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WORK ON MORRISON HILL,

PREPARING THE COLLEGE" SITE.

Morrison Hills how being cut down to a leval suitable for the provision of a site on which it is. proposed to locate the new Queen's College.Theupewnout of learn ing will thus be built on the solid" foundation provided by the račky core at Morrison Hall that. will remain of what, once wire the Great Divide between Hoppy Valley and the crowded adjacent Chinese district, 2.

1 In the early days of the Praya East reclamation scheme, before An unexpected phock was enzountered in the solid mass of rock of which Morrison Hill largely composed, one found that much optimism prevailed and hopes were strong regarding the completion of the pig task of removing the hill well within the. period of years, allowed to the contractor. That perlod has now

lmost passed, and whit is left of Morrison Hill, after much of the earth has been removed, presents seemingly unsurmountable difli- culties through the presence of so much hitherto undotected rock. The result was that the contractor for a long time engaged in a raer against time on a three-million dollar contract. The Government concussion of an extension of time and the employment of night- shifts of workmen notwithstand- ing, it must have come as a great relief to him when it was recently decided that it was not necessary" to remove the whole hill, but to letve some of it for the new, site för Queen's College.

Of late, rock-drilling, 'shovelling And blasting opérations have been carried out on an extensive sonia, and although much rock and goil have been removed, there is still a dend of work to be accomplished. before the Collegy site can be made available. Happily the Praya East reclamation is almost i completed, as enough earth bas been secured from the "southern Inee of the hill to meet require- ments; and it may not be long before the reclamation is made independent of further supplies from the hill. „Already, the re- clamation line has been extended both, ways to about the limits of the proposed boundaries. On the seast it ends where a dock-busin is being contemplated for the Jardine interests and, on the west the line han made a sweeping curve inland to join up with the contour of the Naval Yard. There are now only about sixty-feet of water inter- vening and when this hus been filled in, Wanchai Bay will disappear. All day und up to a late hour at night, with arc lights Haring, little locomotives are now taking their loads from the Valley to accomplish this pur-

pose.

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The construction of the seawall is also well under way, and this has been completed on the stretch between Percival Street,and Heard Street. It has been found expedi ent to secure much material for this part of the work from the granite quarries at Cheungaha- win, and its transportation by sea interferes very little with the filling-in work. In any case, the rock from Morrison Hill is so dis- integrated and deteriorated that it has little use, as building stone.

Lately, a new locomotive line has been added to the one running through Bowrington Canal, and work is being carried on by night shifts in a big effort to expedite the completion of the reclamation Achenie. As to Morrison Hill. it will still take some time before the height is reduced to the elova- tion of 95 feet which has now been decided on by the authorities.

X-RAY CHARGES.

AT GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS, The Gazette holifies that the for X-ray scale of charges examinations at Government Bos-

pitals shall be:

Examination of limbs and

jolats

$10

Examination of head, trunk,

415

20.

THE HONGKONG · TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1926,

MIXED GRILL

By

A Merry Miscellany Ashley Sterne

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Doctors are saying that a splen did practical test for ascertaining whether or not you are in perfect health is to try holding your breath for the space of one rolnute. If you can comfortably accomplish aumed to be functioning with all this fact, your organst may be a's

their accustomed efficiency and dexterity Bat if on the other band, you break down at linft time, or even sooner, and give nn. imitation of an exhausted soda- water syphon, it indicates that your internal machinery is back firing, and you had better take it. round to the doctor's inspection- pit. Well, I'suppose this is alright fa theory; but that holding the breath is not always a reliable test of perfect anatomical mechanism the following incident will show. A friend of mine spent a week,. this last summer, at an unpreten- tlous-looking actside boarding- house, whose locality (owing to iny total ignorance of the law of libel) must remain nameless. On the morning of his departure, the landlady whacked him in a bill as long as a boa-constrictor. • This

took my poor friend's breath away for exactly one, minute, which, ac- cording to the doctors, proved him to be in perfect health. The next moment he fell down at the land- lady's elastic-sided boots in än apolectic fit, foaming-lavishly in all directions. And well, that's that.

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It has practically been decided by the elergy to abolish Hell. L this event, Anglo-Indian bridge- playing colonels will have no alter- hative but to resign their Clube and join the Y.M.C.A.

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At the new Trade Union College shortly to be opened in Chicago, I read that the teaching of "charm" is to have a place in the curricu- lum. I am yery glad to know this, for have noticed with regret the almost total absence of charm from our own Trade Unions, and

it is gratifying to know that Chica- go, which might rightfully be de- scribed as the "spiritual home” of“ "charm,, has also recognised this deficiency, and taken a practical stop to remedy it.

The only thing that worried me is that charm is a very subtle and" clusive attribute to define, and what may be charm in one person may easily prove to be repulsfon in another. I was present at a party a few evenings ago, and Lady Phylleta Playce, the younger daughter of the Earl of Rock- salmon and Halibut, warbled that delightful moreccau, "Do the angles wear thick undies when it's moult- ing-time in heaven?" (wards by Abe Schlesinger, Wal Baumurtner, and Dave Breitspark: music by A Schinkelplatz, Hank Pimpels- dorf, and Cy Schaffhausen), At its conclusion, everybody voted Lady Phylleta "simply charming." But supposing a middle-aged stock- broker, who really could sing, who really could articulate his words, and who really could "shove the stuff over" (as we say in Chiengo),

THE OIL TRIAL.

"JAPANESE 'MENAGE" INSISTED ON.

Washington, Dec. 10. '

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had performed the same turn, Would we have acclaimed that he was charming Etho answers "Of course hot dont be arcow fuced' ostridh']'" (which isn't in bad retort for a more coho, what?)

Chicago, however may have re- duced charm to a sort oĽ definite simple equation, in which case. I should never be surprised to learn that the man who eam score a bull's-eye in the cuspidor avery. time is said to possess the "charm! charnoteristle to the exclusion of everybody else.

SILLY SEASON LOVE LYRICS

I know not what love was until

I met you

know not what bliss was

until we kissed; |

1 know not life's expression till I

let you?

Lead me down the garden path,

nor dared resist..

Thore, neath the swaying laurels

and the jasmino,

Did I first learn the rhapsody of

love!

Ọ, what a joy to claim you, sweet.

heart lass, mine;

And hug you till the stars grow

pale above!

Ne'er can the memory of that even.

ing falter,

Nor yet the savour of your kisses

fade:

But a

It's a case afraid.

leading you to Hymen's

of nothin' doin', I'm

Think me not cruel; my heart's

but ruled by reason,

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And commonsense precludes &

marriage tie;

All things are silly in the Silly

Sérson,

So let's be an acccption, you and I!

OBSCURE INDUSTRIES.

Decimal Dotting.

The manufacture of dots for re- earring decimala is a highly tech- nical branch of the iron foundry trade, and is only carried but by men, who, in addition to being skilled craftsmen, possess a sound. knowledge of applied arithmetic. The dots are, in the first place, east about the size of a soda mint tablet, and are then transferred to 'electrically driven turning-lathes, so exquisitely adjusted that they can remove a shaving of iron so thin that it requires two men to see it. Every dot on leaving the lathe is carefully tested, onin, standard gauge, so that it. may be of the exact size to cause a deci mal regularly to recur.

Should they successfully emerge from the guage-test, they are pass-. ed to the practical testing room, where each dot is apposed over a series of figures and the order of recurrence carefully checked by

an ex-Senior Wrangler. Finally, the perfect dots are polished with diamond dust, packed in cotton- wool, and desputched to the Sec- retary of the Decimal Association, who, after 'examination, stamps them with the Association's india- rabber stamp-the hallmark which, indientes to the entire decimal world the genuineness and re- liability of this humble yet most important, mathematical sign.

BRITISH TYRES.

FURTHER REDUCTIONS. IN.

PRICES.

Rugby, Dec. 10:

an-

EVERYBODY

is entitled

to all The Comfort

they can obtain.

Colder nights are approach

Fires are necessary.

when

INSTALL A GAS FIRE

and Ensure Your. Comfort

Full

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Pullovers and Woollies

-the Scotch sort

Pullovers are like heather, short- broad and .. one or two other things.

The word "Scotch" makes all the difference.

"Braemar" pullovers are Scotch- knit pullovers.

It is the naturo of Scotch-knit-pull- overs to be elastic to aid and abet your limbs to be lissom.

Because they are shaped in the knitting they fit snugly yet easily, with no ridges or seams to cause discomfort;

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And being Scotch-knit, they dro sturdily indifferent to hard wear and exposure..

MARL CHEVIOT Scotch-knit PULLOVERS, in neater pat-. terns, as a pleasant change from the somewhat hectic designs that have been in vogue for soile time From $13.50 to $35.00

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Dental examination

Opaque méal examination

of 'lower intestinal tract 20 Opaque meal" examination

of gastro-intestinal tract 36

'REDUCING STEEL PRODUCTION. CARTEL'S EARLY ACT.

Luxembourg, Dec, 10, The European Steel Cartel has decided to reduce production by 1,500,000 tons for the first threo months of 1927-Router."

Cross examined in the Oil Con-

Further reductions ranging from spiracy case Mr. Doheny asserted ten to twenty per cent. are that it was the "Japanese menaco"nounced in the prices of British of 1921 which induced him to em- automobile tyres. bark on the Elk Hills Lease-Pearl

This is the third reduction by Harbour Storage contruct. He British manufacturers this year. said that Admiral Robinson, Chief In April, prices were lowered: by of the Naval Bureau of Engineer- ten per cont and in October ing patriotically appealed to him by fifteen to twenty per cent drop. to ensure the American Navy an-British Wireless. adequate supply of oil in Hawaii

Test the Japanese threat should

materialise and United States find purpose of having other nations itself in the position of Belgium confront Japan.

Advorting to the G$100,000 loán when invaded by the Germans...

Mr. Doheny added that Admiral made to Mr. Fall, Mr. Doheny in- Robinson confided to him that thesisted that, it was merely a per- United States Government called on transaction and not connect od with the pending oil contracts.

the Armament Conference for the Reuter's American Service,

DEAL DENIED.

denies the statement published in the New York press, that the Royal Mail Steamship Company has of- THE LEYLAND AND RED STAR fered to purchase the Leyland and

LINES.

Now York, Dec. 10,

Red Star Bings. Ho added that he has recolved no offers and is not "a" sale.-Reuter's

Mr. Franklin, President of the negotiating

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