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AND YOUR
BABY
IS ENTITLED
TO IT.
SOLE AGENTS:
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THE HONG KONG DISPENSARY.
Established 1841.
20% Sale
AT
GRAY'S YELLOW LANTERN SHOPS
1
Alexandra Building,
On All Dresses, Woollen Jumpers, and on a small Quantity of slightly shop soiled
Underwear.
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WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS. DIAMOND MERCHANTS.
Union Building (opposite G.P.0.)
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-are easily fitted into the neck of any bottle by means of a tapered cork.
-give accurate measure of twenty or twenty-five tota
to the bottle, as desired.
-are invaluable to Clubs and Hotels, where a care- ful check on consumption is necessary, and will save their initial cost within a month or two.
Stocked by:-
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Tel. 20075.
IN THE LONG RUN
Gas for cooking shows the
greatest all-round economy.
ECONOMY
in time, in labour and in
cost.
HIGHLY EFFICIENT
all-enamel Gas Cookers may
be purchased for cash or on easy terms (one or two years) or a hired Cooker can be had for a monthly rental
of $1.10.
HONG KONG & CHINA GAS CO., LTD.
Central Showroom ; ---Gloticaster Building, Kowloon Show 9000 : ---248, Nathan Boad. Offices ---West Point Telephons 28181.
THE CHINA MAIL.
WHITEAWAYS
GLASS WARE DEPARTMENT
BASIC VALUES IN TUMBLERS.
ONE OF
WHITEAWAYS
NEW BASIC VALUES
B. V. W. 7.
TUMBLERS.
A Plain English Made Glam Tumbler.
Full pint size. Wonderful value.
BASIC VALUE PRICE:
$1.75 doz.
out of
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B. V. W. &
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BASIC -VALUES
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The China Mail. the economic system of the world, which must be cut out once for all if the patient is to be saved. Hong Kong, Friday, Feb. 24. 1933. The only practicable alternatives, in short, are another Lausanne or default. There might indeed be a third course-such a com- plete recasting of the fiscal and
War Debts.
HERE, THERE
+
*and
EVERYWHERE
A Footballer in Boots.
The coming man in Boots Pure Drug Company is a man of just over 40 called J. E. Greenwood.
He became Sir Jesse Boots's private secretary immediately after the war, and speedily rose to high position in all the Boots's
concerns.
A
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1933.
WHERE THE WEST IS STILL "WILD"
NEVADA THRIVES ON
QUICK DIVORCE
NO PROHIBITION MEASURES
(By MARTIN MOORE).
Reno, Nevada.
He is known to his friends as "Jenny," and captained both Cam- If Staten chose arma and mottoes, bridge and England at "rugger." to match their ideals, Nevada's He still takes a team to play Cam-device would be a wide open door |bridge every year. For five days surmounted by the Rabelaisian ex-
a week he works 14 hours a day, hortation: "Do what you will." hunts on the sixth, and rests the seventh.
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An Irish Mission to Spain.
The prosperity, brought by the gamblers has been supplemented by Nevada's other Industry--the "divorce mill.” There is a good deal of misunderstanding about this activity, which has made the Reno name of ttle, obscure known throughout the world. Divorce in Nevada is not easier than anywhere else, but simply quicker.
"Mental cruelty," "incompatibility
For Nevada's ideal is personal liberty. This is still frontier terri. Itory, drawing its population from all the States of the Union, and Mr. De Valera was reported re- from all nationalities in the world. cently to be contemplating the Even to-day Nevadans still retain nationalisation and redistribution much of the free and easy, untram- of temperament." and other freak of the estates of the large graziers melled outlook of fortune-seekers. grounds for dissolution of marriage in Eastern Ireland who have stated
Nevada is proud of its freedom, find no place in the Nevadan code.. that in consequence of his policy too, and likes to boast that it is the But once a divorce has been grant- they are compelled to dismiss their only State in America where theed, the parties are free to re-marry within the hour-and many of them "wildness" of the West is no stor, An official of the Irish Ministry book fiction, but a modern fact.de. In this Nevada's law differs, for instance, from that of Call- of Agriculture has been dispatch Even in the streets of Reno you may fornia, which will dissolve a mar- ed by Mr. de Valera to Spain to still see genuine cowboys, wearing Nage on small pretext, but demands study on the spot the measures ten-gallon hats nnd high-heeled taken by the Republican Govern- boots. And up in the mountains ment to expropriate great land-you may still encounter gold pros- owners and partition their estates pectors-only to day they carry Jamong the peasants.
|labourers.
Your Daily Smile.
Welleriam
interval of one year to elapse before the decree is absolute.
Lawyers' Racket Yet even this quick process of their picks and shovels, not on law is not peculiar to Nevada, nor pack-donkey, but in the back seat
is it the real magnet that draws the of a Ford.
unhappily married to Reno. What Prohibition Ignored.
attracts film atare from Hollywood Drinking and gambling have al-and Society people from New York ways been the traditional relaxa is the fact that it takes only six citizen of tions of the "wild" West, and weeks to become Nevada's legislators do not mean to Nevada, entitled to the benefits of deprive the last surviving Western-its legal code. Other States have ers of these pastimes. This is the easier divorce, and other States only State in the Union where allow re-marriage just as speedily; "Say, Bill," said one of them, games of chance are legalized, and but nowhere else can the outsider within its borders there are enough take citizenship on such short "can you pray?"
gambling dens and clubs to satisfy residence. the gaming instincts of all America.
"I haven't got over it yet" as the nervous high jumper said, falling again.
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IT MIGHT HELP.
Two sailors were shipwrecked.
"No," said the other. "Well, can you sing a hymn?" "No."
The first sailor thought hard for moment.
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PRECAUTIONS. -
Whatever the merits of its law, Nevada is, of course, just as much Nevada's "divorce mill is really a subject to the Federal Prohibition lawyers' ""racket." "Reno has fewer laws as any other part of the coun- than 20,000 inhabitants, but there It is certain that there could economic system of the United a
18 would enable the
"Well," he said at length, "we'd try. But the State Legislature has are more than 130 divorce lawyers be no more effective way of help- States ing to make the World Economic debtor nations to repay in goods better do something religious. Let's always refused to co-operate within the town. Between them they Washington in enforcing so unwel-receive some $750,000 a year in Conference a success than to and services what they borrowed have a collection."
come a measure. In practice, there-feea, while the court authorities get settle the proutem of War debts in goods and services; but no one
fore, it has remained a' dead letter $135,000 for filing the applications. before it meets. In fact it must acquainted with American con
here.
Until two years ago the divorce be frankly recognized that the ditions can regard it as even a
HOTEL KEEPER: What is that]
Throughout more than 110,000 mill used to work quite profitably Conference cannot achieve any remote possibility. Senator Bersh
#quare miles over which Nevada's on the three months' residential results unless the problems of in some of his recent speeches, rope you have with your
GUEST: A rope ladder in case of the necessity of
territory extends there have never qualification then in force. But- War debts and reparations are recognising
fire.
at any time been more than five Arkansas and Idaho cant envious apeedily uisposed of. Sir winding up this "tragic book-
HOTEL KEEPER: Very good-
resident federal enforcement offi- (Continued on Page 10.) Frederick Leith Ross, the repre- keeping" of the War, has seem- guests with fire cacapes pay in ad-
cers. Consequently, the doors of sentative of the British Governed to imply that a settlement of vance,
the saloons are almost as wide: ment on the Preparatory War debts must be made con
those of the open as
gaming on the simultaneous Commission, described a definite tingent
houses. But freedom is more than an in-
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Wives of film stars oft remind us
With sincerity and force- "Of the loving ties that bind us None is stronger than divorce."
PREPARING THE WAY.
News In Brief.
A Chinese woman sustained in- tellectual ideal here. Like other Americans, the Nevadans expect juries to her head when a bamboo their ideals to pay; and they have pole fell on her while walking in She was sent to the been so busily "cashing in on liberty Canton Road. that they have only just begun to Kwong Wah Hospital for treatment. ask: "What is the slump?"
An enjoyable Social, given by Imembers of St. Andrew's Club, was The legalisation of gambling in held in St. Andrew's Church Hall, 1931 opened the door for what seem-
last night. Competitions were ed an endless carnival of tourists.
Reno's Endless Gala.
"suppose you've heard rumors and satisfactory settlement of settlement of a number of other that I'm engaged to Peggy?"
"Yes. If If's true I congratu- War debts as the first of the four questions such as disarmament, grent tasks to which the Con-tariffs, and currency difficulties. late you: if not, I congratulate ference should devote itself. Other eminent Americans betray Peggy." That must not be taken to mean a tendency to regard War debts! that this settlement can safely as an asset as well as a nuisance, Modern Version be postponed until the Con- and to think that in getting rid| ference meets-especially as it of them they would be making a does not meet for some months, concession for which they could Payments might, of course, be reasonably expect' concessions in suspended to give time for dis-return. That is a dangerous at- cussion. But the time has pass Litude, for any attempt to use the
A sailor stuck his head in the From all over America men and indulged in and refreshments were
served. ed when a moratorium or a scal-debts as a bargaining weapon ing down would be sufficient. could only complicate the sit-door of the public bar and said: women with money to burn came
The annual general meeting of What is needed and needed betion and make for further delay "Does anybody in here want to pouring into Reno, turning the quiet!
county town into a city of perpetual the Hong Kong and Shanghai fore June 15-is a definite settle where there has been too much fight?" ment on the lines of the Lau- delay already. The urgency of Nobody said a word, and the gala. In almost every street gem Banking Corporation, will take sanne agreements about repara- the questions which Mr. Borah sailor repeated: "Does anybody in ing clubs alternated with luxury place to-morrow at 11.30 a.m. at tions, wiping out the whole sys- wishes to see included in a single here want to fight?" tem of inter-Governmental pay-comprehensive settlement is not "No, Jack," said one old gentle-spend their winnings, or speakeasies the Head Office, 1, Queen's Road
be
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Facts You Did Not Know.
stores where the fortunate might
Д
Central.
memory of their lossen.
While attempting to board Immediately gambling was legalis Kowloon 'bus in motion in the Taim ed some 600 games of chance were Sha Tsui district; a Chinese youth, licensed in Washoe County alone, aged 19 years, fell and sustained in- almost all of them in Reno. Similar juries to his head. He was He "gold rush" scenes were witnessed moved to the Kowloon Hospital. In Carson City, Las Vegas, and all
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ments by a final transaction to be doubted. The world will man. "No one in here wants to where the luckless might drown the
well again until which does not disturb the ex-not
fight." check is put to inter- "That's good," said the sailor. changes. Only a settlement of a
arma"Then it's safe to come in." that kind will enable Germany's national competition in creditors, who are also debtors of ments and until existing impedi- the United States. to ratify the ments to international trade are Lausanne agreement and prevent reduced by common agreement. the revival of the financial, International trade will remain
the other little towns in Nevada. Wong Sul-ting, 23, a student liv- economic, and political frictions under a serious handicap so long
Germans have developed a method From these gambling houses State, ing at the Man Kwok Boarding from which that agreement pro-as the conditions are allowed to mised to free the world and from persist which make it impossible for catching fish of any size desired county, and city all took toll In House, Connaught Road Central, was sent to the Government Civil which the United States has to stabilise exchanges by re by sending currents of electricity licence feel
What manter if the price of allver Hospital yesterday suffering from suffered together with the rest of establishing a single international of sufficient strength to stun them
and copper slumped at unheard-of the effects of opium poisoning, us. A moratorium would be al-standard of currency. But that through water.
levels. Who but the ranchers cared alleged to have been self adminis- most worse than useless, for it is not to say that all these pro
With its motor directly over the of live-stock were not worth the tered. would only prolong the existing blems should be linked together uncertainty, which must be end- and that no one of them should front wheel, a three wheeled chair raising? Nevada substituted the
The vehicular ferry, Man Kim, ed before there can be any return be solved until they can all be for invalids has been invented that whirring ball and the rattling dice of confidence or revival of trade. solved together. To remove at can be operated by two automobile for the abandoned mines and de-latest addition to the Hong Kong sarted cattle ranches, Money came and Yaumati Ferry fleet, had her A scaling down-the continuance, one swoop the whole network of storage batteries.
pouring in from all over the United first official trials in Kowloon Bay that is, on a reduced basis of the obstructions preventing a return necessity for constantly recur- to prosperity would undoubtedly Adopting the principle of anti-States, and, business boomed. Rents yesterday. After tests of speed ring transfers of currency with be a great and wonderful skid chains for automobiles, an (Eng-rocketed sky-high; hotela and apart and steering had been completed, out any corresponding movement achievement. But if we are to Tish woman has invented overshoes ment-houses were crammed; shops officials of the Hong Kong and of goods would be no more wait until that achievement is made of wire netting to prevent per-were filled with expensive mer- Whampoa Dock Company, builders
chandise,
of the ferry, expressed complete · effective as a cure for the pre- possible before attempting to resons slipping on ice.
The Divorce Mill --
satisfaction. sent ills than were the successive move any of them, then the only
An inventor, hän, constructed a 80 Every road leading to Reno, for alleviations which were made to result will be that they will all enable Germany to go on paying of them remain where they are foot model of a dirigible balloon miles before the city is reached, is reparations. Painful-even dar and that nothing whatever will that is able to land without the aid an unbroken ribbon of pleasure re- gerous to the whole system of be done. Each of these difficul- of a ground, crew by, means of a sorts. The Rainbow Garden, the international credit as the shock ties must be tackled and solved new method of control.
might be," a general default, as a separate problem. Each of which would be the inevitable them is complicated enough In consequence of a failure to reach itself without the Introduction of
Personal Pars.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Collingwood and Cow Shod, the Doll House, the Miss K. Collingwood, were passeng Heidelberg Inn-their very námes era aboard the Iner Bajputana › suggest the gay suburbs of a town which arrived this morning from given over to money-spending and Shanghai en route to London, attack on the amusement. In between these re-
much easier, sorts are innumerable auto camps Dr, and Mrs, W, 8. Flowers and ford to little townships of brightly palut- child, and-- Mr. and Mri, f. H of the most ad cottages, whare those unable to Ratcliff and child, were passengers obleris Just find accommodation in Reno may who arrived in the Colony from
I have a bed and bath – under the Shanghal this, morning; aboard the
fame roof as they garage their cars. P. & 0. Rajputana.
an agreed settlement before June fresh complications belonging to of the way 15, might in the long run prove the others. If and wham 'one is others will be very lege harmful than any postpone-solved it will facilitate the sold-But the ment or any futile enderrour, to tion of the rest, Tint is enaka shift with half-messures, cidarly true of the & Wa These Inter-Gaymmiss
moblem, the most Important of all Wo
postpone the
bts urgent of its
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