1934-12-17 — Page 7

Red Ravages In MORE FOREIGNERS IN LITERARY. NOTES

Fukien

400,000 Said Rendered Homeless

$50,000,000, LOSSES

MANCHUKUO

10-Fold Increase Since September

KOREANS WELL IN LEAD

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1934

Quaint

Argument

Original Note Struck In Thriller

COURT OF LAW AT FAULT?

The number of foreign residents Foochow. in Manchukuo has increased ten- A total of 16,340 square Li of fold since September, 1931 when land. has been affected and more the Manchurian Incident broke Who Else But She7-By Sydney than 400,000 people have been ren-out.

Fowler. Jarrolds, London 7/6.| an original note in detective story Mr. Fowler has successfully struck writing in that he gives the clue to his mystery by means of an unre- vealed soliloquy, by the perpetrator of the crime.

dered homeless with total property The Japanese population in the losses estimated over $50,000,000 in South Manchuria Railway Zone Fukien as a result of the Communist and outside totals 300.000 and 53, Tavages in the province, according 900 respectively, each represent to statistics compiled by the Fukien ing an increase of 100,000 and 47 Provincial Government. The des-000 in three years. tructions are the heaviest in western Classified by nationalities. Fukien, which for a considerabie foreign residents outside of the taken into the confidance of the mur- In other words, the reader is time was under complete occupation S. M. R. Zone are estimated as derer and the detectives fail in of the Communists.

follows: 53,063 Japanese: 571,418 coming to the right conclusion. The Conatruction work on the Chang-Koreans; 42,590 without. national courts of law were equally at fault, tingsJuikan, Highway is proceeding ity; 7,723 naturalized; 36.517 So though the roader is asked to believe #pace. General Chiang Ting-wen, viet citizens: 419 British: 228 that no miscarriage of justice has the newly appointed Pacification Americans; 209 French: 464 Ger occurred to harm the living. Commissioner of Fukien, has wired mans; 54 Italians; 48 Nether That seems to be a rather quaint the Provincial Department of Relands; 1,340 Poles; 24 Belgians' argument considering that the inur- construction to enlist additional 95 Danes; 33 Swiss: 17 Swedes; der was definitely committed with workers to hasten the conclusion of six Norwegians; 96 Canadians; 20 the chint of concealing conjugal in- the highway.(Chekiai Agency). Turks; one Finn; three Spaniards; fidelity and was followed up by a

POLICE RESERVE

Orders for the Current Week

Orders by the Hon. Mr. T. H. King, Inspector Gencrað of Police. Į

Chinese Company Inspection Parade. All ranks of the No. 2-Platoon will parade at Central Police Station on Thursday, December 20 at 17.30 hours under Sub-Inspector R. 3. Hunt

for a

60 Grecks; 32 Austrians; one Aus further murder in order to make tralian; 14 Portuguese; 21 In concealment completely affective and, dians: 173 Czechs; 198 Latvians; incidentally, to fix the guilt for the 6 Hungarians; one Armenians;

Estonian; 25 first crime. on the victim of the 3 Rumanian, The second. Foreign population totala 714,883,

Thus it must be hoped that the

including 335,346 women, constitu- reader will not be corrupted by ting 141,338 households.

BELFAST LINEN MARKET

(Continued From Page 4).

mund. Dealers are keen buyers

what otherwise is a very intricately, woven and exciting story.

Spinning

(Mirabai)- Slade

Mahatma Gandhi's most famous disciple, Miss Madeline Siade, daughter of a British Admiral, went to America to preach her teacher's "gospel." More than nine years ago, the tall 48-year- old woman renounced the luxuries of aristocratic England to be come a humble convert at India's "saint." name of Mirabai she aids him in his campaign to secure inde- Now under her new pendence for India from the British empire,

NEW BIOGRAPHY OF CONVINCING BOOK

CHOPIN

general inspection of equipment etc.,; and prices have been pushed up Embodies New Material

Indian Company

Flying Squad

Only

Revolver Course. All members of

And Letters

ON BIRDS

Tale Of Two Robins

Dr. G. J. Renier, the writer of: "A. Tale of Two Robins." has per-

HINTS ON GARAGE ORGANISATION

Useful For All In The Business

Censors Board Project

Publisher Gives His Objections

MORAL POINT OF VIEW

A Board of Book Censors is to be pressed for by the Libraries Com mittee of the Westminster Corpora- tion.

WOMEN WRITERS ON MARRIAGE

Opinions Of Famous Quartette

Barbara Stanton, in John Wain- wright's Wife (Hurst and Blackett,

to

The leader of this movement is 78. Ed.) the Rev. E. St. G. Schomberg, chair- man of the Weteminster Libraries regardless of time and wrinkles and "You think love goes on and on, Committee, who said:

"We are having to buy an anor fat. If only it did! But it doesn't

grey hair and figures that run mous number of books for our....so why pretend?...Jack only libraries to-day which are only ask-fell in love with me because I was ed for once or twice and then stand young and.... reasonably pretty." idle, occupying useful shelf space.

Baroness von Hutten, in The Mem (Hutchinson, Ta. 6d.):

"He was literally afraid of her

An "Increasing" Tendency "Surely it should be a simple mat ter for publishers to set up a body outbursts of unbridled rage, and among themselves, such as exists in fear invariably kills a man's love, the film industry, which would con- though many women actually thrive aider these books in manuscript or on being afraid of their husbands decide whether they merited publica, Jand lovers."

tion? In this way the large number Ethel M. Dell in The Electric of useless books published could be Torch (Cassell, 78. 6d.): reduced, and the money wasted on: "No one ever bothers about prog-

them by public libraries saved. pects before they marry. It simply "At the same time some action is fdoesn't fit into the scheme of things urgently needed in the public in any more than anybody ever terest to check the increasing ten-dreams of saving money to buy & dency to treat morals in a question-home. Marry first and hope for the able and broad style. This is abest is the up-to-date thing to do." matter for the Home Office. If D. M. Locke in It's Marriage that necessary fresh legislation should be Matters (Grayson, Ts. 6d.): introduced into Parliament to meet

"However dear and satisfying a this problem."

husband may be, a husband is a hus- band-a familiar thing, Most

Views Of A Publisher

W. Hutchinson, the publisher, to other man to give a fillp to life."

These are the objections of Mr. Women need the admiration of an-

such a scheme:

"The setting up of such a Com

mittee would be quite unnecessary.

"(4) The leading booksellers, who

"From the moral point of view it also will not buy them;

is quite a sharmful in the long run! "(5) Reviewers, who will not re-

for a publisher to issue an indecent view them, so that most people never

by the Company. Commander. Dress £2 per ton, The first shipments -Blue Uniform, Capwith White

should be made in November. Cover. Belt with Brace, Armlet Lithuanian-The Government with Badge, "Pocket Policeman" and will probably take over control of

the crop as far as an official brack has been long overdue. Since the robins are individuals, personali-been written by a man who has more than they gained temporarily, and all concerned who aid in making A complete blography of Chopin suaded one reviewer, at least, that agement," by P. A. Reynolds, has try to sell it.. Both would lose far "(6) Prosecution of the publisher "Garage Organisation and Man-book as for a leading bookseller to know of the existence of such books; note-book to be carried.

is concerned; in fact, another mo- first "life" Was

written, now ties and who scold angrily when over 20 years' experience in the Revolver Course. Members of the nopoly may be established. Mean material and letters have con- the last meal-worm has disap-trade, and its aim is to help the sors of a novel before it reaches the Indian Company will fire the Part time few offers are available. stantly been discovered but, when peared from the tin.

"There are already several. cen-such a book public property. III Course "A" at the Kennedy Soviet: The Russians are mak-published at all, they have been

established trader, as well as the public:

Part Of Policé Road Range on Wednesday, Decem-ing steady sales at advancing done so separately as discoveries,

beginner, to run his business on

"The public rely on the Police to ber 19 at 15.00 hours under Sub-Prices, To date, they must have and never

(1) The publisher's reader; in a manner to have

sound lines."

protect them against anything Inspector A. L. Hopkins

soldi 18,000 tons. The tendency is their true relation to the great JAMES AGATE ON

"(2) The publisher, who, apart harmful, and the Police have always those detailed will attend.

still upward. First shipments composer's life.

from his own personal view, has to done so when they deem it neces FIRST NIGHTS

book is full of amusing studies of consider what his other authors are sary. Jare being arranged for December. John Murray has issued!

men and places, and particularly en- going to say, and also the damage "With regard to the publication Higher Material Cost "Chopin: His Life," by the famous

joyable is the account of a queer to his good will by the reading of inferior books, the same rule- the Flying Squad who have not yet Yarns-Faced with still higher pianist William Murdoch, and the

Interesting Volume hydro, the strange collection of visi-public if he offends them by putting applies to them as to all other l fired the Part III Course "A" will raw material costs, spinners are author has used all available mate-

tors, and the attitude of the ser his name on an indecent novel; attend at the Kennedy Road Range not prepared to sell further even rial to present brilliant and com-

ferior commodities in life. James Agate, like St. John Erving vants when they were made to un-

They on Wednesday, December 19 at 17.16 at advanced limits paid recently. Prehensive study of Chopin the writes about plays and players in so derstand that some artists did tip libraries who will not bur such those who are responsible for pro- "(3) The teading circulating are short-lived and lose money for hours under Sub-Inspector A. L. As a result, manufacturers have man, drawing on all the known interesting a way that it is good to at the end of their stay.

no alternative but to turn down a letters and giving the recently dis-read him, Mr. Agate has seen many

Inovels;

ducing them." considerable volume of business covered facts of Chopin's ancestry. "First Nights" and his book with Strength. Constable R413. W. E. offered them on old price basis. Mr. Murdoch will follow up that title has come from Nicholson Broadbridge has been permitted to The latest agreement between this work with "Chopin: His Work" and Watson.

Germany and the United Kingdom and the two together must in evit- means u resumption of yara ship-ably take their place in every mu- December,

ments to that market and the plac-scial library. Revolver Courge. All members of ing of further contracts of Irish the Emergency Unit Reserve who spinnings. All sizes of Tows are have not yet fired the Part III in request. Damask and Cambric. Course will attend at the Kennedy yarns quiet.

Hopkine.

Emergency Unit Reserve

resigned from the Emergency Unit Reserve, as from 5th 1934.

CHINA REVIEWS

Road Range on Wednesday, Decem-j Weavers: Rather more activity Stimulating Articles In

ber 19th at 17.15 hours under Sub has been displayed in the period; Inspector A. L. Hopkins.

under review. No doubt part of

Magazines

Bund, Shaughai $10.00 p.a.

Defendu Class. Defendu Instruc- this is due to the sharp advance in The Far Eastern Review-24 The tions will take place at the Base yarns following the rise in raw ment of the Sailors' Home and Sea-material. The consuming markets Oriental Affairs.-19 Avenue Ed- men's Institute, on Friday, Decem-do not yet realise that it is neces ber 21 at 17.20 hours. All members sary to pay at least some advance are requested to be present.

1934,

C.. CHAMPKIN.

an expansion.

MORE FROM THE

GAY GORDONS

Informal Volume Of Travel

Portuguese Somersault. By Jan and Cora Gordon. (Harrap. 108. 6d.)

Mr. and Mrs. Gordon are delight- ward VII., Shanghai $1.00 or}

ful companions, whether they, are $10.00 p.4.

among the "star-dust" of Hollywood. to cover the large increased cost in goods. U.S. A. has still been November, reprints Mr.

The Far Eastern Review" for or nearer at home in France and

Ireland. a disappointing market,

In this charmingly in Acting D.S.P. (R.)

Hector Hong Kong, Monday, December 17, though late in the season, with the Struggle for Sea Power, has its tugal, where we follow them through but Bywater's article on the Coming formal volume they take us to Por elections over, business may show usual excellent engineering articles a typical Jan and "Jo" working

Substantial Orders

this time one by Professor-Mid-

holiday. They-write-almost-as-des- Merchants: There is little Hong Kong-and it puts on record

dleton Smith on Water Supply in criptively and persuasively as they!

draw. change in the Merchanting end of a paper presented in Tientsin by Mr the business since last report. S. Eliassen on the Flood Flow of the the first in 1926 and the other last They paid two visita` to Fortugal,Į Famous Figure Of China in the home and Colonial marketa,

Trade in housekeeping goods, both Yellow River..

year. They are prepared to rough Civil Wars

remains encouraging and improv-

"Oriental Affairs" is packed with it, and get great fun out of the fact ing. As is to be expected at this

stimulating articles this month.

that their funds are limited. Hung-ying, one time noted mili-well. Most of the foreign markets 3.N. Co., taxation on foreign enter- The death of General Shum season, handkerchiefs are doing The Editor deals with such varied

tary commander of Kwangtung are still overshadowed by and Kwangsi provinces, occurred tary difficulties. If, and

GENERAL DIES IN. COLONY

mone- when.

subjects as the China Merchants*

prises in China, British filma in Shanghai, the equality of the sexes:

on Saturday at Fung Kat Village, there are overcome trade will re- under the Chinese divorce law, the

the vive quickly, as most stocks are

now depleted. Business in U. S. A‹ rickshaw problem.

Au Tau, New Territories, at age of 62 years.

General Shum had

Been

active

has

been,

and still continues,

Its usual excellent Far Eastern

service in the Chinese civil wars. quiet and below the average. correspondence is maintained, ́and' After a disagreement with the late Dress Linene-Some fairly sub.other articles cover a family trip Dr. Sun Yat-sen in 1924, he retiratantial orders for coloured linens across America by car, Japan's naval ed from military service and led are reported as having been plac ambitions, travels on # Chinese

An uneventful life in British terri ed during the past month, but de-steamer, the smuggling problem, the

tory,

mand from the American market

Menchoukua oll monopoly, and Sino- Some, months ago the generat

is not as active as at this time Tibetan relations. had a serious attack of apoplexy, last season. Buyers in various and entered the Yeung Wo. Hoapi-rkets are interested in both

tal under treatment by Dr. T. C. White and coloured dress fabrics, DEATH OF FAMOUS

Wong, and recovered. He had a

and further business, is anticipat-

relapse, however, and was agained, provided prices can be adjust-

early this month. From this

Illness he never recovered.

The late General Shum is sur

vived by three sons,

daughters and

children.

several

seven grand-

edi

U.S. RAILROAD DIVIDENDS INCREASED ON 1933

AUTHOR

Mr. Archibald Marshall

Readers of Archibald Marshall's novels will regret his death. Mr. Marahall had long ago won a high

The

THE MAJESTIC

AT

THE

SHOWING TO-DAY.

A motion picture of rare dis. tinction from the creator of "Henry VIII"

DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS

ELIZABETH BERGHER

His funeral took place yester States railroads have paid dividends tic for his novels of quist English. day at. Un Long, and the remains amounting to U.S.3104,876,721 this life and for years delighted readers will be sent back to his native year, as against U.S.$81,410,868 last of "Punch" with his inimitable province, Kwangsi.

year United Press.

New York, Saturday-United reputation on both sides of the Ahi CATHERINE!

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