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NATIONAL STRING INSTRUMENTS.

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and

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, AUGUST

73 Men Who Failed To Pay Their Debts

SPENT NEW YEAR'S DAY IN PRISON THIS YEAR Seventy-three martyrs to Clause 56 of the Magistrates Ordinance of 1890 were in

29, 1985.

Why Not End The Noise Nuisance In Hongkong?

· NEW BRITISH RECOMMENDATIONS

Recommendations which may be made by a Government Committee in England regarding noise abatement may well be adopted in Hong- kong.

Annoyance caused by noise is, in some cases, National accessories such as cases. Hongkong prisons on De- within the category of a legal trespass in this

cember 31 last, representing Colony. strings, slides, and picks.

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an increase of eleven over the same day in 1933.

But existing legislation for dealing with The 73 apont New Year's Eve street noises sadly needs strengthening. in prison because they failed to

or better still call and inspect the instruments or accessories you arepay their debts. interested in.

Prices:

Guitars

.......from HK.$145.00 Ukuleles $105.00 & $200.00 Mandolines $150.00 & $220.00 LARGE DISCOUNTS FOR CASH.

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Tel. 24648.

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TO-DAY

AT

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LAST TWO DAYS!

THE NEW PROGRAMME

CONSISTING

"LIVING MARBLE"

Reproduction of World Famous Masterpieces!

"THE HUMAN SHELL"

“TROVEVUE IN MONTEVIDEO” Etc., Etc., Etc.

PROF. WILLIAM DOORLAY'S

TROPICAL EXPRESS NON-STOP REVUE

Under Clause 56 of the Ordin-

ance says that any sum of money Mainland recoverable summarily as a civil debt shall be deemed to be a sum for payment of which a magistrate has authority to order a period of imprisonment, with or without hard labour.

Definite terms of imprison- ment are laid down under the Ordinance, as follows:

When the Amount Does Not Exceed

$1

$5

$10

$50

$150

At Home more and more at- tention is being paid to the nuisance by the blare of radio loud speakers, a fruitful cause for suppressive legislation in Hongkong.

APARTMENT FLATS

IN CENTRAL DISTRICT.

SOMETHING NEW IN RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION

IN HONGKONG..

One, two and three-roomed up-to-date furnished and unfurnished apartments, each with kitchen, pantry, bathroom, and detached servants quarters, will be available, at moderate rents, in the new

The

Physi-modern 8-storey re-inforced concrete building-known as "DINA HOUSE"-now nearing completion in Duddell Street. A furnished flats will be fitted with furniture of modern type. telephone and frigidaire will be provided in each apartment. Automatic lifts (Waygood Otis). These apartments are bright and airy, the majority of them facing towards the Gardens or the harbour,

As Mecca

For Bathers Scientists at the National

cal Laboratory at Teddington. the mainland of Middlesex, are waring a ceaseless Bathing on Hongkong is becoming increas-war against noise. ingly popular each year.

Experimenta are being made in According to the Annual Re-special test chambers. Imprisonment | Not Exceeding port of District Officer, North,

7 days

twenty-five new permits for bath- the ing sheds were issued at various beaches on the mainland. This brings the total to 171, the and practically exhausta supply of available sites.

Approximately $25 per annum is charged by the Government for each site, so that permits to erect matsheds now represent a considerable source of revenue.

14 days

1 month

2 month

3 months

The maximum period of im- prisonment for debt is six months, for debts exceeding $150.

The Prison Ordinance provides that debtors shall not be confined with convicta, but must be kept in a separate block, separating

them altogether from the NLMINWHILE UNITIISASIOTAKURINJAN

criminal prisoners.

A prisoner cannot be im- Bootleggers

prisoned more than once for the same debt.

4,985 ALIENS

LIVING IN H.K.

POLICE FIGURES FOR LAST YEAR According to statistics issued by the Inspector General of Police, a total of 4,985 aliens, other than Chinese, were re- siding in Hongkong on Decem- ber 31, last year.

It is estimated that 9,216 Europeans and Americans, of whom 7,121 are British reside in the Colony,

Cross

The Atlantic

CHANNEL PROVIDES LUCRATIVE SOURCE OF INCOME

Le Havre, Aug. 20. Bootlegging in the Channel has cost the French Govern. ment at least £2,000,000 in the past few weeks.

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It has been found that 20 per cent, more energy is required by people working under noisy conditions. The efficiency of n typist, for instance, is impaired by 7 per cent, when working in a notay office.

rats Experiments made upon showed that their rate of growth was impeded by 10 per cent, when subject to continuous noise.

The average sergeant-major will be interested to know that his voice has been measured, and when he barks out orders on parade he is exceeding the average Recibel figure by 30 per cent.

At the National Physical Labora- tory they are experimenting to find the silent house, so that noises from the neighbour's wireless, the harking of dogs, and the slamming- of car doors can be eliminated.

The cumpletely noiseless house has actually been built. The in- sulation of walls and floors with rubber, the provision of air condi- tioning, which obviates the neces sity of the open window, are the principal features.

Silent Road Drills

Contributions towards the

The traffic is on the largest elimination of noise that have al scale ever known, and detectives ready been made are:

the Surete Nationale (the Silent French Scotland Yard; already minster,

of

have proof that the brains behind the operations have vast working capital.

It is believed that the operatora bootleggers in the are former United States.

road drills

West-

Silent milk churn for railway stations,

DURING the year, when the

Registration

Rubber-tyred wheel-barrows on Persons

1.N.E.R. stations, of Ordinance, providing for the compulsory registration of all aliens, was brought into force, a total of 6,837 persons registered. Eight died during the year, and 1.852 left the Colony.

Nine persons were convicted for failing to register under the

ordinance.

During the year, 85 persons of various nationalities other than Chinese were put before the courts for the folowing offences:

Vagrancy Stowaways Passports

14

Q

62

Two Arrests

Semi-silent propeller for aero- planes.

And experimnets made by the The raffle, with headquarters London Transport Board prove on trains could be at Le Havre, has been manily con- that noises cerned with the importation into eliminated if the public would be- France of wireless sets and photo-lieve that the open window is un- graphic outfits, but any side-line necessary. Air-conditioning would is followed that promises profit. enable all the windows

Police declare they have con-closed-and still provide fresh vincing proofs that undesirable air.

to be

Those who have already booked flats, and persons wishing to view the premises, are informed that lifts have now been installed and that they will be shown over the building if application is made at Messrs. H. Ruttonjee & Son's offices next door-No. 7 Duddell Street.

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OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS

ACROSS

1 It's profane and forbidden if you

drop your H.

A reverse for the T.U.C.

9 "it is not for your health, thus to commit your weak condition to the morning" ("Julius Caesar") (Hyphen 3-4).

11 Any anilor is equal to this.

12 This will take up no one's time. 13 It's ever too late" &c., but

better before this time. 14 Solus. 17 Morning

ing

servies. (One spell-

19 Iubished, it seems, in anger, but

Turks understural,

men and women have been The noise which necompanies smuggled Into Britain, while unlerground travel comes from 20 Mount that mammed a Codex. many hundreds of immigrants the reverberation of the wheels in21 in excess of the quota have been the hollow tube. Ianded in the United States.

It is believed that the ring has!

Closed windows would keep this

while 65 destitutes were dealt with. Deportation orders were carried out with respect to 18,237 been responsible for considera, ose out of the carriages. persons, as compared with 12,209 ble truille in arms and munitions in 1933. Of these, 3,218 were imported from Belgium and Hongkong banishees, 4,451 were destined for the use of one or gaol discharges who were auto-father of the two political groups matically banished, 1054 were secretly arming in Paris and other Singapore vagrants. 1,183 were large towns in anticipation of @ Dutch East Indies and Delt un-clash when the Laval Government | desirables, and 56 were Ocean 18- ja overthrown. land and Samoan deportees,

"Quads" Grow Up

The sisters have just celebrated

These contrivances

are

mors

tann half devil, and more than half appreciated this summer. 23 Puts an end to electrical con-

neetions.

21 Commenced in better way a

saving would result.

26 quite a useful vehicle, though Hot so fast as the smaller one. 29 John, in Russin, gardening, be-

contes athero of romance.

30 If on nergise you'll find the mob

cual here. 31 Why he's trouble?

42 An appropriate disguise for n

square dame.

DOWN

Mona, Roberta, Leota and Mary Keys, of Hollis, Oklahoma, are the It is known that in the region janly quadruplets on record in the Soldiers Rounded Up of Le Havre alone the cargoea United States who have reached When General Tsai Ting-kal landed in the past few weeks liave their twentieth birthday. failed in the abortive Fukien re-involved a loss of £2,000,000 to

2 This town's wine isn't fit to volt, many of his famous Nine- the French Customs.

drink. this happy event at Baylor Univer- teenth Route Army, soldiers fled to The revelation that a large ity, Texas, where they are known

Hongkong. During 1934 2,244 of quantity of oplum had been found as "The Bunch of Keys" thrae disbanded soldiers were on board an American steamer at Ninoteen veura ago they were rounded up by the Hongkong po- Dunkirk has stirred the fear that just as famous On the Dionne lice and were repatriated.

this port may also be implicated | Quintuplets to-day. Their in the wholesale traße. Two advice to the "Quina" Is "Esch arrests have been made.

develop your own personality."

TWO SHOWS DAILY-—6 & 9.30 P.M.

ADMISSION: MATINEE-$3, $2, $1 & 50 cts.

EVENING $3, $2, $1

PLUS

TAX SERVICEMEN IN UNIFORM-M.S. $1.50, B.S. 70 cts.

A total of 666′ mendicunts were dealt with during the year.

CHILDREN HALF PRICES MATINEE ONLY.

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3 l like manner the doctor will

became a minor prophet. Althought from the days of Eve, neen have been taken in by them, they are, in a way, kind women. 5 Noah Binde the most of it at

night.

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6 To comfort, or to sympathiser

either will do.

7 Is a reverting to--subterfuge,

possibly.

Changes by magic, but lirat gains

the change makes other return very

angry.

15 Rights to retain possession.

one man who works ashore, there are five in the Navy.

10 For

18

Lacking in grit, if not in word: more wishbone than backbone,

20 Bend in and out as I tune"

(anag).

22 Demanded as a medical change. 25 You

may make part of the circle by car 27 False, but hangs on to Peter on

the banks of the Thames,

That's

28 A musical disgracet

what it in.

Yesterday's Bolution.

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SALESMAN SAM

SAM, T'DAY YOU PLAY. LEFT FIELD,

THAT'S OKAY!

BUT THATS TH' SUNFIELD! THE ONLY / I'LL DIG IN "TH'

SUNGLASSES CHÍ TH' TEAM BELONG

TO BEN SLAPPUM!

DUG-OUT AND

BORROW 'EM!

Play Ball!

THE WON'T LET } WATCH ME,

YA HAVE 'EMĮ MAK!!

HE'S SORE AT COULD TALK BEIN' EDGED JAN ESKIMO OUTA HIS OUYA HIS FUR

POSITION

COAT!

SO YA DID GET THOSE SMOKED GLASSES, HEY?

By Small

WHADDA YA MEAN, SMOKED GLASSES? SLAPPUM LOST HIS TEMPER AN' GAVE

ME & COUPLA SHINERS!

(193) BY MLA SENYCH, ING., Y. M. KEC. U. B. PAT.OFF.