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Passengers due horo on Saturday by the sa. Hakusan Maru include Mrs. de Biere and Miss E.M. de Biere, Mr. H. L. Dennys, Mr. and Mrs, F. J. Easterbrook, and the Rov, and Mra, W. W. Rogers.

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In connexion with our report of the bazaar hold by the Diocesan Girls' School on Saturday last, the names of Miss Allen, Mra. Pearce and Mrs. Baldwin should have been mentioned among those who help ed

the Liberals also, would hope for some auccess by laying emphasis on the probability of Increased taxation in the near future, but here, again, until Mr. Snowden's Budget is actually produced they cannot hope to foretell his inten-

"Wanderers in Fairyland" is the tions in this regard. We do know, title of a very charming home, study at any rate, that Labour does not appearing on the calendars of Th favour taxation of food, a circum-Pharmacy. stance, which would relieve the working classes of any fear of im- positions under this heading..

The unbiassed observer, who is not swayed violently by party feelings one way or the other, will, we imagine, agree that the Labour Government has not yet been in office for a sufficiently long period to deserve either undue praise or condemnation. It'has approached some issues in a thoroughly states- manlike manner, others with a somewhat prejudiced Obviously, in a mere matter of six months its policies cannot, come to fruition. For these reasons, nothing could be gained by taking the first opportunity, even if one presented itself, to eject the Gov. fur greater considerations than party triumphs to be taken into What the Old Country account. needs is what the whole world

With one previous conviction needs a period of peace and quiel-

against him for larceny, a Chinese ude, an absence of crises of any he pleaded guilty bulore M. T. S. kind: an opportunity to build up Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magi- and to progress. That is why atracy this morning to the theft of a. pair of trousers from qutside a another General Election just now shed in Nathan Road, was sentenc would be most undesirable, beed to three months' hard labour. cause it would once again throw national and international pro- blems into the melting-pot and cause so much that is being at tempted to be begun all over again.

HONGKONG CLUB THEFTS.

COOLIE SENT TO GAOL FOR

THREE MONTHS:"

Systematic thieving of clothes by a coolle employed at the Hong kong Club was revealed to-day at the Central Magistracy, when a Chinese was before Mr. A. W. G. H. Grantham, charged with stealing different articles of clothing,

The Very Idea!

The arrival of the first man- eating tiger at the Zoo (sayn, u London paper) recalls an amusing incident that occurred in the days. when leopards were housed in the Lion House. A huge crowd waited one afternoon in front of a leopard which, despite every encourage- ment, displayed the utmost indif ference. "Nothing would, induce Detective Sergeant Kennedy sald the beast to lift so much as the the defendant was employed as tip of his tail. At last a litla The a coolie at the Hongkong Club, coloured boy approached the bars. his wages being $18 per month. The result was magical. He had been there a few months. leopard instantly roused, shook Recently a sum of $2 placed in the himself and, moving restlessly cash box, was later found to be backwards and forwards, began to Hick his lips in keen anticipation. Such embarrassing attentions did missing.

he pay to the little boy that the latter hastened to move elacwhere. "And so Molly Marshall la Who is the

The staff head clerk made en. quiries and suspected dofondant, with the result that he was called upon to resign.

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On December 16 after he had received his wages, the man went married at last! Sixteen Chinese were each fined into rooma occupied by the ser-happy man?"

"Her father." $2 by Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith at vants and stole anything he could outlook.

the Kowloon Magistracy this morn- lay his hands on, including the

Shoreditch landlady, "of her ing for gambling at 200, Portland clothing mentioned in the charges.

Enquiries were proceeded with woman lodger-She can drink, Street, while one man had his ball of $3 estreated. Two keepers were and subsequently accused was smoke, and swear like a man, and

arrested in Connaught Road yet she can be a lady.. each fined $25. ·

Mansfeld wife My husband opposite the Western Market, when he had several pieces of clothing put sugar down my back, and

his hands. He was taken to throw sugar in his face. A sollel- the police station, and several tor-A sugar-love battle.

An Army certificate held by n pawn tickels were found "in his possession relating to articles of man accused at Tottenham stated clothing with which be hand, from that he was a good soldiers "but time to time, been entrusted to a little too fond of 'grousing"

Mr. Benard Campion, Magis wash, but which he had in fact stolen and pawned. No report of trate at Marylebone-No man these losses were made to the ought to be in a temper at 72 years police at the time, but since the of age. My temper has gone, and man's arrest, the whole of the I am not 60 yet. clothing had been recovered, its total value being about $100.

Accused was sentenced to three months' imprisonment.

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THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK.

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Civil Aviation in Hongkong.

A welcome visitor to Shanghai is Mr. Archie David, who has been living in England for the past five years. He was for some time a prominent figure in the Shanghal racing world, both as owner and jockey, riding under the name "Mr. Knoll"

An aged woman who appeared

this Magistracy before Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon morning on a charge of hawking without a licence was cautioned 0 free and recommended for Ifcence, the fee for which was to be paid out of the Poor, Box. was stated that the woman was nearly blind and almost 'deat,

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Charges of receiving and har old girl away from

bouring and of enticing a 12-year

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her parents

OVERCOAT THEFT.

LAD CAUGHT AT A PAWNBROKER'S.

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The traffic in. Piccadilly-circus. was being held up by a tiny motor- car that had stopped in the middle of the road and refused to restart, Over Its bonnet bent its owner, furiously but vainly "winding her up."

"Hi, guy'nor," called out a motor- bus driver, "why don't you buy one of those eight-day ones?"

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"Please excuse my glove," said the punctiliously polite man as he "Certainly," said his friend, "mine are nearly as bad."

A Chinese lad aged 15, appeared before Mr. Grantham at the Cen-shook hands: tral Magistracy this morning on four counts of larceny of clothing. He was ordered 12 strokes of the carie.

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It would be as surprising as it would be drumatie if the Govern- ment were defeated on the Coal

Detective Sergeant Moliram Mr. R. Vaughan. Fowler's am- being Mines Bill, which is now

bitions for the development of

and that about 6 pm. on Monday, long dehnted in Parliament. There are doubtless those who hope and aviation in the Colony are at last were brought against a Chinese detective on patrol in Queen's

crystallising into practical shape,ving at 12, Causeway Bay Road, Road saw the defendant get out” others who fear, necording to their and the first of the objects of his imfore Mr. T, S. Whyte Smith at of a rickshaw, with an overcoat on political leanings, for the over-pioneering, the formation of a Fly-the Kowloon Magistracy this morn his arm, and walk into a pawn- throw of the MacDlanuld Adminis-ing Club, is fkely to be attaineding. On the application of Detec- broker's shop. The detective fol- A meeting in to be held tive Fowlle, the case was fixed for lowed and arrested the Ind there,

took him to the police station, Paris hearing on Saturday morning. tration on this issue, but the like-this week.

whore he made several forms of Brussels

the re- Amsterdam lihood seems to be that the situa- at the City Hall on Friday for this

confession relating to

Berlin Comifsionad Gunner Torpedo)

Copenhagen tion will be saved by cancessions express purpose, and backed by the

active patronage of His Excellency James Penman, and Commissioned covery of the stuff,

The lad had pawned the over- Vienna ta' the opponents of the measure. the Governar, and the Government's Shipwright Patrick Maloney have As we observed on a previous special grant of $60,000 for the both been appointed to the Rosyth coat, which was a new one, for Helsingfors oéčasion, "when commenting on scheme, the result may be regard-depot ship Greenwich, The former $4.50, and, the police asked the Lisbon

was appointed in March 1920 to pawn-broker why he did not ques- Bucharest

Shanghai this Bill, the strength of the ed as a foregone conclusion. Of 1.31.8. Somme, of the Eighth De tion the lud as to how he came Buenos Abres

Yokohana Government's position les in the course, oficial support of the p-stroyer Flotilla, then in reserve at to possess it.

Mr. Granthan (to the pawn New York ject in the least important if the Port Edgar, and, remained in her fact that the two Opposition Flying Club is to become a live or when the proceeded to the China broker):-Didn't you suspect a Geneva parties are

Stockholm one ganisation. The Club must have Station in January 1927. The latter and like this having a new over Milan ...

Oslo in their objections to the mek-members, particularly flying mem-last served allont in the battleship coat?

The pawn-broker replied that Prague Conservaties

bere, in fair number if it is to make Malaya in the Mediterranean. Hure--the

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the defendant came to him and Madrid The weekly return of the Medi- said that the overcoat belonged to it from one angle and the Liberals the progress which is desired and desirable. A muster of enthusiasts.

en Omeer of Health shows that his brother, and he was pawning front another; whilst, above all,

at Friday's meeting will be much less than 30 cases of mull it on his behalf, the latter find so much in it that more encouraging to the promoters pox were reported for the seven The jud was stated to have como they can support

they than a large meeling merely in days ending Saturday last. All from Macao. He had been in to refrain terested in a casual way in what is these occurred on the island. Hongkong only a week. The nu he expected THEY from joining in a motion which being said. As a matter of fact, addition, there were three casesgistrate ordered 12 strokes and was tantamount to rejection. The we do not anticipate any real dif- of diphtheria and one of typhoid said the coat must be returned to Conservative tactics, of so framficulty. Already the list of would fever. All were Chinese. There its owner without compensation le members and budding pilots is were 83 deaths from small pok and two from diphtheria. Tuber- ing their amendment as to give the gratifyingly large and no doubt a culosis claimed 53 victims, malaria Liberala a chance of joining them great many more will enrol when 13 and influenza one. in the lobbles, were a triffe too the Club gets well under way. The

pioneering "work of Mr. Vaughan A Chinese who was returning to crude to be effective.

The defeat of the Government Fowler, who has addressed meeting his native country after 20 years after meeting on his pet. subject, in America was discovered landing would cusily. precipitate il

from a sampan on the Praya has had, we believe, excellent re-

In a case before Mr. Grantham serious political crisis at the pre-sults. While it cannot yet be said yesterday with a box, in the false

bottom of which he had a Win-at the Central Police Court this. sent juncture. As the issue is factually that Hongkong is by any

chester rifle and several rounds of morning, two men were charged a major one in domestle politics, means air-minded, this is largely ammunition Mr. Leo d'Almada, with lacking licenses in respect of it is to be presumed that Labour because the Colony is so far behind senr., appeared on his behalf be two small printing machines.

the rest" of the world in fore Mr. E. W. Hamilton this Close Inspection of the @up-

"development -of-

air morning and pleaded guilty to a ficient justification for a Dissolu- craft facilities. The

next technical offence. Defendant was fined $200, or three months, and tion and a fresh appeal to the thing, which must come very soon, the arms were ordered to be con- country. What the Opposition will be the inauguration of air mail-

.fiscated. can hope to obtain by effecting services between Hängkong and all this result just now, we cannot the important centres of China sec. The Conservatives, of course, within a radius of 600 or 700 miles, linking up perhaps, with China's would naturally expect support

own services, going farther afield. for their attitude from those who The prospects in this direction are usually vote for that party, but excellent, and await only the ca Liberal opinion would obviously tablishment of the necessary facil- be divided.

would take a reverse 48 Auf-

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Londen, Dec. 175.

PRINTING MACHINES.

TWO MEN CHARGED WITH › LACK OF LICENSE,

paratus in question showed that they were of the type used in printing visiting cards, and it was further explained that they be- longed to men who at this time: of the year are seen in great num- ber in the streets doing a business WALKS INTO HANDS OF qut of the custom of the Chinese

POLICE:

CAT BURGLAR CAUGHT IN KOWLOON.

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in exchanging name cards on the occasion of the Chinese New Year, They have their pitches on the pavements...

Reference was made by Deter tive Sergeant O'Donovan to lie objects and reasong of the New Ordinance regulating the smaller section of the native Press.

In any event, the Itles in China.

Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith at the Issue is not one that could be

Kowloon Magistracy this morning expected to lose, the Government

lind before him a Chinese charged by Inspector Jamos with stealing His Worship said he did not pro- many votes; indeed, it is conceiv- able that an election fought on The airship R100, after her six clothing from an unnumbered pose to inflict a fine in the pec sent enne viewing at a 'caution hours maiden flight yesterday, house in Fuk Cheun Street. this as the major question would left her mooring mast át Carding The defendant pleaded guilty, was sufficient at this singe. He result in the masses coming for- ton this morning, and after circl It was stated by Inspector James enjoined the two defendants to ward in even larger numbers than ing over Bedford set her course that the defendant was seen to tell their friends of the views of

for London.

throw the clothes down from the the authoritics on the matter and at the last election in support of

first floor of the hoje. He then to urge upon them the necessity Labour. It is true that on some The impressions of experts on climbed down the water pipe into of taking out licenses.li

board yesterday, were most favour the arms of a police constable, other issues the Government has able. Naturally the engines were who was waiting his descent in annoyed its critics by its policies, not run at full power on the first the street. but we know of nothing in its re-flight, but the speed she obtained cord that would be likely to cause and her response to the controls gave great satisfaction. The any large switching over of votes crew and passengers numbered Possibly the Conservatives, and sixty-British Wireless.

The officer intimated that the theft was a very near approach to burglaryMAN

The defendant was sentenced to three months hard labour..

Among passengers, leaving on the Changte yesterday were Colonel and Mrs. D. E. Evans, Lieut. W. H. Martin, Mr. and Mrs J, Dixon, Capt, GH. Wilkins and Capt. J. H. Haughton,

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WHO WAS.

MOGLI?

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He was little Indian boy, found in infancy by Mother Wolf and brought up by her alongside of four of her own cubo. Needless to say, In' such. a school there was nothing about hard relentless fungle law which Mogli did, nat learn; for besides his foster. mother, there was Baloo the bear only too willing to be his tutor; and Baghiera the black panther, and many another hard bitter philosopher of the... wild beast kingdom.

Most of the beasts were Mogif's friends, but he had: one constant enemy, Shere" Kan, who plotted against the little fellow's life and would: certainly have succeeded but for the lad's supérior re- sourcefulness. Nevertheless, Shere Kan 'succeeded in driv- ing Mogli out of the jungle. Wand back to his dwn folk, and in course of time: the boy be came a village herdman, and in that capacity was able to kill his old time enemy where... he came within the confines of the village in search of

plunder.

When Mog married, his child was one day discovered playing with a wolf."

It is said that children- in - real life have been taken awAY. and brought up by wolves; but it is doubtful whether any of the stories are true

Mogli was the hero of Kin. Hinge The Jungle Book

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