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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1930.

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thing in the London Treats to warrant any serious modification of the scheme. We have been assured more than once that no naval agreement would be signed

by Britain which would imperil the

security of the Mother Country or

the safeguarding of our Imperial communications. Had the Treaty contained an agreement to aban-

DAY BY DAY.

ONE OBTAINS SUCCESS TO-DAY MORE BY THE NOISE THAT ONE MAKES THAN BY THE TALENT THAT ONE HASEdouard Paillieron.

WASHED CLOTHES . IN RESERVOIR.

CHINESE EXCUSES. AT THE

POLICE COURT.

The Very Idea!

Professor Henry Tonka Slade Professor of Fine Art at Universi- ty College, Gower Street, W.C., Charging a Chinese with washing took part in a "rag" which mark- The Hongkong Cricket Club ad- vertise that owing to unforeseen clothing in water at a newly-con- ed the breaking-up of the college circumstances the return Exhibi- structed dam on the site of the old for the Easter vacation. tion Doubles Tennis match fixed Paper Mills at Aberdeen, Mr. C. J.

The engineering students ware for Saturday, May 3, has had to be the Central Police Court this morn- they were surprised to see Pro Tacchi, Waterworks Engineer, at attacking the Slade School when cancelled.

ing, before Mr. Lindsell, stated Information has been received in that he saw two men at noon yea- fessor Tonks, who is 67, leading a don the Singapore Base, there Hongkong that the Straits Mer- terday, standing in the reservoir counter-attack Under the guid-

students beat off the attack, would have been a justifiable out-chant Service Guild has joined the with the water reaching up to their ance of the professor, the Slade "It was a`jolly affair," eald Pro- cry that Imperial communications Officers Merchant Navy Federa- waists.

tion. The total membership now two men, and he was washing a were being endangered. But we exceeds 11,500 officers of the Bri-coat and towel. He also gave wit- fessor Tonks to a reporter "and I ness the impression that he had took in it. I may have been a thoroughly enjoyed the part I are under Do such obligation tish Mercantile Marine.

been washing himself as well. little dishevelled, but I was not under the Naval Agreement, and

A young lad who appeared be-

The two men were called out by badly hurt." to make a further concession by fore Mr. Whyte Smith at the Kow-witness, who could only seize one, scrapping the Base would be the loon Magistracy this morning on man, the defendant, while the other a charge of snatching, a basket got away. On the bank were two height of folly. Surely there is a

containing the day's taking from baskets, one containing twigs and limit to which Britain can be ex- a hawker's stall, was ordered to the other a wet coat and towel. pected to go.

receive 12 strokes of the cane.

In other issues which have touched upon the preservation of the Empire's trade routes, the Labour Government has, happily.

The mistress of a passenger boat was fined $6 at the Marine Court this morning before the Hon. Commdr. G. F., Hole, R.N., for carrying cago instead of passen- gers as stipulated in her Itcence. The cost of her licence was $6.

It was announced in the Sum- mary Court this morning that next Friday's list of cases would be dealt with in the afternoon instead of the usual morning sitting, dus to the fact that His Excellency, arrive Sir William Peel, is due that morning.

taken A sensible stand. If it makes an exception in the case of Singapore, we shall be justified in believing that Labour is more keen on placating the less-informed element amongst its supporters than it is to uphold Imperial responsibilities and obligations. Even a reduced Navy needs its bases, and the case for proceedingsIDEREDAROLIUT with the Singapore scheme has long since been made out. Let us hope that if the Government is divided on the subject, the unani- mity of opinion by the Dominions and Colonies will turn the scales THE SINGAPORE BASE. in favour of a project which should on no account be shelved. The present shilly-shallying

Hongkong Telegraph.

FRIDAY, MAY

2, 1930.

The Labour Government's atti-policy of Mr. MacDonald and his tude on the Singapore Base cannot colleagues does them no credit by any process of reasoning be whatever. considered satisfactory. Reading between the lines of such nouncements na have been made.

pro-

The Ban on Carnera.

The action taken by the New

we incline to the view that the York Commission to stop the far- Government finds itself

rather cleal business of third rate pugilists awkwardly placed in the matter. being knocked down like nine-pins When it was in office some six by the Italian giant, Carnera, will years ago, it caused work on the probably soothe the feelings of Base to be temporarily suspended, those who still remember the Scott- whilst during the last election Sharkey fight fiasco and harbour hard feelings against boxing in campaign ita spokesmen wort

America generally as a result of strong in their opposition to any the unsatisfactory world title con- further heavy expenditure on the test. Carnera is the most spectacu- project. The responsibilities of lar figure to appear in the boxing office, however, appear to have world for some years. He has had somewhat tempered Labour's Attia brief and triumphant reign which tude, and we thus have frequen!] has ended in America in distinctly

THE "TELEGRAPH" ART SUPPLEMENT.

Many Topical Pictures To-morrow.

To-morrow's issue of the Telegraph Art Supplement will again contain many pictures of topical interest.

There will be a photograph of the junk Maskee in full sail, as well as a group of the three members of the crew who are leaving by her from Hongkong, and a snapshot showing Mrs. Worth, of Swatow, christening the little vessel.

Weddings illustrated will be those of Mr. W. R. Greenhalgh and Miss Farrow, Mr. S. J. Bradsell and Miss Ketley, and Mr. F. A. Castro and Misa Marques.

Numerous sporting events will be illustrated, including the charity football match, showing H. E. the Officer Ad- ministering the Government kicking off; Queen's College and Ying Wah College athletic sports; and the M: I. section of the Defence Corps in Point-to- Point races at Fanling. There will also be a group of The Rest cricket team which met the 2nd Division team of the H.K.C.C. last Saturday.

Other pictures will include one of the flower vendors in their new location at D'Aguilar Street.

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Waterloo

Mr. Whyte

Defendant was one of the

Defendant explained, with regard to the coat, that it had been blown off his bamboo pole into the water, and, with regard to the towel, that it was used as a sweat cloth and had dropped from his. shoulder while he was retrieving his coat from the reservoir. "I do not know who the other man is. He was aimply there also with me."

Defendant was fined $10, or 14 days.

21 YEARS AGO.

SOME EXTRACTS FROM THE "TELEGRAPH" FILES.

The following extracts are from the Hongkong Telegraph for the week ended May 1st, 1909.

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The rate of the dollar on de mand was 1s. 9.3/8d.

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The Maiden's Prayer (modera version)"Dear Lord, I don't ask anything for myself just give mother a son-in-law."

Spectator (at football match in Aberdeen)-Why

don't they start? They should have kicked off an hour ago."

Bystander "Aye, something serious has happened."

Spectator "No

there?"

one hurt, was

Bystander-Worse than that. They canna find the penny they tossed up wi'."'

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Stern Father (to son departing for boarding-school)-"Now don't let me hear any bad reports about you!"

Son-"'ll try hard, Dad. But you know how those things leak

out."

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When a bank messenger was called as a witness in a King's Bench Division, case, Mr. Justice Roche said that he would like to take the opportunity of trying to get him to disclose a great secret.

"Tell me," he said, "when you go away, do you discard your top

H.E. the Governor (Sir Fre- derick Lugard) addressed an aphat?" (Laughter.) peal to heads of firms asking their help in increasing the Volunteer Corps to a number more in pro- portion to the British manhood of the Culony.

"Yes, my lord, I do," replied the man..

At a Gymkhana Meeting at Happy Valley, Mr. Mackie rode two winners and came in second on two other occasions.

•

Mr. William Wilson

was

ap.

pointed Manager of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd.

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Much agitation was reported from Canton

to the in regard Macao boundary question.

FALSE CHARGE BY INFORMER.

"RED" LITERATURE PLANTED

ON COOLIE.

loon Godowns who

and

"The question of bank meagen- gers' top hats is a matter which had always puzzled me," remarked his Lordship. "You are almost one of the last survivors of re- spectability."

Twenty years

ago Charles James Young, of Dormans Land, Lingfield, Surrey, saved enough to Pay his passage to America to-

make a fresh start.

He arrived in New York with one half-penny in his pocket, found work as a gardener, rose to be manager of a Long Island estate, eaved money, and later amassed a fortune of £44,000.

His parents at Dormans Land. recantly received news that every penny had been Jost in the Wall Street crash.

Young had hoped to retire next. year and return for the first time to England to see his parents.

Detective Inspector Dorling, inETESİ İN 2aking to withdraw the charges, said the man who had been respon- WHO WAS sible for the defendant's arrest and the constable were being dealt with.

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JOHN o'GROAT?

"And from Land's End in the south to John O'Groat's in the north is the longest distance in Great Britain," the geography teacher would wind up the lesson; but who John O'Groat was, and which of his goods or chattels was signified by the apostrophe "s" was generally left to the pupil's conjecture.

explanations as to why the work has knocked out sixteen men in the unsavoury circumstances. Carnera

That it had been a "plant" on Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga has kindly the part of the informer was the consented to distribute the prizes in hand cannot very well be Inter- United States in three months.

statement made by Detective In- to the winners of the Sacred Heart fered with. There are possibly | Few of his fights have lasted more

spector Dorling, before Mr. Whyte College sixth annual athletic. Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy sports, at the Kowloon football two reasons for this frame of than a couple of minutes. Then

this morning, when withdrawing club ground, on Saturday, at 4 mind-the Government's expert one terrific blow from the giant has

charges of possession

p.m. The 100 yards flat race, advisers have conceivably had put an unworthy opponent down

kistributing seditious literature open to ladies of the Colony, is for the count and a search has been A further case of kidnapping

which had been preferred timed to take place at 3.55 p.m.. something to say on the subject.

was mentioned before Mr. Whyte whilst the fact that the Dominions boxer has come

made for another victim. No other Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy against a coolie of the Kow-Entrance free, post entry. The near equalling this morning when a 21-year-old rested on Friday on an allegation of (male) will be run off at 3.45 pint.,. was ar half-mile, open to the Colony, and some of the Crown Colonies Carnera's record, but it is one of spinster was charged with de distributing pamphlets at the Go- entrance free, post entry. have contributed towards the pro- which no one could be very proud coying a young girl. The defen- downs. ject necessitates their advice for it has been shown conclusively dant who was alternatively charg being sought before any definite that few if any of the skittles puted with harbouring the girl, was

remanded till Tuesday. decision is reached,

into the ring were anything like an It has been suggested by a poli.even match for a giant who relied

For stealing a pipe from the tical writer that in view of the upon brute force not coupled with Government dump at

He remarked that the charge was a very great deal of

science. Road where a quantity of material a false one, the literature having agreement reached at the Naval Carnera has punched his way is lying about on a vacant piece been planted on the defendant. Conference not to replace battle-through America fighting the men of ground, a Chinese was given His Worship accordingly ordered ship tonnage until 1936, Govern matched against him. Perhaps he one month's hard labour on his the defendant's discharge. ment circles are inclined to the has not been responsible for the appearance before view that the best use to which opponents, but blame attaches some-Smith at the Kowloon Magistracz

this morning. the first seven or where. After the work already done could be

eight fights the American public be- Arrested at 390, Reclamation adapted is to make the Base agan to show its disapproval and Street in charge of an opium depot for airships and seaplanes eventually the boxing authorities divan, a Chinese was fined $150 by Paris in the scheme for inter-Imperial were forced to step in. The action Mr. Whyte Smith when he appear- Brussels communications. What grounds of the New York Commission willed at the Kowloon Magistracy this Amsterdam the writer has for making this receive widespread support for it morning. On a further charge of Berlin

Vienna suggestion, It 19 difficult to say, appears more than justified on the being in possession of 1.5 tuels of Copenhagen prepared opium the defendant was Helsingfors especially since Mr. Alexander, Chevalier fight disclosures. The fined $120. The alternative in de-sing the First Lord of the Admiralty, Carnera circus was bringing boxing fault of payment of the two fines Bucharest

Buenos Aires has asserted that work is still generally into a ridicule which de- was two months' hard labour.

manded that definite action should

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Shanghai proceeding on the main contract,

In answer to a charge of being in Yokohama be taken to preserve the status of

of an iron New York including the provision of the the sport. Any hopes that Carnera anlawful possession

Geneva hook, a Chinese who appeared be- | Genes graving dock. All additional may have had of becoming a cham-fore Mr. Whyte Smith at the Kow-stock Milan work, however, has been slopped pion are probably now dashed to loon Magistracy this morning Oslo

Stockholm for the time being. It looks on the ground. Boxing will very like-stated that he had found the article P

Prague more of a romantic at the Kowloon Godowns. It was Madrid the face of matters as if the ly see little Government does not know its own gure who for a time caught the stated that enquiries were made Athens

imagination of the world and then but the Godown company could not Rio mind on the question, and the only fell into disfavour because he used previous conviction in 1918 for Hongkong

identify the iron as being theirs. A Bombay ray of comfort in the situation is his strength against those ill-fitted larceny was produced against the Silver (spot)

Silver (forward) that the whole subject is to be to be opposed to it.

defendant who was given three weeks', hard labour. immediately considered in con- sultation with the Dominions. If

A notice issued by the local this consultation is to be anything naval authorities this morning but merely nominal, we cannot see states: A floating beacon, show- ing an intermittent flashing light how the Government can resist

of weak power, has been moored in taking due account of opinion in Int. 4 deg. N... Lang. 112 deg. 58 the Colonies, which is known to mins E. for experimental, hydro- graphic purposes, and will he ex- favour the completion of the tinguished or exhibited during the undertaking. It is all very well next few months without further Ito talk of the Naval Conference orders.

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British Wireless.

A well-known dance palace in the West End of Berlin has equipped

The m.v. Fusiyama sailed from all its tables with flag masts. If a Colombe on the 1st May and is ex-lady runs up a green flag that in pected here on the 17th May, dicates she is not averse to being The m.v. Hilda sailed from Aden on Invited to dance; if she, however, the 30th April and is expected here hoist a red flag this is a signal that

the 1st June.

од

The m.v. Monte Piana salled froin she desires to be left undisturbed, Trieste on the 1st May and is expect. Thus any danger of mistaking her ed here on the 18th June

I wishes is done away with.

John O'Groat, whose name. attaches to the northernmost point of our island was a Dutchman who, with his brothers Malcolm and Gavin,. settled there in the reign of James IV of Scotland. They married and had sons who, in their turn, married also, so that in time there were eight families of the men.

of Groat.

It was their custom to hold”

a full family reunion once a year in the house of the head of their little tribe, and usually this was a friendly affair. But on one occasion a heated dispute arose about a question of precedence in entering and leaving the dining room. The dispute: was referred to John, who pro- mised to settle it to the satis.... faction of everyone concern-.. ed, which he did by erecting an octagonal building, with eight doors and eight win- dows, In the centre of the. room he put a round table.

This building, which standa; near the promontory of Duncansby Head, became known as "John O'Groat's.