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A few selected titles from an
interesting consignment of
Victor & "H.M.V." Records
just unpacked.
B-6039 "Leave the rest to Nature"
Ambrose & His Orchestra.
22859 "I'm a Specialist"
Frank Crumit.
1550 "Cuban Love Song" Lawrence Tibbett.
B-6061 "You can't stop me from loving you"
Ambrose Orch.
1531 "Dancing Virgins of Delphi"
(Debussy)
B-3794 "Any Little Fish"
(Cochran's 1931 Revuel
THE HONGKONG - TELEGRAPH.
THE
NEW
1932
FASTEST SELLING
CAR-IN-THE
W-O-O-RLD
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A FREE-WHEELING
SYNCRO-MESH
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PHAETON
WITH
BUMPERS TIRE COVERS SPARE TIRES & TUBES TRUNK RACK & TRUNK
Price $3,180. May be Inspected at Our Stubbs' Road Garage. THE HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE.
The Honikone & Bhanghal totale. Lid. Inerrated la Hongkong. Stubbe Red
Happy Valley
The
Hongkong Telegraphi.
SATURDAY, March 19, 1932.
THE SILVER PUZZLE.
SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1932.
DAY BY DAY
THE TENDENCY TO PRESERVE, TO PERSIST IN SPITE OF HINDRANCE AND "IMPOSS DISCOURAGEMENTS MILITIES"; IT IS THIS THAT IN ALL THINGS DISTINGUISHES THE STRONG BOUL FROM THE WEAK.-Carlyle.
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Bulls and Inners
From the Office Butts. D
contemporary, under the "Debaters Dine" says head- heading "Looking Back 50 Years," line. But they managed to find states:-"Mr. E. D. C. Wolfo, who time to get off a few spoochen. has just returned from holiday, will in a day or two take his
seat as Magistrato in the Second This revolt in Manchuria will Court." Evidently a promising presumably give the officials in the
feeling!
dicate aby definite turn one way or the other. Remarking that the world is faced with problems, both political and financial, which are; more difficult of solution than those of any previous epoch, these ex- perts say it is obvious that any 'at tempt to forecast future movements In the market must resolve Itself into the nature of a guess. The course of foreign exchanges, and the political situations in India and China, may be the most prominent factors to influence silver in the present year. On the other hand, some other factors, at present un- foreseen, may arise which will up Het all calculations, and in this re-
០ ធ Hard the uncertainty which attends
illa Excellency the Governor has know the answer.
It is not definitely known the presence of a large speculativo appointed Mr. M. M: Watson to be a
whether the Malayan gentleman element must not be overlooked. Member of the Medical Board, vico
It's stated that the Ideal home who drew a horse in the frish "If by any means the much-desired Mr. G. G. N. Tinson, resigned.
will in future be all electric. Ohm Sweep is keeping Quito Calm. revival of trade can be brought
know ohm, where they sweet about, demand for silver is likely to
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Watts' watt!
nothing to encourage the hope of ny material increase in offtake." This is the final summing up of a considerable ear- Altuation of plexity.
Now, Regulations regarding the youngster, then bolny seven years nowly-named capital that Singking atatage of Broworks are given in the of age.
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Honds of Government depart- What is one man's food is an- It is natided that the name of the Kowloon Tong and New Territories monin, we are told, are familiar other man's polson, and there is Development Company, Limited, has with every question which comes no doubt the Chinese cannot bear
before, them. The trouble, how the Japanese Diet. been struck off the Register.
over, is that they don't
war, minds.
Kwun Chung Street is the name; given to the road commencing from Austin Road, dividing K.LL. 300 and running due North, terminating at Min Street between K.I.L. 1000 and
1697.
The French Government has sent a cablegram to the French Consulate. General in Hongkong expressing is condolence with the members of the
Over Trans-Asian Expedition death of their leader, M. Haurit.
the
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The Sydney authorities have
Presumably the Government is turned down an offer by nudists to learn the bare incts to parade on the opening of the before ranking up its mind on this harbour bridge. Perhaps they would have accepted if it had been nudism. problem.
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In France this year, Easter Eggs
Possibly if members of the local filled with liquear are the vogue: Flying Club who indulge in flights
no Grandmothers will
longer
object to little Instruction in a of fancy obtain their own plane, that will more quickly bring them It in notified that at the expiration legendary art!
to earth. three months the Industrial
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Elrondmill Company, Development Limited will, unicas causo is shown to the contrary, be struck off the register and the company will be dissolved.
Wo read that most foodstuffs contain starch. this
The Chief and Petty Officer of Possibly H.M.S. Cumberland gave a successful accounts for the
Gorrizontiff prices.
danco
last night in the Lecture Hali, Wellington Barracks,
a large number of Extends and their Indies spen:ling an enjoyable evening..
Judging from
Olmervatory returns show that the the rough way average niean temperature during he has of hand- 70.3 and the lowest 44.3. There were
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"You are the most beautiful girl I've oven scon! I long to hold you in my arms, té'carcan yau, ta kins your eyes, your hair, your lips-to whisper in in your car, 'I love you!"""
"Well, I suppose it can be'ar- ranged."
Eat
M-ore Products
Imperially-
Raised; E-neturaging
She was only an author's daughter. but she looked pretty good in print.
A really good Yorkshire pud-
ding is said to be a work of art. Triumph of mind over bat- ter!
The Campaign Against War. American statesmen who found,' In the assertion of a British "White Paper" that in a future war there would be no neutrals, ground for apprehension that the Paris peace art was in fact a war pact, and at the League of Nations would operate to drag unwilling and
ceful communities Inte hove now cumpossed their A spokesman for the British. Gov. ernment soon afterwards announc ed that the assertion was made only to apply to members of the February was 57.1, the highest being ling china, our League, and it had no bearing upon 20.7 hours of sunshine and 2.58 inches houseboy might the position of the United States. of rain, while the average humidity a 1 most be
Јарапене. And yet whatever may have been was 74. the intention of the writer of the It in notifled that during the British "White Paper." he pro-absence on leave of Senhor Waldemar
People who say the printing of stories makes criminals crime bably stated the fact. The Euro De Araujo, Vice-Consul for Brazil in Faustina Antonio pean war left few nations neutral, Hongkong, Mr.
good Xavier will act as Honorary Vice- fall to explain why the printing And should there be a future one. Consul in charge of the Brazilian of recipes fails to make
cooks. Silver still continues to be an un-there would probably be still Consulate.
DO certain factor in the world's money tewer. It is, of course, the case
The Gazette contains a despatch We hear that a young widow on imarkets, with no-one daring to pro that to many nations in the late from the Secretary of State outilaing The Peak has been bothering s Paderewski.phesy its future. From time to war the abandonment of neutrality the decision to assimilate the system bachelor for advice regarding her Lime, there have within recent did not mean any actual partici- of recruitment for the Cadet Services garden. Probably wants to get months been suggestions of its pation in hostilities. This was the of Malaya and Hongkong to that in rid of her weeds.
Services Colonial South possible use alongside gold for cur: ease with the
American which Noel Coward.rency purposes, the latest suggen-countries,
declared war! tion on these lines being one by upon Germany, and with certain Sir Robert Horne in favour of the Asiatic nations which, ostensibly remonetisation of the white metalat war, did no more than to deny as the best way of dealing with the the hospitality of their porta to problem of the scarcity of gold. In the warships of the central powers, putting forward this plen. Sir The whole crux of the matter, how-
Mr. E. P. Anslow, of the Govern Robert contended that America and evor, in the event-which is con-1 the British Empire could, by act-stantly becoming more improbable ment Civil Hospital, before Mr. ing together, establish a bimetallic-of another war, will hinge upon Schofield at the Central Police Court this morning, prosecuted a Chinese standard so powerful that it would the effort of any powerful nation. for stealing a mat from his car which contribute to the solution of many like the United States, to insist was parked in Hospital Road yester- Sergeant Johnson of the world's problema, There does upon neutral rights at sea and today. Detective
stated that it was usual for car general blockade owners working at the Government not appear, however, much prospect oppose such a of action in this direction. For the us is contemplated by the Covenant Civil Hospital to leave their vehicles moment Britain is off the gold of the League of Nations against parked in Hospital Road. Yesterday Mr. Anslow Wis walking along standard, having just decided to an aggressor. There is every rea-Hospital Road when he saw the defen-
It is said that the latest luxury prolong the suspension for another son to believe that any attempt to dant taking the mat out of his car. He gave chase and the defendant was
hair flats in London are being fourd arrested by a cootie of the Ellis following year. Eventually, however, it is assert and to exercise such neu. realised that her currency must be tral rights would inevitably bring Kadooric School, In sentencing the fashions. A case of the bionde dilleult to let. Last, but not
the Nation concerned, however powerful, into the character of a
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No carnivals; No mummery! No fashions ever changing. No garden fetes, so summery; No costumed dancers ranging, No shimmering silk; No clank
of aword;
No braid of gold or scarlet.
Further O-rders
D-ependencies
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The Earl of Lytton refers to journalists as the "War-Lords of the Pres." After all, they do know something about columns, rules and the thin red line!
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He was only a bullion broker,
No tartan kilt; No apura adored; but O! how he held up the bars!
No masquerading varlet.
No
ermine wraps; No opera hata;
No whips and riding habit. No rakish caps: No smoky
spata:
No fur coats made of rabbit. No reticule: No powder puff; No colour schemes the crudest; No ridicule-You'll have enough Once you become a nudiat!
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enck other's
--CYN.
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The object of resolution adopted by the Legislative Council fs, we are told, to assess duty by alcoholic content, Taxing, us up to the neek!
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In the News: The Far Eant and the near Easter.
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"There is a great deal to be Fashion seems to be trying to aald for the decimal syslem of certainly coinage," we read. It has its points.
defendant who has a previous con-leading the blonde. Enked to some metallte basis, but
viction to six weeks' hard labour his if we are to judge from the recent
how- Worship sald that he would like to pronouncement of Mr. Neville
express appreciation to the coolie for! ever, of complications such as this his action in bringing a thier to
get a bustle on. Chamberinin, the link will be with which may arise either from the justice. Ile had done well. Roll, which, he claims, has served Geneva Covenant
or the Paris well in the past. Evidently he is Pnet in unprofitable. It is in- not impressed with the merits
possible to tell what might grow claimed for bimetallism.
out of a general war, what action, Those who have been hoping that howover inconsistent with their the defects of the gold, standard earller obligations. governments raight be partially remedied with thus munaced might take. It the aid of silver nuat be feeling would be as absurb to condemn in somewhat disappointed at the oul-advance the basic ideas of the Len- look, and, in attempting to fore-gue or the Poris Pact, because the east the future tendencies of the world cannot be certain as to the metal, will have to turn to other methods of their operation, as it considerations. The question of would be to-day to ridicule the production is important. As against effort to neutralise auch a coun- n figure of 248 million ounces in try na Switzerland er Halland be- 1930, it appears that last year the cause of the events of 1914. No production was about 192 millions. one can tell what even the United Supplies were augmented by the States and Great Britain might do product of demonetized silver coln, if plunged into such an Armaged- overwhelmed but to a lesser extent than In 1930. | don as that which
The Continent was not a factor, but the world fifteen years ago. There the Indian Government continued is no. reason to abandon efforts to Its sales to the extent of about 36 humanise war, to regulate national million ounces. In addition, about activities in the event of war, to! regula- 18 million ounces were made avail-prescribe international able by the demonetization of tions for the conduct of war. But Siamese coin. The figures suggest it had better be done with a per- Uhat the falling-off in supplies has fect knowledge of the fact that been more then courter-balanced at the critical moment all human by the reduction in consumption. foresight may prove fallible. Importa into India Inst-year ware
about 62 million ounces, while
The offices of the Supreme Court China absorbed about 57 millions, will be open daily from 10 a.m. to this heavy decline, when compared 1 p.m. during the Easter vacation, with the previous year, being due except on public and general holidays, when the offices will be entirely closed. to the trade depression and the con- Tho Easter vacation begins on the tinued political unrest.
26th inst. and terminates on the 81st Glancing through the annual Inst. (both days inclusivo). bullion letter issued by Samuel-At Tuesday's meeting of the Rotary Montagu and Co. for some pointers cise, Mr G. Champkin will speak on on the future; we find little to In "These Anti-Aircraft Guns,”
"That's from the soup recipe I heard on the radio”.. "Then we'd better, get a new set of tubez."
"That's what runs away with my money," as the lady said when sho identified the bag-snatcher.
An alavan-year-old boy
in
Vienna is said to have mastered
Einstein's theory. Now let's hope
ho'll explain it to Einstein,
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Song of the Week:-"Ol' Mon Shiver!"
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This week's Rotary speaker didn't tell us that Russian far- mers pay their taxes in wheat.
No doubt this goes against the grain!
We are requested to state that the flowers sent by Mr. M. J. Quist, Netherland Consul-General, in con- nexion with the funeral of Monsieur EN. A. Koechlin, late Consul-General for France in Shanghai, were dodicat- ed to the deceased on behalf of the. Consular Body In Hongkong, of which Mr. Quist, In the absence of Mr. Cervoira de Albuquerque, Consul- General for Portugal, is the doyen.
Mr. M. A. Xavier, manager of the Lano, Crawford's Garage of 10, Cross Lane, has reported to the police the theft of four batteries and a radiator heater to the toel value of $215. It is suspected that the articles were stolen by ex-employees some time on the 11th or 12th last.
His Excellency, the Governor, has appointed Mr. T. M. Haslerigg, M.C to act as Crown Bolleitor during the absence on Leave of Mr. H. E. Homos C.B.E.