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Hong Kong, Saturday, Oct. 26, 1929.

STILL WATERS

Return

Monday will wit-

and yet is impossible on account

of the noise of workmen on new buildings. The Building - Auth- ority ought to lay down a hard and fast rule that no work is per- mitted after 9 p.m. unless in the case of new Bhildings remote from any existing dwelling house,

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Under the heading

As Others "Chinese Night See Us Life is surpassing In Hong Kong," the following was culled from the "Polynesian" which is issued daily on board the a.s. "Malolo". The issue we "seized" was dated October 28, 1929 bound for -Hong Kong”

thels, "aing song" girls who never utter a note and other girls whose business in life is to do nothing but finger a small harp and warble plaintive airs while patrons eat and drink.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1929.

a crown

NEWS IN BRIEF

Yaung Kam-chau, an employes of

yesterday, removed to the the Green Island Cement Co.,. was

Kowloon

Hospital, where he died soon after, from severe head injuries received through accidentally off a tall ladder whilst at work.

The Island of Hong Kong, with Kowloon Peninsula and the so- called New Territories on the China mainland, north of the Island, 410 square miles in all, comprise

of Great; By day West Point is a drab Britain. quarter, the shops and establish The principal city is Victoria, ments bearing that unmistakable

on the north shore of the island. of three months from date the Hong It is notified that at the expiration look of the morning after the Other than on official documents Kong and South China Launch Con- night before. But at night it is

the name Victoria rarely appears, pany, Limited, will, unless cause is rlot of light and colour, a mil- the city being popularly known shown to the contrary, be struck off

the register by the name as the island. The company will be dissolved.

of companies lion and one electric globes throwing a soft but, brilliant

A Chinese wonzan glare over everything and identi

where the Cheung (40), living at 9, Saikung fying the area for miles out at

Bea.

Of the restaurants Kam Ling is the largest. It has twenty dining rooms, each possessing a distinctive style of decoration: the ivory room, the golden room, the porcelain room, the jadeį

and

Every apartment has its opium bench of solid polished wood and its opium table, upon which are the lamps and other accessories for smoking.

room,

80 on.

wharves, alongside which the

linera

moor and

and the

named Lee

"Malolo" will dock, are at Kow-Street was alleged to have attempted loon, on the mainland, ten suicido yesterday by Jumping into the

hour from Star Ferry Pier, Vic-mayed her to the Kwong Wah Hospital minutes by ferry across the har-harbour at Yaumati. She was resched by two Boatwomen, and the Police re toria.

suffering from the effects of immersion.

While a China motor bus was pro- Yet another item ceeding aleng Jordan Road toward "Thieves of Hong Kong news athan Road, a Chinese boy, who was Street" in the "Polynesian" walking with his mother at the junc

tion of Parkes Street, was accidental. refers to Lascar ly knocked down by the 'bus, which was Row, or "Paddy's Market," as travelling slowly, and had no passen- "Thieves Street"1 Let us hope gers in it, being destined for the depot.

The child was not badly hurt. that the "Malolo" passengers found not more than one streetf Nanking, Yesterday. The State in the Colony worthy of this ap-

this Couvett

morning dismiss- ed Minister of Public Health pellation!

Hsueh Tu-pl, and appointed Mr. The food in there

J. H. Liu as Acting Minister. Food In restaurants is typi

A Singapore paper The Feng Tu-hsiang supporter, Restaurants cally Chinese, vari.

Theatre comments unfavour. Mr. Y. L. Tong, Vice-Foreign Minis-

Bars ed and assuringly

ably on the bar ar-ber, was also dismissed.-Reuter. clean. Many well-to-do Chinese

rangements at the Notice has been given to the local spend every evening of the week local Theatre; where it is said Registry of the forthcoming marriage of Mr. Edward Barnett Mills' (estima- year in and year out--in these to be literally a fight to get a

tor, draughtsman), of No. 504, Ruo places. Here they meet their drink between acts because of the Lafayette, French Concession, Shang friends, entertain their families. smaliness of the bar and the in-hat, to Miss Elizabeth Waiters (sedre- tary), of No. 74. Crocketts Road, talk business, eat and drink autficient number of boys. Hong Handsworth, Birmingham, who is

and, opium-laden, sleep.

As many of the dishes served are rich and filling, the visitor is advised to select his meal with care. From the following recom- mendations "chow" to satisfy the most discriminating palate, and stomach can be chosen:

1. Birds' nest soup.

2. Fried gàroupa (fish) in

lumps.

Chicken broth with maize. Roast pigeon.

3.

4.

5.

Opened pumpkin to contain soup and boiled chicken in small cubes.

6.

Grilled chicken in slices,

7.

Shark fins dressing,

with crab

8. Almond and milk soup

(sweet.)

9.

Fried noodles.

10.

Fried rice with dressing.

the

Kong is in far worse case because bound for Hong Kong on the "Malwa," the Theatre Royal has no bar at

Mr. Kenneth Roderick Macaskill, of all. At the interval of any per- the Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock formance by a travelling com- Co. Ltd., who lives at No. 4, Waverley pany or the Philharmonic Society Terrace, Kowloon, is to be married or the A.D.C. a stampede is then shortly to Miss Hannah Jane Mackenzie, made to the Club or the nearest who la coming out to Hong Kong hotel, where, if the audience is from Home by the "Kamakura Maru.” Mr. Macaskill is a widower. He used large, it is almost impossible to

to take a very prominent part in cricket get served before the interval is at the Kowloon Cricket Club. over, with the result that the firat ten minutes of any act is

We are asked to express an apology ruined by the entrance of late to the public on behalf of the Hong comers. With a revue this does Kong Amusements, Ltd., for the state- not much matter but where the ment in our columns recently that a

play is a serious one, it spoils talkie film would open at the Queen's the whole atmosphere.

Theatre on Oct. 31. Owing to unfore seen circumstances, we are informed that the opening will not take place on If the City Hall that date, and will be deferred for n A Temporary Committee willow days. Arrangement? not trouble to The Society of St. Vincent de Paul cater for the are holding their 46th Annual Bazaar public by a permanent bar, why now ready and tickets can be had from on Dec. 8. The Motor Car Draw is should not they arrange with one Mr. Arthur A., Alves care of Union of the hotels or licensed Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd., Fire restaurants to run a temporary wick House, Graca & Co., and The

Dept., Anderson Music Co., The Bruns

Another "tit-bit" Another lifted from

bar on play nights? If drinks Republic Motor Co., Ltd. Mr. H, Dixon WBS "Tit-Blt" "Polynesian"

were a few cents dearer than at has been re-elected President of the headed "Hong Kong the Club or an hotel, the latter Bazaar Committee. and Canton is lecture topic to night" (October 23), and this is

what it said:-

would be able to pay any ex- A Chinese girl student, aged 14, of .. penses incurred for transporting the Yeak Chi Vernacular School was a trestle table and glasses, while the victim of a fatal motor accident in

Shhe

"Opium did this" is the sub-patrons would be saved trouble Kowloon, yesterday afternoon. ject of an illustrated lecture on artistic gain to play, actors, and at the Junction of Waterloo-road and and even rikisha fares. The was knocked down by a motor lorry Hong Kong and Canton by Deane audience cannot, of course, he Shanghai street, as she was alighting H. Dickason, to be presented in-calculated in terms of cents, but from a motor bus. The girl, Make Wal- it would be very high in less fong, who Hyed at To-kwa-wan, was on Hall Committee please consult when the tragedy occurred. Her head mundane coinage. Will the City her way back to school after tiffin - and get a hustle on before the was terribly injured and death was winter season is really on us?

West Point, Hong Kong's the Lounge this evening at. 8.30 westerly suburb, presents a per- o'clock. The question and shop- feet picture of Chinese night life ping hour on these ports will fol-

ornate restaurants and bro-low the lecture.

MEN WOMEN. AND

AFFAIRS

Stock Exchange: Short-Legged Dogs: Air Mail: Cat Cemetery

instantaneous.

ST. ANDREW'S BALL

The General Committee of St. Andrew's Society have decided to hold St. Andrew's Ball in the Penin- sula Hotel on Friday, Novero- ber 29. Two practice dances will be held in the same place on Novem- HAPPENING to hear the other ber 19 and 26 (from 5.80 to 7 pm.). day of a testimonial being pre- Tickets for the Ball will be charged. sented to a man who had rendered-Single, 812; Double, $15 (includ the world, I also happened by a Guesta-Single, $9; Double, $12 special service to his own part of ing lady mambera of family). coincidence to discover an old

legged dogs not keep up! You should | Odd Testimonials see my Sonlyham after cats! Yes, but he was not under the discipline of a lead then, sind where motors are Sealyhams, Scotties, and West High leads must bo. Please help the landersl.

The Air Mail Again TT is a far cry to the day when the Air Mali to Karachi will bo flown on to Colombo (writes "Ex-

book of curloas facts and customs (married couples only). how people were honoured in former times for any efforts they had made for the public welfare. Nowadays we give beautiful engraved pieces of

"MERRY GO ROUND""

Colonist) and the Postmaster-Gen-motor-car, when the recipient-to-be is presented by the Warwick Revue Co. plate, or, canteens of silver, even a The "Merry-Go-Round" was again

Governor's ness the return of His Excellency Sir Cecil Clementi from his brief holiday trip to the Philippines, where he had the pleasure of being the guest in Manila of the Governor-General, Mr. Dwight Davis. It is under- stood that Hia Excellency will make an entirely private landing The Wheel of Fortune in the Colony, going straight to So there has been another little Government House with Lady

sensation on the London Stock Clementi and their daughter. Exchange. Put not your trust From the weather reports from in financiers who think in Manila during Sir Cecil's short millions.

1 As the Wheel of For- stay there he appears to have tune turns every now and again been ill favoured in the way of we find that someone big in the the weather, but from deluges City tokes umbers of innocents. takes a really bad toss and and typhoons he will return once Whitaker Wright, Hooley. Bevan again to a season of drought. It is a bad business and has far No doubt the water supply here reaching results. Even in Hong will be nearly as vexed a problem Kong: we are affected, for those as before, for some months, par ticularly if it be deemed necessary to re-introduce restrictions on the supply. However, we cannot always be pessimistic and it is cheering to believe that each month that now passes takes the A VERY argent ples cames from s Colony nearer that time when the short-legged dogs will stop lead Jocal lover of dogs, that owners driest year need cause no anxietying them by their necks when they elther to His Excellency or to that it is imposible for the Senly take their walk abroad. She say the community.

hams, Scottide, and West Highland ers to compete with the frow stride of the short skirted woinshof stoj

One ass

Night Building casions in

reci

Bin, Kowloon

nmoned

eated:

lers by

nide

Case

of us who have a few shekela put by and ourselves considerably. poorer, at least, on paper. My one consolation is that if Ia lost”, all my savings I wouldn't be much worse off.

Short-Legged Dogs

Jays,

eral's announcement is almost ama

in! ing 1%-days later posting can be bad this connection!. He says that (Le, by the existing Ale Mell) as aturday for India will now connect

at Colombo with, the ordinary steam- or mail that left the previous Thurs day, for those who like to pay the extra od. per ounce, with another 3d per ounce Australian Air

of

a person of great importance with at the Theatre Royal lest night be a large circle of friends and admir fore' a rather depleted house, ers. But in old times they had more The show was a bright and merry simple ideas of testimonials, which one, and Rex Burchell was to the fare would appear to have been chosen with his mirth provoking items. Gladys with a view to the size of the family Vollie and Guy Latham and Barbara and the domestic staff.

Wealo were cutstanding in their per- formances.

Peaceful Turkey

To-night the Company will present

ROYAL ASSENT

A FRIEND in Turkay sends me an

account of "Adalia which suggests "Airy Nothings." It indeed a case of "Thank you that when those who love travel for nothing as any ordinary mortal places they might turn their atten have exhausted the better known would, in any case, expect the soven: or eight days after arrival at Kara- tion and their steps towards a

part

His Excellency the Officer AL enough for the further of the world that seems singular chỉ là be bond resorting transmitalon to the GPO at Colon-Beg they will not make thele dis-given his assent, in the name and unspoiled. But, when they do so ministering the Government he

coveries too public.

on behalf of His Majesty the Adalia is beautifal, she says, with King, to the following Ordinances magnificent colouring and

fine

Cat Cemetary posin TINDER an oak tree in the village nd this old place, which was found efl:

Ecenary, No-railway, has yet reach passed by the Legislative Coun

of Woodford, is fifty year old fed in B.C. 168 by Attalus and Ordinance. No. 17 of 1928-AB Or cat cemetery. It is in a shedy: the voice of the tripper not heard dinance to amend further the Dis"; corner of the sounds and the pete in the land. Yet, and yet when I tress for Rent Ordinance, 1888. of the village are accorded fine read that new hotel is being builty Ordinanse No. 18 of 1020 An Or funerals.

and will be ready in the spring to dinence to amend the Police Force

The esmetery complete with receive; travellers, I wonder raven Ordinance, 1900. tombatonases and

of Blollow

The this quaint Turkish town may not Boon suffer the lot of almost all Pass. other beautiful-and- Interesting places. There are now no thefts, no rawling: Po drunkenness in the retreats, and the explorer if the wide Jeddy) | need feny na violences. But once lat Adalis, become, Betterz own to the traveller, and the fashi Dantes,

the's

Tenders

GARDEN ROAD:

Garden Road;

until.

though