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WEATHER REPORT. mentioned in a recent article con- schools" We imagine the mis- tributed to our columns by a local sionary teachers will have some Yesterday's weather report, fore-advertising specialist: - Among dificulty in preparing an effective caat and remarks, issued by the experienced advertiser's to-day, it and unequivocable answer to that Royal Observatory at 5 p.m., has become an established policy Speaking at the recent meeting in stated:--
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Once in errand boy earning One of the strangest wills on rer. situated over because of the actual results which Conference, the Rev. N. V. HALWARD. week in a Portsmouth iron cord will soon be fled for probate Depressions are South China and Japan
have been derived in so many in-frankly admitted that the spirit mongery shop, Mr. H. Smith, at Paris. It in that of M. Auguste- Local Forecast:-S.IV. winds; stances from the adoption of this of secularism-or materialism-was member of the Shop Assistants Pasquier, late chief doorkeeper of fresh; cloudy; rain..........
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a far greater challenge to Chris Union, has recently obtained a the Poitiers law courts, which he Reverting to the advertising in- tianity in China than the influence scholarship for Christ Church, had engraved neatly on a leg of one
Oxford. The National Executive of his dining room chairs, Editorial and Business Offices: 11,fluence of Trade Missions, Britain of rival religions. The Bishop of Committee of the Union have agreed
A verdict of death from mis- "Ice House Street. Tel. 30251. has been very backward in this Victorin spoke of Communism as to make a grant to assist him. His
scholarship was awarded by the adventure was recorded at a West direction during recent years in the another factor in the case-but does Extra Mural Delegacy of the Uni- Ham inquest on Helen Isobel Had- China field. While there have been not appear to have offered any versity, and is given to enable him held (20), a photographer's assist- many large and small Japanese evidence in proof of that assertion. to read for the Final Honours ant, who died from asphyxia caused School of philosophy, Economics by electrocution. She worked for and American Missions, and latter. As a matter of fact, Communistic and Politics. Mr. Smith left school her father, a chemist. It was stated that she was developing some films. wher, her mother heard a fall. The girl was found with an electric far on her body and part of the leads on her lap A doctor said there were a number of burns and bruises on the body one would expect to find from electricity. The current was 900 volts and there had been many deaths from shock from vol- tages of 200 to 250,
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ly a German Trade Commission to influence has very little bearing when he was 14 to earn money to China, there has been no recent upon the situation. It is as Mr.help the family. He gave up all said the materialistic thoughts of a secondary school education, which he could have had British industrial experts. Though attitude of the Chinese which bas" by means of a scholarship, and in- there may be little information to to be taken into consideration. The stead be studied in his spare time. be gained which is not already Nanking Government is not Com- known to British merchants resident munistic; the Northern faction— in China, it is gratifying to know which aims at overthrowing the that representative Trade Mission Nanking regime-is not Commu- BOOSTING BRITISH TRADE.
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Vat courtesy-returning the recent visit of Japanese business-men to Eng land. The British Mission will and their Japanese hosts most kindy and considerate, and during their stay in that delightful country may forget for the moment that their hospitable friends are-in some directions-their kecnest com- petitors. In China the Mission will stay several months "exploring every avenue as the popular saying goes both in the North and South which may seem to lead to Britain taking her proper place in providing the Chinese people with süch manufactured goods, as they require. The members of the Mis
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BISHOP.
An appeal for opportunities for English undergraduates to earn a living during the long vacation was made by Lord Derby last month. He pointed out that in the United States and Canada it was usual for students to earn substantial suma in this way. There are many uni. varsity students in England from find it necessary to make some con- the working and middle classes who tribution to the family exchequer.
the annual conference in London of
A solicitor, questioning a witness. at Tottenham police-court asked: "Were you in the pavilion ?" and added, "I am sorry; my mind is at Lord's. I mean on the pillion."
"There is no class anywhere that
The Archbishop of Canterbury, who recently made his first visit to A woman doctor's breezy condemn the East End since he was Bishop nation of women smokers enlivened of Stepney (2 years ago), said: " the National Association for the can compare in neatness, freshness Prevention of Tuberculosis. Dr. and charm with the working girls. onstance Brown said she wanted of East London." To describe them pure air to breathe. Everywhere adequately the Archbishop used the people went they breathed nicotine. adjectivespiey," which, he said, I can hardly sit down next to one of the girls supplied him with. lady but she puffs volumes of smoke On one occasion he took a partý of from her cigarette," she proceeded the girls through the crypt of St. I take up my handkerchief and try | Paul's. "Coming up the steps I to fan it away. If that is not endeavoured in a fatherly way to effective I say to her, I wish you assist her by placing my hand on would kindly consume your own her shoulder. She turned to her smoke. "I will say this," added Dr. friend and exclaimed: "Oh my Brown, the men smoke very much Liza, ain't he free!! better than the women.”
The following are the estimated traffic receipts of Imperial and In- tornational Communications, Ltd., for the first half of 1930-January £319,485; February £460,052;, March 2492,318 April £450,190; May Sailors do care. A ship's fireman £466,279; June £413,471; total recently wrote to the Mayor of £2,807,723. For the first six months Southend, asking to be put into of 1929 the receipts were:-January communication with an unmarried £566,089; February £301,319; March girl. But she must be a Methodist, £338,757; April £518,816; Maya non-dancer, and a teetotaler. Coventry. June £484,523 total And if she fulfils these attractive £3,108,149. The above figures in qualities, how is she to be sure that wife in every clude receipts by the West Indian he will not have companies.
sion will be able to accomplish two CHINA'S ANSWER TO THE £301,670; things--investigate conditions with which they are not personally familiar, and by so doing, advertise the fact to China that Britain is keanly anxious to do business in that 'market.
Time was, and not so very many
BIBLES, together with all religious periodicals and pictures, have been banned from the libraries in public schools, by order of the Ministry of Education Fin' Nacking. In years ago, that British goods re-issuing this decree the Minister quired. no advertisement abroad. responsible was good enough to British manufactures were recognis ed throughout the world as the best value for money. Generally speak ing, this statement remains as true to-day as it was twenty or fifty years ago, yet conditions have general.
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"The ghost is an old gentleman with flowing white whiskers," says seventeen-year-old Sammy Rickhuss, describing an apparition which he maintains he saw in his bedroom in an old house in Gosford-street, Knockings had been heard at night for weeks The boy says that the ghost peered at him over the bed rail. He was so upset that he became ill
Local Notes and Events *
A telegram addressed "Erpi- orient" from Singapore is lying at the, E.E. Telegraph Company's
office.
The quarantine restrictions im- posed against arrivals from Saigon on account of Cholera have been
removed.
Arrested for picking the pocket A shop" foki of the Lam Tam of sewoman in Laichikok Road, a silk store at 456 Nathan Road, in small boy who appeared before Mr. a police report on Wednesday, in Whyte-Smith at the Kowloon "Me-timated that he met two men who gistracy yesterday was ordered to requested him to take a quantity receive twelve strokes of the came
in Court.
Six Chinese stowaways on board the ss. Talamba from Singapore
Looking Back 25 Years.
Before Mr. F. "A. Hazeland at the
which Aaron Ellis is charged with police-court yesterday the case in
the murder of Gunner Richard Sampeon, R.G.A., was called on. - Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, Crown Solicitor, applied for permission to alter the charge from murder to that of manslaughter. The accused
explain that this was not to be regarded as an attack upon Christianity in particular, but was directed against all forms of re- ligious worship and teaching in In other words, the changed. Not the best, but the Chinese Government-like that of cheapest in first cost, are the goods Russia-regards religion as the Don't wait until you get time to read-Take it! moet in demand these days. Ger- opiate of the ignorant, resort to many, France, Italy, Japan and which is not to be encouraged.
of silk to their house at 30, Happi pleaded not guilty. Mr. P. W many other countries (including the And only a month ago the Bishop
Road where they wished to show Goldring, on behalf of the defend- British Dominions) have entered of Victoria (who is now in London)
it to their master, The silk was ant, applied for bail. He under- how the industrial and commercial lists, was telling an audience
accordingly taken and handed to stood that the Crown Solicitor and Great Britain's percentage of urgently necessary it was to support
the two men, who subsequently offered no objection to the accused the world's trade has been steadily the wholly inadequate effort to Hong Kong were each fined 850 disappeared and were hot seen being allowed out on two personal decreasing, and at the moment her which had been made to get or one month's hard labour by Mr. again. The silk wes
Whyte-Smith at the Kowloon Magi: gag position as a shipping and manu Christianity into. China. facturing country is a serious one. Bishop of Victoria quoted Professor strocy yesterday. The men
There are many factors which SOOTHILL as saying there was
found hiding in the bold three days account for this disturbing state room in China for nothing else but after her departure from Singa of affairs. One of the most im Christianity"-a rather rash and pore. portant is the crippling economic sweeping statement, though the consequences of the war, but another Bishop declared he was wholly in is the fact that, even after all agreement with it. The Chinese these years of serious competition, Government, however, bas Britain has not yet, learned how to different idees upon the subject, advertise. As a general rule the since it will not allow the Bible British manufacturers' standpoint even to and a place in the library
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Owing to the unfavourable wea ther which set in shortly before the time appointed for the "A Hoine" at the Hong Kong Cricket A Chinese about 40 years old was Club yesterday, the function had found lying in Stanley Road, to to be postponed. It was a great very all appearances dead, and was disappointment as arrangements
taken to the Central Police station yesterday. He was, however, just conscious but died before the am bulane arrived. His came, marked "on his clothing, was Wong Fook
Chiu.
The Hong Kong Volunteer Defence
had been made for seating accom modation on the grounds and the Band of the Somerset Light Infan- try was to have provided a musical treat. The event will take place at a date to be announced later.
The regular appearance.
allowed, and the hearing of the case was set down for August 8.- Hong Kong Daily Press, August 1, 1005.
Looking Back 50 Years.
An extraordinary marine monster was brought from Aberdeen yester- day by Captain Vincent, which is said to have been captured in the dock, and was landed at Murray Pier and taken to the City Hall. It appears to be a member of the ray, family, and is called by the Chinese the
This "devil fish." specimen judged to weigh about 3,000 lbs., and it took fifty coolies to carry it; the body is about seven
seems to be:- Hero we are, offer
Religious teaching is not now ing you the best ships, motor-cars, piece-goods, porcelain, hardware, permitted in missionary schools, and so on. Take 'em or leave 'em!! had a petition by twelve Christian The position is slightly exaggerat bodies of various denominatione
but will serve to praying the Chinese Government to Corps Band, assisted by local fire-engine outside the Law Courts ed, of course, crophasize the point that in these repeal the law to this effect has artists, will give a concert lately does not indicate a daily Volunteer Headquarters of August outbreak of fire in that building days of intense competition adverbeen rejected. Again the fact was tising is vitally necessary if Britain emphasised by the Chinese authoHis Excellency the Governor, During the recent typhoon the base is to maintain her position in world ríties that this ruling should not who is honorary Colonel of the ment was badly flooded, and the feet four inches in width. This fish trade. Expert salesmanship in all be regarded as evidence of any anti- Corps, will dine at the Officers services of a fire-engine have been attains an enormous size in the
its branches is as important as the akilled work of the artisan, and the sooner British manufacturers realise this the better.
Mess, after which he and Lady Peel will attend the concert:
feet in diameter, while the total measurement from fin to fin is fteen feet; it har ears a foot and a half-long, and its mouth is two
and its mouth
China Sea, and is sometimes seen on the surface of the water asleep.
One of the Messageries Maritimes
requisitioned to pump out the water. This operation has been performed daily for a couple of claim for six months wages hours, as water in apparently still at $50 a month was made at the entering the building, though in steamers going north from this port Kowloon Magistracy yesterday by much smaller quantity than some time ago ran into one, and Cheng Tak Ming against Karamformerly.
the officers of the ship thought she Din of 437 Shanghai Street. As
the complainant's father, who was
Christian prejudice, since it was applied to all forms of religious teaching, Christian and other. But the Ministry of Education got in It is a curious fact that the art shrewd thrust when replying to of advertising at home is on as the twelve various Christian bodies high a plane as in any country in who petitioned for a repeal of the world-but manufacturers and the law against religious teaching merchants do not seem to have Since the principal purpose of churches in establishing developed the faculty of showing your. the rest of the world be really cebesis is to make education widely proper the strangest hoisting ceat, good their products are British available and 18 traders are inclined, when bad employ education to entice or times prevail, to reduce costs by compel students to become Church cutting down advertising, a pro-members the restrictions against cedure which has been proved time the propagation of, religion, do not and again to be against all the run counter to the prime purpose principles of good business. As was of the Churches in conducting
As a sequel to an assault committ- was aground as the vessel was to be the principal witness was illed in May last, a Chinese appeared brought up to nearly a dead stop. in hospital, his Worship decided before Mr. Whyte Smith at the On another occasion one was enp to adjourn the case size die. Kowloon Magistracy yesterday tured and made fast, and although when he was charged with cutting
his appearance before Mr, Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday for blasting during pro hibited hours on the hillside in Prince Edward Road. The defen- dant claimed that he was prepar. ing the charge for noon but it ac cidentally went off before time.
the fish wah
The defence alleged that the in ship was rigged, before cident arose over a dispute in a hoisted half out of the water-so gambling house where the com plainant was accused of cheating, great was the weight the tackle but this the, complainant denied. broke and the attempt to secure the A fine of 825 was imposed, while monster had to be abandoned. the defendant was ordered to pay Hong Kong Daily Press, August 2, 810.compensation. /
1880.