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"Now, I want you to remember." said the teacher to his class, “1231-| the six 'stan' means 'the place of. Thus, we have Afghanistan, the place of the Afghans. Can anyone give me another example?” There was no response for a few moments, until one small child had. a shot
"Yes, sir, I can," he said. "Um- brellastan. the place for umbrel- las!"
There was a breathless hush over the football field as the home team's right-winger sped down the line with the ball at his foot, and then shot it right across the field towards the waiting centre-for- ward
Up he jumped, his bald head flashing in the sun, and it looked a certain goal; but, to the dismay of the crowd, the ball went slither ing away on the wrong side of the Jost
THE LOCAL DOLLAR
No Truth In Yester
day's Rumours
DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS
FRIDAY, JANUARY 3. Anniversaries and Holidays. -- Custom Hoilda
Cinemas
King's "A Night At The Opera" Queen's: "The Last Outpost.” Oriental:-"Stranded" World:Chinese Ficture:" Albambra: "Here Comes The.
: Band. Majestie:-The Best Man Wins". Star: "Car 99.
We have been officially advised that there was no truth in the rumours which were current yes terday in regard to the lowering of the rate of the local dolar.
Meetings. Christian Fellowship. The rumours Apparently origin-Heiers May. 10.30 am Kowloon ated from the fact that there was Chess Club at Central Beltüh a decline of 1/8th at the opening, School, 5.30 pm; St Andrew's and also that the business rate Girls' Guld, & p..
Miscellaneous-League of Health
Andrew had slumped during the course of the morning; as low a rate as 1/34 and Beauty Claas. St.
Hall, 10 am being recorded.
ranks Tombols, Social - All Wellington Barracks, 7.30 p.
Sports Badminton. Mixed Doubles, Fire Brigada v. Kowloon Tong: 81 John's V. Sailors and 80IS' Home St. Andrews v. Chinese RC.; Club de Recrelo "A" v. Club de Recreio "B".
But the fact remains that. Mr. Young, British Treasury Immediately there was a long- N. E drawn-out "O-oh!” from the spec- Official now in Hong Kong, had tators and when it had died downreceived: no cable from Sir Fred- that erick Leith Rdes stating .. voice yelled out:
China was unable to keep its dollar down to low level unless Hong Kong took steps, to bring the dollar down nearer to the Shanghai rate.
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"Now," he said, if all the good people in the world were white, and all the. had people in the world were black, what colour would you be?”
Hockey-Hong Kong- Hockey Club seconds, v HKS.R.A. (King's Park), 5 p.m.
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King's Broadway Melody
Queen'Two For Ta-night." OrientalStranded." World:"Chinese Ficture. Alhambra: "Broadway Melody. Of
1936.
Majestic-The Best Man Wing" Star: "The Scarlet Pimpernel.”
Dances R. E. Old Comrades ås-
Some of the children answered "White" while some of them con- tessed that they would be "Black"
London, Dec 11. but one small child, who had re-
After two nights and a day in su mained silent until the others had open basket three German-bal-sociation Dance, at China Fleet all replied, said: "Please, sir. Toonists who had been blown out Club Theatre, 8.30 pm: be streaky."
U.S. WAR DEBT terday morning.
"ATTITUDE
"GROWING MOVE FOR
CANCELLATION
Views Of American Professor
London, Dec 11.
A definite niovement among American business men in favour of cancellation of war debts was mentioned by Prof. Arthur Newell. of-Boston, U.S.. in an address at a luncheon of the Islington Cham- ber of Commerce, yesterday.
Miscellaneous. New Territories. of their course by a strong wind. made a forced landing at Bouth Agricultural Show, at Shek Wu Cockerington, near Louth, Lin- Hul, 2:30 pm: Examination for colnshire, about three o'clock yes-new St, Stephen's College Students
at Stanley, a.m...
Social Civil Service Cricket The balloon was one of 11 that started on a distance race from Club: Whist Drive, 9.20 p.m. Tom- Gersenkirchen, near Essen, at four bola on board EMS. Tamar,» 7,15 o'clock.om Sunday. The pilot hop-D.TO ed to reach Norway, but found
Cricket First Division, Craigen“ that the balloon was being carried
gower C.C. v. Hong Kong C.C. α); j over the Sea.
Just before, it crossed the Lan-Kowloon CC. Y. Indian R.C. (F); colnshire boast at North Somer-Civil Service: 0.0. v. Army (P); the balloon nearly came Second Division, University v Po- cutter. The crew had lice (L); Royal Engineers v. Cral-
been misled by: a light that was gentower C.C:(); Indian R.C. V. visible, but it proved to be a light Kowloon CC. (F)
Footbal-First Division, Chinese on a buoy at sea and the last of
(Caroline the ballast was heaved over-board Athletle 7. Kowloon
Hill, pan; Royal Navy v. South to make a hurried ascent again.
China" "B" (Causeway Bay), 4 pm.j; HELPED BY MOON".
Royal Artillery, Stonecutters - 7 Bubaquently a landing was made
Bouth China “A” (Bookuhpoo),"4 br the help of the moon in a corpuz Police v. Club (Kowloon field a few miles inland. A farm Ground), 4 pm: East Lancashirea: labourer in an adjacent cottage Royal Artillery, Lyemun (Prince- was astonished to be knocked up Edward Road); 4 p.m.; Club de in the early hours and confronted Recreio T. Royal Welch Fusillers Prof. Newell, who was former-
Professor of International Be-by a stranger lequiring in foreign (King's Park), p.m.; Royal Ulster vy Rifleso,Y! Bt. Joseph's (Military lations at Robert College, Con-accents where he was. ⠀
The pilot was Dr. Waiter Zinner. Ground,, Happy Valley); Second stantinople and recent Special Lecturer on International Rela- it was his 39th ascent. The other Division, East Lancashires v. Radios
two persons aboard were a Ham- Sports, 230 pm Club de Recreio tions at Bristol University, sald that America's colossal ignorance bars newspaper man Erwin University/236 pm; Kowloon over war debts was now gradually Schuet, who was making the Chinese athletic, 2.30 pm, trip on behalf of his paper, and Royal Ulster Rides v. Royal Navy, changing.
Jensen
2.30 pm Eastern y Club 2.30 Guara
The balloon carried a big Swas- p.m., Third/Division, Royal Az ka flag. With the help of the Force Chinese Police: 3.30 pat police the balloon was retrieved Royal Ulster Rifles TRAM.OUT
Liga Portugueża, and the balloonists entrained for Dm; Rál
Am Ro donjust might a
The movement for cancellation, he added, had the unoficial back- ing of some of the high officials in Washington. B
NOT ISOLATED
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"It is the policy of the ostrich
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