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“I«e Galy*Gùbs,“ above, are appearing at all the performances at the Oriental Theatre to-day.

CORRESPONDENCE

The Flower Show

GOLF STARTING TIMES

Sunday's Pairings At Fanling

OLD COURSE

To The Editor "China Mail]

Sir,The Flower Show is o Thursday and Friday, March 5 and 6 This declaration is

The following are the Royal Hong the Kong Golf Club starting times for successor of several preceeding | Fanling next Sunday. ones all destined to obviate the complaint heard year after year- "Oh yes, I missed the show, but then I didn't know the date."

This year there are

two dates 9.28 so it is hoped that Hong Kong flower lovers will take out those neat little red, green and blue diaries presented to them by kind! friends at Christmas and "puttes 9.44 book" at once.

9.24

# B Pethick J. Mayhew

THE CHINA MAIL-FRIDAY

“SLOW SUICIDE"

Falling Birth Rate In Britain

GRAVE WARNING UTTERED BY LONDON PRIEST.

-day's Short Story,

A Broadcast

Talk

evening.

SPB Mais

The name of Banstead is pro

GBefore I outline for you bably familiar to you. He was "Slow but sure" suicide" was my long-promised plan for our at school with me. He was in the phrase used by Father Woodlock, future policy in India I must same house; in fact he slept in the of Farm-street Church, W., when ask you to bear with me next bed. We disliked each other he commented on the continued patiently and listen to a prefi on sight. The enmity was famed decline in the national birth-rate minary statement which may into flame over the episode of the recorded in the recently publish- well seem to you at first to be collars. ed 1953 report of the Registrar irrelevant.

General

This may sound to you incredib- Having enjoyed, as Prime by stupid, but nations have before

"I fear that few people realise Mizister, your courfidence over a now gone to war for just as trivial the seriousness of the situation,” period of many years, "I now wish a cause as a collar.

1

"A birth-rate of 144 means a

said Father Woodlock in an inter to repay the compliment and take Banstead's collars were clean. view.

you into my confidence over a maż- Mine were not. My people could- ter that will only" reach you in `an't afford linen collars for me. I garbled and inaccurate fazer in had to put up with a celluloid one, and Banstead one day found me to-morrow morning's papers.

The matters, though personal, trying to clean mize.

to affect the whole Is no use flickering those lights cannot fail state inasmuch as it undoubtedly over my head Don't, I beg you

drop of nearly 60 per cent. in the nation's fertility during the last 60 years; it is the slow but sureį suicide of what has been the strongest nation in Europe.

"Already there are signs that affect the first Minister in the Control, cut me off. It's a matter

this decline has been watched:

from abroad and has had its

effect on foreign politics.

One

does not like the phrase "Cannon

fodder," but the power of self-i defence and Empire defence is so steadily dwindling that England will inevitably lose its place in the world.

jState.

TRAFFIC OFFENCE

European Driver Fined $30

What

of life and death. Please. was I saying? Oh, yez.

Celluloid.collars go a sort of |dack-egg colour after a bit and crack, and everybody can see that they aren't linen. Anyway, my collar gave Banstead his chance He'd been looking for it for a long time. He went off and collected

A Heavier Burden

Mr. A. G. Piovaneli, of the his gang, and they crept up and

me before I knew! Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotel, surrounded "Only short-sighted economists was this morning fined $30 by what was happening. Then they fail to notice that a fall in the Mr. W. Schofield at the Central all sang to the time of "John

Brown's Body":

·9.20 am. J. S. Dykes, B. D. Evans, birth-rate will not help the con- Magistracy for driving his car w.dition of the working classes, but, without due care and caution accompanied by the noticeable in-along Queen's Road East an HL Laffond, Comde. Hole. creased longevity of our people. February 3 and with failing to H. N. Williamson, T. will put a much heavier burden produce his licence when re- Price

on the workers.

quested by the Police.

952

9.36

9.40

2

-9.52

For the Flower Show in Hong 9.48 Kong is good. To many of us it is a red letter day in the year. when we can feast our eyes on 9.56 concentrated colour and beauty. Of course to those who are satis-10.00 10.04 fied with nothing less than the 10.08 Chelses Flower Show, our local effort will not appeal. But to 10.32 many it recalls the Flower Show 10.36 of our country town or villages

1.

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1

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and it brings back many pleasant 10.24 memories of the English country-10.28 side. One recaptures in the mat-10.32 shed on Volunteer Headquarters

10.25 Parade Ground the atmosphere of the big homeside marquees and ❘ 10.40 the shock of mixed fragrance of flowers and fruit and vegetables. - 10.44

Here gardening is achieved un- 40.48 der peculiar dificulties of soil and 52 climate but I have never heard dissatisfaction expressed with the 10.56 results as embodied by the Show, even by the most ardent film fan who sacrifices an afternoon of the movies.

1.00

11.04

11.08

In addition to fixing the date of the Show in their memories 11

1116 urge flower-lovers to join the Horticultural Society. "And what

do I get for it" is the question. 9.23 You pay $5 annually. For that you get free admission to the 9.36 Show, a warm welcome from the 944

9.52

fraternity of garden growers and 10.00 Howers fans in Hong Kong and 10.08 expert advice on your garden or 1016 pots or window box. It is obvious that the Show cannot be held: without money. $2,000 is roughly the amount required for the mat shed and other expenses. At the moment the Society has only 200 members; the deficit is obvious to the meanest mathematician.

*

"They will be fewer, but in the Sergeant G. Clarke said that future they will have to support a on that day he saw defendant

T. E Rodgers.

Rowell, R.

A.

T. Hindars, P. Morrison,

G. S. Chambers, F. C. B. and Black

C. L Bowker. J. A. Dmach increased number of aged near the Hong Kong and Shang- Morrison

***Simeon Pazl Bartholonew

wears a celluloid collar, Simeon Paul Bartholomew

wearz a celluloid collar, Simeon Paul Bartholomew

wears a celluloid collar, We'll teach him how to keep

it clean."

It was Banstead, by the way,

unemployable dependents. hai Bank travelling at a fairly Propagandists of the spread of fast rate eastwards. He who found out how much I hated 0. J. Shannon, H. A. the birth-control movement never chased defendant along Queen's my Christian names. Before he Browning.

Road East, when he overtook came I was always known by three A. YeKellar, W. W. c. seem to aver this."

I liked that It gave! "Dr. Inge told us a few years another car at the Naval Yard initials. A. Sommerfelt, R. Young age that opening at random the gate and two others near theme distinction. Most fellows had

record of successful and promir left hand side.

Wellington Barracks, all on the only one or two names. I had A. K. Mackenzie, R. Lent men in Who's Who' he found caught him up

The sergeant three. To Banstead. my

three at Arsenal names now beczne z joke. S. H. Dodwell, Col. Blake that 50 consecutive entries of

Street as the red light was And while they song they knelt

Shewaz.

N. P. Fox, C. Austin

Webò.

E. R. Davies, F. C. Madie. married men showed that they had C. W. E. Bishop, D. Lonly 87 children in all, an aver Prophet

A. Anderson, W. J. S. Key, age of 1.7 per family.

"

M

A. Nicol, N. E. Littlejohn-

Pounds, L

Geare..

J. W. Alabaster, D. A. Smalley,

Fraser.

"This age will stand out in the

against him, otherwise he would on me, poured berol on the col not have been able to do so. {lar, and then set a match to it. I Licence Not Produced Jonly just got it off my neck in (When asked to produce his time.

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social history of England as the icence defendant said that he did Now you know how I get that one when marriage began to exist not have it with him. He was odd ring round my neck that mainly for recreation, not pro- told to do so at the traffic office everybody looks at and nobody We undertake, Electro-Plating work, specialising in CHROMIUM Lifcreation; for pleasure. not for the next day, but he did not pro- dares to ask me about. Im not

parenthood.

dace it until a few days after. sensitive now as I used to be at

There were many workmen com-school. Fublic men can't afford to l

W. X

Goldman. W. N. Buyer, L. R. Bil-i linghurst.

"No warnings as to the effect

E. M. Bryden, R. C. Webb on the nation of the general useing out of the Naval Yard at the be. They stand to be shot at all

Col of artificial birth prevention are time

R. L Moncrieff, Robertson

G. T. Mzy, D. J. Keogh,

R.

the time.

likely to have any effect on indivi- Admitting the facts, the defen- But it was more than a sear în duals who practise it. Nobody is dant said that he was in a parti- the neck I got that day. Some- V. R Gordon, J.

likely to have a large family for enlar bay on that day and in thing seared, into my very soul, Collis RK Collings, F. M. patriotic motives, and the moral overtaking the two cars he did so and I've never been the same Ellis

aspect of the problem has no long-jon the left as they were on the since. And it had an odd effect er any weight with the average tramlines and the left side was on Banstead He thought that he kad burnt me to death, and he "One cannot take seriously the With regard to the licence, he never forgave me. Men never do charitable interpretation made by forgot about it. When he remem-forgive those whom they injure. Bishop Barnes a few years ago bered about it a few days later There go those lights glittering m. Mrs. Smalley, Mrs. Gold-when he said that "It is, in fact, he immediately attended to the again. Then you haven't cut me

HF. Sommers,

Draper.

E. G. N. Grimble, P. Tod.

J. Forbes.

A. B. Perves,

NEW COURSE

70841

Mrs. Bishop, Miss Krill

J. Dalziel. Col. Matthews,

EL and Mas. Overy.

Mrs. Blake, Mrs. Webb. Mrs. Gordon, Mrs. Collis. J. B. Mackie, A. E. Percy-

LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES

One case each of diphtheria, So the hopes of those who have enteric fever and cerebro-spinal the welfare of the Society at heart fever were reported to the are centred on' new members on Health authorities in the 24 the roll and a bumper crowd at hours ended on Wednesday. the Show.

BELLA SOUTHOEN,

President,

H.K. Horticultural Society.

MRS. SANGER'S VISIT

Public Lecture At HK. Hotel

maan

desire for the welfare of the matter general public' that has led to the limitation of families."

ESCAPE FROM THE FOREIGN LEGION

Londoner's Story

SIDI-BEL-ABBES TO ORAN ON STOLEN BICYCLES

THE CRIMINAL

SESSIONS

SIX CASES ON THE CALENDAR

TWO COUNTERFEIT COINS OFFENCES

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of yet. Please, please let me go

Ifs desperately important | that I get this clear to you. Ju

I was talking about Banstead. After that collar episode he hated me with a cold calculated hatred that I realised would never die

one of us died. And I used

to pray every night and morning that it would be he.

He had a notebook in which he entered every "felow's birthday, and he was always there when The Criminal Sessions have cakes were being unpacked. And been fixed for Tuesday, 18th inst he had an uncanny way of getting and this month there are only sixsters to sák him to ten Partly William Allen, a 21-year-old

due to that collár of his, I sup cases on the list, the first three of clerk, of Shepherd's Bush, W., who which will be taken by the Acting that he was always jumping up pose. And partly due to the fact escaped with another Londoner Chief Justice. Mr. Justice Lind- The fifth annual athletic sports from the French Foreign Legion sell, and the remaining three by for people. It only made me go and opening and shutting doors of La Salle College wat take place in Morocco, arrived at Plymouth the Acting Puisne Judge, Ms. Jus out of my way to be dirty and

Saturday, February 22 at on January 15.2.

tice Hayden. 1 pm The Very Bev. G. M. Spada

untidy, and never to open anything The calender is as follows;—— will distribute the prizes

1. Li Po, assault by two or I've told you about Banstead's

for anybody. more persons in company, with in-notebook. He entered other things. tent to rob;"

in besides people's birthdays. 2 Tip Sak-mel, clins Yip Tak-Whatever he could worm out cho, custody or possession of three about them that they didn't want or more counterfeit copper coms; known he wrote out Inburiously 3. Lam Wah, The Kee and and followed up as if he were wong Chuen, alias Wony San- training to be a detective. And I chuen alias Wong, Chin, custody have very good reason, to know or possession of Instruments for that many, masters didn't set him counterfeiting, (b) custody or pos- to- tex so much for his charm of session of three or more copper manner the knew how to talk on Coins;

the subjects they lied all right)|

With Jack Edmonds, aged 20, he left the Legion headquarters at Sidi-Bel-Abbes on New Year's

Owing to the indisposition of Day. Mr. K. Keen, the daily hawkers' After dark they took two cases were dealt with by 1 Q. bicycles which were outside a A. A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon house. Police Court yesterday. -

With patrols in pursuit they reached, Oran after a five hours

The concert party of HAMS. ride." Medway entertained at the Cheero Mrs. Margaret Sanger, Presi-Club on Wednesday evening dent of the Birth Control Internafore a house filled to expacity and tional Information Centres, is due the most enjoyable programm in Hong Kong on Thursday next that was staged received its An informal reception will be held ward in the enthusiasm shown at the Hong Kong Hotel, 1st floor, the audience.

st 4.30 p.m. on that day, and

530 Mrs Sanger will deliv

Festure in the

of the Hotel

A dinner in her hono

given at 8.30 pm., álso Garden, at - which

is optional. The

held, and those wishing

Bent should m

tions at the Hotel

Wednesday,

The EMS. Empress

and is due

on Tuesday Honsinin, Victoria an

held

They threw away their forms as they rode along.

“Allen said: “Our luck was in We found a Greek steamer, the Marietta Nomikos, and went on board We stowed away in a life-portation Out boat. The ship had been at sea 5. Ho Se about-an-hour before we discovered. The captain” good when he adventu

fed up with the

4 Wang On, breach of the De- as for his capacity to inferu.

“Knowing all this as I did, ie czat↑ think how ITHRIC bózrow from him

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