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THURSDAY

crete proposals were put forward by the Official members att Tues- day's meeting aiming at prevoD- tion of the disease. Precisely what "effective abeps" had the mover of the amendment in mind? Possibly the clearing away of our slum areas. If so, it is pertinent to ask whether the Government

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TUBERCULOSIS.

FEBRUARY 20, 1930.

DAY BY DAY.

WHATEVER STRESS SOME MAY LAY UPON IT, A DEATH-KED REPENTANCE IS BUT A WEAK AND BLENDER FLANK 70 TRUST OUR ALL UPON.—Sterno...

H.E. the Officer Administering the Government is to distribute the prices at King's College on March 6th, at 11 am...

The Colony's bill of health for the twenty-four hours ended at midnight shows one case of small pox, the victim being Chinese.

COMPANY SHARE APPLICATION.”“”

EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR

ALLOTMENT. **!

On behalf of the Vibro Piling Company, Mr. Leo, D'Almads, jur. instructed by Mr. J. M. D'Almada Remedios, this morning applied to the Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gollan) for an extension of time in which to file a return of allot; mont of certain shares.

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Mr. D'Almada referred to paragraph of an affidavit by Mr. F. E. D'Almada Remedios, Secretary Mrs. I. HL. Othen will speak on of the Company, which stated that The Purpose of Life" at the usual between December 20, 1929, and weekly public lecture of the February 6, 1980, by resolution of Theosophical Society, Hongkong the Directors, 1,415 ordinary Lodge, Mercantile Bank Building, shares were allotted. Council ex to-day at 6 pm.

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A complaint has been made to the police by Chan Wan-yu, driver of a public motor car No. 174, and Lam Wing, driver of motor car No.

23, to the effect that about l'o'clock" this morning: they drove eight soldiers of the KOS.B. from Cha- ter Rond to the Peak Tram Station, where they went away without pay.

plained that what it really meant was that on December 20 all those shares wero allotted and at a subsequent meeting of Directors on February 6 certain allotments were cancelled so that the whole of the 1,415 shares were out of time.

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DANGEROUS GOODS.

"FIRE-CRACKERS ABOARD

AT WHARF,

Defendant pleaded guilty to all charges.

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The Very Idea!

A Brighton woman' is said to hayo, given a load to pedestrians on tho roads at night by wearing a white bolt with a red refootos, altached. She is not the first to adopt this device, for during the war," when motorists had to be content with dimmed lamps, the right hand man in the rear rank of marching troops was sometimes furnished with a rod lamp-this after several collisions between motor-men and troops on the move.

Motorista may, or may not wal- come the liten. Unless pedestrians aro compelled by law to keep to one particular side of the road the spectacle of rod lampe dotted about the highway is likely to prove more perplexing than helpful, and cannot imagino any Government having the courage to attempt the

those who dragooning of afoot at night. That would, indood. be asking for trouble.

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An old farmer was picked upon the highway and given a lift by a rock long driver. As he got out he said: "Thank you very much for both ridea”.

"What do you mesin-both ridos" naked the bonefactor.

"You have given me my first and

my Inst," was the answer.

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("Think of Euclid when you are putting is the advice of a golf professional).

At Euclid's propositions oft I

shrank,

When, in my schooldays, I had

them to swot To-day, his lore I must no longer

funk

. ,

But rather dwell on, who. I

make my shot,

If I would be proficient at the

pult,

And rise above the average

foorling mutt..

Yet, now I come to think, what

is advised

I really do already; for, you sOC, My partner, Jonce, and I are hyp

notised

By clubhouse bridge, and oft,

while I and ho

Contend onob morn with bun

ker, rough and ridge

I can't help thinking of the ass'e

bridge!

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Midland policeman-There were many people about, including females and several women.

Policeman st Willomon-Tho prisoner has a birthday onco ศ quarter-overy time he drawn his Army pension.

| Nottingham revellar—I do drink now and then. Magistrate How often is that! Reveller-Night and

has any definite or well-devised plans for accomplishing this task. If the Government wants evi- dence of the necessity of a sana torium, we can supply it from Of ficial sources. More than once, past Modical Officers of Health have urged the provision of some institution of this kind. Even as long ago as 1923, DrAddison, in his annual report, stressed the

A Chinese who denied before Mr. necessity of suitable accommoda-Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Ma- tion for tuberculosis patients,gistracy this morning, a charge of THERE ARE DOMESTIC saying that neither the Tung Wah larceny from a Chinese detective of a gold fountain pen, was remand nor the Government Civil Hospital ed till to-morrow morning. could for a moment be considered,

Counsel continued that atten- It is advertised that the forty-tion was called to the omission by from any point of view, as suit first ordinary general meeting of the auditors, "Messrs. Lowe, able for the treatment of the dishareholders of the Hongkong Bingham and Matthews, and the was due to accident, case. Incidentally, we seem to re- Electric Co., Ltd., will be held at omission call an offer some few years back the Company's offices, P. & O. inadvertence and a misunder Building, on March 12, at 11 am. standing of the law on the part of As the Company by Captain T. P. Hall to donate

the Secretary. On two charges of larceny of was a private Company, It was not clothing from a matshed at Ngau necessary for the accounts or ing for the purpose of a Band Tau Kok, a Chinese gardener was Statutory Report to be filed, and' torium. Our memory is somewhat sentenced to six months' hard lathe Secretary was of the opinion hazy on the point, but possibly the bour by Mr. Whyte Smith at the that an allotment of shares need

Kowloon Magistracy tifs morning.not be filed, Government could look into the The defendant had a previous con- Hie Lordship granted an exten

sion for a week. matter. To revert to the main is-viction for larceny last year. aue, it may be something gained if an institution only for the chronie cases is set up, supple- meted by a really serious study of the problem of overcrowding. We the urge the Government, In interests of public health, to probe

Another case of a master of a steamer being charged with a the whole question with a deter-ing.

breach of the Dangerous Goods mination to get something done to

Lam Choi, a Chinese aged 48, a Ordinance was brought before the allay the terrible · scourge. But

native of San Wal, "was yesterday Hon. Commdr. G. F. Hole, R.N., at Although Mr. M. K. Lo did not seemingly there is still need for the admitted to the Government Civil the Marine Court this morning when succeed in inducing the Sanitary seriousness of the matter being Hospital, suffering from the effecte Leung Yau, the master of the a.s. of immersion, after falling into the Tak Hing, was charged with (1) un. Board to urge on the Government constantly impressed on the nu-harbour from the Yaumati ferry lawfully securing his vessel to the the necessity of establishing a thorities, in which connexion we launch, Man Keung. He was re- Salkong Wharf with 1,056 cases of sanatorium for the treatment of feel sure that the Unofficial mem- scued by the crew of the pasaon-fire-crackers on board instead of ger boat No, 2717, and after treat at the Dangerous Goods Anchor- tuberculosis, his bringing forward bers of the Sanitary. Board will not ment at the hospital was handed 4g (2) with falling to hoist a red flag Le show he had dangerous of the subject did result in a mest permit the issue to be shelved for over to the S.C.A.

goods on board and (3) with giving false particulars to the Interesting discussion of the pro-an indefinite period.

Harbour Office on arrival. feet. Unhappily, he did hot find the Official members in too sympa-

The Mediterranean Question thetic a mood. However, the de-

The political crisis in France cision to call upon the authorites

could not havo developed at a to consider the feasibility of pro-

more unfortunate time. The viding some form of Poor Law In

downfall of the Government has firmary for the care of chronic forced, temporarily, the with cases, as well as more effective drawal of the French delegates to steps to ensure that conditions of the Naval Conference just when

Sergeant Headridge, who pro. residence do not lend themselves all the necessary data enabling

sccuted a Chinese before Mr. Whyte to the aggravation or contraction the thorough tackling of the task Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy in hand has become available. this morning on a charge of being

Defendant.-I didn't know that of the disease, may eventually ro-The last batch of figures, those of in possession of eight mace of pre-

fire-crackers como under the sult in something being done. Italy, in which France. is most pared opium on board the s.s. Hung Dangerous Goods Ordinance.

His Worship-No? Well, 420 The very text of the Official interested, are now in the posses- Keng, in Victoria Harbour, men

tioned to his Worship that the door two weeks on the first charge, amendment constitutes an indict-sion of the delegation chiefs, but fendant was carrying a complete $5 on the second and $20 or twe ment of part neglect of this most to progress can be made, obvious-smoking outfit, including pipes, weeks on the third. In the event "Oh, are you?" said the lady, serious problem. It admits that ly, without French co-operation. lamps etc. The defendant had a of the Anes not being paid, the looking down at the diminutive. such measures as have been taken The Italian Memorandam takes the previous conviction of boarding a sentences are to run consecutively. Į figure, "then who's minding the ahip without permission and was logical line. Italy's position, on 'a againal overcrowding and the con- smaller scale, is very similar to fined $60 or one month's hard la-

[bour. tinued existence of insanitary that of Great Britain. Her food dwellings have not been as effec- supplies and the raw materials for tive as they might have been, her manufactures como largely She has a very whilst the proposal for an in- from brand.

and peculiarly stitution of some kind, if only to long coastline

exposed trade routes.

Her com- deal with cases in the advanced

mercial fleet would be the most Paris

Geneva stage, implies that some such vulnerable in the world to a

Berlin action should have been taken long blockade campaign. Italy, with Oslo

neighbours, could be Helsingfors ago, seeing that the marked prehostile

Athens - Buenos Aires valance of the disease is no new starved in three months. Curious

ly, her naval delegates apnear to Hongkong development.

Whilst we are quite prepared to give little consideration to these New York. strategical facts, but merely stand Amsterdam concede that the problem bristles out for parity with France. Vienna. with difficulties, we cannot but re- Admittedly there is Inter-Madrid

Bucharest gret the tendency displayed both relation. Italy cords war with

Bomber by Dr. Wellington and by Mr. Great Britain Anehokkible. She Yokolima Sayer to minimise the seriousness says the same in respect of all Brussels

Milan of the situation. The statistics nations, but, we fear, does not Copenhagen

any it with the sams" easy "non- Prague contained in the annual medical chalance in reference to France, Lisbon reporta cannot be described, as Though her figures have not been 'Shanghai otherwise than alarming: 'to at published it is safe to assume that Siver spot)

(forward) tempt to belittle them serves no they approximate very closely to Bilver useful purpose whatevor. Like the 724,000 tons laid down In the French Memorandum. It is Mr. Lo, we need no convincing on notable, however, that the door is the point that prevention is better left wide open for considerable way clear to modify her parity than cure, but we also realise that reductions. Italy favours, the demand. We strongly believe that this is small comfort to poor peo abolition of submarines and of if she disregarded for a while the ple who have contracted the dis battleships, knowing full well "cardinal principle" of her naval ease and find themselves with no that if this could be agreed, her policy. France would react favour existing fleet on the water and ably to proposals which would Mediterranean, while allowing

In admitting a charge of wasting water at a 'street fountain, Chin- ese woman told Mr. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Maglatracy this morning that the offence was com mon. His Worship agreed and in formed the defendant that he him self had seen it but ha supposed that she had been one of the unfor- tunate ones who were picked out. A fine of $1 was imposed.

EXCHANGE RATES.

London, Feb. 19.

.124.20

Stockholm

Mr. C. H. Thompson, who pro- secuted, described the offences as very serious. The re-crackers that the Tak Hing brought" into port were not the ordinary amall kind, but were large ones.

After reading the charges, his Worship said the third count giving false particulars to the Harbour Office-was ordinarily serious.

extra

THE OPIUM PROBLEM.

REMINDERS TO TURKEY AND PERSIA.

London, Feb. 19. 26.195 In the House of Commons .20.87 to-day, Mr. Arthur Henderson was .18.18 asked whether the Foreign Office 2.1984 had taken, or would take, steps to 576 induce Turkey and Perala to ratify 42 the Opium Conventions, seeing .1/64% how far the success of the anti- 12112 drug campaign depended upon

18.12 united international action.

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morning!

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At Willordon a woman asked for summons against Admiral Nelson for refusing to pay death levy." It was explained that “Ad. ́ ́ miral Nelson" was a beneût club at a public house, and the applicant's. late husband having been a member he was entitled to a levy on his death.

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A very small and important boy, carrying a parcel, knocked loudly at the door of a suburban villa, Whoa the lady of the house appeared, ho exclaimed, "I'm. Dickena and Jones."

shop"

WHO WAS? SIR WILLOUGHBY PATTERNE?

Sir Willoughby Patterne, "The Exolst," in George Meredith's novel of that name," lived to, and for, himself. In Fatterne Hall and in the county of which it was the social centre, everything was made to revolve around hita. of Only in an atmosphere, deference, of servility almost, He replied that British represen-could he be happy, for which tatives in Turkey had from time to time urged upon the Turkish 2/0% Government the desirability of 84.00 their acceding to the Opium Con- 32.88 ventions, and the question of 18.16 Perala's attitude, to the Conven 104% tions had been the subject of dis 108.20 cussion at the Council of the 5.17/69 League of Nations, of which Persis ..1/11/2

84,505 38.825

19.15716 Was a member. 10.18/16

Neither the Turkish nor the Wireless Persian Government could be in

any doubt regarding the impor tance attached by the British Government, as by other parties, to the Opium Conventions or to the obligations of these Instru ments-British Wireless,

institution where they can obtain under construction would be give Italy alight superiority in the

their undertaking at an early date

FAIR WEATHER.

proper treatment. Dr. Welling almost equal to that of France, ton spoke of the possibility of She must also be aware that the France the greater total tonnage.

The Royal Observatory reports home treatment being effective so big changs in pavaj stlitudes has Mediterranean strengths form the long as the patient had good food not aciently, advanced to, per crax of the Franco-Italien ques the anticyclone has weakened and and fresh air, and was able to mit of juch a revolutionary step tion and no form of Mediterranean now central over the Yellow Pact will offer a ready solution, Be Light variable winds pre at present, and that whatayer mKY | RAM comply with the conditions which be the result of the present Con- apart from the fact that Britain all along the 6.B. Coast of Chias and moderate, monsoon over the position to Calui Boo usually obtain in a sanatorium. ference, the completion of its work can scarcely be in

ster make heavy cuta in her cruiser But here, again, how are the poorer must, perforce, be left to classes to secure these idea) con- International mattering. It is to strength and at once add to ditions? In any event, no con- be hoped that Italy will ses her

morrow is NE or variable winds, The local forecast til doon to moderate fair.

reason he rarely descended upon London, where he would have been of little account.

Himself only a baronet, he- avoided intercourse with his equals and his superiors, since they showed a displeasing an willingness to minister to his. conceit. This overweening selfishness which is his chief". characteristic had both Hu cruel and its absurd aspects, 10 exemplided in his love affairs. He thoroughly enjoys thedoration of the senes timental Laetitia Delé: he revels in it; but is outraged, astounded, and humiliated when his own passion for Clara Middleton, the high- spirited and fancy free, has to so unrequited, que Wind Bouniversal a failing lo agolam that few people can road this novel without an un- comfortable feeling that they themselves KTO portrayed therein, Boom

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