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WHITE-On October 5th, 1934, at the French Hospital, to Mr. and Mrs. Robin White, a son.

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FRIDAY, OCT. G, 1984. HONGKONG'S AERIAL

FRIDAY, OCTOBER

1934.

NOTES OF THE DAY PORTUGAL'S RE-BIRTH

SAFE FRONTIERS

Generally speaking, when a Gor man and a Frenchman got together

IN DICTATORSHIP

in the past they would find some- There seemed to be little enough, the greatest credit on the Govern

The Very Idea!

HONGKONG FOOT By Eddle Kelly, Chiropidist

ABSORBIN' JR.," as the alligator said, when he swallowed our son.

brilliant scientists who have sur terized by The Times then as al debt been and, thing to argue about. Not sure in the coup de stat in 1926, charac-monton has woon funded and the regular publication of financial eceded in inventing one of the most

returns has created confidence humanely horrible weapons the breeza on the Tagus," which world has ever known. They are ushered in the present regime in among the nations. The old war

Actually, we don't know French and German, but instead of Portugal, to lead observers to sup-chips have boon scrapped and contributing a quarrel to history, pose that that revolt of the Army naval reconstruction on a large they have given us the ray-gun. and Navy against the so-called scale has served to focus the at- what put it into our head, tontion of the world on the unless it's that it's one of the Is apparently true. By turning on constitutional governments, was tremendous possibilities of the things we've been using It sounds incredible, but the thing the power, it is now..possible to to become the means of saving Portuguese market, while the pro- direct a "aliot" of light from a Portugal from the political and gramme of national revival has lately for our feet. weapon which will, when it strikes economic confusion then provall-stimulated the attention of the a man, stun him completely. ··

Portuguese Government's theory inventors appear to believe that the ing in that country. The inept country to the soundness of the ray-gun will be able to reach to methods of the political demago of a doctrine of hard work and almost any distance and will enable Ruos were tearing the country 48 financial stability.

der, and the Dictatorship that a country to throw up a barrage under, of concentrated light through which was set up to replace the disas- no living thing can pass, and still

trous constitutional forms retain its consciousness. Presumituistration came to fill a much ably, if the current were just a little stronger it would kill

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Whether the weapon will turn out to be as effective as the Inventors elalni it will be, remains to be seen. But aviatora in future wars will have something besides "Archio," the familiar old anti-aircraft guns. tracer-bullets and gas to contend with If the new French weapon is any good. They will have the un- picasant, suspicion that

Bomeone

half a hundred miles away may be turning a light-gun on and sweep ing the sky in their vicinity, and they will know that if they fly within its reach they will be most certainly doomed

unless by that time there is some system evolved to counteract the ray-gun, If it does. nothing else, however, the ray-gun will possibly deter any seriously of crossing a neighbour, ing frontier. The ray-gun is some thing that should be thoroughly

advertised.

TOWARDS SAME GOAL

needed want...

of

That was eight years ago. The intervening years Have come to show that a Dictatorship can exist and yet be the means of improving the lot of a long-suffering people, maintaining order and stimulating the resources of the country.

If for no other reason than that the Dictatorship has discovered Dr. Oliveira de Salazar, than whom a more level-headed Minis- ter for Finance scarcely exista In any country at the present time, this present regime would have earned the gratitude of the Portu-; guess nation,

President Carmona,

Eight short years have wrought|||

The record of splendid achieve wonders in Portugal and the Portuguese colonies, under the ment has stirred the consciousness Bane, and wise leadership of of the country, and recent colonial,

By now you will have guessed that we have Hong- kong Foot

It's shoes too bad.

Editor

We tried to tell the this morning that we had Writer's cramp, but he wouldn't believe us. Got quite nasty about. it. Said we were trying to dodge work.

Hongkong Foot is a terrible. disease. It's caused by walking about bare-footed and perspira- tion..

Perspiration is Д secondary disease that happens to you dur- ing the summer months. It strikes everybody the same" way, and oven animals get it. How many people, for instance, know that, a dog perapires through his pants? The cure for perspiration is to eat plenty of Lifebuoy soap.

Getting back to feet disenac again, we don't see why it should bo called Hongkong Foot, unless that because it's it's called

win. the only Interport we can

Sort of taking, the line that if

belligerent group from thinking top | General Carmona, President of the exhibitions and omelal encourage-Shanghai wins tho Football, we Republic of Portugal, and the nient of industry have contributed whole-hearted co-operation of the to demonstrate that Portugal, a can have the Foot. several ministers of the Cabinet. ways capable of producing, is now One way of getting rid of Hang- and the people of Portugal have quickly building up an industrial kong Foot is to use the 659 come to learn that the Dictator organization to supply the home guaranteed cures any chemist will ship has had nothing but the best and colonial markets and oven to sell you. interests of the nation at heart in compete in other countries. taking over the leadership of the

But the best way is to go and. National reconstruction has live in Shanghal, and start a local If the Franco-German inventors nation. FUTURE

contributed not a little to the campaign to have the name have given France something which

Long and trying experience had duction of unemployment, and this changed to. Shanghai Foot, Those who are watching avia-will protect her frontiers, and thus tion developments as they affect given Europe. further cause to hope led the Portuguese to be sceptical may be seen in the recont port for a continuation of peace, others of the Dictatorship in its early works in many parts of Portugal the Far East will have noted.re working towards the same goal days, but the new Government, and the colonies and the carrying learnt a lot about feet. Especially with interest the strong plea from other directions. The Amer-backed by the Army and the Navy, out of an extensive programme of during the winter months,, when made before the U. S. Federal ican and Japanese delegates are on intended to govern, and it was road-building through the length the headache comes to bed.

Since we've been married we

; We've had some terriblé argu-.

Aviation Commission by Major their way to London to participate soon clear that General Carmona and breadth of Portugal and in For instance, she often calls us: Rickenbacker for the inaugurain the three-power discussions to and his faithful supportera were the colonies as well. The nation- tion of a trans-Pacific passenger the end that the present naval making a real effort to improve ally all-important industries of a tocd. That's because we take agriculture and, fishing, besides more interest in our instep than in and mail service. Whilst there treaties may be revised and naval the situation of the country.

armaments, reduced. At the same The position of Portugal before. countless private enterprises, en, her new stop-las. Says that, now are difficulties to be overcome intime, Mr. William Green, of the establishing such a project, they American Federation of Labour, is those days was once admirably couraged by peace and order, have we're married, we're more interest- We just scorn. hor. Heel hath are no manner of means insuper-talking about attempting to woldeummed up by a leading English taken on now leases of life, and at ed in our sox than her sex. able. As Major Rickenbecker the British and American labour paper which stated that "in six- no time in the history of the points out, the Atlantic has been organisations into one whole, for teen years there had been sixteen nation have there been so many no fury like a woman's corn

revolutions and armed rebelliens: signa of activity and confidence

Treating a woman like this re- tho purpose of throwing the

of the country. They'quires courage.. You've got to nd- spanned, and there is no reason weight of influence of the working forty ministries had fallen; over in the development of the re- to suppose that, provided a real mass into the scale whenever war four hundred politicians had been sources effort were made, the Pacific threatens to upset the world's Cabinet Miniators; the number of nave all received encouragement mit that It's no mean feet.

strikes, bomb outrages, financial and protection. The result is that cannot also be conquered. The equilibrium. In either of these scandals, and programmes of re- throughout the country there ments about the way she says we value of such a service could instances much may be accom-forms was amazing; but the quiet evidence of work and the dis- neglect her. Says wo...never admired her figure the way we used hardly be over-estimated, bring-plished.

eitizens who did not belong to a appearance of civil atrilo.

It is no wonder, therefore, that to before we were married. Trium- ing about, as it would, far closer

favoured trade union, to a political slub, or to a secret society obser- the people of Portugal will conphantly pointed out our wedding and more rapid contact between | UGLY SHACKS

ved that taxation, the cost of tinue to acclaim General Carmona Rotice. the East and the West. With

Longer ago than we care to re-living, and the national debt rose and Dr. Salazar as true leaders

"What more do you want?" we the United States and Japan membor, we drew attention to a with alarming rapidity, and, in and give them the support that working in close co-operation,

knee Angelina Whales- the way would be opened up for group of ugly shacks which dis- spite of the political excitements they need to carry on the good asked, and quoted Mrs, Edward

figures the hillside of the Island provided for him, was seized with work begun and maintained "dur- Kelly transforming this dream of Just off the main road at Wanchai an ungrateful disgust which facili-ing the last few years for the teeth!""

Grabbed us by the hair, and tore. many years past into an actuali-Gap: We had then hoped that it tated, the coming of the strato-development of Portugal and in

the best interests of the nation. out huge chunks of it. Grasped her ty. The possibilities of such a would be sufficient to point out the erats."

Friends of Portugal will view dress to shake her, but had to desist development are not without disfigurement and that in time

with increasing satisfaction the because it torso. theso structures would disappear. interest to Hongkong. TheyBut and-at-the-

many signs of Portugal's new era

Oh, we could go on like this for, appreciated if it is borne in mind the course of erection. At any Republic (October 5) it is fitting on the anniversary of the Republic daze and daze, but the Editor says that the day cannot be far dis rate, there are, in all, in this ravine, that reference should be made to will associate themselves with the he's had enough of this footing. tant when this Colony will take eight or nine of these matsheds and the almost phenomenal changes good wishes that go to Portugal kind of thing."

that have taken place in the last and the Portuguesa for the pros- its rightful place as a link in similar shacks-a blot on the ad- the Empire's aerial services, mittedly fine scenery of the locali-eight years, for the picture of perity of the nation and the hap- It has long been known that the

what precise purposo they servo, Imperial Airways definitely con- we are not quite sure, but.com- templates an extension of its mon belief is that they are P.W.D. service from Singapore to Hong-structures. If so, and they are kong, and, as His Excellency the really necessary, it would surely be Governor indicated in the Legis better that they were replaced by less unsightly erections. Wo. can- lative Council last week, both not imagine that they are privately. the Imperial Government and owned; if they were, orders for the Hongkong Government at their removal would have been tach the utmost importance to made long ago. Is there any rea- developments along these lines. son why the Government should not Unfortunately, no definite agree conform to standards which it ment has yet been reached with expects others to observe? countries over whose territory

Lane Crawford's what all the more readily. But they still persist, there are in establishment of the Portuguese of political re-establishment and

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