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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1930.
TRANS-SIBERIAN TRAVEL.
LADY TELLS OF HER ́EXPERIENCE.
In the contest between speed and comfort in long distance travelling there seems to be much, at the present time, in favour of comfort. This is evident from the following account of her experiences, travelling on the Trans-Siberian railway, by Mra Gertrude Berrick, who, in writing to a friend connected with the Canadian Pacific Steamship Com-- pany, tells of her last trip across country. She saya:
"As requested by you, I have much pleasure in sending you an account of my trip to London via
the Siberian route
DEATH OF MR. H. GULICK.
JAPANESE VIEW OF NEW GOVT.
WELL-KNOWN EXCHANGE BROKER IN SHANGHAL
Shanghai, Sept. 11.
The death has occurred, from pneumonia, of Mr. Horace Gulick, the exchange broker, who has been in business in Shanghat dur- ing the past eleven years.
He was a native of Brooklyn, New York, and was forty years of age. Reuter.
mar-
HAS ONLY PROVINCIAL STATUS
CANTON'S NEW POLICE He's Asking For Trouble,
- TAX COLLECTION.
NO EXEMPTION AI LOWED FOR FOREIGN PROPERTY.
Canton, Sept. 11.
Shanghai, Sept. 11. Chinese telegrams from Tokyo- In order to arrange the collection state that the Japanese Govern of the police tax, including the tax ment is giving attention to the on houses and rent, in line through- establishment of an independent out Canton city, the Bureau of Northern Government in Peking, Public Safety has issued an order of the Salt Administration and believes that, if the revenue to its sub-Bureaux, with the follow- anding regulations governing the levy- Chinese Maritime Customs ining of taxes on all hospitals, schools, North China remains in the hands missionary buildings, and, foreig of the new Government it may ners' residences, to be effective na affect the standing of the National from October 1: Government at Nanking, which is 1. Government. Hospitals.-Police, responsible for the payment of house, and rent taxes are exempted interest on foreign loans to on government property; house and China.
rent taxes only if premises are not government property.
And probably he'll got it—if not applied externally, then most' cer-
ainly, internally.
Boys are so curious
and ade enturous. They will do a thing just for the
sake of see-
ing how it
feels
-- even
if it hurts,
and eat. str-
afige things"
in secret, just to see what they tasto like. But it's all in life, and for every worry
little
bring,
[Mr. Horace Gulick first arrived in Shanghai in December, 1917, and became a very popular re sident. He belonged to the American, Columbia, French, Cricket, Race, and Rowing Clubs, in addition to the Shanghai Club. He saw war-service with the 1st "I will start at once by telling New York Cavalry. He leaves you that I should not travel by widow, formerly Miss Dorothy that again unless "time" was the Joyce Merriman, whom he only and most important factor. ried in 1922.] It is a wonderful thing, of course, to be able to leave Yokohama as I did on the evening (Monday) 26th May and arrive in London on Monday evening June 9th, being exactly two weeks on the way. The trip itself is very interesting and the scenery in Siberia is very like that in Ontario; but I know it is really the comfort, or dia- tine, Horlicks Milk, tinned cream, Marshal Yen Hai-shan, accord-and rent taxes are to be levied, 30 intestines, check diarrhoea, expel comfort of the journey that you sardines, etc. This dearth of ing to Tientsin telegrame, passed cents and $1.50 respectively on want to hear about. It was very food, only exists on the actual through Tientsin in the small every $1,000 worth of property, ac-worms, allay fever, colds and difficult getting any definite In-Russian part of the journey hours of this morning on his way for the levying of taxes on temples, pensable during teething, easing cording to the regulations govern croup. They are especially indis formation before leaving Yoko There is ample of everything on to Tehchow front to inspect the chambers, etc. Tax on houses is the pains instantly, and thus hama from passengers who had the sections between Yokohama Shansi fortifications. He will travelled by that route and I now and Manchuli and Stolper to stop en route to confer with Mar- also to be charged according to inducing sound, natural sleep. Guaranteed to contain no opiates understand why. Firstly, condi- London.
shal Feng Yu-hsiang. Marshal existing rules. Yen Hsi-shan's headquarters at lice, house and rent taxes. The pure, safe and effective. From 6. Foreigners' residences. Po- or narcotics, they are absolutely Taiyuanfu, have been removed to Peking,
previous order, exempting foreign chemists everywhere. ers of a part or the whole of taxes will be cancelled as from October 1. Foreign hospitals, schools, churches and residences in the city are subject to taxes in accor dance
with regulations.-Canion News Agency.
The Japanese Government has
they decided that, for the time being, 2. Private Hospitals.-No matter
there are a it will treat with the Feking Goy whether the hospitals are public or
dozen com- ernment, only as an independent private, they are subject to pay.
pensating Provincial Government, and will police, house and rent taxes.
joys. And negotiate only on matters pertain- 3. Government Schools.-Police,
for stomach ing to Chibli and the other Pro-house, and rent taxes exempted if
aches and vinces under the control of Mar- on government property; house and cheese. The breakfast cost about ahal Yen Hai-shan and his allies. rent taxes, if not on government
childhood two roubles (about 4/-) and the The acting Japanese Minister to property.
pains there are always Baby's Own lunch 3 to 4 roubles. Therefore, China will continue his residence 4. Private schools.-Police, house Tablets, the perfect health-regula- as regards the food, one need not at Shanghai and remain in close and rent taxes.
tors. Specially made for infants starve, but it is advisable to touch with the Nanking Govern- 5. Missionary Bulldings (Chur- and little children, Baby's Own
your meals with ment. supplement
ches)For such property general-Tablets quickly relieve stomach ly belonging to the missions, police disorders,
gently cleanse
nourishing things such as, Oval
tions seem to change from week There is plenty of milk to be to week and secondly, the climate had, however, and occasionally seems to be extremely changeable, eggs at the stations where pea- We ran into dust storms accou-sants come to the train to sell, but panied by tremendous heat (92] I was told that the milk was un- degrees) for two days after leaving safe unless boiled. Carry a kettle Harbin and then it became very with you, as boiling water is to cold, so cold that the one blanket be had at every station. There is provided by the Russian Railway ample room in the compartments Company was quite inadequate of the Russian section for 3 or 4 and there were no extra ones to be large suitcases or kit bags. 2 had as our train was a full one. smaller suitcases and a few other I should certainly advise travellers smaller parcels, but it is advisable to carry a rug of their own. to carry the minimum of luggage) Later the weather became quite hot again, but two days, before reaching Moscow we ran into a snow storm.
clean
Yen at Front.
COUNTERFEIT COINS IN COURT.
FOUR MONTHS' SENTENCE FOR UTTERER.
Two charges, one of uttering
as there are so many changes to four counterfeit coins, purporting
1st
were
be made, six to be quite exact: to be Hongkong ten cent pieces, at Shimonoseki, 2nd at and the other of possession of 42
counterfeit coina, Fusan, 3rd at Changchun, 4th at other Harbin, 5th at Manchuli and 6th brought against a Chinese, who ap
peared before Mr. Butters, at the at Stolpee.
Central Police Court, yesterday afternoon.
"The Russian railway carriages are kept as clean as they can, but firstly on account of the tremendous
Customs and Currency. amount of dust and secondly, on
There are also four customs account of the naturally dirty habits of the people, they are not examinations: 1st at Changchun as one might wish. The (Chinese Customs), 2nd at Man- compartment (1st class) are for chuli (Russian Customs), 3rd at two people and between it and Stolpes (Polish Customs) and 4th the next compartment there is a Stensch (German Customs). small washing space with running At Changchun and Stensch the As both these compart- officers examine the luggage on THE EUROPE HOTEL, Ltd. ments, in my case, were shared by the train, but at Manchuli and
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THE UNEMPLOYED IN CANADA.
IMMIGRATION RESTRICTIONS
TIGHTENED.
Ottawa, Sept. 10. In the House of Commons to-day i The defendant was represented the Prime Minister announced that by Mr. F. C. E. Rendall, who among the Government's measures to cope with unemployment is the entered a plea of "not guilty."
Detailing the facts of the case, immigration except from countries complete prohibition of all Asiatic Detective Sergeant Lamont said with which Canada has a special that on Thursday last the defen-
agreement.
ant went to a.stall in Queen'a The Order in Council even with- Road at about 8.20 p.m. and ten-draws the discretion hitherto given dered four ten-cent pieces to pur to immigration officials to admit a friend of mine, I was able to Stolpce everything has
chase two packets of cigarettes. bona fide workers and relatives thoroughly clean out this little taken to the examination
The stallholder, an elderly woman, Reuter's American Service. wash room
[Canada has a treaty with with Lysol" and and brought back. This business took the money into a jeweller's "Bon Ami" soap and keep it clean. of the transferring of luggage is hap for examination. A foki of There was abundant cold water the greatest drawback of the the shop informed her that the China and the latter country is but seldom any hot. Unfortun journey for there are extremely money was counterfeit and she ac- therefore not affected by the new ately, there were but two lava- few porters and none of them look defendant, receiving her cigarettes cordingly handed it back to the tories, one at each end of the car, as if they could be trusted out of but these were indescribably dirty your sight. There is also a lot and the one real hardship of the
journey.
Food Very Poor.
"We had a dining car attached to our train the whole way, but except for the first two days, made little use of it. The food is very There was never any milk, poor. butter Or bread (except the coursest of brown sourish bread)
3
in return.
measures.]
SOCIETY.
of different currency required, standing nearby and overheard
A Chinese detective, who was THE ROYAL DRAWING Japanese, Chinese, Russian, Polish
the conversation, followed the de- and German. The Russian money fendant for a short distance and is changed at Manchult on the train and they will only accept tive searching him the balance of then stopped him. On the detec- American dollars for the exchange the coins were found in different so
pockets.
that *means une uses six different currencies as well as English money.
In giving my considered opinion
are
Defendant was sentenced to four months hard labour,
RESULT OF EXAMINATIONS
RECEIVED HERE.
The following results of examina- tions of pupils of the Diocesan Girls' School, have been recently received from the Royal Drawing Society, Queen Anno's Gate, London:
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PROPERTY SALE.
BRISK BIDDING FOR LOT IN WYNDHAM ST.
Pren. Div. Div. I
Honours Passes Failures
13
139
56
0
BAT NIPPON
the
CON ASAHI BEER
Bole Agent MITSUI
BUSSAN
KAISHA
LTD.
MISENER BEER HONGKONG.
GRAND PRIZE
PROPIO EXIR BETRAJE
HI
BEER
MASAHI
AGER BEER
SPECIALLY BREWED
·羊心覺:
EXPORT.
COMPANY
EWERYS
BEST OUALITY
BATTERY CHARGING
to be had, and added to this the of the journey I will say that it meals were at strange hours. No would only be if "time" was the breakfast until 9.80, which was only consideration that I would often 10 before they opened the travel by this route again, unless dining car,
conditions and lunch at
very much im- o'clock. On account of putting proved. the clock back an hour frequently I have made perhaps 10 or 12 when coming in this RUNNYMEDE HOTEL LTD,
direction,journeys by your steamers and Brisk bidding marked the sale breakfast was at 10.30-11 and have been more than once on the at the China Auction Room yeater. George Goldsack.
lunch 4 o'clock. This did not Canada, Australia, Russia, Asia day afternoon of Inland Lot No. suit us, so we mostly used the and France, as well as the Duchess 971, together with the premises provisions that we had brought of Bedford and Montclare. Of thereon, known as No. 83 Wyndham The breakfast in the dining car course, there is no comparison Street. consisted of tea with lemon or between travelling on these
New York, Sept. 10. The bidding was advanced by just black coffee, sour brown bread steamers and ΟΠ the Trans-$500 bids and from an upset price A further message from Buenos or rusks and eggs of some sort. Siberian route.
of $28,000 the price was gradually Afres states that it has transpired Lunch consisted of Russian I have always been so
taken to $36,500 when the property that ex-President Irigoyen has not vegetable BOUD which was fortable and as well looked after kok. The total area of the pro-is still lying very ill at La Plats was knocked down to Mr. Li Heung-been taken on board a cruiser. He served in large
quantities, fish or
on your boats as I am in my own perty covers 1,818 square feet and barracks. The city has been gener- macaroni course and meat, which Was really not higher praise.
house in Japan. I can think of no the auctioneer was Mr. E.V.M.R. ally tranquil throughout the day. 67, Des Voeux Rd. good, or vegetables, or sweets or
---Reuter.
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