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FEW BREECHES WHICH HAVE PRO- | world thrown into entastrophie DUCED AN ELECTRICAL EFFECT ON AN confusion once again by war on AUDIENCE CAN BEAR THE COLOURLESS a bir scale. These influences eau THOTOGRAPHY OF A PRINTED RECORD,

-Lord Ruschēru. | only be fought by the enecurago. ment of a healthier and Ranci public opinion.

When We look around the world and see the financial strin gency with which 'so many coun- tries are faced and read of the millions of people in once

pros- perous conntries who to-day are

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For the second day in successica yesterday there was a clean bill of health in the Colony,

Scouts now in Macao, news of whose We are asked to state that the Boy

safety came through yesterdity w the 2nd Hongkong (Catholic Mission) Troop, and not the 16th Troop.

WES

There's a Lot to be Said for Work.

By SYLVIA THOMPSON.

money

TN the moderu world most people the prey of boredom, moodiness,”

who work work for money, nor any dissipation of physical The ninjority work for money in and mental qualitics. But for order to keep alive, A compara- most of us the undertaking is tou tive few work for more

tiflcult altogether, and we ne A further 1.00-jack of rain.

than they need to keep alive tually need work, as we need sleep idle, centres like Hongkong and recorded at the Observatory during and with it acquire aone kind of and food and air, for our well-

being. the 24 hours ended at 10 a.m. to-day,luxury or experience which money

The need to work for money has other plnena in the Far Rust have This makes the year's total 64.23 can buy.

obvious Very few people work without its

drawbucks. Work much for which to be thankful.inches, against, an average of 58.69.

being at all influenced by the may be uncongenial, tiring, in- Hore we have no unemployment

Halvig Jaman, chief engineer of money motive.

convenient, monotonous, but has problem; the great majesti of the steamer Bing Jong, at Kowloon Among these few

For most people this great virtue Dock, has reported that money and tive artists, certain children's discipline on life, divides it into that it imposes a routine and the people are in stently jobs with jewellery valued at $580 was stolen narses, and those people who regular pay, having little anxiet, from his enbla some time between have a definite desire for power, tension and respite, effort and jabout making ends meet. Living on Wednesday, and 6 2 on a distinct from the power con-reward-in fact, gives it, although

Thursday.

ferred by the

of money. pussession

in an automatic way the light and costs may have advanced; they

shade. the progressive, impulse When 15 undoubtedly have. But there

Kampau containing four men capsized al Aberdeen yesterday.

Although the woman who does which the exceptional, really crea three managed to save themselves, the work of the house and lonksitive Individuals get from the un-

work resting force within themselves.. but the fourth disappeared and efforts after her children doesn't

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no real widespread distress, These are facts which we ought not to forget when we think of the plight to recover his hotly proved unsucress directly for money, she is forced

ful. The matter was reported to the io do so by the same eronomici How many of us, even absolute of so many people in other parts police by the manter of a trailing motive that makes her husband leisure, soon find that, like the of the world. All of us have, junk, who said that the men

nower to turn everything to goid were in work every day. weighing the anchor,

The test of whether you work which starved its possessor, mittedly, been more or less badh

for payment or from some other are work starved, restless, ill- hit by the slump in silver; but,

native is whether you would do tempered, dissatisited for inck of Laking things at their worst, one

the same work unpaid. This la obligation or routine. the real difference between artistsi Dull work may be odious, but let compares more than favour

and professionals in the widest leisure easily grows as dull. Get. ting up at seven may be a hard-

THE HONGKONG HOTELbly with that of millions of other

GARAGE.

The Hongkong & Shanglin Hotels, Ltd. Incorporated in lengkong. 26, Queen's Road C. and Brubbe tond.

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

are

| prople who have been acrustomer

to steady work but

to-day counted amongst those who can- not got a job at any wage

Chile's Default,

HONGKONG SHARE

MARKET.

sense,

Its

more

for

rate

OFFICIAL SUMMARY BY The writer who works with or ship, but a prolonged opportunity

without goin, the nurse who wilt of staying abed h STOCK EXCHANGE.

not leave her charges for an in-poignantly depressing effects. The Stock Market opened quietly creased salary, the typist who Nor is it merely the obligation stendy, bayers still predominating for stays on an extra hour in the of effort and action which money- must stocks, the dennd being chledy office because she feels a pride in making imposes that is gond centred on Trans, Hotels and Ropes, getting her work finished, even frost people. The actual fact of On the other hard, Cements weakened her number of working hours is making money has a definite effect to a selling rate of $19.00.

over, have something of the real on the character of the individual. Hanks were done at $2,0D,

creative impulse in them, and There is a certain

aelf

respect and Unions with buyers at Shif changed share its special gains and losses sense if tot of power

at ant The fact that Chile bas gone the hands at this rate.

and self-reliance In way of Pero and Bolivia and has

Underwriters with sellers at 8.the pride of achievement, the of adequacy

the earner which the non-earner defaulted on her foreign konus is anles at $0.

were reported to have resulted in acute disappointment over failure,

the

denied. He feels certain constant renewal of interest is

Value and independence, which hardly surprising. The disorgani- Steamboats found buyers offering in the work itself. sation of metal maiket «and the de- | $29, but sellers were not disposed, But these are among the few sense puts him on good terms with

to zemle under $29,

the fortunately exceptional to himself and therefore with the struction of Li Bitrate trade

Benguets naivanced 1 $11 buyers, whom this quality gives an inner world. brought about 131 unfavourable

Wharves were enquired for at the life and a freedom from all sorts tristr

balance and gold deposita inigraved rate of $164 but without of discontents. abroad have dwindlest to nothing, inducing holders to sell. The Premier calls th default

Providents (now) were pegotimed!" The majority not only work be-jus a form of recognition for effort “pabufiti for a confry which, up to co, the old chures finding buyers alle dislike their work and four to that even those individuals who at $270, and there were buyers at jeans they have to, but conscious-se depressing and discouraging,

the present day, has There have been almost innom-exactly with its obligations," but $17.40, sellers asking $17.50, sales

complie! $e on.

e free from

have great ability and who will it. Hotel (ht) were in demand t To most people the word "work" work anyway because their crea- erable theories put forwar! Lays it is inevitable. Interest on being reromsind at $17.96. The neiymous with "ring":

tive power makes them, knowing Anunt for the

trous the internal sebt is also to be a shores remained at yesterday's qunta-;

doing something you have their own real worth, can envy bies with which the whole world | pended and efforts are to be made.

to, and don't want to do. There the man who makes money by bad Lands were reported sales at 501,55, is probably no factory, no busi-work. seems to be beset at the moment.

fo effect drastic cororay in public | Migers Leing in thw market at $91501t workers, offered money and money to his island in the sea of A writer hus likened each man's ness, and no profession in which Some are patently absurd; others expenditure. The situation calls and sellers wanting 592.

(for sympathy rather Chan

existence.

FRIDAY, AFGUST. 14, 1981.

WHERE THE EAST IS FORTUNATE.

For

JK

can certainly be classed as hell Friticism, Chile uw been peculiar. / buyers and sales resulted at this rute, once.

ing to thray' light on the tion. A banker has juxt Forward with the assertion

«ftun-

ly exposed to the economic blizzard. Come The fortunes of the country are

Fiat tied to ropper and nitrates.

Her

The

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This feeling is so defiulte, and the powerlessness to gain money

Evos appreciated slightly to $14.50 leisure, would not "down tools" at

To discover one's own island Is Shanghal Cottons had enquiries al In contrast to the general dis- more exciting than being island- Th. 97.

And it is better exercises taste for work general opinion born. Trams had sellers ut $22.61, but sets great value on leisure. The for the soul to set out in search buyers were rendy to deal at $22.95. wealthier classes have always as an island even in a canoe than Chine Lights were done, at 326.10.sumed that leisure was the most to be escorted there in a yacht. with buyers willing to pay $26.30, but sellers asked $26.50.

desirable of their privileges: the H.K. Electrics hnd buyers at SHI.) working classes, partly by this ht shares were not obtainable

partiy by at example.

renetion GERMANY TO-DAY. this rate.

against excessive hours of work, Canton Ires were in shade higher at have came to look upor leisure $7.50 buyers.

Cements.

a prize to fight for (As 'most wenkened slightly, and there

as already mentioned, of them over know its full eu By MONTAGUE SMITH. sellers at $190. but buyers declined is desirable in itself exists vivid- were joyment, the illusion that leisure

UNCTILIOUS deference to au-

to go beyond $19.00. Sales werely in their imaginations). PUNCTILIUS deferences all

Freoited to have taken place ut $20.10. Hongkong Ropes were in demand shares were not

the depression is not due to Come condition may thus be likened to hitherto unsuspected weakness in that of an investor who, having put our social system, and, therefore, alļ bis eggs into one basket, finds no five-year or ten-year industrial | the bottom has dropped but. plan will solve the próbien. The price of Chilean products in the frue reason of the present econo

world market have in fact fallon to below pre-war levels, while the cost mie distress is found by this com of manufactured imports is still mentator in the Great War and afty per cent, above. It is also in- he asserts Whit the lesson to teresting to note that prior to 1929, be learned is that the work can When money was easy ti get, Chile Ent $10, but not afford any further cathetystus was bestegeif with loan offers from forthcoming.

Hairy Facus were dealt in at of that character. If the matter the United States. To-day, with ix probed, it will probably be less money.coming in, the Govern, buyers offering $275.

firmer at $1.9 found that the station is well ment finds itself with awollen debt buyers, sales having, to be reported at

commitments, the only ultimate$10.50. summed up in these words.

Constructions receded Le method of payment being goods for which markets cannot be found. Atrendy Chile has dug deeply into her gold

in normal times the country would have been accommodated by her creditors, but lenders to-day are not so free with i assistance and Chile bas had to part

Tesourees,

Many countries are paying to- day for the World War. Ger- many, which has been strugvling on the edge of revolution, is pay ing the heaviest price, having lost the war and theurred huge liabili-

Rut are the victors real, with her, golit, The result is that ties. much better off? Britain, wills she cannot release any more, of the millions of unemployed and with yellow metal and remain

on the

her industries stagnant, is paying gold standard, and if she is forced heavily. The United Sates, which |lo desert it, the effect on foreign mude billions out of the war and investment in the country will be a momentary was fortunate in escaping much more serious than of the actual fighting is paying Latin America seems to offer fertile คอ interest payments. Hikewise with millious of men out ground for action of the type which of work and with long bread-lines as ved Germany from financial

default

In many of her cities. Everyonchaos,

is paying. with suffering and)

WATER, LEVELS.

DETAILS FOR WEST, NORTH AND EAST RIVERS,

privation: and the payment is not reompléte yet. 'All this menns that there must be no more, big Wire. If for an other reason. they are too expensive. They coat more than any results

The following table, issued by tho possibly be 'worth. If the vortKwangtung River Conservancy Com which is now being paid wer mission, shows in English feet the valy a trifle higher, it might wreck North River and East River on the water levels on the West River,

elvilisation and mean universaldatos named: Bolshevism. These are Duints

Citt

Aug. "Aug

12 18

which ought to be kept constant-West River, at Shlubing 20.2 21.1 15 in mind when disarmament con-North River at Samahul 7.2 8,0 North River at Tsingyuen 112 120 |ferences, preparedness measures East River at Sheklung 20.2 3.8 and such insues come up for dis-; The highest levels recorded are: cussion. Only bý sineers an Shlubing, 41 feet; Thingyuven, 20.2 feat; Samshui, 27.8 feet; Sheklung, honest international co-operation, 11.6 feet. and by cutting down expenditure minus 5 feet at Samehui.and minus The lowest levels on record are on unproductive services, can '2.7 feet at Sheklung.

Watsons were

novilasl.

What most people don't realise persists in the military style in is that though working for money

Germany.

It was a little startling to see has its tyrannies the drearinoss the guard of the train salute the and futility of leisure are, for

at every stopping most people, even more drealfal stationmuster

It is diffent enough for a clever with the precision of the parade place on arrival und departure perfectly educated. Imaginative.

ground. $13.30. person to plan and fill a leisured ;

life so that he neither becomes

PRINCESS BORALDINA

Ger nichẳng gh cani

YOUR

FORTUNE

ON A CARD

"Got this, Marge-'Don't trust the one who pretends to care for you. And to think I've boon silly enough to bellovo that guy."

At Hamburg every one of four porters I had occasion at differ- ent times to engage at random could speak English, French, and Dutch, as well as German, suffi- ciently well for the needs

of travellers. Are there any porters In Liverpool, say the English counterpart of Humburg-who can speak any language but their own?

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On the journey from Hamburg to Kiel an eiderly German busl- ness nuan expressed the greatest surprise to learn that I had come from London by sea and rail. "Why not by air?" he said. "It la so much quicker. I always go that way

"The

way."

general acceptance of air travel as being the normal thing to do in Germany is the most strik ing impression of all. From placo

in the interior it is

now

to ch

a part of the rugular transport system; as the railway.

There

are booking offices for the air routes at all the big rail- way stations, and airway time- : tables exhibited alongside the

railway services.

services. Both, of courne,

are State-owned.

fter a day or two of this sort

u

of Influence even the visitor be-

comes "air-minded." By Monday morning In Kiel one of my col

Isagave had already flown twice to Hamburg and back on business, and a party of us were discussing whether we should not "just" fly. over to Copenhagen and back one afternoon to have a look at the Place."

By the co-ordinated system of inir sorvices it is possible to fly. from Hainburg to London or to any large town in Germany' In a (Continued on Page 71)

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