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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1932.

SPARKS FROM THE PLUGS

THE COMPLETE ROAD HOG, stop, failing to produes a corti ficate of insurance, and failing to produce a driving licence.

MISADVENTURES OF MR. JOIN AMERY AND THE FENALTY.

Mr. John Amery, the twenty year-old son of Mr. L. S. Amery, M.P., was disqualified at West- minster Police Court from holding, nmotoring licence for five years,

He was also ordered to pay fines

and costs amounting to motoring-offences.

265

for

Mr. Barker, prosecuting, stated that there were, he believed, seventy convictions ngainat Mr. John Amery for motor-ear offences, and this showed that he was defiant of motor-car laws,

Not In Court, The case was Arst called a week ago, when Mr. Amery did not ap pear, and it was then adjourned. Mr. Amery was not present in

ly accelerated, and swerved over to the off side so that the wheele mounted the pavement and the con- stable had to jump aside in order not to be knocked down."

"Disgraceful."

Mr. Amery continued down Church-street, and the policeman

JIMMY" WALKER

RETURNS.

GREAT WELCOME GIVEN BY ADMIRERS

SUPPORT PROMISED TO CANDIDATE

Ex-Mayor

CONSTITUTION OF GERMANY

CHANCELLOR TO DISCUSS REFORM MEASURES

PROPOSED RAISING OF

AGE LIMIT

Berlin, Oct. 0.-The question of the roforin of the Wermar Constitu tion which the present Government considers à vital necessity, will atand probably be materially advanced

Now York, Out, James J. Walker is not out of politics, he anid on his arrival from Europe today, but will

court being in France, und Mr. St. afterwards saw him at a garage aside for a year, and watch others towards its realisation during the j

John Hutchinson, defending, asked whether the magistrate would take a plea of guilty in his absence and deal with the ensa.

play the game.

coming week on the occasion of where he said. "I know nothing

Chancellor von Papen's first official about it." Mr. Amery was seen on August 9 by a police sergeant, and

Improved in health and putting visit to Munich, the capital of Va- he then replied, "I may esl evi-en

"Walker smile," the former varia, Germany's second largest dence to show that I was twenty Mayor spake briefly to 20,000 ad-state Mr. Barker said that the alleged miles away from Chelsen at that mirers who met him at the pier It is understood that the Chau- offences occurred on August 6, in time."

when he stepped off the steamship cellor is prepared to discuss the is- when Church-street, Chelsea,

Mr. Hutchinson, addressing the Rex. He declared he would supsue with the Bavarian Government police constable saw

Mr. Amery magistrate on behalf of Mr. Amery,port Judge John P. O'Brien and do and to advocate certain principles crossing the King's-road in a said that what his client actually everything in his power to further

did was to behave in a disgraceful his election... manner to this policeman.

molor-car.

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"I think now," said Mr. Boyd, The constable noticed that the the magistrate, giving his decision, Road Fund licence was out of date, that the sooner Mr. Amery's care. | aux he stepped into a centre of er as a motorist is checked, the int the road and extended his arm' for ter for everybody.”

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The allegations in the summonses were dangerous driving, failing to

SEA ANEMONES

Every one agrees that the loveliest creatures which live in the saa are the auguones. They are like the most beautiful living flowers, and are gay with every shade and va- riety of colour,

him to stop.

Mr. Amery drove straight at him," nakled Mr. Barker,

fen-

for the reform which are thought

to be acceptable to Bavaria and to the other state governments.

AT THE

Hongkong Hotel

In the GRILL-

DINNER

DANCES Nightly (Sundays excepted)

8.30 p.m. till 12 midnight introducing a

NEW

DANCE

ORCHESTRA

"THE REVELLERS"

DANCING

A

"I am not a Walker man, but a

After that the projects is expect- "Boys of twenty often do very party man through, and through foolish things," he added. "The and I intend to support the partyed to make during the next few

party weeks Bufficient progress so as to an convictions which have been provedeket, "He said." The are most of them what might bebas nominated an excellent can able the government to submit called ordinary motoring convic-didate, a man of integrity and draft to the next Reichstag, al- great ablilty. He will make a great though it is expected that serious difficulties will be encountered mayor for New York."

tions,"

The Children's

Corner

BY UNCLE JACK

MOTHER NATURE

THE HYRAX

Do you know that one of the elephant's closest relatives is a creature no bigger than a rabbit?

This dwarf cousin of the jungle giant is the hyrax, which lives You will find them in quiet rock-g the rocks in Africa and

Syria. pools, and as you look down on

them you will see all their tentacles It is a sturdy wee animal, with spread out and waving in the stumpy legs, small, rounded ears, water, rather like the long, fine short fur, the merest knob, of a tail, petals of a "ragged" chrysanthe—and hoofs! mu. If, however, you touch them tlu petals all fold over, and you will look down on an uninteresting lump of coloured jelly.

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The lower part of the body of sea anemone is a strong sucker, by gans of which it clings to the rock or stone, out of which it real- ly looks as if it were growing,

The commoneat of the anemones is the smooth anemoness. You will find lots of the closed up, and here and there one of them will be open. Now, if you can find a little dead shrimp and drop it in among the unineles you will see them all curl over towards the centre,' where the creature's mouth is open, push- ing the 4-bit as they go until it disappears.

After that the Anemone will re- in firmly closed for nearly two days, and then, if you are lucky and there at the right time, you inty sce the tentacles slowly un- folding again and pushing out the shell of the shrimp, because, it is too hard to be digested.

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A TALE OF MR. BONG

Now hark to the tale of my friend, Mr. Tong. His hair and his whiskers were quite a yard long. They grew and they grew from one year to the next till poor Mr. Bong becane terribly vexed.

While pushing a mower one fine summer'a day, he trip- ned and he fell, and believe me, I pray, When I tell you that mover continued to spin til it eat all the hair off his hend and his chin!

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SMILE A WHILE

Dad's Lightning.

You should see my father ham

mer nails," said Alec.

does it like lightning !**

He

"That's funny, isn't it1 Light- ning can't do that?" said Edgar.

True," said Alec, but, you sen, lightning never strikes twice in the same place."

What is the longest word in the English language i Smiles...ot rourse, because there's a mile be tween the first and last letters.

That is the big secret. Upon the culiar structure of its fee, which resemble those of the elephant, and are, therefore, unlike those of any other angulate or boofed animal, it claims its curious kinship.

As Mr. Walker left the pier, the there and that the issue will have crowd cheered and declared it eventually to be submitted direct- would support him for any officely to the nation for decision on by

a referendum. he might seek.

The Two Main Points. "As Dapper as Ever,"

As for ny the electorial law is New York, Oct., 9.—Mr. Jatacs J. concerned, the two main points of Walker, ex-Mayor of New York, the, proposed reform are said to be arrived back from a flying trip to in respect to the age-limit which is Europe to-day on board the liner regarded as too low as at present Rex and received a great wel-overy male or female German citi. come from his supporters.

zen has the franchise after reaching the age of 20, and a return to the pre-War age limit of 25 being re garded as highly advisable.

A special tug, Aying the Irish LETTER "D" PUZZLE ag and with a jazz band on board playing Happy Days are Here Aguin," met the liner and brought The scoond point is in respect to Jimmie Walker. ns drapper on the present system of proportional ever, to shore. He was given a representation. This is considered warin welcome by his fellow-passons to have failed in practice, especial. gers,including the Maharajah of ly because the electorate and the Indore, and the actress, Miss Ina. candidates put up by the various Claire, before he left the boat.

parties,

D

D

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1. Writing Table;

2. The Riia;

3 System of Signals; 4. Public Highway.

Definitions of the words to be

placed in the spaces are given. Can you place them in the proper Moreover, the African elephant spaces, so that the letter "D" will possesses four toes or each front fi foot, and nut three on either hind

DO YOU KNOW

THAT

Chamola is a species of antelope,

The ex-Mayor embraced all the Tammany leaders who had turned out. to welcome him before motor ing home with his wife.

Another point at issue is the ques tion of a change from the present large constituencies to smaller onea together with the abolition of the system of party lists.

Whereas the majority of the par. tics are expected to accept these reforme, strong position to them is bound to come from the extremist parties, the National-Socialists and

the Communists.

Two days prior to his arrival- Mr. Walker radioed to Mr. John F. Curry, Tammany lender, asking that his name be removed from consideration as a candidate for re nomination as Mayor. His de spatch read: "I request that my name be withheld from the Conven- WHITE RAJAH'S DAUGHTER tion, and this decision is basad solely on my willingness to put the interests of the party above my personal desires"

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ENGAGEMENT OF MISS LEONORA BROOKE

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Ale jako malajų

Arrivals,

London, Sept. 23.-Miss Leonora Brooke, the 21-year-old daughter of

The following passengers arrived the Rajah of Sarawak, Sir Charles yesterday from the United King-

iA Vyner Brooke, whose engagement reported to Mr. Max Ausnit, adom víc ports by the s... Aepens:-- wealthy Rumanian, said to-day: Mr. T. D. W. Bannister, Mr. R. The wedding will not take place Barclay, Mrs. A. E. Bates, Masters for some little time yet. We hope

11, IcB HOUSE STREET.

DETECTION OF FIRE IN SHIPS

NEW APPLIANCES TESTED

Representatives of British and foreign shipping companies were to be married as soon as I return E. K., K. D. H. and J. Bates, Mr. present in the Arcadian in South- from Sarawak, which will be be F. B. Boardman, Mra. Q. L. Borne. ampton on Sept. 23rd, to see a de-. tween April and June. The wed man, Mrs. B. Burke, Mr. I. Callen-monstration of a new appliance for ding will take place in London."

The renomination of Mr. Walker, and a native of Western Europe sad Asia. It is not much larger than who resigned on September 1

gout: it lives in mountainous the inidst of hearings before Gover regions, nad possesses wonderful

nor Franklin D. Roosevelt to oust fanping power so that it is very difficult to capture. Its flesh is him, was vigorously opposed by the State's chief executive, now the Democratic Presidential condidate, much esteemed and from ta skin and Mr. Alfred E. Smith, former chamois leather is made?

Governor. After the receipt of Hoopoo is a peculiar bird with Mr. Walker's dramatic massage

Miss Brooke's father is the only der, Mrs. A. Chaloner, Miases S. M. (the detection and extinction of fire a movable, semi-circular crest on the Democratic City Convention

en board ship. The apparzius, top of its head, and a long alight-

white rajah, and rules a country and E. F. Chaloner, Mr. W. J. It is a native of nominated Mr. John P. O'Brien, of 10,000 square miles with a popu Corpe, Mr. and Mr. B. E. Foster which was deinonstrated with com- Africa, and one of the six known who is a personal friend of Mr. Allation of 600,000. His wife, the Hall, Miss P. R. Foster Hall, Mr. plate success, makes use of the sen species migrates to Europe, noca-

Sraith

Rance, is a daughter of the second

1. H. Gearo, Mr. H. B. Gledhill,sitivity to light of the selenium sionally visiting Britain ↑

Viscount Esher. Potoroo is an animal, so like the The exchange of radiograms be. Mies Brooke is known among the Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Gordon, Miss icoll such as is used for sound re Kangaroo, as to be called the Kantween Mr. Curry and the ox-Mayor natives of Sarawak as "Princess | D. Gordon, Mr. and Mrs. A. production in f'ms. On several oc-

Gold." garoo ral It is unly Jound in

disclosed that the Tammany chief west Australia and Tasmania 7

Mr. Ausait who is 13 years old,Graham, Miss R. S. Harris, Mr. asious the actual detection of fire was accomplished through the me- and Mr. John H. McGooey, Brook- has a vast fortune partly inherit and Mrs. G. C. Holt, Master R. S.

diam of light variation. tyn leader, had offered Jimmie thead and partly acquired by his own Holt, Miss A. L. B. Holt, Miss K.- business activities. He is the vice- mayoral nomination in the face of chairman of the Telephone Com E. Keogh, Mrs. E. Lansdale, Mr.When smoke issued from the hold the Smith-Roosevelt opposition. pany of Bumanis, and proprietor A. N. McDonald, Miss K. McDona compact electrically-operated zin

of the Auanit Steel Works.

foot. These toes are furnished withly curved bill. broad flattened nials.

The hyrax has a like number of toes, and the nails are of similar

formation-except that the Janer

most toes on the hind

feet are equipped with a curved clow for toilet purposes.

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In addition to its relationship with the elephant, the hyrax beasts two other strange manches 'on his family tree. His jaws link him with the tapir, and his grinding teeth with the rhinoceros!

There is certainly more to hyrax than meets the eye!

SHORT AND

SWEET

Tako a pair of sparkling eyes, Tako them, anywhere you

like,

Mako them into batter pies,

Take them on &.country

hike

Give them to any one you

ACD But DON'T GIVE them to

mo 1

ADVENTURE

I should like to fly away,

To far lands where night is

day,

Take a ship right out of reach And land on..... buccaneering

beach:

Crusoe islands in the sung Parrot trees and fishing fun, All along the Spanish Main, Coconuts that fall like rain; Crocodiles.. that blink and

start, Humming birds that paint the

air;

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From October 17, to 23 1882,

HIGH WATER.

Height

Height.

jat 4 p.m.) 10 a.m. 4 p.75,

HONG KONG TIDE TARIX.

HONG

WETE(HOLOGIOAR

Low Waren.

Hong Kong

Hong

REGISTER.

Hong Kong Observatory, October 16.

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And among the shining

pearls

Little-nigger-boys-and-girls-

All the things one cannot get In the nursery when it's wet. Now I think I'll sends my

wishes,

Speeding off like flying fishes.

What is the difference between goose and grese -One' gece is a goose and a lot of goose is a goeso i cause it saw the soul soutti

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visible aign was flashed to a con-

venient place on the bridge. Car-

nell, Mr. A. M. Moir, Mise G. M.chine started an alarm bell and a Moon, Rev. C. Moor, D.D., F.S.A., Miss V. Moor, Mr. E. Nettle, Mia M. H. Osborno, Miss K. Quiney, bon dioxide was conveyed to the Mr. R. Ricketts, Mise R. M. D. nent of the fire. The appliances are Savage, Mr. H. Schultz, Mr. produced by the Engineering Mar- and Mr. J. Sharp-Brown, Miss S.keting Services

V. R. Simpson, Mr. G. Stewart,

Captain A. F. Summerfield, Mins

D. Williams, and Miss H. D. Ginn, Miss R. Gino, Mr. R. Hulse

mann, Mrs. D. T. Hunter, Master! Wright

The following passengers arrived

D. Huutor, Miss M. V. Hunter,

hin Ong,

by the sa. President Hoover:-Mr. Mr. Goddard Jong. Mr. §. Li, Mr. MAivoBoff, Mr. and Mrs. A. D.K. C. Loo, Mr. D. W., Maher, Mr. Bennett, Mrs. Sing Cheun Chang, M. Y. Mok, Mr. Ynu Chin Bighent upon-air Temperature, 1881 Mr. H.-J. Cheng, Mrs. M. O. Clark, Mr. P. C. Potta, Mr. Quan Yuan Lowest open-air Temperature, 10 75 Miss Madeleino Clark, Mr. P. L. Hong, Mr. C. G. Reidell, Mr. §. Collison, Mr. E. L. Cunningham, Samuels, Mrs. Eva P. Sloni, My. A=Blue skyj O-Cloudy; D-

H. G. Takken, Mr. and Mrs. O. K Mfr. D. C. Dunham, fr. II. J. Drizzle; F-Fog;.. L-Lightning; M*Min; O«Oreccaat Ping Eddo, Dr. H. Friedlander, Mr Tang, Misses A. and B, Wong, Mr. Showers; Q-Squalle; R-Rain; T and Mrs. M. Gee, Mrs. E. W. H. T. Wong, Mr. P. 8. Wong and Wkunded!

(Oontinued at foot of next column.) Mr. K. M+Wa