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WHY THE ALARM?
SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 1930.
DAY BY DAY.
TRUTH CAN NEVER BE ASCERTAIN- ED WHEN ALL DISCUSSION IS RE- GULATED BY THOSE WHO HOLD THE REINS OF GOVERNMENT, TO WHOM
of huge central funds, as, being liable to discredit democracy, was also cited as one of the points to bo covered. It is clear, however, that what Liberals and Labour alike chielly aim at is some method by
THE DISCOVERY OF TRUTH IS NOT AL- which candidates for seats in Par- WAYS ACCEPTABLE.-Lord John Rus- liament will not be returned ouĮ sell.. minority votes, and we cannot, see what possible objection Mr. Churchill or any other Conserva. tive can have to action along these Ines.
A bandruptcy notification states that a first and final dividend of $8.50 per cent. has been declared in the case of the-Hing Loong Firm, knitting merchants, of 23, Cheung
The Return of Eunice.
By Elinor Slim,
CHAPTER VII (Continued). Ipered to him. "Oh, she'll be all Kuttle's plan would do him a bit replied "I've sent an 8.0.S. to Mrs. right where she is, pro tem," ho of good and help to counteract Mrs. M'Clusky to see if she can take her Lockhead's distinctly nasty remark, over. She's fond of doing the "As we have indicated, the Liberal-Lok Street, Yaumati..
It would give his wife an idea of Good Samaritan." Labour pact is at the moment tem-
how he had been spending his A few minutes later, MClusky porary in character. It appears to It is notified that a fourth divi- time.-
Of course it would be quite a Kuttle and Mrs. Kuttle had fared, himself came in to enquire how have been arranged for a specific dend of $15 per cent, has been purpose. The point must not be tors in the matter of the Hong- ter so long as no-one-gave him there was. Not much damage had declared as being payable to credi- wrong idea, but that wouldn't mat and gave them what little news: lost sight of, however, that contact kong Development, Building and away. Just by accident three been done in the town as the builde had arrived at the office from Mes one storey structures, and wherei sre. Buttons of Reading addressed they had fallen down, had caused to his predecessor. Kuttle opened few casualtics. The danger had. as usual, intending to send it on been that fire would break out and with a note saying "Opened in ca spread, and as a matter of fact ror if it was anything personal, several small fires had started.
may lead, to new and more lasting Savings. Society, Ltd.' (in liquida-months before, a' catalogue of seeda ings were, in the majority of cases,
tion).
developments. Before the last. General Election, it was suggested
His Excellency the Officer Ad- in Liberal quarters that whilst a ministering the Government has three-Party tussle was inevitable, been pleased, provisonally and pend-
the best hopes for the future seeming instructions from the Secret and seeing what it was, experienced Fortunately, the heavy downpour ed to lie in an ultimate fusion of thary of State for the Colonies, to a great rush of brains to the head, that followed the earthquake: had
recognise Mr. Harold Shantz as in He had an iden effectually extinguished them.
He knew nothing about flowers main elements of the two Parties. Charge of the Consulate General{
Otherwise, the damage done and Hongkong.
which a friend had given him years been very much larger. Nothing before in part payment of a mess could have prevented a holocaust, bill, but a reputation for havthe only fire-fighting appliance in ing a safe and respectable middle the town being a hand pump, pre- aged man's hobby like gardening, sented to the community years be- would count for a good deal with fore by a wealthy Chineas more It would certainly be worth M'Clusky refused tea, but stayed his wife when she returned, ** spending ten bob on he thought, so on to wait for his wife who was ticked off just a sufficient number to see the new couple. of sixpenny packets of seed to made She was the Chairman of the up ten shillings with postage, and Club Ladies' Committee and wanted sent off the order. The seeds to see how the Club had stood the rived and were planted. They shock. She took her responsibil came up, and now Kuttle discovered ities seriously. It appeared from
In this connexion, it was hazarded of the United States of America in except the night blooming Cereus the number of lives lost would have:
that in due course an issue might arise which would again divide the
The name of Dr. George Lee, of nation along lines which roughly 46. Robinson Road, is added to the correspond With the normal cleav-list of medical practitioners. Dr. age of opinion, separating the Lee, who spent part of his training at St. Thomas' Hospital, is a Mem- Liberal from the Conservative and ber of the Royal College of Sur- of the Royal College of Physicians (London).
chant
the progressive from the reaction-geons (England) and a Licentiate he went through the catalogue and calling in at the Club before coming.
G
ary. In that event, there would be the two-Party reversion to system. It is pertinent to consider whether that time has yet arrived.
The staff and pupils of the School are holding Quarry Bay
On the fiscal issue, the division of a Spring Festival on Wednesday to his own surprise that after all he what M'Clusky said that t
April 16, 1930, at 11 am. By the was really getting quite interested. foreign houses had sustained fat But Eunice could not control her more damage than the Chinese, and Parties is clear. Mr. Churchill
courtesy of Mr. K. E. Greig a realises this when he talks of a launch will be available to coure up the steps to the house. A hasty cause they were on the hillside and patience any longer and hustled him he had a theory that this was be- Liberal-Labour combination work-visitors from Murray Pier to Tai-
koo at 10.20 a.m. and this will re./look round showed that except for were built on the rock. The Chin ing the "Dear Food" cry for all it is worth. It remains to be seen the end of the Festival. A bus place was intact, but the need for built on clay, and according to him, also leaves Blake Pier at 10.20 a.ma woman's hand in-furnishing the this clay acted as a buffer and pre- rooms and making them comfort
Rising Naval Hopes. ---
able was obvious,
served them from the full force of whether unanimity of outlook on
the shock. Precisely what Mr. Winston this question will in course of time
Kuttle, who knew that M'Clusky After a long and painful illness Churchill fears when he envisages lead to a more broadly-based and the death has occurred at her The sitting room which they en- was fond of his little theories, Д Liberal-Labour combination lasting alliance, eventually culminat-home, Boulderwood, Woking, of tered first had two large basket cordially agreed, but Mrs. Lockhead Mrs. Brown, wife of Mr. W. S. chairs one on each side of the empty who had up till then shown no m twisting the Electoral Law into a ing in fusion.
Brown, who, until his retirement fireplace and five small chairs round terest in anybody or anything, im form must harmful to ConservA--
some few years ago, was for many a plain deal table. nediately contradicted him and asid tives and Imperial interests, it
years secretary of the Hongkong No cushions, no curtains, no pic: the theory was nonsense. and Kowloon Wharf and Godown tures. The only ornaments were A
M'Clusky wisely refused to be would be difficult to say. The
A concession has bean made to Co., Ltd. The cremation took place silver framed photograph of Eunice drawn into an argument with any understanding which is believed to the Armed Security fetish and the at St. John's, Woking, on March 1, and a Tobacco jar, both on the one who had been in China as long has and was attended by, among others, mantel piece. The photograph was as the old lady. He knew that the exist between the two progressive London Naval Conference Parties strikes us as quite a na- received a new lease of life. It a number of Hongkong friends of Tory tattering one, and looked only thing to do with these the too conspicuous. Ednice China hands, especially when they the deceased lady and her bereaved rather is morally certain that a Five-husband,
wondered whether it had been put are of the gentler sex, is to humour tural political development, al-
there specially for her to notice on them, so he winked at Kuttle who Power Agreement, backed by a though at the moment it does not
her arrival. In the bedroom were was opening, the wardrobe and said political understanding, will now!
two small beds and a wardrobe. to Mrs. Lockhead. "Yes, I think appear to involve anything more emerge. The details have not
The whole place was dark and de-after all, perhaps you're right.". than an agreement by the Liberals been worked out, but the prin-
solate, and Kuttle who was watch-(To be continued nezt Saturday.) not to obstruct Labour unduly un-ciple has been accepted. The
ing the expression on his wife's face saw that she was disappointed 124.36 and went out quickly. He called 25.13% from the back verandah "Come and .22.3744 look at the back garden dearest"
In the back garden were the
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London, Mar. 28.
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193% banana palms her husband had
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42% written to her about, but the great- 16er part of the space was occupied 4.66 0732 by a large bare patch surrounded by 12.12% a bamboo fence. This was evident 13.09ly where Alphonse, the goat, had ,34,54% | been confined. A clothes line
-British. Wireless.
A BIG JAPANESE FIRE- OUTBREAK.
MANY PUBLIC BUILDINGS DESTROYED..
Tokyo, Mar. 28. Approximately 700 buildings,
in
3.25 stretched between two posts lay including a Police Station, some 18 flat on the ground and along it were Primary Schools, and other pus- 1/5.18/10 heaps of clothes, now wet and dirtylic buildings were destroyed by a. 2/13/32 They did not look like Kuttle's and fire which broke out early this
34.87%
Eunice wondered whether the wash morning at Komatsumachi, 18.1674 amah had been up to any of the Ishikawa Prefecture 161.2 16 usual tricks and had been running The damage is estimated at a 102 80 private laundry with her hus million yen. One fireman was 5.257:12 bard's materials.
killed and three seriously injur 1/11- "Do you use much soap in aed owing to the overturning of a 10% month?" she asked him. He look-are engine, The Town Hall is .19% ed blank. "I mean for washing still burning but the fire is now
clothes," she added."
under control-Reuter, "Search me," he answered, "but never mind that now. Here are the servants." A small group of rather frightened looking Chinese WHO WAS appeared at the top of the stair- case. Kuttle introduced them briefly as cook, boy, coolie and wash amah. "Where's the gardener?” he asked. "He go Icoksee his house) all right," said the boy, who was spokesman. "Bimeby he come."
**"“Everyone all right? - No man makes die?!!
“AND SO TO "BED.”
FİNE PERFORMANCE LAST NIGHT.
til such time as the Naval Con- highest Hurdle has been cleared. Paris ference is over and the question of There ́remains only one of any
Geneva Berlin electoral reform is tackled. The consequence ahead, the finding of Oslo Liberals apparently feel that if
a formula which will represent Helsingfors they can get some of the principal the middle course between a pure Buenos Aires.
Athens anomalies of our electoral system containing military guarantees. New York ly consulative pact and a pact Hongkong
swept away, which seemingly can America's tradition denies any Stockibim
Amsterdam not be done until late next year, hope that she will be drawn into an they will be justified in keeping understanding involving her mill Madrid Labour in power until that time; tary assistance in time of war. Bombay
Bucharest then, should a dissolution take Equally is it clear that the Bri-Yokohama
Brussels place, they feel they would be able tish Government, having, autho-la
rised drastic cuts in all directions Copenhagen to get a fairer representation.-in Parliament than is at present post the same time add to its interna-
in naval armaments, cannot at Prague
Lisbon aible.
Rio tional obligations. The most Shanghai Where the "twisting" is likely to likely event is the conclusion of
Silver (spot) Silver (forward) come in under such an arrangement, a consultative pact, containing we cannot see. After all, even Mr. within it, a Mediterranean Agree- Churchill must concede the desir-ment between Britain, France and ability of electoral reform. In Italy going a long way towards satisfying French demands, with- deed, his Party suffered from, the
out, committing Great Britain to defects of the present systém at steps which would not be requir the last General Election, for with ed under the Covenant of the a quarter of a million more votes League of Nations. And such is than Labour, it had to be content the difference in the mentality with twenty-seven fewer seats in of the British and French ap the House. The Liberals, inciden- proaches to pacts, protocols and
"Yes, master. All right now." tally, were far more badly hit, for agreements, that an understand
Eunice set them all to work át ing on these lines is almost cer- their 5,260,000 votes yielded them tain to be satisfactory to France. spired by their earlier successes by the fallen plaster. They were re The whole cast, obviously in once clearing up the mess made only 69 seats, compared with La-The British Government having during the week, gave of lieved that their master" "had" sur- bour's 287 seats for 8.400.000 votes. signed the Peace Pact, and agreed their best, and the whole play vived the awful experience of the The truth, of course, is that from never to go to war, being a mem-principals were excellent and was pleased. It was nice to be in
went with a fine swing. The afternoon, and worked well Eunico- time to time, all Parties have been ber of the League of Nations, and made the most of the author's a house of her own again, with ser the victims of a system which does obtaining strong guarantees unclever and witty lines, whilst the vanta at her beck and call. She felt not give a fair reflection of the der the Covenant, is content with staging and costumes left nothing settied and as if she really belonged somewhere, This was her home. political feelings of the country. the security afforded. France in to be desired. en bak,
We would draw our renders' far, When the Labour Government took similar position politically, re-
But in the bedroom she found attention to the announcement office last year, it was foreshadow-ognises the security thus guaran made by the A.D.C. that owing to Mrs. Lockhead sitting forlornly on teed, but is not content. Her the great demand for seats for one of her boxes. "I should like a ed in the King's Speech that an ex history has taught her to be can- the final performance to-night, cup of tea, the old Indy said fret. amination would be instituted to flous and she is always ready for arrangements have been made foment Yes; so should I "Let's fally, Kuttle came in at that mo bring the working of the law re more evidences of security.A reserve a further two rows all have a nice cup of tea! So the lating to Parliamentary elections Mediterranean Pact may, In effect, stalls.
boy had to be taken away from his into conformity with the new con- do no more than cover old ground;
job to prepare tea for them, and ditions resulting from the extended but it will be a further confirma- big achievement is contingent, or rather contented supervision of Eunice's mood of contented activity franchise. Later, Mr. Ramany tion, down in black and white, We have always desired the sim- other people's activities, gave way and her wish will be gratified plicity of a Five-Power Agree That was just like a husband, al- MacDonald intimated that the
to one of irritation quiry would include an examination Thus do we see the present situament, reducing as well as imiting ways ready to Interrupt.She knew tion, and while it is obviously an the world's principal navies, but that he did not really want a cup of every factor, including the ques-unnecessary complication, there it is the simple things in this of tea. He hardly ever drank the tion of possible changes in the sysia, no reason why the delegates life that are frequently so difcult stuff He was just trying to please tem of voting. The improper use should not go ahead when such a to obtain.
old Mrs. Lockhead. "What are we going to do with her?" she whis
co-
The Amateur Dramatic Club scored another triumph before a "capacity" house at the Theatre Royal, last night, when they gave another presentation of
And So To Bed"
of
ZULIEKA
DOBSON?
As a critic has remarked, "You all know Miss Dobson, but not personally, or you would not be here now.
She Is the heroins of Max Beerbohm's superbly written fantasy, which bears her name, work packed with wit and charm and mythological allu- Bions UNDE 5, Zuleika fea. Fascinating. creature, fatally fasc one. The havoc ahe orked
on the impressionable hearts. of the youth of Oxford was devastating. Eight Weeks saw all the undergraduates except one seeking a watery the lels for unrequited love of her,
Having denuded Oxford of. its students, zulelk's next anxiety was for fresh worlds to conquer, and she promptly turned up Bradshaw at the page marked Cambridge" Between the two towns there proved to be no direct service, 80 she ordered special train to start first thing next morn ingFortunately for Cam bridge, it was spared a visita- tion for the author Interven ing at this point, brought the story to a close,