THE BOOKSHELF.
MRS. SOUTHERN'S "CHIPS
OF CHINA.”
"Chips of China" is the title which Mrs. W. T. Southorn (writ) ing under the pen-name of Bella Sidney Woolf) gives to a score of
RETIRED MERCHANTS
ESTATE.
LEAVES OVER $84,000 IN
HONGKONG.
Estate of $84,700 was left in Hongkong by Cheng Sai Chuen, re- tired merchant, late of 136, little sketches of Far Eastern Queen's Road East. He was for- just published by Messrs. Kelly merly engaged in money exchange and Walsh, Ltd., of Shanghai, at business and died on May 4, 1930, $3.50. Enclosed in orange covers
silhouette of The at the age of 81 years. with an inset Peak, the little book is most ur- tistically produced.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
PIG-KILLERS IN QUARREL.
ONE CONVICTED OF WOUND- ING ANOTHER.
STABBING-AFFAIR.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30,
KOWLOON BRITISH
SCHOOL.
PRETTY WEDDING.
MR. PRISMALL AND MISS HARRIS-WALKER MARRIED.
ANNUAL FOREGATHERING
OF OLD PUPILS. !
Quite a novel note in wedding drosses was struck by Miss Jessic The annual general meeting of Elizabeth Harris-Walker for her the Kowloon British School former marriage to Mr. Alan Prismall, at pupils' association was held at the St. John's Cathedral yesterday Central British School, Kowloon, afternoon. She chose silver lame, yesterday evening when quite and its uncommon design was a fair number of old pupils were copy of a Paris model from Lucil present
Paray, and was made by Maison de Modes (Mme. d'Orby). The Mr. G. Franklin Nightingale, the chairman, in moving the adop-long tulle veil and train
surmounted with a coronet of com- tion of the Report and Accounts, said:"The past year has been a year of achievement and success and the secretary, the treasurer and the committee are to be con- gratulated on their ability to pre- sent such a splendid report of our activities during the year.
WRA
and a bouquet of white orchids range blossom, and silver shoes, and Honolulu creeper completed the ensembles
The early Victorian perlod dresses of the bridesmaids added another unique touch. Of white net, they were frilled from waist a delicate introduc- to toe with tion of white taffeta. The tight bodices were finished with a bolero, set off with silver shoes, and head-dress of nasturtiums. They carried sheaves of orange Miss Harris-Walker is the eldest ladioli.
A quarrel over a lost scraper which led to one man being set upon by three others and stabbed Probate of the will has been severely was the subject of a granted to Cheng Yuk Pui, alias charge of grievously and The authoress shows herself to Chak Kwan, merchant, and Cheng, maliciously wounding the be a writer with the knack of tell-Wing Kwai, one of testator's sons, plainant. Cheung Hong, a pig ing a good story and of painting who are the executors and trus- killer, preferred against another charraing word picture of many tees, also guardians of the infant pig-killer, Wong Wal, before Mr. of the commonplaces of life. In children.
Butters at the Kowloon Magis- The other some of her impressions of Chinese
tracy this morning. Testator directs that not later two men absconded after the fight, life, she reveals herself as an in- telligent observer, with a ready than six months after his death The assault took place about understanding of things beneath the sum of $2,000 is to be paid to 12.45 a.m. on September 27th, at
Cheung
"The number of members is in- the surface. The stories, too, re, his concubine..
Hang the Ma Tau Kok slaughter house. the Heung, for her own use and bene The complainant, Cheung Hong, creasing, but there are still some flect a keen appreciation of humorous side of life.
fit absolutely, and to pay to her said that on, the morning in ques-old boys and girls who have not Some, of the "Impressions" are
as long as she shall remain chastetion one of the scrapers belonging yet joined us and to these I appeal better than others, but, in spite and not re-marry until the dis-to the Leung Kee shop was miss for their support of our nasocia of blemishes here and there, even tribution of the residuary trusting. A foki of another shop had tion which offers them opportuni- the most sophisticated reader, forestale in annuity of 3600,"
taken this scraper away by mis-ties for social intercourse and for whom the charm and wonder of the
A sum of $1.000 is to be pro. Lake. Wohr Sang, a foki of the joining the different sports see: daughter of Capt. and Mrs. C..]
Our grounds are now in Leung Kee shop, accused witness tions,
Harris-Walker. of No. 55. The East no longer exist, will find en-
Witness splendid condition and we have at Peak, and the groom, who is joyment in perusing the pages of vided for Cheng Ah So, the daugh of stealing the scraper. this little book and maybe, will ter upon her marriage to her denied the theft and an argument last an up-to-date club house.
secretary of the Hongkong branch
penses for each of the three young-was used. Wang Sang then est sons, subject to their marrying struck witness with a scraper on wish to thank Mr. Pearne for the of the late Mr. Arthur Prismall according to Chinese custom and the right forearm. Seung Kit, a great work he has done for us.
Mrs. Harris-Walker wore corn- with the consent of the trustees foki of Wong Sang, then picked up He made the plans of the club and concubine (if she be living another scraper and struck wit-house and, not only that, he super-flower blue georgette with a black nese on the chest. The defendant, intended the erection of the build- hat and carried a bouquet of African daisies. The bridesmaids were Misses Edna Blackburn, Wong Wal, who la employed injing.
have with great regret, to Eilean de Biere, and Joyce. Harris. other shop, was also there, and. shouting nut that it Was
announce that Mr. King for busi- Walker. Dr. J. W. Anderson was witness
ness reasons, has been forced to best man, and the groomsmen Mr. scandalous and that should be given a beating, pulled
and Mr. H. C. B. out a knife and stabbed witness resign the post of secretary of our J. Ashworth
association. He. with the other Watson. Rev. H. V. Koop officiated. in the back. The Coreaman was
After the reception at the sent for and witness had his arm members of the committee. .can. dressed. He then reported the look back with pride and satis- bride's home the couple left for faction on the work accomplished Repulse Bay. the bride wear- matter to the Hung Hom Police during their period of office. In-ing a Parisian gown. by deed. it is due to their energy, en- Madam Chiffon, of buttercup crepe thusiasm and pushing power that de chine with cape, bat and bag we are to-day the proud posses to match. They leave for Japan by the Empress of Japan on Thursday. Boys of a very fine club house.
The wedding cake and all cater- ing arrangements were carried out by Messrs. Lane Crawford, Limited.
appreciate anew some aspects of dowry, and $1,500 as wedding exarose in which abusive language "On behalf of the association 1 of the A.P.C., is the younger son
life which have receded into the sphere of things taken for granted, New Fiction.
at the times.
There is, at the moment,, a plethora of war books, but, this fact notwithstanding, we can com- The residuary trust estate is to mend to our readers "The Meteren be divided among the children Roul," by Vernon Thomas, appear after the youngest grandson live ing in Messrs. Ward. Lock anding at time of testator's
death Company's Colonial Library Series shall attain the age of 21 years (5. net). It is the story of an
or if he shall die before that time. Australian officer, of mixed French then 20 years after testator's and German, parentage, who is in death. the British Secret Service during the Great War. He penetrates the enemy lines disguised as his cou-
officer sin, an
in the German Guards, but almost immediately is wounded and wakes up in hospital to find his consin's fiancee taking him for her betrothed, and his in- cle and aunt for their son. But do they really? The story will tell: sullice it to say that the theme is
well developed and that the climax net quite what one would expect.
THE SILLY THINGS
THAT WE SAY.
Contiared from Page 6)
mean as soon as she comes we're clearing off. I say, do sit down.
bing
stab-
Station.
The defendant denied
the complainant. He said that the complainant was unconscious at the time and did not see who struck him. The defendant also denied having quarrelled about the lost scraperį and said that, it was Wong Sang who had quarrelled. Defendant had only tried to separate the two
Dash it. it isn't my Museum.. mean-please! She sits down
men. Admittedly, the imagination is free again.) I say. thanks awfully,
Another Chinese butcher, giving And then if I sit at this end, and evidence for the prosecution, said he was outside the slaughter very fat people in between us-house at Ma Tau Kok when he
ly drawn upon for the sake of a book is one good story, but the which compels attention and in- terest, to the very end. There is
tragedy, humour and
romance.
we pretend that there are
ніх
The Hockey Teams.
under
"I congratulate the hockey teams, both the men's, under Mr. Whiteley, and the ladies," Misa Woolley, on having passed. through a very successful season, and next year we hope to be the ud possessors of the Caer Clark Cup, Keen interest is being taken in basket ball and the club
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and Mrs. S. R. Prismall.
HOW
SHARE PRICES.
TO-DAY'S
I mean 't turn my, back on you heard a commotion inside. He has been having a wonderful year." Above all, the writer has undebtet and chew my gloves or something went in and saw the defendant Mr. B. Wylie, seconding, said:share talents, and we shall look out eager.and you won't know I'm here, halding up his hand, in which was For some years past I have been
ly for more of his work.
Paul Trent, whose outpat seems to have no limits, is represented in the latest of Ward, Lock's Colonial Library Series by "Her Wild Oats," The theme is not a new one- a conflict between love and duty. in which a girl falls in love with the son of the man who ruined her father while yet her desire revenge is by no means unappeased. The author, with his accustomed skill as a plot-maker, has produced
for
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leg,
(He sits down.) I da get NO tired of standing on waiting for people. He chews his gloves.) There, that's all right, isn't it?
knife. The complainant was lying ou the ground bleeding. Sung Kit and Wong Sang wore also there, each with a scruper in his hand.
Defendant's Story.
The defendant said he was not holding anything in his hand. He was employed at the Leung Kee store at Yaumati.
one of your Vice-Presidents and I must say, to my regret, that I have never been able to attend any of these meetings until to-night. My | real object in saying a few words is this. Although I have been a it. is like a series of semi-
Vice-President I have done very) little for the association. From articulate noises, rather than The speech of a countryman of
time to time ladies and gentlemen Dr. Johnson. If Dr. Johnson had
have come to me for advice and found himself in the same pre
assistance. Indeed, I will go so denment, we cannot imagine his
He was work far as to say that instead of help- using such expressions asing in the slaughter house when he ing you I have attempted to retard thanks awfully," "or saw the complainant and Wong your progress and I have been a novel which should make quite a
something." any more than we wide appeal.
"Sunlight Beyond," by Effie A. ear imagine his bidding Boswell Sang fighting. The complainant "wet blanket" on your activities. Rowlands Ward. Loek and Co.),;"Cheerio" or "Tootleloo." deals with a ril win discovers that is it that the Englishman has she is rightful heir to an estate of
become more inarticulate since which her dead unele had deprived, Johnson's day? And will he her. A straggle ensues between
yo on growing more and more her and her unro's widow, and as
inarticulate during succeeding the story is unfolded there is much
centuries till-well, 1 mean that is dramatie and exciting. While we cannot imagine such a chare-
mena,"
WRS a friend of his and Wong! "It was only a few months ago Sang was a clansman, Witness that Mr. King came to me and tried to separate the two men. showed me his plans for the new Witness did not brandish a knife.avilion and I said to him, 'I am nor did he strike the complainant doubtful whether you should, Wong Sang and Cheung Kit both build such a pavilion because you struck the complainant with a have no tenure for the ground. 1 must congratulate Mr. King and
to scraper.
suy. till, instead of 'using in- Wong Key. a fuki of the delen-yourselves in having accomplished ter as the herafte, in everyday Efe.telligible speech, he simply makes dant, said that Wong Sang fiad your task despite the efforts of in his throat, if complained of having lost his an old fogey like myself to keep this novel will be found of interest queer sounds
scraper and was looking for it in you back." you see to those who take litt account of
such considerations. We are left with the impression that Miss Row- lands has done her best with rather indifferent material.
Contract Bridge.
what I mean. 'Course, if he does, it will be a great pity, and so forth, and all that sort of rot. Still, it seems to me to be perfectly possible. It is.
isn't H?
Addressing com-
he
Office Bearers.
the slaughter house. Eventually The report and accounts were he found the scraper in complain carried subject to the amendment ant's basket. plainant, Wong Sang said: proposed by Mrs. Pinguel that the words "not past pupils of the Scoundrel, you are always stealing school" be added to the third para- and I have now caught you steal-graph from the end of the report. ing my scraper." The complain-
The meeting then went into the A.A. Manning-Foster, the well- known bridge expert, is the author left over from the 1926 gathering, ant asked who stole the scraper rules of the association and some of "Baby Contract Bridge." an in- and nos brought back to the land Wong Sang replied that if he additions to rule No. 14 were made. formative little booklet published perial Conference again from the knew who stole the scraper
Mrs. Pinguet also moved that al one shilling by Messes. John Committee to which it was refer- would chop him to death. After there should be three ladies on the
Dominion's and red, the
Legislation | saying that, Wong Sang returned committee instead of two. Waddington, Ltd.. London
recom-to his work. The complainant Leeds, it is assumed by the au- Committee, with definite
This proposal was seconded and degree followed him and caught him by
of thor that the wader knows Aue-mendations. What
carried. arn significance should be attached to the arm, but Wong Sang broke tion bridge and wants to
improve his play at these is explained. The writer re-away. The complainant tried to Contract or
The idea of this little minds us that the problem now is hit Wong Sang on the chest, but Contract, book is to assist the dayer and at not to look back, trying to save warded off the blow with a the same time provide an easy and something here and there from scraper which inflicted the cut on quick handbok
Wong rence. what is left of Great Britain's old the complainant's hand. Apart from some aserul, advice to supremacy, Tait to construct sonte Sang then struck the complainant with the scraper on the chest. The players to whom Contract is new thing better in its place.
Of special interest is the complainant went to a corner and there is a wealth of information in regard to correct bidding and mak-article "imperiai Economic Unity." fell down and Wong Sang struck ing the very most of one's hand, to Lord Beaverbrook's scheme for him again on the back. The de- say nothing of the detailed ex- Empire plaination of Contract terms. book is obviously of greatest value and to the advanced player, but those world-wide depression
view, The complainant said witness was Avenael, who have only just seriously taken cussed. In the writer's up Contract will also find Mr. Man- there are other ways in which the outside the house and did not see Whitley, Mr. J. J. Hirst and Mr. ning-Foster's hints invaluable.. peoples of the British Empire cun the fight.
endeavour to help one another Mr. Butters convicted the defen-Angus, with less risk of disappointment. dant and sentenced him to three "England from Without" gives weeks imprisonment and also
for
Free Trade is sub- fendant was not there but was The jected to a searching criticism, working. The complainant was not of the unconscious. Seung Kit was also
dis-working at the time.
the Causes
are
DEATH OF FAMOUS U.S. GENERAL.
"The Round Table." The September number of "The Round Table," a five-shilling quar terly review of the politics of the us a picture of ourselves as others bound him over in a bond of $100. British Commonwealth, conducted see us. We get foreign impres- to keep the peace for one year. in a strictly non-party spirit, teems sions of our moral, social and with contributions of a topical and political life, and the American, i informative character. The nait seems, differ from the Con-1 ture and history of the crisis intinental. The view, apparently India are explained, and the difcommon enough, that we are on ference shown between the British the downward grade, is discussed. and the Indian standpoints--those Fortunately there are, as the of the best British and the best writer points out, some consoling Indian minds. The writer consi- features.
"China in 1930" is obviously the ders the gulf to be narrower than
it is usually supposed to be, though work of a well-informed writer.
COMMANDED DIVISION IN FRANCE.
San Francisco, Sept. 29. The death is announced
of
he is sure that there is only one In spite of everything, the writer Major General William Power way in which a bridge can be still sees the beat hope of the Burnham; found.
future in the Nanking Govern-Division of the
in the Army Another article is "The Task of ment, though the Diplomatic Body
Reuter's American 'Service. the Imperial Conference," a task still clings to its Peking quarter.
who
commanded a United States Great War
The election of office bearers was the next item gone into by the meeting and the following were elected:
President. Mr. A. E. Wood.. Vice-Presidents. --Messrs.
B.
Wylie and G. P. de Martin.
Chairman.--Mr. G. Franklin
Nightingale.
Secretaries. Mr. E. Moses and Miss Woolley.
Hon. Treasurer.-Mr: E. Moses, Committee.--Mrs. Pinguet, Miss Miss Hirst. Mr. T.
LOCAL RADIO.
A RELAY FROM KO SHING
THEATRE...
To-day's radio programme to be broadcast by Z. B. W. on a wave."" length of 355 metres:
6.00-5.30 p.m. Children's recorded programme (supplied by Messrs. The Anderson Music Co.),
6.30-0.30 p.m. European pro gramme of Columbia records selected and supplied by Mesars. The Ander- zon Music Co.
8.00 p.m. Relay from Ko Shing Theatre..
11.00 p.m. Close "down.
QUOTATIONS.
The following is the list of local
quotations issued to-day:
Banks. Hongkong Bank, $1515 a Chartered Bank, £17 1 Mercantile A. & B., £26î ̧ n.. East Asia 3110 b.
...
Insurances. Canton Ins.. $1.50 b. Union Ine.. $450
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North China Ins., Tle. 160 h Yangtsze Ins., $50 n. China Underwriters, $2.90 China Fires, $400 6. H..X. Tire Ins., $1,080 b.
Shipping. Douglakes, $281 b
H. K. Steamboats, $26 s. Indo-Chinas, (Def.). $35 Union Waterboats £32
Mining.
Pangucts, 29 n. Kailana, 36:3 .. Langkats, Tl. 8 n.
n
Π
S'hal Explorations, Tis. 1.30 h Raube, 43 b.
Docks, etc.
Kowloon Wharves, $160 A., Whampoa Docks, $35 8. Chins Providents $5 b.(Old; Hongkews, Tls 280 b.
New Engineerings, Tls. 7.30 n. Shanghai Docks, Tle. 115 n.
Cottons,
Ewo Cottons, Tis. 12. n. S'hai Cottons, Tls. 83 (old) B
Lands, Hotels, etc.
H. and S. Hotels, $11.95 H. K. Lands, $75. b
do. $74 n. S'hai Lands Tls. 305 b Humphreys, $16. b Roaltios, $8.50 Chinesa Estaten $87
8.
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Public Utilities.
Tramways. $17.90
B.'
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Peak Trams fold) $13 60 Star Ferries, $83 China Lighta, (Old) $25.60 H. K. Electrics, $79 H. Macao Electrics, $23 n. Telephones 835 n. China Buses, Tis. 18 n. Singapore Tractions. 8/.
Industrials.
China Sugars, $1.10 n. Malabons, $27 n.
b.
b.
Cald: Macg. Ord: Tis. 10.75 n.
Canton Ices, $3 P
Cements (Comb.) $17.65 Ropes $10.75 b.
United Asbestos. $5
Stores, etc. Dairy Farms, $26.70 s Watsons, $11.90 n. Der A. Wings, $1 n. Lane Crawfords. $3.60 b. Mackintoshs, $19 b. Binceres. $11.59/n...
Miscellaneous. Amusements, $25. Constructions, $2.40
b.
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1930.
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CHIPS of CHINA
A chatty volume of really funny stories. (not without a little Hongkong colour)
by Bella Sidney Woolf.
(Mrs. W. T. Southora.) $3.50
"Chips of China" exhibits some specimens of the wit and humour of the Chinese, and sheds some rays of light on foreign social life in Hong Kong. The work is written in delightfully high spirits and is a book of which n one could possibly tire.
Mrs, Southorn has the gift of shrewd observation and is blessed with a piercing sense of the ludicrous.
Extract from one of the chapters:
"The Peak Tram, is a necessary evil and, abuse it though. we may, we realize our debt to it when it goes out of action. True it is supposed to be a hotbed of "gossip, for everything indiscreet said in it is overheard and magnified. Of all the ribald sayings about the tram the best is this: A certain professor of the University set, about the task of distilling the Peak fog into rain. Far better and more profitable, said. the cynle, if he were to devote himself to distilling gin from the atmosphere of the 7-50 Peak Tram.""
"Chips of China is artistically presented. Bound in orange boards, with the Peak in silhouette and a junk in the foreground, 'in black- and-white, for the label. Covered with a cellophane dust-proof wrapper.
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CHINESE SOLDIER'S
OPIUM.
HEAVY FINE IMPOSED AT MAGISTRACY.
Revenue Officer Grimmitt said the
man had eight taels of the drug when he was arrested at the Canton Wharf yesterday. He also said that there had been a number of other cases when Chinese. soldiers coming down here in A man in the blue cotton uniform had been discovered with uniform of the Cantonese Army contraband opium in their posses- was defendant in an opium case sion. before Mr. Lindsell at the Central Defendant was fined $2,500," or Magistracy this morning.
Isix months' fard labour, a
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