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Yesterday's weather report, fore cast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 8.40 p.m.. stated:-

The typhoon is situated about 60 miles to the north of Oshima.

Local Forecast:-SW winds; moderate; fine generally.

TYPHOON WARNING,

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of anthropoid.apes, the nearest living relative of man," therefore it probably favoured the develop- ment of man.

In the opinion of some, it might be considered no great loss if the value of cable news brought into Hong Kong by Reuter were reduced

Professor Pond is taking a colles- by half. It is true there is some- times a wastage of wordnge, duetion of 30 pre-historic skeletons to duplication of English news by the British wireless service. Pos sibly not every newspaper-reader cares what the Timer has to say about Chineze affairs, and some no doubt would prefer less news about politics and more about sport There is room for logical and legitimite argument upon these points, but it is simply untrue to say that the Government's grant of $30,000 annually to Reuter is Efrittered away" on a news service which can be seen in the local Press almost for nothing. The Retrench ment Committee is not likely to

The following typhoon warning has been received by the American Consulate-General from the Manila Observatory

Manila, August 11 10.30 p.m. Typhoon in about 123der, Long. and 29deg. Lat. N., moving N.

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and more than 30,000. Stone Age. implements back to the United States with him. In accordance with an agreement with the French Government, the collection must be returned to France after it is studied in the United States. Fil- teen of the skeletons date from the earliest Stone Age, either the Chellean or the Acheulan periods, according to Professor FOND. When these remains are assembled in the United States, it is expected they will contribute materially to the knowledge of early man in Africa.

The skeletons and implements

*News and Views

That the question of how to pro- Utilizing a bottle of water in vide work for the huge number of lieu of the champagne of pre unemployed people throughout the prohibition days, Mrs. Herbert country was the most important Hoover last week christened the problem. Germany is facing at pre-liner Excalibar as it slipped-off the sent, was fully recognized at a long ways here. The Excalibar received conference held last week between this special honour from the Pro Chancellor Bruening and leaders of sident's wife because of the fact that German industry when it was decidit is the first of eight ship now ed to have the matter further dis under construction by the Export cussed and a far-reaching pro- Steamship Corp. for service between gratume sat up by direct co-opera- New York and Egypt. tion between the Ministry of Economy and leading industrialists and with the least possible. delay. It was also emphasized that this problem must be solved without any party considerations.

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In discussing the necessity for the Soviet Union of being better pre pared for an eventual war with her neighbours, Arasnaja Swesda, the organ of the Red Army, points out that the countries bordering on the Soviet Union in the West could in case of war imobilize altogether 120, divisions of infantry, 34,000 machine guns and 9,000 guas of various calibres.or more than Germany had when in 1914 she went into the war: with 96 divisions, 1,800 machinegung and 6,500 guns.

Mr. Justice Charles, in his charge to the grand jury at Manchester. Assizes recently, said that it was. rather strange to find that no fewer thin eight persons were charged with that somewhat mysterious crime of bigamy,"

The French authorities last week. ordered the immediate deportation Many people who recently saw a of three Italian Communists who organized an anti-Fascist demon postman in Moorgate, E., with stration at Lyons station when the ride under his arm may have Italian Ambassador, Count Olan thought that the Postmaster-General schoolchildren arriving for a holiday men against motor bandita. When in France Biotous scenes ensued the postindia the six mail from a as hundreds of Anti-Fascists used an collecting airmail the occasion for an attempt to box outside. Britannia House the arouse the French masses against crowd became even more interested.. Fascism and the present Italian The man collecting the mail was a genuine official The other postman régime.

was off duty, and on his way to a rifle range for a little practice!

Bonty were killed and 19 so COLTER JOHN. On August 6, at take any notice of the ridiculous were found in the curious mould. seriously injured that they are not toni, welcomed a thousand Italian had decided to arm London post-

expected to recover when in a clay Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. E suggestion which has been made to like dwellings of, the pre-historic pit near Melilla, Spanish Morocco, HADDEN. On August 4, at the Coun-it, but it is necessary to make clear

one side gave way, burying 40 workers. try Hospital, Shanghai, to Mr. to the community that, whatever and Mrs. J. HADDEN, & daugh extravagances the Government may ter. PIRARD-On August 5, to Mr. and responsible for, it cannot be Mrs. R. F. PIRARD, at 341, Yu fairly accused of wasting $29,940 Yuen Road, Shanghai, a daugh- every year on cable news.,

ter.

MARRIAGE.

DAVIES-SCOTT.-On August 6, 1

ANNOYING NOISES.

Ilkley, MURRAY GILBERT, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. GILBERT SOME of the Chinese drivers of DAVIES, of Shanghai, to ALICE cars and motor-buses derive unholy MAISIE RUTHERFORD, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. HERSEAT SCOTT Joy from making a racket with of "Cheverolls," Ben Rhydding, horns and klaxons, but bad though

some of them are, Hong Kong is aleepy hollow compared with some European cities-though rarely do

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race known in, modern days as "snail-eaters" because snails wera- their main items of food. The The Press at Prague complaina mounds themselves are almost solid that during the air maneuvres masses of wood-ash and, powdered which are now being staged over Eastern Czecho Slovakia the popu- snail-shella, wherein the bones of lace onsistently ignores the official the inhabitants as well as their instractions and instead of going implements were

well-preserved. indoors when the alarms are sound The POND expedition was "anneeded for the mock attack from the air they remain outside to watch by Dr. FRANK LOGAN, Vice-Presi-the spproach of the planes while the dent of the Art Institute of Chicago, and founder Archeological Museum of Beloit, Fourteen University students super- vised the work of the Arab work- men, and only the intense heat of Southern Algeria prevented them

throughout the summer.

of the

The Post Office in Washington last week started a campaign against the practice of advertising agencies inducing newspapers to carry advertising under the guise of news matter. It was said that newspapers accepting such adver women even remain sitting on the tisements will be subject to fines. park benches, talking and knitting The Peat Office department was re- and disregarding the bombs presented as determined to end the which are dropping near them and practice. Many publishers are back the serious character of what is ing the move, which has also receiv going on and being prepared for ed support from trade publications their protection.

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Harry Tate, the comedian, WAK fined £3 and costs at Eastbourne A constable said he Police Court recently for dangerous" driving. signalled to Mr. Tate to stop, and Mr. Tate waved to him as he passed. Mr. Tate's solicitor said Mr. Tate took the signal to be one to slow down.

Anti-Semitic rioting in Rumania burning of the Jewish village of reached its climax recently with the Borcsa in Transylvania.. Two hun- From September 8 to 10 next there dred and fifty houses were destroy- Major-General Douglas command of the Department of the maneuvres wherein will participato less by the fire, which blazed with as many as 30,000 men which, it is fierce intensity. The rioters had Philippines, has been appointed pointed out, constitutes the greatest, filled the surrounding wells with Chief of Staff of the U.S. Ary deployment of troops, for similar stones in order to hinder the firs 'General B. H. Faller was appointed purposes over since the conclusion of brigado in their work" Give C

WALKER.-On June 29, in the Red the citizens themselves complain. frem continuing their labours Arthur, who has recently been in will take place in Lorraine military ed, and 3,000 Jows rendered home-

Sea, near Port Sudan, JAMES WALKER, aged 81 years, beloved husand of Margaret AITKEN CRAIG, for 23 years with the Asiatic Petroleum Co., Shang hai and Tsingtao.

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GROTESQUE VIEWS ABOUT

CABLE NEWS.

Ir has been suggested that the Retrenchment Committee should apply its axe to the subsidy paid

by the Hong Kong Government to Reuter's Agency. It is alleged that public funds are being frittered away" annually in support of a news service, whereas the Govern ment could have obtained the idea WEDNESDAY, 13TH AUG.,tical news through the medium of

AT THE KOWLOON FOOTBALL OLUB (CHATHAM ROAD)

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Commandant of Marines.

A terrific earthquake rocked the north-eastern part of the Caspian Sea and its littoral last week, com pletely destroying the towns of Chaparro and Uritcky besides num- erous villages. Over 500 bodies in cluding those of 30 children have so far been extricated from the ruined houses. 4,000 were injured and tens of thousands rendered

the war.

The maneuvres will be time, and I will restore order," held between the rivers Meurthe and replied King Carol to a deputation Saar with headquarters at Lune. who waited on him on behalf of the ville, its importance being under Jewish villagers. lined by the fact that it will be attended by the Inspector-General of the army, Marshal Petain, and the Minister of War,eneral Maginot

That girls parked their care om the promenade and disrobed in them to bathe was reported to the

The din of motora, trucks, trams, 'buses, trains, loud-speakers, and boys is beginning to affect the Parisian mind, according to the

Trouble broke out at Monte Carlo sayants of the Academy of Medi.last month when a new mayor, M. Bernasconi, was elected in place of cine, who are becoming alarmed, M. Eugens Marquet, who retired and want the authorities to do when he was proclaimed Prime Minister. When it was announced something about it. But the

that M. Bernasconi had been elected Parisians themselves do not seem overwheming majority, the

Council of Whitehead, a pretty re- to worry much, and as far back opposing faction, mostly Socialists

sort on the shores of Belfast Longh as the carefree FRANCOIS VILLON, and Communista, stormed the town

The retort of the members of the häll. Despite the numbers of the of "to hell with Burgundy fame, police, they forced an entrance, and

The Polish Association for com Council who supported the action, French writers have exposed their tried to attack the municipal coun- homeless. The material damage has batting Communism has just sent a of the young women was that the countrymen's love of racket. Ifcillors, who were forced to barricade not yet heen computed but it will, memorandum to the headquarters of Council should provide better bath-

themselves in a room. Orics of certainly run into many millions. the International Red Cross Asso-ing facilities." VILLON is to be believed, in whole Set fire to the building" were All available troops are being rush-ciation demanding the expulsion or in part, the street merchants raised, but the police, who had been ad to the scene of the digster to from the association of the Russian "Among number of old pictures of his day overcame sales resistance reinforced, were able to cope with assist in the rescue and clearing sestion on the grounds that the acin & garret of the University of

the crowd outside. The Prince's operations.

tivities of this section are based on Palermo which were presented many by means of wash-boilers, on which bodyguard was then called out, and

the principle of class hatred which years ago by monks of a neighbour- they thumped lustily with wooden after an bour'a battle with sticks

are essentially incompatible with ing monastery there is one which is salad-spoons I

now held to be a Raphael owing to was able to disperse the demonstra-

the humanitarian ideals of the Red Cross.

its great similarity to the Raphael tors, who left shouting, "We don't want Fascists in the municipality

called Madonna of the Diadem '?: in the Duke of Westminster's col- It is expected that there will be fur

lestion. The Palermo picture, which ther developments.

in the rector's rooms, represents the was recently cleaned and now hangs Virgin Mary with John the Baptist and Christ as babies, and has a charming landscape background. Several connoisseurs are examining the picture, and they suggest that the Westminster Raphael is possibly a copy of the Palermo picture.

An intensive study of the situa tion in Paris to-day would seem

to Richard Barbam, the author of It is proposed to place a tremorial

the "Ingoldby Legenda" and "the wittiest of English poets," in Can- terbury, which was his birthplace. Though Canterbury was the place of his birth (in 1788), he Bad very large associations with London; he was educated in St. Paul's School, and became a minor canon of the Cathedral. From 1842 to 1843 be held, in addition to his Cathedral appointments the rectory of St. Augustine's with St Faith's, Wat fing-street. The Mayer of Canter bury is organizing the memorial

to indicate that times have changed. little, if any. The taxi-driver, for example, waiting unconcernedly in a line held back by the traffic police man's silver whistle, will agitate his hand-horn. and incidentally the nerves of foreign clients, withont any idea of getting anywhere. And why should he want to get any where? The meter grinds merrily away from the taking of a squatting the evening and morning news-

Posture, and there is no wear and papers without sacrificing over tear on the tires. No, obviously 320,000 of the ratepayers' money," the Paris taxi-driver likes to caress A more absurd perversion of simple the bulb that furnishes the wind fund. facts it is difficult to imagine. The that makes the squawk, and fer Sunday Herald is fully entitled to the same reason that small boy's express its opinion of the quality the world over enjoy splitting ear- of Reuter's news service. If it is drums. The sublimation of a annoyed at the frequent references Farisian taxi driver's soul is to ADMISSION FREE. SEATS: 20 Crain cables to the views expressed in

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Albert Olsadias of San Diego last week announced that he intends to make a non-stop fight to Tokyo, departing from Tia Iuana, Mexico,

in September. He expects to refuel A first edition, three volumes, of over the Hawaiian Islanda. The Scott's Waverley," 1814, was sold Mexican Institute of Aviation was, at Botheby's for £1,080. On a fly for the project. said to be providing the backing

The general strike movement in the Roubaix and Tourcoing districts in France is spreading steadily, necessitating the further concentra tion of large police forces since the strikers are inclining to violence towards the volunteer workers. At Hallain near Roubaix several thou sand strikers clashed with the police who were pelted with stones but Inter-on regained control of the situation. A number of men were injured in the brawl but there were

no serious casualties.

leaf in one of the volumes is a list of subscribers to the book club which originally bought the volumes. There was a surprise in the saleroom when a first edition copy of Tales of My Landlord " (1918) brought £1,420. Mr.F Edwards, a bookseller, pointed out a mark in the volume which in- A man, who was fined at Leighton dicated that he had once sold the Buzzard for causing an ofstruction three volumes for £35. The com- with his lorry while he was asleep, plete list of first editions of Scott's sent a letter to the magistrates, say works brought in a total of £3,837, ing: Because of being at the Guy Mannering" realising £330, wheel for too many hours, I was "Rob Roy" £130, and the second anable to keep my eyes open any series of Tales of My Landlord"

longer. I shall welcome the day (1818) £130:

when a law is passed for us drivers to have to work a limited number of hours each day, and not day and night as we are working now.

Local Notes and Events *

Twelve boat people were fined each at the Marine Court yesterday

Pleading guilty to the charge of boarding the aa, President Garfield

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all the force and dignity of which The sight of an agitated face over when they answered a charge of without permission; an unemployed on Saturday night. Although some upright posts with three glass in- it is capable. But on issues of fact, which the first tell-tale signs of lying inshore during prohibited Chinese was fined $30 or six weeks'

as distinct from matters of opinion,

the Sunday Herald should be care- N INTERIM DIVIDEND of 40 ful not to allow its indignation to

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idiocy or insanity have begun to awker into peals of happs creup is sufficient to send the cents per share has been declares get the better of its judgment. laughter Meantime the Academy vayable- AUGUST next, an and after which date The position is so simple that it fights its single-handed, unappre Dividend

analog get quely laconrate) cinted battle for the peace of mind noon application st

at the Registered Office of the "Company Canal Roadview could be possibly taken. If of Parisiana. Fast, Bowrington, Hong Kong.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN era true that the Government

Las REGISTER OF MEMBERS of the paid $30,000 a year for news' which Compaus will be closed from WEDNES. it could obtain at an expenditure DAY 18TH AUGUST to TUESDAY of twenty cents a day on a morn 26TH AUGUST, 1930, both days in- clusive.

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A Chinese was yesterday admitted to the Government Civil Hospital suffering from injury to his jaw, He was stated to have been the victim of an nasault by four wood cutters car the brick works at Aberdeen, and fell down a hill; striking his jaw against a rock

Robots now atop or beckon on the stresins of traffic through and across Ludgate-circus, one of London's busiest traffic centres. Eight auto matic traffic signals: have been in stalled, two on each of the four Looking Back 25 Years,

There was no circus performance sides of the circus. They consist of dicators, which are lit up from steps were taken to make the post within. The top indicator is red at the Marine Court yesterday. It ponement known, very few people and means "Stop; the third was stated that the defendant had semed to have been informed; and greca, meaning Come on the second merely indicates that a two previous convictions against there was a really big crowd of change in the trafic directions is These eight him. Another Chinese, who also people at Causeway Bay after din about to be made. had two previous convictions, was ner. Those coming back did not signale are all worked by one police- and man, who stands on a wooden box, for to pay a similes fine for sell the outwards bound ford more pulling the various levord which

boarding the s.s. Hydrangea with amusement in the trame than any control the indicators

mege circus could give The ex-A out first obtaining a permit.

planation was trouble with coolie. labour.Hong Kong Daily Press, August 12, 1805

Looking Back 50 Years.

The guests at s'house party at-- Hill Top, Withyham, Bussex, the residence of Colonel W. JM Hill, .D:S.O ̄ ̄xan short of cigarettes. Mr. B. B. Waters, an airman,

The August issue of D.X., official organ of the Hong Kong Amateur ing and an afternoon newspaper, The human race was cradled in

Radio Transmitting Society, has In his report on the Peking Hos motored to Penshurst Aerodrome, such a "frittering away of public South Central Africa and not in

been published, and copies may be pital, Dr. Dudgeon says; In re- took out his Moth, and twenty money would be a disgraceful Asia, says Professor ALONZO W

obtained from Messrs. Kelly and Bard to gun accidents, which are minutes later he was dropping not uncomon, it may be here observ packets of cigarettes from the air scandal. But such, is not the posi- POND, formerly with Roy CHAPMAN

Walsh for fifty cents. DX is noted that Chinese keep their guns to the guests on the ground. He fion. The annual subsidy paid to ANDREWS in the Gobi desert, who At the Crown Land Office yester everybody's reading; the subjects in a filthy, rusty condition. Many travelled twenty miles to obtain the Heuter's Agency enable a news has recently returned to Paris from day, Kowloon Inland Lot No. 2873 dealt with are, for the most part of the pistols in use are of Chinese supplies

situated at the junction of Embank extremely technical, while the style manufacture, although it is at service to be brought into Hong South-Western Algeria. He is con- ment Road and Duke Street was of writing adopted by some con- tempted to pass them off as foreign. The wine glasses which graced the Kong which-without such assist vinced beyond doubt that the old to Messrs. Raven and Basto (ontributors is even more mystifying Foreign manufacturers' names are table of the White House in the ance would be very much smaller earliest home of man was in behalf of their clients) for $10,000. Surely our local amateurs, in eximitated. Not only pistols but gun- good old days have now been packed The land has an area of about 14,750 changing friendly greetings with powder-flasks,⠀⠀ like elocks and away out of sight by order of Pre- than it is. If the local. Press eared Africa For every argument in

eq. feet and its annual rental if far-distant operators, do not employ pocket knives, are largely imitated sident Hoover. These glasses, some to put up $30,000 per annum over favour of the Gobi desert, I have 8102

such :-'* slanguage!' as appears in We have n clock in the dispensary of them ifty years old, have Zoİ - DX 1. If they do, and are under purchased at Shanghɛi, as a for- been used since the introduction of and above the present substantial two for Africa" Chief among his

izgreda stood by the usean surmast, then tairn made sipek, with the makes a Probibitión ZA FABIA BER KOČ,mkan five of nationality, are cordially wirdlem 38 much more, ima velroos Name and Parts proved the

vectorsen cable service could be continued, of pre-historic remains just being invited to an exhibition of Chinese than we knew it to be. Those in dial plate Táncéua & Puel, Lon- | White House equipment was taken at application of the Betrench- uncovered in Africa, which out paintings, which will be held by terested in the practical side of den. Birmingham should take, a recently it was decided that they ment Committee'saxe" to this number in quantity and quality some well-known local Chinese radio will find many informative warning, and provide the Chinese should be sent to a Government artists on the fast floor of the Em- articles in DX but me suspect with first chasmateriala. Cheap storehouse There they can no Government subsidy "would mean those being found anywhere else in press Hotel, Dee Vooux Road Cen- the really serious student will not goods and over-sized cottons defent longer recull happy memories of the immediate shrinkage

of the world; and secondly, because tral, for three days beginning on appreciate the strange slanguage” their own object in the end. Hong now illegal joys to the Chief Execu

affected by some writera.{},

Kong Daily Prest, August 12, 1880.-, tive and his staff in thirsty weather. Beuter's news service. ·

Africa favoured the development this Fridays