TUESDAY, MARCH 1932:
By Ivor Brown
I. O. U.
PHILOSOPHISING ABOUT ONE'S LIABILITIES.
Debt As A Work of Artistic Creation.
meritorius but meagre We individuals, surveying our enco of a
You were more likely to January bills, are the petty reflec- balance. tiens of the national being, which be respected for the former than obliged for the latter. There is a also stands confronted with the good story told of an honest and tyranny of unmanageable figures. diligent trader who, struggling "Since the len is not ready," said hard and just surviving on the brink of email failure, went in his the gentleman in Chekhov, let's misery to a successful friend and philosophise a bit," and, since the cash is not ready, we may oppor tunely do the same. Gayest of fin- ancial philosophics is the Bal Cacian theory of debt as a work of artistic creation, and this must be By comforting to statesmanship. this reckoning the bulk of the Powers are Raphaels and Beeth
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asked why things didn't go better. "You haven't enough No-money, said the Success. There is point in the answer; or at least there was, for the No-money brand of triumph does not weather economic bliz- zards of the present severity..
We are coming back rather close to the Balzacian idea of borrowing as a phase of the beautiful, Murder, thievery, and lying bave all had the artistic plea stated on their behalf, i ovens in their kind and most na- and borrowing has an easier claim tions can survey a masterpiece of to aesthetic appraisal. A man who craft. The trouble about Balzac's was by nature totally incapable of motion-i cannot remember where retaining money in his purse and quite prettily inventive in his ways and means of keeping afloat once) expressed, but the idea is unforget- table-is that it is not totally ab-wired to a harassed wife, "We are
Have borrowed five hun-t surd. There can be something of solvent.
He did not jest. grace and gallantry in a man's atti-dred pounds." tude to his liabilities; to go ban. He merely failed to see anything! krupt is supposed to terminate, per- odd in that species of solvency. It hape only for the duration, one's appeared to him the ordinary, the career as a gentleman; it is neces only method of existence. He would sary to abandon for a while the not extend
LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
Subdued and Featureless This Morning.
NO MATERIÁL CHANGE.
The official summary issued by the Stock Exchange to-day states:
Subdued and featureless was the state of the market at the opening session this morning, but there is no material change in rates.
Sales.
Union Insurance, $430. Ewo Cottons, Tis. 15, Hong Kong Trams, $21. Yaumati Ferries, $39, Star Ferries, 801.
Hong Kong Electrica, $74.
THE CHINA MAIL.
THREE LETTERS FOR CARS
NEW INDEX SYSTEM FOR
LONDON.
"ALA 1."-Some time in June rangements that have been propos motor-car, registered in London, ed it has been necessary to avoid if i will be allotted this index number, possible, increasing the dimensions the first of a new series.
of the number plate and to keep The system which has served for the marks easy to read and remem twenty-nine years for the identi-ber. The system which will pro- scation of motor vehicles la now bably be adopted has three letters in the last stages of its existence. prefixed to numbers running up to Established by the Motor Car Act 999 only, instead of to 9999, as at of 1908, the arrangement of letters present. and figures, at first one letter and then two, has provided the licens Ing authorities with distinguishing marks for all vehicles. Now the last possible combinations of, two letters have been allottted.
For London, which uses up num- Cements (Combined), $18.20/.80.hers nearly as fast as all the rest Dalry Farms, $281⁄2/.70.
Buyers.
Donglases, $261⁄2 Wharves, $162. Providents (New), $214.- Hong Kong Realties, $9. Chinese Estates, $95. Amusements, $191⁄2. Constructions (Old), $5.20. Constructions (New), $1%, Government Loans, 31⁄2 per cent.
Premium.
Docks, $29.
Sellers.
Shanghai Lands, Tls. 27. Humphreys, $18.30.
Hong Kong Realties, $101. China Lights (Old), $21. Malabon Sugars, $30. Cements (Combined), $18.30.. Watsons, $162.
GRUESOME STORY.
Allegations Against Band of Kidnappers.
TORTURE BEFORE DEATH?
smile to Artemus Areside and dining-table of the club. Ward's suggestion. "Let us all be But many a bankrupt is a better happy and live within our means, creature than his still solvent fel even If we have to borrow the money low who keeps on the long-walting to do it with." That would be
A gruesome story of the activities list small tradesmen who can i plain sense to him, as indeed it ap- of a gang of kidnappers and mur- afford to endure and are not strong pears to be to international final derers was unfolded by Mr. T. M. Enough to strike the legal blow at ciers. There is a touch of artistry, Hazlerigg (Assistant Crown So- dubious patron whose friends and in such a man's technique of living licitor) before Mr. Wynne Jones at companions are of the "good cus- and a simplicity about his code of the Central Police Court yesterday thought which surely merits, and
eae for killing Liu Shek-hong, whose I suppose that the majority of not only in irony, the attribute of afternoon when prosecuting a Chin- body was found in the vault of Tai men and women are not much wor winsomeness. ried by debts
tomer" class.
in moderation. The antics of international fin Wan Fort, Hunghorn, on February
A well-secured debt, like a mortance may be going to make 10. gage on house property, need tease this year of agitated conference al
Mr. Hazlerigg related how the ne conscience, but the chancier kind year of catastrophe for great and man disappeared and demands were Most peo small, but, whatever the result of subsequently made for the payment is quite another matter. pile consider such debis to be a vote, the argle bargle over the comic of $10,000 ransom. After letters of confidence or a stroke of luck; clutter of notes of hand, the chaas had been written and meetings held, in any case they will use them with of unusable bullion and of unavail part of the money was paid, but the -out-compunction and regard as able bills, we cannot deny to the kidnappers broke faith and demand- priggish those who loathe to be conduct which created the mess aed a further sum before the victim under an obligation and despise as stupidity of the grand, majestic would be handed over. During the poltroous those who are nervous of kind. we contemplate the negotiations for the extra sum the They would view a mun debtors' carnival our minds and man's bo was found, giving in- who disliked having without paying emotions are suffused with the Bal-dication that he had been tortured with as much amusement as they zacían temper of obeisance to an by his captors before being put to would derive from a scrupulous artistry of debt-construction. It death in a cruel manner. golfer who was pained at finding was all anticipated years ago in After evidence had been given the
"A person who hearing was adjourned. himself with a glorious lie after a "Little Dorrit."
a bond.
a
man
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† A DREAM COMES TRUE.
People Who Came From Nova Scotia To See The Prince.
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of the country, there are only a few "Gs" left, GW, GX and GY. Else where the two-letter combinations would last longer, but provision has to be made for London's require ments.
In selecting one of the dozen or more different letter-and-figure ar-
RELIC OF INDIAN MUTINY.
Ancient Koran.
Brighton reference library lent the magistrates a Koran on Janu- ary 26 go that a Mohammedan might be sworn on it
It was found to be a relic of the Indian Mutiny, presented to the library in 1875. Pasted inside the cover was the statement. "A Koran found in the private apartment of the King of Delhi when that city' was taken from the mutineers in, September, 1857, and supposed to have belonged to his Majesty."
It was hand-written on parach- ment, and partly illuminated.
The witness put on his head cover, turned towards. Mecca, and
then faced the clerk. With his forehead touching the book, he re- peated the oath.
HOW TO USE BRILLIANTINE.
Most brilliantines are inclined to make the hair greasy after a while, though they are certainly useful for bringing an attractive gloss to boe's looks..
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Here is a way to use, brilliantine without much fear of that after effect of greasiness.
Buy a bottle of brilliantine sold as non-greasy, pour it into a large bottle, and add an equal amount of eau-de-Cologne. Shake well and apply to this up the hair when needed, which it will make soft and glossly without bringing too much grease. The best method of applying this mixture to the hair la by spraying, Bo that if you can shake up the mix- ture in a scent spray, so much the
better.
SAND IN CINNAMON,
Victims of Others at Bromley,
Messrs. Lipton, Limited, were fined £5 and ordered to pay five guineas costs at Bromley on a sum mons for selling ground cinnamon adulterated with band or other sill clons matter to the extent of 12.17
bad slice into the rough or from a can't pay," said Mr. Planck, "gets being missed in the field. Accord- another person who can't pay to ing to this attitude, unsecured over- guarantee that he can pay. Like a drafts are fortune's bounty for person with two wooden legs get-
Another
with are lucky enough to ting
two person who those
must two wooden legs to guarantee secure them, and Bquare up to such felicitious occa-jthat he has got two natural legs."
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Barrie,, who Aions and set his sails to catch the legs." Such reckoning has a bland, kindly wind.
refulgent quality that takes the landed in England recently for the There remains a minority which senses, and one observes the ex-sole purpose of catching a glimpse hates the overhang of obligations perts with increase of wonder and of the Prince of Wales, are going and feels itself to be walking under a wild surprise. One is even moved back home to Nova Scotia (4,000 a treacherous clMT. By conven- to. Websterlan misquotation before miles away) very soon with two tional computation, to avoid bor-the preposterous aggregation of cigarettes-which to them are worth
"Cover them. gently. Mine' untold gold. rowing is a form of righteousness. IOUS. but the man who pays cash for his eyes dazzle. So died the Young As they knew that the Prince was own comfort of soul need not preen Plan." Every man is an artist in to attend the Argentine Club din himself too much. I can say so the spite of himself, since his life un-ner one night, they took up their more openly because I am tempera-consciously creates a comedy, and stand and waited three hours for mentally a cash-payer myself and every man is, as Falstaff's recruit him to appear.... Bhave no pride in my ambition to be Feeble observed, tragically a debtor, Eventually their great moment Mr. F. W. Arnaud, public analyat punctual in remittance. Even the since we one God a death. The came. The. Prince arrived. in his for Kent, said that ordinarily cinns, idea of hire-purchase is repellent tragic-comedy of debt, physical and car and on the impulse of the momen should not contain sand at all. to me, but there is no virtue to be financial, le eternal, but rarely was ment Mrs. Barrie rushed forward In this case the original bark was claimed for this rejection of isgi- the ironical perception of the spec and asked him to accept a bunch of ground very badly.
Mr. R. A. Beck, who defended, timate credits. To be restless tator given better scope than in this violets' she was carrying. The under debt is. an much, a form of year of 1982. There are divers Prince aniled and on learning that told the Justices that Liptona timidity as of honesty. Just as ways of reading Balzac's. epigram, they had travelled. from Canada ex- bought the cinnamon in good faith headlong gambling is in some sort and a sharp spine of truth emerges pressed great pleasure
with a guarantee of its purity. purified by the pluck that is essen whichever way you handle his
They were really the victims of tial and so morally preferable to flower of" speech-Manchester a cigarette each as a little memen- others. All the stock. had now petty play and a sedulous applica Guardian.
tion to both-way bets on short- priced horses, so the man who bor- rows without firm hope of repay ment may be a scoundrel, but he is
none the less a rascal whose offence
He then gave Mr. and Mrs. Barrie
per cent.
to and shook hands with them been withdrawn.
THIS SHOULD CLEAN THINGS UP
i mitigated, by its audacity. MITTAANNEMAR
United States 1,204,509 pounds of castile soap, -mosti
other | 840,599 · pounds, of Pater $223,446
Even the austere observers of the The soap and washing compounds game and the strict professional industry is a fairly substantial one lenders of the market have been in Canada. There are 68 establish- $4,426,402; 18.8 million known to yield a point to the flour ment engaged in it with a capital of soap powder at $ Ish and bravure of an unabashed investment of $18,840,715 employ four million pounds temerity. It seems to be a pracing 1,648 persons. In 1980 the soaps at $988,168; Jayell tical rule of life that if you are total output of the various products at $870,51815ammont going to ride a mount in the Credit was valued at $18,167,688 der at $161,788 other wash Hunters Chase you had better gol For the industry as a whole, the pounds at $249,554; and other clean oll. hell-for-leather at the fences and production In 1980, Included 65.7 prepar
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France; powders,
Until Year 1960.
The letters will carry on the pre- sent two-letter system simply by prefixing “A”.
|| The moribund system will have sufficed to number about five and a half million vehicles. The three- letter plan proposed will, it is cal culated, meet the needs of 10,000,-) 000 vehicles and earry the authori ties on till about 1960.
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For London the Arst registration number under the new plan will be ALA 1. LA having been the first double-letter combination allotted to the L.C.C.
SAINT OF
OF GOOD FORTTIN
£300,000 Won In State Lottery.
Nearly £900,000 has been won by Neapolitans recently from the State lottery.
Over 100,000 people share the money which is paid out on the two. tickets, which are, always drawn during the fete of St. Januarius, the patron saint of Naples.
According to popular belief it is the saint himself who gives the tickets.
The tickets are drawn from the Bourbon Lottery maintained by the State.-Central News.
FOR MONGOLIA.
Sven Hedin To Lead Scientific Expedition.
In spite of the Far Eastern com- plications, the famous explorer, Sven Hedin, started on a new scien- tific expedition to Mongolla on Feb- ruary 17, accompanied by the eth- nologist Goesta. They travelled from Bremen to New York.aboard the liner Europa and proceeded to Chicago, where they took part in the inauguration of the exact re-i plica of a Lamaist temple, after- wards continuing to Mongolia,
A LEAGUE DIPLOMAT.
The Hon. Alexander Cadogan, whose name has been mentioned in connection with the general secretaryship of the League of Nations, is a brother of Earl Cado-: gan. He is the Foreign Office ex- pert on the League and its highly- complicated procedure, and has sat discreetly behind every British Foreign Secretary to visit Geneva during, the past ten years.
He, has been 28 years in the Diplomatic Service, and not, once during that time has he been seen in public without his rather grave, imperturbable emile, or his neat brown dispatch case.
A RUDE AWAKENING.
Bed Goes Through The Floor During The Night,
John George Harris, of Isling Weed Road, Brighton. felt the head of his bed fall through the flooring during the night. It tilted the mattress at such an angle that his feat were sticking up in the air,
A fire had burned through the floorboards. It was put out before any serious damage was done,
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