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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

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MONDAY, MAY 7,

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reform coming within the sphere of practical politics for somo years. If, however, the Liberal

WHAT WE CALL TACT 18 THE and Labour Parties would give ABILITY TO FIND, BEFORE IT IS TOO this big issue precedence over all | LATE, WHAT (T 13 THAT OUR FRIENDS other considerations, they could S. Af. Crothers,

make fairly certain of early atten- tion being given to it: This could

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An American case of diphtheria

be done by an arrangement being was notified yesterday. reached whereby three-cornered fights would be reduced to minimum at the next election. In Russia. this, way, the resuks might be

Mr. W. A. Butterfeld returned from Manila by the Empress of

The P. and O. s.a. Dolta is due that either Liberals or Labour here from Singapore, at 10 am. on: would go Into office, or, if the ar- Thursday. rangement, could be, further ek

[To the Editor, Hongkong Telegraph.]

The Very Idea!

Judge "What is the chargo. omleer?"

Omcor-Driving while in a state of extreme. infatuation."

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Lies slumbering here William Lake;

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The "Fed Up" Soldier. Sir, I have read the letters, in year daily issue, from fed-up "Soldier."

I am an old soldier, and soldiered He heard the bell, but had no out in the Colony in the 80's from, brake. 1881 to 1886. "I then purchased my discharge to take up an appoint ment in the Hongkong Government,

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Mr. Keblo Howard, the novelist,

tended, a coalition dr. these two Hongkong, arrived at London and how he passed his time, com-the age of soven. His sisters said

parties, sufficiently strong to take over the 'refna of government, effected.

The P, and Q. sis. Mantua, from the 3rd May at 3 ph.

pared with the present. late the following:.

It may be interesting to "Soldier" critic, playwright, and theatrical and others at present serving in manager, whose death at the ago the Colony to know the then coudi- of 52 is announced, once told how tions and hardships a soldier lived he began with a very short story at I will re- It was beautiful. His brothers said it was cribbed. The follow- A soldier was not allowed to the ing day he wrote his second short torrified of burglars that he kept of bounds).

candle burning in his bedroom west of the Central Market. (Out story about a miser who was so

No football field, to play on.

all night.. The only decent road was Ken-

His parents sent the story to a Yostarday being the anniversary

accession of Majesty nedy Road, and a soldier using the maiden aunt, who, ro V, remark find a report against him, by some that no miser would burn canddes barbour drossed ships.

body unknown to him.

all night. time this road was put out of bounds for. soldiers.

In either of these events, an Electorial Reform Bill could be brought forward with come hopes of passage into law,

Hongkong has been declared plngue-infected by the authorities of the Dutch East Indies.

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MONDAY, MAY 7, 1928.

ELECTORAL REFORM.

His Excellency the Governor, who leaves for Home on Thursday, hopes to return to the Colony on or about January 10th next year.

At one

Progressive parties suffer greatly from the anomalies of the system. After all, they have a good deal

A relieving officer said at Tot- A soldier In those days made his

tenham Police Court that a relief in common on many issues, but Labour these days is so cocksure

Fown sport, namely:

Athletic Sports twice a year.recipient of sixty-three was too old to work. Mr. Green, magistrate: of itself that it is doubtful if it

Two more taxicaba for the New (Spring and Autumn).

Too old to work at sixty-three! Monthly Regatta. Each Regi- would agree to a pooling of re- Taxi Company are due to arrive to- sources,

The Liberals, we believe, morrow and two more on Thurs-mental. Company had a boat of its day, making, with those already arown. The upkeep was from can- would welcome some such arrange-rived, alx of the original order of teen funds.or assisted by officers. ment as we have indicated. The ten. The service will be started on I feel sure if the officers again take more interest in the men, like the real remedy, of course, would be

officers of old, the meu would be satisfied. something along the lines of Pro- portional Representation, or the alternative hallot But that is somewhat involved system, and the electorate would need a good deal of education on its use before it was thoroughly understood.

Mr. Kellogg's Treaty.

The

June 1st.

full day's work, and I am seventy, When I leave here I have to do a Man at Clerkenwell County Court (to Mr. Registrar Friend): You are a gentleman. The Regis- trar: It is not the way to address any one presiding over a court.

Tão Yot know what the word: means in these days.

Motorist summoned at Kingston for having an ineficient ailencer: The policeman knelt down daintily on one knee and peeped at it.

A Chinese married woman, twenty-two years of age, has been-I am an old Non-Com-end-I-can-I do not take it as a compliment removed to the Kwong Wah Hos-assure you that in those days sol- a pleasure to him pital after she was rescued from diering was an attempt to commit suicide by and there was very little crime.

"Soldier" and others, keep your "jumping into the harbour, from

heart up.. the Mongkok Ferry.

I would like to mention that I

The gross receipts of the char-have met old soldiers in England ity match between Sacred Heart that wish to be back in Hongkong. College and the Navy were $400.30. The net receipts, total- ling $396.90, are to be divided be tween the Kwong Wah Hospital and the Bociety of St. Vincent de

In a few days we may expect to be furnished with the text of the British Reply to Mr. Kellogg's We notice from Home papers to Note in regard to the proposal of a | Paul. hand that the question of electoral multipartite Treaty for the outlaw-

For removing sand from the fore- ing of war, and which Germany, it reform is again being brought to was announced yesterday, has no shore at Kowloon City, three con the fore as a consequence of the gotiated and signed without retractor's employees were each finad This much may with 326 by Mr. W. Schofield at the results of recent bye-elections.servation.

safety be assumed-Britain has Kowloon Magistracy this morning. The Conservatives have been aug-opent too much time in considera- It was stated that the defendants gesting that the fact of their re-tion, not to say procrastination, to were seen taking sand from the

that example, however foot of the seawall. follow taining several seats is proof that

worthy the ultimate cause. they still enjoy the confidence of

respondent forecasts that Britain the people, but Sir Herbert Samuel has come forward with figures to contest that assumption. Taking ten bye-elections, he shows that altogether the Conservatives secur- ed only forty per cent. of the votes cast, yet they won six seats. This is because, na one writer put it, the voting system enables candidates to scrape in again and again on a minority pall

Yours, etc.,'

OLD SOKE, Hongkong, May 6th, 1928,

In somewhat extraordinary cit cumstances, Mra. Katherine Cain was found dead in her home at Perth, Australia. It is surmised that she lay down on her bed to take, a rest, and in some manner her head became caught in the Iron bars of the bed. When в neighbour called to 800 her. she

this found her body in OLD OFFENDER GETS STIFF position, hanging over the side of the bed, and both feet on the floor, The neck was broken.'

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Despite the fact that he had

"I tell you I won't have this sorved two terms of imprisonment during the past two years, and in

protcated the excited one instance was given ten atrokes woman from the country to the Daily Telegraph's diplomatic cor- The 12th annual sports meeting of the birch, a Chinese who was page boy. I am not going to will suggest the appointment of a of the St. Joseph's College is to banished from the Colony for ten pay good money for such a small Committee of jurists from the be field on Friday next, commenc-years since 1927, was found in room. You think that fust be

cause I'm from the country-" concerned, to study the ing at 1 p.m. at the Sookunpo Hongkong again on Saturday. Powers

He was brought before Major C. The boy interrupted-"Step in, legal aspects of the draft treaty, Ground (Causeway Bay) by kind and since the French observations permission of the military authori-Willson this morning and was een in, madame. This isn't your room. thereon are almost entirely con- ties. An event (220 yds.) opentenced to twelve months hard It's the lift." cerned with the obligations of Mem-to all Past Pupils of the College labour and twenty strokes of the bers of the league of Nations, this will be included in the programme. birch.

Eighteen hundred and forty would appear to be the best wayThis race will be run off at about The defendant's record showed "pubs" have been closed in the that he was convicted three times London ares since the Licensing out of an admitted difficulty. Musy 5.30 p.m.

In 1923 on charges of stealing. Act of 1904 wont into effect. columns have been written in sna- lysis of the Treaty, provisions, and

"An extraordinary report of a This was followed by yet another That is twenty-four por cent. of saile the motives animating them larceny by bailer was made to the conviction in 1924, for which he the "pubs" or salgens which exist are lauded, it has been generally

a term of three months, ed in 1904. The number continues agreed that the essential, realities police yesterday by a cook employ-served

Ac-followed by banishment.

to, decline annually, to the dis This question keeps cropping up de not amount to à great deal. The ed at No. 24, Wanchui Road.

In 1925 and 1926, he served two comfort of owners of licensed when, as is often the case, three-real merit of the proposed pact, in cording to the man's statement, ha

tur opinion, still lies in the fact employed two coulies to remove a terms of imprisonment for return-premises who are clamouring for cornered contests cause the return that it is sponsored by Ameriwardrobe and a bundle of clothing ing from banishment, in the latter the repeal of the act on the ground of a candidate on a minority of the It is extremely gratifying to find from Wanchai Road to an address instance getting ten strokes in that further reduction is not neces near the addition to imprisonment. He was sary. "Pub owners are also en- America Laking a studled interest in West Point. When vetes cast. It is one which has in world affairs and coming for Supreme Court, the cook lost banished for ten years on a new deavouring to have the closing caused a good deal of concern ward with a practical demonstra-sight of the coolies and has not warrant last year, and the present hours altered in such a manner

The U. S.A. occupy a place seen them or the goods since.

return to the Colony is the first that they will be uniform through- amongst the Liberals, who betion.

in the world to-day which prevents

offence against that warrant. out the London area. At present, lieve that the anomalies of the international progress without A Chinese was charged, before Another Chinese who was sent many public houses must close at ayatem work with particular hard-their co-operation. America's de Major C. Willson at the Central Away from Hongkong in 1922, for ten at night, while those in neigh- ship on what may be termed the rision to remain aloof from the Police Court this morning, with ten years, was found here by de-bouring boroughs may remain open,

League of Nations, the primary Progressive parties, The Labour aim of which is the preservation having, on Saturday morning, pre-tectives on Saturday. He was sent till eleven. Party would probably suggest that of the peace of the world, has ham-sented and uttered, at the Trea-to prison by Major C. Willson for pered the attainment of the Leasury, two forged $10 notes pur-a term of eight months, in addition the best way to solve the problem gue's ideals, but the Members porting to be notes of the Hong- to which he is to receive twenty would be for the Liberals to retire would not be sincere if they did not kong and Shanghai Bank. There strokes. and leave the field to "the real turn to this new avenue thrown was also a second and alternative, open by Mr. Kellogg and M. Briand, charge of being in possession of champions of the people," as they France, however, suspects that in these notes. Defendant was re- TWO DOZEŅ GAMBLERS.duced in the world 7-Lord Birken- have described themselves. But it some respects the proposed Pretmanded until Wednesday on bail

would clash with the Covenant of of $250, is worth noting that in the ten the League, and therefore, we are bye-elections mentioned, the glad to note that Britain, profiting The Chinese Bathing Club at Liberal poll 'exceeded that of the by past experience, is not likely to Quarry Bay held its opening cere Twenty-four men appeared be.

accept a hasty negotiation of the mony with great eclat yesterday fore Major C. Willson this morn At present there is one place, Labourites. In Buch circum-Trenty to find later that circum-when the newly-reconstructed sheding, charged with gambling on the and one place only, where I can cannot expect the stances have arisen which prevent was thrown open to a large gather first floor of No. 206, Des Voeux secure absolute privacy, and that conformance with the spirit and ing of members and visitors Road Central on Saturday after is in my bath-The Bishop of St. letter, of the agreement,

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EXCHANGE RATES.

Lloyd George party to refrain from opposing Labour candidates for the mere sake of pleasing Mr. Ramsay MacDonald and his follow- ers. The Conservatives "have, of course, profited considerably by the splitting of the. Progressive Paris

Brussels votes in many of the bys-elections, Amsterdam and it is therefore unlikely that Berlin

Copenhagen they will concern themselves with Vienna electoral reform. The necessity Helsingfors

Lisbon of something being done to secure

rest

a fair representation of the three Buenos Aires main political parties in future Shanghal

Yokohama Parliamenta la obvious, but the New York point is whether the matter is like-Genova

Milan ly to receive attention in the Stockholm near future. It is possible that at Oslo

Prague the coming General Election the Madrid Conservatives may. once again Athens profit from the anomalies of the Rio,

Bombay present system and be returned Hongkong to power. In that event, we can-Silver (apot)

Silver (forward) 'not sue much prospect of electoral

SEQUEL TO POLICE RAID.

The London telephone girls are considerably prettier than the Swiss ones.-M. Paravicini.

How many women poets of the first quality have ever been pro-

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What has Persia done for avia- tion except to Invent the "magic" carpet''?-Colonel Moore Braba- zon, M.P.

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Speeches were made and refresh- ments served, and these and other noon. The arrests followed a Albans."

I have been troubled by some " indications went to show that the raid on the promises.

Mr. A, E. Hall appeared for the delightful members of the other forthcoming season will be one of great activity with a membership defendants and asked the magis sex the more ancient ones. I fear roll limited to 1,400, Mr. Chau trate to fix a short remand, which with regard to those wretched Sze-lam fa the new President of the his. Warship, did, by putting the pigeons. The Lord Mayor of Lon- London, May 5.

124 Club, Mr. Lau Bhan-kam, the Hon. case back until Wednesday at noon an ...84.844 Secretary and Cheung Yung-fook, for hearing. 12.00 18/16 the Hon. Treasurer. There are 20

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wonderful checked sult. He had 2.9/64 dents left for home on the Fushimi granted bail of $5 each.

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