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BIRTH.

TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1929.

DAY BY DAY:

Russian agents gain entry into á foreign country. With the cir- eumstances thus, is it any wonder

MEN DO NOT HATE CLEVER-WOMEN, that there is a strong disinclination | BECAUSE NO REALLY CLEVER WOMAN at Home to reopen diplomatic TO EVER LETS A MAN THINK THAT SHE lations with Russia? The hopes 18 SUCH A BEING. Jean Graham. which have been held out of amaz,

A Chinese woman was killed ing trade ordore read very well in

yesterday in Kowloon when sbe print, but what is of even greater was knocked down by motor lorry Importance than indents for No. 1392 in Waterloo Road. Her machinery is some assurance that body was taken to the Kowloon there will be no repetition of past plotting against the State. Until the Soviet can give a serious

Mortuary,

It is advertised that the annual ordinary, general meeting of share holders of the Peak. Tramways Company, Ltd., will be held at the Hongkong Hotel, on Friday, June

7, at 11 a.m.

undertaking to this effect, there must obviously be some system of control over Russian agents if they are again allowed to enter the England. Unfortunately,"

After hearing a number of cases Labourites at Ilome appear will this morning in connexion with ing to forget the past, but, in the the misdemeanours of hawkers, Mr. event of their being returned. to. W. Hamilton at the Police Court stated that he would seriously have power at the General Election, it to consider an increase in the Bues

nay be that the responsibility of for such offences. oflice will tone down their attitude somewhat.

The extent to which Communist influence is being spread in India may be gathered from the fact that Moscow's followers are going about the country telling the people to refrain from violence until December, when the Simon Commission's report will be issued, but " adding that if is not then Dominion status granted, the young men should go to work on a policy of violence in the Army, the police, and all WEIGHT-On 28th May, 1929, at other branches of Government

the Victoria Hospital, to Mar- garet Kathleen, wife of W. A.activity. That is the real Soviet outlook-if you cannot get what Weight, a son.

you want, then employ terroristic methods in the hope that your demands will be acceded to, Russia's influence to-day in all The engagement of Mr. Lestic parts of the globe is baneful and Young of Sydney, to Miss Dorothy mischievous. That la why the Choon of Adelaide, is announced Soviet remains an outcast from

to-day,

ANNOUNCEMENT

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Hongkong Telegraph.

TUESDAY MAY 28; 1929.

HOW THE SOVIET WORKS.

all elvilised nations.

A

Chinese admitted at the Police Court this morning that he had concealed 78 taels of opium in the false bottom of a suit-case. He was arrested as he left the as Kwong Sai. Mr. Hamillon order- ed him to pay a fine of $9,000 or

to gnol for twelve months.

Three Chinese who arrived in

the Colony from Singapore after stowing away on the us. Crenger were each fined $50 or one month's hard labour by Mr.. T. S. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy The defendants this morning. were found hidden in a life boat the day after the ship left Singa- pore.

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The Water Police report that the launch S.D.3, which struck a submerged rock on. Sunday night while returning from Shek-O with a party of picnickera, and became wedged between two rocks, has Bunk and settled on the bottom.

The Henry Keswick, which went out in the hope of salvaging the craft, has returned.

Unlawfully fishing with the aid of dynamite yesterday cot, a Chinese fisherman his life. Found lying in a small dinghy, groaning in agony, Yau Sing (32) was found to have his right arm badly Incerated as the result of explosion of dynamite. He was taken to the

FINE ON “OFFICIAL”. SPEEDSTER.

REDUCED AFTER PLEA BY EUROPEAN.

The Very Idea!

In its sobor pages the current issue of the Pharmaceutical Journal publishes a reeipa for tho home.

of

The driver of a Kowloon-Can- preparation of one of the most ton Rallway motor-car who was potent of alcoholic drinks. fined $12 for driving past the Mond was the liquor that fred Children's Playground above the King Harold's bodyguard, weary speed limit, of 15 miles per hour from their hard-won victory had his fine reduced by Mr. T. S. Stamford Bridge, followed im- Whyte Smith when Mr. J. Smith mediately by one of the greatest made an application on the man's forced marches in history, to fight- to the last mun round the Dragon, behalf..

Mr. Smith said that, the defen- Banner of Wessex and the body of dant was a careful driver and had their king against the Norman charge of the car when His Ex-invadera. And this is how it cellency the Governor or the Direc tor of Public Works was in Kow- loon. He had a clear record with the exception of one warning when he had passed a vehicle in a con- trolled area:

Inspector McWalter Femarked

the Kowloon Resident's and simmer for one hour. Whon that complaints in been received "Hoat, whisk frequently, boil, from Association regarding speeding at lukewarm strain into a casle and the Children's Playground in add yenat. Bottle the mead in Chatham Road.

nine months time."

Hls Worship pointed out to Mr. Smith that defendant, with his ex- perience, should know the regula tions inside out, but in view of the excellent record he would reduce the line from $12 to $8.

BRIDGE MADE EASY by W.W.Wentworth

"Put 6 quarts of water and 21⁄4 lb. of honey into a pan with cinna- mon, mace, bruised ginger, two cloves, and the beaten whites of two eggs.

And after that you' are ready to face any pussyfoot!

Old-street mugialrato: What drink did you bring from the pub- He house? Woman: A liquid drink.

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Woman, with a withering glanca nt a man at Marylebono: His wife is in a nerve hospital, and I i am not surprised.

you

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Acton magistrato: Aro Irish7 Man: No, A'lim Yorkshire. Woman at Bow County Court: A lodger has some rights, though she sleeps in the bathroom. North London man under cross- examination: Just a moment, I do not want to misunderstand K-myself.

(Abbreviations: A-ace; king; Q-queen; J-jack; X- any card lower than 10.)

Raising Partner's Did-2 When your partner bids one no-trump he expects to find in your hand one and a half quick tricks. For every quick trick, above 1 that you hold, in your hand you are justified in raising your partner's no-trump, once.

Applying the foregoing prin- ciples to the following illustra- ions, assume your partner has bid a no-trump and second hand has did two spades. Holding the hands described below you should proceed as follows:"

1-Spades A X X; hearts K X X; diamonds X X X; clubs X X XX. You merely hold normal

A Flying Exploit,' The latest American afr exploit, the continuous flight of the "Fort Worth," a Ryan monoplane, fot more than seven days, is a reG.C.H. by fishing boat 1894HA, but strength-1% quick tricks. markable tribute to the emeleney his wound was in such a bad state of the modern aero-engine, and that he succumbed a few hours distinctly creditable' to her pilots. afterwards. All sorts of records went by the board, collectively arising from the successful challenge to the

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And found us, rude and rough, It's ten to ong he murmured,

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Or "Sny, bo, can that stuff,"** And later on, in Tudor days, Our burly, bluff King Hal Extolled his latest culie's ways With "Attaboy, some gal!" The stern Protector, too, ono

thinks, Exclaimed with fervour pure "That bauble gets my goat, yo

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And does a fade-out surel

To-day's Ghost Story,"When I hand is not therefore brong

was a young subaltern stationed enough to raise,

2-Spades K J X; hearts K Qwith my regiment in Bermuda, tho X; diamonds QJ 10; clubs JXcompany to which I'belonged hnd the old convict prison. The off- XX. You hold a stopper in apades quarters in Boaz Island, occupying and 2% quick tricks, You may or' quarters were those of the

Mr. A. Ireland appeared for the achievement of the US. Army Hongkong Telephone Company at aeroplane "Question Mark" some the Police Court this morning to therefore raise your partner's no- former warders. Almost every

"CUNNING ROGUE."

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trump twice if necessary.

3-Spades X X X; hearts A K; diamonds J X X X; clubs Q X X X. You do not hold any stoppor in spades. Do not raise.

night in this part of the building. extraordinary hubbub urose in the after we had retired to bed an lower rooms. The noise resem-

crockery, the breaking-in of doora; and as, if a large dining table laden with china had been elevat- ed to the ceiling and suddenly

dropped.

not contain fully two quick tricks, you may raise once in view of the

"Knowing Boaz Island was on a two stops in opponents' suit.

5-Spades X X X X; hearts K coral-reef I at first thought the J X; diamonds A Q X; clubs Knction of the sea might be respon- QX. You hold no stop in spades,sible for the weird noises. But but great strength in other suits thin was soon disproved, for they In spite of the fact that you do ceased immediately anyone at- not hold a stop in spades you may tempted to Investigate them. One rAlso once because opponents may night the uproar was so alarming not make more than four suit that I leapt out of bed, revolver in tricks in spades and furthermore, hand, and, finging open my door, if they should bid three spades, met my soldier-servant coming- you are in an excellent position to out of his bent on the same errand. Together we made a thorough penalize them with a double.

The essential requirements for search, only to find everything in. raising partner's suit bid are, first, order and utter allence,

"A brother officers complained the following day of his inability normal support in trumps and,

Over 80 per cent of initial suit to sleep, and wanted to know who second two assisting tricks.. bids are made on suits containing it was let their doga race up and not more than five cards. The down the stairs all night. There bidder logically expects to and happened to be no dogs on the some cards of the declared suit in premises. We never solved the partner's hand. If the declarer mystery" controls less than seven trumps,

The local candidate, addressing game is seldom possible.

The trump-support, that, your & mass meeting, was being badly partner normally expects to find heckled..

few months ago. The "Question prosecute a Chliese youth who was Further evidence of the Soviet's Mark", remained in the air for a charged with stealing lead fillings penchant for stirring up trouble little over 150 hours, longer than from 338. Des Voeux Road, West. in the British Empire is forthcom- kind of aircraft, including. The youngster pleaded that he was

dirigibles, had previously done, coerced into carrying the stolen 4-Spales AJX; hearts Q Jbled the smashing of quantities of ing in reports of the Meerut con- and it travelled. over greater property by two other lady but 10 X; diamonds X X X; clubs, spiracy trial, which has aroused mileage, without alighting than Mr. Hamilton ordered that he heXX. You hold two stops in considerable interest throughout any other of man's aerial inven- given eight strokes of the birch spades. Although the hand docs

tions. The "Fort Worth" went for receiving. India. It has been established that still better. When the Ryan mono- one of the accused Indinna has plane landed with a damaged taken an active part in Moscow's propellor it had exceeded the old activitics, and that the aim of the record by some 22 hours, while a variety of factors entering into men on trial was to capture the consideration, such as number and

ORDERED MIRCHING WHEN Indian Trado Union Congress and power of engines, official backing,

UNDER-STATED AGED. affiliate it in admè form or other etc. places the achievement on a higher plane than is represented with Moscow. A further interest by the mere difference in time.

Looking about 20 or 30 years of Ing statement made at the trial The time was, not very long nga, age, and stating that he was only

11 Chinese charged with was that amongst the ostensibly when experts would have been 12,

sceptically amused by a suggestion hawking offence was this morning independent bodies regulated from that a machine could remain aloft given a small boy's punishment, Moscow are the Workers' Welfare for a week; now it seems absurdly much to his astonishment. League in England and the League simple. The process of re-fuelling When ordered to be given 12 Against Imperialiem in Germany. in flight offers no great difficulty, strokes with the birch, one for It would appear also that the Meerut night or even more. If the spirit young-old man wilted and wished and round a given spot for a fort each of his alleged years, the trial has arisen following, the dis-of competition continued to de- that he had told the truth and got covery of the fact that numbers of (velop, it might easily be a feature the usual $2, or four days.

Major Willson asked the prosecu- was anything people outside India have been of a future-breaking stunt that an

engine or a propellor should be tion whether there'

accused actively participating in the con-changed in flight The point we the matter with the

the police replied apfracy, and that the accused men are making is that not the montally, and

le a cunning have been in receipt of letters urg-slightest value attaches to further "Far from It. He

feats emulating or surpassing that rogue." ing the desirability of getting of the "Question Mark," The Indian trade unions 'linked up with first effort proved

a principle which offers great possibilities ARMED ROBBERY ON tial bid consists of trumps as good

as A X, K X, Q X or X X Xmorning to a crowd of workmen of These reminders of Russian in for the development of long dis

known na normal trump support. trigue are very timely at a moment tance flying services. Any num- ber of similarly monotonous when extremists in England are pirouetting fights will 'not lönd

EXCHANGE RATES. urging that the hand of friendship greater proof, which is not neces- should again be held out to thesary, and cannot disprove. If others have ambitions regarding Soviet. It will be recalled that diplomatic relations were broken off with Russia precisely because her trade agents in Britain were carry- ing on all manner of aubversive propaganda under the cloak of com- mercial activity. Since that time, there he been further evidence from various parts of the Empire, of warships now in port:

The following is the disposition und from other countries as well, of

Basin. II.M.S. Tamar and Sub- the Soviet's determination to pursue marina L15.

Moscow.

the record, we trust they will com bine their attempt with an illus- tration of how the system may be practically applied,

WARSHIPS IN HARBOUR,

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In Dock II.M. Ships Bruce, Sindar and Somme

a polley which cannot but increaso North Arm.-H.M. Ship's Sepoy world auspicion regarding Russia's and Thracian. motives. Only recently it WAS shown that Russin's trade agenta

No. 6 Buoy, H.M.S. Cornwall. in Egypt were engaged on the task

Foreign.-U.S.S." Guam, French of Bolshevising the whole country, aloop Bellatine, Chinese gunboats That is what happens wherover Kwang Yuen and Chu Tai

A JUNK.

CHINESE WOMAN WOUNDED

WITH REVOLVER: ・・

in your hand and on which your partner relies in making the Ini-

Yesterday an armed robbery on Paris a fishing funk took place at Mong Brussels kok and the woman-owner of the Amsterdam vessel being red at by armed Berlin robbers, received a bullet wound Copenhagen in the right arm. She was taken Vienna

Helsingfors to Kwong Wah Hospital and is Lisbon

Bucharest

recovering.

The woman stated to the police Buenos Aires that who was asleep in the dinghy Shanghai .. astern of her junk and was Yokohama. awakened by strange noises on New York the deck. She then saw, three Genova men who threatened her with Milan revolvers, telling her that if she Stockholm raised an alarm she would pay for Oslo.

Prague Madrid it with her life.

Nevertheless, the woman franti-

Athena cally blew a police.whistle where Into ... upon the robbers made off, one of Bombay them deliberately taking aim at Hongkong her with his revolver and wound- Silver (spot and ing her.

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Appealing for fair play, he reun marked that he had spoken that

docks, and, the neighbouring though probably disagreeing with his politics, they had given him a hearing and a cordial reception. Upon which a voice bawled: Garn! You wasn't received no 34.015 think like what you says you was!! .12.005

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