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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1931.

PUREE DE POIS

By

The negroes and the gunmen-THE STRAITS TIMES. Londoner in the Evening Stain- dard,

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BESOMORO.

A story has recently been unfeld-

EAR-RINGS FOR MEN.

The subject is being debated in

ed concerning the editorship of a Home newspaper. Soon, car-

ringa for mon may be all the that as F student he obtained

fashion. One correspondent statos

ache in the eyes due to fatigue by the old dodge of pushing a darning ngodle through an car-lobe...

this progressive Malayan news That Little Flutter.

Should, or should not, gigantic paper dully. And it concerns also sweep-stakes be organised in the 3r. Edgar Wallace. It appears instant relief from haziness and cause of charity? We do not be that Mr. Edgar Wallace was once lieve that a satisfactory answer

very anxious to become the editor to this question will be evolved this side of time.

of the Straits Times, and was bit- The instinct to take a chanceterly disappointed when his claims is inherent in every human bewere passed over.

That was in ing. Those who would roll their

Another correspondent states that he used to spend a great part of his time in shooting and fishing and used to wear glasses which got

fort. Then someone suggested that he should have his ears pierced and

eyes and turn up their hands in 1910 when Mr. Wallace had just wet and cloudy much to his discom

nious horror were they asked to left the service of the Daily Mail. buy a sweepstake ticket, or place The cholce at that time finally lay a bet on a horse, have, as a rule, between Mr. A. W. Still and Mr. no qualms about taking a lucky

lip or buying a ticket in a raffle Edgar Wallace, and Mr. Still was at a church hazard. Neverthe the ultimate choice.

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wear car-rings. He did have his cara pierced and wore ear-rings and has since been able to discard spectacles or glasses.

Is there any true medical founda.

was, hold. Sufferers from minor

forms of eye trouble will be com- forted, I feel sure, to learn the pre-

J

eise position. BUY MORE BOOKS.

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This is the slogan of the National Book Council.

And a very good

less, the lucky dip and the raflo By the way, Mr. Still, on Novem are gambles every whit as much ber 28, was reported to be very tion, such as a nerve connection be as the sweep ticket or the bet. seriously ill. It appears he is tween the eye and ear, for the be

The argument that gambling suffering from a recurrence of an lief that some defects of vision can can be abolished is fatuous in the liners which led to a very heavy be alleviated, or cured, by the extreme. If this very human operation in 1927, shortly after he wearing of car-rings? In India. 1 weakness is forbidden to be ex-arrived in England on retirement know, some such belief is, certain ploited for charity or on the turf.after 18 years as Editor of the It will flourish surreptitiously Straits Times. and it will not gain anything by that. It will then become a vice SMOKES FOR DOWN-AND-OUTS. in every sense of the word, be

On the front step of the porch cause it will fall into unscrupul

of a certain London theatre there! ous hands.

Another worm-eaten plank in may be seen laid out there any the platform of the anti-gambling morning half-a-dozen elgar ends. slogan it is too. The Council in fraternity is that gumbling is reThis, says a "Star" gossip, has been doing good work for the bewilder sponsible for the ruination of going on for 13 years, that is, ever

ed reader in blazing trails through countless numbers of people, since the present commissionaire the tropical jungle of the publish good enough" to warrant these The antis tackle the question came back from the war. Every ing output. Its many specialist vast sums being expended next from the wrong end. It is the morning this good samaritan has book lists are of very great value, gamblers the night's residue of half amoked and there is a constantly growing residence, "Ching Shan Fo,ear, even though they will be reckless, unbalanced

who ruin themselves. As well cigars and cigarette ends collected demand for them.

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One needs some in Pokfulum Road near themet out of a future loan. In the say that the brewing and distill- and deposited in his little den, such list now-a-days with the ter

Mount Davis middle of this year we had a re-ing trades be abolished, in order where he divides them into lots for rific output of the press. In these junction with Road on the 10th day of Deassuring official commentary on to save inveterate topers from regular ellentele of down-and- days of economy there is no excuse cember, 1981. at 3.30 a.m. nged

our financial position at that themselves. 62 years. The funeral will

Is it not better to recognise take place at the Chinese Per-moment; but we had not long to

and countd BOY'S DEATH SENTENCE human frailties manent Cemetery on Saturday, wait before additional imposts moderation in all things? It has COMMUTED. the 12th inst., and will pass and levies were placed upon our long been recognised that the One of the Arst official acts per- the Chinese Christian Ceme- shoulders. None of these extra best way to popularise a thing is formed by Sir Herbert Samuel, ANOTHER TRIBUTE TO THE

to make it illegal. Pinang Home Secretary, to the National o'clock noon when a short ser- burdens has been removed or Gazette.

Goverument, on his assumption to vice will be held in

Coffee last month, was to commute Chapel.

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The China Mail

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Hong Kong. Friday, Dec. 11, 1931.

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when they will be. Who knows but what still fresh sources of

| raising revenue will be tapped

News in Brief.

The next meeting of the Legis

next year to find. those extra-lative Council has been fixed for ordinarily large sums of $770,000 Thursday next.

outs.

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Nobody, under the age of 18, has been hanged in England and Wales for forty years, though legally any one over the age of 16 is an adult and is presumed to be aware of the

for the vehicular ferry and A Jaltan denler of 6, Marter $300,000 for the new jail. These Street, in a report made to the consequences of his crime,

sums are to be charged as ad-Police, alleges that during his vances from the surplus balances absence, & foki collected over 3100||

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Personal Pars.

The Hon. Mr. T. N. Chau, who

for cutting down one's book bill, for books are the best and cheapest form of entertainment, and buying a book is real economy.

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LONDON HOBBY,

New York's "courtesy" police- men, trained on the London model, have become so popular that the squad stationed in the central dis- trict of the city has been increased from 80 to 100, and their beats cor- respondingly enlarged. All the "courtesy" policemen in New York are between 23 and 26 years old, 6 ft. tall, and veritable Beau Brummels..

'MURDER "FOR A THRILL.”

15-Year-Old High School Boy's Confession.

A 15-year-old schoolbag is under arrest at Crown Point, Indiana, on a charge of murdering a mon.

He is alleged to have confessed to the crime, saying that he com- . mitted it "for a thrill and to obtain money to buy books,

Healthy Finances !

The Colony Fas received of the Colony, pending a future from various customers and By accidentally running into acceptable Christmas gift. It loan. But who can predict that

jabsconded.

Sanitary Department lorry in Belchera Street yesterday, a boy. takes the form of a message at any given moment next year Chan Ping-num, a clerk, residing Lee Sung, aged four years, received or, rather, an intimation. Speak-our surplus balances will aggreat 51 Parkes Street, Yaumuti, has injuries to his head, and was re- ing in the Legislative Council gate $1,882,789?

If the finan-reported to the Police that his con- moved to the Government Civil yesterday His Excellency the clal position is amply good the Kwang Wah Hospital suffering!

cubine was taken, last evening, to Hospital for treatment. Governor said, in regard to the

enough to hermit of the from the effects of opium poisoning.j second section of the Shing Mun

She died n second section of

self-administered. the Shing Valley water supply scheme, that

hour after admission. Mun Valley water scheme he considered that "our finan- being financed next year, will it The annual Bazaar of the St. tokes the place of Sir Shou-son cial position was amply good to likewise be amply good enough Francis Convent, Wanchal, will Chów na a Chinese member of the The police say that a few hours permit of the scheme being pro- in relation to $770,000 for the take place on Sunday at 10 am. Legislative Council, took the Oath after the crime he went to church. ceeded with at once."

The boy is a pupil of Lowell High And so vehicular ferry and $300,000 for assist in the good cause.

All friends are cordially invited to of Allegiance at yesterday's meet-

Theling of the Council, while the Hon. School, and was a good football the Colony has been committed, a new jail? Should it not be the usual Services will be held at 6.30 Sir Henry Pollock, K.C. was wel-player. as the result of the resolutions | first duty, when "the financial and 7 a.m. and there will be High Lomed buck na Senior Unofficial "I had ordered the books," he is alleged to have told the police, "but passed yesterday, to the expendi-position is amply good enough," Mass at 9 am, and Benediction ati niember.

} I did not have the money to pay for ture next year of $431,789 for to relieve the taxpayers of some the Shing Mun Valley scheme of the burdens placed on them (including filters) and $347,000 within the last twelve months? for the Aberdeen Valley water supply scheme. When the almost catastrophic results of the drought two years ago are recall- ed, no expenditure can be con- sidered too great if it ensures the | Advertising Death. Colony an efficient and constant:

From Other Pens.

4.30 p.m.

The wedding took place last night, them. Robbery seemed the only The body of an unknown Chinat 6, Village Road, Happy Valley, way to get the money, so I killed

ese woman, aged about 30 years, of Sheik Akbar lemail; son of the Eugene Duchworth.". was, found by the Police suspended late Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Ismail, and

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To-day's Thought.

Ten Years Ago.

[From the "China Mal" of December 11, 1921.),

To-day's dollar is-worth 2/7 38.

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by a rope round the neck on the Ruhimu, daughter of the late Mr. QOFTRÆE/00106]6975EENAISTEES TOCAS VYJLJA ME BOTTINETEJATO ME28149 ground floor of a house in Takulng und Mrs. Q. el Arculli. The bride' Road. It is apparently a case of was given away by her unclo, Mr. suicide. The mouth, handa and A. el Arculli, The best man was trousers were smeared with red Mr. S. A. R. Ismail, while Amina

'Nothing makes somespeople hot- powder, according to the report. tel Arculli and Amina Abdul- ter than for you to keep cool,

Curreem (cousins of the bride) In the role of William Judd were the bridesmaids. They were Wide, indeed, is the differenceennan, a fresh youth, William the recipients of many presents. water supply, Costly as are the between the British and the aines provides plenty of hilarity two schemes in hand, it is cheer-American mentality, and in noin his picture "Remote Control" | The death took pfáże yesterday ing to think, on the highest pos- respect is it wider than in the at-now showing at the Star Thestre of Mr. Wong Kam-fuk, for 42 years sible authority, that "our finan-

titude towards death.

on its second run. As a radio an-¡compradore of the Hong Kong and In the States undertaking is a nouncer Haines cial position is amply,

finds plenty of Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., good

business which advertises its scope for his humour, and ably Ltd. Mr. Wong, who was G1 yeara enough" to warrant next year wares in the same forceful man-supported by an excellent cast the of age,, had been suffering from

While a party of Portuguese the expenditure, named.

ner as the chewing-gum business. plot is carried through 'amid roars cancer for some months.

shooting at Shatau in the New Territoffes yesterday, one Unfortunately that is not the I have been examining various of laughter.

The death occurred yesterday of of them, in attempting to bring specimens of the undertakers' expenditure

which

Press, for in America those It may interest readers to know Mrs. Carolina Xavier, at 6, Caroline down a bird which was parched on the Colony has been com-gentlemen Immown generally as that in the silent version of "Eist Read. Deceased was 47 years of a low bush, hit a farmer at work mitted. The six motions morticians, just as their offices Lynne," the talkie version of which age and had been in ill-health for on his padí field on the other side involve

the of the hedge. total expendi-are called "funeral parlours" film is to be screened at the King's some time past. She was

The man, who was Theatro on Sunday, the featured widow of Mr. F. Q. R. Xavier. The wounded in the leg, was ture of not less than $1,882,789. have a large and varied Press. This includes the huge sum of The titles of the various period players were Edmund Lowe, Alma funeral took place later in the day. moved by laugh we at once re- ficale range from the serious Rubens and Lou Tellegen. Other in the Roman Catholic Cemetery. ment Civil Hospital where he was $779,000 for the vehicular ferry "Mortuary Digest" to the lyrical-members of the cast included Mar

operated upon and the shots ex and $300,000 for a new fail at sounding "Casket and Simmy-forie Daw, Leslie Fenton, Balle The first all-metal aeroplane mude tracted. Ho is not in any danger

eide." They have, too, substan-Bennett, Frank Keenan and Paul of non corrosive steel has, it is of losing his limb. Wong Mo Kok. We are not cre- tial circulations,in many tagca Panzer. In the talkle, the leading claimed, been produced by the Let us hope the Shatau birds will dulous enough to believe that larger than most of our week roles are taken by Conrad Nagel, Civil Aviation Research Instituto of the more accommodating, and perch "our financial position is amply lies."

Ann Harding and Clive Brook, 1128314.

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