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News in Brief
Sir Frederick Whyte, Foreign Adŋ] viser to the Nanking Government, is taking a short holiday in Hong Kong with Lady Whyte.
Amongst the passengers leaving on the Empress of Canada for Shanghai this morning was Mrs. M. S. J. Walsh, wife of the manager of the British American Tobacco Co. (China), Limited
or are prepared to like your face, if you will only favour some little pet scheme of ours, or if you will only frown on those who have: hitherto stood in the way of a little
The China Mail is informed by the University that in, the Junior Local Examination, held in Novem ber, Candidate No. 479, Walter Sue, of King's College,, obtained Distinction in English,
WEDNESDAY, MARCH' 19, 1930.
A CHALLENGE WE
MUST MEET
COURAGEOUS POLICY NEEDED
THE United States is challenging
the world and particularly Great Britain, for, the sovereignty of the peaceful sean.
It is a challenge backed by all the acumen and enterprise of a great commercial nation.
In all the loans granted or under consideration since Jang, 1928-for under 13 knots, the majority being new tongage there..is not a vessel
of 18 up to 20 knots. It is of Inter est to note that according to "Bras spy's Naval and Shipping Annual" There are at the moment in the Willingly in the United States whole world only 12 ships of great. Government co-operating in the er peed than this. grent scheme for naval disarma. There is no secret about the' in The ordinary yearly meeting, of ment, but already the money to betention of the United States to build shareholders of the Hong Kong and saved on warships is earmarked for up the biggest Mercantile Marina Whampoa Dock Co., Limited, is ad the Mercantile Marine-a marine the world has ever seen. That vertised in the China Med to take which, If. American statesmen have country wants to become the carrier place in the offlee of the Company-their way, will awarm the Seven of the world and the Government is Queen's Building, on March 31. /
prepared to spend money-presum- ably that saved on naval disarma- ment--to achieve this object.
An unemployed Chinese, who was seen by a policeman to hook some clothing which was hanging out on a line to dry, with a pole, was at the Kowloon Police Court this morning sentenced to six weeks' hard labour.
noon.
There was no business of im portance before the meeting of the Sanitary Board yesterday after- Lt. Col. C. D. Myles, O.H.E.; RA.M.C., was formally welcomed to the Board in succession to Major D. G. Cheyne, O.B.E.. 31.C., R.A.M.C.
The China Mail is asked to draw attention to the fact that the transfer books of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited, will be closed from Friday, March 28 until Saturday, April 6, bath days inclusive, instead of the dates pre- viously announced.
"FLORA"
Seas.
This is what la being done. The Jones-White Act which came into force in 1928. enables the United States Government to subsidiae steamship lines for mall-carrying purposes.
It is admitted that the ocean mail contracts. under the Jones-White Act provide higher rates for carry- ing the mail, than they could be That facility is being used to the transported for on the weight basis. utmost. Not only are shipping | The excess cost is due to the policy lines being subsidised as mail of the Government to aid in the carriers but they are being assisted development of an adequate Mer- with enormous loans at low inter-cantile Marine. | ́est to build new tonnage.
In a little over 18 months a aum of £14,750,000 has been advanced for this purpose, and so ambitious is the American building plan that it is estimated that before 1936 £52,000,000 will have been expended on new tonnage.
In addition to this there are the "mnil subsidies." The approprfa- tion in this respect for one year is officially given us £2,600,000, but that figure is to be raised, by the subsidising of additional lines, to £4,000,000 per annum.
An examination of its loan terms for new tonnage throws light on its determination to develop the Ameri- can Merchant Service as world carrier.
The Merchant Marino Act (Jones- White), requires a borrower, from the construction loan fund to pay interest at the rate of 5 per cent. on a loan on a vessel while it is oper ated in the coastwise trade, or is inactive, but a lower rate is grant- ed if it is operated in the foreign trades.
What is Britain's reply to. this For instance, one new line which gigantic effort behind which is the is to function with five steamers of wilt to win? How long can the 17 to 18 knots speed between Bal- British Government afford to look timore and Hamburg is to receive } on? British shipbuilders in the £250,000 a year. In all the Ameri- past have met competition with can Government is or will be sub-incomparable skill. They have
Mr. Crook's Book for sidising for £4,000,000 38 routes built up fleets to the ency of all
Local. Botanists
011
Overland China Mail. axe-grinding becoming effective? But if you prove dour and ob- stinate, then shall we like your countenance no longer and when
Mr. A. H. Crook's articles the time cometh for your depar- ture we shall verily be glad to see local botany contributed to the Queen's College magazine, Yellow your back." Of course, those en- Dragon, have been produced in trusted with the task of framing book form with illustrations and gubernatorial addresses doth not diagrams.
The publication which is entitled make such a blunt use of the
"Flora" is being sold at $2.50 a King's English. As Mr. Arnold copy and is undoubtedly of great. Savage Bailey has hinted, any-interest to local botanists. thing in the nature of a threat that is covert and disguised as much as diplomacy will allow, is to be deprecated. After all, a Governor is not only the official chosen by Downing Street to ad- minister a Government--he is likewise the personal representa-
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A COVERT THREAT.
to
Hong Kong, Wednesday, Mar. 19, 1930.tive of His Majesty the King, in regard to whom it would be perfidy, if not lese- majesty,
take an undue licence in an address of welcome. Mr. Arnold Savage Bailey ap- Those who descend to the low pears to have forgotten the level of covert threats, instead of existence of part of his name in aspiring to the peaks of sincere his speech preceding the reading and undiluted welcome, cannot of an address to His Excellency hope to impress he whom they are Sir Cecil Clementi on the occasupposed to delight to welcome. sion of his first official visit to To paraphrase a Scottish trait in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of the welcoming a guest: "What we Federated Malay States, on March have you are welcome to; if you
A WEEK'S DISEASES
The following diseases were noti- fied to the Medical Officer of Health during the week ended March 15:
Cases Deaths
Typhoid Smallpox
6
1
12
6
Diphtheria
2
1
1
4
60
Meningitis Malaria Tuberculosis
On March 17 three cases of small- pox, one of diphtheria, and one of meningitis were reported.
MEN,
radiating from the United States over the world and involving the buikling of 50 new ships during the next five years.
These new vessels are to include what the Americana hope will be
world-beaters. It is stipulated, for example, that for the New York- Southampton route there shall be two new ships of not less 45,000 gross tons with a speed of not less than 28 knots.
rages.
But can they continue to do no in the face of rising costs at home and with cheaper construction working costs on the Continent and now heavily suhallised competition on the other side of the Atlantic?
Ten Years Ago
[From the "China · Mal£* March. 19, 1920,]
The dollar worth 5/-1%d·
The speed of the Bremen on her record-braking trip across the At- lantic, accomplished in 4 days 17 hours 42 minutes, was only 27.9 knots; while the highest speed to-day. accredited to the Mauretania is 27.22 knots on one of her voyages.
The new American ships are to be able to do the Atlantic crossing in Ave days as a matter of course. The Americans are well aware that trade goce with the fastest ship and that is one of the reasons why they are insisting upon speed in all the new tonnage. They have no use
An article of import most dim- cult to obtain at present is paper. An excellent local market exists for this commodity. Almost all of the paper sold here, Including Japanese paper, is handled on the indent basis, and unless the mill connections of the brokers are excellent, a paper order given, does for the old-time "tramp" of low not always mean
a paper order speed nor for the "tramp" itself, delivered. Everybody is complain- They want what they describe an ing, and much inconvenience is "combination"-cargo and passen caused to those who have to use
ger-ships.
paper is quantity.
WOMEN, AND AFFAIRS
WOMEN, A
Americans As Country Squires: The Walker Cup Team: Craze For Portrait Masks: British Opera Singer:.
Fun at The Cocktail Clubs: The Koife. Grinder
11. Mr. Balley, who is Principal go hungry, it's your own fault." More, to Come
of Victoria Institution a school So with a new Governor: "We COLONEL Lynch, the founder of and not a jail, as in Hong Kong are ready to like, you and to co-
the International Sportsmen's
remarked that he had noticed that operate with you; but if we differ Club, le receiving cables every in another place addresses had.
jat times, let us still be friends to day from leading Americans an- been presented to His Excellency the end."
xlous to secure accommodation. In by several of the communities on Whether Mr. Arnold Savage Grand National Week. their own account, and each of Bailey was or was not talking A Philadelphia millionaire. wrote those addresses appeared to con- with his tongue in his cheek, and to him some weeks ago, and asked tain the suggestion of a grievance, indulging in the typical Selangor him to arrange a fortnight's hunt which it would be His Excellency's leg pull at the expense of the ing in Ireland, four days' hunting with the Cottesmore, a sulte of paramount duty to set right, with "benighted" Singaporeans, there rooms at Liverpool, and county an almost covert threat that
the Grand remains the moral for the good stand badges for unless redress was forthcoming people of this Colony in the im-National.
This is only one of Immediately it would be the worst portant matter of welcoming for him. That was not their way Governors. Within a very short Americans anxious
similar requests from in Selangor, and Sir Cecil would time the heads of the various in our country life. see that the address from them communities will begin to be in should see as many visitors from was one solely of welcome, pro- dustrious in the task of preparing the United States as over. ceeding from all communities and addresses of welcome expressing one single thought.
to Sir William Peel. Let not the feast In Training
a dozen wealthy to take part This year
Meantime, many
Life Masks
DEALite
aro
use of clubs such as these for a the fullest rather grim hurried mid-day meal, things. Life masks sound' much hour is usually that between six and
seven, when more cheerful, and there is quite a
members and their
they are called. craze for these "portrait masks," as friends collect for a pre-dinner cock-
tail.
Mrs. A. L. Scrutton, who married
One evening, the members
were
musi-
鑫 offered
A son of Lord Justice Scrutton, is of Nash's
making a series of these, and num- cal entertainment during this hour, hers several beautiful women, includ the first artists who had been en ing Miss Margaret Bamerman, among gaged to play (on their two planos) her alttors.
and sing being Miss De Nys and Mr. Lord Justice Scrutten one of our William Walker. fow bearded, judges-is himself most The first performance was a great
success, the club was crowded" to a record number of capacity, and cocktails was served.
For the benefit of members who preferred to drink in silence, another cocktail bar without musle Was
artistic, but his tastes lle rather in the direction of music. He is an in- defatigable attendant at most of the important orchestral concerts at the Queen's Hall, always occupying the same sent in the dress circle.
At Covent Garden ho attends all provided. the Wagnerian performances, but does not care much for any other kind of operatic.music.
The Travelling Knife-Grinder MANY a householder who has gaz A British Opera Signer
ed with sorrowful eye at the LATER this year London may have evidence of his own bandiwork on a an opportunity to hear a Bri- cold ham or other joint which de- ton. who is making 黯 consider. mands skilful carving must, at some have envied the able name for himself on the Can- time or another. linent as an opera singer,
maitre d'hotel his long, razor-edged He is Mr. Chadwick, an officer on carving knife, the reservo of the Senta Guards, - and
One
often wondered how these formerly an air pilot with same knives are kept in such perfect con-
.dition. 2,000 hours flying to his credit.
It is not
Briton The skilled work of sharpening easy for to acquire a reputation in the Con- these blades is, apparently, in the tinental opera houses, but that is „nature of a one-man monopoly. The what Mr. Chadwick is doing, and has 1 artist in question is an Italian, and just returned from a special appest. he makes a round of the leading ance with M. Challapine, in "Don London hotels and restaurants on a Quixote at Budapest,
motor-bicycle. upon the alde-car frame which is mounted the grind ing machine.
That "other place" referred to of words be marred by even the THE, choice of the sixteen possibles by Selangor's chief dominie may auspicion of covert threats, Let from whom our Walker Cup team or may not be Singapore-it simplicity and sincerity be the will be drawn to oppose the Ameri doth concern sa here in this keynote. Let the gruntier and can amateurs has caused more dis Colony not one particle but in the grouser be eliminated for one for some months,
enaaide than any other event in golf view of similar addresses of wel-day within four or five years. The emission of Mr. J. H, Beck, come shortly to be presented to Never let it be said, even by way Mr. W. L. Hope and Mr. W. Sutton, the amateur champion, has aroused of jest, that our addresses of wel- endless argumon s. Sir. Cecil Clementi's successor, come to the King's representative of the fortunate sixteen are going quite an interesting point has
into
strict training. were spoiled by covert threats or been raised. Why take the gilt off by mere verbal bargaining for the Every morning he has a trainer THE success which has attended the the driving belt from the road wheel, the gingerbread in welcoming a sake of an idle hobby or whim forcely. The result seems to be
who comes in and massages him opening of London's latest "snack couples up the motor to the grind. meal and cocktail club-Nash's, in stone, and in the course of an hour new Governor ? Why wrap the After all, there are sufficient kind-satisfactory for he went round the
eo has produced Savile Role-bas led the committee or
a Ane catting gingerbread up in a medley of words, homely words, and hos-course in 75. This included 3 at to try experimentally an innovation, edge on all the carving knives in the
pitable words within the covers of a 5 bogey holes, during the course of which will probably prove popular largest of hotels. words that can be construed as the dictionary without wishing to which he played a 210-yard noon with its youthful membership Several visits a week are necessary shot out of bunker, into which he
Apart from the lamber of, to maintain the standard of excel a covert threat? - Why say in so draw on those that it were better had puts hlu diive, Altwenty foot people, unable to spare time for a fence demanded by the professional
carve full. West End luncheon, who make many words: "We like your face, far to leave unsaid.
path completed one's discomfiture,
Cocktalls to Music
Arrived at the venue, he remover
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