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Issa, halt is soon called. The Marcantilo protagonists of Marine Conference say that it has been possible to limit naval arma- menta both by the Washington and the London agreements, and if the auguries of the present World Dis- armament Conference are true, there will result an even striking limitation and reduction
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more
DAY BY DAY
Bulls and Inners
From the Office Batte, □ □
Evon horses get scneick, we "British Industries Fair." BAYS BY REQUIRING TOO GREAT LIBERTY AND FRANCHISE. MEN FALL INTO TOO road. The correct term, in their newspaper heading. We had ar Idea they were going much stron GREAT SERVITUDE.-De Tocqueville. case, however, is animal-de-mer.
gor than that
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A preacher says nothing helps a man so much as a fooling that he is wanted. The C.1.D. ought
The anniversary social of the Kow-to feel finttered. loon Union Church will be held in the Church Hall on Friday, April 22.
The name of Mr. H. F. C. Colman, of naval forces in the future. has been added to the list of authorls- Politics are more and more in-ed architects. truding into ordinary shipping af- fairs. Were not the affairs of the Compagnie Generale Transatlan- of the tique the partial cause.
Govern- quarrol in the Franch ment which led to the fall of the Laval Cabinet? This being 60, they ask why 'a conference should not be called to put an end to this expensive competition even though Ita final outcome will not be war but bankruptcy.,
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Those women who declare that It is notified that the names of they have nothing to wear ap- The Yes Wo Restaurant, Limited, and parently forget their hubbies tem- tho Tai Hong Steamship Co., Ltd., pers. have been struck off the Register.
His Excellency the Governor has
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A motor-car recently crashed in- to a pawnshop. With great pre- sevice of mind, the pawnbroker promptly asked the driver what he wanted for it,
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Personal-The gentleman who
took the wrong umbrella from the Club yesterday is requested to ro
An actress is to marry a doctor turn it, as advertiser is informed
appointed Mr. M. T. Johnson to be a who treated her after a motor ac- by the man from whom he bor Member of the Harbour Advisory cident. Shaken before taken! Committee, vice the Hon. Mr. C.G.8. Mackie, resigned.
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rowed it that the man who lent it from him believes the person whom he obtained it would like to
It's one of life's paradoxes that restore it to ita owner."
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Thore'a a campaign on at Home ☐ ☐
just now against the purchasing Divorce is said to be still very of foreign cradles, Buy bye-bye costly. So's marriage, for that British!
It is not as if there was no ma-
Whilst driving her motor car, No. the nearer a man is, the more diffi- chinery within the League of Na- tions that could carry out auch a 3136, in Upper Albert Road, yesterday cult it is to touch him. task. The Transit und Communi-morning, Miss Zimmern knocked down a man named Cheung Fung-cheung, cations Organisation is perfectly who received a cat on his head. BUMPERS competent to do so. It has al
The Licensing Board is to meet on matter. TIRE COVERS ready held conferences to deal SPARE TIRES & TUBES with such maritime matters as the April 22nd to consider an application! by Mr P. I. Newman for a publican's TRUNK RACK & TRUNK buoying and lighting of coasts and licence, without bar, in respect of the
eighth floor of Gloucester Building. of tonnage measurement. should not, therefore, be beyond
The following names have been its abilities to convene and to pre- pare an International Mercantile added to the list of auditors under the Companies Ordinanco:-Mr. A. E. Marine Conference. If the Pearson, Mr. F. W. Mackio, Mr. W. formation on which the interested Lackie, and Mesare. Pearson, Mackle partica
are basing their ideas, and Co. proves to be true, it will not bo long before such a conference is held.
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Hongkong Telegraph.
SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 1932.
TRADE & SHIPPING.
Spring Song of the Broom. Thomas Carlyle once paid his
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His Excellency the Governor has appointed the Hon. Mr. William Henry Bell to be a Member of the Authorized Architects' Consulting Committee dur- ing the absence on leave of the Hon. C. G. 9. Mackie.
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The Week's Wellerism: "You Some of these Hongkong people who never tire of displaying their can take it from mo," as hubby erudition evidently think they be said when handing over his crying
child to the wife. long to the know-bility.
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Brandy is re- commended for nervous aerial A passengers. nip in the airt
The South Coast is said to be the prettiest
His Excellency the Governor has in England. respects to the man who invented appointed Lieutenant J. F. Wright, Hence the term
work, but up to the present mo-Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps, Sussex Appeal.
to be one of his Honorary Aldes-de. Camp, during the absence on leave of Lieutenant H. Owen Hughes.
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When arbitra-
tlon takes the was place of war, removed to Kennedy Town for obser- discussion will Gunner Moore at Lycemun Barracks. vatten yesterday after it had bitten be the better The gunner received treatment at the part of valour. Military Hospital.
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"Last night George said he'd
kiss me or die in the attempt.”
"Did he kiss you?"
"Well, he was alive this morning."
"O.ILMS." on the envelopes con-
A lecture will be delivered by the Rev. Fr. Byrne, S.. to the Hongkong taining rate demands probably University Education Society on means "O, Have My Salary.""
ជ ៨ Monday, April 18, at 8 pm. In the Unton. Assembly Hall. The subject
One thing about our Civil Ser- will be "A Lady Doctor opens the Class-Room Windows. The lecture is vants, they do wear well. A con. open to the public.
temporary, under the heading of "Looking Back 50 Years," mon- tions. that Mr. J. H. Kemp was appointed to act as Omcial Re ceiver, and Mr. P. Jacks as Land Omeer:
ment few If any philosophers have arisen to proclaim the salubrious advantages of house-cleaning time.
A brown and while torrler dog In the dim yesterdays, when dang- ling cobwebs and dust-laden cur-belonging to Capt. Fleetwood pets were moro in evidence than they are at present, an "unknown" evolved the idea that something ought to be done. Assembling the necessary tools of the craft and an The glowing picture which Mr.iron resolution, she or he-pro- Walter Runciman was able to ceeded to wage relentless warfare paint in the House of Commons on all the battalions of grime, on Thursday regarding the trade gloom and grease which had pos outlook in the Old Country ecgsod the household through the the stands out in marked con-long winter months. When trast to the dull and depressing campaign was finished the window- situation which existed even # panes shone with unaccustomed year ago. There is, indeed, every lustre, the front curtains stood out reason for thinking that, as Mr. with stiff primness, the closets Mellon, the new American Am-recked with soap and orderliness. bassador expressed it, Britain has There is to-day generally only one diffient discordant note. In the scale of now turned her most corner and has the situation wall house-cleaning time, and that is in 'man of the
Geneva still seems to be strug in hand. The figures given, both | the bass clef. The in regard to trade recovery and establishment can't find some of employment, carry their own tale; his belongings-perhaps his old 22, at 8.80 p.m. in Room "K, Heng-gling with disarmamentality. they show that the Old Country slippers or his caved-in hat. bokong University. The presidential is overcoming the obstacles which cause, tell it not in Gath, they have address entitled "Bridge Foundations" will be delivered by Mr. A. H, Fen- have for so long impeded the ex- been escorted to the rubbish heap wick, B. Sc., A.M.I.C.E. Ten will be pansion of industry and commerce, in the back yard. A pile of unread served after the meeting. All in- and which are still being marked- magazines he has treasured for rested are welcome. ly felt in many other countries. the last nine months may also have
The wedding took place in Yoko- One of the Industries, however, disappeared; moreover, his dinners hama, on March 31st, of Mr. Denys which does not show any MA-
to consíst mostly of Morley, of the Hongkeng University, are likely terial sign of improvement at the sardines and vegetable soup which and Miss Winifred Meadows, former- moment is shipbuilding, a circum can be prepared in a hurry, while iy of Hongkong. After the ceremony atance which Mr. Runciman ad-the kitchen is under process of at the British Consulate, the wedding i
A Scout Concert in aid of the group funds of the 2nd. Hongkong Catholic Troop, will take place at the Club de After the con- Recreio to-night (Saturday), com- mencing at 9 p.m. is hoped that there will be a big at cert, dance music will be played. It tendance to support a good cause.
The third general meeting of the Society. will be held on Friday, Hongkong University Engineering
holiday.
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Medical Note:-Where there's a pili there's a pny!
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Little Miss Muffet discarded the
tuffet
On which 'twas her custom
to sit,
When the boy friend who spied
her
came up and supplied her With perfectly mixed "gin-
and-It."
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A palmist claims to be able to
was solemnised at Christ Church. mits is causing considerable an ever-hauling. Few business men Bishop Haslett officiated, assisted by tell whether a man la an employer just passed through Golf does make the palms dread- Moriay have xiety. There is a feeling, which enjoy the spring paetime of house the Rev. W. Buncome. Mr. and Mrs. simply by looking at his handa.
Hongkong on their way to England on fully rough and hard. no doubt is soundly based, that cleaning; in fact, many present an matters In this respect will not insurmountable barrier to the on of the broom and improve until there is a general ward sweeD revival in world trade. It is in- brush. They tumble over the mop. teresting to note a recent develop-upset the water bucket, sit down ment under this heading. This is in the silver-ware, and make messy the canvassing; in League of Na-tracks on the freshly varnisted tions circles, that a "Washington linoleum. If they try to help the Conference for the Mercantile household wrecking crew their ser- Marine" shail. be held. It is vices are seldom appreciated and pointed out that the premier their suggestions are but rarely steamship lines in all countries heeded. It might be well if Hubby are showing large deficits in their absented himself quite a bit from balance sheets. The great French the household hullabaloo until line, the Compagnie Generale "clean-up" day has made ita Transatlantique, worked up to a triumphant exft. period of prosperity in 1928 when its receipts were nearly a hundred
The Health Bulletin of Eastern millions sterling. By 1981 that hundred millions had dropped by Forts for the week ending the 9th
inst, gives the following cases forty millions. The balance sheets infectious diseases and deaths there- of the leading British companies from: Plague, Bassein 4 cases 3 deaths Cholera, show a similar decline. But doa-deaths, Bombay 6 cases deaths,
Rangoon 4 cases
25 deaths, Th
From pite this drop, since there is a woll'
68 cares Calcutta known law that passengers will Penh I death. Small-pox, Sues 1 case, always travel by the most com.
Basrah 1 caso, Bombay 7 cases
30 deaths, fortable ship, each line is trying deaths, Calcatta 38 caren
Cochin
Karachi CRIO,
of
cases
2
to go one better than the other deaths, Madras 15 cases 4 deaths, In 1024 the Cunard put the Aqui Moalmoin 1 case, Rangoon 116 char tania into commission. The reply 22 deaths, Pondicherry & cason 2 Tom France was the lle de ny y enser deaths, Canton 24 deaths, Saigon 33 canes 80 deaths, France, Germany, responded by se, Shanghai 22 cases 7 deaths, the Bremen and the Eurppa. To Dairen 7 cases 2 deaths, Cerebro- Fevar Macno 44 casos 94 day -France, Great Britain and Spinal, deaths. Italy have four boats on the stocks even more luxurious than the last. To build thom, recourse in olther
For the first time in many years a being had or being sought of China pony was fouled yesterday Governments. This is regarded morning at the Jockey Club. Stable,
the dem: being Mr. Li Teo-feng in some quarters as felse finance,Gold Mine, a griffin of this seapots. It being contended that the pas "Gold Mine" has not been doing very songer carrying mercantile,mar, well at the race meetings, but no one appears to have suspofed, the mare's ino is faced with bankruptcy un-
condition,
I'm afraid I forgot to mention to the employment
Hey that my Kite: hond thor am
Many of those week-end par- ties are stron- ger than they sound.
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A critic says modern
poeta don't pul enough fire into their work. Or vice versa. !
Social Hint:
-How to make
a bridge party
했다.
Tell them
the drinks have
all run out.
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A-for the arrowroót,, almonds
and ale, B-for the bacon and butter. Cor the cigarette-smoke we
inhale,
D-for the dolls made from
"gutta,"
Efor the Empire, from which
these all come
Ffor its future success, sir, G-for the ginger as pungent na
rum,
H-for the honey so fresh, sir. Ifor the Islanda far-flung o'er
the main, J-for Jack Tar ever ready; K-for the King, and long may
he reign,
L-for the loyalty steady. M-for the motive behind
Empire Day,
N-for the note it is sounding;.
All pray, O-for the omens for which we
P-for the Peace all-abounding. Q-'or the quantity bounty will
bring.
R-for revival of trading S-for the standard to which
Britons cling,
T-for the troubles now fading. U-for the unity of Britain's.
vast lands,
V-for the verve and the
vigour;
Wfor the wealth which com
merce expands,
X-for the exports now bigger; Y-for the yeomen who toll on
the land,
sturdy and true down the *ages.
Z-for the zeal which we all
understand,
reflected in history's pages.
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A professor declares that intal- lectually a woman is at her best at forty-five. This probably explaina why so many middle-aged women Bay they have no wish to be high- brows, but are quite content to be young and beautiful.
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We hear of a Scots engineer who
pays his bills with a wrench.
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The new American Ambassador
to Britain Is a teetotaller. water Mellon,
By a misprint yesterday we were
made to say, "Leaves
on Pleco
-Goods." The Nudists, of course,
would profer "Leaves Instead of
Piece Goods."
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One of the ponies that
WO
backed at last Saturday's races. fulled to remember that it la leap year!
Wo. notice that convicta in: American prisons are being 'al-"
We lowed to take up gardening. presume that they are forbidden to cultivate wall climbers.
Local detectives who claim to understand the habits of burglars. are evidently well up in Sykology 1: