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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1928.

DAY BY DAY,

operates from this point. Not only, however, havo foreigners and foreign vessels suffered from the

HISTORY HAS SHOWN THAT BUC- hands of these pirates, but Chin-CESS CANNOT BE ACHIEVED WITHOUT ese ships have been asized also, A CAPABLE, ENERGETIC, AND DETER

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ILED AS THESE ONE ACCOMPLISHES- aom and not a few lost their lives. NOTHING BY DISCUSSIONS. — So that if Canton now really deals | Mustapha Kemal Pasha, in a firm manner with the evil,

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bound for the same port were

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The British community for-

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Magistrato: Cause for what? Man: Cause why she should not hours work for her as a gardener, be charged with fraud. I did five and she had the check to give ma half-a-crown Instead of 58.

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Magistrato:. Did you take the 28,

Man: I did.

a service will be rendered to Chin-" ese and foreign interests alike.

After all, the freeing of local The P. and O: sa. Deita, from Divine service was celebrated districts from the curge of bandi-Shanghal, is duo here at. 9 a.m. on at Christ Church at 10 am, the

Friday,

Rev. C. I. Blanchett officiating. try and piracy is a function which

At 10.30 a.m. there was to have comes within the ordinary scope

The 5.3. Haining was docked at been a parade of His Majesty's of a Provincial Government's

Kowloon this morning for over-nayal and military forces and of dutics. Until trado and travel routes haul and refit.

the Shamgen, Municipal Police Force, but this had to be aban- are made safe for all, it cannot be anid that the elements of good

doned owing to the rain,

From 11 am, to noon His Mned up another piece of red ware government are being enforced. On the ground of duty, alone,

jesty's Consul-General was "At which lay half buried in mud. The Hieme" to all British subjects, for two pieces-his and mine fitted to eign friends and their ladies. gother exactly and formed a com Canton should act; from the

Amongst those present were Marpleto cup." standpoint of expediency, the

A number of taxis put on the shal Li Chai-sum, Mr. Lam Man- "King John," wrote little Maisie, arguments are even more power-streetą by the New Taxicab Com- koi (Mayor of Canton), Mr. Chu "was a very wicked king. Ho..

terday. The service, which will Foreign Affairs), Mr. M. Lau motor cars." colleagues will be showing the shortly be augmented, is much ap (Managing Director of the Chinese "That isn't right," said her mo- world that they have the right preciated by the public.

section of the Canton-Kowloon ther who was looking over Railway), the Minister of Finance, Maisie's shoulder. "There weren't conceptions of administration if

Mr. Douging Jenkins (Consul-Gen-any cars in those days.” they tackle this Bina Bay problem No further news is available

"Yes, there were, ITAIN, 'Coa to the s.8. Paul jeral for the United States of

said that. King John RELIABLE, EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE.in deadly earnest. The task is by with reference

Beau and the 3.8. Charles Har- America), Monsieur Danjou (Con-teacher

the people with no means a difficult one; it only douin. Bath ships having been sul of France), Mr. Morita (Con-ground down Types for Motor Cafa, &'Etc.

needs "the will to do." Hongkong taken off the Canton ran, they are sul-General for Japan), Dr. Crull taxis." APPROVED by BOARD of TBADE,

"I want a summons, against a will wish the Canton authorities now laid up at Anchor at Yaumali. (Consul-General for Germany), and many other consular repre every success in their campaign,

sentatives. The Acting Consul-woman to show cause," said a Willesden Police the successful carrying out of Major General, Mrs. and Miss General, Mr. J. F. Brenan, in a gardener at which will prove that those at Luard left for Saigon by the M. M.short but excellent speech propos- Court | KELLER KERN & Co., Ltd. present in charge of affairs in the liner D'Artagnan yesterday. Others ed the toast "The King."

South are more concerned with Mrs. Tottenham, Mr. H. Lanyon, gathered with the Navy and Army In the Royal Naval Canteen from practical issues than with fruit- Mr. A. F. Daley and Mr.

L. Knight

11.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. when Mr. less political manoeuvres. The.

J. F. Brenan again made an ex- great need of China to-day is

A Chinese woman who was cellent speech in proposing "The strong regional authorities, able admitted to the Government Civil King."

From 12.80 p.m. to 2 p.m. the and willing to enforce peace and Hospital yesterday, with a frac-

Magistrate: Under protest, I order in their territories-authori. tured apine, died shortly after ad-British community received their suppose?

mission. This woman jumped into foreign friends in the lounge of Man: Protest! You should have ties which will put first things the street from the first floor of the Canton Club. "The King" heard me. And I went again, Arst. Only on the foundation of No. 151, Belchers Street.

was proposed by Mr. J. M. Walker, next day, and protested to auch Chairman of the Reception Com- an extent that she called in all sound local government can a strong and lasting national struc- The master of fishing boat No. mittee, and Mr. Douglas Jenkins, the Meteropolitan Police.

3667 HA male a report to the Consul General. for the United ture be erected.

States of America, replied for the police. yesterday to the effect that cannon, in a wooden vialtors,

At 5.30 p.m. there was a foot case, comprising part of the ship's There will be widespread satis. The Struggle Begins. armament, was stolon from his ball match "Ashore versus Allont," the junk between May 31 and June 2. being a picked team from faction felt not only in Hongkong, Any hope that the different am-

various British gunboats in port but all along the China Coast, ifbitions of Chiang Kai-shek, Feng

An Alsatian bitch, belonging to against a picked team from the soldiers of the detachment of the the scheme which the Canton au-Yu-hsiang and Yen Hsi-shan could Mrs. Clark, of 304, The Peak, was Queen's Royal Regiment and the position of the late Alfred Lester thorities have in contemplation still allow of harmony when the yesterday removed to Kennedy civilians. Though played in the when he used to sing "I've gotter for the cleaning up of the Bias Northern campaign had been Town for observation after the Bay district is put into opera- triumphantly concluded, have been animal had bitten Joan New-rain the match was keenly enjoyed motter." The long search ter house, aged 3%, of No. 177, The spectators and participants necessary words pithy, dignified, the Council's Sub-committee be tion. According to Canton re-speedily dissipated. Peking had Peak. The child is being treated alike and resulted in a win for descriptive-will, if the advice of

"Afloat" by 5 goals to 2. ports, a reconnoftring party was not been formally occupied when at home.

The day concluded with a very taken, be abandoned for the time successful variety entertainment at any rate, and London, in a sent out to the locality aboard the the minds of all three appeared to

Under Sergeant Hargreaves, a in the Canton Club Theatre at sense, will confess herself beaten, cruiser Chung Shan last Thure-be seriously exercised in discover-

It la curious that nobody, not An excellent pro- party of plain clothes police car-9.30 p.m. day, and it is said that na soon as in the best means of outwitting ried out a number of raids in the gramme was rendered, members of even one of our Great Thinkers, the others. Chiang Kai-shek has Tsimshatsui district yesterday and the Navy, Army and civilians all has been able to suggest a motto this party has 'completed its in-bolen a march on Feng Yu-hsiang arrested several hawkers for cry-taking part. All were outstand-which satisfied the searchers. vestigations and reported to the by secret negotiations which have ing their

wares in the public ingly good, but special mention One begins to wonder how other Naval Bureau, detachments of added 80,000 men to his strength streets. All these offenders against should be made of Mrs. Davis and cities and towns obtained troops will be sent to wipe out in the immediate vicinity of the the public peace were charged be- Mrs. Clements in a duet; Mr. G. Words that serve them well enough, the pirates once and for all. The capital, while for the time being, fore Mr. W. Schofield at the Kow- D. M. Wolf in "At the Cinema" the answer probably being that acheme, according to previous re- he finds it expedient to cultivate loon Magistracy this morning and still proved as great a success as they were not so particular. The ever; Mr. Jeeves brings some new fearful responsibility of the Sub- ports, has been drawn up by Ad- has appointed him Nationalist

the goodwill of Yen Hsi-shan and fined $1 each.

talent to Shumeen and was really Committee seems to have lain miral Chan Chak, and has since Commander-in-Chief of Peking

This morning's Harbour Offee excellent in "Attempted Humour heavily upon its collective been approved by Marshal Li and Tientsin. The object of the reports gave 21 arrivals and 23 and in "Another Attempt." Pri-science; It has shivered so long proposed alignment is the destruc-departures,, with British best, vate White gave a most original upon the brink that the plunge tion of the influence of the "Chris Tannage was high, but the freight spoon sole, and two sketches by now annears to it to be impossible. Apparently, the Canton authori- tian" General, bet Feng is so ex returns were comparatively poor, the military members of the party

perienced a strategist, that we The British cargo figures gave were thoroughly enjoyed by all ties are not to be content with would say it, is certain his cards 14,000 tons datal under both head- Our Own Correspondent. spasmodic raid, the effects of are not all on the table. The his- inga, but the highest figures of the which might only be of a moat tory of the past few years is proof day were German inward and. temporary character, but there is enough that he has usually been Danish through. At 9 a.m. there able to Ko one better than his were 62 vessels in harbour, of a project afoot by which, once the colleagues when it comes to chie-which 23 were British. pirates are cleared out, there will be anery. Yen Hsi-shan, it so hap- established a training, station for pens, is conveniently placed to marines in this region, as well as

beat him castly if it came to 4 Face for Peking," and there is all

Chal-aùm.

BIAS BAY,

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CORRESPONDENCE.

BATHING GRIEVANCE.

To the Editor, Hongkong

Telegraph.]

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CHRISTIAN BROTHERS

ASSOCIATION.

NEED OF A LIBRARY IN HONGKONG.

At a meeting of the Christian Brothers Alumi Association held in the Hall of St. Joseph's College yesterday, the Rev. Bro, Marclan,

Magistrale: And all this for a claim of 2s. 6d.

Man: She is a wicked woman, in these days of civilisation.

Magistrate: Take a summons for half-a-crown, but I am sorry to say that it will cost you 48.

The L.C.C. is not in the happy

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Teacher-And now, who can tell me why the bear cannot take

off his overcoat as we.do?

Please mias, said a boy, piously, it's because only God knows where the buttons are.

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Travelling by train to market one day, half a dozen burly farm- ers Alled the seating space of one compartment. At one stopping place a tall cadaverous-looking in- dividual opened the door, and. tried to get a scat between two of the men.

Finding this beyond him, he stood up and remarked-Excuse who presided over a large gather me, gentlemen, but you really ing, advocated the establishment of must sit a little closer. Accord

Steps such as these should have significance in Feng's sudden move the effect of definitely bringing towards Tientsin. It would be the Bias Bay region under the absurd to suppose that he is under any delusion regarding the share control of the Canton administra- of the "spoils" which Chiang Kai- Lion, and it should enable a clososhek, plans for him. Meanwhile, the Nationalist leaders at Nanking watch to be kept in order to pre- have been anxiously conferring

Sir, May I suggest to the Com-intellectual and local subjects for every passenger is entitled to vent the pirates from again mak- with Chiang Kai-shek, and we do mittee of the Chinese Bathing Club the benefit of members of the Asso- eighteen inches of sitting accom ing the district their headquar-not need to seek far for an ex-that their present method of giv-ciation.

planation of the reluctance to ing admittance to the "Student

a library of useful information on ing to Act of Parliament, I think

The proposal found

modation."

favour "Aweel, ma man," replied one.

ment,

EXCHANGE RATES.

Berlin

ters. For all too long has Bias transfer the Nationalist capital to Members" into the bathing shed is amongst the members, many of of the farmers, "that's a' fue for Bay been a kind of No-Man's-Land. Nominally within the sphere of question of the most sensible the usual manner, to which all library, pointing out there was blame us if we're ne' constructed

terprise, Canton's jurisdiction, it has been scheme being sacrificed to the per- members were to adhere, was just room in Hongkong for such an en-accordin' tae thae Acts of Parlia sonal ambition of the present Min- to give their names when entering Speaking of the proposed library, really ruled by "no-one, althoughisters, allied with the doubts still the shed. Student-members are Bro. Marcian said in part:The an "Independent" Goneral has existing regarding the future con- now being denied this privilege. germs of social disturbance are in more or less held sway there. It trol of Peking. Pessimism at the They are asked to sign their name, the air at the present time. We la this circumstance which has present juncture is somewhat school, and the class in which they need to be on our guard against Paris

Justified. We fear that China will study. Will the Committee please them and to safeguard others in New York

me why Student our power made it easy for the pirates, to undergo many serious trials be enlighten

This important pur-Brussels establish themselves in such fore unification is a fait, accompli. members are given this inconvent pose can be effected only by nour-Geneva

remained at ence? If the committee desires ishing our minds with healthy Amsterdam strength in the district, for where while Chang Too-linere able to to check 17. one is the student, 1 ideas by reading good literature

Stockholm there is lack of authority, bandits keep up the pretence, of unity of am sure there are numerous ways and taking part in debates qu

Copenhagen quickly became a law unto them- purpose. To-day the conflict of into adopt. Perhaps they could topical subjects.

"The value of a course of read. have checked it when the applica-

Oslo ing and of well-conducted debates Vienna solves. In the past, Canton has terests is undisguised:--

tion for, entry was submitted.

By Prague failed to discharge its obligations

The committee. are certainly and lectures is incalculable. by bringing this region under its An Ladian clerk, named Abdul proud of the membership at pre-their means we are enabled to turn Helsingfors control, and we all know how Somat Ismail (20), was arrested sent, on which I congratulate them to account the lessons of experience. Madrid

energy to make the beat use of it. Bucharest much the pirates have profited near the Sung Wong Toi Kowloon heartily, but I would at the same Age has experience but has not the Athens from that fact. So marked has City yesterday afternoon on a time ask them to give their mem-Youth must come to the rescue and Rio

charge of "asonulting a married bers fair and equal treatment.

furnish the vigour necessary to Buenos Aires

Bombay the evil become that Blas Bay woman. The case was called be In bringing the above to the reduce the lessons to practice."

The Rev. Fr. Byrne, S., Mr. Shanghai committee's notice, I am voicing on

Yokohama behalf of a number of my school-J. P. Braga and Mr. J. Graca Hongkong mates-Yours, etc.,

Ozorio were amongst those who

Silver (apot) apoke in support of the proposal of Silver (forward) Bro. Marcian.

is now known the world over as fore Mr. W. Schofield at the Kow

loon Magletracy this morning but the defendant was absent and his bail of $25 was ordered to be ca-

a freebooters' stronghold, for ships of many nationalities have fallen prey to the gang which treated.

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