though he had meant to decide situation very skilfully.

On Sunday morning, a special According to a police report, a programme was carried out by the Warrant has been issued for the 60 Pdr. Battery and the Volunteer

Că. arrest of Lai Tak-shing, alias Lai | Artillery Chung-wing, for the alleged em-

with two howitzers. The first shoot was bezzlement of $3,700, being the pro- one with aeroplane abservation perty of the Tai Hing Lee firm of and was carried out by the 60 Pdr. 49, Jervals Street.

Battery and was followed by a shoot by the 6" howitzers on a in many China ports the seatches, Following the Information plac-nest of machine guns. This was when carried out at all, are of aed before the Sanitary Board by followed by a shoot with shrapnel most cursory character, and so long have issued instructions to river O.C. Volunteer Artillery Co: had Mr. Braga last week, the P.W.D. by the 60 Pir. Meantime, the ns that is, the case we fear the evil steamer owners, to see that filter-been ordered to send out a flank will not be suppressed. That being ed water from the Hongkong observer to Middle Spur in order

Cave had a great weakness for mains is not in future used for to engage a flash battery with the sleep, but, as he said, he only gave so, adequate nayal" patrols" on Chi-

washing down decks.

assistance of flank observation, in when he had got the evidence nese waterways remain essential,

This proved to be a most instruc-on his notes and counsel in which regard the British Navy

This morning's Harbour Office tive shoot, and the information simply making an oration that did Once again, officers of the Bri-

can continue to play a most valueports gave 15 arrivals and 12 gained from direct and flank ob not matter... tish Mercantile Marine.have upheldable role in protecting our merchant bering four and four respectively, ful operation to be carried out.

departures, British vessels num-servation' allowed a very success- the traditions of the service by the craft.

leaving 66 vessels in harbour, Prior to opening fire, British 21. Freights were gen- Volunteer Artillery were inspect the erally low, Japanese giving the ed by the G. 0. C. the South China highest totals, while two vessels Command, who complimented all entered in ballast..

ranks on their smart appearance on parade, and again after the shooting on their manning of the

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The Cotton Crisis,

A Chinese boy, aged 14, was admitted

Government

to

the

gung.

Was

Wright was once complaining to Bowen about having to make a Divisional Court with a somno- Court late," he said, "goes to lent judge. "He comes into sleep, wakes up with a jerk, and adjourns half an hour before time." To which Bowen replied "My dear Wright, you should not be rough with him. After all, he junction, Shake off all sloth and is only obeying the hymnal in-

A rag and bone dealer was Kingston County ."master

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Sparke and Mr. Houghton put up on Tuesday when pirates made an dfort to seize control of the 5.9. It cannot be gainsaid that the San Nam Hoi. The full story of grave.depression in the Lancashire the thrilling exploit appeared in yes. cotton industry calls for drastic re: Hospital suffering from the effects The Company is in urgent need terday's issue of the Telegraph vision of existing conditions, and of a dog bite. The youth was of recruits, and it is hoped that early rise."" from which it will have been glean-straits could not be better illustrat- Souza, of 147, Wong Nei Chongbowitzer work will communicate that the employers are'in desperate bitten by a dog owned by Mr. anyone interested in learning ed that the two officers named helded than in the nature of their pro Road, and the animal has since immediately with the O.C. through described at the desperadogs at bay from the posals for a heavy wage cut and an been removed to Kennedy Town Volunteer Headquarters. Parades Court as protected bridge until it became source of satisfaction is, however,

increase in working hours. Afor observation.

are being continued, and special dealer." evident to the pirates that their discernible in their appeal, to the

Instruction will be arranged for A Chinese widow, sixty-eight all recruits. venture had failed. It was a gai- Unions to join them in a confer-years of age, was yesterday sent lant piece of work, carried out with the industry, and it may be that Kowloon City, suffering from cut ence on the problems confronting to the Kwong Wah Hospital from much resource and courage, the the recommendations of the wounds to her throat and hands,

Associations more so since the

were believed to be inflicted by a man dual duty of Employers'

intentionally framed somewhat navigating the ship and, at the

during an armed robbery at the provocatively to make doubly widow's hut at

Kowloon City same time, lending a hand in repul-sure of the acceptance of yesterday. No details of the sing the attackers, fell upon the

robbery are at the moment avail- master of the vessel. Unhappily,

able. the pirates' attempt resulted in the

the invitation: However

this

may be, the proposals are mani festly out of place, and the workers' representatives will be warmly sup ported in their firm refusal to con-

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A Chinese girl, living at 267, Voeux Road West, was

Des

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE BRITISH LEGION,

[To the Editor, Hongkong Telegraph.]

Man at Willesden: I was respected during the two years I was a county court bailiff. I am a man, every inch of me.

Midland solicitor: What is your name? Man: Bass-not bottled.

Magistrate at Willesden: What have you to say? Man: Nothing. Magistrate: My reply shall be no less brief seven and sixpence.

Barrister at Bow County Court: Who decides when doctors dis- agree? Doctor: The patient

East Ham woman: I met him

loss of three lives, including that ofder them, no matter what set of admitted to the Government Civil space to bring to the notice of all at the exit entrance to the Labour

The

LIGHT READING.

Exchange.

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Judge Snagge at Bow County Court: I always find that an English boy is a truthful witness. The two experienced dramatic of the ultra-modern type. erities had sat through a comedy

"Well," said the first, "It's as sweet and wholesome as a decayed toadstool, but I give it two years." what would you give the author

"Yes," said the second.

*And

"Ten years.": War between Japan and United States is unimaginable.-- Baron Tanaka.

the

The streets of London are more dangerous to-day than a railway line Mr. H. R. Oswald..

It's a fool's game now-Field- War was all right fifty years ago.

Marshal Sir William Robertson.

Sir, May I trespass on your the Chief Officer, who was shot circumstances is presented for pur Hospital yesterday suffering from ex-Service men and women that down before he had an opportunity view. In every way the measure compound fracture of her right there is an active branch of the

Arc stigrested to be condemned, of offering serious resistance.

They are wide of the root of the ankle. The girl was following a British Legion in this Colony? The fact that the San Nam Hoi trouble, which is more vitally coolie up the stairway of the Owing to departures from the carried grilles and armour-plated associated with over-capital above address, when a chest of tea, Colony, the membership is grud- doors was no doubt a big factor in the post-war boom, the refusal of his shoulder, slipped and struck difficult to get in touch with new lisation of the companies following which the coolie was carrying on ally decreasing and it is very preventing the pirates gaining con- the weakest to go to the wall, and the girl.

arrivals who might wish to join trof, of the vessel, hut, for all that, a large deadweight of debt.

the local Branch. To-morrow night at 9.15 in the Unions are fully conversant with we do not imagine that there will, as the situation nnd-have never sought Star Theatro, Mr. Dick Norton's assist distressed ex-Service men, Although our main object is to a consequence, be any suggestion to avoid recognition of the serious company of eleven artistes, the the fact must not be overlooked from responsible quarters that the news of the crisis. Throughout, the "Globe Trotters," will give their that we have, ever since our forma grille system should again become have been reasonably-minded and which represents an entirely new organising the arual "Poppy workers' representatives appear to entertaining revue, "Incidents," lion, taken, on the responsibilty of general. It was only a few months even the latest proposals, which programme. "Incidents" will be re- Day" collection, which this year ago that Hongkong's anti-piracy which the Unions are in existence, when the ecmpany will bring their for this reason alone, all who are strike at the basic purpose for peated again on Saturday night, amounted to nearly $20,000, and, regulations were thoroughly re- have not roused them to the use of Hongkong season to a close. Book eligible should join to keep this defence.-Brig.-General P. P. C. Aviation is the Cinderelin f vised, and the main feature of the expletives. The counter-suggestioning is at Moutrie's and the Star branch in a healthy condition. Groves. revision was that the require- minate

that the employers voluntarily ell-Theatre at the popular admission the controversial pro- prices of $3, $2 and $1.

I shall be glad if any ex-Service ntents for the provision of grillos posals from the agenda before the

men and women wishing to join (or and other means of protectionFebruary 3rd, and substitute there Conference meets. again on

rejoin) will send in their names to me care of Jardine, Matheson and were abolished, it being left to for a request, to be issued jointly,

Co., Ltd.-Yours, etc. shipowners to follow their own statutory committee with full to the Government to appoint a

A. PIERCY, inclinations

Hongkong, Jan. 18th, 1928. in this matter. powers to enquire into all factors- Apart from grilles being in con-

of cost of production, may be com- 'mended as a valuable contribution flict with Board of Trade rules, to the discussions. The result of

Those who are searching for experience had shown that, they the effort to stablise the Lancashire light reading cannot do better could become a positive source cotton industry is of vital import- than to secure a copy of "Ye Froth of danger, as in the case of the position taken up by the workers, een published at the remarkably Brussels

anco to the whole country, and the Blowers Annual," which has just paris 8.8. Leung Kwong when she came indicating their willingness to co-low price of one shilling

operate, is a powerful demonstra- From Mr. Bert Temple, the Berlin

Amsterdam collision with the launch tion of the possibilities of peace in founder of the Order, we have re- Copenhagen into Moonshine in May last. On that industrial matters.

ceived an advance copy of the Vienna occasion, many aboard the Leung

Annual, and it only needs a cur- Helsingfors. sory glance through its pages to Lisbon Kwong were trapped by the We have received a copy of the see that it is well worth buying. Bucharest grilles, and 4 heavy death-roll current issue of the Far Eastern Comprising nearly 150 pages, it Buenos Aires resulted. Moreover, it has been Thos. Cook and Sons official organ. tributions by the foremost writers.

Travellers' Gazette, which is Messrs. contains bright and cheery con- Shanghai

Yokohama rightly argued that it is no part It is a veritable. mine of informa- and artists of the day, including New York of a ship's officer's business to re-tion for the prospective traveller, most interesting article by Sir Ge

Genova sist piratical attacks to the utter-lustrated, holding out great allure Froth Blower The Blustrations Oslo

and contains special articles, finely Alfred Fripp on Why I am a Stockholm meat, but, rather, that protection for the voyager, including "Britain, and cartoons are especially good.

Those who buy the Annual will Madrid: Prague should come from outside. The the Land of Loveliness, the por fact that the Captain and Chlef ton, present Ambassador to the that all the profits from the pub Rio

sonal glowing tribute of Mr. Hough have the satisfaction of knowing Athers Engineer of the San Nam Hoi did Court of St. James, "A New Way licntion are guaranteed to go to Bombay take it upon themselves, to put up Country and the "Lure of Al- are at G, Racquet Court, Fleet Säver (forward)

to Europe, Japan na a Tourist Sir Alfred. Tripp's Wee Walfe Hongkong

Funds. The publishing offices Silver (spot) such a fine resistance only shows gerla.”

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