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WEATHER REPORT,

The path-eyelene remains central near Shanghai. Strong to for monsoon along the S.E. coast Chins and over the N. China Sen

Local Forcerat:N.E. winds,

fresh; fair,

is limited to the views from the train or the motor ronde. Porhaps one woman in a bundred, oxcopt

Elsewhere the problem of unem ployment, due to a variety of Yesterday's weather report, fore-causes, is also being exploited, by cast and remarks, issued by the Communists. In America recent the missionaries and some teachers, Royal Observatory at 0.15 p.m., investigations have revented thathan the smallest smattering of stated:-

nearly half a million people are Cantonese, you the well-being of the Communists. In England a deter Colony is largely dependent on the friendship and understanding be mined attempt is being made to use tween the colonists and the native the trade unions for increasing, by residents, and interest in the Clif means of a series of strikes, nes langungo and customs would be repaid in better personal rela the unemployment and distress, tions. Social problems are crying which are the proper preludo of for investigation, not only by busy revolution. Prosperity and good who could take up the task with officials, but by people of leisure government the invincible sympathy and intelligence for its enemies of Communism," while own sake, Though volunteers are always in demand for charitable misery and degradation aro ita and social work, those who do more allies, The Third International is, than lot their names appear on a therefore, planning to reduce all cially imposing list of Com- the world to the state of Russia To live-vitally requires effort, but mittee Members are not numerous, in 1917, when the gang of under- unless that effort is made, boredom world Bolsheviks were able to lend will sooner or inter get a strangle the wretched people of Russin hold on the zest for life. No one is an easier victim than the woman who makes her amusements the dominant interest of her life.

BIRTH. REIM-On December 6, at Amster dam, Holland, to Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Rain, a son, GERARDUS JORN FULNESS

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Edward Ray's Approaches.

During the wook-end I watched Edward Ray, mighty driver and ex-champion, play two rounds of golf at Oxhey, writes a correspon: dent to a London paper. The course was playing 600 yards longer than it does in the summer months, and Ray is not no young as he was. little of its length. What was still But his driving seems to have lost more noticeable was the delicato accuracy of his short approaches with a mashionblick, I counted nino cocnsions on which he made approaches to within a yard of the hole.

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Women Too Gentle for Politics. Great Income-Tax Frauda.

The exclusion of women from Two cases of what he described public life as they lack the brutality as deliberate fraud regarding necessary to do anything effective income-tax, involving soms exceed- in politics is the first plank of a ing £500,000, were, referred to by now Danish party, the National Sir Ernest Gowers, chairman of Socialist Labour Party, formed by the Board of Inland Roverfue, in M. Lembako, na advocate of the giving evidence before the Select into Denmark. introduction of the Hitler polier Committee of Public Accounts. In the first case the amount of incomo which had escaped assessment was £857,000, and the duty owing was £384,000. This was settled for Canada is facing the gravest £550,000 aa duty and penalties. In the second caso the fraud amount- crisis, in the wheat situation for

ed to £530,000 of income omitted many months, owing to the alarm- the Prairie, Provinces arrived in was £331,000. The sum accepted in ingly low prices. The Pruniers of to be returned, and the liability Toronto recently conferred with the settlement was £500,000, bank chiefs to secure an extension | of the time for making good the Josses on the 1929 wheat pool, now believed to be around £4,000,000.

Canada's Grave Wheat Orisis.

Oooking for: Mon,

A Blight Mistake.

The Palace of Blenheim, the other evening, blazed with a thousanel" lights, the great organ pealed its welcome, the spaniels got foie gras for their supper, and the nobility and gentry of Oxfordshire rolled up to Vanburgh's peristyle. Afenn while in the adjoining town of Woodstock and undergraduates gathered in their hundreds; heer flowed for faithful tenantry: and both the senior and the junior proctors, plus attendants," suffer ed tortures of anxiety as to when and how there would be a breach of the peace. And why? Simply

But the unification of the world which makes this international con- spiracy possible, strengthens to a still greater degree the hands of the upholders of law and decent government. Police co-operation tethers the chief conspirators, as wa see here in Hong Kong, where joint action against the mischief-makers is taken by the police of the Colony and of Canton. The populace is warned. The examples not only of Bussin but of the Canton uprising of December, 1027, and the 'atro cities in country districts, where the "Red" hordes have prevailed, are well known to all in China. Com munisma is judged by its, fruits, and not by its promises, and it has been condemned. The cruellest and most selfish of criminala often make profession, quite sincerely, of exalted theories and ideals, but they do not, and cannot, change their way.

To be governed by Communists would be equivalent to putting supremo power into the hands of the inhabitants of Park stone and Sing-Sing prisons. This COMMUNISM is a world movement is common knowledge, and for all of a criminal nature and worked its cunning and persistence this ob military principles Its G.HQ.criminal movement has no hope of is in Moscow, and is called the success. Third International. It was found- ed. by LENIR; it affiliates all the Communist parties existing, and exercises a controlling and direct ing force upon them. Forty-six in the Far East, according to many countries are represented in the novels and popular belief at Home, organisation, STALIN and RYKOV & round of bridge, tennis, being members of the Executive dancing, and cocktails, with an The Colony had a clean bill of Committee. Three men named BELL,ccasional riot or kidnapping to health for the 24 hours ended CAMPBELL and Riser are the "re-

provide real excitement: The December 12. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD., presentatives" of Britain. Its ob

Joint Liquidators,

jects are known-thie overthrow of reality is less sensational, but CHINA SUGAR REFINING

more pitiful. It is not excitement capitalism," and the setting up but boredom that is the curse of killed by a 'bus on Nathan Roadman, fetched a district watchnin

Cooking is a pastime which has, with the disappearance of the chafing dish, ceased to be an essen- tial accomplishment for a man of the world. In the eighteenth con- tury very cultured person was an adept at making sauce. The late Lord Astor used to cook soup at his own luncheon parties. A great tureen was wheeled up beside him, pared on another table. He would because the Duke of Marlborough and various condiments were pre addle with a silver frying pan had made a slight miscalculation. above a spirit lamp and drop the It was to celebrate his sixtieth result into a tureen. It was all birthday that this fefe galante bad very like gou. And one man of been organised. It was only after my ecquaintance, a man of con- the invitations had been issued summate elegance, has a weakness, that the Duke, adding things to for rearing and cooking capons.gether, discovered that on that day Mr. Oscar Asche, "a goodly man, he would be only 59. The Golden Gate Nows Bureau ofi faith, and a corpulent, is the San Francisco informs us that best cook in theatreland. Those. Construction of the Golden Gate who have stayed with him at a farm [THE POOR LOVER IS ASSURED

OF THE IMMORTALITY Bridge, the mightiest span in the he had in Gloucestershire will re

OF HIS SOULIG world, is about to begin. The cost member the Gargantuan feasts of this bridge will be thirty-five every course of which he had pre- million dollars. The voters at the; pared and cooked. Mr. Mark Ham-Ware purest rose that over blessed

A loving gardener's care, election, November 4, 1030, by an bourg is an epicure as well as overwhelming majority, approved a pianist, and there are few, if any. To find a lodging in thy breast,

Or in thy dark brown hair, bond issue for building the bridge. of the wonderful dishes he evolves

More subtly would its fragrance The completed structure will be tho which he could not cook.

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HONG KONG, DECEMBER 10, 1030.

COMMUNISM.

of Soviet Governments,” or, in

other words, dictatorships by its own groups. It considers that, as in war, the taking of life is justi- fiablo in furthering its ends. Like an anny, it has long periods of quiescence, during which plans aro

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Victoris, in Hong torin is the Colony of Ming

On

of

DECEMBER, 1930, at 11.45 O'CLOCK in the Foranoor at which Meeting the Liquidators will lay before the Masting an account of their acts and deling and of the conduct of the Winding Up Haring the Year following the confirma tion of the liesolution for the Winding. Up of the Company.

Dated this 15th day of December, 1030.

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LADIES AND LEISURE.

THE-life of the average woman

many Englishwomen who live East of Suez, and, the outwardly hectic life is only the sign of the battle that is being waged to keep the beast at

Womon Unattracted,

The queer thing is that a few women-cook for fun. Mrs. Bellos. Lowndes is one of the few writing. women who sometimes might cook from inclination, and the Dolly Sisters used to descend to their London kitchen in the small hours and fry ham and eggs with gusto and skill. But cooking does not. seem to be a woman'a hobby.

And from mute petals pour, Ethereal splendour purely glow

Upon its bloom the more

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From my obscurity, When wistful eyes to Thee From out the clouds that are my

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JOHN WILLWYN.

Local Notes and Events

When a Chinese woman went on A report has been made to the to the roof of 104 Hollywood load police by Mr. W. L. afillar of 6,. yesterday to hang out some cloth-Armand Buildings to the effect that ing to dry, she discovered a parcel a gold wrist-watch valued at $100 which was found to contain 40 was lost between Shatin and Kow A Chineso boy was run over and rounds of ammunition. The wo-loon Star Ferry on Sunday night.

yesterday afternoon.

The Hon. Mr, O., Gordon Mackio left yesterday, on a business trip to Shanghai by BB President Jeffer

son,

It is notified that for the 48 boura ended December 14 there una one

diphtheria (both Chinese).

nounced of Commander John Her-

who took the "find" to the Potics Station.

of Accountanta was delivered by Mr.

other names, was also known as

Estate in the Colony worth 819,800 was left by Trang Shun The first lecture given under the Tong, who, among a number of auspices of the Hong Kong Institute Victor Chang. He was formerly a A. Udy, A.F.I.A., at the Hotel Cecil merchant in Caba, and died in- last night and was presided over teatate in October this year. Let- by the President, Mr. Randell. At ters of administration have been present agreed to join the In-Shi, alias Eliss Font de Chang, whose local address is 247, Hen- stitute.

nessy Bond.

When two Chinese were brought

bofore Mr. E. H. Wilhams yester- day on the charge of gambling out side the World Theatre, it was stated that the fact that they were gambling there attracted a large crowd which caused an obstruction noise. They were each fined $3. in addition to making a lot of

Looking Back 25 Years,

bay. Boredom is far more respon. aible than climate for most of the England the life of the average mental and physical collapses. In death from typhoid and one from the conclusion of the address those granted to the widow, Tarang. Fung big offensive. At present there is activity on all fronte. LENIN, with married woman is full and busy,

The forthcoming marriage is an- so that dances, the cinema, and hin undoubted genius as a revol other entertainments are relaxa bert Percival Southby, RN of tionary, coined the phrase "keep tions and not the object of exist II.M. Naval Dockyard, and Eliza the Far Eastern cauldron simmer

ence. In the Far East climate and eth Jessie Story, of the Peninsula

*Mensra, Patrick J. Heady and Hotel. ing," a pices of advice that Moscow custom conspire to deprivo women

Ng Poon Chow, of San Francisco.. always bears in mind and is se

of their natural occupations. The St. John Ambulance Brigade's

have collated a great mass. of evid once bearing on Chinese-American tively following at the present Children are in the hands of a shield will take place on the Mur- amual competition for the Ralph

relations. It reaches as in capable, amah; washing, house ray Farado ground on December 21

"statement for non-exclusion," The causes of revolution are work, cooking and marketing are when the treatment and collection

Chuong Siu Ken, a Chinese doc- consisting of 255 closely packed tor, whose address was given, as pages. The authors assert that, ther varied, but distress arising from done by servante who work best of wounded will be displayed..

c55, Shanghai Street, made his so-anti-Asiatic exclusion crusade has war hag seen terrible uprisings of with the minimum of interference;

bolstered with. Alfred Warner (22), an Austrian, cond appearance at the Kowloon been regularly

on the peasantry in the past. When war in fact there is nothing to do but was charged before Me: Butters at Magistracy yesterday

"grievance manufactured to for lords as selfish as any in China to pass the time. And there

e the the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday charge of unlawful possession of der that the statements of the for stowing away on board the Pre- fivo counterfeit coins and two exclusionists are "unreasonable ill- to-day ravaged France during the trouble begins, Education for a sident. Folle from Shanghai: He moulds for making counterfeit digested, and contradictory:" and Hundred Years War and Germany profession or business is an estim- pleaded not guilty and the case was money. He was again remanded that the charges of immorality and

for 'n week,

„Arada "non-agaimilation which are constant.” during the Thirty Years War, able thing, but of equal value adjourned till to-day.

·ly urged against the Asiatic are COMPREHENSIVE AND COM hungry bands of men harried the would be education for leisure, but

For the unlawful possession of a

Following a report made to the generally made by the very peo countryside after the manner of here the most expensive establish- quantity of po pin tickets, a Chi Police on November 20 Fegarding ple who have no morals to boast PLETE REPORT.:

Chinese Reds and brigands of ments seem to be as negligent as nese was fined 875 by Mr. Williams robbery at 253 Quoon Road of, and are doing all in their of the

to-day. But these unhappy marau the state-supported schools. How at the Central Magistracy yester West, when a haul of 8948 was power to hinder the assimilation day. It was stated that the tickets made by ton men, we learn that which they allege to be impossible." dors were put down with heavy many girls (or boys for that were concealed in the mouths of one of the alloged robbers bas been long long Daily Press, Dec. 10, handed vengeance. There was no

arrested at Bins Bay by Chinese 1005.- matter) can be, said to leave several dried salt fishes..

troops under Captain Lo Yan. The Looking Back 50 Year. organisation behind them like the school with the power to take an

Alfred Warner, (59), a native of suspect will be brought to Hong Third International, with its lien intelligent interest in any civilies Yianna, was charged before the Kong in due course.

We have it one good authority that the Chinese Government in en the finances of Russia. Sporadiction or manners other than those Kowloon Magistrato yesterday for outbreaks of to-day are eagerly of their immediate social circlent Polk which arrived in port on Daily Frens includo

stowing away on the s. Proaid- To-day's Christmas presents to the tend, in the event of war, itera

nont little diately to lay down torpedoes at looked for, helped, and co-ordinat Out East engagement books are December 12. On his pleading pocket book diary, in red leather, the entrances to all the Treaty ed with the world revolutionary easily filled with appointments for not guilty the case was adjourned from Siemens China Company, Forte, and to stop all ships from the Far Eastern branch of the coming in for going out whether for 24-hours. tennis, bridge and golf, which are

celebrated Gernian firm Siemons way vessels or traders. It is diff- all good recreations but scaredly Two Chinese were brought before & Halske and Siemens-Schuckert-cult to exaggerate the importance deserving to be considered a life's Mr. H. R, Butters yesterday chargwerke; a neat desk & lendar, with of this news to all engaged in aim. Randing is too often a per-cut with the theft of three cloth date cards, from the Hong Kong trade in China. Lia Shen Shan..

eapa from 91, Parkes Street, The Firo Insurance Co., Ltd. and the former Commmider in Chief it for furthering their ends. There is functory skimming of the latest first accused pleaded guilty but the Canton Insurance Office, Ltd., and Chibli at present in retirement

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movement,"

The guiding brains of the Third International have seized upon the present winter as most opportune

writin

snood zunzi amid he received the La, picture.calendar with a charming bad an audience with the Empress, cap from the first accused, not study of Persian kittens, from the and was asked a genumo political disturbance of Hong Kong there is no excuse knowing that it had been stolen, Colonial Dispensary; from Mervice on the situation. He is said slow, and natural development. It for boredom. The Island and the The first defendant also admitted: Dodwell & Co. six on endure from to have replied that "the best in not of itself unexpected or Territories are full of things and previous conviction for Inrcony Mossrs. Huntley & Palmers, the course is war, the middle course in dangerous, but unfortunately the places of beauty and interest, this year and was sentenced to four famous Reading biscuit manufac peace," The word "middle" is months' hard labour, while tho. turers, for whose producte Messrs wood as being more polite than the Communist finds there a feeding though as far as many of us are stond man was sent to prison for Rodwell are Sole Agents in South "worntong Pong Daily Pre

Dec. 10, 1880. ground for his poisonous grain. concerned our knowledge of them a period of two months

China.