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BRITAIN AND WAR.

the fear that they may destroy

DAY BY DAY.

the hopes or an unqualifed Treaty. But, as one London paper

FEW QUALITIES ARE MORE DAN- aptly puts it, active guar-OEROUS THAN A FLASITY KIND OF dianship of the Monroe Doctrine DRAVERY, UNACCOMPANIED BY NERVE by the United States would also

AND DISCRETION.-Clifford Cordley, be regarded as a measure of self- defence on her part: Where is the difference? Another point which Britain la anxious to bave made clear, and in which she is in line with France na well, is that any violation of the No-War

foot by a piece of falling metal, Through being injured in the an apprentice plater at the Talkoo Dock was taken to Hospital yes terday.

COLONEL EAVES MAGISTRATE,

SHOWS LENIENCY IN MINOR

CASES, {AS

The Very Idea!

How amusing was the impas stoned plea for "trial engage- menta" made by Dr. Benjamin R. it is learned, has proceeded to ciological Society!"It is during During the absence of the first Andrews of Columbia University Magistrate, Mr. R. E. Lindsell, who, speaking before the American So- Shanghai for a short holiday, his the crucial engagements period Court was presided over this morn- that the young couple should ing by Lt. Col. Eaves, D.9.0., who thrash out the financial scheme of is to act as Magistrato until Mr. the embryonic household," said ho, wisely adding, "It is on the

should by all means be settled be are wrecked, and this matter shoals off money that most homes

H.M.S. Concord, with raliofe Lindsell's rotura, pledge by one party should re-miscellaneous rating from other customary lentoncy when dealing from Yangtze, river boata and Lt. Col. Eaves showed the lease the others from their pledge vessels on the China Station le due with his first case. In this fore the 'I do'e' are said." to the defaulting party... Mr. to sail for England to-morrow. Kollogg has himself endorsed that viewpoint verbally, and it is only The B.B. Seistan, arriving from right and proper that the under-gare, reports the death of one male Singanore with 691 deck passen-

standing should be incorporated ca route, when two days out from in the new Treaty..

that port. The 'body was buried at sea.

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A Fcking telegram says Mr. Roy Andrews, the explorer, shot him self in the leg an May 17h whila drawing his revolver to kill a wounded antelope. His complote recovery is expected.

||stance the defendant was a Chineso

who was charged with hawkingaible, of course, but it seems ailly"

That last part is eminently sen flowers without a licence.

to believe that engagements are with a caution.

His Worship discharged the nqn ever anything other than "trial"

anyway.' kg Na

In no fewer than four cases, the HE That's a funny clock your Magistrate discharged petty offen- father's got. It just struck fif- ders, who were brought up by the teen. officer in charge of hawkers. In She: That's not a clock, dear, one instance, he recommended a that's the breakfast gong. crippled boy for a licence to hawk.

For hawking without'a licence, an old Chinese was brought before his Worship.

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The ideals that inspire the American overtures are such that no Power wishing to regard itself as being amongst the civilised

came a young playwright who To the great producer there nations of the earth can afford to ignore them. Mr. Kellogg's Note

brought along the script of a melodrama he had done. The is based on a recognition of the

The Magistrate was told that the young man may, have been gifted point that the Great Powers have

The Misses Aileen and. Dorlaman had sold a pair of old shoes in other regards, but so far as his the custody of the pence of the Woods, who are shortly leaving to a Chinese for 25 cents.

speech was concerned he suffered the Colony, are to sing at the open- His Worship, after examining a severe handicap-he stammered world in their hands, and that asing of the Cheer OY.M.C.A, at the shoes, found that they had terribly." their peoples long for its preserva- the City Hall by H.E. the Officer been recently patched and opined

As he entered the room where tion, the way is clear for their Administering the Government on that it was quite possible that the the producer sat, the latter barked man was a shoemaker and has been at him:"No need for introduc- Governments solemnly to declare Thursday evening.

given the 25 cents for repairing tions-I know who you are. You that they will observe it in their

shoes.

know who I am. You say you've

ing for Home by s.s. Malwa, on gave the benefit of the doubt to man. Sit down there and open it Government, passengers depart- In view of this, his Worship got a play. All right. I'm a busy Saturday, include Mr. and Mrs. the old man, especially since the up and rend it to me." Dinnen, of the PW.D., Mr. A man who bought the shoes was not Hopldens, of the Prison Depart-produced to substantiate the story ment, and Miss A. Barclay, of the of the purchase. Medical Department,

The young dramatist obeyed. He made heavy going of it but eventually he finished.

"I'll take your play and put it "said the producer. He press- ed a button and his assistant

on,"

A six-year-old boy, the son of THE POLICE RESERVE, entered. "Fix up a contract for

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| dealings one with another. There are difficulties to be overcome, ad- mittedly; if there were not, the proposal would be a mere serap of paper. The exclusion of Russia is to be noted, but doubtless this is accounted for by the fact' that America could not formally emigrants who are staying at the approach a Power with whom she Kai Fat Boarding House, was seriously injured in n fall from a has no diplomatic relations. window in an upper floor into the However, channels of communica-yard yesterday. He was taken to

the Government Civil Hospital. tion may eventually be opened up, once there is aame evidence of sincerity in Russia's oft-reiterated

While working cargo on board the Sanyo Maru, which was lying Whatever other opinions may be talk of world peace. At the mo- alongside the Kailan Mining Ad- held regarding the British Note on ment, the Great Powers are align-ministration wharf at Laichikok, the proposed Treaty for the Out- ed in their desire to replace the a coolie fell into the hold and was lawry of War, there can be no horrors of war by pacific means was taken to the Kwong Wah Hos- seriously injured, yesterday. He charge of ambiguity laid against for the settlement of international |pital. It. As Britain's traditional policy disputes. It ought not, now to be has been, and still is, the presor- [difficult" to reduce that general vation of peace, there could be desire to the written word in such no doubt as to her acceptance of form. that it can be subscribed the broad principle of the re.to by all. Certainly nothing is to nunciation of war as an instru-be gained by ignoring facts. ment of national policy. But in

view of the very positive nature' of Article 2 of the proposed

ORDERS FOR THE CURRENT

WEEK.

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this young fellow," he command- ed. "I'm going to take his play. It ain't much of à play in some ways, but it's get one great novel. ty in it that ought to make Hongkong Police Reserve, Or-audience laugh their heads off- ders by the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. all the characters stutter." Wolfe, C.M.G., Captain Superinten. dont of Police, stato :-

Empire Day.

There will be ne duties or Indian Companies on Thursday, parades for either the Chinese or May 24th, there will also not be any instructional patrol of the Flying Squad.

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Two young men who pleaded guilty at Clerkenwell Police Court to street gambling were asked by of them would pay the fine of the Mr. Pope, the magistrate, which

on a charge of obstructing the girl who was also before the court police when arresting one of the

men,

Each said he had not enough money to pay the girl's fine. (135?

Mr. Pope: You are a couple of

Then (to the girl): They won't

The contents of a tar-boiler which was placed in a vacant plot · Police Training School.

the market at of ground near

The classes at the Police Train-pretty knight)erranta. Aberdeen, boiled over, yesterday, and set fire to a barrel of taring School, Kowloon, will be held standing near by. A fire-extin-as usual on Wednesday, May 23rd.put up half a crown for you be guisher belonging to the Aber- at 5.30. doen Bus Company was used to extinguish the fire.

Chinese Company.

tween them. You see what sort of fellows you are wasting your strength and energy on,

The men were fined seven shill

V. S., Japan and China.

All ranks of the Chinese Com- Trenty-which declares that all

The picture drawn by

Two boatmen were charged be-pany will parade at Central Policeings each and the girl was dis-

Station on Thursday, May 81at; charged. disputes between the contracting Washington correspondent of anffore Mr. W. Schofield, at the Kow-advanced men for inspection of

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parties, whatever their nature and America exhibiting a mildly bored with landing at Stonecutters Is under Sergeant Condon. Fall in box): Take that oathin

loon Magistracy this morning, Arms, and recruite for Squad Drill Constable (as witness stops into

your

were

Sub-inspector: Where you struck?

Witness: He hit me in the pic- ture-show.

origin, shall be settled by peace-interest in a little bickering and land without permission. It was at 6.30 P.. sharp.. Dress and right hand, and read the Book ful means-account obviously husquirrelling which seems to be stated that there was a large Equipment White uniform, cap aloud. to be taken of possible contin- going on somewhere in the Far crowd of sampan people on the with cover, belt (no truncheon),

foreshore searching for shell-fish. rifle and side-arms. gencies arising out of obligations East, is a trifle unrealistic. It is The defendants were each fined $7, nlready entered into. That is why certainly a matter for some sur-or ten days' hard labour.

Flying Squad. Britain has taken practically the prise that the U.S. State Depart

Commendation, Constable R.305 same line as France in seeking to ment has hitherto failed to see the

This morning's Harbour Office Lo Shiu Wah of the Flying Squad have made perfectly clear what necessity for any definition of its reports gave 18 arrivals and 11 de- is commended by the CS.P. for the

partures, with tonnage compara-smart capture of a Chinesa male, tively fair and eargoes up to the subsequently sentenced to 4 weeks With mine nationalities for the larceny of a gold ring from average. in the complete return, British No. 39, Queen's Road East on were beat, registering the best April 11th 1928, - inward cargoes and the second

|views on the present situation in Chinn, though the reticence cannot be adduced to the failure of news paper interests to enquire. We know Mr. Kellogg is taking a keen best through freight. At 9 am. there were 67 vessels in harbour,

fendant was the man?

Solicitor: Are you sure de-

Witness: I'm absolutely, com- paratively cortain.

plead?

Magistrate: How do you

Defendant; Drunk to both charges.

King's Birthday Celebration. On Monday, June 4th the date of when the progress of the fight wAB Witness: I saw an altercation the celebration of the King's Birth-in course of taking place. day, the Police Reserve will nasiet

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the engagements under the new Treaty imply in relation to exist- ing agreements arising out of the League of Nations Covenant and the Locurno Treaty. Regarding her obligations under these agree-interest in a Treaty to bring per-of which 22 were British. ments as fundmental, Britain would be guilty of altogether dis-

petual peace to the world. We. also imagined that America bad honourable conduct by assenting big intereats in the Pacific and

Reports from West River steam- the regular Police in patrol and What is woman's greatest as- to the Kellogg Treaty without first the Far East, sufficient at least to able rise of water has been register-connexion with

ers are to the effect that a consider traffic duties at Happy Valley in set? A London paper has been the Military running a columu of comment having clarified the position in demand her immediate attentioned during the past few days, owing Parade. The following membera daily on this subject. The read-

when Japan's intentions in Shan-to the heavy rainfall. this respect..

There was will be detailed accordingly: tung and Manchuria are so vague-a difference of 24 feet between the y defined as to be suspicious. figures of Saturday and Monday at Unofficially it is stated that the Wuchow, while at Kongmoon, a US. Government accepte Baron rise of slightly more than five Tanaka's statement aà rerards the feet was returned. A considerable ultimate withdrawal from Shan-amount of debris and vegetation is tung, and the position that Japan being carried down. is acting within her rights. So

Sir Austen Chamberlain is very pointed in one of his observations. This is to the affect there are certain regions of the world, the welfare and integrity of which

Concealed in a basket to give

Chinese Company....50 men Indian Company

..25 men Flying Squad

..20 men Sharpshooters' Com, 12 men

era have decided that the one out- standing quality that makes a woman happy, loved, contented, healthy, never without friends, husband, children or servants, is just plain good temper, and I bo- Orders regarding dress, place lleve they've discovered the truth. and hour of falling in will be published later.

Adjutant. (Sgd.) W. KENT, A.S.P.,

AMERICAN MINE DISASTER.

DEATH-ROLL GRADUALLY

MOUNTING.

The modern young gentleman had presented the modern young lady with a pretty little gold article on the occasion of her birthday.

"Oh, it's just too lovely,” ex- claimed the young lady. "But whatever is it? I know it's goid, but it's not a brooch and it's not a watch, and it's not a ring. What- ever can it be?"

"Its a thimble," was the young' gentleman's reply.

EXCHANGE RATES.

| constitute a special and vital in-much for the hopes of the Nation- terest for the peace and safely of alists in the south, who regarded the British Empire, "that inter- the Note to President Coolidgo as the impression that it was a load a master-stroke,, and were dream- of vegetables, a large jar of no- ference with these regions cannot ing of the USA. jumping to the tive wine was intercepted by a Re- be suffered, and that their protec-forefront, with instructions to venue officer on, the water front tion is to the Empire a measure Japan as to the place where she yesterday morning. It was being was expected to step off. The carried along by a man from the of self-defence. It must be clear-Eagle for which they looked has direction of the Macao boat wharf, ly understood, says Sir Austen, for the time being adopted the being contraband which apparent that the British Government disguise of a Sphinx. We trustly had been smuggled from the accepts the new Treaty upon the the shock of the discovery will not Portugueso Colony. The man in be too great. Can It really be whose possession the stuff was distinct understanding that its that blind faith in Nationalist found, was fined $50, or four freedom of action in this respect China is no longer affecting the weeks hard labour by Major C. is not to be prejudiced. That is ans. We are told that the tele-morning

judgment of influential Ameri- Willson at the Police Court this very necessary safeguard, in view gram to President Coolidge, later of Britain's far-flung interests, handed to Mr. Kellogg, will not be

ed by the explosion, and there is Paris and we cannot see that the United answered, a decision which leaves.

little hope of saving 152 still en- Brussels the official attitudo open to in- States, with its admitted rights ference that the Chinese version

tombed.

Amsterdam The Mather Mine is at Brown-Borlin under the Monroe Doctrine, canis discredited, and that there is no To-day's Observatory reportsville, Pennsylvania, and the ex- Copenhagen quarrel with it. Unofficial com sympathy in Washington for a states: A new anticyclone is cen-plosion occurred yesterday. Over New York mentators in America, we notice, people who take no step to help tral over the Sea of Japan. The 160 miners were underground

themselves. Equally it would be Tongking depression is probably when the explosion occurred and milan... regard the British reservations difficult for Mr. Kellogg do quarrel unchanged. The forecast, up to although rescuers worked fever Stockholm as ratsing a sort of British with a country which he truste noon to-morrow is:-Light easter- ishly it was realised that there was Oslo Monroe Doctrino," and express will be induced into his anti-warly or variable winds fair to little hope from the start Prague

showery.

scheme.

FAIR TO SHOWERY,

New York, May 21. The death-roll in the Mathor Mine disaster has now mounted to 46. - Most of the bodies now covered have been terribly mutilat-

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