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ticism of this move. Marshal Li has declared that he will obey the Nanking instructions

on this point, but, even so, we doubt whe ther this finally disposes of the issue so far, na Canton is concern- ed. The local Branch Council there has weilded power so long that it will not be surprising it

DAY BY DAY:

THE OBJECT OF PUNISHMENT IS PREVENTION FROM EVIL, IT NEVER CAN BE MADE IMPULSIVE TO GOOD. Horace Mann..

The Empress of Asin, which left Hongkong on the 7th November, arrived at Vancouver on the 24th

Instant.

H.M.S. Hermes, which was to have aniled on a southern cruise on Monday, has not yet left port. owing to the presence of the

Typhoon,

Yesterday's return of notifiable diseases shows seven further cases

CORRESPONDENCE

TRAMS V. BUSES.

To The Editor of Hongkong

Telegraph.)

In the face of the apparent per sistent appllention, it is difcalt to understand why permission was granted to the Hongkong Hotel Co. in preference to the Tramway Co. Some nasty remarks have been passed about the "slowness" of the Tramway Management in allowing the Hotel to capture this "gold mind

line."

Public transportation being es aentially the business of the Tram of small-pox and one each of diph-way Company, it is up to them to theria and typhold. All wero Chinese.

The Very Idea!

A German, physician, after pro- longed investigation and observa tion, has decided to 'divido humanity loto two classes, of Sir,-With reference to Mrsicepors, carly and Jate. Tho Bellamy's letter in this evenings "voning" bleeper falls straight paper, would the gentleman kindly way into the most profound depths explain what reason was given for of slumber, while the "morning" some resentment la felt at the

not granting his Company permis sleeper does not reach this stage order of suppression. With regard

H.M.S. Berwick arrived at Yok-elon to mun busts in Queen's till the morning, and as a conse to the Chairmanship of the kalchi on Monday from Osaka. Road?.

quenco arises less refreshed. Wo. suppose this deep slumber in Kwangtung Provincial Council, while the flagship, H.M,S. Kent

what is generally called the left Kasakabe for Shimizu. ΠΟΥ General Chan Ming-ahu B definitely allotted to this post In

of discovering things that we know beauty sleep. Selenco has a way

beforehand: instinctively

but place-of Marshal Ll, and it will be interesting to see what develop

until knowledge is expressed in ments, if any, arise out of this

proper scientific formulae it lo, writer saya-For my own part I course, merely superstition. Ond the change. General Chan has advantage of being a Cantonese

always make a point of going to and his appointment is no doubt

sleep within five minutes or less. halled by his fellow-provincials

of my head touching the pillow,. and I am convinced that this is the most sensible and hygienic as a step in the right direction. It

thing to do. But I do not claim. may also be assumed that the

to be acting under medical ad-. bla people of Canton welcome

vice. It is quite my own Iden. elevation to this office. It has been, with Marshal Li's concur rence that General Chan' has been given this post, and this would

A Japanese names Kimura appear to convey. an assurance Tatauichi, n'seaman on board the that the new head will work in Tsoguru Maru, has been removed harmony with the Kwangsi çlique, to the Government Civil Hospital In this connction, the future will with injuries to his head receiv ed when he dropped into the hold disclose the extent of General of the steamer yesterday. The Chan's actual authority as Chairman was at the time engaged in beam man of the Council, and it is to be the work of replacing a

across the hatch, com- hoped that there will be plete and Insting hormony, be- tween him and his colleagues, St. Any quarrel at this stage would be most regrettable, Hongkong

KELLER, KERN & Co., Ltd.

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WEDDING.

BLAKE-WILLIAMS. — At

Jolin's Cathedral, on Tuesday, the 27th November, 1928, by the Rev. Alfred Swann, Donis Henry Blake to Elizabeth Gwen Williams.

DEATH. ›

TSO SEE KAI-At the French. Ilospital, this morning at 5 a.m. Itey, Ts'o See Kai, B.A., Durham, Jate chaplain of St. l'aul's College. Funeral w take place from St. Paul's Church, Glenealy, to-morrow

at 11 a.m.

The

RECESARITUDINE, VASTATING CONTRATAFORMAS RAAF SETAST

The forthcoming wedding is an- | About Hong Kong nounced, of Lieutenant K. W. Board, R.N., of the R.A.F. Base, Kai Tack, to Miss M. E. Bird, E 29, The Peak.

Charged with being in unlawful possession of five jute sacks, a Chinese told Mr. E. 1. Wynne- Jones, at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, that he found the

Do you know that-------

Quite a number of distin gulshad British statesmen have in times past visited Hongkong?

Amongst these may be men- tioned Lord Randolph Chur- chill, who came here in 1894, and Mr. F. E. Smith (now Lord Birkenbend) and Sir Charles Dilke, who visited the Colony together in 1875. Some 21 years ago, Mr. Keir Hardie, the Socialist louder, paid a visit to Hong- kong.

at any rate wishes General Chan near the Mongkok Ferry. Ils show good reason why they appear well in his now office, and enter-Worship pointed out to the de- to have failed in this matter.--

fendant that "finders were not Yours, etc. keepers" and imposed sentence, of two weeks' hard labour.

Laine the hope that he will carry on the splendid work of his pre- decessor and thus cement even further the friendship between this Colony and the centre Kwangtung's authority.

of

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INTERESTED. Kowloon, Nov. 26th, 1928.

The health return for the past

Sir. With regard to Mr. Bel- week shows 17 cases of small-pox, of which all but one were from lamy's letter in your yesterday's issue, shareholders in the Hong- Kowloon, All the CABOS wero Chinese and there were eight kong Tramway Co., will be pleased In the meantime, we note with deaths. Of other diseases, theref Mr. Bellamy will be so kind as much satisfaction the good work were eight cases of typhoid (three to inform them what sort of a reply of Admiral Chan Chak reported fatal), five of diphtheria (three fatal), two non-fatal cases of yesterday by our Canton

paratyphoid and one fatal case of pondent. From this it would | cerebro-spinal fever. seem that the Canton authorities are sincerely in earnest in waging war against pirates and bandita.

corres-

At 9.10 last night, a coolle was admitted to the Government Civil Hospital with a fractured rib,

"Hongkong Telegraph. Already deveral strongholds of living heen knocked down by a

TUESDAY, Nov. 27, 1928.

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It would appear, from reports reaching us, that Marshal Li Chaf- sum, who has recently returned to Canton, is not likely to be go- ing back to Nankinir for Hittle time yet, and, AX he has

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these outlaws have been raided, with good effect, and we hope to see a continuance of tliese opera- tions. It would be well, too, if some really serious effort were mude in the Bias Bay region, where there is plenty of scope for punitive measures.

biolor car in Connaught Road Cen-. tral The motor car concerned promptly drove off and the coolle is hable to furnish the authori- ties with its number. No report has been made to the police by the driver.

British vessels

the Company got from the Govern ment on each of the three occasions referred to in his letter, when the Company applied for a concession to run buses along Queen's Rond, Central.-Youra, etc.

A SHAREHOLDER Hongkong, Nov. 27th 1928.

DEATH OF MR. TS'O SEE-KAI.

LONG CONNEXION WITH ST.

PAUL'S CHURCH.

The pretty young kindergarten. mistress had been telling her pupils all about the winds, their power, different effects, and so on.

"And children," she went on enthusiastically, "ns I came to. school this morning on the top of the bus something softly САМО and kissed my cheek. What do you think it was?"

"The conductor!" cried the children joyously.

[It is suppested that the use of atridant motor-korns should ba con- find to the open road, and a low- toned bulb horn should be used in [owns.)

Though you should walk across tho.

road,

Here in the Leeming town,' As slowly as an aged tond

I will not run you down,

But you must listen for a horn That gives no raucous blaro, A sound that is devised to warn,.

But not, oh not to scare.

My big electric hom's the thing

To hustle folk along,

a splitting:

A sound that's half

"ping"

And half a vibrant "pang." It makes the very cripple skip; '. But it is only meet)

For use upon a rural trip,

Not in the urban street,

Not

na tho awful trump of doom, Resounding from above, Shall I announce my feed of room,

But as the sucking dove, And while I tread upon the brake,

With all my strength and power, I trust that you will strive to mako

An extra mile an hour.

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"Peoplo upstairs are supposed to move out as there fa: an "Injec- tion order against them."Wit- noss at Old-street.

This morning's Harbour Office report gave 13 arrivals and 12 de- It is with regret that we have

Woman at Willesden after be partures, British five and to record the death at the French Heven respectively. Lower ton- Hospital this morning, of Mr. Ts'e ing granted a summons against ninge WEB registered and See-kai, B.A. after a long illness. her husband: Will you, please, freights were less than usual. The chaplain of St. Paul's Col. make it returnable for hearing on With

all re- lege, Hongkong, where he receiva Monday as I am living at Brigh gistering cargoes under both hended his carly education, Mr. Ta'o ton and I can get a cheap rail- ing, the total was approximately See-kat had been suffering for way ticket on that day?

Prisoner, with 35 convictions, at 6,000 tons including the second more than three months from

cancer and his death was not un-the Guildhall, E.C.: I once work- best returns both inward and

ed for 15 month's when I was on through, At 9 a.m. there were 67 cxpected. vessels in port, of which 21 were The late Mr. Ta'o will always be British.

remembered for his long connexion

Chairman of Southend Bench: with St. Paul's. After leaving the College, he went to the Union If some machine could be invent- Theological College, Canton, and cd to evaporate women's tempera later returned to the Colony to it would have the court a lot of

The King's Illness. The immense respect, love and esteem in which His Majesty the King is held throughout the world has never been more strikingly, | figured so prominently in the re-shown than at this time of crisis storation of better relations he-when the illustrious Sovereign of tween Kwangtung and Hongkong, the world's greatest Empire is its. antisfactory to feel Umt'in | seriously ill. England and the At the Marine Court this morn-] all probability he will still be in Empire have been deeply moved Ing, before Commdr, J. B, Newill, the South when Sir Cecil Clementi by the news issued from Bucking-D.S.O., R.N., Chan So and Li Mul, returns from Home leave. Hang-ham Palace from time to time, and mistresses of fishing boats, were kong would much like Marshal Li the hundreds of messages of sym grapplings to lift objects from the he took his degree at Durham was to have continued in charge of pathy pouring inwards reflect the harbour bed without permission. the only other interruption. Since feelings of the multitude. The Inspector Ogg prosecuted, and the his return he had worked indefa- affairs in Canton, because it

week-end bulletins have been, defendants stated that they used tigably on behalf of St. Paul's, knows that in him they have a somewhat less reassuring, giving the drags and nets for the pur- and his loss in a severe one. true friend who has the right cou-rising to some anxiety, though the prawns. A fine of $10 was in-

of catching shrimps and The funeral takes place to-mor ceptions of the relationship be- King's medical advisors explain ficted in each case, and an order row at 11.80 am. from St. Paul's

that the increasing fever and an was made that the gear be con- Church. tween the two centres. Moreover, extension of, the pleurisy are a fuscated. his admirable record in the matter normal development of the trouble..

probation, but it made me ill and

had to give it up,

take charge of St. Paul's Church, trouble. charged with using drags and A short spell in England where

рове

the

EXCHANGE RATES.

of reconstruction work during This morning's cables, relating Among the passengers on

that His Majesty's temperature President Grant which arrived recent years shows him to be unhas risen further and that he spent yesterday, were the Master of able and conscientious administra- an uncomfortable duv. the disquiet- tor. However, his abilities are ing, though there appears at the mo- ment to be по nced for apparently fully realised in the

zerious alarm. The univeran! how Nationalist capital, and, in concern for His Majesty the circumstances, it is only nathe greatest possible tributo his personal character.

ernment,

to

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Stockholm Qalo Prague

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Napler and his wife, Mr. F. II.Paris Clandonning, President of the Brussels Empire Shipping Company of Amsterdam Vancouver: Mr. A. B. Cresap, Berlin President of the Luzon Brokerago Copenhagen Company of Manila and Mr. C. J. Vienna tural that he should occupy a pro-His unsparing devotion to hifonn, Treasurer of Eli Lilly and Helsingfors minent place in the Central Gov-kingly responsibilities, his essen-g. J. Albright, passenger agent of Bucharest

Co., manufacturing chemista. Mr. Lisbon tially human outlook, and his close the American Mail Line, is goingBuonos Aires Marshal Li's return to Canton contact with his people, have almost to Yokohama, whilst Mr. Chan, 4. Shanghai.

solely accounted for the gradual comes at an important juncture. but most

Herachleb, New York Y.M.C.A. remarkable

New York More especially have we in mind which, in his lifetime, has trans-Secretary is bound for Scattle. Nanking's definite confirmation of formed and revitalised the func- The ties of the order that the Branch Polttons of the Crown.

Empire have been greatly tical Councils in various parts of strengthened by the personal link the country are to be abolished as with its remoter peoples establish- ed by His Majesty during the from the end of the current year. Ophir's memorable voyage, by the

MR. KELLOGG OPENING The policy which this step im- Delhi Durbar, and made intensely

NEGOTIATIONS. piles does not commend itself to intimate during the dark days of the war. It is significant that In

Washington, Nov. 26. all parties, for in many quarters the Empire there should be "only

The State Department has in- it is still felt that these Councils one man whose personal experl- can, in the present transition onco compares with the King's, and dicated that, negoliations relating state, perform very useful func. that man is the King's Heir. Even to American adherence to the now the Prince of Wales is World Court, with certain reserva- tions. However, £18 full ceu engaged on one of his Empire- tions, will be initiated immediate tralisation of power and authority binding tours, and it is a mostly, and it is hoped that the matter is a desirable goal to alm for, felt necessary to suggest his maining three months of President Coolidgo's term of office-Reuter's there can be littlo serious cri- recall,

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"Madame, your husband does not seem to have any organic trouble," said the physician to the

profiteer's wife.

"Oh, no," exclaimed Mrs. Now- rich, "not in this neighbourhood. But the folk that live next door to us havo à gramophone that worries him nearly, to death."

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[A psychologist lays it down that those whose noaca are similar in shapa ought not to marry.]

She seems the very girl for mo (I thought on meeting. Jess); The way our noses disagree

Should, make for happiness. Her features which allure me

much,

Reveni no single, sign

Of that absurd retrousse touch

So visible on mine.

But when to put my fervent plea

An early date I chose,

Thia difference to banish, she At once turned up her nose.

"A baby", car collided with .30.085 protentious saloon. The chauf- ..376 fear of the latter jumped out, and 5.29/82 surveyed with Indignation n vary 1/8.1/32 bad dont in the side of his

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"Did you do that?" he asked the other driver.

"Yes-I'm afraid so," was the apologetic reply.

and

There was a pregnant silence, The master of the Tak Wo lime- kiln, of Peng Chau Island, wes during which the chauffeur looked

"baby" admitted to the Government Civil Arst at his damaged car,

"Well," ho 4 gunshot wound in the foot sus- tained what cleaning a firearm length, "I just don't bollovo ft. 1 which was taught to be unloaded.must have hit a brick"

hopeful sign that it has not been will be cleared up during the re- Hospital, last night suffering from then at the offenounced at..