1939-02-17 — Page 18

THE HONGKONG Telegraph, FrIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1939.

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Playgrounds

Thing Like This, You Know

A

LTRUISTICALLY the fretwork of stone and the railed and cheerful green gate revealed a plot of gaiety, a scene enough to cause the backing mass of concrete into hide its glaring face in

repentance and in shame.

Two banked, shaven little look benignantly

Might Be

By

N.B. WHITESTONE

garden trees reach unto the

A clattering lorry all but runs the old man down in his futlie endeavour to stem the rushing course of the ugly red monster tearing down the dreary length of that bare und glaring, that eye-aching and treeless expanse which is Prince Edward Road.

He may still be sech waiting for his bus.

A Look Through

IT ISN'T EARLY to get

formation from some Govern- ment departments in Hongkong. Yesterday we tried to find out lawns what was happening about the upon the curving pathway.

No fear of fe or shattered White-coated bandsmen set up: $160,000 the general public had Each side a stately row limb disturbs their guardians. their tiny bamboo seats; light The "Telegraph"

for them and circular seating is quickly subscribed eighteen months ago of dahlias, of deepest red The side tracks are

to black in and theirs. Cool and green and placed around the band; the to build and maintain two pub-shading near

their cool and kindly hearts, pleasant, the arms of branching wagon, all but silently, departs. lic parks for children, ag a

The people fill the many Sprawling beds of sweet wil- banyany of the road. Motorcars benches beneath the gently way-ham yesterday, insisted on the import. memorial to King George V.

liams, and against the sunny there are, subdued of hue,

ing leaves. We were referred by an official wall proud and slender snap moderate of pace and sparing of of the Public Works Department dragons of indefinable delicate to the Botanical and Forestry loved protector.

hues rear upwards 'gainst the Department. "No," the B. & F.

The golden glories of the down. official told us, "you will have "Shower" turn parapet and wall to see the Urban Council," A into glowing cloth of gold.

the Urban Public benefactors, these gar- reporter went Council and was tersely told den owners of the Tong!.. that there was nothing to say to the Press.

to

In the end, we got our in- formation elsewhere.

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gear.

50 YEARS AGO

Feb. 17 1689, Lord Wolseley, spenking at Birming- ance of increasing the efficiency of our services, Kined the greatest war that Others stroll the hour away Europe. His

known was browing in history

lordship said that he Crimson buses also, all but in ease and comfort despite the hoped the time would come when Great sun. Martial Britain would adopt universul military muted, run adroitly up and burning, tropic

truining. strains stir sluggish blood, but Beyond, toward the purpling soon the music drifts to soothing, Mr. Spencer made a balloon narent hills, happy riders gaily canter sounds of Greig on the tan reserved for them; coats of bay and chestnut, GOD SAVE OUR GRACIOUS feol, und burnished bit and stirrup rellect RING! LONG the glints of sun.

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from the grounds of Government-houan nt Parel this evening in the presenco of thousands of spectators. Ila escenil- el to the height of seventeen hundred in • descended safely parachute.

The dissolution and liquidation of the Panama Canal Company have been decided upon. The value of the sharen' has fallen to 74,

He doulits whether it will ever be

1,000 ft., and looks to the lightoning of material and structural

more

ལ་ THE LOVELY MAIDEN

25 YEARS AGO "Windsor Avenue! There is THE FERVOUR of the orches

Feb. 17, 1914, tra, the grinding scrape of stranger resting upon his slab of

Sedan Walk!

Bir John H. Dilen, lo an article on the dicates that the original schemo granite, who with wistful gaze yet another name.

scrambling fect arouse

Iarge steamers in the special number for building those parks for the longingly eyed her cool retreal. So strange a name to give this

of Shipbuilding and Shipping Record dozing stranger.

Junt published, says that if harbours children has been shelved and

"Would'nt enter, friend?" she charming order, these happy.

He rubs his sleep-dimmed eye permitting vessein drawing 50 ft, of smiling people!"

water could be constructed, ships could that another scheme is now be- smiled.

He strains his ears. Music? and looks around.

be built with more economical tranport But nothing,

"Where are ing proposed.

“So would 1, and I could, fair, Leaning forward he peeps be-

they? Where than the vessels of to-day. have they gone? What's hap-worth while to adopt auch a length no apparently, can be done about stranger" panted the greybeard, tween the latticed stone.

Two avenues meet, four lines pened?" the new scheme until there is striving unobserved to stem the

The only music to be heard is economical distribution, as well as to flowered someone available to work on moisture from his streaming of massive leaf and

"Mai so-bar...so-bar!", the rear the development of the turbine and Lem. the plans. Meanwhile, the pub-skin.

Overhead "Come hither, Sir, and rost

the interlacing and hoot of cars and buses charg-water-tube boller, for reducing the first lic has subscribed $160,000 for

thee here beneath the jacaran- boughs all but shroud the burning down the dusty road; the The Queen Mary is 1,018 feet long. the Memorial, and their money

da."

ing sky, making dim and cool clang of iron bars. is still waiting to be spent for

Beggars pester. Gratefully and creakingly he the dappled space beneath. the purpose for which it was lowered his length unto the gay- collected. Meanwhile, also, the striped chair, brushed by linger- poor children of Hongkong are ing, scented blossom. still not provided with adequate "Ah! 'tia mell, my daughter, facilities for enjoying them-my thanks go unto thee! But selves off the streets.

Eyes of the Dead

IN SPAIN, the hour of decision strikes, The Loyalists must decide whether they will fight

let me not hinder the household] tasks-noon soon arrives."

"Oh, Sir. I send the littlel maiden with cooling drink- eat and be easy in your own good time."

The Aculer creature passed! to their last human resources or beyond and ere long the little honourably quit. Britain and handmaid's foaming, golden France toy with the idea of re- draught brings added solace to cognition for Franco, who could « tired and weary soul. not have won the war without Italian aid.

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ven if Franco destroys his TN THE AVENUE beyond the gay, green gate the stranger enemies now, he will have to deal with his friends. The at his easc surveys the verdant, Spaniards who fight for him but mighty arms of giant banyans meeting overhead-a double row don't agree with him. The pre-adorns this noble highway. ponderance of Spaniards who With peering uye he strives to fought against him. The for-read the graceful sign a little; eign allies who are not in Spain way beyond. for Spain's good.

These foreigners will expect to cash in on a victory. They have made a heavy investment in Spain's agony. But they will find a passion in overy Spanish heart: To clear the allen fighters out,

› Spanish proverb: Dead men open the eyes of the living.

"Windon? Winder? Ah! Wind- sor-Windsor Avenue."

Sheltering between their ginntj protectors are flowering shruba of purple and gold, casting floral fragments upon the grateful! populace who throng

leaf- chequered shade.

Little children play in peace upon the clean, sweet sward, tossing the fallen blossom.

GRIN AND BEAR IT

By Lichty

2.1.3

Cop. 1100 by United Feature

"My! wasn't that athohirituind romance-and only ten minutes ago he was bext;mosi!”

cont and subsequent working expORACO.-

Ed.)

Win

10 YEARS AGO

Feb. 17, 19tu. America's favourite Rogers. hemourist, was anked last night at a publle dinner where he gets his joken. le repiledt Just watch Congres and report factal""

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Captain E. D. Penhale, of the Chang- chow, bax gone master, Yingchaw. Captain W. 1 Shinn, from reserve, has Rono master, Changchew.

Mr. J. R. Liley, chief officer, Shan- tung, is on reserve. Bir. F. Gibbs, from reserve, has gone chief oficer, Shan- Lung.

Captain C. Harris-Walker, from ro Merve, has gone mater, Tean. Captain E. B. intel, of the Tean, in on re-

Captain J. Pringle, of the Chinhan, is on ruserve. Captain D. D. Richards, from reserve, has gone nesing manter, Chinhus.

Mr. II. II. Mclaren, second officer, Sreeburn, la on reserve. Mr. D. Nocd- ham, from resorya, han good cond ometr, Ezerhuen.

Mr. W. E. French has been appolated second officer, Hulchow,

Mr. T. P. Benity, chief officer, Tam- ink has gone chief oficer, binklang. Mr. J. Robinson, chief, ofloor, Sinklang, han gone chief oficer, Halgan. Kr. F. F. M. de Freitas, chief omeer, Kalgan. ion Home leare.

5 YEARS AGO

Tôb. 17, 1934, As the result of a neries of mostings. the Anglo-Chinese Committee dealing with the British Boxer Indemnity Fand has resolved to lenus bonds to the amount of 2000,000 to be solely devoled to the completion of, the Centon- Hankow Tallway.

The Hongkong Amateur Dramatic Club produced Anthony Armstrong's: droma "Ton Minute Alihi.".

The cast in order of appearance West Hunter (Bovilla's Eervant), „Erie Brooks Php Bevilla

...... Roberts

Betty Findon

Colin Derwent

Veronica Evans

Gerald Nige! Sir Miles Standing Roger Lindsalli- Deel Inspector Pember. ..Philip

Baran Barly lenne?

Kenneth Rambla

Deet, Sorgt. Brace

Mone. Colbert

The

play was drossman.

Bydaw Wast.

produced by Kay