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altercation. This may be due to natural sympathy with the under- dog, or it may be an objection to clothes which they, with few excep tions, cannot hope to rival. It is impossible to settle the point. Dr. KIMMING welcomes periods of great naughtiness in children because in his wide experience the excessive by good child is generally found to be lacking in a sense of humour," No doubt this may seem a disturb ing thought to adoring parents,ed by a large number of friends and members of the congregation but it is probably based on truth.
of St. Andrews, Kowloon. Prior to The "good" boy or girl is
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Home Kors, June 1978, 198
THE PREVENTION OF MALARIA.
Ar a recent meeting of the Sanitary
Board Dr. W. V. M. KocH asked)
derated Water Manufacturers.
Phone C. 436.
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CHILDREN'S SENSE OF HUMOUR.
for details regarding the proposat Most people if they were asked
popular entertainer of the evening W. S. Bailey was perhaps the mos:
and gave a very humourous son "Patrick Mind the Baby" and two recitations. Other contributors were Miss MoGill, Mr. Bishop and the Busy Bees" Quartette. This was their last appearance together
as Mr. Baldwin's departure breaks
up
unlawful possession of a quantity win. of coal.
As the result of a collision be
tween a motor-car and a rickaha early yesterday morning in Queen's Road East, both the coolie and his received slight injuries passenger and had to be sent to hospital
A Chinese who was seen to climb to the second floor of a house in Reclamation Street, Yaumati, at tempted to escape by jumping into the street. He was severely injured and had to be sent to the Kowloon Hospital.
·FIRE!
THRILLING SCENES AT BRIGADE STATION.
L'IMPERATOR EXTINGUISHER,
ITS VALUE AT GARAGES.
A huge fra burned forcely rester day afternoon in the courtyard of the Central Fire Brigade Station. The verandahs all round were thronged with spectators, who held their breath and shrank back, na a pillar of fire and smoke roared upwards.
SCHOOL FOR LOVERS.
AMERICAN WOMAN PRO- FESSOR'S PROPOSAL.
TO KEEP ONE'S HEAD WHILE IN LOVE.
SEMINARY TILL, TEX The chair of love, a college course in teaching the young, bow to love properly, is the proposal. of Dr. Dorothy Scarborough.
Dr. Scarborough, novelist and in- structor of English and short story writing at Columbia University, was here this week visiting her cousin, Dr. Lee R. Scarborough, the Southwestern president of Baptist Theological Seminary,
Her idea would be to teach the young idea how to be happy though married.
The fire was the most exciting part of a demonstration, which was
Dr. Lee Scarborough says it's not held in the station yesterday afternecessary to teach the young of noon,
extin- leve of "L'Imperator " guisher. A stack had been built in the centre of the courtyard, some- what resembling an Indian wigwam
in form. It was made in thin
lathes of dried wood and, while
ample space was left for a current
"the hive." The others are Mears Bates, Bishop and R. Bald-of air to draw the flames upward, the interstices were filled with straw. and wood shavings, The Mr. R. Baldwin was the accom-
demonstrators poured tar, kerosene, panist throughout the evening.
Rar. W. W. Rogers, the Vicar of oil and petrol over the structure; St. Andrew's made a beat little and when every part of it was well speech in which he praised the valuable work which both dr, and Mrs. Baldwin had done for the Church" during their stay is the
Colony.
soaked and tiar had run down the
boards, a lighted match was flung
into
į
"The problem in schools is to keep om from it," he holds
Dr. Dorothy replies that ministera encourage marriage and get fees; they are opposed to divorce.
Then why shouldn't it be their duty to teach them the art of lev ing?" she asks.
Everyone loses his head whan he falls in love, and if we could have some instruction in the science of keeping one's trend cool, and heart warm, it would be most help- ful. It isn't a matter of keeping which made them lovable before house, but of each keeping qualities marriage.
DIAMOND MERCHANT
ROBBED.
£19,000 OF STONES TAKEN.
LONDON,-May 29th_
Mr. J. Tas, a diamond merchant from Antwerp, arrived at Harwich and entrained for London, with a
at
Mr. Tas tainted and when he
was a bit of "a cruch of passen- recovered he explained that there gera when he left the train and he thought the chain was cut then.
the pile by the Captain Superintendent of Police (the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, C.M.G.). In- Mr. Rogers described Mr. and atantly the flames roared upwards, and the scorching heat could be Mrs. Baldwin as the type of
falt even inside the front part of workers no Church could afford to
the station where the appliances lose. Mr. Baldwin during his stay
for about 1 minutes, and then two wallet of diamonds valued
£19,000 chained to his braces. in the Colony had filled the posts are kept. It was allowed to bura of Acting Choir Master, a member of the demonstrators advanced with He travelled alone to London, of the Church Vestry and of the Choir, Box Secretary and Hon, gallon models of the Imperator but within three minutes of step- Treasurer of the Church Mission-extinguisher, which is ift. Bins. ping on to the platform at Liver-
wallet was gone. ary Association and Hon. Trea- long and weighs just over 13 lbs, pool Street, he found that the surer of the China Exhibition, The fire was totally extinguished which position he filled to the in 16 seconds from the time when Mr. the first jet of blue power struck A Chinese youth was fined $3. åte
utmost satisfaction of all. the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday Baldwin was also Treasurer of the it for throwing a stone into a bicycle Young Men's Club, and had looked shop. It was stated that he had after the Annual Kowloon Mara- thon Race. In fact he was always an argument with the master of the ready to respond to any call for shop over the hire of a machine and help. Mrs. Baldwin had also play threw the stone as soon as he goted an important part in the activi- ties of the Church, not only as Hon. Treasurer of Dr. Barnado's member of the Homes," but as a Mother's Union Committee.
Mr. Rogers concluded by wishing them God Speed and every success Mrs. W. W. Rogers also paid tribute to Mrs. Baldwin's work
outside
An old Chinese who hawked tea and cakes, without & licence was discharged with a caution by Major C. Willson at the Central Magie-
told the man that he would recom:
offence again. October if he did not commit the
to engage the services of a malaria what is the most amusing incident expert to investigate and report they can recall would probably find tracy yesterday. The Magistrate on the prevalence of malaria in it hard to find an answer. There
at Home
Al
Perhaps the most striking factor of the demonstration was that neither of the fire fighters wore any protective clothing or needed any for the Imperator appliance is cool to handle and forms a cold zone between the user and the fire. They just advanced to the attack in "whites" and topres,
of EIGHT MONTHS, Commencing on the Colony and the New Territories are, of course, some things" that mend the issue of a free, licence in saving that her departure was a one end the flame rapidly ran along the film would in all'normal cases
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Cinema Tilm, Among others present, were re- presentatives of the various insur- ance companies, Mr. Waldgrave, the French Consul, M. Dufare de In Prade, and Mr. Butler of the Hong Kong Amusements Co. Mr. was sceptical about the Butler power of the "Imperator" to ex- tinguish a film if it should catch For Garages,
on fire, and he proved to be right. This was the second test. The The first experiment was made with this was successfully extinguished powder would be in a garage. A
When, how- in about 15 seconds. first proved how invaluable this an unrolled film in a barrel, and trail of petrol was laid right across ever, a rolled film was hung on a frame work representing the camera the courtyard. When set alight at
(and it must be remembered that
it, and when it was burning to the be so rolled) the test was less real loss to the Mother's Union.
Three appliances The replies given did not make it seem to make an universal appeal
Presentations.
full extent, one of the demonstrators satisfactory. clear whether an expert of widely as being irresistably comical, as,
it burnt through to the last picture The police reports for the week- Mr. J. H. Hunt, O.B.E., Beere followed along the line putting out poured their powder on the film but the fire a yard or so in front of in 1 minutes. Time and again the established reputation was to be for instance, a bald man frantically
A similar test war flame was apparently extinguished called in for a month or so simply chasing his hat which has blown end contained four cases of attary of the Y.M.C.A., then said a
while volumes of poisonous fumes to investigate the position and off his head and is careering down tempted suicide among the Chinese. few words in appreciation of the him as he went.
But One woman threw herself into the work done by Mr. Baldwin. Mr. made later with kerosene with but with a bang burst out again, iRue a report, or whether it was the street before the wind.
Baldwin had that very evening re-equally good results. A bucket full filed the air. At Mr. Butler's re- the intention to employ another the sense of what is humorous barbour from the Yaumati ferry ceived from the Dockyard Racres of lighted petrol was extinguished quest a third roll of film was set.
grown-ups." launch Man Ting, and another.
tion Club, where he held the post by having a handful of the powder alight and this time allowed to burn. It burnt through in 2 minutes officer for the Medical Department differs widely in
With child- jumped off the Praya at Kennedy of Hon. Secretary, a gold watch in flung on it, and a pool of petrol and 4 seconds with no unpleasant who would be able to devote him- They know too much.
Town Both" were rescued. The
odour. It was the opinion of Mr. appreciation of his work, Mr. put out instantly in the same way. self almost exclusively to matters ren it is different, for they have other two, a man and a woman. Hunt gave & further list of Mr.
Butler corroborated by Mr. Wolle that there was no known method concerned with the prevention of Dot learnt to hide their emotions.
were found suffering from sympBaldwin's activities and said that
of extinguishing a film. The Cap- as a referee of the Hong Kong tome of poisoning and removed to
Football Association, he would be
tain Superintendent of Police said malaria. The distinction is an im- With this in mind as a guide con- portant one. The general opinion, siderable light is thrown on the hospital.
badly missed,
that the temporary stoppage of fames might save a panic in the Mr. Hunt on behalf of the Con we believe, was that a large fee character of children.
gregation of St. Andrew's Church
theatre if the audience could be then presented Mr Baldwin with a
got out before they burst out again blackwood tray with a ten set as a
or the fumes begin. He agreed, however, with Mr. Butler that the present method of keeping the films small token of their appreciation.
Mr. Baldwin suitably replied, thanking all present for the ex- but if every car were to carry the in a concrete room with two fire **Most of the fires to which proof door exits, and a vent in the ceedingly beautiful gift." During same. his stay here he had made many
we have been called lately," he room to let out the poisonous gases
was the most satisfactory,. friends and he could do no more
said," have been cars or harrels than thank them all.
of tar which have caught alight."
These small outbreaks which, owing to the promptness and efficiency of the brigade, are put out with little or no damage being Favourable Impression, a caused, might on the other hand
The Imperator which is a French have very serious results if they invention has been adopted by the were not tackled expeditiously. Paris Eizo Brigade and various While not much kudos is gained by French chemical works. The Captain the brigado on such occasions they Superintendent of Police expressed are by no means as unimportant as himself to be very favourably im they appear a fact demonstrated
the report would in all probability be pigeon-holed and, in a very short time, forgotten.
At all
The specimens of childish humour which ho gives would seem to place the girls in a more favourable
paid to an expert for an elaborate events, it is suggested by reading
The Captain Superintendent of report based upon observations a book just published by Dr. C. W. Police (The Hon. Mr. E. D. O. made during a necessarily short KIMMING, for many years -Chief Wolle, C.M.G.) informed our re visit to Hong Kong would be money Inspector of the Education Depart-presentative yesterday that wasted. The impression was that meat of the London County Coun- scheme is, being considered under which alledrivers of public motor cil.
cars will have to take out insure ances for third party risks, that be ing a condition of their licenses, The employment of a doctor who
Quite apart from accidents, in has specialised in malaria and light than the boys. A boy of ive which injuries have been inflicted kindred diseases, upon a mord or recorded that the most comical en pedestrians with no chance of leas permanent basis, who would sight he had seen was the fall into compensation ever being obtained. have the time to give to malaria the mud of a fat man running for there have been cases in which cars work here, naturally comes into an a bus. Like all healthy boys this bought on loan by inexperienced altogether different category. Buch young Cockney's sense of humour drivers have been seriously dem an officer would, in the course of is evidently not of the sympathetic aged and their owners have decamp time, probably do work of very variety. A girl, however, founded leaving their creditors to bear considerable value in helping to most amusement from an accident the loss.
cat stamp out the disease. It is very to a boy who was chasing a satisfactory, therefore, to learn, and fell, with disastrous results from further enquiries made, that to bis clothing. While her sense it is such an officer whom the of humour could not, perhaps, be
stated
WEATHER REPORT,
Miss E, K, Walters on behalf of the Church Choir also presented Mr. Baldwin with blackwood opium stool.
A
MANILA SEA" MYSTERY.
DEAD GIRL WASHED UP.
Might Be Carried By Cars. The Captain Superintendent of Police remarked to our representa- tive, that he thought it would be an excellent thing if, not only every garage, private or commercial, were fitted with one of the extinguishers and a bucket full of the powder,
Speaking to cur representative Mr. Wolle said that it was criminal to give a child & celluloid toy, as there was no method of extinguishing it if it caught fire.
"MAKILA, June 14th.
by the remarkable "absence of pressed by the demonstration, but The body of an unidentified Fili serious fieres though there is hardly said that the number of appliances: pina or Chinese girl, nude, was a day without one or other section installed by the Brigade on the engines would have to be regulated found lying near the sea-wall at the of the Brigade being 'sent for.
by the cost. The initial cost is foot of Plaza Ferguson at 6.20 am The Giant Imperator. rather heavy a 5 quarts appliance to-day.
The "Giant Imperator" which is costing $70. It is guaranteed. to keep in perfect condition for ten
Chitched in the girl's hand were
teeth.
a chemise and a torn piece of white fitted with wheels throws a strong cloth. The girl was approximately jet which can be directed as desir years, but if used the cylinder con- Yesterday's weather report, fore-5 years of age, regular build, ed. The model that was worked taining the gas has to be renewed weighing about 100 pounds, with a from one corner of the courtyard no matter how little has been used. 8A, DUDDELL ST. VICTORIA, Hore Kuso Government proposes to engage called sympathetic, it was certainly cast and remarks, issued by the Chinese cast to her eyes and dis laid its trail of blue powder thick The loose powder is only 75 centa Efforts are now being made to find tinged with the idea of retributive Hoyal Observatory at 6p.m. tinguishable by two gold upperly all over the yard. The powder a pound and could be used to ex- being dry can injure nothing" and tinguish small fires on the floors For further Particulars and Condi
a likely candidate for the position.
justice.
Physicians from the Health has no smell One of the Chiness of garages or in cats or in houses When one is forthcoming his em
Pressure is now highest over po of violence firemen with characteristic indiffer- An Imperator will probably be ployment, in the first instance, will In one respect, it appears, Japan and relatively low over Station found no sparks of crotches ance to digestive trouble ate some attached to the second of the two bo for a period of three years. London children of both sexes are China generally. The depression and bruises which might have been and declared it palatable. It is small motor cycle appliances which gained when tossed against the guaranteed not to be in any way is on its way out, and Mr. Wolle Provision of $5,000 to cover his identical. They dislike expensively remains clear Haiphong
poisonous so we are not likely to raid that he thought it would be rocks by waves Pr
an excellent method of fighting fire approximate salary for the first
Local Forecast-E. to 8. winds. The body was carried to the City lose one of our brave fire fighteral dressed people, and will always
(Continued on next Columa). in the Peak District year has already been made in the
Morgue.-Manila Timer. side with a workingman in anmoderate, cloudy, rain. estimates.
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