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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER

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THURSDAY, Nov. 20, 1930,

polley la suicidal-that it is pass- ing strange for the organisation which he heads to come forward as the champions of unbiased thought on the tariff question. Free Trade- is anathema to him And, presumably, to those who are Associated with him in this intest manifesto.

In

of

20. 1930.

DAY BY DAY

REGULARITY 18 UNITY, UNITY 19 GOULIKE, UNLY THE DEVIL IS CHANGE- AE--Richter.

BEVERLEY NICHOLS now describes how

A MAN WALKS.

Yesterday's health return shows 667TICE walk?** one Chinese case of diphtheria.

It is notified that the P. ang O. 88. Kalyan, with the flome malls, is now due here at 9.30 am, to-

[morrow.

"Yes,"

"See anything? "Nothing much."

At that precise moment a new monster descended on them, charg- ing in the direction of this delec- table locality. He took her arm, pushed through the crowd, deposit. He had started from his club, but ed her in a corner seat, and then-~ had soon turned into a side strast, incredible man charged out again, It was very quiet here after the and stood on the pavement, raising of his The sound of hat. until the monster hud borne roar of the traffic. a piano came tinkling to him, and her away.

As he pushed his way on again looking up he saw that he was pass- ing a house with an open window the whole question of marital fidell- through which he could see the rilty urged itself upon him. He had

beca honette

of a girl playing.

faithful to Mary, but there Lady Shousan Chow is to present

She played beautifully pro-had been times when it had been the prizes at the annual at home offessional, he supposed--and she was horribly difficult. Would he always

Club on

ast nearing the end of a Chopla be faithful to her? He supposedi just the Chinese Recreation

he wondered Saturday afternoon.

scherzo the one where there is a 80-dally. And yet succession of immense chords, like why. What was there that was so mighty rocks, against which Chopin very precious about his untarnish- had dashed the silver spray of his ed fidelity?

12 He passed used

that, he fantastic cadenzas.

to play

tourist's Rhop. Ile iron- Prond, tawny chrysanthemums rained their gold and brouz, hends dered why Mary never played note,

There is another point, to which we have already briefly allude..

Mr. R. A. Camidge was amongst namely, that which involves the

the

who left for paasengers question of the honesty of those | Manila by the Empress of Japan. who favour adherence to the coun try's present fiscal policy, politics, as in other spheres of life, credit for sincerity of conviction should be given to one's opponents. however sharp the PIEKAMUKU

divergence in viewpoint may be. The Council seems to infer that many of the Free Trade M.P's are not in realy Free Traders

Mrr J. Russell will speak on "Our heart. That type of argument Leser Brethren" at the wal fort leads nowhere, since the same pro-nightly lecture of the Theosophical Society, Hongkong Lodge, today nt ceas of reasoning might be applied to the Protectionists, Sir William

No time? That had been her ex-to the electric light, Sprays of Passengers leaving by the Asama CLIAT But surely she could have purpled orchids trembled coataticul Marris may be disappointed that

When made time? the Government does not see eye Maru to-day included H. E. the to eye with him on this tariff ques-Governor of Magna und Madameune's finger the key to that magic Carnations nodded, white and crim Barton, Mr. S. J. Hicks, Mr. P.dominion of musle it seemed crazy Roll. There were early violeta in tion. but 1 must realise that M. N. da Silva, and Mr. F. X. da to throw it away as she had done. trays,

The music rose and fell--it was Why was he not running into the there are constitutional methods Silva.

as rain to a as exquisite to him

shup, as he once in, to spend half fiscal of rearing a changer of

Mindano parched land. He stood there, a

a week's salary in flowers for Mury? This

he had ceased to polies. He has declared that if he wire Chancellor of the Exche.rrived in port this morning and lonely, ordinary, ageing man, un-Was it beentise

stopped. The silhouette van- love her? No. He almost shout- fred a salate in honour of Admirad

As HMS.ished from the window, the blindeed the word aloud, for this was n quer, he could reduer taxation by Sir Arthur Waistell

blasphemy against which his whole soul revolted. He does not indi-Kent was in duck, the reply salute were drewn, he went on. fifty per cent.

was fired by HMS, Medway. ente how he would do it and still

He was back again in the main balance the Budget. We suggest

that if he could serve the nation a well, his place should be in TARIFFS AND PARTIES. ties rather than in industry. Bat we all know how easy it is to talk of what could be due so long as there is no prospect of the turk falling on the critic.

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WILK

fle did love her. She absolutely essential to him. But there wore degrees of Inve. Why could not women realise that? Why could not they realise that there were some inpulses of men which

but which

were

A Chinese who, it is alleged, had streets now. Suddenly he started cunmitted a larceny on the third There in front of him was an im tour of 86. Ki Shinx Street was mense tiger, ready to spring. elimbing over to the adjoining houseWas only a stuffed tiger, of course, when he missed his footing and fell glaring through the plategiass of ruled

in no way connected with It-in no into the street. He was picked up a taxidermist's shop, but the illuston

way destructive of the true love suffering from Injuries to his head, had been extraordinary for the mo

and arms, and was taken to the ment

which animated them? Or were He went a little closer, pushing Government Civil Hospital.

his way through a group of Lon-they destructive? He wished he knew. He felt so tired, with all don idjors who were gazing at the these problems in his head. He A report of an armed highway window. The tiger was a magni- went in, and ordered a bunch of robbery which took place at 10 fent last. Quickly, deeply, al-yellow roses to by sent home. An he pon. yesterday has been made to mast. ferociously he envied the man the police by Ho She-kwal, of the who hnd shot him. He would

uld give Lin Ching Company of China years of his life to have been that Building, who states that he was man, just during the few minutes walking in Tung Fung Street when when he had stood in some dark he was held up by two men, one jungle, peering through the trees armed with an instrument which for the striped, slinking form, his looked like a knife. They stole his heart beating with the incredible

elation of the hunter. jacket and 40 cents in money.

The plex by the National Coun- cil of Industry and Commerce that Britain's unemployment and taxa. Hon probletas should be lifted out of

This Smuggler's Base, the realm of Parly polltirs would carry more weight if we were as

it may not be generally realised, sured that this newly-created body

we are ready to believe, to what was itself from of political bins.

extent Hongkong bas suffered by refusal at the Kuomintang It might also be suggested that the the expression of dismay at the C.E.C. to go on with the scheme for failure of the economic side of the Chinese Customs House in the the int- Imperial Conference" is a trifle Colony in the way of

of provement

commercial premature. The British Govern-

moral code, the removal of a ter- ment, it is true, has not given way rille biol on the Colony's goud |

the tarift issue, but, as

Wo name, and an on and so forth. Dominion Premiers have been at are aware that one quarter, in misk. STAR PERFORMER TO MEET him life was charted, safe and dull-

startling revelations, pins to point out, each member of ing

the

aware

our

that

LOCAL LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP.

STOKER LAKE.

Why should some men have such thrills while they were denied to him? Why should some men kanny freedom, and the tang

tang of distant

Rave

the address his voice shook u Kitle.

"See anything?" "Nothing much.”

For how, he thought, can you ex- pinin these things-to a woman?

WILL THE BAND

LET US DANCE?

seas, and the hot career of strange

of Suns, and the music surf break ing on wild remote shores, when for

He burried on. 11 wax very

By kind permission of the dance crowded at the corner of the bands we ought to have

n very

music-

the Commonwealth has a right to and querying the accuracy of the One of the best lightweight can-street. An absurdly pretty girl good sensin this winter.

the ruvement edge, in report of the proceedings in San-tests for years is expected at the stood on

But when band is puid, say, its own views on this subjret.

elutching brown paper parcel and when the Hongkong Boxing

eyes these days of kill-edged Juny event, it was known from the king, insists that the opportunityCity Hall on Saturday, December with frightened, violet ****£600 a week- mere bagatello in very start what the altitude of the is not entirely fast, that it will

come again like Ayesha of old, and Association is staging its first at the bases which roured towards you never quite know what it wil} tournament of the present sanson, her. paused. discharged their

du. It may play so fast that you MacDonald Administration was on Wo

-consumed a fresh have to inject a little hop on one when the with the main bout provided by frenzied kads, this aspect of inter-imperial rela-scheme is restored in all its glory Stoker Perry, Lake, of ILM.S. consigument of humanity, and rone-

ront-leg. Bke Charlie Chaplin, in order Berwick and A. B. Dobson, of [ed

He Away rain. paused and tions.

That fact, however, did all will be for the best in the best

then to keep up the pace. Or it may her. watched

Now and H.M.S. Thracian.

then

require some The illegal not bar the way to an investiga- | of all possible worlds,

The men will contend for the she put a foot timidly over the play so slowly that you tion of other meas of developing trade by means of junks whicit

Colony's Behtweight champion-edge of the pavement, as though the separate entertainment to keep you with ship over fifteen rounds.

herself wished to be consumice by amused between the beats.

The stranglehold which the band Empire trade, and so promising slip through the Customs

Lake, brother of the famous one of the monsters, but always the has upon the dancer in well Illust- the plast

that comparative ease will automaticni-

ly come to an end. Chinese Bugler Lake, has fought in Hong-charging crowd was too much for

rated

by the fact that the danc konk once or twice before, and her. the economic section of the Con- clalk will scorn squeeze with Dobson will be making his debut

ing profession dare not predict, the ference is again to meet in Ottawa | deep scorn. Goods in transit will in the local ring.

Impulsively he walked towards success of a new dance unless it is next year for the purpose of de- never again esperienze mysterious Just before he came out East. her. "Can I help?" he asked. She supported by the bands.

This has always been the case. 11t him. Her Charlesten, lungo, quickstep, veloping the points of agreement. adventures, and the last comarees Dobson defeated Benny Sharkey, started and looked It is, therefore, rather early in the of commerce will be dead. That who in turn has since nitted even were like immense pansies all depend on the enthusiastic co- decision over Teddy Baldock after rain. She stammered, "Thank operation of the dance orchestras. day to talk of the failure of the the trade of Hongkong would which seems to any quite suelent you," and clutched her parcel The dances which survive are near- doubtedly benefit from the for the class in which Dobson is again. Then she added. "I wanted

to get to South Kensington." tablishment of soch a Customs to be placed,

evolved

| Conference.

If the offeins of the Council of | Hause should not prove a serious ladastry and Commerce were not consideration in its favour. Let self-confessed Protectionists, more us be content with the knowledge heed might be paid to their request that it will relieve Hongkong of n

agree that it world la intereation

to get a non-party

vote

Un

me..

or demand for non-party treat-grave responsibilty and prove of We immense founelal benefit to the meut pf eroamig problems.

exchequer of the Nanking Govern

General Chaor Minggu the has had something to any on this tariff issue, but with Parliment subject, but we feel sure that it constituted as it is at present of needs only to he put before him an overwhelming Free Trade complainly in this new light, to obtain his gracious approval. The pre- plexion, We da not imagine

sent situation is candidly shock- that the opinion rugistered would favour a reversal of Bri-ing. The only alternative to Mr. Maze's scheme is the establish- tain's traditional fiscal policyment of a Hongkong service for There may be a few members here preventing the amuggling of goods. and there who are netuated more into Chinese territory. The fin- by considerations of party than by nncial emoluments of the neces- honest.conviction, but it is most Mary staff could readily be obtain- improbable that this applies to ed by increasing the rate schedules

The of our Amusement Tax. ans considerable number.

Council apparently thinks that the

present House of Commons does In connexion with snatching not represent the feeling of the case which occurred on the 22nd, country on the tarift faeus. Tint October, In Queen's Road Contral, can only be tested, however, by a when a member of the St. John General Election, and with the Ambulance Brigade, Wong. Cho- Conservative Party still at sixen pang, of the Mong Kok Division, and sevens on the subject we do took part in the chane and arrested the thief, the Police authorities not see what the Protectionists have written to Mr. A. Marris, could hope to gain by appealing to Commissioner of the St. John Am-

!" the country. Sir William Morria, bulance Brigade, commending the the Chairman of the Council, is sealertness and public-spirited action rabid a Protectionist-witness his of Mr. Wong, to whom an award

Thas been granted. declaration that Britain's flecal

JARTZENTIM ARALDIA,21),18

"I was run down, so the doctor advised me to join this athletic club."

J

Blues

by always those which allow the bands opportunity for their peculiar form of showmanship. The leader, for

example, will

will come out on to the floor, execute a solo Charieten in in- different taste, hurl his baton into the air, sing at the top of his voler, and return at the end of the num- ber thoroughly convinced that he has been a success.

I doubt very much whether the

of dancers

Muss

appreciate this sort of thing. It gives them the feeling that they are paying somebody else to do their own dancing,

The bands most appreciated by dancers (and there are only two of three in the first class) know the value of unobtrusiveness. Their

having is a mystery, not a publd.

do not begin campaign. They end, as in the old days, with a high- one-step. They

speed, bullying softly wake the heart of the dancer and put a spell upon his feet by subtle, velvety melodies.

Many dancers, weary of tho Sousa-like blure of modern Jazz, would welcome a return to gentler moods. And if the now dances aro fà snoceed the rhythm as well as the music, will have to have a con- Bldorable place in the winter pro- grammes.Anthony Quindio in E..

News has been received that Mr. M. F. Kay, Secretary of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, together with Mr, C. M... McDonald, formerly of Hongkong and now to take over the corros- pondance of the Manchester Guardian at Peking, are on their way back to China-via-Siberia, from Germany where they have been staying together for some time.

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