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DISPLAYED
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MARCH
NOW IS THE TIME
TO GET YOUR
FRIGIDAIRE
ARE. DOMESTIC THERE MODELS OF FROM FOUL TO EIGHTEEN CUBIOFEER STORAGE CAPACITY.
OVER
1,000,000
IN USE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
1930.
attempt to extend their activities A.D.C. FIRST NIGHT. outside their legitimate sphere.
"AND SO TO BED,”
THE LADIES SCORE.
DAY BY DAY.
LAWS HAVE NO FORCE IN THEM- SELYES, AND UNLESS SUPPORTED BY PUBLIC OPINION, THEY ARE A MERE DEAD LETTER-Macaulay.
The health return for the end shows one Chinese case diphtheria.
Here in the Far East, business BRILLIANT PERFORMANCE OF men know that prices are an in- portant factor, as much
80, in fact, as quality of goods. Unfor tunately, at the moment the de- cline in allyer le proving disas
"And So To Bed" cannot be trous to the import trade, but described as a good play, but the
"Plain John."-We have passed some satisfaction can be found in A.D.C. have brought to it. an art the fact that Britain is not alone which enriches its fun, skips your letter on to the newspaper lightly over its banalities, and which published the contribution in being affected by this factor. provides easy and thorough enjoy you are answering.
The Green Island Cement Co., Our competitors are just as badly ment. With the material assign- ed them, the players perform hit. If therefore becomes a mat magnificently, while Fay Gross Ltd., advertise that on and after situated on the 2nd Floor, ter of making the price right and man and Esme Howard Johnston March 31, their offices will be also of efficiency in salesmanship. achieve personal triumphs. Fay Exchange Building.
Grossman (Mrs. Pepys) excels in In course of time, trade will ad-the more dramatic parts, and her Admitting a charge of carrying
Mr. Hannibal just itself to the prevalent condi-scones" with
wings, a Chinese woman was fined tions; in the meantime, as we have (Samuel himself) are among the two chickens suspended by the salient features of the show. $5 for cruelty by Mr. Whyte Smith pointed out before, the moment is Esme Howard Johnson, as Ms at the Kowloon Magistracy this propitious for looking over the Knight, is most happily circum-morning.
stanced and her songs add a
A Chinese charged before Mr. situation and strengthening the very charming voice to a per- weak spots in our trading me-formance, full of quality in every Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Ma- gistracy with stealing vegetables thods. We have keen rivals in respect.
from a garden at Kowloon Lity the field, but enterprise, integrity
was sentenced to two months' hard and quality of goods will in due
labour..
season reap their reward.
Not the least important element in the development of a nation's
DODWELL & Co., Ltd. export business is good salesman of his most uncomfortable days, the Kowloon
Sole Distributora HONG KONG &S, CHINA.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
ship, which implies not only con- centration on the market condi- tions, but also an ability and a willingness to make contact with buyers. It has been said, with The engagement is announced some measure of truth, we fear, between Robert Gordon, that other nations can give points younger son of Mr. H. Sharpe Gordon, O. B. E. and Mrs. to Britain in this respect. There Gordon of Yately Placis
no necessity to labour the Hants, and Blanche Ida Mar-point, but it is obvious that most
Mr: shall, only daughter of
The Very Idea!
A correspondent, of anony- mous figure, writes, to a Home paper in indignant protest against week-what he calls the loan and hun-
of gry complex." New York has ap
parently decided that only 2 per · cont of its murderers are fat men, and that the most ghastly. crimes are usually committed by those who are devoid of vitamins. He admits that Charles Peace, one of the most famous murderers in the world, was a "small spare a prominent chin, so distort as to man, with make himself unrecognisable;" which he could and that Cassius, of whom Shake- speare made. Cesar say "Let me have men about me that are fat," ser crimes of Falstaff are forgot- had a similar figure. But the lon ten or condoned by the psycholo gista, in spite of the bitter cry of Mistress Ford: "I shall think the worse of fat men, so long as I have an eye."
If such men do not rise into the front ranks of crime, it is, mys this man of unknown shape, be cause they lack the intelligence of more angular villains. As the proverb has it: "Fat paunches · have lean pates,**
MA Fagan is hardly justified in calling his play a comedy. It works up to brilliant farce in the second act, but elsewhere would
A fight between two sampan men be more accurately described as a transcript from life in the guy outside the Kowloon Railway days of Charles II. The play Station yesterday morning had a wright has caught Pepys on one sequel before Mr. Whyte Smith at Magistracy this and seldom allows him to emerge morning when the offenders were from the character of an amorous charged with behaving in a dis- rogue, whose sins are finding him orderly manner. The dispute was out. In these circumstances, Mr. over passengers. Both were bound Hannibal is entrusted with an over.
Catching his hand in an electric extremely difficult task if a rather unpleasant Pepys is to be con- vincing without exaggeration, and drying machine, Pau Yan-ching, he is to be congratulated on the aged 21 years, a fold of the Asia large measure of his, success. tic Knitting Company, of Cause- But we do not understand how a way Bay, so badly injured his left Mrs. Knight could put up with the forearm, between the elbow, and pomposity of his love-making, the wrist, that he was taken to Sue knew no better. Mr. Hannibal the Government Civil Hospital, and Mrs. G. V. Tarik Mar- business will go, other factors be- is fully at home when Pepys has where his condition is considered
whom our been found out, when he has to to be rather serious. ing equal, to men shall, Shanghai.
answer first to the King and then American friends describe as "go-to his wife, poor wretch. getters." Business will not au- tomatically come into the office: it has to be fetched, and the pur- Buit has to be constant. So ciability also enters largely into the matter. These points are well worth stressing at this junc- ture. For it will be generally found that orders go to those who have worked hardest and there fore who deserve them most.
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
SATURDAY MARCH 24, 1930.
THE QUEST FOR TRADE
"Tut's" Curse.
JA
"
A fine of $100 or two months' hard labour was imposed on a Chinese at the Kowloon Magis- traoy this morning for keeping No. 619, Reclamation Street as a common gaming house, for the sale of po piu lottery tickets. Two others were fined $50 each for printing tickets, while a fourth man was discharged.
Ladies' Successes. Margaret Chubb's contribution as the very cheerful Mrs. Pierce is one of the big successes of the plece, while another comparative ly small role which left a striking impression was Polly Benson's
(A
The blackamoor). Doll ladies, indeed, take all the prin cipal honours.
The tremulous coquetry of Sue, the maid, does not suffer in the hands of Audrey Steel, and Mrs. Knepp is admir ably portrayed by Gertrude Hig-
gins.
Fishmonger (to unsuccessful angler)"Anything I can do for you, sir?"
Angler "Yes, I want you to get three of your freshest fish and throw them at me."
Fishmonger-"But why throw them at you, sir?"
Angler Well, I want to be able to tell my wife I caught them. 1 may be a bad fisherman, but I do tell the truth."
,
▼ • E
"More howlers:
Il y va tous les ana-There go
all the donkeys.
I recommenda son ame a Dieu. -He was bidding his donkey good-bye.
Poeta nascitur non fit-A nasty poet is fit for nothing, De gustibus non disputandum — High winds and no mistake. An auto da fe.-A racing motor-
car.
Vice-versa. A vicious poem, Vingt ans d'ici-Twenty icy
answers.
Deus ex machina.-Deuce take.
the machine.
Le jeu ne vaut pas la chandelle. The Jew is not worth the scandal,
The chuckles and chortles of
present-day mortals.
Are all the reward we may hope
to receive,
And lucky's the fellow whose
wit is so mellow
A collision between a junk and a Mongkok ferry-boat was report. ed yesterday by Ho Yau, mistress We hear a good deal nowadays
of the cargo boat, No. 2135Y, who
(It has been remarked that..unt about "rationalisation" in indus
stated that about 11.15 aan, whilst she was sailing her bont in the and humour rarely survive their; try, in which the amalgamation of
northern fairway, the Morigkok own generation). several units plays an important
Mr. Fagan himself would de- ferry-boat, Man Sang, collided part. This, together with the sub. Quite frankly, we are as much light in the impersonation of with the junk, causing damage to stitution-of modern equipment for surprised as we are amused at the Pelham Humphrey by Stephen it to the extent of $600. The whose accent of junk was not carrying any cargo old, is doubtless destined to play apparently widespread belief in Ascherson,
"Tut's Curse." Because certain France and demeanour generally at the time.
are just right. Charles II comes an important part in the develop
people who have been associated in into the play only for the wholly It is proposed to have, on Wed- ment of British trade in the days various ways with the relics re- delightful second act. The part nesday at 7.30 am., a solemn ahead. It has been well pointer covered from the tomb of Tut- was played by Mr. C. P. Marcel, Requiem Service at the Catholic out, however, that the mere am-ankh-Amen have died under some- who achieved a gracious majesty Cathedral in memory of the lament- Father algamation of industrial units, un-what tragie circumstances, at- and a nice turn of wit when he had ed Bishop Versiglia and
an early feeling of Caravario, who were murdered by bandits on the 26th of February less accompanied by well-devised tention is again and again being overcome
called to the alleged curse of the nervousness. plans for effecting economies and ancient Kings of Egypt that "Death Peiling (Alec Finter). Prodgers issued, but we are informed that Creed (Mr.. E. S. C. Brooks), last in Yin Tak District, Kwang- tung. No special invitations are thereby reducing production shall come on swift wings to him
(E. ·W. Hamilton), Caesar all are welcome and that the local costs, will be of no avail; it may, that toucheth the tomb of Michael Marriott) are
minor
Catholic Institutions and especial- ly the Balesian Schools will be The first act is inclined to largely represented. drag, and would be improved by judicious cutting.
at LANE CRAWFORDS||in fact, become worse than useless Pharaoh The credulous were
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as a means of improving the n Richard Bethell, who helped Mr. tion's competitive power. On the Carter in the excavations at the
The production is all we are other hand, if amalgamations are tomb, died suddenly last November, carried out on sound lines, they and a fresh lease of life was given accustomed to expect from Mr. should be the means of securing to the curse when, a few weeks. Stewart Goss, while Mr. W. A. wider markets and an improve-ago. Lord. Westbury jumped to Cornell contributed much to the success of the staging by the death from a window of his fiat. provision of the most effective ment in industry without running In the fat were relics from Tut's designs for the scenery. There an undue risk of greater unem-Tomb which had been taken thither can be nothing but the highest ployment or of over-production by the Hon. Richard. Bethell, praise on the score of production.
Westbury's and an accumulation of unmarket- Lord
SUIT and Matinee Time Changed. heir. It has since been. able stocks.
re- response to numerous disclosed that Lord Westbury
performance on Wednesday has her export tached to these relics, and, what been changed from 4.30 to 5.15
Mr. is more, his widow has made it pm." F. C. Goodenough, the Chairman known that not for a
In
MYSTERY THRILLER.
WHO KILLED DORIS MATTHEWS?
Once in a blue moon someone writes it-a mystery story that's really a mystery, and yet that is as plausible as bacop and eggs for breakfast.
"Murder Backstairs," by Anne
Britain's chief aim at the mo- did not believe that any curse atquests, the hour for the matinee Austin, is that kind of a story.
ment is to increase trade, in which connexion
moment
The
it's a thriller, it's engrossing from the first sentence to the last; and it's so logical you'll wonder why producer was assisted you didn't solve it, at once. But
you won't solve it. of Barclay's Bank, recently em- does she attach any importance to by C. P. Marcel (stage mana-i
"Bonnie" Dundee, the likeable E. Grossman (assistant the legend Consequently, there is ger), phasised that the real problem is
no likelihood of the family. dis stage manager), R. A. Starling young detective character whom that of markets and prices. Pro- posing of the relica or of sending fighting), E. S. C., Brooks (pro- Miss Austin introduced to her perties), D. W. Morley (prompter) renders in "The Avenging Parrot," duction is not the only issue: we them to armuseda. Those who and M. M. Maas (publicity and is back on the job in his best form, as-enggaing as ever, and ag must be able to sell as well as to are sufficiently superstitious to be-business manager), produce. On the question of lieve in the efficacy of the curse The splendid scenery was de- different from the ordinary fiction banking assistance, Mr. Good-only succeed in making themselves signed by W. A. Cornell ARIBA sleuth in his methods. Strawn, laughing-stocks. It is, Indeed, and built under his supervision by chier of the homicide agund, is enough says it is certain that the amazing that otherwise intelligent Kwong Nam, assisted by Chan back, too, jumping at conclusiona! Banks will help Industry, but in- people should be so gullible in this by and carried out under the The story starts to-day on Page
Ying. The costumes were designed in his own inimitable way. dustry must also help itself by year of grace. To take the case supervision of Mrs. W. A. Hannibal Nine. placing itself on a sound basis of Lord-Westbury, he could not and Mrs. M.Slade, Mrs. Grossman's both as regards efficiency and possibly be brought within the de-and Mrs. Johnston's dresses were costs of manufacture. In these finition of him that toucheth the made by Madame S. Lotte and the A.R.C.O. The flautist is Musician
tomb of a Pharaoh, as he had men's costumes by Ahmen Hing. Read.
The A.D.Ce. Thanks, days of keen competition, success nothing whatever to do with the on the stage were specially painted. Thanks are expressed to Mre
Cheong and Co. The pictures used largely depends on efficient pro- excavations. The superstitious by Mr. M. F. Baptiste. Other W. A. Hannibal, Mrs. M. Slade, duction and on salesmanship, will retort that he must at any rate properties are.--Clarkson (wige), Mrs. G. W. Droliette, Mrs. W. G., have tomhed thgatelics from the T. Nakao and Co. (shoes), The Worcester, Mrs. C. H. Benson, functions, which of course, are tomb, to which we would reply Jade Tree Inc. (jewellery), Messrs, quite outside the scope of the that many hundred people can be Banks. There is, indeed, truth in brought within that category the assertion that much would be people who are alive and well and lost if the different units which go deaths. Nature's laws are no to make up the industrial and com- suspended out of respect for dead Pharaohs, and, to put it in the mercial organisation of the coun words, of a farjous Egyptologist tay were to undertake work which who was interviewed on the matter, they are not qualified adequately those associated with the excava
tions at Luxor who have since died to fulfil and if the Banks were to would have tone so in any case.
wilf doubtless die quite natural
Lieut. Comdr. A. M. Hughes R.N., Lane Crawford Ltd, (furniture), Mr. F. Mason, A.R.C.O., Mr. George Captain W. H. Thomas (harp Duncan, M.B.E., Mr M. F. Baptista, elchord) and N. Lazarus and Co. Captain W. H. Thomas, Mr. W.
spectacles). By permission of Grenham, Mr. H. E. Scriven, the Captain G. 8. Arbuthnot, D.S.0, Press of the Colony, the Hongkong R.N. and officers, the hand of Club, Messrs. Lane, Crawford Ltd, HMS. Suffolk plays during the the General Electric Co. of China performance under the conductor-Ltd., the Hongkong and Shanghaf hip of Bandmaster F. P. Harrison Hotels Ltd., Ye Olde Printerie, the R.M. The incidental music was Anderson Music Co., Metara. N. arranged by and is under the Lazarus, and Co. the Jade Tree direction of Mr. Frederick Mason Inc., the Roxar Advertising Co
we're
That readers laugh loudly, and
not up the sleeve... Our smart predecessors,
bound to confess, sira, Appear to us mainly as prosy
and dense,
And humour that pleases with
apposite wheezes
Will bore our descendants a
century hence,
•
Solicitor (to judgment debtor at Shoreditch County Court)--Do you drink?Yes, I do; sir. How much did you spend on drink last week? Well, all I drink is plenty of water, sir.
WHO WAS
MAZEPPA?
What picture is conjured up ↑ by the name of Mazeppa? A wild horse racing. across the Ukrainian steppes in a head- long flight that knows no pur- pose or direction, and strap- pod to its back, exposed to the sun, the naked white body of pitiless wind and rain and a boy, jolted and bruised Into one quivering agony of for ment, though his parched lips, cannot even whisper a cry,
To this pass came Ivan Mazeppa, page of Jan Casimir, King of Poland, through the jealousy of his enemies. But for the kindly Cossacks who nursed him back to health- when he was found, insensible beside his dead mount, their revenge would have been com plete and final
But Mazeppa lived, and be came a Cossack leader, fore- swearing allegiance to his native land. Peter the Great of Russia, who could admire. brave men whatever their crimes, pardoned him and created him Prince of Ukraine. Mazeppa's hatred of his early enemies was not so easily ex tinguished though, and ho fought against Russia in the won with Sweden: After the
he was obliged to flee Into exile, and died there, andN
loss of the Battle of Pultova
His story has provided" material for many posms, of which Lord Byron's is possibly the most famous.”