1929-01-19 — Page 4

GLENEAGLES

Scotch made.

GOLF

SHOES

MADE BY A GOLFER FOR A GOLFER

Plain cap uppers of soft pliable leather with new composition soles specially corrugated to grip on hard ground.

Just the shoe for present wear.. Call and see them st

Mackintosh

MEN'S WEAR SPECIALISTS ALEXANDRA BUILDING.

¢CɑLa

·DES VOEUX ROAD

Five Kings?

Kiny Scorge IV

Old Scotch Whisky

Extra Stricial

[es-

When the fifth is "KING GEORGE IV.

SOLE AGENTS: GANDE, PRICE & CO., LTD:

TEL. C. No. 185.

BONG TUNG

Kodak Film makes your good camera a better one

You'ti know Kodak Film by the yellow box in which it is packed.

"

Once it is in your camera, you'll know it by its speed, its latitude and its dependability.

After it's out of your camera and devel-

oped, you know it by the snappy pictures it

has produced.

達標

KODAK

If it isn't Eastman, it isn't Kodak Film. At your dealer's

EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY

DAVID BUILDING, HONG KONG,

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, JANUARY 19th, * 1929.

TOWN

TOPICS.

AND SOMETHING OVERHEARD.

Macno Lottery Farce; More Kowloon Kicks: The Down-and-Outers,

[BY R. E PORTER.}

Another Macao Lottery Farco. The trusting public in and around Hong Kong are once more complain- ing of the way things are conducted in Macno. Thousands of people were induced to buy tickets in the Macao Champion's Race, which was net run. Those concerned had had

the use of the money for a consider. able time, but it was eventually reimbursed to the people, who had paid for the tickets.

Then in connection with the Macao Fair there was a charity lottery, the awards being a house in Do Mun Tin and motor-cars galore. The whole scheme sounded bit too good when I first heard of it from a gentleman who was interested,

My advice to him then was to get the parties responsible for the race tickets to redeem those tickets first, for unless the public's confidence was restored, it was unlikely that they would part with more money, no matter how good a proposition might be offered. The gentleman in question said that the race tickets would certainly be redeem- ed. He kept his word and a few days later advertisements to this effect were inserted in all the news- papers here.

The police constables could easily be told to keep an eye on the pier and eject undesirables Some one should also be made responsible for keeping the pier moderately clean for at present there is generally an orange peel, peanut shells, etc. “accumulation of cigarette enda, Here is a point that Mr. Braga and Dr. Tso could take up with the Council.

The Down-and-Outers,

its share of human jetsam and Hong Kong, like all ports, has Eetsam. We have men here who are trying their” häldest to obtain employment, and there are others who do their hardest to keep away from honest work.

The latter class can be seen hang- ing about bars, pestering people for. drinks. They can also be found by Chinese grog |

shops, where twenty cents will bur enough ramshu to render them comatose.

They generally have a good "sob story" to tell and a member of the Daily Press staff relates the following story of the methods of one of them. He says: Only a few days ago I was accosted by one of these gentlemen. Coming up to me. he said, "Well, pardner. I hail from Chiengo, and I presume you are a Filipina." "No, I am a. Chinaman.' "Holy Moses," he replied, what the hell is the differ-

As regards the Charity Lotteryeace Ain't one man just as good thousands of tickets were sold, but as another 'You see here, pard

its this way wid me. I'm a 100 per the awards were withdrawn at the last moment. There has been no cent. American, and I tell the cock- draw and although several months eyed world that I am. They ain't have elapsed, purchasers are still got nothing on me, but this bothere out of pocket. No announcement gonna show them something be has so far been made that they can fore he slide out of this dog-gone

town." get their money refunded.

This is a most urbusinesslike What's all this about,” I asked method of conducting affairs in him. It's just this way, bo' which the public is asked to parti. Me here now, a 100 per cent. cipate, and the sooner it is remedied American, and I. ain't got a chance the better people will be pleased. to get work. I need money to keep If Macao enterprises of this kind meself cleah. I ain't goin out into are to gain general confidence they the streets and let the Chinos think must be run on a sound basis. I am goofy."

More Kowloon Kicks."

I can quite see that there will be plenty of work for Mr. J. P. Braga and Dr. S. W. Tso, the two newly appointed unofficial members of the Legislative Council. The short-comings of the little shack which is called the Kowloon Post Office have already been pointed out by a Daily Press correspondent.

But there are many more eye sores in the peninsula. Take the Tsimshatsui Pier, next to the Ferry Wharf, for instance. A notice print- ed in English and Chinese is post- ed there in a prominent position to the effect that anyone who is hot deceatly attired is not allowed on the pier. "Spitting and using pro- fane language are also tabooed. But these regulations are not very strictly carried out. I happened to be on the pier for a considerable time one afternoon, and had there- fore plenty of opportunity to make observations.

|

Then with a sad look on his face and a dramatic wave "of bis hands, he went on. Well, I dunno, this dog-gone town is certainly hard. Say, I think you are a square- and its no place for a white man.

shooter and got you heart in the right place, so how's the chance of touching you for a few dimes, ch."

A shake of the head and be spat on the ground in disgust, "well, you ain't no good either." and with a string of profanities, he walked off.

I Heard It Said.

That some of the people who paid three dollars for a Macao Charity Lottery ticket, are now öffering it for 50 cents.

That the present motto is "Macao tickets, never again."

That the Home Football Results are responsible for at least $15,000 passing banda every "week-end in Hong Kong. We have a gentleman here who gives odds

#

That Kowloon-ites are trying to get their own back judging from the collection of "kicks" appear- ing daily in this paper

Some of the Feature Numbers from the JANUARY list of VICTOR RECORDS

Here's a great start for the new year. Music to please everybody. Popular dinies of the hour. Smooth dance music with a wallop in every rhythm. Several selections of the more serious'music. You'll be missing something if you fall to hear these January Victor releases. Plan to visit us acori!

INSTRUMENTAL AND VOCAL RECORDS Christmas Hyzma and Carola-No. 3 Hark! the Herald Angels Sing-Chris tians, Awake!Holy Night-Oh Little Town of Bethlehem-Hallölujah Christmas Hymns and Carols—No, 4

Calm on the Listening Bar—It Came Upon the Midnight Clear-Nazareth Btar of Bethlehem-Oh Come All Ye Faithful

TRINITY CHOL

Three Shades of Blue Suite--Part I

...Indigo (Graff)

Three Shades of Blue Suite-Part 2

Alice Blue--Beliotrope (Groté)

No. 35946, 12-inch Prelude in C Sharp Minor (Bachmaninod, Op. 3, Noi 5)

Prelude in G Minor (Rachmaninoff,

· Op. 23, No. 5) VICTOR CONCERT ÜRCHESTRA

..No. 35951, 12-Inch

- PAUL WHITEMAN and His

CONCERT ORCHESTRA No. 35952, 12-nél Twisting the Dials-Part 1 and Part 2.

THE HAPPINESS BOYA No. 35953, 12inch My Little Old Home Down in New

Orleans WBA Guitar Dear Old Sunny South By the Sea

*JIM RopeDIS No. 21574, 10-inch

With Guitar

POPULAR DANCE AND VOCAL RECORDS

Sonny Boy (Theme song of the motion

picture production, The Singing Fool) Jeannine I Dream of Lilac Time

(Theme song of the motion picture pro- duction, Lise Time) VICTOR SALON GROUP

No. 55945, 12-inch Cross Roads (from the Metro-Goldwyn-

Mayer picture, Show Propis) Marie (from the United Artists picture,

The Awakening) (Berlin) FRANKLYN BAUR

No. 21787, 10-inch

GENE AUSTIN

Sonny Boy (from Warner Bros. picture,

The Singing Fool) She's Funny That Way-I Got a

Woman, Crazy for Me

No. 21779, 10-inch Dusky Stevedore Blue Shadows (from Parl Carroll's

Vanities)

THE RIYELERS No. 21765, 10-inch Pala Just Pals (from the motion picture

production, Submarine) Remember Me to Mary (If She Sell

Remembers Me) THE MELODY THEET

No. 2175-4, 10-sch

There's a Rainbow Round My

Shoulder (from Warner Bros, picture, The Singing Fool Happy Days and Lonely Nights

JOHNNY MARYIN No. 21786, 16-kuch Pompanola---Fox Trot (from the

radical comedy, Three Cheers) With Vocal Charts Maybe This Is Love-Fax Trot (from the musical comedy, Three Cheers) With Yeonl Refrain WAXDIT'S PENNSYLVANIANS

No. 21788, 16-inch

Say That You Love Me-Fox Trot

(from the musical comedy, Hello Yourssif!)

With Vocal Refrain

I Want the World to Know-Fox Trot

(from the musical comedy, HelloŸourself!) "Wish Vocal Refrain

WAKING'S PENNSYLVANIANS `No. 2178%, 10-fach

די

I'll Get By As Long As I Have You

Fox Trot With Vocal Refrois

IRVING AARONSON'S COMMANDERS Sleep Baby Sleep With Vocal Refrain

Bow J. HCENELLY'S ORCHESTRA

No. 21786, 10-fach Shreveport-Stomp

રા

Shoe Shiner's Drag-Slow Blues

JELLY-ROLL MORTON'S ED HOT PEPPIES

No. 21658, 10-inch

I Found You “Out" When I Found You "In" Somebody Else's Arina For Trot With Vačni Refrain

TED WEEMS AND HIS ORCHESTR Take Your Tomorrow (And Give Me

Today)—For Frot :With Vocal Refrain

Epwis J. MCENILLY'S ORCHESTRA

No. 21775, 10-inch. Another Kiss-Waltz (from Paramount

picture, Manhatten Cocktail) ..With Voool Refrain

THE TROUBADOUIN Gotta Be Good-Fox Trot

(from Paramount picture, Manhattan Cocktail) With Vocal Refrain

NAT SHILERET AND THE VICTOR ORCHESTEÄ

No. 21772, 10-inch,

Oh! You Sweet Old Whatcha May Call It

Fox Trot With Vocal Refrain My Scandinavian Gol (By Yumpin'

Yiminy)--Fox Trot With Vocal Refrain

· Irving. Aaronson's CommŽAJES

No. 21778, 10-inch :

Upo-n-Daisy! -For Trot

from the musical comedy, Ups-a-Dairy:!)' With Vacal Charya

Will You Remember? Will You Forgetf

Fat Trat (from the tansical consedy, Upes-Dalry!) Wüh Vocal Es/rain.... VICTOS AIDEN-

PHIL ORMAN AND The

No. 21774, 10-inch ..

Just a Sweetheart--For Trot

Qxduistatk

(from the motion pleture production, The Battle of the Sozst). With Vocal Refrain NAT SHKENT AND THE VICTOR: ORCHESTRA Was It Love?-Waltz With Vacal Refrain

*THE TROUBADOURS

No. 21773, 10-dach

S. Moutrie Co., Ltd.

"CORRESPONDENCE.

Chinese, in rags and some with sores on their legs, make them selves at home on the benches. They sit there the whole day long. smoking, spitting and telling yarna" to one another. The two benches were fully occupied and some European ladies while waiting for a motor boat had to choose be That the Boating University tween standing or society of the students have bought up all the 1,000 [TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONG KONG kind nominally excluded by the re-year curios, made in anticipation of gulations.

their visit.

HEALTH BULLETIN OF EASTERN PORTS.

FOR THE WEEK ENDING JANUARY 19TH.

Plague.

Bassein: death.

Rangoon: 1 death,

Colombo: 3 cases, 3 deaths. Macasser: I death.

Pnom Penh 4 cases, 3 deaths,

Baghdad: I case.

Nine infected rats were found in

Bombay zone 3.

Cholera,

Calcutta: 20 deaths.

Madras: 3 deaths. Negapatam: 2 deatha." Rangoon 4 deaths.

Tuticorin 16 cases, 9 deaths. Pondicherry 1 case, 1 death, Bangkok: 3 cases. Pnom Penh 2 cases, Saigon 2 cases, 2 deaths. Canton: 1 case...

Small-por.

Aden': 1 case.

Bombay: 21 cases, 14 deaths. Calcutta: 4 cases, 3 deaths. Karachi: 4 cases.

Madras: 45 cases, 18 deaths. Moulmein: 3 cases.

Negapatam: 1 case.

Vizagapatam: 3 cases. Belawan Deli: 2 ansės. Prom Feah: 9 cases, G deathi. Saigon; 1 case - *** Shanghai: 24 deaths. Cantón: 11 cases, 2 destha. Macao 4 deaths. Baghdad: 2 cases, 13 deaths,

THE HSIN WAH MYSTERY,

DAILY PRESA.''}

SIR,-As a possible explanation of the mystery surrounding the loss FAREWELL CONCERT FOR of the Hsin Wah, my own experi.

MRS. LUARD.

PROCEEDS TOWARDS TWO SERVICE CHARITIES.

A variety entertainment organised

ence, showing what a Chinese and mate is capable of, may be helpful. We were on a voyage to Australia in one of the local relics-which should never have been allowed out of sight of land incidentally-and

by 2nd Bn. King's Own Scottish the only Foreigner besides myself Borderers as farewell to Mrs. was the mate.

H

Luard will be held in the City We were approaching the Aus Hall, on Saturday, February 16th,tralian Coast and after getting a st. 9 p.m.

fix, I told the 2nd mate to call

+

me when the light was getting near

Chater Road.

ZOO MURDER REPRIEVE.

PENAL SERVITUDE FOR

"SANDY WEE.”

San Dwe (popularly known as Sandy Wee), the 22-year-old_ele- phant trainer and former mahout to Pa Wa, the aacred Burmese white elephant, who was sentenced to death for murdering Sayaid All. Mohammedan mahout from Cal cutta, at the Zoological Gardens, Regent's Park, has been reprieved.

Mr. Freke Palmer, San Dwe's solicitor, has received a letter from the Home Office to the effect that the Secretary of State has felt war- ranted under all the circumstances in advising his Majesty to respite the capital sentence with a view of ita commutation to penal servi tude for life.

mystery connected with both cases A number of ladies and gentle-ly four points on the bow-which is what on earth is the Chinese should have been about midnight. mind like that will allow him to men, well known on the local stage

run to certain disaster with his eyes At midnight I was writing in my and concert platform, have kindly

cabin and consented to contribute to the pro impelled me out of my cabin door, is it due to ignorance of the something" suddenly wide open. Is he in a tranec, or gramme which will also include Highland Dancing and the full band on the starboard side, round to the obvious, or what? Solve the mys and pipes of the 2nd Ba, King's port side. Here I saw the light tery of the action of the Chinese Own Scottish Borderers.

apparently right overhead a few mind under certain known con- yards away. However, shout, toi ditione, and you have the solution "Hard & port" brought her slowly of not only the Hsin Wah disaster, The proceeds of the Entertain- ment will be devoted to the Honground-and how slow it szemed but probably of many more on the Kong branch of the "Soldiers and but so close was the to a sheer

your nautical readers can imagine China Coast.

This apparent trance to which, Sailors' Families' Association" and

theGarrison Ladies Help So- precipice two hundred feet straight Chinese seems Hable when alone on ciety" of both of which Mrs. Luard out of the sea that until she actual the bridge at sea, seems to presage ly swung clear, thought the stern a pretty high carualty list in is the bead and in which she has was going to strike the rocks. China's Merchant Marine when it always been keenly interested." It

comes into existence.

fore,

maby

that Mrs. Luard's friends will rally round to make the Entertainment a big financial, suc-

-cess.

is confidently anticipated, there- After that, we went due West,

It is quite safe to say that Capt straight out to sea for ten minutes while I told the 2nd mate exactly Jensen was never called, and in his what I thought of him, his ances case he had the bad luck ont to worst who allowed him to be bora have a special providence strong and the probable fate of his descen- enough to wake him. In my case, dants who had the misfortune to bad I been sleeping Instead of own him as an ancester.

"writing, I should certainly be some. Another thirty seconds and this where else to-day and not in Hàng would have been a Hsin Wah case, Kong.-Yours, etc., equally mysterious, but the only (Continued on next Column)..

Booking of seats will open on January 20th Tickets 83, $2 and $1 (Service, men in uniform, half price to the $2 and $1 scats) may he obtained at the Anderson Music

Ex-SHELLBACK, Hong Kong, Jan. 15th, 1929,

MARION DAVIES

IN

"THE PATSY

A splendid tale of love and laughter: about a girl who could always find the funny side of everything!

LAUGHS GALORE TUESDAY

4.

ONLY

AT THE

QUEEN'S

ÖN BÅLE.

BHONG KONG WEEKLI OUND VOLUMES of the PRESS, January to June, 1928,

Wira Index, Price—$7.50.

On Sale at the Hong Kong DAILY Passe OFFICE.