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bond. Our own view of this mat-

`DAY BY DAY.

ter is that, however desirous, some of China's leaders may be of defug

WE CANNOT TEACH TRUTH TO

HINKLER'S JOURNEY,

ENDING.

the right thing, the actualities are ANOTHER, WE CAN ONLY HELP HIM ONE MORE LAP TO HOME AT

power.

The E. and A. Company's 8.8. Wednesday morning. Tanda is due bere from Moji on

The s.s. Empress of Canada loft Yokohama at 3 p.m. on Friday, and is due at Vancouver on March

4th.

The so. Mongolia left Singapore ad-for Hongkong yesterday, and is al- due here on Thursday at about

BUNDABERG.

برای

The Very Idea!

Sandy, who was the father, of. fourteen children, was asked what they had for Christmas dinner.

"A pound of steak," said Sandy. all your family?" said his friend.

"But surely, that was no good for

Sydney, Fob. 26. Captain Hinkler has arrived at Long Reach, the penultimate stage of his journey to his home, at Bundaberg Router.

"Yes, it was," replied Sandy, "for London, Feb. 25. in I said to the kids, who's going to when the missus brought the stenk Yesterday's report that Captain have steak, and who's going to have Hinkler had a forced landing a penny? and, they all chose & outside Cloncurry while on his penny. When the Christmas pud- way to his mother's home at ding appeared, I said, "Who's going to have a pen'north of pudding?? Bundaberg was not confirmed..

and they all had a pen'north."

Two hours after he loft Port Darwin, Capt. Hinkler had been sighted at Katherine, and nothing further was heard of him until to-day. Anxiety for his safety had grown, and a search by aeroplanes was being organised. Then at a lato hour today town was re- Six Submarines, L1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8ceived that he had arrived safely will accompany H.M.S. Ambrosent Chmooveal.. when she leaves the station for home on March 28,

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against them. Sir' Robert To FIND IT. postulates financial ability as tho determining factor, but it is pre-

Two Chinese cases of typhoid cisely on this point that desire were reported in the Colony yes-

terday. and action come into conflict. Even assuming that more or less normal conditions are restored in China, it seems extremely. Impro- bable that the railways will be able to recover their earning The trouble goes right back to the basic policy of Chinese authorities, whether in peace or. in war, towards railway ministration. That policy has ways been one, of bleeding the railways the extraction there-

much money possible, with little or no regard

Captain Winkler related that be landed at n windmill near Brunette to the fundamental necessity of

Downs Station last night owing to maintaining permanent ways or

Mr. J. Limage, agent in Hong-darkness and a severe dust storm. rolling stock in a workable condi-kong for the Compagnie des Mes- sageries Maritimes, is going home tion." Any ordinary business ruon leave and Mr. Lesdos will be on those lines Would soon reach agent in his stead. a state of bankruptcy, and it ls, towards that state that China's rallways are steadily drifting. As Mr. Bernard put it, the rate of deterioration is rapidly gather ing pacé. In these circumstances,

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MARCAL-On Tuesday, February 21, 1928, in Shanghai, Carlos Marcal, aged 20 years.

MARRIAGE.

When the 12 o'clock train was approaching the Sheung Shui Station on Saturday, a calf which had strayed on the K.C.R. lines was ran into and killed.

The moral of this story de-“I you must throw things at a bride- groom, let them be big enough to keep out of his ear-hole."

In the British Medical Journal Dr. Wm. P. Kennedy tells how at Yokohama ho treated ship's cap- tain for bronchitis. The bronchitis was cured, but a hacking cough remained. The doctor became con- vinced that the coughing was caused He slept under the windmill until y some reflex irritation, centred. daylight, then flew to Alexandria in an ulceration in the captain's Station for breakfast, then on to ear. Camooweal. He experienced a "When I removed from his ear trying time because of a contrary a grain of old dry rice, be proffered fight to Bundaberg to-morrow. there since the day I got married." wind. He proposes to resume his the remark, It must have been

Queensland, has arranged for an says the doctor, who added that the Mr. McCormack, Promier of The captain's cough vanished, escort of aeroplanes to accompany grain of rice had been in the car. him on the last stage of his flight for 36 years. to Bundaberg.

A small Chinese boy was knock- Arrangements are being made we can see no evidence of a reed down by a motor on Saturday in for. Captain Hinkler to land on alisation of the necessity of main-Des Voeux Road West and was re- Flemington racecourse on the occa- moved to the Government Civilsion of his visit to Melbourne, taining and revitalising the Hospital suffering from injuries to which is to be made in conjunction potential capacity of the railways, his head.

with an aviation display, The real root of the evil is a total-

The distribution of prizes by ly wrong, conception of what Lady Clementi, at the Anglo raflways are for. Instead of French. School, Causeway Bay, on being regarded är an essential Monday next, is to take place at 5 p.m., and not 4 p.m., as previous- service in any well-ordered State, }

ly announced. they are scized upon by rapacious civil and military officials as a means of enriching themselves at the public expense.

We have no need to go far afield

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The total arrivals and dopar- tures for the weekend numbered

30 and 35 respectively, of which British were nine and 11, ånd Japanese nine and nine, leaving 70- vessels in harbour, British 28.

CHAPPELL-MACGREGOR, —On 25th February, 1928, at the Peak Church, Hongkong, by the Very Reverend Dean Swann, Richard Hope Chappell, of the Hongkong and 'Shanghai Banking Corpora- tion, to Margaret Edith, daugh-in order to perceive the results ter of Mr. and Mrs. Cortlandt accruing from the, mismanage-

Mr. F. McD Courtney, sub- MacGregor, of Glanwenny, ment of Chinese railways. The manager of the National City Bridgend, Glamorgan.

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

MONDAY, FEB. 27, 1928.

RAILWAY NEGLECT.

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H.M. the King has sent a per- sonal mesange of congratulation to Captain Hinkler, through Lord Stonehaven, Governor General of Australia.-British Wireless.

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Policoman, of a reveller at Wood Green: He was lying in the snow, and when I told him that he would be arrested, he said, "You must bo Good King Wenceslas."

Old offchder in Hampshire; Let me off lightly this time, sir. Wo shall not meet again this year.

Willesden prisoner; I WAS drink, I know, but I only saw one constable. Magistraté: And yet you assaulted two.

© Continuing at Once,

Sydney, Feb. 26.

Man summoned at Willesden for Captain Hinkler lunded at Clon-exceeding tire speed limit. I was curry and is continuing immediately, only driving naturally. --Reider.

"THE SCARLET LETTER."

Magistrate at Wood Green: Anything to any? Man: No, sir. Magistrate Not even that you are sorry? Man Oh yes, I am sorry this morning.

Chinese section of the Canton-Bank, sails to the United States BIG NEW FILM COMING HERE Her ladyship offered to do away

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by the President Taft, which leaves at noon to-morrow. Mr. Courtney will be accompanied by

Mrs. Courtney.

tal.

SYRIA'S FUTURĖ.

FRANCE ASSURES FULL INDEPENDENCE.

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Lara

Hanson, well known Swedish star, makes us American debut as Lillian Gish's leading man, and Henry B. Walthall, Kari Dane (of "The Big Parade”; Marcelle Corday, William H. Tooker, Jules Cowles, Fred appear in supporting roles. Hertzog and other notable players

EXCHANGE RATES..

Our school is ventilated by hot currants.

Mass is the amount of matter in a human body.

In 400 B.C. a man kald Nature does not abhor a vacuum.

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"Makes washing a pleasure, does its?" snapped the grocer's angry customer, tossing a packet down on the counter.

London collar manufacturers are going Lady Ossulston one better. Kowloon Railway provides

with the frayed edges of men's col- striking case in point. Here, for

ment in this issue, the feature filmed in her Mayfair laundry. The According to a special advertise-lars if they would have them whsh- years past, both the rolling stock

at the Queen's Theatre on Thurs collár mánufacturers now offer to and the permanent way have been

May next will be the screen pro-replace collars free of charge na fast Up to a late hour this forenoon, duction of Nathaniel Hawthorne's as they wear out. But the collars shockingly neglected. Even suen neither the s.s. San Nam Hoi nor famous story, "The Scarlet Let must be purchased directly from elementary necessities

the the ss. Kwong Fook Cheong, whichter," with Lillian Gish, heroine of the manufacturers and must be periodical painting of the coaches went ashore yesterday, had return "Way Down East" in the leading turned in to them again to be wash-

ed to Hongkong but reports are role. and trucks have been ignored, current that both vessels are off

ed when they are soiled. The usual "The Scarlet Letter" is the charge for washing is made. Their with the result that to-day much and have proceeded to Kongmoon. dramatic story of a Puritan woman profit comes from the laundry work of the rolling stock is in the hands

who carried a badge of shame and is on the same business prin- As a result of a fight between through life to shield the man she elple employed by the manufactur of the British administration in two barbers both men received in loved. The film has been staged ers of safety razors who give the

juries which necessitated their Kowloon, being given a complete removal to the Government Civil on a lavish scale, with a large razors away, but minke their profita One of the matters to which the overhaul. The only gratifying Hospital. The fight took place at east, nearly a thousand men, wo- from the blades. Chairman of the Hongkong and feature of this development 18 No. 10, How Woo Street and the the larger scenes. An entire re- men and children taking part in police were called in to stop them. Shanghai Banking Corporation that the Hongkong authorities are Both men

Under the title of "Unsolicited were taken to No. 7, plica of America's Arat Puritan Contributions, some "howlers" are made pointed reference in his able to do what the Chinese a Police Station, and later to hospl. village was constructed for the set forth in the "Beath Secondary

picture. Victor Senstrom famous School Magazine." speech on Saturday was the sorry the moment cannot. But what of

as the director of "He Who Guts plight into which so many of the these other railways which have

N.Y. stands on the Atlantic side- Slapped," directed "The Scarlet board," Chinese Government railways have not the means of help at hand?

Letter."

England wanted to keep Flanders fallen. IIQ showed

and Gascony, as it traded in wool that the How will they fare as, the deteri

and wine respectfully with these military and civil authori-aration continues? And whence, fleg into whose hands

parts. the will come the money to prevent control of railways has passed their complete bankruptcy? These have been so bent on extracting are pertinent queries, and we have

Beyrouth, Feb. 14. therefrom as much money as pos- yet to hear them satisfactorily High Commissioner, published on A proclamation by the French sible that they have starved the answered. lines of even the most urgent re- quirements, and asserted that un- less this process is arrested, some The Unemployment Problem. of the railways will soon become

Audacious schemes for solving unworkable and need the expencii-Britain's unemployment problems ture of millions of dollars before are mooted from time to time, but as a general rule a brief survey of they can again be rendered fit for the proposals is sufficient to con-elections. regular traffic. In making these vince the economist that the pana-

The Assembly coming into ex-Copenhagen reniarka, Mr. Bernard was stating tea has still to be found. Quite istence as the result of these elec. Vienna

recently, Edmonton took the matter, tions will give to Syrin its definite Helsingfors facts which we all know to be up strongly and decided that to pay status, amounting to full indepen-Bucharest

a man a dole for doing nothing was dence, as promised in the interna-Buenos Aires distinctly wrong, and suggested tional agreements and engage- Shanghai- This utter neglect of the rail- that for the relief received ments to which France has bound Yokohama ways is bad enough in itself, but should be done.

certain amount of work herself as a Mandatory Power in New York

They did not plan the League of Nations, Indo-Geneva the position takes on an added to give regular occupation to tho

Milan... seriousness when the further fact he could live decently, but to make

unfortunate at a wage upon which pacij

Stockholm is borne in mind that this inter-him work for the pittance he is now ference with administration and receiving gratis. Unemployment of sinking or swimming in unfami. Madrid Prague nor by another method embraced ins frequently missed by would-be Blo problems are not solved this way, llar surroundings. A point which Athens the private Bill which has passed solvers of this very big social prob- Bombay the second reading in the House of lem is that a big percentage of Hongkong partial or complete default on loan Commons and which seeks to extend million people workless in Britain Silver (spot and forward)...25.8/10 by wearing short skirts.-M. Paul services and other obligations, the benefits of the Empire Settle are unskilled labourera. The Em-

British Wireless. We notice that Sir Robert Ho Tungmout Acts. The supporters of the pire is not in need of unskilled la-

Dictatorships are dogs without was not quite sa pèssimisticas focated from the funds of the Un-man who can throw technical know- Bill urge that money should be al-bourers; on the contrary, it is the

teeth. They make a great noise of A proposal that schemes of war, but they cannot make; war if Mr. Bernard in his references to employment Insurance Scheme to ledge into the development of the work shall be provided for un not backed by a great Power-Pro this subject. He expressed the men overacas, but we are convinced encouraged to migrate. It is, in-earn relief and not receive it with

provide passages for unemployed Empire's resources who, should be employed men, so that they shall fessor Salvemini view that the necessity of main that this to tackling the problem at deed, very clear that the unskilled out rendering some service, is to taining and revitalising the the wrong end again... Lieut.- labourer is becoming less wanted in be submitted by the Edmonton potential capacity of railways is ary, left no room for doubt that the world. Specialisation looms more

A reception is being given by Col. Amery, the Dominions Secret-overy commercial country in the Board of Guardians to a confer the Khalsa Diwan at Lane Craw-

once to be held at the House of fully appreciated by the Chinese Government would be much opposed and more important in the scheme Commons. The conference will ford's Restaurant at 5.15 pin on and that China, as soon as her fin fons. Governments will thank him what Col. Amery had in mind when of Parliament from the Edmonton dress of welcome will be present. to such a proposal, and the Domin- of things, and this is more or less be attended by the nine members | Friday, February 0 when an ad- ancial position permits, will for his very clear statement of he remarked that we had got to Union; representives of the eighted to Mr. K. 8. Chowdhury, the honourably meet all her pecuniary policy with regard to Empire Settle solve the unemployment problem on local authorities in the Union; frat Indian Barrister of Hong- obligations. Time will show, he transport people she does not want balance of industry and readjusting London County Council and the Wolfe, C.M.G., has kindly consent Britain docs not seek to our own lines by finding the true and the local members of the Kong. The Hon. Mr. E. 'D, C. said, that China's word is her in order give them an opportunity the occupations of our people. Middlesex County Council.

ed to take the chair.

true.

the sequestration of revenue are reducing the lines to a state of

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