1933-03-14 — Page 6

M

After all, a man spends one-third of his life in a sleeping suit. Pyjamas are important, therefore. We specialise in stylish pyjamas, perfectly tailored out of the right. material, to be friendly to sleep.

We think our Dressing Gowns, design- ed so handsomely, give jauntiness to the morning tramp to the bathroom.

We have a wide variety of this kind of undress wear-right in price, too.

MACKINTOSHS TD

MENS WEAR SPECIALISTS

KARDEX Visible Record Cabinets Protect Your Valuable Records. Eliminate Waste and Loss. Most Visible and Efficient Signal Control. Built for Accessibility and Durability.

Entries can be made on both sides of a card without removing from cabinot. Is essential for statistics, payments, and a variety of records, includ- ing Customers, Costa, Purchasos, Balas, Wages, Stocks, Credit Collections, Investments, Sales Promotion, etc., etc. The most moderately priced visible record systems on the market. Let us show you how you can increase your turnover, on

Make more profit with KARDEX Cabinet, THE OFFICE APPLIANCE CO.

LIMITED.

INCORPORATED UNDER THE HONGKONG ORDINANCES,

Specialists in Office Equipment. Powel's Bul'ding, 12a, Des Voeux Road, C. Phone: 28607.

PIONEER

In fact as well as name,

The First Silk Store in Hong Kong The Largest Stock of Silks

The Lowest Prices always

The Most Popular Store.

"..

"Courtesy and Bervice" is our slogan.

THE PIONEER SILK STORE CHINA BUILDING.

ASSETS

£13,000,000

DI APPOINTMENT

QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL

CLAIMS PAID

£40,000,00

GENERAL

ACCIEN T. FIRE & LIFE ASSURANCE CORPN., LTD.

All

Classes of INSURANCE

WORLD WIDE

ORGANISATION

AGENTS

JAMES H. BACKHOUSE“

ÍA, CHATER ROAD.

TEL 21783.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, "TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1933.

CONTINENTAL LETTER

Germany's Flag to be Changed: Hitler and Geneva :- France and the Budget Deficit: Borneo as Oil

Oslo Snowed Up.

BERLIN

Producer:

Reichatag to Meet in a Church.

entire nation, irrespective of poli-| tical creed, is behind the govern- nent in demanding the translation of the Five-Power agreement into practice.

Berlin, March 7 The New Reichstag will, according to an official communique assemble in Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung de the first week of April in the Pots clares that Germany would never dam Garrison Church which, how consent to a preliminary disarma- ever. contrary to earlier arrangement convention practically per. ments, will not be the scene of the petuating the present state of affairs subsequent meetings." The Future but must insist on the discussion venue is not fixed as yet. The com- of a settlement of the fundamental munique also forecaste the imme issue, that is the limitation of diato introduction of the bill in the effectives with the German army vesting the National Government as the yardstick. The journal adds with plenary powers. The bill re that the problems of security and quires for its passage a two-thirds arbitration are of secondary im- majority.

portance and moreover not suscepti ble to a solution pending a funda- forces and the abolition of aggres sive weapons. PARIS

|

AUTHOR TO SELL HIS MSS.

Compton Mackenzie's Works.

A RARE PICKWICK

London. Messrs. Sotheby au nounce two important sules of books and conscripts.

The first is when the remaining portion of the library of Mr. Thomas Hatton is to be dispersed.

M: Hutton is a collector who bas specialised in the Victorian novelists, particularly Dickens, and the most notable of his books have already been sold. A set of Pickwick," in the original parts, belonging to him, will be remem red as having fetched £1,190 in Messrs. Sotheby's rooms some fif

The abolition of the Black-Red mental agreement on the standing teen months ago: and another and

Gold flag, which was introduced as the German flag after the Revolu- tion, and the restoration of the Black-White-Red banner as the na- tional colours was plainly demand- ed to-day in a letter addressed to the Chanellor by the deputy. chairman of the National People'a Party, Herr von Winterfeld.

After the Nazis' Victory.

|

The Budget Deficit.

et fines set of the same book was sold by him previously in America for an even higher price.

The present portion of Mr. Hat ton's collection contains two more sets of the part-issues of "Pick- Paris, March 7.-The Chamber wick," One of those is considered to-day opened its debate on the bill worthy of almost two pages of authorising the Ministry of Fin-description in the catalogue-for ance to issue treasury bonds to the "Pickwick" is a book of innumer maximum of 10,000,000,000 Francs able collector's " points" and of The developments in Germany for meeting the budget deficit for considerable bibliographical com- lollowing the National Socialists 1931/2 as previously endorsed by plexity. victory at the polla were described the Chamber's financial committee to-day as an organic and bloodless with 16 votes against one and with revolution" by the chief of the 10 abstentions. Government's Press department Dr. Funk, in & speech broadcast eles are attaching some importance

Stock Exchange and banking cir this evening. After paying a tri- to a report from Buenos Aires stat bute to the Chancellor, Dr. Funking that the Argentine Government interest centres round number declared that the election victory has in view of the American finan- of provided the basis for ridding Gercial crisis decided to base the Arcriginal manuscripts, which the many of the anarchy of the de- gentine Dollar henceforth on the novelist himself is sending to the vitalized parties and for the in- French Frane. troduction of sweeping changes in Germany's public life as well as THE HAGUE for the nation's rebirth.

Though the newly elected Reich stag is the largest since the war, it contains the smallest fraction of whom deputies whose number has shrunk to 30 as compared with over 60 in the first post-war Reichstag As the National Socialists are

The Borneo Militia.

Author's Manuscripts.

The second of the sales referred February 27 and 28, and its chief tc above is to take place on

Mr. Compton Mackenzio's

sale rooms.

Among them is the MS. of the first volume of "Sinister Street." This consists of 551 folios, the first 318 written in pencil and the re- Tha Hague, March 7.-Telegraaf mainder in ink. The manuscript is claims authority for the ra- accompanied by the corrected ther sensational statement that page-proofs, so that it affords an East-Indies

Government of the Dutch excellent example of the writer's

has in view of methods of composition, correc opposed to women playing a poli. the tense situation in the Far East tion, and alteration.

ordered the mobilization of the mili- tical role in public life, their purtia on Borneo as a precautionary liamentary party does not include a single feminine member.

The Prussian school-boys will be given an opportunity to celebrate the triumph of the Government at the elections as the Ministry of the Interior has decreed that 10- morrow, Wednesday, shall bo a gen- eral school holiday in honour of this occasion.

In Munich the National Socin- lists started deliberations with the Bavarian People's Party in order to form a new Government without new elections.

Berlin, March 7,-Chancellor Hit- ler will not go to Geneva for the Five-Power conversations aiming at revival of the Disarmament Con- ference, according to authorized sources which point out that in view of the domestic situation the Chan- cellor's continued presence in Ger- many is indispensable.

Moreover, it is emphasized that the Geneva situation, which form ed the chief topic in to-day's Cabi- net Council, does not require the presence of the Chancellor or on any other leadingabinet mem- bor because the Reichs' attitude to wards the questions at issue has been frequently and emphatically

stated and is not any more subject

the

measure for the protection of the island's seaports. The paper calls attention to the fact that, accord- ing to the belief held by experts, Borneo will eventually become the principál oil-producing country of the Far East.

I

Reds and Passports. The Hague, March 7.-The Dutoa Government has suggested to the German authorities the temporary re-introduction of the vise system for all German passports in order

volume of "Sinister Street" is in The manuscript of the second

the Bodleian Library.

Another manuscript is that of

Guy and Pauline," a book pub- lished in 1915, As authors пом mally do, Mr. Mackenzie wrote: this novel in the accepted fashion, on one side of the paper only. However, towards the end of the war paper became very : scaree, lett" (published in 1918) was writ- and a second novel, Sylvin Fear- tea on the backs of the leaves of the earlier story.

to enable the Dutch authorities to deal effectively with the German Others of Mr. Mackenzie's manUS- Communists who as fugitives are cripts which are to be sold include swarming across the frontier. Ad- those of " Poor Relations," vices received here from Brussels indicate that the Belgian Govern ment is also contemplating extraor- dinary measures for Germans try- ing to come into the country by evading the frontier control.

OSLO

Snowed Up!

Rogues and Vagabonds," "Gal- lipoli Memories," and "First Athenian Memories."

This sale also contains a number of valuable old books, among them a bock bound for Lord Bacon's library. Bindings, done for Bacon are extremely rare, and have his of A "boar passant "—a have isolated the Norwegian broad-upon the covers,

Oslo, March 7-Heavy blizzards very herce-looking pig, indeed casting station at Bodoe which is completely snowed in with the re- scue parties baffled by the huge

czest

drifts in reaching the station, The RECTOR'S WORDS TO

THE PLAIN GIRL

inmates however, up to now, have to changes.

kept their good humour. As' the The press, in commenting on the power cables are still functioning Five-Power Parley, where Germany and the aeriala still above the snow, will probably be represented by they are entertaining their audi- permanent disarmament delegate ence with vivid descriptions of their Dr. Nadolny, voices the suspicion plight, which is further aggravated. that these conversations are merely by the lack of food. They are send- designed to postpone the recogni- ing record music whenever the an tion of Germany's status of equal nouncers are too tired to speak ity in practice, and insista that the themselves.

CEYLON HOUSE IN LONDON

LONDON REPRESENTA.

TIVE'S SUGGESTIONS.

our Industry and Commerce on proposals for advertising Ceylon

COSMETICS TO MAKE THE BEST OF OF BAD JOB"

Views on modern cosmetics by the Rov. H. A. H. Lea Rector of

A Reflection of the quality of the famous Kohinoor Diamond is to be found among the silks and

rating at the

KOHINOOR

SILK STORE

CHINA BUILDING-

NOOD

*DIAMOND

Proprietor F. Kupchand Tel. 25960

PALLADIUM

SAFETY

Sole

RAZOR

BLADES

The perfect

BLADE

for a perfect

SHAVE

ents :-W. R. LOXLEY & CO.

Watch for the

OPENING

of the

DATE

EXCELSIOR RESTAURANT

22, Des Voeux Road Central,

(Opposite Government Radio Office)

Edgware, Middlesex, in his pars Hong Kong's Newest and Smartest.

magazine :

"I find it hard to think unkindly of the excessively plain girl who strives to emulate her more favoured sister and to bring a touch of colour to a sallow face.

"What I do think is the height of folly is for a sweet-looking and charming girl to ruin her appear- ance by paining her lips a vivid scarlet, destroying her eyebrows, and, if she has shapely hands, dyeing her nails.

Something new in the way of food

European Management.

Mr. Joba Still expresses the spin ion that a trade representative would be able to buy only sample Colombo-Mr. John Still, Honor requirements and that the Crown ary Coylon Trade Representative Agents would be in a better post. in England, has forwarded a metion to decide the buying of ma morandum to the Ministry of Lab. terial requiring expert knowledge

Special Case of Deyion.

"I ask myself, what, can be the Commenting on similar institu- and its products in England, an- tions in London maintained by splendid success; and the recipient

Nature has scored object 1 cluding the establishment of a Cay lon House in London, advising Malaya and East Africa, both of of her graciousness shows her grati- Ceylon students and making pur which employ retired Civil Bertude in this way a thick chassa for the Government of Coy-vants at their Head, Mr. Stil "I am inclined to think that the points out that there are certain inner secret is one of silly vanity. ion.

Sir John Collie is the man who differences between Ceylon's require Mr. John Still states that a Cayments and those of the two coun

and the root idea is the aspiration investigates, on behalf of the big lon House should be situated near fried mentioned. Ceylon' does not to be looked at twice by the passer companies, cases of suspected malin- finding that the poor loved high- Trafalgar Square owing to the fact seek settlers and it stands to bene that similar institutions are placed fit less from exhibitions than the **Might I suggeed a make-up there, but at the same time men other countries do. He observes: still more certain in its effect

by.

&

Medical Humour.

night.'"

Sir John's telle a good tale of the imaginatiye young Irish doctor who,

sounding names for their ailments, gering

.told a man that ho had" !' evacua- But he is not so inhuman as you tion of the equatorial provinces," tions the high rantal costs of thuit whether the exhibiting of coconut Try the African ladies method of a might suppose. By way of warning and a woman that her child was aron. He points out that the cost products, of Ceylon's

afflicted with ***Dim of the Cross- of purchasing & building will be abres, essential oils, arts and prominent feature. It hurts for a

minerals, skewer plunged through the most against the nasumption that always "'I

in the neighbourhood of £40,000 or crafts, coupled with some general while, but it has the desired effect. working-glass illness is foigned, he He did some harm-" but not

more and that a minimum rental avertising of Ceylon as a travel of being extraordinarily noticeable tells of the honorary surgeon who, nearly so much be his successor, a would be about £1,500 a year. resort would justify the establish- As regards his adviser to Ceylonment, of Ceylon Hauser cannot students, Mr. John. Still suggests utilising the victoria Lodge

"If these words are read by ally pretend to prophesy But, when, plain and unattractive girl who uses the pros and cons are balanced, these means of make up, well, you little weight can be given to the quite understand. I would not deter As regards the purchase of ma supposed advantages to sea or to you for the world. You are making terials for the Ceylon Government, rubber?

the best of a bad job.'

when walking into his ward one day raw young Ecot, who told several of with his house surgeon, said: the best patients: There's just

Well, Jones, and how are they all aaething the matter wi

A good illustration of the essen to-day 1All well, replied the house surgeon, except the malin- tial difference between the Irish gerer in the corner, and he died last and the Scots