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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1929.

Cine Kodak

“Look, look-that's me!"

“That's you all right, Billy boy......I say, I wish somebody had made a movie of me when I was that age."

What beats me." Helen, how you became such an expert film producer."

With

"Shall I let you into the secret" Cine Kodak everglody becoines an expert -Brat go off even en-ier than suapshot. ting, because there's no worrying shout keeping your subjects in order. In fact the

more they move, the better your pieluros,”!'

What an everlasting joy it must be, making and showing your own private films? What projector do you use?"

When I've The Kodarcope, it's called. rua through my own pirtues I'll show you one-ur two big-tar films I've borrowed from the Kodascope Library,"

IF

we looked

Well, Charles, aren't you gled in ?"

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“NEON" LIGHT.

AN EXPLANATION OF ITS NATURE

A

AMENDE HONORABLE.

AMERICAN GOVERNMENT'S APOLOGY TO CANADA..

Washington, Dec. 14.

THE TIN MARKET.

RESTRICTION PLAN IS PROPOSED.

London, Dec. 11.

GOVERNMENT WINS.

the

The vote

VICTORY SCORED FOR FINANCIAL PLANS...

Berlin, Dec. 14. An invention new to Chinn, but

Following several days bargain- The Government of the United

In order to restore the balance one, which has been attractively illuminating the busiest streets States has apologised to the between supply and demand and to ing with the party leaders, the of the leading eltics of the world Government of the Dominion of restore the industry on a sound and Government has obtained for the last 14 years, has now Canada in connexion with the permament footing, the Tin Pro-Reichstag's vote of confidence by reached Hongkong." It is known firing on the alleged ram-runner; ducers' Association has recommend-223 to 168 in connexion with the as "Neon" a rare constituent of Shawnee. It admits that the fringed that throughout 1930 all mining financial proposals. the air discovered decades ago, was without legal quthority as shall cease from 10 o'clock in the carries with it the approval of the but now confined under glass in the vessel was more than 14 miles ovening on Saturdays, to 6 o'clock Government's general policy and morning on Mondays. authorises the Government to con- partial vacuum. A spectra of off-shore. Reuter's American Ser in the

Also that mining operations shall tinue negotiations in connexion bright orange colour is brought to vice. life by an electric discharge fi A message dated October 18 cense for a week of seven clear days with the Young Plan at the second A message dated the 5th inst. vacua" between two electrodes, stated that on instructions from in both January and February, and Hague Conference-Reuter

stated that "Back to the Young. Then we have Helium, a 'yellow Ottawa, the Canadian Logation if necessary, in March

The Association states that its Plan" was the motit of a long gas, and Argonne, a purple, cach had asked the State Department

are specifically memorandum which Horr Schacht, named after the discoverors. for a report with regard to the recommendations These, with other gases, form a Shawnee Incident of September applicable only to the East, but President of the Reichsabank, and notable group which have great 19, when coastguard cutters chased similar ratio of curtallment is re-addressed to the Government, pro- ..commended for the Nigeria and testing against politicians trying and fired at the Canadian Neon is the most effective and Shawnee outside the twelve-mile other tin-producing companies, onto spoil what the economists havo dignified illuminant known, very limit. The incident took place off a basis more exactly suited to local built up, condemning the attempts distinctive and peculiarly attrac- the New York coast. The motor conditions. tive. Described as a living flame, ship Shawnce was under Canadian and yet fireproof, and cool after register, captained by Captain la prudent, conservative regulation with the recommendations of the thousands of hoara burning. It McLeod, who stated emphatically of the industry, while retarding Young Plan, and declining all that he was on his way from production not at presont required, responsibility for the enactment has come to be the art of illumina Bermuda to Halifax, Nova Scotia, will meet the world's consumptive of the Young Plan if its recom tion in its most beautiful and modern form, the luminous tubes in ballast, flying the Canadian needs and also prevent an excessive mendations were not respected by being bent into letters or charac. ensign. He said he was at least rise in price, which would be all countries concerned.

twenty-six miles off the New York directly inimical to the interests of ters which compel attention.

coast when his ship was fired on all concerned. Reuter, Its light penetration.. is the without warning. Two of the greatest known, being the only shots from the coastguarder hit light 'which remains through fog. It is employed on aeroplane routes and aerodromes

commercial use.

visible

of the Governments of Germany The Association is convinced that and the creditor States to tamper

Herr Schacht accused the Government of doing nothing to reorganiso Germany's finances. The Government, reply, declared Memorandum was precipitato and therefore likely to gravely CD- danger the homogeneous conduct of the affairs of State.]

the Shawnee. He added that he COMMUNISTS IN U.S. that the publication of such a

was afterwards pursued by two other cutters, but succeeded in

in many parts of Europe and the outdistancing them. He said that United States, and is used for he was 20 miles from the coast and lighthouse beacons and ship that the cutter had no authority identifiera on vessels plying the to demand his stopping.] English Channel during dense. fogs. Landing fields for London, Paris and other Continental cities, New York and San Francisco have adopted it, and Canton is now many looking to it. There are other instances which could be

POLICE DILEMMA.

D

PRISONER UNABLE TO

quoted where "Neon" has proved APPEAR BEFORE THE COURT. its great superiority.

After consideration of the police One of the peculiaritles of "Neon" is its remarkable bril-position in the case of a Chinese who was arrested in connexion Haney in broad sunlight, and yet it can be operated for from one fifth to one-tenth of the cost of ordinary high wattage lamps, giving ten times, the illuminating

power.

."

DEMONSTRATIONS IN NEW YORK &WASHINGTON.

THE DISCOVERY II,

New York, Dec. 14. Communists simultaneously de- monstrated in New York and Wash. Jington ngainst President Hoover's

NEW RESEARCH,SHIP OFF policy in Haiti, Five, hundred · of!

FOR THE ANTARCTIC. them winging the Internationalo, át- tempted to storm the New York

London, Deo, 14. City Hall, int the mounted police

Tho. Discovery II, now atcel charged them and made 10 arrestsailing ship with auxiliary engines, Fifty were arrested in Wash- left London this morning on a threa during a demonstration years' voyage of whaling research in in Antarctic. The ship has been Falkland Islands ient by the Government for service in connexion with Sir Douglas Mawson's expedi-

ington

with the armed robbery and kid in front of the White House. napping which occurred on board

Only Youths,

on

TACOMA DROUGHT.

trading junk off the. Ching I

Later. Island in May 1928, Detective Sub- Inspector Dorling, who appeared The demonstrating Communists tion. before Mr. W. Schofield, at the were only youths of both sexes. The Discovery II is captained Electrodes are Inserted into Kowloon Magistracy on Saturday. Those arrested in Washington by Commander William Carey and

were released ench end of the tube of the glass applied for a further remand,

President her complement consists of 20 men

Rcientists Nix

and. It will be remembered that the Hoover's

that and includes recommendation forms or lettering. Chemists ex haust the impurities and air from case Was adjourned till last they should be sent "home to seven members of Captain Scott's' the tubes first, and then introduce Thursday when it was intimated their parents as a night in gaol expedition of 1910-1913.-Beuter. the gas and seal the tube under that the defendant was unfit to would only do them the favour hent und pressure.

Much appear in Court. The prosecuting of a cheap martyrdom."-Reuter a technical apparatus is required officer remarked that the Police American Service. for this work. There are but two would not be offering any further types of electrodes, the internal evidence against the prisoner but, and the external, and we under- owing to prisoner's absence he did stand that only two Corporations not know what his position was. On the suggestion of his Worship, have patents to operate, these, one handling the external, and one the the case was adjourned till Salur- day while the Police considered internal.

There are many other interest-their position. ing details of this invention, and Detective Sub-Inspector Dor- Saturday, those desiring further Information ling intimated, should make a point

of com- that he wished to ask for a remand municating with the Neon Elec-from time to time until the defen- |trical Corporation of Asia, David | dant was able to appear.

House, Hongkong.

on

RURAL BEAUTY.

SCHEME TO PRESERVE THE COUNTRYSIDE.

I

TO BE OFFSET BY AIRCRAFT CARRIER LEXINGTON,

'Seattle Doc. 15.

A novel use has been found for the aircraft carrier Lexington, London, Dec. 14. Sho will be commissioned to Sympathy with the agitation for supply electricity to Tacoma, and the preservation of Britain's rural hence will be tied up in the dry. beauty is reflected in the list of dock there till the drought is His Worship remarked that the special instructions which the Minis-broker and enough water is avail-: doctor's certificate did not menter of Transport, Mr. Morrison, has able for the water power plants to tion a date on which the defendant issued to the Departments of Divi supply the city's needs.-Reuter's would be able to appear, and be sional Road Engineers Mr. Morrison American Service. LOCAL HERBALISTS.djourned the case for one week tells them to regard schemes of road

formally.

local construction submitted by authorities not solely in the light CEREMONIAL FORMATION OF

of engineering tasks, but also 30 relation to their effect upon the Fanilscape and the countryside.

AN ASSOCIATION.

U.S. INCOME TAX.

REDUCTION APPROVED BY SENATE.

יי

and

thu tho

There was a big gathering at

Te declares: The unspoilt road- the Lee Garden yesterday after-

sido scenery of our country is of noon on the occasion of the formal

such inestimable value as a national opening of the Chinese Herbalist Practitioners' Association, the meet-

asset that no degree of care can be ing being presided over by Mr.

deemed oxcessivo in studying details, Wong Kwong-tin, the honorary

Washington, Dec. 15. of projects affecting the highway. chairman, supported by Mr. C. S. The United States Senate husParticular referenon is made to the Lee, the honorary advisor. Among approved the Bill recently passed proservation of ancient cottages other picturesque wayside those present were many noted by the House of Representatives and.

which "Upon Chinese herbalists in the Colony. for the reduction of the income buildings.

rellef

of interest In his inaugural speech Mr.tax. The

10 beauty amounia

depends." Wong emphasiad the need for the G$160,000,000,--Reuter's Ameri-countryside Jargely formation of such an association | can Service, among the herbalists in order that opportunities may be afforded them for discussion and improve. ments in the application of, and use of, new discoveries as regards herbs in Chinese medicines. The speaker said there

many channels in which Improvements may be found in the usage of herbs; which the Chinese race had known as their sole means of medicine for thousands of years.

were

The formal opening was per- formed in time-honoured Chinese fashion, amidst much enthusiasm, Mr. C. S. Lee being amongst others. who made speeches.

A committee of 34 was formed to look after the affairs of the As- sociation.

VACCINATION.

AMBULANCE BRIGADE'S

ACTIVITIES.

The number of persone vaccinat- ed, free of charge, by members of the Ambulance Brigade, up to and including Thursday, December, 12: ia:

Chinese Y.M.C.A. Division

0147

King's College Division (old) 8820 King's College Division (new)

Railway Division

Indian Division

Kowloon Division

Division

Monkan Division

St. Joseph's College. Division

1255

853 10473

24782

4175

Motor Drivers' Aan. Division 1917

British Wireless.

The

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Commencing Thursday

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