SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1930.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
AUTUMN FASHIONS.
GENTLEMEN'S TAILORS.
PLUS FOURS
AT
THE SMARTEST
"TAILORS
IN
TOWN.
WING HING CO.
Gentlemen's Tailors
64 Queen's Rd. C.
Tel. 21417
BOOKS
BOOKS FOR ALL TASTES. BOYS AND GIRLS ESPECIALLY.
THE BOOK AND BIBLE DEPOT.
Wyndhane Street.
BOOTS & SHOES.
Pair. Leather Sole Canvas Shoes...$ 4.50) Crops Rubber Sole Canvas Shoes $ 6.00) Crepe Rubber Buckskin Shoes $10.00 Black or Brown Shoes from $8.00 Black or Brown Boots from ..$ 8.00) Children's Boots or Shoes from $2.00
Beat styles, most complete stock. of all sizes. Repairing a specialty. WONG SIU 'WOON
21, Pottinger St. Phone 21474.
DENTIST.
HARRY FONG, Dentist,
1gf floor, No. 74, Queen's Road
Central Tel. 21255.
TANG YUK, DENTIST Successor to
the late SIEN TING, 14. D'Aguilar Street. TERMS VERY MODERATE Consultation Free.
DRY-CLEANERS
20% DISCOUNT
at
THE BEAUTY Dry-Cleaning & Dyeing Co.
48, Nathan Road, Kowloon.
ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES.
THE GLOBE FOOK" CHEONGTMTM ELECTRICAL SUPPLY CO., LTD
72, Queen's Road, Central. Tel. 29270.
ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS.
W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.
Kowloon Bay.
New Work & Repairs.
+
Call Flag "L'
Sole Agents for Kelvin Motors
FOREIGN GOODS STORE.
GREAT REDUCTION
ON
SHAVEWELL"
A Marvellous Shaving Cream, Usual $1.50 per large tube NOW 75 CENTS.
AT
YEE HING
TOMEY & COMPANY
(Late of 24 Pottinger St.)
62, Des Voeux Road C. Tel. 23016
ailored
at
BROWN'S
FOR PERFECTION IN
WINTER SUITS,
2nd .. Rutton Ridg.. 7, Duddell St. (opp. Gospel Hall). Tel. 23056.
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE WORLD OF
IRISH COUNTRY SPEECH.
Unconscious Beauty of Words.
EVERYDAY POETRY.
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The people hereabouts have vigorous and imaginative speech.
Educated people find it hard to
believe that an Irish countryman or woman, when speaking, has often a compelling sense of style.
BOOKS
"ORIGIN OF SPECIES."
HOW DARWIN'S WORK CAME TO BE PUBLISHED.
"---—
I believe that it is so. A man said to me, "He was offered gallons of
An interesting story about the gold in Caran' goal to betray the people." He used "gallons" with origin of Charles Darwin's great "geld" for the sake of the allitern-work, "Origin of Species," was un- folded by Colonel John Murray, of tion. Another man said, "I could
the noted publishing firm, in an ad- have made monuments with money
dreas to the students at the City if I had stayed in America."--
of London vacation course in Lon- Padrale Colum, in "The Road Round Ireland."
ZANE GREY SUED.
don:
"Many years age," said Colonel Murray, "my grandfather received a book which he read and consider- ed very remarkable. He took it to' his friend, Mr. George Pollock, for him to read, and see what he made of it. He read ity and said: 'Mur- ray, this is not only a very remark- able book, but a revolutionary book. I think you can safely publish one thousand copies."
Los Angeles, July-17. A £100,000 plagiarism suit has been brought against Zane Grey, the author of Wild West and other adventure stories, by Charles A. Maddux, who alleges that Grey's novel "The Thundering Herd" was based on a story written in 1907 by the late John H. Cook, the buffalo.Origin of Species"," hunter.
They had been talking about children who had been left orphans. "Sorra a bit so-and-so would care if they went the way "Michael was of the wild birda." the soundest child that ever bless ed his face. And he wouldn't be put out (embarrassed or perplex- ed) if he saw you coming down the road with horns on you. He never let the red roar out of him," "Some children," says another, "would
Maddux is suing under assign HAIR DRESSERS & BOOKSELLERS.come to you on a silk thread, and
& shipments by Cook's widow, whereby with others, the chain of
The talk he obtained the rights in the wouldn't pull them." flows on in humour and satire. with proverbs and a bit of poetry, and always with vivid illustra- tions, "Did you know such a per- Ron?" I ask. Do I know him, do I know him? Do I know my oul' shirt? Aye, I know him as well as I know bread." A woman gave fitted a description that exactly
LEE YEE,
Ladies' and Gentlemen's Hair
Dressers & Booksellers.
No. 12, D'Agullar Street. (opposite. Queen's Theatre).
HONOUR
10, Wyndham St., 1st floor.
Entrance On Lan St. Telephone 22317.
LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN'S HAIR DRESSING SALOON.
Moderate Charges. Expert Barbers.
OPTICIAN.
THE HONG KONG OPTICAL COMPANY,
'Phone 22232,
53, Queen's Read Central,
RADIO
CHUNG YUEN ELECTRICAL CO.
71, Des Voeux Rd. C. Tel. 22191.
RADIO SETS, RADIO PARTS, ELECTRICAL.
APPLIANCES.
SILK STORE..
NEW SHIRTS From $3.00 each.
AT THE
TAJMAHAL SILK STORE 5, Wyndham St.
Tel. 26136.
SPORTING GOODS.
ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT
THE LIANG YOU COMPANY
70, Queen's Road C..
CRICKET **WISDEN" BATS, BALLS, STUMPS, LEG GUARDS, ETC. -Inspection Cordially Invited.
The Hong Kong Sporting Arms
& Ammunition Store. Beaconsfield Arcade.
the impetuous person we referred to. "Murty came in with a windy hat on him, and threw goold down "Murty-windy on the counter." hat," she called him, and the name. gave the atmosphere that goes with the man. ・ ・ ・
Poetic Apology.
He made an apology in a speech that was poetry in everything ex- cept form. "I'm runnin' the four winds of the world, strivin' to get them bread. I would not know why the people were dressed nor when the holiday came, I would be that bent with the hardship." Once he spoke to me about the virtues of a certain well that we were near.
I
hunter's book.
AN INTRODUCTORY HISTORY by
A. H. CROOK, O.B.E, M.A. W. KAY, MA.
W. L. HANDYSIDE, M.A. B.Sc.
PRICE $2.00.
'NOW ON SALE AT THE PUBLISHERS
The Newspaper Enterprise Ltd.
China Mail Offices.
WRITER OF COMEDY.
An aportant work on William Congreve, our greatest writer of comedy, is to be published by the House of Cassell. It is by Mr. Jack Isaacs, and it may almost be Bald to be the first "authoritative" wrote down the phrase. After life of Congreve. Existing studies wards I thought that this was the of him are meagra in the extreme, expression he had used. "Theowing simply to the lack of
Mr. Isaacs hus dis water of that well.. when the materials. sun is on the stones, the coldness covered so much fresh informa- of it would shake the teeth in your-tion-that-he-has-been able to fol- head." But Marty had a better low Congrove's career in all its sense of the balance of a sentence. romance. He deals with his youth He had said, "The water of that and education in Ireland, his liter- well when the sun would be ary beginnings, his friendships splitting the flags, the coldness of with the wits and celebrities of It would shiver the teeth in your the day, and his theatrical adven head."
ROUND
tures.
THE CAMP FIRE
PERCY AND WILFRED.
EARL JELLICOE'S REGRETS. Admiral of the Fleet, Ear! Boy Scouts from King Edward VII School, Sheffield, and three Jallicos, at one time County Com other local Groups,, anxious to missioner for London Boy Scouts, Girl show appreciation of kindnesses, read the Lesson at the Annual
the Farmer on Service of Boy Scouts and received from whose ground they were camping, Guldes at St. Lawrence, Isle of carried out a novel Good Turn.
The Scouts appointed a Commit- tee from among their number and to tour gave them instructions neighbouring farms with a view to securing two young porkers for which Scouts had clubbed to- gether.
The Committee returned with the two pigs which were dubbed Percy and Wilfred and. handed over in state to the Scouts' host during the final.Camp Fire Sing" Song.
Wight,
Lord Jellicoe afterwards greeted the Scouts and Guides outside the Church and told them how much he regretted having had to give up Scouting, owing to his work with the British, Legion.,
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK.
"You must dive deep if you would produce pearls."
WHEN YOU. ORDER A DRINK. ALWAYS ASK FOR
ST. LAMOI BEER"
habl
Everywhere.
Distributors:
"That book was Charles Darwin's)
He also told the students of a lotter curiously addressed by an The Murray American to "...
Pub, London," which was correctly delivered to his firm by the Post Office without hesitation.
"DR. NANSEN AGAIN.
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Three Minutes From Ferry. Under European Management."
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AIRLIE HOTEL KOWLOON.
Cable Add. A travel work by Dr. Nangen,
"Empresloge." to Volga," "Through Caucasus
Hong Kong which has not yat appeared in English, is now promised by Alleni and Unwin. His "Farthest North" is typical of the enduring hold ,which books of adventurous have ploration
upon .British readers. They will get' a new one In the early Autumn, from Putnam, for Admiral Richard Byrd has nearly completed the official record of his Antarctic Expedition. Ha actually wrote a great deal of it during the long Antarctic nights, besides assembling his scientific material and co-ordinating his ob scrvations.
"A head of a Spanish Gitana,” by Mr. Augustus John, provides a frontis-piece for a Gypsy anthology which Chatta will publish. It has been compiled by Dr. John Samp son, a well-known authority on the Romany, their language, lore, and customs. His book is designed to convey to the outside world some thing of the romance of the Gypsy spirit as it has appeared to the greatest minds.. authors are represented as well as the older classics, English and for-
eign,
Contemporary
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Cable Add. "Harview."
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SCOUT BELT TO THE RESCUE.
According to the Glasgow Citi-
The 9,000 Boy Scouts who have spent their Summer holidays. In other, lands, have returned to their
recently entered for the Champion- homes, loud in their praise of the zen, a small boy in North Carolina!
them by receptions accorded
ship of the tree-sitting endurance brother Scouts of other nations.
A He found, however, WOMLE'S The praise accorded the Scouts contests, the latest U.S.A. craze. and people of Normandy by the wiles too much for him...
Rev. Herbert R. Sydenham, Rover The woman was his aunt Scout Lender of the 19th Lambeth when he refused to come down (St. Andrews) Stockwell Troop, is
Scout's belt, stood. at the base of typical of the many hundreds of from the tree, she bought a Bor expressions now being received by the tree and offered it to him. the Boy Scout Headquarters in
The boy coveted the belt, and London.
clambered down.
He got it but not where he had expected..
CAMPERS BADGE.
CHURCHES
A CHARGE OF ONE DOLLAR-
ALL NOTICES HEADING
IS MADE Fox
UNDER
THIS
ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL, HONG KONG
Oct. 5, XVI, Sunday after Trinity..
Holy Communion, 8 a.m.
Parade Service, 9.15 am. Children's Service, 10 a.m. Choral Eucharist and Sermon,
11 a.m.
Preacher Rev. C. B. Shann. Evensong, & p.m. Preacher: Rev. H. V. Koop.
UNION CHURCH, Kennedy Road, Hong Kong..
Morning Worship, 11 o'clock.. Communion Servico, Noon. Evening Worship, 6 o'clock. Preacher, The Rev. F. Short.
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST. SCIENTIST.
Padre Sydenham said: "With
turned from a tour in Normandy. my Rover Scouts I have just re- I must tell you of the amazingly cordial reception we received from local Scouts. The Assistant Dig
A Campers Badge Course is the triet Commissioner at Rouen, M. Louis Harte, could not have been newest feature at Gilwell Park. kinder, and put himself to endless the Boy Scouts Training Centre in trouble to arrange our route, camp Epping Forest.
The Campers Badge is one of sites and other suitable accommo- dation. Wherever we went we re- 60 seal-like badges, worn by Scouts To obtain his ceived a welcome it for Royalty, on their sleeves,
passed his 2nd Class It was almost overpowering and have
Badge B in Campers has deepened our sense of duty to Test
have Scout must
gen. the World Brotherhood of Scout Boy ing, and our intense gratitude for erai Scout knowledge. and prac- (Branch of The Mother Church, tice. In addition, he must have a The First Church of Christ, Scien- For Scouts at least, foreign general knowledge of the conditist, in Boston, Mass., U.S.A.) travel has no dangers or hard- tions and, preparations required ships; for everywhere the same for a successful camp. He must welcome to waiting as we found in be able to cook for a party of six Normandy. We carry away the or seven in camp for three com- happlest memories of a very won- plete days and must have attended derful trip and of the more than at least twe annual camps of a kindly welcome we received." week-end duration, in addition to having camped out alone or with one other Scout for not less than three nights.
It
TORCH BEARERS.
Macdonnell Road, below Bowen
Road Tram Station. Sunday, Service, October • 5. 1930, 11.15 a.m
Subject:-"Unreality." The Sunday School is held on Sunday mornings at 10 o'clock. Wednesday Evening Meating 5.30 o'clock
Reading Room at above address. open;
Tuesday and Friday 10 am, to 12. Noon.
The Campers Badge Course, The Scout Law is a pretty big which is open to any Scout over ideal. Everyone who lives, it must 16 years of age, who fa'a 2nd Class be a torch-bearer who burns hi or 1st Class Scout, commences very life and spirit In his torch. next week-end; and Includes three Put your life and spirit, in your subsequent week-ends in Septem-1pm torches and go on bearing them."ber,
In these words, the Bishop of th
Portsmouth sent a message to the FIFTEEN NATIONS AT TAMP. Camp Fire gathering of 200 Scouts at Freshwater, Isle of Wight, The In a message to nearly 100 Boy Bishop and previously been in Scouts from 15 nations at the first camp with the Scouts, but was pre- Y.M.C.A. International: Scout Camp vented from doing so this year at Faenos in Denmark, Lord
RUTTONJEE & SON
Ach Road C.
They
DID THEY FORGET ?
Rover Scouts to camp, Finding a scious by the roadside
ald, and etch- policeman M
Baden-Powell, the Chief Scout, de scribe the camp as being l'a mo- mentous occasion in the history of the Movement
·man
The Camp Chief is an English Mr. Bex Gird, who has been a member of the Boy Scout
Lent for many years. He
Dän
German
renchman and
hose in camp Speak
Monday and Thuraday 5.30, co-17,
The Public is cordially invite
to attend the service and visit to Reading Roam"
YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION