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The

Heppy Valley

Hongkong Telegraph.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1931.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1931.

DAY BY DAY

contribute to the cause of peace. One thing is certain, namely, that Britain has already done more than her share in cutting down naval strength, but if any real work in the interests of peace is to be

THE EXTENT AND MANNER OF 118 RESORT ΤΟ ADVICE 18 NO SMALL acheived, it obviously must be by

MEASURE OF THE FITNESS OF A MAN [means of multilateral agreement, FOR LARGE AFFAIRS.—Morley.

in regard to the land and air an well as the BEA.

There was a celean bill of health in the Colony yesterday.

Members and Adherents of the Union Church, Kowloon, are remind-

Fatal injuries were suffered by man named Li Pui-kuen, aged 2 who committed suicide yentertiny by leaping from an upper dom at 291, Lafehiluk Rond.

If a wholesale suspension of naval construction had emanated. The Hongkong Ladies' Hockey Club from

aro holding their annual dinner dance Labour Government,

at Lane, Crawford's Restaurant on might have expected Friday, th January. we

general condemnation at the idea, coupled with tranchant criticism of labour's. failure Lol that the annual general meating realine the nation's truc needs. will be held in the School-room to

night at p.m. Indeed, even the relatively mild measures put forward in March last received

verz considerable adverse comment, one Conserva- tive member going so far as to say that whilst Mr. Baldwin's Govern- ment had cut the Navy to the hone. the Labour Administration bad scraped the

Be that

as it may, there

IL distinct

The forthcoming wedding is an- danger in one country doing pracnounced of Mr. Wu Ek-nan, secretary, tically all the disarming and Chinese Navy, No. 434, Nathan Road, Kowloon, to Miss Wong Lan-king, of thus possibly jeopardising its the Government First Girls' Normal security. Henco the need for School, Canton, caution in matters of such vital

importance.

bone.

British Petrof from Coal.

The news thunt intensive search into methods of producing petrol and heavier oil fuels from coal has made it possible le com- mercialise the proeras with every prospect of complete success is of the greatest importance to Great

The Nineteenth Hole.

SYSTEM LONG PAST A JOKE.

66PTHE nineteenth" may back and much appent. L'e quite use-

have

The of course, has nover

hole indeed for many men. The loas to point out that the hall- other day I met a young insurance fellow-well-mot-what'll-you elork of my acquaintance.

IMAM Auffers

from hardened "Giving up golf-enn't afford

arteries and blood-pressure twenty he declared. It!"

years before his time. He'a boón He is one of the most promising a great follow in his day, he has. young golfers in the country, and and that ought to be sufficient to naturally I was surprised.

console him for a mere two-

wo-scure "I've triten up tennis," he add-rears and ten, or for an old age ed-with rather a wry grin. neked with achen and blackened

"Tennis!"

by the humours of n thousand- times insulted liver. It's not the

make you

ft

something

useful wall calendar issued by Brun Aveugged. "I tried the gin-jcome, and their kind-s

meral even.

proteal

such u

"Yes, Tennis-clubs don't take fout licences; given one the chance man who is to blame, but the syя-

of a bit of oxercise without hav- tem that preys upon his ing to pawn one's watch for the weakness.

And weaknews. privilege."

tually hardens into habit. you get in your round

The Herd Instinct. without eternally finishing at the' This is not a bluc-ribbon ser- We have received from Messrs. Nineteenth?or at any rate, can't mon on self-denial; just a protest Shewan, Tomes and Co, an extremely

in-on behalf of the insurance-clerk. the gentleman with the fixed in- ions.

He' Lu, the well-known British steel wire manufacturers,

ger-bear habit, but it doesn't get against the endless indulgence of [you very far in big There's a weakness. It creates

always the other fellow

false way of looking at things. "But if he's decent-"

Tho honest man who refuses "No," he corrected me, "what others' offers because he can't you mean is-if he thinks."

afford to return the favour is If he thinks: how often does he daily being sniffed at by a ma- think? In giving up golf the jority whose only fault is Its young clerk was only doing the stupidity. There's nothing vicious A coolie, namet We Tam-shurn, inevitable thing. His annual $120 in this stupidity; it arises out of died yesterday at the Kowloon couldn't hope to stand up to three a mere craven fear of unsociabili Hospital where he had been lying or four games in the week, at T any ty

But unfortunately it deter- since November 25, suffering from or all of which he might be ex-mines the conons of social inter- injuries received in an accident at the pected to stand a round of drinks course. In spite of sneers at Kowloon Godowar.

to men old enough to be his father. hard-living past, the Nineteenth Always a few would shake their Hole is one of the hubs of aver- Alleging to have jumped from the bends. But the great majority age existence! third floor of Ne, 241 Laichkok Road simply doesn't think even for it- Various remedies auggest them- at about 11.46 p.m. yesterday..a self.

selves. But legislation only tempts Chinese Woman, 22 years of age, was I know one man to whom the evasion, and the only really offec- killed instantly, The borly wAS idea of enlculating his moved to the Kowloon Mortuary.

expensca tive counter to the evil lioe not in did occur: a schoolmaster with public measure but in the pri total income of £400, on which he vate attitude. Drink only as you Feurs for the safely, of Mr. D. F.

wife and two children. need to; surely to do supports Fairfax, Chief 9floor of the ss. On He figured that the

otherwise Nineteenth Indientes either a morbid, craving reported as missing

Britain. economically and poli-Lee, who was

tically. The develpment y

day.

nf

aire.

since Saterdag by Captain Mitchell cost him not less than £100 a year, or a want of backbone.

4 prove the salvation of the British have been allayed, the officer being and has been seared into reducing The only member of the public coal mining industry, reducing un-located, it is understont, on Wednest to something nearer £80. He's who benefits by the system of the immensely pleased with the Nineteenth Hole la the man with- employment, distruss und Indus-

economy; but I prefer the attitude out a sense of obligation. He trini conflict In districts which

The St. John Ambulance Brigade

my insurance friend,

can't or won't stand his hand, but have had more than their fair Prize drawing will be held at the

Hail-Fellow-Well-Mect.

that doesn't prevent him accept- share of the general depression. It rooms of the Compradores Association We all of us know the gentle-ing all offers. In his most BRITISH NAVAL POLICY will certainly dispose of fears

on Tuesday afternoon text, Decem man whose fixed income has dwin-treme form he's a very cunning ber 22 at 3 pm regarding the source of supply of

Holders of tickets died in the light of post-war stan- fellow indeed. When one of u are invited to attend and witness the dards. Britain's

back oil-burning

He used to enjoy his chats foursome, he holds

until fighting proceedings.

at the club and, twice a week, his round the fourth when, with the Yesterday's sensational

ships in the event, however remote

game of bridge. Now he goes ἐπτι light of generosity flashing in his it may be, of war. that the British Government recent from Sir Eric Humbro's pro- died yesterday at the Government alon

I seenis evi-

Mr. Ng Yin-cheung, of Reuters after-ten-time walks which is eyes, he claps everybody on the Financial and Commercial Service, good but returns with an expres-back and demanda that they have considering the suspension of the mise on Wednesday that little Civil Hospital where

of abject solf-absorption. The one at his expense. whole of the navni bulking pro-time will be

club-well, he might

Then only is there a real excuse lost in exploiting admitted following an accident. It is gether the four-guines subserip for taking the blighter at hir Kramme agreed to in March fast, the Salerni system of low tem-

stated that he fell from a passage tion; but he knows that a renewal word and letting the order !! excepting submarines.

carbonisation. has met perature

way on to the pavement at the Com- of old times and old acquaintances through for four more big ones! and pany's premises at No 1a, Chater with the expected denial. It was 11 sturt minde

replac-Road, suffering a fracture to

the would every evening cost kim n skuli from which death resulted. hinted by the journal which

large hole in a ten-shilling note- especially when the bridge was publicity to the report thet the

Mrs. Cheung

drawn-out.. Suey ngon.

who long recently arrived here and is held by

like his wine, this

Jegori

gave

2

he had

been

"The

would

scrape to-

suggested stoppage of construction the industry to the point where it the Hongkong police on a deportation gentleman: he would like a bene-

might be nude permanent, if a satisfactory agreement is reached at the forthcoming World Disarma-

ment Conference, the idea. - parently, beitsg To demostrade Britain's sincerity and also induce other Powers to come into line. However, the story is now categori

|

ing imports of petrol oils costing Britain over £10,000,000 a year. It may take several years to develop

bean meet the entire British de

mand, but the very magnitude of the project is a point in its favour. In estimates submitted by the Im- perial Chemical industrics, whose hydrogenation process, we believe, is different trom the Salarm sys tem, but for which sinflar merits are claimet, it was sister that

engage

dletine of $800,

MORE BOYS' PASTIMES.

I. H.

The US. destroyer Pillsbury arriv.re ground that he's not thiratyearch our streets in vain to ser

DË

of

of the crew thint 134)

warrant far alleged theft

with his after-dinner was stated by Chief Detective Inspec- caffee. But he is one of those Police Court this morning, to have even when able to afford it hated TN a recent article some games tor A. N. Reynolds, at the Central queer souls who have always been sent to hospital. The police drinking-merely for conviviality's asked for a remand pending her dis-anke.

of our youth were brought charge, Mr. Granthar adjouring the

"The relentless logic of the man pastimes similar in popularity to to the memory. Thore wore other case until Monday next.

who objects to a drink on the

those mentioned. but one will has Rever been popular. And el in Manila Bay from China on many's cally refuted, though it is revealed thirteen plants sould have to be Montiny bringing reports of the loss has the sport in which a man's the modern boy taking part in

of a man at sea.

representative that the whole navni problem is on-constructed in diferont put

"Tip O'Neil, chief controlled by the readiness with

play are I can remember how assiduously siorekeeper, was der consideration at the momentments, and that the building

the country to Fail all require overboard while the Pillsbury

which he accepts invitations to we used to apply ourselves to the There is a ski saying that there is each plant would

battling rough sean between 7 aml 11 come and have one". Why, it is fascinating art of making horse- had always an . on Sunday morning. Members asked, should we some

Aelect an un-reins. Mother no, smoke without fire; so we may

of the destroyer said sociable blighter like A, who empty cotton reel to give us, an assume that, despite the denial,

one actually saw O'Neil won't take his nip like any other top of which four tin-tacks were washed away by the sea, but after 11 man? Evidently he doesn't want driven in. Then came the choos there is some basis for the Daily

o'clock on Sunday morning he wants, so we'll jolly well show himing and purchasing of those small Herald revelations,

reported missing. O'Neil is survived that we don't want hita! It occurs ha'penny balla of variegated wool. by n wife and two children, who arrito nobody that what A-doesn't

which we threaded on to the tacks, in Manila.

manipulating happen to want is a drink.

our stitches by means of an ordinary pin. Soon the beginning of the knitted roin appeared from below the centre of the reel, and morning, afternoon. and evening would age industrious Title Angers engaged until several feet were produced-then to fix n wooden "bit" for the human ateed. and away we want for trot or gallop.

20,000 men for two years. if ten were started at one time, work would be found in different trudes for 200,000 men and it would not Whilst it is tenerally agreed be over-optimistle to assume that that far too much money is stilinsk would find at least the worst the completion of this gigantic being spent

by the principal of the world depression over. The Powers on unproductive Army and ECI. experimented plant al Bil- Navy expenditure, the question lingham has been treating 15 tons does arise whether the continu- of coul daily and producing petrol ance of unilateral, disarmament is

of high nati-knock value On A basis of 21 pounds of coal to one, kely to be in the interests of

gallon of petrol. A full-size plant forture disarmament as a whole. I would hydrogenate 1,000 tons of wax rightly declared by Mr.coal daily, producing 600 tons of Amory, when the. British Navy petrol and 280 tons of gua for the Estimates were introduced Instmanufacture of hydrogen. Thir- March, that the trouble since the teen of such plants would produce war has been that all disarmament Britain and would keep 65,000 men all the petrol required in treat has, in the main, been unilateral in constant employment. The only disarmament. No country, especial condition, at the moment, is the ly in regard to its Navy, has maintenance of the duty on impor- disarmed as completely as Britain.ted petrol. The cost of coal-

ug-

and there has been a widespread petrol production by the LCJ. pro- feeling that it in

cess is 7 The imported com dangerous

modity costs 2d. per gallon at LO continue 911 J mistaken

the port, plus 8d. tax, making tendency that the general cause 10%d. before the distributor be- can be helped by continuous zins to make his profits. The pro- disarmament on the part of Brisent price is, however, abnormally tain, thereby lowering the coun. low. Two years ago it was 02d. try's naval standard. A fear was doubtedly it will regain that

per gallon at the port, and expressed in March last that the agure or thereabouts at some time unilateral sng was being endorsed in the near future. In this event, for the sake of securing waris the new enterprise, which must be agreement, and, when such, an‡rogarded as one of national im- agreement had been reached, toportance, would itself contribute come down still further for the quer.. Assuming the claims made a considerable sum to the Exche- of economy.. The point to be fully justified, we sake

cannot arises whether this really ropro-imagine the programme lanquidh-, sente a wise cause, or one likely to ing for want of encouragement.

"That's awell Gue. With one holly wreath' It's got more Christmas spirit than any window in the block."

Uses of the "Sucker." Another piece of apparatus dear to the heart of youth was the sucker. Begging or bargaining- a clrcular place of leather from family bootmaker, a length of string was fixed to the centre, and audible hopes

Our

of

surface rain. The wetter expressed for things, the better the suction as we pressed the "sucker" on

on to the object with

foot. Large stones and similar material were all grist to the mill-a simple, in- expensive game, but one which re- turned with unfailing regularity. On similar principles, but more annoying to those not taking part, WOO "window tick." In this case a small rubber sucker at the and of a long piece of knotted twing was pressed on to the

had

some person window pane forts. Drawing the thumb-nall along the twine produced a sharp rat-tat-tat of alarming loudno

not encouraged our "gulzing” af-

the Inmate, whose Inevitable

we

but

wrathful

appearance made us run for our lives, sometimes bofore count detach

our toy from the window. A less exciting highly diverting pastime was in- dulged in periodically indulged in certainly appropriato-where "pipe and herb was concerned.. (Continued on Page 7:')