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on to deal in detail with the various definite and concrete proposals. It is upon the reaction of the other

THERE CANNOT BE A SURER PROOF Powers to these suggestions that

OF LOW ORIGIN, OR OF AN INNATE the success or failure of the Con- MEANNESS OF DISPOSITION, THAN TO ference is likely to turn. Viewed RE ALWAYS TALKING AND THINKING broadly, they seem to open up the OF BEING GENTEEL Haslitt. way for a very satisfactory agree- The P. and O. .... Kalyan, from ment, in which, with slight Singapore is due here at 6 a.m. on

Friday. medifications, it will be found pos- sible to meets the views of all the delegations.

One point emerging from the Bri- Lish memorandum which is likely to be generally approved is the suggestion that there should be no finality, about such decisions ns, are reached by the London conferenco. The idea put forward is that thorof should be periodical conferences and agreements which should be reviewed from time to time accord-

ing to the conditions prevailing. The advantages of this method will be at once apparent. Experience will show the value of decisions

The P.&O. 5.5. "Rajputana" from Hongkong arrived at Londen on the 7th February.

CORRESPONDENCE.

The O.B.E. Decoration.

The Very Idea!

Thuis a writer in a Homo paper: I wonder why the telephone [To The Editor of Hongkong should be subject to attacks of at-

Telegraph.]

mospherics. I am only diagnosing' the complaint by ita likeness to Sir-In your column, "Bulls and the disease which affects wireless Inners," dated Saturday, February receivers, for the symptoms scom 8th, which is usually entertaining day I was rung up, and the easu

very much the same. The other

and in good laste, you publish ang conversation went something paragraph as follows:-"Talking like this:

"Is. that Mr. Simple?" of adornment, why not, help out

"Speaking."

The Swedish East Asiatic Com-the Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers pany's motor vessel Delhi, from Co. by deciding that all '0.B.E.'s Antwerp, is due-here on March and other wearers of decorations 27th.

should be suitably done up in gold braid?"

HE, the Officer Administering the Government is to distribute the prizes at Queen's College on the 19th instant.

The return of notifiable diseases for the past two days shows one ice case of small-pox and one

non-Chinese case of diphtheria.

The Empress of Australia, on her round-the-world tour, is due at Manila from Bangkok to-morrow, and should arrive in Hongkong on Friday at 8 a.m.

Two mistresses of cargo boats were fined $5 each at the Marine

"This is click-clock, clocket, clocket, clocket

"I'm afraid I didn't catch your name."

I say this is clocket, clocket, clock, and I want to ask you whe- ther click-clock, crack!"

"Sorry, I can't hear you. I'll get another line." (I get another line, and the conversation is resumed.)

"Can you hear me now?”. "Yes, splendidly!" "Well, I am clocket, clocket.

r-r--r-r BANG!"

This paragraph, Sir, is not worthy of your paper. It is merely rather a cheap jest against an Order instituted By H.M. the King, and those of us who have the honour to hold this Order naturally feel that such remarks as these are not in the beat that I aak Mr. Clocket-Clocket If This last exploaton is so painful taste. I myself, in company with he would mind writing. I gather many others, was made an "Officer between clocketings that he will of the Most Honourable Order of do so, and the conversation enda the British Empire" (Military high explosive bang to which I It is very annoying; but it in the Division) for services rendered most object. It can be physically durng the War, and I was per- painful. sonally invested with it by H.M.

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"NAVAL CONFERENCE

HOPES.

Whilst it would be premature to suggest that all difficulties have been overcome, there would appear to

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."

"Here's a tip for you, laddie," he was entering the club-house after a round of golf.

"Thank you. caddie expectantly.

"Go home

sir,” replied his

at once. Yon big

taken, and we have no doubt that as time goes on it will be found possible to consolidate the position and so once and for all put an end to foolish competition which not expenditure but which, if persisted side of five other bonts alongside I am proud of it, and so are all said the dour-looking member as

of us who possess it. the as, Hirundo. in, must increase the risks of war.

Thus I wish to protest against a which you havo The dominating fact is that all the The mistress of passenger paragraph nations represented at the Confer-bont pleaded guilty when she was published ridiculing this Most

"0.3.E." ence have renounced war as an in-bought up at the marine board Henourable Order. Yours, etc.,

this morning. for carrying five strument of national policy. That passengers in excess of the num Hangkong, February 8th., 1930. being the case, the task of making ber allowed by her licence. She

was fined $10, provision for purely defensive needs ought not to be unduly difficult.

For hawking on board the 8.8. The frankness and sincerity so far Sungshan Mare without a licence. displayed, encourage the reasonable a Chinese was fined $25 this mor- hope that the calling of the Conning at the Marine Court before the Hon. Commdr, G. F. Hole. His ference will he abundantly justified. Worship said that as a licence.

cost $24, he could not possibly impose a fine smaller than that

Parliament's Task.

sum.

POLICE RESERVE.

ORDERS FOR THE CURRENT

WEEK.

Police Reserve orders by the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, C. M.G.. Inspector-General of Police atate: The following is an extract

clouds mean rain."

· •

Woman at Stratford: He started practising Carnera (the giant · italian boxer] on me.

Defendant: I wish I was him. I should get a lot more cash than I do now.

Mr. Halkett, the Marylebone Ma- gistrate: The 'real trouble in this country is that a large proportion of the population expect to have everything without working for it.

Motorist at Kingston: I sold my car for as "scrap" and forgot to notify the change of ownership. Man at Tottenham: I made a resolution never to drink again,

me down.

Recent all-night sittings of the House of Commons show that sooner or later, Parliament will be Pul-sam, aged 23 years, has been dated 7th February 1930:-"His but on celebrating it the drink got compelled lo consider method of relievin

the Government Gazette A Chinese womun, named Poon from some sent to the Government Civil Hos Excellency the Officer Adminis the extra-pital, suffering from the effects of tering the Government has been

Prisoner at Chertsey: A pub-

be good grounds for thinking that ordinary and increasing pressure oplum poisoning. She was found pleased to re-appoint Mr. Dudleyle-home is often spoken of as A

it lying in an unconscious condition Leonard King to be Deputy Super-chemist's shop.

in her cubicle at 166," Connaught Intendent of Police Roid Central Attempted suicide

of business. under which labours. The situation grows more and more difficult as time

is suspected.

Motorist at Acton: I was on

(Reserve) on his return from leave, with the right all right when I was on effect from th February, 1930.

Indian Company.

Flying Sqund,

my left.

A country paraon received" "a ** call" to a more remunerative post. "Has your father decided what to do?" üsked the Inquisitive one of the young son,

"I haven't been told," the boy re- plied, "but father is praying for light, and mother is packing the

boxes."

Sunday School Mistress: Which is the first important sacrament?

Marie: Baptism, mias "No," anid the mistress, "mar-

very considerable progress has been male at the Naval Confer

goes on and important mailers are ence in London, with the promise frequently subject to serious delay of an eventual agreement destined because the Government "cannot A young Chinese appeared be-

fore Mr. Whyte Smith at the Kow- Leave Constables R204 A. to have far-reaching effects in re-find time in this session" to deal

with it. The Rt. Hon. Mr. J. H. |loon Magistraer this morní" on a Karim and R228 Lal Khan have gard to naval disarmament, From Thomas has maite repeated com- charge of riding a bicycle in been granted 8 months' leave of the start, it became obvious that plaints on this score, in reference dangerous manner by describing absence from the Colony ns from to the many amall Bill necessary circles in Pablle Square Street. February 4th, and February 8th, the idens of the Governments te before his unemployment seliemes His Worship remarked it was an 1930. presented could' most usefully be can be put into operation. The absurd way to ride a bicycle and studied in committee and by time, therefore, is ripe for sugges-imposed a fine of $5.

tions of the kind brought forward separate omniaët between the vari- by Mr. F. W. Jowett, the Labour Charged at the Marine Court The weekly instructional patrpl the Hon. of the Kowloon Section will take ous delegations. This has been done, M.P. for Bradford East. Mr. this morning, before and the position has now been Jowett's plan is that all Bills Commdr. G. F. Hele, with board place on Tuesday, February 11th. should be dealt with on the lines ing the 8.8. Tonkin without permis-Fall in at the Tsim-tsa-tsui Fire clarified by the putting forward of followed in regard to less vital sion, a Chinese stated that he Brigade Station at 5.30 pm, sharp. | riage." the American proposals and the measures, Every legislative pro- was called on board by one of the Dress-Winter Uniform and Cap

the with White Coyer. rissuing of a memorandum outlining psal, whether of real significance or not, would be placed in the

The weekly instructional patrol Britain's policy. The latter re-hands of a spécial committer, to

of the Hongkong Section will take presents a most important contri- which each party would contribute

place on Friday, February 14th. their bution towards n solution of the strength in the House, The full E. Cock,

members, according to

On Friday, February 14th, Mr. Fall in at the Central Police M.B.E., A.M.I.C.E, Station at 5.15 p.m. sharp. Dregs problem, and, taken in conjunction House would merely be left with | MLN.A, will give a lecture under Winter Uniform and Cap with with the suggestions made by the the task of rejecting or accepting the auspices of the University White Cover.

such Bills as had passed throughEngineering Society at 8.30 p.m. United States, It appears not only one of these committees. This In the main building of the Uni- to indicate definite means of deal- ing with all points of immediate concern, but to show the way to a larger and more comprehensive agreement than will at first be possible.

method would do away

with

crew 1:0

sweep

rice in

hold. Defendant was fined $10 or 10 days' hard labour.

illustrated.

brass steam

enty of the whole House, and of Ships and their method of lengthy discussions by the Com-veraity, entitled "The Evolution effect a considerable saving of Propulsion." The lecture will be

By these. means also one time. objectionable result of the present system would be removed. AL present, under pressure, Parlia The keynote of the British mem- ment in forced to pass through Acto Insufficiently. protected, orandum, which has obviously been which are subsequently varied by

legislation drawn up in 'consultation with Ad- supplementary, miralty experts, is that the present Conference should be regarded as but the beginning of a series of parleys and agreements which will

and

Charged with being in unlawful possession of three. valves, a Chinese, who appeared before Mr. Whyte Smith" at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, said that he had taken the valves Orders in Council, Parliament In from a ship which had already left these circumstances experiencing part. His Worship pointed out considerable difficulty in main-that it was a serious form of theft, taining its effective control of and sentenced the defendant to legislation. The only question is one month's hard labour. whether Mr. Jowait's plan would

House.

There would be

EXCHANGE RATES.

Paris

a

Several Chinese appeared before Mr. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon,

1

Sharpshooters' Company.

Not in our family, miss."

When charged before Mr. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, with causing, un- necessary cruelty to two chickens, a Chinese woman of Kowloon City, was fined $5.

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Rifle Instruction.-This will be given each Thursday afternoon WHO WAS........ during the next three weeks at the office of the O. 1/e Company MRS. GENERAL? at 5.15 p.m. Members will bring their rifles.

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(Sd.). D. L. KING, DEF. (R.)

BLOWN OUT OF THE HARBOUR.

JUNKMASTER'S EXCUSE AT MARINE COURT.

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That he was carried out of har

With reference to the report of out- Pleading guilty, defendant stat- break of fire on board the N.Y.K. nowed that he was carrying a cargo London, Feb. 9. Orient-California Liner, #Tatsutsui kerosine from Kennedy Town to ..124.11 Maru," at Nagamid, we are informed Stonecutters: There was a strong 4.88 15/32 by the local office that according to wind blowing at the time with the 25.19 cable advice to hand from the Head result that he was blown out of .12.12% Office, Tokyo, the damage done by

Mrs," General is the author of that famous piece of advico. for the formation of a small, genteel mouth. “Papa, pota- and toes, poultry, prunes prism, árð all very good words for the lips. You will find it serviceable in the formation of a demeanour if you some→ times say to yourselves in com-

госп pany-on entering a for instance-Papa, potatoes, poultry, prunes and prism,

General to Little Dorrit, whose mind and manners, she had: been engaged to "form."

When she took over the education of Mr. Dorrit's daughters, Mrs. General was forty-five and a widow; a very imposing person, straight, of back, voluminous of skirt, imperturbable of manner, with eyes ad expressionless as china balls, and brews unfurrowed by thought. Propriety was her god, and convention her altár, and naught clɛe was suffered to find a place in her concep→ tion of the universe,

all conduce towards a strengthen- not produce a worse state than ing of the foundations of peace. the first, It is suggested that the present danger of Parliament becoming Magistracy this morning on charbour limits by strong winds was prunes and prism," said Mrs.

merely a ratifying assembly, whileges of larceny of fran bars from the plea submitted by the master sheds. In of a cargo junic when he was Conference should not only reduct too much reliance upon commit-building contractors' existing fleets and building protees might have the effect of dis- most cases the defendants were brought before the Hon. Commdr. sonment without the option of Court this morning, charged with grammes, but that it should seek franchising large part of the sentenced to one month's Impri-G. F. Hole. R.N., at the Marine fine, while one man was given two attempting to leave the port during to end naval competition. Whilst

months hard labour, he having a

prohibited hours, without a per- equilibrium must be maintained

previous conviction for atealing.

mit. by international agreements, this, it la polated out, will not be secured by mere numerical equal- ity in phips and tannage, but by New York the adoption of agreed programmes Geneva

Amsterdam based on considerations of require-

Milan ments. The first need, therefore, Berlin in to reach agreement not only upon

Stockholm Copenhagen global tonnage, but upon the size of | Oslo " individual ships in the various cate Vienna Prague gories, and upon the tonnage to Helsingfors, be used by each nation in each of Madrid Lisbon these categories. These two points Athens are regarded by Britain as essential Buchareșt

Rio if security le fo be obtained. As Buenos Aires a general statement on the lasues Bombay

Shanghai involved, there is likely to be little Hongkong If any opposition to this declar-Yokohama ation of the aims of the Confer-Silver (forward)

Silver (spot)

The Memorandum then gom l'—Britük Wireless,

ence.

.20.305

▪.

.on

32.93 the fire is not serious and that this his course.

said that schedule is unchanged; do Sgt. Pearson' Teasel'a 18.135 that her maiden voyage from Hong- February 8 at about 9.30 p.m., he 18.175 kong will still be on the 14th April, saw the defendant's junk proceed. 18.215 Rex: ma

ing west from Kennedy Town. .34.55

Sho passed Green Island on the. .16414 Intimating that he thought so .10314 man of 49 years of not was too old north side and was going towards .80.975 for birching, Mr. Whyte Smith, at the fact that there was quito

Capsulmien. Witness confrmied .108.25 the Kowloon Magistracy this mor

375 ping, sentenced a Chinese to ten strong wind blowing from east to 818 months hard labour for returning ..5.0/16

west.

from banishment, he having been After consulting the chart, his .42 deported in September last, fellow Worship said even if a strong. .1/6.29/32

1/114 Ing two charges of larceny. A easterly wind was blowing, it could, 1/8 female banishce was sentenced to not have carried the defendant to 2/0 eight months imprisonment, she Kaufchau, where he was arrested 20.7/16 having been deported in May, by Sgt. Pearson.

20% 1928, for five years under the

Oplum Ordinancë.

Defendant was fined $25 three weeks..

She had no opinions, nor did dhe permit ber young chargos”. to Indulge in them, believing them to be most unladylike appurtenances, Her system of education consisted of stul- "tifying her pupils' intelligence to its minimum limit, and. applying a varnish' of polite ness to whatever was left

In spite of her, exqulaita gentility, Mrs. Gongral was nob too proud to set her cap at Mr. Dorrit, as you may read In Dickens" novel, "Little Dorrit,”