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WISE ANGER IS LIKE FIRE FROM welcome. In particular, it is THE FLINT; THERE 18 A GREAT ADO that the TO BRING IT OUT, AND WHEN IT Kratifying to know Government is keen on the expan- DOES COME, IT IS OUT AGAIN IM- sfont of trade as between various MEDIATELY,Matthew Henry. parts of the Empire. If unemploy-

The second annual dance of the ment is to be solved, one neces- Hongkong Ladies Hockey Club is sity in the finding of markets over to take place at Lane Crawford's seas for British goods; the markets on Friday, January 10th.. will not come to us: they have to be sought out and developed.

IN NOVIA SCOTIA

Modern Acadians of Wolfville.

Here in Nova Scotin men "call and from across the sea, Some at Wolfville the "capital of the them ascend the ridge at sundown, Evangeline country." Not many there to look down the valley of places, even in Nova Scotia, could the Gaspereau toward Grand Pre, live up to such a designation as and to reread "Evangeline" ere the twilight fades, that. For, know you, this same long northern Evangeline country is the fairest Others stroll the wide dikes, which of the fair, quite as fair to-day, fend the waters of the basin from as when its the spreading, cattle-dolted mien- quite as unspoiled. shores faded slowly from the tear down. And still others sit on the dimmed vision of the vanished verandas and read the financial have come news in the forty-eight-hair-old Aendians. Tourists

York papers. However, Mr. Franels Monde, A. R. San. and tourists have gone, creating New resumed duties as Inspector of the saune din with their glattering, chacun son gout; and for every

Inspector of

petrol-scented conveyances, rush-individual taste, however varied, Juvenile Labour on 21st Novem-ing hither and yon, summer after the fair land of Evangeline and its ber.

summer, yet altering not whit little capital provides antisfying the age-old charm and the simple, ["ustenance,

of this land of kindly manners song and legend.

Factories

and

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Captain R. C. Strachey, M.C., Somerset Light Infantry, o be one of his Honorary Aides-de-Camp.

And not the least interesting are

His Excellency the Governor has appointed Dr. K. H. Digby to be a One other development' which Member of the Medical Board for we are glad to note is that young [ a further term of three years, business men at Home are being en-2 couraged to take an increased interest in Imperial and foreign trade. A movement has recently been put on foot to develop in all business centres Junior Chambers of Commerce, where young men of from 18 to 30 may have oppor-

And Wolfville, fuir little college the modern Acadians themselves, tunities of studying, discussing

town by the Basin of Minas, with these present-day people of Nova and expressing themselves on

its shade trees, its comfortable Scotin whose naive simplicity, questions which affect the future

homes, its hospitable inns, is n whose friendliness, whose of the country and the Empire. The forthcoming wedding is an-worthy "capital" of all this dreaza-ners of a more tranquil day, help H dozen such nounced of Mr. Eduardo Augusto wrapped land of the poet's csctasy. 10 maintain that atmosphere of Already, nearly

Mattos, No. 721, Nathan Road,ong its elmi-lined main street the resterday which makes the coun- Chambers have been established | Kowloon, to Miss Luiza Maria Lai, ancient horse-drawn vehicles of of Evangeline, one of unique the farmers of the Gasbetean delight. There, for example, was in various parts of the country: No. 3, Shelley, Street, Hongkong.

Valley outnumber the motorcars my acquaintance, The fact has to be faced, of courge, that Britain's position as memof! Mr. A. E. Wright, late Assistant n any Saturday afternoon tuhou-fortune-almost smiled.

was, summer or autuain, and the olden countered him first in one of the the atranquillity thus symbolized, re-village shops, engaged In the greatest industrial centres of Director of Public Works,

while he was in Hongkong,

humble and profit less occupation the world has been gradually Colonial Fellow of the Surveyors veals itself on every hand. changing during the past, genera- Į Institution but has now been trans- tion, the whole world becoming ferred to full Fellowship. rapidly industrialised.

Initiative

has to be shown in meeting the

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mini-

the man-on-

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AS-.

That is why we say that Wolf-of polishing boots. Having walk. ville is "ansneiled." It has noted half a dozen miles in a stendy yet become "modernized"; it does rain the day before, it hap not "hustle"; it does not, regardpened that morning that ming re- Passengers disembarking

its visitors primarily as, a sonres quired considerable attention, and have tonished a eily Prof. Rawalpindi included BRANSON---On 23rd November changed" state of affairs. Happily,Hongkong, yesterday from the of profit. No, Wolfville, with its he provided it with a zest which

Galluring blend of the atmosphers would

il matter of al Woodwarde Road, 12. Dul-jas à mation we still retain the Wrong, Me. E. Maclanes, Major and manners of America and of bootblack." With all this wich, London, to Mr. and Mr. pricefers assels of commercial Crawford Martin, Mr. G. Nicholi, England, is hospitable and friend-siduity went, as

ly, as becomes the "capital of the necessity and of course, a varied Victor Branson a daughter.

honesty and stability. Our goods Mr. H. Tobias and Mr. J. Brown.

Evangeline country." The spirit dissertation on men and events.

It appeared that this modes! and, our methods are known and

Among the passengers on board of the Acadians lingers still by trusted. But new methods and re-

the Empress of Asia due to arrive the high-rising tides of Minende of host polishing, was only Miss J. Ho Tung, Mrs. A. K. Bux-Fre," and through the sweet and to the calling of saddler, and, be- and Mr. Karl K. Kitchen,lovely Valley of the Gaspereau ing leather worker to the whole my acquaintance WAR Editor, Daily Column, New York And the bronze figure of the maid village.

herself as it stands before yonder frequently Rügimoned outside to World.

memorial church in the meadows, regard broken harnesses and such.. reminds that, even after 200 years, So that the hoot pollshing was a this is still the idyllic land of leisurely businers and required Aendia.

timo sufficient to unfold to me many of the experiences of a life-

The

Hongkong Telegraph.organisation are needed if we are at Hongkong on December 12, are over the broad um dos soft and a "side line."It was but incideninl

SATURDAY DE

7, 1929.

DEVELOPING. TRADE.

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The Radia Exhibition. The organisers of the Colony's first Radio Exhibition are to be 2018 initiul congratulated

The show at the City Tall is drawing excellent" aften- A hopeful sign of the times is dances and there is little doubt to be observed in the ereasing that the result will be an even empeern which is being shown by kecuer and more widely developed the British Government in the interest in wireless and radia ( development of the trade and in-broadcasting.

The

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His Excellency the Governor has appointed Major D. G., Chayne. OB.E., M.C., R.A.M.C.. to be a member of the Sanitary Board for a term of three year, rice Lieuten- aut Colonel and Brevet Colonel J. S. Rostock, C.B.E., R.A.M.C...

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I came to a little cottage, as 1'time. The most piquant of these east about for quiet, lodgings, as recalled by the subject of the cottage on the way which leads "dry spell." I had not rained in over the hill into the Gaspereau the land of Evangeline for some Valley. It bore an inscription, time, and a change in the weather Mr. C. Mal. Messer, B.The Devonshire," and I thought was eagerly looked for.

ol Clovelly longingly

"But," said the saddler, "I was resumed duties as Coloniat Tren

Dartmoor, once in a place where it hadn't Assorter of Rates, and Com- dustry of the Mother Cointry, given compaintively little time insurer, Collector of Stamp Revenue, Lynmouth and lonely

missioner to carry out the prov. And presently, behold, 1 was talk rained for six months, instead of which to prepare, have made a This was illustrated by the

who was not long from "hoine.","

"Yes," agreed, unimpressed. luncheon given earlier in the week highly creditable show and one slons of the Estate Dolyug of them all with a good lady six weeks!"

which has surprised not a few by dinance, 1915, on 6th December.

Yes, she was from "home"-living," by Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, at reason of its attractiveness,

loyal manner of reference to Eng- "Well, my friend, I've been in His Excellency the Governor has

This was a statement so incred- Downing Streef, to half a dozen his opening speech on Thursday,

jand's far-flung Empire. And

ible as doubtless to be intended leading gronomists and industhe Hon. Colonial Secretary said fixed the 1st day of January, 1936, and heard in every part of En places where it has never rained!" as the date for the coming into here, where there is so much to merely as a pleasantry and to be trialists, at the conclusion of that the Colony was ocepsionally a

resolution of the

suggest England, she cared for treated as such.

very fortunate "paying which there was a frank discussion | slow starter by reason of its sitou-effect of the

tion, but he expressed confidence on the trade outlook.

in the future and had encourage-

guests quite na she might have done among the fair, green hills of north Devon.

In the

of that discussion, the

try at a conference which aims

In

If

Legislative Council that the per- centage on the valuation of tene-

ments payable as rates for tene- ments in Lalchikok, Wong Uk, Cheung Sha Wan and Kowloon Oid City shall be 9 per cent.

WHO WAS.....

FANTINE?

!

"It was in Africa," continued my

tion whatever to my astonish- ment for both the wireless siders

acquaintance, paying no atten ing remark. "I was there in the Prime Minister threw out a hint and the listening public, which,

It was the dear, famillar Eng Boer War, and one day, out in which may be taken as an indica- quite naturally, is eager to see

Hish atmosphere here in a setting this desert where it hadn't, rain. tion that he desires the business even more improved programmer,

It is notified that satisfactory as perfect an England's awn, and ed for six months, I almost found) nwn of the nation to be taken into The attitude of the Government

How evidence of the appointment, for it is one of the places I want to go gold. Fact is, I did find gold--but the closest confidence by the towards broadensting hus

three years commencing on the back to. And the next morning, I couldn't do anything about It! Government. He stated that he been made perfectly clear.

29th August. 1929, of la Petite as 1 began reluctantly to engage to be Soeur Gabrielle de St. Hyacinthe with the Corona-feeling a mark

"I was on a troop train," he had long had an idea that there more public funds are

as the Mother Superior in this ed preference for the sen meadows went on, when I had manifested utilised for the broadcasting ser- should be an expert bady which

vice, then there has to be a pro- Colony of the Society of the and the valleys-1 was informed the requisite Interest. "We broke another of the "paying down and were there in the desert would examine all economic proportional incrense in the revenue Petites Soeurs des Pauvres, St. that

Pern, Bretagne, has been guests," having "heard of me," for quite a while. I wandered off blems confidentially, and would received by the Government from furnished to His Excellency the desired contact. Perhaps a little ways, and by and by I found a of impatience characterized my rock which had gold in it sure advise the Cabinet in a manner this source. The Government has Governor.

rejoinder, for they are common enough-yellow streaks of it! analagous to that of the advice given evidence of earnest en-

the wandering There were other rocks like it given military and naval deavour, and, judging by the

The health bulletin of Eastern experiences of matters by the. Committee of rapidity with which licences are Ports for the week, ended Novem-writing man, these, and might well around there, too, millions of "Couldn't do nothing about it!" Imperial Defence. It is not with being sold, more substantial ber 30 shows the following euses ccupy most of his time if he dollars in 'em, I cal'elate,

grants from the public funds of infectious diseases: Plague, yielded too readily. But when i out interest to note the coincidence towards broadcasting" may

be Alexandria, 3 care; Pnom Penh, 2 heard this: "Well, she is a,distant he repeated a little petulantly,

(Continued on Page 9.) und 2 deaths. Cholera, relative of Robert Louis Stevenson, On the Cases that "within less than a week of expected in the future.

but too gladly all this gathering, President Hoover question of finance it is pleasing Calcutta, 55 enses and 29 deaths; so I thought perhaps you." I

Madras, 1 death; Tuticorin, 9 abandoned addressed four hundred delegates to note that the proceeds of the cases and 1 death; Pnom Penh, 2 thoughts of further work that day...

And sure enough, here was a of all branches of American indus-exhibition are to be devoted to the eases and 2 deaths; Canton, 1 case, broadcast programmes. With in-Small-pox, Berbera, 8 cases and 3 terest stimulated by the Exhibi- deaths; Aden, I death; Baghdad, Scottish Indy who, as a child, had at the creation of a permanent Lion, the promise of the Govern-12 cnxes; Bombay, 8 eases and known and often talked with "R..

deaths; Calcutta, & cases and 5L. S." himself. She told me of organisation to co-operate with the inent and the much improved pro-deaths; Cochin, 47 cases and him, and I responded with the Department of Commerce. It will grammes now being broadcast. deaths; Karachi, 1 case; Mudras, story of my visit to Tuulira, in thus be seen that the United there is every hope that wireless 18 cases and 2 deaths; Moulmein, Tahiti, and my meeting, there with the chief who had also known 1 case; Negapatam, States, no less than Britain, per-will play an ever increasing part i ceives the desirability of the in the Colony's affairs and that Pondicherry, 1 douth; Batavia, 3 Stevenson. And before I had done upon which, I fear, I wax execed- Government keeping in the closest Hongkong will soon live down the cases; Pontianak, I case; Canton, with the South Seas a subject ingly garrulous at every oppor possible touch with commercial unfortunate name long attached case, and Shanghai, 2 cases.

had a Lunity-1

considerable to it for its seeming apathy interests. I

Audience; an audience eager, as 1- towards radio, We trust that the That the British Government is public interest, stimulated by the

have yet to find an audience which is not, to hear more and yet more extremely unxious to develop hame Exhibition, will extend to a closer

about Tahiti and the fairy isles Industries, to foster inter-Imperial acquaintance with the Colony's

which cluster, like a necklace of trade, and to expand the nation's broadcasting service and thus,

pearls, around it. exports, has heen made manifest enable the Government to increase

Regulation 14 of the Wireless In numbers of ways since it took the scope of the programmes and

Far away as Wolfville, in its? Telegraphy Regulations has been

sca-encircled office. In this connexion mention add further to their variety,

amended by the following addition: hill-guarded and

"Provided that for every ship tranquillity, seems to the visitor, " may be made of Mr. J. 11. Thonius' recent visit to Canada, and of the His Excellency the Governor nas slation licence, broadcast receiving yet many and varied are the con- suggestion that British Economic authorised the holder for the licence, and dealer's licence issued tacts one makes there. Plenty of Missions, such as that which visit time being of the office of Director in the 2nd quarter (April-June),writing people have seen to it that of Air Services to be the duly 3rd quarter (July-September) or the bekutica of Acadia, where ed Argentina, with such marked competent authority in this Colony 4th quarter (October-December) of nature's own hospitality but sup- success, may be sent to various to grant, renew and validate any year the respective licence fees plements that of the modern licences (including certificates therefor, hereinbefore specified, Acadians, are not unknown to the purta of the world. At the back of of competency) referred to inshall be reducell by 4, 1⁄2 or world; and even more artists have the Government policy there no Schedule V to the Air Navigation respectively, as the case may be declared, with varying viewpoint, doubt lies a realisation of the fact (Colonies, Protectorates and Man- Provided, also thut no refund shall the charm of Grand Pre, and; that unless industry can be en-dated Territories) Order, 1927, on he allowed upon any licence fee Gasperau, and Minas Basin, and

such conditions, pending the issue or reduced licence fee: prescribed Capo Blomidon. couraged and export trade In-of other or further rections by by, these regulations, nor shall any creased, any hopes of curing the the Governor, as he may think fit. further or other reduction be made

by the licensing authority.”.

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And so people come here frem every land, from north and south,

Fantine was born for one of life's suffering parts.

Created by Victor Hugo in his great novel, "Les Miser- ables," Fantine stepped across the threshold of the world, a pure, confiding, beautiful girl, but in no long. time she was Aransformed into a wild and· reckless woman, jealous, aban- doned, apparently a hopeless case of degeneration.

The change in her was due to the most heart searing suffering at the hands of the world. To live, aho had to sell her hair, her teeth, herself, It is a story to chill the blood. Then there comes upon the scena M. Madeline, the re- formed criminal, and by his great, pity Fantine is lifted 'ngain into the heritage of her from the morass to enter once

real nature,

The moral is that the 'miseries of life are the result. mere of misfortune than of dellborate viciousness, and that it is possible to redeem men and women from their all that is best in their spiritual death by an appeal to natures..