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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1930.

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AMERICAN EDITOR."

Lake Wales, Florida, Jan. 9.

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BLAZE OF TAR.

NEW MOTOR TRACK. INDIAN ASPIRATIONS.

LORD RUSSELL EXPLAINS MORRISON

PIANO.

The

HIS STATEMENT.

London, Jan. 9.

30

+i

AND

OVER 1,000 GALLONS BURNED BIG SCHEME FOR HIGH SPEED

*AT SHAUKIWAN.

RECORD-MAKING.

Over 1,000 gallons of tar was.

London, Jan. 9. The death has occurred of the destroyed in a fire which broke out The newly-formed Automobile. As a brief summary of the distinguished editor, Mr. Edward at Shaukiwah, about half past Racing Association, after a long speech made by Lord Russell, the Bok-Reuter's American Servier.

seven last night, at the Govern- search in various parts of the Under-Secretary for India, at a [Edward Bok, the American ment Quarry, The outbreak oc- world for a natural track of small Labour Party meeting dur- journalist, was born in Holland incurred consequent to the over-sufficient length to allow of high ing the week-end, has given rise October, 1863. His father emigrat boiling of the tar, and when the speed trlale, has put forward a to criticism and misunderstanding ed to the U.S. in 1870. At the age flames spread the Chinese guards scheme, which was inquired into in India, Lord Russell has issued or 10 he began to earn money, at the Quarry raised an alarm. yesterday by a representative of a statement as follows: his parents were poor. He cleaned a The workers tried to subdue the the Board of Trade, to build a The summary of my speech grocer's windows every evening and fire by putting sand over the flames, motor racing track between cabled to India has been got 2/- a week, then made 10/- as but, their efforts proved unsuc- Boston and Skegness, along the abridged as to make it most mis-

There were woll over a newsboy and on Saturdays catneessful.

foreshore of the Wash.

leading. A fuller report would ed another 10/- by selling lemonade 2,000 gallons of tar stored at the

The famous racing motorist, convince even my worst critics Lo neople, on trams, When he was quarry. 13, his father died. He left school Two fire engines were sent im- Captain Malcolm, Campbell, han that 1 pleaded for co-operation in and became a telegraph boy at 25/-mediately upon receipt of n tele come to the conclusion that the the best interests of England and a week, also working overtime on all phone call from Shaukiwan, one top speed has now been reached india. My whole speech wAS kinds of jobs and half-starving him-engine being sent from the Central on natural tracks, and that the devoted to explaining the position self so that he could save money Station under the charge of Mr. only hope of higher speed records in India to those Britons who had

not time to make a study of It. ||STANDS ALONE of to buy an encyclopaedin. From G. C. Moss and a number of om-depends on the construction

FOR PLEASURE this he obtained his education. cers. For over an hour the fire such a course as thin, which will never used the phrane, "Dominion After reading about famous men he continued to rage, and it was not be about 15 miles long, or half status is not possible for a long

sime." What I actually said was PLAYING the track on that the evolution of democratle wrote to some of them to see if they fully controlled until nine o'clock, as long again as would reply. As a result he got When the No. 11 fire engine was Daytona Sands, and will have a institutions had taken a long time EDUCATING letters from President Gardeld, returning to its station, and while surface not subject to variations in our own country, and even now Longfellow, Whittier and Tengyaon, approaching the work-shop of the which tide and wind produce on was not perfect. I hoped that with

Fook Plano When he was 18, he paid visits to Tsang

Company, the sands.

the co-operation of Indians we. Earl Howe, the well-known might be able to evolve a workable notable Americans--the President, where the rond is narrow and a Emerson, Longfellow. O.W. Holmes little steep, the engine swerved, to motorist, supporting the proposal, scheme in the best interests of all, and Phillips Brooks.

avoid a passing tram-car, and had said the scheme would provide and in this matter the Labour At 19 Be became secretary to Jaya narrow escape, from striking the work for 2,000 men for two years. Party, was absolutely sincere. I Gould, the millionaire, who pro-stone platform of the Tsang Fook The cost is estimated at between hope my Indian friends will not be mised to make him rich, but he refactory. The sudden torn caused £300,000 and £600,000.--British misguided by much, misleading signed to go into journalism. his some trouble to develop in the Wireless.

reports. 1 déplore the attitude of chief work being to secure articles engine, which took the firemen

Congress as much as I deplore the by great men for the daily press. some time to fix before it could

vititude of the Tories, and the After doing this for a year he proceed back to the Station.

press, who are causing my present noticed that few women were`inter-

embarrassment, and I trust my Indian friends will rally round the ested in newspapers and decided to find out why. The answer made

proposals of Lord Irwin, than whom him rich and famous. He persuad-

there is no better friend of Indin." -Bruish Wirdens, ed several papers to start a women's page in 1883. After he had worked

A robbery becurred early yester with two publishing firms, becoming

day morning, about one o'clock in What promised to be a long and the village of Sheung Shui, Ac advertising manager of Seribners, the success of his Syndicate Press interesting ease was brought to an cording to the Police report, led to his being offered by Cyrus abrupt close by Mr. Grantham, at four robbers entered n Curtis (whose daughter he. After the Central Magistracy yesterday temple, whose sole occupant was a

. BRITISH ENGINEER USES wards married) the editorship of afternoon, when he quashed the Chinese woman. One of the rob-

WATER TUBE BOILER. the Ladies Home Journal, which prosecution against two Chinese berg was acting us guard at the

London, Jan. 9. then had a circulation of 445,000. who were charged with importing threshold, while, the three others

Much interest among engineers When he resigned in 1919, Its cigarettes without a licence on bound their victim before proceed- cireulatlon was 2,000,000 and it had various dates and further with ing with a systematic search. The ia beng, displayed in the huge new £200,000 a month. His first step taking the cigarettes without A robbers took away $20 in money,comotive of the London and was to offer prizes for huggestions removal licence.

some lathing and 17 chickens. North-Eastern Railway, of revolu from readers. He published "heart- The case opened on Wednesday It was not until four o'clock yes-úonary design, which yesterday suc -to-heart talka" and engaged (a) afternoon, when Mr. Lloyd, terday morning that the woman cesstly underwent its first trial doctor to give advice to young Superintendent of the Exports and was able to report the outrage at trip, piloted by its designer, Mr. mothers. More than 90.000 bables Imports Department, conducted the Sheung Shui Police Station,. N. Gresley, the railway.com- were reprod on the advies given by the prosecution, and called certain stating that the desperadous were pany's chief mechanical engineer.

The weight of the engine and his paper. He also had a large evidence to show that no less than between 20 to 22 years old, except

CASE DISMISSED.

A QUESTION OF IMPORTING CIGARETTES.

TEMPLE ROBBED.

FOUR MEN CARRY OUT RAID

IN SHEUNG SJUL ·

Chinese

མ་ པ"

NEW LOCOMOTIVE.

staff answering questions by post102,000 cigarettes were imported one of them who was about 60 tender is 168 tons, and it is capable

and they dealt with 1,000,000 a from a junk from Swatow, whilst years old. year. Better housing was en further testimony by the principal couraged by the publication and tenant of No. 15, Winglok Street,

6 exceptional speeds. For the. first time, a water tube boiler has been used on a railway engine, re-

Fuel consumption-British Wire- tess.

sale of plans. His attempts to end showed that the defendants had AIR SPEED RECORD. sung in 20 per cent, economy in the domination of Paris fashions, resided there for the past two however, failed, as did his campaign

months. gainst the wearing of afgrettes. During the war he mobilised his Yesterday, Mr. Grantham asked readers on the side of the Allies.

if the prosecution had any more

In 1917 he went to the front him-witnesses to call, and Mr. Lloyd replied that he had the Inter-

selt.

At the age of 56 he retired to préter. spend the rest of his life in public | The magistrate. however, said service, his book, "The American- that there had been no evidence to isation of Edward Bok", won the connect the two defendants with Pulitzer Prize for 1he best the allegations, and the case would biography. In 1923 he created the be dismissed. Amerienn Peace Award, providing

SHANGHAI SUICIDE.

CHINESE WHO SPECULATED IN GOLD BARS.

Shanghai, Jun, 9.

FRENCH AND TRALIAN ATTEMPTS TO BE MADE."

London, Jan. 9. News has been received in Lon- don that dialy and *· France · are: rendy to attack the world's air speed record of 357.7 miles" an hour at present held by Britain.

A tragic note in the slump of For the French attempt, a mono-alver was struck last night, when plane equipped with an engine of Mr. Sze Chu-yu, a nephew of Dr. 2,000 h.p. has been specially bufica

Sze, committed suicide and the Italians, are to use one of re

$100,000 for the best practicable Shewan, Tomes and Co., later join- nan by which the US, might co-ing Messrs. Moller and Company, the machines constructed for the following the loss of $200,000 operate with other nations to and subsequently the Prince Line recent Schneider Trophy contest. carough speculation in gold bars, achieve and preserve world-peace;;

A Nanking message states that For some years past he has Britain is preparing to chal-

Government's half to be paid on acceptance of the been working in Shanghai, but lenge my new record that may be according to the plan by a jury and half on its uc will be remembered by a wide made. Two deaplanes, yet panancial experts, the immediate ceptance by the Senate. The prize eircle of friends here by whom the tried, are being modified to obtain ions to the Government as a result was won by Dr. C. A. Livermore of news of his death will be learned still greater speed.-British Wire of the silver slump exceeds $10,- the New York Peace Society. Bok with regret.

| 300,000--Reuter, has written several books, including "Why I believe in Poverty," "Suc cesswards". "The Young Man in Business "You: # Personal Message "Dollars Only," "Am- erien, Give Me a Chance" and "Twice Thirty."]" -

Mr. Frank Hobbs, New, was received in the Colony yesterday of the death, in Shang-

hai, of Mr. Frank Hoble, sont of

| Mrs. Gellion, of Humphreys Build-

ings, Kowloon. ·

.

The late Mr. Hobbs, who was 36 years of age and who passed away at the General Hospital, Shanghai, was a Hongkong boy, being educated at the Kowloon British School. He was a well- known tennis player and was at one time on the Committee of the now defunct Wigwam Tennis Club, He also played at the K.C.C., and was at that time one of the most promising of local players.

After leaving school, he was in the shipping office of Messrs..

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