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The Greenland Expeditions.
ADVENTUROUS EXPLOIT.
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Two expeditions, one German and one British, are spending next winter on the Greenland Ice-cap. The German party, under Wegener, is already dut there, while the British contingent, led by Mr. H. G.
IN SPAIN.
BERENGUER'S SUCCESSOR.
SHY CEYLON MOTHERS.
Difficulties of Child Welfare Work.
Things, are
difficult for Ceylon
After the past days of excite- ment we are now enjoying 'n cer- tain amount of peace, although ite limited ature is shown by the welfare workers. If in an unguard fact that the authorities were esmed moment, they say to a mother, polled to give up their intention "Your baby's fooking of reopening Madrid University bonny" they make an enemy for well and
Cabinet's promise that the police life. The mother quails before this should not be present. The "discourtesy" (as such a compli. University authorities were aware ment is regarded), for she believes that the absence of the police that it is a spell cast upon the child
owing to failure to obtain thei
would encourage the students to
likelihood have resulted in con-
that the
AMUSEMENT
QUEEN'S
[NEWS]
present George Jessel in "Love Live and Laugh,” another stirring story of the War. The case of a girl, who believes her lover killed at the front, marrying a doctor in the hospital in which she is a nurse is the Jessel returns injured and blind- theme of this picture. George only to have his sight restored by
the girl's husband. A talkie film.
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rough Western romance provide
Arlen, star of "Four Feathers" a splendid entertainment. Richard
takes the role of a ring leader of a band of cattle rustlera. A talkie film.
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A.
Cooper in "The Virginian,"
CENTRAL features Gary Watkins, whose enterprises at
a flira indulge in some minor demonstra-to make it i
similar in more respects than one Edge Island and in Labrador en- tions, but this would have faded So said Mr. J. H. de Saram, to "The Covered Wagon." Gary title him to first place among our away by itself, whereas the pre- addressing the mothers at Kettering Cooper and Mary Brian in a younger explorers, is almost ready sence of the police would in all Child Welfare Exhibition in mail to start. While the Germans have Allets with them and casualties week. Mr. de Saram is superinten a meteorologien objective (like among the students. The fact that dent of health education in Ceylon, the Hobbs Michigan University none of the police was wounded a town of which last year won the group who wintered three years by bullets during the recent col-Empire Baby Week Shield.
of lisions outside the Faculty ago at the head of South Strom Medicine goes to show
"I come here to learn and not to
MAJESTIC ford), Watkins pursues the bold students carried no firearms and, teach" declared Mr. de Saram, who Cooper and Fay Wray in "The presents Gary
idea of a direct route from London therefore, the police were not was very anxious that Ceylon should Legion of the Condemned," a Para- to Winnipeg across Iceland and justified in using their own. The not be confused with India, and the mount picture. A rival picture to
|authorities alleged intervention on over the Greenland ice cap near the part of non-student. elements "horrible things" happening there the War from the cockpit make "Wings" and another glimpse of the Arctic Circle. His scheme is and revolutionary workmen, but as described in the book, "Mother this film one of the best seen out to examine the possibilities for an this has been amply refuted by India,"
here. The photography is good airway crossing the inland ice, subsequent investigation. The fact In his country, he said, the in- and the story fantastical. which must clearly be the critica! remains that the Spanish police fantile mortality rate was very high. silent film.
showed themselves incapable of 40,000 children dying every year--a stage in any projected service.
feeling their way in facing a crowd rate of 172 per 1,000, as against STAR presents William Boyd In order to follow the progress without resorting to the use of 60-70 is Britain. Four thousand and Lupe Velez in "Lady of the of these attractively original their sabres and firearms,
mothers were lost annually, also a Pavements." D. W. Griffith has undertakings, it is desirable to So long as the Universities con rate of 19 per 1,000 live births, as choosen the romance of the low have a much clearer conception tinue to be closed, and public against four or five in England. and high born as the theme for than most people possess of Green-political activities suppressed, all This was
due to many
Causes. his latest picture, "Lady of the land where Wagener's troop of may continue to be more or less First of all there was a certain Pavements," A silent film. pack horses will be just as amusing quiet. But the very fact that all amount of ignorance and prejudice, a novelty for the natives as Wat-this is necessary for the mainten which the British welfare workers WORLD presents "Four Sons,"" kins' future air line. It is, in all ance of order shows that the were ligating with greater success a picture in which pathos, drama probability, the most peculiar Rerenguer Cabinet has quite fail than the Ceylon helpers were. Then and, colour are perfectly blended. country on earth. Politically, to ed to secure the normal situation the latter, lacked. facilities, and had This is another war picture and begin with, it is as systematically to attain which it was entrusted to contend with certain diseasesdeals with the destinies of four isolated as Tibet or Nepal. Den- with power. It is impossible to pecullar
climate-such as Bavarian brothers. One travels mark controls it as a crown mono- carry on indefinitely by allowing malaria and hookworm which to New York and there marries paly through an ornisation call-public political propaganda one weakened the mothers. Ninety per an American girl. War breaks ed Gronlands Styrelse. No busi- day and suspending it the net, all cent. of the people were infected out and he takes up arms against
men and no tourists are under a queer regime of mixed dic- with hookworm,
his brothers. A silent film. tolerated, nor are ships allowed to tatership and liberty.
"In our enlightened centres we call at the ports except in case
This is generally recognised, al- have first-class hospitals, maternity SENSATION AT LE and though Palace quarters, which homes, doctors, and nurses, but in of emergency or for brief severely restricted visits with a have shown their disapproval of the rural areas people prefer to go to General Berenguer's action in alto the village midwife, who has no particular object, satisfactory the government, Scientists and lowing certain republican demon- Secretary LAMMERT BROS. genuine explorers are welcomed, strations, acknowledge his entire scientific knowledge. We have thres and are supported with an astonish- loyalty to the Crown, for which classes of people the Ceylonesc, the they give him all credit. The at- Europeans the infantile mortality
Europeans and the immigrant la tempt to create a Cabinet formed bourers from India: Among the by army generals, which failed last The administration represent a week, secured no support from the rate is only 17 per thousand.
"When I left, Ceylon had six baby conception of traateeship so ad- troops garrisoned in the provinces, weeks. The great difficulty is to vanced, that a League of Nations with the exception, perhaps, of mandate is merely exploitation by those at Barcelona.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that an INTERIM · DIVI DEND of FOUR Per Cent. (4%), amounting to FORTY Cents Per Share on the Fully-Paid Shares and TEN Cents per Share on the Partly-Paid. Shares of the Com pany, for the Six Months ended oth June, 1930, will be paid on FRIDAY. the 1st AUGUST, 1930, on which date Dividend Warrantsi may be obtained on application atj the Registered Office of the Com
4th pany. Exchange Bullding, floor,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the 28th July to FRI DAY, the 1st August, 1930, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Direct15.
W. L. MCKENZIE,
Hong Kong, 8th July, 1930.
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Auction
ON
TUESDAY, July 29, 1930, commencing at 11 am..
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By Order of the Executive Committee.
H. F. UN, Hon. Secretary.
THE HONG Kong land INVESTMENT & AGENCY CO., LTD.
N INTERIM DIVIDEND of
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The REGISTER OF SHARES if the Company will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, the 81st July to THURSDAY, the 7th August (both days inclusive) during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of
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L. 8. GREENHILL,
:
Secretary
Hong Kong, With July, 1930,
KASHMIR SILK STORE
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and.
SILK GOODS
Opposito Quam's Theatre,
A Quantity of
· HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. On View from Monday, July 28,
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
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FOOL PROOF
TROUBLE
PROOF
SHEAFFER'S
PENS AND PENCILS
·Sole Distributors:-
ness
Ing generosity at every point.
Life In Greenland.
to the
One of its get the mothers to attend the
,
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TOUQUET.
Lady Wins £60,000 in Two Nights.
London, June 29.. Le Touquet.-An English lady visitor caused a sensation. by win- ning £60,000 in two nights at open
She won £4,000 in one coup and
bank.
..
comparison; absolutely no profit is leaders wars General Martinez centres, or baby clinica as we call allowed, the Interests of the Anido, who showed such severity them. They are too shy to talk to a the bank was temporarily cleaned Eskimo take clear precedence of whilst acting as Civil Governor at docter, and won't show their babies. out. economic development, and any Barcelona; had he and his fol- the babies, the infants having beenning the bank has lost 280.000 since We have had baby shows without It is believed that the man run- surplus on the monopoly is applied lowers succeeded In obtaining
Wonderful Loyalty.
Whitsun..
48-HOUR WEEK.
day
Д and
48-hour
week for salaried employees, as India wished to help the countries primarily interested in securing an them from tearing international understanding on a difficult and important question,
would ratify the convention, which but this did not imply that India would require careful considera- tion.
The draft convention was later adopted by 78 votes to 31.
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for the benefit of the population, power, Spain would have been shown to the doctor in private, which (in a country four times the plunged into a regime of reprisals size of France) is rather smaller reminiscent of the Fasciat one in
"We have little mothers' classes," than the population of Maidenhead, Italy. Now that this attempt at where girls are taught cookery and or Malvern.
an open Fascist regime has failed, domestic science, so that when they Dr. Paranjapye (India) announc- Life in Greenland is compara- the alternative Liberal solution become mothers they will not be ed at a meeting of the Interna- tively simple. Even on the civilis- seems to be having much support. too shy to come to the clinics. Once tional Labour Conference, that he ed south-west coast, with its mixed The difficulty in carrying this into you get these people's confidence would vote in favour of the draft race of Greenlanders and a sprink-effect lay in finding a man of the their loyalty is wonderful. Some convention providing. for an 8- ling of Danish officials, there are necessary high political qualities travel ten miles to the centres, and hour no railways, cars, hotels, public who would be prepared to lead it so great is the rush to see the Baby houses, restaurants, shops (except The majority of Liberal leaders, Week exhibitions that we must have the Styrelse stores), coinage (ex- including Senor Melquiades Al- the police to hold the people back cept Styrelse tokens) cinemas, varer, leader of the Reformist and prevent agricultural crops (except lettuce parly, made the condition that the down the barriers. and parsley grown in cucumber King should agree to Parliament frames), trees (except willow and being given full powers, including 'bus, and loiter about for half a "Persons journey 30 miles by birch scrub), nights (at this power to decide whether Spain season), employers, dogs (locally should in future be governed aa day, to get a chance of entering the prohibited 03 a nuisance), or a monarchy or a republic. To this exhibition, so great is the interest. crimes since the last murder the King refused to agree. Even You haven't aroused anything like seventy years ago.. There are, on tually, and after lengthy discus- that keenness in your country." the other hand, photographers, slon with him on the subject, it many motor-launches, co-operative was agreed that Senor Santiago fish-curing centres, excellent Alba should be entrusted with the schools, a high cost of living, a dual task of saving the Monarchy "Parliament," and wireless and reforming the Constitution. A stations.
Constitutional Amendment has been the subject or discussion for the last few weeks. It would take In addition to the enforced the form of an additional clause natural simplicity the dominant feature is the extreme form of to the Constitution of 1876 where by the King would agree to assign communiam adopted. For example, If a family goes away on a visit its part of his prorogatives under the Constitution to Parliament. Senor house is put at the disposal of any Alba-is to form a Cabinet next one who turns up in the meantime, October to succeed General Beren- and no private dealing with the guer's. It is not yet known whether outside world is allowed. At Ang General Berenguer or Senor Alba magsalik, on the east coast, in the will hold the general election. neighbourhood of which Watkins is
It will be interesting to watch to make his base, the pure Eskimo the attitude of the remainder of the population leads a simpler life Liberal party towards Senor Alba, still. Or foodstuffs the store nor although it may be anticipated that mally sells only coffee, sugar, and
a good number of Liberale will op-: tobacco; bread is kept in resérve
Senor Alba can count pose him. in case of famine, but the people on the support of some important raust ordinarily make their living elements in Catalonia, including by hunting in the traditional man- Senor Cambo, the price of their ner, although, of course, with
Extreme Communism.
modern wespons. This has proved support being autonomy for Cata- THE SUN CO., LTD. the only means of maintaining then these lines Palace quarters
PEPS
COUGHS COLDS &BRONCHITIS
quality and numbers of the stock; hope either to solve the acute pro- its success is shown by the fact blem of the existing situation or at that while Eskimo elsewhere are all events to gain time-Manches-, going rapidly downhill, those in ter Guardian. Greenland are increasing
If Watkina succeeds in blazing
the trail for an airway from Lon-
don to Winnipeg across the foe-sapable. No longer an obscure region the isolation of Greenland will not to be summed up by the average necessarily be affected. There is Englishman in the three painfully not a level yard in inhabited areas familiar words of the hymn, Greep- where aeroplanes could land: the land suddenly becomes an intern feasibility, of establishing an air- tional cross-roads with groups - port at six or eight thousand feet German and British explorers on the Inland Ice remains to be wandering about in its winter Investigated. But in any case the twilight. We shall not know be psychological result of the present fore next spring what will come activity is bound to be consider of their work,
“Hush!" by Edith Manning.
Tread sofly on the stairway, An' softly close the door, Our baby's got a fever. Which he's never had before,
Ghe
Mos' times he is so hoppy, An' now to hear his cries, Brings such a drefful heart-ache, And burning to
Tay eyes.
I thought I'd ask the doctor" To make him quickly well, ''Cos he's' our only baby,
Now I'm a growed-up gel.
But doctor only smiled and said, "Just run and play, my dear, “We've Tablets that are Baby's Qwn,
"There's nothing much to fear."
So now I feel much happier, Cós always when I'm sick,
(I ask my mummy for them too, An get wellChỉ so: quiak! "":"
BABY'S OWNE
TABLETS
For Children's Allments.