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to fulfil the function for which

disregarded. It needs amplifying:

and apparently the need has now been met. The "Star" re-

ports a scheme for 'booming

rather than bombing rebellious tribesmen into a better frame of

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1931.

PUREE DE POIS

By

BESOMORO.

mind. Aeroplanes will be sent EDUCATIONAL ADVANTAGES

up, but instead of dropping| bombs they will carry a devico

OF TRAVEL.

Mr. A. C. Ballard, of London, de-

maketh

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eral shots at the detective, kill- Ing him instantaneously.

It will be interesting to read what the court decides when before it is propounded the queation—In n'fanatical amoker mentally respon-

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A DEFIANT BANISHEE.

for enormously extending the clares himself to be a firm bellever sound of the human voice; the in the "educational advantages of erring tribesmen will be told to travel. Being a man of means, besible for a murder committed for

has decided to invite 200 or more the sake of one cigarette? behave themselves, in their own language, by a voice of thunder schoolboys to go on a tour of the

world with him. A liner is to be: which will descend from an chartered, he will personally con-

According to reports of a case aeroplane hidden by the clouds. [duct the tour, and at every port of

call the boys are to be given an op-in a local police court, banishee, The effect is said to be "eerie pertunity of studying local condi- on being sentenced to a term of im- and awe-inspiring" in the ex-tions or improving their knowledge prisonment for a breach of the De- treme. It may well be. One of languages.

portation Ordinance, "glared hard cannot help feeling sorry for the It was Bacon who said: "Read at the magistrate and muttered," and continued to be truculent after poor sheik who is sitting outside ing

being warned. The magistrale, man; his tent and thoughtfully drop- conference

He thereupon, enhanced the punish- ping a pull-through down the and writing an exact man."

may rightly have added, and traveli-ment already meted out to the

banishee. An extra month's im family blunderbuss when a voice

a sympathetic man. ing maketh from the skies suddenly roars There is a great deal to be said in, prisonment was added to the sen

It "Put that gun down and go to favour of M, Ballard scheme, tence already passed on him. bed this very minute!" It would though, I am not convinced that seems to me, this was inadequate be for it faila in Its purpose. A few the amount of money to be almost better to have a blow-spent, which he says, "is im- strokes of the rattan would have ing-up from a real bomb. Be-aaterial," is being spent to the best brought home the lesson more ef-

Our magistrates sides, who can guarantee that advantage. It seems to nie that the fectively. this alarming weapon will be oney could be laid out to better pear to be overlooking this means purpose for educational purposer. of teaching offendera lessons. Why confined to the desert? What That, however, is a matter of opin- not employ the cane mora? A whip- about the next general election lon. It is, however, to be hoped, ping is a cheaper form of punish- will candidates stupefy whole that the selected schoolboys will not ment than imprisonment for a be possessed of the types of mind period of months or even weeks, and townships by election addresses cod meant when he wrote: more effective. And, to-day when from aloft?-Manchester Guar

prisons are said to be over-crowded and economy is aimed at, I say use dian.

the cane more frequently.

THE RAILWAY GAUGE.

they were intended, it is quite Mr. Wells Rides a Storm. clear that the authorities have

Bitter are the sweets of pub-

.

"Some minds improve by travel,

others rather

Resemble copper wire or brass, Which gets the narrower by going

farther,"

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What was the origin of the mo- dern railway gauge? Have you drifted back to the bid old sliplicity. Mr. Wells, who is at "DRY DRUNKENNESS."

not sometimes thought about that? shod methods of releasing official present in New York superin-

This is a state, according to pay How did the standard gauge of 4ft. communications. One newspaper tending the publication of his is favoured to the disadvantage new book, has already been in chiatrle experts, into which a fana-8in. come to be adopted by most The generally accepted hot water with the interviewers.tical smoker or nicotine addict may railwaysT The China Mail of others.

It theory has been that the wheels of For instance, one They have discovered anfall when deprived of tobacco. was enabled to publish the an- article by Lunacharsky, in which is a plea, which is to be submitted waggons in the XVIth, and XVIIth. nual report of the Education De- the Bolshevist commissar de- in a German court, for an acquittal Centuries were about 5ft. apart, and clares that Mr. Wells once told on a charge of murder preferred that when rail transport was intro- Hong Kong, Friday, Dec. 4, 1931.partment some days before the time that Mr. Galsworthy was a against a man, who used to smoke duced this distance was slightly

others. The same applied to the snob.

some 80 cigarettes a day. It ap- modified to enable the wheels to fit But recent researches final report on the Census of the The American Interviewers pears that the man lost his job, and the rails. A Press Bureau ?

Colony. To-day two morning have assumed that the conversa- loafing around one day was seized and excavations in the neighbour- tion took place in Russia. But with such a wild desire for a smoke hood of Hadylan's Wall indicate, it papers have been "officially in-Mr. Wells has not been in Rus- that he accosted a man and asked would appear, that by a strange Two or three years ago certain formed" of the Government's sta for over ten years,

him for a cigarette. Unfortunate- coincidence the modern railway car- dissatisfaction was expressed

What did happen was that ly, the man turned out to be a plain riage is a direct lineal descendant intentions relating to "tolerated

when Lunacharsky and his wife clothes man, who turned down the of the Roman chariot, and that with the slipshod methods then

houses" and "red-light districts."

came to Britain a year ago Mr. request, and fumbled in his pocket charlot tracks made nearly 2,000 in vogue in regard to official

Up to the moment of penning Wells asked them to luncheon.--to produce his official metal sign. years ago were ultimately respon- news for the Press. It was cer these lines no such official in- Evening Standard.

Mistaking that movement, the fana-sible for the railway gauge of 10- tie drew his revolver and fired sev- day: tainly useless going to heads or

formation has reached us! even deputy heads of Depart-

Why? ments: a reference had always a still higher to be made to quarter for gracious permission

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Mr. and Mrs. P. Lauder returned to the Colony to-day by the P. & O.

Rajputana.

Sir Henry and Lady Pollock re- turned to Hong Kong by the Rawal- pindi yesterday.

How to Bag Lions. Admitted that on this occa- Custodians of the Kruger Na

News in Brief. sion the subject is not one on tional Park, South Africa, have which a "newspaper scoop" is issued a pamphlet for the guid-

Yesterday's lowest open air tem-3.5. to release communications of a

ance of tourists which includes

67 degrees. The vital import or to condescending-desirca, the principle still re-advice on how to act when meet-perature was ly grant an interview on any. mains. Why should one section ing lions, writes a paragraphist. humidity was 75 at 10 a.m. and 72

of the British Press be singled Among other hints the visitor is at 4 p.m. particular topic. Then, likewise,

ther out for favours at the hands of advised "not to show alarm if the system — or, rather

the animals stand and stare at Hack of .system of re- the authorities? All the people your car, as probably they have a handy little desk calendar for leasing - official

do not read both morning papers never seen a cur before and are 1932 in the familar red and gold Solicitor, returned from Home leave

with astonish frame of former years. to the exclusion of the evening overwhelmed left much to be desired.

ones any more than they adhere

Shown locally a few years ago as erally, one newspaper

This may be the right way to to the evening newspapers and behave before lions, but it hard a silent, the talkie version of "The

statements Gen-

was

ment," 1

Lane, Crawford, Ltd., have issued

Mr. L. R. Andrews, Treasury

by the P. & O. s.s. Rawalpindi.

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To-day's Thought.

favoured by the receipt of ab eliminate their morning contem-ly seems the most respectful Unholy Three," an excellent film,

Some think they are stable when official document that ought to

Although Lon Chaney they are only stubborn. have been sent to all news: Poraries. Each newspaper has a Such a calm ignoring of all the is now playing at the Star Theatre,

awesome attributes long claim. Kowloon. particular clientele of its own, ed for the King of Beasts has dead, he is literally living on the papers simultaneously. A plea

and if the Government is desir-never been equalled except, screen.

the institution of a Press Burdau

Ten Years Ago.

His acting as à ventrilo- was made in these columns for us of publishing its policy on perhapa, by the editor of one of quist, in this film, is wonderful.

[From the China Mall" of the earliest of South African "The Unholy Three" is his only

talkie, and it is a marked success.

December 4, 1921.]: newspapers. on the lines of that existing in any matter it should ensure that a communique reaches all four

Printing a letter from an in- the large Indian cities for over daily newspapers simultaneous experienced (and possibly im-

Booking is now open at the

To-day's dollar is worth 2/7.

Asked to-day about the arrange- three decades. The suggestion ly. It has in its service suf- aginary) correspondent seeking/Anderson Music Co., for the forth- | "how to obtain a coming production of "Mies Hook of was not unfruitful. Aficient typists, typewriters, and formator Hons in the Kalahari Holland by the Philharmonie So-ments for the huge Chinese trade promise was made by placing a

clety as advertised elsewhere in this exhibition which, as announced re- o meet the messengers to

con- Desert," the editor appended a

Seven performances will becently, is to be held in Hong Kong, Press table in each of the more venience of fifty daily news-criep note: "The Kalahari is paper, Important Departments, to which papers. Why, then, so far as

principally composed of sand and given, the opening night being on the Hon. Mr. Lau Cha-pak, Pre- Friday, December 11, at 9.15 p.m.sident of the Chinese Chamber of First sift' the lions. Press men could have recourse the Press in concerned, make fish through

a large sleve, when Children will be charged half price Commerce, said that stops had been to all seats. Intending patrons taken, to select a suitable sito over in the quest for news of the day of one and fowl of another? only the lions will remain. These

on the mainland, but otherwise the without harassing busy officials During local crises all the news-you place in a bag carried for This system, it is true, has had papers, without exception, are the purpose."--Ceylon. Observer.

a mixed reception. It has been solid in support of the Govern-

a complaint that only very perment. That support is poorly functory communications have

requited during Hormal times by

been placed on the Press tables, the very unsatisfactory and un- and that at very rare intervals,

fair system of releasing official It may be that heads arid

communications for publication! heads of Departments still do not feel themselves at liberty to release official documents to the Press, and they may feel that the Press representatives can {still always go to a higher quar-The Voles of Thunder,

From Other Peng

sand

REPORTED NEGOTIATIONS.

BS.A. To Acquire A. J. Stevens ?

are requested to book early, Acheme was still very much in ita

It is advertised that La Salle preliminary stage. Mr. Lou anid

the College, Prince Edward Road, Kow that promoters had hoped

hold the exhibition loon, will be open for the admis- to

In sion of Day Boys for Classes 8 to 2 March next, bat personally, inclusive, on and after December 1. in view of the great amount 1931 Boarders will be dainitted or organising work that had to be on and after January 7, 1932. Pros- | done first, he doubted whether they pectuses may be had on application would be able to get going. before to the Director, the Rev. Brother 1922.

Almar, La Salle College or the One of the problems that had to be Rev. Brother Matthias, the Direcgolved is the housing of the crowds It in reported that the Birming tor of St. Joseph's College, Hong of visitors who will doubtless be ham Small Arms Co. has acquired | Kong.

the goodwill of A. J. Stevens and Co.,, the motor cycle manufacturing Arm which recently went into

Personal Pars.

ter if they have reason to be. The older moralists or, at liquidation.

Mr. T. N. Chau MA. (Oxon) has least, the sorti who were set-to Cmdr. Herbert, of B.S.A. Cyclca, been appointed an unofficial-member work on children used to say however, states that negotiations of the Legislative Council in sue- that the way to be good was to have not been brought to a conclu cession to Sir Shou-son Chow, who hearken to the still, small voicelaton.

has retired.

lieve that certain news is avail able.

The Press tables having failed

attracted from the Chinese pro- vinces as well as from other parts of the world, and Mr Lau thinks that accommodation will probably have to be provided for them on the site of the exhibition. All this will re quire a capital of some millions of dollars, so the promoters will need to make their plans carefully?