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SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1923.
Ellis Island Conditions.
The report by Sir Auckland Geddes on conditions at the United States immigration station at Elia Island has exoitod but
SCALES mild criticism by one American
The "Standard of Excellence."
THE
BALL BEARING WEIGHING MACHINE.
For all purposes. MUSTARD & CO.
THE MOTOR TRIALS.
Details of the Entries.
At a meeting of the Gonoral
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paper, and praise from others. Committee in connection with There is no truth in the rumour All Hongkong's young men are We think there can be no question the forthcoming local motor car that, in consequence of the new not work shy. One man adver of the propriety of the British and cycle trials, hold in the offices regulation prohibiting passengers tians that he wants something Ambassador stating plainly the of the Hongkong Telegraph last on Peak cars from playing musi- tnore to do after office hours, evile of a station which largely night, Mr. C.D. Lambert presiding, cal instrunionts, residents of the concern British nationals. We much satisfaction was expressed upper levels intend in future to Another man in Hongkong bave had several complaints, at the large number of entries coase blowing their own trumpets. would like to get into communica during the past few months ven- sont in for the various events,
tion with probable employers tilated in the Home newspapers,
Another regulation lays down before his present contract ex- one in particular coming from a
that passengora must not scratch pires two years hence. There is the windows. We suppose there nothing like taking time by the won't be any objection to their forelook. scratching one another's backs.
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Shoot a card and run away, and You'll got a dhit for abow one
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A Chinese named Ah Lim died in Sydney the other day. Ab Lim
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Matoring perils are nearly always the pedestrian's. Kemp to the pavement.
They do take care of those Poak tramcare. A new regul-. ation provides that'
no person shall spit in, o9, from, or against any carriage."
lady well-known to the public, It was reported that cars and whose unfortunate lot it was to be cycles of the following maker had detained at Ellis Island quarantine entered: station pending, formal onquiries. Cars-Oldsmobile, 5; Stude,
A London policoman is now Eventually Sir Auchland Geddes baker and Oakland, 3 each:
Å contemporary sanounces singing in 'grand opera. A Kow bas investigated conditions for Buick, Chandler and Chevrolet, 2 himself, and we gather that his each; Crossley, Calcott, Jordan, that a certain Power is having loon one is now taking corred
old warships scraped. revelations will come
Overland Willys, Essex, R. V. Some
This item of news will no doubt pondance lessons on the saxo- aurprise to "most
phono. So that's all right. Americans Knight, Humber. Maxwell and
be made the most of by the as well as others who read Citroen, one each. of the state of affairs he so clearly
Cycles-Indians, 14; Harloyingciats, who thought they wers Davidson, 8:
to be scrapped." Henderson, 6: describes. He is careful not to blame the officiala at the station Triumph, 5; Neracar, 1; Ace and for conditions over which they A.J.S., 3each; Douglas and B.9.A.. probably have little control, but each; Ivy, New Imperial, Royal Moore, he does not restrain himself Enfield, Phelan, and when the necessity for strong Rudge Multi, Levis, Sun Vitesse criticism arises. In practice and O. K. Junior, one each. the present detention
Prizes. ment pending hearing
The Hon. Secretary (Mr. P. M. appeal sgainst deportation is Hodgson) reported the receipt of diabolic. That is a scathing a silver cup from the Union Trad phrase, coming from B man ing Company, on behalf of the whose bona fides are unquestion- Motor Union Insurance Co., Ltd., able. No doubt these revelations of which they are agents, and this to a wide public will have the was allotted to the Patrol Cop-
It is suggested that one of the effect of bettering the conditions sumption Test for cars of unlimit-longing to a bookmaker, to whom anta at the forthcoming trials
ed horse-power. The receipt of cups from the Asiatic Petroleum he returned the money. Book should be for brokers rickshas, Co. and the Standard Oil Co. was makere generally got it back in weight "for inches. We know
who would win! The prevalence of malaria in also reported. These were not the end. various parts of the Colony, and allotted, it being decided to await the phrophylactic meseures that the receipt of further expected An advertiser in a Home paper Many a Hongkong man liver where he sleeps, but there are have been urged, as well as the trophies before making the final wants somebody to adopt & use of quinine as the basis allocations.
lovely, healthy girl," barn last quite a number who don't sleep.
17, Connaught Road, Central, Tel. Central No. 1186.
to a great extent. Malaria and Quinine.
The Telegraph.
HONGKONG, 18th August, 1923.
SALESMANSHIP.
Someone has said that the more one studies simple psycho- logy; the more apparent does
it become that all life is a matter
arrange.
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opped off the tree of life!
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"Our teeth are our best friends,"
says an advertisement in a Lon cost of living in Hongkong is The Bboys declare that the don paper. In old age,they often high, but worth it.
prove falsel
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of all curative treatment, lende It was announced that there September. We suppose she's too where they live. special interest to & currant medical discussion of the beet for each event.
would be first and second prizes young for Hongkong's flapper.
chasers. means of administering this drug.
It would seem, the a grost deal
hibition,
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What about an acceleration test
for some of our chit coolies?
Appreciated Help. Letters were received from the Hongkong'e amateur photo- of unfortunate experimenting has
We know a man who would been indulged in, with resultant Hongkong Engineering and Coographers must be honest folk. discomfort, and even acute suffer: struction Co., Ltd., and the Hong. The competitors are to do the easily win the consumption test if ing, to patients. It is becoming kong and Whampoa Dock Co., judging at the forthcoming ex- they were only using another
kind of spirit. generally recognised that injeco. Ltd. expressing willingness to tions of quinine cause bad after assist in transport work, the effects, and the practice of so former treating even grave cases is fall disposal of the Committed a motor a bicycle that is both "fairly new" ing into disuse. We know of aftruck on August 25th, and the and in good repair." He is oase where a patient was tem-launch on September 2nd. These pessimist. porarily blinded by quiuing offers were much appreciated.
A injection. the Journal of Tropical Medicine
recent issue of
by placing mt the Somebody in the Colony wants
Other Matters.
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of salesmanship. Turning the
Wo thought over, there would appear
don't want them to Several other matters dealt Russian, bere, for fear they might some good grounds for thinking and Hygiene giver an extract with, including detailed arrange- Roumanian the Colony, that this is so. For example, we from the report of a doctor in the ments in connection with the
It was also resolved that in the
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A scientist says the next war
will be fought by radio, From
the noise we heard at the recent, demonstration, we should say the sorap is now on.
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Tan't it funny that Hongkong women with the most clothes. " scem to wear the least?
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go out of cur way to please red that the administration of it being decided that the former drinkers express" passengers cent. of our cuss words were in- Malay Peninsula who has pro Acceleration Test and Kill Climb,j Some of the. "Eight ton gia It's calculated that ninety per and hold our friends. That's
quining by ...means of an aball be taken as the flying start remind us of clocks. They are vented by Hongkong people trying salesmanship. We cultivate at ones, recommended by a mem of the latter competitors to make hard to stop when once wound up to keep cool in August. tractive manners, and common ber of high medical authe run straight through. Printed senee" demeanour, and patiently thorities, is buth dangerous to the instructions will be given each and have a striking way of at-
patient and acutely painful, caus competitor on these matters. tracting attention.
A man named Karlpulaerouel. build up a reputation for honestying much prolonged suffering
lereriler, recently arrested in the and reliability. All salesman without curing the malarial.com event of the typhoon signals At the same time (and place) Stator, was so drunk that he ebip. Instinctively we realize ditions. After all, the good old being up on Friday, all events and at other times (at the same couldn't even pronounce his name. method of swallowing the drug, will be moved forward one week. place) we often wonder how on that we are here in this material and waiting for it to take effect in life on a short trip, with certain its own time, appears the beat qualifications of advantage to and we are glad to see that medical others and certain handicaps that science is prepared to discard newfangled methods where they hold us back. We concentrate prove obviously unsatisfactory. to overcome the handicaps and develop the qualifications. That's Balemanship the upper applied science. The same point was recently made by a professor of applied psychology when be
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THE GYMKHANA.
THE STAR,
DAY BY DAY..
earth it is possible to hold a really At Volunteer shooting com. Tepresentative gathering of Eog- petition in Singapore, the winners land's grand old families (and all were "three pints" ahead of the that sort of thing) when flocks of second team, according to one of thom have apparently forsaken the local papers. We recommend their baronial halls in order, to that fact to "Pussyfoot" and his LESS dwell on a hill near China. followers.
PRESENT FEARS ARE THAN HORRIBLE IMAGININGS.— Shakespeare.
Tenders are being invited for the construction of a hardwood pier
at Blackhead's Point Kowloon.
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No wonder people believe that Stucco covers a multitude of Hongkong is always behind the sine.. that "the report for 1822 of the times. A contemporary states
"Commercial Fly," says, &. Alice Memorial and Affiliated heading it,a Canton newspaper. Hospitals has just been published." Interested in the spread of dis-
There's many a Hongkong una
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A paper is offering prizes for ideas to make the home more aptractive. Our idea is lower rente,
ease, we suppose.
Some ungazetted honours: The
the Some angazetted Memorial Hospital contains the Alice
following names amongst the General Committee: "Hon. Mr. A.Stevenson, Hon. Mr. W. B. Wal- ker and Hon. Mr. A. E. Wright..
Canton wants to go fifty-fifty with us. A shendy-gaff, with Canton supplying all the gaff
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Maybe they've lost the
A Two-Days' Meeting.
Local turfites will be interested stated that nature bae taught to learn that the October. Gym.
The names of Mr. Tu Tak every man to be a salesman when khana ia to be a two days' meet chung, Mr. A. J. Lane and Mr. it comes 10. making love-that is ing. It will be held on Saturday, J. L. Adams have been added to why he always endeavours to be October 6th, and Monday, October the list of Authorised Architects. 8th, the latter day being a Bank at his best in his finance's pre-Holiday.
We regret to announce the sance and puts on polished man- The fact that the Monday in a death of Mr. Hob Hiu-lay, the
Manila is to be "dry" on elec ners and a most pleasing smile. Bank Holiday and also in view of acting General Secretary of the
the recent arrival of a batch of Chinese Y.M.C.A., which took tion days, according to an order Courtship, indeed, has been de Gymkhana ponies from Shangbai place this morning at hiere just issued. People are now ask- scribed as the original form of provide the circumstance why gidence, 27 Bonham Road, after a ing that the elections be cut out. salesmanship.
a two-days' function has been brief illness. The funeral leaves "arranged."
the house for Pokfulum Cemetery As we ponder this discussion
at 3.30 p.m. to-morrow," of salesmanship as a vital part
The Itention of golfer is of every human life, two thoughts
directed to the fact that Messrs. occur to us. One is that it would
Mackintosh and Co. are at per- | be an excellent idea for boys and
They sent showing a special display of "Hunting Big Game in girls to receive, some time or
Africa."
golf hose. They have some 400 players pairs in band, just purchased at umpire. other in their education,
"Hunting Big Game in Africa," specially favourable rate, art. practical course in the funds the famous wild animal him and are offering them at $i per mentale of the paychology of taken during a two and a half pair. Ordinarily the price would Why all this warfare against saleemanship. We can have year tour through the Dark Con- be at least $6.50, The quality is flies? They keep lots of people much productive ability, but with-week-end at the Star Theatre,
tinent, is being shown over the everything that could be desired: from just sitting round doing
nothing. out the ability to market it we Kowloon. This production ran are destined to be candlelights at the Coronet for a week, draw THE BANDIT OUTRAGE. under B
bushel. The seconding record houses the first few nights. It proved one of the finest point in that salesmanship applies films ever soreened in the Colony to nations as it applies to in- and was probably seen by more diyiduals. "Amiable foreign re people. H.A. and Sidney Snow. the two intropid American ex- lations are a matter of salesman plorers faced constant danger to ship, and it might be a good iden secure this splendid production. A later Hankow report shows gave his son's bride, a million to let the sales ongineers try During their stay in Africs they that the Irish priest, McHugh dollars. Nasd we add that be their hand at so-called diplomacy succosted in filming practically and Ward, escaped by wearing was a landlord ?
every variety of wild animal the Chinese clothes. The London usually the science of selling jungles and plains hold, and some Mission Hospital and structures An advertisement records that gold, bricks and then trying to of the "close-ups" they obtained were burned, not the Catholic a dark blue lady's "raincoat has keep the buyers satisfied. These are wonderful examples of skill Church Hospital, which is re-has been lost on one of the local According to the Post, there is and daring, "Hunting Big Game ported not to have been burned: roads. Oxonians, especially, will a local flat to let for exactly "two are a few thoughts as they occur in Africa" is Nature in the screen. It is believed there are no foreign note the lady's distress. To be minutes." The drawback is that to us. Perhaps our roadors have It is educating, interesting, thrill-captives, but more than a hun without a raincoat this season by the time you got to the ferry, their own idons on liio subject.
Fing and amazing,'
dred Chinese were kidnapped, would make anyone feel blue. your lease would have expired,
Irish Priests Escape. (Our own Correspondent.)
Shanghai, Aug. 18.
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Babies in the States are now being soothed to sleep by jazz, says a newspaper. Thero should be s fine flock of shimmy-shakers by 1940.
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A vocalist who has come will to the fore in the States is 'Mise Sigrid Onegin. We trust she will never taste tho bitters of failure. -
Keepers of certain small hotels. old tag: "Nihil potest nisi quod in the Colony will now render the
de jure potest."
A diver. "at present ongaged".
is seeking a new contract. We presume he would be quite pro- pared to come to surface to talk matters over with prospective em- ployers.