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HERE THERE

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LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON

STORM AND STRESS IN

NORTH ATLANTIC

In the tributes to Lord Buckman- CAPTAIN'S GRAPHIC STORY OF

ter there is to be found only tho brlefest references to his father,"

Although he began life as a farni labourer, ho was a remarkable man; with the same gifts of eloquence and angle-mindedness that distin- guished his son..

HURRICANE WEATHER

(By Capt. J. G. Bisset, R.N.R., retd.).

THE great liner is outward intervals plunges sickeningly,

Tbound from, England a the propellers break sur

He made a name for himself in the forties by his fiery public spec-

United States. She has just face, she shudders in every rivot. ches against the Corn Lawa, attract-passed Bishop Rock Lighthouse By noon the glass has fallen: ing thereby the attention of Bright (Scilly Islands) her last link to 28 inches, and the log-book with home-and its friendly entry reads, "Whole gale with and Cobden.

Later, he turned his attention beams are rapidly sinking below hurricane squalls. Mountainous from politics to education, and be the horizon on her starboard sea. Ship pitching, lurching, and came a moving spirit in the Science quarter.

labouring heavily, and shipping and Art Department in Kensington,

Before her lie three thousand large volumes of water fore and He was always a fighter, and put miles of trackless ocean, the most aft."

tempestuous atretch of water on

"Hove To" up a stout resistance to the ; en-

the face of the globe. croachment of the landlordson

The engines are now running London's common lands. It was feet above the water, the chief sufficient to give the ship steer High up on the bridge, seventy at slow speed, which is just largely by his efforts that they were and third officers, who are keep-age way. The seas have risen to reclaimed for the people.

...

Your Daily Smile! The student, thumped and pounded way through his piece at the recital

"Wonderful! Wonderful!" said hearer to his neighbour.

a

ing the four to eight watch, forty feet from crest, to trough stand peering into the darkness and seem to be rushing at her Jahead. Occasionally they focus like mighty foam-crested 'moun

their binoculars on the lights of tains. near-by vessels, and at times the there are Isolated groups of three As in all heavy gales, course is altered slightly to give or four abnormally high waves a passing ship a wider berth. at frequent intervals, probably

Barometer Falling

piled up by the squalls.

These reach a height of over So far the weather has been sixty feet, and advance "But why don't you yawn when he normal and the ship has been furiously curling crests. their with stays so long? He'll take the hint and

slipping along at twenty-three steep, black fronts laced with a

"How he plays, you mean?” "No. How the piano stands' it.”

Unsuccessful

I did yawn--but all he did was to knots. Now a smart south-wes- myriad streaks of, foam. One of tell me what beautiful teeth I had."terly breeze has sprung up and these breaks on board, on the raised a choppy sea, which starts fore part of the bridge, and

LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES

•

She: "The man' I marry must be her pitching easily. Every few crashing on the boat deck, 16 brave as a lon, but not forward; hand- some as Apollo, but not conceited; minutes a wave slaps against the duces three massive lifeboats to wise as Solomon, but meet as a lamb: bow, and sends a cloud of spray fragments in the twinkling of an as in the country of the states- a man who is kind to every woman whipping across the forecastle eye man who was the most eager ad- but only loves me?

head.

The ship is slowly brought vocate of the League.At the we met!"

He (enthusiastically). "How lucky The captain, who has been round till the sea is dead ahead, Hong Kong, Tuesday, January 15, 1935 time of New Deals and general

snatching a series of cat-naps and the log-book entry reads, discontent with old deals that

during the night in the chart "Hove to." have obviously done the world

room, rouses himself wearily and Towards evening the glass The Vote And The Count much damage, it would be

takes a long look at the baro-lateadies at 27.60 and the sea be strange indeed if the project of

meter. "Falling rapidly" he comes confused. The captain Perhaps never, certainly very joining the League were not be The sa. Talma sails from Amoy mutters to himself, and struggl- predicts an imminent change. rarely, have so many journalists ing discussed in the United to-morrow and is due to arrive here ing into his greatcoat he steps Sure enough at sunset, after a been standing by waiting for States. So soon as the recovery on Thursday afternoon.

out on to the bridge. As terrific rain squall, the wind lulls "You there, Mr. Rankin?" he momentarily, then suddenly flies some sensational news as last of lost foreign trade is taken in

of calls into the darkness.

round to the north west, and "Aye, aye, sir," answers the begins to how with renewed vio chief officer, and the captain lence. But the centre of the gropes his way towards the voice. storm has been passed, and it is Black as the inside of a cow."only a question of hours till it he grunts as he ranges alongside blows itself out. and plants his feet widely apart.

"Yes," replies the chief. "It's Throughout the night the glass

*Fifty Sleepless Hours very black, but perfectly clear." rises steadily and the hurricane Dirty Weather Ahead squalls lose their intensity. AS At that moment, a heavy spray the sea gradually subsides, the crashes over the bridge and they engine revolutions are Increased. duck for shelter below the wooden and by the early hours of the dodger.

morning the telegraphs signal "Heavy swell getting up since the welcome order "Full speed." we passed the Bishops," says the The Jaded captain, satisfied chief. ELKA

that all danger is past, takes off

shoes.

in

Aye," rejoins the captain his clothes for the first time in Glass falling rapidly too. It fifty hours and climbs into his

Sunday; and everybody except hand seriously, it will be seen One case of small-por, one the journalists and possibly some that no other act can be half an diphtheria, one of enteric fever and of their employers can congratu- remunerative as joining up with one of meningitis, were reparted late himself that, copy was very the other nations that are trying the Colong for the 48 hours ended hard to find. Once again "noto carry out President Wilson's on Sunday. news is good news." The exact ideal and constantly finding that figures of the plebiscite are an in- they are handicapped by the ab- Appearing on remand on a charge teresting item, but when the sence or even resistance of the of robbing and assaulting Mok Lam, issue is faken for granted a few United States. The arguments Laf So, unemployed, was yesterday votes more or less will not make used by the opponents are committed to stand his trial at the a sensation. The Council of the strangely unconvincing. We are next. Criminal Sessions, by Mr. Ei League has seen to it that France told that it would derogate from W. Hamilton: at the Kowloon Magis and Germany have been brought the sovereignty of the States tracy. Into conference as to the terms That is not merely true. but so of settlement that are to come much of a truism as not to be

A fine of $30 was this morning into force when the Saarland is worth repeating. Every treaty imposed on Ho Yat-ean, unemploy- hauded back to Germany, but whatsoever limits the action of aed, by Mr. E. 1. Wynne-Jones at GOLD ARTICLES these could hardly be officially state while it exists, and to the the Central Magistracy, for being announced or confirmed until the extent of its provisions, just as in possession of 69 po piu lottery result of the voting had been re-every contract limits the free- ported, and duly registered. It dom of action of the man who tickets, which were hidden in his looks like dirty weather to me. bunk to sleep like a log. Be ble Make sure that everything is the voyage is over the liner en- e quite enough to know that signs it to the extent of binding

well secured round the decks," counters another,gale lasting terms have been arranged, and him to carry out the provisions Sentence of one month's hard

and with that he seeks the forty-eight hours, and she is there is no question that if the of the contract. There is no labour was imposed on Chong

warmth and shelter of the chart-much delayed.

· Diamond and Gold Merchant. two parties are satisfied the other sense in which sovereign Kong, unemployed, by Mr. E. I

room again.

On arrival in New York, the League will be quite content to is infringed; and the other

At 8 a.m. the sun appears ship-news reporters Wynne-Jones at the Central Ma-above a low bank to the eastward round the captain's cabin door. clamour accept their decision. It is a mat-members limit their own free- ter for those two countries only dom in exactly the same way. It gistracy this morning, for the theft brassy orb, presaging wind, "You're very late, captain," they to say how many tons of coal are really amounts to claiming the of two colle hooks on board the and plenty of it. to be handed over as payment right to go to war without 9.8. Yuet On. for the mines, and how they are

any preliminary discussion, to be valued in the ledgers. That while other countries are re quired to justify themselves in apparently humdrum end to a long controversy is the really im-doing so [portant point of the whole busi- No doubt adherence to the ness. The League exists to sub-Hague Court would be the first stitute civilian for military step. The Court was created in methods; it has failed to do sola Conference at which the United in several spectacular quarrels, States were represented; they M. Thurleer, Swiss Minister to so on, and dive down to their and the proof that it is capable of have at all stages been consulted; Japan, arrived in the Colony this quarters for a well-earned bath fulfilling its true function when American law and judgments morning by the mv. Terikuni Maru, and breakfast. given a chance is a very wel would be quoted as offer as any He sails for Tokio this afternoon come addition to its fading pres-others; and American judges by the same väasel, --- tige.

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say "Have you any story for The two officers for the eight to the boys? twelve watch arrive on the bridge The captain passes liis hand The 8.8. Benwyvis left Singapore clad in oilskins and sea-boots wearily over his tired eyes and yesterday, and is due to arrive in having been warned of the smiles. "Oh, nothing out of the the Colony, vla Manila, on Tuesday weather. The retiring officers ordinary," he replies."Just January 22.

hand over various details such as spot of bad weather." the course, speed, leeway, revolu- The reporters bid him tions of the engines, compass cheery farewell and rush away to error, barometer movements, and make a fine story about it!

Personal Para

By now the wind has risen to gale force and the waves are rum-]

ning to a height of twenty feet-

the, top of a sea which sweeps along the deck in a foaming cas cade.

STOLE 55 CENTS

A couple of thousand soldiers panel. Yet we are told that Jf Mr. E. J. M. Churn arrived in the Every now and again the liner with sidearnts would not be a the States should "join up," it Colony, today from London by the puts her bows under and ships very formidable defence against would be on condition that no de m.v. Tarukuni Maru, wat any large section of the eight cision should apply to any dis hundred thousand, voters that pute in which they might be one might be excited to serious riot of the interested parties. It is her would the bluecoated very difficult to believe that such nonsense is really talked, by any responsible member of Congress; but the very fact that such an absurd Buggestion should be made shows how completely the

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Six Weeks Gaol For Soccer Fan

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CLOTHING STOLEN

All Saints Church. Caretaker Victim

?

On being found guilty of stealing several pieces of clothing from, the Whole Gale Blowing servant's quarters of the All Saints The officers seek what shelter Church, Mak Choi, a 31-year-old they can behind the dodgers, for unemployed, was sentenced to two the law of the sea says, "No months hard labour by Mr. W keeping a look-out beliind glass, Hamilton at the Kowloon Magis meaning the heavy plate glass tracy this morning. labour windows of the warm, dry wheel

82-house. They must be out was open, where they can ses every amilton thing ahead and astern, alow and

this aloft.

from

The captain joins them. "S rising,” he remarks, - "We'll

Don't want

luce apon

Whon charged the defendant i pleaded not guilty.

Inspector Portallion, of the

Kok Police Station, in outlining Case stated that the Loung Chun,the caret church, was salnep

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