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TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1928.

DAY BY DAY.

HE WHO. SELDOM SPEAKS, AND WITH ONE CALM WELL-TIMED WORD

ly now regard the existing law on sweepstakes as being in conflict with local opinion, for the Captain Superintendent of Polico has Issued a set of Instructions to the CAN STRIKE DUMU THE LOQUACIOUS, Forca setting out conditions in IS A GENIUS OR: A IIEND,--Lavater. which there is to be no Inter- ferenco with such ventures. These instructions will have the effect of placing certain sweepstakca alto- gother outside the law, and for

Tha P. and O. 8.9. Khyber, from Hongkong, arrived at Marseilles on 6th August at 8.30 am.

與

THE POLICE RESERVE.

ORDERS FOR THE CURRENT

WEEK.

The Very Idea!

While a large erowd were await: Police Reserve Orders by the ing the arrivals recently for the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfo, C.M.G., investiture at Buckingham Palace, Captain Superintendent of Police, Purse end of the Palace unex- a police-Borgeant from the Privy state:

pectedly walked into the roadway and hold up the traffic.

Squall Drill

that reason we must confoss our the passengers who left for the Flying Squad will parade at Cen-/Pear, the crowd ran to the scene-i

Mr. D. L. Strellett was amongst surprise that they have been North by the s.s. Suwa Maru.

issued. They cannot, of course, over-ride the law; the

The Empress of Asia, which left most that they can amount to a Hongkong on the 18th July, arriv a limited toloration of law-break-ed at Vancouver on the 4th ing by the police. From that August. standpoint, they cannot be des

fended, as they are tantamount to "A 12-year-old Chinese boy was the police being an accessory to killed through falling off the roof of 110, Portland Street, Ynumati, infringements of the Ordinance.yesterday, while flying a kite, It is the duty of the polico au•]....... thorities to enforce "all laws

-The return of notifiable diseases strictly, and we question the for the past three days shows one right of the Captain Superinten-case each of small-pox, diphtheria, dent. to Issue Instructions which typhoid and puerperal fever. All

were Chinese. run contrary to the provisions of specific Ordinances.

The Kausing loft, this morning with reliefs for Waglan Light- house under Captain C. J. Thomson of the Harbour Ofco. Reliefs for Gap Rock will be taken out to.

In saying so much, we do not wish it to be understood that we aro satisfied with the law as it stands. Indeed, we should go so morrow. KELLER, KERN & Co., Ltd. far as to say that it would be far

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more satisfactory all round if the Gambling Ordinance were amond- ed somewhat on the lines outlined in the C. S. P.'s instructions, in which duo distinction is made be- tween properly organised Club sweepstakes and. sweepstakes which are run for private, profit. This would certainly confirm with public opinion on the subject. But there is a right and a wrong OUR GAMBLING LAWS. way of doing these things-and

TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1928.

| An influenza epidemic threatens

according

health to Manila, officials. The number of cases of influenza reported during the last few days has stendily increased and health officials fear that many more cases are not re- ported to the Philippine health service..

Defence Force.

All recruits of the Chinese and Indian Companies, and of the tral Police Station on Thursday, August 9th. at 5.80 p.m. sharp for Squad Drill under Sergeant Con- don. Dress:-Mufti.

Chinese Company.

Thinking that someone of un- ual celebrity was about to ap- when round the corner, sedate with eight tiny ducklings Butter- and unhurrying, appeared a duck

ing around her."

Under the escort of the police- sergeant the.party crossed first to Memorial, where

Inspection. Parado.-All ranks the Victoria of the Chineas Company, including there was a slight pause for rost, nowly joined recruits, will parade and then to the flower beds out at the Police Training School, alde St. James's Park. Kowloon, on Friday, August 10th.: The ducklings went through the for inspection by the Hon, Captain gales, and the duck flew over to Superintendent of Police. Fall in them, afterwards lending them to at 6.50 p.m. · sharp. Dross the lake. The crowd, which had White Uniform. Cap with white followed the progress with great cover; Rifle, Belt, Side-arms, and delight, broko into loud cheers.

VERZALARANJABIRATÍVÁSZATMAur

About Hong Kong.

Do you know that——

Stanley WAS originally known as Chuck Chu, and Aberdeen as Shuckpal-wan?

It was in 1845 that tho changes in the names of these places wero approved Ir. Council, this being la de- ference to to a widely-express- ed wish that the more imper- tant places in Hongkong should have British design- tions.

The fact may be recalled that in the previous years it was decided to construct in Stanley residence for the Assistant Magistrate, Mr.

Hillier, as well as three police stations in the town itself,

WNBRUNNLEIKA ÍMALPITIZATEAZENUNANAK MUTATA

Truncheon to be carried. Those

Captain H. Fogg, O.B.E., M.C., of the Royal Army Service Corps, is to sail for Home in the course of the next fortnight: Captain Fogg is the Officer in charge of the right way is for an amending Barracks in Kowloon and since als arrival with n barrack staff in If the case against M. Jean for the law to remain unchanged charge of units of the Shanghal not in possession of Uniform will

Ordinance to be brought in; not April last year, he has been in Hund, for the alleged possession and the police to be instructed, not of sweepstake tickets, has had no

to enforce it in its entirety. The other result, it has at any rate time has come for the removal of

A mony-changer from Hoiping served the purpose of illustrating anomalica under our gambling law. yesterday reported to the police that district, who recently arrived here, the necessity for a revision of the Let the Government, within limits, is accountant has disappeared local law on the subject. It so recognise. the existence of gam-after obtaining by means of a for- happened that the charge falled bling, as the authorities at Home Cheun Kee money-changer's shop on a technicality-namely, the

ged chop, a sum of $4,000 from the

attcud in mufti. 'Special buses. will leave Star Ferry Wharf, Kow- loon, at 5.35 p.m. prompt. No parade without leave from the momber may be absent from this Company Commander.

Flying Squad.

absence of evidence that the dedo, and, at the same time, take with which he was in business. The of the Kowloon Section will take

The Rain Storm.'

Whether caused by the

theft

discovered when the

The brood, like many others, had been hitched in the gardens of the Palace, where there is n pond. The ducks, however, fear the rooks which abound in the trees and attack the young ones, and prefer to lend their families to the safety of St. James's Park. Usually the journey is accom- plished in the early morning.

If the gate is closed the mother- will even fly over the wall, about 30ft. high, taking one of the duck- lings with her each time. On this occasion the mother duck led her family through the garden-en- trance, across the forecourt, and through the gate opposite the Privy Purse door, when the polico- sergeant took charge.

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The commercial traveller, jolt- ing slowly along the rough rond which traversed a huge tract of nicorland, stopped his motor car and again pored disgustedly over his map

At length he noticed a man crossing over the moor, and hailed the solitary figure.

the motorist, "Isn't it about here?

"Where's Tooriepoffer?" asked

"Did yo see thae marks on the road, about half a mile back?" inquired the stranger.

"Yes."

"Well, a big motor lorry skid-. ded there last week--and that used to be Toortopeller.”;

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The weekly instructional patrol

North London maglatrate to a place on Tuesday, August 7th. talkative woman: Please do be Fall in at the Teim-tan-taui Fire quiet. You always do your best Brigade Station at 5.30 p.m. sharp, to spoil your case. Dress:-Khaki Uniform,

A policeman stated at Maryle Mr. Art Smith, leader of the of the Hongkong Section will take insisted on dancing with him. The weekly instructional patrol bone that an intoxicated woman Hongkong Hotel Örchostra at the

ir. Bingley, magistrate: Every body is dancing nowadays.

Roof Garden and Repulse Bay, place on Thursday, August 9th. leaves by 8.5. Taiyo Maru to-Fall in at the Central Police morrow to take up a new appoint-Station. at 6.15 p.m. sharp. Dress: elongatment in the United States, His-Khaki Uniform.

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ed dopression" over the Bonins, departure will be marked by many Sharpshooters' Company.

expressions of regret by his friends.

.

fendant was actually in posses

advantage of the practice by der!-money-changer came here to vest therefrom in the igate the accounts. sign of tickets on the date men-

ving revenue tloned in the charge. But for form of a betting tax. that circumstance, a conviction would appear to have been inevit- able. Indeed, the defending solicitor, roulising that the law is

Willesden magistrate: Is your quite definite and specific on the

husband a temperato man? Wife: Yes, but only when he is sober. point, fully expected an adverse

or by K.C.C. concert tradition, in the Colony, who have appreciat

Nottingham husband My wifo decision. It is true that Mr. three weeks' drought was brokened his efforts to introduce bright-will be carried out on Kennedy bricks, sticks, tins, and hot lan- Revolver Night Firing Practice bombarded me for an hour with D'Almada laid stress on the fact in no uncertain fashion over the ness nt the dances held at the Road Range on Wednesday even-guage. that the practice of distributing week-end, the rainfall in 24 hours various hotels under the II. K. anding, August 8th. 9.00 pm. Mem-

S. management... and selling sweepstake tickets is being almost equal to that for the

A man charged at Thames bers will bring their belts, Hol-Court with, drunkenness said that isters, and revolvers. quite common in Hongkong, and whole of July. It is tolerably eer-

he had quarrelled with his wife that the defendant was doing notain that numerous Government The week-end Harbour Office re-

Police Training School.

and her mother. Mr. Cairns, the magistrato: You want all the worse than were many others who servants breathed a little moreports gave 39 arrivals and 41 đê-

The weekly classes for Police brains you possess to deal with are never prosecuted; but two freely after the storm, though it is rtures, British holding the place Reservists at the Police Training two women of that relationship, wrongs do not make a right. The scarcely necessary, we hope, to return for this morning gave, only Tuesday, August 14th, at 6.00 p.m. law, can do you down sober, much with 17 and 16 respectively. The School, Kowloon, will be held on Your wife, plus your mother-in- law, which is against sweepstakes point out that many more showers seven arrivals and nine departures, sharp. All members of theless drunk. and lotteries of all kinds, is al- of similar quality and quantity British five and four, leaving 51 Chinese and Indian Companies,

will be required before their par vessels in harbour of which 24 and of the Flying Squad who have magistrate: Even if a boy of four.

Mr. W. B. Luke, Willesden. together free from ambiguity. ticular problem is settled. The were Dritish. With tonnage good not yet passed Part 2 of Training teen is at work, he eats what he

That, under existing law, the authorities may have had good for the low number of arrivals, Course must attend.

freights were comparatively High, running of a aweepstake is quite reason in the past for believing British. holding top place and illegal in this Colony, whether that the rainy season relieved the Dutch second place, under. both managed locally or from elsewhere, Government. of anxiety for the inward and through, is made perfectly clear in the period of its duration: The last Gambling Ordinance, which de-four or five years have been excop-

At the Marine Court this morn-of the Police and Prison Dopart- fines a lottery ng any game, tionally favourable to that point ing, before Commdr. J. B. Newill, ments to be held at the V.R.C. on method or device whereby money of view, as Mr. Henderson recent D.SO., R.N., a number of charges Saturday, September 18th. It in- or money's worth is distributed orly pointed out, apparently lulling dealing with breaches of Harbour cludes a special raco.open only to allotted in any manner depending some officials into the belief that Regulations were heard. Chan members of the Police Reserve. 100 inches of rain per annum is a Shui, a boat mistress, of cargo om all entries must be sent be- Cheung, a steeraman, and Wong Further particulars can be obtain- upon or to be determined by permanent feature of our weather boats, were each fined $1

od from Sergeant R. J. Hunt, to chanee or lot or the result of any experience. The Government has navigating the harbour without fore September 3rd. race or contest, whether the samo been warned against this attitude lights. Leung Ping-kan, master fa held, drawn, exercised or man-on. countless occasions, bat of a cargo boat, was fined $5 for aged within or without the beyond a few promises Colony." As everyone knows, their tongue in their however, large numbers of sweep-Wo have yet to observe stakes, which come within the de- that they propose to do

established à now low record, and there appears to be every pros- pect that 1928 will give us a rain-

Light in Weight

yet

Strong inition quoted, are periodically thing about it. July

$140 each.

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Men's Wear Stylists.

operated here and tickets there- for sold quite openly without

for

with others alongside the a.s. Kueichow securing his craft outside five check In Sec, mistress of a trading junk, algns was fined $5 for moooring her some-craft in such a manner as to cause almost an obstruction in the Southern

Fairway.

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earns.

Aquatic Sports. The attention of all Police Ré-ode to her dog, Fido:-

A nine-years-old contributor's servists in drawn to the programme of the 7th, Angual Aquatle Sports

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[(8gd.) W. KENT, A.B.P.

Adjutant.

SERIOUS CHARGE,

other types of gambling in sopial sent position is bad enough. It 500,000 gallons. Things must Wing Lok Street,

have come to a pretty pass when

Ho is a very intelligent pup. I have a dog his name is Fido,

And he can stand on his hind

legs.

If you hold his front, ones

up.

00-

carrod in an examination held re-

The following "howlers"

cently for junior clerkships in the Glasgow Corporation service:

Nelson extinguished himself at the Battle of Waterloo.

Once accepted by the Corpora- tion you become a stationary em ployed,

Timber is exported from Miche langelo, in Cañada.

Australia is a country which is atill In Its birth, Stat

The rain falls equally all the year round, but more so in win-

The Sphinx is another tree

from volcanoes.

EMBEZZLEMENT CASE.

REMANDED... police interference. It is, indeed, fall far below the average of re-ion is put forward, on which volved in a charge of embezzlater.

The rather startling proposi

The large sum of $14,280 is in one of the most glaring anomalies cant years. If this proves true, Dr. Tao desires élucidation,

ment preferred against two Shon of our law on the subject that the Colony will be faced with that the difference between normal tung men, named Yu Yuen-shing which is dangerous for travellers. these sweepstakes are tolerated very serious water shortage before supply and the quantity allowed in the employ of the Yee Taf Hongings; they have their quiet times. and Isu Taeng-huan, who were Volcanoes are like human be and the "blind eye" also turned to many months are out. The pro- under the restrictions is a mere Imports and Exports firm, of 166 and their tempera, Lurva comes Less 10%

Cash

clubs, whilst

almost every day should be regarded as ridiculous the risk of forcing quartela he- Major C Willson this morning, was The case which came before Discount. Chinese aro Aned in the Police that any part of the Colony should tween the tenants of different remanded on a pollen application. "I have always understood,

Courts for having

be restricted during the rainy sea floors, in the tenoment district | a harmloss

| 'writes a Devonshire reador, “that son, and you the Central and Wes- affected and serious cases have

Ithe origin of ʻladies first happened, little. "utter" in some game of torn districts have been in. the sake of daving half a ⠀mlilon led to take her life by throwing her wife were looking for a suitable already occurredla taken for the chance or for being in possession

Szo Mal; a boatwoman, attempt in prehistoric days, when man and of lottery tickota. However, that Protests diavo, of course, been increases the cause for complaint, seaterday, but was rescued and sont The wife was always sent in first to unhappy rigation for some the gallons of water. The eyetation self to the harbour at Aberdeen cava in which to spend the night. La by the way. What is extreme-made, and the, Water Authority xo-Again we must make it plain that to the Po Leung Kok. She said make certain that there were no ly Interesting at this juncture in quested to maka a state the public feels that the time has that she had to support not only wild beasts inside! It would be that the police authorities ovident- [ment ........ regarding the supply, como for more than "serious con-Ihor dusband, but also her son and interesting to know if I am correct.

eideration."

daughter-in-law,

In this surmise."

Ltd.