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THURSDAY JUNE 20, 1929.
RADIO POLICY.
THURSDAY, JUNE 20,
1929.
DAY BY DAY.
vate concern faking it over, with promise Ite riska of loss or of
Саво the gain may be. If it be argued that the Government wants to have a hand in broadcasting for propaganda purposes, the answer is that, as a member of the Legislative Council
THE PRESENT AGE HAS ALMOST FORGOTTEN HOW TO LAUGH.-Rev. F. L. Wiseman.
Llout. B. Archidali has been ap pointed to H.M.S. Cornwall.-
NAVÁL MAN'S DEATH.
SUCCUMBS TO MENINGITIS
IN. HOSPITAL. "
The Very Idea!
The United States, which have produced many remarkable men, We regret to record the death, have now given us the real boot- which took place yesterday at the legger. Most people wonder why Naval Hospital, of Mr. M. C. Eng- a bootlogger la su called, Woll Mr. W. Venlo has been appointed land, Sick Berth Attendant attach- you remember that cricket on- recently pointed out, the Hongkong First-class Draughtsman, Engineered to H.M.S. Tamar. The de-thusiast who was asked why ho alation cannot be heard oven in Department, Hongkong Naval Dock ceased, who was 24 years of age, called a certain ball a yorker, came out to Hongkong in 1927 and "But," said he, "what else would Canton. In any event, even If a yard.
was for a timo serving at the 'you call it?"
"Now that the veritable bootleg- commercial firm were granted a
Lieut. Commander F. J. C.. Ilain-Naval Hospital prior to being concession to broadenst, it would han, D.8.0., has been appointed to transferred to the Tamar. Heger a man with an artificial lea be easily possible for the Govern-II, M.S. Vivid for R.N. Barracks entered hospital a week ago com-
ment to come to some working ar rangement in regard to the trana. mission of propaganda matter if and whon thought desirable.
temporarily,
A new studio portrait of Lady Clementi and her two daughters, Diane and Cecily, appeared in the Daily News of May 29.
plaining of a headache, and it is understood that he passed away from meningitis. He was a native of Southwold, Middlesex, where his parents, for whom much sympathy will be felt, reside. He was due to return to England in the near
Yesterday's return of notifi-future. able diseases shows three cures of typhoid (two Japanese and one Chinese), and one Chinese case of
The outstanding fact at present is that Hongkong broadcasting is not fulfilling any really useful purpose, and that it cannot pos- sibly do so without the expendi-diphtheria. turo of much more money. We do not know how much money goes out monthly on the service, count- ing all items of expenditure, in- cluding the salaries of those whol
We
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Passengers leaving for Manila on the Empress of Russia included Mr. E. J. Ainslie, Dr. W. G. M. Buckosah, Dr. F. B. Baldwin and Mr. and Mrs. II. Manter.
The funeral took place at Happy Valley Inst evening, full naval honours being accorded. The Rev.
which he filled with whiskey-he actually been discovered we can argue, after the manner of some philologists, from the particular to A bootlegger is the general. clearly one who fills his artificial leg with what to known se "hootch." Why it is called 'hoolch confcsa is another matter. I (says a writer) that at present I do not know, but I live in hopa that some day a bootlegger will be
*
G. H. Hewitt, Naval Chaplain, con-arrested whose name on Inquiry will be found to be Hootch. That ducted the obsequies....
will solve the question quite satis- A firing part from 1.M.S. Castorfactorily. preceded the gun carriage on which the coffin, draped with the Union Jack, was borne from the R.N. Ifospital to the Cemetery, Naval officers wore In present Chief and Petty Officers, other Nayal ratings, and civiliang She was fighting with another including the staff of Chinese cm-gentleman:"
At tho Elderly woman at Willesden ployees on the vessels close of the service, the Oring I am obliged to keep a maid, so party fired three valleys over the naturally there is constant troublo grave, and a bugler sounded the at home. "Last Post."
Beggar, taking the oath at Marl- borough Street, London:-I swear by faith, hope, and charity.
Policeman at Stratford, of o woman accused of drunkenness :
The theft of a magneto and ly or principally engaged on brand- lends valued at $31, from his mo-attendance, and there were also casting, but it is safe to say that tor garage at Taiwan, was report the income from licences cannoted to the police yesterday by Mr. of the Electrical cover a lithe of the disbursements.. W. Jefford,
Department, Royal Naval Dock Nor
cari
any yard. REB prospect of the position being al-
A Chinese was rescued by a tored in this regard for many
dcaman after accidentally drop- years. That being the ease, hasping overboard from the Yaumall not the time come when the whole Ferry Man Lee last night. Upon position should be reviewed? arrival of the launch at Yaumati, Certainly this nightly broadcast the man was handed over to the ing of gramaphone records is not worth all the time, trouble and expense which it involves,
Water Police.
to the depot al, Matnukok for ob-.
servation:
The Hon. Treasurer begs to acknowledge the receipt of the following donations to the St. John Ambulance Brigade Fund.--Mr. ning $100, Mr. Chu Chung-bin Mok Wing-yue $100, Mr. Ke Ho-
BRIDGE MADE EASY
Joy
W.W.Wentworth
Willesden Magistrate-Was your husband under the influence of drink? Wife-No, under the in- fluence of another woman.
Solicitor at Stratford, in a hus- band and wife case-I have done everything I possibly could to bring the parties together by n mutual separation.
.
Ol'eute machine that sells to me.
My ticket on the Under-
ground,
It irks me much that you should
bo
So dumb when others may be
found,
According to my Information,
Quite full of pleasant, con-
versation.
Why can't you murmur,
Bo much,
Thanks
Your platform will be num-
ber two,"
Among the floral tributes were the following:-From Commodore R. A. S. Hill; Ship's Company, M.S. Tamar; Surg. Captain W. W. Kier. R.N. Hospital; Medical Omeer, RN. Hospital; Office Stuff, Deported for life from the RN. Hospital; Medical Oficer, Straits Settlements as an habitual | H.M. Dockyard, and L. S. B. A. criminal, a Chinese was to-day Atkinson, H.M. Dockyard; Chinese
[Au American automatic ma sent to prison for six months' ini-Staff, R.N. Hospital; Superinton- prisonment, an conviction by Mr.dent.Sister and Sisters, RN. Hos chine rejects bad coins and speaks The Importance of Being Earnest.. W. Hamilton, on a charge of pital; Patients of Wards 3, 4 and warning words to those who ten
G; Warrant Wardmaster and Mader them.] The importance of the simul-natching a bangle from a child.
Olver, Mr. and Mrs. Sinen, Mr. The appearance, in the votes taneous alterancen by the British
A houseboy, employed at No. 73, and Mrs. Hunt, Phil and Doris, which are to come before the Fin-Premier and the American Am-Nathan Road, was admitted into Mr. and Mrs. Medina and Pat ance Commitice of the Legislative bassador in different parts of the the Kowloon Hospital yesterday Council this afternoon of another British Isles on Wednesday, deal following an attack made on him sum in respect of wireless broad-ing, to put it, broadly, with the by a dog. The man was given procautionary treatment for a re- bife which he received in the right casting serven to raise the general maintenance of harmonious question of the Government's lations and a common understand-leg. The animal, which belongs ing between the two countries, 16 On Lee, a compradore, of 23; policy in this connexion." It is
We Nathan Road, has been removed cannot be over-estimated. true that the sum is merely the may be held to be a trifle exuber- balance of a vote previously saneant in our enthusiasm if we ex- tioned, but that does not alter the press the bellof, that, together fact that the Colony is continuing with the Forres conversations, to spend quite a lot of money on their speeches may mark the of the turning a project which at the moment approach of one
(Abbuviations: A-ace; K- serves no other purpose than the points in modern history, but it broadcasting of gramaphone re- must be obvious that the door $20, Mr. Laura Dore $25, Mr. Auking; Q-queen; J-inck; X- cords, plus an occasional "talk" as heen opened wide to real co-Yeung Fung-pak $16, Mr. Ho Man- any card lower than 10.
operation and mutual trust, the hon $15, Mr. Lai Yuet. Chan $15, and the relaying of local church achievement of which would be services. Not so very long ago, of inestimable benefit to the whole a substantial vote was passed for world. The striking difference in furnishing the studio, and from the treatment of the subject is time to time other sums have been quite in harmony with the per-
Mr. P. F. de Souza son of Mr. of tho expended on attempts to improve sanalities of Mr. Ramsay Mac Herman de Souza, one
Donald and General Charles Justices of the Peace of Malaeen, the tronamission apparating,
Dawes, The Labour leader is and a nephew of Dr. E. L. de Souza In spite of All this
xe essentially, and earnestly. idea-of Hongkong, has passed
Criminal and Roman Law in the diture, however, we hear
listic bi bis phraseology, without recent examinations In London. that the transmission is
leaving room for doubt of his Mr. de Souza fa 'n student nt the not at all powerful, and that, to thorough appreciation of the Middle Temple, where he has been East-spadre A 8 6 4 3; hearts' cite an example near at hand, Can- | practicalities. He conveys his for about a year. News of his 10 3 7 6; diamonds 6 2; clubs J 10.
Ruccess has been received by cable.- 4
Declarer-spades Q 84; hearts ton programmes come through the feeling that he is taking up
To is the tennis champion ofA 4 2; diamonds A Q 10 8; clubs air much more clearly than does task which should have been com- Sidenp, Kent, and hopes to securo A Q 4. the local broadcasting. It is prob-pleted long wuro, that he is de- county colours this
foward younger brother who Is in Singa- able that even the Government ex-
pore is also an export tennis K Q6 3; diamonds J5 43; clubs. player, and recently represented 3 2. the Colony against the F. M. S. in an inter-state contest.
termined
to push
Mr. Wong Pik-tung $10, Mr. Chan Lam-kwan. $10, Mr. Mok Hing- cheung 510, Mr. Mok Hing-klu $10, Mr. Tsof Hossang $10, Mr. Li Taze- chung $20; Total $360.
¿
year,
COLONY'S RATEABLE
VALUE,
INCREASE OF OVER 81 PER CENT. IN TEN YEARS.
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171
A
The Squeeze Play-2.
To squeeze successfully, you should play all of the cards in your strong sult consecutively in- stead of switching from one to the ether. Squeeze to the limit, even If you have to play every card in your trump suit.
بھر
An illustration of the use of the squeeze play at no trump follows: Dummy-spades J 5; hearts J 9; diamonds K9 7; clubs K9 8 76 5.
West Spades K 10 9 hearts
•
And it would be a kindly touch If you would add "Your train
is duc,
But, if your shape perchance
be portly,
Don't run. There is another
shortly."
Could you not tell the fussy
dame, Searching her purse, as one
by one
She and the coppers that you
claínu: "Maduth, I beg of you have
done! There is a queda of people
waiting,
J
Who find it very Irritating."
Surely our engineers could
teach
Our dull machines more plea-
sant ways,
And if you could be trained to
spetch
In these, our wonder work-
ing days,
The Underground' would he
more pleasant, Evch than it appears at pre-
sunt.
West leads the 8 of hearts. The declarer sees that there is nothing to be gained by the hold-up and takes with the Jack of hearts int the, dummy. He now notices that six tricks may be made in the club "Words ending in 'ous' mean full
The teacher said to her class- cult. In addition, four diamond
•
*
"Why is that piece of red cotton tied round your finger?"
"My wife put it there to re- mind me to post her letter."
"And did you post it?"- "No: "she forgot to give it to
as perts are not satisfied with the rapidly as possible until the ideal Is reached. There are obstacles work of the local station, but pre- to be surmounted," he says, "and sumibly they would argue that fur- historical inheritances to be ther expenditure, with a view to soothed, but that Is the glorious much-needed improvement, is not task which the happy converan- warranted until the receipts from tion of the Amerlenn Ambassador has opened up."
tricks may be made if West does of; ne joyous means full of joy receiving-act licences materially and myself
not hold four cards headed by the and vigorous means fall of vigor. increase. The point, however, is General Dawes chose a strongly
Jack in that sull-but West has Now give an example of euch a
word." that income from this source is practical line, urging that naval
just such a hand. Declarer there- disarmament negotiations should,
Tommy raised his hand and said hardly likely to grow until better in futuro, ho conducted by new
fare playa his clubs consecutively.
___"Pious." Some interesting facts regard-Reluctant to weaken his spado or programmes are put on. Thus we methods. Naval experts, he urged, ing the increase in the rateable heart ault, west discards a dia. encounter the vicious circle.
should be useful in preparing value of property is given in the mond and the declarer makes all On the major point of policy, the definitions of the naval "yard report on the assessment for the of his diamonds good!
When you hold A KQ X in a public would like a definite Gov-stlek" for the valuation of the year 1929-30.
The latest valuation shows that suit, before you play it compel your ernment statement regarding fighting strength of a ship, but the rateable value has increased opponents to do some discarding In this manner future intentions. In particular, statesmen should be left with the from $30,395,447 to $31,017,566, on other suits,
last word and he responsible for which represents an addition of you may squeeze out one card from me." It would be interesting to now
four card holding in that ault in whether the Government is in reducing the various definition 4.02 per cent, during the year.
In the ten years from 1920-21 to the hand of one of your opponents, Lady Candidate (to heckler, of the various naval techntelans this broadcasting business for to one having universal applica-1920-30, the rateable value of the with the result that your AKQX who had been pestering her for
Colony has Inercased by $14,208,-will win four tricks where other good, or whether, if the oppor- tion. The suggestion may prove 607. or 81.62 per cent..
wise it would win only three. " tunity occurred, it would be pre- in practice to be the real means The number of fenòments. ·re- pared to grant a concession to of adjusting the difficulties of ported to be vacant during the some private concern. If bigger detail hitherto separating Britain year averaged about 102 monthly, and the United States on the naval as compared with 324 for the and better programmes are seriously contemplated by the that the definition of a universal
question, though we are afraid previous year. Government, it will obviously have "yard-stick" will in itself offer the one question precedent to the to take on the role of public en-high hurdles for negotiation. Be nanurad peace of the world-tho tertainers and spend very much that as it may, General Dawen'a impregnable peace of the English- more than it is now doing. Are comments were directed chiefly speaker from Kent to California by the Board of Conservancy the prospects sufficiently alluring
towards the foundation of an era from Demarcation Point on the Works of Kwangtung, shows the two to: play,” to warrant such a stop? If there and upon the effective co-opera-Zealand. Round the world and
of permanent peace
on earth, arctic shores of Alaska-Yukon to water levels in English foot on the the southernmost caps of New West, North and East Rivors on
the datas nained? 1a any doubt on the point, the tion of Britain and America this down the world, through free wiser course would appear to ba largely depends. If we may communities in four: continents, for the Government to get out of borrow a ringing paragraph from the mother tongue is spread, and the business altogether and ex- Mr. J. L. Garvint, There is no with it the heritage of literature, plore the possibilities of some pri- timorousness nor ambiguity on the same temper of law, the same general ideas of right and wrong.
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Taingylon Samshul Sheklung
to his a plain "Yes" or "No" various questions): "If I ask you a question, will, you answer "Yes": or 'No'7"
Heckler: With pleasure.” *Lady Candidate (employing well-known device): "Have you. stopped beating your wife?".
Heckler: "No, I beat her this morning."
Lady Candidate: "What! 1 !!! Heckler: "Yes-threoup and
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