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The name of Dr. Tip Tal-ching has been added to the list of medical practitioners.

as to his physical fitness scams in the Colony on Thursday, hardly to meet the case. Various

The Gazette contains a new motor-using bodles have urged schedule for the use of recreation that the institution, of tests, for, ground drivers would not of itself prevent accidents, but that it might prove an aid to this desirable end can hardly be disputed. In any

any event, no convincing objection to the im- position of such teets appears to have been brought forward. Here In Hongkong, applicants for licen ces are able to undergo much tests as to fitness that the police

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suburb the grab on the "Knifeboard which war, be considered, ridicul- of the art firza "Bus" may be of writer's daily duty to take this interest was the present ride for a number oerin iths near ly forty years, in that is, few youre before the Zenith of the oli horse-driven buẩn

At this time, what was then called the "Kulfebbard was still In existance, a seat itudinally like

Bowever, were not his worder they were more de

He resented this as an

ably could not, certainly Fould, rognize that fair ion va made for this in his lúry), polinge fesembling: any other le items in big Business, mifore due economy can be exercised only by those respon the Bible for their purchase. |- qas

This litle grumble took us as two far as Lord's cricket ground,

top of the "Bus, It is notified that His Excellency passengers

Shortly afto. appointed Thursday, 10th October, "Kuiteboard verpine 1929, to be observed as a general carton accommod

Il prevails where the coachman in all in- holiday.

even on the ultramodern motor pocence horrified me by saying: buses

"You may be Playing cricket began his public there some day, in the Eton and It is notified for the Information One other point upon which the of owners and occupiers of tene school career as a day boy at Arrer match!" This remark Royal Commission reported was ments that, rates for the fourth Westminster School; one of the made to a boy on his way to a the matter

third-party risk in- quarter of 1929, are payable in oldest and historically most famous public school, whose origin far an- surance. It expressed the view Advance on or before the 31st of English Pub chops the tedated that of Eton or Harbor We, my brother and caught the the less than an insult. October, 1929.

Arst "Bus" early in the morning elected "No doubt, he at the famous? old hostelry, the

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The

Thongkong Telegraphy.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 28, 1929.

TRAFFIC CONTROL.

There are

surance is so strong that an at-

It

The

silk forwarded from Hongkong by the Empress of Asia on the 4th September arrived in New York (St. John's Park) on the 25th September, having been 21 days in transit

Details are given, in the Gazette of the proposed lensing of about 102,700 square feet of foreshore and seabed at North Point. The annual rent is $1,060 and the upset premium $51,950.

The

"Swiss Cottage, Hampstead, and means well, and doesn't know what travelled thence to Westminster, he is talking about. Our rela where we ware set down at the tions remained unimpaired, but re- lower end of Whitehall, at the served until the domes of Mme. corner of what was then known as Tussaud's way bronssi Vexhibition Parliament Street The Bus we hove in sight when me again got went by, called the Atlas, was into conversation, and like the painted a bright apple green, and Fat Boy in "Pickwick, the coach- along the top was the famous man set to work to make my flesh "Knifeboard, creep with allegedly authentic and Two more passengers, privileged apparently personal reminiscences persons, were accommodated on a of some of the grimmer denizens box seat on, either side of the for that world famous Institution. driver, and enjoyed the distinction WBAA of conversation with that, great But my thoughts were soon de- man, whose knowledge of London ffected to a more worthy member was, like that of Sam Weller, of Madame's establishment, and extensive and peculiar, and who one occupying a better position: often bore no slight resemblance there, for we were passing the accupy s box seat was undoubtedly house in Devonshire Place, where to Sam's father, Tony. While to bow windows of Mrs. Siddon's a privilege, to do so did not re she held her famous soirees and quire any special invitation, but a recitations. Then our way con- very special brand of course, tinued along Baker Street, so The forthcoming

wedding is which I could not call up on the announced of Mr. Arthur Reinaldo occasion of my first trip. I, there monotonously drab that it has the Remedios. No. 10, Yue Kwong fore, sat meekly beside my brother,putation of being the longest Terrace, Happy Valley, to Miss too awestruck and occupied with street in the world and seems so Edith Maria Crestejo, No. 57, my forthcoming plunge into a new sometimes, Wongnelchong Road, Valley.

At the Crown Lands Office of the PW.D. on October 15th there will be offered for sale Kowloon Inland has an area of about 9,920 square Lot.2271, situate at Taikoktaui. It feet, and the upset price is $17,360.

A young Chinese woman named Lee Ying (22), living at No. 11, Swatow Street, was removed to the Government Civil Hospital yester day after taldng a dose of Lygbl disinfectant with the view of

Happyworld to take much stock of the Herea certain house was{}- journey thither, ways associated in my memory The next day it was otherwise.with Sherlock Holmes. The great The great plunge had been taken, Actitious, detective, it will be re- and it had given me courage for membered, lived in Baker Streat lesser one. Moreover, I was and I always felt this must be the alone, my brother having, for house. Indeed, were, I ever to some reason, stayed away from own it, I would put up a tablet school that day. So I was deter to tell all that the great man lived mined to capture one of the box there! seats, which one reached via the Soon we turned into Oxford "Knifeboard" and with the assis Street, crossed Oxford Circus, tance of a little clambering where there were many more horses than to-day, and drove down Upper and Lower Regent

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CINEMA NOTES.

FINAL SHOWING OF "SHE GOES TO WAR"

WHO WAS ?

CORIOLANUS.

tempt must be made to deal with It. The objection put forward by the motor associations appears to

be that it would add consider ably to the cost of insurance, but as one paper puts it, there seems no reason why it should not, in fact, work out the other way. It its effect were to stimulate among motor-users a demand for policies which discriminated against bad. and inexperienced drivers, the cost of insurance might well be re duced and the level of driving some respects incapacity raised. This, at any rate, which Hongkong is ahead of Eng- seems to be the Commission's view. land. One of these is in respect of its laws controlling-mator

China in the Air. traffic. We have not here, except- ine in certain controlled areas, Exhaustively exploring, in a any speed limit for motor vehicles, paper read before the Engineer whereas at Home there is on the ing Society of the Hongkong Statute Book a law which pre- University last night, the pos- scribes that such vehicles shall sibilities of the future of aviation in China, Mr. R. Vaughan Fowler not, under any circumstances, ex-

put his finger on the key-essential ceed a speed of twenty miles an to proper development in deprecat hour, The Home law, of course, ing the haphazard methode at is not observed, but the fact represent in being. To put mains that it is legally in force, briefly, to establish sound and There is now general agreement reliable services it is necessary

But, when the "Bus emerged that it shall be revoked. Another to reorganise completely all exist-

from its stable, I noticed there was a different driver, or rather point on which Hongkong scores Ing departments and equipment,

"coachman"--for "driver" was £ is that the local regulations do and to begin all over again. Any other method will merely involve

word only used by the laity, the make some provision for a driver's the expenditure of considerable

Now in theme and decidely so in professionals always referring to fitness to hold a licence, whereas sums of money in learning the lea-its telling, "She Goes to War Is themselves as coachment and in the Old Country, no such stipu sons which are elementary in showing at the Queen's for the well they deserved the term, for splendid coachmen they were, lation is applied.

other parts of the world. We are last times to-day which story re-nowing all there was to be knO The whole question of traffic heartily in agreement with Mr. veals many startling qualities in a about driving and horse master

motion picture. A

ship, to say nothing of a complete dangers has just been investigated Vaughan Fowler when he ad-

and ornate history, past, present by a Royal Commission on Trans-vocates that China should employ

and future, of the road they port, most of the recommendations an Aviation Mission, on the lines

journeyed daily. They were of which have already become of the Naval Mission which is

cheery men, whose expansive good- nature beamed from equally known. The question of the speed being supplied to Nanking, by the

British Admiralty, its task being Eleanor Boardman, heroine of expansive countenances. I had no hesitation in clambering over mit naturally engaged that atten-

this Rupert Hughes story is re act to teach the Chinese from the vealed in an entirely new charac. from the "Knifeboard and gain- tion of the Commissioners, a fact wealth of their experience in their torization. It is totally unlike ing the coveted seat. The coach- man gave me a cheery good morn which is not to be wondered at particular jobs, giving China the anything she has done heretofore. Ing, and proceeded to cock an seeing that the present law on the advantage of avoiding the songs As the pet of society in a small observing eye at me his job en-grain to expose his wounds

community, she is first quite un-couraged observation. subject is obsolete and la univer-which have delayed progress Hikeable, but when her regenera Ain't you some relation to the sally ignored, Side by side with other parts of the world. If the tion takes place, she finds her way young gent I've been in the "abit the statutory limit of twenty miles Chinese Government is prepared into the hearts of everyone, of drivin' of a mornin' regular

Director Henry King has alsha asked, after a moment's patise per hour, there are public veht to subscribe to this point of view,

reason why the characters decidedly human there I replied that the young gent cles plying for hire-and licensed there is no by the authorities to do so at ad-country should not be as well is not one exaggerated note in the was my brother

entire production... He has graced "I thought I saw of double that equipped in three or four years. It with charm, numerous comedy some'ow." vertised speeds

This was interesting. I had as any nation ander the sun. The touches and dramatic highlights limit, while cars are daily adver-possibilities are immeasurable, which lift it far and above the never heard of that likenes tised for use on public roads The lack of adequate surface average war story and the average before; but, since I had arrived at the new school the day Screen story which are built to travel at seventy transport should at once be .. John Holland, a find of King's before, folk, had done nothing attention to it. miles per hour and upwards. It guarantee of complete success. brings to the screen that type of but draw is not surprising, therefore, that Even if the merchant is not suf-player wo all love the typical I suppose this had always escaped the law has been brought into ficiently air-minded to trust his American leading man. His per notice in the home, where one is

Edmund Burns, who had hereto-Ain't 'e comin' with us today diarepute, or that a swelling tide life and limb to his now-fangled formance is without blemish, accustomed to look for differences. of dissatisfaction makes its ad Invention from the West, he fore featured juvenile character asked my friend, after another

short pause,AND ministration difficult The Could quickly appreciate the value cations turn from the bento naid, "but he'll be here

of speedy mall services, which, path and in the role of Reggie to-morrow.""" mission has therefore recommend after all, axe-Invariably the most Van Ruyper-reveals a new BurnsThese friendly remarks and ed the abolition of the speed limit, profitable source of income to and a character that holds one's inquiries established a real bond Save for certain classes of vehicles, cerial enterprises. Mr. Vaughan Interest throughout the picture of anfon betweeen us for the rest Al St. John-He! What a surprise of the journey, which it made

Our first such as goods trucks, omnibuses Fowler's address is too compre, is in store for this chape ad- doubly interesting. and charabancs. It points out hensive in its detail to permit mirera. He nedidera the entire stopping place was another quite rightly that it is not to ex- of adequate treatment here, but humorous highlights and then hostelry, the Eyre Arms in the cessive speed, but to chreless its greater part, will be found comes through with, a remarkablay Finchley Road, St Johns Wood. driving-perhaps at quite low elsewhere in this issue and we re performance as a dramatic playas. A peddler atood outside against Glen Walters, how to the screen the wall with several odds and ends Commendelts perusal teihll who are is the reason for many interesting for sale, among which I noticed an speeds that accidente are prim- in any way inter in the sub-moments. Margaret Sedden, Enla, Assortment of rubber rings, darge

It glorifies the women of the world who gave their all during the gigantic conflict and chronicles their experiences in a most im pelling manner.

maked

likeness

rily due. As to the reason for ject.

lle Jensen, Edward, Chandlers in and small the small I immediately making an exception to the sug-|

fact every principal and every saul recognized as umbrella rings, As to the large, I was soon enlighten player contribute as fine PAN gested, abolition of the speed

His Excellency the Governor formance, Individually and to the coachman beckoned to the Ihaft. in the case of certain types

has, under instructions from the lectively, as could be asked for peddler.

MGA of vohicles, it has to be borne in Secretary of State for the Colonias, She Goes to War

"Pole ring," seld her and the mind that other considerations been pleased to recognise Senor splendid entertainment for every peddler detached one of the lar- have to be taken into account the Enrique Gonzalez, Mexiac member of the family and is of ger rings and banded it up Consul General in London, as such magnitude and distinction as special responsibilities of omnibus being in audition Mexican Consultocides with notable sorgen Tren I saw what these latter were for They held the double reine companies to their clients, and the General fon Hongkong.

in place where they crossed. The

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Caius Mareig, a Roman General distinguidbey himself by his atterien -over; they Corioli, and was accorded the title of Coriolanus in honour of his achievement.

The son of a most formid- dble mother, Coriolanus, waS- the proudest of all the proud Roman "patricians," and when the time came for him to -aspire to the rank of Consul it went very much against, his

before the electorate in order to win their suffrage. Custom demanded that he should sub- mit to this courge, and he went through with it, as best he could, but when It was all over the leaders of the people came together, and decided that they had been insuited rather than wored by the proud Coriolanus. They sum moned him before them, and, after promising his mother to keep his temper in hand, he duly appeared before the Senate, fully intending to keep, his promise. - His + nature,

do however, «" together with his loathing of the common folk, was too strong for him; and: In no long time was address Ing his judges as “You come monery a curu.

Sentence of banishment was 1 passed,”? and Coriolanus haughtily took his leave, only: to return athwaft the gates of Rome at the head of mighty army of his old enemies, the Corioli His

friends came out one by one?? to beg of him not to lay waste the city, but Coriolanus was, adamant, until his mother." “Volumula, arrived to seduca

him from hia, purpose,/ 65: 4- result of which he was slaini by the Corioll

You will read all about this

haughty Roman Generalini Shakespeare's play "Carto lanus, or if you wish to study: an earlier account of him, you will and one in Plutarch's

"Wives."