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THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPHI MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 1929.

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The Empress of France, which left Hongkong on the July 31st, arrived nt Vancouver on the August 17th.

CORRESPONDENCE.

Cheung Chau- Ferry.

[To The Editor of Hongkong Telegraph.]

The Very Idea!

There is in Sydney a 10-yoar old girl, who is the picture of robust health, but sho cannot movo à muscle She cannot raise an arm, take a step, of turn her Sir,I was very interested to head. If someone pulls one of read, in the issue of your esteem her arms straight out in front of ed paper yesterday. and again her, it will stay there until it to-day, the letters under the abova is put back. She can be stood caption, and am moved to add my on one leg, with the other little bleat, in the hope that it tended forward and she will re- may be of assistance to those poor main in that position liko a unfortunates who have to make marionette until moved. Tho the daily crossing.

reason for these strange things After the wonderful reports I is that her motor nerves do not read of the new forry, I came work-that section of her brain down here (for the fourth ancces- which controls aetion is out of sive summer) full of high hopes gear. Hor hope lies in surgery, of a comfortable crossing at last and a prominent Sydney plastic sur cross every day. In fact, after may shortly attempt a daring Luckily for me, I don't have to geon, recently returned from abroad, three trips I have decided to "stay operation. It will be his second put until my holiday ends, but attempt to cure her. About Saturday's return of the Medical in the interests of the regular year ago, in Lewisham Hospital, Oficer of Health contained one residents. I must say that all my he cut into the small of her back, Chinese case of small-pox and ono high hopes .wera effectively and worked on Annamite imported case of enteric dashed.

nerve centres, fever.

The forry was there all right, was a failure. all nice and new and bright and Among the passengers arriving shiny. And the passengers were

Though the from Manila on the Empress of there too-decidedly the reverse.

archery at Musselburgh recently was good in Russin wore Mr. 1. H. Geare, Your correspondent "Legitimate view of the strong wind, a miner Lieut. E. Ward, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Complainant”

the watching the proceeding, wanted Park, Lt. and Mrs. G. Ordway, Mr. "Expectoration and Noveblowing to see the target hit more fro- W. A. Scales and Mr. Harry Ore. Experta" and one or two other quently..

detalls. But believe

name, must rest on something

The P. and O. n.8. Khiva, from more substantial and real than mere treaties, necessary as these Hongkong, arrived at Marseilles may be for the regulation of in- on the 18th August at 0 a.m. torcourso between countries.

The return of notifiable diseases Treaties of themselves, cannot for the past two days shows three induce goodwill. A friendship re-cases of typhoid and one of plague,

all Chinese.. presented merely by written docu- ments is a very poor subtitute for the real thing. To be effectual, it must have its bauis in sincerity of purpose and in positive. goodwill between the The outstanding mail dispatched! Most neces-from London vin Siberia on July contracting parties.

16th was received in Hongkong sary of all, it must be implement from Japan to-day. ed by friendly contact between the people and by the provision of due facilities for commerial and social intercourse. These considerations, indeed, outweigh any formal understandings. No better illustration of these pointa could be wished for than that provided in the case of China and Russia Chinese commentators never tire of asserting that their flls. are directly.

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MONDAY AUGUST 19,, 1920,

WHO ARE CHINA'S FRIENDS?

era.

on

footing of

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Passengers leaving by the s.s. Malwa on Saturday included. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Black and family, Mr. E. Binks, Mr. J. Hurst, Mr. C. Johnson, Squadron Lender L. O. Keeble, Lady Marcin Miles, Lietat. C. E. Madden, Mr. A. W. Norrie, Mr. and Mrs. H. Middleton, Mr. D. M. Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Woods, Capt. A. Whiteworth,, Mr. F. S. Wynn and Capt. G. Wards.

mentiona

certain spinal The experiment

me, Mr. Hla comment Was:-"Efter

And the time table! The first trip I carefully copied that one! pasted on the funnel of the ferry,

for future_reference. keep it as the souvenir of yet another Hongkong Joke.

I now

And

We

("Fashion in woman's dress in. running through the colours of the rainbow at twice its normal spacd," reads a newɛ note.)

Griselda, sweet, this rapid

chango

Of mode from one, hue to

another Mast my finances soon derange, Howe'er the fact I try to

smother.

This being so, you must excuse Mé, dear, if I control your

ration,

Why not a dress of special hues? Then you'll be always in the

fashion!

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Harrow School produces plentiful crop of "Howlers" from its examination

papers. These are collected, and among them ap pear the following goms:

Borke's Drift is one of the

It is advertised that the 42nd Editor, he hasn't named the half they're a dune shootin', the held traceable to the so-called unequal annual general meeting of mem- of. These singlets of the "once yin gie's the order Draw your

berg of the Hongkong Footballon, never off" variety, the dirty swords: charge, and stab th treaties. We know that to be Club will be held in the Board room hands and feet wiped all over the thing?" untrue, and to-day we can point of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & seats, the dirty enivelly kids, and to the fact that the nation which Co., Ltd., on Friday, August 23, at those smothered in boile and Chinese plasters, several of which 6.30 p.m.

latter were lying about the decks op- is seeking to humiliate and

last time I travelled. Also the press China is one of the few

An order for the conflacation Hounds and smells that are con- THOMSON AL Victoria Hospi-which have no extra-territoriul or of 382 rounds. of automatic served on those days when the

fel, on August 15th, to Mr.

pistol ammunition was made by side-screens are down. other privilegen. Here is proof Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith at the and Mrs. A. Thomson, a

I have fourneyed in some out- daughter.

positive of the fact that Im- Kowloon, Magistracy this morn-of-the-way places in China, but perialism is not of necessity in- ing. It

stated that the am free to confess I have never herent in the unequal treaties and ammunition was found unclaim-seen the "delights" of native ed by a Chinese who was picking travelling 80 excellently typified that it can be, and is, adopted herbs on a vacant piece of ground as I have on the good ship, "Sun

Chau." by a nation which, on the surface, | In Tai Nam Street, Shamshuino. is seemingly prepared to treat with China "equality."

A point which the opponents of extra-territoriality always seem

Fifty minutes to cross! to lose sight of is that the Pow-

did we take fifty minutes? In opposing

immediate

did-and then some.

One understands the new ferry abolition of the system, are not

was put on to improve the facili Nothing more clearly lastrates animated by any "superiority com-

Lies for travel to and from the Island, and to popularise 11. the changes offerted by the, marchplex," but that their attitude has

Wero a regular resident 1 of time than China's present at its basis in a recognition of the collision with another motor car, inclined to how "If this is progress, In an attempt to nvold should under present conditions be titude towards Russia. It wus facts

aa they are. Offeiul re- the driver of a motor van, belong- only a very few years ago, at the lutions between nations must of ing to Mossra. A. S. Watson & give us bnek the old Kung Yik widower.

days, At least she had comfy time of one of those periodical necessity take some account of injured a Chinese worker attach

Co., knocked down and fatally chairs and was moderately sani-

tary," autbursts of anti-foreignism, that

country's status and stage ed to the Water Department of Apologising for taking up so the Soviet was held up by the

development; and sincere the P.W.D. on Saturday morning, much space.Yours, etc., Chinese as the one foreign Power Chinese publicist can to-day reBay. The injured man, Lo Yau, in Whitfield Road, Causeway 1, with no Imperialistic ambitions, gard the poverty of millions of 46, died almost instantaneously.

the one country prepared to treat hig countryman, the internal con- China on a fooling of equality and dition of the country, and the lack

Rus- goodwill. In those days, of elementary justice in so many sians were taken into the inner of its courts without realising councils of the predecessors of the that China has still a long way to present National Government. go before being entitled to de- Street, a Chinese was stated to: have changed his own for the then installed in Canton, given a mand, the cancellation of Treaty complainant's slippers. In fining free hand in propaganda designed provisions designed for the pro- the defendant $5 or seven day's to discredit the Treaty Powers, tection of foreign life and pro-ed that even the better pair did

hard labour, his Worship remark permitted to dominate military perty. It is true that, with the not seem to be very good." headquarters, and paid enormous | march of time, it will be possible sums not only for military up to make concessions, as con-

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POLICE RESERVĘ.

fences in the Grand National.

Bellf fortuna-Pal luck. Dominion Day was the first day the Creed was said in Canada.

Elizabeth always stayed a

The ancient Romana were so glutinous that they look emetics in the middle of dinner,

A sonnet is a 14 line poet, Richelieu Was constantly from his berth.

The Ballot Act was an Act pass-

ed so that people who voted did not know whom they were voling for.

Canterbury Belly are imported from New Zealand,

When charged before Mr. T: S. Whyte Smith, at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, with larceny of a pair of slippers from a hawker's stall in Pakhot ORDERS FOR THE CURRENT Empire are very useful because

munistic idena amongst the troops | Signs are not wanting that some Street

WEEK.

The tropical colonies of the

wo get worries from them 'which cannot be got elsewhere,

Anthracite coal is connected Police Reserve Orders by Hon. Mr. T. II. King, Acting Captain with anthrax, so people have to bo

careful how they handle it. Superintendent of Police, state:

Chinese Company.

.. •

The foreman of a mill told one Squid Drill-All recruits of of the latest additions to the labour- With regard to the report that the Chinese Company will attending squad to test the incandescent plies but also to sprend Com-ditions in the country improve. a Hongkong Hotel bus in Gresson Tuesday, August 20th, at 6.30pm newing. The youth returned to a Chinese was knocked down by at the Company's Headquarters on munties in the weaving sheds to discover how many required re- on Thursday night and sharp for aquad drill under

report that "ninty-seven new and the Chinese people generally.¦ of China's leaders are conscious subsequently succumbed to his L/Sergeant R43 Te'o Chi Onmantics were required.

"What!" exclaimed the foreman. To-day, China is as near war with of the pre-requisites of the situn- that what happened was that the

Injuries, we are now informed Dress-Mufti.

Signalling. The

Signalling Why, we've only ninety-seven Russia as she could well be, the tion and are doing their beat to man, who was a passenger jump. Squad will attend at the ComHghts altogether."

"Well, I tried them all,” said the Soviet is being denounced on all institute reforms which will carry ed from the bus about thirty yards pany's Headquarters for practice

from the stopping place, despite in Morse and Semaphore under workman; "every one 1 squeezed hands for its aggressive policy security in their train. We wish the fact that he had been warned Cr. Borgt. R16 Ow Young Kin was rotten, and fell to bits.” towards China, and Dr. C. T. them well in their efforts, know-by the conductor not to do so Heng on Wednesday, August 21st,

at 6.00 pm sharp. Wang declares to the world, that ing that the Treaty Powers will until the vehicle stopped. China's only course is for the hail with Intense satisfaction the

whole nation to unite in resistance

re-

those other nations from whom China has learned, so much and from whose ideale she still Becks

-

WATER LEVELS.

- FOR WEST, NORTH AND

EAST RIVERS.

Man at Tower Bridge I am. very thankful that the police ar..... Oulton-I hope you will not trea rested me. The Magistrate, Mr...

pass on their kindness again.

Judge Cluerat Shoreditch. County Court-Lords. aro not. drunk. They are more sober than. a good many other people.

Woman at Tower Bridge-My husband assaulted me because He did not back the winner of the Derby.

Mr, Cairns, the Thames Magle- trate-There is no hatred like the hatred of relatives.

Sharpshooters' Company. Prize Shoot-Members of this day when it will no longer be as a whole and accepted or re- Company are reminded of the prize tb Red Imperialism, or to perish necessary for these special rights jacted as it stands, M. Louchier shoot to be held on Sunday, in the grip of Communism. to be preserved. Meanwhile, we went so far as to say that no August 25th at 9.30 am. for de

alteration could be effected with- talla, see last week's orders. The chungo of front is can leave it to the Chinese them out the consent of the United Regular practices will in future markable, but none the less fratify-] selves to decide who are their real States. On what grounds, other be held on the last Sunday in ing. It betokena a realisation of friends the country whose leaders than self interest, this stand is each month.

justifled, we have failed to dis- the truth which foreign lovers of | have prated so glibly of altrulum cover, That it might be desirable, China, in those dark days to which and brotherhood, but whose actions generally speaking, to consider the Young Plan as a whole, we we have referred, were constantly so sudly belie their words, or

are prepared to admit. But to seeking to impress on the Chinese

argue that it is absolutely casen- namely, that Russia, far, from

tial is quite. a different matter.

"Getting out a daily paper." From the moment the assembly of being a friend of China, was all

a Committee of Experts was sug

Bays the Chicago Daily News "in along scheming for the downfall to draw Inspiration.

gested, it was made clear that any

The following table, compiled no plente: If we print jokes folks of the country by spreading insidi-

recommendations which might be by the Board of Conservancy Bay we are allly. If we don't they ous doctrines aimed at the very

made would not necessarily be Works of Kwangtung, shows the say we are too serious. If we Hugue Differences. binding upon the Governments water levels In English foot on publish original stuff they say we structure of established authority,

concerned. Why then should the the West, North and East Rivers Jack variety. If we clip from Until there comes a radical Young Plati be regarded, neces-on the dates named: and that, under the guise of friend--

change in the spirit in which the sarily, as other than a mere basis ship, she was following a policy problem is being approached, we for discussion? Britain's attitude of Imperialism compared with see little prospect of an end of the is not a sudden and unexpected The development; the other creditor differences at the Hague, which anything to the deteriment Intest developments, while staving Powers must have been prepared of China which may have resulted off a complete breakdown, are not for resistance to certain features from the so-called unequal Trent encouraging, France Italy, of the Young Plan, even if they ley was as nothing. Ching has Belgium and Japan remain united were not fully expecting a Mr. against Britain, and, professing to Snowden. Directly Mr Owen paid dearly for her experience, be seeking a satisfactory compro- Young's intentions with regard to witness the constant trouble she mise, refuse to consider. the only Britain were made known, a storm

The result of the Tourist Trophy still has in keeping lawless Com-reasonable basis, namely, the of protest was aroused in Parlie- race in Belfast is given elsewhere Mr. Alfred Sze, newly appoin

variation or modification of the mont and throughout the British in this issue...

ed Chinese Minister to England. munists in hand, but it is some-Young Plan percentages. Their files. The country-was as solid A British wireless message to arrived in Hongkong on Saturday attitude, stated in a Memorandum then as It is to-day behind Mr. hand indicates that fourth place afternoon, and it is understood thing gained that the truth has to Mr. Snowden on Friday, is that Snowden's vigorous insistence on was secured by S. Hulbrook, who that he is shortly to leave for at last dawned on her leaders. the Young Plan must be treated a modicum of Justice.

drove a Baby Austin.

London.

other papers they say we are wo Aug. 17 Aug. 18 lazy to write. If we stay in the office we ought to be 'out hunting up news. 11, we hunt up news, we are not tending to business in the onica. If we wear old clothes we're stingy. Like as not someone will any we copied this article from another newapapor. We. did,"

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