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OUR BOTANICAL GARDENS.
PHYSICAL JERKS “PARADE GROUND."
WHAT AN EARLY STROLL REVEALED,
DNESDAY, JANUARY 6,
A SENTIMENTAL BURGLAR.
·LOCAL SOLICITOR'S MEDALS RETURNED.
Thers was a sequel yesterday to the recent burglary on the Peak, in which Mr. H. Dennys, the well- Most of us think of the Botan-known local solicitor,, was robbed of ical Gardens aa a place, some various articles valued at about where half way up to the Poak. | $1,000.
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The return of these articles was much appreciated but the un- kindest cut of all was the fact that Mr. Dennys had to fork out" 30 centa te cover postage !
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where children tako smahs, and a It will be recalled that amongst Tow conscientious visitors and the booty were Mr. Dennys' war botanists pay corumonial visits. Is modal and aninpakots of lis small- is a delightful place was one goteson. Yosterday these were returned there, flowers and view being all to Mr. Dennys in an vastamped on- that could be desired, and, what veloped on which the name and ad- in better still, it is being turned dress had been written in printed into a voluntary physical jerks letters." ground in the mornings, before most of us are out of our beda..
Early on New Year's morning, took a stroll through the gardens, thinking I would be able to enjoy the fresh morning air among the delightful surroundings with no- body to disturb me. I was; however, doomed to disappointment, for far from being deserted as I expected it to be, the place was full of people. First of all I met an amiah wheeling pram. in which was acute little baby boy (I was told it was buy) but no sooner had I entered the garden proper than I found a "crowd of about ten 'middle-aged men, going through their physical jorku. They were not the only ones either for no matter which side I turned, there was always somebody doing his morning exercise...
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Old Men as Well as Young, I thought at first that I only happened to be along on the morn ing that the "classes" were held bus eaquirica from one of the keepers thero elicited the informa tion that the same thing happened every morning when was äne.. The majority of the crowd was com prised of youngstols-not many of them being over twenty years of age and it was indeed interesting W see how "conscientiously they went through their exercises. Some of them "were practising Chinese boxing some were, doing deep- breathing exercises while others were giving their attention to band ing and stretching movements. No matter what they were doing, they
did not give me 48 #puch us o Casual glance.
BIG SHIPMENT OF CATTLE.
HUNDRED HEAD FOR DAIRY FARM.
CALF BORN ON BOARD.
HONG KONG STOCK MARKET.
YESTERDAY'S" "OFFICIAL
QUOTATIONS.
The morning, gession opened quite featureless, with the exception of a strong demand for Hong Kong Elec- trics and Trims.
Sales.
Trams, 222, 30, Hotels (old), $15
Hong Kong. Fires, 81,950.
Buyers.
Wharves, 81531 Hotels (old), 815.50.
Chinese Estates, 256.
Telephones (part puid), 220.. Cements (old), $127. Dairy Farms, '820. Powells, $3.35.
Providents (old), 251.. Providents (new), $2,35, Hong Kong Electrica, 870 Singapore Tractions, 3/-. Agriculturals; 8101. Watsons, 81690. Constructions (new), $1.50,
Sellers.
Canton Insurances, 81,350. Indo-Chinas. (Pref.), 845. Indo-Chinas (Def), #32. China Underwriters, 84.00. Raubs, $30. Entertainments (old), 8184.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
A better tone prevailed after the
"The biggest single shipment of eattle to come out to the East," way the manner in which Mr. J D. Thomson, of the Dairy Farm Com-morning session in consequence of pany, described a shipment of 100 buyers coming into the market" for head of cattle which arrived in quite a number of atacks in the list, Hong Kong yesterday on board the
as will be seen below. Blue Funnel s.s. Tyndareus.
Sales.
The shipment included cows and heifers from the Fraser Valley, Vancouver, and consisted of 48 Ayrshires and 5g Holsteins. Only recently the Dairy Farm Company imported 30.Ayrshires from Sectland and 23 Holsteins from Holland and with this livestock the company hopes adequately to cope with the inorausing demand for milk.
Although exactly a hundred head were shipped at Vancouver for the Dairy Farm, Company, 101 were landed in Hong Kong yesterday, this being accounted for by the fact Indeed one of them-a young that one of the cows calved on board fellow about. fifteen years of age, Lahip on arrival in Hong Kong. In. clad in a navy blue serpe suits this connection, it is learned that looked at me and as much as said,
Why can't you leave us alone the cattle, aro all due to freshen by
about March and April this year.
here
A Veteran.
Some idea of the extent of the As I was about to leave the place, shipment can he guaged by the fact 1 observed an old gentleman enter. ing the garden. He was rather that together with the cattle was bent but he looked as cheerful az a large quantity of fodder, consist ever, as he made his way to one of ing of 800 bales of hay, 600 bales the upper sections of the garden with the help of his trusty stick, of ferdatuff and 27,000 pounds of With bin was a lad and just out of concentrates (barley, bran, oats, sheer curiosity-some people might etc.). like to call it inquisitiveness—- Į turned back to see what they would
No further purchases of cattle are do. Evidently he was one of the contemplated by the Dairy Farm regular customers " for Company for the present year, made his way to what appeared to he his favourite corner delight stated Mr. Thomson, Asked as to ful spot with a garden seat under how Australian cattle fured in Hong tree 1 heard him exchange greet-Kong, Mr. Thomson stated that the ings with one or two other people who were already half-way through company made, one shipment, of their job." As soon as the couple Australian cattle during the past ten reached the sea, the young fellow years, but the results did not come took off his coat and went through up to expectation.
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his jenks" while the old man sat on the chair and looked on. thought he had only come out to take the morning air" but hero I blundered for no boner had he got his wind back again than he began to discard his heavy, lur- fined long cont and started exercis-}. ing.
Langs of the Town Districts."
It was all very interesting especi. ally as I had never guessed that
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ADDED ATTRACTION FOR PATRONS.
Banks, $1,470. Obina Lights, 827.00.
Buyers.
Actels (old), 151.
China Lights, #27.60. Dairy Farms, 29.10. Trams, 899.30.
H.K. Electrics, 870. Powells, 331.
STIFF SENTENCE ON ROBBER.
EUROPEAN LADY PUSHED INTO NULLAH.
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Sentence of ten months' imprison- ment with 18' strokes of the birch and, in addition, two months' im- Frisonment should the prisoner be found"medically unfit for the birch, was passed on a Chinese who was charged before Mr. E. H. Williams at Central Magistracy yesterday. with (a) assaulting Miss Ethel St. Quentin, and robbing her of a hand- bag containing money and valuables totalling 818 in Bowen Road on De- cumber 28, 1931, and (b) receiving.
Inspector F. Shaltain appeared for the prosecution.
In the witness-box, Miss St. Quentin said she was walking along Howen Road on the day in question. with two parcels in her hands and her handbag which was either grip- ped under her left ar or was held in one of her hands when she felt somebody giving her a violent push all of a sudden. As a result of this abe felt some 10 or 15 feet into a nullah and just as she looked up, she saw a man whom she could. pot identify, making away with her bag. It was only then that she realised that she had been robbed.
Evidence of arrest was given by an Indian constable and Pto. Kewitt, of the South Wales Border- ors, and after the defendant had stated that he had nothing to say, the Magistrate registered con-
sentence ' vision and passed above,
PASSING OF THE EPIDEMIC.
the Gardens served such a useful The King's Restaurant procured purpose. I always thought that the services of a very versatile people only went there when they dancer in Mr. S. F. Tip who gave wanted a quiet stroll or see the two exhibition depces at the "Tea flowers, the few birds and the Danco yesterday afternoon. naimple that are there. It is not. The place whe packed to capacity very readily accessible, situated as and late-comers had to be satisfied it is, especially for people who live with standing room only. Mr. Yip in the lower districte but it is cer- gave all prosent something well tainly made good um of. I have worth necing, Both he and his heard of a few cases where foreign- | partner received rounds of applause rts have used the Gardens for sun for their clever dancing. The first ONLY ONE EUROPEAN CASE bathing of a modified kind-but exhibition was a fancy step fox-trot now that I know that such a large in which Mr. Tip managed to dance number of the working class Chi- without touching his partner at all nese are making such admirable use at "one stage, The весопа Ex- of the place, I begin to realise that bibition, stage-blues, was equally the Botanical Gardens ir indeed a well executed and those who missed place of which we may well be the opportunity yesterday of seeing proud. It may well be also called this pair of clever Chinese dancers the "Lungs of the Town Districts," should make it a point to attend the for but for it, I am sure the people dance on Thursday afternoon when who are using the place now for Mr. Yip and, his partner will again. their morning exercises, would find give a number of exhibition dances. it impossible to get just that haf The music was full of pep and non-Chinese cases. Two deaths
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an hour in the open in the early morning which in jo enecatini to good health. May the good work go on and receive all the encour agersant it deserves,
EMA
YESTERDAY.
The diphtheria epidemic continues steadily to decline, only one Euro- pean and one Chinese cast being afteially notified yesterday."
Official returns for the week end- ing January 2 give the number of casos of diphtheria notified as 72, which figure includes both Chinese
that quality so necessary to modern were reported, one of which was dancing-and the many patrons of Chinese, the other being that of a the King's were not slow to appra-German child which died du Christ- ciate the efforts of the band to wards making the dance yesterday afternoon a complete success..
mas Day.
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