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We hope the response the public of Hong Kong wil make to this appeal will be such as to Hong Kong, Wednesday, April 20, 1932. | redound to the credit of the Citi zens of this Tale of Fragrant Streama.
India's New Provincial Legislative Counéili ?·
Sailors' and Soldiers'
Home.!
The report of the year 1981 just submitted by the President and Committee of the Horne is a document which deserves
con-
Viceroy of India, to write a new It has fallen to Lord Willingdon,
page in the history of provincial
· government in the
cll.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1932.
SMALL COIN
Caesar Was Journalist,
You may be surprised to learn that the Federation of Journalists Mr. H. H. H. Priestley, Director in Italy has adopted. Jülius Caesar of Messrs. Arnhold & Co., Ltd., ac as the patron of the craft in that companied by Mrs. Priestley, left | country, The "mightiest. Julius," by the 3.8. Anchises yesterday on down the centuries, has been re- Home vacation.
garded as a great conqueror, ad- ministrator and ruler. But that he Mrs. G. S. Archbutt, wife of the was also a journalist and an eff- Fire Manager of the Union. Insur-clent one at that was not realised. ance Co., together with Miss B. M. Yet he was one of the first of the Archbutt left the Colony yesterday species which to-day is the bane of by the as. Changte.
sweepstake winners, and other notorieties. As.seen by the Fascist Two motion picture directors pressmen, the famous Commen- Hollywood, Messrs. Ira taries, unpleasant reminders of Morgan and Roy Scott, arrived in schooldays, are just journalism and the Colony by the s.8. President nothing else. And they seem to be Jackson. They are to take pictures right. In Caesar's day, there were of native and wild life in Hong no correspondents, no telegraph Kong and Manila for use in forth systems to flash red hot items of coming productions,
news to the ends of the earth; But Caesar was manof. per The forthcoming marriages are spicacity. He understood the valua announced of Thomas Sutherland, of publicity and took good care that Marine Superintendent, of Penang, Rome should know all about ita all and, Margaret Eva Finch, of conquering career, and to whom it Tientsin; and of John Rodd Moffett, was indebted: Caesar was his own of the National City Bank of New publicity agent, and he did the work York, Shanghai, and Marianne so well that his narrations are like Elizabeth Carter, of Repulse Bay ly to live for ever. Was it his luck Hotel.
that he wrote in a language which, was destined to become "dead"? Alexander Brailowaky, the emin-At any rate it served to preserve ent Russian pianist, is to give a his journalism. recital here at 9.80 p.m. on Friday, April 29, at the King's Theatre. A Strange Offer. He is due to arrive in the Colony: the same day on the R.M.S. Empress of Japan. Plans for the recital, India, habitual criminal charged are now open for booking at the with committing theft, confessed King's Theatre,
his gullt but asked the pardon of the court offering his fingers to be cut off as a token of his repentance and giving the assurance that he would offer his two eyes to be yesterday was 68. Humidity at wards."
Lowest open air temperature scorched should he misbehave after- His request, of course, 10 am, was 85 and at 4 p.m. 81. was not granted but he got sentenc- For causing an obstruction in ment and three years' police sur- ed to six years' rigorous imprison- Stubba Road, Mr. C. Furick wasveillance, yesterday, fined $5 by the Police Magistrate.
News in Brief.
To-morrow night, at 8.20 o'clock,
ment."
Sab
Mohamedans," es.
Yesterday morning, on the street
a distinct
are
*
*
A young Moplah, a tribe in South
*
People With Talls.
A current belief is that some,
sant remnant of man's kinship with Primitive tribes have that unplea
the apes tail. At least, that was the bellef even by some scientists. a few explorers, and lovers of the weird and the unusual. Some light
CHEMISTRY AND THE COMMUNITY.
Mr. E. R. Dovey's Talk to Rotarians
"NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE.****
The
has been thrown on the mystery by a report of Dr. Vignard, honorary surgeon of hospitals in Paris, who states in the L'Avenir Medical that he had handled four canes of a sort of outgrowth in the coxis resemb ling a tail. The patients are not aborigines of any oceanic island. but white pople. He states one of the cases was a girl six months old "with a tall like that of a pig's at the sacrocoxigen region." tall was eight centimetres long. The family history revealed no trace of a tailed ancestor. Because of the tender age of the child, she was not operated on. At the age of 9, she was taken
back to Dr. Vignard, 'The tail had grown to 12 centimetres. Removed by an opera- tion, the tall continued growth. Dr. Vignard believes that while the outgrowth shows all traces of A real animal tall, the tail is a tumor. Three other cases, children respec- tively aged 8, 13 and 18 months, are reported by the noted surgeon. The Worst Never Happens.
*
So many "dismal Johnnies" arc going about just now croaking that this is the end of all things,.. and that, nothing but sheer, stark ruin stares us in the face that some antidote is needed. Well, here is. one from a reader who sent the Straits Times the following list of doleful prophecies which never came true:
In 1848 Lord Shaftesbury said:
"Nothing can save the British Empire from ahipwreck." In 1849 Disraeli said:
"In Industry, Commerce, and Agriculture there is no hope.". teenth century Wilberforce said:
In the earliest years of the nine-
"I dare not marry, the future is so dark and unsettled." William Pitt sald":
"There is scarcely anything' round us but ruin and despair. In 1851, on the eve of his death; the Duke of Wellington said:
“I thank God 1 shall be spared from seeing the consummation of ruin that is gathering about us." Queen Adelaide said:
"I have only one desire-to play the part of Mario Antoinette. with bravery in the revolution that is coming on England."
BOYS EXHIBITED IN COURT.
4
Connection With Cruelty Case.
BAIL $2,000.
Rotarian E. E. Dovey was Mr. G. S. Ford, of Wilkinson & the speaker at yesterday's week-Grist, who was admitted to practice
tiffin of the Rotary Club, when
Three cases of small-pox, two of sideration by the general body continent the reins of government were notified to the authorities great sub-diphtheria, and five of meningitis public of Hong Kong, It will, firstly, convince readers that the of which are to-day in his capable yesterday. Home is serving a real useful Province has been raised to the hands The North-West Frontier
For disobeying a traffic signal purpose, and that that purpose is status of a Governor's Province, and Mr. M. Ma, of the Sincere Com- appreciated by the Service men yesterday he declared open that pany, was, yesterday, fined $10 who make such good and province's first Legislative Coun-by the Police Magistrate. encouraging use of th Secondly, that there is a
It is but two years ago that a The Management of the Repulse body of devoted people help-demand for the raising of this pro- Bay Hotel takes pleasure in an- ing on a good work, and in the vince to the status of a Governor's ouncing that as from to-day the helping on do not stint their time province was first made by the price of the dinners on Wednesdays and money and labour. These All-Parties Moslem Conference, and and Saturdays has been reduced people to-day are just a handful the demand arose out of the desire from $6 to $5 per cover. in number, their ranks need to for Moalems for separate electorates be augmented. The responsibl and constituencies from the Hindus. lity for catering to Service men, In this province Mohamedans are S. T. Halu will give a lecture to the in the Union Assembly Room,. Dr. in order to make life in the Col- in the majority and, as they also are ony for them something to which able to draw inspiration from across University Medical Society. they may be able to look back!
the border, from Afghanistan,į lect "A Discussion од Acute with pleasure, should not be Persia and elsewhere, a very strong Empyema Thoracis and its Treat placed on the shoulders of a few. case was made out which had to be
he gave an interesting address on locally by Chief Justice Sir Joseph' Of course, too many cooks may recognised.
"Chemistry and the Community."Kemp, K.C., in the Supreme Court spoil the broth, but help may be pecially of Northern India, feel in front of Messrs. Lane, Crawford aspects of chemical work and
He touched briefly on many yesterday, appeared furnished in a variety of ways. strongly that they should not lose Ltd., a Chinese woman was picked searches were serving the inter Police Court this morning, be-, for. the One of them, and not the least their individuality as
first
time in the manner in which such re-
the Central important, is that of helping to community and culture, and
up in an unconscious condition. relieve those, to whom is en-vory jealous of any attempts direct-She is thought to have fallen from and referred to the "blatant and
esta of the public and industry, i
fore Mr. Wynne-Jones, when rates of the Home of some of ed to submerge them in the Hindas. She was removed to hospital.
he was for the defence of a tram whilst it was in motion. dastardly" manner in which food Fm King-chung, a merchant, of 27 was adulterated prior to the ap- Yuk Sau Street, Wanchai, who was The report on the Dogs' Home England over 30 years ago.
pointment of the first analysts in charged on two counts of illtreating for March shows that there has
his sons Fan King-ching (II) and' boen greater activity than for many chemistry aids the community,
Another direction in which Fan Kop-keung (4) recently. months.
Twenty-seven dogs were the speaker, said, is in connection fixed for the hearing. admitted, and a total of twenty-one with war. In wartime, the che
Mr. W. M. Thomson, of the unhampered and unhindered. Police, en
Surrendering himself to the
disposed of. There are now nine mistry profession comes into Secretariat for Chinese Affairs, who The Home is not being, exactly, been issued for his arrest about a
a warrant which had dogs awaiting suitable homes.
its own and British chemists appeared for the prosecution, re- neglected.
There are many month ago, Pun Chik Man, Empire Products Fair are invit- the late war.
have every reason to be proud of marked that if any time were allow Intending exhibitors at the the work accomplished during ed to elapse, the lads' Injuries would ladies and gentlemen who came former employee of Y. C. Weng & ed to apply for reservations to forward lost at the work or Co. (The China Dispensary), Ltd., the Hon Mr. J. P. Braga, Chair- serves the community: well. He ly was that the boys could be exc TAMA DAUNO become, indistinct. His whole idea their sympathy with the work of
In one direction, the chemist in bringing the case forward quick- manner by generous donations in the Central Police Court this 1, Chater Road, from whom all "Nothing is impossible," and a lot better to see the injuries than the Home in a very practical appeared before Mr. Wynne-Jones
man of the Fair Sub-Committee, is an optimist. His motto is hibited, as, in his opinion, it was to the funds. But what will be ful intent to omit, or concur to particulars in connection with the every now and then he does to hear them dictated doctorially,
morning, charged with alleged wil of the greatest use and encotir- agement is a longer list of annual omit, certain particulars of goods Project may be obtained.
something which goes some way, as it were. subscribers to the work of the in his firm's ledger, to the value of Home.
at any rate, to justify the motto. The boys were accordingly ex- The YMCA. Literary and De-He aims at increasing efficiency hibited, and his Worship made notes G:$870.21, which had been shipped bating Society closes its season by cutting out waste and saving of his observations of the injuries. The public must realise what to the United Dispensary, Canton. to-night with a debate on the time the presence
of Naval hipsr. E. 8. C. Brooks appeared for motion. That the professions Sir William announced that duction of ball, which had been fix- and Military units in Hong Kong the complainant Arm, and stated have been improved through their the meeting a fortnight hence, ed at $2,000, but Mr, Thomsen de Mr. Ford then asked for a re- means to them, and in realising that there may be other charges adoption by women." It pro- on May 8, would be a closed busi show their appreciation in the preferred stage manner that has been suggested. Mr. Horace Lo appeared for the ing debates of the year, and an the ensuing year would be elect mises to be one of the outstand-ness meeting, when officers for We cannot conclude this better defence
appropriate final for the Society. ed. than by quoting the last para graph of the report:
affairs
the anxiety, which weighs heavi- ly on their shoulders, the an- xiety over matters financial. The work these good people do is of tremendous importance, and
it is necessary that they should be able to proceed with that work
The Committee are, there- fore, encouraged to leave the future finencial position of the Home In the hands of those who shall read this res: port, confident that a service of such importance not only to the life and well being of our Service Men but to Bri- tian prestige In the Far East, cannot suffer when left to the
**of those fo
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TERRIBLE SUICIDE. Man Drinks Sulphuric Acid.
Mr. Ford asked for a date to be
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His Worship Axed, the hearing
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That students are not at all pleased about the Univers
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