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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

NOW IS THE TIME TO GET YOUR

FRIGIDAIRE

THERE ARE DOMESTIC MODELS OF FROM FOUR TO EIGHTEEN CUBIC FEET STORAGE CAPACITY.

OVER

1,000,000

FRIDAY, AUGUST 9.

1929.

DAY BY DAY.

CUSTOM IS THE LAW OF FOOLS. Vanburgh.

*

21 YEARS AGO.

SOME EXTRACTS FROM THE "TELEGRAPH" FILES.

The following liems are from

The Very Idea!

Life in the highly sophisticated South Sea Isles is by no means as newsless as one might hazard by A British ease of typhoid was the "Hongkung Telegraph for the measuring the number of miles Be

parating them from Fleet-street week ended August 8th, 1908:

(writes a globe-trotting correspon. notified on Wednesday.

The rate of the dollar on de- dent). The Papecle planters have mand was 18. 9.10/16d.

+

H.M.S. Coator will sail to-day for a cruise to Wei Ini Wet.

An enjoyable promenade concert was given at the Volunteer Parade Ground, those taking part being Mrs. Dealy, Lleut. R.M, Crosse, Dr.

of members are also invited to at-instava.

THE "TELEGRAPH" ART SUPPLEMENT.

A Chinese was fined $100 for quantity. being in possession of of po piu lottery tickets by Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, while his wife was fined $26. It was stated that the woman attempted to con- ceal the tickets down the back of her clothes.

Striking Pictures of the Yuanan-fu Explosion.

To-morrow's issue of the Telegraph Art Supplement will contain several photographs of the effects of the recent dis- astrous explosion In Yunnan- fu, in which many houses were damaged and heavy loss of life suffered. The scene of the ex- plusion, will be pletured, as well as a number of foreign house which were badly shattered in the disaster.

trial of these people is held. If the suspect seems a dangerous man, he is shot at once. If, on the other hand, he appears harmless, he fa allowed to go. As may be expected, this method of procedure, is an ideal one for the practising of "squeeze,” und there is not the least doubt that the suspect's "harmlessness" or otherwise, depends largely on how much ready money lie can producc. This is typical of what is happen- ing all over the country, and it may

Members of the Peak Club are well be asked if this is the treat-reminded that the Annual General ment which the Chinese accord their Meeting will be held this after own people, what might not happen noon at 6 pm, at the Club, Wives

tend, to foreigners were they left to the tender mercies of Chinese military and judicial methods, especially in

The lion. Treasurer of the St. times of unheaval? We have re-coi- John Ambulance Brigade begs to! lections, also, of foreigners being acknowledge the receipt of the fol- of the St. John Ambulance Brigade: thrown into dirty prisons, chainslowing subscription to the Funds placed about their necks and feet,[Mr. W... Pattenden, $20. and other Indignities heaped upon them, even where they have been guilty of no offences whatever. These things have occurred, not in the dim and distant past, but with in with the Inst few years. Much might also be written of the method of punishment adopted in cases where Chinese have been tried and sentenced by so-called Modern

A young Chinese who was con- Courts. Suffice it to recall the ense,victed of stealing a porthole fixing of which we gave detalls two days from on board the 8.8. Yuno, which ago, wherein a poor wretch who is lying at the Kowloon Docks had been sentenced to be executed undergoing repairs, was sentenced to one month's hard labour by Mr. brutally and T. S. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon in Shanghal was slowly choked to death. It is when Magistracy this morning. It was ELDRIDGE. - In England,

had been stolen from the ship. August 3rd, 1929, W. J. Eld-we read of happenings like these stated that about 50 of these fixings ridge, formerly of Taikoo that we realise how far China bas Dockyard and Engineering yet to go before she can lay claim

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Self-deception serves no ureful o'clock a Chinese woman was up-C. Forsyth, Mesars, E. B. Ayria, proached by a man while passlug P.W. Goldring and L. Hutchison, as well as the band of the Middlesex purpose' point which was well along Pokfuium Rond, and was stressed recently by the Japanese relieved of a pair of gold car-Regiment

rings. The place was almost de- serted at the time. A similar Foreign Minister when dealing with his country's attitude towards affair occurred in Portland Street, China, Baron Shidehura laid em-Yaunti, on Wednesday evening, phasis on the fact that the Chinese, when a Chinese woman was robl instead of acknowledging the in-ed of her ear-rings by a snatcher, who made off in the direction of herent weaknesses of their nation, Nathan Rond. In her report to continually denounce the Powers the Pollee the woman said that and deceive themselves by repeat-[the ear-rings were worth $1. lag day in and day out that the "un- equal treaties" stand in the way of Chine's progress and rehabilitation. He did well, in his utterance, to show that Jupan, instead of raising

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The

Hongkong Telegraph.

FRIDAY AUGUST 9, 1929.

EXTRALITY.

On

Yesterday morning about six

There will again be a full page of photographs entered in our Bathing Picture Contest. the result of which will be an- nounced on Monday next.

Other pictures will show lawn bowls and tennis matches, the K.O.S.B. Minden Day acquatics nt Kowloon, and the anti- Soviet parade In Canton.

"The total donth-roll in the disps- trous typhoon was given as 296, be- sides which 200 were missing.

Mr. Tang Shao-yi was appointed Special Envoy for China to the United States.

Shipping companies strongly pro- | tested against the longkong, Gov- crument scheme to raise the light It was announced by, the local dues on steamers from 1 cent to 2 Commissioner, (Rev. G. T. Walde-cents per ton, for the purpose of at St. Patrick's Club on Wednes- refuge. grave), ni a Scouts concert held financing the Mongkoktsui typhoon day evening, that "Barker's Bun-

enry

been

needed before the whole scheme

week-end camps. Funds would be was perfected, and the Commis- stoner issued an appeal for sup port from the public.

WARSHIPS IN PORT.

BRIDGE MADE EASY

Joy

W.W.Wentworth

(Abbreviations: A-ace; king; Q-queen; J-jack;

Experi versus Novice-1

bestowed the pleasing nanie of coconut wireless on the means by which their wives and daughters koop en fait (as one used to say) with all the news that really mat- maids meet at the market-place and pool the previous day'a domes- ters. Every sun-up the native

tic log while they do the forthcom- ing day's shopping. These report. ers bring back their gleanings lo the housewife news editora, who publish to thoir yawning spouses, over the breakfast coffee, "All the News That's Fit to Print" (and a great deal that isn't). In conse- quence, what every family does not know about every other family can positively sprawl across the head of a pin.

A story told by Lt.-Col. Edge- cumbe at the Wireless Dinner Club in London is recounted in the Wireless World.

An American widow was anxf- our to conceal the fact that her late husband had been electrocuted for murder. When inquiries were made she replied that "he occupied the chair of applled electricity at one of our public institutions."

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"If you want to play cricket, you have to blot out time altogether," aya Mr. Alan Kemp, in a clever.. skit on the game in Sketch.

Anything in the nature of vul- gar hurry is bad form. While tho principle of it all is hitting a ball with a bat, he quotes "a scientific analysis of Big Cricket recently made by a leading authority" as reventing the ingredients of this truly British game of dignity and repose to hie:

Per cent."

25

· 10

milles

in

10

"Sitting in pavilion Luncheon and tea

walking Fieldsmen

after every six balls..... Fieldsman walking miles for lefthandled batamon....... Bowler collecting ball, walk- ing away from wicket, run- ning up to wicket

Intervals between innings... Botamen coming in and going

out...******

Captain moving out-fieldsmen

five inches to right

Bowler moving out-fieldsmen five inches to left...... Balsmen moving sight-board Batemen moving sight-board

back again

Batamen patting Imaginary

spots on wicket Balsmen hitting ball with

G

100

Even so, spectators at county. matches will consider the 1 per cent, hitting ball ne a grossly exag- gerated proportion.

A cinema owner, Peter Pickard, was charged ut Govan Police K-Court, Glasgow, recently, with X-having caused annoyance by the exhibition of a poster advertising hla cinema, the White Elephant. The following warships are in any card lower than 10).

The poster, which was worded,. Basin.-H.M.S.. Tamar,

The expert always plays a card North Arm.-I.M.S. Sandwich with a definite purpose in view "The White Elephant is not au whereas the novice often plays damn far away," was displayed on In Dack.-L.19.

without a specific plan and with- wall adjoining a rival picturo and Sterling.

out anticipating the possible ro-house. suit.

The proposal by Britain that the capitulatory regime in Egypt should come to an end will doubtless be taken due note of in Nanking. We may, indeed, expect fresh impetus to a hue and cry against foreign na-galow" situated on the little! be given to the movement for the tions whilst extrality was in force, Island of Salwan, within

nurchased as a training quarter abolition of extra-terrilorlality in subjected herself to close self-ex-reach of Shaukiwan, has China. It is pertinent to note, how-amination, and set herself quietly for Scout-masters and for the uso ever, a very significant phrase Into the task of reform. The result of Scouts as an ideal site for the draft of the Anglo-Egyptian was that, once the reforms were Agreement. This is to the effect accomplished, the Powers gladly | that the capitulatory regime is no concluded Treaties with her an a longer in accordance with the spirit basis of equality. Here is the ex- of the times' "und with the present

ample for China. state of Egypt." The quoted worda are all-important, because it is

Mr. Snowden's Fight. obvious that in the case of China

While Mr. Philip Snowden is the extrality issue will have to be

now in great disfavour on the Con decided according to the measure of tinent, his criticism of the Young Port China's actions to put her own house Plan is typical of the average In arder. That has been pre- British point of view regarding re- dominant in all cases where extra-parations and war debts. It is useless to bent about the bush in a matter of such vital importance. Britain would be making a fool's bargain if she consented unreser-1 vedly to the percentages contem- plated by the Committee of Ex- By a coincidence, on the very day perts, and we trust that the Bri that the details of Britain's new tish delegation will in no circum- Treaty with Egypt came to hand, stances consider acceptance with- out modifications. We all carnest- we received a voluminous document ly hope that the Hague Conference from the Nanking Foreign Office, will succeed, for on its suсCCAR de-

The following table, compiled. issued apparently by the Citizens' pends the peace of Europe, but the time has come when a halt has to be! League for the Abolition of Extra-called in the sequence of sacri-by the Board of Conservancy Territoriality, in which the whole fices made by Britain.. The effect Works of Kwangtung.. shows. the case of those opposed to the pre-of the Young Plan is to require water levels in English feet on Britain to hear the whole burden of the West, North and East Rivers Aug. 7 Aug. 8. Germany's relief from her full on the dates named: Dawes commitments, a situation which is utterly untenable when the economic conditions of the countries most interested are several ap compared. Francoto-day is a pendices, in the course of which prosperous country, Italy is going

territorial rights have been sur- rendered in the past, and it is one which most assuredly will operate so far as China is concerned.

sent system is set forth. The argu- ments which it contains are all very familiar, and they do not call at the moment for analysis. Attached to the document

are

No. 7 Buoy.-H.M.S. Moth. No. 9 Buoy.-H.M.S. Cicala. Foreign.-U.S.S. Mindanao.

WATER LEVELS.

FOR WEST, NORTH AND EAST RIVERS.

.

Shiuhing

Tsingyuen Shamshui Sheklung

23.0 26.7 8.6. 8.2 16.4 14.2

5.3

5,2

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The different result brought about by eareful calculation in proference to hit or miss methods is illustrated in the play of the following hands, the declaration being no trump:

Dummy-spades A 4 3; hearts 982; diamonds A Q 98 ; clubs J 4 3,

East

Declarer-spades K 9 5; hearts G; diamonds K 7 6 4; clubs

AGG,

West-leads hearts 8.

A witness said that it was a disgrace that a citizen of Glasgow should be allowed to exhibit Buch a poster. It was simply "a swear,” and it had been there "swearing at the corner" for five weeks.

Pickard was fined £1, the maxi- mum penalty.

an extraordinarily keen

·Bense

I have often noticed, says, a

in writer

# Home paper, the

child has that

modern

of observation. I know one small boy of less than four who always. As soon as the dummy is ex- notices any new kind of soll, or posed, the declarer plans his cam gravel that he has never seen be paign. His aim is to make game, fore, and makes exhaustive in- He must take with the King of quiries, which often require expert, hearts on the first round or he knowledge, A reader quotes the will lose that card. He now ob- following incident which emphas~ serves that he is sure of making tes this same point.

the following additional tricks; two in spades, one in clubs and possibly live in diamonds. Added to his heart trick, this would in-

There was a loud noise In the

"Dear me,"

"sald mother, "that lane at the end of the garden. sounds as if a car had run into a

cow."

f

"Ah," said Miss Four-year-old,

"Yes," and her brother, aged six, "and cows are very reckless. walkers."

ahead. Hiko, wild-fire, and Britain Rsts of so-called Modern Courts in has a million unemployed to sup out of his pocket the interest to existence and under contemplation port. Under the Young Plan all America. Even the small funding

sure game, are given. These look very impos-countries with the exception of annuity paid by Italy and the an-

If the declarer leads the King Great Britain have a big annual nuity paid by France began only

Logically, the Balfour of diamonds he endangers the pos ing on paper, but that they are

surplus after all debt payments in 1926. "modern" in the Western sense, or have been made; Britain is given principle can only be said to be sibility of making game because evidently quoting, "there are many that they typify an assurance of just enough to pay her interest to vindicated if the cumulative if cast or west kolds diamonds Jvery reckless drivers about." justice, is much to be doubted. the United States for loans made terest, amounting to over £200,- 10 3 2, the Jack of diamonds must

on behalf of her Allies. A point 000,000, is paid. Then again, it win a trick! Here we come to the vital point in which is consistently overlooked seems to be forgotten on the Cen-

The proper way to play is to this extrality question. It can be in Paris and Rome is that when tinent that although the British lead a small diamond from the query: Is even the strict principle of the Government generously made to declarer's hand and take it with Rummarised by the

Balfour Note is satisfied by an a prosent of over £1,000,000,000 of there to-day in China any guarantee annual balance of payments to debt, the British taxpayer still has the Queen of diamonds in the of justice, even for Chinese, let America, the essential purpose of to pay the interest on the amount dummy. Then the declarer knowa alone foreigners? Any unblassed that principle is far from being of British War Loan raised to whether the distribution of the met. When cortain Continental supply our Allies with those funds. cards is normal or abnormal. person will answer that question commentators Imagine that this it is computed that one quarter of Having retained an honour higher they're red.". with a decided negative. We could reparations agreement is to be the income tax paid by British than the Jack of diamonds in each quote instances galore to establish bought at the exclusive expense taxpayers in directly attributable hand, he may play either way as the point. One which we en- of Great Britain, it le as well to to the service of the money lent to necessary to prevent opponents

good, draw attention to certain essential France and Italy alone. In fact, from making the Jack of diamonds countered a few weeks ago will serve factors in the case. Mr. Snowden 5-6ths of the loans have been trans-

There is nothing uncanny about to illustrate the point. A corres- refuses, and rightly, to forget that ferred to the shoulders of the pondent, writing in regard to the the French and Italian debts to British taxpayers. Mr. Snowden's this method. All that is required Britain were incurred in 1915 and stand against further burdens is is a serious determination on your

than trust to "pot chance." arrests of Communist suspects in that the British taxpayer has year worthy of the most vigorous. sup- part to reason out the play rather Swatow, asserted that no formal after year since then had to pay port,

Roy: Papa, what kind of ber-

Father: "Blueberries; my bay," ries are those?"

Roy: "Blueberries! Why, Papa

Father: "Yes, but only

while they're green."

Elderly lady fat.the observa tory): Is that Mars?"-

Astronomer: No, that is

Lady: "Fancy knowing that at such a distance,"

Venus.”