10.
A COUNTRYMAN ABROAD
THE
*
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY,
NOVEMBER 5,
1936.
by JOHN SUSSEX
It's Daffodil Time in
AOH home the crops will bo gathered in, loaves
Bo
In Auckland on this other side of the world the familiar Kaffodil is niready an occasional leam by the side of garden patha.
Postern
announce Daffodil Shown soon to take place. Lambs In their thouganda scamper be- tween the showers across grass paddocks very rich and promising. Chepherd's luck is up this season they tell me. Twins are unusually plentiful.
The kinds of cattle grazing in the folds themselves are typical, except that breed popular nt Home are not as well supported
aren contrd
here.
The Jersey. ofica against driving ralis and harsh winds, is the dairy farmera standby, not the stouter Shorthorn. The Jersoy holds the Beld because of high butter fat. The farmer's payment in on that basis, not on milk gallonage. Even so, these dainty, mouse-coloured creatures still look too delicate for the racket of commercial milking to my English cyca,
Barbed wire fences keep out no weather, however. AL' Tome there would be thick hedges for these lender animals to shelter under. Yet, except for occasional clumps of Maern-carpa Lablished wint breaks or Weeping Willow leaning over streamis in fult Now, very low bushes or timea dot thr Landscape where dalrying in the work- *-day preoccupation.
Dense Bushes
Plenty of dense bush 14 preserved In the hollown and hillsides, for even land-hungry zeltters have reached a ntage where if they set about burning off yet more of Us Juxurimit acrenge of nutive growth they are falutly haunted by an ever-spreading notion that mich nets amount to Bttle better than sacrilege.
Orities polul to the mang theisanda of acres only partially etered of stumps, of reverting from neglel to Tagwort and rushe The deed the prior attention. Some men's holdings
ure even now to Frye for proper
New Zealand!
OLD AND NEW In New Zealand. A pate at Rotorua Hot Springs cáried by
the Maoris-and a tram in the main street of Auckland.
Bre
management. The offelal move is to- wards reducing them. Others overstocked with mitch cows to keep up the size of the creamery cheque where over that shows any sign of "alırinkage- or there's more capital outlay to meet. For every homeste wearing a mature, sotiled air of prosperity and permanenca thero are three othem dotted about in 12a neighbourhood with neither garden ground nor range of proper buildings, the holding still in the making.
These are the men still struggling. mont from a trough of depression everyone tells you about es If speaking of a major calamity from which all are just emerging.
Waves of prosperity or otherwise are algulfed in terms of butter-fat, wool prices, crop of lambs or the output, of
Afoot in Britain
With a Rucksack
On My
N June I devoted my space to outlining walking tours in -various parts of Britain, and rasbly undertook to supply further particulars to inquirera..
The result was that, in addition to the usual day to day requests for in- formation. I was storined with appllea- tides for itineraries for the areas I had mentioned-the Pennines, Northern Highlands, South Country and North Wales.
Much to my turnths, the route most w demad wis the least accessible one --the Northern Highlands. From all over Brikin came requests for particu- inra of Hub walk, and it seemed there would be such a rush for Caledonia's dikant wilds that it would be impos sible for the sesuty accommodation aylinble to meet the demand,
From letters I have since received it appears this was to, and some weary walkers at the end of a long, day's march found themselves forestalleu when they sought supper and a bed for The bigst.
None, however, went hungry or with- out cheiler, for in those far and lonely places there all lingers the true spirit of hospitality and generosity scarcely curtailed by the limited (nelli- ties available,
***
Houses may be fow and widely separ- aled, and such as exist have often but the minimum apace required by the oe
cupanta, ·But the friendly wayfarer who knows how to meet the local folk without condescension, and who has sumelent gence to ask for a favour and not demand an Imaginary right, may depend upon being received pan friend in need.
At considerable inconvenierce to themselves, these good people will often turn about, and by one shift or another provide food and shelter for the wanderer.
A number of my correspondents dis- covered this, and they write apprecia- tively of Highland hospitality, À typ- çal letter comes from two staffordshire
Shoulder
TOM
•
by
STEPHENSON
girls who were frequently surprised us the kindness of the people.
Where posible they wied the Youth. hostels, but neveral_imes, they_found_ those places full to empacity, and in places where there were no hostels they zoowtimes bad a lengthy search before fling a vacant bed.
One day they walked from Croc Dridge, at the lead of Loch Dutch over the Beatach na Sroine, so the great chuent and thundering Fall of Glo- mach. That night they had hoped to reach Straine, but the burns were in spate and too deep to be forded.
Downstream, they made their way with dwindling hopes of a crossini: until a keep came to their aid mid rowed them across the flooded river. To reach Brome in the daylight proved Impossible, and at 10.30 p.m. they found a luyen in n crofter's col Lago.
"They did us really well, and refused to take any payment whatever," is how they describe their reception.
Other readers write in simillar terins," and some, having done some ploneer- ing. report discoveries of accommoda- tion in unexpected pinces.
There are reminders that this part of Scotland is still primarily sports man's country, and that the man with the gun is privileged more than the fellow with the rucksack. Even so, there l ample evidence that the keeper is not necessarily at enemy of the way- inrer.
Several correspondents report having obtained lodgings at the keepers' cot- lages, and I get remarks such as, "the keeper nt will provide bed and breakfast when the laid is away,"
TRAVEL A.-O. LINE
TO AUSTRALIA, Calling at Manila, Thursday Is., CAIRNS Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.
CHANGTE TAIPING
Biltish Steamers:
(Oil Burners}
FASTEST & MOST UP-TO-DATE STEAMERS IN THE SERVICE
OPEN AIR SWIMMING POOL
ELECTRIC LAUNDRY, BARBER SHOP, SURGEON
AND STEWARDESS CARRIED.
Enjoy Your Leave in Australia and New Zealand. Hong Kong to Sydney---19 Days.
FIRST CLASS FARE TO SYDNEY, 676 RETURN
LONDON (via Australia) from $127.15. (Australian Newspapers on Ale).
· Dus H’Kong Leaves H'Kong Leaves Manila Duo Sydney
freezing works. This is the chatter of the market places, and, at the moment. things wear the appearance of swing- Ing upwards all the way. Poor people In Britain must be spending pence per pound more on butter than they were a year ago.
The New Zealander's pride in their capacity to do this is part of the bond which holds him to us. No wonder there's much a revival of patriotism Even fat cattle have reached the price which can leave very little margin for the exporters to work on.
Proud Pigs ·
Prime beasts are innking nearly as much money as the same sort will be making
tarned off Leicestershire's wealthy pastures, or Scotland's either, And it is funny to see the ginger- haired Tamworth pig in an almost arrogant command of the myes and pens.
We've turned him down long ago B too slow for the curer's require ments. And that long anout of his should not ordinarily commend him. But here he is in proud possession and in ever increasing numbers, with a coat na flery as if he had been red- oxided nil over for the occasion. Yet there is more to be sald for this lean and active Tamworth'ns a brenner than the stumpler, snubbler Berkshire when runs hun closely JUN A mrche faite
Junt what has happened to all the White pigs our experts spend so much of their vahable. Ume exhorting our own farmers to breed is a matter for sporintlon.
But pigs were always adept at pec-
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Authorland Capital.
$59.000 050
Botted and Fully Paid-up 20,000,000
Reserve Funds
Aterling
#$,500,000 Hongkong Currency Iterve $10,000,000 Reserva Lablity of Proprietors $20,000,000 HEAD OFFICK:-HONGKONG. BOARD OF DIRECTORA.
ton, Mr. J. J. Paterson,
Chairman.
G. Miskin, Fady, Deputy Chairman.
A. 1. Compton, Ean. K. B. Morton, Esq., Hon. Mr. H. Dodwell, T. E. Pearce, Pingi, Hon. Mr. M. T. Johnson A. L, Shield. Fa
J. 1. Mason, E.,
AMOY BANGKOK BATAVIA BOMBAY
V. M. GRAYBURN E... CHIEF MANAGER. BRANCHES –
CALCUTTA CANTON CHEFOO COLOMBO PAUEN FOOCHOW HAIPHONG HAMBURG KANKOW IARDIN
HONGKEW ILOILO trott JOHORE KONE KOWLOON KUALA LUMPUR
LONDON
LYONS
MALACCA
MANILA
MOAR (JOHORE) MURDEN
NEW YORK
PEPING
PENANG
RANGOON
SAIGON
SAN FRANCISCO
SHANGHAI SINGAPORE SOURABAYA SUNGEI PATANI *TIENTSIN TOKYO TLINGTAO YOKOHAMA
Current Accounts opened in Local Currency and Fixed Deposita reseized for one year of shorter periods in Local Currency and Sterling on terms which will be quoted on
pention,
AUSO up to date BAFE DEPOSIT DOXES in various sizes TO LET.
Hongkong, let November, 1936:
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
The line of the shore Bank la con ducted by the Ilongkong and Shanghai Bank- ing Corporation. Itols may be obtained on application.
FOR THE HONGKONG AND BANGWAI BANKING CORPORATION
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chial Manager, Hongkong, 4th February, 1980.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED.
Capital (fully-paid-up)
Y.160,000,000 Reserve Fund... Y.130,000,000
HEAD OFFICE:-YOKOHAMA. Branches and Agencies at Alexandria Honthor Uangkok..
STEAMER
Tr
„TAIPING
6 Nov.
18 Nov.
16 Nov.
2 Doc.
Bombay
CHANGTE
TAIPING
8 Dec. 7 Jan.
16 Dec.
18 Dec.
2 Jan.
| Calcutta
Canton
CHANGTE 0 Feb.
14 Jan. 13 Feb.
3 Mar.
Portion
Hainking
Какасн
Kobe
Heattle
Semarang 5bangbai Slugapore Sourabaya
Illo de
Janeiro
San Franciaco
London
Los Angeles
Manila
Negankl
New York
Dunka
Hydney Tiantain THIAG
Parla
Tolero
Yingkow
1 Feb.
| Daizon (Balny) Mośl
(Mukden) NEEUYA
Temburs
Ilankow
16. Jan. 10 Feb.
AUSTRALIAN-ORIENTAL LINE, LIMITED.
Bailings subject to, alteration without notice.
For Freight or Famage, apply to:---
Butterfield & Swire, Agents-Hong_Kong-China-Japan.
Telephone 30332.
Harbin Monolato
Ielping Interest allowed "ne". Carment Asecants. Deposits received for fred periode et raise
to be obtained on application.
G. KISHINAMI,
Manager.
moting quarrels among farmers. On man would be prepared to swear his fo away in defence of a typo that he fancies, whilst its neighbour would wax as emphatically in favour of a type about as opposite as could be Imaglued.
But it i significant, something to be taken note of, how topsy-turvy breed controversies can prove. One has not to go far to see mobs of suckling pig. tela scampering atywards nt the sight of the stranger. There will be a big pig population in New Zealand before many years pre over.
Paying Lambs
The farmers here are like those of Scotland in that regard that it is only Jately that they have thought I worth their while to bother willi pigs.
But all eyes are on the lambs. These are at the creatures who bring the money home. These, and the wool off their mothers' backa, are noout to settis many an overdue account. A ld, a lb. either way and half the fellown on the land think of themselves as either rich or rulued.
One person they seem all "up" and another season all "down." Yet men come and men go with their individual tales of west and woe. But the towna spread, the roads improve, the motorn multiply, the electric power lines in- vade new territory,
Good Prospects
the
Advertisements
Into creep papers, there are columns of them, inviting unemployed to take up jobs
milkers, plg-keepers, ploughmen at what are tenned 'Government " wage rates, Here is another and newer
significance.
'Government " wage rates denote a £3-LA per week standard for even the lal worker. With prospects improv ing and prices for primary producta rishing, such workers are almost able to demand what a couple of years back would have been considered a fancy remuneration.
1 is not a bad ponition for those qualified, or even partiully so, to be in. Nobody
seems very sure of 1:13 ground. Complaints and congratula tions fall off the lip of the same per- non in the course of a single conversa- tion.
(d
Yet the main hope, the anchor of all Lju optimisma
anticipations remains the thronging shopping multi- tudes in the cities of dear old Iar-distant Britain.
Kill Kidney
Trouble Quick
TO-DAY'S BOOKS
Still an ENIGMA
MONG the studies of Hitler --and the list begins to grow long-Rudolf Olden's Biller the Pawn (Gollanes) ranks high.
Mr. Olden is not only one of the ablest of German journalists, but a man who tries, though it is not an easy thing, to disciplino bis political feelings by a scholar's conscience.
And yet, and yet. In this, as in the others, there is something missing. One feels that Olden understands and explains everything about Miler ex- cept the one thing that is all impor tant: which la why this man, of all men, is to-day tão "Leader' of the German people.
Why he hates Jews, why he hates Communists, why he is passionately pan-German:- for all this and more there is explanation and to spare.
But why le ho, who so few years since was an almost ludicrous nobody, what he is to-day? ·
Olden suma lini up as a small man, vain. tormented by "an insatiable hunger for love, adoration and re- spect."
He cannot be credited with that true Dämonic-with that dynamic genius-which is characteristio of many great politicians,**
His spiritual Life is barren. "But the barrenness of Hitler's soul is as nothing compared with the emptiness of his mind,
Ho Incka will and energy. "The feas ture that chamcterises him most strongly is volatility, a lack of balance."
And so oll,
But this is not to explain Hitler. It ia to explain him away.
But when the process is over and the analysis has demonstrated the unim- portance of being Hitler, the obstinate fact remains that Hitler is quite obvi- ously exceedingly important.
So analysis must try again..
w, N, E
FIGURES OF EIGHT. By Compton Mackenzie, (Cassell, 73, 64.).
MR. MACKENZIE bas dived into his lucky bag and brought up quite a number of brightly coloured bits and pleces which he lint re-arranged to make this entertaining book.
First of all he shows us various members of the chorus of the the "Orient" in pre-war days, or
night when the news about the murder of Jenny reart (ol Carnival lame) is in the papers. He takes us with them to their homes, Jenny's piteous fato and the rumoured closing of the 'Orient" ballet in favour of revue, or perhaps even the cinema, dogging their steps
And then we meet them all agalu on a night'in April, three years ago, and sce what time and fortune have innde of them
跹
CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
"FELIX ROUSSEL” No. 26 A/36. Bringing Cargo from Marseilles ele,, arrived Hongkong on Friday, 30th October, 1930,
Thousands of natterers from Kidney trouble in adder werknerg anva stepped Caving Up Nights, Leg Pains, The Steamship. Circles Under Eyes, Hwollen. "Anken, Nervousness, stiffness, Rheumatisin, Diz- zloves, tambiago, Burning, 1tebini Sinarte! Ing. Arity and bons of Vigour by a Doc- to new dinenvery called Cyster (SIAN- tex). family roothes, toney, cleans, and heala, raw pero kudusya, în 16 minutes Cyrex starts purifying your blood. Hiring -amw-hmaith, south and vitality tr
Guaranteed to end your troubles 8 days or money back. Get Contex at all chemists
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853, Peld-up Capital
£3,000,000 Heserve Liability of Proprietors... £3,000,000 Reserva Fund
......... £3,000,000
BANGKOK
KARACHI KLANG KODE KUALA
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES -- ALON STAR ILOILO
BAIGON LAMBITSAR
REMARANG SEREMBAN SHANGHAI SITIAWAN SINGAPORE SDURABAYA TAIPING TIENT IN TONGKAH
hakm THINGTAO YOKOHAMA ZAMBOANGA
BATAVIA FROMBAY
CALCUTTA CANTON CAWNPORE CEBU COLOMRO DELHI HAIPHONG HAMBURG HANKOW HARRIN HONGKONG
LUMPUR KUCHING MADRAS MANILA MEDAN NEW YORK PEITING
(Pekin)
TENANG RANGOON
Foreign Exchange and General Banking buainen transl.
Current Aremanta opened and Fixed Do Donita receives for one year we shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on appilation. The Bank Heat Office in London under Lake Executor & Tryntes business and elas recovery of Heitish Income Tax overpakt, on serta which may be macertained at any al la Agencias a Branchen.
with excuplica
XMAS AND NEW YEAR EXCURSIONS
TO
MANILA.
CHRISTMAS EXCURSION
Leave Hongkong Arrivo Manila Leave Manila Arrive Hongkong NEW YEAR EXCURSION
Leave Hongkong Arrive Marilla Leave Manlia
Arrive Hongkong
S.S. PRESIDENT COOLIDGE December 17th, 0:00 P.M. December 10th, 7:00 A.M. December 22nd, 4:00 P.M. December 24th, 7:00 A.M.
S.S. PRESIDENT JACKSON December 26th, 0:00 P.M. December 28th, 7:00 AM, December 30th, 3:00 P.M.
January 1st, 0:00 A.M.
ESPECIALLY LOW FARES
First' Closs-Tres. Coolidge" & "Pres, Jackson“ ..HK$180.00 Special Class...="Pres. Coolidre" Tourist Class-"Pres. Jackson"
STEAMER YOUR HOTEL AT MANILA (Including Meals)
Pres. Coolidge
Fres, Jackson
for entire time steamer in MANILA.
SPECIAL IMMIGRATION · ARRANGEMENTS--
120.00
108.00
.HK$20.00
10,00
Apply Dollar Steamship Lines & American Mail Lino. 12 Pedder Street, Hongkong.
Canton Branch-21 French Concession, Shameen.
THE
BLUE FUNNEL
LINE
REGULAR AND FAST PASSENGER SERVICES |
FREIGHT AND
LONDON SERVICE
PATROCLUS mails 10 Now, for Marles, London, Rotterdam Ülangow 2 Dee for Marmilles, Casablanca, L'don, Rotterdam, Hamburg & Glasgow
MEMNON
LIVERPOOL-SERVICE-
HELENUS
mail 1 Dec.
Co., Ltd., Kow NEW YORK. SERVICE
Consignees are --hereby informed that their of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored into the Godown of the Hungkung Kowloon Wharf and Godown Joon loon,
delivery whence
Inny be obtained immediately, after landing. All claims must be sent in to me 1030, on or before 10th November, or they will not be recognized.
Damaged Packnges will be examin-
the ed by
Company's Surveyor Messrs:-Goddard and Douglas in the presence of the Consignees at 10.00 am, on Thursday, 5th November, 1936.
Consignees must have a Revenue Oficer in attendance when any dutl- able goods are examined by the Company's Surveyors.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.
R. OHL.. Agent. Hongkong, 30th October, 1934.
COUNT THE "TELEGRAPHS"
EVERYWHERE
BARBER-WILHELMSEN LINE
MONTHLY SERVICE
To
NEW YORK,
Via SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES
& PANAMA CANAL PORTS.
NEXT SAILING
M.S. "TAI PING YANG"
on
18th NOVEMBER.
EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION.
FOR 12 PASSENGERS.
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
for Havre, Liverpool &
Bromborough
PHEMIUS muile 1 Dec. for Bostan, N.Y., Philadelphia &·
K
Daltimore via Manila, Batavia, Straits & Vape of Good Hops
PACIFIC SERVICE (via Kobe, Nagoya & Yokoliawa) |
for Victoria, Vancouver & Beattle TYNDAREUS west 7th Nov.
INWARD SERVICE
ANTENOR CALCHAS AJAX- LYCAON
Due 7 Nov, Due 16 Nov. Due 22 Nov.
Due 30 Nov.
From U. K. via Stralta From 1. K. via Straits From U. K. via Struita
From U. K. via Straits
Specially reduced fares are quoted for cargo steamers with
limited passenger accommodation.
For freight, passage rates and information apply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
Toi. 30333.
Agents.
1, Connaught Road, C.
MAM
MESSAGERIES
REDUCED PASSAGE
MARITIMES
RATES
NOW IN APPLICATION:
1st Class 2nd Class 3rd Class
MARSEILLES
£78
£62
£39
B
£75,
£59
£36
LONDON
A
£85
£67
£44*
'B
£82
£64
£43*
2nd Class from MARSEILLES to LONDON by rail.
Agents.
For full-Particulars, apply to:
Hongkong Bank Bldg,
Talephone 28021.
Tel. 26651.
·Ciò dos MESSAGERIES, MARITIMES
Page 10Page 11
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.