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and, if foreign competition is to be met by reducing overhead charges, the mills will have to
4,000,000,000
FRIDAY,
CORRESPONDENCE
- ALLEGATIONS REFUTED
MARCH 28, 1930,
AMATEUR TALENT AD.C. and “And So to Bed".
cast were
clined severely in 1927 and 1928 as against 1926. In Japan where, in 1928, a decline of consumption set, in also, the spinning mills have to combat with growing difficulties
[To the Editor, Chim Mail.] in exports. Partly, no doubt, the
"And So To Blu" was again given Sir-With reference to, the re- obstacles in the way of the de-
port, which appeared in your paper by the A. D. C. to a crowded house velopment in all the three coun- regarding the proceedings in last night at the Theatre Royal. tries may be traced back to the Bankruptcy in ro Tseung Fu-kwong, The outstanding members in the "Mrs. Knight," "Mra disorganisation of the economic a partner in the King Edward Hotel Pepys", and good old fickle "Pepys system of China. But another at his public examination at the:
As a farce "And So To Bed" may Supreme Court yesterday. morning, factor, possibly calculated to
when the debtor male certain anot be perfect, but the scenery and counterbalance gradually.
There the legations against my client, Mr. costumes wore beautiful superiority of the East Asiatic Leo D'Almada, solicitor, as to ac- were toaches of humour, but of a centres as compared with the counts, my client desires to refute Very dry variety, such allegations.
The performance will be repeat- European cotton industry, con-
You will appreciate that, at theed to-night and to-morrow night. siste in the fact that within the moment, It is impossible to deal last few years in these countries fully with the matter, Involving, as
COST OF PALESTINE RIOTS labour has become dearer as a re- it does, certain correspondance with Neverthe- sult of advancing industrialisa- the Oficial Receiver.
less, it is desirable, in the interests tion.
of my client, to take this first op portunity to inform the publle, News in Brief through your paper that accounts were rendered from time to time to Sub-Inspectors Androw, Carpen- the debtor and his partners and a flater. ter and McLaren of the Police, re-final account rendered at the settle- For the Post Office an turned from Home by the P. & D. a.s. Rajputana yesterday.
[ment.
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Included in a Supplementary Estim- ato for £1,442,100 fasued recently, is a out of the disturbances in Palestino Bom of £99,000 for expenditure arising last August, but the question whether this amount will be recovered from the Palestine Government will be considered
additional £005,000 is needed, and included in this
A full statement of the facts ro-, is £52,000 for compensation to third lating to this matter will be sent parties who suffered damage in the to you for publication in the Holbern explosion. course of the next day or two and
The lecture given by Mr. Charles E. Moore, B.Sc., at the University last night, on the subject of Roman in fairness to my client I shall be Architecture, Way grently ap glad if you will be so good as to preciated by the audience..
publish this letter In your nust lasue, as well as all subsequent communications from me, so that any misapprehension that may exist in the minds of your read- ers may be removed.
Passengers by the troopship Nauralia, which left here for Home on March 1 .report, "a wonderful and smooth passage S for us Colombo," which was reached on March 11.
Owing to the detention of a Sanitary Department coolle at the deep Kowloon Hospital with a Iscorated scalp wound, a Chinoso who was at the Kowloon Magistracy bo-day charged with assaulting the coolle, was remanded to April 3.
ton.
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Chinese Festival on Saturday
The
Commisaloners
have
Yours, etc.,
Poplar, in a report on small-pox in the borough, urges the importance of vaccination and the need for early notification.
The Medical Officer of Health for
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RANDOM REFLECTIONS
FROM THE EXPURGATED DIARY OF TUCK SUN PAO
Hong Kong, Yesterday.
J. M. d'ALMADA REMEDIOS. Hong Kong, March 29.
RUSSIA AND BRITAIN
My s'pose rain and too much [To the Editor, China Mail]
lemon squash makee Ah Ching Sir-Can you please inform me
losee one piece screw. My have al through your columns, on what goody flend. His name blong/Hul. date it was that Messrs. Nastikoff He makee takes away by pirates and Popoffsky left us to our fate who makes give plenty trouble to during the Great War?
Deli Maru. Bimby this good flend And how much they are indebt-makee come back. Ah Ching he ed to Great Britain for War makee too much sleep and ho not Loans, etc.
talkee my. But my have one piecee Yours, etc.,
good flend, and ha talkee my. My to-morrow makes buy one piece soda water for him. Hong Kong, March 28. "The revolution in Russia broke out on March 12, 1917, and
My never eat any more Irish November 7 of the same year the stew. Too much trouble In tummy. Military Revolutionary Committee My never go Court. It blong too of the Petrograd Soviet seized the deah. Government and handed it over to the All-Russian Congress of Soviets. On March 31, 1921, the Indebted- ness of Russia to Great Britain was My never makee buy shares in £561,402,000 (excluding interest company side who makes catches since December 31, 1918.-Ed. | directors too muches angry. China Math]
My talkes you more to-morrow..
INQUISITIVE.
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The Postmaster-General да nounced "in "the House of Commons that the Government has decided to conduct overseas telephony through the Post Office wireless stations at Rugby and Baldock.
Sumining up in a case at the Justice McCardle protested against Esser Assizes at Chelmsford, Mr. the new despotism of Whitehall.
Bued notices that their es- of the tablishments will be closed on Postal Saturday in celebration of the same also is-anniversary,
Hong Kong lawyers blong velly denh. Now my makes say these:
My never go West Point. Chin- ese girles makee good look sea but no good makee cater.
Ten Years Ago
From the "China Mall,"
March 28, 1920.)
To-day's dollar is worth 4/- 11%
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An interesting football match was played yesterday between teams representing Holland and England, in aid of St. Dun- stan's Homo for Blind Sol- diers and Sailors. Although England played a fast and sterling game, they lost by one goal to nil. Mr. F. Black was the referee.
The second whist drive of the work longer hours, or a system of Police Recreation Club was held double shifts be adopted.
at the Club-house, Happy Valley, Compared with pre-war years last evening, There Was J large attendance. Prizes were Overland China Mail. Lancashire has lost fully one- awarded
follows:- Ladies: third of her foreign trade. An-1st Mra. Reynolds and Mrs. Brock, nual shipments of cloth are now who tied with 176 points each, and around
yards, 2nd Mrs. Laing. Men: 1st. Mr. whereas in 1913 the shipments Pullen, 2nd Mr. Post; 3rd Mr. Bur- were 7,000,000,000 yards.
Cotton spinners and manufac- YELLOW FLOWERS turers in Lancashire during the past year have not increased their sales, and the business available has been considerably less than the amount required by pro-
Canton, Yesterday. ducera. In the circumstances
The Yellow Flowers Festival falls machinery has had to stand idle has fasued a circular to all the de- on Saturday, and the Municipality and most firms have been on short partments, in pursuance of the in- time. This state of affairs has re-structions of the Provincial Govern sulted in the continuance of un-ment, directing them to notify the public of Canton to observe the usual employment amongst the opera-formalities adopted by the Central tives. In fact, the period under Government in connection with the review can be described as the festival. Hong Kong, Friday, March 28, 1930. eighth consecutive year of depres- Municipal departments to issue noti. The circular also ordered all sion. The position of Britain's cations ordering all the local places cotton industry has steadily de-of amusement to be closed on Satur- OUR LOST TRADE clined Bince 1925. Exports,-day in cominemoration of the great
which are of particular import-event. Great Britain has lost half of ance to its economic life, actually Canton Customs and her cotton trade in India, accord-reached, in 1928, a new low level, Administrations ing to Sir Herbert Samuel, the being ten per cent below the 1925] leader of the Liberal Party, output in yarns, and fourteen per Under the shelter of the cotton cent. in piece goods. tariff, the Indian production of Apart from the relative excess cotton goods has increased, while of capacity, the market difficulties the imports of Japanese cotton of the European cotton industry! goods into India has grown enor- are due to changes in consump mously. Yet the preference tion. The fact can no longer bej against which the Japanese have overlooked that, under the in- had the impudence to raise an fluence of fashion, the demand for outery, which is supposed to be edtton goods has declined and, in Past and Present given to British cotton as against addition, the competition of art!-MAN has not always been the Japanese, may be regarded as in ficial silk has begun to tell. :: plain, unvarnished sex. Sir no degree balancing the large Whereas the East Asiatic markets Frederick Kenyon, director of the duties on British cotton. Side by do not yet seem to be affected by British Museum and its chief side with this alarming economic this change of consumption, it librarian, has been assuring an position overseas,
we have at has undoubtedly had already a audience of school girls that the Home a depression in the Lanca- retarding, offect on the sale of first "permanent wave" has been and turning to Lord Rothschild shire cotton Indratry which is cotton products in Europe and discovered in the course of ex- often drive your lordship's son home described as being "worse than the United States. In addition, cavations in Mesopotamia, and and he always gives me a good deal within the knowledge of the whole the Japanese spinning mills have probably worn by a man about reply "But then you see, be has got MISS Ishbel MacDonald celebrated
takes the shape of "a golden wig, more than you have done." generation." The latest figures successfully completed their indicate that there are 154,000 transition to the manufacture of
3800 BC.
That must, date from ★ ★ #40, people in Lancashire registered as more refined yarns. Thus the time when gentlemen not only Army Reductions out of employment. The cause of thesis that the old Industrial coun-
preferred blondes, but were also THERE have been, of late, many proposed "réductions" in the strength. But if the habits of the male of the Army. All kinds of guesses have been made as to the direction have changed as regards headgear in which the are will fall and the It is interesting to know that the particular limbs that will be lopped
The opinion has been expressed he does ant like the limelight, brains beneath the hat still func and with some show of knowledge but: she has a very keen sense, at that the Brigade of Guards, itself duty and at Lancaster House the good old-fashioned was among those likely to be affect other night when she stood, whaze-
stately... Duchesses of af Butherw Frederick Kenyon also ed
lence that the earli work is in Egyptian, with the decadence of race.” It is probably atise on the theme
MEN, WOMEN, AND AFFAIRS
When Men Wore Curls: A Story Of Lord-Rothschild: Reductions in The Army: Marlborough House:
· Ishbel As Hostess: A Difficult Word··
A Rich Father
ADELIGHTFUL story is told of the late Lord Rothschild. It was in the days of hansom cabs,
When One night, Lord Rothschild hired a cab to take him home. On alight- ing he paid off the driver, rewarding him with what ho considered to be
an ample tip, considered
The cabby examined the amount,
said, not a little reproachfully, “
"I daresay he does,” came the
a rich father; I haven't!”.
Prince of Wales is not contemplating" a move to Marlborough House for a very long time-if, Indeed, ho over decides to go there
It is an open, secret that be does. not like the house, considers that it is far too large for comfort, and that residence there will Involve cun-
life load lighness, has
His Royal given Baye eral; informal dinner parties at York House, but dancing, has been confin- ed, usually, a very few couples,
with a rolled-up carpet and a grama- phone
Miss MacDonald's Party
her, coming-of-age, at: Chequers, -- "when" some" undergraduate friends, of ỉ hér, brother, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald," came over from Oxford to join in the
The
the perilous condition of the in-tries might be able to maintain determined to Imitate them die rumours abroad concerning the celebremiera eklest daughter has
dustry is to be found in the de-fand, in certain circumstances, cline of exports from
Britain even to expand, by mean India has done, and seems willing (qusiitive division, their markets to do, nothing to modify her tariff In the new countries which shall relieve the depression Indo
by imposing additional a duty
against foreign cotton goods
unless the Home Goy
able to devise som whereby the
culties
les, has
had plenty of practice in enterta ing since than, «but even: in those days she was always quite calm, and unembarrassed at any fonction
Now, however, it is, learned from: and have stood, to receive hundreds
an authoritative source that so ume of guests, she was a complete suc kind a cut is, to my the least, Im- ceas CA probable, and that the "ard battalion
of the Grenadier Guards,
Tumour choice had. First
by disbanded inori evan
any good until repuced in at
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