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FRIDAY, FEB. 24, 1928.

THE BETTER WAY.

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY

DAY BY DAY.

THE WORLD IS ALWAYS MORE CURI- us TO HEAR ABOUT VICE THAN VIR- TUE, Roy Horniman.

She fa nearer self-government to- day than, for many a long year. Her young political leaders are naturally looking, to the day when evon greater measures of con- stitutional reform will be granted"

The P. and O. 8.8. Kidderpore, her, but too many of them!

ap- pear to overlook the point that in from Moff, is due here at 6 p.m. on

Sunday. political progress it is best to hasten slowly. Methods of vio

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BRITISH MINISTER AT MAGÃO.

VISIT WHICH WAS MUCH "APPRECIATED.

Macao, Feb. 22,

The Very Idea!

An American tourist was wait- Ing for a train at an English atation when his curiosity whe Sir Miles Lampson, the British reused by a company of soldiers Minister to Ching, arrived here forming into line along the plat- on board H.M.S. Tarantula to-day, form and standing smartly at at-

tention.

Soon an engine drawing one

One Chinese ease of small-pox landing at noon. He was recolved by His Excelleney the Governor were reported yesterday.

lence only, Berve, in the long run, and one Chinese case of typhoid at the pier of the Outer Harbour coach rushed through the station -

to hinder true development."; ̧

The late Mr. Gokhale was one of those who, whilst demanding the Mr. J. Nilson, the. Bangkok right of Indians to bo given a manager of Messrs. Thoresen and larger share in the administration Co., Ltd., is on a visit to Hongkong. of their country, always insisted

The Anking from Singapore and on a proper discharge of existing Amoy with 67 deck passengers, opportunities and a thorough ful-reports the death of two males en Alment of responsibilities, as a route from beri-beri. condition precedent. In a speech

His Excellency the Governor has consented to perform the opening ceremony in connexion with King's College on Monday, March 5.

of Macao, Senhor Tamagnini Barat sixty miles an hour. The ser born, high civil and military sent then marched the company off. Wondering somewhat, the officials, members of the Govern ment and the Municipal Councilsaveller buttonholed one of the

soldiers named Murphy.

Say, was there some eminent and many prominent citizens of the Colony. There were also person travelling 'by' that train ?””

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many people lining the road he asked. leading to the landing stage, which

"There was," replied Murphy. was appropriately decorated for "Did you see that fellow hanging the occasion. A seaplane of the out of the window with the note- Macao Air Corps, piloted by hook in his hand? was the Lieut. Cabral, hovered over the brittalion tailor mensuring us for The mail from Europe dated Lon-city as the distinguished visitor our new uniform." at the Indian National Congross don January 26, by 8.8; Kalyan, landed. in Madras some years ago, ho de-consisted of 129 bags and was dis- As Sir Miles Lampson set foot For the first time for 10 years clared:-"Let us not go in pursuit tributed this morning.

on Portuguese soil, the Gula Forta cargo of live West Indian tur- boomed out a salute and, the con- tles has been received at the Lon- of mere idle dreams and neglect

stabulary Band struck up "God don factory, famous for the soups the opportunities which the pre

Save the King," followed by the and sauces it makes. It is from

National sent offers us. None of us wants

Portuguese

Anthem. the West Indies that the best His Excellency the Governor In-turtles come, and this latest ship- to ba satisfied with things as they

troduced the Minister to many ment is big enough, an expert told are, but first we must prove that

The Kuelehow after overhaul and of those who assembled at the a London Daily Chronicle repre- we can bear these responsibilities

refit at Taikoo, will leave dock topier, and after inspecting the sentative recently to "keep the before we ask for more." His morrow, and will sail for Weihai-Guard of Honour the distinguish-price of a quart of soup a long words are worthy of remembrance wei, Tientsin and Chefes on ed visitor drove around the way below the guines of old days.

Tuesday.

Colony with H.E. the Governor The ordinary citizen may now at the present juncture in India's

and their respective parties' and give himself an occasional treat."

to Government House, history, for they reflect an out-

We are asked to remind share-theco look which Indians of all shades holders of the Hongkong and where the Minister and the party

At Edinburgh Polico Court re- of political thought would do well Shunghai Banking Corporation that were entertained at an informal fcently a young, respectably dress-.

tlie Bank's annual meeting takes luncheon.

ed woman, named Josephine. Dun- place to-morrow at noon at the City At four o'clock, Sir Miles Lamp- I can Moore or M'Kenna, whose ad- Hall.

non, accompanied by His Excel-dress was given as 149 West Port,. leney the Governor, visited the admitted a charge of having on Camoons Grotto, where he laid on December 28, in a baker's shop in the base of the monument a fine Princes Street, obtained a tin of bronze wreath bearing the in- shortbread and two caken with- scription:"A tribute of admira-out intending to pay for them. tion to Luiz de Camoens from previous conviction was libelled." British Residents in China, 1928."

The Prosecutor said the woman. Sir Mules then delivered a brief went into the shop and said she tribute to Camoens and referred to had been sent by a "customer to the friendly relations exlating be get the shortbread and cakes, and tween Britain and Portugal. In induced the assistant to supply reply H.E, the Governor of Macao the goods, which were valued at also spoke of Anglo-Portuguese 61. Os. E friendship and expressed the ap- prociation of the Portuguese for the tibute paid to their national bard. There was a large and dis- tinguished attendance of people present to witness the ceremony.

to cultivate.

Commercial Aviation in Hongkong. Enhanced interest would be at tached to the announcement that $1,000,000 has been alloented from Imperial funds as a substantialcon- tribution towards the cost of the Hongkong aerodrome if a little less were left to inference. The public has been assured that the Covers ment has already instituted the which will be available for commer- development of an aviation base elal purposes. We are aware that

A Chinese butcher who became insane and attempted suicide by cutting his throat in North Street, Kennedy Town, some days ago, is reported to have died in the Government Civil Hospital yester- day afternoon.

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loon Docka at 7.30 last night, a Returning home from the Kow- Chinese woman, living at No. 56 Chatham Street, was stopped by two Chinese footpads in Dock Street, and was dispossessed of her trinkets, amounting to $35 in value,

There was an increase of about

Amongst the passengers who arrived by the 6.9. Empress of Russia to-day were Mr. and Mrs.

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Asked if she had anything to any, the woman said that she wanted them for her baby, which was in a Glasgow poorhouse.

The Magistrate (Bailie Allan): That's not the usual food for a A line of £3, with the alternative

Sir Miles Lampson then paid a baby. visit to the Protestant Cemetery and the party later repaired to of 20 days imprisonment, was Government House, where the Minister met the members of the

imposed,

British community.

At 6 o'clock, the distinguished visitor wan entertained to ten at the Riviera Hotel, by the Chinese community.

APPEARING IN TO-MORROW'S

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The ofeinl landing in Hong kong of Sir Miles Lampson will be shown in three excellent pictures,

Who can tell why a woman says anything ?-Mr. Justice Swift.

Authors, as a rule, are a poor, downtrodden lot.-Mr. W. B. Max- well,

High rates are more crippling to Industry to-day than taxes. Sir Kingsley Wood,

Avold magle cures and short cute in dealing with the dreadful diseases of cancer-Lord Daw- sor of Penn.

"The "Old House," in tho

to visitors, with its pot-bellied windows filled with quaint jars and bottles, affords one of the most perfect examples extent of an early 18th century London shop. Established in 1720 by one, Peter Fribourg, it had amongst its customers George III., and George IV., and you can, if you are so minded, purchase there to day an ounce of the King's Morning Mixture," as supplied to the last-named monarch,“ Queen Charlotte, too, bought here her weekly allowance of "best rapes

The decision of the Council of State in Delhi to appoint à Com mittee to participate with the Simon Commission is greatly to be welcomed after the attitude, of stubborn opposition shown by a heavily over-subscribed loan was

flonted in Hongkong, out of which ten por cent, in the value of the Indian political leaders towards $1,000,000 was to be devoted to the Central Bank notes in Cuatan yes terday, according to Chinese re having anything to do, in any double purpose of dredging the Harports. A few days ago, the notes shape or form, with the investiga cost of the Kai Tack base, and their face value. but yesterday bour bed and sharing in the

were worth about 30 per cent, of tions to be carried out by Sir Kowloon residents will testify that they rose to about 15 per cent. John Simon and his colleagues. operations have been commenced It demonstrates, at any rate, that under one of these heads. We have also been informed that the Bri-

I believe England is the finest even amongst the more advanced tish authorities are bearing three

A busy day closed with a ban-country in the world.-Sir. Gran- politicians. there is a realisation quarters of the cost of the establish of the force of the adage that halfment of an air-station in Hongkong, A. II. Ferguson, the Misses Forquet at Government House given ville Ryrie.

the local Government providing the guson, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Hanni in honour of the British Minister. I have never known Mr. Bald- A loaf is better than no bread. balance. Briefly stated, the pre-bal, Mra. II. M. Ogilvie, Mr. and The reception which Macao win to quarrel, even with his Sir M. Dadabhoy, in moving the sent position is this: the whole of Mrs. Beith, and Mrs. Bethell, Mr. accorded to Sir Miles Lampson was wife. Mra. Baldwin. resolution in favour of support but the full nature of the proposals Lay.

the necessary funds are available, J. M. McHutchon and Mr. A. H. very cordial and enthusiastic, and the visit which has been favour ing the Commission, was very apt has not been disclosed.

We are

ably commented on in this Colony in his remarks when he urged entitled to assume that the Home. Letters of administration have will long be remembered by

Government is not obliging the Bri-been granted Indians to take what they could tish tax-payer to subscribe to Administrator, Mr.

to the Official residents generally. Our Own

Hugh A. Correspondent. get and then fight for more, rather Hongkong "poor-box," and that the Nisbet, in the estate of the la than lo throw away

golden presentation of £100,000 is not in Mr. R. A. Black, chief engineer of opportunity of accelerating re-benefit our commerend in fore the s... Kochow, who was killed THE WEEK'S PICTURES. Hay marke, Lonton, well known

of a gratuity the forms by sulking like a lot of Colony. Rather, more safely could The local estate amounts to about

it be inferred that the principal $500. schoolboya. Another speaker

significance of the base is its pre- showed that more was to be gain-sence as a measure of defence. The

The marriage is to take place. ed by contact with the Commis-ocul Government appears to be talk- sion, possibly resulting in in- ing a financial interest for the laudat St. John's Cathedral on April

able reason that there exista a de- 7th of Mr. Cameron de Saille The pictures appearing in to fluencing the recommendations, feet to be remedied, that is to say, Robertson, of Hongkong and Miss morrow's Telegraph will be found than by a policy of holding aloof, using a splendid opportunity of en- Edith Yates Rowlands, youngest to be of much interest, dealing, as Whilst there may be varying raging an interest in Hongkong daughter of the late Mr. Herbert they do, with various local hap

in commercial flying. The erection Bowlanda and Mrs. Mildred Row-penings during the past week. opinions as to the wisdom of the of the hangars, of special lights for lands, of Carmarthen, Wales, and non-inclusion of lodians amongst night flying, of ground marks and Sydney, Australia.

signals, and the hundred-and-one the Commissioners, there can be things which, go to make a safe At the Criminal Sessione, yes- whilst the "Off Day" at the Races no doubling either the onerous landing-stage for aircraft in any terday afternoon, the case was will be illustrated by O-Moon win nature of the task to which the weather at any time, will we concluded in which Chan Wa-poning the Tytam Handicap "A" anu" for 19 years; and the Prin- imagine involve the full amount al- was charged with robbing the Class and by the leading in of ceas Charlotte and Elizabeth, Commissioners have put their located. Commercial participation, master of a fishing junk of money Boxing Eve, ridden by Mr. "Billy amongst other royalties, were also Hill, after winning the Hongkong: régular customers. In view of handa, or their sincerity in it is supposed, will consist of the and clothing. Prisoner made a

present-day rentals it is interest- offering their services. After

free use of several hangars and of complete denial of the allegatlan Handicap "A" Cihss. the facilities

Other pictures cover the closing, ing to learn that old Peter Fri- of the Imperial and pleaded' un'alibl. He Was four months of study of ad-air arm: Some contribution to found not guilty and acquitted.

day at the Kowloon Bowling Green bourg paid £22 rent and £2/11/4 Club last Saturday and there will rates. ministrative problems, the Com- the upkeep may he expect- mission is to return to England when the station is complete, is the

that Is.

also be a group of the Club de necessary This morning's Harbour. Office Recreio and Macao students" Soon after Mr. Tim Healy's ap- and visit India again next year flotation of a local air service com- reports gave 17 arrivals and 19 de hockey teams, and another taken pointment as Governor-General of for a seven months' stay, when pany, the purchase of commercial partures of which 11 and nine rés-at the wedding of Mr. W. R. the Irish Free State, postage: the work of recording and collat-planes; and services to Canton, pectively were British, leaving 70 Andrews and Miss Jessie Wynne. stamps were issued bearing a map

Macao, Swatow, Amoy, Foochow vessels in harbour, British 28. ing evidence and gathering ma- and Shanghai, and finally Singa Tonnage was fairly high, with Bri- terial to form the basis of their porc, (connecting with the Imperial tish inward cargoes reaching a top

service to England), can be in- registry for, the week. report will begin. When we conaugurated. The one consideration, best cargoes of the day, three sider all that this involves, it will and of course, it is the biggest, in wore British. be seen that the Commissioners capital. There seems no reason

why sufficient capital could not be The Consul-General

for Geneva have undertaken a tremendous raised in Hongkong to make these Panama,

Conor Roberto A.Berlin. task, and from various utlerances noteworthy schemes possible, if in- Allarino, has reported to the Oslo which have been made it is evi-terest can be aroused. Mr. R.police that an accident to the left Helsingfors

Vaughan-Fowler, the Adjutant of back tyre of his car caused the Athens dent that they fully realise their the Kai Tack Aerodrome, created vehicle to avorve while he was Buenos Aires responsibilities and wish to in- an excellent impression in his lec-driving in Salisbury Rond yestar-Hongkong vestigate matters in an utterlyture before the Chamber of Com-day. The car ran into a lamp-post New York

merce earlier this week, when he at the Hankow Road corner and Amsterdam. unbiassed manner. It is in India's outlined the feasibility of the pro- knocked it down. Mr. Allarino Stockholm...

Vienna ova interests that the Commis-fect, stressed the present safety of was unhurt.

Madrid sion has been appointed, its aim flying, particularly in view of the new Handley Pago slotted wing,

Bucharest being to see how far reforms can mentioned that 80 to 90 miles aning before Commdr. G. F. Hole, Li Yokohama.

At the Marine Court this morn-Bombay be extended. That being the case, hour could be made to Shanghai in Kam, mistress of a passenger boat Brussels the attitude of unreasoning hos-added that if the public could bo- breach of the conditions of her Copenhagen

the teeth of a North-easter, and of Hongkong, was charged with a Milan tility shown towards it by many come "air-minded," a paying load license, by carrying cargo, to wit, leading Indians is all the more to could always be secured, The 10 baskets of rice, two baskets of Lisbon be regretted. Indin, at the moscheme le cosentially practical infish and two baskets of vege Shanghai

its outlook, and if practical con- tables. Pleading guilty, she was silver (spot). ment has reached an important sideration is given, adequate sup fined $3 with the alternative of liver (forward) Ipoint in her political evolution. I port should be forthcoming.

three days imprisonment.

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