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POLICE RESERVE.

ORDERS FOR THE CURRENT WEEK.

The Very Idea!

Haggis was on the menu at the dinner and Miss Winitride Wrench. told a story about the Scottish ná- During last year's big Jamboree, she said, Scots and American Scouts became very friendly. The Ameri--. cans belleved all that their kilted brothers told them.-

factures of tobacco amount to 64.78 per cent. Experts assert that under the new B1, trade.

WITHOUT MATERIAL WELL-BEING, between China and the United WITHOUT A WELL-FED BODY, AND A States will remain only moderato DECENT DWELLING AND TOLERABLE

Police Reserve Orders by the ALITY, NO CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, CM.Gtional dish. ly on the free list, while such PHYSICAL COMFORT, NO HIGH MON- increases se are imposed are not is IN THE LONG RUN POSSIBLE Inspector General of Police, stato: prohibitory: Some of the rates Norman Angell. aro, however, distinctly disadvan tageous to China, these including eggs in the shell at ton cents a dozen, frozen prepared eggs eleven cents a pound, and dried eggs eighteen conta a pound. Tungsten will be taxed fifty cents a pound The F. and 0..3.4. Mantua from

the 20th June at 130 p.m.

H. R. H. the Prince of Wales celebrates his 36th birthday to-day-

"General.

Revolver Practice. The regular weekly revolver practice (volun- The return of notifiable diseases tary) will take place at the Bowen for the week-end shows one non-Road Revolver Range on Wednes

day, June 25th., from 6.80 p.m. to Chinese case of typhoid,

7.30 pm. and not at 9.00 p.m. as ranks of the H. K. P, Special Con- stables, Sharpshooters' Company, Hongkong Police Reserve and to all

One day the Scots went into a nearby wood and began a search, The Americans followed and asked "what are you looking for?"

"Our national animal, the hag- curiosity and belief, they joined in an unavailing hunt.

and peanuts four, and a half cents. Hongkong arrived at Marseilles on formerly. It will be open. to agis," they were told, and fired with

Time will, of course, show the effects of the measure, which is For lying inshore during pro-

The American Scouts, Miss

out of." twigs, and sold to them. at half a crown,each by the Scots. haggis forks, fashioned

obviously against the general hibited hours, three mistresses af persons holding permits to carry Wrench added, went home with

sampans were fined $10 each at the Marine Court this morning arms. (Please note the alteration

Police Training School. before Commdr. J. B. Newill, of time). D.S.O., R.N.

desire of most countries to keep artificial barriers to trade as low us possible. Unless the countries most affected by the Bill succeed in negotiations for reductions of the tariffs, we may expect to see very considerable action of a retaliatory character in the near future.

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The Conservatives.

The architect asked his guests if

An old lady rebuked him for thus they had seen the great nave in the new church. speaking of the minister..

The weekly classes for Police Re- The master of a trading junk pleaded guilty at the Marine Court servists at the Police Training this morning before Commdr. School, Kowloon, will be held on J. B. Newill, D.SO., R.N., to the Tuesday, June 24th, at 5.30 pm. charge of leaving the harbour All members of the Chinese and

ing Squad who have not yet passed The orderly sergeant was making: $15... without a clearance and was fined Indian Companies and of the Fly

Part 2 of Training Course are re-his tour of the dining-rooms. quested to attend.

Charged with hawking on board the ss. Hirundo without a licence, a Chinese was fined $25 at the

It was inevitable that the gradu-Marine Court this morning before! ally widening breach in the ranks Commdr. J. B. Newill, D.SO., R.N. of the Conservative Party should It was mentioned that a steamship develop into a definite split threat- hawker's licence cost $24.

Mallinson, the Alfred . Mr. ening to tear the unity of the party

examiner from the Trinity College asunder. The crisis has come at last and to-morrow Mr. Baldwin will of Music, London, desires be forced to make

to

Indian Company. Strength. - Constable

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strength of the Indián Company as Ahmed Khan having left the Colony for good, has been struck off the from June 16th. 1930.

Flying Squad,

Thongkong Telegraph. straightforward declaration of the tian, Mrs. Anderson, Miss Daisy place on Tuesday, June 24th. Fall

MONDAY, JUNE 23, 1930.

NEW U.S. TARIFFS.

Bill, we

The weekly instructional patrol a plain and thank Mrs. Grimble, Mrs. Chris- of the Kowloon Section will take O'Keefe and the Rev. Father in at the Talm-tsa-taui Fire Brigade Riganti, for very kindly attending Station at 6.30 p.m. sharp. Dresk at the City Hall and the UniverKhaki Uniform and Cap with

Khaki Cover. aity during the recent examina. tions.

Sharpshooters' Company.

party's policy as he views it. The crisis has taken months to develop, receiving a tremendous fillip from

The final instructional patrol of the much vaunted crusade of the

the month of the Hongkong Section Empire Party in March when Con

Foreign tourists from Hongkong will take place on Friday, June 27th. servatives found themselves in an extremely tight corner. It is now visiting Canton for the purpose of and all members are requested to at- ancient history that Lord Beaver-sight seeing and taking photo- tend. Fall in at Central Police

been issued have

prohibiting-Khaki Uniform and Cap with Now that President Hoover has brook declared that Mr. Baldwin had graphs must be careful. Orders Station at 5.15 p.m. sharp. Dress signed the Hawley-Smoot Tariff embraced the policy of the Empire foreigners from taking photos of Khaki Cover.

may expect reactions Party, although political observers any important places of defence, failed to put such a definite con- fortifications, naval bases, ports, adverse to the United States from struction on the speech made by barracks, arsenals, ammunition fac

This

Mr. Baldwin at that time which tories, paval yards, aerodromes etc. many parts of the world. Bill, which has been dragging was just as vague as his previous through Congress for more than a utterances on protection, safeguard year, provides for the highest iming, food taxes and Imperial pre- port duty schedules in the history ference. The promise of a truce of America. In the Senate, the which Lord Beaverbrook's action Bill was approved by 44 votes to indicated at that time has not been fulfilled. Mr. Baldwin has still to 22, but in the House of Represen- come out into the open and he is now tatives the majority of 222 to 153 forced to do so by the exhaustion was considerably less than the of Lord Beaverbrook's patience. high tariff advocates had expect-The sequel to Lord Beaverbrook's ed. The special sessions of these criticism of Mr. Baldwin's speeches two bodies were convened by is that a party meeting, the first President Hoover to consider what of its kind for seven years, has been called for to-morrow when what was described as "limited upward

will amount to a decision on the revisions of the tariff," but instead leadership of the party must be

has

of limited revision, virtually every taken. Lord Beaverbrook wants been duties on food and raw material not important schedule raised sky-high. As a conse imported from the Empire. Mr. quence, no fewer than forty Baldwin, a real Protectionist at nations have lodged protests with heart, favours safeguarding as be the State Department, and there ing a more reliable and efficient weapon than general protection. Mr. is talk of united action by Euro- Baldwin, however, has never been pean Governments.

definite since the issues first came In the United States itself, into prominence. He has been am all the time. Lard opinions on the effect of the Bill biguous are sharply conflicting. Sup Beaverbrook has been equally de- porters of the measure say that finite. He has frankly stated what

tional revenue

Revolver

Practice, Revolver Bowen Road Range on Wednesday, Practice will be carried out on the Among the passengers for Home June 25th., from 6.30 to 7.30 p.m. on the P. and O. s.8. Ranpura on Members are to note the alteration Saturday, were Engr. Capt. E. J. of time. They will assemble at the Allen, Comdr. and Mrs. . H. D. Range at that time with revolvers, Byron, Mr. F. E. Booker, Mr., and belts and holsters. Uniform op

(Sgd.) D. LA KING, D. 'S. P. (R). H: Chubb, Mr. W. G. P. Guest, Mrs. Mrs. E. Bloor, Mr. and Mrs. F. J. tional. FC. Hall, Lieut. Colonel W. F. Hanna, Engr. Comdr. FH..Hall, Mr. R. Lanigan, Mr..R. T. Taylor and Mr. J. H. Tarrant.

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A young bicyclist was fined $5 by Magistracy this morning for mak- sounding by noipe ing Mr. Whyte Simth at the Kowloon

his bicycle bell to the an-

the public noyance of Sai Kung Road, Kowloon City. It was stated that there was no traffic at the time, and the defendant was trying to "out-sound" another cyclist, who had a mechanical bell attached to the wheel of his machine.

WATER LEVELS.

ON WEST, NORTH AND

"EAST ERIVERS.

June 21 June 22

Shiuhing

53.0 Tsingyuen ... 10:2 Shamshui 12.5 Sheklung..

1.5

118 17.5

CORRESPONDENCE.

Sport Officials.

[To The Editor of Hongbang Telegraph.]

Sir-May I be allowed to express a few opinions through the medium of your columns in connexion with local sport?

"Any complaints?" he boomed: "This Irish stew's funny" grum-- bled one brave soldier.

"Oh, is it?" barked the sergeant;" laughin'

then why the deuce alp's you

Two members of the Hebrew' race drew up at a wayside garage. The youth in charge approached them, "Well, vot if ve are?" one replied. and drawled: "Juice, sir?" "Ve vill pay for vot ve get!"

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Sir James Crichton-Browne, who' is 90 years of age, relates the fol lowing story in "What the Doctor Thought," just published. It refere. to the Scottish practice of calling. a landowner by the name of his estate, and a farmer by the name of his farm.

A man in Edinburgh, having a. friend from London staying with: him, took him to a tea party at the house of an old Scottish woman, and introduced him as Mr. Beaumont,

"Yes," the old lady said, "but where does he live?"

"Oh, in Piccadilly," he replied. He was much amused to hear his hostess shortly afterwards asking bis friend, "Noo, Piccadilly, will ye hae anither cup o'teal"

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Being a keen follower of sport of Lisbon all kinds, I have noticed that Athens

Bucharest in many important events the same Buch

Rio officials are appointed. It has hap

Buenos Aires pened throughout the season, parti Bombay cularly in senior football and now Shanghai that the water polo season has be-Hongkong. gun the same kind of thing is EET Yokoha Granted that the officials are keen Silver (spot) and-greatly-interested in the work, Silver (forward) but surely we can produce enough officials in our favourite gameas to see that we get variety.

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the games will be ruled as firmly and then feel sure that WHO. WAS-

as they are at Home. I am sure

CHILDE HAROLD?

Poets and novelists fre

that if the matter were given con- sideration, classes could be arrang ed to teach those who are not quali fied, and thus increase our roll ofquently lapse into autobio officials. I look forward to seeing new faces in the future.Yours,

The highest levels on record are: Shlubing, 41 feet; Teing yeen, 29.2 feet; Samshui, 27 etc.,

The lowest level on record at feet: Sheklang, 15.5 feet Samshui, is minus: 5 feet and at Sheklung minus 27 feet,****

FIRST APPEARANCE IN PORT.

CHICKASAW CITY_AN AMERICAN SHIP

KEEN FOLLOWER."

MOTOR-CAR SKIDS.

DISTRICT OFFICER INJURES HIS KNEE.

The following table, fagued by the Kwangtung River Conservancy it will mean $107,000,000 in addi- he wants and he has repeatedly ask-Commission, shows in English feet to the Uniteded whether the Conservatives as a the water levels on the West States and that it will protect party go with him all the way. He River, North River and East

has not yet been answered but now River, on the dates named: American industry and agricul presumably he insists on a reply. ture as it has never been protect Whether the Conservatives adopt ed before. Opponents, however, Empire. Free Trade, embrace a insist that it will levy taxes totaling polity of protection wholeheartedly $1,000,000,000 on the American or stick to safeguarding, is not the Both Houses prime concern of the moment. The consuming public.

chief issue at present is that the of Congress have been split into Conservatives policy should be new blocs on the measure, the clearly stated. When that has been, agriculturists and the Western done, then the future becomes clear Republicans being arrayed with for the first time for many months the low-tariff Democrats against it would appear that Mr. Baldwin the Eastern-industrialists. Critics Is faced with one of the biggest of the messure say that it takes problems of his long political career.

Mr. E. I. Wynne-Jones, District away from the farmer all the If he can promote solidarity in his party even now and gather the

Officer, had an unfortunate benefits which the Federal Farm stray sheep into the fold, then his

mishap whilst driving a motor car Aid-measure gave him. Indus-leadership will never be questioned.

from Taipoo to Kowloon on Satur trialists: generally have supported If is up to Mr.Baldwinshower the Bill but many leading manu to decide the kind of a fold into her first visit to the Colony over day morning when he had his knee

Chickasaw City, which brought in against the Instrument board.

Mr. Wynne-Jones was travel- facturers, such as Henry Ford and which he will endeavour to guide the week-end, this being the ss slightly injured by being thrown

966 tons of tin-plates for Hong

ling along the Shatin Road at the Alfred Sloane of General Motors his flock. have bitterly fought it. Some The health bulletin of Eastern Kong.

Under the command of Capt.time of the incident and, appar- experts say that it will result in ports for the week ending Satur agevers blow to the foreign trade day, June 14, issued by the AE. Johnsen with a crew of 33 ently due to the wet state of the men, she left Louisburg on Murch was thrown against the instru built up during the World War Director of Medical and; Sanitary Americans and two Asiastic sea- road, the car skidded. The officer Services, contains the following 30 and sailed from Shanghai forment Board and received an injury to his knee which, however, and developed since.

cases, the figures in parenthesis

was not serious. The vessel is owned by the U.S. As to the effects of the Bill, in Indicating deaths: Plazue, Alex Hongkong on June 17. addition to raising the duty on andria 6, Baghdad 4 (10) Pnom Steel Product Co. of New York, for whom the Bank Line are the Penh (1) Cholera, Calcutta 78 world sugar from $2 to $2.20, there (86), Negagatam (1) Bangkok a local agents. She is a steel screw are increases on chemicals of over (3), Pom-Pend: 10 (4) Saigon 19 steamer, with a gross tonnage of

The Royal Observatory reports 31 per cent., on manufactures of (10) Canton (2) Small-pox 6-195 and a bett tonnage bf/3,849. Bombay, 35 (29), Calcutta 45 (87) Built in 1920 by the Chickasaw Cochin (1), Madras 10 (3).B. Co the Chickasaw City has a that an anticyclone is central, near Moulmela 9 (8), Negapatam length of 395.6 feet, a beam of 55 the Bonins. The depression is now Rangoon 6, Vizagavatam rest and a depth of 31.4 feet. Her central over Indo-China. The Batavia 1 (1); Cerebrospinal

engines are capable of developing local forecast le:South winds, mo

derate; fair. fever, Shanghal- (6).

587 N.H.P.

wood of 15.65 per cent, on flax, hemp and fute of 1934 per cent on silk of 69,28 per cent, and on rayon of 53.62 per cent, whilst the increase on tobacco and manu-

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An American vessel registered

FAIR WEATHER.

graphy, with half-amasing. results, for poets and novelists, along with the rest of man- kind, rarely see themselves as others see them.

"Childe Harold" is distinct -ly meant for Byron's Iden, of himself. He is represented as a proud-but-gloomy youth, satiated by excessive-Indul- gence in sensual pleasures. Sick in heart and soul, he breaks away from his com panigas in dissipation and seaks distraction and renewal of vitality in foreign climes.. His travels take him through Spain, Turkey, Belgium, Switzerland and Italy but Ceverywhere he feels himself a man apart from the crowd, solitary spirit destined al ways to be misunderstand.

Self-pity played no small analysis. One must admit the reality of his love for the beautiful and heroic. But part in Byron's flattering self-

his cynical scorn of mankind. was the outcome, not of his own immense superiority, but, of his savage and bitter sol- fishness and his insane concert.

The poem was started when Byron was twenty one, and the writing spread over a period of seven years,