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out any implication of attacking Musical enthusinats in largo num- former comrades: “internecinę bers, gathered at the Helena May war" is war to the death, but not Institute last night, on the occasion! necessarily civil war. However, of the appearance of the Schnelder | family rows usually are rather Trio, who presented an excellent | deadly which perhaps lends programme.
support to the common misuse of the word.
Three men, armed with knives,
EXCHANGES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS,
On London-e
on
Bank, wire
1/3 Bank, on domand Bank, 4 months' sight 1/3 15/16.
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Bight
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But can it really be called a carried out a daring robbery misuse? How far can derivation the first floor of 1, Tung Wah Lane, be called a misuse ? How far last night. The only person in Documentary, 4 can derivation be allowed to the at when the robbers. arrived months' sight....1/5 % atand in the way of a generally was a married woman, who was On Paris- accepted meaning? "Interne intimidated by the intruders. She on demand. cino" has been used as "inutual was relieved of personal jewellery Credits, 4 months' ly destructive" by, standard valued at $86.
writers like Carlyle, and `Dr.
sight
On demand
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and, when asked the reason for ing from injuries to the skull,
that definition by a curious lady, [replied blondly, "Ignorance,
Madam, pure ignorance." But
Personal Pars.
it really seems rather too late Lance-Sergeant H. N. Moran re- now to correct the result of that turned from leave on the P. and 0. ignorance in the case of "inter-8.5. Corfu on Thursday. necine."-Manchester Guardian.
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Mr. John William Franks Liberal Nicknames.
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The followers of Mr. Lloyd | The forthcoming
marriage. is George are now being called the announced of Лозе Eduardo Silver (per oz.) Georgettes, a title that may be Noronha, of 27, Ashley Road, Kow- Bar Silver in Hong
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November 3, 1991.
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We
LONDON EXCHANGES
Rugby, Yesterday,
Paris
05%
New York
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Montreal
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Brussels
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To-day's Thought.
She will no longer travel "in the buff." That is to say, the The China Mail Of the 557 vessels, of 1,758,610 yellowish-buff colour of the deck-
His Excellency the Governor has houses, derricks, etc., of this ex- tons, classed during the year, cellent line is to go, though it been pleased, to nominate Mr. Wil- Hung Kang, Saturday, Nov. 21, 1931. 223, of 1,212,525 tons, were fit- seems to be as essential a char- liam Henry Bell, Mr. Allan ted with internal combustion en- acteristic as the cruiser sterns, Cameron, Mr. Robert Morton Dyer, gines, nearly all of them using the black hulls, the dusky stew C.B.E., as Members of the Court of Shipping 1930-1931. ·
ards, the curry and the pukka the University of Hong Kong for a heavy fuel oil. 109 of these ves-sahibs on the way to enjoy a few further period of three years, with
effect from November 12 1931. The annual report; for the sels, of 614,974 tons, were con- chukkas at Quetta.
It has been found that in. the period ending June 30, 1931, of structed in Great Britain and
"COUNTRY HAS DECIDED." Lloyd's Register of Shipping, Ireland. Of these 223 vessels, 59 tropics white is four degrees cool- er than buff, besides being, in last (273,287 tons) are owned in my humble opinion, aesthetically issued in London only
Lord Beaverbrook On month, draws particular atten-Great Britain and Ireland, 52 preferable.
Protection. But hasn't it taken rather a tion to the following salient fea- (389,901 tons) in Norway, 15
long time to find this out ?-Lon-
Addressing a meeting of farmers (1) The (132,361 tons) in Japan, 19 doner. tures of that period.
at Winchester recently, Lord continued increase in the adop-(111.256. tons) in Holland, and
Beaverbrook said that the' differ-¦ tion of internal combustion en- 178 (305,720 tons) in other coun- Careers 'Overseas.
Fear that British boya have ences in the National Government gines, and of oil as fuel; (2) tries.
lost the spirit of adventure and were not as to whether they would During the your there has been are afraid to go overseas is re- put duties on manufactured goods The development of electrical propulsion; and (3) The marked a marked extension in the use of ferred to by the committee which, and not on agricultural produce; It That was a very falling off in the placing of orders electricity for propelling pur-under the chairmanship of Sir was as to whether they would pat
John Russell, reported to the duties on at all. for new ships, especially in the poses, and also for driving en-Education section of the British foolish issue.
"The country," he said, "has de- United Kingdom.
gine room and deck machinery. Association on the training of
cided, The politicians may · talk The report states, that the Under the paragraph "Ship-boys and girls in secondary total tonnage of ships built and building Outlook," the report tion to the Dominions, the com-
schools for overseas life. Migra- and talk, but the country has decid
ed on na polley of Protection. -It classed during the year was says, that the shipping industry,mittee point out, must no longer is for us to see that we are not above the average of the past in all its branches, is, at present, be thought of as a means of get-done in at the last moment.
ting rid of the "waster," the are on the eve of an election. Wel
Don't get the Idea that you are The comparison, Į suffering from the most severe "dud," and the "family dis.must settle the issue here and now. however, is misleading, because depression within living memory. grace." It must be regarded as If we succeed, the first step in the sharp merely because you can make
of the regeneration of cutting remarka. the remainder of the large volume The outlook is still unpromising, an avenue of enterprise and ad-direction of oil tanker tonnage, which was The depression has broadened venture open only to those with Britain will be an increase in agri-
| culatural' productio at home, . the best credentials. The com-! placed on order within the past and deepened during the past mittee says: "In spite of the "If we could stop the purchase two years, was completed during year. The tonnage of vessels great efforts of the Overseas of £300,000,000 worth of manu- the period under review. Of laid up has more than doubled in and Home Governments, and of factured goods from the foreigner the new tonnage, nearly one-the same period. The world the numerous British organina- we could wipe out our deficit three wide-times over. But there is a much tions, there is still a is half is composed of oil tank ves- total
Dow estimated at spread ignorance of the con- bigger leakage the £500,000,000 sela.
10,500,000 tons gross; and. there ditions of life and the possibili-we spend on foodstuffs with the
To-day'a dollar is worth 2/8 %. Schools foreigner. Fourteen vessels, of 101,059, is no indication of any immediate ties of life overseas."
"You hear a lot of discussion throughout the country, it is
The Kowloon Fair, in aid of the tons, were fitted with steam tur-improvement. Inclusive of this added, for the most part are sad about reduction in the dole. From bines, the turbines in every case laid up shipping, the gross ton-ly lacking in initiative in investi- 1922 to 1930 we increased the pay- Ministering Children's League and being used in conjunction with nage of vessels afloat, at the end gating overseas possibilities for menta to the unemployed by £40,- the Games Fund of the Howloon
their pupils, although
In the same eight years British School will be held at The reduction gearing. In addition, of June, 1981, was over 70,000,- headmasters favour a more prac we have increased our imports of Chater Bungalow to-morrow.
fair will be a real old-fashioned six new vessels, of 38,789 tons, 000 tons, an increase of 21,000,000 tical training for some of their food from abroad by £60,000,000.
"I hope the, agricultural party one, and the children of the School were completed, in which an ex-over the corresponding figure in boys who would do better on the haust steam turbine is connected 1914. An appreciable proportion and overseas than shut up in an will take no part in the election ex-will give an entertainment. Danc English office. It is suggested cept to carry to triumphant success ing will also be one of the attrac to the main shafting of of tonnage now laid up, however, that every school should have a steam reciprocating engines by may be considered as obsolete. careers master or mistress ac- mechanical gearing and hydrau- Many of the older ships have de quainted with the labour market. The need is also emphasised of lic clutch. In a number of other preciated in value almost to the
some co-ordinating agency to vessels, similar devices, designed price of scrap; and, but for the link up the work of different to increase the effective power of fact that the price of scrap it-overseas migration societies into existing installations by the use self has fallen considerably, the one co-operating whole, and it is urged that the Board of Educa- of exhaust steam to drive tur- tonnage of vessels broken up tion should make senior scholar- bines coupled hydraulically, me- would. no doubt be very much ships tenable at Dominion a4 chanically, or electrically to the larger than it is.
ten years.
main engine shafting, have also been adopted.
From Other Pens.
"Internecine."
000,000.
many
well as British universities. This should provoku -thought- A. H. L.' in the Pinang Gazette.
News in Brief.
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The increase in the number of steam vessels, either originally fitted for burning oil fuel, or sub- sequently converted for that pur pose, continues uninterruptedly; and, in the period under review, to deplore the outbreak in leader forty-six steamers, of 208,457 columns (our own, Included), of Mr. H. Nish, of the OfeiaÏ tons, were so fitted. In July the word "internecine" in the Mansurer's Quice, Connaught Road 1914, the tonnage of such steam- It means by derivation, as he the loss of a telescope, valued at aense of mutually destructive." Central, has, notified the Police of èra 'was 1,810,209, the tonnage is truthfully points out, merely $50, which he states, was taken from now 20,002,807,
"destructive," with his office.
A dog which bit a woman named Pedants as well as patriots are Chan Ho of Smithheld, has been on the warpath as result of this sent to Kennedy Town for observa- election. A correspondent writes tion.
"deadly"
the National Government."
tions,
Ten Years Ago.
[From the “China 'Mair of November 21, 1927.3
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