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The China Mail

Hong Kong, Munday, Sept. 28, 1931.

An Irksome Duty. Great tribute must be paid to the rank and file of the Police Force for the manner in which they coped with the disturbances in the Colony during the past five days. All have been called up to work intermittently and at extremely high pressure.

Indian, and Chinese and to demonstrate the genuine appre- eintion and gratitude of the whole Colony,

the time. Let them set about find Ing a silent brake. Nathan road residents may be expected to ax- press their gratification by per petuation in marble of the engineer who ia first in the market with such a brake.

As we are on the subject of noise, may we also suggest to Star Ferries that, they seek to eliminate that dreadful discordant bang ropeated umpteen times a day at the Hong Kong and Kowloon landing stages by the lowering of their gangways. A rubber pad on the underside of each gangway would deaden the noise very considerably. And rubber is cheap to-day.

From Other Pens.

Accumulations of oyster shells have been found in the kitchen middens of the Neolithic Age.

Sallust writing in 50 B.C. re marked that "Poor Britons there is some, good in them after all-they produce an oyster."

Jn the declining years of the Roman Empire alaves were sent to the coasts of the Atlantic to gather oysters for Roman feasts.

British oysters used to be taken to Rome by sea packed in sacks of

snow.

The Kentish and Easex oysters were regarded by William the Conqueror as more preferable. to

thone of France.

According to Pliny, Sergius Orata was the first man in the West to establish oyster preserves, but long before he built his arti ficial cyster beda on Lake Lucrinus, the Chinese had mustered the art

of ostriculture.

It is believed that the oyster s hermaphrodite, and that during the breeding season an individual oyster may change its sex several times over. The same oyster may produce spermatozoa at one time and ova at another, but never both together; nor is it able to fertilise

Of the anti-Japanese position itself. itself to-day we have no intention Oysters cannot live in water less Also it is of adding to the comments al-than 3 per cent, salt. ready made in this column-necessary that the water covering the oysters should be deep enough comments that have been endors to shelter them from the direct ed in their entirety by all who rays of the sun. sincerely deprecate the regret- table display of hooliganism. The Government has issued a pro- clamation bringing the Colony

called out for actual military ser-

The mature oyster is not gene rally considered ripe for plucking until four or five years old.

During the War, British oysters died from the effects of dumped

not seem to injure them.

ters.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1931.

1. CENTRAL POLICE.

NOT SO BAD.

Shy in Presence of

Mystery.

COURTS.

Busy Morning for Magistrates.

DETERRENT SENTENCES,

A MOTHER'S PRIDE,

Percy's illness wasn't taken very seriously by his friends at firet;. we all used to find him "looking The. Central Police Courts this better," and we could assure his morning were again crowded with mother that he seemed to be more intereated Chinese spectators. like himself. The doctor wouldn't Many more hostile Chinesp. agita- let him get up until the lung functors, concerned in the rioting, ar- tioned normally; that, it was rested over the week-end, were understood, might be expected any dealt with by Mr. W. Schofield and day, but a good many days passed. Mr. Williams, respectively. When I went to visit him his The maximum penalty imposed mother kept watch and met me at was three months hard labour but the foot of the stairs. She was in some instances, an optional fine afraid that I might let myself out of $260 was allowed. Youtha were without seeing her.

erdered to be flogged, and kept in Police custody for a couple of days.

We try to vary, our formulas; the poor lady alternated between "How did you find him to-day?" and "Do you think he seems better?" I did my best; I tried to be normal and vaguely encouraging and to hold all deeper expressions of sympathy in lensh. But there was an impalp- able growth of timidity, of embar rassment, between us. The old questions met with the old responses, but in our hearts we knew there was, a

difference. And

Stone Thrower..

A Chinese who threw stones at a picket who were dispersing a crowd which had gathered outside a shop in West Point, was sent to jail for three months. Walter said that chased to the roof of a house in North Street and arrested by an Indian constable.

Inspector Mac- the man

wod

Alleged Members of an Unlawful Society.

the fear grow in me that she or I Four Chinese men, of the better would blurt out something, that class, were brought before Mr. our prétences would be thinner and Schofield, on hail of $600 each, thinner until I could almost charged with being concerned in an imagine her accusing me. Was it unlawful society. Mr. Horace Lo not a case too grave for deception? appeared for the defence. It was

Effusively Reassuring. mentioned by Det.-Inspector Carey,. Yes, I wanted to get out quietly, for the prosecution. that a big pile but there she was. Eyeing me, of documents were seized, and it she said: "It's a long time." would be some little time before Alerely that, but it startled me, they could be translated. His and, in apprehension, I became Worship granted a week's formal effusively reassuring. I put a good remand. faze on it and tried to believe what paid. She seemed to be relieved.

Firing of a Gun. Inspector MacWalter charged a And with him, upstairs, my man with disqrderly conduct and relations had undergone a gradual discharging a firearm to the danger change. He had been apt to mako of the public, and three others, two jaunly references to death when it men and a woman with disorderly seemed far away, but now he paid conduct. it the respect of silence. Good-men belonged to one junk and the natured as he was, he had not woman to another. Yesterday, be- always suppressed the faello tween 8 and 9 o'clock in the morn-

He and that the three

cuicisms of youth; he had grum-ing, the men's junk arrived at bled a little sometimes, spotting Satyingpun with a cargo rice. himself ns the victim of circum- The woman apparently objected to stances; said a few carelessly un-1 them bething off Southerland generous affusions from 'one

things-mere casual Street, and began to throw articles. who had net This woon developed into a nasty learnt watch himself.

rom, and on seeing about 30 others But now there was an alteration. going to the assistance of the He became more, careful with me, agitated woman, one of the men, more punctilious in acknowledg-| ran into a cabin and bringing out

Their duty has been irksome under Sections 7 to 14 of the explosives, but oil from ships does ments: he insisted on the respect a rifle, fired three shota in the air. A heavy fall of rain, because it due to my age and position; he No person was injured, luckily. and distasteful, but they have Emergency Regulations Ordin-

ance. The armoured car com- alters the nature of the water, spoke handsomely, of his contem-A picket on duty in the vicinity come out of the ordeal with fly.

to numbers of oys-

poraries. He' had always been arrived on the scone and after ing colours and with the prestige pany of the Volunteers has been causes death

tender and affectionate with his quelling the disturbance, took both The Cantonese seldom cat oys mother, but now I had to listen to parties to the Police Station. The They say they are to expressions of gratitude that were woman told the Magistrate that the vice, and the segregation of theters raw

solemn, almost formal. No longer men's boat was sailing towards Japanose residents has been prac- cold for the stomach.

Oyster sauce applied externally was there the shadow of complaint. here and actually struck her craft. tically completed. All these

is sometimes used by ladies to

Realised He Was Dying. She asked them to use their fender it goes without saying, will re-freckles. measures must be welcomed and, soften the skin

And so it came to me that the but they refused and began to abuse and remove

poor lad had realised that he was her. Inspector MacWalter re- There pre anid to be four dying and that it was up to him maroked that one of the men had ceive the practical co-operation

varieties of oyster 'found

in to die in style. It was all that was apparently got afraid, hence the

left for him now, and he bore him- firing.

of their Force higher than ever. The European section are to be warmly commended for the very able manner in which they have

responded to the needs of very | trying circumstances and sought to curb the misplaced activities of the hooligans responsible for a situation of emergency which is rightly deprecated not alone by all right-thinking sections of the community but also by the antharities in Canton. Numer.

Mail Commentary.

of every law-abiding and peace-Kwongtung, which are indigenous loving citizen, of every race. to Europe.

Oysters have many enemies. There are severnl kinds of whelks which batten on them, a flsh, a coarse grass

and a aponge which also play havoc with oyster beds.

Cantonese maintain there is ous have been the occasions Kingsford-Smith."

only one variety, the Ho., within the past few days in We understand that there is the Sha Cheng oyster the best mystery.

Chinese connoisseurs consider which the Police have exhibited something more than a natural favoured. real heroism in the face of over- Kingsford-Smith's attempt to bet dealre on Air-Commodore "C. E. powering odds, in spite of which ter Mr. Mollison's recent record the number of Police casualties light from Australia to England. has been remarkably low.

It is said that he desires especially to have a heart to heart talk with

News in Brief.

• It is notified, at the Harbour

We

Inapec-

self gallantly. One might surmise His Worship suld that he was that he had secret tremors, appre-not satisfied that the first defen- hensions, but the surface was im- dant fired the gun wantonly, and peccable. Percy was upheld by the dismissed the charge accordingly. bond He bound the men over in a public-school spirit.

For a time it was an open secret of $75 each to keep the peace for a between us. One is not adequate | year, whilst the woman was bound for such an occasion.

were over in a bond of $150 to keep the both shy in the presence of the peace for the same period.

I might have follow-tor MarWalter · added that the ed hia lead, but I couldn't Police seized all firemen on board thrust speculative ideas on the junk, in case the people might him at such a moment.. I didn't use them to fire on the Police know his "views," or, indeed, whe-! The Magistrate ordered that the ther he had any. We were outside guns be kept by the Police for two more possible. And then he began the ragion of comfort; ecstasy was weeks.

to talk about his death simply, as a matter of course,

The lowest open air temperature The splendid work of the Imperial Airways in London with yesterday was 79 degrees. The European Police has been supple. the hope of securing a share at humidity at 10 am, was 80 and at mented to a most gratifying least of the India-Australia exten-4 p.m. 79.

Bion when, and if, its carried on. degree alike by the Indian and At the present time he has a fleet

will Chinese units of the Force. The of modern machines and a highly office, that H.M.S. Seamew to bother him any more with affairs trained staff idle in Sydney because carry out full calibre 8-inch bom he has had to close down his Aus-bardment practice at Sam Chau

to-morrow, commencing at 10 a.m.

The total output of the Kailan Mining Administration's mines.for

'tralian' internal service.

Noise..

HUTCHINSON AND COMPANY (PUBLISHERS).

net profits for 1930

After providing for depreciation,

The last time and we seemed to know it was the last time he was very feeble, and It seemed useless latter, in particular, have had a

of this world. I wondered whether he had said the right things, the most embarrassing, situation

were £36,160, nice thinge, to his mother; I knew which compares with £50,353 in confronting them in view of the

details in the years to come; 1, too, dividend la maintalped at 5 p.e., the she would like to hoard up little the previous year. The Ordinary fact that their energies have had to be opposed to the worst hooli- Music, we are told, is the sound the week ending September 12 was conscious of the desire that balance carried forward being re- gan elements amongst their own which one's own children make as amounted to 118,687 metric tong, he should round off everything as duced from £16,649 to £12,109. The he would wish. But now there was available profits carried-forward of compatriots. With a praise- they romp through the house. And and the sales during the same

no more to be done, no more to be the company, of the companies notse is the sound which other peo] period to 84,877 metric tone. worthy display of loyalty to ple's children make under the same

naid. With mo protest, incredulity, whose Ordinary shares it holds, and their superiors and actuated by circumstances.

The London Chamber of Com-interrogation, had died down it of its subsidiary and associated a keen desire to uphold the vital In the same way the screeching morce has requested members to was no longer exciting to watch companies, at the end of 1930 total

of möter ominibus „brakes "may be furnish the names of foreign sup the boy die; I was deeply depress-led £36,047. tenets of law and order, they

music to owners and drivers, but pliers, some of whom refused, to ed. I had to go; for even when have proven their sterling worth noise, exasperating noise, to those deliver gonds under contrast for your friends are dying you have to the whole Colony in a time of in front of whose homes these payment in pounds sterling unless avoiding the portentous. We gazed master of myself; when she per-

to go, and I spoke casual words,

difficulty and trial;

mammoth-like vehicles draw - up, buyers were prepared to meet the

We sympathise with those ro- difference in exchange, says a Reu-at one another; I hesitated; I celved my agitation the vell bo- In due course, when calmer sidents of Nathan road who are so ter cablegram.

reached the door. And then he tween us was rent. She said, "I said leaning forward, I just heard | know; I know! So I spoke of him, feeling prevails and the forces of exasperated. They will not be

him"It's not as bad as you think." of his gallantry and affection, of hooliganiam have been totally content, we are sure, with thể rẹ-

Personal Pars.

I nodded and left him. eliminated, an

plies of omnibus owners and pro-

his promise and his accomplish- opportunity prietors to the complaints made

ment, of my Vadmiration of him. should be taken by our civilian through the Kowloon Residents' As The forthcoming marriage is an-

dying there like a gentleman! It' leaders to make some public re-sociation. But, then, of course, nouneed, of Ene Sweet, engineer,

was poor husks of glory to offer to cognition of the duty so ably per they are not omnibus owners! ss. Chengtu, and Martha Ramshaw, we had said little to one another; a mother, but I think she had her of investigation of 157, Bulcke Road, Wellington nover the great word. I think she moment of exultant, prido. And I formed by the rank and file of for local motor, engineers. Busi-Quay, en route to the Colony of the was still looking for a miracle. told her what he had said.-A.N.M. the Police Force: European, negu ls slack so they can well spends.s. Naldera.

Here is a field

Waiting as Usual When I got downstairs she was waiting as usual. For some time

This day she saw that I was not In Manchester Guardian...