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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

TOTAL

DRY FIRE EXTINGUISHER HAS NO EQUAL

APPROVED MY.

BRITISH BOARD OF TRADE- -FIRE OFFICER COMMITTEE -PHYSIKALIBOH-TECHNICHE REIONSANSTALT-GERMANY- LABORATOIRE CENTRAL D'ELECTRICITY-PABIG

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1928.

DAY BY DAY.

for bringing the gang responsible to book But even if the Canton expedition is fully successful, that

NATURE HAS HOMETIMES MADE A will not be sufficient. The tragic FOOL, BUT A COXCOMD IS ALWAYS OF epleodo demands an immediato A MAN'S OWN MAKING Addison

effort in order that a recurrenćo shall be placed beyond the bounds of possibility. The Government recently withdrew all piracy regu- lations and permitted ship-owners to make their own arrangements for the defence of their vessels, a concession much appreciated in shipping circles. The Anking was defenceless, the bridge was. x posed, and it carried no guards Perhaps it is hardly fair to take the vessel as an example, but wo trust that ship-owners will realise that no vessel operating on the China Coat can be regarded as Immane.

In cooking a solution of an ad- mittedly complex problem, to which serious thought has been given in many authoritative quar-

The Ben Lino s.8. Benmacdhul, from Home and Straits ports, is

duc horo on Saturday, 2

The second reading of the Budget Ordinance is to take place at Thurs- day's meeting of the Legislative Council.

The death of Mr. N. J. Deaker, chief clerk of Barlow and Co. Singapore occurred last week at the age of 51. Mr. Deaker joined Barlow and Co., 85 years ago.

THE POLICE RESERVE.

ORDERS FOR THE COMING WEEK.

Hongkong Police Reservo Orders by the Hon. Mr. D. D. C. Wolfo, C.M.G., Captain Superintendent of Police, states.

Grand Tatto

-The services of the following Police Reservists for Police duty at the Grand Tattoo are accepted, and they will report as follows:

Chinese Company, 1 Sergeant and 12 Constables will report cach night at Central Police Station at 6.15 pm, sharp,

The Very Idea!

Opo of the features of life in Paris has been the concierge. In an apartment house or block of, flats he or more often she was supposed to keep the stairway clean, to receive one's letters and parcels, and to direct callars to one's apartment. But the most unsatisfactory of his duties, both from his own point of view and inhat of the tenant, was that he had to lot in the tenant when he returned late at night. This was

duty always done grudgingly, even when it meant a tip. Now there has come a revolution, and Indian Company.1 Sergeant the Parlatan with the freedom of a and 9 Constables; those residing true born Britlaher is allowed i Serious defalcations have boon In Central District, Western Dis- latchkey. More than 100 apart- discovered at the Kuala Lumpur trict, and Kowloon will fall in atment houses dispensed with the branch of Whiteaway Laidlaw and Gentral Police Station at 0.16 p.m. aervices of concierges during last Co., amounting to several thousand sharp each night, and those resid-year, according to figures provided. dollars. The police are investigating in Eastern District wil fall by the prefecture of police. But ing the case, and one clerk is under in each night at Great George this was not done without opposi

arrest.

·

Police Headquarters report the death of two Chinese passengers on board the s.s. Anking, the steamer which fell a victim to pirates last that these deaths occurred from na- tural causes, and were not connect- ed with the piracy.

NO PERIODIC REFILLING ters, the ruthlessness of the gangs week. The information is added

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The

Longkong Telegraph.

TUESDAY. OCTOBER 2. 1928..

THE ANKING PIRACY.

Is the greatest factor to be borne In mind. Effective naval patrols have been adyovated time and time again, but ships' officers generally This morning's Harbour Offico re- condemn the suggestion, express-ports gave 11 arrivals and 10 depar ing the opinion that the appear-tures, leaving 67 vessels in barbour. of which 20 wore British. Tonnage ance of a warship would lead to was fair, with medium freights, the murder of every officer on the British total being slightly less than 8,000 tons, and Japanese mak- Ara, while the pirates would ca- ing heavy returns inward. cape by mingling with the panic- stricken passengers."

About Hong Kong.

Do you know that-

Plunkett's Road is named after a former Registrar of the Police Court?

This was the Hon, Charles Bushe Plunkett (who was son of the Brd. Lord Plunkett), who was appointed Registrari and Offelal Trustee in 1877, later becoming Police Magla- trate, Ha died on his way Home for leave in 1880.

Russell Street was named after John Russell, who was Secretary of State for the Colonies in 18567

Salisbury Road was named after Lord Salisbury, at one time Secretary of State for tho

tion, the 12,000 concierges of Paris have formed an association to defend their Interoats and oppose the spread of the latchkey habit.

The late Mr. Philip Sulley had a good fund of stories dealing with his assessor days in Fife, and was fond of relating this one against himself. Having to deal with a rather rocalcitrant old dame in the matter of a valuation appeal, The called upon her, and in the midst of their discussion, thinking to impress er, said "You know I'm Sully. The effect was not quite what was intended, for the: old lady's reply was-"Awool! I can eco ye're mebbe no', a' there; but for a' that yo'ro no gaun, to pit up my rent"

The return of notifiable diseases A correspondent wrote yester for last week shows six cases of diphtheria (two fatal), Ave. non- day advocating a system of regu-fatal cases of typhoid, one fatal Jar

wireless calls, silence to be the case of puerperal fever and one non.

Colonies? of paratyphoid fatal occurrence signal for a naval ship to be on fever, as well as four deaths from watch, The great abjection to influenza. All were Chinese ex-recently was naked about his occu-

this proposal is that Hongkong ta Inadequately equipped to cope with the vast increase in wireless traffic

cepting one Filipino case of diph

theria.

EXCHANGE RATES.

Paris, Oct. 1.

..124.05

Street at 7.00 p.m. instead of at Sookumpoo as previously warned. Flying Squad-1 Sergeant and 12 Constables (for Traffic Duty) will parade with their Motor Cycles at Central Police Station at 6.15 p.m. sharp on each night.

Sharpshooters' CoA Guard of duty each evening at H.E. the Governor's, box. The guard will assemble each evening at No. 2 Police Station and proceed by car to be at their post by 8.00 p.m.

The usual weekly parado for Squad Drill and Rifle Exercises will not be held on Thursday, October 4th.

Police Training School, The wookly classes for Police, 484 31/32 Reservists at the Police, Training .84.00 School, Kowloon, will be hold on 25.19 Tuesday, October 2nd, and 9th. at 12.00% 6.00 pm sharp. All members of 02.80 the Chinesa and Indian Companies .20.34

The foundation stone of the new thus entailed, and, further, that premises of the Mercantile Bank of indin in Raffles Square, Singapore, the Colony's position rendera or- was laid last week by Mrs. Wilson, dinary wireless communication wife of Mr. N, C. Wilson, manager of the Singapore branch. The now dimcult at the best of timos by building, will consist of a ground 1 Sergeant and 3 Constables for reason of atmospheric peculiari-flour and four other floors. The ties. A much sounder plan was entire ground floor, with a frontage on Rafles Square, will be occupied demonstrated recently on to by the Bank, and it is proposed to ships in the Harbour. They were let the other upper floors for offices. Atted with an automatic wirelcas The community in general and devico, separate and dist!uct from shipping circles in particular have the operator's rouri, controlled by been deeply affected by the tragica ballery which could be set in mo. happenings on board the 8.4. An-tion by the pressure of a button

Paris king.

The ruthless methods of in another part of the vessel. Now York

Brussols the pirate attackers, the shooting Once the button was pressed, con-

Genova blood

defencelestinuous S.Ò.S; messages were sent Amsterdam officers, and the callous disposal out until the battery ran out. It Milan' Borlin Stockholm of the bodies of the dead, rank could be differently placed in dif-Sto the outrage among the most das-ferent ships and so arranged that Copenhagen

Oslo tardly in the annals of Chinese it could not be meddled with once Vienna coastal piracy. The ugly facts the battery was started. It has Praguo

Helsingfors need no recapitulation. They are possibilition inasmuch as the de- Madrid engraved in the vice could be tuned to a certain Lisbon ulready deeply hearts equally of those who were wave-length and a special receiver Bucharest acquainted with the victims and for the receipt of such messages le

Buenos Aires of those who were not. The other alone could be installed at the

Bombay side of the picture provides the Naval Yard. Both these wireless Shanghai

Hongkong sole consolation. In the greatest proposals however involve inter- Yokohama emergency the officers could pos-vention, which appears to be the Silver (apot)

Silver (forward) sibly be called upon to face, their bugbear for shipping men, Be- pride of ship and pride of raceyond them, we see only one pros- urged them to aetion, which, had pect, and that is the conversion of

in

cold

of

Unarmed, taken, unawares

Athens

.18.18 and of the Flying Squad who have .18.19 not yet passed Part 2 of Training .18.19 Course must attend.

.34.44% .168

—British 'Wireless.

Chinese Company.

for

A man who gave evidence in "a caso in the Chancery Division

pation.

"I have been a butcher and Heensed victualler," he enid.

Mr. Justice Eve: Meat and drink.

Barrister: And what are you

now? Partly retired.

And partly what 7-Tired.

*

Attle face-two eyes

brown,

No tiresome wrinkles, ne'er a

Brown;

Two little ears of velvet made, Of nothing is the e'er afraidi A little nose which always

pokes

About th' affairs of other folks; "Tis auldom he has much to say, And then it's in his quaint old

Way,

With little whines and littlo

sight.

And little looks from those

brown eyes,

From morn till night he runs.

abouta

His little ribs are ne'er tired

out;

He's just a bundle, full of fun, And waits for me when work is

done,

For he loves me, and I love

him

My dear old friend-fox-terrier

Jim.

The nate read; "Please find on-

were not

702% Omelal Badge The follow- 20.57% ing members of the Chinese]

107% Company have

qualified .374 -707% osacasion of the Police Re- Badge: Constables R10 6.29/32 servo 47.11/32 Edward Way, B16 Chung Man Iu,

A debt contracted fifty years 1/6 R22 Leung Kwong Chol, R23 Ho

was settled at Fleetwood ..2/7 Shit Yu, RS1 Kef Shun Mark, R40 go

2/Ng Chi Lau, R59 Young Kwan Sul, recently when the Rev. J. W. Honl 1/10.21/32 R77 Pun Hon Yin, and RGG Law gate, a retired Congregational minister, who is 86 years old, re 26rence S. Y. Wong,

ceived an annoymous letter con- .26.11/16 All ranks of the Chinese Com-

taining £2, pany will parado at Central Police Station on Thursday, October 11th. for the monthly inspection closed £2 owing to your late father, Mr. Joseph Houlgate, of they time for thought, may never the bridgo into a veritable citadel, week-end, however, is to the effect of Arms, Equipment etc. by the Lichfield. The amount of the ac-

that, following a conference of Company Commander. At this have been contemplated. It was with four British sailors or sol- Bishops, the two Archbishops parade, Dr. S. W. Tao, Q.B.E, count was £1 198." The latter reckless but it was also fearlessdiers installed as members of the have issued what may be termed LL.D., Hon. Commissioner of Police was post-marked from Aston, near and their resistance to the at-crew, one to be on duty on the "emergency" rules in which they (R) will present the Police Reserve Birmingham, and the handwriting tackers calls for nothing but un-bridge with a Lewis gun the whole express approval of auch devia- Badge to those who have qualified to obviously that of an aged per tions from the old Prayer Book as for samo; every member is reson Mr. Houlgate said that his father, who was in business in qualified admiration. The traditimo. The bridge must be ar- come within the proposals endors-quested to keep the date open, ichfield, died in 1888

Indian Company. tions of the British Mercantile moured plated and Impregnable to od by the House of Convocation and the Church Assembly in the Marine were worthily upheld. attack.The remainder of the ves revised Book of 1928. On the All ranks of the Indian Com- Growing boy at Southend:

at dif-sel would need little attention. question of the use of "The Cen;pany will parade at Central Police had work at an hotel, but lost it ferent parts of the ship, the Even if the engines were put out secration" in the alternative order Station for Drill under Sergeant because my trousers

of Holy Communion, this is only to Condon on Tuesday, October 9th long enough. officers put up a desperate resis of action, the pirates could not be used provisionally in exceptional fall in at 5.30 p.m. sharp, Dress Mr. Cairns, Thames Court tance in a terribly unequal con- accomplish their purpose. We circumstances, subject to auch white Uniform, Belt and Cap magistrate: What we all want is think that in this way alone can conditions as the Bishops may de- with white cover. Those men who what the old people called the test. The effort was, however, an extremely gallant one, bringing piracy be prohibited, and we use termine, wallst the Rubrica for were absent from the previous "Grace of God" I call it a sense

the Reservation of the Cen-parade will also carry Truncheon, of humour."

Elements--regarding. vividly to the mind the "Sunning" the word advisedly, believing that secrated

Whistle, Armlot, "Pocket Police epic. In both cases, supreme disa pirate gang on board would.ac-which feeling ran eo high when man, and Note-book for inspection

the Parliamentary discussions regard for personal safety was except the impossibility of success took place are to be further con- by the Company Commander,

sidered by a committee of Bishops.

Flying Squard.. hibited in the impulse to combat and would withhold attack.

It would appear to the outsider the pirate gang, although the re-

that this latest declaration by the aults were different. The officers

Archbishops reflects an attempt to of the Sunning carried through a

overcome the Parliament ban on The average layman must be the revised Book by seeking to deliberate plan to a successful somewhat puzzled by the latest liniit practices conflicting with the conclusion: The Anking officers Prayer Book controversy! Last have been common in many development in connexion with the Book of 1662 which, it is notorious, fought where they stood when the year, and again this year, attempts churches throughout the country, surprise attack was made, without were runde to secure Parliamentary A significant fact, is that no de a chance of success. Gallantry sanction for material amendments

Sharpshooters' Company,

"Who was King Lear?" thun- in the Book, but on each ocesalon parture from the Book of 1662 is

dered the teacher, became tragedy, but the spirit was the House of Commons rejected the to be permitted unless the people are in agreement with the incum-

Strength Constable, R413 Wil- | "Please sir," was the quivering: suggested revisions, fearing that bent. This should do much to Ham G. Routley has been taken on reply, "he was the opponent of they would open the door to curb ribual put into force by High the strength of the Sharpshooters! George Washington!" And what of the futuro? The undesirable practices confilleting whole Colony is asking that ques-with the Protestant faith. For all Churchmen against the wish of Company as from September 22nd. their parishioners, but at the same Members of the Sharpshooters' tion to-day. Is the sacrifice to practical purposes, this was extime the point naturally suggests Company are reminded of the re- bo in vain? The British authori-pected to end the controversy, as itself whether the Church is volver practice to be held on Sun-

it was generally understood that ties aro at the moment taking no no departure from the practices empowered, even within the limite day October 7th at 10.00 am., for

laid down, to approve practices details, see last week's ordere. action. The Canton Government authorised, by the Book of 1662 which have been definitely rejected

(Bgd.) W. KENT, A.B.P. could be permitted without Parlla by the House of Commons. has promleed to initiate measures mentary consent. News over the

Adjutant.

wonderful.

The Prayer Book

Man at the Thames Court: I was standing at the corner of Love-lane when he came and threatened me with a chopper.

Willesden woman: My son, In- stend of calling me "mother": keeps on addressing me as "Mrs. Hitchina,"

The weekly Instructional patrol of the Kowloon Suction will take

Barrister, of another barrister place on Tuesday, October 2nd.

all in at the Teim-tan-tsut Fire at Shoreditch County Court: My Brigade Station at 5.80p.m. sharp, friend has such angelic persua Dress:-Khaki Uniform

siveness that I fear he will get There will be no instructional his coste granted before I have patrol of the Hongkong Section on time to speak Thursday, October 4th.

The forthcoming wedding lo announced of Lieut. S. K Horn, TN HALS, Magnolia, to Misa PM. Mallins, travelling to Hong- kong on board the ss. Macedonia..