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IF

You still yearn for that taste had at of feal beer which you home.

WEATHER REPORT.

خبين.

Yesterday's weather report, fore ensi and remarks, issued by the Royal Obaervatory at 5.03 p.m.,

stated:

The anti-cyclone : Ins" extended southward. The depression remains Don't count up the days before between the Bonins and the Loo you go on leave.

Just ring up.

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and order a case of

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1931.

Washington Sub-Committee, but the economie depression of China, and of the coast ports, where the mer- chanilise of East and West is inter-

the stump in silver but also to war change, must be traced not only to exhaustion, following the intensive struggle of the last four years. The Nationalists-introduced a new and devastating factor into the more choos. Strong monsoon will con- gentle form of warfare between the The country has been tinue along the south-east coast of China and over the N. China Son.prostrated by fighting and by the| Local Forecast:- S.E. winds, famines that have. followed in its fresh cloudy generally;

some train.' drizzle.

DEATH.

Tuchuna

WHITBREAD'S CANDY-On January 6, at Shang-stands at 123 to the pound sterling

PALE ALE

hai, FREDERICH WILLIAM CAREY, aged 54 years, Inte of the Chi. nese Maritime Customs.

Editorial and Business Offices: 11

Ice House Stroot, Tel. 30251. Night Editor (Wanchai Office):

Tel. 24511.-

London Office: 53, Fleet Street,

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The Daily Press.

HONG KONG, JANUARY, 19, 1931.

Tho currency question is capable of settlement by international ac tion, but it may be a settlement like that of the French frans, which now

But France and Germany recovered quickly from a cureney crisis more Route than ours, because both nations had the advantages of able. government and the spirit of patriotism and industry among their own people. There is no reason why China should not nião go ahend if the internal political issue is

settled.

RESCUE WORK.

Oss of the most difficult of Bocini problems is rescue

*News and Views *

Sir T. Lipton's Next Challenge.

Sir Thomas Lipton, who has re- turned to England from America, said that when the conditions of the race for the Amorica's Cup were settled he would know what kind of boat the Americans would build to defend the cup, and he would build one on the same lines. Economy in the Air!

A partner in a colobrated firm of house agents in London declares that the demand for expensive Weat End flats from £800 to £1,500 a year is at a standstill. Flat rontals were bound to come down. The oppor tanity was for the builders who would run up efficiently equipped flats at from £150 to £350 a year. Hawker'a gratitudo,

a story of this year's Here is a Landi flag days on behalf of the Life-Bont Service. A woman hawker in St. Pancras, who had no money to give, handed over from her tray a packet of buttons, to be sold for the-life-boats, because, she said, they had "saved her old man." The London Ang day's produced

£3,200 9s. 6d.

Humbugs-Says the Bishop!

Next French President,

It is rumoured in Paria that M. Poincare has obtained from M.

Local.

Domergue a promise to remain at SUMMARY OF NEWS. the Elyap for a further two years after his period of office expires next May. This will effectually bar "People who say there is no need the way to M, Briand, who has been urged to offer himself as a candi- to attend church, and that they can date for the Presidency, while en- pray in the countryside are hung-abling M. Poinenre to accept the hugs. I am out on the road every Sunday of the year and I never gen. Pecsidency of the Bar Council, people get out of their cars and thus be in a position to sucerod M. kneel down at the roadside to eny Doumergue at the Elysée. their prayers."-The Bishop of Chelmsford.

Big Flying Boat for Japan.

which he is desirous of doing, and

Increase in cable rates... Pagwʊ. 'Plane crash at Kai Tack.

Page 7: Chinese newspaper libel on a Page 7: young lady teacher,

The houseboy who is charged with the murder of a Chinese servent at No. 1, Felix Villas on December 13- wag yesterday committed for trial. Page'7. at the January Criminal Bessions.

Shipping Intelligence... Page 16. Today's wireless programma."

Pogo 3.

All Quiet on Ruggor Night."

Possibly the warning issued by A huge flying boat, manufactured the Vice-Chancellor of Oxford that by the Short Brothers Company, of the consequences for delinquents Great Britain, at the order of the would be serious caused things to Japanese Navy, will shortly reach be all quiet on the West-End front Japan aboard the str. Toyohashi after

that it was far. If this ginnt Bying bone match. There was little to show stands the test successfully, another in the Piccadilly and Leicester- boat similar to the British-made square. districts

"Rugger night." A few youths on fying boat will be constructed at the Kawanish Aeroplane Construe the roofs of taxis, some laughing, Sport. tion Company.

An Old Masterpiece,

Bought by Sir Frederick and Lady Becker many years ago for a small sum in a second-hand department of drapery store, an oil painting has for the past 30 years been hanging

the InterVarsity rugger

donner-jacketed groups at stroot corners this was all the évidence at midnight of Bacchanalian prof ocedings. Some of the musical comedies suffered from minor inter ruptions, which were suitably dealt with

The Fourth Mrs Mix.

Home football fixtures for to-day- Page 10.

Latest Cables.

The Shanghai Municipal Council- his notified the proprietors of the greyhound courses that no dog racing will be allowed in the Inter national Settlement after March 31. 'Pago 0.

The fiercest north-western dust- storm for years is sweeping Peiping, where the temperature has dropped below zero Fahrenheit, causing

Pago .. number of deaths amongst beggars and others,

The Liberian representative to the League of Nations has written

of over 7,000 miles. It is anticipat een actor, and married him into the local Pross at Geners stating

Arizona.

on the staircase at their home at

Accusing the cowboy film star of Sutton Hall, Hounslow. It has now been cleaned; and an expert has mental cruelty" for the past five The Page Boy Know.

pronounced it to be by Jacopo Bas-years, the fourth wife of Mr. Tom

Extraordinary weather was ex- London page boys have a sure in-sano, the sixteenth-century Venetian Mix has filed a divorce suit at Lon

At the Trocadero a very painter. The subject is the sceno Angeles. Mrs. Mix contends that perienced at Shanghai yesterday, this alleged cruelty culminated in show falling heavily in the morning, stingt,

"pork after the flagellation of Christ.

their separation on November 6 with bright sunshine in the after- tall young man wearing a work among

last. She also complains of the noon, and a further fall of snow Page 9. pie hat entered the vestibule and

cowboy star's "loudness in public." | later. women and young girls. Not the looked round inquiringly. Before $,000 Miles Without a Halt, lenet of the troubles in that stern he could say anything a tiny page The Air Ministry are arranging This is the second netion between "Agricola for another attack on the world's Mr. Mix and members of his family rectitude rather than appreciation boy piped up at him:

Club dinner, sirt" Banqueting long distance non-stop record of the in Los Angeles this yene. Recently AMERICA'S HELPING HAND. of payetrological difficulties is apt room round to the left. The young air. It is intended to build a long- the star successfully appealed to the to dominate the minds of those man looked rather astonished and range Fairey-Napier monoplane, courts to relieve him of the respon similar to that which crashed in the sibility of paying his 17 year old dark into a mountain near Tunis daughter, Miss Jane Ruth Mix, any THE Sub Committee of the United engaged on this task. In the old-went-round to the left.

when on an attempt to reach South further allowance after she had States Senate which has been in-fashioned English penitentiary the Treasures of the Pharaohs,

Ingots of gold, chains of gold and Africa from England without a halt. eloped with Mr. Douglas Gilmour, vestigating the causes of the decline methods adopted made most of the in Sino-American Trade revom errant young women sullen and silver, and many silver picces have The new machine will have a range iends, among other things, that defiant enemies of those who were been found in one of a number of

Pharaohs, which the Egyptian Ex- airplane will be ready for the effort Britain be asked to suspend the making earnest if ill-directed efforts houses, dating from the time of the red-that RAF pilots and the new ploration Society discovered during by the spring, and although the sale of silver from India, and that to help them in amend their ways.

In Hong Kong the Po Leung excavations at Tel-El Amarna. route has not yet been chosen, it silver producing countries should restrict. their output. It is also Kuk nets, we believe, as a clearing There were 23 ingots, and these, will probably be from Cranwell

A small silver over 8,000 miles. in a large vase. "IT'S THE

REAL suggested that Chinn be offered a station for young women in dif- along with the other valuables, were (Lines) to Capetown, & distance of

In those proposals feuitics. After a short sing they statuette and a bronze knife were Novelties at Railway Ball. HOME-SIDE STUFF"! America's charity, very rightly are passed on to suitable institu-

from her point of view, begins at tions, which no doubt take excellent England-Home of Ballet."

The pronounced revival of in home. Now that the great Republic care of them. In Singapore the finds that her policy of splendido Leung Kuk is doing constructive terest in ballet and the higher forms rescus work of a very fine nature of the dance which is taking pinco isolation, behind huge tariff walls, The building itself is large and. England formed the theme of the specches at a "Dancer Circle A. S. WATSON & Co., having curione retine pleasant, beautifully situated on a bit spot Grosvenor Houro. The preacat year bas seen well attended Theatre, Hammersmith, and the Unfortunately, the British Govern sea. Thero áre several blocks, open Bensons of ballet at the Lyric and their destinations, symbolised the Tobis recording and so simple what England Loses:

Arte Theatre Club, the birth of the of the best tradition of Diaghileff, Camargo Society and its prodac tion of Pomona," a ballet worthy the founder of the Ballet Club" ng from contagious diseases. The with its own small but efficient a

Faculty of Dancing inmates are of all ages from fully-entre, the remodelling of the grown girls of sixteen or moremises in Piccadilly, and finally the down to tiny mites of a year or establishment of a permanent ballet

Wells Theatre. two. The latter have been taken in connection with the new Sadler's from those who buy and sell thera for training as future inmates of

SOLE AGENTS 1-

LIMITED.

silver tonn.

is reactions,

f

quired an international outlook. hill overlooking the town and the

ground level rooms for work and play. One block is for those suffer

inent has no power over the financial on all sides to the air. On the top NEW ADVERTISEMENTS policy of the Indian Government floors are dormitories, and on the Britain had to accept an Indian import tax on her colton goods, and is not in a position to say how much silver the New Delhi Treasury should unload. In practice, how

Bone settlement might be arrived at, as a question of world prosperity is involved.

NOTICE.

HONG KONG WATER SUPPLY.

T IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that

I the RIDER MAINE in all Distrists will be CLOSED on, THURSDAY, IoT INATANT,

SUPPLY from A CONSTANT STREET FOUNTAINS will be main- tained from: That Dato.

Pentic Woska DEPARTMENT, Hong Kong, 9th Jan, 1931.

ever

There are

also found,

Since the war

that immediately upon receipt of the League Commission's report last September the Liberian Goy Film of the Year.

Renée Clair is known as a filmernment took steps to remove the cause of the complaints mentioned "Under

Page 0. the Roofs of in the report.. Paris," shown at the Alhambra

In connection with the United director who fins a sense of pictorial

Theatre, London, is bis master- picer. The story is slight enough States Senate inquiry into the lo give full opportunities for detail causes of the decline of American irony.

One of the prettiest ideas ined treatment and characterisation. trade with China, Senator Pittinanı fancy dress balls was even at the Albert, a street singer, Louis, a has pointed out that it was the re Covent Garden Opera House, when hawker, and Fred, a smart bully of sub of the similar drop in the value

Page v. the Railway Ball was held as part the quarter, are alive in every of silver and China's purchasing of the scheme to gather 300,000 half movement and gesture. So is the power, and he hoped that Great crowns for the Kensington, Fulham, pretty little girl, Pola, whom all Britain would stop the release of and Chelsea Hospital, which is now the three men admire. This film silver bullion a India. being rebuilt. The midnight pa- has very little dialogue and all of geant consisted of ten famous trains it is in French. But so clear is

no country has by ladies with costumos gaily in the dialogue that only, a smatter-

Royal Highlander," the South-derstand it. Moreover, the action suffered so severely from industrial genious in design, to represent the ing of French is necessary to un the "Blue Train," the "Engadine salves. While you watch this pican improvement since the General crn Belle," the Golden Arrow," and the characters explain them conflicts as Britain Tom Industrial "Father Christana Express," actually living with the charactere. suffer oven to-day as compared with Express," and so on, and there wae ture you will have the sensation of Strike of 1928, but how much wo with pro- bened and scarlet gown, the luggage what film acting should be. the figures. Nineteen twenty-nine was not a good financial year for driven by Lord Donegall in snowy The acting of the principal people other nations is well illustrated by camera self-consciousness. Here, in Britain, but for Germany, it was almost disastrous; and yet of the express being toys to be There is not a trace of staginesa or divided between the railway or

usa of cinematographic art. in 1929 Germany had 254 Inhour at Christmas.

conflicts, affecting 92,527 workmen and involving a total loss of phanages and children in hospital short, in a film which makes full

4,671,793 working days Great Bri- Lain's record for the same period was 490 conflicts, affecting 632,500 workmen and involving & loss of 9,280,000 working days. In other words, England, with only two- thirds of the population of Ger- many, had nearly double the num- ber of strikes and double the num ber of lost working days.

*Local Notes and Events

The dollar touched another new low record yesterday when it was quoted at 11fd."

It was a pity that Senator the brothels from which the older PITTMAN should, in his statement, girls are removed, if they are under indulge in recriminations against age, or if they have been used with Want of occupation in- the very Power whose assistance he cruelty.

Two Chinese children were born socks. The world trade depression variably leads to restlessness and is due to many causes. It is as discontent, that is carefully

On Monday night, the public will

HAROLD T. CREASY,

classes for

have an opportunity of seeing Laon R.M.S. Empress of Japan while Wator Authority.easy to blame America's gold hoard-avoided.

Toska's film production "Princess on her voyage between Shanghai ing as India's selling of silver. It dressmaking and sewing, where the

Layla" at the Ko Shing Theatre, and Hong Kong. [180 is arguable that Amerien has play uniforms are made, and orders are

ed the part of the world's 'greedy carried out for linen and similar Tho Portuguese Government has, also classified and modern dancing boy, with disastrous effects to us necessities for the hospitals. The approved the appoitment of Mr. by La Toska who has just come OLD BEDFONDIAN DINNER.

America has insisted upon making of artificial Blowers and Fernando do Senna Rodridgues to to the Colony from Paris and New Looking Back 25 Years, THE ANNUAL DINNER will be having the world's biggest fleet other forms of handwork are taught be honorary Royal Vice-Consul of York. The programme runs for five The SATURDAY, 127H JANUARY, at 8 P.M. All Old Bod tallest sky-scrapers, richest million and a standard of real ski in Italy in Macao. fordians who have not yet dans saires and highest salaried film-stars generally acquired. Each close in

The Public Works Department are particularly requested to get into with the result that these, and other turn undertakes the cooking and communication with the Undersigned.

E. J. R. MITCHELL, less edifying luxuries, have brought the care, of the refectory. Thus announces that the Rider Mains in on a violent economic bilious attack.every girl has the opportunity for all districts will be closed sa Thurs. This, however, is not the time for getting a thorough training both day, January 18. A constant supply assessing blame and tracing in craft and in household work, from street fountains will be main effects to past mistakes of states and enn úr dae time take her place tailed from that date. mon and legislatures. America is as a useful member of society. In

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days and is to be presented at the 7 p.m. and 9.15 performances only, Prices of admission are $1, 70 centa and 50 cents.

The King's Shooting,

The King is shooting regularly at Windsor this winter. He will be in residence at the Castle, but is to motor down from Buckingham Palace two or three times a week, returning to London the same even- Windsor (unlike King Edward, ing. His Majesty is very fond of who was rarely there); he likes the castle and particularly appreciates

At the Y.M.C.A. yesterday after noon Mr. F. F. Brockman, B., head of the Association in the Far East, lectured on "The City of the Future." The room was packed, and the eloquent lecturer held the attention of his hearers while he the rides in the Great Park. But it is by his doctors' advice that be As a sequel to the stabbing affair" delivered his opinion of the New does not go there during the winter at the Kowloon Godowns recently, Jerusalem. He spoke of the siums for more than a few hours at a when two men were removed to of Shanghai, Tientsin and Hong time. The damp mists from the river constitute a risk it is not wise hospital suffering from wounds in Kong, and said in time to come they to take. It is unlikely, therefore, the atomach, Leung Yu was yester would be made so clean that right-that the Court will move to Wind- vanced. The King is shooting as day brought before the Kowloon cousness would dwell therein and the sor until the spring is well ad Magistrate on the charge of cutting Lord would be able to traverse them well as ever. It is loyal but in- and wounding Ho Cho and Yip Sik, without fear of dirtying His robes. correct to describe him, as he often in England, but that the Royal and of common assault on Lo Hin In the evening, through an inter- is denoribed as "the best shot and Wan Shu. As one of the preter, he addressed the Chinese aim is still so unerring is the more the result wounded men is still in hospita', and it is possible that he will repeat remarkable in that,

illness, the King finds some difficulty. Appearing before Mr. E II. further remand of one week was his lecture next Sunday, perhaps in of a serious operation during his the City Hall-Hong Kong Dully in raising one of his arms to the works, in close co-operation with the Williams yesterday on the charge granted.

height required for holding a gun. Prets, January 10, 1900,

He manages, however, to evercome Chinese Protectorate, who are re-

Looking Back 50 Years.

that disability with triumphant sponsible for the rescue and after- of being drunk and behaving in a care of the protegécs. What strikes disorderly manner in the vicinity of a ennial visitor most is the general Robinson Road on Thursday night, air of happinces and well-being. As

the world's richest nation and any the grounds are lawns and playing- The Machine Gun Company Dance suggestion put forward from Wash-fields equipped with net-ball, will not be held on January 31 as TR RK. HEPBURN having

conwings, and other amusements, originally advertised, owing to M&R Conington merits the closest Take Charge of the Company's sideration. A silver loan to China while there are also small private Court mourning. The date has been HONG KONG BRANCH & From seems a first sight an anomaly at gardens where the girls themselves postponed to February 29 at 9 p.m.

cultivate flowers and vegetables. [178 this time But it would, at least The whole institution is under the at the City Hall 9TH JANUARY, 1981;

enhance the prestige and increase care of a charming and capable the credit of the country. Ready Chinese matron who lives in her money would help Nanking to privato quarters on the spot and

NOTICE.

suppress disorder and to recon struct the machinery not only of commomic production, but also of efficient central and provin cial government. China has amne you go in the atmosphere is that a Chinese was fined $10 or twe ing powers of recuperation, and if of u large and merry family. Some weeks' hard labour,

of the girls are sewing, some playing. the peasants and the artisans can

somoproparing the meal, while bo luft in peace to reap what they some are lying in the shade resting sources

have sown and sell what they have and chatting in small groups, but Azzenteile amzden kho offeotexill be world wide all are smiling and friendly, un

BOARD wishen THE SANTA Attention of the Public, and especially of those who bare rently come to this Colony, to the possibility of

Diseases, Fever, by eating Dysentery and Tra Uncooked

Chinose Auers use manure |

the growing plants.

Mr. Paul Sykes, the Canadian Government Trade Commissioner. at Sykes, returned to the Colony from Hong Kong, accompanied by Mrs.

Canada on the R.M.S. Empress of

We understand that amongst the skill, cases for hearing before Mr. Justice Snowden in the Summary Juris THE LADY WITH BLUE EYES. diction Court on Friday next is a

weather A In connection with the murder Japan yesterday. Mr. Bykos has somewhat interesting case of alleg-| Her - blue eyes look like misty And hint of troubled eess and

skice, of a woman in a sampan which was been away for the last eight months, ed sinnder. The plaintiff in the found drifting in the harbour about and during his absence, has com action is Peter Smith, lately some

the hads of the murbined business with pleasure, for what closely connection with the But when we are alone together, The turmoil of creation dies: indu My firken:k-American-Consulate in this Colony, from watering-pois, in liquid form, over China noods machinery and Loxtici, melt gustan

Dissase producing parasitor sro, thore fertilisers and hundreds of other an institution is a tragic one, and dered woman's prospective daugh

will endure as long as poverty, ter-in-law, who was reported miss-discussed the possibilities of further and the defendant ja Colonel Mosby commodities, but she can secure greed and selfishness causes this them only when her own power of traffic in human bodice and souls; ing at the time, was found floating trado, development between that the U.8. Consul. The damages are production is set in motion. Silver but here at lenst. is a genuine and in the Naval Camber on Thursday country and Hong Kong and South laid, we are informed, at $1,000,--- will have to be stabilised, probably successful attempt to lessen the afternoon when it was recovered and China, with some loading Canadian Hang Kong Daily Press, January. My

misery that such a trade entails on

removed to the mortuary. on the lince suggested by the its victims.

fore, possibly present on the surface of plants, eg, Lettuces, over which the Gardener's spray fallait

J. II. GELLING,

January, 1931.

Secretary, HANITARY BOARD.

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businessmen.

10, 1891.

That trombles fr the mountain

* 12 breeze: larah And sings a lover's rhapsodies.

JOHN WILLWY heart is full of summer weather.

My body's thrilling like the feather