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THURSDAY, APRIL 6. 1933.

Of all dirigibles, the Grad THE HONGKONG CABARET The Very Idea!

Zeppelin alone has come through with flying colours," having made many not- able voyages, but luckily she has never yet faced the full fury of Nature in its angriest mood. Opinions will naturally differ as to whether there is a future for big airships, yet we may count it as a certainty that the urge to overcome obstacles as they arise will prove of sufficient strength to induce man to con- tinue his fight against the forces of nature until success is finally attained.

The Nanchang Piracy

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IV. The High Cost of Tuition

A well-meaning friend has drawn in the position to enjoy the more "Controversialist's" attention expensive amusement. But youth to a miscalculation the other days proverbially impetuous, and when in assessing the high cost of disinclined to heed parental tuition in a local dancing academy counsels and, it seems in this case, he set out on a mathematical de- will go on a dancing, Hear now, monstration of the process by what Mother (and presumably which he arrived at the result. Father also) has to say and sub The friend us right. Consequently publicly to declare troveraialist, whose mathematical about it." prowess has sadly deteriorated

since he deserted a most promis- MOTHER KNOWS ing career in a banking house for BEST the less lucrative one of, journal-

ism, owns to the mistake, but will Mother knows best. She sees plead in extenuation that he erred sees in the situation one fraught on the pardonable side, He un- with great peril for her children.

THE EVENT OF A

LIFER'S TIME

By Eddie Kelly, alth 19,956,

The annual prize giving and

sports day at Laichikok this year was surprisingly successful, both prisoners and warders entering into the spirit of the games with gusto.

'Many records were broken, most. of them beyond hopes of repair.'

A few mischances varied the harmony of the day, one such

during the occurring

pigeon ahooting. 43756,, new to the game, mistook a warder for the

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The unusual feature of the derestimated the cost, and now/She puts her wise head together pigeon, the breach of the rules Nanchang piracy, of four of her officers, has given fuentes of the place are to be ference, and decides that the most the warder at the time was rise to a demand for special blamed for this. But to continue, effective action can be only taken "sitting."

In all the annals of Test cricket protection "to British vesels Hongkong's "Dancing Acade-through Government intercession. trading on the China coast, in mies" had been allowed to run a In pursuance of that idea, she nothing can equal the surprising the intermediary of adenouement which marked the the form of armed guards. It course of over a year before this secures seems to have been forgotten high cost of receiving instruction Legislative Councillor, and for the Latchikok test match "War that both the Admiralty and the came in as a factor making itself first time, Government is asked to ders v. Boarders." The warders War Office have laid it down felt. Prior to this and for var. define its attitude in the matter won the toss, and, no doubt owing What followed. is very recent to force of habit, sent the prison- ious other reasons (which we shall that all expenses incurred in deal with in due time) it is doubt history. A. Mothers' Meeting org in." However, the whole team engine, clutch and transmission connexion with the provision of ful if many people knew of the which was held at the beginning got out at the first chance, every-

guards from H.M. Forces must existence of these night resorts. of this year will pass down in one of them being run out. be paid for in full by the Com- Certainly not before their invasion local history as memorable for For popularity, toosing the panies using them, while the in a blatant form into the heart two reasons, firstly it was unique, caber had a lively rival'in tossing shipping companies contend that of the business quarter thrust the probably because the need of it the pint pot, chief honours in the this is an expense that they matter before public attention. had not been so strongly felt clac- latter event going to 50775, who cannot rightly be called upon to The "average purse" alluded to in where; and it was also memorable won by a short neck and 57 pints. Bowls was another popular item beur, apart altogether from preceding article conceivably is because it recorded in

one belonging to the average certain terms parental condemna- on the lists, the chains attached their ability, in present times, wage-earner-the office worker or tion and indictment of the local to the balls giving some unexpect to meet such charges. The assistant-to whom in these times cabaret.

ed examples of bias. suggestion in the Daily Mail, of retrenchment, wage-cutting and At the same time it also brought Pole vaulting was abandoned which is foremost in urging the general economic stress, an outlay out a lamentable revelation in an after seven prisoners succeeded in provision of armed guards, that on recreative pastime has become implied admission of lack of vaulting over the wall.

Putting the weight was won by the reappearance of piracy in more than ever a decided factor family discipline, hitherto the Far East is one of the un. for a careful re-adjustment of the generally true of Chinese family 33313, and picking the pocket by welcome consequences

traditions. This parental help-40448," whose finger work was of the household budget.

lessness, however serious it may brilliant although he had had no recent heavy reductions in the A NEW SOCIAL

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Hongkong Telegraph.

THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1933.

THE FUTURE OF AIRSHIPS

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ransom.

If, yet again, that cabaret re-advice "Don't go,” can creation is pursued night after claim whatever. aight, and granted that the person by whom it is pursued is young and ON QUESTION inexperienced, with youth's pro-OF ABUSES verbial recklessness and aptitude

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The meeting was brought to a happy conclusion by the for the thon, and it speaks well for the athletic standard of Lafehikokians that none of them stood out of this gruelling contest

At the time of going to press;

no latest reports indicating that the warders are still scouring the hills In the New Territories.

-AMERICANA.

We thought we knew the Ameri can language reasonably well, but this recent headline from a cele brated New York theatrical week- ly baffled us like a tough bit of Tacitus.

"CAY" AND "RABP" ROADSHOWS

WOW HUB,

At length we have construed it.' from com-It means that the provincial tour of the two filma "Cavalcade" and "Rasputin" is not going badly in Boston!

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HUNTIN' NOTES.

Sunday's run with the fully old Fanlingcester was one of the best

one to be readjusted within the Several contestants in the box-" China has not been decreased. Ir, for instance, in the pursuit confines of the home, and any ex-ing tournament were locked out, Furthermore, the majority of of that recreation, he encroaches tension of action outside cannot but as most of them were doing on the essential minimum re- but be viewed as unreasonable and time for a long period, no concern merchant ships on the coast are employing the special anti- quired for other and more vital arbitrary imposition of the par- was felt for their safety.

requirementa, a serious position ental will and in that light appeaf piracy guards provided by the of financial stress becomes ap- not a rational ground for pro- Hongkong Police Force. If the

parcat.

ceeding on a problem which will Nanchang carries no guards it

If, again, that recreation takes have to be dealt with from a is probably because she is a the form of cabaret dancing, and broader viewpoint. To that bread- Shanghai-operated ship on a it is indulged in to any inordinate er viewpoint the question of coat route not normally troubled with extent, a position approaching to the cabaret-goer, to whom the pirates. The whole circum- financial catastrophe develops. simple solution always is in the the event had not concluded, stances of the Nanchang out- rage, both in the manner of the seizure and the objective of the raiders, was unusual. The ves- sel was, boarded from junks while at anchor. The intention for enjoyment; and granted also We will now consider what that. clearly was to take British cap that he is weak-willed and easily broader viewpoint is, and if it has tives for ransom, The outrage bent to excesses, that catastrophe any application to the local pro: now blem. This will be concerned is to be placed in an entirely becomes a certainty and a

with the abuses which is the next different category from the oc- social evil manifests itself." Inevitably, the terrible dis-casional piracies in South China, been the sequence of events by dissertation.

Such in point of actual fact, has step in the development of this aater to the U.S.S. Akron again where the officers are left un-

which the high cost of "receiving

Earlier, in this article, Con- raises the question whether air-molested unless the pirates see instruction" has developed as 4troversialist mentioned other ship construction is really worth threat in any of their "actions. factor for official attention. It causes which with the High Cost while

Like other craft of a The Newchwang gang appear to may well be argued that callow of Tuition, had rescued the local similar type, she has fallen a be been inspired by the Pawley-youth should be well advised to Dancing Academy victim to the elements. Unable Corkran capture some months keep away, confine its leisure mo-parative oblivion into the light of to battle with a violent storm, age and it is more than likely ments to saner recreation, and public notoriety. she crashed into

These are the abuses which the sea and that the men responsible were leave cabaret dancing to those sup-

were apparent from the beginn soon became a mass of tangled actuated as much by a desire to posedly its superiors by virtue of

matured age and experience, anding; could in a manner of speak- wreckage. The circumstances embarrass the Japtinese au- which brought about her end thorities as to secure

ing, be expected to eventuate in spite of what we are ready to con- were, in all major respects, those Unless it is suggested that which declared war no longer toeede, the best endeavours of those we have had. which accounted for the loss of every British ship travelling be an instrument of internation- striving to prevent in their own Old Poodlefake, the Master, was the Shenandoah and the R.101. the coast should be shadowed by It, was not a case of the mam- a destroyer from port to port al policy, individuals should not interests; and which have now down with the foot-and-mouth, so moth dirigible catching fire until she is lying safely along violate that treaty by holding produced a situation when it is dear old Hooghhaugh took charge. through being struck by light-side a quay-wall, the inference themselves ready to participate believed Government supervision She was mounted on jelly ald ning; she was apparently unable in the agitation that the Navy in war. And finally they urged the form of legislation has be Musketoon, who won the Kwant! structurally to withstand the is falling down

that since the whole world is came necessary. These abuses National in 23.

may be separated into, two classes on its job is storm which she encountered. nothing but hysteria.

desirous of putting an end to namely, abuses by customers, and war, that desire could only be abuses by the managements, and It may be recalled, in this con-

fulfilled by individual refusal to these will be dealt with in that nexion, that although the R.101

order, in our next inetalment. fight. was finally destroyed by fire, this only broke out after she had come to earth and, was not the England takes the political cause of the disaster. For at attitude of undergraduates in least three-quarters of a cen- her universities more seriously these days than formerly. tury, man has concentrated on the task of producing an air- Which is only logical when the ship capable of overcoming all feeling is expressed in a debat- risks, but, marked though the ing organisation with the years progress has been, the effort has of successful operation that are not yet finally succeeded.. The at the back of the Oxford Union. first real step forward was made The undergraduates of to-day, in 1909 when a Zeppelin acom-after all, are to be the citizens plished a voyage of nearly nine of to-morrow, and ought to be hundred miles in less than forty the leading citizens. No doubt hours. In the Great War, of this relation was in the minds course, Zeppelins were used free- of the English press when it ly in air raids, but although at began commenting upon the ex- first successful they eventually traordinary pacifistic declaration failed in their objective, due to of the Oxford. Union recently. the measures taken against The question under debate was: them. Good service, however, "Resolved that this house will was rendered by airships in their no circumstances fight for its Battle of Jutland, while Britain King and country." The vote also employed them with con- was 275 in favour to 153 against. siderable success in submarine Information from the university hunting. In 1919, the R.34 set la to the effect that, the debate up a new record by journeying was of a singularly elevated from England to New York in character, and that the feeling 108 hours, making the return was that the logical side of the trip in 73 hours. But so rapid question was in the keeping of were developments that in the those who defended the resolu- following year it was announced tion. They asked first, how, that she had become obsolete since a solemn pledge had been and would henceforth be used given to the men who fought for, experimental purposes only. and were killed between 1914 It was ten years later that the and 1918 that they were fight- R.101 disaster occurred, and one ing in a war to end war, that outcome of this was that Britain pledge could possibly be carried" decided not to interest herself into effect. They argued fur- further with airship experi- ther that since Great Britain ments, the R.100 being scrapped. was a party to the Kellogg pact

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"I'll wait out here, sonny." If he hurts you, just yell."

We met at the "Hunter's Arme" (uft-ticence) and started with a ive-mile "point." Colonel Bludger was there with his two "Allies" (as he call them) and a C.F. mounted on a mule. At the first paddi field we put up a couple of par- tridges.

Old Keoghhaugh's horn Was tootling merrily.

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But it was the afternoon's run that will live in history. There were only four of us left, and two "hounds." couple and a half Their names shall be writ in mar ble. Banter, Ringwood, Bellman, True and Woebegone of Ware. And the four "centaurs" pursued them? · Old Reoghhaugh, Reryl Bludjer, Commander Shoe- horn and us.

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Eighteen mile straight as a die, and a good part of it on the rail- way lines!

In the end we killed at the Kow- loon Hotel by candlelight. A good place to finish, too; we were want- ing a few "quick onea.“

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