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EUMINTOL

FOR THE TEETH

A LIQUID DENTIFRICE

OF EXQUISITE FLAVOUR

$1.25

THE REGULAR DAILY 25 USE OF EUMINAL WILL

MADE FROM THE FOR-

Per

MULA OF A CELEBRATED

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DO MUCH TO CHECK BAC-

TERIAL GROWTH AND

ACTIVITY IN THE MOUTH,

'PREVENT PYORRHOEA'AND

Bot. KEEP THE TEETH SOUND-

AND BEAUTIFUL.

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The Hongkong Dispensary.

Kowloon Dispensary.

NOW

Phone 20016 37019

ON SALE.

The New

MAY

VICTOR RECORDS

Including two new Musical Masterpiece Albums

M-71 Carnival of the Animals ( Saint-Saens)

Leopold Stokowski and Philadelphia Orchestra Pianists-Mary Binney Montgomery

and Olga Barabini).

Song without words in a Minor

(Tschaikowsky-Op 40, No. 6)

Leopold Stokowski and Philadelphia Orchestra.

C-9

The Music of Rudolf Friml

Nat Skilkret and the Victor Salon Group and Victor

Salon Orchestra

Piano Solo by Rudolf Friml.

S. MOUTRIE & CO., LTD.

A FEW

Tea Trays.

(Victor Distributors)

Chater Road.

GIFT SUGGESTIONS-

FROM

MAPPIN & WEBB.

Tea and Coffee Sets.

6 Tea Forks in Case

Cake Baskets.

Tea knives and Forks.

Sauce Boats. Tea Spoons. Condiment Sets.

Just a few items.from the host of good things that

can be seen in this Dept.

Solid Silver or "PRINCES PLATE"

TEA KNIVES & FORKS

IN CASES.

SOLID SILVER :—" PRINCES PLATE" Two Mediums with similar characteristics, so much so that they are -practically identical,

The same care is used in Fashioning Both, the name'perfect finish, and both will last a life time.

"MAPPIN & WEBB

FOR PREFERENCE. COFFEE SERVICE

"

"Prince Plate" Coffee Service & Tray Complete as above

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THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MAY 19, 1930.

U.S.

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Hongkong Hotel Garage.

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

MONDAY, MAY 19, 193,

CHEAPER FLYING.

Aero Clubs at Home

are extremely pleased by a recent announcement showing that Britain is now able to produce the cheapest light aeroplane in the

can make such provision, but with. the steady reduction in the price of machines, bringing them within the cost of the motor-car. as well as the cheapness of operation, there can be no doubt that as time goes on, flying will become quite the thing, both for pleasure, and business purposes.

Here in Hongkong, although little is heard of the actual

developments, it seems that good progress is being made by the Flying Club in laying the founda- tions for a live organisation. We

DAY BY DAY.

THE MOST DECISIVE EVENTS IN

THE WORLD'S HISTORY ARE THOSE VICTORIES WHICH HAVE BEEN WON BY THE FEW OVER THE MANY. Laurence Housman:

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"The P. and O. s.s. Ranpura, from Singapore, is due here at 8 am, on Thursday.

POLICE RESERVE

ORDERS FOR THE CURRENT WEEK.

Police Reserve Orders by Mr T. H. King, Acting Inspector General of Police, state:

His Excellency's Appreciation.

An extract from a letter dated the 12th May, 1930, from the The P. and O. 8.8. Kidderpore, Honourable Colonial Secretary to from Shanghai, is due here at the Honourable Inspector General of Police, is published hereunder for information: "I am directed by His Excellency the Governor to convey to you, and to all officers

p.m. to-morrow.

The Finance Committee of the Legislative Council is to meet on Thursday at 2.80 p.m.

The Ben Line 3.8. Bencruachan, from Home and Straits ports, is due here on the 23rd instant.

Hotels, Ltd., advertise that no The Hongkong and Shanghai dinner dance will be held at the Peninsula Hotel on Tuesday, June 3.

Miss Hill, a teacher of the Garrison School, residing at the Military Quarters, Kennedy Road, has reported to the Police the loss of two blankets valued at $35 which were stolen on Saturday.

hear that the Club is to have its own hangar and other premises across the harbour, and that, before long, we may expect to sco regular flights by its members. There are, of course, limitations here, compared with Home, but, none the less, the Club should have a useful future and possibly be of some help in leading to con- tact with other nearby centres: As to the risks of flying it has been proved that, given good machines and ground organisa- Capt. A. L. Davis, of the Blue tion, these are extremely small, Funnel steamer Knight Companion, reported to the police yesterday the even far less than those of motor-loss of two small wooden pullies on ing. As the motor-car displaced which were fifteen fathoms of rope the carriage and the pedal cycle, so valued at $12. The theft occurred will the aeroplane in course of on board the ship some time be-

tween 11 am and 1 p.m. time come into pre-eminence. That is the tendency of the age, and it is inevitable.

The Walker Cup. Great Britain has still little with which to plume herself in

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Sister Carolina Alvarez, of the Italian Convent, died at the St. Raphael Hospital, Macao, follow- ing an operation on Saturday morning. The deceased lady was 66 years of age and had spent 40 years in the Convent as a nun. She was a member of a well-known family of Macao.

and men of the regular Police Forco and Police Reserves an

expression of His Excellency's high appreciation of the arrange ments made for his reception on landing in the Colony, and of the those arrangements were carried very adequate manner in which out."

The I. G. Palso takes the oppor tunity to express his appreciation Police Reserves on the occasion of of the services rendered by the H.E. the Governor's landing and reception on the 9th May, 1930.

General.

Revolver Practice-The regular weekly revolver practice (volun- tary) will take place at the Bowen Road Revolver Range on Wednes day, May 21st, from 9.00 p.m. to 10.30 p.m. It will be open to all ranks of the H.K.P., Special Con- stables, Chinese Company, Hong- kong Police Reserve and to all persons holding permits to carry arms.

The Very Idea!

"I like it, but I shall not have it because it is not British." These words were addressed to a shopkeeper recently when A article was shown to the Queen who, with Princess Mary, went shopping at Windsor. Both made several purchases Including Easter eggs and chocolates. They also visited a picture shop whet Princess Mary bought a number of prints. In every case the Queen and Princess, Mary insisted on the goods purchased being British

make a good portrait of my wife?" Client "Do you think you can

Artist "My friend, I can make it so lifelike you'll jump every time you see it."

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It has remained for a Wembley vicar. to remark in his ́ ́ parish magazine upon an aspect of the larger hats that women are start- years of male emancipation," he ing to wear again. "After twenty says, "is our view in church,

cinema or concert room to be obstructed by confections from Paris?" It is a very pertinent question because larger hats seem to be definitely coming in again.

Reader "Dear Editor, what's the best way to find out what a woman thinks of you?" "

Editor-"Marry her."

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Tennessee, the place to which so. many rag-time singers are always informing us they wish to return, is continually providing us with fresh matter for comedy. Having forbidden schoolteachers by law to believe that man has descended from the monkey, the State Supreme Court has now ruled that liquor one has drunk does not constitute illegal possession. "Such internal possession of liquor does not come within the Prohibition statute." says the Court, At the same., time, the

has come to the conclusion that Americans will drink absolutely anything so long as it contains even the smallest pro-

Among the. portion of alcohol. things that the Bureau has proved that people drink are perfumes,

world. This is so by reason of Britain would be subject to such Dr. Dominador Gomez, founder of passed Parts 1 and 2 of Training hair tonics, bay rum and even

Victim of a sudden heart attack, the Labour Day celebration in the Philippines, founder of the Nacion- alista Party, one of the greatest country, a great politician and a weight-lifters and wrestlers in the prominent physician, died on Mon- day last at Manila.

severe defeat. The match which ended on Friday possesses features parallel to those which characterised the play in the last contest in America two years ago. On that occasion Britain was defeated by the unprecedented margin of eleven games to one. It is notable that Britain's soli · TYPHOON NEAR PAKHOI. · tarý vietor was Mr. T. A, Torrance who beat Mr. Charles Evans by

one

ers,

!.

STOLE BUTTER FROM A LORRY.

shellac.

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EXCHANGE RATES.

London, May 18.

.123.86

-26.125

.20.365

18.16

193

375

.43.1/32

4.85,31/32

12.08

.18.12

34.465

,525 (7)

818

31.925

.92.68

Police Training School. The weekly classes for Police Reservists at the Police Training School, Kowloor, will be held on Tuesday, May 20th, at 5.30 p.m. All members of the Chinese and Indian Companies and of the Fly- connexion with British-American

ing Squad who have not yet pass golf rivalry but a great deal about Charged with ill-treating a muied Part 2 of Training Course are which to sit penitently in sack-tsai by assault on divers occasions, requested to attend. cloth and ashes. The result of a Chinese married woman, named

Chinese Company. 4 the Walker Cup match is dismay-Tsui Sai-ho, was found guilty of Strength. Sub-Inspector Ed. United States Prohibition Bureau ing for the team had been selected self, at the Central Magistracy on mitted to resign, having complete

common assault by Mr. R.E. Lindward Mow Fung has been per- with great care and while hopes Saturday morning, and was fired en full. period of service, with of winning the Cup were never $100, with the alternative of four effect from March 24th, 1930. very bright, if they existed at all, weeks' hard labour..

Revolver Practice.-Members of .it was hardly expected that

the Chinese Company, who have Course, will attend at the Bowen the fact that the price of the

Road Revolver Range on Wednes Gypsy "Moth" has just been re-

day. May 21st. at 9.00 p.m. sharp Yet again this year come fresh duced by no less a sum than £80.

Musketry Instructor E. Carpenter. clocks back an hour. for revolver practice under tales of people putting their. The price of the machine is thus

Indian Company,

A visitor to a house where this £395, which is the lowest price for

Training Course-Part II-The mistake had been made was chat a standard two-seater biplane in

following members have been ting in the diningroom when he the world. The news is especial

passed out as efficient in Part II heard the clock on the mantel- ly welcome to Flying Clubs at

of Training Course (knowledge of piece chime two hours behind

normal. Police Duties and Regulations):- Home as they are likely to be

"Aha," murmured the host, The Royal Observatory reports Constable R220 Kandhara Singh, "tempus fugit." severely hit this year by the re- hole. This year "Mr. T. A. that the anticyclone is central to the passed with credit; Constables "Aha," retorted the visitor, con- duction of their subsidies.

Torrance was again the only mem-cast of Tokyo. A depression has R229 Jiwan Singh, R251 Puran sulting his watch, "tempus. The bringing down of the price ber of the British team to win a formed to the north of Korea. The Singh, and R258 S. Siban, passed. bunkum.". of this machine by the de Havil- singles match and he did so in typhoon is about 50 miles S.S.W. of

Flying Squad. very convincing style. This year forecast is:-South winds, moder- of the Kowloon Section will take Pakhoi, moving N.N.W. The local The weekly instructional patrul land Company has been made pos-Britain has lost by ten matches ate; generally overcast; some show-place on Tuesday, May 20th. sible by the introduction of mass to two and perhaps there is some

Fall production into aircraft factories. very slight consolation in the fact

in at the Tsim-tsa-tsui Fire A Manila warning received at 9 Brigade Station at 5.30 p.m. sharp. This provides an illustration of that the margin of defeat is not.m.

gives the position of the Dress-Khaki Uniform and Cap Poris the fact that aeroplane production quite so big as in 1928. This year typhoon as 111 Long. E., 17 Lat. N., with Khaki Cover.

Geneva moving W.N.W.

Berlin is rapidly assuming the same Britain did win one of the four.

The weekly instructional patrol Oslo of the Hongkong Section will take Helsingfors proportions as motor-car manufac- somes, but however well the team

Americans played, the ture. The Company named is now much better.

played

place on Friday, May 23rd. Fall Athens The scores were

in at the Central Police Station at Buenos Aires turning out 1,700 machines a convincing, the superiority of the

5.15 p.m. sharp. Drese-Khaki Hongkong New York year, and as it makes the entire visitors definitely stressed.

Uniform and Cap with Khaki Amst The

Amsterdam Cover. eraft and engines, it is able to Americans are to be congratulated

Stockholm DAIRY FARM EMPLOYEE

Sharpshooters' Company.

Vienna work on

the mass production on fine golf, for they were the

KEEPS WATCH,

Madrid Strength.-Constable R429 J. M.

Bucharest system, which saves both time and better team and fully deserved

Appearing before Mr. Grantham Parvis has been permitted to re- Brussels their success. money. According to an official

There is, however, at the Central Police Court this sign having completed one years Milan of the Company, there is no retained in the face of a most Hongkong Club was fined $10, or 1930.

one plume which Britain has morning, a coolie employed at the service, with effect from May 13th, Copenhagen

Prague foreign machine of the type now determined challenge

(Sgd.) D. L. KING, from fourteen days' hard labour in de-

Lisbon reduced in price made at a figure America.

Rio. An English girl has re-butter from a Dairy Farm lorry fault, for stealing two pounds of within £100 of that of the "Moth." tained the Open Ladies' Cham-which was outside the Club at the Even the American manufac-pionship despite the attack of time. turers, who pride themselves on cheap production, have been chable to get to so low, a selling figure. The machine has cruising speed of '90 to 100 miles

The Rev. Father Spada officiated per hour, and is driven by a 100-

at the wedding at Rosary Church, horse-power engine. It is, more-

Kowloon, on Saturday of Miss Car- over, fitted with dual controls

men Florericia Lisòla Garcia, eldest daughter of Mrs. Francisco Maria which can be operated from either

Garcia, and Mr. Florentino Santos cockpit. These facts are most

Fernando, of Tondo, Manila, young- encouraging at a time when we Fishwick,

est son of Mr. Ciriaco Fernando,

The bride was attired in white hear criticism of lack of enterprise

satin and silk lace made up in Vic- on the part of British aircraft

toria style and carried a bouquet Mr. Justice Wood at the of Honolulu creeper and maiden- manufacturers. The tendency

PEAK TRESPASS.

Supreme Court this morning, made hair fern. She was attended by will be to popularise flying and

the position clear as to the date Miss Albertina Garcia (sister of CAUGHT SMOKING OPIUM IN from which sentences passed at the bride), Miss Celeste 'Gill and make the public even more air- SERVANTS' QUARTERS. the Criminal Sessione commence. Miss Millie Remedios as brides- minded. Indeed, it 18 fast

Charged with trespassing in the

His Lordship said I have been maids who wore dresses of peach. becoming evident that more and servants quarters of the residence informed by the Registrar that coloured celanese and crinoline pic more people are taking to flying, of Mr. R. S. Blaisse, of 8, Peak doubts have been expressed as to ture hate to match. They carried sentences bouquets of gladiolas and maiden not only by utilising the facilities before Mr. Lindsell at the Centrai passed at the Criminal Sessions hair ferns,

Mansions, a Chinese who appeared the date. upon which offered by regular services, but Magistracy this morning was are intended to run. The law on The bride was given away by her by becoming themselves owners of stated to have been found smoking the point seems to be perfectly father and the bridegroom was at- clear that, in the absence of any tended by Mr. Daniel 2. Romualdez light machines. It has been opium on the premises.

The defendant said he had expression by the Judge who of Manila as best man. The shown that very little ground gone to visit a friend, but Mr. passes sentences, all sentences run groomsmen were Dr. C. F. X. da space is needed for taking off or Blaisse Informed his Worship from the date of the commence-Roza and Dr. N. P. Karanjia. landing when small machines are rested at 11 a.m. on Saturday, was they are cast. Tam making this that the defendant, who was arment of the Sessions in which found in the servants' quarers to formal statement to set all doubts gether with two others smoking at rest, and I do so with the con- opium. The menials of the house currence of the Chief Justice. hold always had instructions that Mr. Fitzroy:-That, of course, nobody was allowed to smoke follows the practice at Home. opium on the premises.

Hia Lordship:--Yes, the law is The defendant was fined $5... perfectly clear.

used, and in increasing numbers people are setting up their own little hangara near their country résidences. At the moment, of course, only those with consider able means and their own property

America's best lady golfers. It The defendant pleaded that he was a convincing win for Miss had picked the butter up from the Fishwick and all the more remark-road, but according to the delivery ably in that she is of comparative coolie of the Dairy Farm he kept

a special watch on account of pre aly tender years and far less experi-vious losses and saw the defen- enced in championship matches dant take the butter from the. than her opponents. So although lorry. the greatest week in-British 'golf has closed with one fully deserved victory for America, there is some cause for satisfaction in the splendid performance of Miss

CRIMINAL SESSIONS

SENTENCES.

PUISNE JUDGE MAKES THE

POSITION CLEAR.

D. S. P. (R) Shanghai

"KOWLOON WEDDING.

CEREMONY PERFORMED AT

ROSARY CHURCH,

British

.19.165

.194 109.30

WHO WAS-

PAUL REVERE?

The accuracy of the details in Longfellow's poem, "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere". has been a subject of dispute, but the main fact, that Paul Revere saved the town of Con- cord from capture by his time- ly warning of the British ap¬ proach, remains unchallenged. Paul Revere was a promin→ ent figure in the American War of Independence. He was. brought up to follow his father smith. He made several anti-. trade of engraver and', gold-'

British cartoons and was one' of the rebels who took part in the Boston Tea Party, and was enrolled, immediately war" broke out in earnest, as a liou tenant of artillery.

By the time peace was de- clared, he had risen to the rank- of lieutenant-colonel. He then returned to his old trade and was very successful in it, ex- ⚫pecially in the improvement of methods of copper plating. In 1795, the Masonic brother- hood in Boston, honoured him by appointing him their Grand Master.

was held at 37 Gordan Road, Kow

After the ceremony a reception. loon, the new home of Mr. and Mrs. Feranda, and later the couple left for the honeymoon which is being spent in Canton and Macao. The bride's going away dress was of peach coloured celanese with a crinoline picture hat to match.

"The Midnight Ride of Paul. Revere forms one of the series entitled: "Tales of a Wayside Inn."

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