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NOW IS THE TIME TO GET YOUR
FRIGIDAIR
THERE ARE DOMESTIC MODELS OF FROM FOUR TO EIGHTEEN CUBIC FEET STORAGE CAPACITY.
OVER
1,000,000
IN USE THROUGH"UT THE WORLD.
THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1930
DAY BY DAY.
further concessions cannot be ex- pected from the owners, coal prices must be raised. Unhappily, how- ever, without stume special provision to meet the case, the raising of prices would make it Yesterday's return of notifiable
HUMAN NATURE IS NOT EQUAL TO THE TEMPTATIONS OF ABSOLUTE AU THORITY.-Mili.
The annual general meeting of members of the Victoria Recrea- tion Club is advertised place on Friday, March 14, at 6
p.m.
to take
Impossible for Britain to recapture diseases shows three cases of her export trade, due to the cut-email-pox and one of diphtheria, throat competition in the 'foreign all Chinese. markets. And unless the export trade can be secured, mines must be shut down and miners thrown out of work. It is true that the Government's plan incidentally Involved a disparity between the prices of British coal in Britain and abroad, but the object was not to penalise the home consumer: it was designed to facilitato ex- ports. In other words, some sacrifice was required of the people in order, that the mines might be kept going, the miners kept in work, and our lost trade
Mr. G. W. May will speak on "Occultism" at the usual weekly public lecture of the Theosophical Society, Hongkong Branch, to-day
at 6 p.m.
A reception will be held this afternoon at 5.30 p.m.. in the St. John's Cathedral Hall, when a farewell presentation will be made to Mr. W. L. Pattenden,
PASSENGERS. ON BICYCLES.
NOT DANGEROUS IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES.
The Very Idea!
Wandering round old Scottish churchyards one comes across many queer epitaphs. Here is one Intimating that some constables found in Cruden, Aberdeenshire. laboured under the mistaken im- It was erected to a strolling musi pression that because a conviction | clar
named Abercromby, ΟΙ had been obtained against one Crummie."
Here Crummie lies, enclosod in cyclist for riding a machine with
**wood, passenger on the back step the practice was dangerous, Sergeant Hughes who prosecuted a Chinese before Mr.Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning said that he did not regard it as dangerous unless the driver of the machine described circles or in any other way endangered the safety of the public. The officer mentioned that it is a common eight in England.
Fall six foot one and better; When tyrant Death grim'o'er
him stood
He faced him like'a hatter. Now lies he low without a boot,. Free from a world of bustle; And silent now is Crummie's
Flute,
And awful dry his whistle. Walter"Are you Hungary Broker"Yes, Siam." His Worship agreed that it was
Waiter "Den Russid to the not a danger in every case where a cyclist carried a passenger but it table and I'll Fiji."
Broker "All right, Sweden my depended on where the offence was coffee and Denmark my bill." committed. If it occurred in a thoroughfare where there was a danger. All cases had to be taken on their own merits. There was no law against carrying a passen- ger.
་་,
*
regained.. Förtunately, the de.kong lar went up a further far. lot of traffic then it constituted A you?" sneered a member of a
feat of the Government on this point does not jeopardise the main provisions of the Bill, which re- present a serions, offort to deal with a most stubborn problem:
The sterling value of the Hong- thing to-day, the opening quotation on der and being 18. 5.13/16d. This is the highest since March 1st.
*A Confirmation service will be held in the Hall of the Diocesan Boys' School on Sunday, March 16, bo presented to the Bishop of Victoria for Confirmation.
In the case before his Worship it was stated that the street in which the defendant was caught traffic, not having been completely
"So you preach for money, do chapel to his minister, who had appealed for more money, as his family was suffering through lack of nourishment. "I thought you preached for the good of souls."
"We can't eat souls,” replied the
minister, "and even if we could it yours to make a meal.
DODWELL & Co., Ltd. Had it had that effect, the Labour at 10 am: when sixteen boys will riding was not used by motor would take a thousand, such as
Sole Distributors HONG KONG & S. CHINA.
BI.TH.
GITTINS.-At the French Hos- pital, on March, 12th, 1930, to Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Gittins, a daughter.
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
THURSDAY MARCH 13, 1970.
THE GOVERNMENT'S
DEFEAT.
The First Concert at the Kow- loon Branch of the Helena May Institute, 8, Aimai Villas will be held to-morrow, Friday, the 14th inst., at 8.45 p.m. The programme will include instrumental Trios and Quartettes and songs by Madame Carola. Advt.
Following complaints from pedestrians; two young Chinese appeared before Mr. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy this this morning on charges of play- ing football in Kai Yan Road, Kowloon City. Both defendants were cautioned.
surfaced..
The defendant was cautioned. In another case, a young girl was fined $10 for riding a machine in circles in Nathan Road. It was stated that some men were with
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"Howlers" again: The Auroro Borealis is a large snake, found chiefly in South America,
A Lampoon is a weapon used for the defendant, but they managed killing whales on the Arctic circle, to escape.
INSURANCE CO. REPORT.
MANUFACTURERS LIFE CO.
PROGRESS.
The forty-third annual report of the Manufacturers Life Insurance Company for 1929, as submitted to policyholders and shareholders the annual meeting shows a year of unprecedented progress.
at
David Garrick was I great op- ponent of Shakespeare's playa.
An apiary is a place for keeping wild monkeys in.
The rapidly increasing divorce rate," remarked the wit, "indicates that America is indeed becoming the land of the free."
"Yes," replied the prosaic friend, "but the continued mar riage rate suggests that it is still the home of the brave.”
Builder's Foreman "Excuse me, but are you the lady what's singing?
Lady-"I was singing... Why?
Administration would no doubt have resigned, since it is pledged
It was disclosed before Mr. to carry through the Bill.
Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Whatever one's political views Magistracy this morning that no licences were issued to hawkers to may be, full marks must be accord-sell fire crackers because of the ed the Prime Minister for the dangers which might result from astute way in which he turned the the hawking of crackers. tables on his opponents when the defeat of the Government was an nounced. This he did by challenging the Conservatives to broaden the basis of their proposed vote of censure, which is being introduced to-day. That vote is on the McKenna Duties, but, as the Liberals are
at one with the Government on this issue, there can be no question of its adoption in its original "form. What Mr. Ramsay MacDonald suggests is When Part I of the Coal Mines that it should be amended so as to
The assets of the Company in Bill was held back for considers-constitute a general condemnation Bank has received the following creased by twelve million dollars and tion some weeks ago, in order that of the Government, in which event, telegram from its Head Office in amounted to $99,435,676. Over thirty-
he says, he is prepared to accept meeting of shareholders, Directors ment Guaranteed, Municipal
London: At. the approaching eight million dollars of this amount
is invested in Government, the less controversial provisions of Part II and III might be first the decision of the House of Com-will recommend dividend for past Public Utility Bonds, while first mans. Non-acceptance of the half year at the rate of 14% per mortgages on improved real estate got out of the way, it was general-
annum free of income tax and a amounted to $35,164,281. Freferred Paris ly concrled that the real battle challenge will amount to
bonus of 6s. 3d. per share free of and Common Stocks owned by the Brussels Government's income tax; £50,000 set aside to Company aggregate $788,020, The Amsterdam was to come. The Liberals, de-approval of the spite concessions which had been general policy, or, to put it in meet contingencies: £190,764 9s. net rate of interest earned was over Berlin
11d. to be carried forward,”
Copenhagen payments to policyholders also Vienna made, were still not satisfied with another way, to an expression of The Premier now confidence.
constituted a record and amounted to Helsingfors certain aspects of the Bill, which
Beneficiaries $10,307,094. death,
under Lisbon claims received $3,586,587, Buenos puts it up to the Opposition to say from its Head Office in London ad- while payments to living policy-holders Shanghal whether they are satisfied with the vising that at the annual general for matured policies, annuities, etc. Yokohama Government; if not, they have their meeting of the shareholders a final were $4,207,163, and dividends to New York
dividend of 8% on the "A" "B" & pelicyholders' $2,513,344. In addition Geneva remedy, and, should the vote be" shares will be declared (mak-to the above the Company set aside Milan adverse, the Government will re-ing 16% for the year less Income $2,958,864 for dividends to policy. of either. In particular, they were sign. We shall be surprised if the Tax), £30,000 be placed. to Reserve holders in 1930. The mortality was
Mr. Lloyd George described as con-
of
taining the worst features Socialism and individualism, with-
out the redeeming characteristics
opposed to the proposed restric
export trade.
Bill.
curious
tacit
Issue is put to the test. The Op position will probably regard discretion, in this instance, as the better part of valour.
J
The local office of the Chartered
The local branch of the Mercan- tile Bank has received a telegram
new insurance issued again established a record and amounted to $93.396,780. The gain in insurance in force surpassed all previous figures, bringing the amount in force to $504,-
481.203.
Govern-
and
"Well, might I ask you not to hang on that top note so long. The men have knocked off twice/ already mistaking it for the dinner. whistle!"
EXCHANGE RATES.
Aires
Stockholm
London, Mar. 12.
124.25
94.885
12.125
20.38
18.165
34.475
193%
108.30
42.1/18
1/10
2/0.11/32
4.80.3/16
25.135
02.84
12.84
18.11
13.17
18.17
164%
375
1/5.27/32
19% 18.3/16
British Wireles
Prague (raising it to £1,480,000), £40,000 again very favourable. written off landed and house pro-largest in the history of the com
Surplus earnings in 1929 were the Athens perty, and £166,000 carried forward pany. In August last the Company Bombay
Rio
announced substantial reductions in Hongkong all premium rates.
Silver (Spot) The local agents. Messas. Silver (Forward) .............. Arnhold and Co., Ltd.
to 1930 account.
STOLE £1 NOTE FROM
'CLUB ROOM.
BOY ADMITS. THEFT WHEN TAXED.
How a Chinese "boy" admitted
250
JEWISH SACRED
FESTIVALS.
LEAVE FOR OFFICERS AND MEN OF NAVY.
The local naval authorities issue the following order:
tions of output on coal for export. and also to the suggested levy on output designed to facilitate the When it came to the vote in Committee on Tuesday, the Liberal amendment covering
Children Under Gunfire. the first point was rejected, but Joint Liberal and Conservative op- unanimous in its view of the un- Kowloon opinion is practically position on the latter question re-desirability of the continued use of sulted in the Government suffering Signal Hill RS u .saluting its first defeat. The result has base, and that view will stealing a £1 note, after being told not surprised political, circles, but be doubly emphasised now there is that he would be taken to the the reverse is not regarded as an early prospect of the conversion police, was related to Mr. Lindsell serious, since the point at issue of the area in front into a child-at the Central Magistracy this
Officers and men of the Royal morning. ren's playground. Both matters It was stated that the defendani Navy belonging to the Jewish Faith was, as Reuter explains, no more were the subject of discussion at was a room boy at the Taikou should be given leave of absence, than an optional provision of the Monday's meeting of the Kowloon Club, and when Mr. Munro, the subject to the exigencies of the Residents Association, and the complainant, returned last night, service, for the purpose of observ- he discovered that a £1 note was ing the undermentioned festivals: None the less, it is somewhat Secretary was instructed to make missing from a chest of drawers. Feast of the Passover. 13th Fenst of that the Conservatives certain representations to Govern- Enquiries were instituted, and April to 20th April; should have brought forward their ment. The abbreviated account of after a time this "boy" awned up Pentecost, 2nd and 3rd June; New the proceedings does not disclose that he took it, and produced it Year, 23rd and 24th September; amendment on the proposed cen-whether the Committee saw any from a pocket, book. It was ex Day of Atonement, 2nd October tral levy, inasmuch as the opposi relation between the sauting base plained that he was the one "boy" Feast of Tabernacles, 7th and 8th
who had access to the room, due October. t tion to this provision had hitherto and the children's playground, but to his position in the Club.
In each case officers and men been Liberal rather than Con-there is such an obvious connexion Mr. Lindsell enquired if the de- should be given leave, if possible, servative, and, what is well worth that it would hardly have been fendant owned up directly, and in time to reach home by sunset
overlooked. If it be true that the was informed that he did not do on the previous day. recalling, it had been described booming of the guns is a source of 60; until he had been told that he ] as a surrender to the owners, at
would be handed over to the detri-police. Fannoyance to adults and
FINE TO CLOUDY: the expense of the consumers.mental, in some cases, to their The Magistrate imposed sen- One point which must strike the health, it requires little considera-tence of four weeks' imprison The Royal Observatory reports disinterested observer in this con- tion to convince one that, the new mont
that the anticyclone is central to the N.E. of Japan. A feeble anti- nexion is that if, as is alleged, the playground will not be a safe place
for children under present condi- children of the world were daily The depression has deepened and is cyclone is central over S. China. Government were paying too tions. Possibly there would be no mich heed to the owners' interests, outward and visible sign of injury For these reasons, If for no other, derate monsoon along the S.E. exposed to the noise of gun-fire. central over South Korea. Mo- the oft-heard criticism of Labour's to health. We are thinking more the Government should seriously Co The local forecast is:-N.E. coast of China and over the China tendency towards class legislation of recent medical treatises on noise consider the removal would seem to need revision. and the nervous system: This fe saluting base. We might even go.
of the winds, moderate, fine to cloudy. When we Come to analyse the an age of noise, and we are told further and suggest that it might motives of the Government in that we are in danger of degenerat-be done away with altogether. After ing into a world of neurasthenics all, we are living in 1980, and there putting forward this plan of a
as a result. Remote though this is no reason why we should persist. central levy, It is well to possibility may be, it is not to be în 1:an - archale practice.. "Gün- keep the facts in mind. It is lightly disregarded. We are, at salutes are little more than mock common ground that, under exist all events, quite convinced that the courtesy, and If one ing conditions, the mines cannot process would be hastened if for courteous without making a noise be made to pay, and that, as
some extraordinary reason all the about it, why bother?..
cannot be
NEW AMBASSADOR.
London, Mar. 12. Sir Ronald Lindsay, the new Bri- tish Ambassador to the United States, accompanied by Lady Lind- Aquitania to-day to take up his say, sailed from Southampton in the
post-British Wireless.
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WHO WAS. Diogones
Teufelsdrockh.
Diogones Teufelsdrockh was an imaginary German philo- sopher invented by Thomas Carlyle in his great work, "Sartor Resartus.""
Herr Teufelsdrockh was a philosopher of things in general, and especially of clothea, which he saw as BO many symbola of different. ideas. All the phenomena of, life appeared to him but na the visible vestment of God, and he pursued this theme in end- which less manuscripts, Carlyle professed to reduce to order and coherence..
There was a time when the old philosopher had known love, but he was disillusioned by his beloved Blumine, and wandered for a long time in. "The Everlasting Nay”—u mental state wherein dll was? doubt and denial. From this” he passed into the "Centre of Indifference." and finally reached "The Everlasting Yea"-the realm of faith and affirmation.
His fundamental belief in- the last state was, not to... whine, but to work with might~
of life. "Make your claim of - wages a zero," he thundered, insisting that happiness was not to be secured by increas- ing one's numerator, but by lessening one's denominator.
He was a great fellow was old Teufelsdrockh, for all his heavy Teutonic temperament, and he has been the means of making many a man,
and main, expecting nothing