1935-09-11 — Page 6

Acts like a Charm.

MOSCATINE

ALMATH

SAND

WATSON & {"C

HONGKONG

"Moscatine.

"

(Regd.)

A pleasant aromatic application which repels attacks from mos- quitoes, sandfiles, olc.

It possesses antiseptic and sooth- ing qualities for treatment after a bite.

In handy-size sprinkler containers, 50 cts., $1.00 & $1.75

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD The Hong Kong. Dispensary.

OUR 60TH BIRTHDAY

For over half a century we have manufactured Pianos and Organs of the finest grade; instru- ments renowned throughout the length and breadth of the Far East for their outstanding musical qualities and sound value...

To celebrate the 60th Anniversary of our foundation as a firm, we are for a short period offering an increased cash discount off our regular list prices. ... with special terms to teachers.

Inclusive terms delivered Canton quoted on request.

S. MOUTRIE & CO., LTD.

1

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY,

All feature luxurious "LIGHT SIX & BIG SIX" -VAUXHALLS-

with revolutionary improvements

Roomier

Smoother Built-in Body No Draughts

and withall

RIDING changed to GLIDING by INDEPENDENT SPRINGING (popilarly knosen as "Kuce-action")

You

QU look for a normal front axle on this new Vauxhall

And you ---you don't see it! take the car on the road and look for bumps and pot holes and you don't feel them! For the New Vauxhall has independent froni wheel springing which changes riding into gliding,

Prices and particulars où, application. Call us up to arrange for a demonstration.

་

HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE

Stubbs Rd.

SHOWROOM

The

Tel. 27778-9.

Hongkong Telegraph.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 1, 1935,

EMPTY SPACES

The creation of the. post of British High Commissioner to Australia, recently announced, is

| believed to lend colour to`recent suggestions that Britain wishes

of

43

Soon

NOTES OF THE DAY

MR. BENNETT'S STRATEGY

ier,

with

can be expression

be not

doubt.

of

M

SEPTEMBER 11,

1935.

IF CHRIST CAME TO PALESTINE

Mame the

The Very Idea!

GIRLS! GIRLS! · GIRLS!

Eddie Kelly Now Believes In Travel Education

Edited By Eddie

WE WERE, of course,

down to meet the Aus tralian girls on their arrival. Quite a crowd of people got to hear that we would be on the wharf, which was consequently packed by our admirers.

They cheered frantically when We mounted a platform and

The cheering continued. Strangely enough, it proved to be not for us.

"We will not be involved in any foreign quarrel where the rights

BY OLIVER BALDWIN of Canadians are not involved."

TANY - people have speculated undoubtedly receive a better wel- This was a statement of Mr. R. B. Bennett, the Canadian Primo Minis-

on Christ's thoughts should conte from His own people this leader of the Conservative He return to this present-day earth, time, for in the centuries that have Party, and a strong imperialist, and many have wondered what passed, and beenise of the percen when discussing the critical Euro-effect His presence would have on tien the Jew has undergone; he has реал Bituation recently. Mr. the authorities or upon the ordinary become tolerant and broad-minded; Bennett is about to fight an elec-inhabitants. In speculating on that indeed, save in the fastness of his subject, it is own family, his is perhaps the tion. A pro-League policy has not ever-fascinating the same appeal to Canadians, far interesting to wonder what wank most enlightened of all races but removed and not too conversant happen to Him if he were to re- the Scandinavians.

that it visit Palestine. Away In the coun- European affairs, might have in England. Mr. Ben-try among the Arabs and native In Jerusalem Bls gense of humour He would find the same might conquer Ilis despair, for nett does not want to commit him- Jows self to such a policy. Of that there dresses as He knew; the same little there He would find the priests and we arrived.

But bis markets;

beasts of the Churches who call themselves must burden; the same heat, and smell, His followers in open hostility the pacifism

to mean and lica. interpreted

In Jaifa and Haifa Heone to the other, exhibiting relics Cannda will not back her would see motor-cars and European and insisting that their particular obligations to the League of Na-clothes, electricity and elnomas.church is built on this or that tions, or to the Empire, in both Such things would be new to Him. particular historical spot. But of all of which she is a fully paid up" He could also read of happenings things in the world that I would and active member. If the League ¦ in far corners of the world within wish to know, this for me We descended and sat moroze- Council decides to act In the an hour or two of their taking the greatest--What would Christly on the steps waiting for the present Italo-Ethiopian situation, plee, and listen to strange music have thought of St. Paul? 1 fear gangway to come down. Or if the British Government has a from a radio set. These things thethe learning of these things When it did we tried to walk hand to play. It will be found that might make Him happy or would send Him thoughtfully away in a dignified manner aboard the Canada hold a trump or twn, happy; it just depends. ... But from the cities, and His curiosity ship. though she may, not be a recicless He would find two things that might lead Him to His house in Our coat was torn off in the bidder. As a partner it is not to would certainly make

Him sad. Nazareth.

Should We seek for the mad rush. of Judas which

Our pants were ripped down be supposed that Britain will find things about

house where tale story May's

the seat. her wanting. There is no more Gamala, and John the Baptist, and he was born. He would be directed

Someone had chucked แก reason to suppose that, Mr. Bennett He Himself, spoke severely-tasa-o Bethlehem, where another story elbow into our left eye. is "breaking away from the Rm-tion and usury. pire" because of this pacific policy

that

may still show Him-in a manger; and if He listens to the guide He

with respect to a war in Europe In His early days it was the will learn out the star in the

and i adoration of the

bowed.

Our fickle public seemed to have been overwhelmed by the galaxy of girls on the Taiping.

But we emerged triumphantly, leading an Australian hissie by the hand.

Dawn below on the wharf, a

friends laoked on lock of our usual stand-by Hong- kong girl enviously.

fessional,

than there is to draw the same conclusion from the fact that he growing protest against Romin east is endeavouring to arrange a re-taxation that first united the poorer Magi. But Alle will not mind this; Buch storles have brought members of the Jewish community for ciprocal tariff agreement with the

in revolt against their masters, and great happiness to many and have

Mind you, our interest in the United States. He is fighting un

it was usury-the canker of what inspired 'sume of the most beauti-Australian girls was purely pro- election.

we call today "simple and comful paintings the world has ever 18nd interest" which to Him was seen; but He will be sorry that the thing that "devoured widows' even these stories have not beauti houses" and which, centaries before fed the souls of their believers Moses to say: sufficiently to eliminate intolerance, Some thousands of visitors have His day, caused remarked on arriving in Hongkong "If the trad money to any of my bigotry, and an acceptance of war upon the beauty of the place, the people that is pour by thee, they and hatred as part of our twentieth-

SOMETHING OF BEAUTY

in

•

•

of

We wanted an interview., The language was the. difculty. We tried Australian. "Crickey, digger."

said, "bonzer fart! Dinkiedie, Savee Kingsford-Smith ?"

wp

She stared at us blankly, so wr devided on now ineties. Probably she could speak French, romance of the crowded hartuur, shalt not be to him as an asurer, century existence. to sen assisted emigration to that

thou lag upon him |

"Bouzer...that's the Austra- smiling and dimpling, with its neither shalt

This usury, this using of

Han pronunciation of Bon Swore, country resumed

He will hear rumours of persecu- meaning good morning, you illiter Sights of junks and simpans auddus."

commodity to betion, away to the north-west, of his ates. Bones, m'miselle," we possible. An early resumption its long lines of shipping from money 8

every corner of the world; they gambled and played with, He would people by persons reared in a belief said, "gay cakapan each fray?" migration was. in fact,

"Qui, ani, m'aicur" she replied, indicated by the Australian have been impressed by the misted not only see arvand Him but read in Him, and He will be able to trace Premier in a recent interview. loftiness of the Peak; and have for in some connection of other in this strange outburst back through smiling cheerfully, “parlez "vinta

Francaire" ot every newspaper the years to the days when in un- Razed enraptured upon dawn ar every issue

Seeing she couldn't speak French He stated that Australian' con-

tinted hills beyond the throughout the whole world. How Christian peace treaty laid its eggs we decided on German. evening ditions were greatly improving settles confines of Kowloon. And then would He start His preaching

the shattered nest

Fraudien," "Auf Wiederschen, 2321 and he was hopeful that they we who live here, though we have now that that which He denounced un-Christian war. And farther we said slowly, so she couldn't miss would soon be able to take new come from many climes and coun-is a million-fold stronger than it back still to the cause of it all-what we said, "bunkie dovric, trots citizens. The question is

"Natuerlich

ich spreche power, dominion, glory, and the sweet, imshecalla German? ex-fries, generally agree that in one was in His day? pected to come up for definite feature at least Hongkong has

nry that comes from the trade Deutsch," she said, "Ich spreche Lateinisch und decision in the near future. This beauty. Her face may not be her

He would be interested to find for profit rather than for need. anch Spaníach,

JOHN nic ca entire matter is not altogether un-

fortune, but she has a nationalism at work in Palestine: He will Teel He must start all over Griechisch,

our So that ended connected with the ery of many shapely harbour, we have thought. But His heart would be torn at the again, and I wonder if Ile would chen"

worthy of the Wo know now we are right. An dissensions between Jew and Arab, I think we were nutions for room for expansion, exhilarated visiter from far away

and if He sat down to dine with trouble.. The first despair will, we speak to her in foreign languages, publicists now showing a dis-

the Arabs, would He not lose the hope, give way to a realisation that French and German being the only has told us that our harbour BSESSEDS0003208028332 position to consider the empty "doesn't seem too bad."

We were at a dead end, wheil.... interest of His own people? He even if we do still kill for gain ones we knew. Not too would be expected by the latter and enter into possession many,

"By the way, I thought all you CODSC0000 spaces in the British Empire. bad when compared with Sydney to take up a nationalist standpoint, many thousands are kinder and

Australia, it is pointed out, could Harbour, that is, We should be and I do not think Ife would do it, more considerate one to another; people in Hongkong could speak

for although He knew the Roman are more sympathetic and under- English," she said...... accommodate forty-six million gratified.

domination persecuted many of His standing; and still love beauty..

So I imagine that Christ would people, whereas in actual fact

people, it was His own Tetrarch who killed John, und His own go eastwards from Palestine, where her population is about seven

people who had persecuted Him and He could be alone, and here fe millions. The fall in the annual

arged His own crucifixion. There would feel and realise that we are rate of increase has been little

fore, in sorrow, He would wander victims of those circumstances` not That, if we may be allowed to into the country, and perhaps in so much because we desire them short of staggering; in the last

conument, is good advertising. the communal and co-operative but because we have not followed twenty years it has gone

His steps. and have allowed The Young Australia League group farms He would find a semblance in down from seventeen to seven which is visiting Hongkong is not of the life He lived and urged materialism to. per thousand, this in 媳 new going to admit to freely that woupon His own followers. He would standing.

York Building.

Chater Road.

"CHILPRUFE

THE IDEAL GARMENT

FOR

CHILDREN

DRESSES IN VARIOUS

STYLES & COLOURS

SIZES 14 to 24

Also

CARDIGAN & ROMPERS

IN PASTEL SHADES

"CHILPRUFE" UNDERWEAR ALWAYS IN STOCK,

CHILDREN'S DEPT.

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

PHONE 2815).

SIX LINES.

ä

GOOD, ADVERTISING

im-

country which should he rapidly have anything particularly filling up. The trouble is that |pressive in the way of scenery to plenishment from the Mother offer. Rather these visitors are Country is rendered difficult as going to remind us that we have consequence of the falling not seen Sydney Harbour yet and birth-rate at Home. The point that we have no real right to sit thus arises as

here smugly and smile at the re- to who, when

flexion of the moon un Repulse Bay. prosperity definitely returns,

or the diadem of light the city shall supply the demand for more

wears at night. The Young emigrants. There is one aspect Australia League

has the right [of the question which is worth idea. Instead of gushing over the bearing in mind, namely, that things they see abroad, let them although the birth-rate in the gush over the things they have t Old Country is declining, there home; let them make the foreigners is still a large army of un-

alf up. To be sure this party of employed, many

of whom are

visitors is in itself sufficient ad- capable workers but are unable vertisement for the attractiveness and attractions of Australia; but to obtain jobs. Some of these it doesn't do any harm to remind ought surely to be able to find

perhaps sceptical World that occupation in the Dominions, Sydney still has a bridge. especially the better types, who are really anxious to secure

work is true that unemploy-benefit-of-the-Mother-Country- ment at Home is showing and the Empire's overseas ter- welcome reduction, but, at the ritories, Other nations mean- same time, it is clear thut until while are clamouring loudly for there is a big world revival of elbow room, and there is talk of trade, large numbers must still schemes for a possible freer remain out of work. In the past, utilisation of the opportunities Britain has shown a genius for in the outlying possessions of colonising, and although condi-colonial Powers. Whether these tions are different to-day from ideas will take effect, time will what they were when the show. But the implications in- im- Dominions were first opened up,volved are of supreme

Britain it should be possible to do some portance

15 the thing practical to the mutual world's biggest colonising nation. I

to

Tive

HERENEVA INN

cloud or under-

"You'd better stay awhile. Eddie will be here soon with his

banjo and some hamburger."

efforts to

So we made out after all. We won't go into details, because, after all, what is told to a newspaper man is told in strict confidence.

But we wouldn't be Kelly if we didn't make good.

1

Incidentally, for those of the girls who don't understand English, we are publishing same more translations from the Australian: Garble What a turkey says. " Gargoyle--Something you do for

a sore throat.

Gist-Only : as in the sentence,

"Gist a whisky sode. Goiter What we use to hold up.

our socks and stockings. Gravity-What the dentist fills. Guttoral-Pertaining to the gut-

ter.

Cutter Hail-Go to hell. Haddock-A headache. Hominy-Four drunks singing

"Sweet Adeline."

Maps What you take on your

insurance policy.

Infirm-Planted solidly; stuck

securely.

י.

Jackal-Versatile, like a jackal

trades.

Kalsomine-Part of a lament for old girl friends, like, "Oh, how I miss those old katsomine." Kindle Waxen stick used for

illumination purposes. Kit--A little baby.

Lace What a dog does when

he's tired-falso what-a-chicken- docs.)

Lacquer A compartment where you keep your clothes when you go to the Y.M.C.A. swim- ming baths. Lico-Untruths.

Mallets-What the Bishop says we should have towards none. Manners-Where Feudal lords

and dukes used-to live. Massacro-What you ask for at

the barbers. |Matrice-Something to sleep an.

Miser-A cat is one...

(Continued on Page 7.)