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the General Electrio Company, had, according to his report to the Police, very nasty experience in the early hours of yesterday morn- jog. Two armed burglars attempt- ed to break into his fat, and, on being disturbed, one of the ruffians. ared his revolver at Mr. da Silva,
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It was at about 9.30 am, that Mr. da Silva was disturbed by the sound of stealthy footsteps outside. Taking a torch and a revolver Mr. da Silva went out onto the landing. He saw two men at work" one of the doors in the building' and his movements disturbed them for they at once bolted. Mr. da Silver followed down the stairs but one of the men turned round and ared his revolver; fortunately, Mr. da Silva was not bit.
Citing the theory of the survival The Soviet Union, if it will not of the fittest, he contends that the participate in international poli- | Yesterday's weather report, fore- are being killed off by insecticide, natioanal sports. It is announced cockroaches, for example, which ties is willing to enter inter-
cast and 'remarks, issued by the are only the more stupid ones that the Government stables la Royal Observatory st ↓
Those with more intelligence cacape Moscow are sending three race- p.m.,
and are able to reproduce, thus horses to compete in the inter- stated:-
constantly_elevating the cockroach national races at Hamburg in The anticyclone remains over intellect. The tremendous life-force October. They are Petushok, who North China and depressions over of insects is realised by scientists recently established the Soviet re- Hokkaido and South Annum. The in the difficulty which farmers have cord for 1,600 metres in 2 minutes, typhoon is situated 100 miles east in keeping their plants and fruits 6.4 seconds; Khozayin, winner of
from being completely destroyed. last year's Moscow Derby; and Often entire orchards must be thoroughbred named Emir. burned before such a plague can be eradicated. The lice-infected trenches during the world-war afford still another example to M. Paul Robeson, the American DELPORT of the persistence with negro singer and actor who desert which insects continue their para ad the American stage to make his sitical life on man. The so-called home in England, has signed a "delousing process was one of 'contract to appear next spring in the most difficult tasks of the war. Maurice Brown's Landen produc- he argues, and was only effective tion of "Othello," "Robeson's con- when the soldiers were leaving the tract, it is said, calls for a salary battle-fields. Otherwise they were nearly equal to the £1,000 weekly paid to Jack Buchanan. In any immediately infested again.
Nor does the scientist overlook ease it equals the highest salary the imaginative short stories of ever paid in London to an actor Mr. H. G. WELLS. in one of which | in a 'straight" park Paul Robe- that writer describes how a certain son made his first conquest of Lon- tribe of brainy ants overpowered don in 1925 in Eugene O'Neill's IPS, the entire crew of a ship. They Emperor Jones," and his chief attacked the vessel in a little London exccess was his ainging in known Brazilian river with all the the Show Boat." Since that strategy of military, and naval | show was taken off Robeson ha genius, their forces being mobilised been singing, negro spirituale and and directed much like an ordinary folk songs in concerts both in Lon- army in war-time. He also quotes don and the provinces. GLOOM IN THE GAY CITY, from the works of Sir JOHN LES ROCK, the famous English natural. ist, who published profound books on the intelligence of insects, This cry is becoming increasinglyed, but so far without result The
From all familiar
at Croydon Airdrome, robbers eft no trace nor could any.. particularly the ants such data M. DELPORT deduces that | where a day and night taxi service sign of a bullet mark he found on some day insect intelligence and to any part of the world is now the stairway of Mr. da Silva's.
British Air Lines, flat. power will be so developed that it in operation. will surpass man, whom he fare Limited, recently provided a fleet Fokker Armstrong-Siddeley sees as gradually becoming victim of ised and weakened by his own planes which will taxi passengers progress. Whether this dismal pro to any part of the globe for 104. hecy gives any satisfaction to the Per mile during the day and la. 6d. Editor of 'Action Francaise wo per mile at night. Colonel WA do not know, nor have we heard Bishop, chairman of the new ven- that the gay city has abandoned ture, said his airmen were prepar дпу of its manifold attractions td to go anywhere at any time that since the coming of the cockroach the weather permitted. "People era has been announced. Probably nowadaye," he said, "hire az air Parisians are facing the situation taxi to take them hundreds of miles courageously, and along the boule just as readily as they take a taxi for a read journey. We believe vards will displav “Business as Usual" notices despite . Daqur service will fill a definite want." The taxis accommodate four per- ronz'e doleful deductions.
sans, and are equipped with the latest in wireless 'teleptiones, en abling the passengers and pilot to keep in constant touch with the home field...
Hoso Koso, OCTOBER 12, 1920.
PARIA has the reputation of being the gayest city in the world, but it has its pessimists also. From France comes news of two threaten- ing catastrophes-one being uncm- ployment for millions of workers, with subsequent national ruin and invasion, the other being nothing less than the extinction of the whole human race!
To take the lesser trouble first HENRY FORD in accused of aiming at the destrue tion of the French motor industry by the Royalist newspaper, L'Action Francaise, which complains he is paring much higher wages than are usual in France. The Paris paper says Mr. FORD is powerful enough to permit himself such sacrifices for a time, but if he makes them it is evidently with the aft of provek- ing a general tise of wages in the
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responding increase of the produc- tion price of French cars which would enable. him to compete with them more successfully. The news paper then takes up a statement which Mr. FORD once made in an interview, when he is said to have stated that whoever organises a great industry is working in the cause of peace."
News and Views.
One British case of diphtheria and one Chinese case of enteric were notified during the 48 hours ending Thursday:
Owing to a sudden bereavement which affects a member of the "Minstrel Concert Party,” concert which was originally ar the ranged to take place in conjunction with the St. Peter's Garden Fete co-day is postponed till Tuesday: 20th inst. when it will be held in the Cathedral Hall.
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Outside the men divided but Mr... da Silva followed one of them and on blowing his police whistle an Indian constable also took up the chase and fired four shots at the fugitive. Eventually the man dis- appeared down a scavenging lane and succeeded in shaking off his 3r. da Silvs made a report to the Yaumati Police Station and investigations were at once start-
pursuers.
BURGLARY AT KOWLOON HOSPITAL.
REVOLVER AND WEDDING PRESENTS TAKEN.
A burglary was committed ca Tuesday night, or very early. Wed nesday morning, at the quarters of the resident medical officer of the Kowloon Hospital, and Dr. D. J. Valetine, the officer concerned, has made a report to the Police to the effect that money and jewellery to the value of $304 was stoles.
The stolen property included a number of wedding presenta be longing to Dr. and Mrs. Valentine while a revolver which was left with the doctor by Dr. I. Newton was also taken together with 50. rounds of ammunition.
TWO COURT MARTIALS.
K.O.S.B. CORPORAL'S FRENCH LEAVE.
English girls have gone in for curves with a vengeance. Instead of dieting to get slim, they are now more distressing is that their ankles dieting to get plump. But what is are disappearing. Not in fesh, and chiffon. The new evening dress but under floating panels of lace
is long and concealing. But it has instead of clinging in a straight curves. Frocks for the autumn,
line to slender and bonny bodies, are wrapped tightly to reveal the
Before a District Court Martial Murray Barracks yesterday curves of plump fgures. Most at According to a Police report last English girls are not having much Lance Corporal Albert Glazier, "of night, Mrs. Dickson of 62, Kennedy difficulty in attaining
urves, as too K.O.S.B., was charged with. Road was the victim of a bag naturally they are on the heavy desertions on September 3. anatching incident at value of Mr. Foxp's declaration,"
Central side of the weale. For years they Market yesterday.
Sergeant Reid gave evidence that While Mrs have been eating like canarica i continues the Royalist argan, "it Dickson was on the steps leading an effort to obtain the body lines Pector Wheat of the H.K. Police on September 23 he and Sub-In- should be realized that he has re to the market, her handbag, con cf the straight up-and-down Ameri-arrested prisoner at the Seamen's
taining 850 in notes and a quantity cently established a plant in of other trifles, was matched from their hey day. The new dressce elathes at the time.
Glazier Now they are having lastitute, can girl.
was in "plain suburb of Paris, which it seems, her. No arrest has been made.
Prisoner told the Court that he.. Olympia turns out 50 ears a day. According to reliable information it appears that workers are paid wages quite unusual for this region. Even un- skilled workers receive 6 franes 75 ccatimes per hour. One might
"In order to appreciate the real
be inclined to rejoice with the French workers who profit through Mr. FORD's generosity, but if his manoeuvre succeeds, will it not lead
A
show.n at the resent
made by Chinese soldiers on bod tinct and high waist-line just the on the evening of the day be was In view of the frequent searches fashion exhibition revealed a disintended to return to the Barracks French vessels, M. Koechlin, the thing needed for the women with arrested. He declared that he was. the Shanghai Consul-General, in re-
a generous figure. The bem-line has only taking a boliday and had no ported by the vernacular press to
gone down considerably and the have written to the Commissioner dresses are Back-less and sleeve-less: waist-line up. Most of the evening of "Foreign Affairs, asking the
military authorities to forbid this practice, as it injures the good relations between France and China
The Warwick Revue Company gave another very successful per- farmance of The Peep Show
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intention of deserting.
you to ask your Commanding Offi
The President: Did it occur to cer for leave to go on a holiday t- No, air
The President: Do you think it would have been granted if you bad done so1-I don't think so, sir. He had been in the Army for about two years and a half.
Stewart pleaded guilty to ab- seace, but not guilty to striking thr Sergeant,
Discussion is at present being to the discomfiture of one of the
temporaries regarding queue-cut. The defeading officer said that carried on by our local Chinese con- CHINA, JAPAN, COREA, INDO. most important branches of our
ting. The Chinese here desire to length of absence and the place CHINA, SIAM,
the Star Theatre,, Kowloon, Inst know whether, if they cut their where he was found did not sug STRAITS national industry, and result in
night. This evening an entire SETTLEMENTS, MALAY crisis of unemployment involving change of programme will be given dress.
queues, they must wear European gest desertion.
People Bay: "If we cut The prisoner's character, sheet. STATES, NETHERLANDS millions of workers 1 Are these pack in a revue cutitled" High Lights:"
gures and went INDIA, BORNEO, THE c methods i Mr. Fox's theory Now that we have seen what this clothes it will look bad, whereas any kind
showed no entries against bim of Chinese
PHILIPPINES, Etc.
of world peace based on increasing coarkling entertainment, we look dress it will be very expensive. due course,
company can do in the way of if we adopt the European. style of Sentence will be promulgated, in industrialization is also criticised forward with keen anticipation to Besides, what are we to do with Arrest of a Drunken Man. This Large Volume of approximats by L'Action' Francaise, which re another very delightful and amus-
marks: "For France to following show. High Lighte" will be II the Emperor, however, cuts his
our old valuable silk garmente? The Court then considered the ly 2,000 Pages gives, in addition Mr. FoRn's advice would mean repeated on Sunday evening.
case of Private William Stewart... to the Usual Lists of Firms, anruin and invasion. An exaggerated!
quese we shall be pleased to follow who was charged with being ab suit. We believe that the adoption sent without leave on June 8 last, Alphabetical List of Residents development of our-industry would More Troops for Blas Bay.
of Western methods would be a in the Far East containing the deprive our agriculture of its few i
and with striking a superior offi- In view of the constant piracy great improvement on the present cer-Sergeant Doig, of the Gar remaining workers, and help to scares around Bias Bay, Admiral fashion. We think there is benefit rissa Military Police-while in the enfeeble our race.
France is an Chan Chak has petitioned Canton to be gained by cutting our execution of his duty.... agricultural country and must re- Military Headquarters to co-operate queues. "Hong Kong Daily Press, main one. We must rely on our with his department by sending October 12, 1904. selves, trying to do as much as troops to that area to exterminate possible without foreign aid." the bandits and pirates Military But is it really worth worryingHeadquarters has dispatched two about the effects of high wages hundred men from the First In when humanity itself is threatened fantry Squad in Whampoa to Bisa with extinction ! Again from Bay An addition of another hun- the news that the dred men will be sent shortly to Paris comes
comb out the district for nefarious civilization of mankind may overthrown by super-intelligent in characters.-Canton Gazeite, Beets evolved from lowly cock. roaches, centipedes, spiders or ante.
Chung Yang. Such is the prediction mada hy the
The very modern festival of the French scientist, GEORGES DELPORT, Double Tenth on Thursday was who has just published a scholarly followed yesterday by the ancient ed, if practicable, by the China Asked by defending officer if exposition on this theory, entitled rites of Chung Yang, the Day of Merchants Company to establish Stewart struck him as Sergt. Doig Insects as Future Masters of the Ascension. The usual pilgrimage regular steam communication be or as Garrison Provost Sergeant, World." It may take several mil to the Penk, as the highest and tween Canton and Honolulu, not witness eaid there was no personal lion years, or even more, admits most accessible mountain in the only for the conveyance of passeng feeling between them and therefore M. DELFORT, before insect domina Colony, was made by exceptionally ers and cargo but, to give postal he was struck while acting in his tion comes about, but he believes large crowds, mainly of young facilities to the Chinese in Hawail.official capacity. Ermly that the cycle of life is bound Chincao maidene. The traffic was Moreover, Honolulu is intended In answer to the President, wit.. to turn some day in favour of the admirably handled by the Peak merely as the first step towards.4ness agreed that on N.0.0. should persistent creatures who live in Tramway Co. staf practically no much more ambitious scheme. The stand back in enees of this sort cracks and crevices. He particu-in convenience being inflicted on company design later on to extend and let private soldiers do the larly emphasises the abundant habitual, users. Many members of the line to California and to Callao, work, In this instance, however, manner in which they propagate the Chineas community also made with the iden of securing for them both men of the escort were Lance- despite man's efforts to stop them,pilgrimages to ancestral tombs and selves a large share in the passenger Corporais. white mankind itself in tending there was no sign that this old time traffic between those ports and Accused. waN - "not acquitted more and more towards birth (custom is losing its interest for China Hong Kong Daily Press, and sentence will be promulgated control.
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