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WEDNESDAY FEB. 26, 19:0

WEDNESDAY.~ FEBRUARY 26, 1930.

DAY BY DAY.

DOST THOU LOVE LIFE, THEN, DO

SPORT INNOVATIONS IN CANTON.

NOT SQUANDER TIME, FOR THAT IS THE STUFF LIFE IS MADE OF-Frank THREE GIRLS IN MARATHON lin

The opening rate of the dollar on demand to-day was 1s. 63/16d.

Mr. R. F. C. Master, formerly of Hongkong, has been elected Presi Ident of the Shanghai branch of

the St. George's Society.

RACE.

Canton, Feb. 24. Two innovations in the field of sport in Canton were recorded on Saturday when a Marathon race was arranged under the auspices of the Kwangtung General Athletic Association, and a bicycle race was organized by the Y.M.C.A.

The Very Idea!

A gang of Irish navvics were at work digging a big trench in the road. During the morning Mae- Tavish, the foreman, came along to see how the work was Dro- gressing."

Suddenly he pointed to one of o' that

the navvies, "Get cot trench," he ordered. The man did so.

Hardly had he done so when MacTavish ordered him to return again. The operation was repeat

In the former event, 129 competi-ed three times, until in the end tors, of whom three were school the navvy loat his temper.

"What's the idea?" he asked. girls, started in front of the First

"Weel," barked the foreman, Public Park at noon on the signal

not able to see its way to contri- bute anything to the scheme, but was prepared to consider favour ably any proposals that might be put forward. Moreover, in its scs- sional paper on the subject, issued in 1928, the view was expressed that a vehicular ferry would be unable to earn suficient revenue to justify the cost of installation. We do not

The Peak Tramways Co., Ltd.. forget, of course, that this conclu-advertise that no late cars will run sion was reached on the basis of the after 12.05 am. on the night of very elaborate scheme which the Thursday, the 27th inst. Government drew up, involving an expenditure of something like one and a three-quarter million-dollars. Our view on that point is that the uncertainty which surrounds the

Mak Chik, charged with the pos- given by His Excellency General "ye're bringin' mair earth got ou future of all transport services, session of contraband opium, for- Chan Ming-shu, Civil Governor of yer boots than ye're ever, done

are likely to undergo im- feited bail of $2,000 on failing to Kwangtung. The total distance of wi' yer shovell"

the Marathon race was about seven

"I was in good company- mense changes in the next fifty appear in Court when his case miles and the winner, Mr. Chiu Fai,

was called before Mr. Hamilton at covered the distance in 45 minutes, policeman and a publican," said a years or so, do not warrant the out- the Central Police Court this A number of competitors dropped witness at Bow County Court.

In morning.

out on the way, including two out lay of anything like that sum.

Willesden Man-With the cour- of the three girl competitors; never- this matter, as in the case of the Colony's ordinary ferry services, it

theless, the pace was good through-ge of desperation I went and out and the one girl competitor who took a job.

Mr. Justice Mackinnon (King's is eminently desirable that we

did finish, Miss Mary Lau, did ex- should start from small beginnings

tremely well, coming in sixth. Bench Division)--It is probably and expand as occasion requiries. |

Only about 15 yards separated the true that far more people in this tell you the name first from the second at the finish. country can Thus, whoever operates the service

can tell you· the' 2nd, Mr. Lo Fook-yui; 3rd, Mr. Pun forward than when it comes into being, it seems

The order was: 1st, Mr. Chiu Fai; of Tottenham Hotspur's centre- Fook-hee; 4th, Mr. H. Sze-chun; name of the Archbishop of York. totally unnecessary to go in forbery case with a view to prevent-5th, Mr. Wong Fai; 6th, Miss Mary I know one but not the other. lavish expenditure.

Mr. Justice Hill (in the Divorce Court)-I always try to take

which

To revert to the question of private enterprise versus Govern-

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Arrests have been effected of Tong Wau (22), llung Kam-tai (24), both married women and natives of Macao, and Chan Chiu (26) an unemployed native of to be charged Namhoi, who are under the Common Law with in- terfering with witnesses in a rob- ing them giving evidence.

Lau.

Prizes for the event were donated by His Excellency General Chan common-sense view of the law Ming-shu, General Tang Yin-wab, and I always find myself up Admiral Chan Chak, General against a brick wall. That many. Auyang-kue and many others.

be due to my want of intelligence or misapprehension of the dictates of commonsense.

Yee Cheung (39), married wo- man of Hoiping, has been arrest- ment management, the public willed for having in her possession most likely feel convinced that it 301 counterfeit 10-cent pieces, will get better service at more rea- Hongkong money. Arrests have

also been made of Tam Kin (22) The bicycle race organised by the sonable rates if official operation married woman, in possession of Y.M.C.A., was over a distance of 16 is ruled out. Apart from the 53 such coins and Chan Lam (28), miles commencing from the Anwu capital cost, which would have to street coolie, and a native of Toi-Bridge out over the new Punyu Fa be borne by the public no matter shan, who was discovered with 45 Yuan highway and back with

pieces.

whether the financing was done out of revenue or by loan, the creation. THE VEHICULAR FERRY of another Government Department would be called for, and we all know what that would mean in the matter There will, in all probability, be of burdening taxpayers with ad- considerable speculation on two ditional

cost of government. points in regard to the Govern- There is the further point that ment's communique on the subject there is no call for the multiplica of the much-needed vehicular ferry.tion of cross-harbour ferry services. The first will be precisely why it in this connexion, the authorities has been issued at this juncture, and the second why it is worded in the somewhat cryptic and obviously guarded form in which it appears. Whatever the explanation may be, however, a considerable measure of

cannot shut their eyes to the fact that private enterprise has sup- plied all the past and present facilities for contact between the island and the mainland; the Gov- enment itself has done nothing.

COLONY'S HEALTH.

SIXTY-SEVEN CASES OF

TUBERCULOSIS.

The return of the number of cases of notifiable disenses which occurred in the Colony during the week ending on the 22nd inst shows the following:

two deaths. Two were in the Typhoid fever; five cases and Island and two on the Peninsula, one being an imported case. were Chinese.

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A loud-voiced orator was hold- street corner, ing forth at the when he was interrupted by one the finish in front of the Fong Bin of the audience, who shouted, Hospital. There were 21 entrants "Come down, old man, an' talk for this event, four of whom did not sense. You're nothin' but finish. The order at the finish and blitherin' idiot."

the times were as follows:-1st, Lai Man-hon, 1 hour; 2nd, Yu Fook- sang, 1 hour 3 mins; 3rd, Li Nam, 1 hour 4 mins; 4th, Chan Kin-nam, 1 hour 5 mins; 5th, Kwan Yu-kit, i hour 7 mins.

of the race

At the conclusion General Tang Yin wah, Patron of the contest, presented the prizes to the first five to pass the winning. line.-Our Own Correspondent,

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All

15 the

Smallpox, 18 cases and

оп deaths. Thirteen were Island, two on the Peninsula, and one of

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EXCHANGE RATES.

Paris

emerges clearly is that the Govern- The Naval Conference Alarums. Brussels

Amsterdam ment has reached the conclusion

Months before the Naval Con- Berlin that it should retain responsibility ference began we expressed the Copenhagen for the construction and mainten-view

Vienna that the adjustment of

Helsingfors ance of the piers, but it is not Franco-Italian differences would Lisbon quite apparent whether it desires offer the most serious obstacle to Bucharest

The dif- Buenos Aires to undertake the operation of the a Five-Power Treaty.

Shanghai ficulties we anticipated have Yokohama venture itself or whether it is will ing that others should do so. The cropped up. The French delega- New York

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LARGE CROWD SEE THE BATTALION LEAVE.

Just after dusk last evening the troopship: City of Marseilles left the west wall of the. Naval Yard, taking the 2nd. Battalion the King's Own Scottish Border ers en route to India,

́"Be quiet," said the peakor; you're drunk!"

"I know," said the man, “but I shall be sober in the mornin', an you'll still be an idiot!"

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(A coroner attributes trafic · ce=" cidents to feminine hats that cover the wearers' eyes.)

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Mode at last had-"put the lid on"!

Mother, to little Alaister, aged. 5-"Come and go to the Store' for some potatoes, dear."

Alaister No. Do you think I came down from Heaven to go all your messages?"

Although she was scheduled to

A young man had been calling sail at 7 pm the City of regularly on a servant, and one Marseilles left the Naval Dock night, after hearing them laugh yard half an hour earlier than repeatedly, har mistress remark the appointed time, departing to ed-"You seem to be fond of the tune of "Auld Lang Syne" jocularity."

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played by the Punjabi and the The servant blushed and Volunteer Defence Corps Bands, plled "You've got the wront which were in attendance reader name. It's Jock M'Pherson they ing selections ashore before the vessel moved away.

ca' him."

34.885 A large crowd, among whom .12.12% were quite a few who had

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come. in-

tions of the building of the neces-the political crisis which neces- Oslo sary boats out of public funds and sitated their return to Paris, Prague Madrid demanding of the most satisfactory method of clearly

large Athens running them, if so built, are to be increase in tonnage, for no other Rio

reason than to upset Italy's claim Bombay further explored. The assumption

to parity. The curiosity of the Hong Kong decision has yet been present position, however, lies in Silver (forward) is that no

Silver (spot) reached on these issues, for the the fact that a great many people "if" is all-important; yet we have are treating it as an unforeseen

One last and prolonged burat the further observation that the snag and are talking glibly of an

up their political of theoring from the men methods of financing the constru- early break-up of the Conference, settling

board the City of Marseilles, A way cut is not at immediately taken up by those tions of the piers and boats out of without the slightest justification squabbles.

as far as we can see. The present apparent, though it would ashore, aigualised the departure public funds are engaging the im- rumours have been put into cir- seem that the best prospects of an from the Colony of one of the mediate attention of the Govern culation at a time when the Con- early agreement would result from most, sporting regiments with ment. Some amplification of the forence stands adjourned, when a resumption of office by M. which Hongkong has official attitude on this point would France is not

The Socialista represented in Tardieu.

have contact. appear to be called for. On the London and therefore cannot be made a definite move which may

The departing battalion, which general question of whether the accused of obstinately refusing to tend towards modification of the has had just over four years scheme, whatever its exact nature budge from her original attitude. French tonnage demands, and if service in the Colony, has been M. Chautemps, Premier of a few they have their way the taak of a popular one with residents may be, should be operated by Gov-days, showed no reluctance to take the Conference will be made easier generally, and, in spite of a few incidenta almost inseparable from ernment or by private enterprise, up the Conference negotiations rather than more difficult. The quite frankly we see no reason why where M. Tardieu left them off. alarums which have been sounded any such large garrison unit, has record of good behaviour. In the authorities should enter this On the contrary, he would have in London' on totally different the realm of sport, the battalion particular sphere of public utility been in London to-morrow had the grounds, we do not understand. has worthily upheld the traditions activity. The Government has eo Chamber given his Government à We regard them as foolish. An of the army, and in football vote of confidence last night. The agreement between Britain, especially has excelled. It takes far held off in regard to the con- defeat is an entirely unexpected America and Japan, excluding with it to India the best wishes trol of transport services, and we complication and the Conference France and Italy, would be next to of the Colony as a whole. see no special reason why it should will take some little time to distiseless as a means of eliminating We learn that the Somersets single out the vehicular ferry pro-cover where it stands. It cannot naval competition. The world are due to take over Murray and ject by departing from its past go on without the French dele demands stabilisation of relative policy. In this connexion, it is gates, and it is asking a good deal fleet strengths and this cannot be of other delegates to remain in achieved without French and worth recalling that a year ago the London while the French are Italian support. Government intimated that it was.

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Mount Austin Barracks, and that the-Argyle and Sutherland High- landers will, on their arrival from the North, go into the Shamshulpo barracks.

LILITH?

Among certain Jews. it is customary to pince in the rooms belonging to their wives and children four coins bearing the names of Adam and Eva, and thee, the words, "Avaunt Lilith!"

An old Semitic legend, not contained in the Old Testament, relates hów Adam had a wife before Eve, a wife whose name was Lilith, a woman wonder- fully beautiful, but proud. and rebellious of spirit, who refused. obedience to Adam, and fled. from the Garden of Ellen into the places of darkness.

But when Adam took :unto, himself a second wife, a purer, more spiritual creature than his first mate, Lilith grew. jeal- ous and planned to drive the

happy pair out of Paradise.

Through the instrumentality of the serpent, she induced Eve to tempt Adam to eat of the fruit of the forbidden tree, the Tree of the. Knowledge of Good and Evil, with what con- sequences everyone knows,

Nor did her malice stop there. Ever afterwards down the ages she was the sworn foe of the children of her rival,. Eve, and of her children's children, which is why the coins mentioned above are used as a protective talisman.,

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