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The Very Idea!

It was sale me, which meant that the largo, store was crowded, and that the assistants wero very buay.

The danistani.“ examined

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Blow, blow, thou winter wind, Splash; splash, you motor

buses,

Ieed not the poor mankind; Hear not his caustic casses; Blow off hats, and clothes

bespattor (I'm a clothier and a hatter!).

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HERE AND THERE.

Satisfled Merchants-Hectle Days

Fortune's Fickle

· Workings.

[BY "ANGUS."]

Tho coming, of the Belgenland

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1928.

DUTCH STEAMER CAPSIZES.

BRITISH MINISTER

THRILLING RESCUE

STORIES.

EXPECTED.

TO ARRIVE IN HONGKONG TO-MORROW.

and Empress of Australia globe- STOKERS ARE WASHED FROM BUSY WEEK AHEAD.

SHIP'S BOILERS.

...

Moka M

· BOGUS SHANGHAT SWEEP.

VENDOR GETS TWO-MONTHTM SENTENCE.

FAMILY IN HONGKONG.

Broko Into Tears.

The Swedish Press tells the story of a reindeer herd of about 1,000 imala which happened totale is told elsewhere, with varia- Government steamer Zeemeeuw night will attend a dinner par pleaded not guilty, but on Satur.

Aeroplanes were sent out and after investigation signalled that there was another boat which had capsized and which resembled the which had a crew of 40 on board: It is feared that the Zeemeeuw has foundered.

Came up to some of the counter- hands a florld indy with something of the nature of an overall in her hand, and pushing it in front of circlers brought much, business to

Sir Miles Lampson, K.C.M.G., the British Minister to Peking will for the second time before Judge Nadi Box Mahommed appeared the assistant demanded-What the local silk and curlo merchants, are you asking for this thing?" During the previous week, they

arrive in Hongkong on board

G. W. King, altting as Magistrato, the had made elaborate preparations,

H.M.S. Foxglove about eleven in H. M. Police Court at Shanghal thing." Then she replied. "That to extend, as expressed on a giga- ENGINEER TRAPPED. o'clock to-morrow (Sunday) morn-fast Saturday charged ns, follows: doesn't belong to us, madam. You board, a "cordial welcome" to

Ing. He will land about 11.16that he, on certain days in Jan- Batavia, Feb. 9. must have torn It off some other these vialtors. One silk shop in the

A message from Sourabaya states and will be met by His Ex-uary, went to the Royal Signal lady!"

City went so far as to expend several hundred dollars on an that, owing to a faulty radio mess-cellency the Governor, a guard Corps, at their quarters, and sold from the King's to Sergt. Wells, and Signalman illuminated advertisement notice, age, the wildest rumours have of honour and was rewarded within the four been in circulation regarding the Own Scottish Borderers, members Zeidler, and Signalman Chri- days' of the tourists' stay, with an pilot boat Dera with four pilots on of the Executive and Legislative stopher, certain tickets, getting Councils, and Naval and Army money from them, these certain exceptionally huge volume of busi- board.

It was stated that the boat had officers, and others. After his artickets purporting to be bickets on ness. Sales of shawls, hoarl- coals and what-nots, proceed-capsized in a gale. Later, how-rival at Queen's Pier, Sir Miles the Ponman Club, and it has been ed briskly, 'and' when

the ever, she was found safelyan-will proceed to Government House, alleged that this club la non-ex- In the afternoon he will pay a istent." Mr. P. W. Goldring-pro- last of the customers had chored, i gone, to his immense satisfaction,

visit to the New Territories. On secuted, defendant being unrepre- the proprietor discovered that he

Monday, Sir Miles Lampson will seated. was richer, in gross receipts, to the

have lunch with Major General.C. extent of over $10,000. A similar

C. Luard," C.B., C.M.G., and at

Llons in the amount, according to

at Government House.

On Tuesday Sir Miles will be the location or nature of the bual-

the guest of Mr. W. W. Hornell, ness; but in general it is estimated

Vice Chancellor of the Hongkong that before the tourists left, they deposited over two lakhs in the

University, at luncheon, and in coffers of local dealers. It is

the evening it is likely that he stated that the purchases by the

will have dinner on board II.M.S. Belgenland tourists were above

Hawkins with the Commander-in- Chief, Vice Admiral Sir Reginald those of the Empress party. This

Tyrwhitt, Bt., K.C.B., D.S.O., D.C.L. may have been due to the different directions taken by the liners, or to the nationalities involved. But

Batavia, Feb, 10. notwithstanding the huge business

Dramatic particulars are given The winter up in Northern Lap done, the silk and curio mer-of the disaster to the Zeemeeuw. land is this year so cold that the chans express themselves as being Lapps have decided to move from somewhat disappointed. They the mountain regions down to the mention that business on this oc- valleys, although the reindeer fod-casion registered a drop in com- der has been excellent and abund- parlson with previous ant. The animals are well fed and in good condition, an that the Lapps expect to do good business in spring, when the excellent reindeer ment is exported south- wards.

cross a railway line of the National Frontier Railway up in Lapland, above the Polar Circle. The driver of the electrical train, passing at high speed, did not see the grey white animals against the snow, 80 that about 100 reindeer were killed or. mained. Many animals got frightened and disappeared in the thick Lupland forest, where they are not easily found. The Lapp owners wil be paid by the State railways.

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Visits, and they are unhappy be- tourist cause they are unable to discover the reason.

Later.

The oil tanker Menten has picked up 30 passengers' from the

The second Zeemeeuw.

mate, Tapa Maku, and, eight natives of the Zeemeeuw were drowned,

Dramatic Details,

A correspondent had an inter- view with the chief officer, Mr. van der Burgh, who said he got out of his berth five minutes before the

movements of the ship... disaster because he felt peculiar

He found everything normal ex- pect stormy weather. Suddenly, however, he felt a jerk and a strong gust of wind."

capsized and he found himself sitting on the upturned side of the

It is reckoned that, Hongkong must have spent half-a-million The steamer simultaneously dollars on sweeps and similar forms of speculation on, pony-rne- sharpering this week. No doubt in certain quarters it is regarded as A. and Had your commentary on human nature that Motorist: at the present time, when the pre- vailing complaint is the tightness

Willesden ntagistrate to a razor finisher: You must be

Any

ship.

Floating on Log,

in your payments.

Question at Kingston:

one in the cur?

He was washed away, but found No, only my, wife,

Elderly woman to the Willesden of money, on the long chance of ob- a log of wood and with others esden taining a big sum which presum-floated in a long row on heavy sena magistrale: Yos, dear..

Hably must be won by someone, until after an hour he was saved Sollettor ut Wood Green: struck this woman, who is old Burse-strings have been loosened by the steamer Menten.

fall round, the combined contribu The water where the disaster enough to be his mother. Magtribution going to enrich people occurred is not deep, but sometimes trate: She will resent, that. It

who probably nover would be better to call her the elder

deserve there is a heavy ground ewell. wealth. sister.

However, many" alry The catastrophe happened in less Magistrate's clerk at Kingston: castles had been built on less sub- than a minute.. Have you any questions to put?stantial foundations than, these, Offender: Yes. Whatever the con- and so it is that to-day when there stable has said in front of the court in all lies.

Motorist at Straford: I asked the policeman if he was Scotsman and he said "Yen." My sergeant In the Army was a Scotsman, and ́ As he always did the worst he could for me I knew the constable would,

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"Are you trying to show contempt for this Court?" asked the Judge.

"No," replied the prisoner, "I'm trying to conceal it,"

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Macao and Canton. Sir Miles has accepted an in- vitation extended to him by Hla Excelloney Senhor Tamagnini de Souan

Barbosa, Governor of Macao, to visit that port. He will leave Hongkong on Wednesday morning about eight o'clock on board H.M.S. Tarantula, to pay an official visit to the Portuguese Colony.

Sir Miles will arrive at Macao

about noon on Wednesday The Minister and his party will be the gucats of II. E. the Governor, The party will leave on the follow- ing morning for Canton; remain- ing there until the following Tuesday."

Chinese Merchants Dinner. Returning to Hongkong on February 23, Sir Miles will be the guest of the Hon. Sir Shou- son Chow, and the Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall C.MG., LL.D., at dinner at the Chinesa, Merchants Club. His Excellency the Governor Hongkong will be present at this gathering.

On February 20 Sir Miles will A Sadden Swerve,

pay a second visit to the New Ter- ritories and will have tin at the Another officer, named Corne-Royal Hongkong Golf Club at lisse, atated that the Zemaew Fanling. At night he will attend captain rushed to the helm as the dinner party at Government helmsman was powerless.

House.

occurs the last chance of making up at least what has been lost be- fore, a little more money will go into circulation, before we stile down to our normal routine of life.

The ship then cupsized and the No further arrangements. have While it lasted the week has captain, who was unable to hold been made for the following day the helm, want down. He was but Sir Miles will embark on the been a hectic time for most peo-thrown back by the water and was 8.A. Franconia on March 2, for gile, with a very few who can rescued.

Shanghai.

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claim to be really fortunate. The .helmsmun climbed up Dame Fortune bestows her gifts through a broken glass window. in curious ways, and perhaps theThe officer on case of the gentleman who has throw off his heavy coat and sea- duty managed to won the first prize of over $27,000 boots while under water and came in a local Club Sweep and another up in the vicinity of the Captain In "M'Clure of "Mill Hill "ain which an amah is said to have helping him to be saved by Memoir by his Daughter." a few secured over $30,000, are worth Menten." howlers which delighted Sir John quoting in illustration of this. David M'Clure, who was headmaster of Mill HII School,

are cited. Among them are:-

Americans kill by elocution, James I. died of the argue. Men may rise on stepping stones of their dead selves to hire things

Makia Mainul of Bonannau died en the island of Hawaii recently. He was 107 years of age and said to have been the oldest man in the

The crew was composed mainly of Timorese, who are good swim- imers.

A few stokers were literally washed away from the bollers which proved to be the Imeans of their escape.

At the first hearing defendant

day, faced by additional evidence, he broke into teara and admitted the offence. He was sentenced to two months imprisonment.

Recalled the box P. C. Davies, upon being Interrogated by Mr. Goldring, said that he had mado further inquiries at the Suffolk Re- aiment and had ascertained that tickets had been sold there by a man who gave his name as N. B. Dyer.

Judge King said that unless dé- fendant had been with the officer and had been identified' this could

not be used as evidence. Mr. Gold- ring replied that he merely wished to show that they bore the name of the Penman Club.

Family in Hongkong. Accused sald that he was not

prepared to prove the existence of the Penman Club, but pleaded for mercy, saying that he had a wife and three children in Hongkong. He had done odd jobs, but, on re- ceipt of a letter from his wife; which stated that one of the boys was seriously ill, he had done thin to obtain funds. He promised to lead an upright life in future. He had had no accompilees, and of 2,000 tickets which he had printed, he old about 100.

Mr. Goldring pointed out that ac- cused had porpetrated a similar swindle before, and chose soldiers with little knowledge of the East for his victims,

In giving judgment, His Worship said that accused, deliberately had chosen this type of a crime. It was not a sudden temptation. He had employed a mean way to obtain money, and he would sentence him to two months imprisonment.

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A special Pacific Rallway train conveying Lord Bledisloe, Parlia mentary Secretary to the Ministry dale Bennet; and Mr. Davidson, the Argentine Rural Society, and Ife is accompanied by Mr. Stern-of Agriculture, the President. of

former Consul in Ningpo.

a large official party was derailed at 10.30 p.m. on Jan. 20 Arribenos Station, 800 miles west of Buenos Aires. The inspector, the engine-driver, and the firemen of the train were all killed. Dash from Engine Room,

Neither Lord Bledisloe nor any It ik related of the gentleman

of his party was injured, Lord mentioned that three books of The Chief Engineer of the

The second engineer, Ridder, Bledisloe, in an interview, said tickets were sent to him with a Krone, who was on duty in the had a wonderful escape. He was that a much more serious accident view to their disposal at Saigon, engine room, suddenly heard a lying awake in his berth, from was only avoided by the prosence He was unable to sell any of these, movement in the coal bunkers and which he was thrown to a stand-of mind of the engine driver who and returned the books intact, ex-noise of falling objects on the ing position on the cabin wall. applied his brakes just before tho cept. Jer one particular ticket deck. He ran up from the engine He kicked in the door and the engine fell over the embarkment. which he retained for himself at room and as he got on to the deck water rushed in throwing him to-

wards the Chief Engineer's cabin. Lord Buckmaster, the former ndom. It was this ticket which the ship capsized.

He held on to the ship's keel, The water soon reached his lips Lord Chancellor, who had taken scquently drew the first prize in a Champions Sweep. Another but was thrown off and was in but he managed to open a port hole no part in legal appeals in the He man and saw the Menten leaving the House of Lords since he became prize-winning ticket in a much danger of drowning.

territory. He is survived by a son bigger Club Sweep, also won by aged, however, tó keep afloat for an cene. Jaickily the vessel return-Fconnected with business in the l

three hours.

ago, has re-

80 years of age.

local man,

hour until the crew of the Menten ed again and saved him after He City a few years Malnut consistently refused to

was bought out of give up the ways of his forefathers money pooled by all the members threw him a rope and he was pulihad been in the water for about sumed legal work, his City con-

ed on board. for the newer methods of civiliza- of his family. These are only two tion and to the end lived in a grass which can be accepted as illustra-

of the many remarkable

hut.

Councillor T. Paris,,member. of the Edinburgh Education Author- ity, told the Aud Heriotera; at the Association's annual "party," a schoolroom story.

It was the English lesson, and the teacher was making for examples of the use of words, said Mr. Paris.

"Can anyone give me a sentence using the word timid?" she asked the class.

Cases

ting the fickle workings of for

tune.

SOLDIER'S WEDDING

HITCH:

SYMPATHETIC COURT OVERLOOKS A LAPSE.

Glibert Victor Flagg, aged twenty-one, a gunner in the R.F.A..

There was silence for a moment: or two, then a small hand went up at the back of the class. This mornin'," said the "bright" bay of and servant to an officer at Preston the class, "Ah timmit ma parritch Barracks, Brighton, was to have doon the sink."

been married at eleven, o'clock on Jun. 14, but instead, he appeared in

The Royal Observatory forecast till noon to-morrow is:-North- east winds, fresh; fair.

a police court charged with the theft of blankets and coal from the barracks,

It was stated that on the previous day he was driving his bride-to-be Commander G. B. Hartford, who and was stopped because he was not to the house which they had taken, is resigning the adjutancy of the licensed and the blankets and coal Police Reserve on leaving the were found at the back of the car. Colony, will be entertained to tea

The prosecuting solicitor urged

by the officers of the Police that as the man had a good charac- Reserve at the Hotel Savoy on tor they should deal with him so Monday, the 27th. A presenta- that later in the day he could be Lion will be made to Commdr. married. Flagg was bound 'over Hartford..

on the charge of theft and ordered

To mark the occasion of the to pay 199, costs in regards to driv

ing without a licence. birth of the second son of King

Asked if he had avy money he re- Alexander of Jugoslavia the Kingplfed that he had only enough to get had signed a decree of amnesty, married. He was allowed time to from which several thousands of prisoners will benefit.

pay.

HONGKONG CHAFF.

By B. R.-B.

It's considered the thing

To

go to Fanling,

To play round the course,

Or ride on an'norse!

nexions having ceased some time

ago.

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?

TO-DAY'S QUESTIONS.

The following general know- ledge paper has been taken from the Daily Express..

Answers, for those who need them, will be found on Page 18 of this issue.

1. Who was Phiz and what was hin

real namei

Who is: (a) The First Sea Lord; (b) the Commander-in-Chief of the China Station; (a) the British Minister at the Vatican

* When Twelfth Night Why

it so called?

Who is chairman of the Royal Commission en India, and when was he in the Cabinet

5 What was the second name of

7

Joromo K. Jorome!"

On whore recommendation are

King's Counsel appointed!

Name the highest summit in the

Peak district!

8 Who founded the kindergarten?.

0 What is an

infunction?

10. Who first discovered that the earth travela round the sun?

When did a live?

11 Name the authors of: "The Deca-

merou";

"The Alchemist":

Venue and Adonis"; "Hyperion" "Adonal": "The Hound

Heaven."

12. What is a kite balloon?

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