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The

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Hongkong Telegraph.

THURSDAY, APR. 23, 1931.

STABILITY.

DAY BY DAY

DEATH FROM BIN NO POWER CAN SEPARATE,Milton,

reasonable period of time, after long service in the Colony, to be able to go back and settle down in

Passengers leaving for Australia by the Old Country. We had almost the .. Changte included Mr. an given up hope of any avenue being Mr. S. A, Seth, and Mr. and Mrs. W.

Glendinning. opened up through which people

so affected might make their views

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THROUGH SPACE IN A

"MAGIC ROCKET.” ENCHANTMENT OF, ASTRONOMY.

purt and inexpert. In the Stars the crest of the tidal wave is

ir James Jeans is one of those been rained before-tides like huge The forthcoming wedding is on-

raro scientists who have the mountains of flery gas travelling known to the Currency Commis-nounced of Mr. Frederick Charles)

Parr, of the Chinese Maritime Cus-gift of clear and attractive writing over the sun's surface. Finally alon. The channel is now provid-toms, Taishan Island, to Miss Hen-so that they can be read with en-... the gravitational pull of the ed. It is therefore the duty of all rietta Jane Lincoln-Lindsey, No. 4.joyment by young and old, by ox-second star becomes so great thus |residents of the Colony to append their signatures to the letter which is to go before the Commission. We notified in our news columns yesterday the business establish ments where the letter is available For this purpose. if the Com- munity misses this opportunity and eventual judgment on the currency question goes against them by rea- son of preponderance of evidence on the other alde, it will only have Itself to blame.

It is notified that the wreck of the In Their Course (published to-day, drawn off and itself condenses into These drops are the A, Dab Chonk les 3.8 miles, 091 Cambridge, University Press, Ga.) drops, from Woosung Lighthouse. A green wreck marking buoy showing a light he has expended his wireless planets, and one of the smaller of flashing green every three seconds is lectures, to double the original them is our earth.

On his visit to Mars, the author placed 1 cables 088 from the wreck. length and provided a delightful

introduction "to the fascination of takes the extremely conservative modern astronomy and to the won view that the so-called canals are der of the universe we see through imaginary and that there is no real the giant telescopes of to-day." Its evidence of life there. Once more value in increased by more than he disregarda Professor Picker- ing's conclusions, though he ad- 40 excellent Illustrations.

At a meeting of the General Com-

mittee held after the annual meeting of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, Mr. W. II. Bell was elected Chairman for the ensuing year, and T. R. Shaw was re-elected Vice-

Chairman.

Sir James takes his readers up mita that during the planet's win- in a "magic rocket" through space ter "a white snow cap undoubtedly on visit to the various members of forms round the North Pole." our solar system. A close-up view Hia final verdict is:

whole of Wales.

Ashen Moon.

The sun

The Committer of the Sailors' and of Suldiers' Home gratefully acknow of the moon shows its surface to That the life which exists on our On the general question

Jedges the receipt of the following consist.

earth is the only life in the sun's stabilisation, Cvet the General donation towards the funds of the

Largely of vast lat deserta.family, although other stara, far Chamber of Commerce, which still Hame: -Military Area Sports Board

iper Captain E. R. Denkin, Hon.showing no sign of cultivation or out in space may include. Inhabited clings stubbornly to the idea that Secretary). $50.

life of any kind. Scattered over planets in their families. Hongkong must wait for Chinn

the greater part of it are clrcular has had to admit that the ideal Following a quarrel with her bas-elevations which took like the rims 160 Stars For You.

hand. So Lan-lin, 19 years of referatera of extinct volcanoes,

The universe fun thing of vast currency in 0730 that is stable,eesiding at D, Enslern Streut, first which is what they probably are

Four are larger than Devon-stances and of almost incompre- What is more, it has already hadoor, attempted to commit suicide by

jumping into the harbour near the shire, while the largest of all, hensible magnitudes, if our modern to revise its original lens in oneCheung Chau Ferry Wharf yesterday. Maurolycus, would just include the astronomers are right."

was rescued and taken Lợ the

an iter pinnets are part of n In the later She important respect.

Government Civil Hospital,

gigantic star system known as the part of 1929, it expressed the view

Guinetic System. The number of stars in this is enormous: that the fall in exchange would

Chan Kam, the master of a fishing

The Burface of the moon, he

It is almost certainly greater exercise a bencheial effect on the sampan, wan fined $25 by Mr. Hamii- Colony's export trade, at it has to, at the Kowloon Magistracy this believes, "consists of some sort than 100,000 million; that is to morning, for unlawful possession of a of volcanic ash," and its appearsay, there are almost certainly since had to conende that the anti-rge ship's fender, wasonably suspect-ance is singularly like that of more than 60 stars for each man. cipated impetus has not materialis-ed of having been stolen. Sergeant photograph of a model of Vesuvius woman, and child living on earth.

George said that, on the approach of ed. it will thus be seen that the the police luunch, some men were seen and the country west of it (by a It may well be twice and perhaps fender slip of the pen "outh of it is even three and five times this num Chamber was entirely astray in its be hastily covering the

with sacks. The fender was similar written by the author). estimate of the effects of a low to the ones used in the Naval Yard. The defendant anid he fished it out dollar. May it not be equally wrong

of the water. It was being covered when it pretends to forecast the up, as he did not want his children Hikely results of a stabiilsed cur- to wet themselves against it. rency? It is not sufficient merely to assert that trade will be driven

ber.

Sir James Jeans, it will be seen.. On the finest night the best eye- I'rofessor Pickering's sight enn only see about 3,000 rejects theory that both snow and vegeta-stars. Yet astronomy. tion are to be found in the moon.

1

Has discovered that even this When hits "magic rocket" reaches huge system is only one of a vast the sun, it discovers there

number of somewhat similar stupendous power factory:

systems. The present situation may be perhaps summed up in the three statements:

The earth is only one member of

from the Colony if the dollar is now looking earnestly and, intense

ly for a means of encouragement Here and there we see dark yawn fixed. Where is the proof that this to a return of normal consumption ing cavities, looking rather like the Events having falui-by the removal of the obstacles craters of volcanoes in eruption, We hail with satisfaction the will be so7

On earth ivel the sun's interior. beinse taken to ac-fied the Chamber's forecast in one which have brought about the de-belching out fire and matter from the sun's family.

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The sun's family is only one is stabilished, prove the Chamber's of the period of isolation in are near them, we can see that member of the Galeetic System. Dong

The Galactic System is only one credit and

matters. whatever else they may be they are feurs just as fallacionN on this onetury by

Telephones, aeroplanes, ships have not spots; many of them are so member of the system of star- point. means unimportant section other

combined to unite the world into big that our whole earth could fall cities in spaco.

hardholled egg The Colony's world market, and the free in-into them like a

There are at least two milli of the community there is a strong how disastrously

star-cities," Rundered by terime trude bus bren hit terchange of commodities is neces-inte a crevasse. feeling in favour of stabilisation import

As the magic rocket reaches the distances.

of the Colony's currency. Hither-by the dollar slump, so that fromsary to the prosperity of each and

the attitude

On an average, light or a wire- to, very little has been heard of whatever angle of business we con.all. But China cannot play her sun's interior, the thermometer,

peratures, would record "some-two million years to travel from one of retail · dealers & sider the matter, the results of the part in the recovery with her pur.could one he devised for such tem-lens messuge takes something ilke towards the currency question, a drop in silver have been lament. chasing power eat in half, while an thing like 40 million degrees."

increase of her indebtedness to

If we could take an ordinary ablatar-city to the next nearest city. in space. We realise what ephem- the Worldling out of our pockets, and heateral beings we are in the universe. circumstance which is to be re.able. In the face of these circum-foreign countries-If gretted, seeing that the combined stances, it is, to say the least, Bunk scheme fructifles-will not it up to the temperature of the when we reflect that to flash a

that the Chamber assist in a final solution of the sun's centre, its heat would shrivel signal from one star-city to thei capital of concerns of this charac-surprising

requires 60,000 times the span of of should continue to cling to the problem. An international arrange-up every living thing within thou-next and to get an answer back ter must rin Into millions

ment for the stabilisation of silver Sands of miles of it,

a man's life. worn and frayed argument that at something over 2/- an ounce will Earth-A Condensed Drop. dollars, and, moreover, that it is to the retail stores that the eom. Hongkong cannot act on its own be of infinitely greater value.' Then |

How the planets were made is Soap Bubble Universe. The Chamber, however, again, Europe cannot respond with explained in striking language: munity looks for the supply of initiative.

while countries

Yet, if Einstein is right, space like In A does not represent the whole of readiness

We may notice a particular star,ià not unlimited; it must bend most of its daily needs.

America retain prohibitive tarifT

our sun, meeting with an unusual back on itself like the surface of Colony like Hongkong, the retail the Colony's business interests, walls. It would be pouring money accident. A second star

the earth," ao that there will al- houses fulfil a very necessary and, and we trust, that due weight will into a sink to encourage European pronches it more closely than any

of the universe to the other; and | indeed, un absolutely indispensable be given to the views which are industries if outlets for their sur-star has ever before done, and ways be two ways from one and -- Įralaes tides higher than have ever it should be possible to see the function to residents, but we fear to be put forward on behalf of plus production do not exist.

same star-city along two diame that the interests

these mercantile and investing sections

trically opposite directions In space." establishments, and, with them, of of the community which believe

Though some, astronomi- ers hold we can actually do this now in the case of certain nebule, Sir James Jeans is more cautious, He thinks "apaco far too big for our present telescopes to see round it."

of

-International Finance.

the rummunity generally, are often | in stability as the prime necessity. overlooked. These business houses have every right to consideration in such a vital matter as currency reform, for, apart from the ser vices rendered to the community they contribute largely to rates and taxes in this Colony.

Mr. Montagu Norman remains mysteriously silent on the subject of his recent visit to America, and his reticence has naturally given rise to considerable speculation. It

In the absence of it Retail is strongly rumoured, for instance,

Dealers Association, efforts

are that the formation of n Workd Trade Credit Bank will emerge now being made to secure signa-

from the disenasions. The scheme tures to a letter which will be for-envisages the financing of countries. warded to the Currency Commis- like China, whose purchasing power | sion, setting forth arguments in has fallen disastrously through the favour of stabilisation of the slump in commodities, and such a dollar. It behovos all who-belleve proposal, carried out, would

doubtedly contribute to a restora-

un-

that stability in our currency is tion of industrial prosperity. It a primary necessity to support this has yet to be discovered. however. movement. As the letter of in-how close the prophets have ap vitation points out, besides localproached to the truth. We may be firms there are numerous residents, sure that Mr. Montagu Norman did not make the trip in order to people whose investments have

discuss the weather and as Amerles been made in British concerns in holda the bulk of the world's gold, Hongkong, who desire a stabilised frozen in vaults, performing none dollar. We have on a previous of its functions as the basis of occasion put forward the position credit, it is safe to assume that as it affects the local resident who plans for effecting its release form- the has invested his savings locally various conferences. It is

ed the principal tople at

ROW | in the bellef that the dollar would agreed on all honds that the world remain relatively unchanged in is suffering not from over-pro value, but who to-day finds that, duction, but under-consumption. in terms of sterling, he possesses Business and financial genius is

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"I'll have to onane up a bit, Martha. The doctor says I'm

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Another new theory of a senKA- tional kind is that the universo la expanding like an immense snap hubble at portentous speed. The measurements of nebule at Mount Wilson.

Show that practically all the nebule are stampoding away from us at terrife rates. A runaway speed of a thousand miles a second In quite slow for a nebula. Inst to be investigated found to be receding from us at the rate of 26 million miles an hour.

The ... was

The author, however, thinks that theso calculations are of dubloys value, though ho is convinced that the universe is expanding, and by so doing la "travelling the road from birth to death, Just as we Fall nro."

The material universe appears to be passing away liko a tale that in told, dissolving into nothingness The human race, like a vision. whose intelligence dates back only in single tick of the astronomical elock, could hardly perhaps hope to understand so soon. what it all. means.

But, admitting this, millions of years have to lapse before the end or a new beginning la reached.