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WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1933.

U.S. ARMY PAY

REDUCTIONS

Saving In Expenditure

Of G$144,000,000.

Correspondence.

DESTRUCTION OF DOGS.

To the Editor, “China Mail"} Sir, I wish to draw the attention

MILITARY STRENGTH MAY BE of the Authorities to the revolting

REDUCED

practice adopted by the police in their work of shooting dogs found Washington. without a muzzle, to give one in-

+

THE CHINA MAIL.

USEFUL

WOMEN OF To-Day's Short Story,

19TH CENTURY.

THE

UPPER

Day Eve.

By F. Marion Crawford.

BERTH

Happier Than Present-

JOB CENSUS OF 1843.

HOW THE STORY BEGAN.

100M No. 105 on the SS Kamtschatka, in which Mr. Bris-

Rare, the Karrator, is cogging across the Atlantic, has

the reputation of being haunted On the last three trips persons sleeping there have gone overboard, and on this pass age the narator's, Mommate, occupying the upper, berth, has ennisked. Brisbane, determined not to be scared away, insists on continuing to occupy the lower berth in No. 105, and refuses an offer by the ship's doctor to share his cabin.

The port hole, however, tightly screwed down, always opene mysteriously. Brisbane awakes in the night to find the porthole wide open epain. He hears a groan, and, tearing the curtain of the upper herth aside, thrusts in his hands "to discover if there were anyone there." There was...

London. "Our spouses cut the ladies' Attempts to carry out President stance out of many that have been hair genteelly." Roosevelt's order for a $144.000,-brought to my notice. This is the When a woman read that ad- 000 reduction in army expenditures terrier which had just strayed out she knew she had found a good case of a small shaggy-haired vertisement in the 19th. century. without serious retirement of offi- from the owner's house and was hairdresser. cers and men are being made by cruelly shot at and its paw shattered to submit her hair to tender She was prepared Secretary of War Dern and Gener-by the bullet. The little animal shears, knowing full well there al Douglas MacArthur, chief of staff. managed to run home with its bleed-would be, no rude sawing, no Meanwhile approval of Mr. ing paw a monument of the cruel wanton clipping, no thoughtless Roosevelt's request to Congress method adopted to enforce this destruction of her locks. for authority to reduce the fly-regulation.

Men might do the more rugged, ing pay, of the navy was express-

No-one will have any objection to work of curling cascades of waves] ed before the House Naval Com-the animals being captured and but it was left to their spouses to mittee by Rear Admiral F. B. taken to Kennedy Town Kennels, do

the delicate snipping, the Upham, Chief of the Bureau of and I know that the S.P.C.A. will preening of milady's coiffure. Navigation who is slated soon) take them from the Police and

REMEMBER that the sensa-, ashamed of it in the least: I was But the gentle creature had become commander of the conver them to the Kowloon Home other things to do as well. She ward was as though I were plun- Still I doubted my senses and pull-

tion as I put my hands for- very badly frightened: in order that the Authorities will might indeed leave Asiatic fleet.

It was disclosed, however, that not require to maintain the animals scrubbing and the mending and cellar, and, from, behind the cur-I thought. The Welsh rarebit I had off the ging them into the air of a damp led myself together. It was absurd, Major-General

Therefore I say, have a little mercy the embroidery to do a spot of tains came a gust of wind that eaten had disagreed with me. Benjamin D.

and give the animal a chance for its dentistry or smithy-ing. Foulois, Chief of the Army life. I grant all that may be said. Air Corps, opposed the same

For, in the census of 1843, ac-water. I laid hold of something my way back to my state-room and

smelled horribly of stagnant sea-had been in a nightmare. plan for the army before the with reference to the danger from cording to Miss Ivy Pinchbeck, that had the shape of a man's entered it with an effort.

the terrible risk of rabies should the economist, women were list-arm, but was smooth, and wet, House Military Committee.

dog get loose and bite anyone. This ed as:

The whole Secretary Dern told

place smelled (of news-warning should be sufficient to all had papermen he

work-dog owners to observe the regula-lers, blacksmiths, boat and barge creature sprang violently forward strength to go in and grope among

and icy cold. Auctioneers, house agent, bank-

|stagnant sea-water, as it had when. But suddenly, as I pulled, the ed out details of the reduc-

I had awakened on the previous tion in army expenditures order-certainly be given to those respon (chiropodists), engine workers, tions. But instructions should builders, chemists, corn-cutters

evening. It required my utmost against 'me, a clammy, czy masɛ, as

to

not

I

I made

ed by the President as a mea-sible for the capture of the animals silver and gold-smiths, opticians seemed to me; heavy and wet, yet my things for a box of wax lights.)

sure of economy and could not to observe the laws of humanity and and dentists. say when the difficult task would give the dog a chance. be completed.

In fact-Miss Pinchbeck is A cage is provided for the con-most positive of this-the wo Though the curtailment 33 veyance of the animal to the ken men in the 19th century bad a' mapped out by the Budget Bureau nels where they may be examined. lot more involves the retirement or fur-Therefore there is no necessity for and they were happier, too.

to do than we have. lough of between 3,000 and 4,000 the use of a gun.

She even

goes farther. She says that they were more useful.} Among the things they could do,

of the present 12,000 officers and

a deduction of 12,000 or more of

GERMANY.

J. R.

the enlisted personnel, the Secre- UNEMPLOYMENT IN which we cannot, were the trades Lary and General MacArthur have been seeking ways of obj taining the saving in other way's than drastically reducing military

strength. -A.P.

LOOK OUT FOR THE MOTOR CAR!

And Thieves.

PICKPOCKETS USE NEW TRICK.

"This is apparently a new trick in this trade," remarked Mr. Wynne-Jones at the Central Magle- tracy this morning, when he sen-j

Big Decrease Shown This Year.

Berlin.

endowed with a sort of supernatural I lighted a railway reading lan- strength. I reeled across the state- |tern

always Carry

room, and in an instant the 'door opened and the thing rushed out. I had not had time to be frightened, and, quickly recovering myself, 'I prang through the door and gave chase at the top of my speed, but I was too late.

Ten yards before me I could see

of chimney-sweep, coopers, plum-I am sure I saw it a dark shadow bers, and tallow candle-makers, moving in the dimly-lighted passin

which

TO-MORROW'S STORY.

To-morrow's story will be "Solved By Inspection," Father, Ronald Knor.

tury Eve could not do, insists horse thrown before a dog art by ceived that the porthole was again The only thing that 19th-cer- age, quickly as the shadow of a fast after the lamps are out I per-

case I want to read! Miss Pinchbeck, was made the the lamp on a dark night. But in open, and a sort of creeping horror stays for her corsets. Too hard a moment it had disappeared, and began to take possession of me a job altogether.

I found myself holding on to the which I never felt before, nor wish The number of the unemployed

So it may

be comforting to polished rail that ran along the bulk-to feel again. But I got a light and in Germany decreased in the first some of you to know that wo-head where the passage turned to proceeded half of April by 69,000, totalling, men even to-day-20th century wards the companion. My hair berth, expecting to find it drenched on April 15, 5,530,000.

are doing things

stood on end and the cold perspira-with sea-water. that the Since the peak of last winter's efficient spouses of 1843 would tion rolled down my face. I am not unemployment, the number of not even understand. people out of work has decreased

There is Misa Ada Caroline]

by 8.8 per cent as compared with Harper, for instance, She is the 3.2 per cent decrease during the only woman plano manufacturer Jaume period in the preceding year. Jin Great Britain, and she has tenced Chan Cheung to six months the unemployment situation in Ger- When the Piano Manufactur- The following figures elucidate been in the business for 30 years. hard labour for larceny of a silver watch and chain in Connaught Roadi

many during the past two months: ¡ers' Association met in London Central last night.

5,530,000 she was the only woman at its 5,598,000

The nerused, together

with an- other unknown Chinese, approached, the complainant in Connaught Road Central, and each of them taking an arm, shouted "Look out, motor car coming," and dragged him across the road to the pavement.

There the complainant made the

April 15 March 31 March 15 February 28

5,935,000

6,000,000

meetings.

Beside being the successful Transocean. managing director of her piano jfirm, she has thought of some-

thing that

every piano facturer does not know.

J. E. BESA AGAIN IN COURT,

discovery that he had been robbed Hearing Of Case Fixed

of his watch and chain and at once raised the alarm. The serused was. arrested by a Chinese constable as he was getting away.

MEXICAN SEAMAN

IN COURT.

For Friday..

manu-

<LINE

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

A.O.F.C. Quotations.

Was as

to examine the upper

But I was disappointed. The bed had been slept in, and the smell of the sea was strong; but the bedding dry as a bone I fancied that Robert had not had the courage to make the bed after the accident of the previous night-ft had all been a hideous dream, I drew the curtains back as far as I could and examined the place very carefully. It was perfectly dry. But the porthole was open again.

With a [sort. of dull bewilderment of horror I closed and screwed it down, and, thrusting my heavy stick through the brass loop, wrenched it with all my might till the thick metal began to bend under the pressure.

Then I hooked my reading lantern

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COMING TO THE CENTRAL.

THEY CALLED HER THE 'DOVE' .. but hers was the fury of the wildcat HERBERT BRENON'S®

OF THE

GIRL RIO

TKO RADIO VICTURE

Dolores Del Rio Leo Carrillo

New York, Yesterday, Dow Jones Averagen.

Last To-day's Changes. Aver. Aver. 30. Industrials 77.79 77.29 She has thought out several 20 Utilities..25.73 26.03

50 down 120 Rails .39,46 35.88-2.22 up special precautions for the pianos 40 Bonds....76.70

.30 up countries to prevent their being port: The strength of railroad into the red velvet at the head of that are being sent to tropical

77.03

27. up Messrs. E. A. Pierce & Co. Re- damaged. For one things, the issues was featured in late trad- the couch and sat down to recover felts of the action of all her Ing and we believe that should my senses if T could Joseph Evangelist Besa, who was pianos are poisoned to keep away this continue to-morrow we will all night, unable to think of rest- I sat there successful in his appeal against a ants. sentence of six months' imprison- "There is a definite revival of In the market for industrial issues the porthole remained closed, and: I hear of increasing profit-taking, hardly able to think at all. -But ment recently at the Appeal Court, interest in the piano," she said it is possible that quite a little ir did not believed it would now open again appeared at the

Central to a reporter, Magistracy this morning before Mr. listening to canned music for 80 A nervous recovery followed the Arrested For Begging, Schofield, when the hearing for his long people want to do something early weakness, probably in expec- The Morant dowly, thinking over MYSTERIOUS MOTOR SPANISH AIRMAN IN COLONY

"because after regularity is just ahead. Wheat: again without the application of a

considerable force.: extradition to the Philippines themselves to express their own tation that the House would pass

morning dawned at and. 1) charges of robbery was resumed, tart in music.

Mr. F. G. Nigel appeared on his piano they turn.

And it is to the the Inflation Bill. There was good all that had happened in the night. behalf at this morning's hearing.

"There is surely no reason why session from commission houses on deck, glad to get out into the

demand for cotton throughout the

It was a beautiful day, and, I want Alfredo Fernandez, a Mexican

Mr. J. A. Fraser, Assistant At-la woman cannot make pianos just Silver reflected partially the debreeze from the blue water, se Young South African · [asater monoplane, engined with an Beaman who was yesterday charged torney General, said he understood as well as a man.

early, puré sunshine and to smell. before Mr. Wynne-Jones with vag- that since his last appearance in might be even better.

Perhaps she cline in London, long profit-taking different from the com rancy, but whose case was remand. Court, his Worship has received or woman has more patience and omits its usual dividend.

For a ed until this morning for hearing should have received an order from that is half the secret of piano done:8,900,000 theas į

and some bank selling. Socony latagnant odour of my state-room. Instinctively I turned aft towards the surgeon's cabin. There, he To-day's stood, with a pipe in his mouth, Price Price taking his morning air precisely as

COMMITTED TO HOUSE OF DETENTION

www.

on

in order to get a Spanish Interpre His Excellency the Governor, under making."-Reuter.

1870.

ter, was committed to the House Section 8 of the Extradition Act of of Detention.

Detective Sergeant Mottram, who

The Crown, Mr. Fraser stated,

was in charge of the case, yester were now in a position to give evi- day stated that the accused was ar-dence and he asked his Worship to reated outside the Star Ferry in fix a date for hearing.

CHINESE DRAMA.

Connaught Road on Saturday night] The hearing was fixed for 2.30 Mr. J. D. Bush's Address

by an Indian constable, after he .m. on Friday.

had made a nuisance of himself by begging money from people' pass- ing by.

PLAYGROUND PLAN FOR COLONY. Meeting To-morrow To Form Association.

News In Brief

To Rotary Club.

CAR TRAGEDY.

Dead At Wheel

MISSING FOR TWO WEEKS,

(Continued from Pags 1.) The aeroplane flown by Senor Loring is a Comper Swift single

E5 hp. unit, capable of cruising at · * speed of 125 m.p.h, and with a maximum speed of 140 m.ph.

Except for the bad weather an- countered during the Aight Senor Durban. Loring had no untoward exper Mystery surrounds the finding fences between Madrid, and Manila. 90 “Good morning," said he quietly, of the body of Eric Gowans (26), Hotel during his stay in the Colony, He will stay at the Hong Kong the son of Mr David Gowans, A probably for two days. It is uncer

68%

81%

Air Reduction.

68% Allied Chemical & Dye 91% American Can American Tel & Tel 100% 99% American Smelting 80 29 American Tob; “gn

on the preceding day."

but looking at me with evident curiosity.

"Doctor, you were quite right,” well-known Durban business man lain by which steamer Sezor, Lør-

about that place."

He stated that he will not make Durban Turf Club, in the driving another fight this year, "I thought you would change your mind," he answered, rather seat of a two-seater bar, 650 The airman left Madrid, on

Copper, Mining 12% 12% said I. There is something wrong and former chairman of the {ing-will return to Spain.

Co,

NEW OFFICERS NOMINATED Canadian Pacific Chrysler Motors

41516

17%

45%

1424

17% triumphantly. "You have had yards from the main road

near March 18 and arrived in Manila on.

Suffering from injuries to the fr, J. D. Buah gave a very interd Gas of NY, 19 bad night, eh? Shall I make you Drummond Kn bezź me 22 US

Da

Kodak

42% pick-me-up? I have a capital re-ing for two weeks. 53% cipe

de Nemoura

Electrie Bond & Share

18% 18%

head and right foot caused by jump esting and Instructive address: on ing off a moving tram car in John-Chinese Drama at the weekly tiffin son Road, Chan Sau, a Chinese of the Rotary Club held: yesterday the Government Civil Hospital by-What China needs to-day is a General Foods female, was last night conveyed to at the Gloucester Hotel

General ambulance.

laboratory theatre to make a critical Gilette Barch

General Motors survey of her own classical drama

Safety Int. H

"Harvester

*(PTEL)

The formation of an association A Chinese boy of 9 years, Leung as well as the spoken, drama of the Int. Harvester ( with the object of equipping and Yin, was sent to the Government West, in order to meet the needs of Int. Tel & managing play areas for the chil- Civil Hospital yesterday evening in the new generation," said Mr. Bush Lon dren of the Colony for whom such an unconscious condition, as a re in the course of his speech. facilities do not at present exist, sult of an accidental fall onto his

Ind will be considered at a meeting of head from the top of a fight of will be held next week and the Pacific Gas & Electric

The annual meeting of the Club National Biscuit

Montgomery

Ward representatives of dubs, associations stairs in a Chinese dwelling at following officers and organisations to be held in the Aberdeen.

have been Pennsylvania Rallway Public Works Department Board Ba

nominated, President,. Mr. T. Radio Room-to-morrow evening, at 5.16 An unknown Chinese male was Sherry, Z, L. McPherson, A. Arculli,

Wilson Directors, Mestre Pr

Sear

taken to the Kwong Wah hospital G. W. Greene, and Dr, LI Shu-fan Union The association will be called the yesterday evening, after he had Joint Secre "Children's Playgrounds Adsocle suddenly collapsed in Portland and another to be nominated;

rles, Mr. M. Y. Kay Union": United Street:

Treasurer, Mr. M. J. Perry

ition."

Westingho

FORMER RESIDENT'S DEATH:

[days In Indo-China by the weather The made the fight in much faster No, thanks," I cried. “But

The police were unable to find time than the three months he took 19% would like to tell you

abything about the body to sug

TAME SWAYZE 834*. 81% pened.” 214 215 I then tried to explain as clearly There were no marks of foul play,

gest how he met his

met his death. 13% B543844 as possible precisely what had occur Near where the car must have 974 081 red, not omitting to state that I left the main road, however, a well-known

1 had been scared in I had never been deep skid marks were found, Hong Kong 15% 18% scared in my whole life before showing that when the car left Larkdeld 21% 22% dwelt paticularly on the pheno- the road it skidded, violently and fand,

48% menon of the porthole, which was then proceeded along an old-

fact, to which I could testify, even to the point where it was if the rest had been an illusion. The old road has not!

2 had closed it twice in the night, and since the deviation was con 32% the second time I had actually bent od, about ten years

the brass in wrenching it with my heavily overgrown with

believe I Insisted a good and short trees which *17% ideal on this point.

ly concealed a thin

(Continued on Page 10.)

Mr. Robert Alexander Ferguson,

former-resident

of [on March 14 at the bital, Greenock, Boot- of 70, He was for ad by the Talkoo