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SEARCHLIGHT TATTOO

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(Recorded in England)

B4446-Aldershot Tattoo March (James)

Le Grenndler du Cavense (Meister)

Massed Banda fcond. by Bandmaster Trayton Adums)

B-1458-Entry of the Gladiatorn→→March (Fucik)

Sambre et Meuse March (Planquette)

Massed Bands (cond. by Bandmaster Trayton AdamM)

B-8051-Colonel Bogey March (Atford)

Offleer of the Day March (R. B. Hall)

Massed Bands (cond. by Bandmaster Trayton Adams) C-2572—Adagio from Sonain Pathetique (Beethoven)

March from Les Hugenols (Meyerbeer)

Massed Banda frond, by Bandmaster Traston Adams:

D-8002-WHliam Tell-Overture (Rossini)

The Storm & Finale

Maqsed Bands

A-8025-Medley of Marches-Parts 1 & 2

Blagard Bands

B-8038-The Day Thou gavest

Eternal Father

Masaud Bands

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HONGKONG PRISON

PROBLEMS

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1934.

NOTES OF THE DAY MR. PEPYS IN HONGKONG BULLS AND INNERS

REVIVING/TRADE

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From the Office Butt" Kelly missed one Broadcasting suggestion. What about the Ste- wards of the Jockey Club rendering "Ombra Mafoo"?

Oct. 20th-Up very betimes and; Oct: 29th--Lay somewhat late, At last the United States, his having bathed and trimmed my yet do reach the godown at nine renounced her strict "protectionist self, to my Office where all fa very of the clock to see the first of my polley and in roady to denounco busy, so much so that I am con- batch of cases

off to my new bariffs. It is in a spirit of atone-strained to take my muncheon upon house. But, seeing that they have ment that President Roosevelt will sandwiches for which I do send been stored away these two and a approach the nations of the world to an ordinary near by. But I am half years, I do tremble to think and seek an arrangement whereby much at a stonde to know how it what I may and therein oven more Somo llateners complain that too Bomo, at least, of the artificial doth come about that there is than what I may not find therein many old tunes are broadcast. We

nir. course can be removed. Britain mustard in ham sandwiches, there ing at the Clubbe I do snatch a presumably, will lend her support being ever too little, so that one few minutes to read the

restrictions to international fuier-] never a proper distribution of Busy at my Ofice and Intor pack-presume that they like a change of.

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We hear of a local bride who tried

of it next day.

to the movement, but just how furgetteth not the full savour of the sheetes, and do find that there] We notice that "Baldness can be aho will be willing to go in the ment, or too much, so that one doth have been but two murdera ovor Cured." Personally, we object to direction of free trade cannot be water at the eyes and drink more the week-end, and I do fear the hale-raising stunts. determined at the moment. Britain of strong waters to quench the Colony lives not up to the new in in a particularly strong position, thirst than in conformable. To a standard that a murder a day wrapped about by the Imperial preview of a picture, but Lord keeps the hangman away. This to cook a chicken, but made a hash Preference agreements and with a bargaining power in the "most favoured nation"

clause which she can tempt neighbours; into giving her concessions. The closing of the doors of the Empire against any nation must have a decidedly unpleasant effect upon exporting industries in foreign territory.

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Hongkong girls may not make

good gamblers, but they seem to enjoy having a little on.

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it is in Hindustant, and though night, to a quaint place called

do follow the plot well enough, Kitchen, where I do eat a most ex- with the singing is beyond my pleasure, cellent steak, but above all do find even as no doubt singing in Lon- radishes and spring onions in plen- don would be to an Indian cought, ty and, as I do hope, from Ma. On but a pain in the ears. Back early Shan. As good a meal as I have to the Clubbo and so to bed."

had these many days, Oct. 27th.-Up betimes again Oct. 30th-Up betimes and in We noticed police regulating hut very busy still, and a thought some fashion did settle my busi-traffle at a burst water pipe. Of worried that the weather grows nces at my office and after get course, they have always boon the

guardians of the pour. no colder. Took my nuncheon at most of my geare away from the WHAT WILL THE ANSWER BE? the Clubbe and later did watch the Clubbe to my new house where ! King's Servants play at Crickett go later with Creed. And there with the Clubbe and do make a we do find all the cases and boxes drawn fight of it, and at the latter duly set down in the verandah~~ end they did entreat me to be an though i had the wit to make the

Umpire, a thing I have not done contractor open them and all the at the Tattoe last night appeared these many days. And indeed furniture this way and that. And to be Aldershot to pieces. find my alght grows too slow for I do go over it all with Creed, but

it, and am much pleased that I am somewhat troubled for his have no decision to make, save to mind, for after looking at all the

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Apparently the pacifista pro- nounce it Sookun-Pooh!

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It will be interesting to know what Britain's answer will be to the

American suggestion. Not until the United States discovered that by shutting out foreign gooda she had ruined her own markets and her debtors' credits did she retreat from a rather superior and

Apropos Inat Saturday's rofor- She tell an cager bowler that, if the geare about the house he dothenee to prickly heat and good uncompromising position. made trade enemies, she found wicket-keeper doth not retain the murmur but one word, Aceldama, health, a reader points out that it

always brings him up to scratch. that the long-suffering British

ball in his band, no catch can have and then walks off down the path. pubile had realised Bnally that been made. But youth is ever But whatever he may say about without reciprocity there could not excltable. After I drank a glasse the house, I have great hopes of A Los Angeles woman is elaim. be prosperity, and an equitable or two with the teams and did tell my radishes, which spring up al-Ing $50,000 damages because her Mome lettuce which neighbours referred to her as an division of commerce must be the younger members how much ready, and

There seem too to "old hen". promise well,

She seems to know how The overcrowded condition of

for better I did play the game in my he some beans nigh ready for eat- to provide a neat exit. Unfortunately maintained. the Colony's gaois has necessita-America, the British right-about- younger days. Which, God knowe-ing, which pleason me greatly, am ted a further vote of $34,000 for face gave them an advantage in the th, is not true, but la very salutary I have never before-grown them, food for prisoners, bringing the markets of the Empire and a bar for them to hear, lest they become those at my former house always total for the year to just over gaining power with foreign a puffed up, and I do hope I may be dying of a peste when three inches two lakhs of dollars. Worked

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which the nation's great

high. rivals

the never anticipated. forgiven for the lie. To out on a per capita basis, the trade

good cheer, Oct. Hist. Very busy all day cost is not heavy, seeing that British Industry has gone much Clubbe where much

further on the road to recovery and i do find the Barre a much ordering matters this way, and for this sum about fifteen

than the majority of commercially merrier place now that some of that and what shall come of it, Scott is reported to havo used hundred prisoners are fed for a depressed nations, and foreign and

God knows, yet I do trust I have the word "lousy" when he arrived whole year. None the less, the

inter-Empire trade has had much the King's Shippe be

buck, and forethought rs much as possible. in Melbourne. This, we under- sum total is considerable. to do with that success. Whether some of the King's Officers du con- My geare is not all packed and I stand, la plane Australian, Actually, of course, food costs to surrender what they now dis- duct scientifle researches into the must dine out; but I trust all shall

O represent only a tithe of the ex- cover to be an advantage, whether comparative nutritious qualities of be well against the return of my

they will be content to abandon a penditure on prisoners, Offset

lady wife on the morrow, when I Holland's Waters, as sold under doubt not I shall be too thronged visit Signor Mussolini.. The old

Italian octogenarians ngainst outgoings is the value system of trade trench warfare

the foss-man sign-and taken with business to write in my diary folks at Rome. into which they were forced, re- of the industrial work done by

mains to be seen, Probably, for upon land and upon sea,. And so for that day at least. the prisoners. This, for last the sake of world prosperity and to bed. year, is put at a figure which

world peace, the British peoples meets the cost of material and will necept Amerien's offer. leaves a credit balance of over $217,000. The latter Agure, however, is largely a book-entry value, although the Government

Oner again the-day-draws near gets the advantage of certain tailoring work. printing, book-

when the League of Nations will be called up binding, etc., being done for it

to use its influence

by the prison inmates.

in preventing an explosive situa- A pointtion in Europe. It is the Saar which suggests itself, is whether again! The situation has not al- much of the expenditure in- tered for better since France an- volved on prisoners could not nounced that she would march be obviated by fewer prosecu troops across the frontier if the tions for petty offences. A Deutche Front attempted to use very large proportion of the strong-arm methods in the January inmates of our goals are offen- plebiscite. On the contrary, the German press is shouting de- ders who have been guilty fance, and angrily denouncing the of nothing more serious than French charge that unlawful in- hawking without licences. In fluances would be set to work in default of paying fines, these the Saar. If France invades the people usually get a few daya' Saar, say the Nazl papers, Britain | imprisonment, which represents will be held partly responsible for no real hardship to them, but in the consequences. It sounds al- volves endless time and trouble most like a threat. In fact, there for the prison stuff, to say

is every reason to believe that it nothing of the accumulative Is just that, for Germany would expense in the way of feeding,occupy an area which she

never allow French troops to etc. The routine work in res-siders hers by every moral and pect of these short-term inmates political right. On the day of the is in all respecia similar to that | plebiscite, and before, the Lengue Involved in the case of long-must be ready to net swiftly to sentence prisoners, Good food prevent a clash between France is provided for them, besides and Germany, the consequences of which they get far better accom- do not hoar imagining.

which would be incalculable and modation than they are accus.

tomed to in ordinary life, with a

LEAGUE RESPONSIBILITY

free hair-cut and a bi-weekly SOME PROGRESS bath assured them The hard

labour to which they are sub-

con-

The time has come for the wifi- jected is either purely industrial heads to draw up their profit and in character, or else nothing loss accounts of the fifteenth an worse than cleaning-up or doing nual Assembly of the League of odd jobs about the gaol. In the Nations recently concluded. Cele circumstances, it is not surpris-brated statesmen from more than ing that not only do some of fifty countries can hardly these folk not object to a short doing some good. Also, being together for three weeks without prison term, but actually commit human like the rest of us, they are some misdemeanour for the pur-likely to have made some mistakes, pose of being incarcerated. As Congratulations to them on their

come

a deterrent against breaking the solid achievements will therefore laws, Imprisonment has no effect be mingled with widespread re- whatever. Apart from these grets that they could not have considerations, there is

handled certain problems differ- the eatly. On the whole it is admitt- waste of time and energy, which ed that the entry of Russia, might well be devoted to better Ecuador and Afghanistan into the purposes, in which prosecutions League, and the return of the for petty offences involve the Argentina delegates after a long Police Force. From whatever absence, have strengthened the standpoint the matter is viewed, Longue. But whereas a handful of there appears little, if any, justi. Statos refused to be convinced of fication, for crowding our gaols join, the cordiality of the wolcome the wisdom of allowing Russia to with these short-sentence pri- extended to the Afghans must

have been almost embarrassing.

soners.

Ot. 28th.-(Lord's Day). Awak. ened about nine of the clock by a message from Mistress Anne's father, who tells me that all is well) and that his family remains in The Colony, whereat I do forgive him for that he dist wake me from my slumbers. Having partaken of my matutinal kipper, I do sleep again, and thereafter packing my geare, And Lord to see amount i have collected is marvel, and I do fill two cases which I buy new. And when do tell Mr. Povy of this, he re- marks that the miracle of the loaves and fishes has little on me. But what he may mean I know not, Packed until midnight and so to bed, dead tired.

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"TELEGRAPH'S" NEW SERIAL

--- THRILLING MURDER

MYSTERY.

The Telegraph has secured the publication rights of a new serial story, entitled "The Clue of the Forgotten Murder," by Carleton Kendrake, the first instalment of which will appear in Tuesday's issue.

Abounding with thrills from start to finish, the story intro- duces Sidney Griff, a supor- criminologist, who is the hero of a triple mystery. Start reading it on Tuesday, and follow the unravelling of the mystery day by day.

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"He's got it worse than any of them. He's beginning to look like

a detective."

We noticed a local motorist un- circle the bencon three times the other, night. Eva-lutione.

Used golf balls can be bought in Paddy's Market at ten cents a time. Enabling players to drive a bargain,

Auntie Cyclone thinks tall men get an unfair advantage at auc Llon aules, as all the bargains go to the highest biddera,

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And then there was the landlady who described her vegetarian lodger as a herbaceous border.

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Two billiards players became intoxicated towards the end of a recent match. It WRM A tight Anish.

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"Woman Opens Talkie Appara- tax," каун A heading. Surely that's nothing new..

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It is said that money and other

valuables are frequently discovered

in old housea. Especially banks.

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A reader complains that the local

share market looks very

aick.

Soveral stocks certainly appear to

be somewhat below par.

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It is uncertain yet whether local brokera will don their bowlers this winter. Nevertheless, some of them will continue to talk through their bats as usual.

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A hawker stated that he bought

ente at ten cents aplece.

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Fuel like the sudden drop in the temperature.

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. It is now said that mangoes are good for the complexion. Especial by the chin and ears!

Wo expect that Jones and Waller are feeling quito limp after their limp home to Lympne.