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POWDER MAGAZINE
OR GUARDIAN OF PEACE
TENS
ENSION in Europe since the occupation and annexation of Austria has been the result of the uncertainty of the Czecho- Slovakian problem. At more than bne time it looked as though there would be European explosion and the world would be plunged into a state of general war.
The reasons why Hitler. hesitated from repeating the tactics, success-
EDITORIAL
What Our
Readers Say
MICHAELMAS FAIR
Sir-Will all your readers who: 1.-Are Interested in St. John's
Cathedral,
2-Like the atmosphere of an old-fashioned English tair
THE FUNNERY AT UNION CHURCH HALL
Splendid Social
In Kowloon
THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1938.
Hello & Goodbye
Hom
-"BY A. W. HYER
People People--People--All the Pretty Prople. And they make. this big world go round.
Now, sume are tops and others are somethin' awful and we ret them both ways coming and going, so sometimes we do iske a beat-
"The Funnery" was the naming. chosen by the Social and Fellow-
But all of us are interested in the other guy. What makes him 3.-Are planning any function of ship Club for their evening of en-tick and what he is about, though bringing these facts to light is
any kind, cficial, sporting or tertainment at the Kowloon Union hard work sometimes. philanthropic (because we do Church yesterday. Some sixty or not want to clash with them) seventy people attended, and they thoroughly enjoyed
And now that we have registered that polite complaint. Psst! Here we go again,.
Kal Tak Addition.
A Bicycle and The World
of.
in fact, will all your readers kindly must have note that the Cathedral Michael-themselves; mas Fair will take place on October The work of organizing Fun WE ARE A LITTLE BEHIND the THERE IS QUITE a character in 13 at the Headquarters of the Hong nery" night had been placed in times here in introducing to our midst, and it is none other Kong Volunteer Defence Corps? the very able hands of Mrs. R. G. you Mr. J. A. Hamilton. When than Mr. Patrick Murphy
Further details of the attraction|Phillips and Mrs. F. F. Clarke. Erik Nelson went flying away on the Tampa, Florida, which, It is hoped, will make this They provided all present with Clipper this very capable gent. Mr. This Irish gentleman and his one of the outstanding events of games to be played-carts, quoits. Hamliton took over the duties of bicycle shipped from his home 1938 will be revealed later.
whist, and other games. Both assistant Superintendent out at town to Southampton. He reports For the moment will your readers fortune teller and a palmist were the Aeroplane garage.
that he was Chief Manicurer to a to thrill young and old please book the date. Saturday. present
Besides supervising the manual farm of pelo pontes, across the alike with tales of adventure in work out at Kai Tak, he makes Atlantic. Disposing of his charges J. L. WILSON, |the near future.
very attractive welcoming com-fin England, Mr. Murphy and his Dean.
Mrs. Phillips Zoo in one roommittee his white shorts and sunike cook a ride for themselves was remarkable in the number of helmet, for all the planes and the across Europe to Naples. animals, birds, and reptiles to be Clipper on their arrival. But, obl A ship awaited him at said port In safety at very close yes, he sits behind a desk part of and away he salled for the Straits, range. The animals were all ads the day and goes to town over
October 15.
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Hong Kong. July 27.
fully used in the case of Austria BRITISH TRADE
against Czecho-Slovakia will prob-
ably be disclosed in time. But according to the political merry- go-round it is said that the most sanguine of his" advisers could not
IN CHINA
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CZECH ARMY IS
war
(TO THE EDITOR OF
viewed
quately screened from one another many, many reports and figures. and the cages were all labelled with mysterious words from the remotest corners of musty volumes on zoology.
The first animal the casual visitor was led to was the "Bear"** represented by a bare table. The "Tiger", was represented by a bot-j tle of Tiger Beer. The ubiquitous Sir,-At the recent annual meet-Camel cigarette served for the Ing of the British Chamber of "Camel." In the aviary a glass
THE TIMES),,
Six-Mile
"Dive" To
Sea-Bed
Early next year, Professor Ple-
then on to Hong Kong. Here he
rests before sailing on to Shang- hal, though he hopes to do a cycle trip to Hanikow and parts of the northern interior.
Now, this. Mr. Patrick Murphy la quite a man. he informed us that ́- he peddled his way to" Alaska last summer and he hopes to return to this part of the woods next year and cake himself and his bicycle through Siberia.
We do hope that you are, enjoy-
Commerce in Tientsin attention containing some. stronge quid card is to attempt a 30,000 feet ing your stay in the Colony and was called to a glaring example of represented the "Swallow" and a descent beneath the sea in a loose that you do not have any flats on the manner in which the Japanese very ordinary kite represented the diving globe.” are apparently trying to freeze "Kite."
!
Object of the dive is to study out British traders in North China. In the snake garden snakes to flora and fauna that live at great
Mr.
of Jumping-
depths beneath the sea. “
Present record descent is about 3,000 fert. made by Professor Beebe.
Professor. Piccard told of his plans in an interview.
the coming trip. M.V. Potsdam- SAILING SUNDAY, 11 PM. for Marilla was Mr. Jan Marsman. The business tycoon, spent several weeks in the Colony and put in a stormy session with his stockhold-
It was stated that a wool ex-be seen were the "Moccasin," "port association with a capital of "Copperhead." and "Rattler." A 3.000.000 yen, subscribed by eight final visit to the monkey cage Japanese firms, has been formed required some craning of the neck! to" monopolize the North China before the mirror would be sighted
ers. All is well, and we will be see- and Inner Mongolia trade in wool. with the "Monkey" in it staring
ing you next month... furs and skins.
back at you with that usual curi
"My own job will only be as the
After a short stay of six hours Chinese dealers in Tientsin have aus expression.
pilot of the diving globe," he said. saying hello and renewing acquain- been compelled to register their
TRUE TO LIFE!
and I will be accompanied by a tances, Mr. and Mrs. Walter: L.
danger 01
might recede
stocks with the Japanese, who are
Starbuck's zoologist and other experts. who Marshall departed for their visit to and Mrs. L. to have since bought shadow play deserves the highest will be able to study the submarine Manila with much "skolling." further. But the fact that Czecho reported
them up at their own price. A praise. The actors were all hid fauna and report on their observa-"nowers." and many "come back Slovakia can be counted upon "as an active factor in any war situa-
similar process is also reported to den behind an illuminated sheet tlons. That, of course, is the main soons" from the large crowd of tion involving the have been enforced at Kalgan, in and, strangely did appear even object of the descent.
peoples gathered. Entente Cordiale and Inner Mongolia, the chief dis-more true to life! The story of FIRST "LOOSE" DESCENT M.V. Neptuna the.
Japperslack Franco-Soviet tributing centre for wool and furs. Suas EFFICIENT
"This will be the arst deep sea Mutual Assistance Wool has for many years been cracker was unfolded to the now descent made loose. That means CAPTAIN F. C. VOGELMANN took Pact, will call for a
the main source of business of enthralled audience. Sllas, it ap- that my diving globe will not be his 'Neptuna" off for another of renunciation
any possible several old British arms in Tien- pears, did in his old age take to attached to the ship by cable or nine weeks of round trip saling to aggressive designs on that country tsin. America has always bought the bottle. He did not take to bot-in any other way. It would be im Australlà, at 5 am. Wednesday. by Hitler's regime.
most of the clip for her carpet in-tles of water ot of milk, but to possible for an attached globe to
Salling on this delightful boat The Czechs have shown that dustry. Japan hitherto has had bottles of hard liquor!
dive to such a depth as we are at were Mr. J. Gibson and his attrac- their military, organization is not no particular interest in it. The Other characters this well-tempting, because the cable would tive daughter Mrs. Louise Murray- to be scoffed at. The productive creation of a Japanese wool mono-written and well-presented mime be too heavy and therefore dan- These two customers will tour the power and technique of Skoda in poly can therefore, only be de- were Silas' beautiful daughter, gerous.
southem islands and enjoy several the field of armaments is respected | signed to oust British traders from Arlene, a schoolteacher of twenty The diving globe we will use months of vacation days before re- throughout the world and especial- a line of exports which they have summers: Black Beltingconnajack, will be a sphere some six or seven turning to their homes in the ly in Germany" and Italy, while built up.
villainous landlord who would feet in diameter. It will work very Colony, the Inventiveness of the Czech The success of the American marry the fair Arlene fi exchange much on the submarine principle. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Scraggs who Ordnance experts probably have Government's protests in inducing for the
deed to the mortgage; One of the greatest problems I am retired early and unfortunately, we several further surprises as in the Japanese to drop the intend- Dave Cuddlemequick, the hero facing at the moment is. with re- could not have a few words with teresting as the "Bren" machine ed oil monopoly in North China. young and strong; and last, but for gard to the glass for the port- these people, are on a trip to Sal-
as you, Sir. have recently reported. from least as applause at his ap- holes.
gon. Business, pleasure and when suggests that equally vigorous pearance testified the Evil Spirit "This glass with have to be do they return, no savvy. efforts by our own Government on who would keep old Silas company strong enough to bear a pressure behalf of our wool merchants after that bottle, which could be of 6.000th, to the square inch, but will have a perfect trip and watch might have equally good results.
classed as the "one too many." had it will also have to be very trans-out for that Australian "Snake How many times have Japanese been consumed.
parent, so that the submarine lifeJuice." now that is somethin'. statesmen assured the world that
As the hero and heroine were can be studied with precision. Other People " all foreign rights and interests in reunited after Black Beltingçonna- "Other technical problems we China will be derupulously res-Jack had been left to the jackals have to face are lighting and bal-
the sympathetic audience cheered last. We intend
the encouragement for
movie wave wireless to keep in touch finale they had grown so accua- with our ship." tomed to. Arlene and Dave, how- ever, proved too shy for any other
ing of hands.
gum.
The only unsatisfactory element the existence of which would cast Czecho-Slovakia for the role either of "Powder Magazine" or "Guat- dian of Peace" is that country's internal situation. “And in this
respect the prospective solution of the Minority question will be hoped
for.
SERIOUS
D
large
pected?
I am. &c..
FRANCIS JOSEPH The Hall, Alsager. Cheshire.
Benes and, Masaryk
to
use short-
We know all these customers
TWO CHARMING DOCTORS are in our midst visiting on their way to Hankow.
Doctor C. Watson and Doctor Maaka, Arriving from Australia Tia the M.V. Neptuna are on a inission of merey. They are re-
EINSTEIN WARNS OF 'BARBARIZATION'
PUBLIC AUCTION.
PARTICULARS AND CON DITIONS of the Sale by Publie Auction to be held on Tuesday, the 2nd day of August, 1938, at 3
THE MINORITIES question in p.m., at the Offices of the Public |
Czecho-Slovakia was brought
MANY VOLUNTEERS · Works Department, by Order of to the fore by the demands of the
The professor's companions on Germans for His Excellency the Governor of Sudeten
show of affection than simple hold-this dangerous adventure have not and Benes, the founders of their one Lot of Crown Land at Stubbs measure of autonomy. The claim,
yet been finally chosen, but their ted to have raised funds for the prior to the Austrian affair, re-
Chinese Red Cross and will embark country, pointed out to the "Big Road, in the Colony of Hongmained
number will not "exceed six. 2 question of Czecho- Four," Clemenceau, Lloyd George.
brings letters via Eurasia Aviation Corporation that the
Yet every post But the Orlando "and Wilson.
Thursday a.m. for the northern Kong for a term of 75 years, with Slovakia's internal life.
The Superintendent of the from men and women in all parts
capital.. the option of renewal at a Crown sponsoring of Sudeten claims by solution of the minorities question
We hope to see you at that time Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor Hitler and the manoeuvres under- in the proposed Czech State could Shanghai Customs appointed by of the world who are anxious to
taken by both the Sudeten leader. best be provided by a system of the "Reformed Government," Mr. accompany him. of His Majesty the KING, for on
Herr Henlein, and "cantonization," or a system such Li Chien-nan, will shortly be trans-
But they are unaware of the and hope that all will be well. further term of 75 years.
Herr Hitler has as the Federal "gantonal" system terred to the post of Finance Com- fact that the seven adventurer's brought about a of the Swiss Republic.
isstoner of the Anhwel Provincial will have to find the finance for Intending bidders are advised SITUATION
The "Big Four" apparently Government, says a raessage to the the descents-a million francs., at that immediately after the dis IN EUROPE serious situation in
Central Europe. A could not spare more time on the Hwa Mei Chen Pap.
a conservative estimate. SHAREHOLDERS.
posal of the lot the Purchaser Minorities question is one which details of the genesis of the small (if not the applicant), will can be settled with due regard 'to but important republic and told NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an INTERIM be required to deposit with an the proportion involved. And such authorised officer who will be
or the annexation of the territory SHOULD BE DIVIDEND of Forty-five (45)
involved and the consequent sub- | ACCEPTED cents per Share has been declared present at the sale, the sum of
two hundred dollars, ($200) injugation of the Majority of that payable on MONDAY, 15th
in the interest" of the topographical experts at Versalles,
Russians like British passports, and a considerable amount of AUGUST next, on and aftes cash. This sum will be refunded State
the Purchase | Minority.
who were" engaged in carving up an payment of
However, any attempt by. the | Europe.
"trade" is done in Europe in the matter of "buying" husbands in
Dr. Einstein, a voluntary exile which date Dividend Warrants
Czech Government to take a leaf Three of the major Powers, order to secure the right to the possession of this document which
from Germany, attributed the "bar- may be obtained upon application
barization" to "a serious weaken out of the book of Herr Hitler In Great Britain, France and Soviet makes access to almost every country in the world a comparatively at the Registered Office of the
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT his chapter on the Jewish minority Russia have already cast their easy matter."
ing of moral thought and senti- Company, Conal Road East,
of Germany and Austria, and settle votes for the prolongation of the
The "trade" has come to Bin-a British subject, whom, forament during the last 100 years."
“In various European nations In- Hong Kong.
the Sudeten question by the whole- existence of Czecho-Slovakia. The
telligence and human kindness, sale expropriation and, expulsion proposed Minorities Statute should gapore, writes a Sunday Tribune "trife" she persuaded into marry-
.. ing her. work against the country of their satisfactory solution of the difficul-
husband four bundrection, are subjected to primitive. allegiance might have brought the ties of those of the Czech nation recently a Russian woman arrived and her conflagration of war in its wake. who spring from the Germanic Singapore determined to secure honest-to-goodness Straits dol- animal instincts. This process, it
persisted in, will, destroy civiliza She could only do so by (1) be-lars. The Czech Government 'la pro- tree. And in the present state of
The old man said that he had on, religion, and morality he posing to settle this problem by World tension, with two localised coming a naturalised British sub-
saic.. the creation of provincial autonomy wars in progress in Spain and the a British passport..
never before earned:
Swarthmore's President, Frank As the lady in question was not money in one day. with four separate Parliaments in Far East, with ominous clouds on
Aydelotte, introduced Dr Einstein Bohemia, Moravin-Ellesis, Slovakia, the Soviet-Japanese frontiers those "quite so young as she used to be."
Two witnesses got afty dollars as a man whose "great work has and Ruthenia.
difficulties should not be of such her progress in the matrimonial
put him above all boundaries " magnitude as to warrant plunging stakes was somewhat slow.
But she was not easily defeated.
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30th JULY, to SATURDAY,
13th AUGUST, 1938, both days inclusive.
By Ord
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**Secretary.
Hong Kong, 21st July, 1938
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Dr. Albert Einstein, renowned scientist, -criticized the "Barbariza- tion of political ways in our time" an address. at Swartkinore College Commencement exercises recently,
in
of the Sudeten. Germans active in be accepted by Germany as a I am able to reveal that quite My lady got her British passport, which are the product of civiliza
aplece.
$0 much
Then the old man went back to IT a little known but nevertheless Europe and the world into a
important that at the Versailles disaster, the dimensions of which she found, so my informant told his kampong, while wifey just left
me, an elderly Malay of 72′ years. with a smile on her face: 6154 Peace Conference both Masaryk cannot be foretold.
The Hawaii Clipper is expected to arrive on Saturday.