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The point that strikes us in this connexion is that Shanghai people are so much more fortunate than realdents of this Colony in the respects mentioned, a fact which may account in part for the larger. measure of elvic spirit which is displayed in the Northern Bottle ment. If it is not possible for the

Government here to take the public into its confidence to the same degree, there are at any rate

FEBRUARY

DAY BY DAY.

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THE MAN WHO CAN MAKE UP HIS MIND QUICKLY MAKES UP OTHER PEOPLE'S MINDS FOR THEM.-G. H. | Lorimer,

There was again a clean bill of health in the Colony yesterday.

The P. and O. 8.s. Khyber, from Shanghai, is due here nt 6 am, to- morrow.

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The Very Idea!

An netress was taking her, dog: for a walk in the park. She met Mr. M. M. Watson appeared bohor deadliest rival," clad "in n' now fore Mr. R. E. Lindsell, at the fur coat. Police Court this morning to an- wor a summons on behalf of Messrs, Butterfield and Swire who were prosecuted by the Import & Export Office for failing to make a declaration of tobacco and

king the also with making an in-

correct declaration,

Having loft Singapore at 6 am. features of the Shanghai Gazette on the 14th instant, the P. and O.quors exported by the s.8. Klu- which might with advantage bes.s. Mirzapore is dua here on the incorporated in our own official 21st instant. publication. In particular, we should like to see the Inclusion of Government tender and accep- tances. If that were done, the public which suppiles the money

know

whether or

would

not a considerable part of the Colony's revenues was being woll and wisely spent.

Passing of Famous Statesman.

Thomas Hardy, Earl Haig, and now the Earl of Oxford and As-

The body of Lau Kwan, aged 26, Chinese employed at the Knuts ford Hotel, Kowloon, was removed The man was found hanging by the to the Kowloon Mortuary yesterday. neck in the cookhouse,

Mr. G. R. Sayer, who prosecuted, sald the summonses Avare taken to bring home the necessity of making the returns. He said that the

Hongkong February 2nd but it was not until Kiuklang February 11th that the returne were made;

left

on

Pleading guilty to a technical A Chinese who jumped into the Harbour yesterday from ferry offence, Mr. Watson stated that he launch Man Kwong, running to wished to explain that the Kiu- Shamshuipo, was rescued by a sen kiang sailed for Saigon in ballast man of that launch and removed and therefore the usual return was ister to the Kwong Wah Hospital. not written out. Later on, when returns were asked for, these were supplied as "nl" returns because. The a.s. Futshan (Captain Mit-what little tobacco or liquor the' chell) after completion of vessel carried was for the ship's pairs and refit extending over six atures. weeks, will be undocked from Tai- |koo to-day, and will resume duly on the Canton run at 8 a.m. to-morrow,

quilh, three great national figures, have surrendered to the relentless hand of Time since 1928 was Lord and Lady Stratheden ushered in The British nation, arrived in Hongkong on Tuesday Liberals, Tories and Labouritestratheden is a Lieutenant in the. by the Sphinx from Saigon. Lord

ulike, will truly mourn the loss Coldstream Guards, the 2nd Batta- of the famous veteran Liberation of which is going Home from

Shanghai.

Hongkong Telegraph.tatesman. A politician of strong

THURSDAY. FEB. 16, 1928.

ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRASTS.

Passengers departing by the Blue Funnel gs. Aenean. to-day included Mr. and Mrs. L. f. C.

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Mr. Sayer pointed out that specific dotalls were printed on the form regarding tobacco and liquor as ships stores.

His Worship imposed a fine of $10 on each of the charges.

BRILLIANT SHOW.

"WHIRLED INTO HAPPINESS" SUCCESS.

Johnson, Mrs. R. J. McNicol, Mr.

Making their last appearance on and Mrs. L. A. Parker, Mr. P. Alrey, Mr. Somera H. Ellis and Mr.this side of the Harbour, the Ban- vard Musical Company scored an immense success with their pur- formance of "Whirled Into Hap piness."

N. L. H. Railton.

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In connexion with the raid by a party of police on a house in Bow. ring Street, Yaumati, on Tuesday,

de Lavalliere, the music-hall star. Her broken English is an achlove ment, while she acts and sings superbly throughout.

The dog began to leap in friendly fashion around the wearer of the coat, and his mistress apologised sweetly.

"De forgive my Fido," she said, "ho's so keen on rabbiting."

Tempt her not with chocs and

candies,

Lay no bonbons at her feet: Though tremendous the de-

mand is,

'Gifts like these are indis-

"...creet.

She would fain keep slim and

slender,

Fleet of foot and light of

weight;

From the dread "O.S." defend

her

If your love is really great, Soon you'll win her admiration By such tactles, kind and

Banc,

And her words of adoration

Will become a sweet refrain.

All the great War relica in Man- chester parks will be scrapped and sold as old metal if a decision of the Parks Committee is ratified by the Corporation. The Committee had previously resolved to get rid of the relics in Platt Fields, and. recently decided to include those In the other parks as well, some members regarding them as useless, and others as repulsive.

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My grievance about the Under- ground is one of long standing.—

Straphanger," Chiswick.

Science has done und can do much for the modern housewife; but it cannot make her house a home. C. W. R., Brighton,

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A magistrate recently pointed out to a witness that golf is no crime. The way some people play. Ashton-under- It la.-H. M. V., Lyne.

"I thought your wife's namo was Elizabeth?" "So it is."

"Then why do you call her

Peggy?

"Short for Pegasa."

"What has that to do with it?" "Why, Pegasa is feminine for "Pegasus."

"Well ?""

"Well, Pagasus is an immortal

steed."

"What of that?"

"Sh! not so loud. She's in the steed Is an everlasting nag," next room. You see, an immortal there you are."

is due them. It is a musical farce The following examination paper surprise in connexion with the pro- Spear, joint principal of Oldfield with never a dull moment, and the "howlers" are vouched for by Miss duction is that the Company has Lodge Secondary School for Girls, not given it more frequently. Bath:

This evening, the Banvard Com- Joan of Arc's father was a pany open a short season in Kow- pheasant,

joon.

KWANGTUNG TAX PROCEEDS.

At the Battle of Crecy the sold- fers found a Ford motor van, by which they crossed flie river and: 80 were saved.

prejudices, he was a man stedinst to his cause, who saw his path clearly and trod its course un- swervingly, To the last, although he had passed man's allotted span, the late Earl Asquith retained his faith in the principles of the party of which he was for so many years the dignified leader,

he and

In connexion with the larceny of earnestly sought to bind together electric telephone wires, a police re-

The show is by far the most the broken threads of that once port states that a man named outstanding of the productions the powerful party. Hongkong being under

Leung Fook, an odd job coolic, liv Contemporary ́

ing on the hillside in an unnumber-submitted by the Company, Miss Crown Colony form of administra-memoirs allest to the firniness of

Winifred Dalle considerably en- character, the devotion to duty, yesterday. Thirty-seven yards of putation with a remarkable inter ed hut at Saiwanho, was arrestedhancing an alrondy splendid, re- tion, the public here gets little the brilliant intellect, which in-wires were found in his posscusion.pretation of the role of Delphine opportunity of gaining information fuenced all with whom he came regarding the inner workings of into contact during a long and

honourable parliamentary career. Pearls, jadestones and bracelets the Government. It is true that His succession to Sir Henry Camp-to the value of $725 were stolen the curtain Is lifted somewhat at bell-Bannerman as Prime Minis- from a Chinese jewellers shops at

The fund of humour at the dis the periodical meetings of theter in 1908, when the Cabinet had 136 Queen's Road Central between

an unusually strong complement 7.30 and 8 p.m. yesterday. Accord-posal of John Hagan is given Hitle Legislative Council, and that a of strong personalities embracinging to a report made to the police, better opportunity than in the close view into official activity can the widest possible range of poli- closed showcase was cut open by part of Matthew Platt,, while be gathered from the annual retical conviction, marked one of the the thieves, who then extracted the equally successful are Frank

valuables.

Atkinson and William Senior. Miss great testing perfods of his life. porta issued by the several Depart Colleagues on every side of the

Elsie Lancaster and Miss Kathleen ments, of the Government. These House have worthily tributed the ing station at the Lee Theatre le first time, and high praise indeed, The Y.M.C.A. wireless broadcast D'Arcy take leading roles for the Inter, however, by the time they patience, impertorbility and the

to carry out another test tumor- reserve energy by which he was reach the public are usually about enabled to guide the most stub-ments in transmission have beon row from 6.15 to 8 p.m. Improve n year old, and therefore of little born controversy through to a effected during the week, and as real value. Only through the settlement. The bear approach of many listeners as possible are the end of a brilliant political asked to report to headquarters. mediums mentioned, plus what can career was first indicated in The test will be on a wave-length be occasionally gained from an-August, 1914. In a sense, he had of 340 metres. Awers to questions by Unoffelal lost a good deal of his former do- mination, some of his friends were members, Press interviews and ambitious, and the clash of con- | personal observation, Is it possible victions in the Ministry exhausted

for the community to gather any his powers. Lifelong associations two inmates of the premises were were broken on the political wheel charged before Mr. W. Schofield at detailed knowledge of how our in that time of stress. Anxious the Kowloon Magistracy this morn Government functions and upon discussions when the world crisis Ing with being in possession of what it spends the public money,

was-most pregnant found the late seventeen forged ten dollar bank Earl Asquith cool and confident nutes. Both defendants were re- Ratepayers who live

under that his policy was the right one.manded for one week.

Miss Spears tells how, when a, municipal rule, either at Home or In those days of anxiety, he stood

To check the prevailing practice little boy and girl were taking out here in the East,, are much out in dignity of thought, prepar

Kwangtung of retaining the pro-girl earnestly urge the boy to move among the leaders of the troops in turns hiding a ball, she heard the ed to put the Nation before the more favoured than we are in

ceeds of taxation, and to secure like God when bilding the ball. parly, and satisfied that he was

unity in tax collection throughout Questioned, the little girl explain- these respects. That point has interpreting the will of the coun once again been impressed upon try, in the cloquent phraseology by necessary prelude to a successful the whole province, Mr. Feng Cho- ed she meant "In a mysterious. which he first voiced Britain's war posed by Mr. R. H. Hollis, seconded a few days ago sent a delegate to

The motion will be pro- man, the Commissioner of Finance, way. us by looking through a recent aims. Mr. Winston Churchill has by Mr. A. J. Mag, whilst the opposi. Shiukwan, in northern Kwangtung, number of the Municipal Gazette described him, in reference to Lion will be led by the Rev. H. A. to negotiate with General Fan Shek with a former wife-divorces being. It may be no crime to "step-out" issued in Shanghai. Like

those days, as being "solid as a Wittenbach, supported by Miss M. sang, the Commander of troops on sometimes matters of alight.Import rock." We all know the history of M. Clark. own Government organ, this publi- the following days, but the ery of

that part of the province. The when between friends-but threat- proposal is to establish a tax Col- callon appears weekly but it is “Whit and see" upon which his

An alarm was received by the lection Bureau in Shlukyan, and ening the one-time spouse because scarcely the uninspiring journalbe the guiding factor in an analy- from No. 1C, Water Street, occupied will be sent direct to the Canton ex-friend hubby, is sometimes cost- political opponents seized will not Central Fire Brigade last night all funds collected by this Bureau she turns down the attentions of that the Hongkong Gazette is. In sis of his purposes. Britain was by a firm of firewood merchants. Treasury.

ly business; addition to the minutes of Muni-enriched when Mr. Asquith gave On the arrival of the fire engines,

Delegates will also be dispatched cipal Council meetings, it contains up a valuable practice at the Bar it was discovered that a few sparks to Kochow and Lluchow, two of the to take up politics. His removal from the second floor had set alight biggest districts on the south detailed Information regarding the from this plane is a severe blow, some rubbish stacked in the back-western part of Kwangtung to open work of the various Departments and the Empire will sincerely con-yard of the ground floor. The fire similar Tax Bureau there, for each week, covering such mat-dole with the relatives of this was extinguished by the inmates be

avowed Imperiallat. ters as public lighting, road im- provements, staff changes, and regular reports on crime and public health. What is even much more important from the public point of view la the inclusion in the Gazette of all tendera received, Paris

Genova with the names of the tenderers Berlin. and the amounts of their tenders, Oslo

our

EXCHANGE RATES.

Helsingfors

as well as intimations of, accep- New York tances. This applies down to the Amsterdam

Stockholm amallest Government tenders, even Vienna to such a matter as food for con- Madrid

Brussels vieta. Moreover, correspondence Milen on various subjects of public con- Copenhagen

Prague cern is also published in full. It Lisbon will thus be seen that not only Athens

Bucharest

does the Shanghai ratepayer get 4 Rio very closs insight into what, the Buenos Aires Municipality does in all branches Shanghai

Bombay

of its activity, but, what is moro, Hongkong Yokohama

London, Feb. 15.

Men's Club on Monday night, there At the St. Peter's Church Young

is to be a debate on the motion: "That a Univeralty education is not

a

fore the arrival of the Brigade.

This morning's Harbour Office reports gave 17 arrivals and 10 do- partures, with Japanese registering

SCHEME FOR UNITY OF COLLECTION.

KWANGTUNG “REDS.”

the best inward and British the best AUTHORITIES ADVISED TO BE departures. Tonnage was fair, but

ON ALERT. British cargoes were not good.

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God tried Abraham by giving him a wife and children......

The spies who brought a report of the city of Jericho said the land was flowing with milk and honay, "and brought a big bunch of grapes to prove it.

Portland (Ore) court against Lucille Shaw, appeared in Walter Voges, her former husband, because he pointed a revolver at her during an argument in which bo sought to convince her that they should go to places and do things. Now Voges is serving six months in jail as a result of his anethods- of argument. In addition he paid a fine of $500,

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The Conservative party would

he sound enough if gingered up a Japanese returned the heaviest An official report from Canton little by the industrial community. 124 freights, while there were only two declares that, following the drag-Mr. P. J. Hannon.⠀⠀⠀ 26.34 through, consignments of four tie measures adopted by the

There is no fear of a shortage 20.486 figures, one each Japanese and authorities in exterminating Com- or the cessation of our natural

18.91 British. At 9 a.m. there. were 79 munist elements Inside the city.fred W. Nash.

petroleum supply-Professor. · Al- 198 vessels in harbour of which 27 were most of the "Red" leaders are The Church has had a challenge 4.87 15/82

British.

known to have fled to cities on the thrown out to it but we are not goi .12.10

18.10

West River, such as Szewul, Shiuing to change the Prayer Book Three popular acreen players, hing, Takhing and Kongmoon. 34.959 Tom Mulghan, Renee Adored and

02.05

Aileen, Pringle, head the cost of authorities of West River districts

Canton officials have advised the The Bishop of London. Tin Gods," the chief picture in the to the effect that a keen eye should 18.26 new movie programme at the Star be kept on the movements of the 1044 Theatro today. The story con- Peasants Associations and the "A foreign lady reported, to the 4.19/54 Cer the old yet ever new theme Labour, Guilder No. 2 Police Station that on leav

367 of the man who came back," "Tin 7941% Gode" will be screened until Satur-show that some of the Labour afternoon she discovered

Recent reports fram Kongmoon ng the race course on Tuesday 5.15/16 day, and Kowloon cinema-goers Guilds in that city, including the loss of two diamond ringe She 47.20/32 should note that the movie pro- Chinese Seamen's Union, have could not say whether ale had 1/6.15/16 grammo ends at 8.80, the Banvard been raided by the police,

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