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FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1928.
NEW TYPE PACKING CASE.
STRIKING DEMONSTRATION. IN HONGKONG.
1
Tho superiority of patent fibre packing cases over the custonary wooden type, for the shipment of cargo, was strikingly demonstrat od yesterday afternoon at the offices of Messrs. J. M. da Rocha! and Company, who are the local agents for this new form of pack ing case.
It was whilst Mr. J. M. da Rocha was in San Francisco somo time
FOOTBALL FORECAST
COMPETITION.
TELEGRAPH" OFFERS PRIZE
OF $50 WEEKLY.
The "Hongkong Telegraph" offers a prize of $60 to the readers who send In twelve correct fore- casts of the results of the English and Scottish
League matches
and Scottish Cup and League matches (to be played on Saturday
next, April 21st) set out in the
ago that he became acquainted Coupon below. No goal acores" with these fibre containers, which
are produced by the libre Board are required; only forecasts show. Products Co., of that city, but ing wins or drawa.
after ordering a big stock heIn the event of no reader fore- learned that their use had been casting all twelve matches, a prize banned by the Hongkong Ship- of $25 will be given to the reader ping Board. He was able, how who sends in the greatest number ever, by actual shipment export of correct forecasts; and in the ments, to convince the San Fran- event of two or more readers send- cfuco Shipping Board that the fibroing In an equal high number, the cases were superior to the wooden prize of $25 will be divided. ones, and yesterday a demonstra- The competition la In accordance tion given in his Company's offices with the rules published in the to local shipping men proved av Telegraph during the weeks August effective that all objection to their 29--September 24, use has now been whdrawn,
Yesterday's" dem, stration took the form of throwing from thei third-storey window two packages of fire-crackers-one enclosed Th a wooden and the other in a fibrel packing case. This was done by Mr. J. O. Sheppard, of the Cana- din Pacific Steamships, Ltd. On subsequent examination by ship- ping firm and Press represunta- tives, it was found that the wooden box was badly smashed and the packages of fire-crackers After spending money at the torn, whilst the fibre case was rate of a million Tranes a year, practically undamaged and a though earning little over 10,000 contenta uninjured. Moreover, the francs, Rene Omerth, a 60-year-old wooden case would doubtless have accountant, hus heen sentenced in been smashed to smithereens but | Paris for swindling his employer, for, the Acmo steel straps with an estate agent. The latter says, which it was bound. It was also he has lost 1,400,000 franŁA. shown in further demonstrational Shedding tears, Omerth tok the that the fibre cases are both water- Court that in 1926 he had married proof and fireproof.
MUNIFICIENCE.
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a woman, of 26. He had pretend. During the afternoon, it was ed to be very wealthy, and had pointed out by Mr. da Rocha that ried to dazzle his bride by muni fibre CABCS havo still further ficence, taking her to the most advantages over wood. Their stylish restaurants and night re- cost is a little less; they are less sorts in Paris.
bulky which means a saving on freight over a big shipment; the Iis budget for the first 11 U.S. customs duty on fire crackers months af 1927 included the folis & centa gold per ib. which means
Dr. and Cr..
lowing receipts:
Proceeds of frauds.....
Salary
Coupons cashed
Francs. 802,000 10,230 2,500
Drawn from own banking
account
194,050
Tatal ..... 1,008,780
His expenditure comprised
#
Talior
Travel and theatres
Motor-ears
Paris restaurants
Household expenses.. Jewellery and presents ...
In agreement with his wife, he
a very considerable saving as there was a difference of 4 lbs, weight between the two small boxes used in yesterday's demenstration; and sinco fibre cases can be folded flat; they are returnable and can be used over and over again,
Those present at yesterday's de- monatration Included Messra. E.
"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH" FORECAST COMPETITION.
Matches to be played on April 21st:
ENGLISH CUP FINAL.
Huddersfield V Blackburn.
DIVISION I.
Cardiff Spurs
Y
♥ Sunderland. Bury.
DIVISION II.
V Port Vale, Swansea. Fulham.
Reading Southampton y Notts Cty.
DIVISION III, Torquay. Y Exeter Bournemouth v
V
Now WE
WILL HAVE-
WHAT CAN
ANYONE SEE IN A FACE THIS THAT?
JJ BOWWW.
BUAK
· TELEVISION DIVORCES
WONDERFUL
G.B.S. ON WOMEN SHIPPING NEWCOMERS,
"HAMBUGS."
THE SHOWING-UP OF THE VICTORIANS.
"THOSE I LOVED.”
"PROTEUS" ARRIVES; "BARON
HAIG" COMING.
A véssel new to the part is record- ed in this morning's returns, this being the Norwegian ss. Proteus, owned by Wrangell and Co., for. .whom Messrs. Karsten Larsen act
"The Victorian WOMARN was as the local agents. humbug-a wonderful person in-. deed, but a shamone acting
Swinden. Dar Newport.
Plymouth.
SCOTTISH LEAGUE
Falkirk Partick
V
V
Clyde
v. Raith Rovers,
'.
Name..
Address
No. 34.
Date
"When Ibsen came along, went to her dressing-room took off her make-up."
The Proteas entered from New castle (Australia) and Thio (New she tons of Coal for local discharge. Caledonia,) with a cargo of 1,187 and Captain Oakland was in commund," with a crew of five Europeans and 29 Asiaties."
an
The vessel was built in 1902 by
J. Crown, of Sunderland, and on-
Mr. G. Bernard Shaw, In Hamilton.bsen Centenary Lecture to the Celtic. British Drama Lengue at the Royal Society of Arts, contrasted the pre-Ibsen woman and the gined to 149 N.II.P., by the North post-Ibsen woman.
Eastern Marine Jane Austen, George Eliot and Shields,
Eng Co., Đ Her dimensions are:- Charlotte Bronte were not real Length, 260 feet; beam, 38.8, feet; and moulded depth, 20 feet,
Strike out the teams which you think will lose, but make no marks in respect of matches which you think will be drawn.
women, he said.
"They were stage women. They with a gross lounage of 1,678, were women who discovered that and helt tonnage 1,024. Draught there was an ideal woman, as it on entry was 12 feet forward and. were, and that it was up to them 13. feet aft. to play the part, just as an Irish- man, realising that there is a stage plays up to him. Irishman, accepts the position and
Playing a Part. "The ran women were there all
Another new Vessel due to arrive to-morrow is the 3.5. Baron Haig, of the Hogarth S.S., Com pany. This ship was built to the order of the Hogarth interests by of Irving, in. 1926 and registered the Ayrshire Dockyard Company,
at Ardrossan.
France. N. Ryan and J. O. Sheppard of the 117,878
C.P.S., T. B. Wilson of Dollar and 106,865 170,437 Admiral Line, H. Uyemura of the 230,000 | N.Y.K, T. rose of the O.SK.. 61,000 J. B. Lanyon and M.A.A. Mae- 317,000 kintosh of the Blue Funnel Line, V. M. Grayburn of the Hongkong Total ....................... 1,004,180 | and Shanghai, Bank, O. Streenstra All claims must reach this office the time, but they had to play a He explained that, rather more of the Netherlands Trading So- not later than Wednesday follow-part al wear a dress, which was than a year ago, an aunt had left eiety, and Mr. Mencarini, a retired ing the date on which the matches a very long dress.
With a gross tonnage of 3,391 him G00,000 francs, and he was Commissioner of the Chinese are played. No prize will be
"The woman of those days had and nett fonnage of 2,039, her thus able to draw on his own ne- Customs.
awarded for which a claim has not to cover the lower part of her dimensions are:-Length, 342.2 count.
been made.
person with a very long skirt. feet; beam, 18.6 feet; and moulded Bofore sending in your coupon,
"As for the upper part of her depth. 22.7 feet. She was engined hud now handed over to. his em-
mark your forecasts on the dupli-peraon, it had to ho, not dressed, by Rowane, of Glasgow, to 226 ployer all that he possesed-bis
Following the loss to the Tyne- cate Hat given below. Keep your
But upholstered. (Laughter). N.H.P. motor, her furs and jewels, their side of the Swedish State codulpicate lists and compare them the Victorian woman, aud to be "She had to be what is known naj furniture and Stock Exchange se- contract, the bulk of which later with the published results of curities. They were now penni- went Poland, another con- the matches and if you find that dressed so as to excite 'sex appeal," less.
long standing has you have eight or more correct continued Mr. Shaw, and when I (Lancs), which was closed after a "I have my dreams of the past," St. Cuthbert's Church, Darwan Nevertheless, the Court sen- been diverted from Newcastle send in a claim for the prize: tenced him to two years' imprison- by the keenness of foreign com-
think of the women I loved it is series of demonstrations against. ment, Imposed a fine of 5,000 petition. Athens Gaa Works' con-
Mark your envelopes "Football" nothing like the present-day young the ritualistic character of the ser- francs and ordered restitution of tract for 10,000 tons of gas coal on the front and write your name person with legs that I see, but a vices, was reopened last month. at 214. Bd. a ton c.i.f., April and (without address) on the back of woman with a long skirt and an The morning service was at- all the money stolen.
May delivery, has gone to Germany. the envelope.
ample bodice.
tended by more than a thousand The lowest tender from the New-)
"But, you know, the real animal people. The Rev. A. L. J. Shields, catste district is believed to have! MARK AND KEEP THIS DUPLICATE was there all the time."
of the Industrial Christian Fellow- been at least threepence a ton LIST. DO NOT FORWARD IT TO US. It was Ibsen who broke the spell, ship, who has been placed in tem- IT IS PRINTED FOR YOUR CONVENI-declared Mr. Shaw. He amashed parary charge of the parish, stated ENCE 80 THAT YOU MAY KEEP A the stage woman, with the result that his policy would be "least RECORD OF THE FORECASTS YOU HAVE that the next generation of women sald soonest mended." They would came up as real. They care up never get peace by fighting for it. almost exactly like men.
to tract of
A wagon examiner named Wat- higher, son performed a courageous act at Carlisle station by rescuing a man
named Jones, who fell from the Mr. Justice Salter is to preside SENT IN. " platform in front of a train. As in future over the Railway and Huddersfield Jones, who came from Riddleton, Canal Commission, in the place of Cardiff near Preston, fell; Watson jump Lord Justice Sankey, who has been Spurs ed into the dft-way, crawled under promoted to the Court of Appeal.] Reading the engine, and held Jones in a The other members of the Commis- Southampton position of safety until the driver sion, which deals very largely with Notts Cry. had drawn the engine and a conch applications under the Mines Torquay
Exeter clear. Jones was taken to the in (Working Facilities and Support) Bournemouth firmary, but was found to be un
Falkirk injured.
Partick
Acts, are Sir E. Tindal Atkinson, K.C., and Sir Lewis Coward, K.C.
Clyde
V. Blackburn. v. Sunderland.
V. Bury..
Port Valo.
V. Swansea,
▼ Fulham. v. Swindon.
v. Newport.
v. Plymouth.
v. Hamilton.
v. Celtic.
v. Raith Rovers.
Shakespeare a "Beginner."
he was 40, and of Goethe before he Mr. Shaw compared Ibeen and was 50. Shakespeare.
"I say without hesitation that Ibsen, he said. "recapitalated" Shakespeare and Moliere were Shakespeare, got done with him, always like beginners compared and wrapped him into a small par with Ibsen In the valuation of the was 30; he had human mind, in the faculty of in- passed the stage of Mollere before sight, and in, the fundamental
genius of the story-teller."
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Members of the Shanghai Scottish, B.V.C., held their annual dance, at the Carole Sportik Francali a few days ago, when a most enjoyable kimny was todat
photo shows a glimpse of the ballroom, which was well Alled for the occasion,