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It was admitted that he introduced Mrs. Dyno to the banking Company, that he engaged in huge joint cur rency transaction with her, and that later he speculated on his own account in considerable sums. Commander Maxso and Mr. O'Malley were also fuvolved in the matter, though not to the same de- gree of seriousness. The redeem- ing feature of the whole business is that none of these officials was in the slightest degree guilty of cor- ruption or of making use of official information for their own ends. What they did was an offence mere- ly from the Civil Service point of view, and therefore neither thele. honour nor their integrity are called into question.

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Two further Chinese cases of typhold were notified yesterday,

The Ben Line 8.8. Benglos, from and Straits ports, is due here on March 5th.

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GENERAL RETURNS TO CANTON.

INCIDENT OF 1925 RECALLED. |

The Very Idea!

An American Army major was approached one day by a youth who had obviously been in the ser vies only long enough to draw his uniform. The rookie failed to salute, but the major overlooked it.

Following the assassination in Canton, in 1925, of the late Mr Liao Chung-kai, a noted leader of the Kuomintang Left Wing, many of the high officials of the Civil

"Say," began the buck cordially, drink anything " The Government and of the Army in ever Canton were detained as suspects, major was truthful as well by order of Marshal Chiang Kai- kindly. Ho admitted that once in shek, who was then acting as then while he took a small aip, and then Chief of the Canton troops.

turned away,

The P. and O. a.s. Macedonia,

One of the suspects, who was from Singapore, is duc here at detained for several months and 6 a.m. on Friday.

Governor-General Stimson and party left for Manila yesterday by the s.s. President McKinley.

The ss. Yuet On was taken in

hand at Talkoo Dock at 6 to-day and the s.s, Hulchow left the same yard at 10 am.

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H.R.H. the Prince of Wales saw a brivate exhibition of "The Circus," we imagine the majority of Bri-the big Charlie Chaplin film, at fishers will agree. It is true that York House recently. "The Circus" the Daily Telegraph finds some ex-comes to the Queen's Theatre next

Sunday. tenuation in what it describes as thei inadequacy of the salaries of the The ss. San Nam Hoi arrived in higher officials of the Foreign Hongkong from the West River this morning after being refloated. Office. It is pertinent to note; how-It is understood that she is un- ever, that the salary attaching to damaged, but it is likely that Mr. Gregory's post was £1,200 to survey will be held. £1,500 per year. In any event, whatever views may be held on the sufficiency or otherwise of the scale of salaries prevailing, considera- | WATERTON.--At Victoria Hos- tious of that kind, even put at their pital on February, 28th to Mr.highest, can only extenuate the in- and Mrs. D. W. Waterton, of

discretions; they certainly cannot P.W.D. 8011.

condone them. The British Civil Service has always been considered

BIRTH.

DEATH.

later released, was General Leung Kung-kal, the leader of the First Army. After his release, General Leung did not return to the Army but a few days ago came back to Canton with many of his former subordinates.

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"Wait a minute," said the rookie, I got some here. This was too much for the major. "Corporal. of the guard!" he bawled.

"Aw, geo!" protested the rookfo, "don't call your friends-there's only enough for two."

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Either someone in letting tune slip through his fingers, or else A vernacular report states that the Bhopal correspondent of the General Leung's return was in Indian News Service is an optimist, response to the invitation by says a Londen writer in the Neg General Chan Ming-shui, the York H rald Tribune. recent-elected Chairman of the "From October, 1921, the cor- Canton Provincial Government, respondent writes, "the State of Nuwa ia current that General Bhopal has lost over 300,000 rupees Leung will be given an important every year in its efforts to enforce Prohibition, and at last has had to post in the Canton Army.

put a stop to this costly experiment. Among other prominent person-It was found that the Mohwa trees, ages returned to Canton recently witch abound in the estate, are is Mr. Koo Ying-fan, former Fin- tapped by those who destro alcoholic ance Commissioner to the Nanking drink." "

If this Molwa tree is all that is and Canton Nationalist Govern- ments. Mr. Koo arrived in the claimed for it, and if it will func- city on Saturday, and, on the tion properly in the American following day, he gave a banquet climate, the "plant a tree" move- at his residence to some of his ment ought to boom exceedingly. friends, including Gonerals Wang But London horticulturista haven't. Shao-hung Chan Ming-shiu, Chu any Mohwa trees in stock, and seem Ching-lang, Chan Chal-tong and doubtful of their ability to get any. others. Yesterday he attended a

Barrister at Feltham: How meeting of the Canton Political Council, of which he is a Cent-long have you lived here?. Man:

Since before the flood.

Solicitor, to a West Ham wife, at Further details of the military Bow County Court: What does, This morning's Harbour Office meeting held in Canton two days your husband carn? The wife. reports were generally poor, there ago, following the return from What a senseless thing to ask! As being few arrivals, probably owing the East River of General Wang though he would tell me.

weather conditions outside. | Shao-hung, have come to hand. Willesden man, with a plastered to not only above reproach, but abova There was only one British entry, It is said that the meeting decided head:, I want a separation order this recording the heaviest inward that the military affairs of Kwang- against my wife for persistent cargo of the day. There remained tung and Kwangs! will remain in cruelty, Magistrate: If you had 68 vessels in harbour at 9 a.m. of hands of Generale LI Chal-sum and cracked her head like that she might which 24 were British.

Wang Shao-hung respectively, have had one, but the law is one- while the civil administration of sided in this particular. Kwangtung will be entrusted to General Chan Ming-shui.

suspicion, and it is at any rate PEREIRA-On February 24, 1928, gratifying to feel that its traditions at 414 Dixwell Road, Shang-in this regard have not been hai, Hilda Maria Assunta Pereira, dearly beloved daugh-besmirched by the disclosures 'arls- ter of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Ing from the Dyne case, however Pereira, aged three years.

regrettable they may be from the official point of view. Indeed, the very severity of the penalties im- posed on the offenders provides an Assurance that the fastidious re- quirements of the past in the standard of conduct expected from State officials will be maintained and upheld.

The

Thongkong Telegraph.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 29, 1928.

THE FOREIGN OFFICE SCANDAL.

Brilliant Achievement.

Amongst the passengers who left by the a.s. President Taft yesterday were Mr. and Mrs. E. B. C. Hornell, Mr. and Mrs. F. McB. Courtney, Mrs. B. D. F. Beith, Mrs. C. B. Hartford and Mr. Frank Austin.

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A Musicale will be given

In tho Helena May stitute on Thursday 8th March at 5.30 7.m. The following will take part:-Mrs. Sanger, Miss Dunbar, Mr. John Braga and Mr. Bowes-Smith. Tables for lea must be, booked by Wednesday after- noon at the latest--Advi.

missioner,

OFFICIAL VISIT TO CANTON.

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Willie was in one of his inquisi- tive moods, and father was tired of answering questions. "Pa," do manded Willie, "what's a misanth- ropa?"

Father racked his brains for an answer which would force Willie to. Bit down and think over it. A gleam of triumph shone in his eyes. "A misanthropo," he declared, is a fellow who would prosecute. you for trespassing if you shovelled the anow off his doorstep."

HONGKONG GOVERNOR AND PARTY GO NEXT WEEK." The Kowloon Brigade was called to Kingsclere Hotel at 10.30 Inst

According to reports from Can- evening, an alarm having been

bon, H., E. the Governor of long- given when smoke Was seen issuing from the cookhouse. kong is to pay his official visit to appears that a number of knives Canton on March 9th. He will be had been placed in close proximity accompanied by Lady Clementi, to a lighted stove and the com-the Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax and the matter had to do with a (Colonial Secretary), other

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The public grasp of the safety position handlea of those became of modern flying, and of the ignited. The matter was dealt Government officials and possibl, immense strides made by aviation with by the servants of the the Hon. Sir Shouson Chow and

the Hon. Mr. R. II. Kolewall. Scandals so rarely occur in con experts even in the past two years, establishment before the nexion with the British Civil Ser-tas made a definite forward leappliances 'arrived, vice that more than usual pro- minence will naturally be given to the result of the investigations in-his home at Bundaberg, Australia.

as the result of the brilliant achievement of Captain Bert Hinkler in flying from Croydon to

The extreme merit of the perform- anee cannot be dimmed by the ong mlshup on the long journey, when his plane, an ordinary light maching, which anyone can pur-

EX-MAHARAJAH'S MARRIAGE.

REASON FOR DELAY.

On his arrival, His Excellency will land at the Canton Govern ment pier, where he will inanect troops drawn up in his honour The party will then proceed to Government House, where H. E. the Governor and Lady Clementi will be the guests of General and Madame Li Chai-sum during their stay.

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to the disclosures male in the "Dyne case" which involved the re- putation of the Foreign Office and some of its trusted and high-placed chase for £675, and, moreover, The two Brahmin priests, who Numerous functions in honour servants. The fact that the per-eighteen months old, was forced had gone to Ceylon for the purpose of the visit have been arranged. down by a dust-storm. Captain of performing the marriage of the These include dinners by General sonuel of the Board of Inquiry and Hinkler in this machine, equipped ex-Mubarajah of Indore with the Li Chal-sum and the Chamber of

with a 30 h.p. Cirrus engine, American girl, Miss Miller, have re- Commerce, luncheons by the terms of reference were com- British-built, flew well over ten turned to Bombay, states the Indian Mayor of Canton and the British

well as municated to the Press within a thousand miles, made the first non- News Agency, and explained why Consul-General, as very short time after the verdict of stop flight from London to Rome, the marriage was not performed flower-boat party and theatrical

entertainments. the fury, showed that the Prime trip in reaching India in seven

accomplished an epoch-making in Ceylon.

A high caste Hindu marriage, The visitors hope to stay in Minister had been studying, the days, four days better than the they say, cannot be performed in the Canton for about two days. position from the opening of the previous record, and reached Port month of Fousha, as astrologically Darwin, Australia, in two hours it is not auspicious, and, therefore, trial, so as to be prepared for im-over fifteen days, cuttin the is forbidden by the shastras. mediate action. In the circum-previous time for the journey As the marriage is to take place almost in half. There can be no according to proper, Hindu rites stances, he did the wise and right doubt that Captain Hinkler, has and ceremonial, it must take place thing.

done far more to make the public on an auspicious day or not at all. nir-minded than the adventurers If the Maharajah's health is well who successfully hazarded the enough to allow him to travel to

flick for Transatlantic

the India then the marriage will take in the class of grand onera: pretty Barhwal, the place where his father, simple reason that such feats are place, as at present arranged, at and spectacular, but in the first Maharajah Shivajirag, used to live place, requiring heavy subsidies, after his own abdication:

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FRANCO-GERMAN TREATY

AND BRITAIN.

CANTON SUSPECTS.

A Sheriff-Substitute Guy story:- In a Small-Debt Court action

Sheriff Guy was on the Bench

shirt which somebody wanted' pay- ment for,

"Come on with the tale of your shirt," said the Sheriff.

"Cut it short," he said later. Then, just before he pronounced decrce, the Sheriff remarked to the agent, "I am afraid, Mr. Blank, your shirt in all dickey."

At the Poor Law Conferenco in London, during a discussion on the training of nurses and midwives, Mr. W. H. Eastman (Scufcoates), suggested that they should resort to community singing to exprése their views, and he put forward the following lines regarding a deputa- tion to Mr. Neville Chamberlain: Another year has passed away, We meet in spirits high; Spite of what Dr. Neville's to

say,

We still refuse to dio.

Not long before Sheriff Guy, re- tired, a woman defending, an ejec- tion case in the Small-Debt Court pleaded that she was unable to pay her rent, as her husband was in prison.

"There will be:

no need to ciect him," was the Sheriff's reply.

Young woman applicant at public

Librarian-"Yes, what author?" England, please."

Y.W.A. (evidently startled) why-1s there more than one 7"

MORE THAN A TIJOUSAND IN PRISON. More than a thousand Com-library-"I want the History of ed, in Canton and removed to the munist suspects have been arrest Nam Shek Tau. Prisop, since the big anti-"Red" campaign began. It is stated that Mr. Tang Yin-wao, the Chief of Police, has now" ar ranged with judges of the Special Court in Canton for the opening of the trial of these suspects,

EXCHANGE RATES.

There is no necessity to enter into the merits of the Dyne case so far as it concerned other than public servants. Many people are dazzled by the possibilities of a speculative

Flying, will not develop on any profit in the sensational movements such esthetic backing. It must of foreign currencies; many wings be made to pay its own way, and the fact that Capt. Hinkler, un- have been burnt and many singed accompanied, completed a remark- bodies lie around that particular able flight at a cost of less than lamp. But inasmuch as it was dis-250, will do more to satisfy doubts than any sensational flying feat closed, during the trial, that pro-hitherto reported. Greatest satising the position of this country un-

An important statement regard- been established that he was former-Brussole... ainant officials of the Foreign faetion has been, expressed in der the Franco-German Commercially an offefal of the 1925 Hongkong Amsterdam Office were directly involved in Mrs. Government circles at the Treaty is contained in a letter have been keeping is close touch Copenhagen

Strikers' Committee and is said to Berlin ... clusive proof of the stability of written to Mr. Walter Runciman, with the Communists. Dyne's "flutter" in francs, then the light British planes. Large sums M.P., by Sir P. Cunliffe-Lister, circumstances obviously called for of money have been expended in President of the Board of Trade. exploiting the way for the inevit the strictest possible investigation.able future of the air, and such a That investigation has now been memorable accomplishment should

Ruch efforts will be repaid.",

Among the "Red" suspects is orie man whom the Government desires to be sentenced to death, as it has Paris

Vienas

Helsingfors Lisbon Bucharest

Sir Philip writes: "The conclu- New York, Jan. 26-The Fox Buenos Aires slon of this treaty in no way affects Film Corporation has acquired Shanghai concluded, with resulta of the ut do much to advance the era when our right to full most-favoured-control of three hundred cinema Yokohama nation treatment either in Germany theatres on and near the Pacific New York or France. As regards the former Coust in what is described by Mr. Geneva country this is definitely secured

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most seriousness to the officials connected with the transactions.

Milan

The Chinese Chamber of Com-to us by our treaty with Germany William Fox, the president of the

company, as the largest singlo Oslo The heaviest blow falls on Mr. J. D. merce, Connaught Road Central, concluded on December 2, 1924. theatre transaction in history.

"In the case of France, we have Theatres valued

at $20,000,000 Madrid, Gregory, Assistant Under Becretary has decided to give a dinner party for Foreign Affairs, who, after a at 7 o'clock at the Num Tong no treaty securing us such treat were involved. In making the nn-Athens

Restaurant, China Building, onment, but France, by virtue of her nouncement Mr. Foz, whose career Rlo distinguished career with the the 3rd March in honour of Gon-own internal legislation, gives us has been one of the most spectacu Bombay. Foreign Office, lasting for more eral Li Chal-sum, the Chairman of her full minimum tariff, and I am lar in the film Industry, recalled Hongkong

the Southern Government, who is assured that there is no intention that twenty-five years ago he was Silver (spot) than a quarter of a century, has going to pay a visit to Hongkong on her part to alter this arrange earning less than $4 a week as a Silver (forward)

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