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LANEFORD

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Three

for

$10.00

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Each

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Two styles in stock. The open neck and the ordinary tennis shape.

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MEN'S WEAR STYLISTS.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, APRIL 7. 1930.

NOW IS THE TIME

TO GET YOUR

FRIGIDAIRE

THERE ARE DOMESTIC MODELS OF FROM FOUL TO EIGHTEEN CUBICFEER

STORAGE CAPACITY. .

OVER

1,000,000

IN USE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

DAY BY DAY.

CONDEMN ANOTHER, BECAUSE, IN- NO MAN CAN JUSTLY CENSURE OR

DEED, NO MAN TRULY KNOWS AN- OTHER-Sir Thomas Browne.

danger of being blown down during the typhoon season, to say nothing of fire risks, and it will be con- ceded that the present arrangements are far from ideal. In the past, we have often envisaged the time when these sheds would give place

The P. and O. s.s. Beltanâ, from to one or two terraces of permanent Singapore, is due here at 6 a.m. on structures, sub-divided into-dress- Friday.

ng-rooms of various sizes, with

booking plans available in the city, so that reservations could be made by the season, the week-end, or even the day, the scheme also to in- clude the provision of refreshments and other conveniences. To be made a success, such An under taking should be placed in the hands of a reputable concern, and, in view of the pioneer work which the Hotel Company has done in opening up and popularising this particular region, we can conceive of no bet-- ter agency being entrusted with the concession. Such an undertaking, with regular and cheap transport assured, would be a worthy enter prise and represent a real service to the community.

Like all concerns whose activities impinge on the sphere of publie

The P. and O. 8.5. from Singapore, is due here at Kashgar, & p.m. on Thursday,

The health return for the week end shows two Chinese cases of smallpox and one Chinese case of diptheria...

The P. and O. .s. Macedonia, from Hongkong, arrived at London on 4th April at 10 am, and the Kashmir, from Hongkong, arrived at Marseilles on the 6th April at 9.30 am.

Reported to be missing from his home at 480, Shanghai Street, at 11 p.m, on Saturday, Wong Tsat, aged 66 years, was found drowned at Stonecutters Island yesterday afternoon. His body has been re- moved to the Kowloon Mortuary.

Yuen, Kwok-ching, a boy aged seven years, has been admitted to the Kowloon Hospital, surfering

DODWELL & Co., Ltd. utilities, the Hotel Company has from head injuries received as a

Sole Distributora

HONG KONG & S. OHINA.

BIRTH,

not been without its eritics, but we commend to these the remarks made by the Chairman in his ex. haustive address to shareholders. Although for a period of four years; the Company deemed it unwise to SWANN On April 5th, at Ast-make any return to shareholders, it

bury Rectory, Cheshire, to Nena, wife of Alfred Swann, is something of which to be proud Dean of Hongkong, a daugh- that during that period two and a ter.

half million dollars have been trans- ferred to reserves and, despite the difficult times passed through, there an adverse balance presented. Happily, the anxieties of the past appear to be over, with reasonable prospects of better days ahead. The provision of such establishments as the Com- pany owns in this Colony, especially the magnificent hostelry across the harbour, represents a big con- tribution to the Social business

the

Thongkong Telegraph.

MONDAY, APRIL 7. ¥3).

SERVING THE PUBLIC.

has never once bees

result of falling from a window on the second floor of No. 7 Tainam Street, about 10-15 a.m. yesterday.

A grant of St from the Poor Box was made by Mr. Whyte Smith, at the Kowloon Magistracy. this morning to an aged hawker who appeared on a charge of sell- ing without a licence. His Wor- ship recommended the nan for a free licence."

POLICE RESERVE,

ORDERS FOR THE CURRENT

WEEK.

Police Reserve Orders by the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, C.M.G., Inspector General of Police state:

Chinese Company,

Squad Drill-All recruits of the yet passed Part 1 of Training Chinese Company, who have not Course, will attend at Central Police Station on Thursday, April 10th at 5.30 p.m. sharp for squad. drill under P/Sergeant R. J. Hunt. Dress-Mufti.

The Very Idea!

Richard Brinsley Sheridan wES in the country on a visit. An eld- erly maiden lady for whose society he had no fancy set her heart on being his companion on a walk Ho excused himself on account of the badness of the weather.

copted him in an attempt to escape Soon afterwards the lady inter- without her. "Well," she said, "it has cleared up; I see."

ed up enough for one but not for

"Yes," he answered, "it has clear-

two."

*

•

Police Training School. The class for instruction in police: duties and regulations will be hold of a million years, and it rather Man has ruled only for a fraction as usual at the Police Training seems that he must still establish School, Kowloon, on Tuesday, April 8th at 5.80 p.m.

his claim to be the permanent gov-, ernor of the earth.-Sir James

Revolver Practice.-Members of the Chinese Company who have Jeana. passed Parts 1 and 2 of Training As a practical policy Empire free Course, will attend at the Bowen trade is impossible to-day-fr. Road Revolver Range on Wednes-

Baldwin. day evening, April 9th at 9.00 p.m.

The mechanistic theory is bank- sharp for revolver practice under rupt.-Dr. Robert Millikan. Musketry Instructor E. Carpenter. Human experience has made it Training Course.--Constables certain that there is no secure con- R91 Wai Hin Sing and R98 Chan nexion between good looks and Ping Fai have passed their ex good character. The

Bishop of amination in Part 2 of Training Durham.

of police Course (knowledge

British

know duties and regulations) both with their business a good deal better credit.

than it is the fashion to admit.- Indian Company.

Mr. J. A. Spender. Parade. All ranks of the Indian reminded of the parade to be held at Police Head quarters under P/Sergeant R. J. Hunt on Tuesday, April 8th at 5.30 p.m. sharp.

Company are

Flying Squad.

The weekly instructional patrol of the Kowloon Section will take place on Tuesday, April 8th. Fall in at the Tsim-tsa-tsui Fire Bri- gade Station at 5.30 p.m., sharp. Dress-Winter Uniform and Cap with White Cover.

Sentence of two months' hard Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy labour was imposed by Mr. Whyte

The weekly instructional patrol this morning on a rent collector of the Hongkong Section will take who pleaded guilty to a charge of place on Friday, April 11th. Fall larceny of twenty panes of glass in at the Central Police Station at from an unoccupied house in Lai-5.15 p.m. sharp. Dress-Winter chikok Road. It was stated that Uniform and Cap with White the defendant had broken the lock

Cover. of the door to gain admittance.

Sharpshooters' Company. Strength. Constable R409 A, H. Two young girls, one of them Harteam has been taken on the the daughter and the other strength of the Sharpshooters' a neighbour of a

man who Company, as from April 3rd. had and had

4 quantity of

General, jewellery stolen at 49, Cooke Street, Hunghom, appeared before Mr. Whyte Smith on remand at the Kowloon Magistracy this morn- ing and his Worship, after pointing out the seriousness of the offence, registered a 'caution.

Timely and encouraging were the observations made by Mr. J. Scott

life of the Colony Harston at the annual meeting of When we take further into account the Hongkong and Shanghai the fact that the Company's buses Hotels, Ltd., regarding the possibil last year carried well over five ity of increased bathing facilities million passengers, some idea can at Repulse Bay, The Company, we be gained of the inestimable ser- are told, has under consideration vices which have been rendered to not only the augmentation and the public. Enterprise coupled cheapening of its bus service to with caution has brought the this popular resort, but also the Company to its present position, provision of a bathing pavilion with and the same policy, if followed in dressing-rooms and refreshment the future, should reap its due re- facilities at rates within the scope ward. of those of moderate means. This development provides further proof of the characteristic enterprise of a Company which has, in many ways, contributed much to the amenities of life in this Colony. Indeed, as Mr. Mexon remarked on Saturday, the concern may be deas- cribed as being, in effect, a public utility Company.

The scheme now under considera- tion is one which will be warmly welcomed by those who

find difficulty in securing facilities for

Conference Issues.

Father embarrassment for the Labour Government is likely if the Conservatives' reported intention of questioning the Premier regarding the Naval Conference the Anglo-French discussions at

$71,500 was left by

Local estate to the value of Marcus de Camaches Wolf, formerly of Shanghai and "St. Etienne," Ster who died at Vancouver on May ling Road, Bournemouth; England

14, 1929. He appointed his widow, Jeanne Marie de Gamaches Wolff, the sole executrix of his will, in which he made a number of in- dividual bequests.

A young 5tter was ordered to when he appeared before Mr. receive eight strokes of the. cane Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Ma- gistracy this morning on, a charge of larency of a piece of brass casting from the Kowloon Docks. The defendant was seen in the into effect in the House of Com-street by a detective and imme- Imons to-day. It would appear that the metal. He was chased

diately ran away after discarding the Conservatives are distinctly ap- caught. prehensive as regards possible new commitments by Great Britain and

is carried

of

(1).

EXCHANGE RATES.

and

110

Revolver Practice. The weekly revolver practice (voluntary) will take place at the Bowen Road Re- volver Range on Wednesday, April 9th from 9.00 p.m. to 10.30 p.m.

· (Sgd.) D. L KING, D.S.P. (R.)

CANTON ST. GEORGE'S SOCIETY.

THE ANNUAL MEETING PROCEEDINGS.

Shameen, Apr. 5. The annual general meeting of the Canton Branch of the Royal Society of St. George was held in the Canton Clab yesterday even- Consul, being in the chair. ing, Mr. A, A. L. Tuson, H. B. M.

|

manufacturers

10

I had a cold-a nasty cold-but

wish I had it still.

For though it's cured, what I've endured has left me limp and ill;

In half a jif a sneeze and sniff inspired some faithful guy. To talk a lot and tell me what I

really ought to try. Then others came, and murmured "Shame, to recommend such dope"-

A dose or two of what they knew

became my only hope,

But that was spurned by one who learned of my pathetic state, So I imbibed what he prescribed

and nearly sealed my fate.

-

·

Recruit-"Well, what's the mat- ter? Didn't I do all right in the parade?"

Top Sergeant (sweetly)-"Sure you did all right! Didn't you win it by half a yard?"

During the mental arithmetic lesson, Johnny's teacher said to him: "Now Johnny, if your mother spent two guineas for a hat, three pounds for a frock, five pounds for a coat, and-er-one pound for a pair of shoes, what would be the re- sult?”:

Without hesitation, Johnny gave Y the correct answer; "A terrible row with father when the bills came in, miss."

Burglar: The moment is favour- able. We can strip the house..

Assistant: Is the housewife away from home?

Burglar; No, but there is a no- tice on her door: "Gone to neigh- bour's. Back in five minutes."

The Eighth Ordinary Yearly The President reviewed the year meeting of shareholders of the 1929 during which the Society Hongkong Engineering and Con- gave a ball to all the foreign re-struction Co., Ltd., is advertised sidents of Canton on February to take place on Tuesday, April 8th, and a reception was held at 22, at 12 o'clock in the Board the residence of the President for Room of Messrs. Shewan Tomes members and their families only & Co. on April 23rd, St. George's Day.

December, 1929, was 34, this being The membership on the 31st exactly the same as at the 31st December, 1928, 14 new members having been enrolled in the So- eiety during the year and the

had been passed the following sume number having left the port. After the report and accounts were elected to the Committee for 1930:--Mr. Herbert Phillips, C.M.GO.B.E., H.B.M. Consul General to be President; Mr. Th. Brameld, Vice-President; Com- mander R. M. Hunt R. N. (Ret); Mr. R. K. Batcholer; and Mr. V. E. C. Ferrier, Hon. Secretary and | Treasurer.

EUPHUES?

"Euphuistic" is a term which we apply to very orante. and affected speech, bristling with metaphor, simile, anti- thesis and the rest of the" flowers of syntax, as O. Henry called them,

"Euphues" from which the above adjective was coined, is a.. Greek word used by So crates to menn personal at- tractiveness of mind and body charm, in brief. John Iyly, the Elizabeth novelist and playwright, adopted it as a name for the central figure of two romances, "Euphues," or the Anatomy of Wit and "Euphues in England."

A number of contributions were made to charity, both the Lord Fund in the The health Bulletin of Eastern Mayor's Miners' that they are to make an attempt Ports for the week ending March Spring, and Earl Haig's British WHO WAS............. sea-bathing-and there are many sent conversations are developing. parenthesis.-Plague: Alexandria besides which a few local grants to discover on what lines the pre-29 gives the following cases, the Legion Poppy Fund in November, number of deaths being in being supported by the Society, such. There is irony in this fact. It is difficult to see, however, what 1, Baghdad 1, Basrah (1), Bom- were made. seeing how many miles of beaches the Opposition hope to gain apart, bay. 2 (2), Rangoon 2 (2), Bang there are on the island and the probably, froni a statement.

kok z (2), Prom Penh (2), Saigon mainland

Cholera: Calcutta, Unfortunately, how-policy. Although there has been (51). Pnom Penh (1), Saigon 1 ever, the best areas are taken up no definite pronouncement either Small-por: Berbera 1 (1), Bom- by privately-owned matsheds, and by the Prime Minister or by Mr. bay 187 (114), Calcutta 155' (138). where that is not the case the ex- Liberal-Labour alliance, there is Madras 45 (19), Moulmein 40 (8) Lloyd George regarding the Cochin 72 (8), Karachi 12 (3), pense of transportation and of every reason to believe that, for the (14), Penang 2 (1), Batavia 1, Rangoon 8 (2). Vizagapatam' 55 erecting a shed is such as to be time being at any rate, the Canton 4, Shanghai (8). Cere beyond the pockets of the average Liberals will support the Govern-brospinal fever: Shanghai, 17 resident. The provision of public ment. It would seem, therefore, dénths. matsheds has admittedly been of that the posafbility of the minority value, but at best, there are limita-Government's 'defeat is a remote tions to this method of solving the one if a division is forced on the problem, to say nothing of ob. issue. Mr. Lloyd George's attitude jections on other grounds. At the towards the Government has been

distinctly conciliatory' since his Paris moment, we are not acquainted with very mild attack on the unemploy- New York the details of the Company's pro-ment policy and there is little Ger

Brussels Geneva ject, but it strikes us as being con- doubt that the Liberals will come to Amsterdam seeived on the right basis. We the Government's rescue if the Berlin Milan would go further and say that the threatened attack of the Conserva- Stockholm amenities of Repulse Bay beach tives materialises. Mr. Ramsay Copenhagen

MacDonald, however, is determined Osi could be immensely improved if the to reach a Five Power agreement Prague whole of the bathing facilities at the Conference if at all possible Helsingfors there were operated along the lines and to this end might conceivably Madrid

Lisbon of the Hotel Company's scheme.commit Britain to some undertak

Athens As matters are at present, there is ing which might be ill-advised. If Bucharest a.conglomeration of ugly matsheds, the Conservatives succeed in bring-Ro

ing possible commitments to light Bombay

Buenor far more reminiscent of the abodes and force a full statement on the Shanghal of savages than of the appurten- present negotiations the position Hongkong ances of a modern bathing beach. will then be clearly defined for the

Yokohama Add to this circumstance the fact undoubted benefit of all the Powers Silver (forward)

Silver (spot) that the structures are in constant participating in the Conference.

Oslo

Vienna.

Aires

It was decided, that in view of London, Apr. 6.

izes the fact that the Society had 4.80 15/32 given a ball to all their foreign 34.80 friends on the 25th January of 25.11 this year, St. George's Day, April 12.11% 23rd, would be observed amongst 92.78 members and their familles only. 20.38 The President, Mr. Herbert Phil- 18.095 lips, C.M.G., O.BE offered his .18.165 |

residence for the reception. 18.17 .24:505

The Secretary stated that the 16444 membership at the 1st of April, 1931 1930, was 46, 17 new members 30.00 having been enrolled since the 1st. 108.80 January, 1930, and five members .875 having left the port. Our Own

818 Correspondent. .5.13/16 43.13/16

1/5.13/16

1/11 Among the passengers returning .1/6 to Hongkong from Manila by the 2/0.12/32 | Empress of Russia yesterday wore .19% Mr. and Mra J. K. Bousfield, Dr. 194 C. A. Fenton and Mrs. E. M.

Hazeland.

British Wireless..

Lyly's hero was a young -Athenian who fell in Love with Lucilla, daughter of the governor of Naples, a capri- cious female who jilted him. Disheartened and disillusion ed, Euphues withdrew from society, and spent most of his time inditing long letters on education and religion to his. friend Philautus,

The ideas and sentimenta expressed in these letters are: truly admirable Charles Kingsley said of "Euphues" that it was "as brave, righte ous and plous a book as any man need look into"-but the atyle is so overladen with: verbal ornamentation that few people nowadays will take the trouble to read more than a short extract or two-