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be authoritative. There is no doubt about the fact that certain technical fouls were committed; Hong Kong, Friday, Sept. 28, 1934, but in yacht racing, where so much depends on puffs of wind and other conditions over which

Sport And Its Rules

HERE, THERE

EVERYWHERE

TURMOIL IN POLAND

There is a remarkable story behind the duel which was fought in Warsaw recently between Colonel Matuszewski, the former Polish Minister of Finance, and M. Wacław Lednicki.

WHERE OUR SILVER IS MINED TO-DAY

MAINLY A BY-PRODUCT OF BASER METALS

“POOR RELATION

(By J. E. Sewell.)

OF GOLD

The Zyrardow concern is theDECENT in the United Statesfining 100,000 ounces of unrefined largest Hinen factory in Foland. Its RC Tocussed the attention of silver in a few hours,

Labour force varies between 7,000 the world on silver. What its The crude metal Is melted on 'a and 10,000. It is situated about future is to be probably not even flat hearth in a current of air, so 20 miles from Warsaw, and during President Roosevelt could hope that the base metals are oxidised. the war

was the scene of the accurately to prophesy at the The oxides are dissolved in fused heaviest fighting.

lead oxide and are run off in a thin

moment.

Before the war it was run mainly The metal has subsisted for many stream, eventually leaving a puddle Jon German capital. When Poland

years as a sort of busy poor relation of pure silver, which is cast into regained her independence it was of gold-a poor relation, inciden-bars. reconstructed on basis.

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FRENCH INVOLVED

a Franco-Polish tally, which has come down in the A more common If rather more world since the days when the complicated process now employed writer of the Book of Joshua could is electrolysis. The crude silver is rank it above gold in an ordinary made into anode plates, forming the positive poles of electric batteries, During the inflation period most inventory of wealth

To-day it is generally recognised and suspended in a mixture of of the shares were bought up by a French group. ·

There was one to be playing a far more significant silver nitrate and nitric acid. The than the cathodes, or negative poles, are of scandal some months ago, and part in world economy another arose five weeks ago, when gold-obsessed nations have under-pure silver. As the electric current the Polish minority shareholders stood. Always it has had a place passes through the solution, loose crystalline silver from the anodes is made a deal with the French group. in the world's coinage.

the, cathodes, and Yet silver, traditionally precious deposited on The deal, was violently attacked by Colonel Matuszewski, who is metal as it is, has been since the wooden automatic scrapera remove

the editor of the official development of modern mining en-it,~....

A million ounces of refined silver gineering very largely a by-product. "Gazeta Polska."

now

New Uses For The Metal

While the demand for silver during the post-war period has been

In particular, Colonel Matuszew. Scarcely more than a quarter of the can be produced in a week by one ski announced that M. Alexander world's annual supply comes from such refinery plant in London: Lednicki, the well-known Polish mines where it would pay to raise politician and the lawyer, who put silver alone. The rest is found in through the deal, had received an lead, zinc, copper, tin, and gold ores. inordinately large fee for his ser- vices. The next day M, Lednicki committed suicide.

Colonel Matuszewski was then challenged by M. Lednicki's son.

Hence the duel..

Your Daily Smile!

the competitors have no control, these easily occur and need not Drevities: Motorist tells of getting in be assumed to be intentional; the three traffic tangles in 30 minutes. If newspapers comment with point is that the rules appoint Which makes his hourly rate of pro-

gress figure out at six knots. as a penalty, in order to secure what may seem to be an

a fair result, that the race may! sive prolixity on some

sufferer problems that have been raised be cancelled, if the

exces- of the

referee; and he

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Mike: "What was it?"

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Silver Producing Countries severely curtailed by the lowering

Accordingly, the production of of the silver content in various silver depends very much on the currencies, modern scientific deve which it is chiefly found. The fall the metal, Silver salts form an demand for the baser metals with lopments have found new uses for in allver prices in recent years is essential in the composition of only partly responsible for the sharp cinema film, of which the world is decline of world output, from now producing over 2,000,000,000 261,000,000 ounces In 1929. to feet a year. One American factory alone is stated to be used over 200 Slackened demand for lead, zinc, tons of silver a year for photo 169,000,000 ounces in 1982. and copper during the industrial graphic manufactures. depression has caused Datural Actually, the silver used on films falling-off in the production of their la "lent" rather than consumed. Pat: "That was a folne sintiment by-product.

Used film is washed or otherwise in the field of sport recently, the hoists a protest flag at the first Casey expressed at the dinner last Mexico,

with

400-year-old treated, and the silver is recovered reason is very simple; it is that reasonable opportunity. Mr. Cop-noight."

tradition of silver-mining from the from solution by electrolysis, they must follow the bent of the with consulted his official adviser Pat: "He said that the swatest days of the Conquistadores, is still The cheapness of silver and its public interest-

Early in the as to whether it would be all mimories in lolfe are the rollection considerably the greatest allvez high resistance to corrosion have year 1914 & French journalist right to hoist his protest about of things forgotten!"

producer. Her output is about 43 led to its adoption in the moss- who visited England, or more ten minutes from the end of the accurately, London-with a com-race when it could be Complaint is made that no other per cent. of the whole. Next in production of prepared. Loodstuffs, mission to study and report to seen by the Committee or chief executive ever travelled so far importance comes the United States, Where fruit acids and vinegar are was from Washington as. Mr. Roosevelt did. wherein Utah, Montana, Idaho, used, silver has been found as use his newspaper on the condition the of feeling with respect to the told that "that will be O., K. It took a President to break a prece Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, Call-ful to the large-scale manufacturer fornis, and New Mexico give nearly as it has always proved to the probability of English assistance with me." The refusal to con-

20 per cent. of the world's total housewife. Its uses in electrical being given to France in the sider the protest on the ground

output.

engineering for fusewires and con- event of a German invasion, that the flag had not been hoist. Young Man (to her little brother):

Production in these States has tacts are steadily increasing.. wrote in a spirit of bitter con-ed soon enough naturally left Johnnie, it may be cruel to tell you, tempt that he could not find that him rather sore. But quite but at the party last night your sis- sunk from 56,000,000 ounces In the ordinary Englishman was in-possibly the Committee acted in ter promised to become my wife. Win 1928 to 24,800,000 ounces in 1932.

you forgive me for taking her away?" terested in anything but the Assccordance with American prac-Johnny "Forgive you? Why, that Silver, loyally defended by their Bociation Football Cup and the tice, and the delay was an error what the party was for." Football League. There was of judgment. When so much de quite enough truth in that diag-pends on a ruling, it is hardly to nosis to justify some further ex-be expected that a Committee amination.

will depart from the letter of

Old Methods Of Extraction Responsible Ministers and law. Responsible editors understand Leaving on one side altogether One case of typhoid fever and

The other chief producing coun- only too well how easily nation the comments of experts, it one case of meningitis were ̈ re- al feeling and asperity is arous- seems quite clear from the fact ported in the Colony during the tries are Canada, South America,

and Australasia, the British Empire has been going on in the Kowloon ed. It may sound paradoxical, that on a long reach Endeavour, 24 hours ended September 26.

claiming something over 18 vër

Motor-Bus Company on a large but it is true, that whereas in once her sails were set, gained

The Women's Auxillary of the cent of the world's total. local affairs interest is usually upon her opponent, that she was

Silver appears in combination scale. A local person would get one difficult for a politician to ex- the faster yacht But that pro-Society for the Protection of cite, In national affairs it is only viso is all important. The sport Children acknowledge with grate with so many other metals that no bad coin in a dollar's change, but a them," stated Detective-Sergeant J. too easy, and if the object is to consists in the skilful sailing of ful thanks the following dona single process of extraction can be newcomer may get a number of secure a friendly, and fair solu- the yacht and it is by no meansitions:-Mr. T. Ramsay, $20; Mr. considered typical. For 300 year F. Kennedy when prosecuting Luf

dent

The Main Reason

LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES

representatives at Washington, has BAD CHANGE ON been a prime political issue since the days of William Jennings Bryan KOWLOON BUSES and the bimetallist controversy of last century.

tion the wise guide of public a new thing that slowness in E. Lewis, $10; Mrs. C. D. Lam in Mexico, the "Patio" process opinion will do his best to make setting the sails or mistakes in bert, $10;; Mrs. A. Hicks, $10. the controversy dull. The results taking too long a reach, or foo of excitement, leading to recrim-short a reach, decide the issue.

over

Three Months' Gaol

For Conductors

"I believe that this sort of thing ·

found with counterfeit coins in

proved efficient. The ore was Sang, 24 years, and Wong Fun, 28 ground by mule power in shallow years both of whom are bug- A fine of $500, in default three stone pits, the resulting mud being conductors employed in the Kowloon Motor-Bus Company, before Mr. ination and possibly insult, are In the wonderful record of the months' hard labour was yester- thereafter spread over a courtyard. I. Wynns Jones at the Kowloon too serious to be risked by any "Britannia, extending back for day afternoon imposed on La and sprinkled with brine, copper Magistracy this morning, for being but the most irresponsible and about forty years, it is to he Kwal-cheung, unemployed, by Msulphate, and mercury, unscrupulous. In sport, on the noted that she has won only E. W. Hamilton at the Central The mixing was done by mules, their house at No. 567 Shanghaf

Street first floor other hand, the chances of ser- about half her races. A very large Magistracy. Accused was charg which were driven through and fous complications are supposed proportion of those races was ed with attempting to obtain $1, the sludge, sometimes for as long streets to have been removed by the against the same yachts, and the 500 by false pretenses from the as a month. The mixture was Sgt. Kennedy stated that he con- rules. The keeneat rivalry can seconds and thirds and failures Rwong, Sui Cheung Import and washed, and the silver amalgam ducted a raid at the above address be indulged with impunity. Whe- have to be put down to better Export firm. No. 64 Des Voeux remained at the bottom of the tuba. at 6.15 am. on September 26, And This method was supplemented when they entered the rear cubicle ther Hong Kong or Shanghai handling on the part of crews Road. Central on September 8.

and succeeded by the far more they saw the two defendants sleep. wins an Interport under fixed whom she defeated on other pe

After having been bitten by a efficient cyanide process, in which ing with another person, who was and uniform rules in any sport,casions or to the luck of the the recorded result merely adds wind. Without uncertainty there dog, the property of Lui Fuk, of potassium of sodium cyanide is used not arrested, and on a wooden stool

le no sport at all.

No. 125 Wellington Street, Indian to dissolve out the metal, which is near the bed was a leather case, Jone item to the annals.

If the rules are not uniform. We come back therefore to the constable Jajinder Singh was ad then deposited as a dark slime on which contained 17 counterfeit 10- admitted that there is always some opening for explanation that the "Rainbow" mitted to the Government Civil zine shavings. The patios with cent piece

they belonged disagreement through misunder-was better navigated and better Hospital yesterday."

succeeded by vast mils and plants. The uniforms, which were hang- standing; and if the competition managed by her crew. It may

on the wall, were then searched is international there is not be humiliating to acknowledge The R. M. S. Empress of Asia It is calculated that such merely an opening for hot feel the fact; but it is better to face is due here from Manila on Wed held as the Pachuca has inge, but a certainty. In the races it. There is no lack of expert nesday at 7 a.m. She will leave 660,000,000 ounces since 1905. for the America's Cup it is quite seamen hanging around the 30 for Shanghal at noon on Friday. Long processes understood that in the absence lent, or the Clyde, who with a before the crude and of an agreed code the races are bit of practice in team work to The R. M. 8. Empress of Canar can be refined to the sailed under the rules of the manage the extra sails would da let Vancouver, last Saturday, degree of purity whi

the have altered the resu The land is due here on Friday, Octer status of country in whose wa

ere mischief is in the pes what is

you can never got in

race takes place. It Hore

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their mule teams have now been

or coin

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trouseres, which were Wong, 10 bad 10-cent were found, and in a trouser Lui's another seven wero

Fun stated that a man had his bus and offered a bad plece for his fare and when was bad he asked Wong buy any of them, were cheap and a

made with en of them

them

hard