THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1928.
OUR CROSSWORD PUZZLE.
21 YEARS AGO.
SOME EXTRACTS FROM THE "TELEĠRAPH" FILES.
The following Items are from the Hongkong Telegraph for the week ended Oct. 12th, 1007.
The rate of the dollar on demand was 2a 21⁄2d. •
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Mr. W. H. Taft, U.S. Secretary for War, visited Hongkong and was lavishly entertained.
Mr. C. Bulmer Johnson was admitted a solicitor at the Supremo Court.
In the Interport RMe, Shooting contest, Hongkong made a acore of 938, which was nine points better than Singapore. The Hongkong team included Capt. G. P. Lammert and Sergt. Lapsley, of the Hong kong Volunteer Corps.
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Mr. S. Montre, of Shanghai, committed suicide by shooting himself.
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LORD MAYOR OF LONDON.
ELECTION OF SIR KYNASTON STUDD.
London, Sept. 29.
An unusual situation confronted the Liverymen of the City of Lon- don in electing the Lord Mayor. Sir Harold Moore, senior alderman, had expressed a desire to stand down in favour of Sir Kymston' Studd, but the Privileges Committee ruled that this was not permissible. When the candidates were submitted, loud crich of "never" greeted Sir Harold Moore's name, leaving the choice between Sir Kynaston Stud and Sir Stephen Killick. The former was elected.
POLICE CHANGES.
NEW DEPUTY COMMISSIONER IN SHANGHAL
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(Our Own Correspondent.)
Shanghai, Oct. 11. Captain W. G. Clarke has been promoted to Deputy Commission- ar of Police and it is belloved that ho will eventually succeed the Commissioner Captain BIM. Bar- rett.
LETTER GOLF.
TEAM WORK comes in handy often und in letter golf it makes a nice par six.
TEAM
W
ORK
TROUSERS FOR PERSIANS.
WESTERNISING THE EAST.
Basra, Sept. 11'
The Shah's latest ordor in that All Porsians must wear a cont" and trousers and "rogulation" head- gear.
Tho Mojlia (Parliament) is also expected shortly to make a gesturo in favour of modemist movements,
The unveiling movement" is fat gaining ground, and men and wo- men are now allowed to go about together publicly.
To in Innrned that the now Toberan-Diz-mul-Khurrambad, rond is now open and that the journey was recently accomplished in n 30 hours Reuter motor-ear in understands that the Shab will, on his forthcoming journey to the South; make use of the new road. country The road will open up which has boon infosted with brigands and hostilo tribes. It was in this part of Persia that the Minister of Public Works was recently assassinated.
New Afghan Styles.
The desire of the King of Afghanistan that his subjects should aulopt the European dress has created fresh activity in Chleutta. The demand is for rondymado -clothing, and as a result a colony of tallora, now growing larger and larger, is established at Garden Bench, near Calcutta,
Tormerly the only European clothing wanted consisted of a few black, morning-coats, frock-conta, and dream-coats. If a man wished to lie in the fashion in the Khyber ♫ Light- orboyond it, he wore fitting long black cont surmounting a very baggy pair of tronRTES,
Trousers Like Crinolines, Young bloods, both inhus and Moses, is the Punja also adopted this mixed mode that bul originaled in Afubaustan, and, as often happens, they exaggerated the style, until the tight pants were born above trousers which bulged liked crinolines
When the Amir Abdur Rahman came down to Rawalpindi ho was Rreally disturbed at this CORLUDIC of some of the Indinn noblemen,. and indicated that he would not talente it in his own Court. Ho expressed a favourable opinion of the taming and trousers of British officer That was the beginning of a chonga in Afghan Army uniforms To-day officers of the Afghan Army "ata dressed almost like European officers, al Afghan General, in full uniform. with helmet and planne, might have steppeil straight' off the Ridge At Simia.
It is now expeated that in a tesó year's even the peasants in the felds will have abandoned pyjames for pantaloons, for that is the Oriental form of the Wester trongers, It simultaneously the purdah in shandoned, and the women appear in marinents designeri after European models, A new avenue of trade between India and Afghanistan is likely to be opened
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Calentia also hopes to make a deal of money as the result of the proposed change from turbans to salar topes and helmets, for it is
WOMAN'S WORLD
FOR OUR LADY READERS.
PREPARADNESS
Bir Now-
rue,
· MODER- - WHAT AM GOING TO DO? PLENTS OF DIDS FOR SPORTS-DINNER DANCES TEAS ROGE LUNCHEONG" ' "GLIMBER PARKES -GUT |
HAVENT A THING TO WON?
10, A TOKER BREAKFAS
Modern Candour.
ITS INFLUENCE ON GOOD MANNERS..
[By Noel Wendon.] Candour: Openness of heart, freedom from tricks or disguise,
Thus runs the definition in a standard dictionary, first, publish ed in 1865. Little did the lexfco- rapher dream to what lengths this candour, which he defines, would be curried within 70 years.
Han there ever, I wonder, since
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·THEN AND NOW~
WHEN GRANDMA WENT AWAY TO SCHOOL-GÖL AAD ONE PARTY DREGO”
FOR ALL OCONSYÒNS
CIRE, DY NEA SEMVICE, ENGI
right, I have surged it a bit this Different Occasions.
morning," and the, girl proceeded
annoyance,
rectify No rather contentment that he had noticed it.
Yet it is in a way truly delight- ful, and I doubt if any harm is done. Friendship between sexes ripens so quickly and freely that frank- ness is essential.
Women, as they always have, and I trust always will, enjoy a compliment, but the days of the lowery, long-winded effort have passed, let us hope for good. The unobtrusive, subtle compliment, the direct candid praise, or the left-
in Calcutta that the largest busi-prehistoric times, been such candour handed, "Not so bad, old. girl," If as there is now? The modern said with duo eye action, give just woman, with her clear insight and as much pleasure.
Tas in dome in solar pith hate.
KING PURCHASES PAINTING.
PRESENT FOR THE EMPEROR OF JAPAN.
London, Sept. 20. His Majesty has purchased the 1-The idea of lotter golf is to painting of the famous race horse change one word to another and Calorado by James Lynwood Palmer do it in par, a given number of for presentation to the Emperor of strokes. Thus to change COW to Japan on the occasion of his corona- Hon, in three strokes, COW, tion in November. HOW HEW HEN.
2-You, can change only onc
letter at timo,
Places
her dislike of fripperies, goes! straight to the point, and the young man, glad of a lead, follows sult.
Our Grandmothers. Our grandmothers would have gone white with rage, stamped a dainty fool, and vowed never to speak to "that wretch" again had remarks such as pro now heard been addressed to her.
Chivalry Displaced.
And what do the women think? Has modern candour killed "chivalry?" To a certain extent, ves. And over this women, though they will not always show it, feel ggrieved. How they still hate to see a man talking to a girl with his hat on, with a cigarette in his. mouth, and yet it is not uncommon.
براہیم
There's a time when advice
must be given,
And time to state your
aide'
Of a case as it truly seems to
you,
And 'n time to let things
slide.
There's a time when command
I must be taken
Of the weak who bend to.
your will,
There's a time for the busiest
purpose,
And a time to keep quite"
still.
words
There's a time when
must be spoken. When the fettered mind
they release From its fears and its mis-
conception"
And a time to hold your'
peace.
The wise know when to take
action
urgent
As they hear the "way, old thing, your com- Women, no matter how modern, plexion seems to have, slipped a resent this.
I heard a little this morning," young man say to a girl retently. Let Us Still Have Average Good
Shades of the Victorian age!
Manners..
call. But only the very wisest know The time to do nothing at
all.
Can you imagine the heartburninge, They still appreciate and expect the indignation, the biting silence a door being opened, for them, be which would have greeted such a re-ing allowed to pass, aut first, the mark in even mother's day? That aurtesy of having things carried for them.
dare Good for them, the man who rises to his should
THELMA COOMBS,
Yea, modern candour, "openness
Chapman's London Olympia Zoo 3 You must have a complete
I doubt if évon an early feet when they enter the room, and of heart," by all means, but do not word, of common usage, for each is to tour the British Isles from man junt Slang words and abbrevia-September 24 to November 20. heavens!
to be visited include Briton would have dared to re-hundred and one other such mat-let us lose manners. Do not let tions don't count.
The orde rof letters cannot be Chelmsford, Cambridge, Bedford mark to his girl, "Your woad leters, which are only really good chivalry die in a boorish frankness 'changed. 3.
Northampton, Rugby, Coventry, misplaced this morning.?
"Um-plurged rathor," One solution is printed on an-Burton, Derly, Sheffield, Leeda,
"Let's have a look. Yea-you're other page.
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manners. And yet some of the about equality of sexes. It is up to hati-fellow-well-mer typo will not women to see that it does not. The insist on them or show appreciation matter is in their hands.
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
JUST LET KUM GO AND WE'LL SEE WHERE HE TAKES
Us!
ALL-RIGHT-BUT- I FEEL KINDA CREEPY IN MY
BONES
MOODOO WooPoo
(LOOK! SOMEQUE HAS BEEN HERE. ALAYBE IT WAS YOUR UNCLE:
HARRY!
Horizontal
1 Having the taste of vinegar.
5' Fashion.
8 Two-wheeled vehicle.
12 To be furioas.
13 Implement for felling trees,
15 Steep, rugged rock...
14 Hodgepodge.
17 Appollution.
18 Realllent
21 Pertaining to the animals of a
given region.
24 Places of public contest.
28 Leered.
30 A little round hill.
31 To gaze.
32 English coin.
34 Three in cards,
36 Consellor.
30 To foment.
39 Kimono sash.
40 Region
44 Body of water.
45 Guided.
46 Gull,
47 Engendered,
48 Gold rock.
49 To prepare for publication.
Vertical
1 Portion of a circle.
2 Auto.
3 Yellow bugle.
4 Deteriorated.
5 Deadly,
6 Straight line passing through a
bady on which it revolves.
7 Alluvial tract, of land at the
GROUNDING OF H.M.S. "SPLENDID."
LIEUT-COM. RICHARDS SEVERELY REPRIMANDED.
Gibraltar, Sept. 25.
mouth of ariyor.,
8 To condente.
Wing part of a seed.
10 Edge.
11 Digit of a foot.
10 Boy.
120 To annog.
122
Dandy..
22 Era
23. American rubber tres.
126 Correlative of neither."
26 Beer
27 Sneaky
29 Ono who gives a reward in
return for a promised favour,
32 Rounded convex molding.
33 AWAY.
80 White linen yostmont,
27 Obstruction.
18 To plecs out.
41 Scarlet.
42 Silkworm.
48 Provident insect,
Yesterday's Solution,
DAN GOETHE
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"LONDON."
BRITISH FILM SHOWING AT THE QUEEN'S.
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There were large audiences at the Queen's Theatre yesterday do Lieutenant-Commander J. de c.ce tho first screenings of "Lon- don," the British film starring Richards, commanding H.M.B.
Opinione were Dorothy Glah. Splendid, has been sentenced by varied as to its merits, but there court-martial to be severely re- primanded, on a charge of hazard-was no doubting the appreciation shown in regard to the many ex- ing his ship.
cellent views of scenes of the Old The court-martial also found Country which the film contained. Commander J. C. J. Soutter, Com-These comprised glimpses of the mander of the destroyer Tour- best-known London centres, in maline, gullty of the charge that cluding several of its night clubs, he, by negligence or default, with Paul Whiteman and his fam- hazarded. the safety of H.M.S.ous orchestra; Houley during Re- Tourmaling and Splendid. Ho gatta Week, with the magnificent was sentenced to be severely re-firework display and typical ple- tures of the English hunting coun-- primanded.
H.M.S. Splendid recently return-try; to say nothing of Ho in Lime. od to Gibraltar with a damaged house,
From the production standpoint, propeller. Tho destroyer Tour-
film is good, but the. maline was ordered to Gibraltar the immediately afterwards. It ap-atory is rather hackneyed and not pears that the Splendid grounded too convincing. Dorothy Gish Is on a sandbank of Malaga, which really excellent as the Limehouse the Tourmaline passed over when waif, but she does not make a ahe moves leading. The Splendid got off great appeal when
amongst Mayfair society. There without assistance.
is good acting all through the" film, with rather more restraint than wo aro accustomed to in American productions.
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MZUNGU!! UWEE! UWEE!
GEE!INONDER!! MAYBE TUS UTTLE CANNIBAL BOY KNOWS WHERE
ANY UNCLE HARRY IS!!
But the main attraction of "Lon- don" will be found in its English settings, which are most refresh ing and in every way true to life.
Count the
TELEGRAPHS!
MZUNGU! AZUNGU!!
By Blosser
SEE THAT'S ALLE THANKS WE SET FOR BEING NICE TO THAT BOY QUICK! THIS IS NO PLACE FOR US, I CAN. SEB THAT!!
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