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FOR THE HAIR $2.50

A Germicidal Lotion

which is pleasant to use. Eliminates all dandruff and is

A Genuine Hair Tonic.

TO BE HAD WITH OR WITHOUT OIL.

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ESTD. 1841.

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BY

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Happy Valley

(Claude Arundale)

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"Bird Songs" (Liza Lehmann)

"In a Persian Garden" (Liza Lehmann)

"Indian Love Lyrics"

(Amy Woodforde Finden).

"A Lover in Damascus"

Amy Woodforde Finden)

"Six Song from On Jhelum River”

(Amy Woodforde Finden) "Songs of Old London"

Johnson of the Peak Hospitat desires to take leave of and to thank

her friend for their very kind? expression t friendship and wish, which she Vrty much rlaten.

1.P.C.

DEATH.

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RAPP, Mrs. CHRISTIAN FREDE- RICH-At her residence, No. 35, Kai Tack Bund, Kowloon City. Hongkong, on 31st March, 1932, at the age of 70. Funeral at

SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1932.

DAY BY DAY

Bulls and Inners

From the Office Butts. O

NATURE'S LAWS ARE ETERNAL; Suggested HIER SMALL STILL VOICE, SPEAKING | pany. meeting FROM THE INMOST HEART OF US. Givo a man enough rope, and ho'll strings. SHALL NOT, UNDER, TEMIDLE PENAL-| hang himself. TIES, BE disregarded.-Carlyle.

by a recont Com- She was only a weavor's daugh- development: tor, but she knew how to pull the

Governor

* During a visit to a friend's house at 50, Staunton Street, a nino-year-

old Chinese giri, named Leung Shun-

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Brandy is onid to be a curo, for

A contemporary refers to sen-sickness. Our proference is

yee, of 99, Woosung Street, Yaumati, "Folkoristic" dancee. An example port." fell over the verandah and received of the elasticity serious injuries,

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English!

of Kingsitle

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A prominent civil servant cele that this Italian Budget deficit is Ordinances to provide for the incor-brated his impending departure the very Duce for those affected.

poration of the Directora of the

tlon of Hongkong, in both its Im port and export trade, is that of an entrepot and clearing-house for China; the case with which the merchandise moves in and out of the port is the chief cause of its big transit trade. To cite the publication from which we are quoting. "Hongkong is the one "nit in the British Empire where the imposition of a tariff giving pre-

A Kowloon flapper complaina It seems as if some shareholders: HH Excellency the Governor has ference to goods from the United

her. She should Kingdom and the Empire would Appointed Mr. Lo Man-kam to be a that her boy is always, borrowing don't know the ropes.

member of the Saultary Board for money from

throw up the sponger, without doubt be of no reciprocal term of three years.

Stones aroused as currency In advantage; it would destroy the

IIIA Excellency the

some parts of the world. These basis on which she has bullt up

nominated Mr. Lo Man-kam us a Radio announcers at Home are are the only places whore people her trade, and, by adding the com-

with Chinese who throw about their money are member of the Gourt of the Univer-having dificulties plication of a Customs organisasity of Hongkong for a period of place-names, They find it hard not popular.

to be a pronounced success. Hon, would probably throw out of three years.

d D gear, if not destroy, the delicate. worked machinery which has smoothly and profitably for nearly a hundred years." It is added that this loss would more than offset an benefit British manufacturers might receive from any preference, and, in any case, the United King dom could not offer any material advantage in return, as Hongkong has practically no exportable local produce on which reciprocal, pre- ference could be granted.

In these statements we have the complete answer to the suggestion that Hongkong might do worse than consider abandonment of Its free port status. The idea, to put it tersely is not practical politics. Morcover, it is to be pointed out that it is only the F.M.S., and not whole, which is Malaya as a

The adopting the tariff policy. Straits Settlement, of which Singa- pore is the chief centre, will, as we understand the matter, retain the existin avstem. The reason ik obvious, since it is the F.M.S. A highly successful dance. An enjoy being a football which is the big producing centre able evening was spent by the big referce is that

crowd, which continued the dancing Superficially, tarife until 1 am, of Malaya. for Hongkong may appear reason- able, but when the matter is pro- bed to the bottom, it becomes evi- dent that we should have vary thing to lose, and little, if any thing, to gain by the change.

Government Efficiency. Observation of the passing world to-day forces upon the reflective

Chinese Young Men's Christian As by landing a fine black bass at the Rociation of liongkong, and of St. Kowloon Reservoir last Sunday. We understand that he is having Stephen's College.

The speaker at the meeting of the Rotary Club on Tuesday, April will be Mr. J. P. Sherry, Managers of the Telephone Company, and his subject will be "The Dial Switch in Automatic Telephony."

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A contemporary heads a re-

it mounted as a tic-pin, as a so- forence to three famous musicians

"The Schneider Trophy." Possibly. venir of the occasion.

it was thinking of a broken recorð,

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"Homo" perhaps forgets that marriage is the natural state, and,

Talking of headlines, "Crɔk's that bolag the case, wives just Comeback" may have something to naturally order.

do with the return of cold soup.

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A workman of the Tat Hang Rub- ber Factory, of 118, Ki Lung Street, Shamshuipe, was taken to the Kwong

This record- Wah Hospital yesterday suffering from injuries to his right hand caused breaking pony whilat he was at work on a machine ought at the factory at 4 p.m.

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The garrison lecture hall at 'Wel. Ticket. lington Barracks, TA

crowded

Inst night, when the ship'a company of H.M.S. Cumberland held

you

The worst of

havo to whistle for your A memorial tablet to the late Mr. money,

Charles Makcham is to be unveiled at the Wesleyan Church, Wanchal, by the Rev. Ernest Bastin, B.A., of

If the Irish Shiu Chow, during the evening ser- vice to-morrow. The service will give further commence at 6 p.m. and all friends trouble of the late Mr. Makcham Аге cor-they will still be dially invited to be present.

Britain's Erin коля.

The following forthcoming Wed-

dings are announced:Kwan Man wai, No. 207,, Sung Weng Toi, Kew- laan City, to Cheung Taz-kwan, No, No. 40, Elgin Street, to

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RICH LOVER (cloping with his adored): How much is the fare?'.

TAXI DRIVER:

That's all

right, sir. The young indy's father settled all that

The Week's Bright Thought:-

Chile'a decl- sion suggests

that the gold standard is being left cold.

Many a Hong- kong man when paying his aя- sosament, thinks the Colony over- rated.

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One thing about most en- gagements,

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ring on her fin- ger puts a bello

on her toes.

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Colonial Cemetery, Happy Valley; mind the question. Is it only in Ally Bonham Rond; Lim Woon-kunn. If you manage the wife, the cur- is to be cleaned at a cost of pear-

to-day,

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13.12.

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

(Herbert Oliver).

(Published for High, Low or Medium Voice).

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SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1932.

| HONGKONG AND

EMPIRE TARIFFS.

rency will manage itself.

that governments can efficient? Fifteen years ago every mocy, No. 22, Square Street; Chih European country was functioning Ki-sau, c/o C. M. Customs, York Building, to Lau Shiu-ching; Liu to the highest degree of efficiency. Yan-mun, No. 19, High Street, Hong- Often Scon at Happy Valley:--- There was no unemployment. Fac-kong, to Lau Yuk-lin, No. 89, High Riders and deriders. 0 0 torics were running night and Street.

money and day. Everybody had

After residence in the Colony for The Manchurian Government's men nearly thirty years, Miss E. Johnson, objection to the Chinese observer was spending it. Working were buying silk shirts, and people who has been Matron of the Peak is, to say the least of it, Koo- were aghast at the spectacle. little Hospital since 1923, leaves for Home rious!

-on getirement, by the s..

vernment service, she was on

anticipating that the time wont to-day. Prior to joining the Gre

and

the

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The only real bit of diaarma- staff of the Matilda Hospital. Sho ment with which We Are ac- st has made a wide circle of friends during her lengthy residence here, quainted le the final disappearance and will be greatly missed by all who enjoyed the privilege of her friend- ship.

Eastern

The Health Bulletin of Ports for the week ending the 20th of last month show the following caser deaths of infectious diseasca and thereform: Plague, Bassein 3 casca

of the hat-pin. -

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Rubber seems to have lost ita bounce.

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Encourage

M--ore All governments

come when working men, many of a class ordinarily more prosperous, would find it difficult to buy shirts at all. The Government A change in the fiscal policy of

was controlling the railways and the F.M.S., togather with con- was criticised by the people who sideration of the tariff question to-day are wondering how long the by the fongkong Chinese Cham-railways are going to be able to ber of Commerce, has brought the run themselves. mutter of Imperial preference showed themselves adept in plann- within the sphere of local politics,ing for the severest tests of war. I death, Bombay 2 cases 1 death, How much more will be heard of la there a single government to- It remains to be seen, but, whilst there is a widespread de- sire that Hongkong should do all it possibly can in fostering Empire trade, it is clear that there would be bir difflculties in the way of this Colony adopting tariffa In deed, an investigation of the sub- jeet shows that longkong has practically nothing to offer of a reciprocal nature, and that the abandonment of the free status of the port would most likely have rest will go on and there is no sign that the government plan pro- extremely dienstrous offoeta.

vision for elaborate systems of Ilongkong's position, as a clearing house for the South China trade, public works to furnish employ. depends on a continuation of the ment. The dole rather than more existing policy.

1 caso 1 death. Cholera, 1 death. Small-pox, Sucz 7 day which is manifesting any cases 1 death, Bombay 4 cases 1 death,

Karachi 3. canes

ទ capacity to plan for meeting the Cochin 1 case;

We deaths, Madras 15 cases 1 death, stress of hard times in peace? Moulmein 1 case, Negapatam 1 case, hear discussion of something they Rangoon 163 cases 50 deaths, Tutico call "planned prosperity." Who isrin 4 4 cases, deaths, Pondicherry 6 4 deaths, Prom-Penh 1 case 1 doing any planning? In England, ca

death, Saigon 71 casos 60 deaths, the budget has been balanced and Amoy 8 cases 3 deaths, Shanghai 13

Popular Interest Resources E-mpiro:

Fostering

thun

Industries.

R-eviving

S-lumping T-rada.

There are far too many blondes the future financial outlook is good.cases & deaths, Kobe 1 case. Cerebro-

33 in Hollywood just now. But don't 94 cases worry; they'll soon dye off. spinal fever:-Macao. dentha

There may be anme slight reduction

in the income-tax and the lower scales of amusement tax. But the

work is the lot of British workmen

unless some miracle--not effected

President

new con-

In a publication issued recently Erlangers, Ltd., the well-known by official hands-restores business London bankers, dealt at length. activity. In America, with the position of the Crown Hoover has speeded up public work Colonies and Protectorates in reia- and has stimulated some of the tion to Imperial economic unity, railroads to undertako and some of the observations made struction. But railroad earnings regarding Hongkong are particu- fall. New construction will not he It general unless "business picks up" larly aunosite at this time. was explained that this Colony And what will pick up business? occupies

position which is uni. Banks Insist that the standard of que in the Empire. Less than one living must come down. Trade he per cent, at our exports go to the ing bad, they think to stimulate it United Kingdom, and under twelve by warning every man that he per cont. in absorbed by the Em-presently will have less money to pire as a whole. Of our Imports, spend, whereupon he naturally atons only about twelve and a half por | stiending any more than he is com- cent, comes from the United King-pelled to.. If the Stato aoems im- dom and nine per cent. from the potent to plan prosperity, the Empire oversO45. Moreover, the leaders of business wom rather greater part of what we receive more no. Is there any group of from these two sources, in common manufacturers or distributors who with merchandise imported from manifest any sign of putting public. other parts of the world, is moraly service, continuous comployment, so much merchandise in transit, and the maintenance of wagea goods which enter the warehouse above profit? Capital will have to of Hongkong and pass out again, surrender some of its privileges, or either unopened or brokon Into at the very least.postpone the en- smaller, lots to bo consumed injoyment of them, if it is to lead in other countries. So the main fune the effort to coax prosperity back.

"Moet Mr. Burks; be'a in' the steam Ung business,

*a, too!

A forty-foot chimney in Dublin

£70. They seem to specialise

in big sweeps over there.

A local pianist has added to the Colony's "Blues". Fortunately it

is something ope can dance away. ᄆᄆ

A loud speaker with a range of

several milos has been invented.

This should encourage emigration.

Only about fifty per cent. of local clerks are said to be good at. figures. The rest don't count.

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In view of the extensive mineral deposits in Manchuria, maybe Japan's polley Includes the opened ore!

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It's said that the present world depression exists "only in the pub- lle mind." In that case, the public mind must be much deeper than wo Imagined:

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Why expect the Government to know what the people want when the people don't?

A new magazine is being publish- ed by and for lunatics. It's unique only In admitting the fact.

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It's said that money goes further than it did. Maybe in course of time it will go as far as next pay- day.

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There are complaints that the on- trance fees to some of the exclusive, golf cluba are too high. On the other hand, it's understood that the fees carry a guarantee that the caddies won't laugh.

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"You can always tell a British Cabinet Minister by his trousers," Bays an American waiter. Glad- stono bags are still worn.

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Ith dangorous for a man to make love to his friend's wife, says a writer. Not nearly so much making love to his friend's widow.. D'O

It's said that the modern girl looking for a husband doesn't care much whether or not ho's educated. No; give her the man, and sho'll do the educating...

According to a phrenologist, a nose pushed forward Indicates 'a man who minds his own' business.". And, of course, a nose pushed well. back often indicates a man, who doesn't.