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SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1928.

RIVAL INTERESTS.

with the railways, are strikingly de-

SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1928.

DAY BY DAY.

LIFE IS MADE UP, NOT OF GREAT

SACRIFICES OR DUTIES, BUT OF LITTLE THINGS, IN WHICH SMILES AND KINDNESS, AND SMALL OBLIGATIONS GIVEN HABITUALLY, ARE WHAT WIN AND PRESERVE THE HEART AND SECURE COMFORT.-Sir Humphrey Davey.

The name of Mr. Tai. Cho-wong has been added to the list of authorised architects,

HIS HONOUR ADJUSTS. A Typical County Court Scene..

Something like a smile passes over the faces of His Honour, the solicitor, and the clerk; the open- ing to familiar and presages a considerable flow of eloquenes, The swing-door of the court opens, letting in a snatch of shrill

There are, of course, many as pocta to this matter of rivalry bo tween the two systems of tele graphy, including difficult questions of patent rights which may or may not stand in the way of free com- petition. In any event, a keen fight is likely, and it may well be that the

Eleven o'clock in the morning at a typical London County Court! result will be further perfection of

Almost all claims up to £100 in appliances and the cheapening of

Value are in order and to be met services. Such an outcome would

with here. "Jones and McCor mack, calls the wiry-locking serve the cause of science as well as

elerk, swiftly pinning together the the public interest. Various bodies,

Mr. John Manneis, of Messrs.papers in the last case, penciling converantion-"Throw mud at Including Press associations, are John Manners and Co., returned the result on them, and putting a your washing! I've more respect watching the developments, and to the Colony to-day by the motor fresh green form up on the bench. for me mud and shuts again. there will certainly be strong ob- jections, if any move is made which will have the "effect of nullifying the tendency towards a cheapening of rates which the perfection of wireless communication seems likely to promise.

Growing Friendship. China history has been in the making at such a rapid rate since

steamer Asia.

It is notified that Mr. C. G. S. Mackle, having returned to the Colony, has resumed his appoint ment as a Justice of the Pence,

His Excellency the Governor uns appointed Mr. B. D. F. Beith to be a Justice of the Peace for the Colony of the Hongkong.

"

Two lailles stop into the two "The matter," says the. Barris- witness boxes labelled Plaintif ter, "arose in the month of August, the court. and Defendant, facing each across 1025, in this way." The solicitor Tho younger one turns his back on him and busies wears a feather bon and carries himself with a battered textbook: a contented-looking baby which persons waiting for subsecuent proceeds to make eyes at the casts look darkly and despairing- judge's wig. The other weara aly at the orator and then at the black hat of the last generation clock and walk out; His Honour perched forward on her head, from lays down his pencil, leans back in which soar gracefully two bright his chair, and looks out of the pink feathers. Each takes the window, It 19 notified that sampans and oath briskly and glares at the "How," says Counsel trium-. boats are prohibited from anchors

other.

phantly to the Defendant an hour congregating Ing.

or loitering

"Well, madam, Bays His later, reaching the coping-stone of within 100 yards of the entire sea Honour, regarding the emiling a crown-examinatory edifco, "epuild wall of the Naval Yard.

baby with approval, "what is the you have seen Mr. Shaw come out.. the New Year dawned, and parti-

trouble?"

of this building, at 4.86, ag you, cularly' in its international aspect, In view of the disturbances pre-

"Last Toosday," replies. its sild just now, if he was at home, that it would Lako reallyvailing at Swabue and neighbour- momentous development to again ing places, the General Post Office owner, taking a deep breath, "ale six miles away at 4.26, as he says.

said to my Man's Old Man, down—and he's your witness?” agreeably surprise foreign ob has announced that postal service by the 'Duck and Drake," as 'ow "Because," replies the Defen- servers. From whatever source into that port has been suspended I ad thrown somo mud at 'er dant patiently, there's two Mr. formation is received the growing | until further notice.

washing. Now ...."

Showa; old Shaw and young friendliness between the Chinese.

"You err," Intérposes Pink Shaw: they're sitting together Feathers, majestically. "What I over there now. Four thirty-five did say, Your Worship-beg you said It was, didn't you, parden, Your Lordship was that Jimmy7 Yes. You see, old er washing was such that no Jimmy Shaw's son, wot married decent landlady would tolerate in the cousin of the butcher where 'er back yard for one moment, the plaintiff gets his meat, he said which they wouldn't."

to me the day afore all this hap- poned--"

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"Which, is the Plaintiff?" re- marke 1 Honour to the world at large.

"No, no," says Counsel hurried- ly, pushing back his wig and map. ping his braw,' "we can't have what he said to you. Now, to turn to another matter-"

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Are you Mrs. Jones?" inquires the clerk of Feather Boa.

"Me a Jones!" replies the Sub-Assistant Surgeon Jemador indignant mother, "not likely! "Now, in this case," anyo His Faiz Mohammad Khan, of the That," giving Pink Feathers an Honour at 5.30 p.m., giving judg Indian Subordiunte Medical De-indignant glance, "is Mrs. Jones, ment in his last case, "the Plain- been authorised if she adds darkly, "that's 'eriff, who is a tailor, sues the De partment,

real name, which I doubt." fendant for £5, the price of a new.

has

boxes," murmurs His Honour, the Defendant anys the suit does "Oh they've got into the wrong suit. The defence is quite simple; "very confusing. "Now," address not fit. I have seen the suit on ing Pink Feathers, "that false him, and whereas the waistcoat start was my fault. I'm sorry. and trousers fit perfectly, there shohe glances at the paper creases right across the back of It's your turn to begin. Docs are two large and unmistakable" before him"owe you some rent?" the coat.

"Well, you see," says His

aid foreigners Becomes more and To the list of medical more apparent. The utmost cordia-practitioners there has been added lity is expressed from, Peking, Nan-the name of Dr. Li Shue Pul, king and Canton, the three great Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor Factional centres, yesterday's cables of Surgery of the University of speaking of warm greetings be- Hongkong. tween General Wardrop, the G, O. C. of the Shanghai Defence Force, The annual general meeting f and General Hi Ju-ng, the Chinese the Society of St. George will be Garrison Commander, and of an held in the office of the Hongkong honest endeavour by the Peking Jockey Club, on the ground floor Government to meet their obliga-of the Hongkong Club Annex, on tions on foreign loans, while the Friday, March 9, at 5.30 p.m. manifestation of friendship between Canton and Hongkong was exem= plified in the rousing reception ac- corded to Marshal Li Chai-sum, the head of the Canton Administration, who is paying an official call on H.. by the Governor to sign medical the Governor. The payment by the certificates of the cause of death Peking Government of a large part for the purposes of the Birtha and of the interest on the Shanghai-Deaths Registration Ordinance, The growing popularity of.motor Nanking Railway Loan may be re- buses at Home, and the keen com-garded as a practical demonstration

Mr. L. Gible will retire from petition which they are waging when he stated recently that what- from March 31, and will have no of the sincerity of Mr. Lo Wen-kan Messrs. Denison, Ram and Gibbs, over is conducive towards monstrated by the report that a strengthening international friend-responsibility for any work done

"Yes," replies Pink Feathers "I do not pretend to be an expert scheme is afoot for the purpose of ship and promoting goodwill be the firm after that date. air.

tween the Chinese people and E. F. R. Sample will carry on un triumphantly, "four pounds, six in such matters, but I have no erecting in the centre of London a foreign nations must be done. Ider the name of Messrs. Denison.shillings, and eleven pence and hesitation in refeeting what

interest due last Monday."

appears to be the Plaintiff's first huge motor-coach station from is a gesture which can be accepted | Rain and Gibbs." *

contention with regard to them, which a service of express coaches at its true worth, for it must be

borne in mind that the Shanghai- According to the records of the will run to all parts of the country. Nanking Railway has no particular Superintendent of the Botanical Honour, turning to Feather Bon, that they are in nowise detrimen This development is a most interest interest for Peking as it is out of and Forestry Department, rafe who is holding herself in with tal, but in fact fashionable his their control. One could not fell on eleven days during Febru evident difcully, "she says you evidence appeared to go as far as ing one, especially since it follows honestly express surprise if Pekingury, the total amounting to 3.87 owe her a lot of rent."

"His second contention presents hard on the heels of the recent an-exhibited a lack of responsibility inches. The biggest fall was on and emphatic reply, "he said to more difficulties; he says that the

"Last Toosday," comca the slow

nouncement that the railway com- for a loan attached to a railroad, the 26th, when 1.31 ins, was re-my Man's Old Man down by the altered since the suit was fitted,. Defendant's figure must have which might conceivably be used eorded. It rained on the last six Duck and Drake' that... panies are seeking power to extend by their political opponents in the days in the month. their operations to the roads. There threatened resumption of active is certainly at the moment a warfare, but this consideration has Sub Lieutenant Takamatsu, Ionour.

not weighed with them, and the younger brother of the Emperor deal of rivalry between the two action will be interpreted, as a of Japan will visit Manila this interests, and; whilst railway favourable indication of Peking's year during the course of a 20,000 managements may feel that their desire for fair play and mutual un-mile cruise which ho, will take

derstanding The whole trend of aboard the training cruiser mud at 'er washing?" future is likely to be jeopardised affairs in China has taken a decided kuma. He will be among a party unless they meet the new competi- change for the better, goodwill, is of 137 cadets. The cruise will Honour thoughtfully, perhaps Itting cont would be that it would "Well, I don't know," says Hisn relation to a previously well- tion, the public no doubt expects to seem to be an opportune time when Honolulu and various Australian must be judgment for the Plaintiff cult, to engage the buttons, which in the atmosphere, and it would start from Yokohama April 28. shouldn't. But I'm afraid there become impossible, or very dim-.. benefit from the competition. an attempt might be made to and Asiatic ports will be visited.for four pounds, six ahillings and is not the case here.

North and South, when cordiality achieve a compromise between

Mrs. Diana Watts, who is stay-eleven pence, because that's all sion that the Plaintiff has sup- might with favourable results being in the Colony for a few days, bring an action against her for plied the Defendant with a per-

this case is about. You must extended to China's internal pro- ja to give a lecture and demonstrawhat she said if you want to. But fectly

waistcoat good

and blems as it has to her external re-tion in St. Stephen's Girls' College I shouldn't if I were you. lations.

on Monday afternoon next at 4.50 would probably lose and a peace-

You trousers, but a defective cont. Counsel for the Plaintiff urged mon-The-Principles of Greek Balance."

Tut life is the great thing. Next upon-mo-the view that in low he Mrs. Watts gave a

was entitled at any rate to Judg similar lecture in the City Hall case, please,"

ment for the apportioned price of some time ago when she visited Hongkong, which

"I'm in this case, Yr Honour," the waistcoat and trousers, but as highly Was

remarks a large solicitor, rising

to that the Defendant said, with successful and very much ap-hurriedly from a side bench, and some force that the material was preciated.

There is an interesting analogy to be drawn between the case of the railway companies, menaced by rond transport, and the case of the cable companies threatened by wire less competition. As a leading' London journal recently pointed out, the railway companies have long held that a steel track is a safer and better medium for locomotion than

the open road, yet, so hard pressed have they been by their new rival,

CINEMA NOTES.

"SCARLET LETTER"-FINAL

SHOWING.

The Gazette notifies that a large area of Crown land near the gaol sita on the south eastern portion of Kowloon Bay (Kai Tack) Re-

that.

"But do you own. her four and his counsel did indeed elicit pounds-odd rent?" Inquiries His with some dimculty in cross

examination the fact that the

somewhat unexpected reply, "but doing certain athletic exercises Ju "I dare any," is the dramatle and Defendant was in the habit of would you pay the old wretch if his apartment each morning. But she'd said that you 'ad thrown am satisfied that the effect, if Jany, of such exercises considered

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"therefore come to the conclu-

turning over a bundle of papers of a very distinctive stripe that from a large mass in front of him, could not be matched, and that a plain coat on top of such trousers | "for the-cr-Plaintiff.”

"No, you're not!" says a barris-would be, as he termed it, pathos, tor in a very new wig and gown, and indeed detrimental to him in

the rubber-tyred motor-bus, that, they are now themselves applying famous story of that name. The clamation is used for the un- Indignantly, "I'm for the Plain his business.

are

Pictures showing for the last time to-day include "The Scarlet Letter," from Nathaniel Hawthorne's

tim."

"What course am I to, adopt? I for power to take to the King's leading roles are filled by Lillian authorized storage of granite

"Oh, yes, I'm sorry," says the adjourn the case for a week to highway, Similarly, the cable com- Gish and Lars Hanson, the Inttet stones. Unless the stones

solicitor, coming to anchor at a enable the Plaintiff to rectify the panies have long acted on the belief making his American screen debut claimed, ownership proved, storage sheet of manuscript notes and coat if he can, and I advise the that an armoured copper-wire was famous for his work in "He Who remove the stone obtained, before for the Defendant; I remember for that period, so that that ne in this picture. Victor. Seastrom, charges paid, and permission to subsiding on the bench again, "I'm Defendant to cease his exercises a much enfer and betier means of Gets Slapped," once more reveals the 12th March, the materials will the case now. transmitting telegraphs than the his skill in directing The Scarlet be sold and the purchase money uncharted ether. But the progress climax, the scene on the pillory, storage.

Letter" and succeeds in making the used to liquidate the sums due for

made in wireless, and especially the where. Arthur Dimmesdalo dies in perfecting of the beam systein, has the arms of Hester Prynne, one of the most emotional and dramatic encouraged 'one of the principal scenes of any recent film. cable companies to enter the rival field. We refer to the case of the

EXCHANGE RATES.

World And Star. Another picture showing for the Paris Commercial Cable Company, which last time to-day is "Confessions of Brunzels

a Queen," presenting beautiful Alice Amsterdamn has its headquarters in New York Terry and Lewis Stone, which is and which recently announced that being screened

Berlin

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It had purchased from the Govern-deals with life behind the scenes of Lisbon

Telefunken Company on

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New York Geneva sidiary concern has been formed to

private life.

The picture at the Star Theatre, Milan operate the station, which is to be Douglas MacLean's entertaining. Dylo equipped both for short-wave and comedy, "Introduce Me," is also a high power transmission. This being screened for the last time to-d day. MacLean, who is forced in Athens development comes, interestingly this film to assume the identity of Ria enough, when a Committee in Lon-a famous alpine climber, affords Bombay don is accking to arrive at some getting into hot water and cach Silver (spot)

great amusement by continually Hongkong peaceful method of settling the time escaping by the breadth of a Silver (forward) rival claims of cable and wireless.hair..

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not be troubled with that. In "In this case, Your Honour," genious contention at the next continues the Barrister, the sum hearing, Costs reserved. I think at issue is small, but a very large that finishes the flat, Mr. Kelly? question is involved for my client,"

POEMS THAT LIVE. ·

B. T.-J.

Charlie Chaplin's latest comedy, "The Cireus," le to be screened. at the Queena Theutré to-morrow. "The Circus" presents Charlie in the gulas that.first won him fame. Now sleeps the crimson petal, nowa tramp attired in baggy trou

the white;

Nor

SONG.

sers, with ill-fitting coat, trick waves the cypress in the derby, and caue The Circus" palace walk;

Nor winke the gold fin in the

porphyry font:

The fire-fly wakens: waken thou

with me.

Now droops the milkwhite peacock

like a ghost,

And like a ghost sho glimmers

on to mus

Now lies the Earth all Danac to

the stars,

And all thy heart lies open unte

ma,

Now,alldes the allent meteor on, and

leaves

A shining furrow, as thy thoughts

in me..

is full of quaint touches, full of droli incidents, full of delightful thrills. In short. It is a pleture that could have been made by only one comedian alive-b" the supreme artist, known and loved the world over as Charlie Chap lin..

Now folds the llly all her sweetnicas

alips into the bosom of the lake:

So fold thyself, my dearest, thou,

and slip, pipe ARANY Inte my bosom and be lost in me.

Tennyson