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Acid Test Fails.

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In a national emergency it is most helpful to us out here, so far from the hub of the universe,

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Malayan Tigers.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1931.

News in Brief.

Mr. A. W. G. H. Grantham was

The lowest open air temperature yesterday was 84 deg. At 10 am. the temperature was 31 and at 4 p.m. 93. The humidity at these hours was 57 and 53, respectively.

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Beautiful beasts! Yes, but at a distance, and, better still,behind in the Bench in the Second Police bars. It is true that under such Court this morning. conditions they are not, perhaps, seen to advantage, but it is only then that you can really admire them and speculate on their fine and superfine points.

These tigers are to-day said to

Silk forwarded from here by the be growing ever more bold, es- s.a. Empress of Asia

July pecially in Johore. They are get-31 arrived in New York (St. John's ting so bold that they are now be- Park) and Hoboken on August 21, ginning to appear on the roads. having been 21 days in transit. Recently, a party of Chinese

Shanghai has been suffering sportsmen, returning from n pix hunt, came across one on the road. very heavy weather since early They bagged the brute which they morning, due to the typhoon which took with them to Singapore. is at present in the vicinity of

The curtailment of labour forces on rubber estates, and the absence of human beings in larger num- bers about plantations, are said to be reasons for the tigers growing bold.

The tiger menace is con- tributing to, a serious situation and causing managers consider able concern. Deaths caused by tigers in July are reported to be 22, and it is problematical by how much more this figure should be augmented to cover these cases of isolated woodcutters whose deaths go unreported..

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So, the rubber slump in Malaya, while directly embarrassing the economie life of the country, also indirectly endangering the lives of planters and labourers on estates. In one particular in- stance, where n man-eater was

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An unusual spectacle is motor-cars backing up to the porch of the Shanghai Club, owing to flood water, says a Reuter message! of yesterday. It is feared the typhobn may reach Hankow, with disastrous!

An Observatory report effects. yesterday afternoon stated that the typhoon was threatening Ningpo.

LONDON'S DUAL, CENTENARY.

Great Concourse of Learned Men.

FARADAY EXHIBITION.

The completion of a hundred

has hitherto bean field in London, the chief centre of the great learn- ed societies.

Common Council of the City ex- pressed the hope that London would be chosen for the forthcoming cen- tenary meeting. Next year, the fiat of its new century of existence, held in York, the city of its birth. the Association's meeting will be

Distinguished scientists from all parts of the world will attend the various meetings. They will in- clude: Dr. J. McKeen Cattell, of New York; Senatore Prince Piero Ginori Conti, of Florence; · Prof. P. Ehrenfest (Leiden), Dr. H. von

In 1929, however, the Court of

Euler (Stockholm), Senatore Mar chese Marconi, Prof. Adolphe Nagel (Dresden), Prof. Sergio Sergi Rome), Dr. G. Thilenius (Ham burg), Prof. B. W. Wood (Balti- more), and Prof. P. Zeeman [Amsterdam). One delegate is to be present from Russia.

MACAO DISASTER.

Lusitano Club's Relief Fund,

The Hon. Secretary of Lusitano Club acknowledges with sincere: thanks, the following further dona- tions to the above Fund: '- Already acknowledged. Hong Kong C. & Macao St.

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known to be menacing "tappers in years I scientific progress will the lonely field, the usual practice be appropriately marked in Lon-A. E. C.

func M. Biggar of employing a tora-tom beater to don in September by two

U. Eumjahn be held simultaneously, patrol the estate boundary was tions, 10 employed. After a few days it the Centenary meeting of the Bri. (in connection was noticed that the tom-tom, beat- tish Association

a cable yesterday an- er failed to turn up at the coolie with which

E. Mauricio They are not alone, of course, lines after work, and a search re- nounced the arrival in England

L. A. Leite Cen- A of General Smuts) and the in their timidity in telling the vealed the man's tragic "fate.

U. Sze-wing tenary celebration of Faraday's dia-

H. Hong Sling people the truth. Underground crushed drum with which the un-

fortunate man had evidently tried covery of electro-magnetic induc-

Mr. Hoo currents have been at work else- to defend himself was found blood-tion.

"Saudades da Flora", where in an endeavour to keep stained near unmistakable signs of the truth from the people. Re-a struggle, and a trickle of blood to the jungle showed the direction sort has been had to veiled in-in which the man had been car- timidation by nonponderous ried away. cliques-mere specks on the map

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to have the opinions of the Home of Empire-in futile efforts to The Economy Committee. Press-opinions that in minor keep the truth from the people

A few

H. J. M. Figueiredo

The Faraday celebrations are be- ing arranged by the Royal Institu. M. Beltra tion, in conjunction with the In-

C. P. Marques stitution of Electrical Engineers H. Deodoglou and other bodica.

S. L. O'H. It is interesting. to recall that it J. A. V. Soares was in the Royal Institution's house in Albemarle Street that Faraday

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Male Passenger Who Earned His Pipe.

The Report of this Committee, lived and worked and gave his

famous lectures. affairs often cavour of a gratui- who apparently only exist to be published on July 31, may be said

The chief feature of these cele- tous advertisement for the paper bled white with supertaxation into have precipitated the crisis, con-brations will be an exhibition in quoted. Except for the Daily order to bolster up the power of siderably aggravated by the Trade the Albert Hall of the applications Herald, the Labour organ, all the vested interests at Home and over- Union Congress, which accounted of electricity and of apparatua as- with Faraday's experi-

When the South-Eastern Traffle newspapers, warmly support the seas. As we remarked in effect for the collapse of the Labour "ociated

ments. new National Government. The yesterday it is a pitiable downfall Government on August 24.

Albert Hall Meeting.

Commissioners met in London Mr. Close contact has been maintain- Roland Harker, the chairman, pro- Daily Express says that the new for the Labour gang in Parlia- facts concerning the personnel of Government of national safely ment who simply would persist in the Committee are here given.ed by the authorities of the Bri-pounded a problem with which he

The chairman, Sir George May, tish Association and the Royal In- had been faced. must have the driving force of keeping the truth, from the was, until shortly before his ap- stitution in their preparations for The railways were being discuss- * the Lloyd George War Ministry, people.

of But, in politics and in pointment, secretary the this dual centenary, which promises en when Mr. Harker said: "To my adding that it is not enough finance, as well as in law, the Prudential Assurance Company. to be one of the greatest scientific censterration I found a notice day-

He had held that responsible posi- assemblies ever held.

Ing Ladies only on the only first- merely to carry out necessary truth must out, and the fate of tion for many years.

The Association will be in session class smoking carriage on the measures of economy as they those who sought to suppress it Mr. Patrick Ashley Cooper.-Chair- from September 23 to September train from East Grinstead."

A sympathetic solicitor murmur- must give the country psycholo- will excite not the slightest sym- man of the British Overseas 30, and the Faraday celebrations

and General Investment Com-will extend from September 19 to cd: "How very difficult," where. gical leadership. The Morning pathy in any quarter.

September 25, Delegates to the upon Mr. Harker remarked, "i Post is less outspoken, content Politicians of all shades of Sir Mark Webster Jenkinson.-A Association and its guests will at agree." ing itself with the expression of opinion at Home have been

While the meeting was pondering director of Vickers Ltd, tend the Faraday Commemoration mere sentiment to the effect that taught a sharp lesson, as have in

Vickers Armstrong Ld., and meeting in the Albert Hall on upon a way out of the delicate other industrial undertakings. September 21,

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and on September position, Mr. Harker broke in: Charles Lathani, An account 23 they will share with the In-But," he said, "I got over the ant and a prominent member stitution a private plow of the difficulty (the meeting was hush- of the Socialist party.

¡Exhibition.

ed in expectation)-by tearing off The installation of the Associa-the 'Ladies only' labels. Here they tion's new president, Gen. Srputs, arc," he exclaimed.

Mail Commentary.

Solomon's Secret.

Bri-

Mr.

pany.

!

Lord Plender. A past-president of the Institute of Chartered Ac-

his reception of the delegates, and He exhibited the two orange. countants. Mr. Arthur Pugh-General secre the Centenary meeting of the As-coloured labels, and then carefully tary of the Iron and Steel sociation will all take place in the replaced them in his pocket, doubt- Trades Confederation..

Exhibition, which Cen. Smuts himless for preservation as trophies of Thomas Royden. A former self will afterwards declare open

a Ruccessful invasion and as chairman of the Canard Com-to the public. It is expected that vindication of man'a rights. pany, and now a director of receptions will be given to-those the LM.S. and, the Midland attending the two celebrations by

the Royal Society and by the Gov-1

Sir

Bank.

It is said, that when Mr. Philip ernment. Snowden consented to the appoint-

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An unusually extensive pro-

NEWS IN ADVTS.

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it says much for the soundness a lesser degree, it, is to be hoped, of our political system that men those elsewhere who subscribed divided by the sharpest political to the "don't tell the truth" antagonisms should so readily policy under the thin veneer of combine to face a national crisis. loyalty to the Union Jack.

The Times, however, makes the tons have never yet squirmed biggest and the truest hit when when they were told the truth. it declares, without any super- And they never shall, no matter fluous beating about the bush, what the magnitude of a national that the Labour Government has emergency or crisis may be. fallen in what was always fore- seen would be the acid test of de-

Two female assistant inspectors mocracy, namely, the capacity of its leaders to tell the people the

ment of this Committee he did so gramme has been prepared for the of muitsui are wanted by the S.C.A.

Office Sir with a careless and almost con- Bessions; of the Association. truth and not to regulate their

temptuous gesture, saying the Arthur Keith is to talk on "The Man's Family

The 16th Semi-Annual race for policy by the votes it brings.

while, that one committee, more or Construction of That is the test by which Mr.

less, did not matter, and that he Tree," and Sir James Jeans on "Be Ships' Lifeboats for the "Trevesna" MacDonald and Mr. Philip Snow Penang Rotarians wore recently could himself write its report off-yond the Milky Way" Sir Oliver Trophy is advertised to take place Further particulars den and their supporters have entertained by Mr. Justice Whitley hand. He won't be ao nonchalant Lodge, who at the Association's on Wednesday, September 28, start-

-acting Chief Justice of the another time!

meeting in 1804 first demonstrated ing at 4 pm. triumphantly survived. Like

over in public the sending of wireless may be learned from an advertise-

ment on.page 8. wise it might as well add that it reminiscences. In the course of three week ago on the Report, then signals, is to give a retrospect of

wireless. his address the speaker mentioned sald:

The British Association for the the fact that he had been in Sheba: "The Cabinet Committee which son and his following have igno Upon the conclusion of the ad- the Government have appointed to Advancement of Science was found- miniously failed. These latter dress, Rotarian Heng Kok asked if consider the report is the strongested on the initiative of Sir David were given a glorious opportunity the lecturer, when he was in possible, and could hardly have Brewster, and John Phillips, the for putting into actual practice Sheba, had tried to find out the been bettered, except, perhaps, by geologist, then secretary of the Philosophical Society. secret of Solomon. He added that the inclusion of the Lord Chan Yorkshire

To-day's dollar is worth 2/8%. the Idealistic theory of Govern if he had been in the lecturer's callor, as representing the element The first meeting was held in York Viscount ment

of the

people by the people, position, he would have tried to not large in the Government on September 20, 1981.

third Earl At Amoy on August 24, the death for the people. But if they did not control 900 wives and made them pressure...

And out how Solomon managed to which is least ausceptible to political Milton, afterwards

**** Eltzwilliam, being elected to the occurred after a brief lineas of Mr. Archibald Bain Edwards, who was actually of malice aforethought all honour and obey him: “We," "On the other hand, these are the chair.

Annual meetings have since with the Asiatic Petroleum Com intend to deceive the people they said Rotarian. Heng, modern men Flye whose decision will carry most at least were bent on not telling And it difficult with one wife weight with the Trade Union Con- been held in various cities through pany as Tatalistion manager for Mr. Justice Whitley was unable to gress and the Labour Party Con- out the United Kingdom, and, at that district. Mr. Edwards was the people the truth in regard to reveal the secret; he had not ference, who will fa the end pre- intervals since 1884, in Canada, with the APC. for some years and the national financial crisis. A found it out. This has all along scribe the limits of such cuts as South Africa, and Australia. As this move to Amoy was made quite workers-unless the statutes of the Association pro-recently. Both his parents reside policy of that kind is as far apart been greatly regretted King will affect the

invasion of the in the Colony, and he leaves a Salomon, for all his wisdom was Ministers are prepared to stand to vide that "no as are the Foles from

the

policy actually no benefactor of the their guns and resign on dconomy ground occupied by other institut widow and three children. The tlons" to be contemplated, no funeral is to take place at Happy manual meeting of the Association Valley cemetry to-morrow at 4

is the test by which Mr. Hender

Straits Settlements-to his War A Home critic, writing

of Government of the people by human race. "He had burled with if necessary."

the people for the people.

him the greatest secret of all time.

Prophetic words!.

Ten Years Ago.

(From the "China Mail" of

August 26, 1921.1

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