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H., E. the Governor is to open the new Alice Memorial Hospital ut Bonham Road on Monday after noon.
The s.s, Macedonia arriving from London and Singapore yesterday afternoon reported four cases of nasur-measles on board. 1171
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CORRESPONDENCE.
AN EXPLANATION.
[To The Editor of Hongkong Telegraph.]
The Very Idea!
American bootleggers, according to the Soviet weakly magazine Projector, are the people chiefy satisfied by the election of Mr. Sir-A considerable portion of Hoover to the Presidency. A full- the first part of Father Gallagher's page cartoon in that publication lecture, reported in today's insuo,showe Mr. Hoover wrapped in the
brows crowned with in devoted to an accusation against American flag togn-fashion, his laurel, mo of misquoting a romark of Father Byrne's and thoroby engag. receiving a delegation of boot- leggers. They are presenting him ing in unfair controversy.
with a huge whisky bottle as an
· Father Byrne said ::
expression of gratitude. In the "If in the official oreed of a cer-background are rum-runners, con- thin religious sect it be embodied trabandists, even airplanes, all as an artiole of Faith that man loaded with liquor bottles and came into existence four thousand carrying signe "Hurrah for years ago, and on the other hand, Hoover!" anthropologista, Koith, claim over 250,000 years for tho oxistence of man, there is clear opposition, but between what Religion and Science Nol but between a vien erroneously put for tard by a religious sect or derived
Sir .as
Arthur
Ing the time that must clapse.be. foro steps taken to assist him bo- como effectual. In this connexion, much of real value is being done at tho training centres which have been set up in various parts of the country at which unemployed men,
Mr. W. L. Plow has boon ap- St. women, boys and girls receive pointed Manager of the
combat the evil effects of involun- Lary idleness and to fit them for work in other occupations.
The main point to be borne in mind is that there are at the mo- ment many thousands of British men, women and children sorely in need of aid. They aro in real' dis- tress through no fault of their own. Nothing would give them greater joy than to ance
of the necesaltics
The mall. from Home via Suez comforts, which employment
por a.s. Macedonia, dated London alone ean guarantee. But January 3, consisted of 489 bago so long as the circumstances of and was distributed yesterday after-ög false philosophising, on the part which they are the victims main unaltered, they must be A Notice to Marinera (No. II of helped. The position of the avar-1929) issued under yesterday's date practice will be carried out from that of real affluence when compared Stonecutters tonight by the mili- with the lot of these unhappy kins-tary. folk of ours in the Old Country. We therefore appeal to those who feel they can render some little aid to those in need to contribute what they can afford to the Lord Mayor's Fund. An indicated yesterday; the Telegraph will be pleased to neknow- ledge any contributions, however
have
re-
noon.
of a group of scientists."
Tather Gallagher's comment is: "Father Byrne's statement is a disjunctire sonteaco......either, which is wrong
or.
The village of Areissue in, the Department of Cantal has found n delightful means of attracting motorists' attention in regard to the speed limit.
Thinking that good humour is better than threats, the Blunicipal Council has had affixed to posts at each entrance to the village the following remarks:
..
"If you drive alowly you will
age Britiaher here in Hongkong lafs to the effect that searchlight Ho does not say which is right, | see our village. It is very pretty.
Hongkong Telegraph.small, and to forward them to the
FRIDAY, FEB. 1. 1929
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proper quarter.
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THE "TELEGRAPH" ART SUPPLEMENT.
To-morrow's Selection of
Pictures.
To-morrow's issue of the Telegraph Art Supplement will again contain a most interest- ing selection of topical pic- tures.
Of Interest to sportsmen will be pictures of the Hong- kong Junior Four, whe won the Telegraph cup at the Inter- port Regatta at Canton, as well as a photo of the Canton Four; the presentation of the trophy at the final between the Portugal and England of football match; groups Queen's College football and tennis teams; and a picture of Basket-Ball League players..
The laying of the new
Across telephone cable
the harbour will also be illustrat- ed, whilst there will be photo- graphs taken at the gatherings held at the Club Lusitano and at St. Joseph's College in hon- our of the Hon. Mr. 3, P. Braga.
When Jingo Walks Abroad. "Flapdoodle in, we believe, a word of American coinage ex- pressively denoting babbling ab- surdity, and our impression that it comes in full measure when talk! of naval armaments takes place Although it has been known for in the United States seems amply cables of the many months past that the disconfirmed by the tress amongst unemployed British past two or three days. The big Kuns of the "Big Navy" group are miners and their families is ap-now setting up a chorus in both pallingly serious, the disclosures Houses at Washington as the re- forthcoming as a result of the per-sult of President Coolidge's desire sonal tour of the Prince of Wales to push the Fifteen Cruisers Bill from through before he retires in the affected districts have pro-office. Mr. Britten began the bably brought home to us here in racket by suggesting that Mr. the Far East a keener recognition Hoover was in disagreement with President Coolidge regarding the of the actual facts than we have insertion of a time-limit, a state- n storm of previously held. We are told that ment which aroused
disapproval when the President- His Royal Highnea was visibly die-Elect warmly repudiated the im tressed at what he saw, and we can putation. The attitude at White well believe after reading some House is that the Cruiser Bill should go through without any of the details. The fact that the stipulated time for the laying of Prince has undertaken this in the keels, and the explanation is vestigation in order to gain first-to be found in the fact that the hand information for himself pro-rent desire is to bring pressure to bear on Great Britain when the vides yet a further proof of his times comes for a review of thei
The Big keen interest in the well-being of Washington Treaty, those on whom misfortune has full- Navy group, on the other hand, are determined to press for new ships en. As Patron of the Lord Mayor's as rapidly as they can be built, Relief Fund, he has already and seem quite prepared to launch
disastrous armaments greatly helped in the trisk a
The challenge might be serious if of raising funds for the ren-Britain were prepared to take it dering of nasistance to the up, but in the very fact that she
which eight and 10 respectively distressed families, and we may be is not, should be found the in-mo number of departures, of stead we find Senator Reed, the were British, leaving 72 vessels in
port, British 28. latest calamity howler, seriously suggesting that the "war colleges
fluence towards restraint.
race.
In-
Other pictures will include groups of the warrant officera and corporale of the 1st Battalion Somerset Regiment; a photo of the rebuilt s.a. Sui Tai; a photograph of the new Wesleyan Soldiers' and Sai- lors Home; and a picture of Mr. S. Liang, son of Mr. Liang Shih-yi.
Finance (former Minister to China) and his bride, Miss Y.-Y. Wong,
OOK
The Harbour Offico reports this morning gave 19 arrivals and the
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If you drive quickly you will sco The sentence I have misread in our prison. If is very damp." the one in italics, and I have mis- rond it because it is ungrammatical. In theology there is only one. One can say there is opposition beway to be perfectly orthodox, and tween one view and another; not that is not to think at all.-Dean batroon ono view or another Inge.
There is no either" in the sentence,
of
A
group
of
Confronted with such bad Eng liah, nine people out of ten would take the meaning to be opposition "between a view erroneously put forward by a religious sect and a view darived by false philosophising on the part aciontiata."
In other words, the lecturer ap parently labelled na fe'so, both tho 4,000 years belief and the 350,000 years estimate I was quite sincere in taking that to bo the- not what the meaning. If it is
the muddled lecturor intended, English accounts for the misquot tion and I think it would be only fair on his part to withdraw his remarks about my not "playing the game."-Yours., etc.,
A.M.B.S.
BRIDGE POZIVE
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Lay out the cards on a table, as shown in the diagram, and study the situation. See if you can find a method of play that will net North and South six of the seven tricks,
I have done a good deal of fighting in my life, and I am sorry to say I dislike it.-Lord Allenby, We are all suffering from publications of one sort other.Mr. Baldwin.
or an-
The ordinary man in the street thinks that tho provention of war is an ideal, and he is shy of G. Sir ideals-Major-General Franks.
Some people are born with a terrible desire to be laughed at: this has prevented me from being a great author. Mr. Bernard Shaw.
Some of my finest perorations. have been achieved when I have been negotiating a recalcitrant ball In a peculiarly venomous bunker-Mr. Winston Churchill.
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To-day's Dog Story-My s011 had a thoroughbred Irish terrier (born in the sama town, as Lord' Kitchener), writes 3 corres- pondent, and when we were maving house the dog seamed to take great interest in the proceed- ings, and watchod the men taking the furniture from the house to the removal van.
Presently he went into the back garden and grubbed up more than half a dozen bones, which he had previously buried there from time to time. The dog laid the bones out in a row, and seemed to indicate that if we were going to some now residence would we kindly see that his special pro- perty was also removed there.
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"Now, children," the school- teacher said, at the close of her "Greed," "I hope you lesson on will all take my words to heart. For instance, Christmas will soon be here. Now, what must you re-. member to do when you ask Santa Claus for the presents you want?" "Find out if daddy can afford them!" said one young student of
human nature.
"I have eat Indoors from one Week-end to another."A man on the dole at North London.
Landlady complaining of hér tenants at North London: 1 gave them permission to keep one rabbit and now there are 14.
Willesden Man: I can't get on," as you call it. Fam not allowed to earn more than £ a week because I'm under the Amalgamated engineers.
"You are almost as bad as a
sure that as a result of his per- sonal contact with the sufferers he
Amongst the passengers arriving will be encouraged to emphasise of every nation possess carefully by the 8.3. President Cleveland to- the urgent necessity of further help. drawn plans to sink the United day were Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Scott
and to invade This problem of Britain's unem- States Navy
and daughter. Mr. Scott is the manager of the Hongkong, office of ployed miners is one of the most America" and alleging warlike
In Europe preparations
an:i
the Texas Oil Company.
The Solution... acrious with which the country is
Japan. Fortunately, jingoism of at present faced, and, what is more, this type can make no impression
Kuala Lumpur is to have an au- This is a highly interesting puz- especially prepared it is extremely difficult to solve. except on
that tomatic telephone exchange. The zle. It involves what to some ex- ground, and it is certain Generally speaking, Industry at Senator Reed's oration does not scheme has been under contempla penents of bridge is known as the
tions," said Mr. Hay Halkett to a Home is showing encouraging signs represent the considered views of tion for two years, and now arrange elimination play-a play, usually woman you won't answer ques- of revival, but the mining industry responsible heads. In case there menta are being made to provide an requiring, considerable foresight.
The obvious difficulty lies in the man at Marylebone.
When a woman was charged with should be any reaction in Britain, area of approximately 16 square
spade suit. Since it is of course drunkenness at Old-street the is one which has been particularly Mr, W. C. Bridgeman has dropped miles with the automatic system. hard hit. Some relief has been a timely word, expressing complete
No further developments have necessary to lose the high jack of provided for the sufferers through confidence that the nation which
before me with such bad record introduced the Kellogg Pact will occurred in connexion with the rumpa, a spade trick cannot be magistrate, Mr. Snell, said: "
Here is what happens: the medium of the national unem- keep the peace, of the world, and death, at the St. Francis the lost if the puzzle is to be solved. have never had any man or woman
the yesterday, of Madame Marsily, ex-
South opens with a low club. for drunkenness as you have, but ployment Insurance scheme, whilst that whatever the fate of
cepting that the contents of the North wins and returns the sult, let me make you a little Chritman the Employment Exchanges have Cruiser Bill, there need be
anxiety on the part of the British deceased lady's stomach have been South winning with the king. present. Go away and don't do it also enabled workers in depressed Government..
sent to the Government Analyst. South's last club is then led, and again."
"I wish to apologise to the offi- It is stated that Madame Marsily North trumps, North next leads areas to move into more prosperous
had recently been subject to fits. the ace of spades, followed by acer for awearing, but I don't re- districts and thus to become re- absorbed into industry. But these schemes, national though they are
EXCHANGE RATES.
Berlin
in character, have been designed to Paris cope with relatively normal condi- New York tions; they cannot hope to solve Brussels
Geneva such a huge problem as that pro-Amsterdam vided by the widespread depression Milan in the coal-mining industry. Big Stockholm readjustments will have to take Copenhagen
QBlo place before the situation is re- Vienna medied, and in the meantime it be Prague comes necessary to call on the more Helsingfors
Madrid fortunate to render what help they Lisbon can in order that immediate poverty Athens
Bucharest may be ameliorated. This is where
Nio
the Lord Mayor's Fund fulfils a Buenos Aires really beneficial purpose. One of Bombay
the most important aspects of the problem is to prevent the unem ployed worker from losing his skill
or from becoming demoralised dur
Shanghai Hongkong Yokohama Bilver (spot) Silver (forward)
no
trump which East was with the member it," said a defendant at In regard to the jewel robbery jack. But no matter what East Acton, at 10, Lower Castle Road, reported now does, North and South take London, Jan. 31.
elsewhere in this issue according the rest of the tricks. East must ...124.10
to a police report, un amah named lead either a club or a diamond "Hangman's House," now show- .4.84 27/32
34.80 Ah Hing, who had been employed suits which both North and South ing at the Queen's Theatre, is a 26.21 at the house for about a month lack. The lead enables North and picture well worth seeing. There is 12.10% disappeared on Wednesday at 6 South to trump in one hand and plenty of dramatic and romantic .02.05 p.m. and has not returned to the discard a spude in the other-and interest in the story, while the 20.424 house so far. The exact value of to take the remaining trick by a photography le really far above ..18.14the haul is $40,607.
18.18
very simple rull.
South may open with a spade, 18.19 If no further nows is received in but the clubs must be led imme- 34.51 Hongkong by next week of Ser-diately thereafter. .168% geant Kerr, who was stabbed
.192
20.36
aboard the troopship Somersetshire
.1094
the average, some of the Irish country scones being magnificent. One of the most exciting steeple chase races ever screened is also to- cluded in the film. June Collyer, Victor McLaglen, Larry Kent and
bers.
In October last and was landed at There was a smart general par-Hobart Bosworth take the leads, and
orful neting: 375 Colombo for treatment, his alloxed ade of the Hongkong Police Re- they are responsible for some pow **Calbryn,' the B07 assailant, Jamoa Boyle, of the serve at the Central Police Hend- 6.29/82 K.O.S.B., will be duly committed quarters last evening, when the American dancer, appears at all 47% to stand trial at the Criminal various companies carried out ex-dhowe in some, most effective num-
1/0 Sessions. The defendant appear erclics and were inspected by the 2/6% ed before Mr. R. E. Lindsell this Captain Superintendent of Police. Bareholders of the Hongkong and
2/0 morning when it was indicated At the conclusion, Mr. Wolfe con 1/10.13/32 that Mr. Fitzroy, the Assistant At gratulated the Reserves on their Shanghai Banking Corporation are 26.8/16 torney General, had advised this past year's work and on their reminded of the Bank's extraordin- ary meeting, which takes place at 20% course. Meantime, Royle was re-
smart appearance.
noon to-morrow at the City Hall. -British Wireless. manded for a week.
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