MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1932.
Mr. Southorn's High Praise For Fair
The
Shek officially
Improvement Must Be Slow In Farming
panied He guteway
was
by
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Lauds Farmer.
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14 WEEKS HARD LABOUR.
this morning.
To-Day's Short Story,
THE
OPEN
WINDOW
By “Saki.”
Y aunt will be down pre- "Her tragedy?" asked Framton;
Private Frederick George Her-
"Mutty, Mr. Nuttel," said a somehow in this restful country bert Powers, R.A.M.C., attached to the Bowen Road Military Hospital, very self-possessed young lady spot tragedies seemed out of place. was sentenced to fourteen weeks' of fifteen; in the meantime you "You may wonder why we keep
that window wide open on an Oc-) hard labour by Mr. A.W. G.H. Gran- must try and put up with me." tham in the Central Police Court Framton Nuttel endeavoured to teber afternoon," asid the niece, any the correct something which indicating a large Franch window Powers pleaded guilty to a charge should duly flatter the niece of the that opened on to a lawn.
"It is quite warm for the time atjouly the next generation will see the of obtaining wines, spirit, cigare moment without unduly discount- Annual Produce
and cigarettes, to the total value of ing the aunt that was to come. of the year," said Framton: "but was results.
than has that window got anything to Wo Hul. Show
$109.90, from the Sincere Company, Privately he doubted more opened
Saturday by
"I beg you, therefore, not to be by falsely pretending he was Staff-ever whether these formal visita on do with the tragedy?" the Colonial Secretary, the Hon. Mr. discouraged if improvement seems Sergeant T. Parkinson, R.A.M.C., a succession of total atrangers "Out through that window, three Little by little who has a credit account with the would do much towards helping the years ago to a day, her husband] W. T. Southorn, who was accom-slow in coming.
nerve cure which he was supposed and her two young brothers went off for their day's shooting. They by Mrs.
Southorn, the old conservatism will give way Company,
Detective-Sergeant MacDonald, to be undergoing. at the and the farmers of the New Ter- welcomed
"I know how it will be," his never came back. In crossing the and ritories will learn to make more pro- prosecuting, said that on the after- Sir Robert
Atable use of the land which they noon of November 12 accused went sister had said when he was pre-moor to their favourite snipe. Lady Ho Tung, Mr. H. R. Wells, till with such praiseworthy dili-to the Sincere Company, after hav-paring to migrate to this rural re-shoating ground they were all It had been that the chairman of the show and by gence and industry. They have a ing telephoned an order. He sent treat; "you will bury yoursalt three engulfed in a treacherous Mr. E. H: Williams, the Northern large market at their very doors down a small boy with a chit but down there and not speak to a piece of bog.
not obtain, the order living soul, and your nerves will dreadful wet summer, you know, District Officer and other members and I trust that the Association he could
will continue its efforts to secure Powers went himself and took the be worse than ever from moping, and places that were safe in other of the Committee.
for the New Territories, farmera goods in a taxi. The bey, together I shall just give you letters of in years gave way suddenly without Mr. Southern in his speech en-their fair share in that market. with several others, assisted in retroduction to all the people I know warning. Their bodies were never couraged the farmers of the New the same time I depreente too hasty moving the order from the taxi to there. Some of them, as far as 1 recovered. That, was the dreadful part of it." Here the child's voice Territory, prophesying a thriving an appeal to Goverment for funds the defendant's home. The gooda can remember, were quite nice." for individual works. We wish to were not recovered: When charg
Framton wondered whether Mrs, lost. Its self-possessed onte and muko the New Territories self-ed at the Police Station, Powers Suppleton, the lady to whom he became falteringly human. "Poor An outstanding feature of the supporting and indeed more than said "Yes, I admit.”
was presenting one of the letters sunt always thinks that they will Major Greiller, who occupied of introduction, came into the nice show was the success of Tung Ying self-supporting and where one in- Hok Po, who, besides carrying off dividual cannot afford some particu- seat on the Bench, informed his division.
"Do you know many of the most of the first prizes in the Forlar work we should like to see Worship that Powers had no civil
conviction but his Army record people round here?" asked the was not good.
niece, when she judged that they ciga Vegetable Class, was awarded co-operative effort encouraged, Co-Operative Working.
His Worship passed sentence of had had sufficient silent com- arat prize in all the other classca!
"This brings me to the subject
munion. with one exception.
of Co-operative Credit Societies to four months, but on being informed This entrant's exhibits were of which the Chairman has referral. by Major Grellier that the defen- dant waa leaving on the troopship an exceptional high standard, his There is much spade-work to beetroot and radish exhibits of done in the way of arousing the on March 29, reduced the sentence
interest of the villagers in the Co-to 14 weeks.
It has The "Ellis Garden" was the next operative Credit den.
the proved success in India and in successful entrant In most Foreign vegetable class, taking one other places and there is no reason first and four acconds.
why it should not prove a success
There is! The Poultry section produced in the New Territories. Bone line specimens of turkey and literature on the subject available IT to profit goose, the latter being of a high which should enable
by experience elsewhere and any! Very interesting exhibits wero surplus energy of the Association two pairs of pigeons, which were might well be employed in foster- not entered for judging. An export, ing the idea among the farmers, win was present, said the two Should any village or group desire
market in the future.
enormous size.
standard.
TO-MORROW'S STORY;
To-morrow's short story will be "The Man In Grey, by Brandon Fleming.
"Hardly a soul," sald Framton. My sister was staying here, at the come back some day, they and the rectory, you know, some, four years little brown spaniel-that was lost ago, and she gave me letters of with them, and walk in at that introduction to some of the people window just as they used to do here."
That is why the window la kapt He made the last statement in a open every evening till it is quite tone of distinct regret
dusk. Poor dear aunt, she has "Then you know practically often told me how they went out, nothing about my aunt?" pursued her husband with his white water- proof coat over his arm, and Ron- the self-possessed young lady.
"Only her name and address," nie, her youngest brother, singing admitted the caller. He was won- 'Bertie, why do you bound?' as he' dering whether Mrs. Sappleton was always did to tease her, because in the married or widowed state. she said it got on her nerves. Do The A.D.C. have again proved An indefinable something about the you know, sometimes on still, quiet
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racing pigeons could compare with to start a co-operative credit Society their metal by presenting, with room seemed to suggest masculine evenings like this, I almost get a creepy feeling that they will all it can properly look to the District notable success, a play which few habitation. some of the best in England.
Officers for encouragement and amateurs would dare to attempt. "Her great tragedy happened walk in through that window. Distinguished Guests.
It is a sordid and gruesome story just three years ago said the She broke off with a little shud-s Amongst those present were:-guidance.
Scarcity of Eggs.
of a man hard-pressed for money child; "that would be since your der. It was a relief to Framton Sir Henry and Lady Pollock, Major:
when the aunt bustled into the There is one other aspect of Now who commits a murder to save his sister's time." C. M. Manners, ..., Dr. and
room with a whirl of apologies for Mrs. G. A. C. Herklots, vice-Territories farming on which I wish family from ruin, and all the horror
being late in making her appear president, Mr. and Mrs. Fung Ki to touch-and that is Poultry farm-of the part was portrayed with Chenk, Mrs. M. K. Lo,, Mr. Wing. Mr. Husli referred to the ab-tremendous force and realism by J. Schofield, First Police Magistrate, sence of poultry farms in the New Robertson, while Margaret Birt THREE LOST WHEN
in his address at the gave a strong and sympathetic per- Hong Kong, and Mrs, Schofield, Mr. Territories
The formance on the unhappy wife. The J. . Bush and Mr. C. Tetzel, Rotary Club last January. aecreturies, Mr. Tang Wei Tong, Heureity of good egga in Houg scene at the window when she dis
little short of a disgrace. covers her husband's gullt was one Mr. Ng Sing Chi, Mr. J. L. Kong Mal'herson, Mr. Chiu Kon To, Mr. We know now, from the success of the biggest moments of the play.
Another notable IT. Green, Mr. Lo Yumn Sliuen and of the Bunny Farm whose ozlübits,
so much admired at the scored by Hilda Arnold. in her Mr. Tang Yan Shor.
were
success was
JUNK RAMMED:
Steamer Vanishes After Mishap.
ance.
I hope Vera has been amusing you?" she said..
She has been very interesting," said Framton.
"I hope you don't mind the open window," said Mrs. Sappleton briskly; "my husband and brothers will be home directly from shoot- ing, and they always come in this way. They've been out for snipe in the marshes to-day, so they'll make a fine mess over iny poor carpets. So like you men folk,
isn't it?"
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Both the speeches were translated Empire Fair, that good egge oa poignant yet brutal portrayal of A drowning fatality, following a into Chinese by Messrs. Tang Wei be produced in the New Territorica the "bad woman" of the play collision between a fishing lunk Tong and To Sing Bam respectively, and we also know that there is a while Oscar Eager helped the action and an unknown steamer in Chin-
The following officiated as judges: abundant demand for them. Here, by a most convincing sketch of the -Dr. . A. C. Herklots, Messrs. then, is a promising field for the "House Agent" with a nice taste in se waters in the vicinity of Sam H. B. L. Dowbiggin, F.
W. activities of the Agricultural Asso- Stapleton, J. J. Whyte, II. Green, oiation, a field which offers the neckties! Only lack of space and Mel, has been reported to the su-
the shooting and the scarcity of Andrew Tee, Leung Tak, K. H. farmers an early reward for their the lateness of the hoar prevents thorities in Hong Kong on the ar- Uttley, J. L. MoPherson, Lam efforts and one in which it should my doing justice to the other per-rival over the week-end of the She rattled on cheerfully sbout The master, Chan Fuk-to report- birds, and the prospects for duck Hing Wan, Tang Chuk Pan, H. 8, be possible to enlist their interest formers (S. West as the Morbid-master of the junk Jones and E. V. M. R. de Sousa: to their own profit and to the minded Tenant-V. Butterfield as
the daughter, and E. S. C. Brooksed that at 6 pm, on November 28 in the winter. To Framton It was benefit of the community. To-day's Programme:
"I congratulate the New Terri- as the Doctor) all very good indeed. last he left Kit Shek, in Chinese all purely horrible. He made a Territory north of Sam Mei. desperate, but only partially suc- "Payment Deferred" may not be To-day the show will open its tories on their excellent display of gates at 10.30 a.m. the most im- produce at the Empire Day Fair a play to suit everyone's taste but About mid-night on Wednesday cessful effort to turn the talk on portant event of the day boing the and I hope that the Fair resulted it is a strong drama and we must last whilst fishing off Sal Long the to a leas ghastly topic; he
unknown steamer which was sail-giving him only a fragment of her XMAS & NEW YEAR HAMPERS. presentation of the prizes, including in an increased demand in Hong congratulate the Producer, Fay junk was run into and sunk by an conscious that his hostess was the Silver Challenge trophy present-Kong and Kowloon for our local auction which neglects credit ong from the direction of Swatow attention, and her eyes were con- ed by Sir William Peel the Governor products.
and known as the Governor's Cup.
Mr. E. H. Williams, the Northern
District Officer, will present the
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prizes consisting of money prizes CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
donated by members of the Com- LECTURE SERMON. mittee.
:
"God The Only Cause And Creator."
Praise Worthy Objects. Mr. Southorn, opening the show, said:
Groesman, on a most excellent pro
everyone concerned.
-A. C. W. O.:
News in Brief.
Was
Three of the occupants of the stantly straying past him to the boat, Ng Chai, a female aged 34, open window and the lawn beyond. Pak Kam, a boatman aged 38, and It was certainly an unfortunate Tai Chal, boatman aged 41; all coincidence that he should have natives of Macao, are missing and paid his visit on this tragic an- are believed drowned. The other niversary.R
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continued:
VALUABLE VASE AT SINCERE'S,
$200,000 Example Of Chinese Art.
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No?" Bald Mrs. Sappleton, in a voice which only replaced a yawn at the last moment. Then she sud- denly brighten foto alert attention
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