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Dewar's "White Label" and “Victoria Vat,”

As supplied to the Houses of Lords and

Commons.

By Royal Appointment to His Majesty The King.

SOLE AGENTS:

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

TO-DAY

and until Tuesday, March 6th, wo will demonstrate at our Store two of the latest products of the Victor Talking Machine Co.

Namely:--

"The Automatic Victrola

(The instrument that changes its own records)

And the

The Victrola, “Style 8-60" (Combined Orthophonic Victrola and Ortho- phonic Electrola. Electrical amplification of records without the slightest distortion)

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED

TO ATTEND,

S. MOUTRIE&Co., Ltd.

Victor Distributors, Chater Road.

RAINCOATS.

EXCEPTIONAL value

LIGHT

in

WEIGHT,

PRICE.

$14.00

LESS 10% CASH DISCOUNT.

SMART

and

WELL-MADE.

Lane, Crawford, Ltd.

Men's Wear Stylistą, (AND REDUCED)

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

TOTAL

DRY FIRE EXTINGUISHER

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NON-CONDUCTOR

„THURSDAY, MARCH 1 1928.

buri.

DAY BY DAY.

A further Chinese case of typhoid was notified yesterday.

awaiting an opportunity to do the right thing, whilst in regard to losser, though by no meansun-

WHATEVER EINE EDUCATIONAL Important, questions we have AUTHORITIES AND CONTROVERSIAL made it clear that our polley le to, 15TH ARE ABOUT JUST NOW, EVERY- deal with regional authoritica, BODY AGREES THAT THE PROBLEM OF THE FUTURE IS LARGELY A TEACHFL That is as much as can be expect QUESTION.-Archbishop of Canter ed at the moment, and if the realisation of China's full alma are not attained; the blame cer tainly cannot be laid at our doors. We are happy to think that, after the dark days of the past two years, there is a growing re- Mrs. Ralphs has consented to cognition amongst the Chiness distribute the prizes at the Central that Britain's attitude towards British School on Thursday them is based on true sincerity and friendship. At long last, our policy of patience and concilia tion la being justified. We have had to put up with all manner of indignities in the interim, but,

NO PERIODIC REFILLING serious as some of these have been, we can afford largely to for get the past, provided there is manifested a willingness to meet our friendly overtures in the Hanie spirit in which we advance theme Of course, the better way in which to deal with international

of 'ELECTRICITY TYPES for MOTOR CARS, INDUSTRIAL And all

ESTABLISHMENTS.

RELIABLE and EFFICIENT

KELLER, KERN Co., Ltd.

16/19 CONNAUGHT ROAD, C-

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.. Mr. and Mrs. A. Rahim and Mr. and Mrs. Y. A. Wahab wish to "express their warmest thanke to their relatives and friends for their attendance at the funeral, floral tributes and letters of condolence in their rodent and

bereavement. Special thanks to, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Hoare, for their kind and valuable aid dur- ing the doceased's illness.

The

The s.8. Australien was berthed at Kowloon Dock at noon to-day, for bottom cleaning.

March.8.

It is advertised that Mr. E. Ve M. R. de Souza's auction rooms have removed to No. 6 Duddell Street, Ground Floor,

WONDER GRAMA- PHONE

PLAYS TWELVE RECORDS

IN SEQUENCE.

The Very Idea!

The laird was very pleased to goo that & colony of rooks were building

A demonstration given yostoria the trees on his estate. Not so day afternoon by the management who told his sons to shoot the birds. a neighbouring farmer, however, two recent modela of gramaphones, from the laird-"Dear sir,--You of Messrs. S. Moutrie & Co., of

One day the farmer had a note roveals the high state of develop-

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ment that has been reached in the might stop your sons from, shoot- ing my rooks. I want to make a art of sound reproduction,

rookery." One of the instruments, called

A few hours later the Infrd re- the Automatic Orthophonie Vicceived the following reply-"Dear trols, is certainly a wonderful sir, You might stop your rooks piece of mechanism. It can be from stealing my corn. I want to loaded with as many as twelve make a living.!! recards at a time and, once it is started, caréa for itself until the last record ds played. No. hand-

London's old established men's. ling is necessary for changing the clubs frown upon the lead set by records, a device fitted around the the Junior Carlton Club, where a disc, doing all that is required. proposal has been put forward to The same device fotches from a admit women as associate members, MR. R. C. Tredwell will speak on nearby spindle on to the playing Secretaries any there le "nothing "Personal Experiences in Russian dise, and the music continues doing." : Turkestan," at the Helena May until there are no mora recorda on

Bootle's, the Carlton, Club, Institute on Monday, 6th March, the spindle, when the mechanism Whito'o, the Junior Army and Navy at G.30 p.m.-Aduti

automatically stops.

Club and the Royal Aora say post A particularly marvellous fen-tively that they have no intention The 18 Kwangchow, arriving ture of this wonder instrument is of altering their rules in the way from Swatow and Bangkok, with 13 reject button, which, when Junior Cariton. In this connexion contemplated by mambers of the.. deck passengers, reports the death pressed, causes the automatic re the secretary of the Bootle's Club of one male en route from tuber-moval of any record which falls said proudly that "no women have culosis. The body was landed to please. The removal can be over entered Bootle'a and there effected even in the middle of a are no indications at present that tune, without any handling of the they ever will." instrument or the record.

Asked if a proposal to even allow The spindle holding the records women to have a meal with a mem- stands by the side of the re ber might be considered, the secre valving disc, and a record-loader tary retorted emphatically: "No slips the records on to the spindle.nover!" When a record is loaded the sound

Swatow.

Miss Capell wishes it to be known that the person holding raffle ticket No. 33, drawn at Queen's Theatro recently, can have the prize on ap plication to the Anderson Music Company.

relations would be by direct negotia- tion with China as a unit, but, until that is possible, much can be achieved by negotiation with regional authorities. This, to use Sir Miles Lampson's phrase, can pave the way and create the Work will be begun early next atmosphere for an ultimate gon-week on a new building for the Bun eral settlement. And its value in Company to occupy part of the site this regard cannot be over of their present premises. This has necessitated a roarrangement of the departments.

estimated.

Police Telephones,

survey.

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If at first they don't get into

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box quickly places itself in post- the clubs as. mambers they get in tion, and is switched away when as waitresses since the war this the tune has come to an end. happened in one of the most storn- The second instrument, called by and learnedly masculina Institu the Electrola Orthophonic Vic- tions then as guests; then as as trola, plays records at various sociates," says one writer. Time volumes-soft as well as loud will show. But we doubt the loud In the course of the demonstration 'never, never of the secretaries." of this instrument yesterday some idea of its sound-volume possi bilities were gained by the fact A girl attended Clerkenwell that while a piano selection was County Court to net as interpreter being played, the whole of Measrs, for her mother, an Italian, who Moutrie's premises reverberated wanted to tall, Mr. Registrar with the tones of the plane and Friend: Will you please tell your During the past five days, five passers-by in the street paused to the woman's sleeve) Mother, shut mother to be quiet? Girl (palling European bables have been born in listen to the volume of sound.

up! : Both instruments are fitted with device for eliminating the sound usually produced by the scratching of the needle over the records. The scratch-filter thoroughly lives up to its name that it is difficult, even by the County Court: Did you ever knew Judge Cluer, at Shoreditch closest listening, to detect any a man who wanted your money who sound other than the music.

did not brag about his wealth7 district to find. that out. The Electrola is certainly an You have not to live long in this

The Government launch Stanley, The Captain Superintendent of which went aground off Capt Collin Police was unusually candid in his son early yesterday morning, was reply to the Hon. Mr. R.H. Kotewall, later refloated and returned to who has suggested that street tele-Hongkong under her own steam, phones should be installed at Sham. No serious damage was caused, but shuipe and Kowloon City in order she has gone into Kowloon Dock for to facilitate public warnings to the police. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe is afraid that thieves would have the and makes an alternative proposal Hospital at Barker road. Curiously that public telephones might be in- enough, all five are boys. Ons of atalled in police sentry boxes. Our them was born yesterday, February own feeling with regard to crim- 29th, and therefore will only have Inals and their propensity to a birthday once in four years. stealing is that the situation is nel-

Hongkong Telegraph. audacity to steal the instruments, the maternity ward of the Victoria

THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1928.

PEKING AND THE POWERS.

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Man accused of being drunk and

incapable at Kingston: Some one gave me half a sovereign yesterday, and I don't remembering anything afterwards. Wata

neighbour: She thinks that she is the only woman in the street, but, Haggerston woman of her

I'm on earth..

ther ao serlouis, nor does it posacss On Monday evening, at the St. such a humourous aspect as is Peter's Church Young Men's Club, apparently suggested, but if Mr.there is to be a debate on the mo- Wolfe's idea is the correct one, the tion: "That the Cinema exerts aiden instrument for use at con- argument in favour of the installa-greater influence on public opinion cert parties-it might even To In the sense that it reflects tion of police telephones in the than the Press." Mr. P. Sands will place a band. The loading and streets becomes still more valid. move the resolution and Mr. G. S. changing of records is not auto- friendly attitude towards the The telephones would be of excep Zimmern will second it, whilst thematic in this instrument. Powers in general, the statement tional value to police patrols, vic-opposition will be led by Mr. H, G. Both instruments are operated of foreign policy just made by Mr.tims of robberies or witnesses Hughes and Mrs. W. Faid.

by electricity, but there is no com

Barrister addressing the jury in Lo Wen-kan, the new Foreign seeking the aid of ambulances, We of serious accidents, who may be

pllented mechanism to be watched, County Court: When it in your-

an accident case at Shoreditch Minlater in Peking, is to be comfeel that the efficient administra reports gave 16 arrivals and 12 de-operated by simply."pressing a street, as assuredly it will be

This morning's Harbour Office 28 the gramaphones can be turn to be knocked down in the mended. Whilst giving promin- tion of the law in this Colony could partures, of which nine and four bation." ence to China's plea for the rersion of the schemo beyond the nationality of the day, leaving 74 each instrument in stock at Teacher "Name a great German

There is, at the moment, one of vision of the so-called unequal bounds suggested by the Chinese vessels in harbour, British 28. Messrs. Moutrio's and it is learned of the last century." treaties, Mr. Lo naserts his con- Member of the Legislative Council Tonnage was comparatively good, that the price in Hongkong Is

If the telephone boxes are connected but freights were generally low, about $1,500 eszch. directly to the nearest police station there being only four of four figures be delivered in about a month after The ability quickly to get into com- inward and two of four figures receipt of an order,

Machines can

munication with his superiors would through, Chinese topped the in- vantage in which a Chinese or In through transit. also do much to remove the disad-ward registries, and British the dian policemen often finds himself in a sudden emergency, and vey of the possibilities of Mr. Kote- wonki advocate a more careful sur-

wall's suggestion,

viction that the Powers are sincere in their attitude towards hia country, and he therefore hopes that steps will be taken to devise concrete plans for meeting China's aspirations. North and South alike, according to the new Foreign Minister, are united on the question of trenty revision, for the fortunes of the nation depend en the realisation of this common nim....

bo better organised by an exten-respectively were British, the best

Outlawing War.

we

FERRY INCIDENT.

ALLEGED ASSAULT ON

EMPLOYEE.

COMDR. HARTFORD'S RESIGNATION.

OFFICIAL APPRECIATION OF POLICE SERVICES. As already announced, Com-

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Smart Boy "Please, sir Bis

muth,”.

He was a travelling agent of the most aggressive type, and he seem ed determined to sell his "line" to the housewife.....

"Our machines are the finest on the market," he persisted.. "Of, Course, you may say that you are unable to use a machine. I will re- move that objection in two lessons, There is an air of testincas in Mr. Kellogg's Reply to M. Briand's

I will call upon you to-morrow.

When the agont called the next Note relative to the treaty outlaw- ing war between France and Ameri-mentioned as the complainants in R.N, has been compelled, owing the agent who called yesterday?"

The Star Ferry Company were mander G. B. Hartford, D.S.O., day the door was opened by a The trouble of the whole pro-en.

burly man, who inquired, "Are you He Boyd that if the a series of summonses taken out to private affairs to tender hiz blem, however, is that although Members of the League of Nations against a Chinese, before Mr. W. resignation as Deputy Superinten-

"Yes," was" the reply. "I there may be unity of purpose be- cannot, without violating the terms Schofield, at the Kowloon Magia dent of the Hongkong Polico Re-Our collins are the finest on. tho. tween North and South

"Well, I'm Bury, the undertaker. of the Covenant, agree among them. tracy this morning. on the selves and with the American Gov-

serve. In forwarding an intima- main points of international rela- crament to denounce war, then it ever, it was stated that defendant Superintendent of Police, Com- that you are scarcely qualified for When the case was called, how-tion to this effect to the Captain market. Of course, you may say lans, no effort is being made by seems idle to discuss either bilateral could not be found at the address mander Hartford expressed his coffin, but I will remove that ob

or multilateral treaties. In spite given. The summonses China to meet the Powers, either of the "Senate reservation" in all therefore adjourned for one week. ranks of the Hongkong Police But the agent had fled. ́ ́

were thanks to Mr. Wolfe and to alllection in less than ten seconds." |together or individually, in order | United States treaties, which he re-

The dofendant, who had given with whom he had come in con- that matters may be straightened frains from mentioning, Mr. Kal- his address as No. 25, Cooke tact, for their sympathy and help logg condemns the effort to Ilmit Street, was charged with assault-

Details of how a former cripple out. The fault for that circum- the scope of the treaty to "aggres- ing L. M. S. Sheriff, an employes in his work in connexion with the is now able to walk alone are given atance does not lie with the for- sors" a term which has yet to be of the Star Ferry Company, with Reserve,

in a letter written to The London eign nations. Mr. Lo himself evi- defined. This quick change of attempting to board the ferry in officially thanked for his valuable of Bellever, Prestbury, Cheltenham. Commander Hartford has been Mirror by Miss A. M. Whitehead, dently realises that point when he pause to a promising movement. tempting to embark without pay-tary (Mr. E. R. Hallifax) having Cheltenham, now staying in the temper at Washington may give a an Improper manner, and with at services, the Hon. Colonial Secre-She states: "May Hastings, of states that while the country is in Does America feel that since ing his fare. the throes of civil strife, no satis she is acting from the purest of 'motives nothing should be allowed factory adjustment can be ex- to stand. In her path? If so, we pected. The position therefore are inclined to the idea, that "the is that, whilst willing to adjust United States has not had enough diplomatic setbacks. There are treaties with Chinn, the Powers many Conventions and treaties Paris have no-one with whom to nego drawn up by various international Brussels

Interests which have.still to be rail Amsterdam. tinte. This point has been well fied by the majority of the Powers Berlin stressed in many declarations by which concerned themselves with Copenhagen Sir Austen Chamberlain and tho negotiations. The reason for Vienna also, recently, in his speeches at have arisen later which reader Lisbon

this often enough is that difficulties Helsingfors Canton, by Sir Miles Lampson. ratification extremely dangerous. Buchurest Mr. Lo makes mention of de-If, in consideration of international Buenos Aires clarations of this type and he paid to getting things down on

understandings, Icas attention is Shanghai

Yokohama scoms convinced that they are paper and more to a thorough diag Geneva

New York made In all sincerity. So far as nosis of what they contain, mis- Milan

understandings will be less Iro-Stockholm Britain is concerned, there can quent. M. Briand appears to have Oslo. be no doubt on that point. Not adopted the attitude that France Prague only have we made professions of does not desire to bind herself to Madrid an agreement to find later that al-Atheris our friendship; we have demons-terations and amendments aro es

Blo trated it by actual deads." On the sential. If this is the correct view Bombay larger Issues of our relations velling, along the safe road to inter liver (forward))

of the situation, M. Briand is tra

Hongkong Silver (spot) with China, wo are patiently national amity.

EXCHANGE RATES.

forwarded him, under date of Burgage, Prestbury, was bedridden February 24th, a letter in the for over four and a half years, 101- following terms:-"I am directed lowing an accident, the bost medical by His Excellency the Governor to and surgical skill having failed to express to you, on the occasion of cure her. Now, thanks to the skill London, Feb. 20. your resignation from the office of Dr. Phells, she is walking well; 124 of Deputy Superintendent of Birmingham for further treatmont, and has twice travelled alone to 35,02 Police (Reserve) his high appro- Many people who are now hopeless .12.124 clation of the services which you invalids might be cured if only the have rendered to the Police Force skill of the various members of the 18.21 and especially to the Police Re British Osteopathic Association was 34.025 1984 serve. His Excellency regards more widely known." "r 2,0/82 the numbers and the officiant state '፡፡

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Li Chung-yon is expected to ar- 26.3/10 rive in Hankow shortly In onder 26.8/18 to confer with the Kwangsl party „British Wireless, Naval Wireless,/

Kwangel Party Approached.

The prize-giving of St. Stephen's- College, will take place in the Great Hall of St. Stephen's Girls College, on Friday, March & at 8 p.m., when fra Mok. Kon-sang will distribute are requcetod to attend. the prizes Friends and Old Boys