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New Shipment Received

of the

RCA VICTOR RE-16

Radio-Phonograph Combination.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1932.

Super-ectent RCA Victor Super-Heterodyne circuit.

2 Continuous band-pass variable tone control

I Shock-proof rubber mounted chassis.

4 Scientifically impregnated condensera,

RE-16 5 Noise eliminating power transformer.

6 New RCA Victor automatic volume leveler that

corrects fading.

7 Three point shielding (Tubes, chassis and cabis).

B Perfect acoustic synchronization of chassis and

cabinet.

9 Over-size electro-dynamic speaker.

10 New RCA Pentode tube with push-pull application.

Operates on local voltage

without power transformer.

S. MOUTRIE & CO., LTD.

Chater Road.

Footprints of

Fashion

Lane, Crawford's

Now Showing-

Glace Kid Shoes Black Suede Pumps Grey do. Willow Calf Straps Willow Calf Pumps Black or Navy Faille

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from $17.50 25.50

29.50 25.50

25.30

16.50

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NEW SHADES IN HOSIERY $4.50 to $12.50

Ladies' Department. Lane, Crawford, Ltd.

WHY DOES

CHEVROLET/

LEAD THE WORLD IN POPULARITY, SELLING MORE CARS THAN ANY OTHER MAKET

BECAUSE CHEVROLET OFFERS EVERYTHING YOU WANT IN A CAR-BEAUTY, LUXURY, POWER, SPEED, COMFORT.

NO CAR IS EASIER TO DRIVE. NO CAR OF ITS CLASS EXCELS IT IN THE BEAUTY OF ITS FINISH AND APPOINTMENTS, THE SMARTNESS OF ITS FIT- TINGS.

IN THE 1932 CHEVROLET THERE ARE MANY VALUES, MANY IMPROVEMENTS NEVER OFFERED AT CHE- VROLET PRICES. BUILT- IN SMOOTHNESS, INCREAS- ED POWER. A SILENT SYNCRO-MESH GEAR SHIFT. CONTROLLABLE COASTING WHEN YOU WISH IT. ALL AT NO INCREASE IN PRICE.

SEE THIS NEW

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PRICE HK$3,470. –

TRY IT-DRIVE IT

You'll call it a

marvellous experience.

AUTHORISED CHEVROLET

DEALERS.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE.

The Hongkong à Shanghai Hotels, Ltd. Incorporated in Flosskets. Stubba Bond

Hapor Valer

The

Longkong Telegraph,

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1932.

A TIME OF CRISIS.

DAY BY DAY

NO MÁN 18 THE WISER FOR H18 LEARNING; WIT AND WISDOM ARE soRN WITH A MAN-Seiden.

Members of the Scottish Coy, H. K. V. D. O. will hold a dance is Lane Crawford's Restaurant on-Satur- day, February 13.

power would assuredly be disas trous for China. The better way is that chosen by the Nanking Gov-| ernment Sympathy with China should not, of course, shut our eyes to the fact she has provided Japan with some excuse, flimsy though it is, for the aggressive tactics which havs

Although there will be no anal been adopted. Tho anti-

edition of the Telegraph to-morrow, Japanese movements, especially Chinese New Year's Day, special when encouraged by Chinese bulletin will be published, for street authorities, have greatly angered sales only, in the event, of important Tokyo. Yet when we look over the news being received. whole facts there seems littlo ground for thinking that Japan would have materially modified her programme even had there been no boycott movement. The roots of the crisis go much further down than that. But, so far as Japan is concerned, the dissolution of the anti-Japanese organisations will be of little real value, since Tokyo's policy has created such a profound reaction throughout the length and breadth of the land that it will be a very long time before commercial Intercourse can possibly be restor- od. In the reault, Japanese trade has been dealt a tremendous blow. That trade cannot be brought back by forcible methods.

It is advertised that the exchange banks will be closed to the transaction of public business on Saturday and Monday, 6th and 8th February, being the Chinose New Year Holldays.

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Found hanging from King's Park at alenet 1 pm. yester day, the body of man named Wn! Num-pin, aged 28, of 20, Nanking Street, was removed to the Kowloon Mortuary. Suicide is expected.

Special Chinese New Year Dinner Dances are being held at the Peninsula, Hongkong and Repulse Bay Hotels to-night. At the Peninsula, a novelty will be introduced by the

Bulls and Inners

From the Office Butts,

The man who said that marriago Harmston's contortionist night was largely a matter of give,and be described as an every inch- take, probably meant giving in to kink! the wife and taking care not to forget it.

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Some cinemas at Home are new -providing - froć coffee to patrons. That should keep them awake.

It's considered unlucky to light three automatic cigarette lightern with the same match.

We presume that the costums -qudation will be carefully=conal- The Height of Economy:The dored when the Y.M.C.A. holds its Peak realdent who bought his first mixed swimming parties. The tram season at 11.30 p.m. on the logan might well be "You May

Como Adrift!". night of the 81st., and sat on the tram station for the 12.05 cari

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This suggested preference for Coincident with the closing of Empire tea leaves sonic people the Electrical Review contains a the City Hall, the latest lasue of cold! full-page advertisement Indicating. It is said that. Britain's bank that this famous building is clorks are terribly overworked.. equipped with over 300 lighting Probably overdrawn.

The points and 32 plug points. Light that Failed!

There is an eloment of uncer-. tainty about the Siberian Mall "Too Many Colonels" read a these days. In contrast to the cor- recent newspaper heading. Had tainty of the Negapatam route,

tible,

It la well for China, in this bar appearance of talented Chinese girl it have been knuts, we might have the difference is scarcely percop-

dancers.

The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation advertise that the ord nary yearly meeting of shareholders will be held at the Head Offos of the Corporation. 1, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, on Saturday, February 27 at 11.30 am.

agreed.

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Most women, we read, have a leaning towards rad sweet wine. A kind of list to

hour of trial, that she does not want for friends among the foreign Powers. There may be cause for disappointment that the efforts made nt Geneva have not been in- strumental in preventing Japan from embarking on her programme. but it is well to bear in mind that but for the strong representations of the Powern, the situation to-day |panies, advertise a further reduction

One thing might have been even worse than in the retail prices of the following it is. Especially gratifying in the Finke, Philips Scalord (Navy Cut), market, there's brands of cigarettes: Philips' Gold about the ebare collaboration of Britain and the Army Club, A.I.P. (Abdulla Imperial always room at United States in the latest steps Proforence), and Via Bars. taken. The magnificent 'welcomie

given to the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders by Chinese crowds, in striking contrast to the manner in which British troops were greeted five years ago, indicates apprecia- tion of Britain's action. It is to be hoped that when all the trouble la over, China will not be forgetful of those who in the present crisis have shown a very real sympathy with her.

An Army for General "Dole"?

A timely proposal for finding work for recipients of the "dele" has been put forward by Mrs. Sidney

well-known Webb, the

in-

Messrs. John D. Hutchison & Co., port! agents for Messrs. Godfrey Philips, Ltd, London, and associated com-

advertise that during

Mesars. A. S. Wataon & Co. Ltd., the ChinesO New Year Holidays all departments will be closed. On Saturday, the 6th February, the Hongkong Dispansary, February, and Monday, the 8th Dispensing Department, will be open for dispensing prescriptions from 10 am to 1 p.m. and from 6 pm, to 7.80

p.m.

Our Wuchow correspondent writes that a slight corflagution caused the Wuchow Fire Brigade to hurriedly respond on Tuesday evening. The Are barge also made its appearance promptly. The eastern section of the city was the scene of the fro, which was of such small consequences that the Brigade Immediately returned to

headquarters.

DEATH OF MRS. A. F. ARCULLI.

LOSS TO THE INDIAN COMMUNITY.

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Husband: Would you like Lo

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no to the movies tonight, dear?

Wife: I'd love to, darling. Husbond: Righto! I'll go to the club.

Tower of Babel Vis just 40 old-time Longue of Nations.

Once again the annual races Sports Note:-Bill Smith, the Resurrect the thought of gold; champion ahove-halfpenny player And each pony's morning paces, of the Red Cow, has now been Are in whispers daily told. transferred to the Blue Dog for Mystery nags, and dead sure the record fee of six pints.

certs,

And "can't be boats" revealed. Even talpans risk their shirts, On ten to one the fuld. Tickets in this aweep and that; May win lakhs and lakhs. Lucky numbers in a hat, Maskee betting tax Never mind the years gone by. This year must be right; The only way to win is try, And think of what you might So-tickets here and tickets there, And

"The average angler," says an essayist, " is a goolai fellow.” He only keeps you at arm's length when describing his latest catch.

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Schooling isn't necessary to suc cess. You can leave 'early, as Edison did, and study at home for 68 years.

ong Or moro right

A film star boasts that she has "through":

nover paid for a restaurant meal But when the meeting's done, in her life. She evidently believes

don't swear,—

in making "hosts" of Triends. Just wash-out "Thirty-two!"

CYN.

Judging by recent developments Local artists are being invited in Piccadilly, England is being to compete for a beer label de- made a land fit for Eros to live in. sign. We suggest a mug rampant in a bar sinister!

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What has happened in the meantime in England 7. Things

Of the oldest and most respected ladies of the Indian community, in the person of Mrs. A. F. Arculli, 'widow of the Inte Mr. A. F. Arculli, Thirty pages of the Government are not just as they used to bal passed away at her residence, 58, Gazette have been devoted to Tra- asserted a local orator during Kennelly Rond, yesterday after-Me. Regulations. One of the fow the week. We would remind the Instances on record where white gentleman concerned, that there noon,

Mrs. Arculli, who was aged 70, lines are red-taped!!

were no Rotarians in the good old was the mother of Mr. A. el Ar-

days!

Socialist economist. Mra. Webb lays down the sound proposition that the full time for normal working hours cach day of every drawer of the She Although metally China has dole belongs to the state. adopted the Gregorian Calendar, would set up a number of nationa? the great mass of her people will labour corps pivoting upon definite continue to reckon the passing of labour. These bodies would time by the lunar system, an that clude navvies, miners and unskilled for them another year opens to-labour. They would be organized as morrow. It is safe to say that semi-military units in connexion China has seldom, if ever, passed with the Royal Army Service through a year of greater auxiety Corps, and would be sent about in and danger than that which is now detachments equipped with tents, drawing to a close. Unhappily, the lorries and tools to do work of clouds still hang over her, and ahe national utility, such as enters a new year faced with protection and land drainage. threats to her very existence. For There is no doubt Mrs. Webb's all intents and purposes, Manchuria plan would require most careful at the moment is no longer hers, administration. The possibility of whilst in China Proper she is ex-dole beneficiaries becoming per- periencing a forcible occupation manent employees of the state of parts of her territory by Japan would have to be considered. | be deeply regroited by the Indian cae, What is even worse still is Periods in which those engaged in the fact that, although war has state work could look for employ- not actually boon declared, she has ment in private Industry and busl- been compelled to mobilise her ness would have to be provided. forces on a war footing in order to And those who had been called defend her sovereignty. Faced by Bumie distance from home would troubles within and aggression seem to be entitled to information from without, China is passing on chances of private employment through a crista of the utmost gravity. Time will tell whether she can weather the storm.

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These receivers of atolen goods coust solicitor. Dr. Hassan el Arculii,

"The average man," Баут a and Mesars. A.K., E., and O. of are merely folk who take things health writer, "delays his visits to

leaven

as they come along. Arculli, She also

the dentist far too long, I'm afraid." ᄆᄆ daughters, one of whom is mar-

So in the average man. ried, and a large number of grand- Gardening Hint: The best children

thing to plant these cold days is Mrs. Arculli's death followed a yourself in an armchair. long illness, and her phasing will

* Something like 200,000,000 stir. community.

cigarettes are smoked in England every week. Wholly smoke!

in their own localities. But thes proposal is noteworthy is coming from a prominent member of the. There can be no questioning the British Labour Party. It is a sign point that one result of the actions of the healthy attitude toward able- that 18 of Japan has been to consolidate į bodied state pensioners and strengthen national feeling in growing up among many most China. The people to-day are unit-closely associated with these per- ed in a determination to oppose, by. Bona. Hitherto the state has been in all means in their power, the threat a dilemma, having had to choose be to their nation. Unhappily, thetween either keeping unemployed unity is not so apparent amongst workers in idleness or paying them China's politicians. There was a more than the proceeds of their promise, when the trouble first as- labour justified. Organized labour sumed serious proportions, that all hus decreed that only work at full parties would sink their differences union rates should be accepted. The and join in presenting a solid front.result has been that hundreds of The so-called National Government thousands of men and women, de- | was formed, but one by one the pendent upon state ald, have boen newcomers dropped out, until to-living. In almost completo idleness. day scarcely one of them remains The adoption of Mrs. Webb's in office. The ostensible cause for scheme would put an end to this the withdrawals was a divergence state of things. There appears to of viewpoint on the Government's be no reason why work should not policy towards Japan. Even if be found which would be of at least this is the real reason, it is difficult some public utility without throw to see what China would have to ing full-paid labour out of fobs, gain by the adoption of a more Unquestionably it would tend to bellicose attitude. As It Is, she has restore that self-respect and ability shown remarkabla restraint in a to work without which happiness position of extreme difficulty, a ciris rare among sentient beings. It sumstance which serves to explain is to be haped in these circums In part the favourable reaction to tances that trade union rules may bor cause abroad. A warilkė policy be so relaxed as to enable some In the face of Japan's might and such scheme to be put into effect.

The funeral takes place this afternoon at 3 p.m.

"Are you sure about that, Mrs. Murray? I thought it was your turn to stay, with the children while I go to the sale.”

Tons of sugar are wasted an nually in the bottom of cups. This information should create quite a

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Grapefruit juice was in the public eye long before It became a popular beverage.

An elephant that can dance in time with a fox-trot is a feature of a well-known circus. A Kowloon flapper thinks she met him at a party last week.

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A doctor condemns boxing and wrestling for women.

But that won't stop them from attending bargain 'sales.

"A S'haf Bankrupt," states local headline. Probably shy of creditors.

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Talking about hopes of harmony in the North, it may be asked Woosung out of tune?

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From a local menu"Cock-a- lekte soup". This presumably lleks overything into a cocked hat.

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Major Gordon Home had criticism reserved for Hongkong's museum. A home truth ⠀ which may get home.

Mr. Bata, Europe's shoe king, já establishing big factory in Bingapore. The dnhabitants will be ablu every day; in every why to get Bata and Bath footwear

The Hiking. Cinh announces the final bike of the season." Hongkong. has always been noted for its short BEARONE.