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WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1928.

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DEATH OF ANOTHER.

THE CHINA MAIL,

Singapore, July 18. to be held on MONDAY, tha 30th

Sentence of two years' rigorous, day of July, 1928, at 8 pm.S. F. Miller by the Acting Chief imprisonment was pasacd on

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Hountry

Mista,

N.

9.K..

16

ft. IL

the

G.

Locality.

Street, Shamabulpo.

A

per anie pisa,

R.

tence him on that count.

FOOD SHORTAGE,

more than 10,000,000, and even on Western standards they would not-f EUROPE NOT. EXEMPT FROM acres on which to grow their food, require much more than 20,000,000 PROBLEM

NO FOOD SCARCITY,

(By Sir Daniel Hall, Chief Scien- tifle Adviser to the Ministry of Agriculture.]

+

whereas the major part of the in- crease is among Eastern peoples with a much lower standard. The ratio of a hectare of cultivated land mately true for white peoples, and to the unit of population is approxi- la determined by the average class of land available to them and their

TAKE A

TAXI

They are Dependable and British.

YEE FOO LUN, Chinese Herbalist.

EXQUISITE BEAUTY

and Splendor of the Orient is stored in Jade, clear as the Lover's Eye, Amber, Agate, Crystals, Ivery

. and delicate hand-carving Work- manship, once tren- sures of nobility. We take pleasure to show lovers of beauty in

Hong Kong a new col-

at the Offices of the Public Works Justice (Mr. Justice Sproule) at 6 Sir Henry Rew

In the "Sunday Times" of May style of living. With the proviso Department, by Order of His Ex-the Singapore Assizes Court yes- those writers who, reviving the cultivation from year to year in the takes to task that the statistics of land under cellency the Governor, of One terday, when Miller was found thesis of Malthus, have latterly various countries of the world are Lot of Crown Land at Shamshuipo guilty of causing death by a rash been calling attention to the fact imperfect and liable to misinterpre in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a a term of 76 years, commencing from act when driving a motor car that the present growth of populatation, the growth of cultivated qualified Mistress for usual Eng- 1st July, 1898, with the option of The accused had previously plead-tion is outrunning the increase of land occupied by the white peoples lish subjects Salary according to renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed ed guilty to driving a motor-car food supply. Sir Henry is some has not maintained this ratio to the without a licence, but his Lord- what peremptory with the "food growth of white population since qualifications. Apply at once to by the Surveyor of His Majesty, the ship said that as the two charges scarers" who want to make our flesh 1918, the Headmistress, Diocesan Girls' King, for one further term of 24 were mixed up, he would not sen-creep. There never has been a food

years less three days.

Over twenty-five years' Practical! scarcity, and there never will be; continued future

Nor is the potential land for experience in America caring the The girl, Helen Tucker, who Malthus, Crooks, and the successive sight.

settlement in sick with Chinese herbe, is now was riding with the accused in prophets of evil have never found plenty of blank spaces on the maps,

It is true that there are within your reach. the front seat at the time of the their predictions realised.

If you

TO suffering from accident, and was the only wit-

large tracts of uncultivated land to Catarrh, Kidney, Stomach trouble This is true for England during be reckoned even ness for the defence, was greatly the last hundred years; is it univer- whether in

in Europe, but Dropsy, Indigestion, Castritis, moved after sentence has been

Europe or North Eczema, Blood Polson, Diabetes, sally or "récessarily true? Any America or Australia, it is not Bright's Disease, Lung, Constipa- passed and two other men, who appeared to be relations of the operation of existing causes into The naturally fertile land has pretty Malaria, Nervousness, Rheumatism, prophet who wants to trace the the sort of land the farmer wants. tfon, Tumor, Ulcer, Hay fever, accused, were also moved to tears. the future is easily dismissed as a well been taken up; what is still Coughs, Throat Trouble, or other

The whole of the morning's hearing was taken up by the fool by the practical man who re- left open will produce food, but only Ills, there is hope for your relief prosecution. The jury also visit uses to contemplate any other state at some extra cost. It is land that through the POO ON CHINESE ed the scene of the accident, at of things than a continuance of his has to be dry farmed or irrigated, HERBS. the foot of Anderson Bridge,

own experience, Moreover, Sir or it is susceptible to frost, or it where marks on the road caused Henry, in deriding the bogey of requires drainage or fertilisers;

PO ON HERB CO., by the collision are still visible.

approaching famine, does less than much of it, at any rate, is outside

66, Queen's Road, Central, Girl's Evidence.

justice to his opponents, who know the possibility of the cheap produc

Phone C. 5009. The accused, who was not like our own will effect some re- The Scottish Highlands can be full well that an organised society tion that alone is profitable to-day. legally represented, elected to remain silent, and the only wit. adjustments before the famine pitch made to grow food at a price, but PUBLIC AUCTION.

ness called by him was Helen is reached. If I may be numbered that price involves either dear food Tucker, who is connected with with the scaremongers my purpose or that desperately low standard of the Manila Shows. She said that has been no more than to point out living which prevalled when the ARTICULARS & CONDITIONS she and another girl left the that the pressure is coming on and, Highlands maintains a population Por the Sale by Public, Auction that only by facing it in time can on the products of ita pool. TO RENT.—7, Middle Road, Kow- loon near Peninsula Hotel. Three to be held on MONDAY, the 30th the accused to go to the Burling/the readjustments be made wisely POTENTIAL FOOD RESERVES. Large pair Rooma facing harbour, day of July, 1928, at 8 pm, at the ton Hotel. On the way they met On this basis then, that we need to private Baths, Geysers, Verandah. Offices of the Public Works Depart Mr. Petersen and Mr. Hodgins, anticipate what will have to be It is customary to point to Siberia Qulot Gentlemen'e Boarding House, ment, by Order of His Excellency who asked them for a lift.

the Governor, of one Lot of Crown the Burlington the other girl blem.

At dealt with, let us examine the pro-and Manchuria as the great poten- Land at Prince Edward Road, left the car and witness, Miller, ALWAYS SCARCITY IN EAST. Omne ignotum pro

tial food reserves of the world. Kowloon City, in the Colony Petersen and Hodgins went on to

magnifico; in of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 the Egg Club were they remained the adjustment of food supply togistence limit, can it be expected UNFURNISHED A ground-floor flat

Sir Henry appears to believe that any case, considering the Eastern in Kennedy Road comprising four years, commencing from 1st July, for about half an hour. At no population is so automatic that food that any Asiatic country will have habit of breeding up to the sub. rooms, bathroom and servants quar-1898, with the option of renewal time during the journey back did scarcity never occurs and never will: ters with use of tennis court and gar- at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the the car exceed 20 miles per hour occur, at least simultaneously all port? Both India and

a regular surplus of food for ex- FURNISHED OR UNFURNISHED, Surveyor of His Majesty the King, and when the accident occurred it over the world. But food scarcity -Ground-floor of a house in Macdon-for one further term of 24 yours was well on the left side of the has occurred; what else set up the export foodstuffs, but the amount is nell Road comprising two large rooms less three days.

road. The taxi driver passed on waves of invasion and the wander what they retain for consumption, and large verandah, with bathroom, PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. the wrong side of the lamp postings of the peoples that overthrew The physical boundaries of the a small and irregular fraction of and ran into them.

the Roman Empire? And Addressing the jury, the De- is too remote an occasion, within world are now in sight, nor are the puty Public Prosecutor. said that the last century we have seen similar to those of the Americas lands that remain uncultivated they could not believe the evid ence given by the accused's wit population outgrowing Ita means of ness implicitly, since it was aubsistence in Connaught and the ploughed up in the last century- direct contradiction to the posi- repercussions from the migrations ranged over by a few hunters. In 11 Partze Hotung

Western Isles, and some political, rich and fertile plains only tion in which the cars were

Africa, for example, A nativo found. They had seen the marks that were thus forced. What I, call on the road and the accident could food soarcity-a growth of popula ing its own alongside the white population exists, capable of hold- not possibly have occurred near tion beyond its adequate food supply man, and of increasing with the teenth century was an unprecedent- the curb on the left hand side. ---exista permanently in India, and

His Lordship, summing

China recently, where vast popula- food supply, until the margin for ed event in the world's history urged the jury to reject a good tions, actually half the inhabitants export will be the secondary rather that cannot happen again, because deal of the direct evidence given of the world, have, by their willing than the primary output of the land, it depended upon the settlement of by the taxi drivers since it hadness to breed, reduced their stan- NO MORE EMPTY AMERICAS, the Americas, and there are been.contradicted by the Chinese dard of living to the barest

more empty Americas. They go on police constable. He also describ-minimum of existence, liable by any tion without increase of cost de expanalon set in motion

The only opening for Intersifica- to say that the nineteenth century ed the evidence of Helen Tucker accident to slip over into famine. pends upon the ability of Sir Alfred growth of population which cannot a rate of as being unreliable. He asked European peoples have hitherto re- them to go by the circumstances fused to breed to such an extent, Mond and his associates to deliver be supported unless great fore- but, now, with the growth of to us increasing quantities of cheap thought is exercised to secure the After a brief retirement the communications, the East is all too nitrogenous fertilisers; therein future food supply. Meantime jury returned, and unanimously near us, and may fatally undercut lies the only possibility of greater other forces are depressing agricul found the accused guilty of caus-four Western standards of living. and at the same time cheaper pro-ture and driving men off the land ing the death of Mr. Hodgins by There are many people who con- Henry Rew and those whom he

duction. The dispute between Sir in all civilised countries. a rash and negligent act. His template such a state of rabbitry duba "food-scorers" --Public Auctions Lordship passed

as with equanimity, Indeed with satis- down to the question of whether really boils

An Italian military aeroplane,] faction; it means cheap labour, the nineteenth century can be re-occupied by Sergeant Garavaglia soldiers, lots of material where-

peated Sir Henry saya, "Malthus" (pilot) and Major Outry caught "power" and pursue "glory." Let

opening up of the Americas and Major Outry camo off safely by us not, then, dismiss the fear of the discovery of artificial fertilis using a parachute, The sergeant population cutrunning food supplyers; something will always turn up." tried to do the same, but jumped as imaginary when we see it hap His opponents pening before our eyes in India and growth of population in the nine- ed.

answer that the too late at 150 ft., and was kill-

den.

hot and cold water ami flush system.. FURNISHED). Four-roomed bun-

galow, flash system, at Kowloon Tong

with garden.

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Kowloon Inland Lot Hogiairy No.

and tote Nos. 1023 and

Locality,

Kowloon Citr..

Roundary Measurements.

13. ft. 11, 11.

par le plan

By feet.

1,304

Asauml Beat

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THE Undersigned have received

Auction

ON

THURSDAY, the 26th July, 1928, commencing at 11 am.

at their Sales Room, Duddeil Street,

2 Cases Bacon

4 Cases Electric Table Fans

1 Lot Electric Fittings

139 Tins Paint

BELIEVED BY DIVORCE COURT JUDGE.

NULLITY PETITION,

London, July 12. In the Divorce Court to-day, Mr. Justice Bateson dismissed with coats the petition for nullity

China, countries which do display food scarcity, and by their example Western civilisation. are a menace to the stability of

EUROPE'S POSITION.

imade by Lady Sharp, formerly Is there not food scarcity too in

1 Casa Chinese Gramophone Mrs. Armstrong Bredenham, Europe? The Economic Conference

7 Sacks Flour

Records

"2 Colls Wire Rope

1 Portable Forge

4 Electric Motors

8 Electric Pumps

against Sir Henry Sharp, on the which sat in Geneva last year con- ground that the marriage was cluded that agricultural production not consummated.

since the war had not kept pace

The allegation was denied. with the growth of population. The His Lordship said that after prices, however, of agricultural pro-

1292 Bottles and 38 Jars Chinese seeing the husband and wife in duce instead of rising have fallen

Spirit

2 Bales Old Newspaper

ALBO

A Quantity of MISCELLANEOUS GOODS

AND

(for account of the concerned) One Case containing 4 Pieces Mohairplush

: (more or less damaged). Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS,

. Auctioneers. Hong Kong, July 24, 1928.

HE Undersigned have received Instructions to sell by Public

Auction

ON MONDAY, the 30th July, 1928, commencing at 11 am

at No. 2, Austin Avenue, Kowloon, A Quantity of

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

·· FURNITURE.

(Particulars from Catalogue.) On View from Sunday, the 29th July, 1928.

the witness-box, he had come to below the parity of other commodi the conclusion that it was thotics, because the great industrial husband who was telling the communities are not able to exercise truth.

their normal demand. for food. The parties were married in Agriculture is depressed the world London, in April, 1928. The re- over, not because of excessive pro- spondent is 53 years old, and the duction, as was the case in the nine- petitioner 67. -

ties of the last century, but because Differences arose, and in Nov-a large proportion of the European ember, 1924, a deed of separation population has to be content with was signed, whereby the husband less food than it had before the paid his wife £9,000 in fall settle war. Agriculture is, in fact, wait- ment of all claims, in addition to ing upon a restoration of commer paying certain amounts that were cial prosperity. When that happens, owing.

..

MR. F. J. HARLOW.

PRINCIPAL OF CHELSEA POLYTECHNIC.

Wigan, Mr. F. J. Harlow, prin-

and people begin to have money again to spend, whereby they can exercise an effective demand for food, it will be found that supplies have been falling off, comparatively, though not absolutely, during these latter years.

RATIO OF PRODUCTION.

cipal of the Wigan Mining and St Tenry, of course, agrees that

Technical College, has been ap the population of the world Is fa- pointed principal of the Chelson, creasing, but he argues that the Polytechnic, in succession to Mr. margin of land still to be taken into Sidney Skinner. During the three cultivation is so great that the even- years Mr. Harlow has been at tual limit to growth is too remote Wigan ertenalong, costing £87,000, to be considered, because the slow have been made to the college. ing down to meet this limit will During the war Mr. Harlow was take place so gradually as to be in- in charge of the War Office depart-appreciable. I do not quite follow ment which dealt with the supply of Sir Henry's figures when he says X-ray and electro-medical equlp the food scamera" demand: 40,000, ment Later be was principal of 000 acres of newly cultivated land the Blackburn Municipal Technical each year. The estimated annual increase of population is not much

Terms: Cash on Delivery."

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