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WANG-At his residence Uni veraity of Hongkong. on December 15, Professor C. Y.

DAY BY DAY

CAMELA SIRODOTTO

and carry out a great campaign | throughout the country, pulting the Liberal programme before the clectors. Whilst these ideas no doubt represent a considerable body

IT IS THE UNHAPPY · MAN WHO of feeling, we must give the Liberal COMMONLY BITS DOWN AND THINKS, lenders credit for less crudo tactics THE HAPPY MAN GETS UP AND DOES than those outlined. Let us turn SOMETHING.-G. S. Street. for a moment to a more sober view

The P. and O. s. Macedonín of the situation, as outlined recent-from Hongkong arrived at London

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"Ex-Detective-Inspector"

.

Lane-Norcott. tells HIS Story.

SPARE PEER SCANDAL

After Recent "Revelations,”

■N December 3rd, 1902, a young' my office and insisted upon giving murder-car driver known himself up for the Oodles Club na "Aussie" MacHilliam, a promine crime.

"I did it," he maintained stoutly. ent Colonial dirt ace and murder, I killed the Duke of. In a mo Messrs. Siemens China Company car driver, was cautioned by al

ly in the leading Liberal review. on 12th December at 7 ani. Discussing the possible alternatives

Why I asked, for once com-

"Because,

for carrying too large u mascot on/pletely take and the Bishop with

ion.

of this curious

to the present Government, this have issued a useful pocket diary police officer in the Fulham Public ment of plque I pushed him through journal thought A strong case for 1931, containing much inter-Baths-into which Macffilliam had the window." could be made out for an all-Party eating infomation.

driven in mistake for a

garage

aback, Coalition Government to deal with India and the economic crisis.it Vancouver on the 12th instant.

The Empress of Japan arrived the radiator of his murder-car.

Macliliama hot-tempered man for a new member, he was behaving Hashing eyes, I considered that. Such a Government, it was suggest- The P. and O. 8.8, Kushmir, from if ever there was one--replied that ed would be in a strong position to Singapore, is due here at 4 p.m. the carried no mancot of any descripke a cad. He was sitting in mu

favourite armchair!” on Thursday.

An altercation arose, but this well, I will draw a vell over the grapple with uncmployment, forį

was quickly suppressed by the bath it would not be haunted with the

attendant, who pointed out that the concluding scenes Under the auspices of the Hong-officer was in error. What he hats, because, na you may guese, fear of losing votes, which no of- kong Institute of Accountants, apposed to be a mascot was, in

hey

ure very confidential. All that I may add without fear ten parnlyses the leaders of a lecture ta to given at 8 pm - fact, the body of an unknown peer

of contradiction in that the Blahop single Party. It is doubtful, how-day at the Hotel Cecil on the sub-

A closer inspection bore out

f—, who turned out to be a dummy ject of "Bls of Exchange".

tatement and Macliam was vin ever, whether the Conservatives

tiented of the first charge.

.00, was never charged with his Asker would agree to this solution. The

rime and that the spare Duke of for the presence The forthcoming wedding is an account

of

course safely returned next alternative in for the Liberals nounced of John Herbert Fercival unknown peer on his radiator was in due cou

ohio Duchess, to combine with the Conservatives Naval Yard, Hongkong, to Elinn-must have put it there for a joke. the board of several City companies, Southby, Naval Officer, of H.M. save it as his opinion that someone

Indeed, to this very day he sits on and defeat the Government on abeth Jessie Story. Peninsula Hotel. This explanation was accepted by politely rising to his fect and mak- the bath attendant and the officer ing his gentlemanly ejaculations question of confidence, but this 14

-both of whom had beers young whenever the secret button is prosa- ruled out because of a fear that Arriving here from Singapore once and MacHilliam was allowed

ad. and Holhow, Capt. Inglis, master to proceed on his journey. the Protectionists might be re of the s.n. Seistan, has reported

In due course this episode was turned to power. The ouly remain-to the Horbour Ofice that two reported to me, but I took little in- deaths occurred during the voyage. Forest In it at the time, for in those The bodies were buried at sen.

wild days students" "rage" were extremely prevalent and there was a marked tendency to put peera in mirlous places.

ing alternative, It suggested, closer co-operation between the Liberal and Labour Partien.

an

For this reason I might never have given the Fulham Public Baths

episode a second thought had not the Duchess of-reported to me that her spate peer was missing.

The following is a verbatim re-

Will They

Be Happy?

By Charles. Graves,

AT

The Empresa of Canada arrived To what extent the journal went Yokohama on December 12th, be are quoting represents the offcial ing one day behind schedule. She ia due to reach Honghong at 8.8.m. Waug. M.D.. D.P.B., BSc., Liberal outlook, it in difficult to December 18th, and will sail at F.R.C.P. (Edin.), Professor of say, but sume significance must idnight. December 18th, for Pathology.

University of

Mania. surely be attached to the statement 42 years. Hongkong,

T dinnor the other evening i age (The funeral will leave the

That nothing stands in the way of In

met a young couple the an- connexion with the Ralph University for the

Chinese closer Liberal-Labour co-operation Shield Competition, the Ambulance port of my first interview with the souncement of whose engagement Christian Cemetery. Pokfu-

give displayж on Duchess, taken straight from my recently armused a great deal of in- lam. at p.m. to-morrow.) except personal jealousies, and the Brigade will

notebook, and must, of course, beterest. (Shanghai Hankow, Singa- times are too serious for personnt Murray Parade Ground at 9 am.

They have known each other since on the 14th and 21st instant. Untreated as strictly private and con- pore and Edinburgh

papers considerations to preval. "The fu- the latter date, the treatment, and fidential:-

the girl was four and the boy was please enpy.)

ture of Liberalism," this authority collection of wounded will figure

Me: Do I understand you to say. even, and they will be married next Duchean, that your spare peer is June. Both of them volunteered suggests, clearly lies to the Left. on the programme.

missing t

he fact that when motoring, play- There are very few political ideas We have received a useful desk stelen my model husband.

Duchess: Exactly. Somebody has ing golf, and playing bridge they which divide Liberals from Minia-calendar issued by the Hongkong

frequently quarrel furiously. "On Me: You mean to say that the me occasion," said the young man, ters like Mr. Snowden, Mr. Graham, Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., and the Duke has eloped?

'we were playing in a mixed four- Canton Insurance Office. Ltd., na or Mr. Alexander, not le mention well as a pretty wall calenders in

Duchess: Fiddlesticks! The Duke ome and we did not speak to each Scotland killing things asher until the end of the round. those who have airendy graduated from the Colonial Dispensary usual. It is his dummy that has Of course it was a bit awkward for from the Liberal Party. We do bearing Ł ከነ effective coloured been stolen-his wax-work Image, the other couple, I suppose, but we

that." not now speak of coalition.

study of a group of mischievous I uso It That,

t exclusively for bazaars and could not kittens.

public

"But what

I asked, "was the perhaps, would present insuper-

Me

it, please.

quarrel all about?"

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

MONDAY, DEC. 36, 1930,

SOME POLITICAL

POINTERS.

able dificulties, for Mr. Lloyd

and

in

of cimer

Fruits of co-

!!.

.

the

Me:

1

•

man

In prosecuting a Chinese before i Duchess: Well, it wears a frock "Oh, I don't know. Well, for one George Is too powerful a figure Mr. Williams at the Central Police coat and makes gentlemanly thing I told her to play short at a How long Liberal support of the to be absorbed by a Cabinet

Court this morning of a charge of culations when one presses the hole where there was, a pond, and possession the MacDonald Administration will which Labour, would predominate. tickets, Sub Inspector Smith in-fer it to the Duke himself.

button. Indeed, many people pre- she wouldn't take my advice and of 74 po piu lottery

drove straight Into it. You

Con continue is a matter of consider-We speak only

formed his Worship that the

when was it last in your imagine how maddening it was." And

"Ito's infuriating, too," said the able speculation In political circles.operation....The

tickets were concealed inside the possession? mouths of several salt fish which companied me to the opera.

Duchess: On Saturday. it nc-girl. "He tries to play short at a The Naval Conference, the Im-operation would, we believe, be the man had been carrying..

After-hole and instead of that slices the perial Conference and the Round(seen in new energy and greater

wards I lent it to Oodles Club for wretched ball straight into a bunker Table Conference have each in turn courage on the part of Ministers trian, appeared before Mr. But forms me that it is nowhere to be said the young man o know t

Alfred Warner, (22), an Aus- purpose of window decoration, and expects me to be pleased,"

and this morning the Secretary in- "You never could use a niblick," been quoted as reasons why the freed from the daily menace of ters, at the Kowloon Magistracy found. He has searched the entire rible in a bunker, and you know it. Libernia should not embarrass the defeat." There Hre exceedingly this morning on a charge of hav premises without aяuccess.

The girl's eyes blazed. "Nothing Government on major issuer. We interesting Ideas, but we

ing stowed away on the President cannot Polk, which arrived in Hongkong, it home in mistake for his Father? muck," responded the young

Me: Maybe a fellow-member took like so bad as you." "Rot and ace that in a recent speech, Sir see what the Liberals as a Party from Shanghai on Friday. The Donald Maclean, one of the most have to gain from the adoption of defendant pleaded not guilty, and tion, Inspector. You forget they words.

Duchess: That is out of the ques-warmly. Yes, those were his exact promin at members of the Liberal the suggested

Mr. Butters adjourned the case are all dummies at Oodles. course. Indeed, a

until to-morrow, Party, urged that the Indian Con- good case could be made out on

Conversation proceeded normally ference should be given a fair the basis of this attitude for sub-

Well, here was a pretty knot for for a few minutes until the young Acting on complaints from the la detective to unravell The most man spoke, of his new motor-car. chance of success, and he followed mitting that the Liberal Party has management of the World Theatre, I could do was to content myself by drives," he said. "She's terrible." "You cannot imagine how Jane up his plen by a statement that had its day as a separate political the premises on Saturday and there, tomary clue and leave matters to Later on we played bridge and the

a Chinese detective was sent to announcing that I had the cus- whilst there were no prospects of unit. Maybe the future will are arrested two men who were gam-take their course, For, needless pair were friendly enough. How- a General Election before Christ-a real cusion of those elements, in bling in a cul de sac behind the to say, I never really expected to ver, I was compelled to ask the mas, "It looks very much as if the the Liberal

theatre. It was stated before Mr. solve

question whether they thought Labour ranks Williams at the Central Magis

this remarkable mystery. ground will be cleared in the New which have a common outlook,

be happy. However, events were quickly to they were going to tracy this morning that the noise prove that we detectives are some I think a few first-class rows be- "Of course we are,” said the girl. Year." We doubt, however, whe

made by these gamblers had an-times wrong in our theories. The ther Liberals will be in hurry to

noyed the audience in the theatre. very next morning, to my complate fore marriage and even after mar- surprise, the Bishop of came into ringe are most important. They go to the country, beenuse since.

act as an exhaust pipe. Supposing Sir Donald Maclean's ulterance, Mr. Lloyd George has stressed the danger of letting in a Protectionist: Government If the Liberals should risk throwing out the MacDonald Administration.

Meanwhile, there are signs the country that many

of the Liberal rank and nle question the the other charitable Institutions If the Tung Wah Hospital and wisdom of continued support for in the Colony would only realise! the Govenement in the House of their duty and start at once Commons. One prospective Liberal meet the situation, I am confident

formulate a workable echemo candidate expressed that feeling that whatever efforty exerted by whon he declare that the present them on behalf of such a worthy policy of Mr. Lloyd George in cause would receive full support Parliment is destroying the Liberal Government too.

from the public and possibly from Party. Labour, he ARYS, #vores overy time, and confidence in the Liberal leaders is being rapidly destroyed.. "What kind of progres sive co-operation Is there," he aska, when our leaders makon

in

CORRESPONDENCE.

Street Sleepers.

[To The Editor of Hongkong Telegraph.]

Sir. I should like to support the plen made by "A Resident" in your Saturday's paper for the un- fortunate street alcepars.

to

ما

In view of the approach of tho cold season, those who are in a apathy should not rest at right with position to help but look on in an easy conscience-Yours, etc.,

T. E. H.

ferocious attack on the King's Chung Siu-kau, a Chinese doc-

on n

Speech and Liberal M.P'a then tor, made his second appearance abstain from voting?" Holding that before Mr. Butters, at the Kowloon Liberal distrust of Socialism and charge of being in possession

Magistracy, this morning, Protection has widespread support five pieces of counterfelt

coin In the country, this outspoken critic with intent to utter, and with pos- suggests that instead of continuing Bession of two moulds for

countorfelt coin at 655,

to act as Jackals to the Labour Streat. Detective Sergeant Moa Party, Liberal M. P.'s should dosort down asked for a further formal the House of Commons en masse, date for hearing. Mr. Butters remand of and work and also for leave the Government to its fate, fixed the hoaring for January 2nd;

Each man was fined $3.

wouldn't eat lunch there in the boudoir. Pete; late into the breakfast nook

Wo

We

never had a quarrel. Well. when finally we blew up we'd prob- ably separate for good. As it is. we know just how we act when are angry, and the actual rows slear the air. I should naver want to marry a man with whom I had not had a few real quarrels before marriage."

Well, there you are. It's some- thing like the second act of "Pri- vate Lives," but this time it is real life instead of a Noel Coward fantasy with two fantastically |clever people playing, the parts.

There is, I suppose, a lot to be said for a real blow-up between ngaged

couples, and possibly be- tween husbands and wives, provided

is not used, “The” actual I have referred to however, boast, that they strike each other quite severely. It is hard to know whether that was more vainglory?: But

from all accounts they do. quarrel genuinely and frequently, are extremely happy between quarrels, and expect to bo. happy fand

quarrelsome after marriage too. Personally I think that this is far too exhausting a programme In theee

days. Half the art strenuous of life is to avold friction,

This young couple, though have know each other for sixteen years. They have seen each other at the bridge-table and on the golf course Courely, the two least attractive backgrounds for either man or woman). They know each other's faults and tempers and apparently enjoy them. So probably she be perfectly happy. What think?