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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1929

NOW IS THE TIME TO GET YOUR

FRIGIDAIRE

THERE "ABE DOMESTIC MODELS OF FROM FOUR TO EIGHTEEN CUBIC FEET STORAGE CAPACITY,

OVER

1,000,000

IN USE THROUGHOUT

THE WORLD.

beneficial to trade, there cannot be the slightest doubt that it will operate with extremely; serious effects on all who have to make their living in this Colony. TO such an extent do we rely on im- ported goods that rising costs to the consumer Are inevitable. Hongkong already has the reputa tion of being one of the most expensive places' in the world in which to live; matters will be in- finitely worse when the full effect of the declining dollar is felt. Nothing to to be gained; however, by blaming the importer," who willy-nilly thuat charge more for the goods he sells; indeed, he may very well and himself badly hit,

DAY BY DAY.

HE THAT CANNOT FORGIVE OTHERS BREAKS THE BRIDGE OVER WHICH HE MUST PASS HIMSELF-Lord Her bert.

The Eighth Destroyer Flotilla, Mire Bay, is due to return to which has been out on exercises In

Hongkong to-day.

The return of notifiable diseases for the past two days shows one British case of diphtheria and one Chinese case of typhold.

Passengers who arrived here from Shanghal by the P. and 0. 5.3. Karmals included Engineer Captain T. E. Aitkenhead, Mr. G. Miss King.

DOUBLE TENTH IN CANTON.

NATIONAL :` DAY WELL CELEBRATED.

The Very Idea!

A woman who has been particu larly successful in keeping down har weight, recently returned. from her vacation. One of her dearest friends called her up and asked how she was, w

Canton, Oct. 10. To-day the eighteenth anniver Republic of China, has been pounds while I was away!" she sary of the establishment of the

"All right-but I gained ten observed throughout Canton as announced. general holiday. All the big "Good," good," exclaimed the shops, firms and banks were closed friend. "I'm so glad." Then for the day. On Shameen all the stopped suddenly, the firms. The foreign men-oflence for both, as they realized the foreign banks closed and most of Then there was an awkard st

war in port dressed ship as did unconscious feminina antagonism, also all the Chinese gunboats and Involved. Both heard the cat. most of the merchant vessels. meow and saw it show its claws, In the city, flags were flying and both were surprised, partici from every building and large arly the woman who let it out. pallaus were built up in the A good-feminist who has learn- world, and who has watched petty and other places of entertainment jealousies and envles become were instructed to admit the feuds and make scenes, fights the public for half.price, whilst the feline in her makeup, and often Government did not collect any does a very good job of it. But nusement tax for the day. All human nature is hard to beat the Government departments were, And aren't there many of us who of course, closed, including the have felt at times like saying Chinese Maritime Customs and the "Goody" when some superior look- Post Office.

ing creature suffered a slight tem- porary eclipse?

for considerations of economy on K. Hali Brutton, Col. and Mrs, and principal streets. The cinemased to give and take in the business

the part of the consumer are likely to cause a shrinkago in business. Wo would, however, take this opportunity of sounding a warn

Ing note regarding the possibility of advantage being taken in some quarters to profit unduly from the changed conditions brought about by the drop in the dollar. Pro- fiteering at the expense of the community is indefensible. Reput-

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Hongkong Telegraph.

FRIDAY OUT. 11; 1929.

THE CURRENCY QUESTION.

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temptation and will reap the cre- dit they deserve. The others must not complain if the public perceives the smart practice and gives them the "cold shoulder.

Anglo-American Peace.

The rich promise of Mr. Ramsay MacDonald's visit to the United States has been fulfilled in bounti- ful measure, completing the great task which was begun in London some few months age. The mani- festo issued jointly by President

of the two most powerful and in- fluential nations in the world to ally: themselves in the task of promoting and maintaining universal peace, and to direct their national policy. in accordance with the pledge of

THE ""TELEGRAPH” ART SUPPLEMENT.

Many Bowls Pictures In

"To-morrow's Issue,

A whole week, having been devoted to bowls matches in which our Shanghai visitor's have participated, it is quite fitting that to-morrow's fague of the Telegraph Art Supple- .ment should give prominence to these contests. There will be photographs of the play In the Interport game, as well as groups of the visiting player's and the various teams they have met..

Other sporting pictures will be a group of the Hongkong Football Club team, snapshot of play in the game between that Club and Kowloon, play- ers figuring in the South China A.A. tennis "at home," the winning team in the Polo Cup final, and a group of the swimming committee and other officials of the South China A.A.

Local weddings will also figure in the illustrations, as well as a photo taken at the Confucian Society's celebra- tion at the Tal Ping Theatre, together with some fine models of ships made by young Jerry Silva, whose portrait -will also appear.

The day's celebrations included a parade this morning at 10 o'clock on the East Parade Ground by the 63rd Division under General Lum Sze-chau, and a detachment of police under General Au Yang~; kue, Commissioner of Police..

During the parade, the First and Second Air Squadrons gave a dis- play of formation and stunt flying. At 11 o'clock His Excellency. General Chan Ming-shu, Civil Governor of Kwangtung, received the various heads of Departments and Foreign Consuls at the Gov- ernment Building. There was a very large gathering, including Chinese officials 'and foreign naval officers.

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At noon, a salute of 21 guns was bred by all the Chinese gunboats in port.

(At the Oval the other day a player scored:140 runs in 53⁄41⁄2 hour's) Thirty runs per hour is the normal

rate of scoring:

Batsmen who exceed it are con

sidered rather fast! Slowly, surely, steadily, infinitely Thirty runs per hour is the

boring,

normal rate of scoring.). Rodders gather singles while the,

onlookers are snoring,. And dreaming of the Thorntona

and the Jessops of the past! Thirty runs per hour is the normal

rate of scoring

"

Batsmen who exceed it are con-

sidered rather fast!

• ..

Mr. Snowden's attitude at the Hague prompts recollection of the equally dramatic (though loss During the afternoon, various public) situation at Berlin fifty-. sports and games were held one years ago, when Disraeli amongst the many Athletic Asso ordered his train, after having, ns ciations in the city at the stadium he said, "had to hold terribly firm near the Goddess of Mercy Hill-language." His secretary, Mon- Our Own Correspondent,

*Hongkong School Celebration

tague Corry, pithily described the solution of that crisis through" Bismarck's intervention..."This The Chinese National Day was

meeting between the two great men lasted about 7 minutes. But celebrated at the Diocesan Boys' the business did not take long. School yesterday when there were a this really the ultimatum of present about Beven hundred

England, sald P. Bis. Yes, my- people, including the boys and Prince, it is, replied Lord B. Just guests. Representatives of all one hour after that, we learnt Classes arranged a programme, that the Tsar agreed to the entire. from 2 to 5 pm, which included English scheme."

A coat, valued at $1, which a speeches, a concert, a display of

the Peace Pact of Paris, will un-Chinese stele from No. 76, Temple | Chinese athletics and dancing,

Street cost the thief four months' and tea.

changed. On a charge of larceny of a charac- quantity of vegetables from a gar-

Chairman,

The

21 YEARS AGO.

More howlersini

Marco Fold invented the game: of polo and called, it after him.

self.

Britons Christianity B.C. 55.

Julius Caesar came to teach the

A epicure is a poet who writes epics.

Old lady at Southend to police- man, who was leading her from Court-Don't you touch me, I am not used to policemen: cuddling ime.

Solleitor at Glasgow-Some тел do extraordinarily stupid things when in drink. Stipen brilliant things when in that con arodiary-Yes, and other men do very

Hoover and the British Premier as a result of their conversations, The currency problem con-notable and magnificent in itself, tinues to be the predominant topic bearing its message of hope to the of conversation in the Colony at whole world; scarcely carries the present, a circumstance which is full weight of the importance of quite understandable in view of the Anglo-American cordiale. leaders the effects which the drop in the The undertaking of the aterling value of the dollar may possibly produce. From the fact that some effort is likely to be made to bring about a permanent return to the silver basis, it might be presumed that there is a con- sensus of opinion that inflation is doubtedly react profoundly in all harmful to the best interests of the Chancellries of Europe. ""We imprisonment when he appeared Speeches were given by the the Colony.

Mr. Tsang Taan But seemingly, not can now approach. old historical before Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy this even the experts are agreed on this problems from a new angle and morning on a charge of larceny. W. Featherstone), the Senior cheung, the Headmaster (the Rev. point. At first glance, there in a new atmosphere," says the The defendant had one previous Master (Mr. Law Lok-tin) and Mr. would appear sound grounds for manifesto, continuing: "On the conviction for larceny in April or e the contention that a high dollar'

assumption that war between us last. is banished and cannot occur, benefits imports and has ́ ́an

have these problems opposite effect on the export trade, their meaning and but there are many other ter." Imagine "this simple article den in Mongkok, a Chinese was factors to be taken into account of faith as a dominating factor sentenced to three weeks' hard la- SOME EXTRACTS FROM THE that even this elementary point in the relations of all nations.bour by Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith at

TELEGRAPH" FILES. the Kowloon Magistracy this seems doubtful. The whole issue, Imagine fears and doubts cast morning. His Worship remarked, in fact, is so complex that it would aside, and the reposing of.com that it was a rather cool sort of from the Hongkong Telegraph for

following extracts plete faith in the security against theft to go into a garden and pull the week ended October 9th, 1908: appear dangerous to dogmatise.

Possibly, however, it will be war provided by the Articles, of up all the plants.

the Kellegg Pact. Imagine, for a generally agreed that stability is

moment these Ideals, they are no the prime essential, for trade must

more for the moment, and in them obviously suffer from uncer- is tainties caused by undue fluctua-aims of President Hoover and Mr. to be found the, underlying

tion. It is pertinent, none the Ramsay MacDonald Whether lesa, to enquire what guarantee the reaction will be immediate it the Colony will have that the le impossible to foretell, but the | steps contemplated by the banks moral influence of such a mo- are likely to ensure atability? mentous declaration cannot de Before deflation" occurred, it was overstated World history has argued that the only remedy for been in the making at. Washington inflation would be a rise in the in the last four or five days, and value of silver or an increase in we believe that clvilleation has imports. Actually, neither of thereby been set on a new road with these factors has operated, but in enduring peace and prosperity at

the end. spite of that fact the premium has practically disappeared. The conditions which existel a fort- night ago are those which obtain to-day, yet the dollar has been pressed down to a point much

Paris. nearer silver parity. Perhapa the New York. economists will explain how this Brussels has occurred. The banks have Geneva

Amsterdam argued that they were not respon-

Milan sible for the inflation and could

Berlin do nothing to prevent it. How Stockholm comes it about, then, that they Copenhagen have managed to effect deflation? Galo

Vienna Prague

Whatever the real explanation may

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EXCHANGE RATES.

be, there would seem some ground Helsingfors for thinking either that the dollar | Madrid has for some years past been Liabon Athens artificially inflated, or that it is.

Bucharest now being artificially deflated. Rio ...... If either of these suggestions is Buenos Aires correct, may not the same Influ- Bombay onces operate in the future and Shanghai prevent the much-desired stability being assured?

Hongkong

Yokohama Silver (spot) Meanwhile, even if, as some Silver (forward) contend, the low dollar proves

London, Oct. 10.

123.94% 4.86 21/82

.::34.87

Armed with revolvers and rifles a few men entered an unnumbered

house left in an unknown direc house at Pingshan on Wednesday morning, and after ransacking the tion with booty valued at over 8350. Wong Lol-yau, a watchman who made the report to the Police, also stated that the robbers took with them other articles worth altogether about $5.

A Chinese, who appeared before Mr. I. S. Whyte Smith at the Kow- loon Magistracy this morning, was sentenced to five months hard la bour on a charge of larceny of a blanket valued at $5 from No. 227, Nathan Road. The defendant, who was stated to have climbed through a fan-light, had onë pre- vious conviction for stealing in 1926.

dition..

Man at North London-Can F have a summons against my wife "The rate of the dollar on demand | for neglecting me? She abso was is. 9.8/8d.

lutely ignores me. Mr. Metcalfe (the Magistrate)----Go away and try to stand up for yourself.

Police Recreation Club, Mr. T. H. At the annual meeting of the King was appointed Captain and Mr. W. Kent Treasurer. The Vice- Presidents included Mesara. E. WHO WAS Hallifax, P.F.J. Wodehouse and T. H. King.

Roderick

The annual report of the Canton Insurance Office showed a aum of $622,671 to the credit of the 1907 Account. A dividend of $14 We proposed.

I

amination as a solicitor:

Mr. Leo d'Almada passed his ex-

Dr. H. S. Bennett was authoria- ed to practise in the Colony,

Random

History and legend abound in fascinating scapegraces, all of them charming In greater or less degree, did get 201 Roderick Random, the hero,of" Smollett's novel, must be class- ed among the Jess charming. In spite of the engaging im pudence of his manner and his ready amile, he did not possess: a really attractive personality. Ho pursued the course of the prodigal son without attaining that young man's humility and sense. His lavishness was. far more akin toseinsh extra- vance than to true generalty His sense of humour he turned to purposes of spitful revenge. Like most profligates: he was tolerant and broad minded, ox- cept when this interfered with. his own ends.

Because he had used a new stall which had not been leased, a fish haker of the Shamshulpo Market The launch "Dilly II" was launch- was charged before Mr. T. Sed, to the order of the Portuguese 26.14 Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Ma- Mrs, J. J. Leiria, wife of the Por Government, at Kowloon' :Docks, 12.09% gistracy this morning with selling 2.02.94% without a licence. The defendant christening ceremony.

tuguese Consul, performed the 20.89% was stated to have been using a 18.14 newly-erected stall which had not .18:21 yet been rented out by the Gov-

The Rev. James Sibres, D.D., the 18:20% erument. His Worship registered

oldest English missionary, wheat 34.50 a. caution.

the age of 93-died in St. Thomas'a 104% -

Hospital on Sept. 6, after being 1934

Mr. R. K. Nariman, M. Inst., knocked down, by a motor-cycle, .32.76% C.E., M.I.E. (Ind.) is passing was the principal Engilsh authori

108.25 through Hongkong on his way 'ty on Madagascar, where he had .875 to Japan to attend the World worked for afty-one years. He 818 Engineering Congress which opens had two sons and three daughters. Com:5% in Tokyo at the end of this Two of the daughters, one of the 47.3/32 month He is associated with nons, and a grandson became min ..1/5.3/16 Indian Engineering, the only illusionaries. About a year ago, one Holiday trated weekly engineering paper of the daughters, Dr. Alice Hick- Holiday published in India. This journal, ling, M.B. died in Hongkong.ceived by their hall-fellow- 1/11.19/32 which was established in 1887, A grandson, Dr. Geoffrey Mil- 25.1/10 maintains a high place amongst ledge, fa now on his way to North 23.3/16 the technical journals of the China as a medical missionary for British Wireless.

world.

hia grandfather's old society.

clate, Strap, he was despicable,.

In his treatment of his asso-

borrowing his money, wasting it in foolish pleasure, cheating him at cards, and withal treat- ing poor Strap with contempt,

When we consider such men. as Roderick Random In the light of reason, and from a safe distance, we see them in their true light,as wastrels; but when we meet them in the flesh,:" we are too often foolishly de-.

Well-met air into thinking thems good fellows