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UNEMPLOYED TOTAL DOWN
· BRITISH BUILDING TRADE GAINS
CORRESPONDENCE
Traffic Dangers
The Editor,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
HOME WATER SHORTAGE
PLANS TO PREVENT RECURRENCE
Hongkong Telegraph Sir,-Your editoral' on 'traffic dangers, on Saturday, was very
London, April 8. * (Special to "Telegraph") timely. A lot could be dono to In districts which experienced Telegraphic improve traffic conditions and con-la water shortage during last Massages Ordinaner, 1914. Respiends Apr, trol in the Colony. The traffic summer's drought, mongures, are officers are certainly overworked, being taken, in many cases with London, April, 8. but a lot of this could be obylated Governmcat assistance, to prevent There were 131,000 fewer per if the traffic regulations were coma recurrence, sons out of employment, in Britain pletely overhauled and brought up. last month compared with the to-date as at Home. February of the preceding year. although the total of jobless exceeds 2,100,000.
The most marked Improvement in
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The time has come when long londs which project beyond both the front and rear of the vehicle
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February was in the building in should be doinitely banned. The Britain for the last six months was Shal-Nanking dustry, which has been showing police should inalet upon steel increasing activity in many parts of girders and suchlike things being carried on under-stung extension trallers. At present trailers of any sort are taboord and opera- tors mustn't even breathe the word. The huge quantitites of long stoel beams for the Government Civil Hospital were all hauled up Pokfulum Road DEAN SWANN AND
STRIKING FIGURES
London, Apr. 8.
new
A substantial improvement in employment is revealed by the monthly returna of the Labour Ministry, Issued to-night.
(with its innumerable curves, These show that there were bonds and gradients) on two-ton 119,000 more insured persons work on March 25 than a month
at lorries with 11-foot bodies. A very large percentage of these
and several tons in weight.
MR. MASON
LAST EVENING
Warm tributes' to the Very Rev. Dean Swann and Mr. Frederick
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Band-Ballroom Memories.
Piano Solos Sweetmeat Joe, the
Candy Man. Plano Solos-A Cavalcade of Martial
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before, and 189,000 more than a beams wore over 30 feet in length PRESENTATIONS MADE year before. On that date, there were on the bucks of the Employ- Coming down to speeding, the ment Exchanges 1,740,277 wholly | appearance of a mounted trafic unemployed, 17,910 temporarily officer can be spotted a mile off. stopped and 80,683 nurmmily in Drivers, particularly lorry drivers, Mason, casual employment. The total of are specially quick in this direc-organist, who are shortly leaving there was 131,693 less than the tlon. Why not introduco the the Colony for good, were paid at month before,
Belisha camouflaged car system the Cathedral Hall last evening, During the month there was an (with perhaps, Madame the police when they were the recipients of Improvement in employment in woman)? If these cars were fit-drafts subscribed to by friends. nearly all the principal Industries ted with a patent register show- The Bishop of Victorla presided, and particularly in the buildinging the time, the length of time and the presentation to Dean traden,--British Wireless,
a car was trailed, and the speed, Swann was made by the Hon. Sir what more could the driver do but] Henry Pollock, and that to Mr. plend "Guilty"? At present, the Mason by Professor L Forster, owner-driver with a good lawyer The recipients suitably replied. can get out of most cases, whilst the lorry and public car driver is "Aunk" 100 por cent.
LATE MRS. T.C.
FAIRBURN
LARGE ATTENDANCE
AT FUNERAL
The regard in which the inte Mrs. T. C. Fairburn was held was demonstrated at the funeral which took place at the Colonial Cemetery, Happy Valley, last even- ing, there being a large attendance of friends and, numerous floral tributes. The Rev. 5. II. Baines oflcinted.
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Patricia Rossborough," Humorous-With her head tucked
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Stanley Holloway.
Band-Remembrance,
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Songs-What now?
Song-An hour ago thin minute.
Gertrude Lawrence (Soprano). Ifumorous-The Wedding of Gilgulo, Eddle Pola.
Song-Lover of my Dreams,
Noel Coward (Baritone). 8.30-9 p.m. Orchestral Music. Euryantho Overture (Weber). Rosamundo-Overture (Schubert). Hungarian Dance No. f in sharp
minor (Brahms). Bavarian Dance, Úp. 27, No. 2
(Elgar).
Bavarian Dance, Op. 27, No. 2
(Elgar).
9-9,20 p.m. From the Studio,
Topical Talks on the United King- dom" by Mr. G. C. Pelham.
0.20-0.30 p.m. Octets.
Narcissus (Novin).
Valso Bluette-Air do Ballet (Drigo). Andantino (Song of the Soul)
(Lemare).
9.30-19 p.m. From the Studio.
A Concert
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Programme.
Contralto. Pianoforte. .Baritone.
1. Song: Prologue "Paglincel"
(Leoncavallo),
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Songs: Where Coruls lie In
Heaven, Edward Elgar.
Ars. W. Sinclair. Songs: Oh Miatress mine Blow Blow thou winter wind, Roger Quilter... Mr. Victor Sanders. 6. Planoforte: Old Vienna
(Godowsky).
Songs: To Busie (Schubert) Sapphic Odo (Bralinis).
Mrs. W. Sinclair.
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The speed limit regulation for
He is spoken of as "England's commercial vehicles la entirely brilliant young cynie." I have obsolete. How on earth can light delivery van be kept down rare examples of that much abused heard him described as "one of the to 15 miles n hour! Most of word, Genius." I associate him Impl. Chem. Ind. these vehicles are built on a car with all those uncomfortable zoolo-Impl. Chem. Ind. chassis. Try and keep a car down gical terms that imply greatness 1m). Tobacco to 15 miles per hour! Even in and power, but up to the present Internat
Def. 10/- ah. second gear a car will easily ex-I have found no proof of his
133/1134/4 Nickel ceed this limit.
no par val.... $ 26% ફકત Adopt the Home Scheme again. plays critertaining and to a lesser
Intent possibilities. I and his Rolls Royco £1 Vana such as the Steam Laundry's degree interesting, but the are
Hh. S'hai Eler. Constr Hittle Austin, and Wing On's not great plays, nor do they justice, Turner & Newali "pukka" Chev. Delivery, should be to Mr. Coward's me. He gives United Steel.... Tate & Lyle .... permitled 25 miles per hour, or no proof of realising that a Watney, Combo & In addition to the bereaved ties under threo tona 20 m.p.h. and dramatist ha other
those over be tied down to 16.
functions Red Def. ord. husband, there were present at
than just to tenne, to criticise, to The greatest danger on the roads laugh and scold. Ile seems
Woolworths 57- the graveside Mr. T. Ü. Buxton.
Kh. Mr. and Mrs. Younginland, Mr.day-apart from speeding-suffer from the dindence that has Mrs, K. Noble, Mr. A. C. Ellis, Mr. action is taken it will not and can of this generation-a difidence!
not be stopped. A. McKellar, Mr. C. Black, Mr.
which assaila and shrivels them John Shaw. Mr. A. W. Hay-Edie, the first ton, $100 for the second something other than to describe If fines were raised to $50 for whenever they are asked to do Mr. B. T. Fiannagan, Mr. G. Castle, ton and $200 for the third ton or to destroy. Mr. II. Nish, Mr. L. G. Scott, Mr. B. over, overloading would soon be Pearce, Messrs. W. Stoker and a lost art.
I do not mean that he need A. L. Fisher (representing the
have a "Message" or a "Moral" A few energetic officers perman- underlying his alories; there is a Hongkong Yorkshire Society), Mr.ently stationed at the top of Taungreal deal of satisfaction to be D. W. MacEwen, Mr. G. F. Ilees. Wan-Hill, and in the reservoir had in art entertainment that has Mr. G. A. Harriman, Lieut.-Comdr. area on the Tai Po Road and at no motive and Mrs. Mae Vicker, Ale. J. R. Connaught Road West, with inde-often I have put down the script or significance. But Bergne-Coupland, Mr. G. S. Hugh fible pencils and note book would of one of his plays, Jones, and Mr. E. HI, Childe.
and asked soon stop the spectacle of over myself a little wearily, "Will he Wreaths were sent by the follow-londed lorrios wobbling drunkenly never have an idea?" When first along the highway-a potential his plays became known, they ex- danger to every pedestrian and-car plotted ideas that were If not still In the neighbourhood.
revolutionary, at least new. But To eradicate the dangers still the world, and what is of more more, why not insist upon compul- immediate importance, his public, sory insurance for all drivers have grown accustomed to his (there is bound to be a howl at style, his ideas, and accept them this!)? The insurance companies now not quite as platitudes, would soon get together and seo but
points accepted
of that only fit drivers be permitted view. Mr. and Mrs. P. Younghusband,
They are, waiting sce on the roads. The present test is whether Noel Coward, cynic, hos Mr. and Mrs. 11. Nish, Mr. and not quite so satisfactory or ade anything a little moro capacious Mrs. Linaker (Canton), Mr. and quate, especially for Mrs. F. P. Franklin, Chinn and drivers. Drivers who have not brilliant works which he has pro- owner and mature than the shallow though Japan Homeward Freight Con-driven a car for say a year or duced for us so far. He may con- ference, Messrs. Mackinnon, Mae eighteen months should be made tinue to be a cynic, but for that he kenzie Go., Messrs. Gibb, to undergo another test before must have a limitless field of ma being permitted to handle a car. Wouldn't it be a godsend if we could have a Silent Zone in the clty or in the hospital areas?
ing:
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**Mother," "Tommy, Micky, Elsie and Fred;" "Alfred and Majorie;" "Kenneth, D'Arcy, Dorak, Helan and Hugh Fisher;" "Topsy, John and Pip" "Tiny and Peter;" Rita Taylor, Ina Dunnott and Leonard Scott.
Livingstone & Co., 14d., the York ehire Society.
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Noel Coward
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terial; he may develop into same- thing of a purgative, like Holbein The following quotations on the or Mollere; but for that he must New York commodity exchange are have more, goed nature and under- Issued by Reuter: standing; he might become a play- wright of real value and importance, but for that ho must not only May posen le vocabulary July stretch and loosen and his understanding, but he must October enrich and deepen store of the December four weapons of dramatists-style; January (1936) 10.78 The natural reaction to that expression: ideas; and sympathy of March statensent is excitement; 'Oh, subject and audience. He must Spot T. C. S. Alexander, Mr. D. W. Mac when is he coming?" "What for?" then cease to be a slightly smug May Ewen, Mr. and Mrs. O. T. Shannon, "How thrilling Then a mental cynie; he must forego the luxury Mr. B.. E. Flanagan, Mr and Mrs, reservation hust try to meet private tragedy in
July. a first-floor September Sommerfelt, Mr. J. Hyslop, Mr.Jhim." Some of us oven go so far, and,
liko Jano October Charles Black, Mrs. R. Johannes-as to Imagine the conversation that
go down and join in the December
11.00 sen and A. W. Hoy Edie, Mr. and would pass; how he would ask you tragi-hilarious vortex below. Then January
11.08 Mra, Ronald Childe, Messrs. G. B. what you thought of his works
his characters will be real, his Total sales:-200 los and Jamish Dinkley, Dr. and Mrs. would say that he thinks you ought plays exist,
and his brilliance
Chicago Wheat
04% E. C. Humphreys, Mr. T. R, B. lo act....mitht oven....Oh well, achieve the deeper. If less flashy May
05%-05% Coyland, Hon. Mr. Burlingham and he len't ove
he len't oven here yet!
effulgence that it deserves.
0178 02-02 September.... 01% 92-924 Mrs. Burlingham, Mr. F. O. Chal- It fame that causes this, that Meanwhile, we shall welcome Saturday's sales: 0,202,000 bushels mars, Mr. L. F. Nicholson, Mr. is this unquestioning expectancy of him to Hongkong, wonder what A. C. Ellis, Mr. and Mrs. L. Gold- being thrilled by
Chicago Corn moeting an would have been his opinion of the May
8414 80%-8014 mau, Mr. K. A. Munro, M. Va fordinary young an apart, of "Young Iden" n as produced by the July
7812 80%-80% Harriman, Mr. and Mrs. H. Watts. course,
just intellectual get at least a glimpse of a Young.
A.D.C. and will all do our best to September 731
766-75%. Mr. J. P. Gardiner, - Mr. M. N. snobbery.
Total sales: 0,702,000 bushelis Coates, Mr. J. C. Fool, Mr. and Because Nool Coward is like al-Man whose plays will be either
Winnipeg Wheat. Mrs. Charles Lee, Mr. and Mrs. most any other potentate, a very yawned-over or pored-over by
8731 8744-87% 8715 R. M. Pearce, The Dolly Varden ordinary young man. If you ex-school-children of the 21st Century.
876-877% New York Bilk Hat Shop: Moser Butterfield & pect him to show any sign of his It is up to him.
May
181 Swird; The Chairman and mom histrionic. talents when you meet
1.314-131 July
1.30 -1.31 *** 1.80 bers of the Society of Yorkshire him, you will be very disappointed,
September ... 1,29% 1.30 -1.30% men; The Peninsular and Oriental and he will be very bored, Besides, Pen Friendships
Total aniga-08 lots Stonship Co.: The Chairman and Just what are his talenta? I have
Montreal Silver. members of the Chino Home and scen all the plays which he has Sir, I should like to make pen-u
May
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land, and have read all the others. Juvenile readers. My interests December
the more I read, and the more aro, chiefly, stamp collecting and
.05.20.00 65.10/50. Total salos: 80 contracta see, so I wonder the more of water-colour sketching.
New York Motak My address is: Yandina,
Copper January 19,107.00, 207 Tin January_14091148.85:1) 48,451
H, DE V. B.
A dinner donge will be held at Ro- what his greatness really consists. pulse Bay Hotel on Wednesday. The Obviously, the combination of cer Queensland, Australia. J last bus loaves Repulsa Bay fortain prowess in music, production -Hongkong at、1-a.m.-
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