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KOWLOON WATER SUPPLY.
It is hereby notified that the water supply in the area imme. diately north of Prince Edward And Sal Kung Roads and east of Nathan Road will be disconnect. ed for six hours from noon to 6 WEDNESDAY," the p.m. on
23rd Instant,
The locality affected will In clude the whole of Kowloon Tong, and Kowloon City,
During this period, pressure In the Ho Man Tin District will be reduced.
R. M. HENDERSON,
Water Authority. Public Works Department, Hong Kong, 22nd Dec., 1936.
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Hong Kong, Dicɛmber 23, 1936.
LAW AND THE SUBMARINE
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At the Foreign Office a fortį night ago the United States France, Italy, Japan, and the members of the British Common. wealth of Nations formally de- clared their acceptance of certain rules of international law, the formulation of Which was Örst undertaken when those
same Powers were assembled in the
Washington Conference of 1921. ST. STEPHEN'S
The delay in this consult - not been due to any COLLEGE, STANLEY tion has
difference of opinion regarding on the The new Term opens on Monte, rules themselves; may, Jan. 4th. An examination contrary, all the present signa for new Students will be held tories have been in full agree. ment on the subject for twenty (on Jan. 2nd at 9 a.m. For pros
and so far as is known years, pectus, for boarders and day-boys, apply, Fund Man Sul, Esq., there is no Power to-day which Chan Pak Luk, Esq., Messrs. H. does not share their agreement. Wicking, Prince's Building (Tel. It has been due solely to endea misguided as they now 30241), or to St. Stephen's Colvours.
appear, to obtain assent to other lege, Stanley.
Proposals which were still cop- troversial. Thus, there was no disagreement between the Allies of the late War that under inter- national law men-of-war possess
chant ships in time of war than those of visit and search and, if the result of search justifies it.
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WHAT CHILDREN no greater rights against mer.
THINK OF
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SHIRLEY TEMPLE arrest pending decision of a Prize
Film Psychology
"Shirley Temple is regarded by many adulte as a monstrosity," said Dr. Emanuel Miller, a member of the Child Guidance. Counell, re- cently when addressing a Con- ference on Films for Children organised by the British Film In- stitute at the Queen Mary Hall London
Children be continued, "do not like seeing child artiste doing adult When Shirley Temple scenes. makes statements which could only come from the lips of a sophisticated New Yorker, there are some badly brought-up chil- dren who would like to do the
Tourt that, if merchant vessels resist or obstruct visit or search, an-of-wai may use that degree of
force necessary to overcome resistance or obstruc- tion, but no more; and, that in certain exceptional circumstances a man-of-war may destroy& terriant ship instead of sending her into port, but not unless all Her occupants and her papers are Årst reinoved to 4 place of safety.
They have also been in full agreenient that ships' boste adrift in the open sen cannot be regarded as in "a place of safety" under the above rules: and that. submarines are bound by the
same thing, but the average child rules no less than men-of-war of would like to see the child in the pletare nesting in a subordinate any other type. manner the doings of adults."
Laurel and Hardy and Charlie Chaplin, added Dr. Miller, were especially popular among children "Hardy, with his fatness and
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 23, 1936.
EXCLUSIVE FEATURE
DIVERTING ASPECTS
THE BOAT PEOPLE OF CANTON
BY PHILIP NESBITT
I and, to my 'Increasing amazement, that China is boundless, limitless and timeless, in the most profound sense of the vari- ous humanities flourishing to-day. There is more deep interest, more excitement, more colour in this strange land than else- where. I belleve, I found myself greatly interested iz the thoughts, the activities and the appearance ... of those river Canton, on a recent first visit to dwellers, the 'Boat people' of
Of course I failed to grasp much
that teeming Chinese city.
of their 'thoughts, so my own interpretation therefore must
serve.
Mere numbers count for little, when judging human beings. That simply happens. The boat people have stolcism, humour, hardihood, curiosity, courage and adaptability developed to a rare degree.
I saw them, families without end, plying their small, gally de- corated 'taxi sampans," saw them urging forward
with long sweeps, the heavier junks, sweating ke stolid Trojans in their daily toll. I yield to them all the admiration I have; for they survive with only the greatest difficulty under a spell of living so insecure and uncertain as to annihilate any of US." They are distinctly water people, with a philosophy opposed to that of the town and city dwellers To them. the latter are but land- lubbers' in that same and ancient ine of distinction betwixt land and nautical folk.
It is true that when these folk are viewed from the effete Anglo-Saxon or American point of view, so well preserved with- in the aura of all such individuals that they, the water people. appear vastly unclean and unconcerned with cleanliness.
I wonder if they truly are unclean"? I thinking of this question attempted to observe their tendencies toward clean- liness or its absence. I saw this fact borne out clearly in all their efforts; namely, that they strove vallantly to be clean in a circumstance unsympathetic to cleanliness. The very numbers of them, and their effects, gave, an unclean appearance to things, yet individually, they were scrubbing, bathing, cleaning with the ardour of nuns in a conveht.
I admire these folk for their singular adaptation to a nega- tive circumstance, and their successful triumphing over it,
GREAT EARTHQUAKES NO HANDING
Their Origin And Effect
While Lisbon was destroyed the
waters of Loch Lomond, 1,220 miles away, rose suddenly by more than two feet, and the River Dal, in faraway Sweden, over-flowed its banks.
Those were some of the strange results of the great Lisbon earth- quake of 1755, the first of a series of eighteen mator disasters dis- cussed by Dr. Charles Davidson, in
Laurel with his little hat and national law, there can be no "Great Earthquakes." (Murby. cane," he said, approximate very closely to the average child's draw- ing at the age of six, and that is why the child feels at home be- cause he feels the might have drawn
them himself:"
Mr. Simon Rowson, President of the British Kinematograph Society, said that, according to the British Film Institute's standard. there were 72. Aims in a recent year Suitable for children.
MARRIAGE
GRIEVE-BOULLIN On December 22, 1938, at the Peak Church, Ronald James Douglas Clerk Grieve, elder son of the Re- verend Canon Grieve and Mrs.
OVER OF
COLONIES
Neither Slaves Nor Cattle
Brilliant
Pantomime
“JACK AND THE BEANSTALK”
Y.M.C.A. SUCCESS
The Christmas season brings with it the usual round of festivi- tles but the season would never be quite complete without the pan- tomime so basically vital to infuse the cheerful spirit of the Yuletide season. Pantomime. has always and will always enjoy a foremost place during Christmastide enter- tainments. That that assertion is beyond doubt was fully borne out by the hundreds who packed the West Lounge of the European Y.M.C.A. last night to witness the YMCA. Amateur Dramatic Club's presentation of "Jack" and the Beanstalk."
ENGLAND'S SECOND TEST VICTORY
Australia Beaten By Innings And 22 Runs
McCabe Misses Century
England secured their second victory in the Tests when shoy dismissed the Australian side for 324 in the second innings after getting them all out for 80 in the first. Australia lost by an innings and 22. runs.
Flugleton (13) and Bradman (82) were dismissed before lunch. McCabe and Slevers joined in a fine.partnership which gave promise of averting an innings defeat. They added 92 runs between them for the sixth wicket, which was that of McCabe (93), who over-balanced himself and put his leg in front of a straight one from Voce.
In poor light and misty rain, the remaining, four batsmen were dismissed for six runs, Sievers (24) being ran ool and O'Reilly and 'McCormick falltag an easy prey to Hammond. ··
Sydney, Dec. 22.
The keynote of the evening's
A crowd of 5,000 attended. in performance was the good fun, good spirit and good cheer that sultry and overcast weather when existed among the entire cast and Fingleton (67) and Bradman (57) reflected in a delighted audience.resumed Australia's innings at 145 It was a show for everybody, for 1 on a wicket which appeared especially the family. The ad- to be in good condition. vance notices regarding this pan- tomime declared that 1 Was Q And truly Jelly Christmas show! they were absolutely right. It was more than that.
Surpassing pantomimes present- ed by the "Y" AD.C. in the past, "Jack and the Beanstalk" their most ambitious presentation, is an outstanding "success and it should not be missed,
ام
The localised version of "Jack and the Beanstalk," was prepared from the pen of the Rev. J. D. MacLean and introduced an un- broken chain of mirth-provoking Hnea," The producer was W. Robertson, and both are deserving of the heartiest congratulations for an excellent job.
WEALTH OF VARIETY
The entertainment provided a wealth of variety in the tailing of the familiar · story." The book characters that have thrilled, the kiddles were literally brought t Hie.
Badcock who, was unable to play In the first innings owing to finess was able to bat to-day.
The 150 was hoisted after 1731 minutes. Twelve runs later Fingle- ton played outside a good length ball from Sims, which swerved and took his middle stump (2 for 152).
Fingleton had played a dour innings which was featured by good leg shots and straight driv- ing. He had batted 198 minutes in scoring 73 and hit four boundaries. The second wicket added 124 runs.
BRADMAN'S LAPSE Verity returned to the attack at 188 and at the same total Braditan `mistimed his fourth ball, playing it on to his wicket just when he appeared set for a century (3 for 186).
Batting more confidently than he has done recently, Brad- map acored 82 with crisp shots all round the wicket, hitting six boun darles in a stay of 171 minutes.
Oldfield was caught by Ames off Voce. He scored a single (8 for 323) O'Reilly who had scored three runs in the meantime was the next victim with the total unaltered. He was beaten by an in-swinger from Hammond. One was added by Ward' when McCormick was Lb.w, to Hammond, without scoring a run. Ward was. I not out, extras 7, total: 324.--
run
·FULL SCORES
231.
England-1st. Innings Barnett, b Ward Fagg, e Sievers, b. McCormick 11 Hammond, not out Leyland, Lb.w., b McCabe Ames, c Robinson, b. Ward G. O. Allen, i.b.w., b. O'Reilly Hardstaff, b McCormick Verity, not out
Extras
Total (for 6 wkta.)
426
Fall of the wickets: 1 (Fagg) for 27; 2 (Barnett) for 118; 3 (Ley: land) for 247; 4 (Ames) for 351; 5 (Allen) for 368; 6 (Hardstaff) for
Bowling Analysis
Joined by Chipperfield, McCabe | 424, saw the 200 raised after 247 The music throughout left minutes and the pair were together. nothing to be desired while when lunch was taken ‘at 206 for McCormick the same can be said of the 3. McCabe being 18 and Chipper | Slevera chorus girls both in their singing feld 13.
Ward and dancing.
After the lunch interval McCabe O'Reilly indulged in some straight driving, and playing a dominant game he reached his 50 in 108 minutes dur- ing which he hit five times to the boundary.
"Power Ballet" was a striking feature in which Miss Stella Best as the ladder, danced with exqui site grace and charm.
Another delightful number that won warm applause was "Kitchen Capers" featuring W. Forsyth, as Cookie, and the kitchen toys,
Z.BW. SKIT
Chipperfield had scored 21 when he succumbed to a ball from Voce which shot through (4 for 220).
Badcock scored two runs and in attempting to drive Allen to the off-boundary he was given out leg before wicket (5 for 226).
J. R. Luke, in the role of Z.B.W.. W. Brown, as Beltzer, and R. A Bates, as Bromo, gured in a
FINE PARTNERSHIP hilarious but good-humoured akit
Sievers now joined McCabe and of Z-B.W. They were splendid as villains and had an excellent foll they brought the score to 250 in in Fairy Ariel, played by Winifred 301 minutes and 300 in 345 minutes.
Lawson, who wil be remembered the tea Interval arriving with the by many for her fine performance score at 305 for 5. Bievers, who In "Mald of the Mountains." had scored 22, played a stubborn game up to this time and was an (Continued on' Back Past)
excellent fot for McCabe.
EDUCATION THAT ONLY FILLS THE MIND
0. M. R. W.
20 1-79
--18.2 - -4-----30
42
8 132
41
17 86
1
13 *
47
Q
-1
Chipperfield.... McCabe......... 9 1. 31
Australia-Ist. Innings. J. J. H. Fingleton, c. Verity, b
Você ......
L. P. O'Brien, e Sims, b Voce ... D. G. Bradman, e Allen, b Voca 8. J. McCabe, e Sima, b Voce †A. G. Chipperfeld, e Sims, b
Allen
12
M. W. Sievers, a Voce, b Verity... 4 W. A. Oldfield, b Verity W. J. O'Reilly, not out EL McCormick, b Allen F. Ward, b Allen ..... C. 'Badcock, absent ill
Extras
Total
80
Fall of the wickets:-1. (O'Brien) for 1; 2 (Bradman) for 1; 3 (Mc- Cabe) for 3; 4 (Chipperfield) for 16- 5 (Fingleton) for 23; 8 (Blevèrs) for 30; 7 (Oldfield) for $1; 8 (Mc- Cormick) for 80; 9 (Ward) for 83.
Cloudy weather with poor light If the Washington Treaty No.
and misty rain et 1 after tea 2 of 1922, which embodied these
which handicapped the batsmen. agreements, had consisted solely
McCabe, in attempting a hook, Demands by Powers not poss-
seemed to over-balance himself of a declaration that these rules
sing Coloudes for a share in their
and Voce was able to claim his were accepted as a part of inter-
control, were discussed by Lord
Wicket by the 1.b.w. route. MeCabe Lugard in an address to the Royal
Bir James Jeans, the astronomer, scured 93, including ten boundaries. Voce doubt that it would have been 175. 5d.). The most recent is the Empire Society, recently.
American His innings, which lasted 174 | Allen While Germany claimed that compared British and Hawke's Bay earthquake of Febru- lutified by all its signatories and ary, 1931, and all of them have she needed Colonies to obtain education when speaking recently minutes, was marked by clever Verity would long ere now have been been chosen not only for their de- essential raw materials, he said at a luncheon of the National In-placing all over the field and with Hammond accepted by the rest of the world.structive effects, but also for the economists. maintained that dif- stitute of Industrial Psychology in Sievers he added $2 runs. (0 for Sims But as it contained also certain light they throw on the nature. Aculty in acquiring such access-London.
and origin of great earthquakes. provisions which did not then while Dr. Davidson's main object command general acceptance, it has been the scientific collection, ever came into force even be- and sifting of information, there ween its original signatories. much in his volume which should The question was taken up be of interest to the general rea- again in 1930, and Part IV of der.
ties was due not to lack of Colon- He complained that our system ies, but u post-war barriers to did not teach men to exercise their trade. Germany had said that she minds.
"I have often discussed the pro- could not buy fats owing to lack of foreign exchange. Before the blem with Americans," he said, War, Germany imported practical "and they agree that the mind ly all available supplies of fat ought not to be made a store- yielding kernels from British Co-house for knowledge. the, London Naval Treaty of that
lonies, paying for them with trade "There is a difference in ment- year did consist of a simple de-
spirits. Prohibition of the im- aifty between the England and inition of the law it too, if it tance by all maritime Powers, portation of trade spirits had pre- American graduate. The Ameri- vented, the continuation of this can system of education is better had stood alone, would no doubt which in to be invited forthwith."
antted for practical men of the have come into force. But it The history of this matter method of purchase.
As a means of improving the kind we term 'captains of indus was part of a treaty which ilustrates how the practical diff-
Lard Lugard suggested the with- All our universities, he added, Grieve of Largs, Ayrshire, to France and Italy were unable to culties of negotiating any inter- general situation of raw materials, try
whole and thus national instrument increase withdrawal of quotas and preferential stored the minds of their students 钩 Frances, youngest daughter of accept as Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Boullin of shared the fate of its predecessor every addition to the number of tariffs in British colonial Africa, with knowledge which deprived in effect, the new Procesverbal" the parties involved, oven when and a return to the traditional them of elasticity, so that men ro-enacts the substance of Part it relates chiefly to matters upon policy of giving to foreigners the with science plus organising ability of IV of the 1980 Treaty, by which the parties are in full same facilities enjoyed by our own which the United States, Japan, agreement; and it suggests that nd the British Empire are al- the British Government are well ready bound. as a separate in advised in seeking the extension strument to which France and of the intricate business of naval able to accede on its agreement by the method of Italy are merits, without committing talateral pacts rather than that themselves to acceptance of other of multilateral conferences.
The Government are to be provisions with which they may
Congratulated on the patience not be in full agreement,
There is, so far as can be seen, and perseverance which have no obstacle to its general accep. last resulted in success.
Surbiton, Surrey,
BIRTH
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SON-JONES. On December 2, 1936, at a London nursing nome, to Vera (née Riley), wife of Dr. A. Nelson-Jones, of Hong Kong, a son.
DEATH SARLOW-B.D.G. Barlow of Hons Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation at Dairen A cidentally Lifed while out Ahooting on December 20, 1936
nationals,
GERMAN CLAIM Economic advantages, Lord Lu. only, or even the principal reason, gard emphasised, were not the for the claim to Colonies, ferr Hiller had called the last Naal rally & "Rally for Honour," regard in the control of subject races as indispensable to the status and prestige of any nation which as
red to be regarded as a world Power
were scarce.
To hand over as though they
whom we have pledged our pro were slaves or cattle, peoples to tection, Lard Lugard argued would be neither consistent with national honour nor would i make for eventual, peace. Placing all colonies under Mandate would be no solution, nor would it be pos sible for the League of Nations to
administer them:
318).
SIEVERS RUN OUT Bievers had scored 24 when he was unfortunate to be run out. (7 for 319). He played a fine de- fensive game for ninety minutes.
With the addition of four runs
CONCESSION GIVEN
TO ITALY
Report Alarms London
London, Dec. 21. Considérable consternation has
Bowling Analysis:
O. M. R. 81 10 5.7 119 3 3 0 17 4 D .6 2 0
Robins ............ 1- 0
Australia--2nd. Innings
200
5
· 13 ·
82
J. H. Fingleton, b Sims L. P. O'Brien, c Allen, b Ham-
mond..........
D. G. Bradman; b Verity B. J. McCabe. Lb.w,, þ Voca A. G. Chipperfield, b Voce C. Badcock. Lb.w., b. Allen M. W. glevers, run out W. A. Oldfield, é' Ames, b Voce W. J. O'Reilly, b Hammond... E. L. McCormick, Lb.w; b'Ham-
mond......
F. Ward, not out
Extras
Total
93 21
324
-Fall of the wickets:-1 (OBrien)
been caused in political circles here by a report that a concession has been granted to Italy in the harbour of Assial del Faye, on the for 38; 2 (ingleton) for 182; 3 Bouth coast of Hadramut. by the (Bradman) for 188, 4 (Chipper- Sheik of this district, veld) for 220; 6 (Badcock) for 228
It is pointed out that Great Br-6 (McCabe) for 318; 7-(Slevers) for tain concluded an agreement with 319; 8 (Oldfield) for 323-9 (OʻRell-
mut whereby they undertook not 324 the rulers of all States of Hadra) for 323; 10 (McCormick) for to grant concessions to any other country but England
The Governor of Aden has des Voce patched a representative in an Allen aeroplane to Assal del Fays in Hamm order to investigate this matter on Sims
Verity the spot
Robins
Bowling Analysis
R.
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