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fincurred solely for her allies la Mme. Serafine Ressiga, who was addition to this sum she borrowed the eldest inhabitant of Switzer=" Yesterday's weather report, forefrom British nationals a further land, bas died aged 103. cast and remarks, issued by the thousand million pounds, and this Royal Observatory at 5.30 p.m., is part of her internal war debt. stated:-

Presure remains highest in the Pacifio to the east of Japan.

Haking Minars? Lampa Safe,

Captain C. B. Platt, superintend- ing testing officer, and Mr. G. A. Cetler, analyst, have reported to the Mines Department on an in- vestigation made by them at the mines' testing station, Sheffield, of the safety of minors' electric cap lamps when the battery is short. circuited. After describing the ex-

Fish Stories.

Even in China the fate of the fish-story teller is apt to prove, hard. An American tourist from Iowa, not further identified; told tale in a Shanghai club about how besar a fish jump into a fisher- man's boat. The story appeared in a local newspaper, and proved "bait" for a horde of other stories,

"About 200 workmen employed on on which she is paying £30,000,000 the construction of a bridge across a year in interest. The amount the Little Belt Between the Island which Britain has to рду

to of Fyen (Funen) and the mainland The depression over Tongking is America reaches £39,000,000 a year. of Denmark, have struck work. decreasing in intensity The Under Britain's agreements with pression to the south-east of the

Senator Dandurand, Governmentperiments, they state as their con- mingled with jibes and ribald com Loochoo appears to be deepening. her debtors they have to pay about

Local Forecast:-East or vari- £20,000,000 a year, so that if all the leader in the Canadian Senate, has clusion, The danger to be appre-ments such as the contribution of able winds, moderate, fair...

debt agreements stand, Britain will left Ottawa for New York on his hended from a short-circuited capone corresponders who sent in three Manila, August 7, 3.30 p.m. be burdened for six years with an way to attend the Council of the lamp battery is probably very re- lines of "Ha Ha's." One of the Typhoon in about 197deg, Long. E.

on her internal League in Madrid a Canadian mote. Nevertheless, the provision of an adequately designed fase-a and 19deg. Lat. N., almost station.

simple and inexpensive matter would eliminate any possibility of an accident due to this cause."

ary.

"The position given is about 800 miles E.SE. of Hong Kong)

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Manila, August 7, 9 p.m.-A cyclone or typhoon ie reported E.N.E. of Aparri, moving W. or W.N.W.

Editorial and Business Office: 11. Ice House Street. Tel. Central

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Night Editor (Wanchai Office):

Tol. Central 4811. London Office: 91, Bride Lare,

Fleet Strest, E.C.

The Daily Press.

HONG KONG, AUGUST 8, 1929.

BRITAIN DECLINES TO

payment excess debt of £30,000,000 a year.

It will be interesting to learn what is the French reaction to Mr.

representative.

boats containing 11 persons. It is feared, that five others who were carried away by the current have also been drowned. »

Banana carriers leading the Canadian steamer Lady Somers, at Kingston, Jamaica, left work, de manding higher pay, and assumed a denant attitude. A large force of police was called to the water front and restored order.

Representatives of more than 40 countries attended the biennial International Congress of Tele graph Agencies at Therapia, on the Bosporus. This is the first time that an international congress bas been held in republican Turkey.

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"Norah," a baby timber wolf, and Nobby," the puppy of an Airedale terrier, are being brought up together in the kitchen of one of the keepers at the Zoological Gardens. Norah wis born in the Wolf and Zoo a few weeks ago, puppy, so far, live happily toge- ther.

subconscious Ternis.

contributors recalled how the Foo chow fishermen go out in boats Atted' with sloping, platforms, and lure Esh up the platforms by the hun-- dred by displaying a bright light overhead at night. Another had a. yara from Chekiang province about how the fishermen take hot baths in Senorita d'Alvarez has set a very mobile ball rolling by her declara-cold weather, jump into the water tion that the best tennis is sub- and grab the fish who rush up to zet warm. Finally the original conscious." She doesn't mean, na- turally, that one's best games would story-teller wrote in to declare him- be played while sleep-walking. She self greatly embarrassed and humi- soon, never to return, and I do not means that the response of the listed. "I am leaving Shanghai limbs to the flight of the ball must

my story or not," said he, "I am be so near to instantaneous that care a rap whether anyone believes one is not conscious of having re- sponded because one hasn't had confident that when I return to my

It would be

home in Iowa, no one will think of: time to think of it.

doubting it."

presumptuous to expound the Schorita; but we may be so bold as to spport her from our experi- ence of the humbler but allied game of ping-pong. Every ping-pong player knows that he has a blind spot, usually the corner of the table neat his left hip, where he cannot watch the ball right on to the racket. Bat he also knows that, "on his good days, he can make his hardest returns from this corner, without seeming to see the ball after it has crossed the net One might call those shots subconscions." Of course, if your opponent begins to swing the ball about in the air you have to keep your wits wide awake.

The Card Vote and the Commons.

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Labour and Latinisms.

not

As a result of their expulsion SNOWDEN's emphatic protest at the from a local collective farm, some Hague. It is the fashion. among kulaka (well-to-do peasants) in the French politicians to speak of their province of Voronezh raided its country as being a helpless victim premises, and in the struggle which with a knife at her throat as being ensued several people were killed. drained of the last drops of blood!

Six persons were drowned in the from a country already bled white. Yet the fact is that France has been Indus near Manjhand Sind when receiving more than her due, share a sudden storm capsized four small of reparations, and is to-day one of the richest countries in the world. The British people have a senti mental sympathy for France, but there are limits beyond which the most sincere friendship cannot go especially when one party is pros pering exceedingly, and the other is in serious difficulties. France to-day is flourishing as she never flourished before, while Britain hai a huge army of men and women "FOOT THE BILL." unable to obtain employment, and has to carry a burden of taxation WHEN the House of Commons a heavier than any nation has ever fortnight ago discussed the Owes had to shoulder. French industries YOUNG scheme for getting out of are Bourishing, and throughout the the Reparations tangle, the Liberal country there is not a sign of de leader remarked:-"In essence, we pression. The cost of living has in are called on to foot the bill!" to creased enormously, but the stand- which Mr. SNOWDEN laconically re-ard of living has gone up consider- plied:Quite so!" The Chan-ably because wages have increased No wonder Mr.

The quoting of Latin tags has cellor of the Exchequer has now proportionately.

gone out of fashion in the House made his views more explicit, and SNOWDEN is indignant at any pro-

of Commons, but old-fashioned has deinitely told the Powers ic-posal, relating to Reparations settle

members who like to have & Roman terested that the YOUNG scheme is ment which is going to make son

A student of political affairs con-

favour about the proceedings may not acceptable to Great Britain. ditions still easier for the pros

take comfort from the plentiful The terms of settlement proposed perous, and more difficult for those

tributes an ingenious suggestion in serious difficulties.

for rectifying on the floor of the

Latinisms which the Labour party involve a further sacrifice of already

House of Commons the anomalies of delight to scatter over their public national interests which are im- France has not been bled white by

electoral system, says A fire which broke out in the dry the

utterances. Consider, for instance, prssible.

We are told that Mr. any means, and Britain does not SNOWDEN At the Hague reiterated intend to be. She has made great fodder market near the centre of Manchester Guardian. It is the in-

the passage from the King's Speech. on electoral reform." My Govern- the views expressed by him recently sacrifices, and is willing to make Delhi destroyed a number of cot-troduction of the card vote," as

ment propose" it runs, to insti. TEL. 0. 436. TEL. K. 19. in Parliament, and it will be re-more-but only if others will do the tages and other buildings, as well used at trade union or LL.P. con-

membered on that occasion he spoke same. She is still willing to stand as the market. The damage is ferences, by which each delegate's tute an examination of the experi

Under by the first proposal of the BALFOUR estimated at a lakh of rupees voting power is determined by the

ences of the election so that the -28ual-very bluntly.

cancellation af (£7,500). Several firemen collapsed number of persons he represents.

working of the law relating to Par- the Yorxa plan, Britain would just Note-all-round get enough to pay the annual in- detbe-but only if the other debtor while rescuing people from the He reckons that in this way each tiamentary elections may be brought

Liberal member would be able to

into conformity with the new con- terest to the United States, whereas and creditor nations will fall into houses.

cast the equivalent of 91,000 votes, Jitions." The draftsman has sure- France, after meeting her debt line.

The death is reported from Fri- each Labour vote would be worth ly blundered oner. Instead of the N INTERIM DIVIDEND of payments, would have an annual

bourg of Colonel Alfred Desrey 20,000, and ach Conservative 3,400, working of the law" should he not- AN Fifty Cents Fer Share has been

noid, aged 97, the oldest officer of Thus the general average through have written the operation of the declared Payable on TUESDAY, 2714 surplus of £21,000,000, and all the

the Swiss Army, and member of en

out the country would be main-

statutes'' Mr. H. G. Wells once AUGUST NEXT, on and after which other creditor nations would like- date Dividend Warrants may bwise have a surplus Britain agreed

old patrician family. As a major tained. Thin arrangement OVLZ-

compared the style of Henry James. th obtained pan application at

during the Franco-Prussian War looks, however, the invariable prac A hippoptamous picking up a Registered Office of the Company, to the suggested scale of German DANAL BRAD EAST, BOWRINGTON, Eng annuities, but not to the proposed

he had to deal with the interpment tice of the card vote. Each dele-

pea unjustly, for James wrote as of distribution, because

in Switzerland of General Bour-gate wields the vote of his, own delicately as a derrick handling a KOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN manner

the REGISTER OF MEMBERS Britain bad reached the limit of

baki's army.

branch, whatever its size may be; ive-ton steel girder. The compari- of the Company will be CLOSED from concession. Her sacrifices had been

and the correct parallel would, be

son would better suit the passage TUESDAY, 13TH AUGUST to MON-

that any member's voting strength quoted-except that, to Liberals WE beg to Notify the Publie that DAY, 28TH AUGUST, 1929, Both Days magnanimous, generous and quixo tic, and there would be no more

Fortune-tellers, who as a class inclusire.

should be proportionate to the aize especially, electoral reform is more concessions in that direction. There

form one of the most ancient in-

of his constituency. In Parliament than a pea. It would be more ex- stiutions in China, are to be cared wae already a difference of about

that would make little difference, act to compare Mr. MacDonald in out of existence if plans of the though Mr. E. D. Simón, for in- this passage (or is the accent that £200,000,000 between what Britain had paid to America and hid re-

Sweden now his 840 millionaires, Bureau of Social Affairs work out

atance, would have the satisfaction of Uncle Arthur) to an elephant. ceived from her continental debtora. according to the latest official statis as anticipated. By regulations just of being able to outvote Oxford and wrapping up a bun in a blanket. Under the Youse,cheme, Britain tics. Of these 748 are men and 192 promulgated,"

Cambridge Universities put toge- would have to abandon all hope of women, Amongst the different social must immediately register with

ther. In town councils, which are ever getting anything towards that groups listed in these statistics the local Chinese authorities.

elected by wards of largely differ-Looking Back 25 Years. The YOUNG country estate-owners form the big-photographs must be taken, and ing sizes, the effect of the principle Walk from the Tram Station and proposala constituted a new demand i gest, as there are no less than 195 they will be given badges which would be onsiderable. overlooking the Southern Side of the for further sacrifices, and from the Island. Ready for Occupation. point of national finances Britain's

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Her sacrifices have imposed a burden of £60,000,000 a year upon the British people, which burden will remain unless payments are received from Germany and other Continental debtors.

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we have received the following Telegrams from MISSES. CAREY & DANIEL, M/Agents for GOZDARS KAJORA COAL CO., CALCUTTA ---

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Gundars Kajor Colliery working

satis.

factorily. and output increasing,

"We have Cancelled N. MODY & for Gundars Kajors and Agency Damagaria Coal Companies."

Co.'s

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for Gazdara Kajors Coal for Hang

Kong and China-Wilcard."

PATELL & GĦADIALI, Sole Agents for

GOZDARS Kona Coal Co., Hong Kong, August 7th, 1929,

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EMBER 15TH, 1929 for a Diesel Electric Station

Specifications can be obtained by applying to the Company's ENG- INEERING DEPARTMENT.

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IN H.B.M, CONSULAR COURT AT AMOY.

BANKRUPTUT JURISDICTION

No. 3 or 1928,

B. TAIT & CO., coparte F. E. MARSHALL

MAKE Notice that the above named Banerunt has applied to the Court for his Discharge, and that the Court fixed the IND DAT OF AUGUST, 1929 at 10.O'CLOCK in the FozZIOON AL Axor for Hearing the Application. Dated this 3rd day of July, 1929

W. D. RUSSELL,

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By Order of the Board,

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In the cable appearing elsewhere Mr. SNOWDEN explains in further

YOUNG scheme.. The Chancellor of

News and Views.

Shanghai's new and splendid Cathay Hotel registered as its irst guest Mrs. Inez Dudley Rogus Hazel, of Montclair, N.J. She is a playwright who has worked with the Theatre Guild in New York,

and stopped off in Shanghai on ber way home after visiting a sister in Manila.

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landed proprietors, who own one million kronor or more. The second biggest group is that of the mer chante, numbering 130,

Fortune for Fortune-Tellers.

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His Excellency, the Governor has naturally spent a very busy "week, must be worn while plying their

making himself familiar with the curious profession. Regular for- New Money.

copography of the Colony and with tune-tellers must find some other

The United

States Treasury its most prominent citizens. One means of livelihood within a year. Department issued a new type little change the public has been Apprentices get only six months. currency bills on July 10, the chief quick to notice in connection with There was quite a big demand for Aged and infirm fortune-tellers will feature of contrast with those at His Excelleney's movements about town. His Excellency bas eight Ewos on the local "Rialto" yester be cared for by municipal authori- present in circulation being that day, and rates mounted rapidly. ties. After all, fortune-telling is they were maller. The new bills crimson-clad coolies to his chair

are about three-quarters of an inch From sales at Tis. 15.25 on Tuesday hardly one of the casential indus longer and about a quarter of an instead of four. Not since the prices jumped to Ts. 16.40 yester tries of à State" comments the inch narrower than the British gubernatorial reign of Sir John

It is estimated day at the close of business, buyers Shanghai Evening Post, in philo-Treasury notes. being predominant throughout the sophie vein.

"There will always, that the change will save the Gov. Pope Hennessey has a Governor of ernment some two million dollars the Colony been borne in his chair detail his main objections to the day. The recent dividend, coupled however, be those who find a certain a year, by the economy that will be by eight me, except on very rare. perhaps with the highly satisfactory amount of false security in having effected in paper and ink and by occasions; but as on the mainland the Exchequer has consistently state of the company's earnings for their palms read, their horoscopes the less frequent folding to, which argued that it is not fair that the first half-year, are the probable cast, or the bumps on their head the smaller bills are likely to be a Viceroy is always borne by eight subjected. The paper currency is men, it is rather a matter of sur Great Britain should make all the causes of this rise. There is appar-probed by the lean fingered geairy now mere standardised in pattern. prise that the King's representative sacrifices for the beacft of cthers.

various designs used upon the spiritual sexrices, card reading and United States bills; in future there population of Chinese, has not al-

desirable their like have enjoyed something will be but twelve. All bill of a way deemed it A cheque for fivepence was signed of an uneasy reputation ever since given denomination will have the move about with a corresponding. same picture on the face, and all equipage.-Hong Kong Daily Press, by the chairman of the Preston the late Boudin turned the gums will be of the same colour, black August 8, 1904. Rural District Council. It was for of ridicule and common sense upon on the face and green at the back. of the BALFOUR Note. This Note tithes on land at Grimeargh, at them and their perpetrators And The twelve Americans whose faces Looking Back 50 Years, was a beau geele offered in the hope the rate of twopence per annum, a regard such matters in about these placed upon the bills are Wash dollar cach, in default three days

apparently the Chinese are coming have been deemed most suitable to that its generosity would appeal to due to the vicar of Preston. The same sensible light." The same ington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Hamil imprisonment," for being out at Grant, Franklin, night without a light or pass. the magnanimity of the American Chairman said that it had cost the Bureau which has opened the anti-ton,

agent 1d. to send the claim, the wizard campaign recently attracted McKinley, Cleveland, Madison, Another Chinaman, with two pre- cheque had cost ed., and Hd. would attention by erecting signs along and Chase. The pictures are all of vious convictions against him, was

the Shanghai waterfront, gravely past Presidents with the expentions fined 82, in default ten days' im pointing out to would-be suicides of Franklin, Hamilton, and Chase prisonment, for a similar offence. the undesirability of jumping in the The omission of Roosevelt is aur Hong Kong Daily Preis, August 8,

prising,

He has pointed out that the settle.ently plenty of local confidence in of the trade. Fortune telling. There were formerly thirty-nine in Hong Kong, with the its large

ments which Britain has already made are very unfavourable to her,

In making these settlements Britain has been hampered by the obligation

Government. It failed; but the obligation remained; and Britain has bad to make the sacrifices and her debtors have reaped the benefit. The British, debt to, Amerien was

this stock.

be expended on posting the cheque to the agent. It was decided to re. deem the tithe -

river.

Jackson

to

Nine Chinese were ined half-s

1870,