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'Phone C. did.

Alexandra Building.

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NOW ON SALE

The New

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for SEPTEMBER.

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(Victor Distributors.)

Chater Road.

GIFTS

FOR

HOME.

ORDERS FOR TEA OR

CHOCOLATES FOR FRIENDS

'At HOME, should be placed with our GROCERY DEPT., as soon as possible -to ensure delivery in good time for CHRISTMAS.

HANKOW TEA.

FOOCHOW TEA. 5 Catty Boxes $13,75 5. Catty Boxes $12.25 CEYLON TEA.

Orange Pekos $9.75 5 lb. Boxes.

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Prices are inclusive of all Charges.

Chocolates may be selected in our Store, but will be dispatched to your friends direct from The Factories in England to ensure freshness.

Lane, Crawford, Ltd.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26,

alist Party Mr. Sun Fo, Mr. Wu Harmin, Mr. Wa Toh-chen and athers Are now back again and all havo had conferences with Marshal Chiang Kai-shok, the real outcome of which is biddon Vin One many conflicting reports. thing which does seem to stand out clear, however, is the ascendency

DAY BY DAY.

REVENGE JB AN INHUMAN, WORD, Seneca

The P. and O. s.s. Kashgar, from Shanghai, is duo here at 6 am, on Friday.

1928.

OPIUM SMUGGLING.

MUCH DRUG COMING FROM HWUCHOW. "

The Very Oden!

at Clerkenwell Panco-court A fine of $2,500, or in default recently Toth Smith, $4, à mer six months hard labour, was the chant seaman of Rowboat House, sentence imposed by Mr. R. E. Hammersmith, mas charged on Lindselt on a Chinese this morning, remand with neinulting Phillis when the latter was charged with Allister, schoolgirl, cutting possession of thirty-five non-Goverment optum.

in Eustoll road. Smith was now further charged with latealing plait of Hal and ribbon, valu $10, the property of Mias Alister, and pleaded guilty, and

His Worship remot of off her hair with a pair ux scissors,

to Ro

The B.L. as. Talma, from Singa of the moderate outlook, especially poro, is duo here on Saturday

morning. as regards the appraisement of Britain's attitude towards China. Two cases of enteric were report

Pasked to the Medical Officer of Healthentic Officer Ward, who was pro fecuting, that there seemed to be The Intercourse which these

yesterday."

a very large traffic going on now, travellers have had with officials

ndays, at Home has apparently convinced

them that there is depth and reali- ty behind Britain's claim that she does not wish to interfere with

The Assistant Commissioner of the St. John Ambulance Brigade acknowledges with thanks the re celpt of a donation of $100 to the Brigade funds from the Mercantile Bank of India.

with the usual alternative.

Chinese administration in any way.

A Sookunipoo Market poultry and genuinely desires to roviso

man was deed $10 at the Central official relationships so soon as Pollca Court this morning for leav there is a stable and competenting three crates of fowls deprived contral authority with which she of water. Inspector Fowler, of the

S.P.C.A. prosecuted. can deal. Mr. Sun Fo, in his first. speech after landing in Shanghai, At the Marine Court this mer- made gracious acknowledgment of ning, before Comdr. J. B. Newill, P.S.O., R.N., the master of a fishing his now-found conviction, and he junk, charged with navigating the is a man of suelent prominoncé harbour without regulation lights, to impress those among whom he pleaded guilty and was fined $5, will now be mixing. With the promise of an early settlement of the outstanding Nanking affair, and with the announcement (by the North China Daily News) that the service of Loans, secured on the Salt Revenue has been guaran- Leed by the Nationalist Govern- ment in a manner acceptable to ALVES-On September 20, 1928, all parties, there should be much at his residence, No. 39, Hal clearing of the air so far as for phong Road, Kowlooh, M. J. D. Alves, late of Imports and Ex-eign matters aro concerned, These ports Office, aged 42 years. two reports; if justified by Inter Funeral will pass the Monu-events, are of major Importance. ment to-day at 5.30 p.m. (Macau and Shanghai papers please copy).

KELLER, KERN & Co., Ltd.

t

18-19, Connaught Road, C.

DEATH.

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

An Alsatian hound, belonging to Mr. de Rome, of No. 4, Causeway Hill, was yesterday.removed by the police to the Kennedy Town Slaughter House for observation. The animal, on Saturday inst, bit a Chinese messenger from the General Post Office.

A Chinese woman reported to the police last night that whilst on her way to the Ko Shing Theatre from her house in Wyndham Street, some person managed to cut her waist-coat pocket, and extract jewellery, money and an Insurance badge, to the total value of $48.

A detective said there were- RO. Ward Thero ta trer several convictions against Smith moncoud fat coming in from for cutting of girls' half. He had.

rloffered this £10 ns

per than the Government eplum, willing to pay the eum, but it was is Worship Is it much chea- tion. Defendant and compensa even at reduced rates? explained to him that the magis-- RO. Ward:-There are no more trate would still de his duty. The reduced rates; we have gone back police then handed over £10 to the prosecutrix, on the defendant's musení | bolalf. Mr. Dummett the nagla tim

|trate, sald; he would take this into consideration, but it seemed to him that the act was some form of sofual mania; and tile bibile must bo. protected, Smith would go prison for month) and for ea larceny for six months

About Hong Kong.

Do you know that---

The bells of St. John's Cathedral were donated by n former resident of the colony 7

This was the Hon. Mr. F Parry, and the post was rung for the first time on New Year's Eve, 1809.

In 1858, the cost of the Cathedral's organ was raised by public subscription, and arrangements were made for the services of a first-class" organist. As a result, Mr. C F.A. Sangster came out from Home in 1860, and ho conduct- ed the Cathedral choir for 35- years with much success.

The Intest "How

Animonium chloride is its call ed silly maniac...HX

Ambiguity means, telling tho truth when you don't want to.

werg, at a. Fathor and son. bazaar where a dainty, little lady was belling kisses in aid of the local distress fund,

the- Go on, my boy," said father: "here's half a crown, go and kiss her. When I was young- I used to make them scream,!...

The son returned a few minuter latter, following an uprone.

"Well, my boy, did you kiss

the second-hor!"

to the old rates ag class quality is finished..

"Yes, father."

"What did you do to m scream!"

.

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"Kept the half-crown."

In another case, a Chinese who Among the Chlose themselves, This morning's Harbour Office was arrested in Queen's Raid West however, there still seems to be a reports gave 17 arrivals and 18 with twenty-one tnels of opium great lack of confidence, which is departures, with British holding stripped, round his legs by rubber top place, recording seven vessels bands, pleaded that he was carry- reflected in the fact that commer-under each heading, leaving 61k it for a friend. He told the vessels in harbour, of which 21 Magistrate that he and his friend were British. Tonnage was lower came ashore from the 8.8. Mausang than on the previous day, and and that he was promised a few

A Willesden mán- freight returns were also reduced, dollars' in commission to carry it especially under the British head to a certain teahouse.

that a policeman "drew his pun- His Worship: What happened cheon."" ing.

eial transactions continue to be of a "hand-to-mouth" character. No one is quite certain as to what wili be the outcome of the politien! moves now being made-whether China will be plunged into a wir between. Nationalist factions or CHINA UNCERTAINTY. whether there will be a cohesive

WEDNESDAY.. SEPT. 20, 1928.

Whatever might be the political intrigue now going on in Nanking

Three men who are alleged to have been concerned in the armed robbery at Aberdeen on Sunday last, were yesterday arrested by the of trust police and were brought before Bir. arrangement. Lack

R. E. Lindsell this morning. A re- among the leaders themselves laman was granted to enable the au- at the root of the whole matter thorities to make further enquires. and until the waiting, game now It will be recalled that three men raided an unnumbered hat and stole $6 and a blanket.

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·WC.

Willesden applicant: The p flat people pour water on us as come home from shopping. Magistrate: Never ini. Keep cool.

complained

to your friend when you were stop-Mr. W. B, Luke, Willesdon ped?

Defendant:-We, took different magistrate: A policeman while on duty le almost a sacred person- ways on landing.

nge.

The analyst's certificate showed that the drug was second grade Ancao opium, and his Worship pointed out the unlikelihood of the defendant having obtained the drug from the Mausang.

A fine of $1,500, or, in default, five months hard labour, was imposed.

PARADE.

her face.

Evidence at Epsom: Í thought that something was going to hap

Barrister at Süsser Assizes: pen because of the attitude on

Wo- Did he wear a moustache? man witness: Really it made up. impression on me. Mr. Justice Avory (smiling): You are not asked If It mode any impression on you.

Angry woman at North London... You are deliberately telling lies,' and your tongue ought to fall out!

Deblor's wife at Shoreditch: They could not find my husband, ENTRIES SHOULD BE BENT and as I was out they posted, the

'IN SOON,

summone on the door-a nice thing to do.

it is evident that it is not only being played develops to the stage proceeding slowly but that its at which the real trend of things

Fines totalling seventy-five outcome is a matter of grent un-in revealed, one cannot hope for dollars were imposed on a marino certainty even to those most much improvement. It is con-storekeeper by Major C. Willson intimately connected with it. For eeded in Chinese circles here that yesterday when a plea of guilty MOTOR CAR AND CYCLE the third or fourth time within during the absence of Marshal Ld was returned by Mr. Horace Lo, on behalf of the hawker, on a recent weeks, "news" reached anything might happen up at charge of purchasing a quantity Hongkong yesterday that Marshal Canton, though it is to he hoped of type from a minor under four- Li Chat-sum is definitely coming that the present powers-that-be teen years of age. The defendant down to Canton in about a week's will be able to preserve the exist also pleaded guilty to a charge of not making an entry in his book

The Owners, of motor vehicles who A man sentenced at the Old time, but inasmuch as he has falling alute' of peace and good or in regard to the purchase, ed to make the journey hitherto der. Undoubtedly, the situation types in question were stolen from have not yet entered the decorat- Bailey for bigamy asked if he there would seem but little to war-in Chhu generally to-day is preg- the South China Morning Post,ed and illuminated motor car might see his two wives." The

Automobile Association, in con- not seo them both together. runt relianco on this latest nant with great opportunities to the youthful thief having been event, organised by the Hongkong Recorder: Yes, but he had better sentenced on Monday to twelve.

the forthcoming nexion with prophecy. It is averred on the establish the beginnings of a strokes.

Grand Tattoo,, are reminded that the entry list will shortly be other hand, and with reason to stable and moderate administra-

closed. It is hoped that those back it up, that he will not leave tion, and one can only wish well

who intend to participate, but who Nanking unless the Kwangs for the leaders who are working:

have not yet sent in their names, Clique, of which he is one of the in that cause.

will do so as early as possible, in order to assist those who arranging the paratic.

foremost members, faila to keep the upper hand in the political re- orientation which has to follow

the

Madrid Disaster Revelations.

"OCCASIONAL RAIN."

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It i anticipated that some novel sehemes will be seen, bul for those who have not yet decided on a plan of decoration, we are asked to mention that Messrs. Der A. Wing, of 60, Des Vooux Road, have mest useful booklet, fully illus trated, which shows many novel vehicles. The booklet is issued decorative schemes for motor by the Dennison Paper Company, and stock of these coloured pupera is kept locally.

Entries for the parade should be sent to Mr. C. M. Manners, of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd..

EXCHANGE RATES.

The Royal Observatory reports that the depression has passed into the Pacific and the anti-cyclones have merged into a belt of high It is not essential to be a real-pressure extending from North

with Japan Nationalists' successes.dent of Madrid to experience a China, across

over the Yellow Sea. Those who are fond of reading very deep scuse of shock at the maximum portonts say that if Marshal Li startling evidences of gross and A trougl, of relatively low pressure does return to Canton it will be culpable negligence lying at the now extends from Indo-China ac- root of the terrible Novedades cross Luzon to the Ladrones. Fresh to consolidate his position in the Theatre disaster.. The fearful monsoon will continue along the South against the possibility of a loss of human life involved and south-east const of China and over break with the rest of the Nation-all the horrors attending a catas- the North China Sea.

The forecast till noon to-morrow trophe of such dimensions will

winds, fresh; alist factions. An Interesting

fave repercussions extending far 18:North-east report in this connexion was beyond national boundaries. The cloudy, occasionul rain. given publicity a few days ago, revelations already made disclose

a disgraceful lack of precaution than fire, to which we might call the purport of it being that there and supervision nothing short of witness the unexampled faselua- has been quietly assembling at scandalous. The building was one tion of a serious conilagration for Canton influential représentatives of the oldest in the Spanish sightseers in the safely of dis- capital and was constructed of tance. Dozens, no doubt, diod of all the south-western Provinces, wood. Yet there was no fire cur-long hefore the devouring flames whose purpose is to confer on the lain, while the fire extinguishers completed their disfigurement, but establishment of a military con- failed to function, suggesting that in this the responsible personi

Paris them in good order, with the pro-No-one will suggest that the.

Brussels federacy which would be strong no effort and been made to keep cannot find the slightest excuse. enough to permit the South to keep bability that they were too old terrible lack of precaution was Amsterdam Its independence in the event of to be of any service. The theatre due to perversity, but that is the Berlin the Kwangsl party being over-authorities were not alone to way things usually work out. In- Copenhagen

blame in the matter. It appears competence and laxity are pro-Vienna shadowed in Nanking. On the that the Fire Brigade omelals had bably the cause of more tragedies Helsingfors other hand, if all goes well with been fully aware of the theatre's of this nature than anything else. Lisbon

some One

consolation only re- Bucharest. Marshal Li and his party In Nan-fateful shortcomings for

and that is, the Buenos Aires king, ho will doubtless be content time, having reported thereon mine,"

no fewor than seven times. publication of the facts will Shanghai

Yokohama to remain in the Yangtazo area Nothing, however, was done, the create such a wave of public feel-

New York of the procrastination. ing that Spanish authorities will Geneva, where his influence and power result would be greater than if he came being Sunday evening's dreadful rigidly enforce their regulations in Milan....

calamity. Furthermore, the exit

future to prevent a recurrence. Stockholm down to Canton to be but a re-arrangements were such that hun-There may be something seriously Oslo gional chief,

dreds of people in the upper tiers wrong in a country which needs- The Chinese political problem had not the remotest chance of faster to bring about reform, but Madrid

escape once the fire had taken a oven so, it is to be hoped that the

Bombay

has become a little more involved hold. The panic, of course, added lesson will be taken seriously to

of lato by the return, from all to the terrors. In such cream heart, not only in Madrid, but in Hongkong the corners of the earth, of the stances, however, it was too much other places where it can fairly Silver (spot) former lights of the old Nation-to expect cool heads to prevail. be said that regulations, or their Silver (forward)

Human nature fears nothing more enforcement, are equally lax.

London, Sept. 25.

{

Home Holiday Fears. This year, I think, before we

start

For our brief summer holiday, I'll go and see my neighbour

Smart,

Who hangs out just across the

way,

And ask that he will kindly tell Me on a postcard every night If, in our villa, all is well-

Three words are all that he

need write.

Quite candidly, in point of fact, I can't help, entertaining fears, Not that our place will be ran-

Backed,

For such a loss insurance

clears,

But rather of the weather's

freaks;

Indeed, I apprehend the

worst:

Who knows if, in the next few

weeks,

Through frosts and thews, our pipes won't burst?

Claimed to be the finest of Ite 124.10 class found since the British an- .84.90

nexation of Upper Burma, a ruby 12.094 has just been discovered by a Bur-

.20,84

meso trader, named Ko Bagraw, at

.18.10 * Chaunnggyi mines. The gem, .96.44 102% which weighs over an ounce, is 107% flawless, perfect in colour and said 707% to be worth £24,000.

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"At one of the native mission 21/42 stations In Africa, at the close of 8.80-16/10

Divine service, the parson gave 92.75 out in the vernacular the hymu 18.18Lord, dismiss us with thy bless 18.10 Ing.

.103% He noticed that there was not 20.30 much fervour about the singlug 875 on the part of his native converts. 5.29/32 It was afterwards, explained to 1/5.81/32 him that the opening words of the hymn had been translated into the 20.5/16 26.7/18 vernacular, thus:"O Lond; kick -British Wireless. us out softly."