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TUESDAY,

FEBRUARY 19, 1929.

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DAY BY DAY,

THE POLICE RESERVE.

THE SWEETEST OF ALL BOUNDS IS ORDERS FOR THE CURRENT PRAIBE

Xenophon..

number of seats to form an entirely independent Administra. tion. One of the now factors in the coming election will be the big addition to the number of women voters. "How these will axarciso

The B.I. as. Talma, from Singa their franchise remains to be pore, is due hero on Friday morn- seon. The general view is that no

ing. marked

change will occur, The Empress of Russia is due although we recently saw a fore-here from Shanghal at 5 p.m. on cast by Mr. Ramsay MacDonald Friday. that fully sixty per cent of the

Caplain L.. F. Potter has been now voters would plump for appointed to command II.MS. Labour. So far as the average) Cumberland. Inyman can judge, the most likely result of the election will be a situation in which none of the three Parties has a majority over the other two. If that be the case, a working arrangement will be inevitable. Both, the Liberal and Labour leaders have definitely asserted that they will not coun--

The Shanghal interport football team left by the s.s. President Madison this morning.

'Lieut. D. H. Magray has been appointed to H.M.S. Hermes, and Lieut. Commr. H. E. Rold, of the Royal Canadian Navy, to H.M.S. Sepoy.

7

WEEK.

Hongkong Police Reserve Ordora by the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, C.M.G., Captain Superintendent of Police, ntato:

Chinese Company.

The Very Idea

On Now Year's Day, a Justice of the Peace named Honly, accom® panied by two other officers, raid- ed an establishment at Colton, California, and arrested the pro- prietor, Venigne, on a charge of possessing liquor

case.

Squad Drill-Each Squad Com-Healy eat as Judge to try the mander will arrange for his men to resume Squad drill etc., as from Venigas assorted that the Wednesday, February 20th,

officers "planted" the liquor fn hifa house,

"You llar" shouted Healy, "That's contempt of court" retorted Vonigas.

"First Aid to the Injurod.”— Class for instruction in First Aid will be held at the Company's Headquarters Wednesday, February 20th. at 5.30 p.m, sharp. "So it is," agreed Henly, who Lecturera-Dr. T. F. Woo and Mr. thoroupon fined himself fivo T. K, Chak.

dollars and fined Venigas · 105

од

Signalling.The Signalling dollars. Squad will attend at the Com "I have never fallen astern with

pany's Headquartera for practice

in Morso and Semaphore under my rates before," declared a Hope- Crown Sergeant R15 Ow Yeung man fahorman of 78 in an appeal The Rt. Rev. Bishop Henry Valtorta leaves to-day for an ex Kin Hong on Wednesday, Febru- at Moray Assessment Appeal

| Court ́at Elgin recently........... tenaive tour to the Mission dig-ary 20th. at 6.30 p.m. sharp. tricts of Weichow, Bias Bay and Mira Bay.

tenance any union for the purpose of fighting the election, but on

Examination in Part 2.--The Surroy policeman-When I told.. more than one occasion the hint

annual examination in Part 2 of her that she would be summoned.. has been thrown out that, when

Training Course will be resumed she said, "Usually if I apologise the fight is over, It.may be found The motor vessel Japanese at the Company's Headquarters nicely policemen let me off." Ma- expedient for the "Progressive Prince, from New York; sailed on Thursday, February 21st at gistrato-You are proof againat

from Shanghai on the 18th instant, 5.30 p.m. sharp, under Chief that blandishment? Constable- Parties" to get together.

and is expected to arrive here on Inspector H. J. Paterson, Principal Yes, sir. If there is to be a Liberal-Wednesday afternoon.

Driver, summoned at Wood of the Polleo Training School

Green for ignoring a trâffic police- Labour coalition, the Liberals will

Indian Company.

man's signal to stop · am no doubt insist on adequato re The chao in which four men are

R255 | here because when the policeman presentation In the Ministry, for charged with robbery, and the Sliciki: Abdullah has been taken on asked me why I thought he was

two stealing of they appear determined not to Shatin, one of whom has not been the strength of the Indian Com-where he was I replied "to guido the traffic. I meant it as a

children at

Strength. Constable

keep a purely Labour Government recovered; was continued before any as from February 18th, pleasant reply, but he assumed

Constables R224 Jothanand

**

in office. Mr. Lloyd George would the Puisno Judge (Mr. Justice

Wood) at the Criminal Sossions Valeram and R236 Motoomall Lad-that I was sarcastic. apparently not be averse to a

this morning. All the prisoners haram having left the Colony for genuine coalition, but he is credit-made statements.

The case is good, have been struck off the strength of the Indian Company as ed with looking far beyond that proceeding,

from February 15th. immediate prospect.. He Is said,

Flying Squad.

The return of notifiable diseases to have visions of a new Centre for last week shows seven cases of

The weekly instructional patrol group, anti-Socialist but not anil-diphtheria (slx Chinese and one Labour, with himself as Its leader. British), of which one was fatal; of the Kowloon Section will take two Chinese deaths from corebro place on Tuesday, February 19th. POLITICAL PROSPECTS. To what extent his dreams will come une ever, and one non-fatal Fall in at the Tsim-tsa-tsul fire ture, we must wait and see. But occurrence of typhoid. The small-Brigade Station at 5.30 sharp. that the coming General Election x returns are mentioned else Dress-Winter Uniform.

where. Yesterday, two further The weekly instructional patrol will be one of the keenest ever Chinese cases of diphtheria were of the Hongkong Section will tako place on Thursday, February 21st. notified, fought, there can be little doubt.

Fall in at Central Police Station at Dress Winter Uni-

a

The series of bye-elections which has recently taken place nt Home has shown Labour in winning mood. Not only have the Labourites succeeded in hold- ing scala previously held by the

to

be

A report has been made to the 5.15 sharp. police by Mrs. Weill, proprietress form.

of Messrs. Sennett Freres, to the Sharpshooters' Company. effect that at about 3.30 pm, yea- counter of her shop, a indy's hand- (R), has been granted leave of ab terday, some person stole from the Leave Mr. E. R. Dovey, A. S, P.

gold cigarette case valued $200, February 15th, 1929. bag, containing $50 in money, a sence from the Colony commencing. silver vanity, bay valued at $10, and a powder puff and handkerchief. The total value is $268.

*

[The plumber should be pleased at being regarded as a subject for humour, says John English]

Smoking in Theatres, The views expressed by a reader Party, but they have wrested conf-in our correspondence columus stituencies from their opponents. yesterday, on

the subject of In the circumstances, it is only smoking in theatres contain very natural that Mr. Ramsay Mac-little that in new. The reasons

Crown Sergeant R402 C. A. Donald and his colleagues should for complaint appear

Grimes has been appointed by the point to the probability of a adequate, but we should bo

Hon. Captain Superintendent of Police to command this Company as Labour victory in the coming greatly surprised to find that the

Six men and one woman, who from February 15th. 1929, vice Mr. General Election. They are oven alternative suggested was sup- were remanded last week by Mr. E. R. Dovey on leave, talking of the likelihood of Labour ported by the general body of R. E. Lindsell on charges arising "Defendu" Class.-This will be having a combined majority over

opinion among theatre-goers. out of the armed robbery at No. held as usual on Monday, Febru-A.

78 High Street, were brought be-ary 25th, at Police Headquarters at the other two Parties..

Ever since My Lady Nicoline That,

fore Mr. E. W. Hamilton this morn- 5.30 p.m. under Sergeant R. J. however, acarcely seems likely. the subject has provided a topic hearing of the case for 11.30 on

gained a hold on, the multitude,ing, when his Worship fixed the lunt. Drena-Mufti.

(Syd) D. L. KING, D.S.P. (R):

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tion of the trend of opinion of the matter seems to be that appeared for one amongst the electorale, but they there is right on both sides, and they were asking for committal.

fendants. The police indicated that; not always a sure signall things being equal, therefore, of General Election' probabilitles. theatre managements are placed While moving amongst a crowd Usually, there is one dominant in a quandary. It is a notable who were gazing at a native Issue before the voters when a fact that, an innovation in recent juggler, a pickpocket was yesterday Paris Government goes to the country, years, the advertisements of the arrested by a detective who had Brussels

been shadowing him for some time. Amsterdam and it is the popular feeling on London theatres reveal those in On the prisoner, a cigarette case Berlin

which smoking is permitted; in was found which was proved to be-Copenhagen other words, certain theatres draw long to one of the spectators. The Vienna sways the electors What that special attention to the privilege, mail was sentenced to six months' Helingfors issue will be in June, it is some-presumably as offering additional fore Mr. E.W. Hamilton at the

hard labour on being charged be-Lisbon what early te say. The Liberals attraction. This cannot be adduc- Central Police Court this morning. Shanghal

Buenos Aires would like it to be the tariffed

As an argument entirely in question, for they are the only favour of the smokers, for the Two lorry drivers were fined $7 New York Party with

a really clear-cut simple reason that a large number each by Major C. Willson at the Geneva attitude on this issue, and they of theatres maintain prohibition, for overcrowding by permitting Stockholm

Central Police Court this morning Milan continue to bank on the Free thus recognising that there is a more than one person to be seated alo Trude traditions of the country, section of the public which still besides them at the wheel. In one

Prague Madrid The Conservatives are far too regarde smoking in the theatre as case, the prosecuting police officer; Athens vague on this question to be con-it may be said that the remainder seat and fell under the rear wheel. Hongkong.

objectionable.. At the same time, stated that one of the passengers Ris

was dislodged from his precarious Bombay .. vincing, and we know that Labour have bowed to public opinion. Another lorry driver was fined $10 Silver (spot) at the moment has not quite made We rather think that if the ques- for speeding along Queen's Road Silver (forward) up its mind. If It should happen tion was put to the vote in a Bast., that the scal question becomes Hongkong meeting of average men the main issue, we fear that the and women, we should be amazed Conservatives will not come will to find how the réfes would be out of the election.

divided. The smokers, as wit- Although Mr. Baldwin has been ness our correspondent, would by latterly impressing on the elector- means hannanimous, while ate the record of his Party, it

undoubtedly large number of women non-smokers and there would seem that even he does not are many yet would support.the appear at all convinced of the adherents smoking. There is, likelihood of the Conservatives however, another side of the returning to power. Speaking at problem, and that is concerned Newcastle last month, he gave it with ventilation. This, indeed, as his opinion that the Liberals should be the deciding factor. would not get sufficient support to form a Government, although he

Shortly after two o'clock yes. admitted that they might hold terday afternoon the Kowloon the balance. Visualising that brigade received a fire alarm from possibility, he suggested that the the Teun Wan Police Station" to Liberals might then be able to at a small brick dwelling-house

the effect that fire had broken out)

impose some of their programe on opposite. On the arrival of the the Labourites, Obviously, Mr.fire appliances it was found that Baldwin has in mind a

the house had been completely Labour

gutted, and efforts were mede Government dependent on theto check the flames from involving. Liberals for Its existence, nearby property, this being suc- although later in his speech he did cessful. So far as can be an certained, there was no casualty, concede the possibility of Labour but all the furniture and goods being returned with a sufficient in the house were destroyed.

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London, Feb. 18.

.124.25 34.035

.12.12 ...20.445

18.20 .94.545

.192 .100.11/16

It was a plumber and his mate

Loud laughter, roars and

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Who heard of a job and got

there lato-

Restraint now disappears- When frost and snow had done

their worst

And the bath taps dripped and

the pipes had burst And women gasped and strong

men cursed

And the place was damp with

tears,

They bländly beamed and sweet-

ly smiled,

They calmed all fears as they

red and filled, And they gently murmured, in

accents mild, "We want you to laugh, old

dears!"

There Is a new, spirit in the world, and a new conscience, and either will long bo denied. Mr.

B. Houghton.

It is better to read one good book several times than to read several good books once.-Mr. Lloyd George:

Political freedom will not give us freedom when our mind is not free. Dr. Rabindranath Tagore.

The great misfortune to ́mon- kind is that only those politicians out of office know how to solve |great problems-Lord Dewar,

Surely pessimists are just people without any root to them.-Sir J. M. Barric.

- Mankind is divided into two types: the type that wants to dominate its fellow and the type that wants to understand its 812 fellow-Mr. John Drinkwater. .47.5/10 We have "to lot the ape and tiger 2/8% die," but we have also to let 1/10.13/02 animal courage and animal sym- .4.85 /82 pathy live.-Professor J. A, Thom-

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The new teacher who had just come to take over the "five" was being regarded with great interest.

..ays by her little charges.

.5.29/32 Two tiny boya evidently found .1/6.31/32 her correct approisement rather .1/11% difficult, and much infantile dia-

25% logue ensued between them. In .26.11/16 what category of womankind was. British Wireless.

the new instructress to be placed? She was young, but benign.

Eventually the bolder of the two advanced.

COMMON ERROR

IN BRIDGE

AND HOW TO CORRECT- THEM

by ww.wentworth

FAILURE TO FORESEK

MOCKING.

North (Dummy).....

763 942 €3

4KQ743

West Leads

Bouth (Declarer)---

Queen of spades. How should clarer play the club sult?

"Well, dear?" asked the tencher.”, "Teacher, is you a muvver or a lady 7"

There had been a burglary, and the local police inspector was making a list of the things which had been stolen.

· “Ten spoons, six forks, a clock, and four vases," repented the " Deofficer, as he finished writing in his

notebook.

The Error: South plays Ace of

"Correct," replied the house. clubs and then plays 6 of cluba, | keeper, taking with King of clubs. Then The inspector paused, his pencil. Queen of clubs is played and the poised judicially in the air, Declarer is blocked, making only "Now," he said with a fierce. four tricks in clubs, To. inaure look, "you're sure there's nothing game, five tricks in clubs must be clee missing?"

made.

"No, there's nothing else," was.

The Correct Method: Declarer the reply: "barring the gentleman. should play B of clubs and over what took them."

East-

take with Queen of clubs, There-

after 3 of clubs should be played

from dummy and overtaken with

The

Kowloon Inland Lot 2171. near Ace of clubs, followed by 9 of Prince Edward Road in Kowloon AKB

clubs, which is overtaken by King Tong was sold by auction at the 0-962

of clubs. In this manner five club P.W.D. Office yesterday. AAB 8 6

tricks are made and game fa. In land, which had, an, area of 7,480+ The Bidding: trump and all pass.

South bids no- sured.

square feet and carries an annual The Principle: Before playing rental of $52, was purchased at. Deciding the Play: Weat leads the first card, determine whether the upset price of $3,740 by the 2 of spades and South takes with it will result in blocking the auit: Rev. Frank Short..