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A Few Examples of the Bargains to be obtained.
STAIR CARPET
.75 yd.
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FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1934.
NOTES OF THE DAY THE RESURRECTION OF The Very Idea!
A RICKSHA DANGER
Tho rickaha coolio and his vehicle have been described as a danger both to mechanical and pedestrian traffic, as well as to the coolle himself. Acceptance of this
CATALONIA
By A. Eddy
Among the national pro-jor Catalonia who had the temerity
address them In Catalan: speak God's language? Don't you know you're in Spain ?"
condemnation immediately places blems of Spain the problem to upon the authorities the obligation of Catalonia requires the "Why don't you of properly controlling such a most urgent solution.. menace. In many respects this work te being well carried out, yet
The Catalans are
a highly There is a Catalan university it would appear that the dangers developed and individualistic pec-functioning in Barcelona to-day presented by the uncontrolled rush ple descending from the Phoeni- and slowly but surely all posts of rickshas and chairs to the cinns, Greeks, Celts and Jews, are being filled with Catalans and entrance of the Star Ferry wharf and are the most typical of that all textbooks, shop signs, tramvay between 7 and 8 o'clock every morn-Mediterranean race which has routes, documents, etc, printed in Ing have entirely escaped the notior contributed so much to the in- Spanish are being replaced by one of the authorities. Apart from tellectual and artistic develop printed in Catalan... describing figuros in the air with his stick, should one of the coolien be foolish enough to come to near him, the constable on point duty at the Ferry shows to interest. In the turmoil which goes on around him every ten minutes,
NO CONTROL
ment of Europe.
WHY INDEPENDENCE IS WITHHELD.
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BUY OUR BODY By Eddie "Woolworth”. Kelly
Whenever Max Baer felt the need. for rålning a sum of money rapid- ly, we read in a morning contem porary, i was his custom to sell shares in himself." To-day. Max owns only 30 per cent, of himself, the remaining 70 per cent.. being variously split up amongst many региона.
THIS
We
man Baer is a bear after our own heart.
thought of that scheme long ago, but, seme- how or the other, the Hong- kong public didn't seem to have enough faith in us Temperamentally and physically
The much sought for Estatuto, We once ondeavoured to sell they differ immensely from the Spaniards, and their language is however, was not altogether what our whole body to the Hong- just as different from Spanish as the Catalane expected as it did kong University for vivisection Fronch or Italian. Their capital, not give them absolute financial purposes, but the University de Barcelona, is not only one of the Independence. Catalonia commanded the body before pay- most beautiful and historically in-prises one seventh part of the ment.
sixth of the teresting cities of Europe to-day, territory and one
Still, the scheme Is worth re- but it was two thousand years entire population of Spain and at viving, especially as Maxle seems Apparently his whole concorn ago under Julius Caesar free one time supplied seventy per cent. to have made a success of it,
of the is to regulate motor vehicles apcity exempted from paying tribute of the national revenue
And, when you come to boil it proaching the wharf simultaneous to the Roman Empire. Very few country which is the principal ren down, why confine the scheme to ly with the exodus of passengers people know that before Spain ever son why the Spanish Government ourselves. There are plenty of people in Hongkong who would from the ferry. That accomplish-was, Catalonia had given three does not want to grant her finan- and the sale of portions of their ed, ho can stand back with calm emperors to Rome, Trajan and clal independence.
body a profitable business. detachment until it la appropriate Augustus III, being the best known
Barcelond is not only the largest | The local medical profession, for motor transport to continue on among them, and that the oldest city, but it is the Manchester and which has been hard hit by the its way. Meanwhile, a howling constitution in Europe is not the by far the greatest industrial and heat wave, because people no icering, laughing mob of ricksha Magna Charta but the "Usatges" commercial centre of Spain and longer catch colds, would jump pullers, with their two-wheel
promulgated in Barcelona in 1068. her ships have been navigating
at the opportunity. chariots and dangerous shafts,
ONCE A GREAT POWER. the seven seas of many centuries. be undertakon free, as the profit Appendicitis operations would aurround the out-going ferry pass engers, impeding their progress,
Barcelona with the hinterland of The Catalans are very thrifty from the sale of the appendices and making positively hazardous Catalonia was at the height of her and hard working people who have would more than compensate for the journey from the Ferry to the opposte side of the Praya. Fur-power from the 18th to the 16th become prosperous by dint of their the cost of the operations.
The advertising columns and ther confasion is wrought by the century, her Counts and later tireless energy, same as the Dutch FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1984.
rickshas being rushed indiscrimin. Kinga conquering the Balcarle and Swiss, while the Spaniards news paragraphs in local news- ately from behind stationary cara, Jelands, Sardinia and Sicily, and are gentlemen of leisure and off-papers would be filled with reports
extending their domain to the cials who are used to have others and offers of aules. HARBOUR TUNNELS while
are pestered pedestrians several yards down the road by the other side of the Pyrenees, now work for them and who now find it extremely distasteful to re-i Residents who have been given persistent pullers. Should the to, visualising a harbour tunnel constable on point duty take it in linking Hongkong and Kowloon to his head to chase a too-venture. will no doubt have read with deep some coolie, there is a wild stam- interest the news of the opening pede towards the Post Office, by His Majesty the King of the pedestrians being forced to flee to largest underwater highway in avoid ricksha shafts in the middle the world, connecting Liverpool of their backs.
PARRY-WINGFIELD-On 20th July, 1094. # the War Memorin] aring Home, to Bride and 3 Parry-Wingfield, a son
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
with Birkenhead. This mam-
moth project, which has taken no | INTOLERABLE POSITION less than nine years to build, con-
"S.F." NOW!
Here
are
}
own
South-eastern France, where a
ounce the fruit of the Catalans labour which they have been accustomed to regard as their his torical due.
cinis used to frown upon the sons look none too roay..
Something like this, we suppose: WANTED-SELL your body to the
highest bidder. Top prices paid, for Save the corns and the kidneys will Don't bo old tooth, ingrowing teanalls and corns.
mialed by other firms offering higher look after themselves. prlees. We Pay Cash.
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PUBLIC AUCTION
The Undersigned havo received in- structions to sell by Public Auction on
WEDNESDAY NEXT
Old and Sarplus Hospital Relics, ETC., ETC.
comprising:
Appendices (inflamed and normal), Gall Stones, Tonslis, Adenoide, sur- plus limbs, etc., etc.
·DAMMETT BROTHERS,
Auctioneers,
AIN'T IT GLAND TO BE BLOOMIN' WELL DEAD.
to an
great number of people to-day speak Catalan known under the name of "patois". The fact that 200,out of the 300 ships compris-i ing the united Christian fleet] Although the Estatuto which the which destroyed the naval power Catalans originally demanded call-
FOR SALE. IMMEDIATE POSSES- of the Turks in the battle of ed for financial independence, very Lepanto in 1671, were financed by wisely it did not call for customa condition, sound in every limb. Only SION-1000 Model wife, Splendid Barcelona la ati eloquent proof of autonomy for the reason that the had one owner, carefully driven since the power wielded by the Catalans industries and commerce of Barce-new. Now set of tooth this year. at that time.
lona depond to a large extent on Numerous extras thrown in. Owner obtaining new model, and will consider sists of a gigantic tube some- The situation is really intoler By intermarrying with the ruling Spain, and Catalonia could not take any reasonable offer.
the risk of losing her best) forty-six feet in diameter, withable. Whilst allowed such free-house of Aragon which in turni
customer.
DAMMETT'S AUCTIONS. smaller branches at each end, den, the ricksha puller is just as united with that of Castille, the
She needs Spain very badly For the convenience of our clients, Between its shafts, the tunnel is dangerous at 7 o'clock in the morn-Catalan counts lost their independ-
we have opened a branch Sales Room actually less than a mile long, ing as he is in the full tide of ence and Catalonia became an in- especially because of the present at the Kowloon Hospital. but including its two branches trafic at midday. Business people tegral part of Spain-Inspite of depression--which-de-hitting-her- it extends to nearly three miles. coming across from Kowloon daily the continuous rebellions and up- very hard and which is eloquently have to suffer discomfort and not arisings Against the Spanish yoke, expressed in the fact that there A most amazing piece of en little indignity as a result of the it was only in 1932 that the Cata- are over 25,000 empty apartments gineering work, it makes pro- uncontrolled behaviour of these lans were granted autonomy em- in the city to-day whore four years vision for four lines of traffic. ricksha, coolies carly in the morn-bodied in the so called "Estatute" ago the recommendation of sena- tors was necessary to secure a It is when we come to considering. It is high time the authorit or Home Rule.
flat. The writer had the good fortune! the cost of such projects that ies took adequate measures for the
WI Catalonia and Spain ever doubts arise whether Hongkong amelioration of existing conditions.
of residing in Barcelona when the' could ever afford to embark on
Catalan deputies finally brought come to blows over the Catalan a similar venture for the purpose
home the Estatuto after genern-Independence? It is very likely tions of unsuccessful efforts and that both parties will find it more of linking the island with the
The reader who took us kindly to for days and days the rejoicing expedient to come to an under- mainland. The Mersey tunnel
in Catalonia was indescribable, standing or at least to defer the task over our use of the term
They recalled with bitterness the issue in face of the growing hag involved an expenditure of Frisco as a contraction for San rule of the Spaniards especially menace from the radical elementa no less a sum than eight millions Francisco is still not quite satisfied. during the dictatorship of Primo which are beginning to make the sterling, or, in terms of Hong-We are therefore giving him the de Rivers when the Spanish of future of both Spain and Catalonia kong currency, well over $100,- whole of this note in which to ex- plain precisely what he feels on the
his 000,000 truly a staggering subject. figure. Admittedly, a harbour words :-"There Isn't a San Fran. tunnel sufficient for local needs clean at large who lacks feeling his city is being inaccurately dis- would not be nearly the length counted when abbreviated to even of the Mersey undertaking, norFrisco. So in this case, in good would there be a need to cater clean fair fun, I want to bring your attention to the fact that the for four lines of traffic. None initials S.F. would not as seriously the less, if it were to possess the mislead your intelligent readers as necessary attributes of such an 'Frisco, nor would they lower a underwater highway, including heretofore creditable standard of
ter, but 'Frisco was adequate lighting and ventila news reporting. It is a small mat- coined in the tion, the cost would, we imagine, pre-Prohibition days of the famous Coast and Columbus be quite prohibitive. Moreover, Barbary
Avenue and used exclusively by there is not that necessity, deck sailors, and transient lumber economic and otherwise, locally camp workers who came out of the for such a venture which is to mountains to spend their six month whatever be found in the case of the sister or yearly earnings on
colourful pleasures they found. I ports of Liverpool and Birken-am sure none of your intelligent or hend, There are at present highbrow readers would care to adequate means of communica-i place themselves in any of the three tion between Hongkong and classes by your allowing them the Kowloon, and these have been contraction. Frisco. It inevitably or columns containing the materially added to by the pro- doen, you know, if anyone who's vision of the vehicular ferry. been there happens to overhear. which enables goods to be quick-If you must be brief, there's no ly transferred from one side of other reputable city in the world known as S.F. and no S.F. nows- the harbour to the other. This paper ever refers to 'Frisco." development alone has nute matically removed the need for such fanciful schemes as tunnels doubtless become a paying pro- and cross-harbour bridges. The position. It is a truly wonderful Mersey project, as has been in pleco of work, a credit alike to municipal enterprise and to dicated, stands in quite another those who designed it and carried category and, by reason of the out the actual work of construc special_factors_.prevailing, will tion.
poof reading out loud,
"Instead of going to the country this, aumyse va
mention right out here."
spend our vacation
we're going to
Mr. Edward Kelly, the well-known local Compradore, wishes nounce that he has opened a Branch store in Nathan Road, Kowloon, where mainland residents now have the opportunity of purchasing por tions of his anatomy,
KELLY CUTS THE COST.
OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT. Play on our NASAL ORGANS. You can obtain one of these in- strumenta from Kelly for less than. $5. Plain nuses, from $4.50 to $10. ked nones cost one bottle of whisky
niore.
OUR LEGS ARE CHEAP-Left Legs n Speciality. Hairy, $10.50; Plain $10. Right. Legs with or with. out cornia. Bunions 10 centa extra.. We are expecting a new consigne. next inward ment of toes by the mail. Big toes, 50 cents, little toes, 10 cents. Toenails extra, With each purchase of two big toos wa will throw in one ingrowing toenail with- out extra charge,
LIVERS.. LIVERS. LIVERS.
Kelly has the finest assortment of Livera in Hongkong. Buy BOL Brand (Regd. Trade Mark) Livers British and Bent. Our Morning After the Night Before Livors hro un: excelled in-unlity, Whisky livers, gin livers, brandy fivera, dirty liver, clean livers. Ilave you got a Liver? If not, see Kelly to-day. Ito will guarantee that you'll have one to
morrow.
HEART ¡DEPARTMENT. Mr. Kelly announcon that ho has one Heart, alightly dentod, for sale. Has noon many years service, but still as good as new, LADIES! DON'T DISH: THIS OPPORTUNITY. Buy Kelly's heart, and you'll know what a throb Positively only one in stock.
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