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MARRIAGES.
CAULTON-MEYERS-On November 3, at Shanghai, MURIEL KATHLEEN, daughter of Mr. and Mrs GEORGE CAULTON, of Shanghai, to. NORMAN FREDERICK, son of
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. MEYERS,, of; Melbourne and London,
FRANCIS ALDERMAN.-On September 20, at Christ Church, Lancaster Gate, London, REGINALD E. FRANCIA, of Singapore and Shanghai, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. FRANCIS, of South Ockendon, Essex, to Ivy ELLEN, only daughter of Mr. J. T. ALDERMAN, of Chicago, U.S.A., and formerly of Tokyo, Japan. MAKAN-HOLGUN-On November 1, at Shanghai. RUTH PATIENCE Housos, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. C. HOLSON, of Sargent, Nebraska, to WILLIAM MAHAN, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. 8. A. MADAN, Great Crosby, Liver pool. STEWART THOMAS.-On October 30, at Shanghai, MARGARET EDITH THOMAS, youngest daughter of Mrs. A. J. EVEBALL, and the Inte Mr. H. R. H. TUOMAR, to JOHN Chusroup, son of Mrs. E. L. STEWART,
* News and Views
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Experts are exainining the hugo Honting dock owned by the South- ern Railway at Southampton to discover if it can be adapted to nccommodate the projected 70,000 Hon Cunarders. It will be throd or four werka yet bafore the result Following the spoor of a wound. According to a popular magazine, Mr. Gilbert Belumper, a director of of these investigations are known. buck, which obviously had been the next generation husbands the Southern Railway, stated that Transvaal farmer expected to meet "Ah, those are just like mother us-mastuoth proposition, and it was dragged by a lion, Northorn will ent a plate of beans and say, the building of a new dock was a the lion in its lair, but was astoni ed to open!'" In view of modern shed to find instead a native tear methods of standarization their be altered to do the work it would frit that if the existing dock could ing and enting raw flesh. Investi. words will probably be nearer the
he a more paying proposition. The gations showed that the native, fnet than their fathers?.. years previously, had her necused
progit dock was capable of lifting of murder in a tribe and hid in
under vortain condition. 70,000 tóns. When exploring Jan Mayen is. From the points of view of length home of a lion family. The man wegian geological expedition under Guarder
cave, which proved to be the land, in the Greenland Sen, & Nor- and breadth it would hold the new The question of its drove the animals off, but the Int
vincier, the remains of seven Duteliated on several technical points. Gunar Olonkin discovered, in ability to meet the requirements
1034, which perished in that island weight. That and other technicat Jan Mayen's Polar expedition of largely on the placing of the men who were members of Captain The lifting capabilities depended
were The points during the Arrtie winter.
being investigat- following summer, the bodies were jed, but he B'ES confidens found and buried by un expedition they would not have to build sent out by the East India Com- now dock. "I feel sure, added pany, whose fender also published Mr. Salumper, the existing dock Jan Mayen's diary. Lator efforts can be altered. If we and it on- to locate the graves failed, how-not be altered, we must propare
for the construction of a new one....
standing aloof, but so exquisitely. exasperating to the men and women who find-or believe-themselves powerless to resist the tragic trend of the events in which they are involved. The story deals inainly with what are called-for want of a better term-love affairs between men and women of the world." It is a poor sort of world they live in, but it is a world most of us know, and have to recognise as being existent, however much we may deplore it. But we quite fail to recognize that atmosphere of mystory and intrigue which is so characteristic of China and the tor eventually became accustomed Chinese." The only atmosphere into him. The man lived on roote and the book we have been able to dir buck which the lions had killed
honey, but one day he found, tinguish is that which flavours the and helped, himself. Afterwards he regularly shared the daily kill, world's worst Sunday papers.
The lions one by one disappeared as the family grow up, until only a lioness was left, but she regular- ly supplied his larder until that by the farmer. The native was greatly distressed by the loss of a happy member of the farmer's his wild companion, but is now inbour staff.
THE PULPIT AND THE PRESS
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down of the local clergy evidently have a poor opinion of the local Press. To what extent that feeling is reciprocal we do not know. The Editor of St. John's Review has again something to say in criticien
but the miniature outdoor golf
Mushrooms may
grow quickly, courses in the United States could apparently teach them a thing or
them 26,000, representing an in- ConThen in 1928, there are now more vestment of more than 8125,000,000,
of local cinema ehows, and in, two, for, from only three such
caneed
evor, until now, after three con- them nocidentally. The extraor turies, the Norwegians have found dicary warm weather of the past summer bad, apparently, more than it had done for many the ico covering the graves to molt
years past, this having also been the reason for the treent discovery of the remains of the ill-fated dec. North Polo expedition of Dr. An-
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voicing those opinions has a tilt at newspapers and the correspondence appearing therein. At home, we are told, "an enormous influence " ia wielded by timely and judicious letters to The Times and other journals, In Hong Kong news paper correspondence is not taken seriously, anys the clerical critic, and whatever senso there may be London Office: 53, Fleet Street, in it (and there is often very little separate them, with the usual ro were unable to obtain a «pecimen.
Editorial and Business Offices: 11,
Ice House Stroot. Tel. 30251. Night Editor (Wanchai Ofee):
Tel. 24511.
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HONG KONG, Novimber 8, 1930.
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each having a weight, when fully Eighty bogie hopper wagons, loaded, greater than any other coar Cr ore wagona in use on any rail- ways in the British Empire, are, states Mudern Transport, to be put tailway (India). They are being in service on the Rengal Nagpur milf the Washwood Heath Works, Birmingham, of the Metro- politan Cammell. Carriage Wagon The existence of white scals, here- and Finance Co., Ltd., and are of Lord Baden-Powell, the 73-year-tofore regarded as mythical, WAB old chief of the Boy Scout move- reported in San Diego by the Ban John Wolle Barry and Partners, a special type designed by Sir ment, had to caneal his engage Deigo Zoological Society's expedi-consulting engineers, of Westmins monts last month ns the result of tion after its return from Goadster. They are intended for the doorstep of his home at I axhill, Members of the party reported capacity is sixty-three tons. interposing in a dog fight on the lupe Island, off the Mexican coast, carriage of iron ore, and their Bentley, Surrey. "My two dogs had a little argument," he inaccessible rocks of an outer islete twenty-seven tons, thus making white seals had been found on the weight of each wagon (unloaded) said. "I interfered and tried to where landing was impossible. They the total weight on rails a record
of ninety tons, sult. I got a nasty hits on the is more than halved by the childish wrist which began to bleed freely, habit of anonymity." The result and had the wound stitched. Owing the latest estimate, spend nearly clude British goods and then adding
American women, necording to and I drove to the nearest surgery
The raising of a tariff to ex- is, we are told, that the people to the loss of blood my doctor has £150,000,000 a year in henuty par 10 per cent., against foreigners and best qualified to instruct and guide advised me to keep quiet for a fow
fours and in buying cosmetics. Do-calling it Empire Preference is n public opinion do not write letters days." The culprit, a bright little legates to the American Beauty palpable fraud, says the Ofta
Welsh terrier named Scamp, was Congress in New York were told Citizen. In return for this.10 per to the newspapers. The result *
prosented to their chief by Boy that the American woman spends cent borss-trading bargain the of what? Because one correspon- Scouts a fow months ago. "Io an average £30 a year on her
British people, who are enduring dent has very good reasons for wouldn't dream of having him de face. Mr. B. F. Breslauer, presid
unexampled taxation with fortitude, divulging his name only to the stroyed," he said. "It was entire.ent of the American Beauty In-
ly my own fault."
dustries Manufacturers Associnare required to impose duties on foodstuffs. The British nation is does that prevent any of the best Editor, and not to the public, how
tion, said that because of general still sane.' -Bonito Mussolini recently do
business depression women had cut people from joining in the discus-nonstrated how fast be can drive down on most items of domestic sion and, over their own names, a automobile.
expenditure, but not the amount That the problem of the restora. After inspecting spent on their looks. The fact tion of the Hapsburg dynasty will boldly setting the anonymous igno the now public works he had to ramus rights?
le," Mr. Breslauer said, "they soon return to prominence is fore hurry to Ostia, where he was to If the Editor of St. John's Review help inaugurate a new motorists tive at the present time with the usually well informed on monar cannot afford to look less attractold by the Hegelli Vjag, a paper were a little better acquainted with park, Il Duce himself took the need of getting jobs and the keen chist questions which announces that, the subject, he would know that whool of the car "stepped on the competition of holding husbands Archduke Otto, the eldest son timely and judicious letters to The gar" avraging 130 kilometers and sweethearts." Times and other home journals are about 81 miles an hour. The dieta-
ex-Empress Zita, intends to iss not always printed above
the tor
on November 11, the date of his WAS deeply touched by' childish in such anonymity; on the the children who became home
Powers wherein he, as the new head writer's name. Thora is nothing the reception he received from
coming of age, a manifesto to the Hungarian nation and the foreign contrary, in some circumstances it less in the recent earth
of Hapsburg family, will declare his allegiance to the present Hun- garian régime without giving up his right to return to the Hun garian throne,
a
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Re very necessary safeguard onsko. He received an ovation against childish-or worse-re- from them when he appeared at Prials upon a writer who voices an an open air gchool, named for his unpopular view or expresses op mother. position to authority. We recently published a letter, sigued, from
Motors Corp. earned 53 cents & It is announced that General share daring the third quarter of the current year, compared with our dollar and fifty-eight conts earned during the similar quarter
of
THOSE PEOPLE NEXT DOOR
Tur publishers of PUTHAM WEALE's latest book state that in this novel hobae saccccded to admiration in conveying that atmosphere of mystery and intrigue which is so characteristic of China and the Chinese. We are given an engrossing picture of the European community in Hong Kong, of its daily business of soldiering, polities and commerce, of its recreations of tennis, horse
It sounds racce, and flirtation." good, but why do they think the picture is so admirable, and is it Does the author succeed to ad-reader in England who protested against a somewhat acrimonious miration" in describing the every correspondence" in our columna day life of residents in this Colony, with regard to St. John's Cathe or in the story ho tells just one dral. Ha regretted the writing of anonymous letters to. the Press more of those middle-class romances eriticising the clergy, in view of the which could be placed just as effec-| fact that the critics could casily The Exchange Banks will be, tively in some other Eastern setting ventilata their grievances by joining closed for the transaction of public Chinese by Mr. Lindsell at the reported to the Police by a boat- A drowning accident had been by merely making a few changes in electoral roll of the churches whose business on Tuesday, November 11, Central Magistracy yesterday for
activities (or inactivity) were
woman who stated that between criticised.
11.30 p.m. on the 5th inst, and 4
m. on the oth, her one-year-old son kok Ferry Wharf. It disappeared from her bont at Mong that the baby was drowned.
believed
matter of public interest, evea
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Armistice Day.
last year.
Local Notes and Events ⭑
Empress of Asin on October 15 Silk forwarded from here by the arrived in New York (St. John's Park) and Hoboken on November 6, having been 22 days in transit.
The American Trade Commis. signer has moved from the American Consulate and has established per mantent offces in Exchange Build ing. Des Voeux Road Central, on behalf of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, United Department of Commerce.
To-day's issue of the Faily rees is the last under its present- editorial control. Mr. D. J. Evans, whose association with Far Eastern journalism goes back to 1905, to-day vacates the editorial chair he has occupied since December, 1828 His successor in Mr. R. T. Barrett.
A fine of $10 was imposed on a
eruelty to & mongoose. It wos stated that the animal was put in cruelty lay in the fact that the a wire cage and exhibited. The mongoose's paws were torn and cut, and it was obvious that the animal was in great pain.
Captain A. H. Walker, O.B.E., Looking Back 25 Years. the new Commodore of the China Troms are really coming to Station, accompanied by Walker, arrived in the Colony yes-signed, the stipulated deposit made Mr. Shanghai. The agreement has been terday by the as Rawalpindi. He in London, and the augineering was promoted Captain in June, staff is expected to arrive there by 1930, and since January, 1928, has the end of the present month. Thes been in command of H.M.S. War-apprehensions that have been enter- spite, of the First Battle Squadron, tained as to the damage that may Mediterranean Flect.
be done to the gas and water-pipes in the Settlement by electrolylio
the names of placeat,
It appears not to be realised that Our own opinion is that, save for not overy man, or woman, who frequent references to the Peak and wishes to express a critical opinion the harbour of Hong Kong, the cares to stand up in public and characters in this story could have voice that criticism. There are a dozen perfectly valid, reasons why been just as well placed in Singa- many people prefer to express their pore or Shanghai, Any cinema views in writing rather than in director at Hollywood would be speech, and anonymously rather able to adapt this story to any the opportunity of making critical
the of place under the sun without affect comment or joining in a controversy ing the sequence of events or the by closing the columns of a nows- character of the players. These paper to all correspondence to which the writer's name is not appended men and women in "The Port of for publication would be most un- Fragrance" are, with one or two fair. Sa long as a editor knows the identity of the writer, any exceptions, an unpleasant crowd,
person who tan express his or her
The case in which Chan Kwong It would be absurd to say such views coherently and decently has
Cheung, formerly a Partner of the when see very much exaggerated.
electric trainways were fir people never existed. Some readers right to discuss in a newspaper
Cheung Hing Loong Arm, since dis- introduced in the United States, solved, is charged with mizappro- considerable damage Was dono may be thoroughly convinced that though a cathedral and its clergy
priation of a sum of 840,073 was re- owing to the danger not being sumed before Mr. R E. Lindsell understood; but with the present persons of this character (or lack are concerned in the controversy olit) nro actually living next door, We 'ngren very sincerely in the views
at the Central Magistracy yester precautions enjoined by the Board of expressed by the writer in St. There will be a lantern lecture day. Mr. F. C. E. Hendall, who Trade rules, to which the tramways or in the flat above or below. That John's Rerieur regarding the type held at the Helena May Institute is appearing for the defence, con-
are bound to conform, this danger may be true, as it is also true that of cinema films shown in Hong on Tuesday, November 18, at 5.30 tinued his cross-examination of the has practically entirely disappear- similar folk may be found in every Keng-and not only in this Colony. p.m., when Mr. P. J. Price will complainant, fellow-partner, who ed, while the conditione in Shang- treaty port throughout the Far with his strictures upon the corres The Rev. T. Featherstone will be previous hearings. Questions se Hong Kong Daily Prese, November But we disagree just as strongly speak on " Holiday in Indo-China." | had given his evidence-in-chief at hni are particularly favourable.— East. But their dubious doings do pondence appearing in the Press, in the chair. Open to the public. garding the manner in which the 8, 1008, not creato a "Chinese atmosphere," and with the ex-resident who writes Admission 30 cents, children 2 business was run as well as the
deploring what but rather a poisonous fog peculiar ou controversy in the Press in
he calls "acrimoni
centa,
to Western social conditiona... connection' with Cathedral affairs. „Putnam Weale's story! is:laid:in. The Editorial columns are natural. Iy reserved for comment reflecting Hong Kong just before and during the policy of a paper, but in their the strike, but not much use is made letters to editors a community has of the very amplo supply of every opportunity for making arti dramatic material provided in the cuinte its opinions, be they favour able ar otherwise to the editorial history of those exciting days. view. The writer in St. John's Rather does our author scire upon Renew enys that in Hong Kong people do feel strongly about those very human' faults and fail-
Looking Back 50 Years.
keeping of the firm's books were again put to witness. The case was Ta: show the utter ignorance of Owing to the great interest taken adjourned.
European statesmen about: Japan. in his exhibition of natural; and | *.
and its concerns, we will relate the culture, pearls, Mr. Kodoka has decided to extend bie stay in the Williams at the Central Magistracy come to our knowledge: A Japanese Further evidence was taken by Mr. following incident that has just Colony until the 12tii instant, The yesterday, in a caso in which Ng envoy recently visited the Minister, fine collection of pearls now being Kwang Ting, one the partners in for Foreign Affairs of one of shown at Mesra. Komor & Komer's the E Fung Shipping Company of the great. Ettropean powers. The will bo on view until the evening of Wing Log Street, is charged with Japanese envoy was delighted at the Wednesday next.
tho embezzlement of $3,678.50. Ho courteous cordiality of his recep- is accused of recording wrong en- tion, but, when the first salutations For failing to report an accident tries in the books-the sums which were over, he was startled by this ings which make life so very in. certain things, but they do not get which occurred on October 30 in he had received on behalf of the following remark, " Japan-Japan an opportunity to express their Pedder Street when he knocked Arm being more than the figuresh is not Japan the country, in teresting to the cynical onlooker feelings, and so contribute to the down a Parseo, a Chinese taxi catered by him in the books. Mr. which the butterfly trick is per
building up of a sound public driver was, at the Central Magin E. S. C. Brooks appeared for the formed " Aud it subsequently this in the frog resterday Card 810 LV Very compliant Behinderter the lines.co
contrary; people have full-opportu- Lindsell. It was stated that the while Mr. Leo d'Almida e Castro. Foreign Minister of one of the nity to express their opinions, but. Parece gentleman was confined to for,, instructed by Mr. J. M. greatest powers of the world knew are either too indifferent or too lazy bed for a time as a result of the Almada Remedios, was for the de about Japan-Hong Kong Daily to take advantage of it
accident.
fendant. The case was adjourned. Prea, November 8, 1690.
*The Part of Fragrance:-By Pur NAM WEALE Noel Douglas, London; 78. ed.