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GILBEY

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LANEFORD

SPORTS SHIRTS

Three

for

$10.00

$3.50

Each

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MEN'S WEAR STYLISTS.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

NOW IS THE TIME

TO GET YOUR

FRIGIDAIRE

THERE ARE DOMESTIC MODELS OF FROM FOUR TO EIGHTEEN CUBIOFEET STORAGE CAPACITY.

OVER

1,000,000

IN USE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

TUESDAY,

APRIL

8. .1930.

DAY BY DAY.

YOU HAVE NOT CONVERTED A MAN BECAUSE YOU HAVE SILENCED HIM.

the utmost care is taken to ace that school-children are protected from such dangers, and the provi sion of facilities whereby children may obtain good meals at schools-Morley. is part and parcel of the educa- tional authorities' responsibilities.

The thought which occurs to as is whether, here in this Colony, arrangements could not be made by individual schools to cater to the needs of pupils by the provision of meals and refreshments, where this is necessary. If not, the least that

should be done is to see that con- taminated food is not hawked in the locality of scholastic establish- ments. We do o not know what in spection, if any, is carried out by the authorities to go that the food. stuffs which hawkershell are pre- pared under cleanly conditions, or Whether any measures are taken to inspect their wares when actually on sale. Periodically, returns are issued of analyses made under the Sale of Food and Drugs Ordinance, but we presume that these only apply to commodities sold in shops, and not on the streets. If that is the case, we suggest that a few

DODWELL & Co., Ltd. samples be taken now and then

Sole Distributors

HONG KONG & S, CHINA.

the

Hongkong Telegraph.

TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1930.

FOOD. DANGERS.

from hawkers, and, where occasion justifies, prosecutions be brought against those selling contaminated commodities. In course of time, if the campaign is maintained, it ought to be possible to keep in check, to some extent at least, the present dangers to which customers are exposed.

The Empress of Canada, which left Hongkong on the 10th March, arrived at Vancouver on the 5th April.

WHY THERE ARE FEWER BABIES,

DOCTORS AND THE LOWEST

BIRTH RATE.

MODERN LIFE CAUSE,

Lending authorities express their alarm at the menace to the Passengers due here on Friday future of the country revealed by by the a.s. Changte from Australia the quarterly return of the Re- include Mr. and Mrs. S. T. William-gistrar-General, Mr. S. P. Vivian, son, and Mr. M. Manak.

which shows that in the last quarter of 1929 the birth rate in England and Wales туда the lowest on record.

The Hongkong Volunteer De- fence Corps annual Rifle Meeting is to take place at Stonecutters on the 18th and 19th instant.

During the whole year only 644,218 babies were born (com pared with 660,267 in the previous year), while there were 592,525 deaths, the increase in the popu- Ordinary Seaman Charles S. lation therefore being 111,693, Thomas, of H..S. lerancs, is re-instead of the average of about ported as having been missing 223,000 from the ship since 10 a.m. on Thursday of last week.

Sentence of six weeks' hard la- bour was imposed on a Chinese who pleaded guilty before Mr. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning to a charge of larceny of a length of piping valued at $20, taken from the Government at the shed in Waterloo Road.

On failing to appear before Mr. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Ma- gistracy this morning to answer a charge of possession of four bot- fles of dutiable wine, a fireman of the Empress of Russia. had his bail of $50 estreated. The defendant was arrested carrying the bottles in Nathan Rond.

Six Chinese have been sent to Pembroke Dock.

the Kowloon Hospital suffering Pembroke Dock has now severed.from food poisoning, which they They its last connexion with the Navy experienced after a meal.

are residents of the Yue Tai pawn So their names are Chan Hong (35), Kong Ping (56), Kg San (10) ship Li Yung-fan (18), Wong Lim (40)

and Au Kin (20).

There has been a progressive decline in the birth rate since 1920, when 957,782 babies werd born.

A variety of reasons for these figures were given to a Daily Mail reporter.

Woman Doctor's View.

Dame Mary Scharlieb, the rynacologist, was emphatic in condemning present-day kom- dencies. She said:

un-

"The main cause is the certainty of economic conditions in the country, but people are much more selfish than they used to be and much more given to pleasure.

The Very Idea!

The Keeper of the Celestial Gate naked from within who the first applicant might be.

"It's me," a voice replied; and St. Peter bade him come in.

Another knock. Another ques- tion. "Who's there?" Another answer, "It's me!"

་

"Come in!"

Then another sharp rap. "Who's there?" asked St. Peter. "It la I," a voice replied. "Another of those dashed school teachers" grumbled St. Petor.

She had left her car unattended for over two hours. A policeman was waiting for her.

"I've waited for you for hours. What's your name?" he demanded. "It wouldn't do any good if told you," was her reply.

"You look a nice boy-but my husband is about twice your size and terribly jealous.”.

Motoring epitaphs:

Here lie the bodies of both the

Drakes;

They trusted too much to their

4-wheel brakes..

Heaven help women like Martha

Marr;

She took one lesson, then drove

her own car.

O'er Mike O'Toole they've now

said Mass; He reached for his brake but

atepped on the gas.

*

Wireless fan:-"What do you think of these new cabinet loud speakers?"

- A few more "howlers:"

Joan of Are was called Joan of

Keen Politican:-"Well, I can "The artificial excitement of scarcely say yet so far I've only the life women lead and the heard Mr. Snowden." * practice of artificial control put their nervous system out of order. They put off having babies, and then when they want them they cannot have them. They become nervously unfit for child-bearing.

the

Are because after taking Orleans she married Noah.

A question which is not with- and in future will be used as a base shop, No. 438, Shangazi Street and birth rate first began to fail. | 78, 6d, and you call it a dog licence.

out its interest to Hongkong has recently been discussed in Singa pore-name.y, whether or not the itinerant hawking system, especi- ally as it applies to the hawking of food, should not be abolished. The matter has been raised in the Straits Settlements several occasions, but the latest discus- sion was on academic lines, merely to provide young debaters with topical subject. There was, a might be expected, a definite majority in favour of the retention

On

passes

"It was in France where

Germany followed, and has now passed France. We are going,

куду.. same

The British the Empire is like a man with a magnificent estate and with no one to work it. And yet even in and Colonies, want men,

they

A poetic licence is a licence you get from the Post Office to keep poets. You get one also if you want to keep a dog, It costa

A compliment is when you say something to another which he and we know is not true.

Foreigners are neutralised when they settle in England.

The opposite of evergreen is nevergreen.

for lying boats and seaplanes.

опе of Britain's most historic shipbuilding and repairing yards, for the dock owed its foundation..to Lord have

Dominions On the arrival of the President, the Nelson who could never

great Grant from San Francisco yes- where they possibly visualised - the ironclads which were, in later terday evening, Detective Ser-practise artificial control.

on board "We are not doing right by the years, to be refitted for further geant Kellett went

seized Empire-we are not doing morally a search an automatic pistol, a revolver, right, and, as a doctor, I say that periods of usefulness at Pembroke. and during Neither could he have, foreseen in three spare magazines and 398 we are not acting right medical-duced until 1870: Previous to this his plans that a day puld come rounds of ammunition which were

ly when the dock would be used for found in a small cardboard box in instruments of attack and defence the steerage quarters. undreamed of in the year 1814

Ho

Syncopation is emphasis on à note which is not in the piece.

R.I.P. means return immediately please.

School boards were not intro-

small slates had to be used.

Sarcasm is when I say "God bless teacher."

An amusing example of mixed metaphor was perpetrated by a well-known Glasgow minister at a temperance rally held in the city the other evening. Making refer- ence to the rebuffs sustained by the temperance advocates in their fight for the abolition of drink. the reverend gentleman remarked ·

Reaction to City Life. Professor Leonard Hill, director of the Department of Applied when Fembroke Dock was establish- Stated to be suffering from a Physiology, National Institute of of the system, for there can be noed. In future, high speed seaplanes fractured fibula a Chinese who was Medical Research, sees a grave will use the dock which has been the sent to Hospital following an as- menace in the decline of the birth doubt that the hawkers serve 3 very useful purpose in certain dia berthing place of some of Britain's sauit by another man, was said, by rate among European nations Fem-Detective Inspector Fallon before while the birth rates of Eastern

increasing. tricts and amongst the poorcr most famous warships and

broke will become to be known as Mr. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon countries are

'Magistracy this morning, to be said: section of the community, who are

na air base similar to Felixstowe, still detained and would not be in a The falling birth rate mightThe brave heart just gets up able to obtain comestibles at a far Calshot and Lee-on-Solent. Pem-condition for discharge until next be the beginning of the end of and wipes its knees, sharpens fo

The assailant cheaper rate than they could from broke's fame as a Naval centre will Monday, market stallholders and shops. rapidly diminish and some regret brought before his Worship on re- This is so because the hawkers may be felt at the change. The mand on a charge of assault and have no rent to pay, in addition dockyard, however, became redun- remanded till Monday.

dant some years ago and economy to which they bring their wares to demanded its closure. No doubt the doors of the buyers, who are the fortifications will stiil remain thus saved money in transport to as some reminder of the past. The and from the markets.

fortifications were erected at a cost There is, however, an important of over a quarter of a million.ster- point which was brought forward ling in the year 1861. While the during the debate to which we are passing of historic centres such as referring, this being the question Pembroke may be accompanied by of the danger to public health twinges of regret, such changes are necessary in an ever develop which the purveying of possibly ing world and sentiment cannot be infected foodstuffs involves, One allowed to stand in the way of of the Singapore speakers declared progress or to be used as an argu- that many of the hawkers were ment for the perpetuation of the nothing less than carriers of such obselete. Again, when economy diseases as enteric, dysentery, and demands such a course, particular- phthisis. In this connexion, itly at a time of indusky depress and when the nation's finances are was suggested that it

solely taxed, the old order must be changed, irrespective of historic

and t associations

proud achievements.

2 was

scandal that hawkers should be

fgw

CORRESPONDENCE.

Crude Diction.

[To The Editor of Hongkong Telegraph.]

SALE OF A GIRL

PROVED.

WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO TRANSACTION.

sword, and goes forward into battle again."

was the British Empire.

It is a natural reaction in to the crowded this country cities. There are economic dif- ficulties and men find it difficult

The wedding is to take place at to emigrate. The city life that the Rosary Church, nowloon, on- we are leading here reduces fer- the 21st inst., of Miss Julia Soares, tility."

daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. P. de Sir Bruce Bruce-Porter, the V. Soares, to Mr. C. M. Correa, eminent physician, declared that Later a reception will be held at the Registrar-General's return No. 2 Liberty Avenue, New Gar- does not reveal the greatest den City, Homuntia. menace. He said:

"It is the birth rate of the fit It was disclosed at the Police children that is failing, not that

Chinese girl, 13-year-old Court to-day that in the sale of a of the unfit.

"While unfit children continue father, an aunt and another to be born in large numbers the woman whom the Police believe it have to keep them, so that to be a trafficker, were the princi- they cannot afford to have child- Apart from pal parties concerned in the ren of their own. transaction.

the unfit there are thousands of border-line cases. These are not differentiated in the official re- turns of births.

the

The alleged trafficker, who gave her name as Man Cheong,

J.

was charged before Mr. Grantham

"These returns of the falling with taking part in a transaction birth rate are the greatest argu- of which the object was to transment in favour of voluntary fer the possession, custody and sterilisation. control of the child for a con-

sideration.

There is one bright spot in the Registrar-General's returns. There were 312,982 marriages last year, the greatest number since 1921.

MORE CRUELTY TO

CHICKENS.

CHINESE GIRL FINED AT

KOWLOON..

A respectably dressed young Chinese lady appeared before Mr. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon

permitted to sell their goods to school-children, and the alter

Mr. H. R. Butters, from the Secretariat of Chinesc Affairs, native put forward was that little

said a raid was carried out in the restaurants might be run at each

basement of 48, Elgin Street by school by licensees who should pay

Inspector J. Murphy and a party of Chinese detectives, and there for the privilege. This question

the officers found the defendant of school-children patronising the

and the child., A document was hawkers has on several occasions

handed over by the defendant, which was the deed of sale; and been brought to our notice, and

which proved that the girl had Sir. The talkie which is now been purchased by, the woman for we have again and again seen

being produced at the Queen's

a sum of $115, it was made out 3oungsters buying for &

Theatre, entitled "The Cock-eyed copper's the most filthy-looking World", calls for some comment. in the name of the woman's hus: nixtures imaginable. In the sum- It is to my mind, a glaring illustra-band, who was in Singapore.

It appeared that the girl was Magistracy this morning on a mer, particularly, the hawkers do tion of what a mess is being made

of the English language in Am-netunily sold to the woman by her charge of causing cruelty to two by carrying them a roaring trade in ice-cream, erica. The only thing which saves own father, and the case was con- chickens strange concoctions of cold drinks, the "Cock-eyed World" from fined to this with an aunt also suspended by the winge which and what not else, In the neigi failure, is the fact that there is involved, although information in were secured by a piece of string. It transpired that the defendant bourhood of schools. If the a fair amount of humour in it, the possession of the Police gave

But humour is not the only thing the woman the standing of a had taken the chickens from the

trafficker.

train,' at the Yaumati Railway buyers manage to escape the ill- that matters--it appears to me to effects of these pernicious things, be an insult to the British people. For the defence, Mr. A. E. Hall Station, after they had been it must be sheer good luck and in this Colony, that they are called said that in view of the proof of brought by her mother from nothing else. The probability is upon thus to tolerate such crude sale furnished by the document Taipo, where their wings had been

a by now, familiar paper in such tled by the seller. diction.

His Worship said that they had that these drinks, ice-creams, and Surely the people who are res cases he had no alternative but foodstuffs are prepared in filthy ponsible for our entertainment, to plead guilty. He had been been tied for a long time and should see to it, that British films asked to say that, defendant did pointed out it was cruel for surroundings, with not

are shown in the Colony-Yours, not know the laws of Hongkong, chickens to be tied for any length at time. They must have suffered and that she was now prepared to slightest regard paid to etc.,

return the girl, either to her considerable pain. A. L. O. E.

The defendant was fined $5. hygienic conditions, At Home,

father or to the Po Leung Kuk.

•

the

WHO WAS

PASHA

BAILEY BEN?

If one may read into the delicious nonsense of the "Bab Ballads" anything more. than the mere intention to amuse, it must be spirit of gentle mockery aimed at falsely romantic ideas.

In "Pasha Bailey Ben" it is- quite likely that W. S. Gilbert was dealing a passing blow at the spurious glamour which envelops Eastern potentates in the popular mind..

Pasha Bailey Ben was small and stout-"Men called him Little Roundabout." In fur. ther contradistinction from the pashas of romance, he was. very poorly endowed with this world's goods, so that offer ings of a more useful kind than the jewels and spices be loved of the poets were en couraged at his court, cold boiled beef, for example, and balls of string, tin-tacks and ornaments for empty grates.j His confidant, "A Scoundrel of the Deepest Tint," who bore the proud name of sim- ple James; his white secre tary, a Highland Scot, part of whose duties it was to sing and dance for the diversion of the harem, and the incredible strangers who visited Bailey Ben's court,. were all conceiv od in the same. light fantastic vein.

The beauty of such satire as this is, that, being aimed not at our lives but at, our ideas, it never wounds.!