Golf Shoes
with the
་
Royal
and Ancient soles as worn by the leading professionals,
Plain
toe: cap
Storm
welts
Whether you are an enthusiastic golfer or walker,. you will be pleased with this comfortably made solid shoe, every inch of which will stand the most rigid tests of hard usage. The designing has been con- trived to give the greatest ease, which is so necessary in a sports shoe, and we can confidently recommend this shoe to give the utmost satisfaction.
Mackintosh's
TUBS
2
THEATRE ROYAL
A. STROK PRESENTS:
EFREM
SEPT. ZIMBALIST
"AT
9.15
WORLD FAMOUS VIOLINIST
AT THE PIANO: HARRY KAUFMAN
►
PRICES: $6, 4, 2. ·
BOOKING AT MOUTRIE'S
Parfümerie
PARIS.
Poigaud
"UN AIR EMBAUME"
Flacon de Luxe Grand Modele.
A Hygienic and Refreshing Perfume in great favour on all Oversea Markets.
OBTAINABLE PROM-
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.
THE PHARMACY.
THE COLONIAL DISPENSARY
WING ON & CO.
THE SUN-CO,
SINCERE CO.
AGENTS!
VICETE "ATIENZA & CO.,
No. 54, NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON. TEL: 57155,
LAST 2 DAYS
OF
WHITEAWAY'S
SALE
HALF AND QUARTER PRICE BARGAINS
SALE CLOSES » POSITIVELY
SATURDAY, August 30th.
DO NOT MISS THESE FINAL DAYS
WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW & CO., LTD.
FORG FONG
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1930.
DENYING MUSIC ITS NEW TREATMENT OF
THRILL
ATTACK ON THE MODERNS' ATTITUDE.
FASHION AND SINGING.
TUBERCULOSIS.
WORK AT LANCASHIRE CENTRES.
REMARKABLE RESULTS
CLAIMED.
ment has been observed.
เ
EX-HONG KONG MAN'S FIGHT WITH BURGLARS.
MR. F. A. FERRY CAPTURES RUSSIAN THIEF.
Mr. F. A. Ferry, Departmental manager of the British American Tobacco Company, Tientsin, who Remarkable results in the treat-left Hong Kong last year after Mr. George Dodds, the well-
tuber-many years residence in the Colons, known teacher of singing from ment of non-pulmonary
on returning to his house at No. Newcastle, spoke of the decline in culosis by artificial sunlight are vocal tone at the summer course in claimed by the Tuberculosis Com- 104, Oxford Road, Tientsin at about am, on August 13, found two music at Oxford last month. "We mittee of the Lanenshire County
Lupus that is, tuber. Russian burglars in the house. are living in a low ago as regards Council.
The intruders apparently heard singing tone," he said. "Our sing.culosis of the skin and tubercular Mr. Perry, coming and rushed into the bathroom. Mr. Perry entered" ers to-day are probably more effadenitis, which are very slow in yielding to any other treatment,
the house, want to the bathroom cient from the mental and musical have responded surprisingly to ar-
and seized one of the burglars but point of view than ever before. In tificial light, and in almost every
was unable to prevent the second case either complete quiescence of the past, many of the greatest the disease or marked improve taking away with him various arti
man from making his escape and. singers were spoon-fed, having to
cles including some small ingots of have their arias taught them note The first steps in the new treat- silver. by note because they could not learn
ment were taken in 1925, when the
The burglars had obviously pre- them themselves. They were bad County Council authorised thepared to carry away two trunks musicians but good singers. To establishment of two experimental which were standing on the floor day our vocalists are good musi-light installations at Ashton-un of one of the bedrooms laden with cians but not very good singers.
der-Lyne and at Lancaster, Dur-booty. The house had been ran- Thank goodness, those daysing 1927 a centre at Charley was sacked and everything was turned when woman cased themselves in added, and now there are no fewer upside down. corset are gone. It was a real and than twelve dispensaries at which delicate problem for us singing light treatment can be obtained masters to tackle." He taught one. Lancaster, Chorley, Preston, Nel- for twelve months before she would son, Stacksteads, Ashton, Radcliffe, admit she was tight-laced, but even-
Ecclos, St. Helens, Wigan. Ulvers tually she relented and confessed
The total ton, and Fleetwood. that she had let her waist out five number of patients treated in the inches After that she could brea-
Course of last year was 842, of whom the properly. Girls to-day have
more than half were new casos, not only freedom but nature, on their side, with the result that they are as easy to teach singing as men
Mr. John McEwen, principal of the Royal Academy of Music, agre- ed with Mr. Dodds over vocal music. "The wireless may not be A good criterion to go by," he said. "but when listening, I feel I would like to take the singers and give them a lesson in the appreciation of sound. The human voice" can be a beautiful thing, but there is a tremendous amount of singing to-day which is really nasty.
"Juxtaposition of Scnorities.".
The lamps used for the treat ment include long-flame carbon are lamps for general irradiation,, Kromayer water-cooled mercury vapour lamps for local treatment, and mercury vapoor lamps of the Jeconick or Eanovia types for both purposes. The usual initial ex- posure of the patient to "Grade A carbons" is five minutes to the front of the body and five to the back at a distance of three feet Gradually the exposure is increas ed to fifteen minutes and the dis- tance to two feet. The mercury vapour lampa for local treatment. are applied at a distance of from 4 quarter-inch to two inches. »
Results of Two Years' Work. During the first two years
ablished:-
ot
There is, too, an aspect of music which has gone into the back- ground. We seem to forget that music, basically, is as much a sen- sation as drinking a glass of wine. There is a growing danger that peo-working the following results were
obtained at the Ashton Dispens ple may come to regard music as something just to be talked about ary, which is the largest so far est- or studied by the fireside with a score on their laps, forgetting that music not sounded is either, still born or dead. I would like to start a movement to develop an apprecia- tion of something a little more fundamental than just the intel- lectual relationships between the sound, and the symbols. I know it is considered out of date to feel émotion over music, moderas re- garding it as merely a juxtaposi- tion of sonorities, but I think that
1. "Lupus of 97 eases taking the treatment 44 were reported "quies cent and apparently cured" (The rest
||
Mr. Perry held on to the man he had seized and called for the B.M.C. police who came and took the burglar to the police station. Here his name was found to be Kikolai Kotoff with a record of pre- vious convictions in 1998 and 1997. The B.M.C. police immediately set about an energetic search for the other man. A search of the doss- houses in the ex-Russian Concession was made without delay and in one of these a man named Victor He Borisenko was found asleep. was arrested on suspicion and on being searched a silver match-box inscribed with the initials "F.A.P." and several small ingots of silver were found in his possession. He was taken to the "B.M.C. police station.
UNEMPLOYMENT IN U.S.
TWO AND A HALF MILLION OUT OF WORK.
{UNITED PRESS. ] Washington, August 22.-Senator Henry D. Hatfield of West Vir- ginia announced to-day that near- ly complete census figures as of last April show that unemployment at that time totalled 2,520,000 per-
were still undergoing treat-5008. ment and were improving.
He vigorously denounced
Mr. 2. Adenitis: Of 101 cases treat- John J. Raskob's Democratic Pro ed 77 were apparently cured.paganda Burcau for its statements that there are between 5,000,000 and Twenty-three were still under treat- meat, and one case only was sta-6,000,000 unemployed in the United "States, this alleged fact, being utiliz tionary.
These are the most striking ined as an argument against the. stances. In other forms of tuber Hoover Republican administration. if people have cased to be thrilled cular disease few cases were treat- with music they ought to start alled and less satisfactory results ob over again. I still get thrills,tained. It appears that artificial even with things I know, but I am light treatment is unsuitable to cases in which the lungs are affect; optimistic and am convinced that a
better time is coming, musically." ed.
casca re-
Mr. Robert Mayer, founder of 1 In 1920 the number of" cases un- the orchestral concerts for children dergoing treatment in all centres at Westminster and elsewhere, said was 842, of whom 438 began treat- that these had proved that childrenment during the year. This high were innately musical and thrilled proportion of new cases is not sur- with good music. "I am hoping prising, as the average duration the State will some day come to of light treatment for regard the movement. as so import covering is nine months. Of this ant that it will help us to give number 303 completed the treat- concerts all over the country, ment during the year. Of these in since music is the greatest civilis 252 cases the disease was "quiescent ing influence in the world." and apparently cured;" in 34 the condition of the patient was im- proved; only in 17 cases was no improvement noticed..
ADVICE FOR INVESTORS.
EADERS. are reminded
RE
- that inquiries relating
to the "share market, are answered on page 12 every Tuesday by "Kufan." Let- ters should be sent to this office, and must be accom- panied by the coupon appear. ing below, bearing the writ er's name and address, not for publication: Letters should be addressed to “Kulan,” care of the Editor, Hong. Kong Daily Presi."
Name
KUFAN? COUPON.
Address
Nom de plu
H.D.P.I]
Three-quarters of the patients at- tending centres were able to con- tinue their normal occupation'dur- ing treatment: The average, chat of the treatment was 48. 6d. a head per week. It is estimated that £2,500 was saved by treating patients at the dispensary instead of in a hospial.
CANTON TOBACCO MER- CHANTS INDIGNANT.
HEAVY TAXATION RUINING INDUSTRY.
According to a Canton report, the tobacco merchants there are, pro- testing against the heavy taxation. There are over ten wholesale tobáceo shops in Yat Tak Road, which na- nually import tobacco leaf from Namhung and other tobacco pro- ducing districts in large quan tities. Until the last few years, they were doing a Bourishing bus- ness amounting to over $5,000,000 every year.
Their business, however, has shown a decline in recent years duo to the heavy taxation and conse quently several shops have closed their doorEAM
The tax on a picul of tobacco used" to be 85-but the present rate is $1354, which is several times heavier than "that in other prò
The authorities barjertruétes... the Merchanting en oude examine the imported tobacco and to charge sixty cents on every picul. This has aroused the indignation of the tobacco merchants who have petitioned the Provincial Govern ment and the Central Government at Nanking to abolish the latest
tax.
K. M. A.
CERAMIC & REFRACTORY PRODUCT
CLINKER
PAVING, BUILDING & FIRE -BRICKS
STONE
-WARE
PIPES &
GLAZED TILES
Ask for our illustrated Catalogue -Compare our Prices and Inspect our wide Bange of Samples
THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION DODWELL & CO., LTD.. Agents, Hong Kong.
HONGAY SMOKELESS EGGS COAL
FOR
HOUSEHOLD USE.
KEEP THE HOUSE CLEAN AND NEAT!
NOTE CHEAP PRICES In lots of not less than half-ton; delivered to
:
PER TON
Peak District (above Bowen Road) Bowen Road and Lower Levels Pokfulum Road.
$23.00
$21.00
$23.00
Kowloon
$19.00
+4
Orders should be sent in writing, not by Telephone, at least 24 hours before the coal is required, and orders must be accom- panied by cash, obeque, or compradore order payable to SZE WAI & co.
11
"Please apply for prices of other descriptions of coal for bunker, factory, and other purposes. TELEPHONE No 25009,
SZE WAI & CO.
48, BONHAM STRAND WEST, HONG KONG. (CANTON BRANCH-BZE WAI & 00., Lox Yu SUM HOAD; CANTON
'PHONE NO. 13850.)
TO LET.
Promptly 67 A & B, DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL, DAVID HOUSE, Premises Now Occupied by FIAT Garage.
For particulars apply to
A. GOEKE
Why they use the
CO.
Sundstrand -Now
These are 12 valuable Sundstrand
1-10.Key Simplicity
-Portability 3-Convenient Desk Use
4-One-Hand Control 5-Automatic Column Selection
-Speedier Multiplication
features
-Automatic Sub-Totals 8-Plus Correction Features
9-Durability Dependability
10-Visible Writing 11-Wider Usefulness 12-Low Prices
For all the facts, telephone or call on
DODWELL & CO.,
& CO., LTD.
PHONE 28021.
QUEEN'S BUILDING.