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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1st, 1928.

CHANGING ENGLAND.

IMPRESSIONS ON A REVISIT.

THE REVOLUTIONARY MOTOR-CAR.

[BY PHILIP CARR ]

An

s new

Returning home from abroad after an absence of several years Englishman may notice certain things about his country and his countrymen which assume significance from their contrast with the characteristics of the people to: whom he has grown accustomed, and he may appreciate the import ance of certain changes which will not have seemed so dramatic to those who have moved with them.

The most obvious change in the face of the country is that which

M.P.'S MARKED FOR PROMOTION.

MISS LAWRENCE'S PRO- GRESS.

POPULAR AND ABLE,

The general election next year, however it goes, must bring promo- tion to many M.P. The making of reputations is therefore of great concern to politicians, says the Daily Mail political correspondent Who has done well during the session just ended? Who is mark- ed out for advancement! The brief biographies below supply the answers to these questions:-

Conservatives.

GIRL STOWAWAY.

PASSION. TO SEE THE

WORLD.

WHY SHE CAME TO ENGLAND,

On her arrival at Southampton the Cunard liner Aquitania brought with her a girl whose only passport was an inveterate wanderlust-a stowaway of world-wide experience, who made the journey simply for the thrill of it.

In the turmoil of a midnight sailing from New York there aing led with the hundreds of passen gers and the thousands of visitors who streamed up the liner's gang WAS a pretty girl, a tiny parcel tucked under her arm. No one

noticed hér.

Boothby, Robert (Aberdeen and Kincardine East), aged 28, Parlia-

After the ship had sailed a pai- mentary Private Secretary to Mr.senger who had found her wantler- Winston Churchill. The best of the ing learnt that she had no packet. private secretaries.. Kiew all the

He took her to the officer of the watch, and eventually she Was

of the ship,

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& ANOT TJISALAK ... DAIRY, AMOT

has been made by the motor-car secrets of the Budget but never let escorted to the third-class" section | TJISONDARI..... !

and the motor-lorry. To a modest motorist in the habit of driving a car in France, these changes are far greater than say description of them had enabled him to under“

stand. The enormously wide and admirably paved roads, cutting Across a countryside, which, on their course, appears to be destitate of villages and small towns, and creating along their edges & con- tinuous semi-urban population of a new kind, are not only in them-

one out Has made some notable

From

EXPECTAN ON OF ABOUT

LEAVE WEDNIIDAY:

Fox

2nd Sept.

9th Sept.

5th Bepk,

19th Sept

4pm

·BATAVIA MAXAMEN

BOOKABALA

19th Sept., 4pm.

BATAVIA

MAKAMER

SOYLAMALA BALATIA

DALIY, AXOT | 24th Sept | 26th Sept., |

speeches an coal amalgamations: Miss Betty Simpson, aged 25, of TJITAROEM Director of the Bank of Scotland.ed that such trips as she had under- TJIKEMBANG (8', Kluwe, Stth Sept. Srd Uct,

Oklahoma. Ú.8.A., theresiter learn- Top-hatted, popular, efficient, and

discreet.

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Bourne, Capt. Robert (Oxford), aged 40, a barrister, author of the Act for fxing Easter; nickname therefore, The Easter Egg." Diffident, but speaks much better than he imagines. Has deputised as Chairman of Committees at times with ability.. Tactful and persuasive.

Butler, Sir Geoffrey (Cambridge University), aged 40, Parliamen- tary Private Secretary to Sir S. Hoare. Was formerly in the Foreign Office and is one of the beat speakers in the House on foreign affairs subject in which few members shine.

Elliot, Major Walter (Glasgow, Kelvingrove), aged 39, Parliamen tary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland. A capable combination A Scotsman

selves something which is satirely unknown in France, but carry a volume of commercial and tourist traffic to which motoring in France as yet bears no relation, Happily, in spite of all improvements, there are still a number of typical Eng lish roads, whose twists and turns suggest to the philosopher that the English habit is to get round a dificulty, while the straight roads of Napoleon Astter & Frenchman ¦ of " contradictions. into the belief that his instinct is and a humorist, 'a' scientist and a to drive through one. Yet even politician. Was

in the defence of these twisted roads are asphalted to as specially appoint with such a perfection that it is not the Budget. Could do still better easy to find one in as poor a con-

if he tried. dition as most of the best French I roads are to-day.

Giyn, Major Ralph (Abingdon); aged 43. Anthor of the "Tote Bill and prominent in connection with the Railway Bills. A good soldier and an even better civilian The best amateur "whip" in Par liament.

Socialist.

Hotel Charges. When the touring motorist is offered such admirable roads, bow is it that the accommodation which is prepared for him is still so re- Henderson, Sir Vivian (Bootle), latively bad and so horribly ex-aged 42, Under-Secretary for Home pensive 7. The night before I cross- Affairs, but has survived even this ed from France stayed, with my handicap. Answer questions smart- wife, in the best hotel in Abbeville, ly and speaks with authority. in a room which cost as 15 fra., Other people's opinion of him the equivalent of 2s. 6d. I admit nearly as good as his own. that this was cheap, even for France, but no French hotel would have dared to charge me more for the kind of room for which we had to pay 12s. ed., or five times as much, in a hotel in Canterbury. As for 188. the price for which an hotel in Oxford allowed us to occupy a relatively small bedroom on pa upper floor, I think it would be difficult to find any hotel in France, except perhaps in Deauville during the season, which would put any

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taken several times in her young life are not allowed in British liners.

Here is her own story:--

By Betty Simpson, Why did I stow away! That's 'a' question asked me so often. Why do fishes swim It's almost the same thing.

STEAMERS

NORTH BOUND.

-FLOM

TJILEBOET ... Java, Mixamer

BATALA

WILL LEAVE ON

For

About OR ABOUT

7th Sept. 10th Sept. Amor, N. CHINA

12th Sept. 15th Sept. | Amor, SHINGEAI,

KELLUNG "... Java,Makanana Sist Sept. 24th Sept. AMOT, N. CHIVA

BATAVIA 20th Sept. 29th Sept. | Amor, BuaxGHAI,

Karton 8th Oct. AMOT, N. CHIKA

"I don't like to impose on a steam- ship company, but I was not fortu- TJIKEMBANG nate enough to be born with a golden spoon in my mouth, so it's either stow away or stay at home. and really I guess it's the wander- lust in me.

TJIKINI TJIKARANG

But I could no more help getting TJIMANOEK ... JAYA,MAKASEKE 5th Oct. in these ships than anything: Iz my geography I'd see the Pacific and Atlantic Occans, and then I'd say to myself." "I wonder if I'll ever see them?"

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A Big Thrill. After I did see them, I'd watch.

ery because I didn't have enough the ships leave the deck and almost

money to travel on my own.

TJISALAK

TO MANILA.

STEAMERI

For Hose Kore

AT MANILA

12th September; 4 pm.

26th September, 4 p.m.

16th October, pro.

16th Septemler

29.h September

13th October

TJITĀROEM

So, you see, I sort of hoboed my way out to San Francisco, and one day as usual' I 'was' down to the docks. I don't know what prompt. ed me, but I walked aboard the TJILEBOET Mattonia.

Three days out a small boat was lowered down, and in very high waves I was transferred to another ship. Climbing up the rope ladder was a big thrill. I was taken back to San Francisco,

Then I decided to come to New York. I was awaiting my turn to speak over the radio at an hotel when I picked up a paper stating that boats were sailing at midnight. Gee, I had an hour,

Trip On "President Polk." I ran down to the docka and jumped aboard-and sailed again! Truly, I didn't know where the boat

Alexander, Albert. (Sheffield, Hillsborough), aged 43, designate Socialist President of the Board of Trade, a leader in the co-operative. movement and the best-informed speaker in the House on food ques tions. Always worth listening to. Motherwell), aged 66, known as

Barr, Rev. James (Lanarkshire, was going.

I was surprised to find that the Jimmie Barr in proof of popu-ship was the Hamburg, of Gar- larity. A Free Church minister many. Everyone treated me won- who treats social affairs with wide derfully. I stayed 15 days in Ger- many and went back in the same boat. I didn't know I had to have 40 francs, or 6s. 84, already quite 45, the outstanding success of this a passport, and so I went to San Francisco again and got in the cxpcasive. The garage of a small session of the Socialist Party; a car, for which English hotels think probable successor in time to Ram President Polk, of the Dollar Line, Pro- One day out of Honolulu came nothing of charging s. 8d., would say MacDonald as leader. hardly ever cost more than 5 francs, minent in the Savidge debates.word, Bring Betty back."

Restrained and effective in speech.

A Promise. or 10, in France.

of their rooms at such a figure knowledge and without fanaticism In the country in France 20 francs, or 35. Gd., would be normal, and

Johnston, Tom (Dundee), aged

A journalist, but lacking humour.

The cheerfulness, the brightness, Kelly, William Thomas (Roch look for a place where I could go Again the whistles urged me to the neatness of an English village, dale), aged 54. An astute cross- with the gay flowers in its front examiner of Ministers. A mine of without a passport. I thought of gardens hospitably nodding over information on trade union mat England--a foolish idea, I find tow hedges more tidily trimmed than ters and a valuable debater. Takes So if the Cunard Line will forgive anything on in France, and Pallament seriously from me this time I'll surely say, and ditches upon bien a considerable Socialist back bench.

mean it, that never again will I part of the population appears con Lawrence, Miss Susan (East be a stowaway. stantly to be working all this is Ham North), aged 57, the one wo- again a delight, though much of man M.P. with an increased re

it is spoiled by the profusion of putation. Possesses immense in-

brilliantly but hideously coloured dustry and remarkable know- P.C. "JOLLY OLD THING." enamelled iron-advertisements, fedge of subjects not, generally re-

ING ON ARREST.

such as the French countryside garded as feminine, such as the DRUNKEN DRIVER'S GREET- fortunately does not yet know. I Companies Bill. At her best on am not sure, moreover, whether I Poor Law. His lately startled the appreciate the installation of a House by appearing in A gaily neatly sanded motor park" in hued' silk dress..

Liberals.

Edgar W. J. Devotto, aged 25,

lane, Denmark Hill, S.E., was at Croydon fined £20 for being drunk in charge of a motor-ear in High- street, Collier's Wood, 8. W. He was also ordered to pay £3 28. costs and his licence was suspend- ed for a year.

EXCURSIONS TO JAVA

The regular service of the Java- China-Japan-Lijn steamers from Hong Kong to Jaya, and vice-versa, offers splendid opportunity for excursions to Java (the Pearl of the East) and to other parts of the Dutch East Indies.

Famous for craters and volcanoes, delightful scenery, invigorating mountain resorts, excellent sporting facilities.

Travel in comfort on first class steamers, having excellent accommodation for passengers, a European Doctors and Wireless telegraphy.

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the place where doubtless once Williams, Tom (Yorkshire Don a bank cashier, of Coldharbour stood the village pond. Nor can Valley), aged 40. Quite the best I fail to wince each time that the of the miner M.P... Lean, long, English language is deformed by and sad, and apparently designed the use of the word "minerals by nature to be an undertaker, but to announce, not, as French a favourite of everybody. friend believed, that valuable metallic deposits had been discover-

Morris, R. Hopkin (Cardigan Alexander L. Turner, aged 25, ed in the neighbourhood, but that a cottage was prepared to supply shire), aged 40, a barrister. Aan insurance inspector, of Kimber. pleasant speaker with unusual ley-road. Cardiff, a friend who light liquid refreshment of a guscous nature. No doubt you at home have constructive ability and fertile in was in the car with Devotto, was all adopted minerala " long ago. suggestions. Tries to look like Mr. fined 10s. for being drunk and was

It need hardly be said that the Gladstone and wears his collars acordered to pay 10%. 6d. costs.

P.C. cordingly. relief of nervous tension in driving Sinclair, Sir Archibald (Chith PC Chester said that Devotion A car in England is considerableness and Sutherland), aged 37. At a point where there was a road As compared with Frence in spite Bids fair to supplant Ian Mac obstruction it swerved-on-to-the-8.5.48ACHSEN of the great traffic.

Fortunately pherson as leader of the Scottish path, and was stopped by a lamp- there are few corners in Franco, Liberala Stutters slightly but post. When told he would be ar- HOMEWARD, for at every corner the reasonably pleasantly in pecch.

rested, Devotto said, "Right bo, cautious motorists must hoot loud.

you jolly old thing. ly and slow down, for on the other

P.C. Green said that Turner re- side he is sure to find one of three

marked to him, You are a jolly' things a farm-cart which is on the

80, of course, to the Englishman old sport and do not mean any wrong side of the road (probably is everything English. I had never harm. You are a real sport for "embêter" the noticed before the soothing effect taking care of me." At the on purpose, to Parisian), a cyclist on the wrong of the English tone of voice. I do police station he asked for his doc- side of the road through careless not mean the English accent in all tor to be fetched from Cardif ness, but who seek hurriedly to to delightful variety, but the Eng Dezotto, denying the charge, front of you, or a motorist coming encouraging tone: No doubt you beer, and apricots and cream. He 7. 03.3

the other way, who is risking his find life a hard business," it seems had had stomach trouble. When a 334 life and yours, by cutting the to say, "but cheer up. I will help car immediately in front of him 818 corner off. After these nightmare-you-through it Perhaps I find life braked suddenly he swerved. 42134 the road discipline of England in nhard business, too; but I am without knowing that the kerb

indeed welcome.

determined not to show it; and I projected there. The wing of his

car touched the lamp-post. (Continued at foot of nezi column.)' dan't, de II"--London Observer.

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HONG KONG TİDE TABLE.

From September 1st to 7th, 1928,

Hon WATEL

LOW WATER,

Hong

Hong

Kong

Kong

Standard

Time.

Standard Time,

Barometer...

29.72 40.73. 29.77

Temperature

79

83

bi

87

85

Wind

Bat

Direction

E

ENE E

Force

५

4

Rain

Weather ... 0

0.20

O

0

Bamudity...

·0,00 1.78 Highest open-air Temperature, 30th: 88

h." m..ip, 1943 7 m 8 2938 10 41 5 2 42811 Sun. 2m10 28 77m 4 12 28

11 105 65 121 Mox. 9 m21 15

58 23

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Lowest open-air Temperature, 31at: 78 99 100 777 rectify is error by crossing in 'lish" tobe-that comforting, that said that he had two bottles of

B-Bine sky: O-Cloudy: D- Wod. &m 017 018

Drissle; E-Fog: L=Lightning: Ther

[❤]at-0-Gyérengt |~P=Pandinig showers; Q-Bqualls; R-Rain; T- Fr.

1 185 7

f

7 m2

4.56 4 6

7.87 = 42

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Sailings for Genoa, Rotterdam and Hamburg ris Manila, Singapore, Colombo & Port Said --

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