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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1928.

DAY BY DAY.

NO POBSESSION IS GRATIFYING WITIKOUT A COMPANION—Sancca. *.

The B. I. Aa. Takada, from Singapore, is, duo here on Sunday morning,

Mr. H. Ore was a passenger for the North on tho Katori Maru, and the Rt. Rev. Bishop Fourquet left on the Koroa Maru. ·

FOOCHOW NOTES.

A MUCH ENJOYED ORGAN RECITAL

members have flown solo. The Club has 180 morabers in Singapore and 30 more up-country, whilst several others are well on the way to becoming pilots. Financial as- sistance from the Government has placed the Club on a good basis to start, with the result that member- ship is inexpensive, the entrance foo being $25, with a monthly sub scription of $5. Visitors, who do not contemplate joining the Club, can enjoy "joyrides" at the rate of $20 a "flip." A clubhouse is in course of erection, and the machines ere housed in a well-constructed hangor in which, for extra recrea-

The Fire Brigade's annual drill tion, two Badminton courts have display is to take place at the Con- been laid out. As the Singapore tra Polico. Headquarters on club has been organised on linos Wednesday, the 28th instant, at 3 which we presume will be very P... It will be open to the public, HAS NO EQUAL largely followed in Hongkong, these The Dutch sa Van Heutz, from details should prove of interest to Straits ports with 2,046 deck paa- those who intend" joining up the sengers, reports the death of two ZOO BERBERA SUNT STEMİRDAT JA PAL local organisation when it is en route, the bodies being buried at soa: There was also one birth established. It may be added that on board,

TOTAL

DRY FIRE EXTINGUISHER

APPROVED BY

BRITISH BOARD OF TRADE- -FIRE OFFICES COMMITTEE -PHYSIKALISCH-TECHNISHE BEICHBANSTALT-GERMANY-

-LABORATOIRE CENTRAL D'ELECTRICITY-PARIS.

H.M.S. Kent, flying the flag of the Commander-in-Chief of the China Station, left Shanghai on Tuesday for Kagoshima, while H.M.S, Ber- wick left Fusan for Karatau,

a Moth scaplane costs about $9,500, | |-

NO PERIODIC REFILLING which is, of course, considerably

more than the price of a land CONTENTS NEVER DETERIORATE machine, the flosta constituting a

NON-CONDUCTOR

of ELECTRICITY

Typos for Meter Cars, & Bla

16/19, CONNAUGHT Reap, 0.

DEATH.

rather expensive item.

Although pleasure flying is quite naturally a feature of theso Flying

:

Mr. Eu Tong-sen, O.B.E., and Mr. S. K. Wong of Singapore the well-known

.Lin · and .rubber magnates are expected here by the Empress of France on their on- nual holiday..

A Concert organised by Mra Balean will be given at the Helena May Institute on Thursday 22nd Tickets November at 5.30 p.m. may be booked at the Secretary's office. Ten tickets must be booked in advance. Advt.

The highest cargo entered this a big consignment morning was of fuel oil by the Norwegian 5.6. Adna from san. Pedro for, the Standard Oil. This is being die- charged at the Company's North Point Installation.

| RELIABLE, EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE Clubs, they will, it is believed, piny on important role in the opening up of air routes. utre is a great opportunity along these lines in the | KELLER KERN & Co., Ltd | Far East, In Which Hongkong should play its proper part. Civil aviation is the real basis of air. power to-day, and it is destined to have an even greater influence na time goes on. Much has already CASTRO.--On the 18th instant, at been done by the pioneers of flying

11.15 p.m., suddenly, at the

An operative employed at R. Government Civil Hospital, to open up trade routes, just as the Carlos Maria Castro, age 65. merchant adventurers did with Corney's glass-factory at Causeway Funeral will pass the Monu-sailing ships in days gone by. In Bay, while at work at a windiass, was accidentally caught by the mu ment to-day at 6.15 p.m. (Mathis work, Flying Clubs will be of chine, his right arm being severely quo, Shanghai and Manila

value in providing the local links mangled before he was extricated. papers please copy).

and in demonstrating the possibili-He was taken to hospital. ties which He alend.

The

Thongkong Telegraph.

which will be

Chan Pak-woon, a workman em- ployed at the Commercial Press workships at Kennedy Town, was admitted into the Government Civil Hospital yesterday for treatment of injuries received as the result of his right hand being caught in a paper-machine,

Wilson,

The Very Idea!

The legacy of ono shilling and a cracked bowl, left to his wife by a Cowling gardener, is reminiscent says an Evening Standard writer) of the amiable gentleman who left his wife 58. to buy a ropo' to bang horself with, and to his son with which to go to the devil, if ho has not already reached that de-

Foochow, Nov. 8. A great treat was in store for those, and they were many, who at tended the organ: récital given in the British Episcopal Church by Mr, Temple P. M. Bevan last evening, The organ pieces included Prelude and Fugue in G (Bach), Reverie in E Flat (Lemare), Evening Song stination.". (Bairstow), Largo (Handel), and March from "Judas Maccabous" (Handol). Mr. W. Maurice Barton Grundy; also contributed solos, from Men- delssohn's "St. Paul", Elgar's Monday. "Light of Life", and Whittler's Worship" to Geoffroy Shaw's set- ting. Altogether it was a delight ful performance, and reflects great credit on Mesars. Bevan and Bar ton. A collection was taken in ald of the Organ Fund, chiefly to de- fray the expenses of the recent re-

About Hong Kong

Be you know that—~

The first official suggestion of the importance of Kowloon originated with a naval officer? This was Captain W.K. Hall, of H.M.S. Calcutta, who for warded to the Governor a letter suggesting the acquis!- tion of Kowloon and Stano- cutters Island.

Eventually, Bir Hercules Robinson, the then Governor, authorised steps towards that end, and Viceroy Loo of Canton agreed. In 1800, a loase was signed, sealed and delivered leasing the Pento- sula in perpetuity.

The coromony for the hand-- ing ever of Kowloon took place on January 19th, 1861, in the presence of a vast con- course of people being attend- ed by Lord Elgin (on a mis- elon to China), Sir Hercules" Robinson, and Mr. Adams, the Justice. Lord acting Chief Elgin was met by four Chineso mandarins, who handed to him some earth in a piece of paper, as a sign that the territory was henceforth to be British.

novation and repairs to the organ. This realised about $450,

NO STEAMERS TO KONGMOON.

At whirlwind speed drove Billy

noto-his funeral's

Relatioris

9

Twas is a restaurant they met, One Romeo, One Juliet. "Twas there he first fell into debt, For Romeo'd What Juliet.

"Why didn't you put my luggaNO In hero, as I told you to 7" said the passenger to the grizzled porter, as the train moved out of the littlo. railway station.

"Eh, mon," returned the other patronizingly, "yer luggage knows better than yorself. It was marked Edinburgh, and is on ita way there. Ye're in the wrang train.”

on.

• •

At 90 miles drove Edward John; The motor stopped, but Ed. kept

A small boy stared hard at a basket of juicy apples at the show. His eyes grew larger, and his palm grow itchy. He edged bearer It!

'An official, watching the boy from the next stall, softly struck up whleting a tunic.

The boy blushed and crept away, and the official grinned.

The tune was "Yield not to Įtemptation."

A roell-known business man sug- geata that cuery man of 60 years or over ought to have three months' holiday every year,]

Every man of sixty years of age Ought to have a three months"

holidny.

Don't wait till he reveals The exhaustion that he feels,

But give him the vacation right

away,

He will come back bright and fit To be getting on with it,

Having drawn, of course, his

customary pay.

"Tin a very pleasant motion, I do

claroj

We are slow in giving age its

proper due.

It is really rather and

To be treated like a lad

J

Whose tissues are comparative-

ly new, While a dose of monkey gland Isn't always close at hand.

And it might not quite appealTM

to me and you.

Yet an economic problem may

arise. Who shall do my job while 1

am at the soa. To lie upon the sand And to listen to the band

Would undoubtedly be suitable

for me.

1

But, returning duly braced, I might find myself displaced---

An awkward situation, you'll.

agree,

*

Willesden Wife: I have forgiven my husband so often. Ife is a good interceder.

"How can you say that, and gentleman, too?" exclaimed an elderly widow indignantly at Bow County Court when a solictor sug- gested that she had injured her arm by falling about when drunk.

Leytonstone Man (speaking of

Hongkong At Night. Hongkong so accustomed to the undisguised pleasure of the

The weather has been extraordin- | WEDNESDAY. Nov. 14 1928. visitor in the wonderful panorama

arity warm of late, being over 80 of the city by night, the twinkling

The two new ferry service boats degrees in the shade in the array of jewels which is happiest of the Federated Malay States middle of the day, and not cooling

safely FLYING IN THE EAST. when the evening is darkest, that Rallways, which were built in off very much at night. The dry at weather has enabled the tennis a critic would, with some justifien-Hongkong, arrived

Penang on Nov. 4, via Singapore. tournaments to finish earlier than lon, be regarded with concern. Captain J.T. Lang was in command usual. Some of the results may be

le, however, ground Thore

for of the Elizabeth, while Captain of interest. Mr. J. Chubb once more The success which has so far at-

the Men's Championship the feeling of an American visitor, A. Allken had charge of the Violet. won tended the first Chinese long-die-who recently remarked to us that

Singles, Mrs. Mons the Ladies' tance flight, the complete circuit of the beauty from afar degenerates Among the passengers arriving Championship Singles, and Menars from Canton to into chaos on closer contact, on the Blue Funnel 8.8. Hector T. and J. Chubb the Men's Cham- Peking and back, should prove of Anyone who stands after dusk at were Mr. D. S. Fitzgerald, Mr. and pionship Doubles. Hockey in now the corner of a busy thoroughfare Mrs. H. 8. Gordon, Mr. and Mrs.being started, and it is hoped that much encouragement to those who in, West Point (or Yaumati) is 3. Mowbray Jones, Mr. and Mra a game of mixed hockey will be are interesting themselves in the bound to feel that the plethora of II. C. Millett, Mrs. Hale, Mr, and played every Tuenday and Thursday Nothing has occurred (so far as development of aviation here in the luminant advertisement is rather Mrs. W. J. Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. until the end of the next Spring.

I know) to lend colour to recent South, Hongkong is particularly a nuisance than a boon, and that G. Meyer and Mr. and Mrs. G. H. the mass of lights is so confusing

fears as to further troubla in Foo- gratified to see such a good start that their original purpose is

Rome arrange- Sir Reginald Stubba (Capt.- chow.. Probably, made in Canton, and the Colony lost. The centre of the city, strik- General and Governor-in-Chief of ments will be made whereby the looks forward to the day when iting by contrast, does not auffer in Jamaica) lind an audience of the possible trouble-makers will be Own Correspon- placated.Our the least by comparison in the King at Buckingham Palace on will play its rightful role in com-

aesthetic Benge, The Chinese October 12, when His Majesty in- dont. mercial flying. Of the value of have from time immemorial used vested him with the Insignia of a aviation there is now no question illumination as a means of busi- Knight Grand Cross of the Most whatever; what is more, it is be-ness propaganda, and with modern Distinguished Order of St. Michael coming safer with every year that development of electricity, arti- and St. George.

ficial light has acquired greater passés. On this point, we have and greater significanco in this An elderly woman from Panama, Fernandez, Was inclined to named Basila We are the word of such a practical man no direction.

the limits of what is tolerable has at the Kowloon Magistracy this:

ao terrible that I've had to rent a been overstepped, though signs are morning for keeping an illegal house

furnished room for my, wife and The service to Kongmoon was three children at ten shillinge ly carried out, is a safe as any lacking that an improvement is at No. 6, Wai Ching Street. It other form of transport that can be likely to be forthcoming. We can was stated that the place was fre- entirely suspended last night, when a week, so that they shall not hear mentioned. Indeed, he says that at least congratulate ourselves in quented by naval men and it was the two vessels engaged, the 6.8 it."

Asked at Tottenham why he com- having escaped those lurid sky with the aid of ratings from a ship Tai Lee (Captain E. Midgeley,) If figures mean anything, they signs which are held up as the last in port that the defendant was and the as. Sanning (Captain B.P. mitted a theft, a boy of 13, smiled, Smith), were held up by Harbour shrugged his shoulders, and sald, prove, on a percentage or any other word in advertisement, in big brought before the Court, basis, that in civil aviation thero American cities. An attempt was

This morning's Harbour Omco Office representatives for alleged "I don't know."

Witness at Tottenham: i has been less mortality than in any troduce

rande, some little time ago to in-reports gave II arrivals and 25 dep. overloading.

one of these fiickering artures, British three and 12, leav

It is alleged that the Tat Leeying dead in the hospital.

Sydenham Man (summoned for other form of transport. That is monstrosities in the centre of the ing 57 vessels in port, British 19. was down to more than seven deserting his wife): Nearly every a point that should be remembered city, but fortunately the authori-Tonnage and freighta alumped, inches over her marks, with a morning since I have been married by those who may have any pre- ties thought it desirable to inter- there being only one inward cargo cargo of 100 tons of cement on her I have had two boiled eggs for челе. Wo would not, however, of four figures and four throughs, tween decks, while the Sarining breakfast. I think'I need a change, judice awainst the development of venture to suggest a solution of of which three were of four figures, was about two inclics above marks, don't you?

the blare of the Chinese restaur-all British. Tonnage totalled 22,- The s.s. Tai Lee after partial Aviation enthusiasts in Hong- ante, since the problem is fn000, with British freights totalling discharge will sail to-night at 7

evitably linked kong are keenly awaiting the formaChinese delight in gaudy display.

up with the 6,000 tone.

p.m, and return immediately, reach- ing here to-morrow evening early tion of the local Light Seaplane

Bentence of two months' hard la-and sailing again for the West Club, the essential prelimiusty

bour was imposed by Mr. D. 1. River ports at 9 pm. The s.s. work in connexion with which is, SNATCHER DISGORGES Wynne-Jones on a Chinese who was Sanning is cutting out the trip and Paris

charged with stealing an attache will not leave here until 7 p.m. Brussels we are informed, being pushed on

case from an acquaintance whom to-morrow, to-night's voyage being | Amsterdam with as rapidly na circumstances

he had met on the Canton train on made by s.s. San Nam Hói (Captain Berlin

Copenhagen will permit. Meanwhile, it is in-

taken by the defendant to a friend's teresting to note what the same type of Club formed in Singapore

Sir Alan Cobham, who has been re-agree, however, that in many cases fined $75 by Mr. E. I. Wynne-jones VESSELS ALLEGED TO HAVE his sub-tenant): His language is

cently insisting that flying, proper

aviation.

had been able to accomplish after

EAR-RINGS.

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house and while the owner of the Many passengers on both vessels Vionna After a chase through Po Hing attache case, was out, the de- slected to remain on board over the Helsingfors Fong, a Chinese who had snatched fendant took it away but was later 24 hours, as they were travellers Bucharest an existence of only six months, for a pair of ear-rings from a Chinese arrested at the Yaumat! Ferry from distant parte, returning to Buenos Aires their country and without friends Bhanghai,j. In Hongkong or means to stay on Yokohama four of which it was out of action woman, was caught and was care. Wharf.

Now York fully searched for the stolen pro-

The following appointments to shore. awailing the arrival of an instruc- porty,

Geneva Milan tor. At present, the fleet consists A curious catch In his speech the Colonial Service have been

Stockholm of only two De Haviland scaplanes, vate watchman who arrested him, LR. Andrews, A.J.F, to be Assist-nounced to take place in the Cathe-Prague

attracted the attention of the pri-made by the Secretary of State for

the Colonies:-Hongkong-Lieut, The forthcoming wedding is an Oslo.. although another has been provided and the thief was eventually made for by a debenture issup and there literally to disgorge the pair of ant Crown Solicitor. Federated dral, Shanghai, on January 2, 1929, Madrid Malay States.--MT. W. A of Mr. H.-Glover, representative | Athens - are hopes of getting a fourth ear-rings which he had concealed Caldwell,

be Engineer of Messrs. Pilkington Bros. Ltd., Rio machine by, securing a loan from in his mouth,

Chemist: Mr. G. B. Follott and to Mias D. Palmer, of Crouch End, Bombay Before Major C. Willson this Mr. T. Q. Gaffkin to be Police London. Mr. Glover safle for Hong Kong the Government. With the two morning, the man was charged Probationers. Straits Settlements. Shanghai on Tuesday next the Silver (not) machines in operation, 200, hours and sentenced to pix months' hard r. N. G. Norris and Mr. A. C. 20th Inst., on board the President Bliver (forward have already been flown and five labour and 12 strokes of the birch. Harwell, to be Police Probationere. Jefferson.

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