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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

FEBRUARY THURSDAY,

10,

1938.

SPARE MOMENT

PAGE

TO SEE OURSELVES AS OTHERS SEE US

Armstrong in the Melbourne Herald.

Sharpen your wits

on these codes

Test your skill at petting messages into and out of cipher. Draw up the cipher from the instructions given, Then put into code the message. It should be done within the time allowed for each grade. Grade B in the average Grade A is below the average. Grade C

man or woman.

is above the average.

A

PUT into riplier the following message, replacing the vowels by Agures corresponding to the numerical positions of the letters in the alphabet. Thus A = 1, E6. And so on.

"Eve and Ada are impersonating Lady Steh and her sister I'amela,"

Time allowed: Six minutes.

B

PUT into cipher the following message, replacing the vowels and the consonants F, L, N, R, S, V by figures corresponding to the numeriest position of the letters

in the alphabet:--

"Tom failed to discover Alistair's intentions." Time allowed; Seven minutes.

C

CAN you decipher this message? The only clue is that it is made out of a formation of letters, six letters across.

Eyishi xonegde puevaru entelds ethnoc tuilxt. Time allowed: Six minutes.

Solutions

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inpuasa siyi Sumu je na paadsa..

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paux

G131612016!!

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Article in defence of

modern

the

young n

An Air-Raids' Precautions Officer Has Been Appointed to Hongkong.

Umstrong

Destroyer on the Port Bow!

Adventures of the British Nankin in the Japanese War

"Very good; purser, hand me the register, please.

Ship Zone, bound Hongkons."

The Heutenant persued this with apparent dimculty. Then he said,

from?"

"I I wish io sce the log book,

By CADET-OFFICER W. H. SWAN, kong. Yet passing this une proved please."

space

on

corner.

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Via Kobe and Yokohama

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8 May

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17 May

20 May

5 June

Sailings subject to alteration without notice. Butterfield & Swire. Agents-Hong Kong--China-Japan

the

OUR

BRITISH CROSSWORDS

He was then taken into the chart- of Melbourne, who is serving on not too easy, for on nearing her we

scanned our 10% the Nankin.

saw that she had a three-flag signal house, where he he While

WAB inside the said: hoisted, Decoded, it

"Heave book.

signalinan was shifting about from TH

HE Brst intimation we had that to; I am going to board you."

the Sino-Japanese condict Wax

We did so obediently, while the one foot to the other, looking most cise great changes In our destroyer

took one look at HIJMS. Karn- uncomfortable. (W.16, mall schedule cume, when we were be- koye) lowered a

beat.

array of British While the the formidable

the bridge and drifled tween Rabaul and Manita, in the jaunch chugged over to its the crew officers

Into

The officer form of orders stating that we would of the destroyer employed themselves away

be calling at Shanghai. This

by training 4.4in. guns on to us, then exchanged a few words with was a great blow, for not only did the launch cunic

alongside, and the signalman, who communicated THERE is nothing unusual Quite often it is more the weakling's

we have passengers booked for there. Lieutenant Dampel Inoue

and a something to the destroyer by hand- about middle-aged men vent- way out than the hero's.

I know of many cases of younst M

and the officer ing their spleen on the rising men acting to throw up blind-alley at 1,200 tons of Shanghai cargo lay signalman clumbered up the ladder, fings. The captain

down into the launch 1 saw held a conversation which I falled generation.

jobs and go abroad, but they bravely in our holds, the greater portion of Lhoking

the then. Build about five being strepers for

rifles and turn down the iden out of considera-ing Cunton-Nankin railway.

sub- to hear, Then they emerged on to two

the bridge.. -guas.

captain, The young man of to-day has be- tion for others who need their help-

I am very Arriving at Hongkong we were

boarding

"Thank you the lieutenant 115 come accustomed to that perhaps aging parents, invalid sisters, and informed that practically all the stood to attention and

to have troubled you." saluted Our sorry even indiferent. But when a young on. Do they lack spunk?" I don't

the cargo sheds was chief officer smartly, aware that lieutenant said.

He and the signalman then went man turns on his contemporaries and think so. cuttingly criticises them, it is time

young men occupied with Shanghai cargo. Ships there were about 300 Chinese eyeing bill-of-work As for

1 swung around buoys in Hongkong him with fear and dismay. He was below and thus down to their boat. to sit up and take notice. There is who adopt the roles of martyrs. Something fundamentally wrong think they are in the minority. The Harbour with thousands of tons of escorted to the navigating bridge, The officer hud evidently not climbed elther with modern young men, or majority show a cheerfulness and Shansa curgo aboard. Air hungars where he came face to face with the many rope ladders, for he nearly

und empty *__bouzes_in_Hongkong and, captain Link that this awed him broke his neck on the descent. with the young critic

Fage in the misfortune which

Kowloon

Even while their-bont-was-drawing- being utilised for slightly. He said in faltering Eng- were cargo storage.

Trade

in the Far East' lish:

1-have-orders-lo-inspect away our wireless was crackling out to the commodore at Hongkong re- -this-ship.”

bad been Ideas of acquiring was momentarily at a standstill.

stopped Instead of two days it was 12 days 1.s

The captain gave him a piercing porting that we had "Young Man" must, lo my mind, independence are dangerous. I either be very young or extremely to be hoped that those young men before we finally swung clear of the look, and I felt he was dying to say, and boarded by Japanese.

At 2.24 pm, we proceeded at full self-satisfied. His approach to the who have the great advantage of a Kowloon wharves. A number of our "Whose orders?" Then he looked

As the destroyer drifted problems of his generation reveals a comfortable home don't cast it aside crew had refused to go to Japan.

destroyer was riding caslly in the minutes. liking for romantic myths more than for the wild goose chase that he map we had to sign on many new hands, across the smooth sea to where the speed, having been stopped for 24 At 10.30 am. we cleared Lyemun slight swell, with all her guns trained astern our captain gave the order to sober reality,

out for them. If they do, it is at

Island, just "Go West," he urges young men least ten to one they will meet with pass, rounded the Ninepin Islands, on us. I lucked through my glasses dip our flag to her."

We reached Woglan proper and could see the gunlayers adjusting mah to-day and entered unemployed or in blind-alley fobs, disaster. No young

stop being a without means can "refuse to be de-No longer were we under the pro- their headphones, and as we drifted outside Hongkong, without further Show your spank."

his tective wing of impregnable Hong- 11 can sinless he martyr."

cease being "dependent" pendent,"

of the East. Wently so those muzzles followed us. incident, and at 0.50 p.m. we berthed For a lonk mement our captain in Hongkong, safe and sound under un other people, sirike out on your stomach in the interval between Rong, Gibraltar

Job were inside the China coast blockade paused. He was thinking of his de- the guns of the British forts, and own and help to build our Empire."

leaving home and finding and every blur on the horizon migit fenceless passengers. A great res-none the worse for our adventure.

with high-sounding phrases.ne "So runs his clarion call to Unlike "Young

Then albeit very glad to see warship. As a precautionary ponsibility rested with him. Man." I am a firin be a

vessel was plastered And what a call! Like the spicches of certain voluble gentlemen in upholder of the younger generation. measure our

don't think

they compare at all with Union Jacks, both for aircraft foreign countries, it is mostly sound I

with their much-and shipping. We also flew a large Ensign at the ga end. and bombast, stirring to listen to, unfavourably

praised

seniors. They are every bit new Red but containing no real help for those pra

who were disappointed a clever and no

less courageous. Tourists

I believe that in this eas it is the many discontented successful people critic why is at fault, and very much night well

Young Male.

50.

it concerns.

show

them

Lip

the war zone

what might be ahend.

und

Does the recent writer not under- And, doubtless, they heartily dislike with the long stay in Hongkong for- stand the grim realities that face the smug, perverted young man who got their grievance In the thrill of many of his generation? Can he not vainly tries to

in order to further his *see that it is not always the "punky" otherwise,

man who runs away-yes, runs away own self-antisfaction contrast. -to distant lands to seek fortune.

Strachan Nisbet

HONGKONG-CHUNGKING TIME TABLE

Direct Service (Via Hankow until further notice.)

SOUTH BOUND (Road Up) NORTH BOUND (Read Down)

Tues.

Fri.

STATION

(DO-2) 8.00 11.00

Ar LT HONGKONG

Lv CHUNGING Ar

Mon. Thurs,

(DC-2) 14.00 8.00

HANKOW-CHENGTU TIME TABLE

WEST BOUND (Read Down)

EAST BOUND (Road Up)

Sua. Tue. Mon. Wed

Tits Bat Fri.

Mion. Wed

Sun. Tuc.

STATION

Fri,

Thu, SAL

(DG-2)

(Loening)

(Loening)

(DC-2)

11.45

8,00

LY HANKOW

17.10

11.15

0.40

LY BIASI

LV

15.453

10.40

Ly ICHANG

Lv

14.45

13,00

LY WANKSIEN LV

13.25

·15.00

Mon, Wed. Sun. Tao. FIL Thu. Sat.

14.40

Ar CHUNKING LY

10.30

(Stinson)

(Stinson)

15.10 17.10

15.10 17.10

LY CHUNKING Ar

Ar CHENGTU

Lv

For further information please apply to:

he spoke:

Jar Freight or Passage, apply to:-

19

the Union

P

Juck fluttering once more.

128

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

20

$50,000,000 $20,000,000

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

Authorized Capital .... We arrived at Kobe, second port Issued and Fully Paid-Up... of

was Reserve Funds: Japan. Everything there hustle and bustle. War was a dis- tant thing no longer, but grim reallly. Two

0,500,000 Sterling Hongkong Currency Reserve $10,000,000 great battleships lay Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000

HEAD OFFICE:—HIONORONG. BOARD OF DIRECTORS:--

in the harbour, fuelling and taking In stores. At specially isolated! whurves eight troop and supply shipst lay loading.

They were all painted grey, with

black hulls and funnela, j

we

G. Mlakin, Esq., Chairman.

Hon. Mr. 1. T. Johnson, Deputy Chairman.

1. 3. Manson, Esq."

T. E. Pearce, Ean.

A. L. Bleida, Esq.

Sir Vande our M. Grayburn.

CHIEF MANAGER,

DRANCHES:-

LONDON

LYONS

MALACCA

MANILA

MUAR JOHORE) MUKDEN

and they comprised some of the J. K. Bousfeld, Esq. . 3. Morrisen, Esq. finest vessels In such companies as A. It. Compton, Esq. Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson the N.Y.K. and the O.S.K. All day B. II. Dodwell, Esq. and night the city and environs rang to the tramp of marching feet.

We left Kobe next day, and

beautiful inland

AMOY steamed through the sea of Japan. As we were travelling BANGKOK

on! BATAVIA knots jal a speed of 13

2001 BOMBAY caught up with six troopships, which CALCUTTA had left before us, and for Some CANTON time we steamed with them. At 2 CHEFOO

COLOMBO p.m. on the 26th we anchored in the DAIREN Shimonoseki Straits, at the western FOOCHOW gateway to the inland sea. By now HAIPHONG HAMBURG we were in the thick of troop and HANKOW supply ships, and we would haveHARBIN been in an awkward position it ONGEW

TLOILO Chinese acroplanes had chosen to PO [come over, as Shimonoseki la only JOHORE 1540 miles from Shanghai,

кон

KOWLOON

NEW YORK

PEIING PENANG RANGOUN SAIGON SAN FRANCISCO BUANGHAT BINGAPORE BOURABAYA HUNDEI PATANI TIENTSIN

ΤΟΚΥΡ

TSINGTAO

YOKOHAMA

terms

Incorporated by Royal Charter 2833 TEAD OFFICE:-LONDON. 38 Bishopsgate, E.C.2.

************. £3,000,000 Pald-up Capital Reserve Fund £3,000,000 Reserve Llablity of Proprietors £3,000,000 MANCHESTER DRANCHI:

71 Mosley St, Manchester.

AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:

Alor Star Ipoh Amritsar Iloilo

Batavia

Karachi Klong Kobe Kuala

SAICON

Semarang..

'Seremban Shanghai

Singapore Sitiawan

Fangkok

Bombay Calculia Centen Cawnporo Cebu Colombo Dethl

Lumpur

Sourabaya

Kuching Madras Pontia

Talping Tlentin

Tongkah

Medan

(huket)

Haiphong

New York

Taingiao

Hamburg

Peiping

Yokohama

Ifankow

(Peking)

Zamboanga

Jarble

Penang

Hongkong Hangoon

Foreign Exchange and General Bank- Ing business transacted.

Current Account opened and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.

The Bank's Head Office in London undertake Executar & Trustee business. nad clalins recovery of Britial Income Tax overpald, on terms which may be ascertained at any of its Agencies & Branches.

THE YOKOHAMA BIECIE DANK. LIMITED,

Y.100,000,000

All that day we bunkered at our KUALA LUMPUR

time 趨 Current Accounts opened in Local Cur- Capital (fully pald-up) anchorage, during which stream of troopships phased us, 33reney and Fixed Deporiis received for Reserve Fund

HEAD OFFICE:-YOKORAMA. practically every ship going from one year or shorter periods in Local

Branthes and Ageneles at which | Alexandria Itongkong Jangoon Japan to China passes through the Currency and Sterling on

Bangkok .tixtriking. Filo de Janeiro 8.00

Karachi San Francisco straits. Hospital ships, supply ships will be quoted on appileation,

ALSO up to date SAFE DEPOSIT Batavia

Kobe

flenttia Bun, Mon, Wed, Fri. kinds, and they were uncount

Landon Semarang jable. Most of them were the crack DOXES in various sizes TO LET.

Los Angeles Bhangħad Tue. The.

Ilonghon, 10th May, 1037. ships of Japan's merchant service,

Bitfapore Bat

Sourabay hence Japan's heavy subsidising of}

Bydney (Stinson)

her shipping.

Tientaln 10.00

*Taingiao 8,00

Tokyo Yingkow

(Bunson)

14.30 22.30

TT was on the last day

of our'

CHINA NATIONAL AVIATION CORPORATION. 'King's Bldg., Connaught Road-

Tel. 3313)

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK,

Berlin Bombay Calcutta Canton

Manlia Datren

Moji. (Dajny)

Nakasaki Fenglien NAKOYA

(Mukdan) New York

Otkr DEAKE

Ilonalutu Peiping

The Business of the above Dank is Hamburg

voyage, when we were about 54 | condicted by the Hongkong and Shang Hankow Paris miles, from 1fongkong, with Pedra nei anking Corporation. Rules may be tarbin Blanco rock on our port beam, that obtained on application,

nighted, n. Japanese destroyer, FOR THE HONGKONG AND BILANGKAS

BANKING CORPORATION, fine on our port bow. She was the last we would meet, we knew. Once

V. M, GRAYBURN,

past her, then heigh-ho for Hong-Hongkong, 18th May, 1937,

'chief. Manager.

Interest allowed on Current Accomta. Deposity received for fixed periode at rates to be obtained on application,

Y.. RANO,

Manazel. |-~ Itongkong, · 11th September, -- 1937, -

ACROSS

191

1 No this Ash does not display all the colours of the prism (two words 7, 5),

8 Book of the O.T. (7).

9 A plant not a reptile (7).

12 A good dog of our

days (4).

13 A chess-piece (3).

nursery

14 "A coldier full of strange oaths and bearded like the" ("A" You Like It') (4).

17 Lie (7).

18 Disease (7).

10 State in a hurry (7).

22 One of the deer family (which

looks rather thin) (7).

24 One of the duck family (4). 25 This Cambridge College does not date back to Roman times (5).

20 Not one in a hundred but the

other way round formerly (4). 20 Antonym of activity. (7). 31 What Persian town is recom- by transport com- mended panies? (7).

32 Presumably this sort of enter- lainment would not be wanted

in the tropica (12).

DOWN

1 This form of man trap in quite

common (7).

2 One of the goat family (4). 3 Metal that is used medicinal-

ly (7).

4 This tree sounds like an in-

quiry about one of its relatives (7).

B Anglers like to hear, the music

of this dance (4),

Part of the body (3),

7 I may be this music that is

this in making one switch of one's wireless (12).

26

precious

10

123

15 substance 10 This

more valued than its mother (5).

11 Found again suggesting that the punters do not want black to come up at the tables (12). 10 Heraldie colour to make things useful in winter sports (8).. 16 The sort of dog to mark the

spot for a Scotsman (5).

20 Can this kind of country ever

be beautiful? (5).

21 A plg swallows a fish and be-

comes a bird (7).

23 This spaniel is not of much use if he doesn't keep his head

(1).

23 Little bird much in evidence in

times of rejoicing (7).

27 A bucolic kiss (4).

20 Wine (4).

30 Tree (3).

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