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JUNE 25, 1934.
NOTES OF THE DAY
DAY THE
SILVER IN AMERICA
GREAT
DROUGHT
By F. W. THOMAS
S the late Mark Antony sald ing eather continuet sont dry
The Very Idea!
JEEJEERHOY GETS HOME
By George
"THE GOLDEN CANDAREEN",
General business' conditions In the United States in the last three months have not been so good as they were and further summer slackness is anticipated, the hari- zon boing far from clear. Even the devastating drought in the
SUDDENLY the silence of Middle, West has not stimulated
the night was dra- one of his poignant election weather continues, she hopes to whent prices to the extent that might reasonably have been ex-addresses: If you have tears pre-swim back in about ten minutes.
Mrs. Gurgo. whose husband matically, broken. . pected. In these circumstances, paro to shed them now. For this hints are being dropped that the Silver Act may prove to be some thing quite different from the in- nocuous time-gaining measure it was at first supposed to be, and that there is n direct connection
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is very sob-making and altogether drives a watercart, but is now out You will remember folks that that was Wednesday glummish. And while you are at of work, said she merely did it it you may as well sweep over the to get her name in the paper.
The Mayor of Wipplesham, whe night and Jeejeebhoy and carrots, for they want rain badly.
How sad it is to see the phlox, accompanied the awimmer on the the atmint and the tender pink, flute, anid, "It la such men as you. with little tongues all hanging out Mrs. Gurge, who have made Eng-
land and so on and so on." and simply dying for a drink..
The hollyhock and candytaft, the spinach and the brussels sprout, are drooping in their little beds, all limp and lifeless through the drought.
seems highly probable. Mr. Mor- genthau has not committed himself to carrying out the ratio policy of the sliver act within any specified time; he has, indeed, been pur posely ambiguous in all his refer- ences to the Treasury policy on silver; but he talks of stimulating general commodity prices by use of the silver lever and steady buy ing in many markets is readily admitted. How far this policy tarine to be pursued is not clear. But it is not unimportant that it has been embarked upon and the best guess is probably that the prelim inary results are being made the subject of close study. The findings may be marked by inten- sification of buying or the calling
Time alone can show. of a halt.
SIGNIFICANT
The rapidity with which the Silver Act has been followed up Вля surprised must interested quartera though there la no reason why it should have done. The jubilation of the silver advocates whom the Sliver Bill was drafted was most significant. Although authorisation of silver purchases was permissive, a premiae was apparently extracted from
the
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Madge have been kept in
suspense ever since.
our
So have we for that matter but we have decided that it is. STRANGE PHENOMENON IN THE WEST.
not fair to our readers to keep Last evening, shortly After these two central figures of ro- at Little Dubbington in mance and mystery separated in As Mobba, the gardener, said seven,
any soul-stuffed serial today, "The beetroot and the Devon, there feil a most torrential columbine will soon begin to fade shower which Inated nearly half
longer. So here's to it folks!) we get n rop of an hour. away unless
The rain came pouring from the
Madge drew herself up (you will And look at them carnations, clouds, attracting large and curl-
last instalment) too, the larkspur and the cherry-ous crowds; and people ran from remember that she was pie; you'd hardly think, although house and cot, with Jug and pall legged in our
gallipot, to gather up the and heaved a sigh which shook her it's true. I've watered them three and
glittering boon, with sponge and from stem to stern and burst kor times to-die."
The water-butt is empty now-saucepan, cap and spoon.
shee laces.. And every little weed and flower but this is not, the time to talk. I think I'd better go and teach my grew five feet six in half an hour, while children who had never seen little goldish how to walk,
Extracts from the newspapers a shower before sald "What's it
Can this be what is known had two months hence, if something mean? doesn't soon happen:
TRAITOR!
cross-
At Innt, Joojeebhoy was here! The shadow on the wall which
like been behaving as mud? And will there be an-silhouette of a camel doubled up other flood?" In something under
Д
half a minute the village and had with gout became Jeejeebhoy'a water in it, and ducks who'd never well-known profile, learnt to swim stood stiff with fear upon the brim.
It came nearer. It was real. So was the Peak but it didn't come nearer,
Jeejeebhoy braced himself up. He must make a good showing at this long looked for reunion. He must never let Madge have the slightest suspicion ...
Under the recently-passed Act for the Conservation of Water Mr.
Interviewed by our local repre- was charged
sentative, Mr. Abel Issfay, the The wedding of Mr. J. J. Barto with
Theophilus Goodge Miss Olivin M. Barretto will take
at Tidsbury with secretly washing oldest inhabitant, who can stil place at St. Theresa's Church,
himself behind the cars.
Det.-Sgt. Bingle said that having eat without his glasses, said "Ay, Kowloon Tong, on Thursday the
hid himself in prisoner's dustbin that be rain all rght. Man and 28th June, 1934, at 10.30 a.m. No invitations are being issued, President that, in addition to the he saw Goodge with a large bowl boy I've lived in those parts for acceptance of the principle that of water, actually putting his face over two hundred years, and
down like billy-o and old boots. gold reserves should be eked out in it, and slopping it about overmany's the time I've seed it coming
bis head. There was enough Wannerful stuff it is, too, with silver at the 76:26 ratio, he would at some time or other im-liquid in the bowl to have watered
in the good old days. Why, when delight. he leaped clean over the (Sensation.)
Madge's plement it. This of course was in nineteen ears of corn for three
days.
I were a boy people used to wash verandah line with the President's polley as
Mr. Gollop, the magistrate, ad- MONTROSE-In Memory of Marian adumbrated at the World Con-dressing isoner, said that at a in it. All over, some of 'em. And arms
inserted by her friend Leah. ference last July. The Fittman
the time of national crisis such as this throw the water away afterwards. by authorised resolution,
Yes, they did! And I'll fight any. resident, provided that centrail any man who indulged in ur body who says I'm a far, In spite |
IN MEMORIAM.
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
has
MONDAY, JUNE 25, 1934.
AID FOR BRITISH SHIPPING
reptitious and unnecessary ablu- tions was a traitor to his country.
Goodge, whe offered no defence. was sent to prison for three months, and the court ordered his washing licence to be suspended
Prisoner was hoot an for two years, to buy ed as he left the dock,
un
banks, instead of maintaining gold alone against their notes and deposita, "ngree that 80 per cent of the metal cover shall be in gold and 20 per cent shall be optionally in gold
That meant or silver." little or nothing, except as invitation to the world silver and stick it in their vaults But it as backing for money. failed of agreement. Now the United States is apparently 'erent- ing a precedent, without waiting for any agreement, or even with- out consulling other nations. EXCESS RESERVES -
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BOY'S HEROISM.
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thing like what we used to have
but
of my three hundred years.
"But the finest lot of rain 1 ever great old time remember was a
4 years and years and donkey's years. My giddy aunt, but her dia rain then surely. Forty days and forty nights of it without stop. ping; and even the ducks gol drownded.
Unfortunately at this juncture Mr. faafny's mother came to put him to bed.
And talking of water-But here and accompanied by a large comes Maud Emil, very urgent, culinary smell, and please, air,
With a shriek of well-felgned
into
open
What happens to Jcofeebhoy when he leaps clean over the verandah into Madgo's open arms? Does she drop him or does he fall short? We will tell you to-morrow whether Medya suspects that cojeebhoy hars in the beck unfaithful but meantime let us leave her re- posing in the blissful trust of that great moment when Rè pinald shrieked. It seems that Jecjcebhoy is ng nearer his de- mise than last week but we may find the amah poisoning him with pork and lecks in our next issue in a fit of jealousy. In any case, folk, Jeejeebhoy has only and three more instalments to go then we shall have to leave him -al-his-little.desk in the PW.D.
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LESSONS IN JOURNALISM. The Public
"You ace, sir, I was cooking something special for you, and I went upstairs to see if by sister was waiting. outside for be, be-on journalism is undoubtedly the
cause she's going to take be to
Of course the greatest authority
"And there was an old gaffer lived up-along, feller named Noro; At Poppleton Parish Hall last) and he got scared, and built him. night Percival Potts, a local Boy self a great old boat, and took his The question of Government
Scout, was presented with a B-flat wife aboard, and all his pigs and mouth-organ, subscribed for by a hosses, and-"
of assistance for British shipping is
number of admirers as a mark one which is being followed with
their appreciation of his bravery. deep interest here in Hongkong
Unknown to his parenta, Potts by reason of the hope that it Will the rest of the world follow had put by his small weekly allow may be possible. to evolve..some sult? It is very doubtful. Modance of washing water in order to scheme which will lead to better ern nations have never shared the save the life of a pet petunia, the times for an industry which has enthusiasm of the United States property of his grandmother.
for silver. They ask why they In making the presentation the been badly hit by the depression, should go to the expense of udding Mayor of Roppleton said-But you what shall I do with this? There is prospect of an inter-
hear that. He don't want to to what they now regard as national conference of the
superfluity of standard money always says the same thing. "It principal maritime nations, to certain americans ask the game is such men as you, Mr. Potts, who consider laying-up schemes and question. For the superfluity of have made England and all that other proposals. In the mean-standard money is more patent in sort of poppycock."
the pictures this afternoon, and man in the street who pays ten for a newspaper for the time. it is interesting to the United States than claewhere.
we're going to see Adsiph Mong-conts note that opposition an anyIt is notorious that never before
Joo, and I think it's simply lovely satisfaction of assuring himself CHANNEL SWUM
the way he crrrrushes them to his that it contains all the news he organised laying-up scheme in American history has there been
Mrs. Euphemia Gurge, the well-shirt front before he kisses them. already knows, been volced by the so much idle money awaiting em-
agade British Mercantile Marine Ser-ployment. Every week the Feder known Channel swimmer, awum and when I got down stairs
Journalism seems to be pecullar- vice Association, which holds the al Reserve System makes public an the well-known Channel inst night, the thig I was cooking for you
itern called "excess reserves,
Owing to the water shortage she was all od fire, and it was some-ly unfortunate in that it does not: view that such a method of meaning the funds in the banks had to walk seven miles before the thing special, a dish of by own attract the people who would make handling the problem may prove over and above those required for could get out of her depth. The cremation, and now even the cat good at the profession by reason
so you'll have injurious rather than otherwise their deposit requirements. For
of her Journey won't loog at it, swimming part to British Interests. The sug-months past this excess, which is took her just under half-an-hour. to do with the gold button instead, gestion on which the Association available for loans up to more than bases its opposition is that the ten times its amount, has been $1,500,000,000. It is Governments of the countries around who become party to the scheme argued by opponents of silver purchases that Treasury buying of should pay shipowners a bounty silver will simply increase this for the tonnage they lay up, and surplus without providing any that 25 per cent. of the British means for uning t tonnage should be temporarily disposed of in this way. Objec- COMPROMISE AGAIN tion to this plan rests on the
Immediate silver purchases are belief that only a portion of the
not likely to make much difference world's maritime countries would to business activity. In fact, they adopt it, and that any effort might make for some disturbance along these lines to create an of confidence. It was in order to artificial shortage and force upgive investment confidence & chance freights would only be the signal to revive that the President, of the for those outside the agreement through his Secretary to bring out their laid-up ships. Treasury, pleaded a short while There is the further contention ago for breathing spell from new He haa that the move would put Britain monetary legislation.
succumbed to a political agitation
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on a par with certain countries which has been without parallel in whose merchant fleets have its driving force. Even Prof. grown enormously by the pur-Raymond Moley calls it "a meet chase of obsolete tonnage, much destructive and dangerous" agita- of which is at present idle. tion. But it gained an impetus Certain countries can even now from the President's own com- show an augmented service,promising. In December last he even with 25 per cent. or more agreed to the purchase of all cur- ront production of allver in the out of action, while Britain has United States at 64% cents an experienced a big decline since ounce. The purchases, compared the war. The Association does with current prices in the market, not object to British action by represented a bonus of 50 per cent. means of subsidies to protect its to the allver purchasers. Appar shipping, bat it is suspicious ontly the President imagined that of international arrangements fiver advocates. But the agita the windfall would satisfy the which may do more harm than tion has prospered on what it has good to British interests. The fed upon, and the December com whole problem is, of course, one promise has led the White House of considerable complexity, but to another compromise, which In tho Jast reaort better promisca to put into operation a ita most days for the Industry must denilver programme In pend on trado expansion...
elaborate regalin.
"How do you suppose I feel when someone says mother and I look like sisters?"?
of their outstanding ability and. natural forte for the work. Thus we and that none of the born journalists have anything to do with newspapers and that these are produced by a set of incompet-. ent scribblers who cannot earn an. existence in any other line,
The infallibility of newspapers. has become almost a byword. nowadays. People say: Well it's In the papers, so it must be true.. That is all very well, but we won- der if the public ever realise to what measures we had to go to. guin this reputation of integrity. Have they heard of the reporter who inadvertently said that three- Instead of two men were shot, and was then instructed by the News Editor to go out and make the story correct?
Or the paper which, after being royally reprimanded for snying that a society leader had been seen. walking through Soho at midnight, ran a series of specials proving- that most society folk were either litrs or somnambulists.
It is this spirit of enterprise which has got the newspaper.on to the breakfast table of every healthy scandal seeker in the com-.. munity, the reason being that tlie aforesaid roador can collect a whole lot of gossip without giving anything away himself.
Of course there are people who don't like nowapapers but general. ly their main reason for saying.so le to get their views published. And then there are people who go to great pains to tell the editor- how passionately devoted they aro to the paper and generally they want something kept out!: