1928-04-28 — Page 15

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The Very Idea!

A man named Stultz, of, Cali- fornia, couldn't bring himself to wed without suitable pants, so he broke Into the shop of the tailor who had forgotten to return them But a constable caught him in the act and took him to the station The tailor was called in. Stutz showed him the marriage license, whereupon the tailor refused to prosecute. The groom put on his pants and completed a delayed steal" to his bride,

A recent parachule exhibition in Sydney proved Lieutenant M. Haakon Quiller, a Norwegian, the ing of nonchalanteers. Follow

K one of his jumpa his parachute Failed to open and he fell into a tree. Spectatora rushing to the aceng expected to find his mangled their surprise body. Imagine when they saw him perched on the limb of the tree in the act of light- ing a cigaretic.

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GAME OF CHANCE.

LAD WHO DID ROARING

BUSINESS,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

MISSION PROPERTY LOOTED.

RECENT OUTRAGES IN WUHAN CITIES.

EMPTY BUILDING RETURNED TO WESLEYANS.

before him, a Chinese youth was With a sheet of paper spread doing a roaring business in Holly- wood Road with a game of chance, in which packets of cigarettes were given away as awards, when the police intervened, and arrest- ed him on a charge of conducting WUHAN REPENTANCE. a street gambling school.

'Hankow, Apr. 18. hundred collected around, "the Wesleyan Mission at Hanyang The return of the property of stated Inspector A. Clark when a few days ago to the mission charging the youth before Major authorities indicates that the C. Willson this morning. Produc- illegal occupation of such proper ing the defendant's record with ties has ceased in the Wuhan the palice, the officer commented centre. that the defendant was "not much good."

"He had a crowd of about one

SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1928,

J. P/S ELECTION.

"FOR MEMBER TO SUCCEED

SIR HI POLLOCK.

PLOUGHSHARES.

MILITARY REMAINS PASS TO SERVICE OF LEARNING.

[Special to the Telegraph"

The Gazette notifica that an elec- tion by the Justices of the Pence of a J. P. to serve on the Legisla- tive Council, vice the Hon: Sir A decorative Chinese arch made Honry Pollock, K.C., during the of bamboo and coloured paper, absence of the Hon. Sir Josoph lusherad us from the Police Station Kemp, K.C., C.B.E., Attorney Gen- lat Stanley on to a new road, which eral, will take place at the office has appeared as if by magic, wind- of the Registrar, Supreme Court, ing along to the old Parado on Monday, the 7th May, commenc Ground. When we visited the ing at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. pince last, a few weeks ago, there 5.30 p.m. Justices of the Peace curving round under the deserted The ballot-box will be closed at was nothing but a narrow path. who are Government officials are wails of the old barracks. To-day not entitled to take part in these an array of motors was drawn up proceedings. Every candidate amongst the gardens oven poking The local missions are now in must be nominated in writing by the aca, while beyond them, two possession of all their property-one Justice and seconded by an-more arches and a gay blue railing other and the, nomination delivar- showed the way up the hill to but of course nothing has yet beened not later than Thursday, 3rd where on the bluff the blue flag of dono about the compensation

St. Stephen's marked the future May. which might rightly be claimed for

Sir Henry Pollock is to act on site of a school chapel, and a fair COLONY'S FINANCES. the losses which have been sus-

General tained.

Altorney

during Sir concourse of the people of twó

nations was gathered. Joseph Kemp's absence.

A fine of $5 was inflicted.

The name of the first English IMPROVED CREDIT BALANCE man who landed in New England

is well enough known, but his

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Swept Bare,

In the case of this particular property, which has been in the hands of soldiers, Communists and riff-raff for just over a year, whilst personal appearance is a matter A financial statement contain the buildings themselves have that is giving rise to a good dealed in the Gazette shows that at the been returned, yet hardly a vestige of speculation and research,the end of January the Colony's of their contente remaina. Bartholomew Gosnold was in com- credit balance was $4,705,161, as School appliances and fittings, dor-

The revenue for the month totalled 82,096.691.10, as compared with $1,787,627.29 for the same month last year.

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The foundation stone of the new school building, devoutly inscrib- od in English and Chinese, hung auspended from still ornamental bamboo erection on the farther side.of a levelled site, as ALLEGED ASSAULT on car it were an altar for our little tem-

DRIVER.

porary cathedral of learning. On Jone side sat His Excellency the Private Slowart Lamb, King's Governor, soon to be supported by jmany of the personal effects of

the foreign staff have been carried 10wn Scottish Borderers, was Sir Henry Pollock, and on the charged before Major C. Willson, other. Lady Clementi und General at the Central Magistracy this Luard. Considering his priestly' morning, with assaulting a public- situation, the General had, I feel, ar driver and with refusing to altogether too easy a time of it. I was sorry he was not called on pay his fare.

to "any a few words" aa the re- presentative of the old order, whose architectural remains are Inspector Spear said the driver-

to be trampled on, dug into, and was admitted into hospital this probably finally obliterated by the morning and the doctor's certifi- advancing steps of the newer cul- cute as to the injuries received and [ture. There is something poetic

mand of the little Concord, witfeh compared with $3,986,761.57 at mitory beds and furniture and sailed from Falmouth in the early the efid of December. days of 1902 (eighteen years be- fore the more famous Mayflower), and landed at Round fis, South Dartmouth, Mass., on May 31st,

The total expenditure for the 1602. A movement is now on foot

month was $1,377,291.67, which ts greet a memorial at or near the spot where the landlug took place.compares with $1,177,757.41 for

This mohorial will consist of a Hargo boulder.supporting bronze. tablets cording the landing, and it is desired to find out what man- ner of man was Bartholomew Gosnold as to his physical appear- ance. "Did he wear a beard, and, if so, was it pointed or square; was he short or tall?" This is what Mr. Harry Naybud, a distinguished artist from the other side of the Afiantic, has come to England

to find out, if possible, his desire being to make the memorial as authentic as possible. Historical and other records, both in England and in the United States, have been.

January last year.

EAGLE'S RAIDS IN THAMES VALLEY.

LAMB TORN TO PIECES.

Since the siege of Wuchung began, up to now, the Roman Catholic College has been par- ally destroyed by fire, one of the houses at Wesley College has been' burnt and a mission house inside Wucbang has been desizyed. by... shell-fire.

Most Damage at Hanyang. The most damage has been done in Hanyang, where the London Mission bouses have been cleared

The accused was produced by a military.escort.".

His Worship accordingly re- manded accused until, Monday morning.

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not been received. Under the cir in the idea of turning the neglect- of most of the woodwork and, as cumstances, be applied for a 're-ad home of the old fighting men just mentioned, the Wesleyan command yutil Monday,

into the dwelling place of youthful pound has been looted. When it

His Worship enquired if the wisdom, that education which will Farmers in the Marlow and is remembered that seven mis-

In the end make the very existence Bourne End districts of the sionary societies have their head faecused was on bail.

Inspector Spear replied in the of the fighting man unnecessary, Thames Valley have been much stations, with colleges and hospl negative. He stated, however,

Behind the high priests of the concerned over the appearance of 'tals, in these cities, the losses aus- that the man was in charge of a function, facing each other from an eagle, which, it is stated, has tained are compuratively small. already carried off some lambs. Reports from the country are by military escort who had guaran- opposite sides, sat the reporters, a "We saw the eagle two or three no means engy to obtain. Some of teed to produce him that morning silent but hard-working choir. Reached in the vain endeavour to days ago," said Mr. D. B. Randall, the stations are now being visited and doubtless would do so again We, the congregation, sat or stond find some reference to Gosnold's of West Thorne Farm, Little Mar- for the first time for many months. when the case next came up for in a wide circle in front, and the appearance, int Ble or nothing low, in an interview recently. "It To some, such as Huangpei, the hearing.

caméra men dodged about in be- tween, clicking here and there... of value to the promotors of the is tremendous in aize, standing, Chinese authorities will not even The should think, three feet to three ow allow missionaries to go.

· mentorial has been gained. Concord had been chartered by feet six inches, with a wing spread The Swedish Mission has sustain Sir Walter Raleigh and otliers, when flying of ten feet,"

ed losses at Huangchow And "We had been watching, the Macheng, through military occu- Firkt sailor: How do you like field carefully, and f'enw the hird

pation, and the Siminkow church. life in the navy? uite a few hover in the air, swoop down on a

and schools of the American Second sailor: I should say so. tear it to pieces in no time. Ан

elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs, At night you turn in, and just as soon as it is approached it flies during a Commanist raid on that of H.M.S. Petersfield, to Molly, you are about to turn over some-away and takes refuge in the woods unfortunate town up the Hun.

S. D. Carothers of Merion, No. 5, handy turns up and shouts "turn with which we are surrounded."

White-Tailed Species.

As recently as last month, theThe Peak, Hongkong. The bird is believed to be of disarming of troops at Wusuch, on Allee: How do you like the the white tailed species, some-the Yangtze, above Kiukiang, but Shakespeare Club?

times, enlled the Cistereous or Sen in the upch Province, resulted in HOW MUCH DO YOU he touched on bathing beaches and Virginia: Wonderful! Why, Earle, and its breeding places are serious losses to the Wesleyan

restricted to a few remote spots Mission. made three grand slams Inst meeting.

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The engagement is announced of

turns for a fellow to get used to? lamb in the middle of the field, and church Mission were burned down Lieutenant T. K. W. Atkinson, R.N hearing Sir Henry, and I must say,

out,"

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at the

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More Looting.

Regular troops made a in the extreme north and west of surprise attnek. on the irregulars Britain. It affects chiefly the const who were- occupying, mission, and

neighbourhood I have never understood (anya afand

of Inland other property at Wusuch and Home writer) why it was that waters living mostly on fish and captured some and drove out the parrots were assoclated indelibly refuse thrown up on the shore, rest. with spinsters. But so it is. A though it not infrequently seizes case in point:-A friend of mine, living prey.

All the furniture was carried off, xtures such as cupboards and mantel-pieces were torn ous, doord

KNOW?

Sir Henry Pollock opened with a jearefully read speech of welcome to the Governor. I have not Previously had the pleasure of

n lack of that appointment, that I felt, with some slight dis- forensic charm which is usually associated with the English Bari bat he produced one light-hearted moment. In mentioning some of the amenities of the College to be,

the determination of the trustees to erect cubicles, and possibly also Ja "bathing pavilion:" a reference to Thursday's proceedings in the Legislature which drew apprecia-

tive laughter,

the

TO-DAY'S QUESTIONS.

There followed an excellent The following general know- After the fight, the regulars searched the mission houses for ledge paper has been taken from speech by Dr. S. W. Ta'o, setting forth the aims of the foundation ammunition and arms, but did not the Daily Express.

Answers, for those who need and the hopes of the founders. As 800 do very much damage.

lines of an English public school, them, will be found on Page 16 The school is to be run on entry people poured in and loot of this issue..

Where are Members of Partia and an attempt will be made to ment entitled to a pension of £2 emulate the English public school 11k, od, for each year of service! tradition. But, as he very proper- 2 What community has offered £2,

And to any one who can satisfyly observed, there is no menns of them that the carta is a sphere Appreciating a tradition before. It What famous cleris was able to is made; and the danger of such a doctrine seems to be that the real speak 120 languages? What is signified by the word work of education, with all its liboral aims and its unceasing quest into the future may become obscured by a rather hopeless adherence to some phantom "tradi- on," Imagined in a past which is not there. He compared the new lines on which education in China is moving, science, and the study of foreign languages and modern political thought, with the old days when students had only their own language and literature to absorb, What proportion of the world's with a view to passing the ancient output of diamonds is used for forms of state examination. This murely commercial purposent What are the largest novels of older education was carried out (a) Aferedith, (b) Thomas Hardy, at home, where parents could con- trol the conduct of their children and (c) R.L. Stevenson.

and help in the moulding of their (Continued on Page 10.)

for histrionle reasons into which That the bird is probably of this I need not enter, was walking one variety was the view expressed by day in the street, carrying a parrot Dr. Seth-Smith of the Zoo. "is as their backs, were turned, the cage, when she encountered two not uncommon for such a bird."

B newly-horn led the property, aquaintances of long ago. Well, he said, "to take perhaps it was not so very long lamb if it is hungry. It is report- ago, but it was long enough for ited to do it in Scotland occasionally to be news to her that these two and in Switzerland. There is no had married since last they had particular reason why it should and windows with their frames foregathered. My friend-you appear so far south. The bird is were removed, and the looters have divined it-is unmarried, and strong flier."

scattered before anyone could in- "The appearance of such a bird terfere. It is certainly strange thereby goes some man without an excellent wife, but let that pans. 50 far south is very unusual," said that the military officers did not To return to the tale, the two Mr. Lowe, of the bird section of anticipate what would happen and young women, as was right and the National History Museum. "I leave a guard to protect the pro- proper, were rather full of their should think it has escaped from perty, for the country people respective husbands. Their listen- some aviary. It is very serious if naturally argued that the blame er was as full of an appreciative the bird does kill lambs, but I do for the destruction would be sympathy. Presently they parted, hope the people in the Thames placed on the shoulders of the and my friend laughed a little as Valley will not shoot it. We want soldiers. she took her way alone.. "So they these birds preserved; they are. have got married," she said to her

A When Mr. Randall was inform-ly as the middle of March, the mis- self, "and here am I with a parroti eage!" But it was only when sheed that ornithologists had express- sion compound at Kwangchi was boarded a car a little later thated the hope that the bird would re-occupied as military head-10 the full significance of it dawned not be shot, he replied: "We have quarters for the district, upon her. The gallant conductor three men out now trying to shoot disregard of the orders issued took the cage from her when she If I get the chance I'll see from Nanking is most dishearten- ing to all well-wishers of China. alighted at her destination, "Here whether I won't shoot it.".

The ewile, it is stated, has re- so long as each individual officers you are," he said, handing it down cently been seen over Bedfordshire is a law to himself, the re-estab

and Essex.

shment of order is impossible. HONGKONG CHINESE RETURNED STUDENTS' UNION.

to her "Miss".

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It's all right to play cards for money if you win once in a while, thinks Louis Schaefer, of Cleve land, but a wife who losen all the time lan't contributing anything to the family budget. Schæfer, 'In his petition for divorce, charged his wife with losing as high as $10 per week at the gambling tables, to the great, detriment of his earning power.

By a boundary treaty which has been' under consideration between Colombia and Peru since 1922, and which has been ratified, Colombia cedes to Peru the great- er portion of the strip, of territory known as the Commissioner of Putumayo. The Immediate re- sult of the arrangement is the re- duction of the Colombia-Ecuador frontier to about one-fourth of its previous length. Henceforth Ecua- dor will face Peru across much of its eastern as well as its southern boundary.

beautiful and noble."

6 Where in the heart of London was the burial place of the Danish King Harold 1.? What in the present estimated population of the world? What living author ik to have hie works published in forty volumes nt £100 per volume?' What is the present rate of in- come tax in the United Staton? Why is the fifth Sunday in Lent rolled "Care Sunday"?

A Nor has the occupation of mis- sion property ceased, for as recent-

This

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Group taken on the occasion of the recent inaugural function of the Euro-American Chinese Returned Students Union, at the Roof Garden of the Hongkong Hotel, (Photo: A. Boug):

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