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FRIDAY

APRIL 12, 1929

FIRE DANGERS.

Al

that auch n

these are, in the eyes of the law, itlegal structures, but the point to be stressed Is that their existence cannot be discovered except by a method of regular inspection. We are told that the Building Au- thority staff cannot undertake inspection in the case of old buildings." Parenthetically, it muy be asked who is to do it. But what about the buildings which have been erected since the 1903 Ordinance was passed? In nobody responsible for seeing that they conform to requirements?

DAY BY DAY.

21 YEARS AGO,

WORK IS THE BEST THING TO MAKE ŠOME EXTRACTS FROM THE UB LOVE LIFE.----Rengn.

Cmmd. Gunner A. T. Allen has been appointed to H.M.S. Serapis.

H.M.S. Bluebell and H.M.S. Fox-

Jay on their way to England.

“TELEGRAPH* FILES.

The following items are from the Hongkong Telegraph for the week ended April 13th, 1908:

The Very Idea!

The death of Isang Lund of Foldiano, Cowling, Yorks, revest ed the fact that when he made his last will and teatamont he did not ovorlook the fact that his wife had desorted him..

glove arrived at Colombo on Thurs- The rate of the dollar on de-was boqueathed to the Cowling

mand was 18, 1011⁄2d,

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Hedworth

A large number of residents left Vice-Admiral - Bir: by the Empress of France, these in-Lambton, Commander-in-Chief of cluding Mr. and Mrs. B. D. F.the China Squadron, paid an off- Beish, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Bagram, cini visit to the Viceroy of Canton, Mr. and Mrs. L. Dunbar, Mr. H, L. Dennys, Mr. H. 11. Green, Hon.

Mr. and Mrs. C. Gordon Mackie,

Admiral Li Chun was appointed Mr. R. R. Roxburgh, Mr. B. L. Commander-in-Chief or the Seton-Winton, and Liout. Col. and Kwangtung, Navy, with head- Mrs. F: J. Wyatt, Sir Charles and quartera in Canton. Lady Fawcott, and Bishop Four- quet left by the same liner.

Mr. J. H. Kemp was appointed to net as Firat Magistrato during

Taking compassion on a Chin-

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THE “TELEGRAPH” ART SUPPLEMENT.

The question of the construc tion of buildinga is without doubt now the vital issue. In this con- nexion, we have heard of blocks of modern data being bullt with floora and ceilings composed wholly of wood. It is easy to imagine what a roaring, furnace such places would become in case cae who was charged with hawk-ORIASI n serious fire started, say, on the Ing without a licence, an the plea ground floor. Then there aro of the prisoner that he was blind, Chinese tenement houses, both Mr. E. W. Hamilton cautioned the culprit at the Police Court this old and new, in which the chances morning and told him not to do it of escape in case of fire are ex- again. The released man prompt. | tremely slim. So we could go only stepped out of the dock caus- ing Mr. Hamilton to remark:- almost ad infinitum pointing out "Ile seems to be able to see his the dangers that exist both in way out of the dock all right!" business houses and residences. These things demand immediate

Twice banished from the Colony and thoroughgoing attention, and on account of his thieving propen- the public will not be reassured sities, and having served several terms of imprisonment, an elderly until prompt and effective action|Chinese was this morning sen-

is taken.

tenced to a further term of three months' imprisonment at the Police Court by Mr. E. W. Hamil- ton. Yesterday the prisoner. hay- Ambassador in London, ing terminated his period of banishment, returned to the Co- President Hoover has taken lony from Singapore and atraight- over the reing at the head of aaway rubbed a Chinese woman of great nation in a manner which a basket of clothes, might almost suggest that hla

should be easy enough for the police to trace the owner of part of the property at least, for it con- sisted of a brass counter-front which obviously must have been stolen from one of the smaller ex- change shops.

earlier achievements were mere A remand for 24 hours, was or- preparation for the high office he dered by Mr. E. W. Hamilton at Now that the Inquiry into the now fills, and there can be no furthe Police Court this morning in King Edward Hotel disaster has ther doubt that his administration the case in which a Chinese was ended and the jury given its ver-need look no further for a sign that, the owner of the property. is marked out for auccess. We charged with attempting to sell stolen property. It was stated diet, it is, perhaps, pnly to be ex-than the appointment to the whom the defendant alleged had pected that many suggestions Court of St. James as American given it to him for sale, could should be forthcoming in regard Ambassador, of General Charles not be traced. The Magistrate to future precautions against a Dawes, banker, soldier and states ordered the remind; stating that it possible repetition of such man. The choice reveals at once calamity. This, indeed, is the the new President's world ex chief value of the Investigation perience and vision, and it will into the Hotel fire. Everybody, give general, satisfaction on both (of course; regrets

sides of the Atlantic. Like his terrible happening should have chief,, General Dawes has had previous real knowledge of Eng- been possible, but the lives that Innd and Englishmen, and the were lost cannot be recalled.appointment of a man of such Sympathy for the bereaved lastaturo in the economic world felt on all hands, and there is seems favourable to the creation a very understandable feeling of of a wholly new conception of Paris Indignation that lives should have Anglo-American relations and co- Genova been so needlessly placed in operation. His présence in Lon- Berlin jeopardy. Idena may differ re- don for a period of years, should Oslu

form an invaluable link between Helsingfors garding the apportionment of blame, although there la general the two countries, particularly as

Buenos Aires regards finance and commerce, for agreement that the Government we imagine that the author of the

Hongkong New York has been greatly remiss in having famous Dawes Plan for repara- Amsterdam permitted conditions that made tibns will not be permitted to Stockholm the disaster possible. The un-reside in Europe without being Vienna satisfactory character of the law consulted frequently on financial | Madrid on the subject of fire-prevention and economic questions outside his Bucharest cannot be held to acquit the au-ambassadorial duties. A close Bombay

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Wide Range of Pictures

To-morrow.

There will be more than twenty pictures of topical inter- est in to-morrow's issue of the Telegraph Art Supplement, and these will cover a wide rango, Illustrating the principal local events of the week.

Sporting events will be well covered by pictures showing the players and play in the tennis singles semi-finals, the Rugby match between the Navy and '• the Club, the Somerset Light Infantry sports, the China Light and Power Company's children's sports, and the cricket match between a Hong- kong XI and the Rest of the Colony.

There were be some excellent pictures of the annual inspec- tion of the Police Force by H. E. the Governor, a group taken at the reception to the Governor of Macao at the Club Lusitano, one of the scenes from the A.D.C. production of "The Dover Road," and a striking photograph showing the almost empty condition of Tytom Tuk reservoir,

The weddings of Mr. A. T. 9. Jensen and Miss I. B. Jesson, and of Mr. C. V. F. da Roza and Miss D. M. Hyndman will bo illustrated, whilst other pictures will include a group Laken on the occasion of the presentation to Dr. G. Mon- tague Harston at the Tang Wah Hospital, a portrait of Mr. Li Yik-mui, the new Chatman of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, and a naval group taken abord H.MS. Titanfa.

His ostate of more than $1000..

Parish Council "for the formation and upkeep of a parish museum or otherwise for the benefit of the village."

As regards his wife ho had this to say:

"To my wife Gertrude Lund, who has ceased to reside with me, the sum of one shilling and the cracked bowl she left me.”

I know he was a flirt, but so is every man-A Woman, at Lam- both,

I am always nervous of speak- Ing to my husband because I al- ways half expect what I feel zure I shall get-Wife at Southend..

Constable at Tottenham; When I arrested defendant ha said, "Wait till my mate sees you; he is a boxer." I asked him who his mate was, and he replied, "The one that ran away.".

Man at Tottenham: I saw him using bad language.

You can make £i go a long way If you don't know where the next is coming from-A Witness at Shoreditch County Court.

["It is now proved,” says a mago- cold zine, "that you can catch" a from a parzon 40 feet away.")

Since sounds and sights. the

ether bears to me, "Tele-infection," I suppose, '

was due

The march of progress," and

all that! But, geel They surely, won't expect me

to agree

That distance lends enchant-

ment to the 'flu?

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A rather famous artist just condescended to make a little sparo, cash by painting a picture for a soap. He painted a picture. of a beautifully radiant mother and child, the inference being that would ye, too, be beautiful as this, ye should scrub yourself with the particular soap ad vertised.

The ad did bring in returns, but of a sort rather unexpected. Hundreds of protosting letters remonstrated with the company for daring to folat upon the pub- He a Madonna with no wedding ring upon her hand. All the ad- vertising was recalled, and the artist got busy putting the little gold circlet upon the offending bare fingor.

It was a very frosty night, and John, who had been "having one

.18.20 the absence on leave of Mr. F. A. or two" at the local pub, slipped. ....103 | Hazeland,

on a slide on coming out. Not be ..375

ing in a condition to get up un- aided, he was still lying there .47 11/32

The Green Island Cement Co., when the minister appeared. 1/11% Ltd., proposed a final dividend of

he auld, ..4.86 13/32 75 cents, making $1.25 for

"Ah, John, John," the .12.09% year.

"foals stand in slippery piacos."

.18.19

"So I see, sir," said John. "Bub. I'm damned if I can."

..34.50

It was announced that Mr. Tang .32.645 Shao-y would not be returning to .817% Fengtien as Governor, as his ser- .1/5,15/10 vices were needed in Peking. .1/10.1/32

.34.05

To-day's Ghost Story-When I was in residence at-in Surrey I was awakened by the noise of horses galloping down the road. I .02.76 E. G. Osborn, alleged to be arose quietly and went to the 18.21 fugitive offender from Singapore, window, and saw in front of the ..164) was arrested on a warrant in house a very large black coach, He to which were harnessed two 108 Hongkong on Wednesday. 6.27/32 waived extradition proceedings magnificent black horses. They and returned to Singapore on looked as if they had travelled. .2/3

board the ss. Cremer yesterday, fast and far; their nostrils were 25.15/18 in the custody of Inspector Minns distended and their aldea -British Wireless. :

of the Singapore Police.

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COMMON ERROR

IN BRIDGE

AND

HOW

TO

CORRECT THEM

thorities of culpability, since this student of General Dawes Boys Brussels had long since been pointed out, that the fact that he was known and, in any event, it is obviously

in the army as "Hellanmaria"

(from Dawes,

his favourite the duty of the Government to see

expletive) may give an entirely Lisbon that human life is safeguarded. wrong impression of the character na Reminders are not called for on of the recont Vice-President of Shanghai such an elementary point of duty.the United States. He has an Silver (spot and forward)-

The main question now to be immenso knowledge of the world, faced, however, in the guarantec-polish, vision arid that quality of ing, as far as is humanly possible, bravery defined,Lag absolute. He great of conditions in hotels and other was, expected to have large blocks of buildings which dificulty in anagly the Senato will assure

in his capacity presiding officer a fair measure of

but after an epochal fight on the safely for occupants in ease of

rules, he quickly achieved order fire. We have had it on the word and harmony. Had President Wil of a P.W.D. official that as things son possessed the patience of are at present many of our big President Coolidge or sympathetic blocks of buildings in the city are leadership like that of "Dawes In practically death-traps. We know the Senate, the Versailles Treaty. that in case of new structures would never have been "hated into the grave" under the Senate's certain requirements, both in re-

dome. General Dawes will beja gard to the provision of fira că-

perfect diplomat, when necessary. capes and actual construction of Usually he will be the opposito, the buildings, are insisted upon frank though careful, unobtrusive- when the plans are passed. But ly considerate though positively what is of vital importance is the firm. His ability to use the truth point as to whether inspections unadorned to make his adversary are periodically carried out to see think he is diplomatically pré- that these requirements continue varleating is celebrated. Fresi- to be met. There are office blocks dent Hoover and General Dawes, in the city which were probably are a brilliant pair to effect the closer touch between Grent Bri- quite all right in construction,tain and the United States which from a fire-fighting point of view, is so eminently desirable, when they were, originally built,

w.w.wentworth

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OPPONENTS TO HOLD UP

MASTER CARDH North (Dumn!y) →→

RTG

0.75 4

8432

West Leadi◊ 3)

East-

heaving:

were.

The driver was a very tall man, dressed all in black, but I could not see his face, as it was hidden. by the sleeve of his coat. Sud- denly he called out in aloud, clear voice, Mr Mr-! Tell Mr.-that I am coming for him. to-day, Still hiding his face, ho pulled the reins, and the horses. galloped down into the wood be- yond.

My husband awoke and said:

PAILING TO ENCOURAGn, mines to draw trumps and plays "Whatever are you doing there?"

Queen of spades.

I told him what I had aeon and. The Correct Method: Delurer heard, and begged of him to comp observes that he has two losers in with me, to make sure that his. hearts and two in spades. To father, aged 84, was all right. Wo frame, an effort must be made to went to his room and found him. lose only one trick in apades.sleeping neacefully. That was at. West may hold King X X and East 2.30 a.m. During breakfast my Ace X or vice versa. If the 10 of father-in-law was very bright and spades la played on the first round, said he "never felt better.". My West will be tempted not to cover husband laughed at my "dream, it, figuring that East will cover. and related it to my brother and.. Bouth should play 10 of spades his wife. My father-in-law diod, and in all probability neither Wost suddenly that day it 2.30 pm. nor East will take this trick. Thereafter Queen of spades is played with the result that West now covers with King of spades

Among passengers leaving Hong and East with Ace of spades and tong on the ss. Baarbrucken were game is made. The foregoing re- Dr. J. W. IL Ferguson, Commis sult is not guaranteed but it oftensioner of Customs at Onton and Deciding the Play: West leads works. When holding nine or Mrs. Ferguson, Mr. and Mrs. A.. Brearley, Mr. and Mrs. A. T. 8. Lieut. Commr. J. S. Crawford 8 of diamonds and Declorer takes more cards play the Queen,

The Principle: The effort to Jensen, Mr. Hugo Ammans, the has been appointed to H. M. 8. with Jack of diamonds. What of the most inflammable, material. Sirdar and Omind. Engr. J. D. card should Declarer play?

frame should always be made even President of the Gorman Tennis though the outlook seemm hope Olub, and Mr.. sad Mrs W. J. We have no doubt that many of Nicholas to H. M. 6. Sopoy.

Eldridge The Error: Declarer deter less,

But which to-day are literally honey-combed with cubicles made

Bouth (Declarer)~~

93-1083

AKJ NAK

The Bidding: South bids one spade: all pass.

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