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THERE ARE DOMESTIC

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1929.

the Alles was declared by thore" affected to be in violation of the Declaration of London, an Intor national agreement provisionally ratified by the principal Powers of the world, dealing with the ques tions of contraband and blockade. Notwithstanding this, however, Britain, under a series of Orders- in-Counell, made In 1915, declared

DAY BY DAY.

THE HERO WILL NOT KNOW HE IS A HERO TILL TILE SUDDEN TRIAL COMES.-Hon A. T. Lyttleton.

The Ben s. Benmaedhui, from Home and Straits ports, is due here on the 18th Instant.

IMPROPER LIGHTS ON

LAUNCH..

COXSWAIN'S EXPLANATION

The Very Idea!

Here is the worst case of stam- NOT BELIEVED,

mering known to a doctor who has treated many sufferers from this - When charged before Mr. T. W. |disability, which has been 'n.good' H. Hosegood at the Maring Court deal discussed lately as a result this morning with falling to of the inquiry, "Dp women atam-" exhibit regulation lights whilst mer?" A man it was the doctor under way, the coxswain of the poke about. He came away fron steam launch Tagawa dented the party in the West-end of Lon offence but had no witness to curdon, and he wanted to be diven roborate the story ho related this

ome, but he could not téll a taxi- Worship.

driver where hë wanted to go, and Sgt. Hudson testified that be actually walked to his rooms, some The stoppage et enemy" import. There will be a Concert at the was, however, a difficult matter. Helena Muy on Thursday 21st was on duty on No. 6 Police distance away! "Nerves," said thea

November at 5.30 p.m. This is Launch at about 6.15 p.m. o doctor, "nothing but nerve."

The health return for Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, shows one that enemy goods in neutral ships British case of typhoid and one ́would be seized in retaliation for Chinese case of diphtheria. the German submarine campaign.

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"Jones won't be at the office

for neutral nations had to be being organised by Mr. Frederick November 7 when he saw a launch treated with consideration, and Mason. Tickets may be booked in on his starboard side with two Please ring Matron C.2160.-Adv. with no port light. On approach- conciliated. The problems in-

ing the launch, he found the portmont in the family."

"Oh! Indeed! Who's dend this volved were very compllented, in- The licensees of two Japanese light burning but it had been volving not only the searching of eating houses in Peking Road and shifted to such a position that it time?"

"Jones, sir." neutral ships, but the determina-Canton Road, were each find $25 was not visible to other craft in

by Mr. T. S: Whyte Smith at the the vicinity. MODELS OF FROM FOURtion of what goods were genuinely Kowloon Magistracy this morning Sgt. Olivier also gave evidence

intended for neutral consumption, for serving and consuming beer on to the same effect,

their premises during prohibited

Asked what he had to say, de-from a height of 500 fent.) Ultimately, the neutrals were in-

hour

fendant stated he was on his way duced to accept a system of ration.

from Yaumati to Wanchai when Mrs. Macnair, wife of Major he was asked to stop by the Police ng, based on pre-war supplies.

nt

launch. He had his lights burn- ing and everything was in order. report to the Water Police to the in order to allow the police launch effect that between Sunday evening to draw alongside his own launch, and yesterday morning, someone he shifted the port light to the atole a lady's gold wrist watch,

position in which the police valued at $35. From her dressing officers found

American public opinion had to be advance. Teas 'must be booked. white lights huming for'urd but this week, ar, owing to a bereavo

TO EIGHTEEN CUBIC FEET STORAO CAPACITY.

OVER

IN USE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

1,000,000 it is worth recalling, in passing. that the Declaration of London bas by no means been accepted with unanimity in Britain, its ori- ties arguing that it was framed solely with a view to our interest as neutrals, that our real interest

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The

Hongkong Telegraph.

WEDNESDAY Nov. 13, 1949.

THE FREEDOM OF THE SEAS

L. P. Maenuir, R.A.. realding No. 6, Minden Avenue, has made a

rasm.

G. Abbas, an Indian student, as a sea power is as a belligerent,as arrested in Kal Tak Rond, and that the Declaration weakens Kowloon City, last night for rid ing a bicycle without a light, but our belligerent rights,

when mention of the offence was made before Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith

estreated.

The complete and mysterious disappearance of a Chinese cargo boat has been reported to the police the Pun Chung by Lan: Kow, of bakery, 5, Main Street, Aberdeen, no states that a cargo hoat of 156 piculs capacity, left Shaukiwan on November 8th for a age to Au Tai in Chinese territory, with general cargo worth $900, and has not been heard of since.

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St. Hudson. Why were you steering in a westerly direction, if, as you have just stated, you were on your way, from Yaumati to

Wanchai?

As the defendant could not give satisfactory reply to this ques

DROVE DIRECT AT A SERGEANT,

SIX MONTHS' PRISON FOR A CAR DRIVER,

A public car driver whose licence had been taken away from him owing to a long list of

"

(An aeroplane has been employed in America to sow 160 acres of land

To make my little garden pay

Fs been my great ambition, And hopes long dend revive to-

day

As I observe the U.S.A. Leads, as per usual, the way

Towards such hopea' fruition.

No toaver need long hours be

spent When digging's done, und

hoeing,

By one on

tent- An aeroplane, that may be Tuit, To prove a great experiment,

Shall do my future sowing..

wage increase in-

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He was a very moderate golfer, and one day rushed into his home with a smile of gladness on his face.

"My dear," he shouted to his wife. "I had a wonderful, game to-day. How many do you think I went round in?? J.

"Oh-double," his wife replied. "What?" he asked. "Double What do you mean-double?”

"Why, love," wifey murmured. "double what you're going to tell me!"

•

Counsel at Lambeth County

ply for hire unless it is insured against third-party risks.

Woman at Marlborough-street!" I saw a crowd and like a woman flew to see what wàs the matter. Wife at Actor: My husband enjoys all the home comforts, but and I have to pay the rent."

We recall these points because they vitally concern. the whole at the Kowloon Magistracy this tion and ns he had witness to bear question of the Freedom of the morning the youth failed to an-out his story, his Worship decided A fine of $5.or two weeks wna Seas and illustrate the complexi,wer his name, his bail of $3 being to conviet.

imposed. ties" of the problem. President Hoover has put forward an idea lint all food-ships: be placed on the Same fonting as hospital ships in war-time, arguing, with trae humanitarian instincts, that the time has come when the starvation of women and children should be removed from the weapons of war fare. His suggestion will find a

The health return for the week [espotisive chord 'in many 'quar." ters; but it remains to be seenending November, 9 shows one offences, was stated at the Central Court: A publie vehicle cannot British and three. Chinese cases of Police Court this morning to have whether it will meet with un- typhoid. There were five Chinese driven direct at a European Police of smallpox reported and Sergeant, all but knocking him animous" support from the other cases

three down. seven deaths. There were Powers. One other suggestion deaths from diphtheria. Of the four

Giving evidence, Sergeant W. which we recently encountered cases of this disease reported one McLeod said that in the early There were morning of Thursday he was on was that maritime nations should was a Eurasian case.

ria and 44 of tuberculosis.

observed the approach of a car don their belligerent rights in pri

It was driven by the "defendant vate. wars, while retaining them On a charge of breaking and en- and contained a large number of don, it is quite clear that the sub for wars in which they act with tering the third loor of No. 314, people talking noisily together.

Shanghai Street and stealing. two the authority of the League of woollen blankets and two pieces witness put up his hand as a With a view to investigating. amiast a breaker of the Kellogg of silk, a Chinese was sentenced signal for the car to stap. After Fact. It may be that in course of to five months' hard labour by Mr.sounding the horn four times T. S. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon However the defendant, acce- time some such solution as this Magistracy this morning. The deferated and drove at witness, zather so much from the fact that will be arrived at, but the prime fendant was arrested in the street who had to jump quickly out of essential would appear to be that with the property in his possession the way to avoid being knocked

and, when questioned, took the down. within the space of two days both

the whole issue le calmly come police to No. 314, Shanghai Street There were four charges against; "No wonder," was the reply. The U. S. President and the Britishsidered at some future" interup-when it was found that the padlock the defendants, these being of "We're sleeping in a field. Let's Premier have referred to it in the

had been broken some time between driving without a licence, driving lower an interior." fional conference, course of important speeches, and.

11 am, and 1 p.m. yesterday.

dangerously, disobeying the orders of a policemant and of taking the what is more significant still, that.

car out without the permission of each has taken up the same atti-.

the owner. Aude in making mention if it. Mr. Kamsay MacDonald pointed out that the problem of the Freedom of the Seas could only arise after

Although the Freedom of the

Seas is not ameing the questions compromise by agreeing to alan. two cases of influenza, 22 of mala-duty at Caine Ronil when he he does not give me any money

to be raised at the coming Five- Power Naval Conference in Lon-

ject must have been discussed--be- ween President Hoover and Mr. Ranay MacDonald when the latter was in the United States, Way

The Dog Law. Sergeant Kelly is to be congratu- when he sees one and upon trating lated on knowing a strange dog

amena

WEATHER REPORT.

EXCHANGE RATES.

2,30

The Mugietrate (Mr. A..W. G. H Grantham) convicted defendant on all four charges, and inflicted sentences aggregating six months' hard labour.

London, Nov. 12.

.123.86 STOLE PEN FROM A 4.87 11/10

EUROPEAN,

Witness at Lambeth: It was a miss-error; that's all you cdn

put it down to,

the

Two members of a touring com- pany struck such hard times they had to spend a night on stage.

"Beastly cold here," remarked! one of them, waking up with shiver.

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WHO WAS. SCHEHERAZADE ?

Scheherazade Vag the famous lady who saved her neck by her ability to tell a good story.

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Mrs. J. Horace Johnston was Inspector Nicol, prosecuting, operated on for appendicitis on produced a list of eight previous Monday. The operation was very Convictions against the defendant successfully performed by Dr. its Brigin even unto the vessel that the antieyclone has extended for

The Royal Observatory reports for boating, and another conviction J. W. Anderson, who has recently dangerous driving when returned from furlough with the from which it made. its surrept-orth-eastward, pressure being ho took a car out of a stand at Fellowship of the Royal College of the bugle of war had been blown, tious entry, into the Colony, At highest over Korea. Fresh mon- Chater Road and ran into a 'shop Surgeons. The patient is at the The officer French Hospital, and is making and that the surest method of the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday adon will prevail along the south after losing control. solving the problem was to see that Captain Robinson of the Empress east coast of China and over the mentioned that on account of those very satisfactory progress. they never blew again. Compare of France was fined $5 for allow Northern China Sea. The fore offences, the C.S.P. had taken away

cost till noon to-morrow la:-N. The defendant's licence. this utterance with Mr. Hoovering the dor to die moved without winds fresh line.

il permit and the owner was remark that if the world' succeeds

nguleted in the sum of $25 for in establishing peaceful methods

importing the animal, hayitur of settling controversies. the whole omitted to follow the formula lalį; question of trading rights in war down in the Regulations--with a becomes purely eademic. The capital R. The more fact that the

imilarity of outlook is most pre-texture was a Honkong dog, had Paris"

New York heen licensed in the Colony, hd Brussels nouneed.

nécompanied its owner to Shang-Gengyn .... But whilst it is right and rhai for a six months visit, and Amsterdam per that stress should be laid on hore a health certificate From a

Milan Berlin the pacific settlement of disputes Veterinary Hospital in Shanghai, Stockholm amongst hations which have ap-made not the silghtest difference Copenhagen proved the Anti-War Pact. We can-to the seriousness of the offence, Vienn

Prague not help, thinking that this ques according to the Police. Although Helsingfors tion of the Freedom of the Seas the S. Hyodo's Veterinary Hospi- Madrid Lisbon will have to be adjusted in the longtin Shanghai is an Institution

for superior to any establishment Bucharest run, and be placed on a mod for the care and treatment of dors Ris satisfactory Lakb4 than it now is.existing in this Colony, its certi- Buenos Aires

Bombay We shall not be over-stating the ficate is not recognised here. Shanghal truth if we say that 'one of the Perhaps un assurance of the Hongkong main causes of Anglo-American health of a dog is less important Yokohama

Sulver (spot) friction before the United States than the filling up of a form or silver, forward)

The | two

owner, of COURED, came into the war--and it is one

was entirely in the wrong in mit- which has persisted since wasting to fulfil the requirements of

that Britain and her Allies operat-the regulations, but

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25.105

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.93.14 DAYLIGHT THEFT OCCURS IN 20.40

18.155

.19.205.

PEDDER STREET.

.31.69 The ingenious manner in which .164% two young thieves stole a fountain 194 pen from a European, named. F. 34.72 Justus, was related by the Police 108.25 at the Central Magistracy this

morning when they charged one, .816

of the culprits with the theft. ..6.13/16

It was stated that at about 10 .40% 1/6.27/12 o'clock on Menday morning, Mr. 2/214 F. Justus was walking along Pedder 1/8 Street when he felt himself being 1/11.63/64 nudged by some o'ne. This turned .22.11/16 cut to be unly a piece of stratagem, 4.22% for as his attention was taken up --British Wirelenn,

we are rize to the regulations

with the man who had nudged hiņa, he became aware of the fact that a second person 'coming up on the In other side had extracted a fountain el a blockade under which Ameri-inclined to the view that it takes their rerent form his been pen from his breast pocket. This eah ships carrying foodstuffs and more than this to render an offence quelled in Hongkong. There inan ran away and made his escape

with the pen, but left his accom other material to enemy countries | really ses intr. The case, we be no evidence forthcoming to suplice behind in the hands of Mr.

the presence of rabid Justus were seized upon the high suas,leve; was the first of its kind, ant gest

the circumstances related rather animala in Shanghai, · A strong Answering to the name of Lam This, as we know, led to diplomatic supported the original feeling of case, we believe, could be made Chau-tim, it was found that the protests at the time, not only on the Magistrate,

who queried out for the relaxation of Hong-defendant was known to the police, the part of the United States but whether the matter called for kong's restrictions, instead

having at one time served, a sep- also by other neutral nutions sterner treatment than a case in strict enforcement, which appar

tence of six weeks for farceny, whose commerce was similarly volving an unlicensed dog. The ently is the present intention of hard labour after, pleading guilty hampered. The policy followed by outbreak of Tables which gave the powers-that-be.

to the charge.

of

'Ho' now' received nine months'

The wife of the Sultan Schahriah of Persia being un- faithful to him, that august manureh decided that ΠΟ woman was virtuous, where- upon he resolved to marry a fresh wife every evening and strangle her when the first rays of dawn appeared in the sky.

Several wives shared that.

but fato,

Scheherazade, daughter of the vizier, whon. she married the Sultan managed to begin a story every morning just before sub- rise, and to break it off In the middle when the dawn came. so that the Sulfan had to wait until the

to next morning hear its

end, when the In- ventive young lady would en-" gage his interest in a further tale.

This went on for a thon-- sand and one nights, when the Sultan allowed his young wife to live in peace as a reward for her ingenuity, and found her to be a faithful and joy- ous spouse.

The stories that Scheheraz ade told are called, "Arabian Nights Entertainment.”