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houses on Sundays, from taking a trip to the towns where they can have their wants catered to. This, in turn, will increase the number of Sunday workers, 1:18- much as extra provision will have to be made for the additional traffic. But points such as these are likely to be overlooked by the strlet Sab- be batarians, who will probably more animated by feelings opposition to cinemas than by con- siderations of the general question of what people will do if and when these places of entertalument are

shut down.

of

DAY BY DAY

LAWS HAVE NO FORCE IN THEM. SELVES, AND UNLESS SUPPORTED BY PUBLIC OPINION, THEY ARE A MERE DEAD LETTER.-Macaulay.

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30-INCH WAISTS.

By ELLEN WILKINSON, M.P.`

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The annual meeting of the Hong- kong General Chamber of Commerce 66ƊUT how do you get peoplesing the letter, perhaps, in the will be held in the City Hall, on Wed- nesday, April 22. at 4.30p.m

invited.

"B"

even on ole- in England to take you Chicago tradition Eoriously?" usked the amart phant. But there the comparison.

must end. No American politi cian ever resigns without an oil scándal.

It is curious what a fuss Ameri- jeans make about the trimmings of politics, and how calmly they take grim realities which would rouse England to fury. The day

The annual athletic sports of St. American woman journalist.

"Meaning me na me?" "No, you as any reasonably Joseph's College will take place to morrow at Caroline Hill commencing

Boys and young woman with less than แ at noon. Parents, Old friends of the College are cardial y thirty inch waist."

"But I've met young women over here who are taken serious In connexion with the opening of ly," I protested. "Women in I was to lunch with some women the new Union Church at Kowloon, realise that people have a perfect Church At Home is being held to portant business in the right to spend their Sundays ac-night at 8.30 p.m. The Bishop of Victoria will be among those present, cording to their own desires, so and the entertainers will include the long as they do not inspinge on the Male Voice Chair of the Routh Wale

It is well, in these mutters, to

the

Borderers. All friends are invited.

journaliate at the Cosmopolitan Club in New York, I took a taxi in 8th Avenue. We were hold a

would never be allowed within a mile of in England.”

"Business, oh yes," my inter- by the signal lights, and my taxi viewer replied, "but for Congress stopped near a big private car into not a hope till you are fity, and which a small crowd on the pave- guaranteed not to go off on any mont was pee his thumb,

curiously, The

room.

rights of others. It does not follow

The pen may be mightier than the tangent that your party-men don't taxi

taxi-driver | because places of entertainment are

of." approve

looked. The car bad no driver, opened on Sundays that everybody word, but it definitely isn't mightier than the truncheon," remarked Mr.

Party politics in America are but in the seat next to the wheel will go to them: the choice will be Hamilton, at the Kowloon Magistracy made in the machine

Of was a man, shut through the tem- M.P.8, only ple, blood pouring down his face, left to VEHICLES MAY BE INSPECTED

individual. There this morning, when imposing a fine of

on a Chinese letter-writer and the English women AT OUR STUBBS ROAD GARAGE | would, therefore, seem a necessity fortune-teller, who plemied guilty to Miss Margaret Bondfield and Lady his head lolling horribly.

Ivengh would have a chance of be

Just Taken for A Ride. ing nominated for Congress. These for changing existing conditions, having caused an obstruction,

The Chinese General Chamber of two Indies with their forceful per-

"Been taken for a ride," fuid All that need be done is to abolish

Commerce, in response to an invita-sonalities, perfect loyalty to the the driver, philosophically. the age-worn Acts and thus

tion by the Currency Mlesion, has ap

"But can't we do anything, geod marked, hundred-per-cent, discre-

heavens gularise the situation. If there pointed the Hon. Mr. Rt. 11, Kotewall party machine, and their hail-

"There, don't get excited, misste. were no demand for Sunday enter-M.G., and Mesara. Li Tze-fontion would be ideal in the eyes of Manager of the Bank of East Asia,

They don't shoot strangers. War tainment, cinemas and other places and Tang Shiu-kin, manager of the the astute American party mana-

between themselves, that's all. forthcoming The rest of us, for various ren-He's been spielin', I guess." of amusement would not open on Tang Tin Tank Bank, to represent the Kers.

Chinese Chamber at that day. The fact that they du conference. open, and attract, large audienres, Is a sufficient proof that the demand for such entertalument exists.

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The

Hongkong Telegraph.

FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1931.

ing

the

sons, would be dismissed with a aniiT.

1 burst into the journalists" lunch, thinking that I had a front

interest I aroused was:

Women Bully the Politicians. This is not to suggest that woke story for them: but all the

men are not in American politics to upset you. steunter They are, and very powerfully.

Five boarding house runners were brought before the Hon. Comdr.

"Too bad G. F. Hole, R.N., a the Marine Court

Just before lunch, this inning on the charge of board-

Blue Funnel

too. Eat your grape fruit and the They don't get much of a show in Census Figures.

He'd been taken for a forget It. Tyndareux yesterday without

the the party circus, but they run very ride, you see." The preliminary census figures, permission of the master or

So tried to be An American setting out 852,932 as a close au-officer on duty. All the defendants effective sideshows of their own. pleaded guilty. two of them being If any reform is to be launch- proximation to the total of the found to how a previous convictioned, such as to ban cigarettes, or woman and enjoy good food and

good talk. For the women Journ civilian population of the Colony, against them. They were fined $20 or to make America join the League alists of the U.S.A. are the most exceeding 25 two weeks and the other three $10 or of Nations, enthusiast ever intelligent people you can meet reveal a growth

dreams of approaching either of

anywhere. If London were In per cent. in a period of ten years,]

A silk hawker has reported to the the political parties to make America I should be a candidate be Yet this is a striking increase jquite a dent of controversy in Encounting as a disapointment, for police the loss of three rulls of milk plunk in their platform. Things for Fleet-street, not Westminster.

SUNDAY CINEMAS.

We imagine that there will

une week,

+

.

which he had given a would-be pur-are never got that way. The first well it was conadently expected in

Caine Road to examine.step is to persuade some chaser

women to form R CONF land over the Bill which is shortly certain quarters that the million The man indicated that he wished to known to to introduced in the House of mark would be reached. Kowloor buy the silk but desired to take it mittee, They proceed by pro- Commons to deal with the Sunday has contributed more than its into his house to show his wife. He paganda among the powerfully SCOTS SLANG FOR

FOODS.

can then:

was given three rolls, but after going organised women's clubs to make $1 into the house he failed to appear the matter burning public ques- opening of cinemas and other piacva share. to this desideratam. if

entertainment. The amendmus so be regarded, the spring-again. He apparently walked right tion. The committee

at through the house and out by the hully politicians of both parties ment of the law has become neresing up of new "townships"

given as $ND.

story because a certain wideawake | Kawioon Tong and Mongkok. the back door. The value of the silk was and the reform is put throug

areas

rapid development of all parts off young lady has obtained a ruling, Old and New Kowloon, and an in- under very old Acts of Parliament. ereusing tendency tó centre the that Sunday entertainments are Colony's main residential

of these upon the mainland. having pro- Begal. The existence

Observance Sunday

Acts has duced a dumbling of the popula

the respectiva: at-tion since 1921, hitherto been ignored, but an tempt is now to be made to regu-figures being 123,448 and 262,289. restriction, larise the situation by empowering The growth of the island is sub-

jeet to considerable

County or Borough Councils ar the opening up of the Praya

mission is given, "talkies" may be screened. This point will no doubt be taken up when the Hill comes on for discussion.

ta

area has not

BAR BOY SENT TO

PRISON.

THEFT OF FUNDS OF THE K.B.S.F.P.A.

If Jennic Lec, Megan Lloyd

George and I were in American VEN in Scottial homes to-day the once familiar "chappit politics, instead of sitting quietly

yielded pince to on the back benches, we should tattles" has be having a thoroughly exciting "mashed potatoes," and only on lime haunting the nightmares of the lips of our grannies do we hear the politicians who could stop us the words "soor dook" used to de-

buttermilk. There Petting into Congress, but whom seribe we should worry to shoe-strings many Scottish names, for foods, would de- and actually the foods themselves, wondering what

which are quite unfamiliar to the mund next.

modern boy and girl.

1

A nt for Sir Oswald.

are

In the old days the slang name

and

Then the climax. High-speed Forgotten too is the word "so85," cars dashing to Washington with which was the description of the supportera to impress Congress.Irish stew, or plain broth which Brass hands, Are lights and cine was served during the forenson in cameras trained on the hero bear Edinburgh public houses to cus-

tomers who had been unable to eat any breakfast owing to "the morn- ing after feeling.

Liu Yin-wo, the bar boy at the Kowloon British School Former Pupils' Association at King's Park, If this were America, Sir Os- for a red herring was a "Glasgow isse licences, after consulting local East Reclamation

appeared before Mr. Hamilton, at wald Mosley's little affair would magistrate," and a salt herring feeling. The Bill will not empower yet made any appreciable differ the Kowloon Magistracy this morn-have been inanaged very different-was known as a "Greenock ham.

The net increase of popuing, on a clurge of having em- jy.

No American politicanA laddock was referred to as a the preputation of stage plays on fence.

capon," and euriously somewhat anomalous lation on the island is smaller bezzled a sum of $140, which he re- would leave the country in doubt "Crail Sundays, a restriction seeing that, vere per-than that which took place in the icelved in the name of the Associa-as to whether he had actually re-enough in this connexion, there is

the tion on April 14.

signed or not. For a personality an Italian traditional story of how, years 1911-1921, and

The accused admitted the charge, of such news value there would when an old monk was discovered enumerations in other quarters - and anid that he should have hand; have been a Press drive for days eating chicken instead of fish on real figures unchanged to ayed the money over, but, owing to before the event. Intimate domes- Friday, he explained that it was

The figures are family trouble, he used it up. notable extent.

ic details, long interviews with "a fish out of the coop." Mr. Hamilton, remarking that it his wife what she felt when he I doubt if any of my friends exceedingly interesting, and the

her noble words have ever tasted "a Whlist there is much to be said complete analysis, which is not ex-was a bad case, sentenced the ac-Brat told her,

local pected for sunte little time, should cased to three months' hard labour. of encouragement when he show-feather," which is not the ame Tang Ming, the gardener at the ad her the fetal letter, pictures of of a new cocktail. It was the gill for leaving this matter

be more so. The most important same Association, was the com- Lady Cynthin, with children clasp-of brandy and bunch of grapes Bill, option, as provided by the

indication consists in this, the plainant In another case lu which led in her arms, determined to which were used to fee counsel in there is a danger that it may be classifications suggest that thea man named Lung Hing was charg-stand by daddy,

John's coffee-house in Edinburgh, come the issue at all Council elpe Colony is adding, rapidly to it.ed with having stolen four iron bars tions, to the exclusion of other permanent residents. More fami- belonging to him.

On his admitting the charge, subjects of, fur greater importance lies are making their homes here. the accused was sentenced to three to the community. There is, in-There is less of the Chinese prae months hard labour. deed, a prospect that "Shall cinemas tice of engaging in business in

Hongkong and then, when a su open on Sundaya?" will swallow UPcient competence has been balk such issues as whether slums shall up, retiring to the country. This continue to be open all the year is, of course, purely a matter of proper. round, Sundays included. As one inference. In 1921, the writer has remarked, it will be hard ton of females to males was 633 women well qualified per thousand. In 1931, the pro- portion was 742 per thousandt by experience and training to ad-Facts are perhaps more clearly minister Public Health and Educa-shown by the gross totais, show- tion Acts to find themselves defeating that there are 120,000 more ed at the poll because they are not women in the Colony to-day than deemed "sound," one way or the ten years ago while the male in- other, on Sunday opening. Under crease is placed at 106,000. Fifty this single electoral last, reaction-years ago, the entire population

did not exceed 160,000. aries and ignoramuses may get elected, while far better candidates from the standpoint of efficient local government may be rejected. It is, indeed, doubtful whether this Sunday opening question should be defegated to bodies chosen for quite of the sugar market yesterday has

been received by Messrs. Pen other purposes. The whole mattertreath and Co. might have been left to Parilament to decide the issue for the nation instead of passing it on to bodles not too well equipped for the pur- pose. One thing seems certain, namely, that local option will great-} ly increase Sunday travelling, aj point which Sabbatarians seem to overlook. If cinemas are open in

for men or

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"Oh, don't tease the pup, Colonel.”.

A "speldrin" was a dried and nuited haddock, while a "rizzer'd Thaddie" was a haddock, dried in the sun. "Crowdy” was a gruel made of cold water and oatmeal, a common dish among the poorer people of Scotland, and "ooons" was a kind of flummery made from fine oatmeal dust. My grand- mother always called a soft roll" bap,” and a choose to her was al- ways a "kebbuck."

"Four hours" was the name of the tea of which ladies had a "y" dish after their three o'clock dinner, and, in time, it came to mean a snack. "Auld Kirk" and "Peat reek," of course, signified whisky, and the name of "Solway wators" was applied to smuggled brandy. "Peg Walker" was the sinng name among Scots for cheese made from skim milk.

Cold vent is one of the most in- alpid kinds of meats, and very ap-. propriate was the name, "Kiss your alstor," which, to a lively Scottish Ind, seemed the tamest of sports. The blade bone of shoulder of mutton was "the poor raan," and fished-folk, because they wore superstitious about mentioning the salmon by name. always referred to it as "the red "Scotch coffee," despite its hame, was the invention of Eng. 1lah sea-faring men, and was a phrase used to describo biscuits, toasted and boiled in water.