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NOTES FROM N.E. YUNNAN

A BUSMAN'S HOLIDAY

The Drought Breaks What Hong Kong Did

ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT

ARRIVES SAFELY

(From Our Own Correspondent]

Yesterday

ALL THE WORLD

A-SWIMMING

We had quite nice weather for Chao Tong Fu, Yunnan, August 18,

the September Bank Holiday yes- Much-needed rain is falling as

terday-nar is to say, everybody we write for the Summer now

except the fellows that work in ending has been the hottest and Hotels, restaurants, cinemas, gara- dryest for many years as far as ges and newspaper offices had & the city of Chao T'ong is concern-

good time. As far as I was con- ed. While rain has fallen almost cerned, I had a boliday too-the every day in the outlaying hill:buaman's type, y'know, for I was districts the Chao Tong Plain has told to go and take a look round remained very parched, though, and see what the public were do- even so, the maize crops are far ing. in advance of those of recent years. Potatoes have been dug and yielded well, as also the buckwheat in the hill-country. There has been somewhat of a scarcity of målze on the markets, and conse- quently prices have remained high. Such is bound to continue until the new crops are gathered in and placed on the markets.

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The Electric Light Plant. Our Electric Light Plant has all safely arrived. but it is likely to be some long time before it is com- pletely assembled and in working order. Our Military Governor (An Lu Chang has already reached Yunnanfu on his return from the North and is likely to reach. here at the end of the month. It is likely that his arrival will ex- pedite the completion of the new lighting scheme.

Opium Crop Fails. The fallure of the Oplum crop is adversely affecting the exchange, local silver having depreciated in value in respect of local nickel. At the present time the demands for oplum are by no means met by the supply, but this is surely to the good.

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1933.

PAN-AMERICAN

FLYERS

Pleasant Flight To Shanghai

Messrs. Bixby, Grooch and Elmer. the Pan-American flyers who left Hong Kong at 6 am. yesterday, arrived in Shanghai at 4.20 p.m., the time taken for the fight in- cluding a stop of half-an-hour at Foochow

bour.

BRITISH PRESS SHARE-

HOLDERS

BUYING READERS AND RUINING INVESTORS

The Circulation War

are

prise the complete work will contain The numerous volumes which com- more than 2,950,000 words.

This gigantic work will be issued to readers at a price unheard of in its liberality. It will be within the scope of overy purse.

There are more than 30,000 share i paration for its readers a magnifi- The Ayers returned to Hong holders in the companies controlling cent Encyclopaedia World Atlas Kong on Sunday from Manila after the four London daily newspapers, and Gazetteor, conceived on a huge a survey trip to that place and which claim circulations varying and exhaustive scale. their report of that particular trip from about 1,300,000 to 2,040,000 a The work will be closed on the was that there were no trisur-day writes a correspondent to the day the World Conference rises. mountable obstacle on the Hong "Financial News," These four com- Kong-Manila route.

panies are now spending a good deal Express" Encyclopaedis, World The preparation of the Daily The return, flight to Shanghai, more than £2,000,000 a year on free Atlas and Gazetteer is in the hands the Company's headquarters. was gifts, canvassing, free insurance and of seventy-five editors, who uneventful and good weather was competitions, in the hope of increa-assisted by a large staff of scholars, reported all the way. So far as sing ar maintaining what they experts and techniciana, each a spe- No sooner I had left the office the trip to Manila is concerned, felicitously describe as net sales. cialist in the subject he is dealing than I ran into a friend who is Mr. Grooch stated that Santiago Most of this vast expenditure is with. the proud possessor of one of those Harbour made an ideal landing absorbed by free gift schemes under natty little cars known as the "Mspot and he would certainly recom- which thousands of canvassers are G. Midgets," and his invitation to

mend it instead of Suala Har-distributing suits of clothes, boots, "hop it and take a

Fun out to Repulse Bay and Shek-O" was

mackintoshes, socks, cutlery, CA It will be recalled that the ex-meras, electric irons, mangles, periments are being made for wringers, tea sets. table cloths, more than readily accepted. Those little cars can certainly travel and

sultable route for the Shangha hiking outfits and an infinite variety before I realised it, we were set- it is hoped that in the not too eight or twelve weeks newspaper Hong Kong-Manila air service. and of other goods, to all who sign an ting out and making our way to far district future, this will be in-subscription form. the beach. Of course, I was not prepared for a swim so. I had to

augurated. hire a bathing costume (30 cents gone west) and when I appeared on the beach, I was indeed a sight have belonged originally to Car- for score eyes. That costume must

nera, for although I cannot be. called a small man by any means; it reached well down

my knees while the shoulder straps (I be.. lieve that is what you call them) were continually falling off, like the dainty, little ribbons that our Anyway, I got my swim so I was flappers are always adjusting.

quite happy.

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As for the beach itself, it was,

usual. crowded.

were Thête fat men and thin men, old men and young men, boys and girls, old ladies and young ladies, in fact there were lots of people out there. The rafts were loaded to capacity

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THE PRESS IN

JAPAN

Laws To Control Radical Utterance

low, and you will be given a reser- Fill in the registration "form' be.

eyelopaedia. vation of the "Daily Express" En-

The amount expended by the four newspapers on free gifts and can-

Do not send money with the form. vassing for the week ended July 1, 1933, exceeded £30,000. This figure to the "Daily Herald." which four This was regarded as a challenge does not include expenditure on days later published this offer: free insurance or on the many rac ing and other competitions coh-months ago, roused the country by The "Daily Herald," a few ducted by the Press. As the total its offer of a library of the complete ascertainable profits of these four works of Dickens.

1939

newspaper

Shareholders

may well

companies for amounts to £1,350,000, it is clear more than one and three-quarter Now, to celebrate its net sale of that they must now be sustaining millions daily, the "Daily Herald" staggering losses. The assets of announces a stupendous new pre their shareholders are being scat-sentation-the greatest enterprise in tered in order that the directors the history of publishing. The Committee of Inquiry into may produce inflated "certified" net measures to control radical ideas, sales figures.

Every reader is invited to accept when 'it met at the Premier's official

A profusely illustrated 10-volume reflect encyclopaedia and residence on the 24th instant, dis upon the difference between the pro- companion dictionary-a stupen a two-volume cussed the Home Office's draft planfessions and actions of some of these dous 12-voluine edition of the finest for revision of the Press Law and newspaper directors. They fill co-library of its kind. the Publications Law, drawn up lumns of their journals enjoining with a view to dealing more effec- economy, upon Governments Muni-is an entirely new edition, is the The 10-volume encyclopaedia, which tually with subversive publications. cipalities and the so-called idle rich. latest in the world.

The decisions reached at the meet-They fulminate against waste in ing include:-

Whitehall or Bond Street, while they are busily wasting the assets of their unfortunate shareholders.

Summer Bible School Since our last Notes were written

but I did not dare go so far out a Spiritual Retreat and Summer

for fear my costume might slip off. Bible School, have beer. held, when

I saw a young thing out there

-The present nobon" system for four or five days over a hun- walking along the beach in the system under which the publisher cutest pair of beach pyjamas. My is called upon to deposit copies of dred people gathered in a temple about 25 from the city. Beauri-

frlend of course, said I was blased the new publication with Home ful for situation, amidst densely, as the lady in question happened Office) should be reformed so that wooded hills, the temple proved to to be sporting my old school col-discriminate treatment may be pro be a fine setting for this special ours, red and white-white pants form of Christian work. The ar-

and coat in this case, with red rangements were in the hands of trimmings-piping is, I believe the the Rev. John Li, the three Epistles right term-three inches wide. of John were expounded by the After my swim, I went to the Rev. R. Heber Goldsworthy, whilst kiosk (Lane, Crawford's) to get a lectures on Hygiene and Psycho-drink but business was so brisk

logy were given by Dr. Uang Kal that I had to wait until I got a Chi and Principal T'ang Fu Tseh. seat. We really are very grateful of the Methodist Hospital and the to Methodist Middle School respec- thoughtfulness in thus catering for Lane, Crawford's for their tively.

Brigands.

Brigands were again repulsed a month ago about 30 11 from the "elty. on the Yunnan-Kuelche

serious fighting. But Chao T'ong is determined to give the bandits no quarter, whatever the attitude of Weining may be. The imminent return of An. the Military Chief, will further intimidate these law. less marauders.

vided for publications dealing with subversive ideas and for ordinary publications. The publisher who has neglected to give notice of his publication to the authorities should he severely punished.

2. The powers of the local Gov- tribution and seizure of publications ernor in the matter of the sale, dia. should be enlarged and strengthen-

ed.

3.-A new system providing for

the pubile, as it really is delightful the suspension of publiention should to bave a quiet drink or ice cream te initiated so that such action can in their kiosk after a day's swim.quickly té taken against newspapers My friend had, by this time, de- which are deemed designed for the Shek-O and Big Wave Bay, and as cided that we must visit Stanley. propaganda" of subversive ideas.

4.In view of the far-reaching in

only one to contain the thousands The two-volume dictionary is the of new words which, buvo recently become part of our language.

The 12 volumes together contain:

More than 3,000,000 words; More than 7,000 pages;. More than 500,000 facts And a gallery of nearly 3,000 illustrations, maps and diagrams

The complete work has been comi- piled by a board of re than 100 editors, assisted by a large staff of scholars and experts.

Journalists At A Discount. Most newspaper directors have ceased to rely upon the quality of their news-services or the skill and enterprise of their editorial staffs Editors and for increasing saics: journalists are now regarded as lead important than the hardboiled gen tiemen who direct corps of canvas. sera engaged in hawking drapery, the back streets of industrial cen-volume work of this magnitude. cutlery and tawdry jewellery about

would cost at least £4 48, " yet," through this enterprise, the "Daily Herald" places it within easy reach of overy home in the land.

tres,

In the usual way, an entirely new

Shareholders may be forgiven" for

for this ruinous policy. If news- believing that they could do without some of the gentlemen, responsible

This superb edition was prepared ideas that all they can do is to give paper directors are so bankrupt in once for the Encyclopaedia.

You will be proud to own it Even if you are still qualifying sourething for nothing to induce People to read, or rather to buy for your library of the complete newspapers, shareholders should re-qualifying for your library of the

making is simply a question of giv. Encyclopaedia. press. After all, if newspaper begin to qualify at once for the

border, though there was no really his faithful" "Midget" was a quick fuences of newspapers on social echo Chaucer's line "flee from the complete works of Dickens, you may |

goer, it did not take us long to ideas, the present. system"should be "cover" these three spots. Stanley so reformed that the responsible and Sheko, otherwise known

85 party for the subversive articles Island Bay. were rather crowded, printed may be clearly defined. ing something for nothing, share- The offer is open to every reader, Big Wave Bay being just like Re- | * SOME MORE POINTS

holder Smith or shareholder Jones and it is available for a few days pulse Bay. for apart from the large There are some other points which is just as well qualified to direct a only. crowd that went by motor, there all for further study. When the paper as some of the gentlenien And applications must, in any were a number of launches, each Committee has reached its conclu.now in charge. holding about 100 people, in the sions on all points, revision Bills will be drawn up with the approval of the Cabinet for introduction in the next session of the Diet...

RETURNED, BANISHEE

Sent To Prison For Six

Month:

"I was trying to get money from a friend to return to the country," pleaded a Chinese named Wong Fung where he appeared before Mr. Wynne-Jones yesterday charge of returning from banishment.

on

It was stated that defendant, who had previous convictions

against him for larceny in Kow-

for ten years.

loon. had been banished in July He was sent to prison for six

inonths.

PREFERENCE FOR LOCAL MEN

SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL

POLICY.

Singapore-A definite policy of preference to Singapore born ap- plicants for Municipal posts was adopted by the Commissioniers at their monthly meeting.

Mr. to

Based on a resolution "moved ten years ago by the late Mr. Edwin Tessensohn, a motion by Harries, limiting preference British subjects born not in Malaya but in Singapore, received whole hearted support by the President

and by a large majority.

bay."

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We returned fairly early and the ride home was a pleasant one in- deed. The crowd were still pour- ing to beaches at that hour, for we met several car loads.

When we got into town, I took leave of my friend and continued my "looking around" In Happy Valley, the whole lawn bowls com-

PEAK BOY CHARGED

case, be received "not later than Tuesday, July 4.

Mr.

and although I never saw (and I

"prestige would be lowered if net work.", munity seemed to have gathered, still do not) what fun one can get seemed to be enjoying themselves the players right royally.

only obliterates the profits of news This free gift debauchery not

It will be noticed that the "Daily papers it also undermines "good- Herald" doubles the offer of the Lord Beaver. will" items valued in balance-sheets Daily Express." at millions of pounds. It may now brook employs only 75 editors, be said that any

whereas 10, given

Elina engages a enough money to spend on free hundred, together, with "a large gifts, could establish a newspaper saff of scholars and experts!" The with a circulation of about n mil-Daily Herald" offers twice a3 lion. Theft of Money Alleged

many words and claims 13 times Newspaper directors defend the more illustrations than appear in

Beaverbrook's free gift policies on the ground that Lord

'gigantic Mr. Buttress, of the Peak, ap- peared as complainant before Mr. sales were allowed to fall be If this furious competition con- tracy yesterday when he prosecut- Prestige is a rather inappropriate shareholders must suffer further Wynne-Jones at Central Magis low those of rival newspapers, tinues, it is only too evident that

with the larcency of sixty cents at readers. Does anyone believe that bear with fortitude a rediction or ed Chan Cheung, his house-boy, term to apply to a policy of buying severe losses. While they might a newspaper's prestige is maintain cessation of dividende due to bad to his bath on Saturday leaving process? The Daily Tale's free fled in resenting the immense losses Complainant said he had gone ed or increased by the following trading conditions, they are justi- turned he found 60 cents missing. weeks. Along comes a "Daily in free gifts,

2.40 in his pocket. When he re-angle secures a leader 15 twelve caused by this insensate competition The boy was searched and exactly Speed' curvaser with a free

out of that game,

In Kowloon it was the same al-

Issue.

his residence.

No Heart for the Fray.

though some tennis vas seen on where the home team were enter- the Kowloon Cricket Club Courta taining a team from Macao. "The resuts aplpear elsewhere in this 60 cents was found in his pocket. wringer, and that reader, transfers In answer to His Worship Mr. his subscription from the "Daily was, therefore, quite an Buttress sald he could not absolute-

We know that many newspaper ly swear that nobody else was-in

Tale" Eight weeks later a canvas- enjoyable holiday for those who.

directors the room at the time.

ser from the Daily Trumpet'

or proprietors dislike were on holiday. In fact, I

Defendant" was discharged, Fig

arrives with free shects; table these free gift orgies. At the last was so carried away by the holl- Worship remarking that the droge clothes or silk stockings, which gives a oneral meeting of Associa cution had to prove their case work to the mangle and wringer in condemned such futile expenditure ted Newspapers, Mr. Harmsworth return for a subscription to the and deplored the necessity for the Trumpet," What prestige can be Daily Mail's" part in it Lord gained from participating in such

Beaverbrook's newspapers are con- delirious Dutch auction 2,

stantly jeering at the policy of buy- ing readers, while dridly describing its effect on the finances of the The strength of the competition in free or partly free gifto defies "Daily Express." There is no rea description-it is as funny if it is son to believe that either Sir Walter Coatly. Here is a example, On Layton, of the News Chronicle, " June 24 theDaily. Express issued or Mr. Elias, off the "Daily the following prospectus:

Herald," believe that any perman-

day spirit at one stage that I be- gan to feel that I was in it too. until I suddenly woke up (rather rudely) and remembered. that at come back to the office and write the end of the day, I still had to out my report"Fong Ka,"

SHE HAD TO LIVE?

„BROTHEL KEEPER'S

DEFENCE.

Mr. W. Bartley, who presided for the first time since his return from.

Charged with keeping a brothel leave, welcomed the motion and Ho Fong, a Chiese woman, was was glad that it was not confined fined $200 with the alternative of to the subordinate class. He hoped a three months prison sentence, locally born men would be able be- by Mr. Wynne-Jones, at Centrai fore long to compete for senior ap- Magistracy yesterday I was pointments and by local he meant stated she did not want to keep a Singapore.

brothel but she had to live.

against him.

TANNA TUNNEL COMPLETED

End Of Twelve Years" Hard Work

As Fundy da Costly

....

The Dally Express has m pre-ent beseft can be obtained from

free gifts.

TOKYO, Aug. 25. After twelve years hard work

Why cannot those gentlemen and the expending of a huge speed up the train service on the come to a final agreement to end nel, one of the most difficult en run through the mountainous Bakship on Shareholders, and which amount of money, the Tanna Tun- Tokaido main, line, which is now system which impos grost hard gineering fanta in the world, was one Pass. completed to-day, when the main It is expected that the ceremony into woll merited contempt Why A umge the whole nowspaper business tunnel route was successfully out in commemoration of the comples should shareholders be cannonfodder Atami with the other side of the October, and the first tela dn of Chinese generals! The most opu The Tanna Tunnel, connecting tion of the work will be hold in in this purposeiras battle between Idzu mountains, will considerably the train through the tunnel will lent of the competing news (Continued at foot of nest colums, 50 carried out, probably, this year cannot indefinitely stand the seram

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