1935-02-28 — Page 3

2.000 Miles On Foot

SINGAPORE BOYS' ADVENTURE

PLAN TO TRAVEL

FOUR YEARS

Pelping.

-Capture by bandits with collage

WANTED:

A GOD

HSUCHOW "LOSES ITS DEITY

MAGISTRATE MAULED

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY

Hauchow.

Its

Incredible China, with

Censorship

Of Beach

Costumes

N.S.W. GOVERNMENT

BEARS A HAND

BATHERS BARE BACKS

"Not unlike an apron bib" is the

alplomas, being taken prisoner by strange blonding of races and re-term used to describe the bathing pacudo-Communist forces, recepligions, has chalked up. another tions by high officials, freezing on northern plains and broiling in victory for the medieval over the semi-tropical forests are a few of modern, the adventures described by a quinlet of Singapore-born Chinesa Lads in their teens who strolled Into Peiping the other day, ab- nouncing that they had walked up from Amoy...

•

As the megple files, Amoy Is 1,200 miles from Peiping, but as these five liked it, the distance la well over 2,000 miles. They have boon on the road ton months so far, but they plan to spend at least another four years at It before go- ing home to Singapore.

suit designed by the Minister for Local Government, New South Wales, for compulsory wear on the Sydney beaches after October 1936. front part of the body must be back will not be subject to Govern ment repulations, Surfers can do what they like with it.

More than 3,000 citizens, of this covered to the shoulders," but "the

little inland community have risen In arms and crushed their lester because he sought to abolish one of their ancient superstitions.

For more years than anyone can recall, suchow has worshipped a Town God, an ugly Idol which re- aided in a special temple in the heart of the city,

The Government agreed to step In as dictators to help to end the controversy on beach nitire which has been raging for years among the various

with their decl- ston, says Austral News came one

Simultánemicipal councils. from the Australian Women's Cricket Council in favour of a new players instead of a frock. This is something like the pleated shorts type of divided skirt for women

worn by women tennis players at Wimbledon but less full and leas

When hunger came the God was

cestors of these Chinese boys was offended. But when the rains Two hundred years ago, the an- angry. Pestilence meant that he emigrated from Amoy to the Malay came and the rice filled overy Peninsula to seek fortunes which stomach at regular intervals, the somo of them, at least, found. Educated in Chinese schools, speak town God was pleased and every-noticeably divided. ing only Chinese and Malay, the body was happy. boys felt that Chinn itself was an unknown territory, woll worth ex- ploration. A year ago, much after the fashion of boyish adventurers everywhere, they discussed plans to run away and see the world-In this case China.

*

Now the Sikwan Magistrato realised that it is hard to maintain order, hard te improve the lot of a people so strangely obsessed. He ordered the God destroyed. And his minions, with great fear and trembling, carried out the order.

FATHER'S GENEROSITY: Pooling their resources they took

A rumble went through the steerage passages from Singapore town, Merchants deserted their to Amoy and, without so much as by-your-leave to parenta and home-musty shops and farmera trekked folk, sot oil. Until letters come in from the fields.. There was, a back from Amoy their parents had mass meeting in the Town God thought them lost and had made Temple, where the Town God re every effort to trace them. But alded no more. learning of their plans from the letters, the parents finally gave their consent and blessing. The an the magistrate's home, beat and father of the leader of the group, stoned him, smashed his furniture. millionaire rubber planter. But for the intervention of a group generously offered to finance the of Peace Preservation men, the boys, the total outlay Involving, as magistrate would have been slain. they estimate, some $50,000:

2

The angry mob of 3,000 marched

From Amoy they tramped over when they get into the great North. the mountains of Fukien Province west-Mongolia and Tibet. From into Communist-ridden. Klangsi. Somewhere on this journey theyPeining, their itinerary leads them fell in with a fast-moving unit of into Inner Mongolin, then cast into the Communist Ariny. Although Manchuria, provided the Japanese their story Is a little vague, it will permit them entry then west- appears that once convinced the ward again into Outer Mongolia boys had no money with them and and go to Sinking and Tibet, that they were not Government spies, they were left to go their through the great steppes, deserts

and mountains of Central Asia.

Typically, their great adventure Their next adventure came in is not without grandiose purpose. Anhwel Province, where the two En route, the five boys seek to make "American missionarica were recent public speeches wherever possible,

ly murdered. Captured by a gang

"to awaken our countrymen to 'the

own way.

ÎN BRIGAND CAMP.

of brigands, they soon learned that

they did not have Reds to deal with seriousness of the national crisis" this time. The loader of this band, and to stir a sense of patriotism. according to the boys, they soon found had

BOMO

And when the last mile is done and was really and the boya turn homeward once

provincial university from

a charming fellow Boy-fashion, more, they intend to write a they enjoyed themselves immensely book describing China as seen in- while in his camp and were even-timatoly by Chinese who are really tually turned loose when the leader was convinced that holding them foreigners. The book, they hops. meant no immediate profit.

will be published and presented to

all the millions of Chinese whose

The tramp across the rice-fields homes and businesses are ovoraena and plains and through the big and who are hence out of touch cities was comparatively tame thereafter but the Ave expect with further interesting adventures Press,

thelr Homeland United

1935.

Royalty's rush to the altor seems to be contagious. Here are the latest to join the processions Prince Jaime, second son of the former King and Queen of Spain, and the Viscountsas Manuela Dampierre, daughter of the Princess of Porzioaunsa, shown together in Roma shortly after announcement of their engagement,

NY

"This marks a new milestone in our history" said Lt. Holland, of the Air Defence Company, S.V.C, at the christening of their new ground training ship, all aluminium and built in the plant of the China General Omnibus Company. Photo shows a side view of the model which contalos à regulation pilot's cockpit and gunner's sat with full scarf ring and Lewis gun. In the background are members of the company ne they stood while Mrs. G. Shatter christened the ship "Bill"

The Modern Ultra Fast Camera CONTAX II

Contax

With Interchangeable ZEIBS lenses up to 1/1,5 and 7 focal length, automatically: coupled with the long-base tolemoter, with metal focal-plano shution-trople-proof- with speeds ranging from 1/2.to..1/1000_mcc..

Easy film-loading and daylight reloading with any cino. alm.

A MASTERPIECE OF MODERN CAMERA ́ DESIGN. Obtainable from all leading photo-stores.

Sole Agents: CARLOWITZ & CO;

Queen's Road, Central,

TO OPEN

HIGHLAND CREAM

BOTTLED I'm Teacher ve

ZEISS

IKON

Tel.

*20373.

FREE OFFER From February 25

to March 11.

1

Special air- tight cork-

draws in- stantly with

one turn.

Rich, fully matured, mallow whisky with the true crosmy bouquet and flavour.

Sir Malcolm Campbell, king of world auto racers, lá soon at the whnel of his rebuilt racer. Bluebird flii in which he hopes to set now world mark. He will make his latest attempt to shatter land. speed records at Daytona Beach, U.S.A., where all recent resords havs

-boun made.

H. R. H. Crown Princess Shasta Dari Gaekwar of Baroda, India, is shown taking a skating insson on the ice of Suvretia House rink, St. Moritz, Switzerland. In her native costume. The princess up- parently enjoys the experience despite her cumbersome garb.

Picture shows one of the big Imperial Airways-plänsu taking off from Croydon for Australia..

better

whisky

justly famed as "The Whisky of the Good Old Days," Teacher's Highland Cream is definitely a superior whisky at a remarkably low price. A whisky of pre-war strength, pre-war flavour, pre- war maturity.

plus free

cigarettes

50 CAPSTAN or COLD FLAKE

TEACHER'S costs you 'less-

or no more than you pay · · for other brands, and augments your cigarette supply, free, in addition,

3

The pro-war whisky that

has won the approval of connoisseurs for 1.00

years.

4

From Feb.

25 to March

11

custom-

om are given. a tin of Gold Flako o7 Capstan Cigare t t'os with

every

bottin chased.

pur-

TEACHER'S

Highland Cream SCOTCH WHISKY

Obtainable from

THE SINCERE CO.

THE SUN CO.

THE WING ON CO. TY SHING

CHINA EMPORIUM.

Mr. & Mrs. Y. Mori MASSAGE

Acupuncture Mosacnuals and Bone Battli Halder of Japanse and Houstong Govery · mens-Liences. Cures Bpralued Ankiem · al. 1. Write Recommended for maji yonza: Lodalilcspitale, and Doctors,

-4, Wyndham -Btreet;

#16061

THE NEW FRENDH REMKO

HER THERA THER