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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1930.
AN OCEAN FANTASY. RAIDS ON OPIUM DENS,
TEN THOUSAND YEARS FROM NOW.
LARGE QUANTITY OF HEROIN
FOUND.
A raid was carried out by Revenue Officers on an opium den at No. 107. Wing Lok Street on
A ball of molten amber bursts from its golden chrysalis, floats slowly, majestically, into space, and hangs suspended a disc of incan-Thursday when they arrested the descent loveliness. The sea, omni-keeper and a small boy who was potent, unconquerable, turns into believed to be an assistant.
At Central Magistracy yesterday, sheet of polished steel and be-
R. O. Grimmitt told the Court that comes a waste of greater myse the man persisted in the story that while the ugly and nearer places of the earth are transformed into
fand of enchantinent.
Wisps of stray cloud drift aim lessly on towards their unknown destination, cast their shadows on the earth, and pass on. The bustle and noise of frenzied civilization, the futile beliefs cf man concerning his own importance, are unknown. There is one form of worship, one denomination, the manifest Truth of Beauty. No arrogant expression of opinion, or dogmatic assertions
he was only a smoker in spite of the fact that they found he was the principal tenant of the floor and discovered over 900 heroin pills in his cubicle. The man was charged with the possession of these, and, together with the boy, faced the divan, charge of being keeper of the
The Magistrate (to the younger defendant): It appears that you raust have looked after the place while your master was absent. If this occurs again you will get a good beating.
TELEPHONE CABLE DAMAGED.
SHIP ANCHORS IN CABLE
RESEVER›
On Thursday afternoon one oft the Hong Kong Telephone Com-
Rany's submarine cables, containing 40 circuits, was damaged by a ship dropping its anchor in the cable reserve near Blake Pier and drag ing on the cable. Until the trouble put out of use in both, Central and was discovered and the junctions Kowloon exchanges, a certain mun ber of lost calls were experienced by subscribers who got on to the faulty junctions. This was soon cleared up however, and by 3. o'clock arrangements had been made to underrun the cabla Owing to the choppy sea, however, efforts at raising the cable some distance of Blake Pier had to be abandoned soon
after midnight Engineers were again on the work yesterday and it is hoped that, provided the damage is not too severe, temporary repairs will be possible and the junctions brought into use by this morning.
in
During this time, however, a cer- Fines aggregating $100, or seven-tain amount of inconvenience will of bigots disturb the tranquility and-a-half months hard labour in be experienced by subscribers of mind. No fanatical screaming default, were indicted on the elder Hong Kong getting the number
engaged" signal after dialling "" monsters spitting out their` vilė, | man.
and by Kowloon subedribers getting inane prophecies and promises of
this signal after dialing
Another Dan In Kowloon.
divan at 45, Yu Chau Street and also with the unlawful possession of 28 taels of prepared opium..
The first defendant denied both charges white the second man pleaded guilty.
bell fire or eternal damnation to Revenue Officer Young appeared all who will not blindly accept the for the prosecution when two Chinese were charged before Mr. myths which constitute their stock-whyte-Smith for keeping an opium ia-trade, are tolerated.
Three forma naked and'unäshamn- ed (they have not been taught to lock upon their bodies as vile or unclean), wrestle on a carpet of silver, while another with laugh ing eyes adjusta her only article of adornment, a flower artistically woven in her hair.
Poised gracefully on the shoul- ders of a young Hercules the form of Amphitrite is silhouetted against the moon.
With a laugh she is zone and sends up a shower, af burnished sequins as she dives into
the molten sea.
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R. O. Young then gave evidence of the raid. He said that he went to the premises at 11.30 am. Thursday, and on seeing him, sever- al people ran out. He arrested the. first defendant who had two pipes in his band. The second man was sitting there and the two admitted they were joint-keepers of the divan
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con-
The Arat defendant was fined $200, or two months, on the first count: the and $20 or two months on second, the sentences to run" con- secutively. The second defendant was fined $30, or one month, on each By these "Waters of Babylon "count, the sentences to run
currently: I sat down and wept-wept for my Ivanished youth, wept in sheer sym- pathy for the pagan beauty of the scone. A great sense of loneliness. me. Glancing down at myself. I realised I was dressed, ugly and ashamed. Suddenly, like a dream recalled, there came to my blurring senses a catch-phrase we ancients used mode ago. Summon ing my fast eddying strength I shouted, may yelled, far into the night: Alint Nature grand! and the laughing, mocking voice of a siren answered:-" You bet!?!
H.K.
SIR HENRY SEGRAVE'S RECORD ACCEPTED.
ارم
Choi Tin Son, salesman, late of 118, Queen's Road West, who died District, Kwangtung, on March 26, at Sum Chuen village, Nam Hoi
this year, left local estate worth 8800. Probate has been granted to his eldest son, Choi Tung Chim, salesman, of the Queen's Road ad- dress..
Testator leaves the management of the estate to his eldest son, directing that the three,eons shall be entitled to divide the estate in equal shares when the third sen attains age or is married. The fol lowing pasage occurs in the will – "My sons must remember the self- evident maxim that though the creation of an estate is difficult, yet it is not easy to maintain it. They should be diligent and frugal so as to set my mind at ease. These are my earnest directions."
KOWLOON SCOUTS'
ANNIVERSARY.
SERVICE AT ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH.
The late Major Sir Henry Segrave, driving Miss England IL the property of Lord Wakefield, of Hythe, on Friday, June 13, estab. lished a world's unlimited speed record for motor boats with a speed" of 83.7 nautical miles per hour, covering 08.76 miles per hour, or 158.93 kilometres. The frst lap was 43 sec. (south to north), or 83.79 nautical miles per hour, and the second lap was 41 Rec: (north to On the occasion of the ninth An- niversary of the formation of the sunth).
or 87.30 nautical miles per 2nd Hong Kong (St. Andrew's) bour.
Group of Boy Scouts, a special The International Motor Yachting commemoration service will be held Union has certified this record of at St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, mean spred, of 98.7, mp.h., to-morrow, at 11 am The Scouts although the American Power Boat and Cubs and also Girl Guides of Association has refused to accept it the Kowloon and New Territories as a world record, on account of districte will be on parade. his distance covered being insuf- ficient.
TOLL OF WARFARE ON RAILWAY:
DAMAGE TOTALLING
$4,000,000.
The total loss to the Kinochow Tainan Railway as a result of the recent warfare in the railway regi is estimated at $4,000,000, accord- ing to a report made by the Rail
Rey E. 4. Armstrong, the Com- missioner for Kowloon and New Territories will give the address. Immediately after the service on investiture ceremony will take place, when eight recruits will be sworn in as Scouts. All Scouts, Cubs and Guides of the Colony will be very welcome at the servico.”
STUDIO CONCERT. TREAT FOR LISTENERS IN
Local artistes once again display
way authorities. It is calculated ed how much talent wo have i that the damage to railway tracks Hong Kong when they assisted last and bridges amounts to more than night in broadcasting a most en $1,000,000, while the loss of re-joyable programme of music. venue, incurred through the suspen- Those taking part in the pro gramme were Mesars. Brock, Bald-
sion of traffic exceeds $3,000,000.
It is learned that at present the win and West, Mre Portallion and daily income of the line is only Miss Doris Bielby Beginning $25,000, which is insufficient to thortly after 9 p.m. the programme cover running expenses. A number was carried through for an hour of the rolling-stock, including three and a half, and several very charm locomotives and 50 coaches, and ing pieces were rendered by all the been seized by the Shansi troops, artistes. Mr. S. M. West, th while as many as 100 cars are being" entertainer, lived up to his title: used by the Central Government the public could do with more of With the arrival next month of new Mr. C Dudley Bartlett, the ac freight cars ordered last year from compainst, as usual assisted in a Belgium, it is expected that condi- great measure to make the concert tions will be greatly improved. the success it was,
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This is the second cable that has been damaged by shipping within the last four months. On the last occasion a Japanese collier dropped her anchor in the reserve, close by. Kowloon Point, and so damaged the cable, which consisted of 100 circuits, that approximately half of it has to be replaced. The now cable, is now on its way ont from England and is expected to arrive within a week or so.
DEATH OF PORTUGUESE LAD.
MR. ROBERT COLLACO. The sympathies of many friends will be extended to Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Callaco in the loss of their eldest son, Robert Anthony, who was 16 years old and an employce of the Mercantile Bank
Early in the week Robert was taken ill with symptoms of apper- dicitis and on Wednesday an opera- tion was performed at the Kowloon Hospital, but in spite of all that medical skill could do, he passed away at 9 am on Thursday.
The funeral took place the same afternoon at the Roman Catholic Cemetery, Happy Valley.
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