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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1933.

ECHOES OF 1859

43-Why Victoria Could Never Grow And Prosper!

(Yesterday we gave an account of the mischief caused to Governor Davis in Hongkong by a former Colonial Treasurer, Mr. Montgo| mery Martin, who forwarded some "observations" on Hongkong to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Below is the continuation of the article).

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SAILORS FROM HMS. BERWICK-

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Mr. Boland was in-

"There's something about sailor" and there is something about a navy entertainment that gives it a charm seldom rivalled in amateur theatricals. Die Bier are huge boulder stones which gun-Garden Bohemia, staged in the powder will not blast. The granite Y.M.C.A: last evening by the mem- is rotten and passing line dead bers of the Actor's Club of HMS. animal and vegetable substances in Berwick under the direction of A. to a putrescent state, is evidenced K. Ledingham was one of the from the crumbling of the apparent Anest musical comedies produced ly solid rock beneath the touch, and in the Colony for a long time. from the noisome vapour which it Not only was the setting admir- yields when the aun strikes fervid- able, but the manner in which Now for a few extracts from the ly on it after rain. This strate each artist was introduced was enlightened, impartial, patriotic quickly abagrbe any quantity of novel in the extreme. "observations." In physical aspect rain which it returns to the surface

To pick out any one individual the island is described as rising in the nature of a pestiferous member of the cast as the star abruptly from the ocean particular mineral gas. Vast quantities of silt performer would be well-nigh im- from the hills are being deposited possible, but a word of praise is ly on the North face-there are few narrow valleys and "deep along the shores of the Harbour, due Mr. Boland, the female im- ravines, through which the sea os which owing to this circumstance personator, who despite an injured and the rapid receding of the tide tongue and lacerated jaw carried casionally bursts, or which serve as conduits for the mountain torrents; from this Coast, is becoming shal- out his part. but on the North side of the island, lower every day. The greater ex-jured in Tuesday night's typhoon, especially whore the town of Vic tent of the bay har only four or five

The scene of the farce was toria is built, the rocky ridge sp-fathoms, and in the depth of the stream there is only six to seven. proaches close to the sea, and it was only by howing through the ridge In no great interval of time the that a street or road could be made harbour of Hongkong will be too to connect the straggling town of shallow in many places for large Victoria Here and there on, the vessela tops of some hills, or along the pre-observation" runs to the effect that As for the Climate, Mr. Martin's cipitous slopes of the mountaing, in the interval of rain, the vertical some houses have been constructed; but the rugged, broken and abrupt sum acts as an intense evaporating noxious steam or precipices, and deep racky ravince, power, and a will ever effectually prevent the

vapour rises from the fetid 'soil. formation, at Victoria, of any can-yielding a gas of a most sickly and centrated town, adapted for mutual deleterious nature" which he de- protection, cleanliness and comfort. arribes can only be equalled on the

"After heavy rains the hills as-

coast of Africa, whilst "at Macao, sume somewhat of a greenish hue, only forty miles West of Hongkong, like a decayed Stilton Cheess-the Europeans may walk about the mountain tops and sides presenting whole day in the month of July, the appearance of a negro streaked when to do so at Hongkong would with leprosy."

be attended with almost certain death. Neither Sepoys nor Chinese can endure the climate even so well as Europeans," whose stamina they do not possess. The Chinese deem it dangerous to experiment to pro- long their abode in the island be yond a certain time.”

The Geological characteristics of the Island contain the following:- "The structure may be briefly des eribed as consisting of decomposed coarse granite, intermixed with a red disintegrating Sandstone() crumbling into a stiff ferrugineus oking Clay (11). Here and there

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(To be continued).

SALT SMUGGLING IN KIANGSI

Many Tricks To Supply The Bandits

South Kiangsi, Oct. 13.

order to prevent Recently in salt from getting to the " bandits the government took over the sale of all salt. and rationed" every home in the city. As salt is very scarce In the bandit area, and they are willing to pay big prices for it there was # very great temptation to pit unofficial against official brains, and it has been most amusing to notice the different methods used to get past the soldiers guarding the gates. A man carrying a bamboo pole out of the city is an everyday occurrance. It is of course going to some bamboo worker's home to make chairs, etc., but the sentries noticed it, passing each day and their suspicious were aroused. They watched closely and noticed that the man carried it as if it were extra heavy. There was a request to look at it. and when the man tried to lift it he was surprised to find it was almost Bs heavy as iron but when split open it was stuffed with salt.

Loads of "rubbish were being carried out of the city, which again is a usual occurrence, but soon watchers were aware that there should not be so much.com-

Bohemian Beer Garden in Beidle berg and the members of the cast represented patrons.

Music was furnished by Royal Marine Band from the cruiser, under the baton of bandmaster. Sturmey and the and delighted all of the two- orchestra's performance astounded hundred odd members of the audi- ence..

Die Bier Garden Bohemia is the first of the winter series of navy shows and if the standard remains as high throughout as it was last night, the cinemas will discover. that they have strong competition to the men from the man-o'-war.

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An interesting lecture on "Ex plorations in Egypt and the Sudan" was delivered by Major R. A. Bag- nold as the University last night. Mr. O. H. Lin presided Among those present wore Father G Byrne, Prof. W. Brown, and Mr... G. W. Reeve,

Major Bagnold related a The lecturer said that the Eastern how the desert was thought to be Desert thousands of years ago.

story was a civilization in the Lybian part of the Bahara was called the the home of a terrible old woman The lecturer also related briefly Lybian Desert The land was bar-who-turned everything to stone by the history of discovery of the they were passed, so often that ren, and without life except orca- her sight. He dwelt on his adven-trade routes from Central Africa suspicion was aroused. Investigasional lizards that fed on seeds of tures in the desert by car (he steer- to the Mediterranean across the tfon disclosed that there was only plants along the coastal strip. It ed with the help of compasses) from Desert. He said that there a very thin skin of red earth and rained perhaps once in 20 or 60 one cases to another and across still a great part of the land to be all beneath was salt.

years. How the cases derived their curious, But I think the following must water was a mystery. Perhaps the dunes. Now and again all over the

parallel, straight sand (explored. take the prize: A woman near water had reached them after tra- desert one could find ancient tools lecturer was proposed by Father A hearty vote of thanks for the where we live made a cloth baby velling underground for a thousand and axes, which showed that thers Byrne at the end of the lecture. just about the size of a child of miles from French East Africa. about two years. This was filled with salt and carried on the mother's back. The legs were visible and the worn boots tied thereon, plain for all to see. Thus the baby was carried through the city gate several times. "She had been to the doctor, and the mother was singing to the baby as she walked. But she passed too often and the trick exposed.

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Coffins have also been used and now unless the bearers have a note from the district head official 'ro con can be carried out of the city without opening it at the gate. I am also told that when the funeral is a real one, there have been those who carried salt wrapped up in small bundle's placed in the coffin with the body. "N.C.D.N"

ing. They determined to investi- BURGLAR BUSY

gate the next lot and had an-iron rod made with a sharp point. When this was trust into the load of rubbish there was & sudden stop, and ou turning out the loads a. box was found in each full of Balt.

Several people seemingly a family were found going out 10 the city fairly early one morning. They all seemed hot, and were stopped for "examination, which revealed that they were wearing clothes filled with salt:

IN THE CITY

China Emporium Robbed Of $1,300

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glar gained admittance into the By using a duplicate key, a bui- city's latest department store, A small raft of bamboo was China Emporium, on Monday coming down the stream. The night, and stole goods valued at attention of officials standing by $1,300. was attracted by the fact that the ends of each bamboo was closed with red earth. This led to an examination, whereupon it was found that each bamboo had its load of salt stored away inside. THE AFFECTIONATE MOTHER

Again there were a few mea carrying mosquito incense in: lang paper like enlarged cigarettes. No one takes much notice as it is the time of year for these things, but so many loads were passing every day, that an investi- gation was commenced that it was found that these covers were packed with salt instead of the usual sawdust and other things,

Mills for shelling rice are made otarea "clay packed tigh into bamboo basketa

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Entrance to the emporium was gained through a gate in Stanley Street, which was opened by means or a duplicate key. After passing through the gate, the burglar re- moved two panes of glass from an size individual to creep thre sh.. inner door which enabled a sinall

Fortunately for the Em all the valuables in the jetery department had been locked up, and the burglar was unable to get anything more valuable than a number of cameras and fountain pens. In all 19 Kodaks were dis- three fountain pens and pencils of covered missing as well as thirty- different makes, also two bundles of ivory chopsticks...

The Intruder also appeared to have gone over a case of pullovers from which, however, he only ex- of tracted one,

epe The police are conducting their

Were being carried out of the city, invetog kanale dhe moment" and. but no one took any notice until so far no "arrest has been made.

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