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THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1929.

DAY BY DAY..

BUT WHAT THEY CAN COMPREHEND; SOME MEN WILL BELIEVE NOTHING

AND THERE ARE NUT FEW THINGS THAT SUCH ARE ABLE TO COMPRE HENDEuremond,

Germany and the United States, and with unemployed workers in Britain. Delgium, India and Chinn, it seems apparent that increased production is a matter of mutual adjustment. The British Govern- ment has latterly been doing nome- thing to relieve the unemployment) The B.I. 8.8. Tinwa, from Sin problem by sending batches of gapore, is due here on the 13th in workers to Canada, but it is in- stant teresting to read the opiniòn, of H.M.S. Magnolia left Taingtoo the reviewers quoted that whilst for Welhaiwel on Wednesday, and

MACDONA PLAYERS'

TRIUMPH.

ANOTHER BIG SUCCESS IN "CANDIDA."

was

The Very Idea!

n

the movement of surplus popula. the Cumberland left Singapore for Shaw's earlier works and has been days and nights nursing Tom,"

tion to countries which · have surplus land may improve the situation, the fact that there is an over-supply" of many agricultural products indicates that this migra- tion will not solve tho problem as a whole.

-

A confident view is expressed that means will be found to permit the unemployed workers of Britain, Germany, and Belgium to supply more of the wants of the farmers of Africa, Australia and South America, and, in turn, to supply the workera with the excess

food which may be procured from these areas. In this connexion, attention is drawn to the increased wants of rente communities arid their improved means of communi- cating with the outside world, and the view is put forward that the future demands for the products DUNSCOMBE-CORDAY. — O »||of Canada, Africa, Australia, and New Year's Day, 1929, at the South America or the one hand, Government Civil Hospital, and for those of Europe, India Hongkong, by Rev. G. T. Waldegrave William King, and China on the other, are likely)

MARRIAGE.

Penang..

A Notice to Marinors leaued by the authorities at Swatow under date January 5, declares Hong kong to be a small-pox infected port.

H.M.S. Concord, the cruiser ar- riving yesterday with reliefs for the China Station, brought a now half-crew for H.M.S. Tamar and a new crow for H.M.S. Herald.

the

There is a story, of a wife's devotion to her husband behind The Macdona Players further first woman chimney sweep-Mrs. the fact that London now has Its. last night when Bernard Shaw's Upper Clapton. enhanced their local reputation May Nelson, of Middlesex Wharf, well-known play "Candida"

1. presented in the presence of Tom, who had swept chimneys in Some weeks ago her husband,

haps one of the best-known of paralytic seizure... "I sat up five fair attendance. The play is per Clapton for some years, hind given iu Hongkong several times Mrs. Nelson told before. But, like so many other All

a reported, time of the great dramatist's playa, the coming in and there was no one orders kept subtlety of its satire ins an intel to do the work. I realised that if lectual appeal that does not dimin-Tom were Ill for a long time wa ish, and the metamorphosis of the were bound to lose a lot of cus platitudinous Rev. James Morell, tomers. brought about through the rela "I had never swept a chimney tionships between his wife, Can-before, but I managed it all right. didn, and the poet, Eugene March Since then I have gone out every banks, "is a natural awakening to day. It is hard work. I have to life's deeper renlities that inter- walk miles in a day with the ests and instructs the auditor from barrow, for I go out soliciting or the rise to the fall of the curtain.ders as well. I am out by seven

In last night's presentation the o'clock every morning. dialogue, which is much more im- "We have been married thirty portant than the action, was ex-years and Tom has been a splendid cellently given, Mr. Terrence Busband," added Mrs. Nelson, "I O'Brien (as Eugene Marchbanka) should not be much of a wife if

took the role of the Rev. James "being outstanding in this con- now that he is ill I could not do

nexion. Mr. Stanley Drewitt, who something to keep us going. Morell, and the clerical manner and speech to the life, while Miss Charleston was invented, this time Another description of how the Joan Hopegood, in the title role, by a Scottish Inssic, was told at a was also excellent. A very talent-Rotary Club luncheon in Mel- ed performance was given by Miss bourne, Australia, by Mr. G. E. Joan Blair, as Prosperine Garnett, Emery, the manager of the State the lady secretary, and the breezy Savings Bank. bluff and unscrupulous Mr. Bar-

"Well, gentlemen," he said, ingess was well portrayed by Mr. speaking of thrift, "I'm going to

A. S. Homewood. The remaining tell you the one about à Scottish girl ̧ member of the cast, Mr. Frederick who was doing the Charleston, Keen, made curate, and completed a sextette frantic 'Sh-s-811" from the chair-

a very convincing and-"

Mr. Emery was interrupted by a of talented artistes.

There should be a larger atten-microphone." he whispered.

man. "You're speaking Into L dance to-night, when "The Doc- tor's Dilemma" is being given.

Mr. W. Perrett has been ap pointed master of 6.8. Kwong Fook Cheong, vice Mr. Gillespie. The vessel sailed for Kongmoon last

night under the new command.

We have received a copy of the prospectus of the Central British School, Kowloon, which gives auch interesting information re garding the curriculum, fees, etc.

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The 8.8. Darcolla sailed for Salgon at 4 p.m. yesterday, under the newly appointed master. Captain Ferguson remaina hospital, but 18 favourably.

progressing

There will be only one movie

only son of Rev. T. N. Duns to create a volume of world com-to-day, at 5.15 p.m.

performance at the Star Theatre

combe of Acklington Vicarage, merce which will surpass any Northumberland, to Kistna,thing which has yet been known. only child of the late Mr. and Mrs. W, A. Corday, Windsor. Here in the Far East, where we By special licence.

have so long awaited the promised boom, there are hopes that the better times will dawn in the near future. Already, there are signs of improvement, and it is up to British businessmen here and else- where throughout the Orient to see that they are ready to take advantage of the flowing tide when it really sets in.

The

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THURSDAY, JAN. 10, 1929

THE TRADE OUTLOOK.

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Unemployment & the Election.

It was hinted in an official wire-

Liverpool to-morrow weck,

At the 9.15

session, the Recreio Amateur Players will present the popular comedy "What Happened To Jones."

of

Eighteen further. cases' smallpox, all Chinese, were noti- fled yesterday, of which 14 were Six Por

from Kowloon districts.

tuguese cases of diphtherin and one, British case of typhoid were also reported.

The sa Lungshan left Kowloon Dock this morning and resumes service on the Canton run at 10 pon. to-night. The 8.8. Tai Ing will be taken in hand for over. haul at the Kwong Tak Cheong | shipyard to-day,

Reports gave 18 arrivals and 20 departures, British 10 and 11, leaving 57 vessels in port, British

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Mr. Emery looked at the micro- phone in front of him and said aloud, "Oh, that's all right; thoro's nothing wrong in this story." (Laughter.)

He told how a Scottish girl with "thrifty mind" sighted a three- penny piece on the floor while dancing, and putting her foot on it, worked it off the floor and quiet. ly stooped and picked it up.

睁

{Women's muck improved physi- cal strength is attributed to the fashion of the short skirt and the open neckwear.]

My Beatrice is growing strong,

And frisky nan lamb,

And though I'm sometimes told

I'm wrong,

I hardly think. I. ani

When I assert that she can do More work than Man could

carry through,

For she has bared her neck and

chest,

And taught her skirts the

length

Which, tried by every sort of

teat,

Produces greatest strength, While I, tradition's willing prey, Am covered in the old-time

way.

Nor shall for improvement

acek,

By lessening my attire,

Because the strong must help

the weak,

And I have no desire

My patience and my pride to

vex,

At a moment when Britain is less message from London yester still faced with a serious un-day that the General Election in jemployment problem, it is refresh-Britain will probably take place

His to fad, in a review of world sarly in June, a view which is 32. Largoes werd over the 60,000 conditions issued by the Royal

supported by the signs of in- ton mark with heavy British car- Bank of Canada, a

érensed activity in political circles. Foes, totalling 35,000 tons. confident Mr. Neville Chamberlain's speech opinion that the whole, world at

Hearts are trumps and South Thero should be a happy evening has the lead. North and South standa on the verge of that period which is being relayed to other at the Peninsula Hotel on Satur-must win all eight tricks. of sound prosperity which follows towns in the vicinity, may be ing of the grille in the Rose Room, and study the situation.

day night, when, to mark the open-

Lay out the cards on a tablo catastrophe, and reconstruction. taken as the opening of the Con-a carnival dinner-dance is to take you can find the method in which See, if Those who predict the decline of servative Parly's election cam-place. Tables may be booked North and South can get all of the Europe and the decay of Western paign, which no doubt will be in either at the

Peninsula or the tricks. civilisation are described as under full swing before March' is out. Hongkong Hotel. estimating the recuperative power

Another interesting-item-of news, living obvious relation to the At a meeting of the incoming Here the squeeze play is applied of industrial society, failing to election, recorded the state of the committee of the Twenty-four in a rather highly complicated realise that the largest part of the unemployment register at the end Kwong was re-elected President.

Trades Guild yesterday, Mr. lo problem. rebuilding process after the Great of 1928. We learn with something Other officers are Vice-Président, West covers with the king, and South leads the jack of spades, War is already completed, and of a shock that the number of un- Mr. To Sze-tuen; Hon. Treasurer, North trumps. North then leads losing sight of the fact that the employed increased, by nearly a Mr. Li Yew-tong; Vice-Treasurer, the king of clubs, South overtaking

Mr. Lo Cheuk-chal, present apparent decline is merely quarter of a million in the course

it with the ace. South next leads pause before a period of new of the last fortnight, the present

the jack of clubs, Wost covera Sir Montagu Sharpe, K.C., choir- and greater growth. An examina-;

The following appointments to with the queen and North trumps. man of Middlesex Sessions: If you total being 1,520,700. After the

Hongkong have been made Now North lends his last trump, cull everybody Christmas rush of business, some

Har the inference tion of the present economie rise was only to be expected, but for

by, the Secretary of State which South wins with the queen. la that you are the biggest liar of

the Colonies:-Mr. R. C. But East is squeezed with, the fall. situation, in the opinion of experts the figures revealed by the Minis- Wilkinson. Mr. E. Himsworth, trump lead. If East discards a reviewing the position, seems to try of Labour are little short of Mr. D; M. MacDougall, and Mr. D. diamond, North wins the remain-Watson, the North London inagis- A woman aged 31, told Mr. B. show that the basic financial and appalling. When it is realised, Kelvin Stark, to be Cadets; Mising tricks, with diamonds, If a trate, that she had never had

E. M. Gray, to be. Assistant Min-spade is discarded, South's eight young man. industrial structure has been go and the view is difficult to avoid, tresa, Education Department; Missis good. If a club is discarded, defsted, stabilised and recon-that the country's workless will K. F. Benington, to be Assistant South's seven and four are good at the Old Bailey: Being a police- Sir Ernest Wild, the Recorder, be the most powerful influence in Mistress. structed that optimism as to the

On the next lead East in squeezed man, he believes everything he is future is fully justified. ".

the election, we begin to think that

once more, so that North and South | told. the time has come for the Torics Among the passengers leaving win the remaining tricks.

Judge Cluer, at Whitechapel As to the grounds on which this to sit up and take notice. We use yesterday were Mr. Eric Teich that West cover South's space at that I bought in 1999. It still goes on the 8.8. Empreas of Russla Of course it is not necessary County Court: I have a belycle view is based, a point is made of not yet convinced that thoroughman, C.M.G., C.I.E., of the British the first trick and his club at the 20 miles an hour, and I could get the fact that there is no general consideration has been given to the Legation at Peking, and Mrs third trick. But if he refuses to the same price for it now an I lack of land, labour or capital-problem from a national viewpoint. Teichman, Capt. E. Aikman, Lt. do so, the problem is agreeably paid.

the. élements necessary

for The crumbs of consolation to be and Mrs. E. W. Berry, Mr. P. V. balanced improvement, At the derived from Sir John Cadiaan's Botelho, Mr. R. Hall, Mr. W. J Hawker, Mr. and Mrs, W, G. Lane, time of the industrial revolution statement, regarding, the work of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Leggatt and

the Industrial Transference Board Dr. H. G. Thompson. of 150 years ago, when machinery are pitifully small, since it is clear was introduced, the world appear-that the seriousness of the situn-

is

no

ngainst the accused.

simplified.

EXCHANGE RATES.

Two men who wore held on a ed to lack sufficient resources toon is rapidly extending far charge of murdering a Chineso support the existing population, beyond the limits of the coalfields, whose body was found by a scout, Paris but in strange contrast with the The de-rating scheme, whatever its named S. Luke, above the recrea- New York

Brussels situation which worried the people qualities and possibilities, cannot during the beginning of Decem-Geneva

tion grounds at King's. Park of that time, there appears the be more than a prospect in view ber last, were acquitted by Mr. E.

Amsterdam Milan spectre of over-production in the when the country is asked to go w Hamilton, at the Kowloon Berlin 20th Century. There

to the polla, will havo no material Magistracy this morning.

In-Stockholm effect on the voting, and still less spector Lane intimated that the Copenhagen general shortage of labour or of on the unemployment figures. A police were offering no evidence alo manufacturing capacity-the re-million' and a half out of work is

Vienna verse, in fact. Britain, Italy and a national catastrophe which may

Prague "Of Group-Captain Cave-Browne. Helsingfors Belgium have larger populations well lead to Conservative disaster. Cave, louder of the R.A.F. Far-

Madrid thun are required by their present

Eastern Flight, now at Singapore, Athens

Lisbon Industries, and it seems probable

the following amusing story is Bucharest told. An American officer haplo that Germany will be soon con-

The wonderful flm by Mr.pened to go into his mess during Buenos Aires. fronted by a like situation.

Clarke Irvine, "The Birth of the war. Upon being introduced, Bombay . But

Flower," will be screened at the he did not quite catch the name, Shanghai with surplus land in Canada, World

Theatro on Satur- and asked for it to be repeated. Hongkong Africa, Australia and South day, ai 11.00 4.m. affording "Cave, Cave-Browne-Cave," replied Yokohama America, with oxcess factory capa-15 fine opportunity to the public to that officer, "That's funny," said Silver (spot) city in England, Belgiura, Holland, real educational value.

see a picture of great interest and the American, "mine's Home, Silver (forward)

Home Sweet Home."

By walking on the stronger

sex.

To-day's Dog Story.-A correa- pondent writes to a Home paper:

My husband and I live. a few miles out of London. Our road leads out of the main road, and the sounds of traffle are not easily London, Jan. 9.

.124.025 heard. We had an Irish terrior 4.85 1/82 who always slept on our bed, and ..84.905 nothing disturbed him. My hus .25.10% band very occasionally dined in 12.08% town, and on those evenings the .02.076 dog was restless and disturbed, .20.405 missing his master. However, ..18.13 when I retired he would settle 18.18% down to sleep as usual, until sud- 18.19 denly something seemed to make 34.476 him realise that his master was .103% nearing his home. He would sit 29.70 on the bed, listen intently, wag 108le tail violently, and quiver all

-375 over with excitement,

102%

.808 After a few minutes I would. .5.29/32 hear a taxi turn into our road and ...47 stop at our gate. Trafle of all .1/6.1/32 kinda had been passing in the ..2/74 main road all the evening, but the 2/0% dog never mistook the lax! that 1/10.28/32 brought his master home. How 26the dog could possibly pick out 26/7/16 that particular taxi from another -British Wireless, is ever a mystery to me.