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Co-Operative Effort
or,
THE NEW EL DORADO
By CAPT. HUGO DUNKERLEY
The Very Idea!
THIS BLUBBER EVIL
By Prince Eddis Of Whales, "That She Blowa!"
A sixty-ton whale will be ox- hibited in Hongkong in the near future.
Are so on the eve of a new gold; there are reefs waiting to be found striko rivalling in Importanco holds out the prospect of wealth that
another which was hardly dreamed of bo- Alaska? Is of Eldorado to yield ite rlohea to fore. They are a good type, quict; decont-living folk, many of whom
Wo tell you this now in order the world?
Those questions are prompted would be more at home in a Lon- to prepare you for the shock.
What with Chinese New Year, by the impotua recently given to don suburb.
The gambling and drinking and our birthday coming off pret the unceasing search for geld by which are an often associated with ty soon, there's no telling what important discoveries in
absent from you might soe in Hongkong. gold rushes are regions.
For instance, if you are walking Kakamega, go far at any rate, and In the following article
up Pedder Street any time be The women, too, are as keen as tween now and April 1 and you aldent of Kenya Colony supplies Kenya is thankful that it is au Interesting details of prospecting the mon. Many have adopted meet six spotted anakes, playing in the Kakamega area.
various
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Deserved tributes were pald by His Excellency the Govern
at Monday's inspection ceremony, to the magnificent work done by the St. John Am bulance Brigade in this Colony, Ably officered and consisting of an enthusiastic body of work era, all fired with zeal for ser-
aro In South Africa the recent dis-trousors for working at Kakamega, tag with a N.T. tiger, run like
Toro hell. simply because they vice to the community, the
But if you meet a whale, ignore Brigade has established for covery of the Rand Main Reef convenient, and there is not so oxtension foreshadows the pos- much time for washing frocka na itself a splendid record covering sibility of a great increase in prothoro used to be on the farms. You'll know it's the one they're going to put on exhibition. tho Induction in the
moot world's richost But they are truly feminine still, Of course, if you many spheres of activity.
correct and although their furniture may, whale on April 1, the this connexion, the unremitting, known gold-bearing region,
Prospecting in the Great Bear in many instances, consist chiefly procedure is to cross your fingers, labours of Mr. Morris (now de
the North-West of patrol cases and camp beds, and say twenty shillings make a servedly promoted Commision- Lake region of er), Mrs. Langley and Mr. Ho Territories of Canada indicates they are genuinely hospitable to pound and he's the biggest fool to the that the importance of the dis the guests who drop in and will in town. We've been tricked liko Kom-tong are known
It says much covery there of very valuable de readily prepare a meal for anyone that before on April Fools' Day.
for posits of pitchblende (the most who may be passing through,
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whole Colony.. for the ideals of service
Sir Albert Kitaon went to Konya'' Important of the radium-bearing
Which brings us to the story. ́s a long which the Brigade stands that ores) for the moment overshadows at the invitation of the Govern- it should have attracted such the search for gold, though the ment to carry out investigations in- of Jenah the whale.
and area is known to be rich in gold, to the mineral resources of the whale since we told this story. of Bo pardon an old man's memory. willing workers as these
various cobalt, bismuth, copper, and man- Colony. Within five months
For years he had endurod the. the members of the
his arrival he issued an interim units, all of whom have the gameBO.
The eyes of the world are report which suddenly brought Boors of his companions. Even Jnowledge that their labours are highly appreciated.
His focussed on Kakamega, in Kenya Kakamega into the limelight. He the Peak ignored him, and when with Colony. It is attracting atten- gave it as his considered opinion he went to the Hongkong Club, Excellency, however, characteristic aptitude for get then through the discovery there that the prospects of the field other members turned their backs
of gold in payable quantities. Ac-quickly becoming a useful gold on him. ting to the core of local pro- cording to the eminent geologist, field, and later developing in im blems, did well, in his address Sir Albert Kitson, it is likely to portance, were distinctly encourage on Monday, to stress the danger develop into an important golding and that numbers of rects of payable thickness and richness work, field in the near future. of overlapping in such
thewould be found. Kakamega les almost on
The discoveries have raised the leading to the loss of economy
not the both in time and money. This Equator, some 200 miles from
SCA Government of Kenya Colony is a problem which is constantly Nairobi, the Colony's capital. It question whether recurring in Hongkong, and it is 5,000 to 6,000 feet above has for some time past been level and the weather is pleasant-would be justined in granting sole apparent in connexion with the y cool throughout the year, with prospecting rights over huge arens
no very abnormal changes of tem-to large concessions.
If no sole prospecting rights Ambulance perature. work done by the
The actual goldfield is 68 miles are granted the country la thrown Brigade, the New Territories Benevolent Association, and the from the little township of El-open to the small man who is able
ago claims, and work them. If Government. Happily, the two doret, the centre of a fertile set to prospect for gold, stake his
tied area, where 20 years first-named bodies have
Gangsterdom
now
are
According
or
Д to
Envy, that's what It Other tatrans had boasted about their week-end flahing expedi- tions, and he had simply gone
one better.
Not even his wife had believed him. "She had left, taking the children with her.
That was the only ray of sun-
spair that engulfed him..
the wind soughed, Outside, and somewhere a dog was howl- wife He did not notice, his
Outside the storni in. ing.
shine in the murky clouds of de-
in I creep
or
not have heard a pin drop. "Jonic," she whispered. raged and crashed and you could
ly pate.
wore
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1933.
LEG TRAP AND
CRICKET.
pioneers established their home-carry on without additional capital Everyone will deplore the joined hands, and the process is many of the South African Dutch time he finds that he is unable to
He spun around, his face death- situation which has arisen in to be carried to completion by stends. In another direction, only he can sell out or try to float a the Government co-ordinating 38 miles from the goldfields, is company to assist him. If, on
"You" he cried.
back. the cricket world from the un-
its work with that of the new Klaumu, on the shores of Lake the other hand, a sole prospecting
"Yes, Jonie, I've come reasonable and unreasoning at- joint body. The result of this Victorla, and for many years the licence is granted to some large
no Forgive me. Oh, forgive me," tacks made in Australia upon co-operation should be to the railhead through which all traffic company, the area is immediately
the must travel by lake steamer on closed to the small man and
A clock ticked. Outside the the bowling tactics of the M.C.C. common good, whilst at
weekly machines of Imperial Air company, is permitted to search
wind coughed soughed, I mean team and upon the personalities same time in no way restricting the way to or from Uganda. The one, other than servants of the she whalederwalled.
The feeling of the public in-and somewhere a dog ho
(Ed: We've had that bit al- of the players. The childish the opportunities for service on ways bring London and Capetown for gold' there.
the part of those who so freely within seven and four days, re
of Klaumu, which Kenya was expressed at a meeting i objection raised to Jardine'a
give of their time and labour in spectively,
means that the goldfields aro close- held in Nairobi, which passed the ready.)
Eddie: No, we haven't. And Harlequin cap, the vivid blue, a really beneficent work.
ly connected with the principal following resolution:-
That this association (the Nai- now you've spoilt to. We red and orange so familiar on
dities of Europe and South Africa. about 30 The goldfields are
robi Association) is of the opinion just working up some atmosphere. storm
(Ed. (grimly): We-Had-That English grounds, the
imiles long by 14 miles broad, and (a) that the granting of conces fostered because
going alons ever large areas for ex--Dog-Just-Now!) which was
We didn't, chief; dor- Eddie:
different 'a
dog. Jardine bowled himself in a Many people imagine that the already prospectors
minorals would not be in the ry! It was Tasmanian match and rested rule of gangsters in the United farther afield in the hope of mak-clusive prospecting for precious
Kakamega is different from any best interests of the Colony, and There were two of them howling. Mr. Larwood and Voce, followed by States will come to an end when ing fresh discoveries.
Prohibition is abolished.
other goldfield. The prospectors (b) that any existing or prospec- You'd be surprised if you know Get on Hostetter, executive the extraordinary leg-theory G. L.
are amazingly varied. On one tive goldfield in the Calany should how different their
un- (Ed.: Oh, all right. protest embodying unpleasant manager of the Employers' As claim will be found a retired In- be maintained as free and
somewhere a dog was howl- allegations by the Australian sociation of Chicago, however, dian Army colonel who happened restricted areas for prospecting with it..
In addition, a petition has been ing.
There was sudden spurt of Board of Control of unsports-has his doubts about the matter. to be farming at Eldoret but, and mineral exploitation.
blood from not having been eaten out by locusts,
decided to look for gold." Next drawn up for presentation to the manlike play, make party po. Rackets, he explains, are
"an invasion of allen criminals,'
door may be a hard-bitten veteran Kenya Legislative Council and flame. Wiping the litics seem like a nice friendly but a native American product who has seen the rushes in Austra-large numbers of signatures are his automatic, the racketcer's face The wind soughed. Outside, a game compared with Test Match which arises from the state of in in the early days and later, being obtained from people re-contorted into a sneer.
to migrating through South Africa sident all over the Colony. cricket these
It is mind which is accustomed
statement dog was howlin days.
do and the Rand, eventually fetched
Closer he peers... Is that a ironical, in connexion with think any method fair to.
minute while the printer sends out cricket and the honourable as- down a competitor, and which up in Kenya. Another in an ex- authorised by the Governor, the sociations attached to the word, condones any way of "fixing" naval officer who gave up the Government has a completely open face at the window?.... Just a The finding of gold has nearly for another hundred-weight of his luck ashore.
full stops. .... architects, always affected in one way to find an official body of cricket the authorities in order to es- aes after the war in order to try mind on this question.
Lawyers, doctors, cape taxation. Rackets cannot
surveyors-all types are there with another the history of the country the exist without the co-operation of ers couching a protest to M.C.C. in such terms, and in the corrupt politicians, of business the one ambition to find the main concerned, and through the recent circumstances the reply sent men, labour leaders,, and trick- reef. At first they were content discoveries there is little doubt At the bottom with alluvial gold, and many made that Kenya will enter upon a new was the only one to be expected. ster lawyers. The M.C.C. has offered, if Au- of it all, he says, is "cupidity a living right from the start, but era which may change its whole
and cowardliness." If respect-to-day the definite evidence that future. stralia thinks it desirable, to able business men continue to cancel the remainder of the tour, connive at gangsterdom and doubtless believing, with all who complain, as they did in a re- have the interests of the game cent instance he quotes, that at heart, that it would be better they are prevented by the au thorities from doing business to drop Test cricket if it can-with Al Capone, then, he asks, not be played in a better spirit. I why worry about American in- Were the leg-theory, "shock | stitutions? Call the gangsters bowling," or whatever term is in and "let them run things for
something applied,
us on a percentage basis. It will now to
give us more leisure for golf. cricket the Australian objection Then hurrah for the Soviets!" could possibly be construed with Mr. Hostetter is clearly an or understanding. But it dates thodox but outspoken man: his back to the early days of W. G. great fear is that capitalism Grace. W. G. exploited what may perish through. its own was called the "three ball leg corruption. Such appeals in the past have not hitherto led trap." In its faster form it was to much. But then former ap- supplied by George Hirst who, peals have not said; as this one bowling left-handed from the docs, in effect, that gangster- edge of the crease with a low dom is really nothing but action, obtained wickets with pathological extension of capita A. E. Stoddart's team in 1804. Ilsm, based on the same motives and leading to a caricature of an Au- It was of Hirst that
it in result. stralian batsman complained that his leg stump was knocked over by a ball which seemed to come from cover point. Seven- teen years later, F. R. Foster caused a collapso on a Sydney A MAN SHOULD NOT ALLOW IIIN- wicket with the same type of EELF TO HATE EVEN 1118 ENEMIES; YOU INDULOE TIUS bowling as Larwood's with Clem DECAUSE, IF Hill, Victor Trumper and M. PASSION ON SOME OCCASION, IT WILL Noble opposed to him. They RISE OF ITSELF IN OTHERS; IF YOU did not squeal. They were not HATE YOUR ENEMIES, YOU WILL CON- bullt that way. Warwick Arm- TRACT SUCH A VICIOUS HABIT OF MIND, AS DY DEGREES WILL BREAK atrong did not hesitate to cramp OUT UPON THOSE WHO ARE YOUR the English batsmen's style by FRIENDS, OR THOSE WHO ARE IN- the same
methoda in 1921. DIFFERENT TO YOU-Plutarch.
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"The captain says your wif o called and wants you to come
heme and see if you can do anything with the kid."
Catlike he approaches the door. Shall he?.... Or shan't he? and With a quick glance up down the deserted street he puts Yest... His fingers are on the door... the fatal door,... forward a claw-like hand.... No!
He touches it.... Oh, Jasper Dewbottle, Jasper Dowbottle!' "It's a lie," he mutters. knew it! I guessed it! A foul lle!" And a sinister emile plays about his thin lips.... He was right for once. It was a lie.
For there on the grey stones at his feet was writ the legend, "WET PAINT," and it was dry, dry!
The concluding chapters of this appear palpitating story would to-morrow but for the fact that
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OUR OFFSPRING. Nellie, the Kelly child, thinks she can write better than her.fond daddah. Well, we give her her chance:-
I'm in the School Play, tho Scandle; it is by one of these chassicle dramatists, P. Nero 1 beleave.
"It is a good play for girls dresa schools because (a) fansy (though not, I suppose, fausy at the time) (b) a strong hurman in- torest (Lady Teazle etc) (c) no Surface royities to pay. I am (J), not a popular part, as overy- one does the dirty on him, but I have a sweet striped sattin-suit- Ing. Botty Ruth is Lady Teazle, sho had the forsight to grow Ringlets, which are Coming In again.. Bernard like a mear male So pleased.
I wanted us to do a Shore play, such as Back to Beelzebub, but Miss Pingo sald, Strong Mont for our parents. Stick to P. Noro, she said; the Dean's daughter fá coming up.
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