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THE BONGKONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH, 1916
AN IDLER IN BERLIN.
THE HUMOURS OF TEUTONIC ORGANISATION.-
BY SIR JOHN FOSTER FRASER.]
BERLIK.
A bronze, or it may be a golden statue of a somewhat shy woman, in what artists call the altogether," has been erected in Later den Linden to show the municipal authorities are in sympathy with the nature kultur movement Aged boys, with shaven beads, stand pensively and
bayonet, and" baton-studded officer told "But him there was no Krant-platz. I've often corresponded with my friend at the Krantz-platz," said the provincial. I tell you that Krants-plata does not exist." armly retorted the official. Then another official thought he could explain; in reorganisation the name Eranta-platz
OVERSEAS NEWS BY
PORTUGAL'S FIRST ELECTRIFIED RATEWAY.
The ürst alectrified railway in Portugal, that between, Lisbon and Cascaes," has been opened:
The Belgian Athletia League has de cided to resume relations with German. athletic associations
The Co-Optimists are seeking the loan of two bone-sbaker" bicycles for their performance at His Majesty's Theatre, London.
There were in one day 979 canal boats
Hi Majorty'a Milia, will be despatched Perspiringly before the nymph-who had been abolished. "But what is it in the Port of London," "Of these, 67 have
29 SEPTEMBER, 1928 at Noor, taking mutter de so, and adjourn to a neigh bouring brasserie for another-stein (of and Cargo for the above Porta Passengers
for Bilk, Vainables and Tes Italy
pilsner. France and London (under arrangement) will be transhipped at Bombay into the Mail Steamer proceeding dirset to Marseilles and London,
Parcels will be received at this Office util 5 P., the Day before Sailing. The cantants and value of all packages must be desired.
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risk into the basanious and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co, Ltd, whence, and/or from the wharves, Delivery may be obtained
All Germany has gone philanderingly crazy over the national importance of good health and the hectic joys of sun baths. There are sixteen publications devoted to correct breathing, vitamins, chest development, the stimulating quali- ties of carrots, oranges and radishes.. When German tennis players lick Americans or a German athlete shows an Englishman the way home in the half- mile sprint, there is almost as much jubilation as there would have been if the war had gone the other wLY..
Sun Worshippers..
The sun is worshipped Sunday, of course, is the correct day. On the lakes and the rivers and in the adjoining woods you see thousands of Berliners, just as you see thousands of Londoners on the Thames when the weather is benign but whereas -Londoners are in flannels and nice shirts and pretty ties of regiments they never belonged to, and the girls of Kensington recline on cushions in dainty garments and shield their complexions behind rainbow-hued parasols, Berliners are naked 13 nowt, as the Halifax man would say. A one-piece bathing suit for the women and diminutive shorts for the men is full dress.
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now called!" was the natural inquiry "Herr, came the reply, all I can tell you is that Krantz-platz is not in
Locusts have done much damage to the existence, and it is not within my official duty to inquire what name has been sub-abundant crops in the Sultanate of stituted."
Lahej and other districts in the vicinity of "Aden.
Just then the bowildered provincial locked out the window, and across the
street
was" the sign. " Krantz-plata.” There it is, he joyfully exclaimed, but why didn't you tell me?" "Herr," was the solemn explanation, "it is true the plaque has not yet been removed, but it is not my duty to take note of that fact by looking through the window. All does not exist!" And that story, more I know is that officially Krantz-platz or less as I have told it, appeared in a Berlin paper from the pen of the in- vestigating provincial.
Englishmen are not the only people who love dogs. So do Germans, parti- cularly Berliners. There is a dog in every house, or flat, either those seft eyed but unduly elongated and saggy Dachshunds some of us loved twelve years and more ago before the war obliterated them from British affection, or German Wulfhunds, or Alsatians, which we, out of courtesy to the French, have taken to calling them.
Agitated Berliners,
The Roman Catholic Church at Three Rivers (Quebec) has been destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at £60,000
At Tipton, Staffs, a man who was fined Is. for keeping a linnet in too small a. cage, sold it to the magistrate for the same amount, and the bird was released.
The London, Midland and Scottish Crewe works, 100 locomotive for fast Railway is building, at the, Horwick and goods traffic and heavy excursion trains.
The Australian Senate have passed the Cotton Bounty Bill and both Houses ad- journed until a date to be fixed later. They will probably hold a short session early in 1927.
A new air route between Salzburg and Munich has been opened. The transit lasts 70 minutes. Fokker five-senters are employed, and passengers, mails, and goods are carried.
An Athens telegram states that the Greek Premier has announced that be anticipates that negotiations with Great Britain for the settlement of war dents will be resumed shortly.
A verdict of "Death by Misadventure" was returned at Brixton in the case of John Thomas Vile, aged 60, of Plato- road, Brixton, who drink belladonna and aconite in mistake for whisky.
But the Berlin authorities do not like dogs. They rather interfere, I gather, with the latest organisation for the com plete cleanliness of the atrasses. Tho frst move toward extermination was the imposition of a tax of 60 marks," say £3. Then the order was no dog was to appear in the streets unless muzzled and is the ambition of all Berliners. Last on a leash, both. By official regulation All Claims against the Steamer must be night the son of my host could not ap the "dogs of Berlin were given a dog a pilgrims, visited the convent of St.
pear at dinner, for the sun had blistered life. him into an unpresentable sight.
So Claims will be simitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining andalirered after the 29th instant, will be subject to Beat. presented to the Undersigned on or before the 13th October, 1926, or they will not be re- cognized.
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to 11ft in the Godowns, where they will be einized on the 29th instant, at 10
No Fire Insurancs has been effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
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No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all- Goods remain ing undelivered after 29th September, 1926,
ill be rübject to Beat
All Claims must reach us by 1st October. 1926, or they will not be recognised.
All damaged Packages will be examined by Messrs. Goddard and Douglas (Marina Surveyors) at 10 am on the 28th September,
1926.
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The apple crop in Essex is one of the worst known during the past 50 years. There was an exceptional abundance of blossom, but cold winds and rain daring the flowering period prevented fertiliza tion.
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Berliners are a nice, law-abiding peo- This nature kultur has many whole picspecially as the police can fine you hoggers as old-fashioned English poli- on the spot and shoot you if you are ticinas world call "them. There are rude but their hearts began to bleed. colonies of both sexes where a pocket The result of an agitation was that handkerchief is prudish; besides, to the whilst in some streets the dogs must be pure, all things are permitted. Youthful on leash, in others they need not be. German politicians ате enthusiastic Unfortunately it has been impossible to "all-together" nature worshippers be instruct the dogs which are the streets cause it withers the hypocrisy of the in which they can gambol freely though bourgeoise 1
muzzled, and which are the streets where if they show any such galety they can P.O.'s Little Ways. I love Berlin.
be arrested and subsequently asphyxi- Everything is so thorough. Organisation is a science. Ated. Berlin now is as much agitated
For having been drunk while in charge! The Berlin post office is one of the sights over Dachshunds as it used to be aver
of a motorcar Albert Holland, aged 41, of astute division of labour. It should the Buhr,
Our Lisbon Correspondent says that the In the bar of the Adlon hotel, where cabinet maker, of Hawthorn-road, Upper enlargement of the port of Matadi, the be included in the curriculum of the five the American language, with a Mil Edmonton, was thousand small burches of Americanwaukee accent, is mainly spoken, wonder- Police Court sentenced to a month in the Pool.
aced to North on starting-point of the railway to Stanley anniversary of the battle of Aljubarrota was celebrated on Satruday. Near the school marmns who are now critically ful stories are told of the days of in
village of that name John 1. of Portugal doing" Europe.
message from Akyah (Burma) re flection, when you paid a million marks for your luncheon, found the rate of expartment of Commerce shows that 63 per
An analysis by the United States Deports that the hill thrown up by the in 1380 gained a signal victory over the change had swayed during the time you cent of the 84,297,000,000 worth of goods ship of Kyaukpyu is three miles long and which may be regarded as the real begin recent volcanic eruption near the town Spaniards. In the battle the Portuguese were aided by English crossbowmen, were drinking coffee, and so the five imported into the United States last year one mile wide. A similar eruption oning of the Anglo-Portuguese alliance. million marks you had in your waistoa came in duty free, being raw materials curred in the same area about 48 years pocket had doubled..
or partly manufactured goods.
ago. In all some 200 acres under culti Birmingham banks' clearances for the vation have been destroyed, Now the mark has been stabilised, week ended August 14th amounted to one mark to a shilling, 20 to a pound, £1,528,284, & drerease 0. £116,047 cam 100 to a fiver, which is very useful to pared with the corresponding week of travelling English people, who can never last year. The total for the year to date understand those foolish foreign rates ofis £78,020,535, a decrease of £4,731,474. exchange. Instead of tipping, 10 per cent is added to your bill. You pay 60 pfennig for a bucket of cigarettes and the bar attendant cakes the sum on bit of paper 80 and 10 comes to 100; tankee! You order another bottle of
Enter the post office to buy a ten- pfenning stamp. There foleretures, sometimes open, and with solemn faces behind. Molerette neces, Ours from
Open from closed, but there are notices, 10 to 12," or "Open from 12 to 2," or Open from 2 to 4. As it is 3 o'clock you go to the latter, where a queue is waiting; but the little door is closed because the man behind has already sold two stamps, and, the rumour circulates, he is refreshing himself with sausage When, however, the aperture opens, and you ask for a ten-pfenning stamp, he tells you he does not sell "a" stamp, but stamps," and suggests you should learn to read. You return to your hotel, and the multi-lingual porter obliges.
Dignified. Tipping.
second division.
Twelve vessels, of 31,656 tons, are re ported by the Liverpool Underwriters' Association to have been posted in the Loss Book during July last. The figures compare with eight, of 13,218 tons, so
tons, in July, 1924.
While the British steamer Fulton, was loading timber at Eovda, in the White Sea, a Russian port official came aboard The Orient Line announce that by and demanded that the captain should certain of their steamers, beginning with raise & team ierthwith to play a football the sailing from London on November match against Russian worker. As the 27th, return tickets to Ceylon for the captain refused to suspend work for this Christmas holidays will be issued at the purpose the oficials ordered all men load- special holiday fare of £10 first-classing the vessel to down tools for the day The return journey can be made by as a protest. steamers leaving Colombo up to
A Sydney Correspondent says that there February 9th.
is some heartburning in Brisbane over the "In addition to a contract for 41 electric continued delay in appointing the new.
Mr. McCormack received by the Metropolitan Vickers Sir Matthew Nathan. Electric Company, Limited, of Trafford the State Premier, on being pressed for Park, Manchester, from the Great Indian an explanation, declared that the matter Peninsula Railway for an electric passen was wholly in the hands of the Imperial ger locomotive of 2,260 h.p, capable of authorities, from whom he had received. attaining a safe travelling speed of 85 no communication since he assumed office miles per hour..
Here is a true story because it was told wine at 20 marks. and on the bill are reported in July, 1925, and 11, of 21,246 freight locomatiyes, a new order has been ! Governor of Queensland in succession to
me by a journalist. A man seat his lady office-help to stamp and post ten letters. ganised. She went to the little window The post department was exquisitely or where stamps in large numbers! were sold. She could not have ten there be cause twelve was the minimum large number dealt with.,, She proceeded to the window where "stampa in small num- bars" were sold. That was futile be cause no more than six stamps could be sold there but the could have six or three, but not both together.
2 marks extra in enforced acknowledg- ment of the waiter's courtesy in bringing slipping a bit of paper into the walter's it. This is reckoned more dignified than hand at the end of dinner. You, how ever, get better value for a mark in Berlin than you do for a shilling in"
London'.
The traffic is well managed, with none of the congestion Cockneys know in Piccadilly and the Stand. Taxis are 75 per cent. better than those in London, and the fares 50 per cent. lesa. Berliners are far in advance of our amateur plan Too High Organised.
of sticking out a hand to indicate to Being an intelligent women she pur- following motorists what you are up to. chased six, went away, rejoined the A real arrow, electrically lit at night, queue, and ultimately bought another jerks from the side of the car in Berlin three. She had one letter left. Ah, when * corner is about to be taken. there was a trap door, and over it the At cross roads there are electrically lit legend Letter stamped" just the big mushroom-shaped signs, not more place. Gott himmel, couldn't the read than eight inches high, round which I've noticed That was a place where letters could be motorists must sweep. stamped, vast numbers, handreda, not a several of these mushrooms badly broken, letter; go away!
so the gyrators cannot always gyrate successfully..
Berliners admit their post office is too highly organised. It is suggested the new chief should cross "to London and spend a week-end with Sir W. Mitchell Thomson.
Berlin is highbrow. At a recent en- tertainment jazz music was provided and the whole audience rose and demanded Shakespeare. London, however.is, `back Berlin is undergoing great improve namber compared with gorgeous cafes ments, including the renaming of many here; new places are constantly being of its streets A man came from the opened and all filled. Probably, some- provinces to interview a business ac where, there is a lot of poverty in Berlin, quaintance at the Krants-platz. But he but the foreign idler never catebesa could find no such place in the neigh-glimpse. Berlin is also lowbrow. There bourhood he thought it was situated. He are dozens of dance halls, some good, went to the police station. The revolver, some just horrid Evening Standard.
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PARIS, August 19th.
The Minister of Labour reported to the Cabinet this morning that there were only 351 unemployed persons receiving State aid in France on August 12th, of whom forty-seven were in Paris. It was pointed out that France had 91,000 unemployed in March 1921.
The tents are being conducted by Mr. Maurice Pearcey, a pilot with extensive peace and war flying experience. The engine is a direct drive racing engine, which develops near 700-horse power."
In connection with the projecta Idr communication in the Lower Congo, the Belgian Government has better
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