1932-07-29 — Page 7

FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1932.

THE CHINA MAIL.

KOWLOON GARRISON CHICAGO FACES ITS ITALY LOCATES HUGE "HOUSE UNDER A

SCHOOL.

Major-Gen Sandilands Presents Prizes.

„SATISFACTORY REPORT.

The annual prize-giving of the Kowloon Garrison School took place this morning at Gun Club Hill, when

FATE BRAVELY

A BATTERED GIANT, BUT STILL FIGHTING

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AGONY OF THE WORKLESS

COAL DEPOSIT.

Enough To Last For 150 Years.

CURSE

Theory of Malay Magic.

MYSTERIOUS FIRE.

Rome, July 12. According to the “Lavoro Fascista" a large anthracite coal- field has been discovered in Aosta

London, July 15. A series of mysterious fires, Valley. in Northern Italy at the It was a man of substance the other day, though not even him foot of the Alps. Experts which the superstitious believe His Excellency," the Officer Com-self knows what remains of that substance to-day, who broke into estimate the quantity of the coal have been caused by a sorcerer's manding H. M. Forces in China, the conversation with this frank confession, writes Mary Borden deposits at a hundred million curse raising "fire phantoms," has haunted the house of tons, large enough to supply Major-General J. W. Sandilands, in the Daily Telegraph.

Robert Wilson, coloured man, Italy's needs for a long time to at Windermere, near Maitland, C.B., C.M.G., DIS.O., presented the

"We're bankrupt. Chicago has in the city limits), 700,000 awards.

on. publie relief, and come. got $300,000,000 of back" taxes toure

น

Lieut. Col. J. H. Thom, D.5.0., pay. We've no money to pay them 500,000 are being supported by Italy, which is rather poor in Cape Province, O.C. School, read the report, and with. What does It Thesh? It means,their relations. Or, put different-coal deposits the yearly outputs, and left Wilson and his

the G.O.C. addressed the children.

The visitation lasted eight for one thing, that we're blacklisted out of a total number of nor is about 1,000,000 tons, mostly by the Federal Government formally employed men and women,

family penniless. He had al Before and after the distribution ten years, and can look for no help two out of five are without jobs. To lignite is greatly enriched by ready been unemployed for two

meet this emergency all funds have this new supply, which guaran- "What are you going to do about been pooled and all relief organisatees a supply to last for at least

tidha centralised under a joint re- 150 years. it?"

of prizes several songs were sung in that quarter." by the school children.

Reading the school report, Lt. Col. Thom said the average attendance for the past year had been 91 per cent, which in view of the many epidemics that had visited the Colonywas good.

A high standard of work

"Well, we've got a pretty good mayor. He's forced a reorganisa-

tion of the city government, and we're all backing him. Yes, Tony Cermak's a pretty good mayor."

"He's a politician, but he's not ahog: A big, husky, two-fisted

had brute, Bohemian born, brought up

been maintained, and interest had been greatly increased by the intro- duction of the "house" system with

In a little country town of Illinois. He's n' fighter and a Liberal,

al.

lief fund.

"

The women at the dinner party"

re-

"

months.

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All the neighbourhood is talk- ing of the "bewitched" house, states a Cape Town correspón-|

The fires baffled all theories Clothing in cupboards in locked rooma süddenly leapt

gave me a good many facts that CO-OPERATION IN THE EMPIRE. dent. night. They were all doing Het work. I learned more the next day. A newspaper" man

round. "

took me

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who's got a job who isn't sup- trade balance in favour of the floor have taken fire without ap- "I don't know anybody," he told statement shows that the visible into flame papers dropped on the

parting at least one, more often Dominions is nearly £100,000,000, parent cause. ways has been. He was president to families beside his own. The and that during 1930 imports No human agency has been dê-| a monthly competition for a merit of the Board of County Commis-Emergency Relief Fund gives 201into the Dominions from foreign tected to account for these phan-

xieners all during the time Bill cents a day per person, of about $5 Thompson was Mayor, and he kept

skfold,

Keen competition had been shown at the annual swimming sports last year, and they would make a bid to gain and hold the flag presented by: Major-General Sandilands this year. Discipline and general behaviour had been uniformly good.

He expressed thanks to the staff, and also thanked those whose generosity had enabled such a fine selection, of prizes to be presented.

PRIZE WINNERS.

The following is the list of Prize

"

* Square Shooting Mayor, "What do you mean by his hot being a hog

week per family.”

countries was nearly £350,000,- tom fires. Often it was proved The allowance. I noticed, was 000. British Wireless Service. possible for any living being to the County Board.solvent while Blg Bill was looting the city. He's about a third of what "the Emer-

Regarding the preferences ac have started them.

..Fantastic. Tricks. fighting rackets and the old politi-enes Work Bureau has been giv. cal gang.".

ing in New York.

corded by the Dominions, the state- The house stands in a waste of "That's for food," he went on,ment urges that if preference is to mud and sand. It is a nine- "and they can live on it, and each be of material assistance the rate Foomed building divided into, two family is told how to live on it of duty charged should be so semi-detached cottages.. The Euch gets a diet sheet every week graduated as to give to the. United occupants "I mean money wasn't his only telling them what's best and cheap- Kingdom products

are eight adults and object. He's a politician, knows jest to buy. They are distributed chance of competing on even terms Wilson. Among the fantastic seven children - the family of the game, but getting rich never by the newspapers and the relief and that duties against United tricks played by the "Are phan-| was his main object, and

he's centres.

Kingdom products should be fixed toms" were these:- shrewd enough to see that it's to

"That leaves nothing." I said, "for for protective purposes no higher his advantage now be a thorough, rent, clothes and so on.

Clothes inside à suitcase burst What do than is necessary to give a reason into flames and burnt through square-shooting Mayor.”

they do when they can't pay rent?" ably efficient industry in a Dominion the top of the case.

"There are special agencies for a fair chance. Attention is called. The paper wrapping on a pack- distributing clothes. When they to the favourable tariff' treatment et of sandwiches caught fire on can't pay their rent they double which Britain has hitherto accorded the kitchen table.

"But what is he doing? You say he's forcing a new organisation of the city."

by $50,000,000. He's sacked the old "Well, he's cut the city budget

winners:

gang. and he's forced all the city Standarda VI. and VII:-First employees to work 78 days in Kathleen Brown, Special prize the year, that's two and a half months, without pay. That'll save Kathleen Brown, Special prize, another $3,000,000. He's trying (English), Maisie Higgins: Special to save ten more, and I guess he'll prize (Progress), Phyllis Teale; do it."

We were interrupted. Special: prize (Sewing), Phyllis Teale.

Standard V.:-First prize; Peter Dillon: Second prize, Norman Wick- er:, Second prize, Marjorie Wil] liams: Special

prize (Sewing) Marjorie Williams: Special prize (Merit), George Skitt; Special prize (Merit), Jack Mitchell: Special prize Progress), Florence Fowler.

Standard III.: First prize.

Who Shall Rule?

A

wo-

* reasonable

town, housing from two to four ing with goods she herself produces ash on the mattress. up. There are 25,000 flats in this to the Dominions, imports compet-Blankets on a bed burned to families. of decent, well-educated That over half. Britain's exports go A mattress on another bed people, people of my class. Then to foreign countries. that she is was burned on the under sie. there are shelters."

highly industralised, and that she While Wilson was talking to used to emphasise the point that washing burst into flames. has 2,750,000 unemployed, are facts one of his sona a pile of newly-

homeless men and homeless women It was the case of New York's

over again.

"What about funds?"

aurance

A Deep City

It

ten

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Express Satisfaction.

Robin McCall; Second prize, Bery!! For repeal of the Eighteenth south, that dead city of the U.S.diminution in the flow of overseas

Parsons; Special prize (Merit),

forth.

.?

anything tending to check Britain's

None of the fifteen members of foreign exports must lessen the pur- the family ever saw the fire. ac "Well, we raised $10,000,000 in chasing and saving power of the tually start on any object, but man, whom I will call Pat, for we private subscriptions in the early people and so damage the market, on when they turned their backs all call her that, got-up-and-came winter. That was exhausted round to me..

the which the Dominions so largely momentarily flames would burst first of February. The State. of "There's a reporter from the Illinois appropriated $20,000,000.

depend. 'Tribune' 'outside," she said.

"He It's peld out of the gas tax. That

"Spell" On The House. wants to know if you will make a will be gone by the first of August. The statement expresses satisfac-

Wilson said that he could not statement about the anti-Prohibi- Then it will appropriate another tion that the preferential access to sleep for fear, although there tion campaign." It would be such $20,000,000 that will last till Janu- the British investment market, re was never any fire in the night. a help if you would."

ary 1. It's the dole, that's what it sulting from the close association At ten each night the fires ceas- Of course.". knife and fork. "But what's it got

I put down my amounts to. Only it's not an in-between Britain and the Dominions, ed.

scheme. Our working has played Buch a big "We believe that some enemy to do with you, Pat?" I asked, for people didn't insure, you

development see,pert in the

of has put a spell on, the house," Standar IV.:-First prize, Jessie I remembered her as a frivolous against this."

their resources. Before the said Wilson. It is Malay magic. Willerton: Second prize, Morris scatter-brain..

war, one half of £8,500,000,000 The neighbours say that some Pendry: Special prize (Progress),

of Britain's capital invested over-man who hates us has gone to a Margaret Smith; Special · (Draw-}·

He made a wide gesture.

doctor) "Oh, Ginevra and I are organis took in a city that included

seas was placed là Empire coun- doeken (Malay witch ing,Fruncis Roughton.

ing it. We began four days ago. cities, from Gary, Illinois, to

tries. Since the war, although and paid to have the curse put on the there necessarily had been some the house." Amendment. We've got 120,000 Steel Company, to Lake Forest, that investment, proportion has subatan was ruined, Wilson took the fires Despite the fact that his home signatures in four days; not bad, is country town of the once Iris Mitchell; Special (Merit),

rich, I thought, maybe, .it?

tially increased, and out of a total philosophically. "It is the will Keith Mackle; Special prize (Draw-

you twenty miles to the north; it took

of 21,401,000,000 invested between of God." he said, "and all we can .ing), Keith Mackie; Special prize wouldn't mind making a statement in the Lake Shore Drive, the most 1919 and 1981 no less than £848,- do is pray." He showed a news-]

(Reading), Patrick Dillon; Special for the Press, if you're for us. berutiful street in the world (bar- Are you wet, Mary, or dry?!! ring Princes-street, Edinburgh),

000,000 went to the Empire.D. paper man over the house. Beday! prize (Sewing), Doreen Williams;

chairs, and tables were all scorch- Special prize (Progress); Doreen "Soaking wet," I said:

and Michigan-avenue, with its sky-.

While: disclaiming all intention: of scraping towers and the great block building a balance sheet, or weigh started in the padding of the up- ed each fire having apparently Williams

"Come on, then, that's grand.” Standard: IL: First prize, So I told the Tribune, and of Marshall Field's department ing the tremendous benefits given holstery or the bedding, Harold Whitfield; Second prize; afterwards every other newspaper store, where Gordon. Selfridge had and received the, United Kingdom Pamela Floyd Special prize (Proin the city, what the people of Eng learned his business. delegation are anxious that it should gress). Pierre Jordan; Special prize land felt about this American pro- It took in the stock yards and be known to all that any sugges (Merit), Frank Clark,

blem, and I didn't mince matters, the wheat pit, and Lincoln Park and tions that the United Kingdom han Standard I.:-First prize, Joan I didn't have to. When I said Jackson . Park and Washington been backward In developing or Wicker: Second prize, George Gor bluntly

it looked to Park and Duck Island and Little assisting the Dominions trade or din: Special prize (Progress), Jeandus in London as if it were Hill, grim districts to the west that concessions on the side of the London; Special prize (General no longer a matter of drink-where gunmen had once flourished Dominions have not been fully re- Proficiency), Edith Pratting or not drinking, but sim (they are strangely quite now), ciprocated by fact are false. The

Clasa IL-Firat prize, Arnold ply a question as to who was go- and Little Mexico and Little Sicily, " statement, adds that representative Fieldhouse! Special prize (Good At-ing to rule America, the bootleggers where Al Capone was: uncrowned of the United Kingdom have enter tendance), Lewis Francia: Special or the Government, Fat, Ginevra, king (he's in gaol), and Chinatown, ed the Conference with the inter prize (Good Conduct), Peter War and the reporters broke in, excited- that is governed by its Chinese tion of making a full contribution to ran; Special, prize ^(Good Work),}ly.That's the stuff, that's what we mayor, and the black belt, a ten- the further extension of Empire May Pratt Special prize (Good want. Give us some more," and I miles-long, solid, mass of negro trade British Wireless Service m Work); Betty Whitfield; Special, gave them some more, dwellings. What did it all mean? prize (Good Attendance), David "Put it as strong as you like," What was happening now to my Beattle: Special prize

(Good, I said. You cant put it too native city as I sat there in the Work), David Mackie."

| strongly for me.” BRATUMA Tribune tower looking out across ......Class IIL:-First prize, Mary We talked about Congress after the blue water of Lake Michigan? Horwood; Special prize (Progress), that, and about the unemployed, What more, I asked myself, could Edna Baker; Special prize (Good and it was not wild talk. It was happen? Work), Joan Warman; Special savage, so savage that I felt sud- prize. (Writing), Sarah Doherty: denly exhilarated. Just why it is Special prize (Good Conduct), dificult to explain, for the facts are Christine MacDonald; Special prize not exhilarating, they are grimy this bout

Dennis Phillips

tend prize

Mar

man

that

Unemployment in Chicago, is-un- doubtedly worse than in New Yorké

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