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Consequently it is recommended by the entire medi- cal profession.

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12,- 1931.

PUREE DE POIS

By BESOMORO.

er. There is a valuable indirect GLASS HOUSES AND STONES. accomplishment as well, which | M. Pierre Charreau will have to makes for stability of employ-Puy strict attention to the old adage ment. During slack times, pro- bullt for himself

about not throwing stones. Ho has an experimental ducers can safely manufacture house entirely of glass on a cteel for stock, knowing that, when frame. With the exception of the demand improves, standard items bathroom the glass walls are trans- parent. The walls of the bathroom will again be called for. All

are of frosted and stained glass. this means savings to be distri- This French architect built the buted over the industry and house with the intention of letting among the consumers concerned. in as much light as possible, and states that it has cost him no more There is a vital point, how-than an ordinary house of the same ever, to be remembered in con- size. nection with this matter. Re-

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Gundh on his

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Societies and the like. It has been

misdemeanoura.

take out a "more appropriate" policy.. THE JOCKEY CLUB.

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Tam not referring to either the Hong Kong or Macao Jockey Clube. I am referring to that Jockey Club, which is one of the most powerful organisations connected with sport, and the Stewards of which only re- gently were ordered to pay a trainer very heavy costs in a law suit. This Jockey Club not only controls fat racing,, but owns Newmarket Heath

over 3,000 acres of ground.

It is composed of men of standing In all ehades of life-politics, fin- ance, law, and even diplomacy. Flye Prime Ministers have been on its Toll. It has complete powers to deal with racing matters and regulate and control the Turf. There are about 70 members, and election is controlled by ballot. There are

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A FIVE-FOLD RECORD.

British supremacy in speed is strikingly illustrated by the fact that we hold the world's speed re- cord for aeroplanes, cars, motor- cycles, motor-bonte, and railway trains.

The relative speeds achieved by the record-breakers are witcreating.

Aeroplanes (Flt.-Lt. Stainforth). ---408.8 miles an hour.

They are.

Cars (Sir Malcolm Campbell). -246.09 m.p.h.

Cerence was made earlier to the DON'T HIT BACK! exemption of styles. Simplifica- This is how, according to Mr. tion in industry does not mean in Gandhi's secretary, Mr. Mahadev Desai in "Young Indin," a four- the least destruction of style. It year-old English girl tries to keep would be foolhardy to try to green the memory of abolish fashion. So, standard-spent with the Mahatma isation of style, ornament, apsaid her father to

"I have a bone to pick with you," three stewards, who retire in rota- tion. Those serving at present are pearance, or individuality has birthday.

the Marquess of Zetland, the Earl been absolutely avoided. They "And what is it?" asked Gandhi, of Rosebery and the Earl of Hare-

wood. are regarded as being outside laughing.

Well, my little Jane comes every Wales are members, while the elec- King George and the Prince of the scope Simplified Practice.

morning to me, hits me and wakestion of the Duke of Connaught dates So we see that though variety me up, and says, 'Now, don't you hit

from 1872. may be the spice of life, it may back, for Gandhi told us the other also be the curse of business. day never to hit back." Simplified Practice, it would ap- NEW SCHEME TO RAISE MONEY pear, reducing variety to normal

This should appeal to Church and reasonable demands, ban The China Mail American business the lumber ishes that curse. And, as we tried out in Scotland-and succeed- industry. A buyer, who ordered know that it frequently takes ed. If it proved successful in

succeed in [ Hong Kong, Saturday, Detr 12, 1931. inch plank, might have found his but a very little bit to make the Scotland, it ought to

Hong Kong. delivery running anywhere from difference between solvency and The husbands and wives in the fl half-inch to an inch-and-a bankruptcy, this is the time to congregation of St. Erkenwald's, Simplified Practice."

quarter in thickness, and yet pay heed to those little things Church have collected 6,240 pen- What is Simplified Practice? every piece of it would be legi- which work wonders in maintain-nies by fincing each other for minor Had you asked that question of timately proper "inch lumbering invaluable equilibrium in The husband would fine his wife busness, Little things which if the pudding was burnt, if his us a few days ago, our thoughts under the, mixture of understand-

enable us to stand the strain of shaving water was not hot, and if may have gone back to schooling built up is the trade-

he could definitely prove that sho days, and we may have mum- planks measured before or after the repression. The subject is

was responsible for the loss of his bled vaguely about simple and drying, before or after planing deserving of your very serious collarstud. [compound practice sums, those on one side, and so on 16 dif. bugbear exercises over which we ferent kinds of an inch measure-

mient! used to rack our brains so grievously. And we should Again, ten years ago, pro- have been, into the bargain, well ducers in the United States were off the right track. But, we have turning out 78 distinct sizes and since had the opportunity of dimensions of bedsteads not G. FALCONER & CO., (HONG KONG) LTD. ||reading the text of an interesting styles. Mattress manufacturers,

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS radio talk by Dr. Julius Klein, spring manufacturers, and mak Don't forget-Last day of "The Assistant Secretary of Com- ers of all kinds and types of Smiling Lieutenant" ut the King's

It is of the bush type, and was merce, Washington, and we could bedding had to adjust production Theatre to-day! The management produced by crossing the Generat

have been amiling more than answer the question with toler-to this extraordinary variety of Chevaller all week over the splen-has heart-shaped petals of crimson, Jacqueminot with the Richmond. It able accuracy in order to gain sleeping framework. Obyiously did box office receipts.

high fragrance, extra long stems, "pass marks." But the subject, there were great obstacles to

freedom from disease, and larger Mrs. Hilda Grenier, former perpetals and blooms. which is an important one for effecting economies. To-day, the

sonal attendant for many years to This is the second patent for a four business men, deserves better number of standard sizes

not Queen Mary, the former Princess rose to be issued under the Act of consideration and treatment than styles has been reduced to 4 Sofia of Germany and other Euro- May 1980, which permitted patents so we shall go to Dr. and the whole business of acccs-pean royal personages, was expert to be registered for new varieties Julius Klein and get him to an-sory supply has been, simplified consultant to Director Lloyd during of plants.

the making of "Best Lynne," swer the question for your bene.and vastly cheapened.'

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News in Brief.

The next Criminal Sessions le to be held on Monday, December 21, 1981, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon.

The case in which Chan Wal and. Lam Cheung, were charged in con- nection with the seizure of

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Motor-cycles (J. S. Wright).— 150.7 m.ph.

Motor-bonts (Kaye Dan).-110

m.p.h.

Railways (G.W.R.). — 79.23 m.p.h.

In each case the records, are all- British, both 19 to man and materials..

The wife fined her Husband if he |brought mud into the house on his shoes, if he was late for breakfast, if he flicked tobacco ash on the carpet, and if he forgot to put the qua®¶¶®®à®£1823) cat out at night,

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ANOTHER ROSE PATENTED.

To-day's Thought,

A patent has beon registered in Another reason the wife, has to Washington for a new variety of work away from home is to help scarlet-crimson rose with the United

for pay

the automobile so the States Patent Office.

family may be away from home

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HANDS.

According to the Ceylon Observer,

mora.

Ten Years Ago.

[From the "China Maf" of December 12, 1921.)

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

Prof. H. W. Turnbull, M. A. whose appointment as Professor of Mathematics at St. Andrew's. Uni-

And so the tale goes on.

versity has just been announced from Home, was on the stallchf the What is Simplified Practice? Ten years ago, there were 552

Church Missionary Society in Well, says the Doctor; it is the patterns and dimensions of quantity of opium in Waterloo Road Jan Kubelik, the famous Czecho Hong Kong from 1911 to 1015. He Wag uselatant master at St policy of limiting varieties of woven wire fencing on the maron November 28, was concluded be- Slovak violinist, who gave several any given manufactured article ket. They have been reduced to fore Mr. Fraser yesterday after-recitals in Ceylon last year, is said Stephen's College, Hong Kong, later noon. The first defendant was to be seeking a new insurance for holding the dual position of St. to such convenient minimum as 62. Of milk bottles, there were, fined $2,500 and the second dis his marvellous hands. So far they John's Hall and Mathematics Mas- will satisfy all normal and rea- at one time, 49 varieties, now charged.

have been insured with an Argen- | tor of St. Stephen's College. Prof. sonable demands.

tine insurance company for £6,000. Turnbull also lectured in mathe- ́It offers one | four are standard, and the little of the best means by which busi-caps, used to seal them, have also or settings for atage and screen this would cover the loss of even well known in the Colony as a

Joseph Urban, foremost designer But Kubelik does not consider that matics at the University and was ¡ness can accomplish its neces-come down to standard dimen- and architect of royal palaces and one finger. So he has decided to cricketer.

sary task of getting down costs sions. Of school blackboards, it many of New York's finest strac- of finished goods to levels that seems incredible, there were ac- tures, personally supervised the de- will place them within reach of tually 251 different dimensions, sets in "East Lynne." These sct- signing and construction of the temporarily reduced buying pow-now there are but 52. Of paving tings are representative of various er. It is almost inseparable from | bricks, there were 66 models, moods of life. In London, East Success in quantity-production | but it has since been proven Lynne, Vienna and Paris. policies for industry. It fa not: that 6 meet all the needs. It is

Music plays an important role in

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an attempt to abolish diversity, unnecessary to labour the point "East Lynne." Richard Fall, where diversity is desirable. It further.

famous Viennese composer of "The

Princess"

other does not mean reducing as all to Simplified Practice has been Dollar

.and.. Įoperettas and compositions, robots. It is just a rational, ap. I brought into operation in these has written AT original pealing, carefully devised plan various industries, with very French martial air, a Vien- to save money and promote good promising results. Now, let us nese schottische and two business.

follow through the accomplish-waltzes. In addition he supervised |the playing of famous classic com- ́"Policy of limiting varieties,"

ment, say for bedsteads. In the positions and the singing of "Then What does the Doctor mean by factory, there can be a smaller You'll: Remember Me" by Ann that? Here is a good illustration Investment in machinery and Harding. he furnishes. Perhaps, says he, patterns. There can be a reduc in your innocence you thought tion" "of warehouse space, and e an inch was always an inch — big reduction in the amount of never more, never, less. Not by capital tied up in inventories,

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an means! There were, at one with a proportionate reduction time, 16 different sizes of an in Interest and other inch recognised in a single charges These

Personal Par.

Mrs. R. M. Dyer is to distribute carrying on Wednesday, December

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advantages 10.30a.m.

10, at

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