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APARTMENT FLATS

IN CENTRAL

DISTRICT.

SOMETHING NEW IN RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION IN HONGKONG.

THE HONGKONG

YANGTSE AIDS NAVY

GAS ATTACKS UNLIKELY ON WARSHIPS

Navy's £150,000 Bill For Barnacles

YANGTSE, RIVER LOWERS COST

29,000,00 tons of iron and steel' are dissipated in rust every year; £150,000 is spent annually by the British Navy in removing barnacles;

One, two and three-roomed up-to-date furnished and unfurnished apartments, each with kitchen, pantry, bathroom, and detached

Gas attack holds no terrors for servants quarters, will be available, at moderate rents, in the new modern 8-storey re-inforced concrete building-known as "DINA British warships.

These were some of the points HOUSE"-now nearing completion in Duddell Street.

Amade in a paper read to the Con- Society -of fumished flats will be fitted with furniture of modern type. telephone and frigidaire will be provided in each apartment.ference of the

These apartments are bright Chemical Industry, at Glasgow, Automatic lifts (Waygood Otis).

The

TELEGRAPH ~TUESDAY, _--

EPTEMBER

1035

ANXIOUS MOMENTS

SONGS FOR CHILDREN.

STANDARD BOOK OF TRADITIONAL SONGS AND TUNES.

Mrs. Murray Macbain,

NATURE SONGS; Books 16-2

Martin Shaw,

NURSERY RHYMES. Books 1, 2, 3 & 4

WE WONDER WHETHER IT WAS A PRESENT FROM AN AUSTRALIAN BOY FRIEND... When one of the Young Au tralia League tourists lost a ring at Repulas Day on Saturday, some anxieua moments were experienced. The Hongkong gentlemen who assisted in the search wore Mozara, W. J. Carrio, T. D. Wilson and J. Wolfe. Mr. Carrie received the dazzling amile awarded the discoverer.

and airy, the majority of them facing towards the Gardens or the by Commander J. L. Bedale, R.N., Paid His Debt Allowed

harbour.

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. Ruttonjce, & Son's offices next door-No. 7. Duddell Street.

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Refreshment Itooms. (near submit station) Hi Raliway.

Private Cars for Excursions Anywhere,

Caterers etc. to Imperial Airways.

Mania are interchangeable, no extra out wherever yon, have your briskfast, Hencheon, tes, or dinner,

Rooms of both hotels have private bathrooms and modern' punitalion. At the Runnymede each, toom has its own public telephone.

The Runnymede Restaurant has undeniably pride of place among hotels of the East with Ite ́enlaine, and Justly clalmo by Itu maselations to offer ibe traveller ́anch sa je not to be found absewhere.

of the Engineer-in-Chief's office at the Admiralty.

Ono of Commander Beduld's points was the importance of pure- feed water for boilers.

With Fire

"A present-day naval water TERRIBLE REVENGE

ON MONEYLENDER

Delhi, Sept. 5.

tube boller is a very epleure and demands to be fed with the purest de-nerated distilled water obtain- able. Failing this, corrosion, scal-PHERE is one Kabuli money- ing, or priming, or all three, may be expected."

This distilled water was very pleasant to wash in, but very flat for drinking.

effective,

lender near Delhi who has been paid back-and with full interest.

(1

83 Years To Pay A Debt

LAST. INSTALMENT -ON CHRISTMAS

DAY, 2018

met A motor-cyclist who with an accident was at South- wark County Court last month has been given 83.1/3rd. years- until Christmas 2018-to pay a judgment debt entered against him.

A cobbler had borrowed £1 from him at interest of 8, Chemical warfare gave rise to no problems peculiar to the Navy.month. It was not long before Indeed, many held the opinion that the cobbler had paid out £20 in the use of such gases against interest without having paid ships is likely to be rare, since If back the £1 he had originally it bė possible to approach borrowed.

In other words, Judge Wells sulliciently near to employ them When the Kabuli beat the col! explosives are likely to be more bler's wife and daughter the cobbler made an order against him to stunned him when he was asleep, tied him to a bed and heaped dry pay £500 by 1,000 monthly in- Submarina Advance

grass over him. He then poured oil, stalments of ten shillings.

The man concerned was Henry Commander Bedale stated that over him and set light to the grass. This was seen by the whole by a modern method of air-cond-village, but so little sympathy. is felt Hepper, of West-lane, Rother- tioning a submarine could now re-for this class of money-lender that hithe, S.E., who was involved in main below for 8 hours without no one canie to his rescue, and he a fatal accident. The motor- cycle.which he was riding came another collision with into 150 Per Cent. With the 25,000,000 tons of iron was burned to death. and steel dissipated in the form of

The large majority of India's motor-cycle. The pillion pas- rust every year, four or five times money-lenders are Kabulis who, senger of the other machine died as much coal or cake was involved emigrating from Afghanistan, are of his injuries. In a High Court in its production.

"All the dry docks of the world to be found throughout the length action judgment was entered are filled for the greater part of and breadth of India, plying their against Hepper for £600. the year, not with ships requiring Their rate of interest is na much He told Judge Wells that repairs to their plates, rudders, as 150 per tzat. a year, and, what owing to family and other cir-1: propellers, or underwater fittings, is more, they collect by intimida- cumstances it was impossible for but simply for the removal of tion.

him to meet the judgment debt.

undue discomfort to the crew.

fuel burned.

trade.

barnacles, while every ship upon Big, brawny fellows of the north, the seas pays a daily toll in extra they are never seen without a stick In their hands, and they are dread- ed by all classes of Indians-United CLIPPER AIRMEN Press,

A visit by ships to the Yangtze was almost as good up docking for removing underwater growths, he cause fresh water disagreed with the marine growths accumulated: in salt water.

IN A HURRY

ESMER

CHILD SONGS. Books 1 & 2

Maynard Grover,

Caroy Bonnor..

TINY SONGS FOR TINY SINGERS, Arr. David & Charles Baptio, "WE HAVE A COMPLETE STOCK OF SONGS AND MUSIC

FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGÈS,

TSANG FOOK PIANO & MUSIC CO. Tel. 24648. 9. Ice House Street, Hongkong. USE ELECTRIC CHROMIC NEEDLES WITH YOUR PICK-UP

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Our british crosswords

ACROSS

1 Such couples are likely to marry. 6 The talk of King's Langley. 8 In a considerable measure no-

brald. gold thing but

10 A very contradictory pair of words used by policemen (3, 4). 11 Take a little off.

12 Although a pound and a skilling too is wanted for this seat it need ent cost

aquinen

Of course there's a terrible noise with this owing,

In partnership with another man make a good farmer.

16.

no'd

17 What use is this rasenl's head to

him?

18 Take the path again, please. 20 Not a bringer of fine weather.' 22 So give me only a portion.

ARE BILINGUAL 23 Given to needless, bustle.

24 In these times half a dozen are

very hungry.

28 Dan diee (anag.).

PAN-AMERICAN STAFF 20 Primary, colours certainly, bus

SPEAK CHINESE

San Francisco, Sept. 3. When the Pan-American clipper ship reaches Macao on her next experimental flight ncross the Pacifie the airmen will greet the Chinese in their native tongue, and when they wing their way to Manila the greetings will be in Spanish,

The adult division of the Cali- foria Department of Education, through the Federal Emergency Education Programme, have estab lished classes in Chinese and Spanish for the air trail-blazers who will weld linguistle qualifica- tions to their knowledge of avin- tion, navigation. meteorology, mechanics, and radio.

not so pronounced as to be heard at a distance. 30 Although a dellente fabric it Hounds as though it would be useful for hart, work. 31 Anyone would be mad to have:

owned this.

1 & Accross.

DOWN

2 To a starving man such cks would soural inviting if spoken slowly.

3 Imagine a sloop in hail at sea. 4 Here's "dock, nun," for the

hedgesparrow.

How the swan was dismember- cd7

6 The tale for a man who believes

In gymnastles.

GARDEN LOT SOLD

Four evenings ench week the CROWN AREA' ON ·REPULSE- language books are opened and the

BAY ROAD lyers delve into the mysteries of Oriental characters and Castilian Garden Lot No. 88, adjoining Rural words. The Chinese courao

is Building Lot No. 360, was offered, for being taught by Mrs. Parlock Lowe, public auction at 3 p.m. yesterday in the Public Works Department offices. an American born Chinese and a

to be held for a term of 21 years. graduate of the University of Cali- The lot consisted of land 40.000 fornia with an A.B. degree. The square feet in area, with an annual classes are augmented by the staff rental of 194, situated

at Repulse San Francisco passenger Ilny-Rond, Hongkong. office who will eventually go to The property was bought by Mr. posts in the Far East.United-Lui Wai-chan on behalf of Mrs. Chin

Fu-yee, for the apsot price of $2,038. PY 688.

JUAN IGNACIO POMBO is in a hurry to reach Vera Cruz, for which city he left on Saturday. It is girl friend, Maria Elena, Rivero,of the for whom he flew the Atlantic, has set a time-limit for his arrival. If The exceeds it, Juan Ignacio Pombo will have to seek another sweet-

heart.

SALESMAN SAM

(NOW, FAUNTUEROY, HERE'S MISTER

SAM HOWDY! SAY PLEASED TA'

MEETCHA, LIKE A LITTLE GENT!

HIYA, DOPEY!

Such a Ni Boy.

WHAT A FINE LITTLE MAU! ¦ ¦ S'POSE YOU COULD BE PRESIDENT, TOQ, HUH? I'LL BET SOME DAY YOU'LL

BE PRESIDENT!

7 And yet he may be quite a hard

hitter:

D Not first let it be observed,

14 With a gesture of welcome I give

up any claim.

16 A popular publication.

16 The garment which makes one almost ask if the hairs hurt.

18 More led. (anag).

19 When a business is going like elockwork it isn't likely to be this

(two words 5, 2).

20 Mouldy! 21-Patent.

25 Treated-or, us little Tommy

consider it, ill-treated.

20 Showing how split cane

affect the skin.

may.

27 Nothing makes beer hitter like

this thank goodness.

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