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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1930.

WEATHER REPORT.

Pressure is highest over Japan and is relatively low over China generally. A. typhoon is situated ahout 100 miles NW. of Guam, its direction of motion is uncertain.

Local Forecast:-S.E. moderate; fair.

Meanwhile, the proposed mandate matters relating to what are der to abolish the use of freak scribed as "supernormal " ̈pteno- Yesterday's weather report, fore-clothes," which was proposed at mens. Rational methods of reason. cast and remarks, issued by the Nanking a few months ago, aping have to be ruled out in dia Roya! Observatory at 3.20 p.m., pears to have died a natural death. cussing the claims made by those stated:

Freak clothes are much in evidence. who assert that "the soul-lives after in all large cities of China, and death, and can communicate." In nothing seems to have been done "An Open Letter to my Genera nature is tion," written by CONAN DevLa last about it. "Human human nature in China as well as year, he declared that Spiritualian anywhere else," said one Chinese is the most natural, reasonable, official in commenting upon this and comforting interpretation of proposal. Some people like to the facts of human life and destiny be freakish. It is better to let which has ever been put forward." them alone. There is no hope for It was a wall-phrased pamphlet them,"

obviously inspired by intense sin- cerity and a desire to be of service -written by a man who declared he had carefully tested every link in the chain, and who considered his judgment to be sound. But, sad

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| CONAN DOYLE'S MESSAGES.

THE newspaper-men present re-

★ News and Views

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Fersia's action in presenting. Mr. Max Lowenthal has submit Note of protest against the recent tad his resignation from the Wicker violation by Turkish troops of the sham Law Enforcement Commis Persian frontier when pursuing the sign, which has recently been under rebel Kurds together with Persia's heavy fire in Congress and which claim for compensation, has been barely obtained enough money to received at Angora with marked continue its work, displeasure since, in order not to

Of forty-one person for trial at disturb the former good relations, the Turkish Government had refiddlesex Sessions recently, thirty frained from sending a Noto of were charged with breaking and

entering, burglary, or possessin protest against the laxity of the housebreaking instruments by night. Chairman, Sir Montagu Persian "authorities who, by allow The ing the Kurds to get supplies and Sharps, said that cases of house.

breaking and shopbreaking wer reinforcements from Persia render- becoming very serious in Middlesex H. necessary, the latter returning noticed by the police statistics that, compared 1910-1924, thereafter immediately into Turkish case of housebreaking had inerens territory. It is understood that the ed by 79 per cent, shopbreaking 129- Cabinet is framing a sharp Note ini per cent.; attempts to break in 110- por cent, and entering with intent reply.

to commit a felony 193 per cent, Sir Montagu said that one of the While there is so much ado about persons for trial was a boy of 14, canned" music, it seems only fair who was charged with five offences,. of breaking into two shops, a dwell- to consider the brand before con-ing-house, a factory, and a school. demning the goods. Some forms of: mechanical music may be obnoxious at times, but other forms apread ap- preciation of, and love for, good music far beyond the farthest reach of "natural" music.

Night Editor (Wanchai Office)mained sceptical to the end-but to say, it was Sir ARTHUR himself fed the pursuit by the Turkish troops and the country generally. London Office: 53, Fleet Street, this is giving away the climax who solemnly accepted as genuine

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The Daily Press.

HONG KONG, August 7, 1830.

TAXING FOREIGN FASHIONS

DESPERATE attempts are being made now-a-days by most nations to encourage home, industries, and in Japan and China there is a very active movement in this direction.

however, to evolve a scheme for encouraging domestic industry by

From before the curtain" rises. London papers just to hand we learn that long before the body of CONAN DOYLE had been lowered into grave in the garden of his house at Crowborough, Press cables from. New York, Vancouver, Paris, and Australia were arriving, telling of messages received from him in the "spirit world." And what mes sages No wonder the journalists present remained sceptical" The New York seance was held in the home of NING PECORANO, described as a well-known medium. lady was in a trance for two hours. She was tied to a chair, enclosed

This

an alleged photograph of “fairies." which any London schoolboy would a pictorial have recognised as poster advertising a well-known candlemaker's product!

Five motor cars were wrecked and seven persons were injured in a remarkable disaster which took main road outside place on a Madrid last month. First, two motor lorries came in collision. A third motor-car stopped to make peace in the fight between the two injured drivers of the wrecked

motor-cars.

A fourth motor-car, travelling at great speed, dashed

A 300-year-old tortoise, weighing into the peacemaker, and the two 336lbs, is causing officials of the wrecked lorries, bringing the nu bor of casualties up to four motor Oakfield Gardens, Crewe, to have cars, four drivers, and one passen-sleepless nights. The reptile is tes It has been left to a Chinese mind, in a sack, and locked in a cage-ger. While the injured persons were struggling to extricate them selves a fifth motor-car plunged into the heap of debris and im mediately burst into flames, the driver being badly burned was only with the greatest difficulty that he and the other victims were rescued just in time by a sixth motorist, whom the smoke and flames of the burning ruins had warned of the danger lying ahead.

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and for all that "the newspaper men present remained sceptical to Alas! for the scepticism taxing the use of foreign-style-not the end!" necessarily foreign-made clothes. of newspaper-men! We read that

fantastie And it appears this

a thin, gasping voice" from the notion-meationed in our columns eage said:"Now that I am dead, some time ago-appeals very strong- the world will see the truth," and ly to Northern Chinese, who are

the voice added that it hoped naturally conservative, and express to write a book while in the spirit warm approval of the suggestion world." Later the voice (allegedly

-The Finnish authorities feel much that Chinese men and women who of CONAN DOYLE) said the owner concerned and troubled because in wear foreign-style clothes should was happy to be in company with pite of the stringent prohibition of Communist newspapers and pro- be taxed so heavily that they will HOUDINI, and subsequently another paganda matter the Communists prefer Chinese garments. The (2) voice said HOUDINI was very have succeeded during the past week movement, started in Shanghai, happy now that CONAN DOYLE was in editing, printing and distribut- ing in the streets of the capital and has been keenly taken up in Pei- with him and even after all this elsewhere a full-size six page daily to the local overwhelming corroborative evi- newspaper without the police having Ping. According Chinese newspapers, the suggestion dence the newspaper-men present been able to affect in arrest or to Sad, any clue as to the secret was first made by Mr.. Wu CHAO remained sceptical to the end."

caitorial office and Press. Political Kuna to the Shanghai municipal From Vancouver came the news-quarters here believe therefore that nuthorities. Mr. Wo urged that through a local clairvoyante that the splendid auccess of the Lappo duration, and that the country will received an astonishingly warm shortly have to face a series of poli- welcome here from immense num-tical upheavals. bers of spirit fólk." From Paris, came a more thrilling story-news that there are roses blooming, in

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"Literature is like a garden,””. "Ones says William Lyon Phelps. enters and admires the flowers, but one

has individual preferences." And he might have added that in the garden of much present-day- literature there is great need for weeding and thinning out.

Sentence of 18 months' hard

be moved to the zoo from a garden labour was passed at Winchester four miles away. It would take a Assizes on Edward Jones Thomas, year for the tortoise to crawl the aged 23, an electrician, for attempi distance, and the police would noting to incite soldiers at Aldershot agree to traffic being held up al to mutiny. It was alleged that seal- that time. It is too big and too ed envelopes, cn which was printed heavy to be moved in a private car, "Free tip for the Derby. Pass it and the management of the zoo have on to your friends," handed by not a lorry at their disposal.. Thomas to troops, were found to

contain Communist pamphlets.

Thousands of tons of coal and hundreds of thousands of feet of Miss Joan Lawes, aged aine, the valuable lumber were destroyed in daughter of Mr. Lawes, the chief the fire which broke out in the coal warden of New York's famous Sing and lumber yards in the Charleston Sing Prison, has entered the Holly- Boston, recently. The wood film world to become a star on district, damage is estimated at upwards of her first appearance. She will be a million dollars. The fire spread | featured in a picture of American along a front of quarter of a mile. prison life by the Fox Film Co.

In a Press interview at Paris the A workman discovered the body i of a man in a pond on the Addie former Egyptian Khedive Aobas stone side of the Brooklands track Hilmi, who was dethroned by the last month. The dead man wore a British authorities during the war, pair of woman's stockings. A pieco stated that he does not think that of rope was tied round his neck and he Briish army could suppress the national movement in the ankles. Stones had been stuffed present into the pockets, and a brick was Egypt. He added that, although man's identity was a 'prescription spectator, he would not refuse to for indigestion. The man appeared fulfil his duty should Egypt call to be about sixty-four years of age, upon him.

1930 Edition Chinese who wear foreign-style Sir Anruuz bad reported having movement will not be of any long tied to the rope. A clue to the for the time being he was a mere

OF THE

DIRECTORY

AND

CHRONICLE

The 68th Annual Issue

UP THE

HONG KONG,

to

"

Local Notes and Events

"clothes should pay a tax of 850 or

$100 a year for the privilege.

Mr. Wu is quoted as saying that two purposes will be served by this tax. First, Chinese men and women will be hindered in their attempts the spirit world! It took a long

"ape

"foreigners; secondly, time for this tremendously import- Chinese goods will regain some of ant news to filter through. A the ground foreign goeds have French journalist named MASSON

The forthcoming marriage is an- taken from them. "If prohibitive was told by Coxas DovLs about a nounced between Mr. Percy Henry theasures are not taken," said Mr. year ago that after his death he Lloyd, of Shanghai, and Miss Wʊ, "our people show signs of (Sir ARTHUR) would become Mnitie Murray Omay, who is becoming crazy to adopt foreign MASON's spirit guide. Two days travelling to Hong Kong on board Directory and Chronicle clothes, food, houses and goods. after CONAN DOYLE's death the the a.s. Khyber.

Unless we check the fad, native | French journalist attended B industries will suffer even more seance. From 8 to 10 p.m. nothing than they have Before long we may even see rickshaw-coolies and farmers in the backwoods wearing foreign collars and neckties." Mr. Wu' seems to be more interested in restricting the adoption of foreign- style clothes by Chinese men than by women: As a matter of fact, very few Chinese women in the North wear foreign-style" clothes. Their native dress is extremely at- tractive, and they show little dis position to discard it. But men.. especially those who have lived abroad, find Western clothing more convenient.

THE TREATY PORTS OF

CHINA, JAPAN, COREA, INDO 'CHINA. SIAM. STRAITS

SETTLEMENTS, MALAY STATES, NETHERLANDS

INDIA, BORNEO, THE PHILIPPINES, Etc.

This Large Volume of approximate- ly 3,000 Pages gives, in addition to the Usual Lists of Firms, an Alphabetical List of Residents in the Far East containing the Wames of Hearts

7 20,000 FOREIGNERS. Arranged, with the initials as well as Surnames in strict alphabe tical order,

CLASSIFIED LIST

In yesterday's issue a Court re- happened, except that the medium port was beaded "Alleged Robbery," whereas the heading should have began to show signs of agitation been Alleged Forgery. In mak and unrest-which was not surprising this correction, we also express ing. Two hours later his agitation regret for the error.

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On the occasion of the anniver- The tannis match (mixed doubles) between Club de Recreio and The Bary of the German Constitution Day, the Consul will hold an official University, which was originally reception at his residence, 115, The... arranged to take place on the Peak, on Monday, 11th instant, former's ground yesterday, has been from 11.45 am to 12.20 p.m. postroned till Friday.

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Charged with the murder of a The Medical Officer of Health one-year-old boy on a junk following a collision on July 24, To So Tai, reports that the following cases of Coxswain n the Sun Tai ferry. notifiable diseases occurred in the launch, appeared before Mr. Wbyte- Colony during the week ended Smith at Kowloon Magistracy August 2-Typhoid six cases (one yesterday. Complying with the re- non-Chinese) three deaths (allquest of the Police, the Magistrate » Chinese); puerperal fever two, ove remanded prisoner for one week. death. There were 3 deaths from Defendant, who was represented by from tuberculosis (all Chinese). bail at $1,000. influenza, 12 from malaria and 60 Mr. Ein Shing Lo, was allowed

The A2 Atago Maru which arrived in port on Monday had on board twelve Japanese, which the ship is conveying from Iloilo to Japan The master reported that

Looking Back 25 Years.

The Canton Government has de-. A boy, aged 9, was flying a kite on the roof of No, T, Kou Yu Fong these men were handed over to him puted Li Yuen Mui, an expectant street, when through carelessness by the authorities at Iloilo, and it magistrate, to inspect the Fi Shii he fell 50 feet into an alley. He is believed that they comprise the Ngam (Bat Cave) quarry at F- was picked up in a very critical crew of the steamer Kinsho Maru Yuen, and vicinity; to see if the Condition, and was later rushed to which recently met with a mishap local quartz and granite are suit- the Government Civil Hospital, while on her way from Takao to able for cement-making. If his re where he succumbed,

•port be favourable, the Government hopes to make a large sum annually: by making cement-Hong Kong Daily Press, August 7, 1905.. Looking Back 50 Years.

A reception

A reception in honour of the Bev. Bishop of Macao, D. José da Costa Nunes, who is shortly leaving for Portugal, is to be held at the Club Lusitano to-morrow, Friday at 6.15 p.m., when the Club will be thrown open to members and their families and also, the general Portuguese community.

Borneo

as might be expected--had in- An interim dividend of 40 cents creased, and at 9 am, when the per share has been declared by atmosphere had become almost un- Hong Kong Tramways, Ltd., pay- bearable with the choking incense-ablo on Wednesday, August 27. fumes, the women present urged the Further details will be found in an

advertisement elsewhere medium to make a strong effort." At 3, -after the sitting had lasted seven hours the medium an nounced that he could see

could see CLEQ PATEA, JULIUS CAESAR, JOAN ON ARC, VICTOR HUGO, ANATOLE FRANCE, and GEORGE BAND, and at i am. The China Critic approves 3ir. Bir Antun CONAN DOYLE appeared Wu's suggestion in some respecte, with the astounding information

For stealing a quantity of copper

but not in others. That foreign that "there are roses here!?

piping from the steamer Dux," a Chinese, who had a previous con style clothing has a definite place It is difficult to comment, in re

viction, was sentenced to six in our daily life is indisputable," strained language upon such banal

months hard labour when he ap- Chinees pirates are lifting their the weekly paper says. People absurdities fully in keeping

peared before Mr. Whyte Smith at heads in the Gulf of Tonquin and Kowloon Magistracy yesterday. showing surprising audacity. The will keep on using it as long as though they are with the trivialities

Another man connected with the capture of an Annamese steam gun. affair was given four months' hard vessel by these old rovers of the seas no better wearing apparel is found solemnly set down by Sir ARTEOE

labour. It was, stated by Sergeant is plain proof that the old buc to take its place. So the question ₫ himself in that fatuous book en-

Government of Hong Kong Estall that both men were engaged cancering spirit is by no means dead is not a mere official mandate, but titled "Pheneas Speaks." is in the London papers as coal coolies

The The

along the coasts of Bouth China. That piracy is not as rampant as same positive and concrete mensure speaker in question was CONAN for a secretary in the Medical De

Warren Hymer, who has au imever from Chekiang to Hainan is by which certain Chinese fabrics, DOYLE's spirit guide," who livedpartment, with a sound knowledge

of general business principles, and portant role in The Lone Star simply due to the dread inspired, whether silk or cotton, can be pro "many thousands of years ago experience of the workings of a Ranger," Fox Movietone all-talking first by the British gunboats, which duced to take the place of the near Arabia, and who formed a large hospital or infirmary. The thriller adapted from Zane Grey's were so successfully employed a few wonilen materials for

making link between Sir ARTRUE and those salary offered is 2800 per annum, widely read story, is the only male years ago in rooting out piractical

ising to £1,000,

member of the cast who had no villages; and, secondly by the Chi- foreign-style clothing. Valuable who have passed over.

previous experience in horseman-nese gunboats officered by Euro- 12 awards should be gift PANUR BESTELLA The chap

clever book of bash from (cover to cover,,;) From Messrs. Benjamin and Potts hip. He was compelled to take a peans, which have continued the. designers, who can put out Attrne ye Bir Arnek homes

CE DAY THUN Ted a very useful and four-week'e course in riding bafosa, same work The French have shown tive and practical patterns that cerely believed that Pheneas" book of stocks and shares, showing Bivon the art Hymer way housele og har

the financial position of about Ladept pupil and, in production, was policing the Gulf of Tonquin, al- can make use of the present Chi-, was his "spirit guide," and was thirty local companies at the end able to ride like i cossack. George ways a great lair of pirates, and terns that immensely impressed with the mes of each "fnancial year from 1925 O'Brien enacts the leading male the capture of the Mayune is pretty e-made fabrica-patterns should combine the advantages of suges alleged to have been comt 1929. To those interested in local role and Sue Carol portrays the plain proof of how lightly the securities, this handbook is of great leading femine character. The pic. Chinese pirates estimate oither An both the Chinese and foreign-style municated through him. There is value, and the information is set ture will be at the Queen's Theatre namese or French vessels-long

from Sunday.

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