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the decrease is not due to the opéra- tion of the Act, aa other factors have contributed to it, the longer working hours are believed to have been an important cause. It has, In fact, been estimated that the repeal of the Act would lead to an Increase in costs in those coalfields

DAY BY DAY.

DR. MACLAREN'S

RECORD.. 14

IT IS EASY TO EXCLUDE THE NOON- TIDE LIGHT BY CLOSING THE EYES; EQUAL TO 32 TIMES - ROUND AND IT IS EASY TO RESIST THE CLEAR- EST TRUTH BY HARDENING HEART AGAINST IT.-Keith.

THE

Paymnr. Lt. Commr. R. H. John son has been appointed to H.Ms. Bee na Secretary to Rear Admiral C. K. Maclean (on transfer of fing).

where working time was extended The Ben Line 3.8. Benreoch, from by only half an hour by from at Home, Straits and Philippines least 9d. to 18. per ton, and in the ports, is due here on the 25th

instant. other coalfields, where a full hour was added to the working time, by from 18, 9d. to 2s. per. ton.

From the above, it will be seen how Important a part the question of hours plays in the coal problem, but we may expect, as in the case of the cotton dispute, to ses it!

We are asked to state that the argued that wages and hours only 9.8. President Hayes will sail from. constitute one element In the Hongkong on October 1st instead matter of production costs. The of Uctober 2nd, as previously ad-

vertised Government has already intimated

that it intends to introduce a Bill dealing both with hours and the organisation of the industry on its commercial side, but, so far, noth- ing definite has been divulged as to the nature of Its proposals. In the meantime, the owners are con

We learn that the machine or dered for demonstration and ten.

eral flying work by the Far East Aviation Company is due to arrive in the Colony on, October 17th.

WORLD.

Redruth, Aug. 15. Dr. Malcolm Maclaren, the min- Ing geologist and engineer, of Burncoose, Gwennap, a mining village just off the Falmouth road about three miles from here is the second most-travelled man in the world.

Dr. Maclaren returned to his home this afternoon from a three- months' mining research expedi tion to Bolivia, South America, on behalf of a London group.

He says that he has now com- pleted 800,000 miles of travel in the course of his work.

He has been travelling for 30 years-over since he was 28 or 24. that he has not visited. He has There is hardly a part of the world spent on the average only threa months of each year at home...

!

40,000 Miles This Year:

DODWELL & CO., Ltd. the industry without legislative Icon Magistracy this morning on past 14 months at sea.

Söle. Distributor's HONG KONG & 3. OMINA

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

TUESDAY SEPT. 17, 1929,

Several Chinesa appeared before sidering schemes for reorganising Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith at the Kow

charges of causing cruelty to chic- compulsion. There are, however, kens by carrying them suspended so many angles to this problem, by the wings In cach case the

delinquents were fined $5. which has defied solution in the past, that it is certain the Govern ment will find the subject to be bristling with dificulties..... It would not, indeed, be surprising if the issue became the biggest one to be faced during the coming session of Parliament.

The Very Idea!

How a boy named Marion Bod- mer, of Pennsylvania, was brought. up as a girl. and attended) a girls' high school until he was nine- teen is reported in a Reuter message from New York.

The secret was disclosed when Bodmer sought to take a summer course at a boys school at Allon- town, Pennsylvania, before enter lng a law school.

His father, G. W. Bodner, chiaf burgess of Selinsgrove, takes all the blame for the masquerade. Ho-sald that Mrs. Bodmer did, not have the courage to alter an announcement given out at the birth that Marion was a girl

Mr. Bodmer said that. Marion ahared his parents embarrassment when he became old enough to un girls' team at basket-ball. derstand. He was picked for the

"I don't know how he kept his aecret from them," the father said, "although he stayed apart from the "members of the team? 441

Later the boy refused to associate with girls and spent most of this time driving his car

Marion, tall, and blonde, has a splendid physique and is proficient in athletics. He now saks to be left alone., and

• *

He has covered 10,000 miles al ready this year, having visited Australia, South Africa, Rhodesia, Chile, Peru, Argentina Republic, and Bolivia, Last year he went to Australia twice andito New Zea land. Singapore, Burma, India. He has spent seven of the At Banlf; in the heart of the Dr. Maciaron does not claim to Rockies, the nature hazards of the be the most-trayalled man. golf course are Intricate enough, think that record," he said, "but an unnaturally freakish hand- longs to Mr.id, Carles another cap fell on Louis Crossby, commit mining engineer, who has prob tee man of the golf club, who was ably exceeded the 1,000,000-miles playing a foursome recently with

his wife and two boys. Mr. Cros Two Chinese women who were ar-mark. I probably come second."

Dr. Maclaren is a New Zealand-by's second stroke carried his ball rested for fighting in Wai Ching

er and in his early days was conto the fourteenth green, and he is Street were both ordered by Mr. nected with the New Zealand willing to make an affidavit as to

S. Whyte Smith, at the Kowloon School of Mines. From there he what followed: Magistraey this morning, to sign personnel bonds of $50 each to be went to India, and acme years bull elk walked from the bush chewed it the dropped it in the of good behaviour for a period of later came to England as a con-bealde the hole, picked up the ball; six months. It was stated that ill-salting mining engineer,

He is consulting geologist to the bunker. The marauder retreated feeling had existed between the two Consolidated Gold Fields of South as Mr. Crosby advanced protesting, for some time.

Africa, Ltd., of which Lord Harria but the family made him (Mr. is chairman, and director of ze Crosby) play the ball from the

bunker, and he lost the match. The future of Burma, which When a painter's labourer was veral milning companies.

Dr. Maclaren's wife, who has charged before Mr. T. S. Whyte

several of accompanied him on presents one of the most important Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy

his travels, has gone deep- problems facing the Simon. Com-this morning with assaulting a Not many weeks hence, the House mission, is now engaging the at- fellow worker at Wuhu, Street, er into the earth than any other wo- of Commons will again be assem tention of the Secretary of State Hunghom, it was stated that the man. When on the Witwatersrand complainant was detained in hog- goldfield in South Africa early this bling, and then will begin a session following the submission of

pital. The defendant was remand-year she went down the Village Government special report by a Burmese Com-ed for three days pending the in- Deep mine to a depth of 7,522ft. during which the will be put severely to the tast.mittee, which proposes that Burma jured man's discharge.

should cease to be an Indian.pro- Foreign issues of first-class im-

vince. Nothing definite will be Mention was again made before portance will come up for dia- done, of course, until the Simon Mr. T. Waste Smith at the Row cussion, these probably including Commission fasues its Report, but loon Magistracy this morning of the draft Anglo-Egyptian Treaty it. is generally anticipated that the case in which a Chinese is charged with larceny of a metal and the naval disarmament ques- the Burmese representation will watch from Mr. Ulbright, of the tion. Since it has been in office, receive sympathetic treatment. s.s. Coblenz. The defendant was the MacDonald Administration has Burma has no natural connexion remanded till Friday afternoon for come into considerable prominence with India In became part of the hearing, it being stated that the

A TESTING TIME.

The Future of Burma,

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Dr. Maclaren's 800,000 miles are equivalent to 82 journeys round the world. A man walking continuous- ly at four miles per hour would take almost 28 years to cover the distance.

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MAJESTIC THEATRE.

"NAUGHTY NANNETTE" ON SHOW TO-DAY.

4

I used to try to read, my fate By cherry stones upon my

plate.

I counted them with care to see What fortune had in store for

me.

What strands were hers to knit

or sever

With "This year, next year,

sometime, never."

To-day I hear the cautious

word

Of those who but of late were

..hedrd

Proclaiming how the nation's

ills

. Could all be cured with patent

· pills,

And giving pledges by the

dozen í

To all whom they could charm

or cozen.

When they are called upon to

pay."

in the sphere of foreign affairs, India. Empire only because its in-ship would be in, port then.

habitants thought fit to attack and, incidentally, has pleasingly

Owing to the absence of the offi "Naughty Nannette" which will Indian districts at a time when surprised all shades of political Britain was

consolidating its cer in charge, a Chinese married wo be screened today at the Majestic opinion at Home by its pertinacity strength and was determined to man who appeared before Mr. T. S. Theatre, Kowloon brings Hollywood. Their tune is different to-day

Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Ma studios right here and level-headedness. Domestle maintain the peace. Minor host-gistracy this morning on charges of

The story concerns two extra questions have receded into the ities" occured as far back ast 1826 keeping No. 166, Shanghai Street girls, in pictures, and the unravel- background as a consequence, but and ended in 1886, when Burma as a common gaming house and of ing of the story takes one in and. "Naughty Nannette" Hollywood. it may be taken for granted that was finally added to the territory possession of 876 po piu lottery out of the studios and streets of tickets, was remanded for 48 hours: deals primarily with Viola Dana we shall hear a great deal on Home ruled from British headquarters It was stated that the sergeant in the role of an extra girl-buffeted affairs. during the coming session in India. But the Burmese are a who of Parliament. For one thing, the race totally apart from the In- engaged at the Criminal Sessions, dians. They are Buddhists and:

agreement

revenue raised in Burmahas

effected the arrest Was

FORBES RUSSELL

SEASON.

"HER CARDBOARD LOVER”

REPEATED.

and tossed around-the studios but who finally gets her chancer Sha finds another girl even more hard, up than she and Viola befriends this girl, who is played by Helen Foster. She learns that Helen has a wealthy. grandfather who will not have any thing to do with her because her mother was an exchorus girl. Viola goes through some very exciting and thrilling, experiences before the grandfather relents and takes his granddaughter back

SERIOUS CHARGE.

CHINESE REMANDED AT

POLICE COURT. ·

The wrongs they aware would

bè put right Looked on in reason's colder

light

Perchance have been exaggerat

The question needs to be de-

bated.

Of course, the pledges that they

screamed

On hustings still will be "re-

deemed."

But being only mortal men

The question is, precisely

when?!

The answer is the same as ever, This year, next year sometime,

tere never:

The House of Commons is, the

Lord Birkenhead.

WHO WAS?

ENOCH ARDEN,

*.

Government will be expected to have no caste system, while there: come forward with definite plans is no seclusion of the womenfolk, for solving the unemployment pro- The present desire for self-govern- blem..

ment arises from the belief that Not the least important of the Britain contemplates. the granting domestic issues which will come up of democratic self-government to, for attention is the coal problem, India, and in that event is ob- concerning which a serious situa-viously based on sound reason

The Forbes Russell Comedy

Ed Brownell, & new leading muu; tion appears to be developing. The The only complaint in the Company again, presented "Her

gives a finished presentation in the Miners' Federation, which has past has been that too much of the Cardboard Lover at the Theatre leading minle role and an all star

Royal last night to a well filled

cast including Joe Young, Sydney just had its request for a national been spent: for ganatal purposes "house" which was not elow to de Grey, Patricia Palmer, Alphonse great assimilatrix of the world.

turned down by the In India, though it might be re-nothing by its second, presentation.

show that this play had lost Martel, Barbara Clayton, proves an

It is the universal experience of owners, is seeking a reversion to the piled that the cost of a separate without any plot to speak of this Asset in the success of the picture.

There, will be an added attraction mankind that a man who gets an eight-hour day, without loss of pay, administration would probably comedy is by no means easy to during the 7.15 and 9.15 p.m. shows annuity lives long-Mr. Ramsay andëz minimum wage, but the om- more than 4/counter-balance the act and requires 4 good when Nina and Jacques will gite MacDonald. ployers nasert that national apparent benefit to be derived deal more akill than many an exhibition of classical and acrob agreement: embodying these pro from the retention of the entire other plays, but the Company atic dancing.

máde an excellent fob of it and posatalia, on economic grounds, im-revenue in Burma. The Burmese the evening was made thoroughly possible. The matter is one of Committee proposes that the coun- enjoyable by the pleasing manner

try should come under the direct in which the artists adapted them considerable urgency, Inasmuch as the existing district agreements for the Colonies, in other words The bigger portion of the work

control of the Sserotary of State selves to their respective parts, i operating in four of the largest that it should become a Crown fell on the shoulders of: Apt coalfields expire at the end of the

Colony on the lines of British Vivian. as Simone, a woman who divorced her husband because of present year. The Government Malaya, with the Important ex his unfaithfulness, but who, That he committed, a serious attitude on the matter is well ception that a sort of Burmese nevertheless, continues to love offence against air ander:12 known, as in April last the Parila Parliament is desired, with re- him, and John Manuel as Andre years of age, la the charge upon mentary Labour Party gave a sponsible Ministers, the Governor Sallicel, whom she engages, as her which a Chinese appeared for the pledge to the Miners' Federation to to have over-riding powers. The cardboard lover" to "cure" her of first time before Mr. E. W. Hamil her lufatuntong Both carried ton this morning for a formal re- introduce a Bill to reduce the work system proposed is of very quess their parts through, with honours, mand, while the police are con- ing hours of the miners, and the tionable character, though we ece April Vivian was particularly good ducting further enquiries. Federation has since decided to no reason why a compromise in in the bedroom scene when she In the charge sheet, Causeway press for the immediate repeal of some form or other should not be believes she is affectionately Bay Hill is mentioned as the place

deviacd. the Eight Hours Act of 1926." It is interesting, in this connexion, tạ note the effect of that Act on the coat of production. In the March quarter of the current year, the net casts of production in Great Britalù averaged 13s. 0.16d, pår ton calculated on commercially dispos ablo coal. In the corresponding period of 1926, when the Seven Hours Act wax in force, the net costa of production were 17s. 2.05d. per ton, and although the whole of

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telephoning to her former husband of the alleged offence, and it is but-ia In reality in communication stated that during the Police with the cardboard lover" who Court hearing the mother of the adopts that method to ascertain girl and two other daughters will how the process of "cure is be called as witnesses, In addi- going,

vt to the tiòn to doctors,

-Inspector Shaftain, prose- Mise Heather Angel, a Simonels cuting for the police, said he had maid," Albino," is on the stage not brought the alternative charge, good deal and gives a number of that being left to the Magistrate, humourous touches to the play. who, under Ordinances, speck The brief appearances of Alec

North Arm.M. Ships Sand Alexander, as the divorced husally authorised to amend the charge according to the facts wich and Stormcloud.

band, showed him a capable actor brought out in evidence, and as

To-night,The Company is pre-he wished. Foreign.French G/B. Vigilante genting "The Patsy, or "Molly The case was formally remand- U.S. G.B.'s Guam and Mendanao. Make Believe.

No. 7 Buoy Cornflower.

Enoch Arden, hero of Tenny son's famous poem of that name, succeeded in marrying sweet Annie Lee, the prettiest little damsel in the port, al though Philip Ray, the friend of his youth, was also in love

with her.

After seven happy years' of married life, however Enoch www.mushipwreckedjük

did not

reach full amativerra, lord fort many tung trening, 180 thas Worte gave up a labelfor his return, and eventually mar

Coming up to the window of Bin Hasper, one daring Enoch Kawaran pelqer happily, surrounded by his children, tom gether with Philip's little child, but very nobly he forebore to make himself known and left "thehats"their" happiness mo

Most Epoch Ardens, needlesa tomy, are not so obliging, and every year we read of instances wherein husbands given up for lost return and cause com/ plications which lead to the courte.