PEAK TRAM FLATS
**AND STATION
Delightful Modern Dwellings
Today's Short Story
ST. JOHN'S APARTMENTS
W
NOW COMPLETED
with
The old
The Honest Finder
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 193
By D Kosztolanyi
THIEN the Vienna boat way the water seemed utamu
appeared in the distance it felt dark, deep and cold.. Fë the bathers as a rule swam as suddenly felt a cramp in his le far the middle of
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the foot When he kicked out with
It was an admirable idea on Danube, and when it passed his right foot he felt the same the part of the Directors of the they had a good time on the feeling, only this time it was Peak Tramway Co. to rebuild back of the waves-
painful. He tried to swim on hisj the lower station and crown it
back as he usually did when he Carmelins Esti, who spent the felt a cramp, but that was no good modern fats. station was far from being a summer aftemoons on the river, thing of beauty, while a most looked at the gay company around now either. He tossed about for admirable dwelling-site was ex-him with envy. He was a better minute or two, then rolled round, went under water and gulped.
Then be reappeared tirely wasted. Now all that is swimmer than most of them, bat,
some of it. since he was a writer, he had and now. changed.
enveloped in the darki Today at 12.15 pm. occurred much stronger imagination than
veils of the water, he slowly sank Consequently, he downwards. His hands beat the what might be turned the "off-any of them. cial opening" of the new build-was a coward.
water and the air desperately. ing. when a large company at-
One afternoon he made up his His struggle was seen, however, tended. at the invitation of the mind to swim across the river. on the bank Directors, to view the flats. It seemed child's play for his that someone was drowning in the
Latest Ideas
{strong. AlusŽ.... He reached the Danube.
A young und "irs blue bathing) The apartments represent the middle in a flash and there he very latest ideas in the design stopped and began to reflect about dress bad already dived from the and construction of living accom- himself. Just reflecting. He did corridor of the bosthouse and modation aiming at the maximum not gasp for air, he did not pant,raced swiftly towards the drown- of comfort, convenience and artis-he was not tired, his heart diding Esti. He arrived in time.
inet best too fast. He could have Esti's head had just reappeared tie perfection.
There was a “cry
good deal Further, he for 3 second. The life-saver
GOVERNOR AT YMCA.
Luncheon Tendered By DirectorS
BUILDING INSPECTERS
His Excellency the Governor, Sir Andrew Caldecott, patron of the European YM.CATM, Kow- loon, was to-day entertained to
in by the Board of Directors, the Secretary and Assistant Secretary.
The tiff was held in thej West Lounge and a large ga |thering was present. · W
Among those present were HE the Governor's ASD.C Captain W. J. R Cragg (L/Lincolns), the Hon. Sir Hardly had the funeral cortege (left) of General Gomez, late dictator Henry Pollock, the Hon Str of Venezuela, passed through the streets of Caracas when mobs (right). L. Shenton. Brigadier stormed, the offers of "La Esfera," the Gomez-controlled. _newspaper. General Eleazar Lopez Contreras (inset), provinimal President, however H. G. Seth Smith, Commodore applied vigorous measures to suppress the uprising, as“ various political C. G. Sedgwick; RN, Mr. P. S. Cassidy, Mr. W. E. Bell, Mr. ****** sought to grasp power.
H. C. F. Bellamy, Mr. A. S. Mackichan, Mr. F. H. Crapnell
ELECTIONS IN GREECE
FINAL RESULTS NOW AVAILABLE
**CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
Mr. J. Fleming. Mr. J. K. Bons-
field, and Mr. A. W. Hughes (Directors), Mr. A. W. Ingram,
General Secretary and Mr. E.
F. Selk, Assistant Secretary, in addition to 29 guests and 26 residents.
His Excellency inspected the
Directors and the Secretaries..
The Hon. Sir Henry Pollock,
As Forrest Wells; a blind man, is being tried in Boston» an 'a charge of murdering his band sweetheart, Hazel Martin, `înan - hotel "love nest.” Her body Hes in the morgue, unclaimed, after five months, and he, in- shown, în court.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
AGENDA FOR NEXT
MEETING
On the ground floor is the new sw station with ample waiting room could have easily swum across. the gripped his long hair and dragged Danube, but suddenly the idea him to the bank, where he soon and light airy platforms. Three stalls are provided, equipped with came to his mind that he was not regained consciousness
Athens, To-day. When Esti opened his eyes he for the afraid, and from this very idea necessary detail every
According to the complete final election rebuilding in company with the successful display of the goods to he became so frightened that now saw the sky first, then the sand, he was almost trembling in the then he saw people standing in be sold therein.
sults, published yesterday, the final distribution with their the sun round him water. The first and second floors are
A of the 300 seats in the Greek Parliament will be President of the Board of Direc- devoted to self-contained studio. He turned back, but the bank bodies glittering like silver.
seemed farther elderly man in a bathing dress as follows: Liberals (Venizelists) 127, People's to said he was sure that all apartments It has been con-he started from sidered desirable to plan the bed-away than the opposite bank, so who wore black glasses knelt by his
bank side and held his wrist. He was Party under M. Tsaldaris 69, Party of Free Opin-their new patron, His Excellency room of these apartments as part he changed direction.
ion (General Metaxas) 7, Independent Republi- the Governor, with them to-day, FINANCE COMMITTEE'S REPORT Now the little crowd which sax cans 7, Kotzamanis Group 4, Independent Veni- and called upon ELE. to say a
At 20-morrow's meeting of the Legislative Comcil the Colonial man in the blue bathing dress with zelists 4, Agrarians 4, Communists 15.
Governor's Speech
Secretary will more that the Re interest and curiosity. The one
Apart from the Communists be a political factor. Politically he was quite aware that he (No. 1), dated January 16, 1996,
ELE the Governor in reply said
(part of the Finance Committee who-as he was told had just
of the main studio rather than as
a separate unit. thereby increasi -ing the possible living-space to
its greatest extent. Each fat is i complete with its own individual entrance hall. boxroom, dressing room and bathroom and has a
LOCAL NEWS
BREVITIES
obviously a doctor.
rounded him looked at the young
present were very glad to
few words.
see
A dinner dance will be held at dragged him out of death's throes the Parliament will thus be I am nothing more than a memory, was expected to say a few words be adopted. large verandah opening from the Repulse Bay Hotel this evening among the excitement and cheers/composed of 142 Venizelists an old statesman, who is simply and assured the gathering that The Attorney General will move
in. Studio.couches are provided the Patrons, in addition to the the young man walked up to Esti lishes an interesting statergent, will shortly-aak-the-Venizelist for him to be asted to, come to A Bill to amend the law rela
studio.
leaving
Dan
and 143 anti-Venizelists.
a member of the Liberal Party" he would be very brief. The Newspaper Patris pub- It is anticipated that the King Since he was a polite Hungarian,
which M. Venizelos is alleged to leader, M. Sophoulis, stretched out his hand and said:
have made recently. He is alleg-take the formation "My name is Ellinger." "My name is Esti," said Esti.ed to have said: "I have ceased to Cabinet, and
that MM. Tsaldaris" and Metaxas
Special extra bus service has been of the bank. All furniture possible is built arranged for the convenience of forming beds at night and aftrae ordinary Time Table, tive divans during the day. The Hong Kong Hotel at 3.00 dressing rooms are fitted with 8.30 pm and 9.00 pm, and lear proper cupboards, dressing tables ing Repulse Bay Hotel at 1.00 am, and Mirrors. The woodwork 115 am. and 1.30 am- - throughout is of natural oak, oak parquet flooring, flush doors and furniture.
Electrical Layout
There will be two showings of the pantomime "Trouble in Toy- laad" at the Helena May Insti The electrical layout has been tute, to-morrow and Saturday, at given special consideration and 30. Charges of admission are light and power plugs are "fored $1 for grown-ups and 50 cents for in all necessary places. All children and Servicemen.
in-
and sat up.
"Oh, Mr. Esti," stammered the young man shyly, "I know you very well. Everybody does."
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Esti tried to behave like celebrity as far as circunstances İpermitted.
TO-MORROW'S STORY-
To-morrow's story will be
Four-Poster," "The Anthony P. Jameson.
NEW PARTY IN SPAIN?"
Centre Formation Foreshadowed
ATTEMPT TO STABILISE
by
h
POLITICAL OUTLOOK
· CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL:
Madrid, To-day.
ing is concealed. Wireless aerials
Altogether 155,213 cases, have also been fitted on the roof and the antennae carried down to cluding 1,588 maternity cases and each Hat
58,638 new cases, were treated by The kitchens are tiled and re- the St. John Ambulance New Ter- Medical Benevolent frigerators and dressers are fit-ritories ted in each.
Branch during the year 1935, ac-
He was in a great embarrass- The bathrooms are equipped cording to the return just issued.
ment. In the course of his life Party in Spain is foreshadowed with the most modern and luxur- ious fittings of British manufac-! The ss. Burdwan is dne here he was given many presents, but by an announcement of the GoT- tare. No ugly supply or waste from Singapore at midnight on none of them were really pipes are visible. One of the out-February 1. standing features of these flats is
Hex-
The formation of a new Centrel
ernment, in which Premier Valla-
pected. As a child be received a dares announces the issue of an beautiful stamp-album. When he electoral manifesto, which will the installation of a central bot- The RMS. Empress of Bussia was confirmed his uncle gave him also serve as a programme for its water system capable of providing will leave Shanghai for Hong a ring with his ample hot water to all the bath-Kong and Manila next Friday graved, and or rooms and kitchens.
morning at six o'clock
The third floor is occupied by
a roof bungalow, the accommods ST. JOHN BRIGADE
monogram
en-jown candidates.
the First reading of
He said it was a great pleasure
to under-the YM.C.A. as he had previous ing to the capacity, property and of a newly been connected with the Asso-liabilities of married women and it appears certain ciation in Malaya, where he was the liabilities of husbands."
a sustaining member, both at will participate in the new Go-Kuala Lumpur and at Singapore, ing to proceedings against, and
ernment-Trans-Ocean Service
FORMER MP's.
SECRET
Marriage To Former Housekeeper
“A. Bill to amend the law relat-
contribution between, torkfessors.” “A Bill to amend the law relst-
to alcoholic liquors."
and had recently been made Vice-President of the latter branch; and so he knew all that in the YMCA: stood for.
Speaking as the bead of the
SECOND READINGS The Attorney General will move
Civil Government in Hong Kong the Second reading of he assured his listeners that the
"A. Bill to validate certain um-
work of the YMCA and its dertakings which have been con-- peaceful activities had his whole structed or commenced over and upan, unlessed Grown foreshores hearted support
He concluded by thanking the and sea bed; and to enact certain It was disclosed last month, Directors and members for in-general provisions which shall be when Lt. Col. B V. K Applia,viting him, and assured them deemed incorporated, unless ex- former MF. for Enfield, sailed that it was a great pleasure, and preasly varied or excepted, in from London for South Africa, hoped that he would again visit atare Ordinances authorising re-
clamation that he was married in London: 11 them in the near future.
or other works of a months age. His wife is accom-
public nature over and upon such foreshores and ses bed” “ panying him to South Africa.
had
"A Bill to regulate Practice
DRUNKEN MAN MOLESTS MPS. Firing from Hong Kong Defences
Upholsterer Fined 7s. 6d.
and for clearing of certain Sea Areas in connection therewith.”
“A BI to amend the Police Force Ordinace, 1932”
"A. Bill to amend further the Pensions Ordinance, 1932:” (-
“A Bill to make provision for Crown apportionment of
Thomas Hogden, aged 58, an upholsterer, of no fixed home,
the was fined 7s. 6d. at Bow-street police-court last month for be
Berta"
A friend of the family said that Col Applin's bride was Mrs. Daisy Beatrice Rogers, 2 widow, who been his housekeeper. The his twenty-first
marriage took place on February The statement goes on to say 28 and the best man was MajorĮ birthday his father gave him a that many confirmed Republicans Algernon Barnett gold watch.
are out of sympathy with the Later on he received. few extreme tendencies of the Right. Best Dressed Man - seadenie honours, two literary and Left parties, and the Govern Col Applin announced in May, prizes and a dozen flattering meat therefore considers" it its notices or the books he published duty to create a new Centre Party
1954, that he was going to give ing drunk and disorderly out "A Bill to amend the Gambling up his Parliamentary, career.
Ordinance, 1891” Yet never in his life had he re-in order to Acknowledged
be able to stabiliser
side the House of Commons. must live in the open again,” he ceived quite so big a present and political conditions in Spain.
Pc. Tyte said that Hogden Bill to amend the Coinage said. "I have in mind a place followed two members of Par-Offences Ordinance, 1866.” All floors are served by an The Director of Ambulance of never from one single man.
The Right-wing papers accuse where I shall escape from the telement and shouted abusive "A Bill to amend and consoli- Yes, it was his life this young": electric self-operating lift of the the St. John Ambulance Brigade
man had returned to him. After
the Government of having failed phone, the radio and the trafic
date the law relating to Quiran- latest design, completely silent injhas the honour to acknowledge, had be not come to bathe this to apply strict measures to check signals 7 shall buy two horsesnguage. One of those he spoke time and the Prevention of Disease
" with grateful appreciation, and afternoon, or had he lighted the Communist activities in pre- and live on a. farm in Basutoland, this thanks the receipt of the follow-cigarette the moment the accidentparation for the electoral cam-14,000 feet up in the Drakensformer Minister of Pensions • Sthông human beings,
tion being a sitting room with dining recess, two bedrooms with private bathrooms leading off. a kitchen, a hozroom and a large | roof terrace.
action."
Further Donations
There is no doubt that building foras an attractive zadjing Donations:- distinctive addition to the many Per Mr. Tang Hop Siu (Ea
Tsuen} apartment houses built in the Colony-
(Hx
Li Oak Wai (Villere)
Tsuen) Among those present were:- Per Mr. Chu Chan Po, and Mr. J.-D. Humphreys, Sir Robert Mr. Tso Fook Chia Ho Tung, Kr. 1. Kadoorie, Mr. From Mr. Chan Lan Fong M. T. Johnson, Mr. B. E. Coxon Mr. Lan King Ting
Messrs, Kwong Chemig (Directors). Lady Ho Tang, Sir Mr. Chan Man Bum Elly Kadoorie, HOL Mr. M. E Leo, Messrs. Kwong Sang Mens T Taggart C. E. Chi Tak Tong Potts, S. T. Williamson, V. Sarby, 150 Fook "Chin J. H. Tebbutt, J. L Quie (Secre. Chan Ping Yin Messrs. Mow, Tuen
tary) and L. T. Blackburn (Supt, Wah Fat Co
Peak Tram Co.).
“A Bil to amend and consoli- date the law relating to Telecom- [muzmication.”
to was Mr. F. O. Roberts, the
Bogden said he spoke to Mr. happened, instead of plunging paign The Catholic Youth Or-mountains.”
Roberts about his pension, o the Danube, Cornelius Esti ganisations take the precaution of Cal Applin, who is 66, was des which had been taken away Bill to amend further the $100.00
would by now be somewhere in the posting guarda at the various rail-cribed as the "best-dressed man He approached him in a polite $6.20 bottom of the river... among the way stations throughout the coun-in the House of Commons."
fishes....in a totally unknown try. in order to prevent the place. Yea, he was born fresh Marxists from seizing the pro- $50.00
30.00 now He was born for the second paganda materialTrans-Ocean 20.00 time. At the age of thirty-five" Service 3.10.00 He got up and grabbed the
10.00 young man's hand, and stammer-
10.00
Leda
6.00 "My friend....my friend:
$5.00 thank you.... $ 2.00
$5.00
Mr. Man Fook per Mr. Man mu 1 Shrigley (of Beiss, Massey Hop Eng
The Ching At Bo Sing Fat pe
Lumber Co.), D. E.
(of Davies, Brooke and Gran," tire architects), Lam Shum (of Man On Co.) and W. G. Gillies of Jar dine Engineering Cory.)
GUARD INFUIRED:
An empty passenger train col
lided recently with stationary
cozches near Maidenhead Station.
100
Thank Offerings Cheung Chan Mr. Wang Sao Chai Mr Cheng Cheong Mr Leong Chan ....
“Oh, ME Exti
“Thank you,” he said again and
diately thought it
BIRTH RATE IN AUSTRIA
Lowest Level Ever Recorded
The birth rate in Austria has
Mrs. Quezon Sails On Far East Goodwill Mission
Mania,
ifa. Quezon. She is a bosom friend of Aurora Aragon Quezon, wife of the Quesams. the President of the Common- Ms. Quezon will visit some of wealth, hust night sailed on the the principal; cifies în French Royal Dutch steamer Tjisadane on Indo-China, such as Szögon,,,and Ljekarna, doue of enuntries off some of the cities of Stu, Malay
Although she left incognito, the·· On his last trip, to the United
Magistrates Ordinance, 1932:”
“A BIl to amend the Bills of Exchange: Ordinance, 1886, and the Falsification of Documents Ordinance, 1935."
STRANGE PLEA PUT
FORWARD
Husband Sued For Maintenance
$25.00 le favour such as someone 406 giving him a light. He felt the $2.00 inadequacy of words and tried to now reached the lowest level ever First Lady of the land is under States, President Quezon went by wife sued him at Bow County $200 give emphasis, and importance to exrded, according to the figures stood to have gone on a goodwill way of Lave to Also Baby Clothes from Hirs, West them by the way be said published by the Federal Statis mission and is the bearer lake, Toys from Dm (Mrz) Dorey Slowly and with warmth be retical Burean, which show it to
ARRESTS AFTER HITLER PLOT REPORT.
Paris: Several høndred-
Five coaches were seriously munists are reported here to
damaged and the guard of the passenger clown on the floor-
vin
nd Infared. Be
been arrested
inge-the-discovery.
plot to rasaZsinate-
peated "Thanks. thanks
"Oh nothing, Mr. Bell-
really
Sworth
|13.5 per 1,000. The death
Thas also decreased, - it
127
per 1,000,
(several
friends of the Preside Philippine
the
Dwight F. Dzvi
General
"some made"
When Court recently for maintenance
Gover:
an agreement made said that owing to an which he had been, de-
not
right he signed the are
only
was given for £100-
aim to
ald by