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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JANUARY 17,

MOTOR BARGAINS

7. CHEVROLET 1928 MODEL USED SEDAN 4 Cyl. 26 h.p. fully equipped NOW IN DAILY SERVICE

PRICE $1,450.

8. MINERVA ALL WEATHER TOURING CAR 1924 MODEL IN GOOD RUNNING ORDEN

PRICE $250.

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TOURING

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The

Hongkong Telegraph.

1931.

DAY BY DAY

THE ONLY BATISFACTION OF EXTRA WEALTH, AFTer all, is going ONE BETTER THAN YOUR NEIGHOUL— Olivia Roy.

WOMEN WHO

By BEVERLEY NICHOLS,

"MOB."

developments has been the mone- tary aspect of the crials, which Professor Cassel says has been absolutely unnecessary and could have been prevented by enlighten- ed co-operation between the coD tral banks of the world. It should have been possible, he avers, to hinder the acarelty of gold from resulting in a fall of commodity prices, and it should first of alt

the papers that "frenzied sexes, this does seem to be one of have been possible to avoid a

It in notified that the name of women mob "Chevalior," or "de-the occasions where such a gener direct restriction of credit for the Sui Sang Steamship Company, mented women storm Galli-Curel." alisation is justified. For it is

The Gazette contains traffle regu- Intions to be enforced during the annual Inces at Happy Valley.

which the commodity market cer-Limited, has been struck off the

Register. tainly gave no reason.

His Excellency the Governor has appointed Chevalier J. M. Alves to be a Education for a further period of two years.

Member

John'a

A

LMOST every day

read insmako generalisations about the

demonstrations.

one,

If these reports are true and surely, a purely feminine thing, one has every reason to believe this public mass-adoration? A ainan would instinctively Sght shy that they are it would appear mar Tenders are being invited for the that there exists a large floating of It. It la the opinion of Professor

If a man were in love with a film female population, capable of be- Chasel that once the general reconstruction of Bowen Rond con-line mobilished at an instant's star, even slightly, he would keep

dult between Tytam Tunnel and pubife begins to realise that the Stubbs. Road and contingent works. notice, whose sole business in life his love to himself. If he were in is to form itself into shock-troops love really deeply and I suppose calamity which has overtaken the

for the purpose of making frontal that the divine aflatus can be

transmitted oven by the medium, attacks on celebrities.

of of world is in no way a consequence

celluloid and Who are these women, and what cel

a microphone-the of economic necessity, the demand

of the Board of for a thorough reform in banking

pleasure do they really get out last thing he would wish to do, of it?

surely, would be to see his adored activities will grow ao strong that

I ask the question because one mobbed by thousands of other several women, of widely differing men, to see her hand snatched and all resistance will have to give

The Annual Social of The Univer- types, have recently assured me kissed by some lucky to way. If, on the other hand,

the nity Christian Association will be with lofty disdain, that they would realise that he was a mere drop in

held on 17th January, 1931 in the responsibility of centrai banksGreat Hall at 8 pm. All interested not dream of participating in such the ocean of love in which she ao

triumphantly disported herself. for the value of their money is not are welcomed. There will be music,

games and refreshments.

He would prefer, one would Who are they? It is a rosl and now definitely established

mystery to me. I can understand imagine, to keep her to himself, to recognised, the world will in a few The silk forwarded from Hong- the girl who wants to meet in posses her in private in the years' time have to go through kong by the Empress of Canada on private & man whom she adores privacy, that is to eny, afforded the 25th December arrived in New in public, but I cannot understand by a three and sixpenny plush aimilar catastrophe. "The first York (St.

the girl who gets any sort of antis-59nt in the Super-Imperial Palaco condition of security against such Hoboken on the 14th January,in auch extremely public circums for he can imagine, when her tuan faction ont of meeting that man De Luxe. He is happier like that, calamities," he says, "is that we having heen 20 days in transit.

tances na obtain outside the Al-titanic face shimmers before him bert Hall,

on the silver screen, when her should be decided Armly no longer

The "Cheers" Club Y.M.C.A.

Consider even the most hopeful mammoth whispers carose his car, to be the slaves of supposed me announce that the Dance arranged case of all-the adorer who is that it is on him that she is cast- chanical necessities of periodical for January 26th, at the City Hall strong in wind and limb, prepared ing those languishing glances, to

has been postponed. Notices of the price movements, but be able to revised date will be sent in due course to wait all day, and who, when him that she is crooning those

to all ladice to whom invitations have the crucial moment arrives, will words of love, maater our monetary institutions, already been issued.

be undeterred by any mock modea- so far as to secure for the world

The Hon. Mr. S. W. Tao, LL.D.,her gaol. What is her gool? n reasonable stability in the pur- chasing power of ita currencies."OB.E., has consented to distribute

the prizes at the Munsang College, A quick frenzied hand shake, which, instead of being damped Kowloon City, at 3 p.m. on Wednes-Possibly an illegible autograph. by the knowledge that others share day, January 28. There will be Even-if you think her wildest it, is fanned to an unwanted fever. Schenider Trophy Folly. graduation, exercise during the and most ecstatic dreams may be For no woman of whom I have

would wait uncomfortable, lever heard

threa afternoon, ten baing served at realised very While the arbitrary decision of 4.30 p.m.

hard, slithery kiss on the side of hours outside the Albert Hall his china kina acrobatic, which alone. the Air Ministry is not altogether a

and The Health Bulletin of Eastern will annoy him, hurt her,

And even should the gates of bolt from the blue, it is greatly to

the instant and eternal Paradiso open for one of these be regretted that the Government Ports shows that the following cares arouse

wore reported for the week ending hostility of thousands of other thousands, even should Mongleur- should seize upon the Schneider January 30:-Plague.-Braneln 2. women.

Chevalier fall in love, in the dark, Trophy Race us fit sphere for Colombo 1, Beirut 1; Cholera-Cal- Thin, mark you, is a height of at first sight, and transport her that the aente crisis which most economy. The amount involved is catta 8. Madras 28 deaths, Bangkok 1. attainment which most women straight to Paris in the Golden Saigon 4; Small-pox-Bombay 1 countries have had to face during estimated at £80,000, and it seems Calcutta 26, Cochin 5, Karachi 1 of them see nothing at all, except was married to a very charming Most Arrow-(I was forgetting that he never dream of reaching. the past twelve months is essen- a thousand pities that to save such Madras 2, Penang 1 and Shanghai 4. the piece of mink on the coat of Indy, so you must read somebody tially nonetary crisis. Thia Hum Britain should throw away

the girl immediately in front of else's name there)-even suppos- The January-March number of them. Some of them do aco their ing she were married to one of conclusion is endorsed by Pro- the golden chance of capturing the Thos. Cook and Son's Far Eastern era in his brief passage from the these heroes, I am quite certain

We doubt in Travellers' Gazette is to hand. Itatas fessor

Gustav Cassel, the well-trophy for all time.

stage door to his car, but an-that, after marriage, her behaviour known authority on economics and cidentally whether the declsion can contains much valuable information not look much more inspiring would be far less ardent. Elsa be defended even upon purely on Home leave, besides a variety of than a rabbit scurrying from one both of them would rapidly go in- finance, who has recently given at utilitarian grounds. The argu-interesting illustrated articles. A burrow to another. And all of to a decline.

made of the great length his views on a situa-ment of the Government advisers feature fa also

them must have pains in the neck, Women's psychology baffles me. Some women's, that is to say, For tion which is still causing much apparently is that the primary pur- Scholastic Department instituted by cold feet and bruised ribs.

Thos. Cook's for the supplying to It is competition was

very mysterious. And I have yet to learn who these wọ- concern in practically all parts of pose of British the world. The position in regard the stimulation of research, that the rents, free of charge, advice upon though it is usually foolish to' men really are.

the choice of schools at Home.

SATURDAY, JAN. 17, 1931.

MONETARY CRISIS.

many

Whilst it is true that circumstances have combined to crunte the present widespread trade depression it is coming to be realised to an increasing extent

ty in her determination to reach With women, apparently, it is different. Some strange exalta. tion of loves aceras to seize them,

ho

Mr. Arshak Sarkles, of the Raffles

Observatory returns show that During last year, 298 samples Hotel, Singapore, and the E. and E. the average mean temperature dur-were analysed under

the Sale of

AJI

tu gold is a vital factor in this re-achievement hus more than justi- fied the tremendous cost, but that gard, because at the present time the development of racing machines the world's annual supply of that has now reached a point far beyond metal is hardly more than two- the position where lessons learned poor health for some time and be- were 120.1 hours of sunshine and two each of flour and fresh milk, thirds of what it should be, the from high speed can be applied for came seriously ill recently, and the 0.89-inch of rain, whilst the aver and one each of fresh butter, cream,

jau and augar.** fall in the general value of cam-commercial purposes. There is an-news of his death was not unexpect age humidity was 75.

Hotel, Penang, died in the Penang Ing December was 64, the highest Food and Drugs. Ordinance. Hospital last week. He had been in being 76.7 and the lowest 40. There were genuine excepting three of ten,

a natural

reason,

Regarding tlie recent notification

years of age, Mr. other far more important factor, ed. Sixty-two

Sarkies was a partner in the firm modity

Latest additions to the list of prices being

however, Prestige has a bash value of Sarkies Bros., hotel proprietors, concerning company auditors, the medical practitioners are Dr. Woo effect of this deficient supply British aircraft manufacturers whose activities at one time extend-Government draws attention to the Kai Fun and Dr. Sze Tsung Sing, This scarcity of gold has long been well worthy of consideration. Bried to Rangoon. They are the pro- necessity for furnishing anmes in both of the Government Civil Hospi

number of applications tal, Bachelors of Medicine and foreseen; in fact, more than ten tish success in the Schneider Trophy prietors of the Raffles and Sen View full. A years ago Professor Cassel him has been productive of a large Hotels, Singapore, and the E. and have been received giving initiais Bachelors of Surgery of the Univer

O. Hotel, Penang.

only which are not sufficient. sity of Hongkong. orders, and a self, at the request of the League volume of foreign

third successive victory, which is of Nations, prepared a memoran-

well within reason anul expectation, dum for the World Economic would further enhance our already Conferener in which he stressed | dominant position. In all the cir- the necessity of counteracting the cumstances, it appears little short shortage by a gold-economising of utter folly to drop out of the policy. Owing. however, to lock race, and meekly to hand over the of co-operation between the central Trophy for an Italian-French con-

test. Perhaps for that hunks. there have been huge Reuter's gloomy prophecy that the necumulations in France and the money is not likely to be raised will United States, serving to accen-be falsified. The machines which inate the shortage. Moreover.competed at Gosport in 1929 havo jaceording to the authority quoted, been subject to minor modifications the tendency to a fall of the gen further increased their speeds. It and improvements which have still eral level of commodity prices,

some public-spirited, individual or connected with the growing nowspaper in Britain will makɔ a scarcity of gold, was strengthened start, a sufficient sum to guarantee by the restriction of credit under-British defence of the Trophy would taken in 1920 by the Federal surely be forthcoming. Reserve System, in order to combat, the New York Stock Exchange speculation, it being pointed out that the effects of such restric- tion can never be confined to the aphere for which the contral bank thinks it desirable.

SUGAR MARKET.

THE LATEST CABLED QUOTATIONS.

The following cable quotations at the close of the sugar markets yesterday have been received by Messrs. Pentreath and Co.:

Looking at the consequences of this action, it is seen that com- modity prices were pressed down.

London Terminals. and, once this movement had

March 6/10 up. bogun, A general distrust Was May 6/1 up d

August 6/4 up 4d. added. Prices in other countries

December 6/81⁄2 up 0. had to fall, with the reault that

New York Terminals. the whole world has had to go

March 1.29 no change. through a period in which com-

May 1.86 up 1 pt. modity prices have fallen more July 1.48 up 1 pt.

September 1.30 no change, violently than ever before in the

December, 1.57 no change. hlatory of the gold standard. Re-

Cubans 00%. C.L.F. U.K., afloat, stricted demand naturally fol- buyers possibly d more. lowed, which has inevitably caused Samarang 10/1/81, Market widespread unemployment. How-steady, unchanged. New Crop, re- ported unassociated Mills have sold ever, overshadowing these latter Whites 19.00, Browna 18,00.

it chick, Modom? Why, it almost cackles.

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