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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1929.

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The report of the examiners to sion shows that out of 930 girls the Home Civil Servico Commis.. who ant for a recent examination 708 falled. Hundreds could not read their own shorthand notes from dictation at 60 to 80 words a minute, and over 160 obtained" whole Police Reserve by the Hon. 160 in this subject. The spood A goneral inspection of the ne marks at all out of a possible Captain Superintendent of Police of typing required was only 80

General Inspection.

accompanied by the Hon. Com-words a minute, but nearly 180 The Naval Ordnance Authorities missioners of Police will take candidatos failed to get a single announce that a quantity of un-place at the Central Police Station mark, while in arithmetic-five Berviceable cordite will be burat at on Thursday, January 31st, at simple" sum-Man failed to Stonecuttera Leland on Wednesday 5.10 p.m. sharp. All members are break their duck, and 82 got:less and Friday.

to attend. Dress:-Winter Uni-] than 25 per cent.. Ambition is an form. Belts without frogs. No excellent thing in its way, but it is astonishing to find so many cap covers and no truncheona..

girls who desire clerical work in the Civil Servico entering for an examination for which they aro waste of their time and that of wholly unqualled. It is a sheor

hope that the results are not an the examiners, and one can only

Indication of the efficiency of modern education.

For uttering cries in Wyndham Street, near On Lan Street, a Chin- ese hawker who was charged be fore Major C. Willson this morn- ing was fined $1.

Chinese Company, Strength.-Constable RSS John- son Sim has been permitted to resign having completed The latest news regarding the year's service with effect from the one 5.8. Ashihara Maru, grounded in 18th. January, 1929,

the Hainan Straits, received at 10, Signalling, The Signalling

o'clock this morning, was to the effect that the 8.a. Rohu Maru was Squad will attend at the Com- procceding to her assistance,

pany's Headquarters for instruc- tion in Morse and Somaphore

"My client has been working

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"Your hat will be arrested," said under Mr. R. C. Wilson on Thurs-something like seventy-nine hours a further bribe. Should

a day."Solicitor at Kingston. Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Kow-day, January 31st. at 6.46 pm. higher authority intervene, the loon Magistracy this morning to a

Man at Greenwich: Because A "First Aid" to the Injured.--- whole blame is laid on the farmer, Chinese who wore his headgear in Class for Instruction in First Aid husband reads a newspaper at the breakfast tablo is that sufficient who loses both his bribos and his Court. The offender was ordered will be held at the Company's reason to break up a home?

to return in two hours' time to re- Headquarters оп Wednesday, trieve his hat, which was detained January 30th, at 6.80 p.m, sharp.

"Thank you, sir, I will give the. by the Court.

Chinese New Year Holidaye. All me," said a costermonger when policoman a shilling for pinching instructional classes and parades fined 108. at Marylebone for ob for members of the Chinese Com- pany will be suspended after

struction, Thursday, January 31st, until morning: I'm in a hurry, I hav Wednesday, February 20th.

crops, whilst the anti-opfum official gets off scot free! When that sort of thing happens, we may be pardoned if we doubt both the sincerity of provincial offefuls and their ability to suppress the

traffic.

In a raid last night at. 79, Yui- how Street, the police from the Shamshulpo Station removed from the first floor a counterfeiter's out- fit, complete with a die and chemi- cals. Three Chinese men and a woman who were found on the pre- misca were arrested.

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Indian Company.

Parade. The Indian Company will parade at Police Headquarters on Tuesday, February 6th, for This morning's Harbour Office redril under Sergeant P. Condon. ballast for docking and repair. Blue Uniform, Belt and Caps ports gave two vessels arriving in Fall in at 5.30 am. sharp. Dress: These Emile Deutsche de la Meurthe, run- wore the British tanker

without

Chinkiang, and the Chinese ning

A.P.C., from Kumming from Amoy.

for

the

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cover.

Defendant at Bangor: Good no time to waste with you fellows, Solicitor at Willesdan: If you did not strika the woman, how did she get her black eye? Defen dant: Had it painted, përhaps.

mind at the last moment, has re- [4 bride, having changed her vealed to us that femine privileges still exist.]

Holding your own with the lights

of the legal world, Marching with man in the

ranks of the arts,

Making the sports-field a feminine

regal world, Playing up well in political

parts:

Anglo-American Relations. The sentiments expressed by Sir Austen Chamberlain regarding Anglo-American relations, warmly supported by the American Am- assador, are peculiarly accept

! Flying Squad. able at this time when the air

Strength.-Dr. G. H. Thomas, appears to be full of suggestions

Assistant Superintendent of Police Whilst at work, on a ship at the (R) is permitted to resign upon that all is not well between the two countries. Writers of all Kwong Tack Cheong ahipyard, 'at completing one full year's service in the surprising proposal put for-sorts and descriptions have ap- Tokowan, a carpenter, named with effect from January 23rd, ward by Mr. Wang King-ki that, plied themselves to elucidating Cheong Lim, toppled over the side

Promotion. Crown Sergeant the peace-at-any-price purveyor dock. He dropped a distance of appointed Sub-Inspector and to be opfum-amolding, the task of repress-who find the situation most alarm-22 feet, and was subsequently sent in command of the Flying Squad ing the Illicit traffic within the Con-ing: Over the dinner-table, where to hospital suffering from shock. Section, cussions and Leased Territories be Parliamentary strictness is re- handed over to the Chinese authori-human reason for the extent to laxed; Sir Austen finds a very

Special Night Patrols.-Mom- With regard to the case in which bers of the Hongkong Section will a Chinese postman was yesterday ties. The first thought which sug- which Anglo-American relations charged with delay in delivering Parade at Central Police Station gesta itself in this connexion is that are discussed both in Britain and letters to Mins Lulu Xavier, of on Tuesday, January 29th. and on the Chinese authorities have them the United States. In Britain, he Kowloon Tong, and of defacing Sunday, February 3rd for special selves made a such very poor show the reason is to be found not the postmarks, we learn that Miga night patrols. Fall in at 8.00 p.m. in the fact that those relations are Xavier's absence from Court was sharp. Dress-Winter Uniform. of dealing with the evil in their impaired, but because we are ex-due to the fact that she made the The weekly instructional patrol | own administrative areas that there tremely sensitive an people to mistake of going to the Mongkok-of the Kowloon Section will tako would be precious little guarantee viate from the close and warm was not the complainant, as the Fall in at the Taim-tan-tauf Fire anything which even seemed to de- tsul Police Station. Miss Xavier place on Tuesday, January 20th, of any really useful work being friendship which it is the tradi- merely reported the matter to the Brigade Station at 6.80 p.m. sharp. done by them even if such a totallytional policy of every British Gov-postal authorities, who took action. Dress:Winter Uniform. unreasonable proposni aa that sug-sire of our people to maintain with ernment and the fundamental de- gested by Mr. Wang were agreed the United States.

with a view to the prohibition of the differences, and it is usually of the vessel into the basin of the 1833 B. C. Randall has beenSure of your ground in persuits

Sir Austen

to. Recent developments arising puts this forward in explanation out of the Shanghai scandal provide of the criticism of the British Gov- plenty of material showing active ernment following the breakdown of the Geneva naval conference, participation in the traffic by those and goes on to show that it is only who ought to be in no wise as- en naval matters that there exists sociated with it.

jany material difference of opinion. In common with others, we have But the most serious aspect of felt that the British Government Mr. Wang's declaration, like BO has always relled too much upon many others from Chinese sources technical experts in dealing with problems such as these, and while which have preceded it, is the imconsenting to the Foreign Secre plied suggestion that whilst China tary's summary of the vital dif herself is doing everything humanly Terences in the needs of the two possible to stamp out the opium still much of the same opinion. countries geographically, we are avil, she is prevented by foreign in-Assuredly, as friends we should at terests and agencies from accom- some time or other reach a solu- plishing the purpose. It may pos-tion of the principle of parity that is satisfactory to both. In the sibly be that this is the impression meantime, such attacks on Ameri- of the situation which Chinese mis-can nuval activities as have been statements have caused to be launched by Mr. Lloyd George,

and to a generally accepted in Europe and Ramony MacDonald, are not help minor extent, by Mr.

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It is possible to get into all kinds London, Jan. 28. of difficulties with this problem ..124.05 If East and West take advantage .48420/82) of any errors. But it is also .34.00 possible to work it out very 25.21 smoothly, no matter what kind of .12.000 defence is encountered.

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South beglas with the ace of

the United States. How far it laful. It might prove more to the There aro no trumps, and South from the truth we in the Far East advantage of Britain and the has the lead. North and South know only too well. For many United States and of mutual good-must win six of the seven tricks, years past, so-called Oplum Suppres logg Fact more than we seem to shown in the diagram, and study will, if we both trusted the Kel- Lay out the cards on ‘a table, as alon Bureaux in all parts of China do at the moment.

the situation. See if you can find have been much more 'concerned

a method of play that will net with the collection of revenue from

North and South six tricka. the growing of the poppy than they have with efforts at extinction of the evil, and we have it on the authority of the International Anti-Paris Oplum Association' that oplum res New York

Brussels triction in China is a figment of the Genera imagination. The same source in Amsterdam

Milan forms us that China uses as much

Berlin opfum to-day as in pre-prohibition Stockholm years, with the added gain that the Copenhagen

Oslo oplum is her own production. It Vienna is admitted that a good deal of Prague |oplum is smuggled Into China from

Heaturfors Madrid foreign sources, but it is equally shon true that Chinese syndicates do a Athons

Bucharest huge business by smuggling the a drug into the Eastern possessions Buenos Aires of foreign nations. Of that fact, Bombay

Shanghat Hongkong Is only too well aware. In-Hongkong deed, It has been computed that the Yokohama

Silver (spot) amount of Chinese opium smuggled Silver (forward)" Into the Colony far exceeds that im- 1

There will be no instructional patrol of the Hongkong Section on Thursday, January 81st,, owing to the General Inspection of the whole Police Reserve.

Sharpshooters, Company. Motor Patrols-Motor patrols will be carried out on both the Hongkong and Kowloon aides on Wednesday, January 30th, at 9.00

p.m.

The Kowloon patrol will ag somble at the Star Ferry Wharf, Kowloon at 8.45 pm. under Crown Sergeant Field.

The

agricultural,

Stalwart and keen when the

Force you adorn, Firm, At and fearless and as a

result, you're all Laughing at mice, with indul-

gence or scorn; Datly your progress and quests expand, and yet (Let us confess it, we're happy

to find)

con-

Ono charming trait you have not,

quite abandoned yet, Woman, you're not above chang-

Ing your mind.

According to a New York wire, a world without smoking, drinking or drudgery is foretold by Mr. Henry Ford In his book, "My Philosophy of Industry," which has just been published. He says that ploughing will be done whole. salo, for farmers, and housework. In the city and country will be re- duced to a minimum; not even cooking will be done at home."

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In the outskirts of Glasgow, the sergeant was showing the new" polleeman his beat. Taking him to the beginning of it, he pointed Hongkong patrol will to a red lamp in the distance, and assemble at the same hour at said:"Your bent ends at the red Police Headquarters.

lamp."

The policeman was missing for General Inspection. All mem-two days before returning sore hers of the Company will assemble and weary to the police office. On at Police Headquarters on Thure being asked for an explanation, day, January 81st at 5.00 pm. A he exclaimed-Do. you remem photograph of the Company will her. the red lamp, sergeant, that be taken at 5.00 pan. Uniform as wls at the end o'ma beat? Weel, per notices sent to each man.

it was à flittin' gaun tas Dundee." "Defendu" Class-This will be held on Monday, February 4th. at Police Headquarters at 5,80 p.m. It was estimated that at least under Sergeant R. J. Hunt. Un $100,000,000 was paid. ad Christ- form optional.

mas bonuscs to the staffe of practice will be carried out at figure is based on their doubling Revolver: Practice.--Revolver banks, brokers and security houses in Wall Street, This, Kennedy Road Range on Sunday, February 3rd, at 10.00 q.m. Mem. the distributions made last year bere will assemble at the range at was paid. The greatest bonus dis- when something like $50,000,000 that hour with belts and holsters tribution last year was one year's with revolvers. Uniform optional. salary given to the employees of

(Sgd.) D. L. KING, D.S.P. (R).

THE NEW CUSTOMS TARIFF.

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one, broker's house, but this year one frin gave 100 weeks' salary bonus which is equivalent to two years' pay. On the Stock Ex- change 5,000,000 shares business in a day has recently become com- monplace and 4,000,000 shares have been traded in a single day.

20.41 hearts, North discarding his nine DEFINITE ENFORCEMENT ON on several occasions. Employees

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of diamonds. Then the Jack of 18.19 diamonds is led, North winning .34.405 with the king. Now -North loads 100% his club and East wins the trick 102% But East muat now lead a spade 20.686 through Weat'a minor tenace and .109.11/10 up to North's major tenace, giving the forth all the remaining tricks.

FRIDAY,

in many brokers' houses are able to make shrewd guesses of the Mention was made last week of amount which they are likely to a statement in the vernacular receive, because distributions Prosa to the effect that the date of have a definite, relationship with enforcement of the new Chinese the profits mado during the year Customs Tariff had been postpon- and this year they have been enor ed from February, 1 to March 15. mous. Employees in Wall Street An opening load of the ten or We are informed by the Secre- thus expected a happler Christmas .:6.20/82

the eight of hearts, placing the tary of the General Chamber of with a heavier purse. .47.15/32 .1/0.1/92 lead with West, will not work out. Commerce that a message has 2/8% West will then return a diamond been received from the British ......2/0 which, whether it is won by North Chamber of Commerce, Shanghai, It is "learned that the R.F.A. .1/10.18/82 or by South, will eventually give as follows: The Minister of Ruthenia, reconstructed for ber- 20 East and West a total of at least Finance says that the new Tariff vice at the Bingapore hase; will gail 20.8/10 two and possibly three or four will be effective as from February from here for that port on Febru-

tricks.

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