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SATURDAY, MAY 27, 1933.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Many Sales Made At MODERN TELEPHONE To-Days Short Story.

The Fair

Exhibitors Satisfied With Results

EQUIPMENT.

Empire Fair Apparatus Creates Keen Interest.

LOUD SPEAKING INSTRUMENT.

THE

"DUTCH

DEFENCE

By Eric Ambrose.

The exhibition of modern tele-THIS is a tale that was first

Many years ago, in a small town phone equipment on display at the told before the days of the fin Russia, a father, a very much Empire Fair most certainly had great Staunton, when the open-younger father than I am (said my great drawing power and through-ings at chess had not been father), was teaching his son to jout the whole of the Exhibition standardised and the various play chess. The boy was no older enormous crowds were concentrating replies and variations computed than five, and the father not yet around the Hong Kong Telephone with almost mathematical pre twenty-three. In those days they Company's stall, keeping the demon-cision.

married young, and at thirteen strators explaining points at high It is a tale of Russia, Holy boy was a man, a real wage earner. The British Empire Fair is an unqualified the demonstration

speed. Great interest was shown in Russia, almost a folk-story, and At sixteen he would marry, and model of perhaps, like all folk-stories, has by means of help from both fami- success according to all exhibitors questioned by a miniature Automatic Exchange gathered unto itself little addi-lies the new household would be

ENQUIRIES EXPECTED TO LEAD TO INCREASED BUSINESS

representative of the "China Mail." All agree that the stall. This set was used by the add a charm to the telling, while would marry,

which extended the full length of tions, which, if not entirely true, set up. Sometimes a student

and then be sent

the Fair has tended to increase their sales, directly visitors and through it the actions the main theme of the narrativo is away to complete his education, at or indirectly.

of the various switches could be preserved.

the university, both fathers-in-law watched. Thousands of people have thronged the Fair day after day,

I heard it from my father many taking it upon themselves to pay Of further interest was the Loud years ago. We were playing chess the cost of his education, for and though many of these have been intent more on sightseeing and Speaking telephone, which was on at the time. and I, a learner, was learning and scholarship were the the collection-of samples then actual buying, yet many genuine buy-Kong. This is a really loud speak to the various openings, for my

show for the first time in Hong receiving instruction on the replies only things which one might covet. They were extraordinarily auc- ers have approached stand-holders.

ing telephone, and has the high father, though not a great player, cessful, those marriages, for treat- standards of the Telephone Com was well versed in the theory ofed beforehand as Ap irrevocable All exhibitors questioned stated interviewed, said that the Canadian pany built into it. It will no doubt the game.

contract for better or for worse, that it would have been of great exhibits were rather out of the prove a great boon to the busy I remember that particular they'were honoured as such. That benefit if an admission fee had way. being situated in the Moorish business man who wishes to have morning vividly. My father, play-there were no unhappy unions one bar. Nevertheless many people both hands free when telephoning ing White, bad opened with the would not dare to suggest, but as been charged, for this would have had visited that section of the

Teleprinters certainly proved a Queen's pawn to Queen's fourth, a whole the system worked; and tended to keep out mere loiterers, Fair. So many people had made great attraction. A complete tele- and 1 had replied with the Pawn still works well. Chaim Morgan- and given bona fide buyers more enquiries that it was difficult printer circuit was installed, and it to King's: Bishop's fourth, the stern had not seen his wife until opportunity of viewing the exhibits.know who were bona fide buyers was possible

messages legitimate reply in the so-called he met her in the Synagogue the Stand-holders state that they and who were not

and received) Dutch Defence.

day he was married, yet there was have had. more genuine enquiries) Major Duclos stated that certain simultaneously. Another teleprinter He had replied with Pawn to not a happier pair to be found in

was installed at the end of the stand Queen'e Bishop's fourth, and I any enquiries had been received and was used for the transmission was about to, continue Pawn to The garding the sale of between 60,000 of messages mere sightseer had then had bis and 100,000 railway sleepers to itself to

from the Exhibition King's three, which is the usual, fill, and people really intending to Canton, and it was expected that Hong Kong Telephone Co. This me to push up my Bishop's Fawn the central office of the reply, when something prompted this deal would be closed shortly-service was in great demand.

A Curtiss Reid aeroplane, manu-

one square, thus cramping the A manhole with workmen splic- Queen's side.

during yesterday than other period of the Fair.

at

buy were more in evidence.

It is stated that the best period

to

to watch

being transmitted

from the business point of viewfactured in Canada, was on dising cables continuously attracted]

has leisure to look about him.

the stands inside the

der that the Hotel Company may have time to prepare for the gala which is being held. Outside the Hotel, the stands will remain open

until 10 p.m.

Australian Exhibits

machine on his return to

Major Duclos stated that much interest had been shown in Canadian Seed potatoes, which had been successfully grown in the Botanical Gar- dens, Hong Kong. Lady Peel, among others, had made quiries regarding them.

apartments.

MONDAY'S STORY,

Monday's ́ story will "Watch And Watch," Rolf Bennett. -

!

be

by

were the

I remember well the look of is in the evening. from about 6 to play before the Hotel, and Major numbers of visitors who were inter- surprise, almost

awe on my 8 o'clock, when the business manuclos said that it his intention ested in the engineering side of the father's face as I played that who has been at the office all day to ask Major Doolittle, the Ameri-work.

simple little move. He asked me the village. Now the husband was can air ace, to demonstrate the Other exhibits included the latest where 1 had seen it before, and seated in his garden teaching to The secretary of the Fair Com- Colony. This machine is similar various colours, and it is expected sudden impulse, and a bad one at those days the rules of chess were the type combined handset telephones in when I replied that it was but a his son the rules of chess. In mittee, Mr. M. F. Key, atated that to the Curtiss Wright machine that these will prove extremely that, he grew excited; nor was he slightly different, nor

Peninsula which the famous airman flew in popular in modernistic furnished an excitable man. --will close at 6 p.m. to-night, in or- Canton on his recent trip.

He told me openings universally known; càch that the only time that he himself expert would work out his own The Public Address System which had actually seen the reply P-E3 opening, and whèn, he met another was used for broadcasting various was when the Master Pillsbury exponent there would be a thresh- announcements advertising the mer-was playing a blindfold contest, ing out of the variations. chandise of the many exhibitors at He remembered it so very clearly Chaim Morganstern was already the Fair proved a great success.

because of an old story he had a chess player of some note, and once heard; he had never seen the ft was his ambition that his child story in print, but his father, my should be, first, a great scholar, grandfather, had told it him just land, secondly, a great chess as he had heard it from his father. player; so at five he must learn Perhaps I in turu would hand it the moves. Already the child had shown-a-remarkable aptitude for the more serious studies of life. Perhaps one day he would be a Ray, a Wise Man, the highest title that the community could bestow, and as the father thought of the future he looked at the child and smiled; life was indeed worth living. And so for six months, slowly, painstakingly, he bad taught the child the rudiments i Paris..of the game. The child was

Mr. J. A. Tonkin, representing

the Department of Commerce, of

en-

the Australian : Commonwealth In the motoring section of the Government, expressed himself as Fair business was satisfactory to being very satisfied with the re- the various exhibitor.

sults of the Fair to a representa-

tive of the China Mail, He said

behalf of the Commonwealth

Motor Car Sales

The Hong Kong Hotel Garage

that he had opened two stalls on had just completed the sale of Government, and many private ex- Bedford truck to the Canton hibitors of Australian goods had Government, and a Vauxhall Cadet .accupied stalls beside his.

Saloon to Tai Tung, Esq., of Can-

had

The Government stalls been interested more in display

STUNT FLYING DISPLAY Mr. Harvey Exhibits An Aeroplane.

KWANGSI AIR FORCE OFFICIALS | WATCH FLIGHT.

ton, when interviewed by the Swooping out of the sky at China Mail.

This firm reported more than 200 miles per hour, Mr. that good business was being done. A. V. Harvey, Manager and Chief Messrs. Alex Ross & Co, report-Test Pilot of the Far Eastern Avia-

cart

¿quiries regarding all types of Aus- the Fair.

jon.

LONE YACHTSMAN'S FEAT.

Reaches Cape Verde From Casablanca.

*1

ing samples of goods than in actual sales at the Fair. He said

ed that the sale of about one dozen tion Company Ltd., thrilled thou-tone yachtsman and tennis star, cular day of which I am speaking A lain Gerbault, the famous attentive pupil, and on the parti had resulted either directly sands of spectators who gathered has arrived at St. Vincent, Cape was being taught those openings that he had received numerous en- or indirectly from the exhibit at around the Empire Fair yesterday Verde Islands after a 21 days which we now know under strange tralian products, notably canned About four Canadian built Ford Evening to watch the demonstra- voyage from Casablanca. [names. Already there were times fruits and hams, etc.

cars had been sold at the Fair, and lion of the Armstrong Panther 16. Alain Gerbault, which flies his would be called forth to defend his He is sailing his new yacht, the when all the powers of the father Private stand-holders in the Aus-Mesars. Dodwells reported that ■

other sales were in

Shortly after 6.30 p.m. the aero- progress.

plane passed over the Peninsula

lown flag.

[[vory King from the precocious on- tralian section stated that

He set off from Marseilles slaughts of the child, but always in they certain number of sales had taken Hotel flying low before climbing "were doing a roaring trade. They place among their cars, though rapidly to about 2,000 feet to com-last autumn slipping unnoticed his heart the father waited for the had encountered a great

|day when hé might be defeated by for fresh and canned fruits and hibitors, stated that it was difficult dying.

demand they, in common with other ex-mence a fine exhibition of "stunt" out of the harbour.

The hardest part of his task his pupil, and as he would wriggle other types of bottled and canned to claim aales

After a series of loops, Mr. now lies ahead of him.

from a difficult position he would .goods.

as a direct result

Harvey put his machine into slow He is bound for the West In-hope to fall into another. But as Mr. Tonkin stated that Australia sold on a stand,

of the Fair as motor cars were not and quick rolls before banking dies and will have the extent of yet the memory and ingenuity of

the Atlantic to cross.

'had for some time done a great

Machinery. Section.

to

ateeply to 2,500 feet. This per-

the father were too good for the child, -*-

And it happened one day wher the father opened, just as I did to||| day, with the, Queen's Pawn, that

deal of business with Hong Kong,

formance was followed by a series His way will then be through China and Japan. About half her

In the machinery section bay-of full loops with half rolls off the the Panama Canal and so to the wheat found a market in China Messrs, Reiss Massey & Co. had "normal" flying, Mr. Harvey turn-

ing appeared

be steady top, after which, growing tired of South Seas Reuter. and Japan, while her wool was, vx sold a deisel motor a few minutesjed the machine over and flew for demonstrated, ending with "slow the child answered in just the same ported in great quantities to Far East. On his return to Aus-China Mail

the before being interviewed by the a mile on his "hack," ending with flying" at about 60 m.p.k. tralia, he stated that he would make Diesel engines. attracted a great per hour.

Their display of a few flick rolls at about 160 milen The performance which a report to the Commonweath deal of attention as they used their

closely watched by officials of the Government in which he would

The diving and climbing cap- Kwangel Air Force, lasted for 20 draw attention the great market

own motors to light stand.

abilities of the machine were then minutes.

The same firm had on display

for Australian goods that existed sundry piece goods and other types in Hong Kong and South China. of exhibits, occupying in all three

New Zealand Sales.

stands inside and outside the

Mr. S. T. Williamson, Hon. Hotel. Agent for the Dominion of New Meears. Dodwells stated that

·Zealand also expressed himself as they had had many enquiries re being satisfied with the result of garding office equipment. Their the Fair sa regards New Zealand steel cupboards had attracted products.

much attention.

The chief articles in demand ero

Crowds Around Stands dairy produce and fruit of all,

Inside the Hotel a constant "kinds. A large number of sales crowd surged around the various were taking place at the Fair and stands. The Telephone Co., ex- msny more were expected from hibits attracted a great deal of at- enquiries made by tentative buyers, tention. Their automatic, switch It is expected that as a result of gear was he centre of an interest-

ed throng. A

the Fair, many agents for both The Neolite Sign display show Australian and New Zealand. goods ed up well in the lounge and it was would be appointed. Both the stated that a certain amount of Commonwealth and the Dominion realised that South China was a

business had been done by this firm. great potential buyer of all types of . All classes of exhibitors stated produce,

that the Fair had done a great deal to advertise their goods and The Canadian Trade Commis (they expected an Increase of isioner, Major B E Duclos, when business as a result,

· Canadian Exhibits

PEAKINGESE

Two Taipans were wailing of business depressed,

As the fog from the flagstaff came floating down Each thought of the woman who had to be dressed, And the Peak Tram disgorged them all sullen in town. For men must work and women must sleep. And slip is the prios for a perch on the Peak Though the overdraft be proanty

Two wives sat up at a latesome hour,

WBA

And they trimmed and they slimmed ers they went to town? They sighed on the scales, squirmed under the shower," And wept o'er a weight that would not come down. For one must ride, and the gradients are steep" That lead to the palaces perched on the Peak,

And, the rickshawo men, ere

Two Tolpans lay stretched in the club house chairs, In steriorous coma their cares their drown. There is wringing of hands and tearing of koira O'er the trade that will never come back to the tor But Britons pid custom must keep And pin before tifin netesbitatés sleep!

Though the ouatomers be 'phoning.

"M, Pyre-Fayre.

way as you did, except that in your case it was an accident, but with i the child it was almost the birth of constructive chess thought, for the father, surprised at the seemingly| cramped reply, was caught off his guard; he made a slip, and the boy won his first game. It is difficult to say who was more pleased, for the boy was still a baby, and show- led his joy in gleeful manner. -'

But the father sat down and an-f falysed that opening, analysed it an unknown to himself, the child had done for days before. They played that opening many more times, dis |covery, variations and traps,/ hat] |the child seldom won; only when the thoughts of the father would. wander so that he would make:en] slip; but there was not oŋg in the village who could last thirty moves against the prodigy.

And then one night the blow fell, On the Arst night of the Passover, whilst the rejoicing were yet to þegin, and the long shadows were Just beginning" to fall perons.” the simple white-washed facades of the houses, there descended a darker shadow upon the Jewish members of that community, Suddenly the soft winter quiet, of the evening

(Continued on Paga 19,).

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