1933-08-07 — Page 9

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By Miss BELLA TORRES ROYY

Taiping Building. Queen's Road Central

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.

By kind permission of the Captain & Officers

The Band of

R. M. S. "Empress of Japan" Will play at

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DIXIE DANCING ACADEMY Bank of China Building, 2nd floor on Wednesday, the 9th August from 8 p.m. to midnight

and at DIXJANA SCHOOL OF DANCING 3G & 36A, Queen's Road Central on Thursday, the 10th August from 8 p.m. to midnight

As a result of the above arrange. ment the Dixie orchestra and the Dixiana Jazz Band will jointly play at the Dixiana School of Dancing on the 9th August and at the Dixie Dancing Academy 叻 the 10th August, 1933.

FRENCH 1932 STATISTICS

DEATH RATE -ALSO DOWN

Paris.

MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 1933.

BASEBALL IN, U.S.

Retention Of Sheds At Yankees Defeated By

North Point,

SWIMMERS' APPEAL.

ture.

So as follows:

Philadelphia.

CLOSE MATCHES.

cision could be

win-

New York, Aug. 6. A petition to be signed by those in

The Now York Giants engaged tho sympathy with the oven Chinese bathing Clubs at North Point has Philadelphia Phillies again in been prepared and is ready for signa double-hender, honours being ovenly The petition appeals to the divided. The Giants won the first Governor-in-Connell to retain the game and the Phillies the second.

In tho sheds at North Point. The

American League, the Yankees were defeated by Philadel His Excellency the Governor phia, while St. Louis defeated Chicago The French birth rate is still dropping, according to the popula-in-Council. The Humble Petition of after 12 innings. Cleveland and De-

for tion statistica

1932 just the Residents of the Colony of Hong-troit required 13 lanings before a de- reached in their Showeth: published. The death rate also kong

"Your Petitioners understand that match, the former eventually shewa a considerable decrease.

the Government is about to resuino ning by 15-0. Scores: As compared with 1931, last year shows, in round figures, the bathing beach at Teat Tax Mui and as residents of the Colony, we conceive 11,500 lower marriages, 8,000 the resumption would be very de fewer births and 20,000 fewer trimental to our general health and of denthe. So considerable, how no ultimate advantage to the Govern- ever is the fall in the death rate ment, if the entire Community suffer

thereby. that the excess of births over deaths, only 49,000 in 1931, ex- ceeded 61,000 in 1932. 1931 was the first year in which the total population exceeded the prewar

figure.

The birth rate has shown a more or less stendy decline since the abnormal years immediately after the War.

The Pas de Calais and the Nord show the highest excess of births over deaths, with the Alsace Lorraine district running them

close.

as

A number of inland agricultural departments, such the Lot and the Yonne, and also the Valley of the Garonne, shew an excess of deaths over births. This is attributed to the migration of the younger people to the town.

-Bruter.

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PLATINUM BLONDE SCARES NATIVES

Queer Experience Of Expedition

Turin.

How the platinum blonde hair of an Italian actress brought fear to the hearts of savage Indian tribes men in the semi-virginal forests of the Amazon is related by members

BUTTERFLY of a film expedition which has just

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"There feeling has been general and the conviction has long been gaining n us that after a full day of hard work, we have no other healthful re- creation more suitable for our purpose

Mul than bathing at. Tent Taz which is so easily accessible by both trams and buses incurring a

so little time and expense.

The

pavilions and matabeds there are open daily from 7 a.. to 11 p.m. during the six Summer months and a great benefit would result to the general public if Your Petitioners were not deprived of such inexpensive recreational facilities.

"In June 20, 1929, at the opening of a new Bathing Pavillon of the South China Athletic Association, His Ex-| cellency the then Governor of Hong kong, Sir Cecil Clementi said:"1 feel that this interest in athletics is of the utmost benefit to the Chinese community of this Hong Kong Government has been gind Colony. The

to provide this site for the Associa- tion's bathing pavilion. The struc ture now erected is a vast improve- ment on the matsheds which preceded It and will, I hope, be only the first: of many other bathing pavillons here! after to be erected, both in Hongkong Island and on the mainland. I wish the South

every Shletic Association

"This expression of opinion would go to show that it was then the in- tention of the Government to en-1 courage and provide bathing facilities at the present sites for which your humblo petitioners feel indeed grati fied.

"Bearing in mind the fact that the bathing beach at Tsat Tsz Mui is 30! of the general public, your petitioners conducive to the health and recreation, humbly request Your Excellency to give such effect to the prayer thereof in the Legislative Council ne may be deemed

and equitable. necessary Your Petitioners bave learnt that seven Bathing Clubs have petitioned praying His Excellency the Governor to rescind the decision of resuming the bathing beach. young

The expedition, headed by Sig- nor Giovanni Berrone, set out from Italy several months ago in the little yacht Sita to produce a. film, something like Trader Horn, of the experiences of a

man she loves into the heart of the Brazilian forest, hitherto untrod den by man-in search-of-the mysterious land of "Anaconda."

The part of the heroine was taken by Rena Mandel, a beautiful | dark-haired Italian girl,

National League.

R.

H.

E.

Brooklyn Boston

10

2

Now York Philadelphia

11 19

11

KING OF

(O'Doul- scored two homers and Olt one.)

New York Philadelphia

7

7 4

(Vergez scored a homer for the Giants and Klein for the Phillies.)

Pittsburgh

Chicago

St. Louis Cincinnati

12

*

5

10

10

St. Louis Cincinnati

American League.

Boston Washington ...

D

3

3

1

Chicago

9 16 3 10 10

:

St. Louis

(12 innings: West homered for St. Louis.)

Cleveland Detroit

15 18

3

6

17

2

(13 Innings)

1

7 14

1

8

5

0

7 3

Reuter.

Cleveland Detroit Philadelphia New York

THE WIGHTMAN

CUP

(Continued from Page 8.)

Miss Sarah Palfrey. (America) bent Miss Peggy Seriven (England) 6-3, 6-1.

0-1, 6-2.

Miss Palfrey and Miss Jacobs The twelve bent Miss Margaret Heeley and European giri, who follows the set forth therein fully express Mise Dorothy Round England our views with which we are entirely in accord.

"You Petitioners therefore humbly Miss Betty Nuthall (England) pray that His Excellency the Governor beat Miss C. Babcock (Amerlen) will meet the wishes of the people, 1-6, 6-1, 6-3. thereby conferring an inestimable benefit not only to the members of seven organizations but also to several hundred thousands of residents in the Colony, and Your Petitioners as in duty bound will ever pray, etc."

The expedition crossed the Atlantic in the Sita and then travelled far up the Amazon in search of local colour. They penetrated into regions where no white woman had been before.

SUPERSTITIOUS. Indians who cautiously proached the white intruders were

ap-

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the sight of Signorina Mandel's hair, which had been bleached for the film.

It was several days before they could be persunded to approach he party without fear." Then they came up and timidly touched the Italian girl's hair, to see if it was real.

The party experienced grent hardships in penetrating the thick, | svampy forests and Signorina Mandel fell ill with typhoid fever.

Her companions carried her to Para and she lay for weeks in hospital there between life and death. Eventually she recovered and the party sailed back to Italy with their im completed.

The expedition was accompani. ed by Professor Tennroll, of the University of Turin, who conduct- ed scientifle researches.-Reuter.

WEAPONS STORED BENEATH EARTH

ROMAN IMPLEMENTS

DISCOVERED

Belgrade,

A pensant ploughing near Tuzla, South Jugoslavia, came across a huge marble sinb, too heavy for him to raise unaided. - With the help of neighbours he lifted the slab. Beneath was a store-house built of stone containing hundreds of weapons..

Thore were swords of crusad- Ing pattern, a variety of kalvos and daggers, battle-nxes and maces, billhooka, pike-heads' and scythe blades. Some of the wea

*ydraBsph BuoyGuofy pond are engraved with Turkish

HWOH LY NESKITAA

script, others aro marked with Roman figures. All are rusty_and disfigured.

An export has been wont to re- port on the history of this dump, which is not far from the spot whore some Roman sculpture was recently unearthed in Reuters,

WATERPOLO. Canton Team's Win

Against C.B.C.

Members of the Canton Tungshan Swimming Club scored an easy win ngainst the Chinese Bathing Club in a

Miss Dorothy Round (England) beat Miss Sarah Palfrey (Amert- en) 6-4, '10-8.

Miss Helen Jacobs (America) beat Miss Peggy Scriven (Eng Innd) 5-7, 6-2, 7-5.

Miss B. Nuthall and Miss James (England) best Mrs. J. Van Ryn and Miss Alice Marble (America) 7-5, 6-2.

friendly water-polo match played at the CB.C. at North Point on Satur day afternoon, the score being 5-1. The scores at half time were 3-1.

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