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THE "MINDEN DAY" CELEBRATIONS.

GEN. SANDILANDS PRAISES HIGHLAND DANCERS.

"

"NEVER SEEN BETTER.”

in reserve."

PRINCE AT SCOUT

JAMBOREE.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

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all expogtations and prompted him to go on.

In January 1908, he issued "Scouting for Boys" in six fortnightly parts, and before the acries was half finished

of boys Ronnected with these who were taking it up. By 1910 the movement had reached such propor-

tions that he felt he must be free to The programme consisted main-lend it as "Chief Scout.". A, royal ly of bland dancing in which Peharter WI granted tu the officers, NCMP's and men took part (organisation in 1912. with much verve and skill.

tions:

The Results.

War Services of Scouts,

CORRESPONDENCE.

Foutball Matters,

To The Editor of Hongkong Telegraph.1

Sir, I beg you will kindly spare me a little space in your esteemed paper re the football matters at yesterday's Council meeting.

·

I am sure many of your readers cannot find any coBerete reasons given by the Council for turuing

right various clubs who are willing

FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1929.

RED THURSDAY IN HONGKONG.

Continued from Page 1)

the boarding House, to the extent that he paid a visit to the Cen- tral Police Station, While there he acted strangely and attracted the attention of a Sergeant, who searched him and found seditious papers in his trousers pocket.

Remands Ordered.

"The Palest Pink."

London, Aug: 1.

| PENANG MUNICIPAL PROSECUTION.

FORMER FINANCIAL CLERK CHARGED.

$11,187 INVOLVED.

,

He

Rain threatened to interfere

Penang, July 26.1 with the evening programme of

antaber of troops had been

In the Police Court to-day, the KO,SJU's Minden Day rele started in different parts of the

Mohamed Abdul Kader, until re- brations on the Murray Parade United Kingdom., Although he had

cently financial clerk in the Penang Ground yesterday, but fortunately

All three nccused were remand- | Municipality, was charged with the dawnpour held off until ten thought that secuting would merely down the question of the proposeded formally for a week. It was criminal breach of trust as a ser- minutes after the affair concluded, be taken up as an additional charitable competition, other than intimated that an interpreter for vant in respect of three amounts, If the worst had occurred, it is attraction by the Boys' Brigade and that the supreme Council think the Kwangsi dialect would be re- $595,67, $9,416.50 and $22.84, and understond to have been the in-the Church Luds' Brigade, he found that they were slighted because quired in the case, and he would with falsification of accounts, in lention to lend the visitors That a suparate movement whs they were informed a bit 100 late have to be loaned by the Secre-respect of one cheque for $7,846, "ground sheet, soldiers, for the newssary to deal with the numbér | (one hour).

tariat of Chinese Affairs.

66 drawn by the secretary une of" and invite them to muke a

On account of this, 'Mr. Itamil-president of the Municipal Comi sprint for the

I hope the Council will realise Volunteer Head-

missioners. quarters which had been "placed

that many people are anxious to ton said he anticipated the case

Accused, who pleaded not guilty se some football competition to be a diffiehlt, one before it was

to both charges, was defended by before October, and now there are over.

Mr. Victor Mendis. The prelimin ary inquiry is expected to occupy to play, and this charitable com-;

many days. petition will in no way interfere;

Mr. Deburiatte, for the pro- with the season of the B.K.F.A. Reuter's correspondents through-secution, took one hour in giving Therefore, why should, they not out Europe Indicate that "Red a brief outline of the case. allow others to do what they have Thursday" was of the palest pink, raid accused had been employed considered that they themselves there being only a few arrests in in the municipality for over 17 connit do?

Pacia, Berlin, Vienna, Berne and yours and for the last eight years as nanetal clerk. He drew B If the Association has no con-Kayn, and no bloodshed. trol of friendly games between any

Big demonstrations were held salary of $200, plus ten per cent. of the afiliated clubs, why should throughout Russia. Half a mil-allowance. Part of accused's duties was to pay municipal accounts by they claim the supreme control of lion people paraded the streets in

of certain I. O. V. chits charity games and turn these, Moscow. protests being uttered means games down when they like? Do against the British Government's causing the shroff to pay such as required they mean that only they them attitude in the Anglo-Soviet nego municipal accounts selves can arrange Charity games tations."-Reuter.

urgent payment in eash. It was and rua charitable competitions

cheques to be drawn payable to necused's duty afterwards to cause and no-one else in allowed to do

the shroff in order to redeem the any charitable work? Surely any-

1. 0. U. chits. On Dec. 10, accused did not attend to his duties in thing given to the Society of St. Vinet de Paul is very deserving as it is an institution of more than ty years old and looking after about two hundred poor local families without any discrimina-) Sarah Burl was Gined forty over Rion of nationality or crued. shillings at Bow Street for as-nreused had already caused cheques Besides I have learned that the saulting a policeman by squirting to be drawn and paid by the com- |wite receipts of this proposed cun- him with a sodawater syphon in missioners to redeem the chits In

petition were intended to be connexion with the omnibus in the hands of the shroff, shared with several institutions, cident resterday. Burl received Accused had failed to redeem as the M.C.L. and the Tung Wal the sentence by singing the In-them, having over a period of Eastern Hospital, etc.

ternationale. She was lifted twelve months, indulged. În a sys- from the dock and carried out tem whereby he obtained cash from kicking, struggling and singing.the shroff in Hea of redeeming

Ladice Corporal Pořest, 2.

On the outbreak of the war, The following are the results of hommits of seats just starting the Highland dancing cometire their camps were diverted by tekrams to other work. Land Novices Plima: P. Staith 1 scants were set to protect railway Ilent. Tregear, 2.

bridges, waterworks and telegraph Open Pling: Ple Sm lines, while sen scouts took over the watching of the coast from the Mr. R. Mc. A. Kepwa sang two constguards who had been called up, songs, the first a splendid router. About 23,000, boys were employed immel The Head to the lake and In this way and also as messengers the second "Turn Yo to Me," The in Government departments, and hand of the 2nd, Rn. K.O.S.R..ver 109,000 older seon's served in under the conductorship of Mr., the army, • W. 11. Fitz-Paily A.Rt.C.M... play-

At Olympia, London, in July and ed a Scottish Kaurasia to come. menes the evening, and later gave Altrust, 1920, the first vast gather popular and much-enjoyed seler or "Jambored of boy scouts from 27untries) took pince, The Lion from Lauder angs, CoBvement hat spread all over the Pluding with a Highland Patrolube and had become a factor for "The Wee Macgregor,"

„tieneral's Tribute.

The Generd Officer Command- ing (Major Gonerní J. 'W. Sandi- laiks, Cat, CMG, DS,D) tributed al prizes, Before doing so, His Exellency, expressed the thanks of the visitors to Major Fake, the others and men of the 2nd Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers for the excellent enter- tainment which had been given them.

jued a Highland Regiment 32 years ago," said Major-Vienerat Sandilands, "That

before the men afw in this most of Battalion were born, or even thought of haughter), Since then I have seen a great deal of Scottish daring, both Highland and Low- land, and I will say that I have never seen better than, we have had to-night. What struck m was 104 only the quality of the dancing, but the agimber of men in the battalion who can dance and have taken part."

After some further couplimen. tary remarks the tieneral elud

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BATHING PICTURES.

Judging ta by Dane by Mr. J. J. Hunt.

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We have pleasure in 31- nouncing that Mr. J. 14. Hunt, Secretary of the Y.M.C.A., bas kindly undertaken to judge the entries in the Telegraph Bathing Picture Contest,

A full page of these pietures will appear in our Art Supple- ment to-morrow, and a further hatch on the following Safurr- day, when the award will aðnumeral,

In conclusion 1

hape

the

1.K.F.A. will not be so haughty as to think that they were slighted when they were informed a bit late, and not so narrow-minded and ridiculous.Yours, ele..

BROAD-MINDED.

Hongkong, Aug. Ist, 1929,

i

Orderly Prncessions In London.

London, Aug. 1. Orderly Communist processions in Limehouse and other quarters of the East End were the only evidences hitherto of "Red Thurs day" in London.

Reuter.

France Nermal

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Paris, Aug. 1. There have hitherto been no signs of any "Red outbreak."

The Police Prefect, M. Chiappe, toured the metropolis, and reports that the postal and general work ers are working normally. Similar reports have come from all over the country.-Reutor..

Kowloon Motor Cycle Shed. Minis rather surprising that Kowloon motor cyclists, up to now. have not complained about the shel Thera into which they have now

park their motor- VOLE

warfdejansare By Hi there were ordered. 354, seits

in the British epulos, Erapire ..m als 1,500,000 throughout the world. In

1924

1μ

Those who arrive at the shed another hige "Jamboree was held after am often find it most dit-

dult to wet their motor eygles fu,{ in London in August, In 1912 a ed by saria that it was clear the Gini Grides tu vement was started but the most annoying business is i imitation and this ab has to get them out. . Qar's motumyyfo | -pad over the plobe,

Battalion was deing all it could f

lit up, to the reputation ruined at Manden.

The proceedings cùncluded with "Bue Bonnels O'er the Border" and the National Anthem,,

Afternoon Sports,

for inserting this letter.-

Yours, ele.

office and a few days later sus picions being aroused it was dis-. covered that . O. U. clits in the hands of the shiff amounting to

$10,000 were worthless

the chits as he should have done,

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Owing to accused's long service he was a trusted servant, and his integrity had never heen called into question. Since the defal- cation the shroff and assistant shroff had also been dismissed.

The prosecutioni to-day asked the court to accept their evidence that the accused was the person who misappropriated the money, but in the course of the trial if it appeared that their conduct in the Course Df 1}irs transactionS amounted to more than negligence then it was Bot for counsel 10 point out the court's power o order them to take their stund in a place other than the witness box. It was alleged that the total defideations by accused amounted to $11,187.85, but he had $6,285.16

of which was forfeited owing to

MOTOR CYCLIST. Kowloon, Aug. 1st, 1929.

The Flying Club,

is often jammed in by half a dira hotter in your paper with interest Sin-1 have read Ladykiller's" athers, and in spite of the three and I hasten to reply that ladies openings at the side, it is sometimes will be nust welcome in the Club Baden-Pawell's scout-law is to inpussible to move the machine either as full dying members or as donations, thus the total loss FUR-

less the cycles in front or behind can be pushed out on to the rod, and even this cannel · always be

The Scout Law.

an the Raight code of chivalry, The watch and is "Be Prepared"

In the afternooit. The whole band no of the rules is that each ind done.

talion. pase there unintualer

wing Stenti duty

barracks, left in

wipere

ssports

kapt

Toys ami

Chould do one poni devd every day,

assortate members at the normal

Ftrs.

his conduct, The shroff and the the Provident Fund, the whole

distant shraff had been deprived by the Commissioners of their

tained by the public amounted to

on

$2,778.80, but even this it might If I may say so I consitler thinthe possible to recover against eer-

itain person by civil action. To set the boy spirit of advend-on in same principle as the Starter unfortunate. However, per tant secretary, had given brief So, if the shed was arranged your correspondent's choice of a uam de pluie, "Ladykiller" is ra-

After Mr. L. M. Howlett, assis ure he held up the idrak et back Fery Sheller, there would be no baps the humorous side of it has evidence the inquiry was postponed launches to Tai Wan Beach, sonkmen and explorers, Camp dairidy about parkins motor

not mad itself apparent to bin or Aug. 20, weg. held. Flere life, boat auth, piering and ageles, but the present areang-her-Youre, etc., were many stern tu-des for the Andy are not only fascinating, 2011

absolutely ropa, fees, prang fored amongst the men and it a pediam of instruction, and the super the boarding at the their children, but the honest for prodierney in various practical

pe of all was the Water Polos Ladres are awarded site is taken down or raised high- Match Officers V Sergeants

Pas he is popularly known, ained r, the latter, as this will allow i motor eyeles to be parked crossways, with the result that more accom modation w be available,

Hapliy other mator lists will

to nil.

which the former won by two gold-at filling up the gap left by ordins

any scholing in developing char The prizes were presented byter and general intelligence, skill

at handicrafts, physical dovolen

NOR-

Lady Miles, wife of Major F. G. and health knowledge, as we join in this protest, and haulag Mies, D.S.9., 10., and mcluded service for others and for the the "ep" which was awarded the state. Tie movement officers for their Waterpolitary, non-political, non-class and victory. This

handed to interdenominational.

11 is decen- Livul. the Hou, the Master of trulived from the Imperial head-1 Napier, and consisted of an old quarters in London through local ti kelle mounted on a very grade unmissions and associations

tand, but as It has been in the down to the geoutmasters. jegiment for some years it had conia to be regarded as far more

In 1909, the Chief Scout was valuable than a handsome gold or knighted; and in 1921 he received silver cnp, and was born off by a baronetcy, He has also been the the winning side with great pride, ripient of many other distine- The results of the rares were actions, both British and foreign, follows:

Blindfold Rare: Pte. Bond 1. Pte. Murphy 2, Plc, Gear 3.

Children's Rare (Two first prizes, three z seeoud, and Mix third); Nan Crosaun, L. Crosston,

EXCHANGE RATES.

1; M. Gow, C. Lindsay, 4. Crossan Paris

Kelgin 3.

- Obstarle

Geneva

Milan

Stockholm

2; D. Brown, R. Provin, 0. Gomi- New York man, C. Lindsay, O. Greig, E. M. [ Jussels

Race: Laure/Cs), Amsterdam Branch 1, Pte. Bond 2, Pte. Kuulin dall .

Officers & Sergeants Water Polo Copenhagen Match: Oficers won by two goals' Orlo to nil:

Vioma Chasing the Numbers: Pie. He

Helsingfors Gear 1, Pte. Kirkup 2, Ptq Paul-Madrid Lisbon kiner 3;

Athens Tur 0 War:--Headquarters Bucharest Wing 1.

Relay Rare (Kowloon Dockyard Buenos Aires Cup)-A. Company 1, 1. Company | Bombay

Shungbut

2.

Hin

At the conclusion of the meeting Yokohama the C. O. of the Battalion, Major Lake, D.S.O., called for cheers for Mr. Dyer of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dockyard Co, Mra. Dyer and Mr. Duncan, for the assistance they had so willingly tendered the Battalion,

London, Aug. 1:

123.825

4,85 7/32

.31.895

,25.16

.12.185

42.90

20.80

18.10

18.215

.18,200

....31

1:3

.30.105

.108.3

.800 (2)

.47% 1/6,25/32

.1/11 9/32

-British Wireless,

Sword Pte. Skinner, 2

Regimental Cup For Highland Dancing:-Headquarters Wing.

Dance: Pl. Howie 1;

Leaksie

ÖNZI NIA SELYTE INC

R. VAUGHAN FOWLER. Hongkong, Aur. 2nd, 1929.

A Disgusting Comment," Sir The mentality of the in- dividual who attempted to make a (Continued on Next Column)

"Not that I like goldfish-I just want her to have all the comforts she was accustomed to at home."

POWERS OF PRIVATE WATCHMEN.

INTERESTING POINT DECIDED AT KOWLOON.

According to a decision by Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith, at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, a person In the custody of a private watch-! man was not in legal eustody and therefore could not be charged with escaping from arrest,

the

The point arose during a case in which a Chinese, was charged of with larceny of 28 pounds brazing solder from the Kowloon Docks and with escaping from legal custody after having been arrested by a watchman of Dacks.

His Worship pointed out that the section under which he was charged mentioned police officers and warders, and he beld that the defendant was not in legal custody, when he escaped.

On the charge of tarreny the defendant was sentenced to six months hard labpar, a previous į gonviction for larceny being pro- dneed. On the second charge the defendant was acquitted,

pun of the fatality aboard H.M.S. "Devonshire" beggars description.

In the Hongkong Sunday Herald dated July 28th., 1929, in which the name of your paper is used under the heading of "Sunday Sallies" appeared the following:-

Heading in loent Telegraph : on H.M.S. "Gun blows out "Devonshire"--who blew it out?” Surdy, all decent-minded people, on reading this, felt that the com- ment was most Inappropriate, and if this is the type of stuff to be served up to the public, the cir culation of the paper will dwindle, as it deserves to,Yours, etc.,

FOUR DISGUSTED NAVAL MEN. Hongkong, July 31st, 1920.

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