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THURSDAY, JANUARY 26. 1928.

firoworks from verandahs or pavements into the streets. Here again it is specifical ly laid down in the regula tions that "no burning crackers or other fre is to be thrown above the head or near any person or inflammable material." Yet, in dealing yesterday with a number of cases in "which Chinese were charged with throwing fireworks into the street, Mr. R. E. Lindsell is reported to have said that he was not at all in sympathy with auch prosecutions. Thereby, he gave the impression that he regard- ed all cracker-firing with tolerance an impression which he may not, however, have intended to convey. It obviously in A Magistrate's business to back up authority in

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DAY BY DAY.

IT IS NOT TO THE STATE THAT WE OWE THE MULTITUDINOUS USEFUL INVENTIONS FROM THE SPADE TO THE

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Singapore, is due here on Saturday The B. I... Talamba, from morning.·.

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The Very Idea 1

A minister with a very cheary disposition called, upon a sick. parishioner, who was quite bright- ched up by his visit.

he remarked, "Would you like me Just before the clergyman left, to pray for you?'"

"Hold hard," replied the sick man, I'm not so bad as that?"

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Mr. W. R. Banvard, the proprie Company, which opens a short sea tor of the Banyard Musical Comedy aon in the Theatre Royal, Hong The Interport golf dinner is to kong, on February 6th, is not un- be held at Lane, Crawford's Res-known in the Far East. There are taurant on Monday

"no doubt still many in Hongkong night.

who remember the shows brought The a.s. Confucious came out of out. by him in 1919 and 1921,

James Huff, proprietor of a de Kovicon dock this morning after which, for completeness in detail licatessen in Brooklyn, was ordered reflt and berthed at a harbour buoy, and production, were counted to throw up his hands by two hold-" amongst the very best we have up men. Instead of oboying, Huff At the Star Theatre to-morrow seen here. This enterprising im- picked up what looked like a piece night, at 9.15, a concert will be presario, to judge by Press notices of iron pipe and chased them. The given by the pupils of the Academinin India, Burmah and the Straits would-be robbers were captured by do Liceu Central, of Macao. Settlements, has now evidently police and it was learned that Huff's

gone. one better, and, in conjine- weapon was a piece of bologna.

Jon with Mr. Lew Marks, his General Manager, has put to-

Magistrate at Willesden; Your gether a company which in point husband is the defendant. Where and repertoire, scoms to have he died some years ago. entirely eclipsed all previous efforts.

The .s. Yuct On, on sailing for Canton last evening, experienced en- gine trouble shortly after leaving to assist in robertking.

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it's hands. In his references to the danger to which motor- drivers are subjected by the throwing of crackers or other fireworks into the street, Mr. Lindsell displayed the wrong attitude. He anid drivers would naturally take precautions to have the hoods and windscreens of their cars up when passing through Chinese districts during New Year holidays, and that he himself had driven through Wan- chai several times and experienc- ed no trouble. Apart from the phenomenal good luck which he ROBERTS ON-RUSSELL-On must have encountered, for January, 24th, at the Union many times during the New Year Church, Kennedy Road, Ken. neth Struan elder son of the we ourselves say fireworks de- late Mr. T. W. Kobertson and iberately thrown at people in Mrs. Robertson, of Victoria.. | motor-cars and rickshas-Mr. B.C, to Catherine Buchannan, Lindsell must surely realise that sell, Government Marine Surfireworks exploding veyor, and the late Mrs. Rus-drivers, whether wilfully directed 'sell.

at them or not, are, most decided- y liable to cause serious mishaps. Moreover, it betrays a totally wrong conception of the position to contend that a motorist should go to elaborate pains to protect himself from danger of this

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The Kong Ning sailing this even ing for Wuchow, is taking up a. cargo of coal for 8.8. Tai Hing, which vessel is still being hard aground below Dosing and running short of fuel.

Amongst the passengers who left by the Blue Funnel s.s. Antenor for Home yesterday were Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Austin, Capt. R. T. Stephens, welle and Capt. and Mrs. D. G. Mrs, and Miss Lawless, Mr. D. S.

Young.

Solicitor, at Bow County Court: My client objects to paying 60s. for extra nourishment for a cut foot.

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Irishman at Old-street: If you half fine nie I will pay half now and

"Those who know "Wally" Ban- yard, as he is more familiarly Stratford man of a woman, There known in theatrical and sporting is nothing abnormaal about her lan- circles, know that he does not gunge-for the district. compromise with perfection, if Willesden womarf: He said that such a state is possible, when he when he had finished with my hus- sets out to do anything. He was band I should never recognise him practically born in the theatrical again. business, and, being gifted with horse-sense, a knowledge of what's more than n usual allowance of

wanted and a keen head for figures, it is no wonder that we find,him' A Chinese employed as a fitter en at the Tjiliboet, which is undergoing life one of the leading impresarios a comparatively early age in reconstruction at Taikoo, fell into in the East. His shows have been the ship's hold yesterday and suffer-acclaimed by the Press as "the ed injuries to his head and side best musical comedy company that which necessitated his removal to has ever visited the East." the Government Civil Hospitni.

A programme of modern French music is to be given at the Helena May institute this evening. Those taking part are Mrs. Hargreaves Brown, Mrs. R. Sanger, Professor E. Gualdi, Mr L. Hopkins, Mr. John Braga and Mr. Li Chor-chi.

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The body of a Chinese mendicant has been removed, to the Public Mortuary from a matshed. on the Praya East Reclamation, opposite to Lee Tung Street, Wanchai. The body was found hanging by the neck from a rope suspended on the top of the matshed. The police belleve it to be a case of suicide.

next Friday. Magistrate: Five shillings, all to be paid now.

West Ham magistrate to a thief: with hard labour.. You will go to gaol for six months Thief: That will tide me over the winter. I must study how to do the next trick without being caught.

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A man said at Clerkenwell County When one glances through the Court that he signed an agreement repertoire, which includes "Katja without reading it. Mr. Registrar the Dancer," "Mercenary, Mary" Friend. Thunk heaven there are people like you knocking about. Queen High," "Whirled Into You help me to get my living. Happiness," and "Mr. What's His Name," shows that have all had a phenomenal run in London, is is "With a single stroke of a camel's .. not surprising that such eulogy | hair brush," said the school teacher, should be forthcoming from the taking his class round the National Press. Revac has not been neg- Gallery, "Joshua Reynolds could lected, and in this sphere much change a smiling face to a frowning has been written of "The Review | one." of Revues."

Dalys, the Gaiety, the Hippodrome The artistes are mostly from and the Palace Theatre, London," and some of the girls have been recruiled from the ranks of "Rose Marie" and No, No, Nanette."

This morning's Harbour Offer reports gave 13 arrivals and the. The Company should prove very same number of departures, leav-popular here in Hongkong, judging The Trouble In Samoa,

ing 87 vessels in harbour, British from the big receptions it has been 34. Tonnage was comparatively accorded elsewhere. The prices The recent events in Samoa, good, with low freights, there befor seats will be $6,53 and $1, and Whilst we have no sympathy Zealand Government, which holds which three were

though of grave erncern to the Newing only five through registries of we are assured by the management British. The that a show of such high merit whatever with those "kill-joys", Mandate from the League of Na-heaviest cargoes of the day were could not possibly be staged on a who would like to see all cracker-ious, would be or relatively little split between four nationalities, paying basis at lower guros,

importance to the world at large firiux prohibited during the Chin- but for its favourable retection on With British the best.

depen-

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BUS CONDUCTOR'S

EMBEZZLEMENT.

"So can mother," said a small boy with the back of a hair brush."

A Scotsman who was summoned to appear at Wood Green Police Court for a motoring offence wrote that he had enclosed a £1 note.

Court officials searched in the envelope, but no note could be found.

Magistrate: These Scotsman are always careful. We are fining him 11s. He must be disappointed, though, for we are not sending him 98. change.

It was suggested that a reply should be sent to the Scotsman that the change was enclosed-if he could find it

A wedding which was to havė taken place at Mincheud Parish GAMBLED `MONEY WHICH HE way through the service in remark

Church recently was abandoned half

aole circumstances."

COLLECTED.

A conductor employed by the Kowloon Motor Bus Company ap peared before Mr. W. Schofield, at the Kowloon Magistracy this morn- ing, on a charge of embezzling the sum of $46.55, the property of his employers.

The bride was Miss Maggie At- " kins, of West-street, Minehead, and the bridegroom, Mr. Alexander Cummings, a soldier, of Tideworth,

the church with the relatives of the

ese New Year holidays, we do British policy towards

dencies. Those who preach of hold the view that this method of British Imperialism have yet a few SIR DAWSON WILLIAMS heralding the advent of another more concrete facts to overcome, if year is greatly abused. Every they can, and it may be stated with year, the Government issues very will be paid to the demand of Mr. safety that little serious attention definite regulations for the con- Holland, the N. Z. Opposition leader,

THIRTY YEARS EDITOR OF trol of cracker-firing, but these for the recall of Sir George

THE "MEDICAL JOURNAL." Richardson, The Administrator. are far more honoured in the Even those who have discovered no breach than in the observance. incentive to follow developments

Medical journalism losca a pro- This. despite the fact that the since Dctober, 1926, when the agi-minent figure in the retirement,

Salisbury Plain. · tation first assumed a serious phase, of Sir Dawson Williams, who for

Seventy people were present in notification states that the police need very little to elucidate the nearly thirty years has been editor have strict orders" to summon statement of Mr. Coates, the of the "British Medical journal."

bride. The service went smoothly Premier, that New Zealand will. For seventeen years before his ap-

The defendant pleaded guilty.

until the bridegroom had to say the or arrest persons firing crackers not tolerate interference with the pointment as editor he had been

usual responses. He managed to in contravention of the regula-authority of Sir George Richardson,

with the editorial de- connected

Sub-Inspector Dick told his answer "I will," but was unable to tions.

preferring the interests of the large partment of that journal.

Worship that the defendant, se-repeat accurately the fow sentences The Council have appointed Decording to his accounts, collected following, "I, Alexander, take thee, number of natives to the interests On looking through the notifica of a handful of Europenas. It N. G. Horner, who has been as- $45.66 on January 23rd and Maggie, to have and to hold from tion recently issued, we find that speaks for itself. The deportation sistant editor for the past eleven instead of paying in that amount, this day forward, for better, for in considerable areas on Hong.. of Europeans was a drastic step, years, to succeed him.

for richer, for poorer, in Dawson Williama set a high together with $1 which he reccly-worse, kong island and in practically the wher all other means had failed. It

and one which was adopted only standard of brilliant and deveteded for change before going on sickness and in health, love and to

duty, he absconded.

cherish till death do us part..... whole of what is known as Kow has been the aim of Sir George been far from "editing itself" service, and the "Journal" has

The following day an Indian don, repeatedly tried to get the The vicar, the Rev. E. Parry Lid- loon Point, the hours set aside Administration in 1923, to obtain power behind many thrones on pany found the defendant at his ly, but without success. At last he

Richardson, since he took over the under his rule. He has been

watchman employed by the Con-bridegroom to say the words proper- for cracker-firing during the holi- for the natives a better price for whick, others have sat and achieved house. On the defendant was declared that the ceremony would days were from 5 pm to 6 pm. their copra, and he hab enforced a

found the account showing that have to be abandoned. The soldier general prohibition of alcholic liquor on Sunday; and from 8 am. to 9 la the native interests. The Euro-medicine, and he was a man of

His, first love was scientific he had collected $45.55.

drove away with his bride's 're- am. and 5 p.m. to 6 pm. on Mon-pean community of traders-copra achievement when he relinquished what he did with the money, the home, and Miss Atkins followed When asked by his Worship Jutives in a closed motor-car to her day. What actually happened informs ninety per cent of the active research work to devote his defendant said he had lost it in later.

Sumoan very many parts of these particu-strongly to both aspects of this the British Medical Association

export trade-objected whole time to the "Journal" and to gambling. lar districts was that the firing policy, and, led by a Mr. O. F. Nel-During his editorship the Council

Sentence of six weeks' hard began on Saturday afternoon and son, since deported for five years, have had many anxious decisions labour without the option of a fine continued practically without in-age, controlling one of the leading been sought and usually accepted.

a man of Swedish-Samonn parent- to take, and his advice has always was imposed.. termission until Tuesday night, commercial concerns in the islands, much to the annoyance of resi-invited the natives to attend a meet- ing. The natives were told of their dents in general. It is definitely so called grievances but this fell laid down, in the regulations that flat with the more responsible the firing of these crackers must munity, however, there is to be Samoans, Amongst every com- be confined to the times mention-found fertile ground for agitation,

Paris Brussels ed, but we all know that this and the unrest has developed to

KING AMANULLA AND QUEEN

Amaterdom order is deliberately ignored. It such an extent that, as Mr. Contes

TO BE FETED.

Borlin said, the prosperity of Samba has

Copenhagen therefore seems to us that the been prejudiced for some to come;

Paris, Jan. 25.

Vienna authorities should take one of though the root of the evil has been two steps-either amend the rThe British feel a great responsibil-Paris to-day, were solemnly re- Buenos Aires

King Amanulla of Afghanistan Helsingfors eradicated by the deportations. and his Queen, who arrived at Bucharest

Liaban

gulations as

to hours and dis-ity towards the Samoans, and have ceived by President Doumergue, Shanghai tricts, if they are found to be im-displayed this in no uncertain.man-supported by many Cabinet Minis-Yokohama practicable, or else rigidly enforc the conditions laid down. The wholesale Ignoring of official re- gulations ought not to be permit ted.

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Lonen, Jan. 25;

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ters and authorities.

New York Crowda lined the streets of Geneva Paris, and the Royal visitors were Milan A fancy dress carnival dance, warmly cheered..

Stockholm organised by St. Peter's Church

OAlo A series of brilliant ceremonies Young Men's Club, was held last have been arranged to take place.

Prague night at Lane, Crawford Restau- in Paris for the entertainment Athens There Is another respect in rant and attracted a large number of the King and Queen. which the need for strict enforce of members of the Club and their ment of the regulations is called the Titania Melodians, and prizes friends. Music was supplied by for. We refer to the custom of were given for the best and most throwing crackers and other original fancy dresses,;,

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Parisian papers, eulogising Bombay recall in detail the remarkable Silver (spot) Franco-Afghanistan friendship; Hongkong achievements of King Amanulla Silver (forward) during his reign-Haves..

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Later in the evening Cummings apologised to the vicar for his con- duct. The vicar has informed the Bishop of Bath and Wells of the incident.

Miss Atkins said that Cum- mings had been abroad a great deal, he had a touch of raalaria, a severe cold, and was nervous. She added that they did not know whether they were going to be married." It had not been settled yet.

Denton-"I'm tired of eating in restaurants."

Fonton "Why don't, you get married?"

Denton-"I am."

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