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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1937.

THEY SAID OF HONGKONG.-XII When Motor Cars Ran Recklessly In H.K.

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WENTYFIVE years ago, motor cars were making their appear- ance on the streets of Hongkong in fairly considerablo numbors. But they were not wanted. In fact, they were disliked to much by local Chinese that in 1912 a monster potition was pre- sonted to the Governor, asking that cars be banned in the Colony. One of the objections raised by the Chinese was that motor cars very often "ran furiously and rocklossly, exceeding the regula- tion speed of 10 miles per hour.

The petition was as follows:

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The Kaklamanos

Forgories

·SOLUTION

Hoole is milly. He slipped up badly in his "lest"

declared he hadi never heard of Kaklumanos, whose Christian name had not been told him by Playfair. Yet Hoole, on hearing "Gregory," at once began to answer "Kaklum- nnos" realising, too. late, that he hnd blundered, as his subsequent pouse showed.

Permanent Waves

IN view of the alarming increase

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in the number of fntal neeld- ents, caused by motor cars, your pelitioners submit that the motor cars are not only a nuisance, but an actual menace to the residents Hongkong. Your petitioners beg to point out that the number of cases which are taken up by the police and reported in the

newspapers, in but a fraction of the motor car mishaps, because, should the necid- ent not be fatal and the victim be a Chinese, he will either from ignor- of the law, or from a desire to nyold the trouble of an official In- quiry, nbstain from reporting thr matter to the police.

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"The vehicular factiles in this Colony are adequate for its require- ments, and motor cars are absolutely unnecessary; they are patronised Imostly by men and women of no par- Heulur occupations, or of easy mor- als. The conveniences or advantages, if any, derived from the motor cars are entirely outweighed by the many mischiefs and grievances resulting from their introduction.

"The Colony is unsuitable for the running of motor cars from many points of view, there being few roads of sumelent length and width to allow the cars full play. Most of the streets frequented by these cars are only 15 to 18 feet in width, and some of them are without footpatlis, The danger to which the passers-by are exposed will be fully recognised when it is remembered that two cars often pass each other in these narrow streets, which are crowded with pedestrians and redan chuirs or rick- shows,

"Unlike the electric tramcars, the motor cars have no fixed rails to ruņi on, and consequently, their exact movements cannot be known, thus rendering

the act of giving way to

them considerably more difficult.

Aceldents like the following have repeatedly occurred: 1412 unwary pedestrian, on the approach

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tram car, stepped aside from the tram lings only to be run over by a motor car which came along silently, ot a high speed, and did not sound Its horn, or sounded it too late.

"As the Police records will show, the motor-cars very often run, furi- ously and recklessly, exceeding the regulation of ten miles an hour, to the donger of life and limb of resid- ents, especially children. The risk is so great that has not been pos- sible of late to allow children to play outside their own doors in certain roads, for instance Caine Road and others.

"Your petitioners beg to state that the prohibition of motor car traße would ental no hardship. owners of the cars, as they venture

on the

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NTERTAINME

CEDRIC AND ARLINDA

· The pet has a fipulc

Cedric & Arlinda Debut To-night

TOP-NOTCH AMERICAN TEAM COMES TO ROOF GARDEN

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By "FIRST NIGHT"

N American team which is certain to find instant favour with Hongkong socialites is Cedric and ›Arlinda, opening in the Roof Garden of the Hong-

kong Hotel to-night.

This pair of Texans comes to Hongkong from the Park Hotel in Shanghai, where they have just concluded a most successful season.

Their scrap books, which date back somo years, are diaries of a triumphant tour across the States. At every they have played-from Texas

in the south to Cnpada in the north, and from Florida in the east to California in the west-newspapers have eulogised their work, their personality and their

sparkling originality.

Originality Is the keynote of their work, and

i didn't need newspaper clippings from con temporaries In other eltics to tell ine what my eyes could see at rehearsals this week. This

couple have got something that previous teams always seemed to luck. Quite apart from their skill on the floor they're the type of people you take to right off the bat. The boy is the tall, elene-eyed, qulp-loving and handsome type that sets femining hearts Butter. The gale has a figure that attracts masculine eyes as much off the boor as they do while she's with the partner. The men will admire her figure and looks the giris her clothes. She has a wardrobe. (I'm quoting press notices, not having seen it) that reads like a fashion salon,

All of which isn't intended to give you the iden that the only thing the two Texans have to offer is charm, beauty and personality. Their extensive re-. pertoire has been sifted to give you four floor numbers of par excellence standard for to-night's Roof Garden debut. One of the numbers Top Bat Medley-is an original based on the famous Astaire-Rogers numbers in "Top Hat." Take local critic's word for tt that you're going to enjoy this, and the other three numbers, every, whit as well as you enjoyed the

screen counterparts.

This Page, usually sparse in its recom- mendation. Iakes off its Top lat to

'Linda and Ced.

GONCHAROFF SCHOOL OF DANCE

TO PRESENT ITS MEMBERS

On April the George Goncharoff School of Dance will present a programme of unusual interest at the King's Theatre. The Hongkong public interested in Ballet will have opportunity of seeing performances of several very beautiful compositions.

"Choreartium" itself is an abstract ballot composed by Goncharoff for Lizst music,

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in the Colony for high speed travel- ling on account of business or other matters, and the disposal of their cars elsewhere is not matter of any great difficulty.

"Your petitioners therefore pray that Your Excellency may be pleased to legislative for or to order the total prohibition of ·molor car trafle in itis Colony; or, in the alternative, to subject such trame to such strict

rules and regulations as to reduce to a minimum all aceldents and' an- noyances which have bitherto attend- ed the run of the motor cars as a means of transport in this Colony of Hongkong.

And Your petitioners will

I pray, etc,

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shew the pure grace and beauty of the dancer movements and will be interpreted by Goncharoff and his leading pupils, Stella Best, Mutal Fielder, Peggie Scotcher and others.

Another item of outstanding Inter- est and beauty will be the extremely. difficult Pas de Deux from the last Act of the Casse Noisette, which with Its adojio, solo and codu will be danced by Mutal Fielder. Miss Fielder's dancing has attained an un. usual grace and precision, and we are sure that her performance in tis dance will not startle but delight her audience.

Stella Best, Peggie Scolcher, Ellen Ford Peggie and Joyce Fergusson and Pat Pasco will also be seen in the

WEEK-END PROBLEMS

By Hubert Phillips

PROBLEM I.

THE BOATING-LAKE

Our boating-lake is circular; the diameter of the circle is 1,000 yards. At the centre is a Axed raft, which I will call A. Starting from A,

and rowing due north for 200 yards, you come to a second raft (B). Now you row due wes! l you reach the edge of the lake, and then for 200 yards row due south, you come to a third raft (C).

What is the distance from D to C?

PROBLEM III

A WORD SQUARE

1. Big Black Shirt.

2. Polsonous growth.

3. An Occidental fraternity.

4. To bo Latin.

display in which the Children's Ballets, Toy-Shop and The Cats' Ballet should prove very interesting diversions.

IS YOUR ENGLISH CORRECT?

CULTIVATED

CULTURED

is

Normally "cultivated" applied to things such flowers-cultured" to persons. It is incorrect, therefore, to say "He is a very cultivated which should read cultured." The only sense in which "cul- tured" is used of things is in the strictly scientific sʊnae employed by bacteriologists who speak of "germ enlture" tohleh mens specially cultivated germs,

ASSIST AND HELP. The simpler English word "Help" is always preferable to the Latin form "assist," although the latter is not wrong in the sense of "ald." But it is wrong in, for instance, "Can I assist The you to some cabbage?" only word in that

context is "Pielp."

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EDYTHE AND BILLY

Who are coming to the Gloucester soon,

Mrs. J. S. Smith; popular member of the Kowloon Younger Set, and well-known da Arlene Ban- cruft of the "Nine O'Clock Revne" which foured the Far East last year, ia pictured above by Mee Cheung cul exhibition recently, Mrs. Smith hails from Tezna and like her compatriots, is a very find horse- 220 BBC272.

An American report states, that the Revue of which Mrs. Smith was a member until, her marri age is returning to Hongkong shortly on another tour of the East.

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