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City Hall.

of the

Hail

and corridora. It is not son, long- since receptacles were fixed all over the building for cigardtto and elgar stumps. That was because there had been damage to carpets.

The sudden tightening up of the regulations has caused some sur- prise and curioalty--Evening Stan- dard.

Wives on Credit.

or,

even more devoted, serve father-in-law a term of years.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1932.

PUREE DE POIS

By: BESOMORO.

go to a bridge over the small through Reno,, and throw her Truckee River that flowe ring into its depths. A visitor who watched this bridge for more than an hour saw ten new divorcees observe the custom. Several of them cried, others were made of sterner stuff ap parently.

In our blase society no man is axpected to buy a wife. The lady's family may or may not lok for "FROM THE FOUR WINDS." RENO'S BRIDGE OF SIGHS. some advantage from the match, This is the title of a play Venice is not the only city in they cannot hope for cash down. recently produced at the Em the world with More simple, more romantic nations)

A Bridge of still maintain the genial faith that bassy Theatre, London.. Appar- also held by Reno, where custom Sighs. That distinction is now every bride is worth a price the ently it is not a very good play.decrees that every woman who, man will pay so many cows for her, Critics say that it is not drama- gets a drive at Reno should

histically effective as a whole, and In the East. I am glad to learn, that the author misses chance this rule that the bridegroom must after chance which a dramatist buy his bride still obtains, and ar- of more experience would have rangements are being made takon. For all that, in concep to adapt it to modern economie tion, and to some extent in exe- (difficulties. It is. of course, cution, it is said to be a remark- necessary to provide for the ably unusual and interesting bridegroom who wante more piece of work. than one. The local co-operativa The play is by Mr. Oliver Bald- society, being called in ald by a win the Socialist son of the gentleman who felt the urgent need ex-Premier of a third, decided that an advance been built up, it is believed, round - and his play has could be made, and lent £50 as "an a dream dreamt some time ago, ordinary seasonal credit."

In that dream twelve quite or This seems too encouraging. dinary people from different Though we grant that the co-opera- walks of modern life are compell tors are right to provide funds "fored by a mysterious force to meet productive rural needs," as they at a country house. There, in an phrase it, some restriction is surely inner room, they sit down to desirable. The hire-purchase prin supper; and gradually memory cipal shows the way.-F.C.B. in the of a past existence comes back to Daily Telegraph.

News in Brief.

Yesterday's lowest open air tem perature was 54. degrees. The humidity fell from 54 at 10 a.m. to 39 at 4 p.m.

V

LIFE.

Dean Inge and Happy Marriage.

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CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES.

(Middlesex) has. submitted

A resident of Northwood claim to the Council for a new pair of boots to replace those which were damaged, while he was walking on a newly-tarred path. The Council, of course, will be interesting to know what has repudiated liability. But it the court decides when the claim goes before it.

this country it is even more im pórtant that schools intended for. the less wealthy parents should keep up all that is best in our public school traditions.".

them. They realise that they An indignant Alderman of are the reincarnation of the Worthing wants to know, accord- twelve Apostles, and that they ing to an English newspaper, are once again sitting as they whether he can recover damages sat at the Last Supper.

from two authors whose books Peter is reincarnated as મ he has been reading. These gentle elderly married lady, books are said to weigh 2 lb. The Chinese, on whom we depend

Andrew as a society girl, John 1 öz, and 2 lb. 3 oz. They да an old gipsy, woman, and are said to have weakened for our individual and collective One year's imprisonment was im- others less easily identified, as his wrists, so that not only is prosperity, are crowding every posed on Leung Sing this morning a working man, a trade union it difficult to deal and sort, with inch of available space on the before the expiration of his term of a solicitor, a soldier and so on. Contract, but his play has de- for having returned to the Colony official, a young man about town, the usual celerity, his cards at. island and on the mainland with banishment.

Only Judas, who is now an un- teriorated. He argues that pub buildings of every description -

scrupulous financier, seems to lishers should be required to ad- Lethargy and indifference apa concrete instance (forgive the

A general meeting of the Univer- bear any real relation with his vertise such, books as "heavy" pear to be the dominating pun!) of the fact that they have will be held at the University Union

sity Amateur Photographic Club past self.

reading. attitude toward the closing of much money to invest in a Assembly Room to-morrow at 8.45 the City Hall. This may be the Colony where they secure every p... when Mr. E. A. von Kobza- outcome of the flood of criticism possible security and protection, Nagy will give a friendly criticism BEST THING IN HUMAN I do think that: for the future of of the pictures entered at the pre- that has inundated

It cannot really be pleaded sent Exhibition. The meeting will public feeling for many years. that we are a poverty-stricken be open to the public. Or, again,it' may be due to a

Vast Colony,

sums are ex- mysterious stock of confidence pended monthly on sports, enter granted in the case of Fu Wing, One week's formal remand was that some day, somehow, the tainments, and luxuries. Any who stands charged with 'intimida- Government to whom every sacrifices so far have been borne tion and disorderly conduct. The The sanctity, of marriage and one looks in circumstances of by hapless individual dollar em- offences are sald to have taken the "possible decline of public place in Temple Street on January schools were among the subjects need or difficulty will step into ployees at the mercy of mercens, and are said to have some con- discussed by Dean Inge when he the breach and cause to be re-ary employees. Were the Gov-nection with a charge of conspiracy distributed the prizes at Whitgift erected a City Hall worthy of the erament to impose a special, tax which, has been brought by three School, Croydon.

"If there are any desperate Bol Colony. The Government, how: for the re-erection of the City Chinese constables. Defendant is ever, appears to be just as indif- Hall the cost to be met in ad- fatally a man named Mak Iu for forgive me, but I must really say alleged to have threatened to stab shies among you I hope they will ferent to the importance of the ance out of surplus funds

being a Palice Informer.

what I believe myself," he said. issues involved as

"The four fortresses which I think the response on the part of the everybody

His brain has already been cut The first meeting of the we have to defend against all into several thousand pleser for else. An intimation by telephone public could not fail to be satis-

annual week of prayer, wae held comers are religion, patriotism, examination, but after months of is considered good enough for

factory.

in'Lady Chapel of St. John's Cathe liberty, and the family,"g

study Professor Krause, of the Ber the City Hall Committee to

Better still, if the Govern dra! yesterday evening when a full| Referring to the fourth fortress' In Institute, is unable to reach any. learn that the Government could ment is to remain obdurate as congregation listened to a talk by the family-he said: "On all conclusive decision on abnormality.

The professor has, therefore, sent not shoulder any responsibility regarda intervention in a matter the Rev. Erris C. H. Tribbeck on sides we hear marriage denounced

"Renewal of Personal Life." The as being an exploded anachronism, the brain to Munich for further in the case of anything untoward of great and pressing public in-service was led by the Dean. Those and all kinds of nonsense talkedatudy, happening this year. Thus the terest, let it sanction the holding present included the Bishop of Vic-I do assure you boys that all that City Hall is closed. The City

of a gigantic lottery or lotteries toria, and the Reva. H. V. Koop, W. is nonsense, that most of you willÍжÐFɶ24106}[å¶?|||||0}

Walton Hall Committee will automatical in connection with local race G. Fowell, E. W. L. Martin, best thing in human life. To-day's Thought.

Rogers, N. V Halward, find that, happy marriage is the Frank Short and G. K. Carpenter.

Personal Pars.

Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Bishop.

the s.a. Tatsuta Maru.

"MASS MURDERER'S BRAIN.

Professors Trying To Discover Mentality Of Peter Kurten

The brain of Peter Kurten, the Dusseldorf mass murderer, who was executed last July, has now been, of Berlin. University to Munich for sent from the Biological Institute,

further examination.

"Do not listen to any nonsense about the family. The four The only time some people say fortresses are being simultaneously, they are wrong is when you agree attacked, and it is hoped to under: with them mine them by that formidable') resystem of goternment which exists

ly dissolve. And the best will meetings. The response to this have to be made of the accom- scheme, would, indeed, be won- modation elsewhere for public derful, and in, comparatively meetings, concerts, operas, speaking, the twinkling of an dramatic entertainments, and so eye, we would be edified by the forth

A. city without a Cite pleasing spectacle of a new and turned to the Colony, yesterday, by the country from which the East winds come. Stand by our old Hall! What a position on which modern City Hall paid for entiro-

ways, and do BEL žíva. Pup our outsiders can hang a cluster of ly by public money. Unto cer- Mrs. C. G. Anderson, with her son fourth fortress criticism and ridicule!

tain institutions at presents and three daughters, returned The future of education and of

yesterday by the 5. Tatsuta Maru: the country, said the dean, depend It may be anticipated that granted, the privilege of running 4 Megamedbe fed a great deal on the great day any suggestion to rebuild(sweepstakes on races, not all. the The forthcoming weddings are schools and on the new secondary

Teleponymer Rickard -Burke,-~R.A.M.C.-Sun-Wal

PASSENGER LIST.

RIVALS

Ten Years Ago. From the "Chins Mail" of

January 5, 1922.1

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

Association was

Since the Active Servicemen's formed at a meeting held in the Coronet Theat try a few Sundays ago a provisional am afraid that the great public the task of drafting rules which ful reason," he went on because committer has been at work upon

I say that for rather a sorrow

the Coronet Theatre next Sunday The families which used to sup at 11 am. It is proposed now to port those schools are beings de amand the qualifications for mem- ilberately taked-ul balexistence. borain in accordance with the der and I do the Bee How they can ndition: survive for more than one genera

modern City Hall (with a Free proceeds from which are allocat-announced of Captain Maurice |schools. Library worthy of Andrewed to public or charitable pur Camp, Fanling, to Edith Mabel Carnegie himself) will be coun-poses. But therein will be found Booth, No. 53, Nathan Road, Kow tered by the one ominousi word jie precedent for giving permis loon; and Alberto Francisco Xavier schools, with their necessarily very will be submitted to an extraordin in capital letters: FINANCE on to the City Hall Committee de Morza, Nalla Lobato de Farid, High-fees, will be in very great hy general mosting to be held hi

to Maria Emllis Lobato de Faria, anger in the next Afty years. (or any other public body) to No. 23, Hohfhsoord. But the equally obvious retort to that again must be: If a cy Promote a lottery or lotteries for Hall could be erected by public Subscription 66 years ago, what stands in the way of l'a vastly! (susu s greater populace re-erecting it in 19827 As a Colony, we are turning the corner of the long and dreary lane of depression. Even the Government, usually reticent and conservative, broad caats the wonderful things will soon be able to do

"re-erection of the City Hall. We make the suggestion in all earnestness. and invite. the

Pèr 6.8. opinions of "our readers thereon.

Angeles

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