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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1932.
News and Views
to the enreful attention of our
readers. The source of cholera, in-
fection is the excreta of the patient.
The garms are hardy: icp does not
kill them, nor is alcohol a perfect! Tale, of the Day,
steriliser. Water, salt and fresh.. Mrs. Newriche (on her first crom- neta as a veritable incubator, and jax); "What's the matter. Cap.
Train?" water in grent, source of inter
tion. Dr. Pore could not guaran
Captain: "The pudder's broke," Mrs. Nowriche:"Oh, that's all
Nobody will notice it."
tes that hathing was sufo, and said right; it's underheath, isn't it? that the harbour "beaches, in his opinion, were not safe. The dis case lies long on fruit, and even hard skinned. fruit had better be
avoided.
Quoting Him 'Direct.
Lord Jeffrey was once addressing n jury, and "had occasion to men- tion frequently, à major who was a witness in the case, and kept on de-
The disense is conveyed only through the mouth. Te is an in-eribing him as "this soldier " tratinal dischase, and a cut or other The major got annoyed and call-
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Another “Ranji "?.
"Lady Lindy's" Story,"
Mina Ehrhart moans to write a
When the Jam Sahih of Nava-! nagar ("Ranji" of old days) was book telling in detail how the flow recently entertained by the Para the Atlantic alone. She will tackle community at Bombay. His High- this task as soon as she gets back mese observed that it gave him the to America, though, before then, greatest pleasure to rend of the she may produce something shorter. exploits of his nephew on the When Miss Earhart grossed the erickat fold and to find that he "Atlantic before, as a passenger in was keeping up the traditions of the aeroplane Friendship, she wrote. his family in that respect.
a book. Its title was crisp, like the log of the journey, "20 hrs.") 40 mins." No doubt she will be able to find another title not less. laconic for this occasion.
But he asked his audience not to be surprised if in another two or
the same family. three years another atar arose from He could toll them this much that he knew of no cricketer in England or Aus-
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Her publisher husband in New York,. Mr. G. P. Putiam, himself, An Arctie explorer and the author
Sure place cannot be infected. fed out: "Don't call me a soldier,tralia or India who gave so much The human hand is a çarrier of the sir. I dan an officer."
promise of success as the young lad of several books, is also Mias Ear- dianaaw Food, or clothes, or the Well, gentlemen of the jury," he was speaking of. (Applause.) | hart's eminently capable literary human body could be contaminated proceeded Jeffrey, this officer.
court was in
by n dirty hand. It is therefore of who, according to his own state- the utmost importance to wash the ment, is no soldier, etc." hande before eating, whenever they
The laughter in have touched a sourex of possible stantly suppressed. contamination and after using of public lavatory.
Lieut.
Fast Nut and Sorow Invented at
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How
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Bantering the Benah.
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After 4,000 suvecasful attempts, Even the highest offices, it would the apparently simple problem of seem, do not petrify the feelings devising a nut and scrow that will of their eminent occupants. Lord
been Chancellor Westbury, hiraself' come apart has solved, it is chimed A Prague camaster of sarcastic investive, was gineer, M. Rosenbaum, is reported on one oeuasion suavely hold up to to have found a way of eliminating bantering ridicule on his "great the so-called "windage," feld falsity of statement" in the House. of motion between the two parts of of Lords by the smooth-tongued
and eventually makes it fall off. An ex-Lord Chancellor, meeting The invention consists in fitting the Bishop in Coekspur-street the the screws with apecial clips which next day, remarked: 1 should fasten the threads of the srew think this morning Westbury feels and the nut more tightly so that the same sensations mentally that motion between them is completely an Eton boy would bodily hiter an
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The Baily Press.
Hong Kong, June 24, 1822.
Australian Heads Hojar Air Forca. The Government hus hot yet
The appointment of Flight-Limit," taken the serious step' of declar. ing Canton an infected port and G. E. Klein of this state as chief shutting off normal communication administrative officer of the air with the two places. There is, as forces of King Ibn Saud of the yet, no need for a course that wouldcjaz has been announced.
an air force squadron of Haja the two places. Hong Kong is the deep-ma part of Canton, and there pilots in England," after which he t of neersity a great passenger will take up his headquarters at traffic between the two places. But Jiddah on the Red Ben.
He received his Aerial training it is well, however, to realise that the Government has this possibility, at Point Cook, Victoria, and prior Merious as it may be, in mind to joining the Royal Australian Cholera is a disease that does its Air Forces was joutauant in the work quickly. The length of the fold artillery of the Common- journey between the two places is.
wealth.
a safeguard and precautions aro being taken to deal with suspicious From Speed to spin. canes. The Government is taking
eliminated.
Ads of Olden Days.
interview with Keate."
The phrase may not be inappli- enhle to the two eminent gentlemen of the long robe who for the time
The late C. E. Montague, in being "ngree to differ," but with Fiery Particles, tells of the advermarkedly less serenity than prevails
among
A notable feature of the presenttising man who used Shakespeare the publie into its confidence and cricket season has been the remark- to advertise everything under the Dr. Port's frank warnings and ad-able suCCORM which Durston has sun. "Let me have nen about me vier are a read service to the com-achieved with his slow to medium that are fat" (Froud's Fast Fill
paced spin-bowling. munity.
ing Breakfast Food); "Not china good dishes" dishes, but very (Wild's War Saving Dinner Stone- ware); Tell me, where is fancy brod" (for a Viennese baker),‹
The London Observer quotes the bard on the automobile:
"Whence is this knocking" (Macbeth," 11, 2).
THE FUNG MURDER CASE
(Continued from Pove 7.)
For a few seasons after the war Cook, of Lancashire, a fast-bowler i pre-war days, bowled slow off- breaks and attained in the evening of his careet a success which had oluded him in his younger days.
But such instances are few and far between, and Durstem is to be commended for his enterprise and the success that has attended it.
tieg will be, in police custody, bite Bulgaro-Roumantan Friendship same as they are in gool.
Promoted.
strect.
statesmen
ut
Downing
Back-to-the-Horse Society for
Perth,
Following the lead of Melbourne and Brisbane, a Back-to-the-Horse Association has been formed at Perth. By reason of the excessive cost of fuel for tractors and the im- possibility at times of obtaining it at all, it was held that a great de mand for horses had resulted and
Will this gear ne'er be mend jed." (Troilus and Cressida," I,a consequential increase in
value of these 'animals. 1)."
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"Thou hast wore out thy pump The visit in Sofia in April of a "Not Unusual,”
large number of prominent Rou-("Romeo and Juliet, 11., 4).
"How the wheel becomes it!" Chiof Detective Inspector Reymanians, largely from the peasant
("Hamlet." 1Y., 5). parties, and the cordial reception nolds:There are better facilities.
they received was a pleasing mani your Worship.
festation of international good
THIS is to state that on enquirie THI
we now and that the ringhauger at the end of the electric flashlight, which is the product of our factory. and the focussing mechanical parts inside the flush-light (i.e. the circle at the end at which the rays of light from far and near meet) accidentally resemble to the product of the
Mr. Strellett:-Well, that's wal National Carbon Company of Nex York, United States, bearing a Wa there is no call for alarm income brosuse in the gaol they can
CHOLERA.
cases
wilk
"And here an engine fit for my proceeding" (Two Gentlemen of Verona, 111, 1).
You shall see how I handle her (Measure for Mensure," V.,
Its significance is due largely to the fact that since 1913, when Rou main took from Bulgaria a rich To climb steep hills requires Area of agricultural land called slow
几步 first." (Henry Dobroudja, the relations between VIII., ., I
the two countries have been strain- "O most wicked speed!" ("Ham-
ed.
" I., 9).
let,"
the
The Association. recommends primary producers to make the horas their servant on the farina once more us a means of economy.
Holland Modernizes Its Law on
Debtors.
.
Possibility of imprisonment for
debt in the Netherlands will be reduced to a minimam by a hill which the Minister for Justice has speaking. introduced. Generally
(1959) mark, which was rogistered. Hong Kong owing to the outbreak he improved. I must say the with the Hong Kong Government, Isof cholera in Canton and the remand in police gustody is unusual availing (ourselves of this notice) wa specially declare that we will carefully incidence of as low in the after a man has been charged, soratinize the products, which here Colony, it is well to see that the think the Inspector will agree. after shall be manufactured and sold Government is taking precautions Chief Detective Inspector Rey-
A few days after this visit, a How dost thou know that con-imprisonment,, will be confined to by our factory, with a hope to respect and preparing for eventualities,nolds: It is not unusual. We got group of a dozen Roumanian Pro-stable 7" (Measure for Measure, those cases in which the dichter is
able to pay. the registered privileges which the Baid
a large number
fessors came to Bulgarin and made II., 1). Electric, Factory (National Carbon The easily optimistic argument is
This Lapwing ran away with a tour of the principal cities, in
The bill further provides for the Company) bave in their products. that there aris constantly, puthrieks His Worship; — It is; unusual, all of which they were kindly re- the Shell !" ("Hamlet," V.2).
possibility of seizing property held This declimation is specially made.
Banks are put of cholera in Canton but the dis- before me.
ceived. Later, a group of leading.. Give me Swift for transporta-in' safe deposit. [2316ense never spreads to this place. Mr. Strellett:-After they have Bulgarians were received with much tion" (Troilus Cressida," III., under obligation to allow the bailiff
ceremony at Bucharest, where they2).
charged with confiscation to inspect In the opinion of the Medical been charged?
participated in the founding of ai Which of you know Ford of the register of male-deposits and Officer of Health there is no His Worship: -For further society for Bulgaro-Roumanian this town ("Merry Wives of further to accord him assistance in scientific ground for assuming all quiries. It is very difficult for the friendship. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF will be well. Conditions in Hong polies to get a man out of gaol,
want to HONG KONG
Kong are not such as to preclude Mr. Strellett :-They the possibility of an epidemic. It make further enquiries from him. is not unsafe to say that No. His Worship:-He may want to signal has been hoisted and cannot help the police. be lowered till things show marked
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COMPANIES WINDING UP
No. 1 or 1924.
"
در مینی
IN THE MATTER 07 THE COMPANIES | improvement in Canton.
ORDINANCES 1911-25 -
AND
IN THE MATTIE OF THE CHINESE MERCHANTS BANK,
LIMITED,
(IN LIQUIDATION.)
NOTICE OF TOURTH AND FINAL DIVIDEND,
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Fourth and Final Divi- dend of 2.2 per sentum has been declared in this matter and that same
to
•
Solicitor's Protest,
Windsor," I., 3).
the execution of his duty.
Local Notes and Events.
The Hong Kong dollar was yester- day alightly lower, being 18. 34d on
demand.
FL.R.H. the Prince of Wales celebrates his 38th birthday yester;
Danger known and understood is "That's jướt the whole point? robbed of half its terror. In olden, remarked Mr. Strellett who indies days plagues of all kind must have ed that the man should be allowed been terrible beyond imagination, speak through bie soliciter No one knew why the visitation. That's why I ask why he should came, how long it would endure, be retained in police custody,” how it was spread or what pro- His Worship (to Prosecuting cnutions to taku. Was the breath Officer)-Is that right? You wast Some miciature medala were the carrier of disease, or the to make further enquiries ?-- clothes, or were things touched by
the patient contaminated. Was it
or on any subsequent weekday except the dark. We know how infection
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day.
The forthcoming marriage is an-i nouneed of Mr. Edward Reid Me Diarmid, marine engineer, of the China Navigation Co., Ltd., and Miss Janet Sutherland, who is travelling to the Colony by the as.
Chichibu Maru.
From the files.
Looking Back 25 Tests,
The Gazette notifies that a meet- ing, of His Majesty's Justices of found at. Government House after Dr. Li Shu Fan, member of the the Peace will be held at the Magis Chief Detective Inspector Ray-the King's Birthday Reception. The Sanitary Board will give a lecture tracy to-day to consider applica of the Kowloon Hotel from J. W. nolds-Yes, your Worship.
owner may have them by applying on "The Provention of Cholerations for the transfer of the license due to the water, a diseased erop Mr. Strollott:-Your Worship to the Aide-de-Camp, Government at King's College on Monday, June Osborne to O. E. Owen, and for the
some unthought of cause! In will note that I protest against Houss.
197, at 5 p.m. All members and transfer of the licens of the Hong may he received at my office Mercan or
'friends are invited to attend. ThKong Hotel from H. Haynes to A. tile Bank Building, Hong Kong on those days we are not groping in polico custody at the moment?
F. Davici. - Hong Kong Dady MONDAY, the 27th day of June, 1039
Flis Worship:Yes; well, well
The death occurred at the Gov. lecture will be in Chinese.
Press, June 24, 1907. ernment Civil Hospital on Wednes! ing Saturdays, botwoon the hours of is spread and what precautions to leave it at that 10a.m. and 4 pm.
The celebration of the Feast of Looking Back 30 Years. take.
At the request of Chief Detective day night, after a short illness, of Inspector Reynolds, Mr. Strellett Mr William Jenkins, at the age of 83. Peter sad Paul will take place Although in many, perhaps most, was asked to plead to the charge. 48. He was a marine engineer and on Sunday, at the Catholic Cathe matters Hong Kong could usefully take example by her northern neigh- Mr. Strelleft:-I plead formally had served on several river boats, drai. High Mass will be celebrated hour, it would seen, according to
having been recently second engine. at 8 a.m., Sermon and Benediction the papers of the Model Settle er on the 4:5 Borneo. He was alat é'p.m, an "Al Fresco ? Concert mant, that the Police there are for nember of the Institute of Engine in the Cathedral Compound) will less affective, than the guardians of ers and Shipbuilders and many local" be held at 30 p.m. All Catholics the peace prove hore-Hong Kong
are cordially invited to attend. Daily Press, June 24, 1882,
Upon applying for payment tho notice already soat to Creditors must be produced to the undersigned...
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Dr. G. W. Pore, the Medical Qffeer of Health, explained care JOHN FLEMING, CA, fully to a Daily Press representa- c/o Lown, Bisnax & Marcuswa; [tive, how infection arises and is not guilty.
Ind floor,
spread. His explhaation and ad- The prisoner was remanded in Mercantile Bank Building vice appear elsewhere in this issue til to-morrow morning in police
(2311 and we commend what he has said custody.
Hong Kong, 24th June, 1982,
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DAMAGE BY TIDAL WAVE
MEXICAN CITY STRICKEN
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THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Jume 23 THIRTY persone are reported to have been drowned as the re- sult of sa earthquake followed by a tidal wave at Cuyutlaw in Mexico.
Enormous damage resulted," part of the town boing washed into the sen by the fary of the tidal wave. Extensive damage is reported along the whole of the south-western coast.
RAIN OF ACHES IN ARGEN NA
{THROUGH BUTKE'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, June 23. FURTHER subterranean disturb ances are reported from South America.
The Andean volcano, Descabe- gado is active again, and a rain of ashes is falling steadily upon Buenos Aires.
Mendoza and Pompa have been subjected to a steady fall for the; past twenty-four hours, but, there
no anxiety at present,
FINANCIAL CRISIS IN AUSTRIA
FOREIGN CURRENCY
DECISION
(THROUGH EZOTER'S AGENCY.]
VIENNA, June 23, THE Austrian National Bank is stopping for the time being the allotment of foreign currency for the service of public debt, owing": to the reduction of her currency
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