BEER
THE NATIONAL BEVERAGE
- OF
BRITAIN
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, NOVEMBER
WHITBREAD'S
PALE ALE
BRITAIN'S BEST BEER"
Sole Agents:-
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.
REAL VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY !
ANNOUNCING THE
"PATTERSON"
Ton-Tube All Wave Superheterodyne Receiver
with
Automatic Phonograph
PRICE
$550.00
Special Discount for Spot Cash).
Attractively housed in a solid teak cabinet, the ten-tube receiver fitted to this model gives unrivalled reception on bath long and short waves. European stations coming in with great, s rength, The automatic phonograph is very simple in opera- tion and will play eight 10" or 12" records without attention, (Equipped with two-speed motor for long-playing records.
We invite inspection of the models now on display in our showrooms, or will
demonstration in your arrange a home at any time to suit your convenience. Just phone us and make an appointment.
own
S. MOUTRIE & CO., LTD.
York Building
Tel. 20527.
For Those
Chater Road.
PREMIER GAMES
IN VOGUE
RE-EQUIP NOW WITH ONLY THE BEST!
BADMINTON FRAMES
HAZELL'S "Royalty"
SPALDING'S "Surrey"
SLAZENGERS'
$8.50 each
$10.50
"Queen's Tournament" $14.50
LEAGUE SHUTTLECOCKS
Hascil's Tournament $6.50 dox.
The
GOLF CLUBS
WALTER HACEN "Tom Boy" Woods and trans Ultra in Golf Equipment, Matched sets in Light, Medium and Heavy Weights. Illustration shows the "Hagen" Bi-flector Blade-a blade con- structed to simplify iron club play.
HOCKEY STICKS
HAZELL'S "Club"
? HAZELL'S "Match
: SLAZENGER'S "Renown"
HOCKEY BALLS,
Leather Hand Sewn
$ 8.50 $12.50 $13.50
$ 3.00 each
SQUASH RACKET FRAMES
New Consignment from Haxells
Ltd. just received. From $10.00
EQUIP NOW AT ECONOMY PRICES.
GET THE BEST VALUES IN TOWN
THEY'RE
HERE!
Now "year-ahead” -
STUDEBAKERS WITH BENDIX POWER BRAKES “DICTATOR"
New Power Brake Safety! Improved Performance ! Gasoline Economy ! New Comfort and Luxury I Now Skyway Stylo.! New Air-Curve Lines I True Studebaker Stamina ! Be a Year Ahead Now!
Inspection welcomed
DEMONSTRATIONS-- --WITH PLEASURE! HONGKONG HOTEL
GARAGE SHOWROOM
Phone 27778-9. Stubbs Rd.
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
THURSDAY, Nov. 29, 1334.
CHINA AND JAPAN
The lengthy interview which Marshal Chiang Kai-shek grant- Jed a prominent Osaka newspaper will arouse all manner of specula- tion, particularly in regard to the provise significance of the points presented to him. Read jing between the fines, it is easy to perceive an underlying sugges- tion that China's best course in the realm of foreign affairs is to cultivate a close friendship with
NOTES OF THE DAY
DO REGICIDES CO FREE?
According to despatches from Europe, the Italian Court at Turin has refused the French request for the extradition of the alleged
29,
1934.
ANIMAL HEROES HAVE THEIR DAY
By JANET MABIE
NOT long ago. Mr. H. M. Tam is, in many ways, in consequenco.a Iinson, the shy and gifted creature living in enviable her- author of such truly beautiful mony with the rest of the world. books na "London River" and "Old Junk," arrived in the United States
terrorist. Pavelitch, believed to have boon one of the gang which was responsible for the assassinn tion of King. Alexandor of Yugo- Slavin and M. Barthou of France. The reason for this refusal is sald to be that Franco-Italian nyree- ments exclude the extradition of political prisoners. Whether King's assassin should be able to claim Immunity from prosecution ❘ence.
and
·
.
,
The Very Idea!
STILL IN PIRATE HANDS
. By George "Get below!" repeated the coxswain menacing us with the revolver.
from London for a brief visit. The natural implications of We pointed out to him that he' The arrival of Mr. Tomlinson in animal hero day, as it is observed any country is an event of proper by the Anti-Vivisection Society, was holding the barrel and point- importance, and ships' news men are toward an unremitting labouring the handle at us. With the Invaded his characteristic, retic- to reveal the cruelty and mistaken polite smile of the Oriental he reasoning of vivisection and put acknowledged his mistake and any more than any other murderer "What have you come for, this and to it, by persuading more corrected his grip.. is a point which surely cannot be
more legislatures to unanimity time, Mr. Tomlinson 7** debated. Such men are danger-
they is wresting from the machinery of chorused at him. "I have come, scientific medical research the aus; more dangerous than a whole
he sald slowly, in a voice which cruel inhumanity practiced in its battallon of Jack-the-Rippers, For an act of terrorism, directed as something in it of the quiet name. againat a nation's head, may in-mystery of sen fogs; "to visit some
doga I became acquainted with the But aside from this very import- valve the whole resources of un-
ant and needful emphasis, the day friendly countries in conflict in the Inst time I was hore."
is to be admired for bringing Into feld. It is certain that Italy's
And when the ships' nows men the minds of great numbers of refusal to extradite Pavelitch to looked n little stand trial in France will not soothe thinking that here probably was a heid by animals in civilised life
uncomfortable, people remembrance of the place the temper of Yugo-Slavin,, where
man practicing an obscure joke their contributions, their patient it is believed that this man had against their august persons, he generosities, their braveries, in- a hand in King Alexander's mur- added, with a slight, illustrating deed the extent to which we should der. Indeed, Pavelitch has already smile, "You see, I like dogs, in fact find the world a very poor place been convicted and sentenced to 1 am a sort of honorary do my-indeed without thom. death by a Belgrade tribunal self." One cannot blame Yogo-Slavia for a certain amount of resentment in this matter.
ENGLAND'S ARMS
son or for dogs.
ני
ол
"Maintenant Monsieur! Prenez garde!" he shouted with a strong Hoklo accent.
We had perforce to obey or show our Ignorance of the language and we calculated that it would be unwise to, lose face at this point. We raised our hands to heaven In that supplicating manner more
fui geribes like ourselves. At the familiar to Americans than pence- same time a dagger which we hail concealed in the inside of our trousers fell down with a thud and pierced vur right too.
“Oh! Oh!" we yelled with more vehemence than grammar.
"Monsieur will permit me?"
that successfully revealed his back molars. They were filled with the gold of many an unfortunate vic- tim and as he bent down to pull out the knife, we wondered how many such emply coffers were left for us to fill.
There followed an embarrassing. moment while he lifted our trou- sers to replace the knife and we could nut help reflecting that the pirates must think we had hidden it Perhaps to use it against them in such an emergency as this.
We may pass, as the time of year Though the ships' news mon rolls round for thinking of parti-asked the, coxswain with a smile turned away, as if not wholly con-cular animal heroes, to the plea vinced they were not being made aanter reasons for chorishing sport of, the remark made a head- animals against vivisection. Those line. "Tomlinson Honorary Dog." real and Incontrovertible reasons, it said, and In the thought of many which are the animals themselves. It will be more apparent as the who read it, it was not a bad day's Their humour and galety, their rables drift through from London compliment, either for Mr. Tomlin-skill at perceiving situations and dealing with them, the company to-lay, just what
It was that
they make in a world which would prompted the British Government
be very dull indeed, inhabited only to take pains to explain to Germany
The annual animal hero day of by humans like ourselves, (in the friendliest spirit") what the National Anti-Vivisection was likely to transpire in the Society eccurred this year
Animals do civilias as, make House of Commons debute en im- Oct. 27. An award is always made doubt of that. They make friends perial Defence. Obylously tho British Government had some rea- to some animal-and it has often of strangers, replace good will for son for sending Sir Eric Phipps to been to a dog-which has distin-. Soften the heart and melt the see Baron von Neurath to give ushed itself by an act of bravery mood. Pay their way a thousand view of the salient points of de- not be a mistake to use the signi.little.
German Government a pre- and courage and intelligence in told in a world in which, after all, extraordinarily behalf of a human being. It might they really ask bate. It was possibly a gesture cance of the day as background calculated to give reassurance tout of which to wonder whether experiences with the pets which How many of us have had such German oficialdom and to remove
some great good might not come circumstances have chanced
What will happen to us now if any excuse for misunderstanding.
do know that Mr. Winston of everyone being, as Mr. Tom-give as custody of?
the revolver goes off? Do you Churchill is crying for bigger
think he will miss or that he has Hason is, an honorary dog. For tu be an honorary dog not only Here are several well-authen- | again got hold of_the_wrong end British battle fleets, that he is in-implice respect for dogs per se, but tiented cases of animal heroes, of the wretched thing? Don't fur- complete air armament, and that the by-product of a humane mood honoured recently.
more it establishes a humane mood; and typical
those which his chief reason for alarm is his in any great number of people, suspicion that Germany is in a position to do mischief to Britain. very easily work a great and signi- common
over a long period of time," might|
What we do not know
are Mir Churchill's grounds for suspicion. We have heard rumours from time
the
We
sistent in his demand for
|
to time that Germany could put thousands of aircraft up within a Japan rather than wth the West. few weeks of intensive mobilisa
tion, that she could field an army of five and half millions within four days, and so on. But it would be interesting to know what is the basis of these calculations.
ness,
.
ייז ו: *
sense.
to
Some similar thought seemed to cross the coxswain's mind for sud- denly he drew out his revolver which had never left his hand and our stoniach from two feet range. took careful aim at the centre of
werd get that while you are hungrily waiting to see how we get out of this mess, benda of perspiration are breaking out all over us. Perhaps we shall have swamped the boat with them by to-morrow but that won't be much use to us as we can't swim. How we wish that Madge was with us to let fly with her hairy arms at the wicked pirates. P. S.-We are sending this dis- patch in a seated McEwin's bottle it to Editor and ask him to tele- and if anybody finds it please take graph str expenses for wallah, e/o yesterday's address. Tell Aunt Emma not to worry. Love in all).
DUMB-DELLES LETTRES.
Renn's has long since proved her There was that feant good.
night when an unnoticed burning ember set fire to the house; the Of course there are people who mistress was away, but the master do not like dogs and, so, would not was at home and asleep. Beans
to be honorary dogs. One may wonder a little about them, was asleep too, until the nose that had been twitching to the stuff of as an author led great masses of dreams twitched to the smell of people to wonder several years ago smoke. Then she woke with about parents, Are they people?" start. The fire was going briskly Still, if such people are impervious by that time. She flew into the to conversion about dogs, they manter's room, barking wildly and might, to some similar purpose, be stamping up and down on him us honorary cata, or birds, or horses, he slept
or even plgs. W. H. Hudson, the
by Juliet Lowell
naturalist, fell into a great friend-, "Eh?" he said, sleepily, "what- ship with a ply, some 16 years ago, ever's the matter with you, Benna before he passed on. Out of his-making such a row!" Eul Beans Little Dog-Little Bite discoveries of this perhaps too kept up the row, and the smoke fr. Lee E, Levy, little investigated animal, he wrote thickened and flames tung leaping 1760 North Courtney Ave, a-piece-enlled "My Friend, The shadows-against-the-wall-of-Hollywood, California. Pig" for the Gold Book Magazine, near-by corridor.
My Dear Mr. Levy:
in which he produced much plea-
.
You complain that my dog bit sant and surprising evidence to The master leaped up. Together show that the maligned and des- he and Benna made their escape. your ankle. Well, that's as high
You couldn't. pised pig has really many qualities For this rescue in Fallston, Md., as he could reach. that may properly entitle him to Beans was given one of the Animal expect a little pup like him to bite
your neck, could you? the respect and liking of humans Hero medals a little while later.
Yours Truly, qualities including A good dia-
Not all acta of heroism in
Merry! Hello. position, and a kind and friendly animals are done by dogs or cata. attitude toward other creatures. There is a parrot which lives in That, though the pig is usually South Carolina; just an average considered selfish and a dolt, he parrot, with an average tendency nevertheless strikingly lacks the to be stubborn when visitors would devil-may-care impudence of the like to hear her talk, and to be goat, the hostility of the goose, the loquacious at times when silence
(Continued on Page 5.)
Fern Powers. Indeed, it wns rather bluntly stated by the interviewer that the Western nations had latterly expanded their military and economic in- fluence in China. In actual fact, I LEARNED, A LESSON of course, it is Japan, and not the Western Powers, which has Great Britain, in the past, has learned the lesson of prepared- followed an expansionist policy It is not likely to be for- at the expense-of- China, a point gotten in this, -or- several...... sub- ,on which Chiang Kai-shek npsequent generations. Whether the
menace is from Europe or else [pears have
to
been silent,
where. Britain must take heed. Jalthough he did refute the un- Mr. Churchill's reasons for sua
warranted charge made against picion may be inade known during the European Powers by pointing the Commons debate. If they are not, we can only say that they fout that they had actually sur- ought to have been: for the public, rendered many of their former as well as the statesmen, should
main sugges- know what sort of situation is up rights. But the tion of a closer drawing together to confront the nation abroad. After all, it is the public which of Japan and China comes in the bears the brunt, in preparing for remark by the interviewer that emergencies and in meeting them the Kuomintang should return to when they arise. Further than the Pan-Asia idea, in regard to that, these constant hints of brew-condescension of the cat and the which Chiang Kai-shek waging crises are liable to create fawning flattery of the dog, and rather non-committal, although animosities out of thin air. The remarking that China and Japan truth, in a matter of such grave are brother nations, whatever he importance as this one, cannot do more harm than the suppression of may have precisely meant that the facts. If there is anything to observation to-imply. There fear from Germany or anyone else, can be little doubt that the inter- Mr. Churchill, or anyone else, is view reflects the view held in
aware of it, let him declare it. Then the people can judge whether certain circles in Japan that in
the time has come to look to the the regrouping of Powers now in
ramparts of the Empire, process, some effort should be made not only to offset the strong anti-Japanese feeling which has course of action. In the constant persisted in China ever since the pressure which has been brought Manchurian incident, but to re-to bear on him from Japan he move grounds for criticism of has not taken the strong line her conduct. It is to be noted in which some of his compatriots this connection that very little would wish. His non-committal has been mentioned, in the course attitude is therefore hardly to be of the recent discussions concern- } wondered at. Public, opinion in ing Pacific problems, as to the China on any issue is extremely precise role which China is to difficult to assess, but, bearing in play in the future scheme of mind Japan's recent policies, it things. She has only figured is easy to foreseu popular resent- indirectly in the picture by thement amongst the moral vocal insistence on the part of Britain section of the people if any step and the United States of respect were taken which appeared to for
her territorial Integrity. overlook past Japanese aggres- This very insistence should be sion. There is doubtless much sufficient to show China who her diplomatic jockeying taking friends really are. At the mo-place behind the scenes amongst ment, Jupan is suspect in regard fall nations having interests in the to her policies in China, and it Pacific, but at the moment there may well be that she feels that would not appear to be much it would be a clever move, placing prospect of Pan-Asianism be- her in a botter light with the coming anything like
an im- rest of the world, if she could mediately operative factor in the
LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD. devise some rapprochement with situation. At the same time, it
Phone 28151
SPORTS SPECIALISTS
Six Lines
the Chinese nation. Chiang is just as well to take note of Kai-shek, of course, is in no posi- the feelers going out in this di- tion to picige his country to any 'rection.
"Edgar, how much of this steak can you get away, with?”
You complain that my doy bit your ankle.
This letter was addressed to Vose Piano Company, Watertown, Massachusetts,
Righteous Indignation
To A Piana Company Gentlemen:
We received your piano and are very well pleased with it. But is there any necessity to in- ault me publicly because I am a 'customer? In view of the fact that I am known liereabouts as in entertaining conversationalist and musical circles, the leader in our
and that in physique I am neither stout nor slim, but-as. gentic- men friends have remarked- pleasingly plump, why should you have on the crate, so all neighbora could see and make remarks about. it the following address.
Mra. Carmen E
Dull
Champaign, Illinois
Weight 950 LBS.:
I would thank you for an explanation of this, and, whether
It is intentional,
Youra truly Mrs. Carmen Estelle