1934-01-27 — Page 9

SATURDAY, JANUARY

TIN CONTROL PLAN - Papal Prize Winner

DISPUTED

Buffer Pool Opposed.

LONDON METAL EXCHANGE PROTESTS.

London. To-day.

The London Metal Exchange Com-

mittee has sent

a letter to the

Colonial Office and to the Board of: Trade, conveying the apprehension with which it views the attempts to obtain financial assistance from

Malnya and Nigeria, and also Hol- land and Bolivie, in the tin control; scheme administered by the Inter- national Tin Committee.

Particular exception is taken to the suggested buffer pool backed by Government finance, in which the Exchange sees a great danger to the old-established merchant and the

• market organisations.

The Exchange is of the opinion that the Tin Committee's existing regulations are quite sufficient to guard against any great fluctuations in price.-Reuter.

GOLD MINING

PROSPECTS

IN PAPUA

Dredge Shipped From Australia.

SMALL-SCALE APPARATUS

Sydney, N.S.W."

Prof. George Birkholl

The prize of $10,000 lira (#856), of- fered by Pope Pius in 7 mathemati- cal competition for a "system for the solution of differential equa- ilona," goca to Professor George Eirkhoff, of Harvard University. The contest was open to mathema

ticians all over the world.

SAFETY FIRST

THE CHINA MAIL.

To-day's "Short Story.

BY "CIVIS HONGKONGENSIS" The Room On

(Contributed.)

Being civic-minded ✨ (my, nick-1. name is Pro Bono Publico I natural-I ly rejoiced when I heard of the "Safety First" campaign, and as a good urbanita to show

The Fourth Floor

NOTHING LIKE IT EVER BEFORE!

NOTHING LIKE IT EVER AGAIN!!

By Ralph

Straus.

•AT

OHN CHESTER ought never statesman hurried away, my host

no fellow-cits by practice, as shell J. to have gone in for politics, save the recullar chuckle which

as precept, how to avoid an untime- I am quite certain that he should with him, is the Invariable intro- ly death. And so,' on Thursday, in- have sat down at a desk and writ-duction-to some yarn or other. Iztead of strolling in the middle of ten romances, and become a" "The most remarkable man in the roadway, as half Hong Kong "best-seller," and built himself a England,” he began, locking in the acemed to be, I thought it behove marble house, and married a direction of the now empty table, - me to set an example by keep-wife, and hired a press-agent. “So I am given to understand.” ing to the pavement. In view of Instead, as everybody knows, he "He la the only man who gussed what happened to me later, let me elected to be returned to Parlia- the Farringham riddle, you know. say that I was on my way to meet ment-twenty-five years ago, and Guessed it at once, too. Most re- a most charming lady, and reckon-there he has remained ever since, markable man. Yes. And yet.........” ed that by travelling at about two always upon the fringe of the He paused and looked at me au and-a-half miles per hour I'd ar-Government, though never actual-though I had contradicted him. rive at the meeting place just only entering those extraordinary "Sometimes," he continued, twirl-

prescincts.

Ing the white moustache, "I wonder

time.

He

But the pavement was terribly Probably succeeding Premiers whether he knew more about the congested. Even at the best of have considered that Chester's affair than he pretended. times verandas do not made for duties as a raconteur at fashionable might have heard of it, of course, speed, and my progress resembled dinner-tables must for ever preclude in his official capacity."

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MONDAY'S STORY

Monday's story will be "The Grass Fire," by Erskine Caldwell,

"You pique my curiosity," said I. John Chester emptied his "glass. "You have never heard of the Far No, well, in ringham case, then? the ordinary way you wouldn't. So many of these things have to be Besides, it is thirty hushed up. years old now."

I lit a cigar and prepared for one

of Cheater'a inimitable yaINE,

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a slow-motion picture of a rugby him from, undertaking anything "You mean when he was Prime three-quarter executing corkelse, though, I dare say, he has re- Minister?"

crew run, with this vital diffused office on his own account.

"Precisely," ference, that whereas the three. He is just the kind of man to do quarter avoids clean-limbed youths such a thing-a man too keen, about was bumped by and bumped other people to look properly after YORKSHIREMEN IN

ambling pedestrians, mostly gazing his own interests. HONG KONG. into" vacancy, hawkers, peripatetic His appearance, as you know, is restaurateurs, seamstresses, cob- military, That white moustache ulers, filthy beggara and Annual Meeting Of The ragged, scabrous derelicts busy de- clothes are obviously of the dragoon a few suggests the field-marshal, and his Society Yesterday.

nitting their tatters. Bad enough cut. Also, he has a figure which, but not so horrible as having ELECTION OF OFFICERS. avoid the expectorations of the to my knowledge, has changed not shopkeepers and their assistants An inch in the last twenty years. Some people call him a phenomenon A very favourable financial con- who regarded the pavement as a

and expect you to know exactly A dredge which in now being dition was disclosed at the annual public cuspidor. Then there was packed for shipment to Papus may general meeting of the Society of the deafening blare of shop radios what they mean, and somehow you mark the beginning of an Interest Yorkshiremen in Hong Kong, held reinforced by the clearing of in-do. He knows everyone and goes He has more friends ing development in the gold mining yesterday at Chartered Bank Cham-numerable throats. Saying to my-everywhere.

in Europe. industry in the Pacific territories.bers.

self "Safety First," and being be- than any other man The dredge, which was construct. Mr. J. Scott Haraton, President, hind time, I stepped on to the road- And he is the kind of man to whom ed in the Balmain workshops of Look the chair at the meeting, which way. But, alas, I had left Scylla people, even the discreet people, tell Poole and Steel, Ltd., is on a minia-was attended by the honorary se- for Charybdis, or rather jumped things, which possibly accounts for ture scale. The buckets, for in-cretary and the honorary treasur-out of the spitoon into the slop his amazing stock of stories.

I was dining with him a week or stance, have a capacity of only 1% er. Mesars. J. G. Meyer and, E. W. bowl, for ne sooner had I left the

"Yes," he began, "Mrs. Farring- cuble feet, compared with 10 to 12 Coulson; Mrs. H. H. Priestley, Mrs. pavement than a cascade of filthy two ago at the House of Commons, cubic feet which hitherto has been D. M. Shaw, Miss Heap, and Messrs. liquid splashed the street and bas- A world-famous ex-Minister was ham was a beautiful widow with a the bucket capacity of the smaller G. H. Potts, J. H. Bottomley, J. D., pattered some passers-by just sitting in solitary state at the next passion for travelling in unusual dredges used in gold mining. The Danby, II. H. Priestley, J. H. Shaw, ahead of me.

She had plenty of money, Full of wrath I look-table. Chester had been unusually places.

and she moved from one continent dredge has been so designed that. W. Ashby, A. Brooksbank, A. Red to see whence the stuff had come silent, and I wondered what when it is diamantled, no single Brown, J. Deakin, C. Jackson, L. de but could not determine which flat troubling him; but when the great to the next as you or I drive to

our clubs. contained the criminal. A native

She never took a maid part will exceed 5 ewi dead Rome, and C. H. Thompson.

with her; but her daughter, I ́aup-] weight. Thus it may be transport- On the motion of the President, policeman nearby was quite un-

pose, did much to fill the maid's] ed by native carriers through the the report, which has already been aware of the malodorous shower- jungles of Papua.

published, and the accounts, which bath he had, just escaped. Pro- ANTIPODEAN. DANCE place. I met them first in Florence, The dredge will be taken from showed a favourable balance of bably the lynx-eyed sleuth was too

intent on catebing an unmuzzled| Part Moresby to the mouth of the $1,393, were adopted. Lakekamu River, 100 miles to the At the subsequent election of of- mongrel as it poked its nose over westward, by coastal

may be he WAS steamer; ficers the following appointments the doorstep, or

out to pounce on some old woman; thence it will be taken 40 miles up were made:

?She was entertaining BOILE the river in a specially built launch; President, Mr. A. Brearley: Vice-hawking without a licence. In the and then it will be carried by President, Mr. Priestley; honorary most approved "Safety First" spirit

Italian prince who wanted to be OVER 200 PRESENT

come her son-in-law or her husband natives 10 miles through the jungle secretary, Mr. Meyer; honorary I called his attention to the mess on

my mind to a land-locked creek where several treasurer, Mr. W. Stoker; committee the street and pointed an indignant

The first annual dance of the couldn't make up months of borning bas disclosed en-members, Messrs. L. E. Longbot-finger to the houses above. My ro: Australian and New Zealand As- which, and didn't like to ask-and couraging prospects of payable gold. tom. Denby, and Brown; honorary ward was a smile full of brotherly sociation, at the Peninsula Hotel was invited to call at ber London love. Failing to see the joke 1 The dredge is to be driven by two auditor, Mr. J. H. Shaw. petrol engines, but the engines, in- The retiring President appealed turned away in disgust and board-last night, proved one of the most house. I fully intended to go su enjoyable functions held locally for soon as I returned home, but-well, you shall hear why I never had the stead of depending on petrol. will to those willing to give entertained a bus.

some time. Use suction gas. Careful testament items in dialect or otherwise,

Over 200 members of the Asso-opportunity. have shown that gas generated from to assist charcoal, obtained in the jungle, will which would be held sometime in gave way run the engines satisfactorily.

The company which has under- taken this enterprise is the Tiveri Gold Dredging Co. Ltd., which in registered in Port Moresby, succeeds, it will have solved a pro- blem in the development of the gold MEDICAL OFFICER,

in

industry in Papua-the transport- ing of dredging machinery into dif-

cult country and providing a dive

power. Reuter.

"GREEN EAGLE" FOR U.S. FARMERS.

F.H.A. Request Own Problem.

Des Moines, Iowa.

chlof guest.

As I was being bumped along in

to Bolshevism and I

•

LAST NIGHT.

At Peninsula.

Successful Function

Was

I ́remember. · The girl must' have been about twenty then, Mra:| Farringham nearly forty, though; she scarcely looked older than her daughter.

at the cabaret dinner the folly old bus my civic spirit clation and their guests attended. "It was in the year of the great||

DR. GRAY TO ACT AS

Mr. W. M. Thomson To Be Police Magistrate.

MR. GOURLEY CONFIRMED AS U.S. CONSUL

A typical Australian spirit of Exhibition in Paris-1900. The March with H. E. the Governor as driver: "Speed, laddie, speed! Let\feature being the total absence of Russia and· Turkey. They had| found myself murmuring to the camaraderie prevailed, a noticeable Farringhams had been travelling in

her rip! Scatter them like, chalet parties usually associated with spent a week in Constantinople-s} and let "Safety Firat" he blowed! auch functions in Hong Kong.

detestable place--and, had decided They don't thank you for being careful, so why worry? Harry's entered the ballroom by the Presi- But apparently for no reason at all The guests were received as they to make a tour through Asia Minor. the word, not worry:

So hurry, dent of the Association, Dr. H. D. Krs. Farringham suddenly took it garcon, hurry. The fair one must Matthews, whose party included into her head that she would like not have to wait." It gladdened Col, and Mrs. N. W. B. B. Thoms, to buy new carpets for her London my disgruntled heart to see pedes of the Anzac Society in Shanghat, house, and the Asia Minor trip was trians scurry out of the way of my Professor and Mr. J. L. Shellshear, Indefinitely postponed. Juggernaut, an I had just made up Dr. and Mrs, S. S., Strahan, Dr, and The ladies visited Thomas Cook, my mind to send the following Mra. E. W. Kirk and others..

and Thomas Cook in his best Eng- slogan to the bus company "Spend

The only decorations, apart from lish told them how to reach home in ten cents in a bus and save ten those usually supplied by the man- the most comfortable manner. In- dollars of inconvenience in the agement of the Hotel, were several cidentally be advised a night or two His Excellency the Governor has street" when my bus stopped where framed posters of typical Austra in Paris, The Exhibition had just been pleased to appoint Mr. Walter there was no "Stop" notice. I won lian scenes and a prominent display opened its gates. Now I don't sup Morris Thomson to be a Police Ma-dered why, but soon stopped guess of the Australian and New Zealand pose for, one moment that Mrs. Far gistrate in addition to his other ing as I beheld the driver expert- Bags duties, with effect from February ment, with his self-starter and

ringham cared in the least whether During the evening the Peninsula she saw the Exhibition or not, but 1, 1934.

gears. It was my unlucky day: orchestra played a number of fa- her daughter had not seen so much The "Blue Eagle" of industrial 'The appointment of Dr. John The bus had broken down. After vourite Australian airs. recovery will have a green coun-Macfarlane Gray to act as Medical waiting for two minutes-two terpart for agriculture if the Na- Officer of Health during the absence priceless minutes got out and tional Farmers Holiday Associe-on leave of Dr. George William hailed a rickshaw. It was now the tion directors obtain consent. Popa, with effect from January 27, tripting time, but a fleet coolie and The tamers propose as their em-1994, is gazetted.

a clear street might still save the blem an eagle, similar to its bluet Mr. Thomas Megarry has been situation. The coolis was fleet and

• cousin in most respects, on a appointed to be District Officer la started off like Nurmi: but white background, clutching a the Northern District of the New hopes crashed to zero when we ran pitchfork in its talons. Surround-Territories, with effect from Jan-against a number one Chinese

at the Parla terminus. It was just | ing the white is a purple border uary 18, 1984.

funeral. Speed was out of the

eight o'clock in the evening. They and at the bottom is the legends Mr. Megarry is authorised to hold question until the last of the

had already dined in the trail. A "We are a part." The initials Small Debts Court In the New mourners were passed. Then my Two and a Half miles out at porter found their baggage-three FILA, for Farmers Holiday As Territories at the following places: puller accelerated, and in a norva-sea the patrol-boat Scatarie, at- large franka and a green bar which sociation, surmount the design. The Magistracy, Tai Po, the Land wracking tortuous ride, in which he tached to the Royal Canadian had accompanied Mrs. Farringham

-Reuter.

Office, Ping Bhan, and the charge flouted overy "Safety Firat" precau- Mounted Police, has rescued a from the time, she had dext crossed rooms of the Police Stations at Au tion, he brought me to the rendes large moosenis

the Channeland, with the help of Tau, Ping Shan, She Tau-kok, Bai yous where I found that my bird. The animal was stri

man, suc

the Kung, Sha Tin, Sheung Shul, Lok had down

against a heavy ses,

four pisoss, on the roof of cáb Ma chau and Castle Peak, with

First Indeed! Cul exhausted and on the

ving og hon ver, the effect From January 18, 1934, boo

when tha, cELU

ered the pos The King's Exequatur empowering

SILVER DECLINES AGAIN

(Continued from Page 1.).

Wheat: There was less res

on the market. On the local Mr. Louli EMGourley,

arket,

there is no cha

erminal stocks

in Conmal for the

South-West are decreasing liberal.

erics at Hon

"Gaietta sta

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my

MOOSE RESCUED AT. SEA

of the world ad her Indefatigable mother," and it was decided that twenty-four hours in Paris would make a pleasant break in tiresome Journey,

"And so it happened that thres days later the two ladies," rather

Saved By Patrol-Boat tired and rather irritable, arrived

21 Miles Off Shore.

Halifax, Nova Scotia,

of the

bat the

his con

POWELL'S SALE

NG to the mildness of the

OWING

present winter large stocks are on hand in all departments, and as we are removing into NEW PRE- MISES, upon completion of the new stock Exchange Building, it is ab- solutely essential to clear all surplus stock before removal.

The drastic reductions that are being made are unprecedented, the like of which has never happened before and may never again. It is therefore an opportunity for you to replenish your wardrobe at most astounding Reduction.

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Solo Agents:

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TO-MORROW

AT

THE

KING'S

JACK HULBERT & CICELY COURTNEIDGE

SALANG

Jack and Cicely at their funniest

LA GAUMONT – BRITISH - PICTURE.

After the bath

vigour lasts all day.

· If a little Scrubb's Perf has assisted the water, to and body-grease from Scrubb's makes

"as a cold one

FINE and

SCRUBB'S

gener