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GENEVA CHANGES.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1929.

ment, a writer in the Nation says

DAY BY DAY.

HE WHO HAS NOT ANGERED SOME

Lieut. Commander B. G. "1. Phillips has been appointed" to

I.M.S. Tamor.

MANMADE ISLANDS FOR ATLANTIC.

LANDING DECKS 70 FEET ABOVE SEALEVEL.

AIR-PORT HOSTELRIES.

The Very Idea!

carenss

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After attending a "stag parly Francis Dolan and Harry Fuller visited in Madison, U.S.A., the homo of a friend and played a practical joke on him by upsetting his furniture and placing a chunk's

the

dining table. The friend, playing a return New York, 'Aug. 14.

joke, hnd them arrested for bur- Plans for the construction of glary. They are sentenced to the first of a series of trans-prison for three years, and were Atlantic air ports are, announced only freed by the intervention by Mr. Joseph Macdonold, a naval of former State Senator J. Honry architect.

Bennett.

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of Mr.Henderson that he has been conspicuoua hitherto for Boundness of judgment and solid BODY HAS LIVED IN VAIN. common sense, and it is a little hard to visualize him in the part of an impetuous revolutionary at Geneva or anywhere elso. At any rato, he will have salutary in- fluences round him with Lord

Captain A. H. Taylor; O.B.E., Cecil as Geneva colleague, Mr. been appointed in command Dalton as Under-Secretary, and H.M.8. Carysfort. Mr, Nool Baker ready to metamor- phoso the duties of Parliamentary Private Secretary into any role the exigenclos. of the occasion may demand. The chief danger the Government will have to

Yip San-hing, an umuh employ- avoid is the temptation to lean

ed by a Chinese family living on too much in one direction as the first floor of No. 289, Reclama- reaction from a prolonged in-tion Street, was killed yesteriny clination in the other. Sir Austen the result of a fall into the street. It appears that she had Chamberlain turned consistently been hanging out some clothes to towards France. It will not dry on the verandah, and had advance mattera i Mr.. Hender-leant too far cut. non begins. by turning consistent- ly towards Germany,

Rocking the Boat.

Quarantine restrictions have been imposed on arrivals from Shanghai

on account of cholera,

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He says the Roebling Company is already working on huge an- chorage cables, and the Sun Ship building. Company will soon start work on the underwater sections. The parts will be assembled in Delaware Bay, and when they are made up will be anchored in the ocean off Cape May.

Other air ports will be anchored] between the United States and the Bermudas, the Azores, and Europe.

It is hoped that the first of the floating-aerodromes will be ready for use in August, 1930. They will each have a displacement of 16,000 tons, will be 400 feet wide, and me seventy feet above the water 1,200 feet long, with a landing deck line. They will be anchored by racans of masses of masonry and steel even in the deepest part of the

oxean.

"Nature," explained the philo- sopher, "always tries to make compensation. For, instance, if one loses an eye, the sight of the other becomes stronger, and if one grows deaf in one ear the hearing of the other becomes ncute, and so on."

"Faith," said Pat," and 01. believe you're right, for Ol'vo noticed that when a man hao a leg shorter than the other, the other is always longer."

wife in a thousand. She pays Haggerston Landlady-He has his debts and buys his beer.

A woman, who was rentandled

in custody at Willesden, was

They will have hangars, repair-stated to have bitten one polleo shops and a restaurant hotel, sergeant, kicked another, and Buys with lights and signalling knocked out the teeth of a third. Willesden Wife—I have left my appyklus will be placed at intervals of fifty miles between those man-husband because he has brought made islands.

another woman home, and I want an order to take my eldest boy. I don't want the four younger ones, as they are too much like their father,

NEW COLLEGE AT STANLEY.

SWING.

Through falling into the bottom of a ship in the No. 2 dock at Hunghom yesterday, # boiler- maker, named Sin Kau, fragtared his spine and was conveyed to hos- In taking the somewhat U13- pital in a critical condition. The usual step of exerting his per-accident has been reported to the sonal influence in an effort to ex-polles by Mr. 5. Cock, assistant pedite sellement of the tro-manager of the Kowloon Docks. blesome dispute in the Lanens- hire cotton industry, the Premier

A charge of assault and causing once again illustrates his close bodily barra was brought against a

M, Louin Bleriot says he is co- touch with realities, Unless I respectably-dressed Chinese before operating with a United States en- dustrial Labour and the leading Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith at the Kow-gineer to construct these floating industrialists grant pence in Mr. loon Magistracy this morning. Mr. islands in the Athlantic and one is the point of comple Ramsay MacDonald's time, the E. S. C. Brooks appeared for the already on

defendant and naked for a date to tion-Neuter's American Servico. whole of the Labour Government be fixed, the hearing being adjourn THURSDAY AUGUST 35, 1929. organisation, which promises sed till Saturday. The defendant

well, will be undermined, British was allowed $500 ball. industry, as before the accession of Labour to power, is at a very

There is only one case down for critical paint. A big effort altrini at this month's Criminal round is essential if it is to pull Sessions which commence at the ST. STEPHEN'S NOW IN FULL Matters of considerable.moment | through, and great faith has been Supreme Court on Monday next at will be discussed at the meeting placed in movements of the kind of the League of Nations Assembly | initiated by Mr. Ben Turner and in Geneva next month, a gathering Lord Melchett. There can be ne re which will be of more than special real advance in Britain. interest from the fact that Britain overy of trade, no return, to pro-

sperity, except in the event will be represented on this occaeloner eu-operation between em- sion by Labour Government déle-ployers and employed, and this, we gates. While we may expect a feel, cini only be ensured by a fresh approach to many of the willingness to submit disputes to issues to be brought forward, it arbitration. Unfortunately at the must not be assumed that the sub stitution of a Labour delegation for a Conservative la going to divert the League suddenly into new paths. That, indeed, as a well-known London writer has re- marked, could neither, be expected nor desired. The very fact that es how, in reason, they can re-king: Q-queen; J-jack; Britain at the moment occupies fuse the, Premier's plen that the any card lower than 10.) something of a key position makes case should be submitted to ar Expert versus Novice-6. it essential that Mr. MacDonald | bitration. Surely a demand for a

no

of

present moment, the tendency ap- pears Eg, be in the opposite diree- tion, The cotton crisis, which has thrown over 500,000 operatives into idleness and adversely affect-

thousands mure in other in- dustries, is the responsibility of the employers, and it is dideult to

10 a.m. The accused in Lung Chik- wah who is indicted for offering a McLeod. The case will be heard brine of $50 to Police Sergeant before the Paisne Judge (Mr. Justice Wood) and a jury.

BRIDGE MADE EASY Joy

W.W.Wentworth

(Abbeviation: A-nce;

K-

Some interesting facts have been

St. Stephen's College at Stanley, supplied us concerning the new The buildings have been occupied since May of this year. The main building, servants' quarters, Taundry,and garage are completed and it is hoped that the second large hostel will be ready at the beginning of September.

The main building contains a fine large Assembly Hall capable of seating five hundred; also large well-lighted and airy class-roonus

Magistrate, to a man charged at Bromley with being drunk and disorderly-One month's hard labour." Prisoner (on old offend- er)-You can't give me hard Jabour. Magistrato (having con- sulted the Clerk)~Very well; second division,

The following notice has just been posted in the open spaces Aberdeen, anys the latest of Northern fairy talo:

"If you must throw emply match boxes away please crush with your heal and save other people getting backacho,"

Some "hawlers" from a recent Australian publication:

Joan of Arc was the wife of Noah.

Barbarians are things put in bicycle wheels to make them run

on the ground floor, and boarders' | smoothly. rooms on the upper floor..

The Pope called llonry VIII. The second building contains ! "Fido the Offensive."

..

Epic describes the deeds of brave mon called enleures...

begins with a capital.

Poetry is when every line

dining and common rooms, kit-

Magna Charter said that the chens and additional accommoda-King was not to order taxis with- tion for boarders. The water sup-out the consent of Parliament. ply Is conducted by pipe-linca X-from ytam, and the sanitary eye

tem is supplied with water pump- ed from wells in the College grounds. The benefits of the change from the old buildings to a modern school, with so much open-air life, have already been felt, and the health of the students has been very good. There are extensive playing fields and ex- rellent facilities for safe "sea- bathing."

As a general guide to winning and Mr. Henderson should exercise | reduction of 12.8 per cent, should play, the following plan is offer their discretion as well as display be capable of support, by very ed their zeal in any pronouncements strong argument. Already, the which they may feel called upon to make.

2-Let the prevention of game be your object if you are on the defensive.

3-Determine your losing cards plan to convert them into

1-Let game be your object if Ioek-out has had i. influence on you are the declarer. the markets of the world. In the report of the Hongkong Piece Goods Market we read that "until the wages dispute in Lancashire is settled, there is not likely to be

winners. much activity on account of the

4-Draw trumphs unless there uncertainty of deliveries." It is some good reason for delaying. In these chapters various prin- would be calamitous if the dis- pute were allowed to drag on in- ciples governing the manipulation definitely and it is to be hoped that of the cards have been explained and numerous winning plays have the employers will consent to ur-been illustrated. It is not enough bitration. In the meantime, there however, to know merely what are other troubles pending. The these tactles are-you must tre

A connoisseur is a person who stands outside a picture palace.

An anachronism is a thing a man put in writing in the past before it has taken place in the future.

A man slightly under the in- Visitors are always welcome, and it is intended to have an open-fluence of alcohol entered a shop to buy a pair of shoes. He tried ing ceremony in the Autumn.

A new illustrated prospectus on a pair, but complained that has been issued and may be on they hurt him, tained on application den or from Mr. La Hol-tung, care

the War-

of Bunker & Co., Bank of China Building, Queen's Road Central,

We hope to publish some photo. graphs of the new College in our Pictorial Supplement on the 24th

instant.

CROOK STORY.

NORMA SHEARER IN "A LADY

OF CHANCE.

"A little tight, eh?" ́ ́ quèrried the shopman.

The customer fixed him with a glassy eye.

"Thatsh none of your business,” he said.

Whilst this is true, the point cannot be overlooked that. one result of the change of British delegation will be that whereas Britain's weight on many matters has been consistently thrown in one direction it will now tond distinctly to the other. At pust sessions of the Assembly, Sir Austen Chamberlian gave elabo.

Robert Lister and his bride- rate explanations of why Britain Railwaymen have given three quick to recognize opportunities

to-be, Alice Butcher, arrived" at could not ratify the Optional months notice, to terminate last to use them in actual play. They

the Middlesbrough register office are all based on sound logic-

to be married. Officers called.. Clause. Mr. Henderson, on the year's wage reduction of 2% per your ability to select the strategic

him aside while his intended other hand, has been already discent, and while this is one of the moments to apply them will make

waited. Slie wafted quite cussing its ratification with the least alarming developments the an average winner of you. Of

while beforo, she found that ho was alleged to live in another Dominions, and a few days ago decision to revoke before there course, there are other subtle

The talented Norma Shearer as- town and married to a woman it was forcenst that the Premiere signs of marked improvement plays, used by experts, but there

sumes her first crook role in. "A in Halifax. The wedding party, in railway nuages, must revive are the fundamentals. would most likely

During the game, the novice Lady of Chance," which will be of 60 guests was broken up and Britain's adherence thereto at and short-time which the agree. It is the same feeling which the at the Queen's Theatre, playing

the dimeult problems of overtine feels a certain amount of tension. screened from to-day to Saturday the disappointed girl want home, the coming Session. Let us takement temporarily shelved. The Inexperienced actor encounters. the part of a girl who fleeces some other points. Sir Arthur Railwaymen will reply, quite with At bridge it may be overcome by wealthy and lonely young and old Steel Maitland was some time in their rights, that the reduction hesitating. before, beginning, to men out of their gold just at a play. The time for a careful anal time when they are getting most back at considerable poing to was a voluntary concession, mude vein of the situation is when the serious in their attentions to her. show why Britain should not only to meet a special emergency, bidding has been terminated. LeRoy Scott's story reveals how ratify the Washington Hours But that is hardly the point. Again, the importance of planning Dolly, the cleverest of all the New Brussels Convention, whilst Miss Bondfield This is certainly not the time your campaign before playing York gold diggers, prepares to rob Amsterdam has already announced that the when industrial Labour should card must be stressed. The de- a handsome young man, who she Berlin

clurer should try to find a way to feele, must be worth at least, a Copenhagen emburrass political Labour. new Goverment will ratify this

convert losing tricks into winning million. With the trip ready to Vienna

Helsingfors tricks before he touches any card be sprung the girl marries, the filing convention at an early dato.

victim, and he turns out to be a Bucharest

Lisbon in the dummy. Lord Cushenden, at the Longue

The player who approaches the penniless inventor. But a wed-Buchos Aires game with the spirit that there is ding is a wedding, and gatherings, always laid stress on

Stanghal the disarmament measures which Britain has already carried out. Mr. MacDonald apparently pro- fers to concentrate on the re ductions he hopes to achieve in the near future,

Commenting on the possibilitise of some slight acceleration of pace at Genova, consequent on

the change in Britain's Govern-

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WATER LEVELS. "

FOR WEST, NORTH AND EAST RIVERS,

The following table, compiled by the Board of Conservancy Works of Kwangtung, shows the water levels in English feet on the West, North and East Rivera on the dates named:

Aug. 18 Aug. Shiuhing

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30.8

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Tsingvuon

8,8

9.1

Shamshaf Sheldung

19.8

19.4

4.6

EXCHANGE RATES.

Paris

a problem to be solved, does not when she finds that she Yokohamu consider the loss of a game or miscalculated her prey the girl New York. two vital, does not complain about discovers that she is really in love. Geneva.

Milan Stockholm pour cards or hard luck and does with him. How the boy, innocent not vacillate during the progress of his wife's practices, and the

Prague of the game, will not only and girl; afraid of herself, and her Oslo

and friends, patch things up gives "A Madrid ever-increasing fascination relaxation in the game as he pro- Lady of Chance" a unique and Athens.

Rip gresses, but will gain the enviable absorbing climax. title of being a most acceptable Johnny Mack Brown is seen op- Bombay partner wherever bridge. is play- ponite Miss Shearer, with Lowell Hongkong. ed.

Sherman, Gwen Loe, Eugenia Bes- Sliver (spot).

Silver (forward). serer and Buddy, Meadinger head- ing the supporting cast.

(This ends the series of articles 4.G by Mr. Wentworth-Ed. H.K.T.].

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