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ADVERTISEMENTS.

CANTON KOWLOON RAILWAY,

NOTICE..

ON and from November 18th, 1939,

the following farce will come into furco on the express trains bet- ween Kowloon and Canton :--

Kowloon 1st Class 85.10 H.K. C.

to

Canton 2nd Claes 83.10 H.K. C.

Canton 1st Class 37.50 C. C.

to

Kowloon nd Class 81.00 C. C.

There will be no alteration in the 3irl class fares.

R. BAKER,

Manager.

Kowloon, 9th November, 1932, [2706

NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that the

Brazilian Consulate has been

removed to Powell's Building, 12 Des Voeux Road, Central.

F. A. XAVIER,

Vice Consul for Brazil.

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did not wish to make this conver sion would be repaid their capital and, as an inducement to speedy conversion, a cash bonus of ou round per one hundred pounds of stock was offered to those convert- ing their holding by the end of July. On the first day of October the result of this offer was made known.

The result for exceeded the first

estimates formed by financial ex perts, and showed both the patrio

EARL RUSSELL'S ODD IDEAS

DON'T BAN SWEARING IN CHILDREN

STARTLING VIEWS IN NEW BOOK

"Children should not be forbid. dan to swear-not because it is de- sirable that they should swear, but because it is desirable, that they! should think that it does and mat ter whether they dle or not, since this is a true proposition.

Model Opponents.

News and Views

What can we do to make your visit pleasant "

"Don't beat was too badly."

The Unchanging World.

water

Lord Burghley.

That the world has changed but Lord Burghley has still A questionnaire sent by the Unit-

his final devision ed States Naval Academy athletic | little' in many respects in fifty con-make

whether ไม่ will run in authorities to football teams whom turies was felt by many who visit to they are to play this fall concluded the special exhibition of Egyptian first-class competitions next year. antiques at the British Museum. He declares that at any rate he with this question :

Glassware vying in magnificence is likely to enter for a few minor with any inde ta-day, up-to-date | events, such as the Insurance Com- To which officials of William and bend necklaces, a toy horse, a bronze pany championships. But as to- saw of identical pattern with the the major issue he is not yet at Mary College, replied;

When one has been in moilern carpenter's saws, diminu All sure tive

filters, and leaden | first-class athistics "for nine years, "straws" for consuming.soft drinks; it is rather a wrench to give.ap!” are there.

he writes. However, if and when Even a stone bill of divereement, Lord Burghley decides to give up and a stone letter from a son to 'e he can do so with the knowledge These are among the many strik

that the lame of his past achieve- ing opinions on the upbringing of

mother asking her to get his trou- children expressed by Earl Russoli

£10,000 rers out of pawn, are among thements will long endure. (botter known as Mr. Bertrand Russell) in bis book, Education worth of £1 notes, and remarked: three to five-thousand-year-old ex

«Here's in little gift for your 80-hibits selected for special exhibition Londen Motor Contro. and the Social Order.".

Universities and schools, Earl Russell believes, are out of touch.ciety." He then departed saying in the Egyptian Sculpture Dai-

The moral altitude of schools he did not wish to divulge his name.lery. and British Universities remains As a result, the fortunate occupants much more rigid than that of the of the office-the Royal Society for world at large, wth the result that

"Thore should be no enforced re- spect for grown-ups, who should allow themselves to be called fools A Little Gift. whenever children wish to call them so."

+

London-Entering an office in an elderly man Jermyn Street, handed to an astonished official two

with suitcases bulging

elucation becomes increasingly out Provention of Cruelty to Animals of touch with the society for which-have woen aided fanncially ne a it is supposed to be preparing time of stress young people."

4,000 for Five Millions.

The Eligible Bachelor.

Arrangements have been made, for the areation on a prominent island site in the West End of Loo- don of a large building which will Sir Robert Horng, the famous | accommodate over 3,000 motor cars. exponent of hi-metallium revealed It has not been designed primarily at the dinner of the Company of as a garage, but as a motor centro Newspaper Makers in Stationers' where prospective purchasers will Vapid and Cynical.

Hall that, following' a report some be able to insport než only new cars "Many clever young men become vapid and cynical through the con-

Columbia University has appoint-years ago on his being 'n bachelor, but secondhand cars, commercial sciousness that their work has no real importance while they are at ed "technocrats" to measure Ame. The received numerous offers of maar vehicles, motor cycles, motor boats, and envavarus. For this purpose the University. For those who will rican social life in terms of energy. ringe.

there will be,showroom area several have to earn their living it is These skilled engineers and arthi- hardly wise to attempt a form of education whose main purpose was, tests find that a 300,000-horsepower | letter bag was filled with them. A times greater than that of the main to make idleness elegant.

turbine, operated by six inea. gen-French maid in Sussex said she hall at Olympia, where motor trad Able young post graduates inerates energy equal to 9,000,000 men. quite understood my predicament, ers of all classes will have separate stalls. The idén behind this pro Amarica seldom have the breath of culture of the sheer extent of erudi- The United States' wheat crep, as young women nowadays tiid not ject is the provision of a huge cen- give the necessary tenderness to tralised depot which will obviate- tion that is to be found in the town and gathered by moderu met-

the necessity for purchasers visit- sarne class in Europe, but they have hands by 4000 men, would have need-

ing, as they have to do at present, TINTOUR showrooms industrial equipment | myself.” a love of knowledge, an enthusiasm 3,000,000 men 100 yenes ago, gentlemen who worked so hard as

scattered America's for research, and a freshness for could really do the work of five

throughout London. intellectual initiative which in

Cimes the earth's population. Europe have usually given place

Re-1

an

*For a fortnight," he said, "my

to a hored and cynical currestness. vealing facts, and when energy is Costly Discourtesy.

Earl Russell Lads the escape from parental interest as one advantage easier world. Now we have merely known story of Chequers, the caus

of school as opposed to home edu ration. This escape is a more in- portant factor where the well to do are concerned than it is with the poorer classes, in which mothers are usually too busy to do as much harm to their children as middle- class mothers do by constant obser- vation, however intelligent and benevolent."

better regulated there looms unemployments and shnos.

'

Sir Henry Lytton's Memoirs,

There is a strange and little. try residence of the British Prime Ministers,

Portia at the Old Bailey..

An incident at the Old Bailey showed that however keep may be the scrimmage for briefs there is The estate at one time belonged no grudging of place to the ladies to a family named Russell, who who have donned Portia's gown Sir Henry Lytton, the, famous were not, however, related to the, and entered for the legal stakes. Savoyard, is writing a second book Earls and Dukes of Bedford. In Two accused men were directed to of memoirs. He is to enll it "A course of time the family dwindled make their choice of counsel from Wandering Minstrel 1."

to a single member, Sir Robert Hus ja number of barristers in wig.and. "I'll have that gentleman When he published his first book sell, who, having no kinsfolk, de- gown. ou. "Secrets of a Saveyard," he oided to leave Chequers to Lord with the glasses," said the first, in- Public Schools Attacked. wished to circularise the various Jolm Russell, who happened to be dienting the amiling Miss Venetia Stephenson. That is not a gen- Of English public schools he amateur societies, and suggested his political chief.

the Sir Robert drove over to Woburntleman but a lady, and a very offi writes:- They have largely steri- that 500 letters would meet

To his astonishment, lie! Abbey twenty miles away, to tell eient que, corrected the Recorder. lised intelligence by making it case. that

fcund

in Great Bri- the Duke of Bedford of the good Sir Eroest Wild, K.C., with amas- cringe before the herd.

tain alone there were over fortune that awaited his son. Lord ed interest. The second man was. what is enlied making a boy man-1,000 such societies. One can begin John. When he arrived, however, equally deceived by the tall, grace to estimate the revenue which is nobody offered his luncheon, or ful, bespectacled "figure of Miss

This is

tism and the sagacity of the holders. As an engine of Imperialist derived from amateur rights when even a glass of sherry and a biscuit, Helen Normanton. I'll have that

Tertios

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No less than £1.00 BRITISH FINANCIAL POLICY stock.

millions has been converted, which

that balance of £t The British War Loan Conversion millions only remains to be paid has been, a great success. The re-off on the first of December. After aits of this will travel far beyond that date it will be possible to say the confines of Great Britain and that the heaviest handicap ever is a potent factor in assisting the imposed on British credit has gone world towards its economic re for good. The amount which has covery. For any step taken by the to be repaid is but eight per cent. British Treasury on the City" of the whole. It is interesting to LADIES are cordially invited to which raises or lowers the price of contrast this result with a former attend the RACES without charge. money must, because of the lead-British conversion carried out over No Ladies tickets will be issued. ing position occupied by British forty years ago, namely, the

Tiffins, Teas and Refreshments will finance, affect money rates in the be obtainable at the Inca Course at rematest Corners

of the world of this [2780 The details, therefore,

giga de conversion schime must be of interest to all these in every suntry who realise that an era of

reasonable prices.

HONG KONG BENEVOLENT

SOCIETY

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1979

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Goschen conversion plan, when out of a total of £558 millions, £614 millions were converted. The pro portion of unconverted stock was then also cight per cent.

From £1 to £23..

You have riade a

the public schools have iniled.. Masters, are selected largely for it is realised that the fee for a per- and in high ludgeon he drove back man," he said. their athletic qualifications. They formance of a Savoy opera varica to Chequers and willed the estate wise choice," remarked the Record

elsewhere..

er amid laughter and applause, jer must conform, at least outwardly, to a whole code of behaviour, re- ligious, political, social, and moral, which is intolerable to most intel. ligent people. 7. In the end they must turn out a finished product so imbued with the worship of good; form as to be incapable of learning

rest of life." anything important throughout the

"Mass Hysteria.** Lard Russell thinks that "patrio- tism of the nationalistic type ought to be regarded as a form of mass hysteria."

"Nationalism," he writes, undoubtedly the most dangerous dan- více of our time-far more gerons than drunkenness or drugs

Local

H.M. the Rajah of Sarawak arrived at Singapore last week, and is returning to his State.

The next meeting of the Rxury Club will be at Lane Crawford's "isRestaurant on Tuesday. It will be

a closed meeting.

is

A system of companionate mar- ringes in Universities is also advo cated.

The Pearl River Bridge, Canton,

and General

Messrs. Kao Lu and Chow Li In a petition to the City Govern- Sun, members of the Control Yuan,ment of Greater Shanghai, the Chi- have been appointed by the authorinese General Chamber of Commerce ties to investigate into the alleged has asked that residents of Woo- secret sale of valuables in the Poi- sung be axempt from paying house ping Palace Museum. Mesars. Kao taxes this war on the ground that and Chow are to leave Nanking Woosung resident suffered most. for Peiping shortly.

during the recent fighting.

Nanking, Nov. 5.-Mr. Yen Jerr The engagement is announced be.

Dr. Chu Chia Hua, the new Minis- some, The Northamptonshire Regi

ter of Communications, as Direc ment, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. F.

tor of the Telegraph Department, Melsome, The Brows, Lise Hamp has been made concurrently Direc shire, and Hilary, younger daughter tor of the International Com- of Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Crawford,munications Bureau of the Minic 805 Avenue Foch, Shanghai.

try-Kuo Min.

Charity Race Meeting, which wELH held on October 10 and 20, in- und

of the famine sufferers of the North Eastern Provinces.

or commercial dishonesty or any of which was given the name of "Waitween Robert George William Mel: Kwang, who has been appointed by the other vices against which Sun Bridge has been renamed In such a gigantie undertaking, conventional moral education

the "Hoi Chu Bridge" at the sug. directed." cheap money one of the most it is almost impossible to predict

geation of Mayor Liu Chi Wen, important, prerequisites of trade all the results that may flow from

All the radio stations in the expansion. The psychological effect it. But it is certain to lead the

country have been put under the of this conversion is already mak way to other countries making

control of the Ministry of Com-

Mr. Bob" Smyth, recently ap- The United Philanthropie Assor ing itself felt in many countries in similar conversions, and, indeed,

munications, according to a Nan

ciation of Shanghai has received Nanking, is leaving to-morrow by from the executives of the Interna renewed confidence, and it is well such conversions are at presant posed that the financial authori- king report rekeived by the Sinpointed U.S., executing consul in

motor car over the new highwaytional Recreation Club sum of to know the facts on which this being made in France and New ties of the Treasury or the City" zao.,

meglected to remove all obstacles 'confidence is based.

The Canton Municipal Bureau via Hangchow, to assure his post. South Wales.

So far as Great from the path to successful conver- The basic facta, briefly, are Britain.is concerned it is estimated sion. For the three months from of Finance states that during the He will be accompanied by Mr. J. $20,049.00, the proceeds from the Gifts of clothing and household these. The Government stock bear that the direct saving to the Trea- the first of July to the first of month of October, the total re- G Muccio, Conetil' in Shanghai. October an embargo was placed on ceipts amounted to 81,303,927.54, The latter is returning by train goods gratefully received at above ing the highest-rate of interest was sury will be not less than £23 the issue of any other calls for while the amount paid out totalled over the week-end.

Since the League of Nations has address on Mondays and Thursdays the Five per cent, War Loan, millions, when allowance is made new capital, either by public $1,427,788.39.

The Greater Shanghai Bureau of between 10.30 and 11.30 am).

bodiss-or-private firms. This em which amounted to £2,085 millions for some lows of income tax But bargo bas now, with certain minor Mr. G. 6. Rawlings has been not recognized "Manchukuo," Mr.

demanding" key. money from per- The existence of this large amount apart from its Gnancial aspect the restrictions, been removes. It is appointed Deputy Collector of George Bronson Res could not get Public Safety has issued-a-procla of which-interest-bearing stock, of operation has recreated the ration proposed, for the time being, that Land Revenue for Malacca, Assista diplomatic card when he arrived mation forbidding the practice of

foreign issues in England be aus ant District Judge for the Settle in Geneva: Mr. Jea, will be per- unimpeachable scontrity, was one of al comfidence in the future, of the pended. This is no great hardshipments of Singapore, Penang and mitted to attend League hearings sons about to ront houses, in, addi-

It has placed Oreat to the British. investor

Malacon and Police Magistrate and as a member of the press, since he tion to restala. This, it is said, The Landon Bee of the HONG the main obstacles to the introduc- country.

at the

is editor of the Far Eastern constitutes squeeze" and is con..

trary to police regulations and, as KONG DAILY PRESS, 3,

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a result, the merchants and people FLEET STREET, E.0.4, is constant- tion of a much-desired era of Britain once more in the forefront moment, for the number of defaults Coroner for Malacca.

According to the Canton Census ly receiving Enquiries from Home cheap money. Tho desire to con- of the nations and restored British on foreign loans is such as to dis courage the ordinary investor in

Bangkok, The Employment are forced to suffer much hardship. Manufacturers regarding Suitable Firms to not se Agents for their vert this loan to a lower rate of credit to its rightful place. Al- this classs of security. It is fur the total number of homeless products in Hong Kong and interest had to wait the propitious ready the lower rate at which Trea- thor proposed, not to allow for citizens is 2,000, out of which num-Burstux Act has been gazetted. Those found acting contrary to this Paul Neulens, recently-sentenced... Ponth China.

e sold (a lower rata somo while yet certain conversion bar the Tsing Hoi Sub-Bureau dis- This is an effort under Government order will be punished. mement. This arrived at about sury Billa are

schemes of private companies which trict has 640, the locality boing a control to bring employers and I Local Companies deeirons of taking middle of this your and was duo dus, in part, to the effect of the would involve, inviting, the public busy part of the city where most employees together. There will be

(each district. The Government is life imprisonment, for being engag up further Agencies will let us know the Lines in which they are to many causes, which cannot be Conversion Scheme on the money to subscribe new coal. The Chan of the coolie class are congregated. a central bureau and a bureau for by the Nanking District Court to

fellow has also taken certain staps.

-Chinepe public organisations of greatly concerned-over-only unamed in Communist propaganda in interested the informaison will be gone into here, but which led to market) has led to a substain conjunction with the Bank of

have pledged ployment and is anxious to relieve reported by the Shanghai Chinese press to have submitted, through' forwarded to London and passed there being a plethora of money saving on Government borrowings. England. to prevent a pussible various provinces

his lawyer, a petition to the Kiang- an to interested parties as op portonity aitors.

outlet in In the half-yearly revenue returna congestion of the money market their support to the movement the situation.

The Support of the League of Nations Nanking, Nov. 6. The appoint-an Provinein) High Court at Boo three months of inactivity, ... This Bervice is offered to our Beaders" safety-first" channels. On the just issued a saving of over £19 by a flood of new issues after the started by the Federation for the

without charge and, of cours. no obligations incurred on either day of Fure, Mr. Gu, millions is shown in the interest main, and laudable, idea is to give Covenant, od in telegrams to the ment of Mr. Li Lang Ju as chow, asking that he be transferred every encouragement to those in-Foduration, promised to farm Managing Director of the Canton- from the Nanking "model" prison the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on the National Debt.

Reference has been made to the dustrial and other borrowers whose branches of the Federation in their Kowloon Railway has been officially to the art of show and waying operations are calculated directly respective provinces Branches of announced by the Ministry of Rail to be permitted to share the same The Required Information should to announced his Conversion Scheme. sent to the

Ho proposed that the holders of patriotism of the holders of War to promote employment. The rais the Federation have already heen ways yesterday. Mr. Li has for cell with his wife who has also sen the Five per cont. stock should Loan in accepting the Conversioning of money to build a new fac established in such cities at Hsu some time-been in charge of the tenced to life imprisonment. At now ete. socording to reports received tung Provincial Department of Re cells, but they are allowed to meet stimulate employment, is | convert their holdings into a stock Scheme, but it must not be sup-to's ship, or plant, all of which show, Cheng-how, Kaifeng, Sian Railway on behalf of the Kwang-present, the Noulons are in separate

twice a month; construction. tas Federation. allowed without blodrance. bearing 3 per cent. Those, whip

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