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THURSDAY Nov. 29

1924

STRIKING FACTS.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29,

DAY BY DAY.

the U, S, Naval Affairs Committee should meet for the purpose of dis- cussing equality of scapower be-

IT 18 MORE DISGRACEFUL TO DI3- tween the United States and Bri-TRUST THAN TO BE DECEIVED BY OUR tain in classes not affected by the FRIENDS.-Rochefoucauld, Washington Arms Agreement.

{ Presumably the idea of this pro- posal is that the question should for the moment be taken out of the hands of naval experts and be talked over by laymen who cau claim to be chosen representatives of the peoples of the two coun-

The P. and O. 8.5. Karmala, from Shanghai, is duo here on Friday, at noon.

1928.

BANKNOTE FORGERY

CASE.

BAIL' APPLICATIONS

REFUSED...

The big banknote forgery case, involving a very large number of Chinese, is to be opened before Mr. R. E. Lindacli at the Central Magi- stracy on Friday next, at 11.15 in the morning, and will be continued

Yesterday's return of notifiable diseases shows three cases of typhoid and one each of small-pox. and diphtherin. All were Chinese. in the afternoon.

In all, cloven men and two wo

The Very Idea!

The prize exhibit of the Borgen County Historical Society of New Jersey for the last 25 years has been the mummy of an Egyptian princess which occupied the place of honour in the Museum at Hac-

kensack.

Thousands of the curious havo gaped at the relle, and school chilidren have been taken in par- tles to view it, and havo after- wards written essays on how such mummies are preserved with bitu- men, gume, and honey. The Town Counell have published leaflets about it as one of the things one

In connexion with St. Andrew's men were brought up on remand Ball to-morrow night, late ears this morning, when A. S. P. Mur will run on the Peak Tramwayphy applied for the withdrawal of ought to see if one goes to Ruc- nt 1 am., 1.30, 2 and 2.30. The the case against one of two Chi-kenanck. Star Ferry will run late Launches

nt 1.30 am. 2 and 2.30.

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nese represented by Mr. Lea d'Almada, Sur.

This having been done, Mr. d'Almada asked for bail for his other client, but this was refused, on his Worship being informed

tries. Such n discussion would be purely informal, of course, and would bind. neither nation. It might conceivably provide some guidance to the Britteh, and American Governments as to how popular opintoh views the matter, but there is the drawback that if unanimity of viewpoint werd not reached, the upshot would be lo yet further herense the fric- Lion which has been felt on this question on both sitics of the At- lantic. Our own view is that it would be far preferable if

The s.8. Tllawa, arriving from About Hong Kong the

Japan, reports sighting a wrecked two Governments were to ex- and abandoned junk, floating In Latitude 22.16.N eliange views on the subject in the awash,

114.30.30 E. The hope of finding a possible basis or Longitude

is dangerous to agreement. Last week, 411 un-navigation. oficial suggestion was

thrown

out in the House of Lords that an effort be made to conclude an Anglo-American arma limitation agreement, but we regret to note that President Coolidge, whilst saying that America would con- sider the idea if officially put for ward, thinks' such a plan would not be feasible. In all the cir- cumstances, Britain may well be excused, if she waits for someone else to take a move before doing anything more in regard to dis- armanent.

The bodies of eleven children were picked up by the pollca in various districts yesterday. Of those, five died of small-pox, four of them being found in Yaumati and one in the harbour.

obstruction

Reso

Sit Hak, the master of a Japa- schooner, WAS convicted under four charges at the Marine Court this morning in connexion with the use of an unlicensed craft, and was fined $25

on cach charge.

The s.s. Talamim, arriving from Calcutta and Singapore with 1,400 deck passengers, reports the death of two en rode. One of these Buccumbed to beri-beri and the other was a victim of epileptle fits. During the voyage, a birth also

occurred.

A Chinese woman fell from the second floor of No. 21, Tung Lung Street into the road yesterday and received injuries to her leg necessitating her

removal to hospital. The woman leant too far out of her verandah whilst in the act of drying clothen.

Amongst the

Derds, rather than words, count International affairs, "and" for

Sumpols and Shipping. that reason the figures just quoted

It must not be supposed from by Mr. W. C. Bridgeman, First

the questions put to the President Lord of the Admiralty, showing of the Board of Trade in the the comparativé naval strengths House of Commons that the British of the Powers at the outbreak of Parliament seeks to legislate the war and-to-day, are of more against sun-spots. To what extent than ordinary significance. Taken this phenomena is responsible for in conjunction with other state-stirring up Nature's elements ments made during the present against mere man we must leave year on the same subject, they the scientists to theorise, but Mr. Bridge beyond all doubt, 1928 has been a thoroughly confrm mon's claim that Britain has year of tragic weather experiences. The Western hemisphere has dope more than any other Power

twice been visited by violent in the direction of disarmament hurricanes, heavily destructive of In recent controversies, It has life and property: England has been hinted that Britain is not repaid for her wonderful summer for Shimizu on Thursday, while really sincere on the disarma by two devastating gales within a on the same day H.M.S. Peterfield

British and

American

passengers who left yesterday by the Empress of France were Sir Henry Gollan, Colonel and Mrs, 12 M. Cosgrove, Mr. and Mrs. A. Cameron, Mr. E. B. C. Hornell, Mr. C. S. Gubbay, Mr. J. S. Gubbny, Mr. R. R. Rox burgh and Mr. A. 13. Sorensen.

H.M.S. Suffolk sailed from Kobe

arrival at Amoy, 11.M.S. Iroquoia arrived in Hongkong this morn- ing from Sandakan, while the Hermes sailed for Jesselton her southern cruise.

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Do you know that--.

There was formerly a Goal on Stonecutters Island?

Its erection was commenced in 1801 and it was completed in 1864, it being considered that the quarries there would alford occupation for prisonora.

the

The Gaol was eventually destroyed in 1875 by a typhoon, but for some years before this time it had been vacated by reason of frequent escapes being made by prisoners..

Prisoners were for some few years accommodated on a con- viet hulk off the Island, of which some particulare will be given to-morrow,

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that the man in question had endeavoured to get rid of an incriminating spurious note just prior to kis arrest.

Recently, however, the Curator of the Museum, who happened to be a woman, thought she would open the box in which the mummy reposes to cloan the inside of the glass cover. She had only ex- amined the "princess" for a couple of minutes, however, when she realised that the mummy was a dummy. The body was stuffed with rage and old newspapers. It had fect but no legs, ond hand but no wrist, and there were holes where the eyes, nose, and mouth were supposed to be.

The "mummy,""Which had at- tained great local celebrity as a probable descendant of King Tut," has now been relegated to the basement.

Unconscious humour. from the class-room: Magna Carin was n man who talked a lot.

Nitric acid is used for ching copper.

The Court of Chancery is so called because it takes care of property when there is no chance of the owner turning ap.

Evolution is what Darwin did, Revolution is a form of Govern- ment abroad, and Devolution is Aomething to do with Satan.

Solleftor to woman nt Shore- ditch County Court: How much does your husband earn?

Woman: Now I auk you, would you tell your wife?

Court: This girl can pay £1 a week

Counsel at Lambeth County

as she has nothing to apend her

In the case of another defendant,nney on for whom a similar application

Judge McCleary: Your know- was made by Mr. C. E. L. Grist, ledge of young women must be it Was stated that he WILH very limited if you say they havo present at an interview con-

Clerk at Kingston-on-Thames: ducted by the No. 1 defendant and nothing to spend their money un. other accused, with a view to nuk Was the prisons under the in

arrangements for the disposa luence of drink? of a large quantity of false notes,

Viewing this man's case as being serious, his Worship said he was not prepared to grant hall.

The twelve remaining defen- dants were then remanded.

MOTOR MISHAP.

WARDER KNOCKS DOWN CHINESE WOMAN.

Mr. Rooney, a warder of the Laichikok Prison, made a report the to the police yesterday to effect, that whilst driving a motor car on Castic Peak Road he met with an accident which

The woman is reported as being in a serious condition, having received injuries to her back.

EXCHANGE RATES.

Witness: No, sir. He was very drunk.

The minister had noticed that the most regular attendant at his church WDS a hard-working washerwoman, who every Sunday was to be found in her usual place, In her new. He felt he must com- mend her.

"Mrs. Scrubh," he said, "I 30- tice you at church very regularly. Is it the masic that you come to enjoy?"

"No, air; it's no' that." "Perhaps perhaps you enjoy my sermons, eh?" .

"Weel, no, W's not that, either." "Well, 'what brings you to the church if lan't any of those things?"

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Is going forth to-day:

Aye, going forth triumphant, ablaze with slogan stern, Uplifted high to meet the oyo

of whom it may concern. No tears have drenched its sur- face--auch Idle things

tel Shanghai for Hongkong. ment, question, but when we come week interrupting all normal com- |. Other feet movements on Thurs- to analyse the facts it is ricar munication, damaging property, day included the Mugnolia's that she has made a very big enn-taking a big toll of life; China tribution towards reduction in has suffered a drought which has fighting strength and that her already brought over 12,000,000 record in this direction campares people to the point of atarvation; more than favourably with that while over, two hundred have just died in the Philippines by typhoon of any other country.

This morning's Harbour Office Most interest will naturally he havoc. Earlier in the year, the reports gave fair arrivals, and

world was shocked by the severity departures, with freights showing necessitated the removal of

"Weel, it's like this, sir. I aken in the comparisons between of the casualty Hats due to earth- an improvement. There were 16 Chinese woman to the Kwong Wah

Hospital.

work hard a' week, and it's no nuval quakes in many different places, arrivals and 19 departures, British

nine under each head, leaving 66 In his statement, Mr. Rooney often I get sich a comfortable sent strength. On this point, Mr. while latterly Etna and Krakatoa vessels in port, of which 21 were anid he was slowing down near wi' nothing to think aboot!" Bridgeman's figures show that in have been in eruption with serious British. The total of British car the Taun Wan Police Station, personnel both Britain and the effecta. With this destruction on goca was approximately 21,000 when the car ran into a Chinese A banner, bearing an inscription woman carrying two baskets on written with lipsticks, was carried Dominions have brought about a land, It is small wonder that tons, with the second best of the reduction of about 30 per cent, shipping casualties have boon ab-inward returns and the two highest a pole. The pole went through by a band of girl strikers, the other

of the through freights.

the windscreen of the car and day.] during the fourteen-years under normally heavy also, the loss of

injured a Mr. Peplow, who was a Oh, sisters, gather round passenger.

olt, brothers, clear the way review, whilst in that period thethe Vestris coming first to the

Through denscal crowd oür man-power of the U. S. Navy has mind. The safety of life at sea THE FLYING BOATS

banner proud risen by over 80 per cent. Of the has engaged the attention of able other nations qualed, Franco alone men for many years, and we must are really shows a decline, this being to the suppose that there

serious difficulties arrayed against DEPARTURE FROM KOWLOON extent of about 10 per cent., the suggestion that an automatic

THIS MORNING, whilst Japan and Italy have in- wireless device for repeating creased their personnel by about 8.0.5. signals and giving the 70 and 15 per cent, respectively. latitude and longitude of the dis-

Now York These figures are most Illuminat-tressed vessel should be investi- Ing, and Britain can point to them gated. Sir Philip Cunliffe Listor The four R.A.F. flying boats, Geneva with justifiable pride as evidence agreed that such an instrument is which arrived in Hongkong on Amsterdam

their Far Eastern tour on Sunday, Milan of her complete sincerity in dis capable of development: ás a

November 18, left Kowloon Bay at Berfin armament. Ne sialistice were matter of fact, a. wireless appara- 6.40 this morning for Tourane Bay, Stockholm given regarding tonnage, but it tus of this typo was the subject of the next stage in their return Copenhagen.

Oslo has long since been known that experiments in Hongkong Harbour fight to Singapore.

Vienna According to their schedule, Prague since the war Britain has scrap some months ago in connexion ped more than 200 vessels, total with piracy prevention, with a which has been closely adhered to Helsingfors

fair. degree of success for the since the time they left England, Madrid

they should have left Hongkong Lisbon ling two million tons, whilst cor-

claims of the inventor. The on Monday, but the presence of Athens responding reductions have been Board of Trade, howover, looks for the typhoon served to delay them. Bucharost made in the Arsenals and the the greatest safeguard In cases of They are expected to reach Army. These are hard, stubborn ships in distress, and the value of Tourane Day this afternoon and Buenos Aires

Bombay facts, which can be proved up to communication with ships proceed after a halt there will proceed by

Shanghel the hilt. It was

Hongkong an interestinging to the rescue cannot he over-way of Bangkok, eventually reach- coincidence that Mr. Bridgeman's estimated. No doubt the whole Ing Singanore, where they are to yokohama

bo stationed:

Silver (spot) statement should be followed,. ou problem will again be fully dis-

Little has been scen of the flying Silver (forward) the same day, by a cabled sugges-cussed at the International Con-boats during their stay in long- tion from the Chairman of theference next year.

kong, being moored at four special buoys in Kowloon Bay. Naval Affaira Committee of the

The flight got well away this It was stated at a Wimbledon In- Princess. Beatrice laid a wreath US. House of Representatives to Suspension of a spinning hand re-morning under the command of quest on Mr. Willoughby Wilton on the Cenotaph recently in memory the British Prime Minister to the sulted in uearly 400 workers at Group Captain Cave-Brown-Cave, Walmsley that he drank chloroform of the 561 oficers and 10,891 other effect that a committee composed Messrs. Kemil, Ltd.'s, Celta mlite, D.3.0., D.F.C., having undergone and belladonna in mistake for ranks of the Royal Warwickshire

at Peterborough,.coming out on an extensive overhaul during the cough mixture.

Regiment who fell in the war. strike recently.

of British M.P's and members of

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