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the

Hongkong Telegraph.

FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1930.

AN APPEAL TO THE COMMUNITY.

DAY BY DAY.

Sepoy, that some who go forth in the full bloom of health, are brought back dead. Happily, auch

HE THAT GOETH ABOUT TO PER- occurrences are rare, but, when

SUADE A MULTITUDE THAT THEY ARE they do happen, the risks rua are | Nor 80 WELL GOVERNED AS THEY brought forcefully home to us all. OUGHT TO BE SHALL NEVEK WANT ATTENTIVE AND FAVOURABLE For those who have departed, wa

HEARERS.-Hooker. can do nothing, but we can and

have lost their breadwinners.

Those who support the appeal now made and it is one which

CORRESPONDENCE.

"The Cock-Eyed World."

[To The Editor of Hongkong Telegraph.]

The Very Idea!

his

A doctor advised one of patients to build himself up by taking a course of physical euf-

ture.

Sir-Crude dialogue is merely The latter entered an establish- should come to the aid of those who Repulse Bay Beach at about 4 p.m. hasty and ill-considered not re-

A gold wristlet watch, found at dialogue in its natural statement and saw a number of men cutting wood. He asked one of on Wednesday, is at Police Head-fined. Flagg and Quirt were call- the course. He was asked what the men if that was included in quarters awaiting a claimant,

ed to play the part of crude (nahe meant, and, saying "Isn't this should find a ready response from eral of British North Borneo, ar-sibly, had never heard of such a ture?". led the max outside and Mr. C. F. Wade, Postmaster Gen-tural) individuals, who, quite pos- also a school for physical cul- rived here on a health trip or key Walsh (the Irish Director) read-John Smith, Joiner and word as "rofinement." Had Mic-pointed to the signboard, which the s.5. Mausang. He is staying not wished his picture to be suc- Bodybuilder." at the Peak Hotel.

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The mistress of a passenger boat was fined $10 at the Marine Court this morning before the Hen. Commdr. Hole for carrying cargo instead of passengers stipulated in her licence,

cessful he might have had the writer of the dialogue furnish some such lines as the following:

Flagg: Sorry, Algernon, old bean, but I really must ask you to discontinue your loathsome alten- tions to Mariana.

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"Now, Johnny," said the teacher "what do we see in the country besides grass, trees, and dowers?" "Advertisements," said Johnny,

avery section of the community, no matter of what race-will have the comforting knowledge that not only are they in this way acknowledging in some small way the debt which the Colony owes to the Navy, but, what is of more immediate moment, will be assisting those who have lost

Quirt:-And may I inquire. Per-tance, writes a'correspondent to a A manufacturer of my acquain- | husband, father and, in some enses A married woman living at 35 cival, old thing, what right, or Home paper, tells me that recent-. no doubt, sons who were the sup- Pokfulam Road had her handbag rights, if any, you have for mak-ly an ex-pupil of one of the new port of their parents. No contribu-snatched by a coolie

who aping a request, which, to my way Central Schools came tion to the Fund will be considered proached from behind, as she was of thinking, is scarcely justified, make an application for a post as walking towards her home last not to say entirely unwarranted? night. The bag contained $45. The chances are that "A Lover

Picking up a letter, and point- of English" (whoever he may being to a colon, the manufacturer dialogue for an all-talking picture. like this?" has not yet written a successful asked, "What do you call a sign

too small, and the quicker the res- ponse made, the more effective is the help likely to be. Wo carnestly commend the appeal to the public, believing that Hongkong will raise a sum suficiently large as to be of real value in helping those who have suffered such heavy loss.

Anti-Piracy Guards.

the victims in the Sepoy disaster, In our account of the funeral of the following ships were inadver- tently omitted from the list of those sending wreaths.-H.M.S. Seamew, H.M.S. Moorhen, and H.M.S. Cicala.

Admitting a charge of returning from banishment, a Chinese who was deported for a period of five years in 1927 was sentenced to seven months' hard labour by Mr.

Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Ma- gistracy this morning.

On pleading guilty to the charge of using bright lights for fishing in a prohibited area, two masters and a mistress of fishing boats were fined $5 each at the Marine G, F. Hole this morning. Court before the Hon. Commde.

Chau Sang, master of trading junk No. 365V, has reported to the Police that about 3 p.m. yesterday, while his junk was on the way from Shamshuipo to the Wing Lol Sung, accidentally fell overboard. Wharf, a foki on board, named Li

The man has not been seen since.

office-boy.

to him to

.

Like a fash ANNE CARDINER"That's an 'ister,' sir."

came the reply,

"An ister"! Whatever is an ister" ?**

THE "TELEGRAPH" ART SUPPLEMENT.

Interesting Pitaires

To-morrow.

To-morrow's issue of the Telegraph Art Supplement will, as usual, contain a varied selection of topical pictures.

Amongst

the.. sporting events illustrated will be the Race Meeting of Saturday last, the junior and senior football shield-finals, and the tennis semi-final in which Kong Too-cheung and Ko Ka- lau defeated the Finchers. There will also be a group of Lugard Hall athletes:

That the shipping companies would accept the Government's pro- posals for the future supply of anti- piracy guards was a foregone con- clusion, inasmuch as the Home Government put the interested con- cerns in a cleft stick and gave them no opportunity to do other wise. It was stated in the House of Commons that the companies had agreed in principle, and this might be taken to mean that fur- ther discussion on detail might The public will learn with the possibly bring some little reduction utmost satisfaction that the local in the burden which the companies branch of the Navy League has de- will now be called upon to carry. cided to sponsor a general appeal to The whole cost of the scheme has

Injured on the forehead by a the community on behalf of the de- to be borne by the companies and

apparently, given no other choice brick thrown at him during an pendents of the men of the Royal short of the impossible one of dis-Chan Pan, a foki employed on a altercation with another villager, Navy who lost their lives in the pensing with guards altogether, junk at Taing I Island, Teunwan terrible tragedy which occurred they have agreed to carry this bur district, was admitted into the If that is the case, why the youth- aboard H.M.S. Sepoy outside Hong-den. That guards are necessary Kowloon Hospital yesterday, tetanusful criticism of the successful kong Harbour on Tuesday last. By will never be disputed until such having set in as a result of the Billy K. Welis? itself setting aside a sum of £25 time as the risk of piracy is banish injury. from its funds, the League's local that there has been no attempt to ed entirely and the fact stands out branch has worthily started the pirate any vessel carrying such a movement, and we would commend guard. Therefore, they must be to all sections of the community the maintained, but at considerable cost

Other pictures will show the demolition of Yee Sang Fat Building, one of the oldest structures in the Colony, in progress, and se- veral Canton pictures, includ ing one of the cast of the C.A.T.S. in "The Ringer,"

You know, sir, how to use an In working sums, sir you -four ster eight,

as five ten!"

A woman giving evidence at Greenwich addressed the Magis- trate an "Your Majesty."

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"He never uses his hands me; it's always his fists," said a young wife who, at Kingston ob- tained a separation order.

A young woman witness at the Old Bailey said that for part-time work at a hairdresser's she re- ceived £1 a week and a permanent wave. Counsel-How long does a permanent wave last?-Witness About three months. Counsel: Then it is not so

it seems.

permanent

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Judge Owen Thompson (to de- fendant)-Are you ·A widow ?. Defendant: I'm as good as a widow. The Judge-What do you mean? haven't seen my band for years.

hug-

Wife used me as a sort of punching

Husband at North London--My

bag, and I'got in the first blow in self-defence.

up.!"

Woman to man' summoned at Penge You tore your own trou- Undoubtedly there are thou-sers in trying to stop your wife

living at Kowloon Tong slipped as never heard. I have, however, helping the riveters on top of this

sands of the smaller English in-taking money out of the pocket. A nine year old Chinese boy stitutions of which the writer has

Foreman: "You can begin. by he stepped from the wharf to a heard of one or two of the larger) Shamshuipo ferry boat yesterday "English" institutions, such as the sky-scraper frame." afternoon. He was crushed be-Home for Disabled Cockneys. The Green Apprentice (looking appeal now made. The disaster is to the companies. While the Gov. tween the ferry and the wharf and authorities send them there in the top): "Naw, sir! Pa said for me dubiously at dizzy skyscraper one of the very worst ever to have ernment might have been less is now receiving attention for hope that they will be able to to start at the bottom and work happened on the China Station, exacting in its conditions for the serious injuries in the Government recuperate from the enervating

Civil Hospital. resulting, as it has, in the death of come into line with the Dutch supply of essential guards; it has six gallant sailors, of whom three policy. Colonial guards are allow- were married. On all hands, expres-ed by the Government concerned, sions of sincerely-felt sympathy are but the cust is borne by the shipping heard: the opportunity is now pro-companies themselves. The latter have had their reward in an entire vided of demonstrating

freedom from piracy and no doubt sympathy in a practical

consider that the cost to them- selves has been more than justified, Ever since Tuesday's disaster oc- If there is a prevention for piracy, curred, there has been a feeling then it is the duty of the shipping prevalent that something should be companies to afford that protection done in Hongkong to help those who steamers, to the officers and men- to the passengers who use their have been so terribly and so anex-bers of the crews, even though it pectedly bereaved. The local entails considerable expenditure.

ner.

that

man-

branch of the Navy League has risen to the occasion well, and we feel that the Fond could

not be launched under more appropriate auspices. In many ways, the League has striven to impress on the public its indebtedness to the officers and men of the Navy; what more fitting than that it should now take the lead here in Hongkong in an effort whereby the Colony may pay its tribute in a practical way to the memory of those who have lost their lives in the performance of their duties? Here in Hongkong, the headquarters of the

China

21 YEARS AGO.

SOME EXTRACTS FROM THE

"TELEGRAPH FILES.

the Hongkong Telegraph for week The following extracts are from ended April 10th, 1909..

The rate of the dollar on mand was 18. 8.d

de-

the

The foundation-stone of the Taishatau station buildings, the Canton terminus of the Canton Kowloon Railway, was laid, ceremony attracting 1 large gathering from Hongkong and Canton, H.E. the Governor (Sir the speakers. Frederick Lugard) was amongst

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Lady Lugard left for Home, consequent on a serious illness.

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Station, we are, perhaps, at times apt to overlook all that we owe to the Navy. Year in and year out, we enjoy the protection which the presence of our naval men assures us, whilst Britons all over the East know from past experience what a ready help in time of need the Bried acting Secretary of Hongkong

Mr. G. A. Caldweil was appoint tish Navy is. The terrible disaster and Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd., in of Tuesday last serves to illustrate succession to Mr. T.. I. Rose, re-

signed. the grim possibilities that must! always be associated with the life "Lena Cottage," situate at 9, of naval men afloat: in time of Seymour Road, was sold by auc- peace, as in time of war, danger Istion to Mr. A. S. Gomes, jnr., for

$20,600. ever present. Our gallant seamen leave port to carry out exercises; despite the strictest precautions, ac-

The Ben Lines.s. Benvorlich, cidents are always liable to occur, 16th instant.

from Singapore, is due here on the and it may be, as in the case of the

effects of having dropped too many "aftches." The original inmate.of The disappearance of a foki with this institution was sentenced to $300 collected by him from a cus-be detained there until such time tomer is reported by Lui Tse-hai, as he was able to pronounce the WHO WAS- shop, 9 Star Street, Warchai. The later-of a broken jaw. The last THE master of the Shing Tai curio word "house." He died 37 years foki's name is given as Tsung Pao-word (?) he pronounced yuen, and he is stated to absconded with the money March 19 last.

have "youse."

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Was

A very peculiar incident was re- cently reported in the English press. A Lancashireman and a Road appeared before Mr. Whyte the same day to life imprisonment A married woman of 376 Nathan Yorkshireman were sentenced on Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy in the same "institution" for mur- this morning on a charge of ill-dering the King's English." assaulting her. The defendant was of English" were to investigate his treating a mui tsai, aged eleven, by It is probable that if "A Lover. formally remanded for a week for own Merrie England he would find hearing on April 23 at 2.15, bail hundreds of thousands of English- being granted in the sum of $1,000. men in England unable to pro-

Yesterday afternoon à number

nounce correctly the simplest Eng- of members of the Institution of why worry about "The Cock-Eyed lish words. That being the case, Engineers and Shipbuilders avall World"the picture had a suc ed themselves of an invitation to visit the installation of the Hong-cessful run of five days.-Yours, kong, Electric Co. at North Point.

etc., They were conducted round the terest in the machinery and lay- entire plant and showed much in-

out of the installation.

S. E. Z. M. E.

ATTEMPTED ROBBERY AT TAI-O.

ATTACK ON CHINESE IN A KITCHEN.

The fourth whist drive of the Police Recreation Club was held at the Club-house, Happy Valley, as follows: Ladies: 1, Mrs. -last evening, when prizes were won Booth; 2, Mrs. Pratt; 3, Mrs. O'Hare; Hidden Number. Mrs. yesterday, when a young Chinese Details of the affair at Tai-O Eccleshaw. Men: 1, Mr. Roberts: was reported to have been injured Mr. Gardiner: 3, Mr. Irons, by a robber, are contained in a Hidden Number, Mr. Phillips, Police report iesued this morning. When a young Chinese appeared about 5 o'clock in the morning," "I was in the cook-house, at before Mr. Whyte Smith at the states Tang Cheung-hi of Tamia Kowloon Magistracy this morning Village, "when a man whom I re- on a charge of snatching a hand-cognized as Lau Kan-yeung, sprang bag from a Chinese girl in Dundas In through the window. Ha Street, Detective, Sergeant. Fitches caught hold of my throat, attempt- for 24 hours for further on-cloth, and tried to gouge my eyes asked his Worship for a remanded to strangle me with a band of quiries. The case was according out. Just as I was beginning to ly adjourned until,' to-morrow lose consciousness, he suddenly left me and disappeared through the window.".

Mr. J. E. Wilson, of the China Mail, was cautioned by Mr. Whyte The victim declares that he Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy knew his assailant, who is a fellow- this morning when summoned for villager. Giving a motive for the failing to produce his driver's strange affair he said the other licence to an officer in uniform. man must have known' of the fact The defendant said that he had that only on the previous day a boon in a hurry to attend the sum of $50 was received by his Volunteer Inspection and had for- mother from a farmer. gotten to transfer his licence to trace the man named by the victim. The police are endeavouring to his uniform pocket.

ABBE JE- ROME COIGNARD?

Judged by any very strict standard of morals, the Abbe · Jerome Coignard would be accounted a most outrageous old reprobate, for he loved the good things of life. rather too often and rather too well to enhance the dignity of his calling.

Yet his creator, Anatole France, thought very well of the old Abbe, and so for all his faults we recognise in him

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rattling good fellow-a humanitarian of wide sym- pathies, a scholar of great learning, though without pedantry, and a shrewd and witty observer of life, full of mellow benevolence. and charity.

His love of life lead him into all sorts of queer predica-. ments-bacchanalian reels, quarrels with infuriated lovers and the mysteries of an alchemist's household, where his gentle scepticism had fall play amongst the salamanders: which the maniac householder' professed to conjure up for his bewonderment.

Finally. the old Abbe met his death at the hand' of another maniac, who- erroneously supposed that he. had run off. with his niece, and the end of the bon viveur was very touching and brave,

A philosopher who loved life and laughter in full measure, the. Abbe Jerome Coignard will not meet with: much approval from the. Puritans, but if only you can forget the old man's singular, naughtiness you cannot help but love him. At any rate, should you care to chance it. you will come across the old reprobate in "At the Sign of the Reine Pedauque," of which many excellent trans lations exist.