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UNSHRINKABLE.
SILK and WOOL SOCKS
We believe our silk and wool socks to be as unshrinkable as it is possible to get part-woollen socks under local washing conditions! With careful laundering they will not shrink at all.
There are light and dark greys, fawns, blues. and tans in neat designs at three dollars a pair, with ten per cent. off for cash."
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P.
FOR SALE
GAS COKE AND TAR,
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THE MANAGER,
HONG KONG & CHINA GAS CO., LTD.
•
WEST POINT..
Phone C. 47.
O. Box
[8449
1, Hong Kong
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WHITEAWAYS
LIGHTWEIGHT
SWEATERS
THE
"VICTOR"
A
PLAIN COLOURED KNITTED
WOOL COAT SWEATER
BRAND
WHITEAWAYS STANDARD VALLE
THE
“VICTOR"
COAT SWEATER
A light all Wool Sweater
in Fawn Grey or Putty.
All Sizes: $4.95, Eath.
AND PULLOVERS.
THE
FOURSUM" PULLOVER SWEATER Made from carefully selected Wool in New Smart Designs. All Sizes.
PRICE: $6.50 Each.
THE
"FOURSUM
FANCY
PULLOVER
WINTERWAYS STANDARD VALUE
MEN'S OUTFITTING DEPT.
WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW & CO., LTD.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1929.
THE ENCLOSURE
GOYAT WILLIAMS
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
WRITES NOTE TO AUNT EFRE ENCLOSING SNAPSHOT OF JUNIOR IN SWIMMINS
SEALS LETTER.
‚'IMMEDIATELY, REALIZES SHE'S
·FORSOTTEN TO PUT THE SNAP- SHOT IN
OPENS AUNT EFFIE'S LETTER TO ADD POSTSCRIPT EXPLAINING WHY SHE HASN'T PUT SNAPSHOT IN
KAIPING HOUSEHOLD COAL
In Lots of not · Note Reduction In Prices.
less than
i-ton- Delivered to
Pear District
(above Bowen Road), $23.00
per ton. Delivered to Bowen Road and Lower Levels, $21.00
per ton. Delivered to Pokfulum Road. $23.00 per ton. Delivered to Kowloon,
$19.00 per ton.
For Price Apply to
Orders should be seat
in writing not
by telephone
at least 24 hours before the Coal Is required.
All orders must be ao- companied by Cash, Cheque,
Compra- Order
dore payable
to
Mining Ad- ministration."
or
The Kailan
THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION
DOD WELL"& CO., LTD., Agents, Hong Kong.
MOREOVER SHE CAN'T EVEN
FIND THE SNAPSHOT NOW
SEARCHES DESK, LAP FLOOR AND WASTE BASKET,
FINDS SHE HAD PUT IT IN
AFTER ALL
ADDRESSES NEW ENVELOPE AND SEALS IT
|(Čepyright 1929, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.)
HONG KONG INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTS.
IMPORTANT IRON-MINING SCHEME UNDER
CONSIDERATION.
QUARTZ TO BE CRUSHED FOR GLASS-MAKING,
JAPANESE FIRMS INTERESTED.
DISCOVERS SNAPSHOT STILL ON DESH. DECIDES TO SEND IT IN A DAY OR TWO AND NEVER DOES
control of the industry will rest in British bands.
Tungsten Mines,
From a reliable source, the Daily Press learns that a scheine is short ly to be launched to mine and smelt iron in the Colony. There seems
Steps may be also taken in the to be good prospects that this in near future to revive the mining dustry will develop on favourable of tungsten are. According to s well-known local geologist and pro- lines, and add much to Hong
pector, the New Territories contain Kong's growing comercial importmany deposits of are. Immediately after the War a slump set in, and ance in the Far East.
various mining concerns in the Far East. were left with large stocks on their hands. This has been now almost disposed of, and, mines in the North are likely to be worked again as soon as the political crisis 18 ended.
We understand that capital to the extent of about $1,000,000 may be invested by one of the British firms in the Colony in the project, and a large Japanese mining con- cera has also expressed interest in the scheme. Their surveyor is at present in Malaya investigating large deposit and, when negotia- tions there are completed, he will spend a few days on the site of the proposed mine in the New Terri- tories, and prepare a comprehen- give report on his observations, which will be forwarded to Tokyo without delay.
In the meantime, we understand that certain existing mines here "loads" prospected with a view to are likely to be opened, and new opening up fresh deposits in order to take full advantage of the en- forced inactivity of Chinese mines in the North.
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HUMOUR: ANCIENT AND MODERN.
Don't you think the water is; awfully hard here?"
"Yes-but it rains harder here."
I understand Jones has two cars now."
Yes, there wasn't room for all the accessories on just one."
"I was quite upset when Teddy kissed me.
"Rubbish! You've been kissed be-". fore."
es," but not in a canoc.
"
Pal:Why have you got a taxi- meter fixed in your car!"
MasT. "It cheers me, man, to see the amount of money I might have to be spending."
Wallace: Why don't you marry PRAYING FOR HUSBANDS. Gladys Afraid to pop the ques-
tion "
Horace: No, afraid to question"Ten shillings for a box of cho- the pop."
CHINESE MAIDENS AND THE MOON.
[United Press.]
Peping-Chinese maidens in Peping have refused to abandon the age-old custom of praying to the moon at midnight on the 15th day of the 8th moon that the gods may send them husbands.
Kuomintang reformers have been trying to persuade Chinese girls that this ancient custom is a mere süperstition and not becoming to the enlightened residents of modern China.
But the girls have not responded generally to the reformers' advice, according to the Chinese press. It is catimated that nine of ten maidens and spinsters in Peping have followed the custom this year, as their ancestors have done for centuries.
7.
Forbidden Festivals.
Celebration of the autumn festival has been forbidden, in common with other festivals of the lunar calendar,
But the people do not concur with the prohibition, and there its little evidence that the Government's decree is being car- ried out.. In some cases, Govern- ment offices have been compelled to close for the day.
Unmarried women are not the only persons to enjoy the autumn festivals. While girls are praying to the moon, the rest of the family enjoys its annual moon feast, featuring "moon cakes," a special delicacy for the occasion.
Valuable Quartz. Preliminary Estimate.
Yet another scheme to develop the mineral wealth of the New Terri We understand the Japanese tories is receiving earnest attention concern is not likely to take up any from experts. Quartz which has optional contract unless there is a little value for other purposes Can prospect of the mine yielding a quantity of iron somewhere in the crushed and used for glass Leighbourhood of one million tons making. At present most of the It is said that the deposit will give glass made in the Colony is manu ore which will produce at least factured from broken and scrap
One official suggestion has been 100.000 tons of iron of good quality glass imported from Europe and observed this year the people have America. Naturally, this results saved money by refraining from bat this is only an approximate in an almost prohibitive price buying the paper lanterns ordinarily preliminary estimate, and the sur- veyers who have reported on the being charged for locally-manufac & feature of this festival.
mine are inclined to adopt more: sadguine views.
Arrangements are being made for the establishment of two large eles trie blast-furnaces in the. Colony It is anticipated that this will have far-reaching effect upon local market prices of iron and, if cer tain experiments are successful, steel of good quality for building purposes may be produced in fairly large quantities.
tured glass
DREAM.
Small quantities of sand for glaas-making are imported from Kwangs and other nearby pro vinces, but the Chinese provincia TRAGEDY REVEALED BY A tariffs are so high that this pro- position is even less profitable than importing broken glass. If suc. cessful, the new scheme will make the manufacture of g'aes locally a most attractive proposition.
from crushed quartz will be well
BOY TALKS IN HIS SLEEP.
A remarkable instance of a
It is estimated that the yield drowning tragedy that was reveal At the moment, matters are still nigh inexhaustible, while the closed by a child talking in a dream was given at a Hackney inquest on rather in the air," and for that proximity of huge quantities to
Ronald Boorman, aged five, reason we are not in a position to various foreshores makes the ques
Overbury-street, Hackney, who divulge particulare of the daterests I tion, of transport to the local foc;
was drowned in the River Lea, or firms concerned, but there istories an easy and cheap one id reason to believe, that the ultimate solve.
COURT IMPERVIOUS TO MUSIC'S CHARMS.
ORDERS NOISY ADVERTISING STOPPED.
1
Business in business; brass band tating a latter was out of the ques- or no brass hand, according to Mr. tion. Eu Chang Keng, Chinese merchant, The complainant described the who owns a shop at 3 Kiangie band as being exceptionally noisy Road, Shanghai, and who was and far from musical and asked brought before Judge Chau and the court that Fu either be ordered Deputy Stevens in the Provisional to stop the racket altogether or have Court to answer charges of com. hid musicians cut down on that
volume. mitting a aulaancé by means of musical advertising,
The shopkeeper admitted that he The charges were brought by Mr. employed a brass band and argued H. Saegert, German, representing that it played music according to the offices of B. A. Medicon and the custom of Shanghai merchants. Company, Mr. Baegert declared He stated that his shop was having | that the music emanating from a ja clearance sale and that he needed brass band employed by the ashop- the band to attract customers. The keeper disturbed the employees of court ordered that the band desist the Medicon offices to such an ex- from aggravating the Medicon tent that using the telephone, die offices.
of
Mrs. Boorman said that Ronald went out with his brother, The brother returned and said that Ronald had run away. Nothing] more was heard until two days la- ter, when a six-year-old cousin started talking in his sleep about I a.. Ho anid, "Ronnie is in the water."
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The boy was taken, an hour later, down to the river bank, and - hó showed Ronald's' father where his cousin went into the water. The
body was recovered later.
Dr. Edwin Smith, the North- East London coroner, recording a verdict of "Accidental death," said, "How the boy got into the water will never be known. Child- ren often conceal their knowledge. They get terrified, and sometimes they say nothing about it for days and days,
"The key to the solution in this caso came in the form of a remark: made by the little child in a dream. This is characteristic of a young child, and one cannot be surprised at the little boy's cousin conceal- ing his knowledge."
He: "No two people can think quite alike in this world, love."
She: You're wrong there, darl. ing. Just come in nad look at our wedding presents."
Curate (at bazaar sweetstall):
Созвод,
colates 1 Surely. Bliss you're a little dear "
Miss C.: "People have often told mne so."
Mrs. Gray: "Ah, Jenny, I won- der if my husband will love me. when my hair is grey "
He's Mr. Black: "Why not!
rendy."
Harold: "You used to say there was something about me you lik-loved you through three shades af ed."
Harriet: "Yes, but you spent the last of it on that car.
Angry Boss: "You don't seem to know the King's English, Miss Blank
A famous merchant was asked about his success and about his con- tented help, He said:
"The secret is: treat your money and your employees just alike. Keep them busy, or they lose in-
New Typiat: "Oh, yes, sir; 1 have always understood that he is"} terest."
CROSSWORD PUZZLE.
12
13 14
12
10 19
14
06
17 18
19
20
22
24 25
277
31
202
35
36
[867
38
139 140
41
42
43 144
48
45
146 147
49 0.50
52.555
154
156
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Horizontal.
To entice. 3.-Child's game. 8-Inlet. 12.--Hibernia, 13-A number. 14.-Overt.
15. To mark skin. 17. Great in number. 30.-Turned about.
20. Sea mammals, 21-Greek war god. 23.--Finest, 24.-Chum.
26. To part. 28. To consume. 31-Conjunction. 32-Help. 33-To depart 34.-Dance step. 38,--Short. 38-Quarrel. 30,-Ages. 41-To lessen 43-Voice. 45.-Fads. 48. Gotten up. 50-A vegetable... 51.-African river, '52-MincraL
54. Feminina voice. 55.-Dioceses. 68-Faucet. 57.---Slender."
Vertical L-Permits. 2-Eussian mountains. 3.-Form of ceremony, 4-Stage direction, 3.--Also. 6.-Article.
7-Jewel.
8-Fruit centres. 9.---Narcotic. 10.-Calf meat, 11.-Finishes, 16-Poems.
18.-Belgian river. 92.-Scorches.
23. To moisten. 24.-Explosive sound. 25.-A constellation. "27.--Seven.
20-In the past. 30.-Flaxen. 33-Decrepit. 36.-Nude.
37.--Gambling game.."
38. To entertain. 40.- Flowers. 42.-Pertaining
to birth.
43.-Sunburns, 44.-N. American lake. 46.-Girl's name. 47.-Shortly.
49.-By no means.
50.-Slang for energy. 53-Symbol of radium.
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