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FRIDAY, JUNE 1 128.

Queen's Regiment who fell in those operations will be recalled. At the moment, we have been un- able to trace which battalion of the Royal Scots took part in the China expedition but it is cer- tainly an interesting circumstance that the Queen's and the Royal Scots were associated in the cam- paign. Of the battle honours of the latter Regiment we gavo some details yesterday, showing that It has had a fine record extending and a over something like two half centuries. Its service in the Great War, when thirty-Ova batta lions took the field in various theatres, is also one of which the Regiment has every right to feel proud.

Edinburgh people In Hongkong will no doubt remember the old

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DAY BY DAY.

"QUALITY STREET”

'OUR GRAND BUSINESS UNDOUBTEDLY | Á DELIGHTFUL LØVE STORY. IS, NOT TO SEE WHAT LIES DIMLY AT A DISTANCE, BUT TO DO WHAT LIES CLEARLY AT HAND--Carlyld.

The Government is advertising for a Reader in Biology for the University of Hongkong.

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It is advertised that Mr. Owrum Andresen has been appointed Man- gor of Messrs. Thoresen and Co., Ltd.

The Very Idea!

Barrie's "Quality Street" is a The Long Arm of Coincidence. book that has endeared itself to "Yatrad" writes: "At Spion Kop's countless readers because it is n Dorby just prior to the race I left delightful love story of the olden Tattersall's enclosure by the days when gentility was the car course gata and strolled down the dinal virtue. And it makes an track, on my way conversing with extremely pleasing film (now one of the lending Turf showing at the Queen's Theatre) Accountants, and whilst recording umbrella into the turf, advancing and understandable, because the action is so simple a bet in my note book stuck

Pheobe, a charming young lady a fow steps forward towards the of gentle birth, is loved by the railing. On turning round to pick The forthcoming wedding is an-young handsome Dr. Brown who up my gamp I found it had dis- nounced, and will shortly take fails to "declare" his love in appeared, and, in the effort to place, of Mra, A. E. Webb, of Kow-formal manner before he goes to regain it spent much time and.

England against went to no end-of trouble. loon, and Mr. E. J. Lee, of Hong-fight for

Napoleon. And this young, lady "Many months later in Calcutta kong.

grows "old maidish" while he is ontered a well-known chemist's away, eo, much so that on his re-establishment, and in talking over turn ha visibly "cools.". How my Derby experiences with the Phoebe wins him back is a delight,proprietor mentioned the loss of ful plece of strategy-successful my umbrella. Asking me to walt because of it, patent, fallure." a minute, he walked away, return Barrie is, the true artist both in Ing with one, saying, 'I picked up Royal Scota Volunteers, the pro- Yesterday's return of notifiable his conceptions and his manter of tild gingham as I was leaving the

telling, and although the film is course. Is it yours?" It was." decessors of the present Terri-discases

It seems that the polka and other NO PERIODIC REFILLING torial Army Battalions. Like the diphtheria (one American and one of the "glow" afde at the com-

Rogulurs, they had their nick Chinese), as well as one 'Chinese mencement it holds the interest old-fashioned dances are gaining, er rather regaining, ground wherever they are reintroduced. It is many years since the late George Grossmith used to sing:

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A Chinese male child, aged three months, was yesterday found in å basket, abandoned in Pelho Street, Shamshulpo. It has been sent to a foundling home.

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According to the Caduceus, the Hopes." John Hope, it may be

foundation-stano of the now Gov- recalled, was a prominent Edin-ernment Civil Hospital' may be laid burgh temperance leader, and in next year. It is understood that

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FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1928.

THE ROYAL SCOTS...

movement the Royal Scots were largely recruited from the mem-

Local residents departing from the Colony on leave by the B..

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"When I hear an organ playing

My feet begin to go, For the romping, rollicking

polka

bers of hla Band of Hope classes Ranpura on the 23rd, inst., will in- a whole 'it is a film we can heartily Shall we over recapture the first

clude Senior Revenue Officer George Watt, and Mrs. Watt, and Sergt. D. MacDonald, Kowloon City.

throughout and provides a really pleasurable relaxation..

Marion Davies takes the lead in charming manner, while Conrad In the supporting cast, Nagel makes a handsome "Dr. Miss Helen Jerome Eddy is especially good as Busan, giving a

Is the jolliest dance I know." realistic portrayal of the part of a solicitous and anxious sister."As

fine careless rapture with..which we danced the polka in the: days hence the nickname. It is not,

recommend.

The rest of the programme is of its popularity? At;ita Intro- of course, suggested that the men

good, and at the 9.20 perform-duction to the ball-room it was andes there is an additional attrae- vigorously denounced; just as WAN of either the present Territorial

A Chinese acting as fireman on tion provided by Eleanore Ninon the waltz in its early days, as or Regular battalions of the Re- giment are strong on teetotalism. the 8.a. Athulle was yesterday in and Les Mantin, clever Revue being not merely vulgar but indell- jured through being caught by aartists who have appeared with cate. But at any rate it had some At any rate, we may be sure that iron hook while cargo was being success in Paris and Monte Carlo, go about it and was not a they are not bigotted on the sub-moved. He was removed nehore to M. Mantin singa some entertaining ahuling of feet.

Bongs and there are a number of One hopes if the old dances Joking aside, not only the Government Civil Hospital. ject. Scotsmen, but

Mr. Wong Kwong-tin is to dis- clever dances by both performers. come back the old music will come

"The Spanish Love Dance" is back with tribute the prizes to the students of particularly good number, and last Danube needs a good string band the Sacred Heart College at 11 am. night's reception went to show to bring out its beauties; its to-morrow at the Star Theatre, that the lively entertainment pro- themes are not for saxophones or through the courtesy of the Mana-vided by the visitors was greatly the antics of the trap-drummer. ger of the Hongkong Amusements.

There should be good enjoyed. To-morrow is the sixth anniversary of the establishment of the College. "houses" for the remainder of the

run, which ends on Saturday.

the Colony

in

general, will give a hearty, wel- come to the new Battalion when it arrives, whilst at the same time of the regretting the ties with the units which are to

leave us.

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A recent article on statesmen's pithy sayings recalls an occasion on which Mr. Winston Churchill brought the house down with a witty retort, during a speech_re-

There was a gentleman in the gallery who, while in no way hoa- tile to the speaker, was constantly interrupting.

He bobbed up and dried, “Aw, but that's not the pint, Mr. Churchill" only to be dragged down again with a Berce Shut

This morning's Harbour Office reports gave 16 arrivals and 15 de- partures, with British holding top THE WEEK'S PICTURES.garding Home Rule for Ireland. place in the arrivals and Chinese Is the romance and tradition of the best departures, leaving 56 ves- the sen to be obliterated alto-sels in harbour, of which 23 were gether? The disappearance of British. Tonnage was fair, with the wind-jammer and the glories better cargo figures than have ruled of white wings has made vast in- during the past few days. British roads subversive of the sense of carried two of the heavier freights, superiority of the mariner over the while the other high figures were mere landsman, and now-shades Dutch and Swedish. Scottish residents of the Colony of Christopher Columbus-an or- in general, and those who hail ganised assault is to be made on his vocabulary. According to a from Edinburgh in particular, decision of an international ship. will be most gratified at the news ping conference held in London, that the 2nd. Battalion of the the words "Port" and "Starboard" Royal Scots Regiment is coming are to be substituted by "Left" and trance of the Yaumati Typhoon Chan, and of Mr. H. S. Martin and the gallery would be more at home

“Right," though we have not made Shelter, she being in collision with Miss Zena Laihovetsky. to Hongkong in the autumn. The up our minds yet whether this will palice launch No. 6. Defendant noycomers will, as we pointed out be regarded among the smaller fry pleaded guilty, and his Worship In yesterday; represent the oldest as blasphemy, or as ordinary com-flicted a fine of $20,with the al- Regiment in the British Army course, easier said than done, and bour

mon or garden sacrilege. Il is, of Lernative of three weeks hard la- And when they arrive Hongkong will early on at any rate enjoy the unique experience of imagine the echo: "Oneo aboard At the annual meeting of the the lugger and the word is mine." Wah Yan Old Boya Union last having two Lowland battalions on And we are inclined to agree. We week, Mr. Ng Thi-ping was re-elect. show the damaged coaches on the Across Scotland from Inverness to

we can

To-morrow's Telegraph again contain an interesting and varied selection of pictures, deal. ing with topical events of the week.up!" from his cronies,

A minute or two later he made At the Marine Court this morn-. Of recent weddings, there will

another attempt. "Naw, but the ing before Commdr. J. B. Newill, be groups taken at the marriages pint is the pint is--" when onco D.S.O., R.N., the Master of the of Mr. C. A. L. Rickett and Miss more he was snuffed out. steam launch Tai Yik Yeo was A, B, Cox, of Mr. James J. Traynor Mr. Churchill beamed up at the charged with a breach of the rule and Miss G. A. Plunkett, of Mr.gallery, and with a bland smile, of the road in the Southern En-David Lole and Miss Katherine said, "I rather think our friend in

If he were discussing an Imperial pint, instead of a Home Rule ono!"

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The Portuguese Company of the Volunteer Defence Corps will be shown in a group, whilst there will also be photographs of the Company marching to Church Par- ade at Kowloon last Sunday.

Another interesting picture will

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· Schoolboy howlers culled from examinations:

A parasite is a person from Paris.

The alimentary canal, runs

Fort-William.

Henry VI. gave birth to a son, the strength of the local Com-admit we have sonictimes had to ed as Chairman of a Committee occasion of the recent mishap on mand. Prior to the arrival of the call into operation the classic consisting of fourteen members. the Chinese section of the Canton-

From an essay entitled "Our King's Own Scottish Borderers, formula for determining on which The other members are Messrs. Kowloon Railway, when a train be-and then went mind.

school," "our school contains a side of a ship the starboard is to Chan Chim-fui, Cheng Chiu-fan came derailed. in the latter part of 1926, there he found, though, thanks to acer-Chan Man-ping, Ke Ki fan, Chan interest will show the first bulld-teacher."

Two pictures of more than usual blackboard, a cupboard, and a Chau Wal-ming, Ng Kwong-yuen, had not been a Scottish baltallontain after-dinner beverage, we Yip-auen, Wong Tat-ting, Leung ings completed on the leper settle A ruminant is an animal that in the Colony for close on twenty were never in doubt as to the col-Kin-fan, Li Ying-fong, Kong Man-ment on the island of Tai-kam, bichewa Ita cubs. year, the last previous unit ber; but who can advance the vin, Tam Yick-fong, and Ng Chun the Kwangtung coast. This is- Spain is a country larger than

cause of a shoreman's bewilder- Fan

land was purchased by the late England, and is always placed in ing the 2nd. Battalion Cameron ment as an excuse for placing the

Dr. Wa Ting-fing and presented the left-hand bottom corner of the Seriously, Highlanders who were, however, navigator in a fog?

As will be seen by a special outright to Dr. John Lake, of the however, we are dubious whether advertisement on Page 4 of to-American Southern Baptist Mis-

map. A few only stationed here for

the change accomplishes its pur-day's Issue, an "Emblem" com.

The Severn bore

months whilst en route to Northpose. The difficulties are almost in petition is being held in connexion Bion, who has established a leper hunted in Epping Forest by WI-

colony there.

EXCHANGE RATES.

China. At the present time, of superable. The reason given for the with the Grand Tattoo which is course, we have the Scots Guarda change is that collisions have been to be held sometime in September caused frequently" through a mis-at Happy Valley. The competi- bere, and right, proud is tho understanding as to whether antion is open to all residents in the Colony of the fact, but they order to port has meant to port Colony, a prize of $30 being are to leave us before the year is the helm or to turn the ship's head awarded to the competitor who to port-two distinctly opposite sends in the most suitable design out. Whether they will be re-orders. But such errors cannot for an official emblem for the Paris placed by another unit has ap-be held to originate from the Tattoo--on the lines that a lion New York parently not yet been decided, al-words themselves, but to lack of was made the official emblem for Brussels

Geneva uniformity, and we fail to see how the Wembley Exhibition. Designs Amsterdam though there will be a widespread the substitution of less colourful, should be sent in to the General Man hope that the garrison, atrength of less expressive and less distinc Secretary Mr. J. H. Hunt, Y. M. Berlin the Colony will remain at ita pretive words can remedy this unless C. A., Kowloon, not later than Stockholm

it is universally understood that July 10th, and no doubt many en- Copenhagon acnt standard of three battall ns. "Right" refers to the direction to tries will be received from Chinese Oslo

Vienna In view of the continued troubious be given to the head of the vessel, students. state of China, It is well that there or on the other hand, to the helm should be sufficient troops here to mavement. The aim must be to The Caduceus, Journal of the Helsingfors

secure international agreement on Hongkong University Medienl So- Madrid Lisbon permit of the prompt despatch of one form or the other, but where ciety is out, the second quarterly Athens forces to any centre where the change-over is required by a new issue. The Editor says. We are Bucharest

ruling, it would appear dangerous vary fortunate to receive the kind need for protection of British lives to add to the confusion by insist support from such well-known Buenos Aires and property becomes a matter of ing on the use of new terms, thorities as Sir Berkeley Moyni- Bombay

Whatever nautical men think hun, Professor W. H. Maxwell Shanghai urgency.'

about it, some time will olapse be- Telling, and Mr. R.. Lindsay Ren, Hongkong A glance through the record of fore they accustom themselves to otc. We hope to be able to publish Yokohama the 2nd. Battalion of the Royal the new appellations.

Pragua

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in every issue one original paper Silver (spot) from a well-known authority," Silver (forward) Dr. Bea writes in this issue on In-

Scots provides a most interesting coincidence. This unit is, aa wo

A Chinese who pleaded guilty, terstital Keratitis. Dr. M. 0. stated yesterday, to relieve the 1st before Major C. Willson, to Pflater writes on "The Nervous Battalion of the Queen's Royal charge of obtaining $88.90 by and Psychical Element in Disease."

was being

liam the Second, when he was killed.

Grammar is made of two parts, parsing and paralysing.

A quadruped is a square whose corners are equal.

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The town of Reading has been .5.20/32 reconsidering its cometeries, and 47% has decided to abolish, "funereal 1/6.15/16 trees" In favour of almonds and .2/8 copper beeches and other plant's .270% that look on the bright side of life, 1/19 One supposes the yew has been 27% the favourite among churchyard 27.5/10 trees, partly by reason of its dark -British Wirolone.

and dense foliage, and partly because, being an evergreen, It may be taken as a symbol of ime Two minor larconies were re-natality. The funereal associa false representations, was sentenc-Dr. 8. Y. Wong writes on "Obser- ported to the police this morning. tions of cypress go back to the Regiment, and it is worthy of note ed to six weeks hard labour this vation of Ultra Violet Light in The first was from No.. 207, days when it was dedicated to that predecessors of both these morning. The defendant obtain-Hongkong," Dr. Alex. Cannon Temple Street where jewellery and Pluto: and the weeping willow Battalions took part in operations ed the money from a woman who writes oh Lobar Pneumonia and clothing to the extent of $64 is re- owes the name to its obvious atti In China in 1860. In this con- owed some money to one Chow Dr. F. Bunje on: "Ulcus Mollo." ported stolen. The second report tuda of defection. So far as I am Hing-kee. Defendant somehow There are also clinical notes by was from "Coventry Crescent," acquainted with the botany of nexion the recent unvelling in St. got knowledge of this and collected Dr. S. T. Haku and Dr. S. K: Lam, Kennedy Road, where the occu churchyards, says a writer, the Pharmaceutical Notes, etc. The pant of room No. 4. reports that preference of rectors has been. for John's Cathedral of a memorial the money from the women on Caduceus, now circulates all over clothing and jewellery, valued at gloom in trees and of parishioners-

for brightness in flowers, to the officers and men of the pretext that he was sent by Chow

the world,

$160 have been stolen. 'to do so,