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An army officer was showing bia fair guests about the camp when One of the very best novels which a bugle sounded. "What's that W. we have ever encountered in Messrs. for?" the fair one inquired.
"That's tattoo," the officer ex- the Ward, Lock and Company's Colonial
Library series--and that is saying plained.
"Oh, I understand," she remark- a great deal-is "White Hands Can..
it on sol- by AR. and R.K. ed. "I've often seen not. Offend,” Weekes. As to the story itself, adlers' arms, but I didn't know they, girl of the aristocratic house of had a special time for doing it." Radolin, in escaping from the at
"This vase is 2,000 years old! tentions of the monarch of a smalBe very careful in carrying it." European country, falls into the hands of brigands and is married by force to their chief. Later, both she and he, together with her bro- ther, a priest, make a thrilling es- cape from pursuit by the Royal forces, and there are many exciting and intriguing situations before the end is reached. Not alone for the excellent construction of the story and its vivid treatment of the Incidents involved is this book to be commended, but even more so because of the fine character draw- ing, which is subtle and penetrativo. Indeed, we have seldom come across better work in this regard. The book is one which is well worthy of being read more than once.
For mooring too close to the Yaumati Basin, the coxswain of a steam launch was fined $5 at the Marine Court this morning before the Hon. Comdr. G. F. Hole.
Pay Lt-Comdr. and Mrs. The revived Trade Statistical De-McBride left for Home
Karmala on Saturday. partment would seem the appro priate medium through which the information could be gathered, in co-operation with the Assessor's Office, which could supply data regarding rentals. The same dif-
Arriving here from Europe and ficulty which is experienced in
Singapore yesterday morning the Malaya in hitting on a single index.s. Kamo Maru brought a baby figure which would reflect condi-elephant into, the Colony, tions in a diverse population would, of course, he felt, but de- finite facts could be gleaned under certain specified headings, and sufficient knowledge could be gain- ed to reflect general tendencies, at any rate. The matter is one of sufficient importance to business firms and the Services generally as to warrant some effort being made along the lines we have in- dicated. We commend the idea, therefore, to the Government, in the belief that it would be to the benefit of the Colony generally to throw much-needed light on a somewhat obscure situation.
Empire Marketing.
Charged with failing to take out a licence for her boat, a Chinese woman was fined $4 or four days at the Marine Court. It was stated that the licence cost $4.
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Also in the Colonial Library The Sanitary Board, at to- series is another novel from the morrow's meeting will consider a
pen of William Le Queux; whose minute by the President relative work is too well known to need em- to the proposed amendment of phasis. His Intest book is "The conditions for installing water Golden Three," which is the tale closets in private premises.
of a trio of rogues, one a woman, who worm their way into Society, A Chinese passenger, aged 60, discover family secrets and then from Kwong Chow Wan by the proceed to blackmail their victims. Taiposhek on Saturday, reported to Even the cleverest of rogues soon- the police that he lost $770 which er or later make a fatal mistake, was stolen from his pocket as he and in this book Mr. Le Queux, with was disembarking from the steam-his accustomed skill, exemplifies this feet. There is plenty to grip the attention as the story unfolds. Quite a good book, which will be found entertaining to those who like this type of story.
er.
The annual report of the Em- pire Marketing Board which has
Two mistresses of passenger- just been issued tells a story of boats were fined $7 and $5 at the steady development and of the Marine Court this morning before increasing, sale of Empire pro- the Hon. Commdr. G. F. Hole, for ducts in British markets. The carrying seven and five passengers previous report established many in excess of the number shown on
their respective licences. records, but in the past twelve months these have been left be-
In the Master Novelists Series Messrs. Ward, Lock and Company are providing some excellent works,
(General knowledge questions of the most, varied nature must be an- steered by candidates for promo- It's all very well knowing how tion in the Navy.)
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that there does not exist in Hong. were invited by the Labour Gov- kong at the moment any machinery by which proper calculations may be made. At Home, statistica are kept which, by the use of an index figure, show precisely the rise and fall in living costs.
On the arrival of the as. Kiangsi on Saturday, the captain sent 16 Annamite males and one female to
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WHO WAS ?
DR.
FAUSTUS.
The best-known version of the tragic story of Dr. Faustus is that contained in Gounod's opera, but the English drama by Christopher Marlowe, is à very moving account of this unhappy man's bargain with the devil.
ing at 3s. 6d. net, they are well-"Oh, yes, thanks," he said. "We're The rising cost of living
and the Having spent one night in the chosen and should find a ready quite an international household
of those is "Jim Trelawny." by Ot wife Scotland,
walls." Hongkong, due to the fall in the creases in the returns of Empire fore Mr. Whyte Smith at the Row-twell Binns. The hero of the story, sterling value of the dollar en fruit from all parts of the world, loon Magistracy his morning for who is wrongfully accused of for-
Puns are not always properly hancing the prices of commodities dairy produce, particularly from creating a disturbance at Hung-gery, emigrates to Canada, where generally, is proving a difficult New Zealand, eggs from many hom whilst drunk was cautioned he joins the North West Mounted attributed to their original author by his Worship, who was informed Police, and later, by chance, he is possibly because puns have been problem to all sections of the countries, sugar a notable in that the accused had not been instrumental in saving the life of condemned as the lowest form of community. Salary adjustments, crease this-and wine. It is in-dangerous in his behaviour, but his fiancee, who, quite unknown to wit. But some are worthy to live. him, has also gone to the North Here's one which sums up whole to relieve the burden to employees,teresting and satisfactory to note merely a nuisance. ·
West on a secret mission. Many systems of philosophy, but it was
to the originally aired at George Ber have been made by many firms, but that the E.M.B. has not been af
fected seriously by the change of Two Chinese named Tse Tsoi, thrilling adventures fall
contentions it has not been by an means as
Government-the movement it (21), a blacksmith, and Chu Tsol, couple before the story ends. The keley's (1685-1753) easy matter to evolve schemes stands for has no relation to party (15), his apprentice, have been re- characters are well limned, and the regarding matter and mind: which fairly meet the situation. politics. To be sure, Lord Pass moved to the Kwong Wah Hospital, book is packed with suffering from injuries to the from cover to cover.. The chief 'difficulty has been to field has replaced Mr. Amery, and arms and shoulders, as a result of In the same Series, E. Charles
Mother (to Harold, who a scaffolding, whilat Vivian, who is known for many arrive at a figure representing the Mr. Lunn holds the office vacated falling off actual percentage increase in liv-by Mr. Ormsby-Gore, but the Con- engaged in erecting sheds at the thrilling stories, is represented by just been presented with a choco-
at No. 4, Sand Street.
the author in his happiest vein. The "What do you say, Harold?"
Harold: "I've got two brothers story is set on a little island in the Eastern seas, where Terry's store at home." becomes the centre of visitors of all types, some of evil intent. One night, startling and thrilling eventa Mr. J. J. Dale, of Messrs. Leigh to the outstanding advantage of the Tung Wah Hospital where they happen, and it is with these that and Orange, last night reported to the Empire. Scientists are ser- are being kept pending arrange the book deals, providing a novel the Police the theft of a basket, con- vants of the E.M.B.; they trave!ments for their return to their na- of breathless interest. This is a taining various articles and a sum all over the world to do its bid.tive place. They comprised, the real thriller, with an appropriate of $6.50, from his car while it was
crew of a junk which capsized in Eastern background,
parked outside the railway station to Persia to Lat. 14.13 No and Long. 111.40 E.
Faul Trent's "The Unexpected at Kowloon Point. It would be a great boon if in ding, to Irak and Hongkong some system could be Kenya and the West Indies. at 3.30 pm on July 1. They were Daughter" is another book of this within rescued by the crew of the Kiangsi. Series. It tells of a girl whose devised whereby official figures Modern transport comes
father and mother are unknown to the range of the board's ample would be available showing the vision; it is not indifferent to the
her and who is suddenly bereft of
trend of living costs.
her guardian and thrown upon the In the
vitamin content of cod liver oil
world. Then chance takes a hand, Straits Settlements and the F-MS and the relative qualties of eat
and she finds herself amidst a ser the Registrar of
of people who play a vital part in Statistics ing and cooking apples; it con
her life and also in elucidating the periodically reports along these siders the cause of defective
secret which it holds. We have lines, dealing with average prices fleece, in sheep and the steps that
read better novels by this author, The following table, issued by whose talent is undoubted, but, all and declared trade values. Com- should be taken to feed our poultry parisons are made of changes in on food of Empire origin. To the Kwangtung River Conservancy the same, this book will be found Commission, shows in English feet acceptable to many who like a, the cost of food, clothing, rent and sum up, it may be suid that where the water levels on the West mystery element in the stories they lighting, these being the items ver there is work to be done that River; North River and East read.
will enable the. Empire's re- River, on the dates named: which bulk largely in the cost of
or at home
July 5. July 6. sources, whether living. No attempt is made, by a abroad, to be developed along the single figure, to measure changes sound lines that work towards in the general cost of living, as it self-support, the Empire Market- is felt that preliminary investiga-ing Board is prepared to assist. tions would be necessary to deter-the task and to make the neces--Shiubing, 41 feet; Tsingyuen, mine whether, in a population sary grant-in-aid, sometimes by 20.2 feet; Samshul, 27.3 feet; composed of so many different an immediate payment and at others by a contribution extend- communities, it would be possible
ing over several years. It fosters to construct a formula which, by
an imperial consciousness of the a single number, would give a most gracious and inoffensive kind. satisfactory index. However, it in everyday life, and helps to pave has been found feasible to single the road along which we travel to out main items of expenditure and that far off day when the Empire to make deductions therefrom. To will be one self-contained and
Paris unit.
Brussels.. take rents as an example, the self-supporting economic
There is many a romance pub Amsterdam, method followed is to group them in three categories--those ranging lished as fiction that does not hold Berlin
half the appeal to the imagins- between $1 and $49 per month, tion that is provided by this sim- those from $50 to $99, and those ple record of hard and enlightened from $100 upward. Cold storage effort on the Empire's behalf. prices, European wearing apparel, fighting costs and market prices are also dealt with separately, with the result that it is possible, by comparing various periods, to
Warnings issued by the. Manila show the percentage of rise or Observatory, at 8.50 am to-day fall, and in this way, extremely valu- state that there is a typhoon in Athens able Information is collated and about Long. 127, Lat. 17, almost Bombay
stationary; and another in about Hongkong made public.
The question which naturally Long. 140, Lat 14, also almost Silver (apot)
Silver (forward) stationary. suggests itself is whether some
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His Dr. Faustus was a stu- dent of Wurttemberg, who meddled with black, magic. In exchange for twenty-four years of infinite wealth and power he agreed to give both body and soul to the devil at... the end of that term. The pact was made. Straightway Faustus, bade Mephistopheles summon from the mists of bygone ages the fair form of Troy.
"Is this the face that launched a thousand. ships,
And burned the topless,
towers of Dium?”
he said, wonderingly, as he gazed on the beautiful, pale features of her for whom Troy and Greece had fought for ten disastrous years.
Many other wonderful things Dr. Faustus enjoyed during his lease of life, but ultimately he was surfeited with the wealth and powers. which he had bought so dear- ly. He tried to withdraw from. his agreement, but all in vain. On the stroke of midnight at the end of the twenty fourth year, the king of the fallen angles claimed him for his
"Cut is the branch that might have run full straight,” sadly runs the epilogue, and burned is Apollo'a laurel- bough."