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DRY FIRE EXTINGUISHER

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1928.

DAY BY DAY.

Ferry approach, and the oppor- tunity provided, after last year's typhoon, to widen Salisbury Road.

IT IS BETTER TO COMMIT A THOU- The Association's reasonable and SAND INDIBURETIONS ONESELF, THAN common-sense recommendations TO GIVE UTTERANCE TO ONE CALUM- NY AGAINST OTHERS-Gonia do on this matter have apparently Palafos. been completely ignored. Wo mention these points in support A coolie was found hanging in Kowloon Godown near the timber of our fears that the Government on Saturday last. His body does not pay as much need as it was removed to the Kowloon Mor might to an Association which voluntarily undertakes to keep an eye on Kowloon mattors, with the sole aim of serving the public. In the absence of any Kowloon member -on tho Legislative Counell, the Association should be

[łuary,

Fifty yards of flowered silk, to the value of $60, are

reported in the stolen from a showcaso Cheun Chong piccogoods shop, of Wing On Street.

THE STAGE OF TO-DAY.

MONEY THAT GOES TO AMERICA.

[By Edgar Wallace.]

The Very Idea!

A golfer of no groat skill drove his ball into the famous “Hell; bunker on the St. Andrews cour

"Yo're In Hell the noon," said I read the other day, in that the enddie, amiably, and ance most admirable column edited by ve're in ve'll no get out.

returned the the theatrical correspondent of the Will I no?! Morning Post, that something like player, and with a brave sweep. £150,000 por annum free of income lifted his ball out of the sandy tax goes out of this country in the abyss and on to the green.

"Aweel, sir," said the astonish- shape of fees to American theatri-

cal managers. If this sum repre-ed caddie, "n" I can say is, when sented authors fees, I might turn ye doo be sure an' tak yer nedb- renegade and any "Good luck!" to lick wiye!"

my fellow members of the Amèri- can League of Authors, but only

poser.

A ten-ton boulder crashed down

Messra. Ellls and Edgar have a very modest proportion of this the mountains at Alltwen, near issued an interesting booklet show-sm goes to the author and Swansea, recently struck a to

(In the case of "Able's tage, crashed through a bedroom ing the highest and lowest quota- Irish Rose" the author and manager In which three children were tons of local and other stocks in lived under the same expensive asleep and did not even awaken the Hongkong Stock Exchange millinery.)

regarded as tho mouthpiece of Kowloon residents. It has always sought to work in the closest and most harmonious relations with the list.

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value of Its activities has been officially acknowledged. We should therefore like to feel that the Government still

assesses its efforts at their real worth.

There are many subjects dealt with in the re rt which might be commented pan, but we will contont ourselves with hoping that the Association's reminders KELLER, KERN & Co., Ltd. in regard to street lighting and

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The

Hongkong Telegraph.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1928.

KOWLOON MATTERS.

It la apparent from the annual report of the Kowloon Residents' Association that that body

con tinues to perform a most useful

Mr.. F. Goodwin has been ap pointed acting Engineer and Man- ager of the Hongkong and China Gas Co., Ltd., with power of at

on torney during the absence leave of Mr. L. J. Blackburn,

American Profits.

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When I said some time ago that

them.

Four rooms in the cottage were wrecked, but not one of the twelve occupants- miner named Jen- kins, his wife, and ten children

was injured.

The noise of the boulder strik ing the cottage was heard at a considerable distance.

Neighbours who rushed to rescue the family found that the

the furniture smashed to match- cottage was almost destroyed and

sixty per cent of the profits on an English presentation went to the American owners, I was taken to task for my "extravagance, but that fact is now common pro perty. Forty and fifty are very A report has been made to the usual percentages, and I know one police by the chauffeur of car No.play where seventy-five per cent. 91 to the affect that a travelling was asked with the utmost coolness. rug, valued at $12, was stolen on These comments of mine were re- Saturday night from car No. 144 presented by certain unscrupulous which was left unattended near correspondents of the American

press as constituting an attack upon An elderly man who was fined Possession Street.

American plays. They were, of | at Old-street for drunkenness wWAS found in the afternoon lying on course, nothing of the sort.

wood.

J

I was merely painting out that the pavement in Whitechapel managers have got out of the habit road with his trousers and boots of "cutting out" plays for them-off and a bottle of port, by his selves, and wore buying "ready-to-side. wear" productions in America in Norwich man: I am not one of spite of the fact that a third of the the unemployed, I am out of work. failures on the West End stage If I were "unemployed" I should during the past year have been have the dole. American in origin.

Reveller at Highgate: I had not so much to drink as would under normal conditions stop me from reaching home safely, but the slippery roads let me down..

children's playgrounds, will, in

Friends of Mr. Boris Pasco, of particular, receive early attention. Messrs. Brewer and Company, who On the latter question, the re-sustained a bad break at the sent ground is far too small, to lower part of the shin while play ing football on Saturday, will be say nothing of its rather unsatis pleased to learn that he is a little factory location. There is; indeed, better this morning. ... need for several small playing.

Whilst assisting to lower the plots in various parts of the

Here is the fact that cannot be gangway, a Chinese, 48 years of peninsula. The reference in the age, fell from the boat deck to the controverted. London managers report to cemetery, matters also upper deck of the s.s. Tamto. Ho ship over £150,000 per annum to suggests the necessity for a Euro-was sent to the Kowloon Hospital New York of which sum at least with serious injuries, but died £120,000 ought never to leave Eng- pean burial ground in Kowloon. shortly after admission.

land if an elfort was made to bring Much excellent work has been

along new writers and composers. done by the Association in regard A coolle was removed to the To say that Lam attacking either Kowloon Hospital when he fell American plays or each rien ns Sir to the transportation question, from a height of thirty feet from Alfred Butt and Messrs. Clayton resulting in increased travelling the aide of the Empresa of and Waller is absurd. They are facilities for the public, and we Australia on to the wharf of the engaged in the perfectly legitimate should like to join in the tribute Godown Company. He was engage and praiseworthy business of find- Legs are useful to men.

I wish that our vessel. The coolie died shortly

own writing and musical talent could contributo after admission to hospital.

more definitely to that profit-mak- ing.

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Kingston offender: I never had. a chance to use bad language, for my arms were tied behind my back.

Schoolboy howlera: Leges utiles hominbus sunt.-.

Fulminantis magaa

function in watching the interests which is paid to the motor-bused in painting the side of theing profits för, shareholders. Only Tovis.-The thundering big hand

of the general community on the companies for the sympathetic other side of the harbour. For spirit which they have always eight years now, the Association displayed when suggestions for has persevered in its efforts to improvements have been made to

preserye. the amenities of the them. peninaula, and it can look back on

in record of which it has every reason to feel proud. The pat year, we are told, has been one of quiet endeavour. That is largely so because the polley of strict economy followed by the Government has restricted' muni-

The Chinese papers in Shanghai report that filetion exists between the strike-breakers still in the employ of the B.A.T. and men who. returned after the settlement, those from the Union tormenting the former. The latter have stated that they will resort to violence if the others continue their factles.

A Word of Advice. The fees charged by American managements are exorbitant, and our "theatrical correspondent tells us that an attempt is to be made to bring those prices down.

of Jove.

J'ai hate de l'embrasser.-I hate to embrace her.

Ganne puellae formosae sunt.- Beautiful girls are cheeky.

Emporte par la colero-Carried' off by the collar.

Average means, something that hens lay their eggs on.

Algebraical symbols are used when you don't know what you are talking about.

The mechanical advantage of a long pump-handle is that you can have someone to help you pump.

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A "non-com." who had recently

to drill into shape a dozen of the rawest of raw recruits, must have felt a good deal embarassed by the unexpected turn which things often took..

War Films.

I can help with a word of advice. The controversy aroused at

Let the managers concerned join in producing one big musical play Home consequent upon a private

The Emperor of Japan has con- success a year in this country. It exhibition of the new British film, ferred upon the Rt. Rev. Herbert would need only that to bring "Dawn", will bring about one of Welch, Bishop of the Japan-Korea | American prices down with a rush. Diocese of the Board of Foreign The market would be closed to at cipal expansion, and, in such cir- two things, the prohibition of its Missions of the Methodist Epis-least one Broadway "wow" and cumstances, the Association ob-production, or, far more unfor copal Church, the Third Class Or- that would have a very considerable

tunate, enhance its value three-der of Merit and the Cordon of effect upon the question of fees. viously could not hope to get the fold. The film purports to re-the Sacred Treasure. Blehop authorities to push on with construct the story of Nurse Edith Welch has been in Japan for the schemes of Improvement which in Cavell, a beautiful story from the past 12 years.

viewpoint of the British patriot, more normal times would. be ex-and therefore embodying consider- pedited. All the same, it only able elements of danger. In justi weeda a glance through the A-fication, it is urged that the under- Residents Association asks us to sociation's report to show that its phasise the horrors of war, but if/resident has not received the anare fighting ahy of this type of pro- | lying theme is designed to em-announce that, if any interested officials have done a very great the charges laid are correct, that nual report, and would like one duction, because they know that the from a dozen or so recruits; and

on relatively minor it departs from historical accuracy, request to that effect made to: home-bred author can give them business had to be suspended.

and may tend to revive bitter Mr. W. J. Stokes, 67, Des Voeux something better at a smaller cost. memories of the holocaust of the Road, Central, (Tel, C.3550) or European War, then the producera Mr. C. M. Manners, H.K. & Kow- have been totally illogical. We loon Godown Co., (Tel. K.) will

have prompt attention. have reached the stage where, we refer to the German nation as our

deal, even matters; for the publle benefit,

The President of the Kowloon

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The proof of that is to be found in the chain of successes there has been in English-written "mystery" plays. Some of the fees asked for these two years ago wore extra ordinary. To-day they can be had for fees which I would describe as reasonable. But most managers

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TRIPS TO BAGDAD.

CITY OF ARABIAN NIGHTS GROWING POPULAR.

"All abound for Bagdad." This call may yet be included

Irak.

The first morning, having mar- thed the men to the drilling ground, he, proceeded with the customary business.

"Eyes right," sounded from the sergeant's husky, throat,

"So's I," came back at once

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It is something to be even a musician-Sir Thomas Beecham.

I cannot believe we shall ever again see the pound sterling pur chasing what it did in those hay days of 1918-Mr. L E. Raynes.

Undergraduates ought not, ex- cept in special circumstances, to be given a cash allowance of more. than 2300 a year--The Master of: Balliol

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It te unfortunately, still the general impression that a boy's school life should end when he reaches the age of 10 years. Major John Huck."

On looking through the report, however, we must admit having been somewhat surprised at the | evidence to be found therein of a former enemies; our immediate Major R. Dane, son of Sir rather lukewarm attitude on the aim is to forget we over. were Richard Dane, G.C.L.E., a former Salt part of the Government when enemies, and any picture, however famous Director of the

pictorially perfect, should be ban-Gabelle, has just returned to representations, have been made ned if there is the least likelihood, Shanghai leave. Major Danc on various subjects, In quite a of again rousing national feeling. himself is in the Salt Gabelle and number of instances, there has The horrors of war were sufficient is about to leave for Peking. He

ly impressed upon us during the was welcomed rack at a dinner in the repertoire of London's been prolonged delay in answer-War. Film producers who take given by Mr. T. V. Soeng, Minister porters. There is an increasing of of Finance in the Nanking Gov-tourist business being done with ing the Association's. Ietters, upon themselves the role whilst in some cases there has preachers of this gospel are en-ernment, and Mr. F. 8. Chen, deavouring to convert the convert Director of the Salt Gabelle in. been no reply at all, excepting the ed, or are exercising their talents these provinces, at the Majestic customary formal letter of ae- upon the unconvertible, We Hotel

Major Dane is accom- knowledgment. If we take the strongly support the view of the panied by his wife, matter of the suggested improve Chamberlain, when he says he Foreign Secretary, Sir Austen

ment of the public pier, we find feels the strongest repugnance to that the Association made repre- ita production. Frankly, we think sentations as long ago as August the public has had a surfeit of war films, particularly of this type. last, but, nothing having been "The Battle of Jutland", could be heard on the subject from the seen at any time without cavil Government, another communica-because it depicts history, unemo Bissels

tionally, but "The Big Parade" and Amsterdam tion was sent in on January 9th, pictures of a similar type have had Berlin

all have our Copenhagen to which the only anewor so far their day. We received is that the matter is national pride, but stressing Vienna

national heroics and conveying a Helsingfors receiving consideration. Yet in sneer at the other fellow, has a Lisbon the meantime the Government has very bad effect in countries allen Burcharest begun work on the pier, and has to the makers. If the British New York

film industry is to prosper, as we Man not even intimated to the Associatrust it will, it is quito casy to Stockholm. tion the nature of the scheme it concentrate on the type of film Oslo

with a universal appeal, and to Pragan. has in hand (Incidentally, we discard insularity. In naming his Madrid are in full accord with the As-picture "Dawn" Mr. Wilcox has Athens sociation when it pleads for a new been inappropriate. In dawn we lo pler, of much larger dimensions, visualise the sun rising on a new Buenos Aires

and wonderful day, the night for Hongkong.

Bombay

Cotton merchants from Lanes- shire go to have a look at Irak'a

A list of rules governing the cotton: professora take their little spades to delve amongst the ruing scholars at the Robert Smith of Ur. oh the off-chance of picking School at Danville, Indiana, up a few stray bends or bodies: bearing the date of 1816, is now romantic ladies set out hoping to in the possession of Mra, A. J. be appropriated by a Desert Sheik Wilson, a local resident, who and aimple travellers take the vouches for its authenticity. It road to Bagdad for the sake of an reads as follows: interesting journey, through some 1. As you come to school, take- London, Feb. 12. of the oldest historical places of your seat and keep it

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The amusing group, the 'Death By second-class train and bont of Nelson, is priced forty-eight .18.81 and one honest motor-car-pro- dollara," (A Chicago sale cata- 104% prietor at the other end, it is goe-logue.)

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