FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1933.
SCIENTISTS
MAKE WAR
ON MOTHS
Saving £1,000,000 A Year In Britain.
INEFFECTIVE PROTECTIONS.
TUG APPROACHES ANTUNG.
Salvaging Efforts On Wrecked Ship.
making the garment useless, which shew where the moth's offspring have been taking meals? day night.
1
that!
NAVY BATTLE
FACES MR.
1.
ROOSEVELT
Early Problem For New Cabinet.
CONSTANT CRITICISM.
Washington.
THE CHINA MAIL.
To-Day's Short Story.
MRS.
RAEBURN'S. WAXWORK
A dark,
By Lady Eleanor Smith.
were
for an actor to find himself mlading
"The "Talkoo' is coming round to the wreck this morning, the weather having improved slightly, and it is possible that the salvage party may j
HE rain, which had poured "Good afternoon," said Patrick
tam "I hear that o London. be able to effect a landing on the You know that little tan-wreck some time to-day," states
"How much shall the U.3. Navy so long upon the chimneys and have a vacancy here for an-an at- -coloured noth which, if you are message received by the Naval In
be built up?" is one of the questions roofs of the great manufacturing tendant.".
Mr. Mugivan stared for a mom-) city, seemed at length to enclose not careful, takes up its abode in
facing President-Elect Roosevelt. your winter overcoat when it is telligence Centre from HM. Sloop Despite continual criticism from the whole town within towering ent at the young man's sallow, put away during the summer Folkestone, which is anchored off "big havy" advocates that the prison-walls of burnished steel rather long face, at his deep-set months ..?
the wreck of the China Navigation American fleet rapidly is becoming lt was now afternoon; the short grey eyes and slender, puny body.
"Who told you so?" You know the nasty little holes,] Company's ship, 8.8. Antung, which "second rate," the Democratic Con./ winter day was nearly over, and
"My Inndlady, in Bury-street. She gressional leaders are understood to it had rained thus from dawn, ran ashore at Mofu Point last Sun-have concluded that no authorisa- would probably continue to rain knew the last man you had here."
"And what made you come?”* tions for new ships shall go through throughout the night.
"Necessity. I'm in need of work. Well those meals are estim
wet dusk began to envelop the Previous messages, received in the present Congress. ated to cost Great Britain £1,000,-Hong Kong yesterday, state
They believe that demands for city like a sable blanket; the I was stranded here a week ago 000 a year!
economy now would be fatal to any street-lamps sprang into life, with a theatrical company,"
There was a silence. Mr. Mugi- Scientists of the British Wool! owing to the rough seas the tug effort to authorise new construction. looming ahead like the ghosts of Industries Research Association Taikoo was unable to approach the
Consequently, Democratic leaders drowned and weary daffodils, van suddenly laughed, looking, at his visitor rather defiantly withi have been hard at work finding wreck of the Antung to within a say naval legislation this session casting watery and trembling re-little red-rimmed eyes that out what substances are lost quarter of a mile and had conse-priation Bill. which will carry somt
will be limited to the annual Appro-flections upon the shining rivers
[not unlike the eyes of a pig. that were pavements. There deadly to these moths.
"Rather a come-down, isn't it, Dr. S. G. Backer, director of suently anchiered at Hoihow.
thing for continued modernisation were few people walking the the Association, has now made A European salvage party was of battleships and possibly a com- mournful streets, and those that
Mugivan's Wax-works?" some comments on what they travelling overland by car to Hol-paratively small sum for the con- were had to struggle and batteri
"That doesn't matter-slr. And, have found out. "It has been es-how,
struction of destroyers authorised their way through sharp gusts of you'll only let me, I'll mind thera
wind, bent double beneath drip damn well." timated by a reliable authority," A later message from HM. Sloop in 1916. he says. "that under favourable to the tug Taikoo stated, that the But after March 4, there will be ping and top-heavy umbrellas.
Such a one was Patrick Lamb,prietor, still speaking contemptuous- "It's long hours," said the pro- conditions the progeny of
ane weather had improved and that it many to offer advice to the new female clothes moth can consume was possible that the Taiko's com- President as he moulds the Naval and so great was his hurry that y. "Nine in the morning till seven :92 lbs. of wool fibre in the course plement would be able to board the policy. Some of the "big navy" more than once as he of a year.
men say they will remind Mr. Roose. over an unperceived kerb he ran at night. An hour for lunch and
ад hour for tea. Two pounds The Consul General at Canton in velt that not since Mr. Houver be the risk of entangling both himself "The time honoured custom off placing odorous substances among}|
a message to the local authorities came President has Congress ap- and his umbrella in the foaming, week and the attendant has to stored articles of clothing as aat Holhow, requested that they give proved any new ships, while at the muddy torrents of the gutters be-wear uniform. An actor wouldn't |
He had every rea-
fancy that, would he?" means of warding off the female all the necessary protection to the same time other nations were build-neath his feet.
son to hurry; he was on his way to Patrick Lamb.
"Maybe I'm not an actor," said moth is well known. The de-ship and the passengers ashore. ing up to treaty limits.
He received a reply the same day! Among those who will have con- apply for a job, and he feared that gree of success attained by this method depends upon the sub-assuring him that this order had struction programmes ready for the unless he hastened ke would be too
been carried out.
new President to scrutinize will be late to secure this vacancy which stances used.
Chairman Vinson of the House meant so much to him, Naval Committee. He holds the be- Turning at last into a dark and lief that around £160,000,000 should arrow street, he saw opposite to creaked himself out of his chair, re be spent in a graduated programme him a ramshackle building of yel-vealing incidentally that he wore low brick, from the roof of which carpet slippers and had bunions, "come with me and I'll show you swelled forth a glass dome 'encrust-
Mugivan's Beauties before you go.
Obediently Patrick followed his
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"No protection whatever is ob- tained by merely dusting with pepper, eucalyptus leaves, quas-|
wreck.
sia chips, sods, pyrethrum VOICING KOWLOON
to men. It
a
dichlorethane,
OPINION
Functions Of K.R.A. Explained.
ANNUAL MEETING
extending over several years build a full "treaty" feet.
to
stumbled
if
Mr. Mugivan spat upon the floor. "I'll give you a trial, anyhow. What's your name?"
"Well, Lamb," and the proprietor
Mr. Vinson already has several'ed with the dirt and soot af ages. You can start to-morow morning."
A flight of shallow steps led to a swing door. This was his destina- Lion.
I
TO-MORROW'S STORY
To-morrow's story will be "The Patient," by Miles Mander.
stems, lead oxide, lime borax, powdered sulphur, lavender flow- ers, tobacco powler, and many other substances,”
Sub-committees at work to see whe-j Naphthalene,
ther there can be consolidations! within the Navy or between the -camphor, fresh pyrethum pow
der, sulphur fumes, carbon tli-
War and Navy departments to effect. He flung open the door and was immediately confronted by a turn- economies. The ings of these stile, near which sat a seedy-look- sulphide and carbon tetrachloride. have been found to be effective
groups will be laid before the Hay
ng man in an ill-fitting uniform in various degrees.
President.
Igot unlike that of a fireman. Best of all is "paradichlor The Rev. W. W. Rogers, in his Likewise, there will be demands Sixpence, please," said the man, benzene," chrystalline sub. presidential address at the annual from some for an entirely new kind stance giving off a penetrating general meeting of the Kowloon Re- of Navy. Representative McClintic and whistled through his teeth.
Patrick Lamb s
hook his head. Association, freld is more then 300: *idents'
yes-of Oklahoma, leading Democrat on "No....I'm
laltor. not a times as effective as camphor ofterday at St. Andrew's Church the House Naval Committee, is in naphthalene.
Hall, said the Association's that group. He has sought for have an appointment with Mr. Mu-new employer through the turnstile, which was swung round obligingly givan, the manager." "All the above-mentioned fumi- position Was somewhat anomal-years to replace "slow and unwieldy gants kill the adult,meths and ous.
"Ah-ha," said the attendant by the other attendant, down a nar- They were self con-battleships willi modern naval eraft grubs, but do not destroy theistituted body, with no official status, airships and aeroplanes and aerotiny slice of a room filled with pa-arge apartment.
knowingly, and showed him into a row white-washed tunnel into eggs, Dr. Barker explained, yet they formed practically the only plane carriera." This year he in-
battlopers, files, account-books and dust.) "Ever seen figures before?" in- "The necessity for repetition of means whereby the collective feel- troduced a bill to abolish
Here at Mr. Mugivan a fat, podgy quired Mr. Mugivan. the treatment is, therefore ap-ings of the Kowloon community ships. He would have every vessel!
"Waxworks? Not since I was a parent. It is therefore evident could be voiced.
in the Navy, even the destroyers an with thick legs and a face like
a tomato.
kid." that the only effective method of The president in his speech said: and submarines, so constructed that "In these democratic times, I can-it could carry at least one acroplane. prevention of the revages of
The last construction programme | mothe is to wrap up the garment not think it is entirely a healthy completely in paper with sealed thing that a community of this size approved by Congress was made law ende. A variety of such bags should be debarred from any exer-in February 1929, just before Mr. It authorised have been designed, utilizing not cise of their civic responsibilities, Hoover took office. only
aeroplane paper but cellulose film and I should like to express full con- the construction of an materials." Reuter.
currence In the hope voiced by one carrier and 15 heavy cruisers.
News In Brief
OILFIELD BOUGHT FOR 15/-
of our past presidents, Mr. C. M. In February two years later, Con- Forgery Charge Recalls
Manners, that the Government will gress authorised modernisation of recognise the wisdom of granting three old battleships--the Idaho, some kind of municipal control in Mississippi and New Mexico. Work domestic matters, so using for the welfare of the Colony, the keen civic spirit which is represented in an of Mr. Millington, of 3, Cox's Path. Association of this kind. .observation.
A boy P. Major, of No. 4, Jordan Road, was yesterday bitten by brown Chinese Chow dog, the property
a
Extraordinary Deal
"Hall of Monarchs," said Mr. Mugivan, sucking his teeth with a deprecating sound.
The room in which they found themselves was bare and vault- like; here, too, the walls white-washed; the floor was cover-
were
ed with a red drugget, and in the
middle of the room was placed a |sofa upholstered in'shabby crimson (plush. Yot although bare the room
a
progressing on the latter two, but FORMER DIRECTOR'S FRAUD was not empty, but crowded, crowd- the Idaho, now is in dry-dock wait-
ed with a pale throng of mule and Berlin. ing for more money.
|stið and silent figures. They stood Those on both sides of the Naval valuable oil-feld for fifteen
The story of how he bought a in groups, a dois to each group, and The dog was sent to Ma-tau-kok for "Until such time comes, we must building question claim that they lings, a handkerchief and a packet a red cord which imprisoned them, shil-were protected from the public by utilize to the best advantage, all have reasons to belleve the new President will heed them. The)
Įof cigarettes, was related" to alike shoop in a pen, so that had they The annual dinner and dance of such opportunities as are afforded Portognese Company of theus of putting our services at the "Little Navy" group point to Mr. court here by Paul Lemke, who was wished they could not have stray-
Roosevelt's demand for a 25 per change.
jaccused of forging bills of ex-jed, but must for ever remain cap- H.K.V.D.C. will take place at the disposal of the Government, and
tive. There they stood, and would Club Lusitano to-morrow, com-co-operating with the public utility cent, reduction in federal expendi- mencing at 7.30 p.m.
companies, with the object of max-ares while the "Big Navy" men re-ed, he said, in Rumania by a petro- these tinsel kings and queens, Plun
Before the war he was employ- no doubt stand throughout the agen,, ing Kowloon a more desirable place Assistant Secretary of the Navy, that he could buy a valuable oil- Hanoverians,
call the President-Elect's service as léum concern and there learnt Lagonets and Stuarts, Tudors and Woo Wah, licensed motor driver, to live in.
In pursuit of this purland believe that will influence him containing plot of ground, no big-dreadfully remote, pallid of cheek] while driving motor bus No. 624 (posc, we desire the support and along Queen's Road Central, near assistance of all residents, as the in favour of a strong fleet.-Reuter.ger than the courtroom in which and glassy of eye, indifferent to all the Central Theatre, at 10 p.m. yes- value of our work depends on the terday,
alextent in which wa succeed In **rickshaw. No one was injured. voicing public opinion."
siruck the back of
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Driving.
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Isolated in their garish splendour, As a consequence, he was able uncannily galvanized into a'crude to help his firm out of difficulties į semblance of life that yet denied by making over to it the oil-field, them^ even the elements of life, which fulfilled his most sanguine leaving them fixed, frozen and etar-
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of the St. Paul's Institution, on Castro, jnr., Vice-President; Mr. Tuesday, March 21. Mrs. A. R. J. H. Shaw, Hon. Secretary; and Wellington (wife of Dr. A. R. Mr. R. P. Phillips, Hon. Treasurer. Mr. R. P. Newall, of the National expectations. In return he re-ing, while the dust thickened upon Wellington, the director of Medical The following were nominated to City Bank, was fined $25 at the ceived a directorship. Later ho their cheap and fusty robes of pur- and Sanitary Service), will dis.serve na the committee: Messrs. Central Magistracy, this morning, took over, with
W. W. Rogers, E: Cock, B. Wylle, for driving to the danger of the 2,250,000 shares, the charge of
* holding of |ple and sham-ermine. Mow Fung, C. M. Manners, Lí Chor- public in Stubb's Road, on March 2.the central office in Paris. A Chinese female, Lee Yau-tai, chi, H. F. Un, B. W. Tape, C. M. Sergt. Perkins stated that on the the war came and he was expelled feading to yet another chamber. Mr.
But they had come was another door THREE STAR *was admitted to the Government Hall, F. H. Crapnell, II. Bunje, C. E. date in question he was driving up from France with very little money Mugivan led the way.
Civil Hospital, yesterday suffering Basto, D. W. Munton, W. Golden Stubbs Road and was just below in his pocket, so his story goes.. "Curiosities and Horrors," he ex-||((also in aquare pints). from multiple injuries caused by burg, R. T. Barrett, R. Pestonji, Gough Hill „Police Station when he The present charge related to plained carelessly. falling off a plank at a house under . B. Wilson and Lieut. Col. E. D. & can approaching him close-extensive forging of bills, made through the second door. construction in Wing Hing Street, Malthews.
ly followed by Mr. Newall's car out partly in English, partly in Here was another room, a replica Bay View, where she was employed In view of the fact that a com- No. 8595.
Rumanian currency, ол the of the first, but more dimly lit, more mities of only 17 could be elected. The two cars Had just come Rumania petroleom at the general meeting and there round a corner and were entering which Lemke cashed with business Monarchs, since
company, molancholy even than the Hall of the flumination A 78-year-old Chinese woman were 18 nominees, Mr. B. Wylle a straight stretch about 200 yards friends. In court his novel de- that winked upon this dreary scene Chang Kum, was admitted to the consented to stand down, but it long. Saret. Perkins was halfway fence was that before the war was greenish, ghastly, such a Ught Government Civil Hospital, yeater was intimated that the committee up this stretch when he saw Mra when a director of the Company in ag might have been expected to day, suffering from injuries received would co-opt him in accordance with Newall leave his position - hehind Parla, he had also bad the right proceed from a sconce of corpse when she was struck by a motor
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It
right had never been taken from Janka of still impassive Agures, Pokfulam Road, Lan Pak-kwun, Laung Sing, Chinese, 85. When Mr. Newall, aw the ser him, he thought he was entitled to maler these than the monarchs in residing at the Wanchal Fire gardener, residing at Brankaome geant he accelerated and drove at make out these bills. Station was driving motor cyde No. Towers, May Road, was admitted to terrific speed causing Sergt. Per. The forging, was done with a obamber, and more repellent per- the din grotto, of their melancholy 1098 down Poktolum Road when he the Government Civil Hospital klas to brake violently.
atanip made out of a toy printing hand, because their atiff, Indifferent had to swerve to avoid a coolle, thus yesterday, "suffering from fularios If he had bash, driving a car, sot,, Lenke was sentenced to Bodies were clothed in the garmenta striking the woman,
to the back anstained by a
"kald "Serft. Perkins, Mr. Nowall years imprisonment.
(Continued on : Page":10, would have struck bim
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