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DEATH.
ELIAS. At his residence. No, 66, Parkes St., Kowloon. early on the morning of May 11, Isaac Elias, aged 45 years. Deeply regretted. (Singapore and Shanghai papers please copy),
ANNOUNCEMENT.
Wedding of Mr. Edgar P. Lee to Miss V. Wilkinson will take place at St. Joseph's Church at 4 p.m. on Tuesday 13th, in- stead of Thursday 15th, Friends and relatives please note.
Hongkong Telegraph.
MONDAY,
MAY
12. 1939.
A WORLD PROBLEM.
MAY 12, 1930.
DAY BY DAY.
lese Insurancs are la no ment need of overhaul. An interesting contribution to the unemployment
THE GREATEST GLORY OF A FULL- problem was made by Sir Charles BORN PEOPLE IS TO TRANSMIT THAT Addis recently in an address FREEDOM TO THEIR CHILDREN.~~
William Havard. before the Institute of Bankers.
POLICE RESERVE.
The Very Idea!
ORDERS FOR THE CURRENT WEEK.
The minister paid a visit to an elderly couple whose children had Police Reserve Orders by the subscribed to buy them a gra- Hon, Mr. E. D. C. Wolle, CM.G.mophone for the long nights. Inspector General of Pelice state: Darby boasted proudly that they Revolver Practice-The regular, had all the records of "The weekly revolver practice (volun- Mosaiah,” and that it took the evening to play them tary) will take place at the Bowen whole Mr. G. W. Piercy arrived here Road Revolver Range on Wednes through
"Nay, Jad," interposed Joan, from Europe by the a.s. Hakozaki, day, May 14th, from 9.00 p.m. to
10.80 p.m., it will be open to all "It's not "The Messiah.' I think?" Maru yesterday
ranks of the H.K.P., Special Con- "Why, no; so it isn't," the old man agreed "I forget names so! I mean The Mikado." Passengers leaving for Home on stables, and all persons holding the Kashgar on Saturday included, permits to carry arms and also to
Sharpshooters' Athe
Company. Mr. F. A. Morry and Mr. J.
Hongkong Polica Reserve... Lindsay.
Police Training School. The weekly classes for Police Reservists at the Police Training School, Kowloon, will be held on Tuesday, May 13th at 6.30 p.m. All members of the Chinese and Indian Companies and of the Fly- ing Squad who have not yet pass-! ed Part 2 of Training Course are requested to attend.
I
copy.
the
of
"The appreciation of gold," he The dollar again declined to-day, Bald. "has become a serious the opening rate on demand being menace," and the persistent fall is. 5d. in prices they have declined by 25 per cent. during the past five years-"is crippling industry and taking the heart out of the busi- ness pioneer." Whilst admitting that non-monetary, factors have played a part, Sir Charles €nt- phasised the importance of monet-
We have received from ary caus. A solution must be Registrar of the University sought in economising the use of Hongkong a copy of the Calendar gold, a task in which the part of for 1930, which is issued at $1 per the new Bank of International Settlements is vital. Indeed, Sir Charles regards as the Bank's most important immediate function the promotion of the co-operation of central banks which the Young Committee "believe to be esential to the continued stability of the world's economic structure."
Sufficient has been written to show that this problem of unem
Flying Squad. ployment is most complex and
The weekly instructional patrol difficult of treatment, and that it
For transporting two pigs in of the Kowloon Section will take is one which is affecting most crates without matting and thus place on Tuesday, May 13th. Fall at the Tsim-tsa-tsul Fire countries of the world at the pre-causing them needless and avoid-in sent time. So far as Britain is able suffering, a Chinese who ap- Brigade Station at 5.30 pm, sharp. peared before Mr. Whyte Smith at Dress-Kahki Uniform and Cap concerned, the mere tinkering the Kowloon Magistracy this morn-with Khaki Covar. with unemployment insurance willing was fined $5. not suffice, necessary as reforms are, but something could be done
Walter Hagen and Joe Kirkwood, the noted professional golfers, ar- rived here from Manila by the Em- press of Canada. We understand that they will not be playing in the Colony.
Chinese Company. Handling of Revolver.-Instruc- Among the members of the Con- tion in aiming, correct grip, and sular Body introduced to H. E. Sir trigger pressing will be given at William Feel, on the occasion of his the Company's Headquarters on swearing in on Friday, omission Wednesday evening, May 14th at was inadvertently made of the 8.00 p.m. name of Guatemala, represented by Sr. J. Gascon Gonzalez de Bernedo.
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A collection of 1000 English opitaphs just prosented to the British Museum includes the follow-
Beneath this stone, a lump of ing on a "cold": clay.
Lien Arabella Young, Who on the 21th of May Began to hold her tongue.
...
Wite (tearfully-"It's really too bad. The maid's just given notice. She said you spoke insultingly to her over the telephone."
Husband-lood Heavenal thought I was speaking to you."
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A detective in a largo West End shop pointed out a woman customer' to his friend.
be
"Do you see that woman?" Baked.
"Yes" replied his friend. "Well, she is suffering from klep- tomania," the detective confided
"Gracious Why don't she take something for it?"
"She will in a minute," said the detective.
.
Mrs. Gramercy-"She must have been surprised when her husband K310 her such an expensive pre- sent."
Mrs. Park "Not surprised, my
•
"I am a dark horse," said a man in the Chancery Division yesterday when asked by counsel who he wa
The weekly instructional patrol of the Hongkong Section will take Appearing on a charge of being place on Friday, May 16th. Fall in unlawful possession of two dagin at the Central Police Station
5.15 p.m. sharp. Dress dear: only suspicious." by the framing and vigorous ex-gers, four men of the Tin Sham at
Khaki Uniform and Cap with ecution of a policy of national de Wai Village, Kowloon City, were
one week by Mr. Khaki Cover, remanded for velopment which will both im-
Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Ma- prove the nation's resources and gistracy this morning. take up the slack while industrial rationalisation is completed. But in the large sense in which
all problem affects countries, there would seem to be need for concerted effort to attain stable price levels.
to
the
have
Of
The 'junk "Maskce' did not leave, as was intended, on her world voyage on Saturday, and the date of sailing has been postponed for There was a small some time later. outbreak of fire abroad the junk on Saturday, but this was quickly sup pressed.
A pleasant little ceremony was enacted in the lounge of the Upper on Friday Levels Police Station afternoon last, when Sub-Inspector C. Pain iras presented with a smoker's set by his brother officers, on the occasion of his pending re- tirement from the Police Force.
Shareholders' of the China Light & Power Co., (1918) Ltd., Sight and Sound.
are reminded in an advertisement The fact
appears
appearing in this issue that an In- escaped notice that sound syn- terim Dividend in respect of the chronisation with sight has been financial year ended 30th Septem- developed about the same time as ber, 1930 is payable by the Com- sight synchronisation with sound.pany on Monday, May 12. The unemployment problem con. The human voice has now been tinues to be the subject of much added to the cinema film and no comment in the Home newspapers, little progress has been made in as most of which agree that the adding television to speech situation shows little signs of in-broadcast through the ether.
the two problems the latter un provement. Whilst it is true, as
doubtedly presents by far the of the Liberal organs has bigger difficulties and this stated, that the Government is accounts for the fact that not responsible for the present synchronisation has been сап- state of unemployment, it
rapid than the other form which is not be denied that when Labour
out the world. took office its leaders talked rather glibly of solving the pro- blem. A year's experience. how- ever, has shown the Government and everybody else that the mat- ter is one which cannot, by its very nature, be quickly adjusted. There are so many contributory
one
this
Sharpshooters' Company. Strength-Constable R433 has been permitted to resign having completed one years' service, with effect from May 5th, 1930.
Mr. Justico Bennett "Well, yo will Job ru in this Court. (Laughter.) There are other dark horses besides you'
The man had entered the wrong
Wednesday Evening. Revolver Court. Practice. Members of the Com- pany will carry out revolver prac tice at the Bowen Rond Range, on Wednesday evening, May 14th, from 21.00 to 23.00 hours.
(Sgd.) W. KENT, A.S.P.
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Thanks to the labours of Mr. W. Mil
Milun Hawker, A.C.I.S., there is now Stockholm available for the first time a Guide Oslo to the Companies' Ordinances of
Prague Hongkong, in the form of a detail. Madrid A cook of Tung Choi Street ap ed index. Hitherto, except in re- Rio less peared before Mr. Whyte Smith at spect of the 1911 Ordinance, which
the Kowloon Magistracy this is duly annotated, it has been ira- Hongkong now familiar to peoples through-morning on a charge of being in possible for the business man, law-er (spot)
possession of one tael of prepared yer, auditor or Company official to concise index, but the Talking films are opium. The defendant admitted secure a now well established, their novelty the charge and was fined 380 or shortcoming is now remedied by the has worn off and they are accepted one month's
fault. AM a new things are in time accepted. The synchronisation of
We much regret to record the broadcast sound and sight, how death, which occured yesterday, of ever, is still a rare novelty, but the Rey. Joseph Handforth Boun its future successful development late of Broome Rectory. Was demonstrated rocently in bridge. The reverend gentleman had been on a visit to the Colony factors involved, a great many of England when such a conservative with his wife, staytag at the Pen affect specific problems with which
dual sula Hotel. The funeral
which
films
hard labour in de-appearance of Mr. Hawker's little work, which is printed and publish- ed by the "South China Morning WHO Past, Ltd."
Stour-
takes
180 pages, makes it possible for The volume, which contains over Company officials and others inter- ested to see at a glance the appro- priate provisions of the law which they have to deal, and it will be readily seen that a handy reference book of this type is invaluable.
body as the B.B.C. had a will continue to operate experimental transmission, those place is as ern - 1 until a general revival of trade is taking part being seen as well as
No incorporated Company should Banished in 1925 following a experienced.
heard. Thus the simultaneity of
be without a copy of this volume, The fact that the weekly return: | vision and speach which has now term of five years' hard labour on copies of which can be obtained a charge of armed robbery in 1919, from the publishers at $5 each. become so familiar on the of Britain's idle workers tend to
a Chinese was sentenced to eight The compilation of the work must tras been applied, to radio. This months' hard labour and 15 strokes have involved almost endless pa increase rather than otherwise is
further of the birch by Mr. Whyte Smith tience and research, and we can too serious a matter to be made will undoubtedly add at
to life, but we refuse to at the Kowloon Magistracy this commend the publication as being the subject of party politics, al- believe that it will have the morning for disobeying his order a decidely valuable contribution to though in passing it should be said sweeping consequences predicted of banishment, having been deport. the legal literature of the Colony. that the Labourites have probably by some enthusiasts. It has beened for life,
zest
SANITARY BOARD.
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WAS.... ZENO?
founder of Stoicism,
a system of moral philosophy which has had as profound and penetrating an influence 23 алу upon European thought, began life as a mer- chant.
Zeno of Cyttium, in the island of Cyprus, was a buyer and seller of merchandise, who went to Athens in pursuit of business, and remained there for fifty-eight years in the pursuit of that to which business and everything else is only a means happiness. In the fourth century, B.C Athena was the intellectual, centre of the western world, and the keenest minds of the age were devoting themselves to the study of philosophy. Zeno came into contact with the disciples of all cults, but of their systems satin- fled his heart and mind com- pletely.
none
era.
by this time come to realise that prophesied that when radio téle Remarking that a man who much of their criticism of the Con-phony and television are working found a lady's fan could not be ex- servatives when the latter were in in unity together nobody will pected to take an article of such bother to attend face meetinga er email value to the Police Station, office was not justified. When we
football matches, to read news Magistracy
Mr. Whyte Smith, at the Kowloon this morning, dis
HEALTH PROPAGANDA. come to look for the cause. It is
papers or books or to visit charged a Chinese who was charged. apparent that the appreciation of theatres and music halls. It is with being in unlawful possession
Amongst the itema on the gold, the world fall in commodity prophesied that everyone will of the fan, which the defendant agenda for Tuesday's meeting of prices,
the and
initial
сол secure all the news, sport and claimed he had found. His Wor- the Sanitary Board are:
ship intimated that he himself
the Minute by the President relative ration- amusement they require in their would not take the trouble of re-to the proposed amendment of the sequer.ces of industrial alisation are the real villains of own homes. This would be un-porting to the police the finding of Eating-house By-laws and to the
fortunate if it were to happen; but so small an article. the piece. But whilst it is use-
appointment of a Select Committee we tenture to predict that it will
to exercise the powers and func- less to blame the Government, a
not simply because the normal Much sympathy is felt for the tions of the Board under the duly does devolve upon it to see human being fs of an active and widow and two children of Mr. Dating-house By-laws. that further amendments are made not a passive disposition, and Isaac E. Ellas, of Kowloon. in con
sequence of the latter's death, to the system of unemployment would rather geek and obtain which occurred suddenly yesterday, insurance so as to put it on a experience for himself than sit The deceased was a well-known and more satisfactory basis. Recent quietly and await the representa-popular member of the Jewish com ly, in the House of Commons, Mr. tions of other people's experiences munity, being Reader
that the Director of the B.B.C. Synagogue. The funeral took place
His It is proposed to hold a dinner at the Jowish Cemetery, Happy Churchill and Sir Arthur Steel-
chooses to vouchsafe to him. Valley, yesterday, being largely at on Thursday, May 29, at the Penin- Maitland agreed that the present Since that is so, we need not be tended. It will be recalled that the sula Hotel to which all serving and hybrid of dole and insurance de-afraid that television will convert late Mr. Elias was victim in a mur ex-officers of the Royal Engineers manda radical amendment, and it the nation Into degenerate indoor derous highway robbery at How are invited. Those who would like is obvious that the relations be loungers, spoon-fed from the loon Tong in January, when he re- to attend are asked to notify Capt. ceived considerable injury at the de Linde, RE. Headquarters, hands of an unknown footpad.. China Command. tween poor relief and unemploy
ether.
at the
Minute by the President relative to the Report of the Committee on the subject of General Health Pro- paganda.
Relinquishing business, he applied himself entirely to study of morals and philosophy, and evolved a system of his own, which soon attracted numbers of follow- Zeno's According to conception of life, Virtue was the chief good and the highest end, and was to be obtained by Ilving in concord with the laws of nature. A life so lived, though it necessitated strenuous self-discipline and abstinence from luxury, was bound to be happy, said he, "
system is called Stoicism because he used to teach his disciples in a roofed colonnade or cloister, the Greek word for which is "stoa".