For Autumn "wear Margaret Lindsay, the film actress, sug guests a suit of this type. It is of silk and wool fabric. The dall
· black of the dress and tunic cout
collar
is in smart contrast to the white ermine - plastronne... and which decorate the cost.
MISCELLANY
¿Continued from Page 6) "Immaynent" And "Condewit"
This Sister of Mercy brings a tender touch to the war-torn re- gion of Somosierra as she bandages the hand of a wounded Spanish rebel.
SUCCESS OF
A MODERN
CROESUS
(Continued from Page 6) ·
Two Sides
Like other men, he has two sides. He is hard, scrupulous to
JAPANESE CLERK
ROBBED
ATTEMPT TO GET PAYROLL
-FERRY WHARF INCIDENT.
FIRE ON THE PEAK
Two Houses Threatened By Outbreaks
GOOD WORK BY POLICE
When a grass fire broke out in Backer Road yesterday, the flames spread so rapidly, that it was at fist feared that they would reach houses, Nos.15 and 16, but thanks to the good work put in by the fire-fighting squad from Gough Hill Police Station, the outbreak was extinguished after about 20 minutes.
In the short time it was baiming the fire covered an area of about! 100 yards square.
Big Wave Bay Fire Another grass fire broken out at Big Wave Bay yesterday morn- ing, and a number of men from the Botanical and Forestry De- partment were despatched to the spot to deal with it.
This is the season for grass and
{shrubbery fires, owing to the dry Izature of the undergrowth Last Sunday a considerable area:" on Taimoshan was burned, probably deliberately. The per units in the New Territories often but the grass on the hillsides in order to fget down to the silter khoots. for the benefit of their cattle, while the ashes washed down the follow-
A daring daylight robbers was a maximum degree. But his sen-
de perpetrated-at-Kowloon yesterday ing spring help to fertilise their timentality—almost entirely voted to matters outside the ken to as the result of which Shira Kura, ricefields. Sometimes these dres motor engineering has crept into a Japanese clerk employed by the get out of control, and consider
damaged. his factories He is said to em-M. B. K., was robbed, of 365 of able areas of forested land ploy more cripples and more men a $1,335 pay-roll. he was carrying with unfortunate records than any at the time.
In his report to the Police, Kara xan in the world.
The man who Has such simple said that he arrived by launch at tastes as to wish to bring back the the-old-Yaumati-ferry-pier-with folk-music of long ago, and" sub-the money, which was for coolies' sidised a band of New England wages, wrapped up in newspaper. He was leaving the wharf with fiddlers for this purpose-the man who rose from nothing to a post-the parcel under-his arm when tan suddenly. ition of world dominance has en-Chinese rushed at him
One carried a heavy piece of wood, closed himself in a shell
but two-
The men then made of L
MEDICAL PIONEERTM PASSES
Dr. William Hartigan Dies In Surrey
LINK WITH HONG KONG News has just been received
a bridge. Surrey, on September 11.
of Dr. William Hartigan, who was the in his 85th year.
His antoic millions are nothing with which he struck-at-Kura's to him. He drives one of his own legs, while the other grabbed at the Colony of the death in Wey- For bis part the present writer little cars "by himself when he is the parcel and snatched away refuses absolutely to-recognise the sure no prying eyes will see him. portion containing-$65. dictatorship of the B.B.C. when its His real friends are rulings cut across the general Thomas Edison and Harrer Fire-direction of Austin Road and al- Dr. Hartigan was one of the of pioneer medical workers in the man who makes the though there was a number usage to which he is accustomed stone. the
Nothonlookers, they made a successful Colony, and there are none of his "Immayrent" for "immanent" and tyres for his myriad cars.
are two ing will prevail on him to step getaway. So far, no arrest has medical contemporaries living in "condewit for "kundit"
of the monstrosities which he will further into the limelight than is been made.
never coztenance.
absolutely necessary.
He is Henry Ford, individualist, Incidentally, MA P. Eerbert.
colossal business, in his great work "What a Word" sentimentalist.
them, inventor, and a mechanical had to defend
his
himself on question of the use of "busy" as genius without par. He has
that foibles, his fancies, his circles and zdjective He maintained that its usage had been hallowed by at his sphere.
particular d common condition!
of soldiers in the trenches during (Continued from previous Col) the war. But Mr. Herbert may with complete propriety have gone
"Pass on this kiss, which is sent
BROADCAST RANGES
the Colony to pay tribute to the long record of service he gave to the profession here before he re tired, but Dr. G. D. R Black, pre- sent head of the firm of Dr. Black, Balean and Skins, which bore a dif
Television Seen Overference style in the days when Dr. Hartigan was its principal, visited jhim in Scotland in 1933 Dr
Hartigan
then living in
100 Miles
Was
Although, the service radius of Argyllshire, from which county be the Alexandra Palace television originally hailed. .
Early Career
much further back than that to frou by a young woma¤ Exong your/Station has been estimated at 25}
pasive)
at Dr. Hartigan had the privilege defend his use of the word. The acquaintance (sic), to ten girls you miles, reports of reception following passage is a quotation like, explaining to them that they ranges of 100 miles are reaching of working under both the late Sir Patrick Manson and the late Sir from the writings of one Bale each have to write similar letters to the B.B.C. (Gires 13431) i ammosity to ten song men. Thus the whole of During to special transmissions James Cantic,
mankind shall kiss each other. to the Radio Exhibition at Olympia principals of the long established wards the upholders of the therworld peace will, consequently, be the station was heard in, among practice, who became famous men non-Puritan drama:--
matter of course."
Now, isn't that
Of other places, Birmingham (96 of their time owing to research nice? "So long as they (the players)
both of played yes and sang handy songs, course, one could hardly expect our miles); Bournemouth (96 miles), work connected with malarial and
other parasites. When blasphemed God, and corrupted men's
to have and Nottingham (102 miles).
Alexandra Palace, using 17 them had gone Home to practise consciences, ye never blamed them, addlepated politicians
But thought of that one, but what a but were very well contented.
most or retire. Dr. Hartigan took over sins they persuaded the people to grand and simple way of solving, kilowatts, is already the worship they lorde God aryght with-jat one stroke or should one say powerful ultra-short-wave station as head of the firm, then known Hartigan, Bennie and out your lowxie legerdemains, ye at one touch? -- all the ills to in the world, and its power is to as Dra never were pleased with them.” which mankind is heir. Somebody be doubled. Indications are that Stedman. He had been with the It will be seen that the word, fought to send one of these letters its service area will be much firm many years at that time.
practice here! as used there, has its exact to H-t--and St-in as a start greater than at first supposed, al-and continued in metaphorical meaning
though "blind spots" may exist until about 1999, within that area.
For Home.
sent applied
as at pre-}
World
The "Cock-Eyed" Y
It is rather interesting to wine also, that when one of our-Amer=" ican friends talks about
✰
the cock-eyed world" what marvellous chap he is, he is using an expression which has been a part of English for over a century. Dr. Frank Viretelly, the noted lexicographer, has pointed out that it is derived from the Gaelic "caoghuil" and "caoghuileach," meaning lopsided or squint-eyed. Byron, in 1821, referred to "merry cock-eyed enrious-looking stripe." In 1885 the word was used to describe the squinting of an eye while-sighting a gui
Next, I suppose, we shall learn that "hot-cha" is an pure as the driven snow and was originally used by Spenser to describe particularly alluring damsel he en- countered in one of his faery groves. "What a Word," indeed!
Gosh, What Next?
A
I read in a revered contempor Cary that a woman living in Lon
don is believed to have started the chain of “king letters which Bla
now plaguing Vienna.
"Kiss" letters,” children, run að Sfollow:-
This isa-chain was started two years ago in London and must
be interrupted by you if you do "wish to challenge fatal-g
(Continued on Next Col)
EXEYORE.
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