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DAY BY DAY

IN THE TWENTIETII CENTURY WAR

MAN WILL LIVE.—Hugo. AND DOGMAS WILL BE DEAD; BUT

In the near future, arrangements WILL BE DEAD, THE BCAFFOLD WILL BE DEAD, ANIMOSITY WILL DE DEAD, should be made for a general moratorium of at least ten years, the time to be devoted to cement- ing international solidarity and

"I.O.D. CENTRAL"

(By J. M. KELLEHER)

He's stern, but the ster-way through his morning report ness is very often an affecta-yet. tion to hide the strong grain replies the interpreter.

"They say their child is missing"

of sympathy in his make-up; "Have they looked for him?" is a sympathy which will come the next question and there follows the re-establishment of the world Dr. Arthur Woe, who has been to the surface too often if he a harangue in Chiness.between the Interpreter And tho bereaved economic order on a basis of co-attending the China Medical Con- is not careful. Sometime he parents.

ference at Shanghai, returned en Sun- operation instead of economic day by the Conte Rosso, Dr. Won wears three stripes on his Finally, "No, they have not look- warfare. Those who urge this has been re-elected a Vice-President white uniformed arm anded for him, but someone may have. kidnapped the boy. Was it not sometimes he wears a braid- their duty inform the polica?" ed shoulder strap. Uncon- And the entry of "Child missing sciously he is a keen student-suspected kidnapping" goes down ion the ohcot, to bo erased an hour of pyschology-his job later by the information that the makes him that way.

plan think that such a policy of general conciliation might bring the United States to make a voluntary remittance of the war payments due.

of the China Medical Association.

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There can be little doubt that effortless steer-the solution of war debts and re- smooth instantaneous parations will only be found when more room the nations have solved the general problems of money and sweeter credit, production and exchange, performance

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1932.

VITAL ISSUES

Was

ing of the ways. Never in history wise statesmanship more needed. Let us hope that the op portunity soon to be provided will} be utilised to the fullest extent possible.

Orchidology at New Heights.

For some time the orchid, has reigned as the aristocrat among

You must meet him. Ho la tho Inspector (or perhaps tho sergeant) on duty at any Polico Station in the Colony.

on

boy was found in another street, playing with a hunch of his cronies,

But the Inspector on Duty's time. is not taken up wholly in dealing (with frivolous matters..

are

The voice over the telephone is

There are times when over the brusque and business-like "In- ¡spector

Duty, Central" police group line a strained voice "Sergeant on Duty Number Two" reporte an armed hold-up, or even

a murder. Rough detaila "LO.D. Water Police".

jotted down. The alarm clangs If the wife has lost her handbag and the emergoncy unft lines up. with the month's pay cheque, or if Men rush about the station buckd- one of the kiddies has been bitten ing on belts and revolvers, But. by a dog, if a thief has broken in, there is no confusion. The. in- and burgled your house or if the spector on Duty is everywhere cook-boy hus gone off to the country giving rapid orders and seeing that New York Terminals..

with many of your moveable pos- no hitch occurs in the organisation. Ressions, you'll make your com- December 19322 1.08 down 1 pt. plaint to this runn and like him, Mar 1933 1.00 down 1 pt. May 1933 1.04 down 1 pt. July 1938 1.08 no change Cuban 96-Spot N.Y. 1.16 2 pts.

6,000 tons Whites at T f.6.00 72,000 tona Browns.

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He waits by the telephone for the |second, third and fourth reports to come through, sending more men if required or taking with a sigh of relief the information that an ar- rest has been made and all is now has quiet.

How many times has he figured in a scоne вuch as this?

A

European sergeant

the not

have brought a young Chinese woman It's not the easiest He in

into the station. Her baskets of

world and the breaks aro fruit and caltes are sufficient to in: always good. Promotion is often n dicate the charge which is to be laid mirage but you rarely hear of a against her. She has been hawk-

grouch. ing without a licence,

Hongkong owes a lot to its Police Through a cynical interpreter Force but the pity is so few scom she tells this story. Her husband has to realise it. gone to his nativo village (alterna- tively, he died last week). The child on her back is her own and so is the one grasping her skirts and gazing with frightened eyes al all the men in uniform.. There are three more in the tiny cubiclo ahe Jewellery valued at $1,500 was calls her home. This is the only stolen from the residence of Mr.way she can get money. J. Rodger. 49 Granville Road,

"Five dollurs bail" says the man at the desk.

THIEVES ENTER. HOME

AT KOWLOON.

| Kowloon, yesterday afternoon,

Prompt action taken by the

As

THIS DEPRESSION

By Edward Kelly, Broke Broker. What with budgets and trade depressions, this Colony needs an Official Spendthrift. In this, have discovered an infallible method of bringing about a world-

we

But she hasn't five dollars. the tamod or domesticated plants. Police resulted in the recovery of God is her judge, the 43 cents wide trade revival.

wrapped in a dirty piece of news- Horticulturists have taken especialme of the stolen property.

paper is all the money she pos All the Government has to do is pride in the development of varia-1 Mr. Rodger, who is employed at sesség, No, she has no relatives to issue notes free to qualided tions of the species. They have the Central Agency Ltd., reported and she cannot find anyone to look spendthrifts, who will immediately the burglary to the police at 4.30 after her children if she has 1o rush them (the notes, we mean) travelled far and expended large. pm. Thieves had broken in his apend the night in the cells.

Into circulation. their efforts to ex bedroom on the first floor.and after

A look of long-suffering passes

Wo are fully qualified to take on pand the catalogue of known collecting Mrs. Rodger's Jewellery between the Inspector on duty the position In Hongkong. It was specimens. Mere

and the sergeant who has brought our grandfather who, standing at the woman in. Their hands go the door of his mansion, turned to into their pockets and they malte his butler and said, "James; burn up the bail money between them. the houso down. I'm going out."

"Now get out of here" thunders We can produce garnishee

sums In

announcement, had escaped.

In domandingg immediate negotiations for the cancellation of war debts and reparations, the of orchid shows has been enough British Labour Party is taking a

to fill great balls with enthusiastic etand which represents the con- admirers who have lingered sidered opinion of many of lovingly over rare blooms. Collec the world's leading economists tions of orchid plants from and statesmen. At the moment. many parts of the world have the position has been left in the air by the Lausanne Conference, which, while it agreed that the wip- ing out of reparations was neces- sary, made this contingent on Ger- many's creditors reaching a war-" debt settlement with the United States. The situation in this res- pect is, however, complicated by the U.S. Presidential election,

The articles stolen were: A lady's watch, valued at $860. Ono platinum ring, $300. Three gold finger rings, $25, One diamond ring, $100. One pearl ring, $60. Three brooches, $60. One gold bracelet, £10, Two neckinees and pendants, $20. One gold slave bangle, $250. Miscellaneous pieces of jewellery,

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the man in charge, simulating great orders, summonses, final notices wrath. Turn up at the Court in and threatening letters sufficient to the morning and if I ever catch you prove our qualifications. hawking again.... "and any one We havo got it all mapped out been a hobby of wealthy patrons

of twenty threats is employed to what we'll do when the Government of floriculture. And why not?

make the woman more careful in appoint us to this position. The orchid is a monocotyledonous

future.

In the morning we shall be lifted plant, and any plan that bears n

out of bed, and carried to the bath- "Child missing-suspected kid- room in a litter, and having been name possessing the size, texture $200.

napping." and mispronunciation possibilities

bathed, we shall toy with a little That entry appears regularly in breakfast-come simple little monu of monocotyledonous is entitled to $130.

the report sheets of every police like sal bepatica and lettuce. Mean-. 11 front scat in floriculture.

while one of our valets will mount Orchids are abundant in damp port, the police began investiga

Immediately on receiving the re-station in the Colony.

A mother and father walk in to his motor cycle and ride along in- equatorial regiona, where theylons and within a few hours

side the wardrobe until he comos re-the charge room, jabbering at a display themselves in brilliant covered the valuable gold slave furious rate, ◄

to the eul we are going to wear "What's wrong with them?" asks flect the car wo think will suit our that day. We shall select from our

Hongkong

currency

totalling

which will have to be decided be- I form and colour. Some beautifuli bangle and small pieces of jewellery (the harassed LO.D. who isn't half mood and the rest, will be thrown

foro America reaches a decision specimens are to be found on the valued at $200. one way or the other. Both the Penk just now. In temperate Republicans and the Democrata climates they express themselves: have expressed themselves against in more humble raiment, the lady's: cancellation, although President slipper, being a notable example. Hoover favours some quid pro quo

But all this in naide from 'he point. Those members of the orchild arrangement whereby the United

family which have been winning States would secure favourable all the gold medals at the harti- trade concessions, possibly in the cultural exhibitions "needn't feel direction of lowered tariffs. It so big." Down in southern Queens- must, of course, be remembered land the orchids are not plants- that both the Republican and Democratic declarations on this debt issue are largely intended for home consumption, and it is quite conceivable that when the election is over, whichever parly succeed will have to come down closer to realities in dealing with the pro- blem.

they're trees They cannot be anything else, for they grow to n height of forty-five feet, bear the modest name of Galcola foliata hundreds of blossoms, and beur

of an "orchid tree" in the wilds monocotyledonous. The discovery)

of Queensland

80 stirred the orchidologists" of Australia that plans were soon under way to pend n botanical. expedition from! Melbourne into the area.

The party left Inst month to study the phenomerally large species. When orchids grow to a height of a four- discovery of buttercups as tall as story building, one may expect the telegraph poles and daisies that are used for flagstaffs. And oven

beanstalk story becomes almost believable.

The various attempts which have been made for a solution of these inter-related problems of war debts and reparations have so far been quite fruitless. The Hoover holiday, which postponed the payment of all political debts for a year, was not a solution, and In the meantime both the special the advisory committee of the Bank of International Settlements and the Lausanne Conference have reach- ed the conclusion that a wiping The wedding will shortly 'taka placo out of reparations is essential. between Mr. Frank Goldby, lecturer, The world is still faced with the Helen Rosa Tomlin, 5, Clifton-place, the University, Hongkong, and Miss

duty of making a final settlement London, en route for Hongkong by

these issues in order to the a.s. Comorin,

of

"I bet that architect handed me the wrong set of plans. Instead of a filling station, this is looking more and

more like a church steople."

away to be burnt.

We will then drive up to the Treasury and will greet the Hon. Treasurer and say, "Well, old chap, We're afraid you'll have lo get out of here. We've bought the 'place."

"But the records.... he'll say. "We've bought the place да п going concern, and it is our inten- tion to convert the building into a Home for Indigent Compradores". | we'll answer.

"There are a few lady typista here," he will whimper, "I wouldn't like to see them flung out on the cold world...."

"Tut, man! What do you think we've bought the place for. They'll, be all right."

Back at our home, we will stifle

a yawn, and turning to another of valeta, say, "Frederick, We

our

want another bathing pool added to our grounds. See that the Shing Mun Dam fa completed this month."

"Yessir"

"And throw that stack of bank- notes out of the window. We just aw a fly on. It'

We may, when properly establish- ed, need a little assistance in this sort of thing, and applications from brokers, Government officials, tal- pans, and other qualified demon- strators should be lodged early to- xother with a $100 note as proof thnt, to the applicant, money has no value.

A quiet wedding was solemnised in the Kowloon Union Church on Satur day afternoon, when Sergeant James Scrim, of the Hongkong Police Forco, was married to Miss Elizabeth David- son, who arrived from England von the P. and O. sa. Carthage.