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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1930,

NOW IS THE TIME

TO GET YOUR

of foreigners in the interior is likely to get worse rather than better. It may be taken for granted,

AND CLUBS.

BEER

PILSNER URQUELL

THE ORIGINAL PILSNER BEER.

Agents:--

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

Wine and Spirit Merchants,

Phone C. 16.

Kowloon K, 19.

NOW ON SALE

THE FEBRUARY

VICTOR RECORDS

Including Musical Masterpiece

Album No. 66.

(Concerto Grosso-Bloch)

(Arioso-Bach)

Played by

Philadelphia Chamber String Simfonietta

S. Moutrie & Co., Ltd.

(VICTOR DISTRIBUTORS)

Chater Road.

FASHION

LEADERS

IN

SPRING

VOILES; Etc.

We are now showing

NEW DESIGNS

IN

VOILES

and

PRINTS

IN A LARGE RANGE OF COLOURS

BLEACH LINENS

OLD BLEACH

AND

CELANESE ART SILKS.

Lane, Crawford, Ltd.

GROUND FLOOR.

FRIGIDAIRE

DOMESTIC

THERE ARE MODELS OF FROM FOUR TO EIGHTEEN CUBIC FEET STORAGE CAPACITY.

OVER

1,000,000

IN USE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

DAY. BY DAY.

BAD TEMPER IS ITS OWN BOOURGE,

therefore, that the foreign diplo-Charles Buxton. mats who are negotiating with China on the extrality question aro The Institution of Engineers taking occasion to remind Nanking and Shipbuilders is holding a dinner of the facts as they are and of the on the Institution premises on the possibilities of the immediate future.

21st instant.

WAR AGAINST WAR

ON RELIGION.

PREMIER AND RECENT ORDER

TO FORCES.

The Very Idea!

A correspondent vouches to Home paper for the truth of the following story

The schoolgirl flapper, posseO5- ing a long pigtail and plenty of PARTY CO-OPERATION. cheek, had been spending hor holl- days in Germany. Before return- ing home she wrote and asked her father what present she should bring him

The Commissioner of Chinese

London, Mar. 4. Customs for Kowloon and District The question of the instructions advertises that the offices and sta-issued by the Government that tions will be closed to publicit was undesirable for intercessory business on Wednesday, March prayers for the Russian people to be read at religious services in 12th.

the Army, Navy and Air Force, Found lying in a sick and un-was raised by Mr. Baldwin, the conscious condition in the Kai Conservative leader, in the House

of Commons to-day. Tack Aerodrome yesterday,

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald reply Charles Read, a foreigner, was removed by the police to the Kow-ing said that the orders issued made it clear that what was in- loon Hospital.

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Next to the foreigners involved, the recrudescence of banditry in South China will be regretted at this stage by no-one more so than by the Nanking Government, whose case for revision of extrality is naturally weakened by the series of outrages figuring so frequently in the news columns of the news papers. We have shown that the nationals of no fewer than three

The theft of a wall clock and of the Treaty Powers have suf- an electric fan, altogether valued fered in recent happenings in at $25, is reported by Mr. A. E. South China alone-a circum-Hall, soliciter, as having occurred, yesterday morning, from his office stance which cannot but weigh'

at Queen's Road Central. with the diplomats who are now exchanging views on the future relationship of their countries and China. It must be patent that if China cannot protect those who live within the confines of her

DODWELL & Co., Ltd. territory, then the Powers cannot

Sole Distributors

HONG KONG & S. CHINA.

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

WEDNESDAY MARCH 5,

RECENT OUTRAGES.

consider placing their nationals in constant danger by leaving them to the tender mercies of Chinese misgovernment.'

tended was that there should be no compulsion on persons under military orders to attend services of intercession, but they were free to attend voluntarily, any service they wished to attend.

He jokingly replied, "Oh, bring me along a thousand cigars.”

The Bapper accordingly bought and packed them, being warned by the hostess that she would be re-. quired to declare them.

The usual question was asked her at the port of disembarkation, "Anything to declare?"

"Yes," said the flapper; "a thou- sand cigars, here are my keys."

"Now then," replied the Customs official, "none of that lip, paas on."

The flapper passed on and father. got his cigars.

Mr. Lloyd George assured the

Mistress

(to excited mald): Prime Minister that this was not "Whatever is the matter, Mary newspaper agitation for political

Mary. "It's that blessed baker, purposes as Mr. Ramsay Mac-

Members and Subscribers of the Peak Club are reminded of Donald had stated because the ma'am; he's been an' gone an the dance to be held on Friday, the Free Church leaders had informed never come!" 21st of March. Tickets are obhim (Mr. Lloyd George) that if tainable on application to the No. 1 Boy at the Club. Advt.

H.M.S. Kent, flying the flag of the Commander-in-Chief of the China Station; arrived at Singa pore on Tuesday. The flagship will probably remain in Singapore for four days and will then re turn to Hongkong.

the Government order was carried

out, it would be impossible to get young men of high character to take a position of Chaplain to the Forces.

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald said he had also received letters from the leaders of the Churches and he believed that the difficulty could be removed as the result of negotia- tion. He made an offer to every religious body interested to meet examination of the him for an

India's Cotton Duties. The Government of India, in

It is advertised that the yearly framing its Budget for the coming o: Linary meeting of shareholders question. He pledged himself to financial year, foresaw that a of the Hongkong Realty & Trust see that every attempt would be 190. storm of protest would be raised Co. Ltd., will be held at the re-rade to allow full spiritual liberty by British and Japanese manufac-gistered office of the company, Ex-in these matters, but no service would be of an officiul or military turers against the proposed in-change Building, 2nd Floor, on of intercession must be held which Saturday, March 22, at 11.30 a.m.

nature. creases in the cotton duty and was

The Prime Minister added that not deterred. The interests of

The sixty-first ordinary general he was only too glad to adopt Mr. India and Indian industry, argued meeting of shareholders of the Baldwin's suggestion that he the matter with Sir George Schuster, must receive Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., discuss.

Lloyd George and Mr. the first consideration. It is not is advertised to take place at the Mr.

and British to be expected, therefore, that the offices of the General Managers, Baldwin.Reuter agitation will have the slightest Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co. Wireless,

The final decision is that Ltd. on Wedneday, March 26, at of the Legislative Assembly and

The insecurity of foreign life in South China has been well ilus trated during the past few days

up on

come effect.

On

"Red" outrages at Lungchow, in Kwangsi, where the Catholic Mis- sion premises were destroyed by fire, the French Consul seized, and a party of four British mission- arles, including two ladies, also taken into captivity. Two foreign priests, the Customs Commissioner und eight Chinese sisters were also captured by brigands at about the same time. Happily, however, all but the Customs Commissioner and one of the priests have since been released.

noon.

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a.m.

TRIBUTE TO SHANGHAI SPORTSMAN.

BIG CROWD AT FUNERAL OF MR. H. OLLERDESSEN.

in the coming fashion for women [A hairdressing expert says that

the cars will be hidden]

Can it be true, then, that my

dear

Must hide from view each

shell-like ear (The adjective is old, I fear,

But 'tis a true one)?

As soon as we poor men have

grown Accustomed to the mode as

shown,

Woman, whose fickle ways are

known,

Essays a new one.

Some cars I hate, and always did. Their owners could not well be

ehid

If such ungainly things they hid

Beneath their tresses.

But yours, my love, should be

displayed,

For such. true beauty was not.

made To be obscured by curl or braid-

Or so one guesses.

Though deaf to all my sighs and

tears,

I quite forgive those little ears. Not e'en the locks that flout the

shears

Must rest above them. They are a part, though small,

'tis true,

Of that perfection which is

you,

And thus, whatever they may do,

I needs must love them,

man now.

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"Hallo, Matthews, I hear you backed Perfect Fool the other day, and made a packet"

in the news which has through of outrages in which Bri- tish, French and Italian nationals it remains to be seen whether Miss Guadalupe Villa, living at have suffered indignities, some Imperial Preference, represented No. 198, Saiyeungchoi Street, by an additional five per cent. duty Shamshuipo, has made a report even forfeiting their lives. Friday last, information reached against non-British cotton goods, to the police to the effect that

We between midnight and 4 will gain a foothold in India. the Colony of the terrible affair in must confess that at the moment yesterday, a burglar entered the the North River district, which re-

we cannot see the logic of the premises and stole money and

Shanghai, Mar. 1. Sporting people-for there were suited in the murder of a Bishop, argument presented by the Lanca-jewellery to the value of $124.

very few of the hundreds present a priest and three Chinese mis-shire owners, and the Japanese

On two summonses taken out for who are not prominent in some sionary sisters. This was followed reaction, while justified in many different dates, accusing him of branch of sport-paid a fitting Monday by the story of respects, seems to be unreasonable failing to have watchmen on duty tribute yesterday to the memory in that it refuses to admit the at the dynamite magazine at Ta of the late Mr. H. B. Ollerdessen,

The Builder (to the new fore- right of Imperial Preference, koktsui, the manager of the Foo the well-known Interport cricketer, man): Well, Rogan, getting along which has been one of the cardinal Loong firm of contractors was fined on the occasion of his funeral in all right? Where arc all the

Well British Empire $30 by Mr. Whyte Smith at the the Bubbling principles of

Cemetery, hands?

The Foreman: Sure, I've sack- policy. India has shown no dis- Kowloon Magistracy this morning. where his remains were laid to

rest in the family plot. Had the ed 'em all, to show 'em who's fore- to encourage such સ position

From Messrs. William C. Jack chapel been six times its size, it policy hitherto, and it is the com- and Co., Ltd., we have received a could not have accommodated all mencement, even in a small way, striking wall calendar bearing a those who desired by their that has given rise to Japan's splendid photograph of the Shang-presence to show a last mark of grievance. The most astonishing hai Bund. It is issued by the respect to one whose prowess and feature of the joint statement Callender's Cable and Construction personal qualities they had so issued by the cotton spinners and Co., Ltd., of Shanghai, for whom much admired, whilst seldom have Every path in the vicinity of the exporters is the allegation that the Messrs. Jack and Co. are the local there been so many wreaths. additional duty on non-British

grave was lined on both sides with goods aims at the protection of

handsome floral tributes. Lancashire at the expense of the a charge of being a member of a

The big gatherir was distinct- Indian masses, The statement Triad Society appeared before Mr. ly cosmopolitan, both in its con- does not fit the facts. The object Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Ma-stitution and its attitude. There were present western people of of the increased duties undoubted-gistracy this morning and on the

application of Detective Sergeant all nationalities and a large num- ly is to give the Bombay mills an Meadows was remanded for one ber of Chinese and Japanese, under the cover of a protective ments to be translated. opportunity of reorganisation week formally for certain docu- practically the entire membership of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, duty. The effect will be to place

and leading members of almost WHO WAS..... all imported cotton goods at a

every sporting association Through a dynamite stick with Shanghai. They attempted no disadvantage, hence Lancashire's which he was fishing, exploding distinction of country or sport, but MILLAMANT? protest, while Imperial Preference prematurely, a fisherman had his fell in as they arrived, joining in has been put forward with the right hand almost blown off. The a common regret.

mishap occurred at. Kamshan, în A brief service in the chapel object of placing Lancashire at Chinese waters, the man being was conducted by the Rev. Father a lesser disadvantage than any admitted into the Kwong Wah Jacquinot, of the Church of the other outsider. In the end, to our Hospital upon the return of the Sacred Heart. The coffin then mind, Lancashire should be con-boat last night. tent with the position.

The point which is emphasised by these happenings is that, how ever mugh China's leaders may desire to assure protection to for- eigners, the plain fact is that they have no ability to do so. Boiled down to essentials, this means that no central authority exists whose writ runs for the whole country, We may go even further and say that even provincial authorities are quite unable to rule the terri- tory of which they have charge. In such circumstances, it needs no explanation why foreigners in the interior 80 frequently find themselves at the

mercy of bri- gands and Communists. These facts are important when we come Geneva to consider future relations be- Berlin tween China and the Powers, All Orlo liberal-minded people will sympa- Helsingfors

EXCHANGE-RATES.

Paris

Athens thise with the Chinese in many of

Buenos Aires their aspirations

which seek to Hongkong build up the sovereignty of their New Nork country, but it is worse than folly Amsterdam

Stockholm to shut our eyes to the actualities.

Vienna That is why we have a right to ex-

Madrid.. pect something more than mere pro- | Bucharest mises by Chinese politicians when Bombay

it comes to evolving means where-

by extrality rights may be gradual

Yokohama Brussels Milan.

ly relinquished. When we add to Copenhagen the obvious insecurity to dife Prague

Llebon caused by bandits in all parts of

Rio

the country the further fact that Shanghai China is apparently on the eve of Silver (spot) another disastrous civil war, It Silver (forward) becomes apparent that the position

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agents.

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A Chinese who was arrested on

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in

"Yes, I didn't do badly."

"How did you spot the winner?" "The last words my wife said to me as I left the house."

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Old Salt: Yes, governor, I was shipwrecked, and I lived for a week on a tin of salmon.

Listener: By Jove! Not much room to move about, eh?

SEDÁTKAN

The plays of the Restoration dramatists, in which a polish.

was carried to the grave by

school Messrs. A. W. Olsen, T. W. R.

A musical treat will be afforded Wilson, F. S. Eline, W. J. Gande, to patrons for the Queen's Theatre W. A. White, J. E. Watson, J. Mac- at the 9.15 p.m. performances dur-Lachlin, and K. M. Cumming. It in the "Taming of the Shrew" was followed by Mrs. E. A. Prince, season. This will be a special over- Mrs. H. B. Gallop, Mrs. Wootten, London, Mar. 4. ture by the Theatre orchestra on Messrs. A. F., C. E., and F. C. H. (the personal 124.24 the stage, with piano and cella Ollerdessen . .25.105 solo by two leading musicians in the mourners) and then by the vast of fellow-sportsmen. .20.365 service of the Company. Mr. R. concousc

18.17 BakaleinikoT will be the conductor. Father Jacquinot also conducted the committal portion of the ser vice. During the funeral, the There were seven rainy and 21 dags of practically all the sports 42% dry days recorded during the clubs in town were down at half- .1/5% month of February. The heaviest mast..

rainfall on any one day was on the The next 7th with 57 inch. .12.12 heaviest was the 12th with 47 ..18.105

inch, followed by the 18th with .34.615.26 inch. The total rainfall was .31.451.51. Inch, as measured by the .818 pluvometer at the Botanic Gar- .1/5.27/32 dens. .2/0.11/32

.375

.4.86 1/32

.34.80

Dates for the hearing of the case .82.78 in which four men have been ar- .18.165 rested in connexion with the_mur- .104% der of an elderly man at 3, Shapo .108.25 | Road, Kowloon City, were fixed by ..5.0/16 Mr. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon 1/10% Magistracy this morning. The 18% defendants were all remanded for 18% further week, for hearing on the afternoons of March 18, 19 and 20,

British Wireless.

KWAISANG'S MISHAP.

GOES AGROUND BUT IS

REFLOATED.

Capt. P. Jowitt of the ́s.s. Kwai- sang has reported to the Harbour Office that whilst the vessel wis on her way from Canton to Hongkong on Monday, she went aground at the Taisek Barrier and was fast for about eight hours.

She grounded at 6.15 pm. ou March 3 but refloated at 2.18 a.m. the next day, arriving at Hong- kong yesterday at 2 p.ii.

ed perfection of style and man- ners hardly compensate for an obvious laxity of speech and morals, are very rarely set as Their text-books. heroines are never held up to the young as exemplars of wo manly virtue, since with virtue these heroines are not con- cerned at all. Charming and witty and elegant they are, but virtuous-no.

In this gallery of the frail, and fair, Congreve's portrait of

•Millamant, in his comedy "The Way of the World," is the supreme creation.

Millamant is the fashionable beauty, adored of men, and en- vled of women; to whom plea- eure is the breath of life; whose lightest whim is law; in whom caprice has usurped the sent of conscience. Love and in- trigue are her sole preoccupa tions, and in both she is a con- summate artist; not even Mir- abell can resist the seduction of her glances; her very faults can charm. Yet cues success so easily, and on its. heels stalks satiety, which Mallamant cannot endure, s0 'that she is constantly driven on to seek ever fresh means of diversion, and life becomes for her an eternal race, which is both a flight and a pursuing."

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