1930-05-27 — Page 6

Drink More Fruit!!

Watson's

Orange Squash

Lemon Squash

Lime Squash

Carbonated Grape Juice

are manufactured from real

fruit juices, and pure cane sugar.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

Aerated Water Manufactures

Established 1841.

NOW 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. #}

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. (Victor Distributors) Chater Road.

TENNIS RACKETS

THE

by

DUNLOP

SPALDING

W. H. JAMES

&

F. H. AYRES.

*SUPER AERO'

ALL ENGLAND' &

"TOP FLITE'

Specially selected for use in the Tropics.

Dunlop & Armour Damp Proof Gut Fitted to any Racket.

Sports Dept.

Lane, Crawford, Ltd.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MAY 27, 1930.

The Hongkong Hotel Garage.

Main Garage, Stubbe Rd. Tel. 27778 & 27770 Manager, 4th. Floo

Tel 27779 Accounts, 4th Flo-T 7.24 24

Sales General 3rd. Plan:

(Entrance) T1 27779 Service, 2nd Fant, 7pt 27778

Sales, Tyres an 1 Accessories 25, Quee's Read

TI, 7:79

Livery & Coach Service Hongkong- The Hong'org Hotel

7.1 27 78 Kowloon The Perirsu's Hotel Tel:8081

Sub-Garages. Cameron Rd. Tel. 57374 Feak Hotel Tel 29202

Repulse Bay Fotel. Tel. 97775

The Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels, Itd.

years

DEATH.

in service of Chinn Navigation Company.

Hamburg, a port through which great quantities of parrots are int ported into Germany.

A characteristic of the disease is its aprend. In the form of small or "family" epidemics; that Is to say, one or two households become infected through contact with `A sick parrot. Cases of direct trans- mission between human beings are

DAY BY DAY.

CORRESPONDENTS ARE ASKED. TO SEND THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES, WHICH WILL NOT BE PUBLISHED IF THEY DO NOT SO DESIRE. REJECTED NOR CAN THERE BE ANY CORRES

LETTERS WILL NOT BE RETURNED,

PONDENCE. REGARDING THEM.

The distribution of prizes won at the H.K.V.D.C. Annual Rifle

Meeting will be made at a supper on Friday, 30th May, at Volunteer Headquartera.

A new low record for the Hong- kong dollar was established to-day known but uncommon. Altogether the opening rate on demand being the 1929 epidemic has accounted | is. 4.15/16d. for some 350 to 400 known cases, with a mortality rate of 35 to 40 It is therefore a rare per cent. disease and not to be compared with A great epidemic of influenza, cholera or other highly infectious disease. On the other hand, the disease. is not only very serious, with a high death rate, but most baffling in its symptoms, and transmitted by an unknown agent. The memorandum concludes by saying that prophylactic precau- tions should include, not only the prohibition of the import of parrots - measure taken by the United States and all the European coun-

1

Amongst the passengers who left by the 8.8. President Taft to-day were Lieut.-Col. G. M. Bouth, Mr. F. W. Sutterle, Mr. Mitchell Berry and Mrs J. J. Paterson.

Mrs. W. E. L. Shenton's motor- car was completely destroyed by fire at the junction of Shek-O and It is understood that a short circuit Cape d'Aguilar roads yesterday: caused the blaze. The car, was covered by insurance.

health.

DEATH OF MRS. H. O, T. BURKWALL.

BIBLE SOCIETY WORKER

The Very Idea!

It was rather a late hour for the. DIE'S IN AMERICA. elderly lady to be standing outside' her own front door and exécut- Many local residents, and more ing a vigorous assault on the particularly those of Canton, will knocker. It emerged that she had learn with deep regret of the bean paying a late call at a neigh- passing of Mrs. Burkwall, wife of bour's house, and that her. lodger the Rev. H. O. T, Burkwall, who had retired and unwittingly locked for over a quarter of a century worked with her husband in

her out.

Canton as local agent for the British and Foreign Bible So- ciety.

whilst she and the Rev. Mr. Burk- The death has been announced wall were on furlough in America,

both being due to return to their field of work some time next month. They left for their home country last August, and Mrs, Burkwall's death must come as a very sudden shock to those who held her valued friendship in the East.

It also emerged that "Mesthur Jobson" was a heavy sleeper, and his, landlady was sorry to have to disturb. him. But, as she explain- ed, "It's his own fault. Ah've ain't on t' table ah'm out." towd him mony a time if mi' teeth

The village grocer was standing at his shop door speaking to the new doctor, when Charlie, a local worthy, and nearly blind, came up the street.

The grocer stopped Charlie, and, addressing the doctor, said---.. "Charlie is a remarkable man in Both the deceased lady and her his way. He is nearly blind, but husband were well-known in he can tell quite well what almost Hongkong, as the wide district in any article is by the feel. In Colony, and to it they paid regular hand he held it out to the blind which they worked included the prove it to you now, doctor," and visits.

taking a handful of sugar in his

man, and said: "Feel that, Charlie, and tell us what it is?"

"Sand," replied Charlie, at

• ·

The patient tact and the sym pathetic kindness which permest- ed

their work amongst the once. various peoples in the Far East. were some of the characteristics A new verse to a well-known

during their long sojourn in Church. He referred with whom they came into contact minister at Belgrave Central to those Canton, and Mrs. Burkwall will who stayed in bed on Sunday be greatly missed in her sphere of mornings, and said if any addí- work for the promotion of Christions were made to the hymn book, the following might be profitably tian ideals amongst the Chinese.

included:

A charge of being a rogue and

Her death is reported to have vagabond was brought against a Chinese before Mr. Whyte Smith been due to a severe attack of at the Kowloon Magistracy this pneumonia, and the sympathy of morning, when Detective Sergeant many will go out to Mr. Burtwall Humphreys asked for a short re-in his heavy loss. mand, intimating that there was a. possibility of further charges. The defendant, who was found in the back yard of the Kowloon Confec tionery shop in Nathan Road, was remanded till to-morrow.

BAIL ESTREATED IN LOTTERY CASE.

Get up, get up for Jesus,

Ye soldiers of the Cross; A lazy Sunday morning

Means certain harm and

loss.

If Christiane on a week day

Begin their work at seven, They surely could on Sunday

Start worship at eleven.

The health return for the past tries in which cases have occurred week shows four cases of typhoid, --but should also forbid the im- with two deaths; two deaths from portation of parrots' wings and small-pox, four from influenza, 14 which proved so endearing to all hymn was suggested by a Leeds

from malaria and 50 from tuber- any part of their dead bodies. culosis. All were Chinese except Psittacosis should be included in ing one case of typhoid. Yester- the list of compulsory notifiable day's return gives a clean bill of discases and

competent veterinary service should be or- | LOGAN.—At Rothesay, Scotland,ganised so as to make possible the on 25th April, 1930, Kenneth early detection of diseased parrots. Gilmour Logan, for many Bird shops should be classed among unhealthy premises. Parrots should be kept in cages which are thor- oughly cleaned and washed, their droppings and any objects which come in contact with the parrots should not be allowed to touch anything used by human beings. After several formal remands, a Above all, caresses and "mouth-to-date has been fixed for the hearing of the case in which an Indian beak" feeding should be avoided.

chaufféur in the employ of. Mr. In ordering the forfeiture of Abbas Khan is being charged be- ball of $10 in the case of a man fore Mr. Whyte Smtih, at the Kow-who had failed to appear to answer on Magistracy, with inflicting a charge of possession of three poet and myself is that a pet can grievous bodily harm to another po-ptu lottery tickets, Mr. Whyte really feel a thing when it has motor driver by stabbing him in Smith, at the Kowloon Magistracy not happened. It has to happen the leg with a knife during a fight this morning, intimated that if the to me before I can feel it. Pror outside the Kowloon Ferry Wharf. defendant had been present in. B. Charlton. The case will be opened on Tues-Court he would not have been con- I am one of the few men left who day, June 10, at 2.15 p.m. Mr. Leo victed on the evidence of the pro- love the high ha-Lord Green-

secution.

wood. d'Almada is for the defence.

After his Worship bad estreated Invention is the mother of em- the man's bail, he was asked by ployment.-M., H. E. Butler. Sergeant Browne to make an order for the confiscation of the tickets.

Hongkong Telegraph.

TUESDAY, MAY 27, 1930,

PARROT DISEASE.

These recommendations are calculated to check the spread of Recently the Home Government the disease and we suggest that was subject to a good deal of they are worthy of consideration by criticism for its delay in prohibit the local health authorities. While Ing the import of parrots owing no case of psittacosis has occurred to the epidemic of psittacosis in Hongkong, it would be utter which has occurred in various folly to wait until one does occur countries during the last year or before action is taken. It would

Amongst the passengers who are 80. The measure has been taken obviously be a wise, precaution for rived here from Manila by the as, by the United States, all the Euro- the authorities to determine the President Taft were Mr. C. Ad- miraal, General Passenger and Tra- pean countries and by various nature of parrot imports into the Manager of the J. C. J. Line, of other nations, some of whom have Hongkong and take the necessary Batavia, accompanied by his wife

and married daughter; enforced the ban before there was action to prevent the appearance. Wasserman, President of the International Tobacco Co. of New York City; Mr. J. Sutton, manager and owner of Sutton Bros., of New York and Manila; and Mr. Paul Kessel, owner of the firm of Paul Kessel, of Kansas City, panied by his wife.

Miss Amy Johnson.

a notified case of the disease of the disease 'here. which has definitely been shown to be caused by parrots. Some- times devastating in its effects, the disease is one to be feared, and the question arises whether, in view of the spread of the disease and the fact that many other coun- tries have adopted preventive mea- sures, Hongkong should not in its

As Lindbergh captured the imagination of the world by his solo flight from America to Paris, so has Miss Amy Johnson, with her spectacular journey from England to Australia. The circumstances of the two flights, however, are

4

FILIPINO CLUB.

WOULD HAVE GOT OFF IF HE APPEARED.

This Parliament will go down to history as the makers of mud- dlea in Parliament and puddles in the parks. Mrs. Baldwin.

I am a lover of mature, and vastly prefer birds to boys-Mr. Hervey de Montmorency.

The only difference between

A

There is only one thing that: can save us from Robotiam, and His Worship pointed out that that is that our young people shall unless there was evidence that the have plenty of time for leisure. defendant had had the tickets for Mr. George Lansbury.

no Mr the purpose of sale, it was

offence under the Ordinance and asked whether auch evidence could be produced.

ассом

1.

Sergeant-Major Lai Sul gave evidence of the tickets being po-piu lottery tickets from Canton, but intimated that there were no indications to show that they were for sale. They could, he stated, be sold, as they did not bear any

names,

His Worship indicated that the evidence of intent to sell would not have justified a conviction if

CORRESPONDENCE.

The Dollar Problem.

[To The Editor of Hongkong Telegraph.]

Sir,--Being # thorough-bred speculator. in exchange I am Hongkong currency from silver strongly against the shifting of standard to gold, because my acti vities will be entirely curtailed by

As far as public suffering is con- cerned, I don't care twopence.--- Yours, etc.,

turn give more than passing in entirely different and we suggest ANNUAL REPORT DISCLOSES the defendant had appeared, and such a change and my profit gone.

are

up.

GROWTII,

put over the question of the con- fiscation of the tickets pending any claim which might be made.

LORRY DASHES INTO HARBOUR.

DRIVER MANAGES TO JUMP TO SAFETY.

motor

When the brakes of a lorry failed to act in Connaught Road West, near Eastern Street, yesterday, the lorry crashed over the Praya wall and fell into the

harbour.

:

that there should be no compari- terest to psittacosis. There

son Lindbergh's achievement will quite a number of bird shops in continue to be remembered as it The annual report of the Fili- Hongkong and there is no doubt deserves, for it was 8 great pino Club, Kowloon, for the year that parrots find their way into triumph. Miss Johnson's amaz-ending the 30th April, 1930, states: Pingpong. Owing to the gen- the Colony. Most of the bird shops ing flight will probably live even erosity of three members of the are insanitary-it is probably ex longer in the public memory for Chab, Messrs. G. S. Angeles, 1. S. practically the whole world has Castro, and D. T. Bautista, who ceedingly difficult to make any very been stirred by the courage of a offered a big silver cup, there was marked improvement-and there is

young girl who set off, after little keen competition in the pingpong undoubtedly a trade in birds of actual experience, to fly over a tournament. There were twenty competitors and the championship various kinds. If parrots are most difficult 10,000 mile route in was won by Mr. A. E. H. Castro, brought in to Hongkong, then seri- a second hand aeroplane which with Mr. E. A. V. Remedios as run- ous consideration should be given had already covered 35,000 miles, aer-up. The Ladies' Champion to the question of whether a ban is These are the astonishing features ship was won by Mrs. K. Gonzalez, necessary or not. That the matter of the flight, but they are fea- with Mrs. C. Atienza as runner

The driver, Wan Shing, of Chung. tures coupled with a magnificent

Mah Jong-Three were twenty Ching Street, jumped clear of the is one of no little importance is

courage, an indestructible faith

competitors in the Mah Jong vehicle and was not injured.. He shown by the fact that the League and a great degree of skill. Bad league. First prize was won by was the only passenger. Health Organisation has publish- luck was encountered before the Mr. J. B. Pomeroy, second by Mr.

There was no cargo on the lorry, ed a lengthy memorandum review-half way mark was reached. It F. J. Brown, third by Mrs. A. T which was recovered from the har- ing the history and nature of was sufficient in itself for any- Ildefonso, and fourth by Mrs. Wbour this morning. psittacosis. It traces the recent one not possessed of the deter- V. Field.

Baseball. We were not as suc- mination and confidence of Miss world epidemic to the export of

cessful in baseball this year as in Johnson to have given up, having previous years, having only obtain-| diseased Amazon parrots from Brazil in the summer and autumn even then accomplished something ed fourth place in the league.

very much worth while. But this Tennis. Owing to shortage of of 1929. Many other species of amazing girl has gone on to con-players, we could not enter the Paris parrot are susceptible to the quer and is now quite rightly re- Tennis League, but we have en- New York discase and it has even been trans-ceiving the congratulations of the tered a team this year.

Finance. The account for the Geneva mitted by human beings, but the world: We can but echo the tri- last 12 months shows a profit of Amsterdam

are butes now being paid and look $1,423.54, showing a substantial Milan main transmitting agents parrots of the species which start to this achievement as something improvement over last year's.

Stockholm Club House-Repairs and addi- of which Britain may long be ed the trouble. This breed is com- proud. It is but another instance tions have been carried out during Copenhagen mon in Brazil and, although it is that the spirit of adventure is not the year. also found in the Argentine and yet dead in this commercial age. Membership. The total number Prague the first cases recorded in 1929 oc- It is a striking tribute to Britain's of members as at April 30, 1990, Helsingfors

Madrid curred last July and August at womanhood and no less another

The birthday of Dr. Jose Rizal Lisbon Cordoba, Alta Gracia and Buenos triumph for British acroplanes. was celebrated at the Club grounds Athe

Athens Ayres in the Argentine, the cases Every single factor in the exploit in June, 1929, for the first time. Buc Rio were directly traceable to a con- gives cause for extreme satisfac- The affair proved to be a very suc- Buenos Aires

Bombay tion and we have no doubt that cessful one.. signment of diseased parrots im- other nations will extend their

The Club arranged with the Shanghai ported into Argentine by an congratulations, to a young girl Hongkong Cricket Club the exhibi- Hongkong Italian dealer from Brazil. At the who has literally astonished the Mr. Gordon Lum, the Club having

tion matches by Mr. F. Aragon and Yokohama,

Silver (spot) Silver (forward) same time, cases also occurred in world.

benefited financially thereby,

was 83.

2

EXCHANGE BATES. «

Brussels

Berlin

Vienna

Bucharest

London, May 26.

.123.94 .4.86 15/16 .34.81

.25.12

.12.08

92.76

.20.36%

.18.10% 18.16%

.18.16

.34,45%

163% 103 .89.94%

.108.28

.376

.818

5.55/64 .42.15/16 1/6.25/62 1/9 ..1/5

.2/0.27/82

.13% .18.3/16] -British Wireless,

EXCHANGE EXPERT.

Hongkong, May 27th, 1930.

WHO

WAS BEAU TIBBS?

The dandy and the fop are aufficiently foolish figures, but the make-believe dandy, the limitation fop, is a creature of the wildest absurdity. this latter class belonged Beau: Tibbs, the wretched little pos- turer in Goldsmith's “Citizen of the World".

To

In his shabby finery, he hung about the fashionable coffee- houses, happy if some sprig of the nobility condescended to

notice him. His conversation ad bene was a tissue, of pretentious trivialities: what my Lord Mudler had said, how the Countess of All-Night, had whispered. this and that, and how His Grace the Duke and Her Grace the Duchess of Pic- cadilly had declared....

He would dilato, enthusias- tically to strangers upon the beautiful vista of the Thames which lay beneath his house windows, ondrafer, casually

and loftily, to his faithful family retainers. His actual abode was a suburban garret, looked after by an aged drab- of-all-work. Theoretically, Beau Tibba dined off turbot and or tolan; in practice, he was glad when his funds were sufficient to provide ox-cheek and beer,

To all his vain chatter there was one unvarying, final, dis- mal refrain, "Lend me half a crown".

"Finery, vanity, poverty; In these three words is summed up Beau Tibbs.