1936-02-27 — Page 2

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY

27, 1936.

Leap-year Two Firms Prepare For National

Galas

At the

£130,034,320 was subscribed to

new companies last year; £60,000,000 in the borrowing power of tavo £100 companies; £14,030,000 was invested in 105

new mine and quarry equi

panica.

War As Millions

Pour Into Trade

UNPLEASANT possibilities are suggested by the information of two private com-

panics among the 13,103 registered at Somerset House last year.

One is for the manufac-Jelated Collieries, Ltd., with a new

capital of £4,500,000.

HONGKONG HOTEL SOPWITH'S NEW ture of anti-gas equipments,

and

PENINSULA HOTEL

SATURDAY

1936

29

FEBRUARY

1936

SPECIAL DINNER

DANCING TILL 2 A.M.

EARLY RESERVATIONS SUGGESTED

The Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels, Ltd.

THE

HONGKONG

PENINSULA HOTEL:

HONGKONG HOTEL: REPULSE BAY HOTEL: PEAK HOTEL

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE; PALACE HOTEL;

HOTELS

LIMITED.

In 'association with the Grand Hotel des Wagons Lits, Peking

RUNNYMEDE HOTEL, LTD., PENANG.

CRAG HOTEL,.

Penang ins

(2,400 feet above sealevei).

Refreshment Rooms. (near summit station) Hill Railway.

"THE ISLAND'S MOST EFFICIENT SERVICE." RUNNYMEDE HOTEL

On Sea Front.

Private Cars for Excursions Anywhere.

Caterers etc. to Imperial, Airways. Meals a interchangeable, no extra cost whenever You have your breakfast, luncheon, to, or dinner.

Rooms of both botels have private bathrooms and modern aanitation, At the Runnymede_ech room has its own publle telephone,

The Runnyodo Nertaurant has undeniable pride of place among hotels of the Fast with the muisine, and justly claim by ita asociation to offer the traveller such as

not to be found elsewhere.

WHEN AT HOME

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

MAY BE PURCHASED

AT

SELFRIDGE'S

YACHT

LARGEST BUILT SINCE WAR

An order for a 1,600-ton molar- yacht has been placed by Mr. T. O M. Sopwith, the yachtman, with Messrs. Camper and Nicholson, the builders of the Endeavour, the America's Cup challenger in 1934.

The yacht will be built at the company's Svuthampton yard.

The yacht will be the largest yacht built in England since the war, and the largest ever built in the South of England.

1930.

and the other proposes to! 'Straining At Loash'

Apart from the new capital of manufacture chemical vault banks; investment and Anance among tho linings, armoured cars, and houses, most money

forty-eight classes into which the bullet-proof vests.

analysis is divided has gone to land and "buildings. Here 1,222 now companies have a combined capital of £18,037,000.

The first has a nominal capital of £100 and the second £21,000.

Despite these isolated regis. trations, the lotal of £136,034,- 110 subscribed to the capital of new companies last year reflects the country's optimism.

Evon this colossal total tells only part of the story,

In the minos and quarrles sec

for £14,050,000.

tiun 105 new companies account

Other industries which are ex- panding are food preparations, engineering, and aviation.

Most of the 115 new aviation companies are private flying club, now springing, up-in all parts of the country..

Lady Tule's Nahlin, which at present holda pride of place as the biggest yacht built in Britain since Two companies with a nominalMessre. Jordan and Sons in their 1914. was launched at Messrs. capital of only £100 each have annual analysis of the new money John Brown's yard at Clydebank in combined borrowing powers of flowing Into industry, say

|*£66,500,000. They are concerned

"Recovery has been stratning at Designed by Mr. Charles Nichol-with the electrification and de- the lensh, nad. Kiven a fair HON, who also designed the En-velopment of railways under Gov-

chance, wou'd almost certainly deavour for Mr. Sopwith, the new ernment auspices.

]brenk away." vessel will have a radius of 7,000 miles and a speed of 16-knota

The returna, show "millionaire" companies Her overall length will be 162 feet mako L brave showing again. how companies were registered and beam 38 feet, and there will There are fourteen of them: At last year than in any year stuce b three decks.

the head is Powell Duffryn Asso-|-1930.

The

FRENCH NEWSPAPERS LOOK BACK ON THE PAST

-BACK

FILES

REVELATIONS

Paris, Jan. 20.

Absent Minded Londoners

that more

Every day last year 271 people left their umbrellas in London trains. trams or 'buses and more than 630 other people left behind- other articles. These ranged from gloves to picks and spades; from luncheon cases to opulently fitted

from dressing-cases;

expensive

"If the Italian government was as badly informed as the Italian press on Abyssinia there is nothing astonishing in Italy's wild purses containing valuables to hard- adventure," wrote fr Temps at the close of 1895 when Italy em-worn handbags. barked on her colonial war that was to lead to the disaster at Adowa.

The very arguments employed by the French press to-day in their enthusiastic defence of Mussolini's Ethiopian war were ridiculed and held up to public derision in 1895.

In all 331,373 articles were re- ceived at the Lost Property Office-- 11 per cent, more than in 1934. Officials can suggest no reason for this increase,

By far the larger proportion of the umbrellas and most of the enses, bags, and articles of clothing were left by women.

Of the 331,373 articles received 103,665 were restored to their owners.

Stop I

Refuting Italian arguments to conquer a mob of badly armed in justification of the war in semi-savage warriors." 1895, Le Temps at that epoch The Echo De París which to-ilny Is an ardent defender of Mussolini wrote "The Italian press de-

was as categorical in its defense picted Ethiopia as profoundly. of the Ethiopians in 1895. divided when as a matter of "It is derisive to pretend to Impose: a protectorate upon the Abyssin- fact no country in Europe en-ins which they don't need. They mouthful of an Abyssinian Hanni- thebal who could not do anything but have nothing to learn from joyed more complete calm."

bow before the high diplomalle Italians nor from anybody, not Le Temps in its conservative

even the chivalrous virtues, and conceptions of his adversary." style only faintly echoed the they can give examples rather than i extreme violence with which the receive them."

Warning Italy against what it French press in general attacked Figero then in its heyday pro-termed illusory advantages, be the Italians and defended the nounced "The conquest of Abys-Journal advised "Stop, don't insist

sinia. the building of n

pursuing illusory and problematic Eritrian empire which pleases the advantages. Since the Abyssinians In 1895, Italy's Abyssinian ad-vanity of the Italian government have never accepted and probably venture...was furiously denounced are according to everybody's will never accept your protectorate because of Italy's pro-German opinions unrealiseable atopitis." give it up and be satisfied with sympathies,

This newspaper's language then Eritria." changed. The insults rained upon strangely resembled the vocabulary the Italians at that epoch reached of staunch sanctionists when it remarkable heights. Then as now wrote "Nothing has changed the French press was a pliable in Italy's policy. The elements strument in the hands of diplo trouble this policy implies macy. The violence of the press in Europe are atili active and 1895-1896 is matched by the vio-militant." lence of the press of to-day, the

Ethiopians.

since Times have

PREVENT many Colds only difference being the victím.

At the fint sniffle or modis, put a few

of these amazing new drops up each 'mostril. Tha stuffy, mossy feeling van. ishes and, usually, a cold will not develop.

Baritone Soldiers

great

String Instruments

17

TRADE

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MARK

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THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR A "NATIONAL"

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Hongkong.

OUR BRITISH, CROSSWORDS

ACROSS

1 To obtain an instrument- that tailors use is very necessary to the mariner. (Two words; 70.)- 10 The servant managed with some thing less than a large pall. 11 Not at all particular. 12 Reproach.

13 Pomp, say

14 There's a lot in such a friend, 17 nad in the detective force Frank

was absolutely it,

18 Book a long drink with nothing. 10 This certainly won't hold that long drink, and there's no grin in it and itle else.

21 Of course it's very dangerous, but, allow Harry to make it, all

26 Stick It!

the same.

**

tr

26 Destruction that makes one

Sweat These extracts from the French 27 A space not usually allowed for.

in a modern house. prury which appeared in the 30 Most like this. Inmonths of December 1895, January, 21 Scottish town.

February, and March of 1896 w re 32 This pince displays a poster published by Lut, Paris weekly ad prominently with plenty of room

Oeuvre, liberal daily.

for letters. (Two words, 5, B.)

for

Menelik was the object of special praise by L'Intransigeant, which exclaimed.

A piquant detall in the history of Franco-Ethiopian relations was Obliged unearthed this week.

to pay Germany a heavy war in- demnity after the defeat of 1870, and abandoned by all the European had one

The Gazette de la Bourse minced "The, Negus, the savage, by his no words hitting Italian pride to good serso, by his tactics and his power. France still the quick when it cruelly remarked, confidence in the right justice of friendly power left to come to her "We advise Italy to mit hornelf his cause, in showing the superior succour. Ethiopia whose Negus to the production of tenors and races of what their superiority was the first person to subscribe to VA-TRO-NOL baritones since she cannot place consinta. "Italy evidently the national loan to pay off the in-

sufficiently trained men into line imagined she would only make a'demnity.—United Preas..

VICKS

For Nose & Throat.....

SALESMAN SAM

SINGIN', IN HER ROOM IS

Nice Work, Bellhop!

SORRY, MADAME, BUT, WE RE- CEIVED A FLOCK OF COMPLAINTS THAT YER SINGIN' IS KEEPIN'

PEOPLE AWAKE!.

BOOOH!

CAHHHH.

ME ME ME!

DO DO

DO

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Teething troubles

Because SCOTT'S Emulsion

contains 44% of pure cod liver

oil and lime salts

for bone formation,

A prevents teathing troubles, rickets and soft bones. Ask for genuine

SCOTT'S EMULSION

(GAM, MADAME SKREECHI'S

CAUSIN' A LOTTA COMPLAINTS.

G'WAN UP AN' QUIÈT HER,

BUT BE DIPLOMATICĮ

LEAVE IT TA ME, CLERKIE!

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DOWN -

2 Must people give this without hesitation, and it never lacks point.

has ruined

3 Amusement which

many a man,

4 Cheering when taken in the right spirit, but the dancer who does It is down.

5 Periods when things become

dirordered.

This bird is not likely to be seen on this river.

7 The dog that does not sound

graceful mover.

"A" Its business, Isofa-moving'---

nature.

9 It might be a foot-print, but

4

on a ship, in a most unlikely place. (Two words, 8, 4)

16 Half a dozen rest in order to

make a call.

king.

10 Mate to the

20 Character in the Tempest," 22 Ile pulls strings to some purpose. 23. A factory feature.

24 County workers?

28 Fitting

20 Gon hopping in Kent-and

elsewhere.

Yesterday's Bolation.

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BEEN SAYIN' THAT WHEN YOU SING INSULT ME, YOU WORM THEY JUST GOTTA STAY UP TA LISTEN, 'CAUSE THEY DON'T GET MUCH CHANCE

TA HEAR BEAUTIFUL SINGIN']::

OH, νού DEAR BOY!