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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

WEEK-END. SECTION

THEY SAID OF HONGKONG- -X

"POPULATION OF SMUGGLERS AND VAGABONDS"

HONGKONG'S early days under the British flag were

troubled ones and the population was as lawless and unruly as the people of many a gold-mining town in California and Australia.

The following extract from the Bombay Gentle- man's Gazette of October 1, 1845 gives a dark picture of the affairs here, and the people who had settled here:

"As to the population and progress of Hongkong, the only known facts are that, in January, 1841, it was ceded to Captain Elliot, and great offers were made by him and Commodore Sir Gordon Bremer to induce settlers to go there.

"The floating population on ita being taken was about 7,800 smugglers, stone-cutters and vagabonde; in March, 1842 il rose to 12,360; in July, 1845, it was about 19,000, but of the worst characters from the neighbouring coast of China, far not one respectable Chinaman had come to acttic there during the $1⁄2 years of British occupation.

"The mandarina of the next province order outlaws to Hong-

·korig, and such was the frightful state of society in the island, that in that amall population, there were, in June last 20 opium eating shops, 31 brothels, etc. etc.

"The Europeans who dwell there sleep with pistols under their pillows, for their lives or property cannot be considered safe either by day or by night.

"The true character of this Colony was clearly described by anticipation in the Canton Register of the 23rd February, 1841, in which it in called 'a Gehenna.

"The lawless population refuse to be controlled and the proclamation of the Police Superintendent, Major Caine, was met by a counter-cdict by the leaders of the determined scoundrels, who look upon the British settlers as their prey, to be plundered whenever opportunities offer.

"

Major Caine's Proclamation, which was posted on the walls about Hongkong, was translated by the Canton Press, which published it on May 20, 1843. The newspaper translation was as follows:

WEEK-END PROBLEMS

By Hubert Phillips-

PROBLEM I

MARMALADE'S BANK

One of the following, and one only, was responsible for the robbery, at Marmalade's Bark: Darby, Jemmison, Cosh.

When interrogated by the police, they made the following statements:

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officer,

CAINE,

military having the direction of the great English nation's territory of Hongkong and its dependencies, issues his clear commands,

It appears that in these regions there are numerous thieves and robbers, and it is of highest im- portance that their movements be frustrated. and therefore Otle Edict is issued for all to behold,

After eight o'clock at night none will be permitted to beat their gongs, and play upon their drums, to let of crackers, not to be en- zared in loud and noisy vocifera- tion.

Gut

Whenever à Chinese goes (after cight o'clock at night) he is required to take a lantern with him, and should he be accosted by a Policeman upon his rounda he is required to give attention,

Darby: I did not rob the bank; I've never been near the bank; and if he does not thus give at- I've never been near the place.tention, he may be fired Jemmison is the man you want. and perhaps killed.

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dia-

No; I've never had trouble with After ten o'clock at night not the police before.

one Individual is to be seen out Cosh: Darby robbed the bank walking. If

im- anything of I'm as innocent as the day. Jem-portance is to call him out, he is" mison had nothing to do with it required to have an Engilah pass, either.. I suppose you know and then he will be allowed to Darby has already been convicted proceed. If any designedly of house-breaking?

obey he will be forthwith Jeramison: Cosh is the chap rested and brought up for trial. you're looking for. I'm not con- Let each tremblingly obey. Let cerned at all As for Darby, he there be no opposition. A Special was seen coming out of the bank Proclamation.

He's been convicted yesterday.

-4th for house breaking, too.

Each suspect has made four statements, two of which are lies. Who robbed the bank?

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PROBLEM

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II

A QUESTION OF ODDS

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I have a certain number black balls and a certain num-

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of white ones.

I place a

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selection of these in a bag, from which, after its contents have been well shaken, four balls are drawn at random. It is an even chance that all four balls will be black.

How many balls of each colour are left in the bag?

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INSPECTOR PLAYFAIR'S NOTEBOOK :

DEATH

OF

CAPTAIN

HAT do you make of this, Dumbell?" asked Inspector Playfair of his sergeant.

"What's that, Sir?"

"It purports to be Captain Pelotti's farewell confession typed out on the machine you see in front of you, just before he blow his brains out.”

""Purports to be?"" echoed Dumbell. "Do you mean to say, Sir, that this isn't a case of suicide?".

"We shall see,” said Playfair.

"In the meantime, just listen to the statement:

"The game is up. I was a fool to touch the mining markets, after the ex- perience I had last year, and a fool to get mixed up with Manezzi and his infernal baccarat. However, one learns these things too late. I owe eighteen thousand, and my assets are a second-hand typewriter and the clothes that I stand up in. Anyone who likes can have those," "

"That sounds okay to me,” said Dumbell.

"It sounds anything but okay to me," retorted Playfair. "To begin with, how many suicides would be bothered to type out such a statement? Why not write it? But if this is a murder, and the confession is bogus, there is the best of reasons for typing it. For now there is no evidence of forgery. It is true that the statement is signed-a scrawling 'F. Pelotti-but merely to forge a suicide's signature would present no special difficulty. And in the second place, Dumbell, I don't care for the contents of the statement. Their tone is too casual, too flippant. Who, on the verge of blowing his brains out, would be bothered to tell us what Pelotti tells us here? It looks much more like a piece of ad hoc evidence, concocted by an unimaginative murderer."

Dumbell scratched his head. "What do we do about it, Sir?"

Boys' And Girls' Corner

Dear Kiddies,

I'm afraid the Chinese New Year holidays must have taken your minds off the Competition last week. Any- how, there weren't so mazy entries I also have a shrewd Iden ag usual. that some of you skip the harder competitions and only go in for those that are attractive or easy. That won't do, children! It may be a bit more difficult to write a plece of con:- position than to find hidden names or even to colour a pleture, but you should try all the contests. Last

HO SHUK-CHUN,

Last week's Sentor Winner.

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week's Competition, in which I asked you to write rol more than 150 words saying what you would do with $500 if somebody gave it you, was a fine subject, which gave you plenty chance to express your ideas.

through the entries, I have Looking decided that the best senior entry was that at Aurea Marques (aged 10), 14 King's Terrace, Kowloon. Her entry was as follows:

more sense,

I can

have $500 the first thing I would do is to give my father and mother each a present. Then I would put the rest in the savings bank, be- cause I don't know what I will do When I with the rest of my money.

big girl, then

I grow to be a will have a little buy many more things. And suppose I grow up am a poor girl I can take out the $500 from the savings banis. So it will be more interesting to keep the money when we will be big enough to spent what we want to. So with the $500 it better to

until we grow big than spent it now, becal

because

when we grow big sometimes we need money, whifle when we are young our mother can give us our pocket money,

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it until

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SATURDAY,

FEBRUARY 13, 1937

PELOTTI

"We collect further data," said Playfair. "Our task shouldn't prove too difficult. Nothing's been touched, I understand, since Pelotti's body was dis- covered. Yes, there the poor fellow lies, in the position in which they found him. Note also that the window of the room is fastened; also that the door was locked and that the key was not in the lock, That key's the first thing we must look for. Not that its presence proves anything—there may have been a duplicate."

The room in which the wretched Pelotti had died was very sparsely fur nished. In less than half an hour Playfair had assembled its contents and they had been listed by Dumbell as under:

On the table: Pelotti's typewriter. Several sheets of paper. A carafe and tumbler of water. Ą torn up envelope. An empty cigarette packet.

On the floor: The key of the door (found lying about four feet from the door itself). The revolver with which Pelotti had (presumably),been shot. (This lay at his right hand. · One chamber had been discharged." The bullét had entered the right temple). More tom-up papers. Two cigarette ends. Several spent matches,

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On Pelotti's person: A handkerchief. A handful of cartridges, of the same make as those in the revolver. Eight and fivepenco în cash. A packet of cigarettes, similar to the packet on the table. A box of matches. A number of newspaper clippings, referring apparently to mining shares. The nine of spades, from a pack of playing cards. A pocket-book containing two ten-sbill- ing notes, a pawn ticket, a passport photograph, and a visiting card of Luigi Manezzi's, on the back of which was written: "Wednesday, 3 p.."

Joshua Playfair looked at this last exhibit with interest. It was on Wednes- day, between 3 p.m. and 3.30, that Pelotti had been shot.

"Well, Dumbell," he asked, "is it suicide or murder?"

What is your opinion!

Affairs Test

How Do To It

Five possible answers are given. for each question. Prime Minister of Great Britain is (1) MacDonald, (2) Chamberlain, (3) Hailsham, (4) Baldwin, (5) Lloyd George. The number 4 (meaning Baldwin) has been

Answers on Page Two." placed at the right of 0 on the answer sheet.

Home Affairs

1.-Important conversations were held last week between President Roosevelt and Mr. Walter Bunci-

Runciman 18 man. Mr. Secretary of State for War; (2) Chairman of the Board of the Bank of England; (3) Minister for Agriculture; (4) President of the Board of Trade; (5) Chairman of the Food Supply Committee. 2-The question of the return to Germany of her Colonies is to be raised in Londen by Herr von Rib- bentrop, German Ambassador. Ger- man colonies, faken by the allles and now held under mandate, have an area of 1,032,765 square miles, German the largest being (1) South-west Africa (2) German New Guinea; (3) Cameroons; (4) Togoland; (5) German East Africa.

3. The new daughter bera to the Duke and Duchess of Kent has been christened Princess Alexandra. In order of succession to the throne she is (1) sixth, (2) tenth, (3)' eighth, (4) fourth, (5) ninth

4. The note circulation of the Bank of England reached a record recently. The figure was ip- proximately (1) £302 millions, (2) £474mtllions (3)--2698 millions, (4) £1,125 millions, (5) £2,672 millions.

General

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the Electoral College, (4) the House of Representatives. (5) the White House.

18-Lady Houston died recently.

She put up the money for two new submarines, (2) the air- plane flight over Everest, (3) pithead baths at Tonypandy, (4) à women's college at Cambridge, (5) an expedition to Spitzbergen.

Arts and Books

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SCORE:

11,--Mr. Frank Murphy, former Governor General of the Philip- pines, is taking an active part in efforts to settle the US. automobile strike. Mr. Murphy is Governor of (1) California; (2) Ohio; (3) Michigan; (4) New York State; (5) Tennessee,

12.-The Eit! Marshal is Chairmen

of the Executive Committee which has charge of Coronation arrange- menta. He Is (1) the Duke of Norfolk, (2) the Duke of Rich- mond, (3) the Marquis of Salis bury, (4) the Marquis of Bath, (5) the Duke of, Rutland. 13.--Malaga has been captured by the Spanish Insurgents. This city ja (1) A scaport in the Day of Biscay; (2) capital of the Asturias province; (3) a seaport in the Gulf: of Culiz; (4) a seaport In the Mediterranean; (5) a seaport in

• Gulf of Valencia.

19-"Tarzan Escapes" is the Chinese.

New Year attraction at the King's Theatre. The author of the Tarzan series is (1) H. G. Wells; (2) Jack London; (3) Jules Verne; (4) Frank Moxon; (6) Edward Rice Burroughs.

20-At Manchester, Mr. Cochran bas put on his "Coronation Re- vue." The author is (1) Herbert Farjeon, (2) Noel Coward, (3) Ivor Novello, (4) A. P. Herbert, (5) Douglas. Byng. 21-Treasure Island" has been re- vived at the Aldwych, This 19 based on the story by (1) J. B. Priestley,

(2) Daniel Defoe, (3) "Sapper, (4) R. L. Stevenson.

(5) John Buchan.

22.-Hongkong has chosen its most popular film star for 1038-37. Last year's winner of a similor contest was (1) Marle Dressler; (2) Norma Shearer; (3) Ginger Rogers;

14.--Viscountess Wolseley is dead. Her father, to whase title she suc- ceeded, was famous as (1) soldier,

(2) diplomat, (3)- industrialist,-(4)---(4)-Charles Laughton; (6) "Shirley jurist, (5) politician.

15 The flood crisis has passed at

Memphis, nn Important clly in (1) Arkansas; (2) Missouri; (3) Ten- nessee; (4) Kentucky: (5) Louisiana,

5.---Plans for the Coronation are nearing completion. The scene of the Coronation will be (1) West- minster Hall (2) St. Paul's Cathedral, (3) Westminster Ab- bey, (4) the Guildhall, (5) Buck-16.-Professor Taylor, at the Royal ingham Palace.

World Affairs

0-Pacifists were denounced this

week by Dr. Winnington Ingram in. an outspoken address before the Dr. Church Assembly in London. Ingram is (1) Bishop of Birming- ham; (2) Archbishop of West- minster: (3) Archbishop of Canter- bury; (4) Bishop of London; (5) Archbishop of York.

7.The British Embassy has been. moved from Madrid, Its new location is (1) Volencia, (2) Bilbao, (3) Burgos, (4) Barcelona, (6) San Sebastian,

8-Mr. Patrick Duncan. is in Eng- land, He 1s Governor-General designate of (1) Kenya, (2) New- foundland, (3) the Union of South Africa, (4) Palestine, (5) New Zealand:

In the Junior Section, George Hudson race,

April D), No. 2 Naval Ter-

forwarded the best entry, which was as follows:

If I had $500 I would buy a horse which I expect would cost about $259, then I would buy my small brother a pony; that would be another $100. With the $150 left over I would buy my Mother and Father whatever present they would like. It would be best for them to choose their own presents, as Brown-up people are very hard to please, but I know that my brother would like the pony. For myself I have always longed to have o horse of my own."

winners Will the

call at the "Telegraph" Office for their prizes?

Commended for good work are the following Seniors:P. Barton, Dlana Warren, Andrew Choa, Jean Periella, Roger Arnold and Peggy Cheung: Leonardo Xavier, Ronny Perfells, Paul Portells, Eve Perlells and Irene Camund among the Juniors.

Now, children, here's an altogether new form of competition for you this week. In the sentences given below aro hidden the homes of six spring flowers-one flower in each sentence. 1. "Look! Ho runs now, dropping

hls bat."

2. "Cheer up," said Lila, "come to

the party with me."-

3. The old croo used to lie down

by the river.

9. A hartal is proposed for India on 1 (Constitution Day). A hartal is (1) a day of rejoicing, (2) specially-organised street pro- cessions, (3) an orgy of speech- making, (4) an anti-British de- monstration, (5) a day of mourn- Ing.

10. The legislature of the United States has assembled. It is called (1) the Senate, (2) Congress, (3)

4. "A birthday present?

Jane. "Money, please!"

crled

5. John carried a parcel and in Ena's basket was another pack- BAC.

O. His aunt, tall and prim, rose to

meet him.

All you have to do is to and the hidden flowers, write out a numbered list of them, and add your name, ad- dress and age. Senlors those over 10 years of age must also draw one of the flowers; either with pen or pencil (do not colour it).

Address your entries to Uncle Eddle, c/o longkong Telegraph," so as to reach him not later than 4 p.m. on Wednesday. Make as neat a Job as you, can, children, because neatness often decides the prize- winners.

UNCLE EDDIE.

Institution, has revived a famous experiment in A bath. The original experimenter was (1) Julius Caesar, (2) Archimedes, (3) Socrates,

(4) Pythagoras, (5) Plotinus.

17.-Water

restrictions commence

on the Island of Hongkong fo- morrow, despite the large storago in Jubilee Reservoir. This re- servoir has a capacity of (1) 1,800,-

000,000 gallons; (2) 00,000,000 gallons; (3) 1,000,000 gallons; (4) 250,000,000 gallons; (5) 3,000,000,- 000 gallons.

Temple.

23-Alan Kippax is breadcasting"

commentaries

All on

the test matches from VK3ME. This short wave station is in (1) Sydney; (2) Brisbane; (3) Adelaide; (4) Perth;

(5) Melbourne.

24. "The Barber of Seville" is at Covent Garden in London. The composer is (1) Rossini, (2) Verdi, -(3) Mozart, (4) Puccini, (5)

Massenet.

25.-"We, the Tikopia" is a sociolo- gical study by Dr. Firth. The Tikopian community is found in (1) Tierra del Fuego, (2) Poly- nesia. (3) Lapland, (4) Burma, (5) Mexico.

26.-"Delius as I Knew Him" is by Eric Fenby. Dellus achieved what is likely to prove enduring fame as (1) landscape painter,

(2) Impresario, (3) sculptor, (4) dramatist, (5) composer.

Sport

27- Australia's team for the 1937

Davis Cup contest has been chosen, ' It will be captained by (1) Adrian Quist: (2) V. McGrath: (3) J. Crawford; (4) M. Turnbull; (5) C. E. Sproule.

28.-The French lawn tennis championship was won this week by (1) Bernard; (2) Borotra; (3) Sestremeau; (4) de Ricou; (5) Merlin.

29-Australia won the fourth test match, chiefly owing to a brilliant second innings by Don Bradman.

In

Interstate cricket. Bradman plays for (1) New South Wales: (2) Victoria; (3) Tasmania; (4) Queensland; (5) South Australia.

30-Hongkong defeated Shanghal in

the Interport rugby contest Thursday by 14-3. Hongkong's team was captained by (1) E. P. Humphreys; (2) A. F. Walkden; (3) W. E. Grieve: (4) J. P. Whitham; (5) J, L. Bonnar.

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