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CREDIT

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

WEEK-END SECTION

RACKETEERS

RECENTLY a grocer put up now How Shopkeepers

tice In shop window threaten- ing to name customers who had not pold their bills by a certain date, Hi Betion almlior to that taken by a butcher earlier proved successful in bringing non-paying customera "up to scratch."

Short shrift for "eredit-mongers" a maxim that might well be adopted by other shopkeepers here, for probably there are few of them 'who do not number among their cus tomers people who live "on tick" that is, on other people's money from one years' end to another.

Are Swindled

money, the better their chance of success would be. It was not long after they had settled in that tailors, grocers, and wine merchants received a foretaste of problems that lay ahead

of them,

Not the lenst of their worries war, and still is, the receipt of dud or ("rubber" because rubber cheques they usually bounce back.) Sudden Exll

clubs and bars looking for mugs- and finding them Their wages are usunily a small percentage of the losses of the client introduced by them.

Others will introduce you to people you may want to meel-for a con- sideration. There are also young men and women who will be glad to show you around town."

with

Other awkward customers whom tradesmen have to deal are- the man and woman who trade on They their name and acquaintances, run up accounts with shopa at which their fluential friends are accus- tomed to deni, ignore every_request for payment, relying on the firm not instfiuting process against them for fear of losing the patronage of others

who do pay.

These "racketeers" may be num- bered in thousands. Their scheines

In some instances, tradesmen, after for going through life with litle 21 no.money of their own are perhaps supplying wine and clothes "on tlek" to what are presumably "stable" ad-

An equally subtle form of black- comparable will those of slick con- fidence tricksters. They know what dresses discover later they have been

tricked, for when their demands for mall is practised by innumerable co- they want and the best method of

for weeks on and of the expense of obtaining. And they get it. Their payment become insistent their cus-called "good cinss" people, who live

their grocer, butcher, and baker. racket makes it difficult for shop-tainers do a "moonlight it."

These sudden departures are ren-

"Letting this week's book go by" keepers, especially those who are in business in a smell way, to keep soldered comparatively easy by the con-

ditions under which many credit is a regular habit with some of them. vent.

small fumished They know few tradesanen can afford mongers live. A

in Inshionably- afford to run the risk of losing orders Easy Street

lop-floor room Foundling street, or an unfurnished by complaining when bills are no! pald when they fall due. And so, At one time tradesmen were pre-room in a similar locality with furni-

in effect, the unfortunate tradesman pared to give credit to anyone whose ture and other domestic requirements notepaper carried a street or square obtained on the "never-never" sys-han perforee to loan money he may number in a recognised residential tem, is the usual sort of home of need to pay bills of his own--to the

customera fie serves. quarter of a town, because they ns-

"By-by-nights." sumed that people Hving in such

It has been sald that half the localities were men and women of

were world does not know how the other They and quality

means.

hulf lives. Recent exposures of the Recently certain shopkeepers seldom wrong in their assumption.

netivities of certain people living London decided to stage a "Pay on the Nalt" campaign in an endeavour very dif- within Mayfair's exclusive square To-day conditions are

to counteract the menace of credit- ferent. Residing

of the mile may have given some of us an In many better-class districts are a number of iden of how certain types of credit-mongering. Their plan of action in- ladies and gentlemen without any racketeers munage to live on their juded more erretul scrutiny of re- quests for credit accounis, alighten- visible) means tangible (and often

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For their food they often depending up of their arrangements for ex- of support. Some of them are

changing biformation about doubt- telligent; others, just in view-to try

on invitations to luncheons and din-

ful #few, gate.

clients, and the devising of n nil kinds of ways and means of living hers, augmented by

more rapid method of passing warn- on "easy streel" without the trouble crashed cocktall parties, where they

ings to their colleagues. of doing any work.

e sure of a good cold buffet.

When these parasites began "mu- scling in" they deelded, not mis- takenly, that the hearer they settled to respectability, and what was of even more Importance to them, lo

wits.

Money to spend is often obtained by touting for some of the gaming boues which exist in or near the district in which they live, and out hang about in the country. They

Collective Action

Let us hope that this "Pay on the Nall" campaign will have the sanie measure of success as the action taken by shopkeepers who threatened to "post" the names of defaulters.

3-MINUTE DRAMA IN A GARDEN

WHISPERS:

Let's ask that nice Mr Peters to play tennis again. He looks so fed up, poor man...

Dick, you're always running away to those giris next door! You never consider me lately. I might as well

not exist for all the notice you

take of

me

AT THE DOCTOR'S

This tiredness makes me feel so desperate. doctor. Why I

even wake...

tired!

WHISPERS: Who wouldn't be with that dull looking wife

of his

WHISPERS: Come on, let's ask him.

I don't suppose she'll mind

For heaven's sake, Gwen, don't be difficult. If you weren't always complaining of tiredness these days

they'd invite you,

too!

Well, Mrs. Peters, your trouble sounds like Night Starvation, You see, even during

sleep you go on using up energy in. heartbeats, breathing and other automatic actions. Unless energy is replaced during sleep, no wonder you wake tired, feel and look run-down and

nervy! I advise

Horlicks for that

FORTNIGHT LATER-THE TENNIS CLUB

I hope you're

coming to the

Oh, yes Gwen,

do!

club dance,

Mrs. Peters

Shall we,

Dick?

DICKŠ GAY LAUGHTER FROM NEXT DOOR WAS LIKE TORTURE TO NERVY RUN-DOWN GWEN-SHE RUSHED INDOORS TO ESCAPE IT

HORLICKS FOR GWEN EVERY HIGHT-HER HEALTH IMPROVED WONDERFULLY

Th!

Why of course,

darling

THINKS:

HOW

MR. PETERS! We want another man for a mixed doubles. Will you join us?

What,me? Yes I'd love

to!

IN THE HALL MIRROR CHE CAUONT

MIGHT OF HERSELF

6 WEEKS LATER

"ATCH MORE ATTRACTIVE "GWEN LOOKS SINCE SHE'S BESH TAKING

HORLICKS

GOSH, I DO LOOK

OLD AND DRAWN THESE DAYS, CANY BLAME- DICK, REALLY, OR, IF ONLY I COULD

OFF THESE E

AND TIREDNESS.

IF ITD WONDER BLANY GOOD SEEING THE DOCTOR

Gwen, you look marvellous, these days-such a sparkle

in your eyes

DO YOU WAKE TIRED, FEEL AND LOOK RUN-DOWN AND NERVY

cupful 10 lake Horlicks, a regularly last thing at night. You'll wake refreshed every morning in few weeks you'll get all your vitality. "drive" and self-confidence back. Ort Horlicks to-day, Horlicks in beat when made. In the special mixer obtainable at oli good stores

HORLICKS

GUARDS AGAINST

NIGHT STARVATION

SATURDAY,

Are You Sure?

The "Telegraph” Brains Test

(Answers on Page 3)

1. In which part of the world

Vale of

were!

(a) The Gar (d)

den of Eden

fel Thule (V) Sheda (c) Lost land Eldorado

of Luonneasc

(a) Gaut

(b) Hibernia

(c) Helvetia

(d) Scythia (e) Lusitania (1) Mauretania

13. Is it true that:--- Avalon

(a) All ect are born in the same section of the ocean

2. Which of these can you cat:-) Hips and haws Elderberries

Blueberries

Cranberries Yewberries Dewberries

3. What is the name of the Crown Princo ofi

(a) Italy

(b)

(e)

Rumania Equpt

(a) feotherm

4. What is an:-

(b) Isobar

3. Correcti

(d) Denmark

Sweden

(b) A cat's eyes look narrower at midday

(e) Parrots know what they are talking about

(d) The pelican kille itself to feed

#young

(e) Crocodiles weep tears

An elephant never forgets 14. How long did these last: (a) The South African wear

Slege of Troy

Italo-Abyssinian war

(e)

(1) Norway

(b)

(c) Isosceles

(c)

Triangle

(d)

Reign of Queen Victoria

(d) Isinglass

(e)

Great War

(0)

Spanish civil war

1.

(a)

fe

(a) An etph-sided figure is called an octopus

(b) People below the average in- telligence are Morions

(c) Sherlock Holmes torote "The autocrat Of The Breakfast Table"

(d) Walt Whittler was one of America's finest poets

(e) There was a famous oracle at Delhi

(1) Tom Brown was Queen Vic- toria's faithful servant

6. Which of these were Presidents of the US.A

Tyler

Taylor

Johnson Jackson

7. Palace, temple, theatre, burial place. Which are or were the:-

9:

Parthenon

Pantheon

Alhambra

Alcazar

Scala Taj Mahal

8. Where is the devil referred to

(a) Satan (b) Lucifer

(c) Mephisto-

plicles

D. Which of these English rulers died a natural death:--

William II.

William III.

Mary Tudor,

Edward 11.

Richard II.

Richard III.

10. A brobdingnagian is a person who is-

Of gigantic size.

Awkward.

Hen-Decked. Digicult to

please.

11. Britain acquired the Rock of Gibraltar in the reign of:-

. Charles II,

George 1.

William II.

Anne

George III.

Queen Victoric

12. What country did the Romans call:-.

A

The Roaring Forties are:--

The fourth decade in a man's (b) Year between 1839 and 1850 (c) Notorious Chicago pangsters (d) New (upe bombers

(e) Band of thieves in the "Ara- Utan Nights"

between 40ileg. and (1) Атеп 50deg. intitude, South.

16. You would find a roadstead:-

In a road- By a road

JULY 15, 1939.

Puzzle Corner News About

Cryptogram

Saturday's

cryptogram

Is

presented without any hints:

"QZJ XYZAQ BOÅDEEYCF- QGJFQ HYI KDF JLEJZCJFKJ

CA BCADEEYCFQGJFQ HYIZAJMN."--DFYF.

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A Phonetic Rehus The letters in a 4-letter word are indicated in this verse.

A ONE flew by, on sweetness

bent-

I cannot tell TWO where he

went,

But THREE, I know he should

And you-- The FOUR of that is-you're

Bweet, too!

Letter Changing

A long one this time! Follow ing the usual rules, try chang ing STORE to SALES in 12 moves-or fower!

What Are the 2 Paris? What are the 2 parts of 18, the product of which exceeds 8. times their difference by 1?

Bible Pairs

In a motor-

mender's htt car dealer's At the mouth of At a tent-

naker's At a rope-

DELD

Food

a river

Not

maker's

5

Shed

17. Where bridges!

Futa

are or

were

these

12

(a) Bridge of

(a) Pulteney

IA!

YATY

Rey

alghs (e) San Luis

(b) Dritanulu

(c) Brooklyn"

(1) Rialto 18. What is the correct:~~~ (a) Height of a tennis met (b) Weight of a cricket ball (c) Diameter of a golf ball 10. With what man or what event do you associate:-

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(a) Government of the people, by

the people, for the people They shall not puss

(b)

(c) Liberty, Equality, Fraternity (d) Der Tag

(e)

Man is born free, and every- where he is in chains

(f) The Fifth Column

20. George VI, is the first British King to visit America while King Has any US. President visited Bri- tuin while President? Yes, No.

Lay Sermon

Christians measured their glv- Ing by the purposes of their hearts, the world would see some startling changes. The fact may not be generally recognised, but their failure to do so is one of the things which put the brake on re- vival.

Most Christian people earnestly, -and even

As lue purpose th ardently,

in his heart. CORINTHIANS ix. desire

to

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2 Ilgious awakening. But let them ask themselves to what extent the desire is reflected in their giving. To what extent do they let God direct their charity? To what ex-

tent do they free their churches from the toils of financial "special efforts," and so enable them to concentrate on the great task of evangelism? On furthering spiri tual and material wishes do they show anything like equal keen- ness?

The truth is that in the majority of us, the deânite purpose is Jack- ing. If our mind is set upon the attainment of some material ob- jective, we begin at once to shape our actions accordingly and to settle the various problems of ways and means. That is the way the must make in which we Kingdom of God our purpose, for only thus will our desire be turned to determination.

HUMOUR OF THE PRESS

THE

THE young poet presented his latest ode to the busy editor, who read It hurriedly.

"But you haven't put a title on it," he said. "What do you think of call- ing 17"

"My Birthday,'” sald the poet, proudly, and with hope tuttering high.

The editor handed him the manu- script. Then," he said, "I must wish you many happy returris."

"I must congratulate you," de- clared another editor, "this is a re- have written markable story you about a skirmish in the bush."

"Thank you, sir," replied the bud- ding author."May I ask you what you find so remaricable about 17"

"You say nothing about the whine of bullets,"

"They were dum-dum bullets, sir."

At a luncheon of newspaper men the following toast was offered: "The Indies! Second only to the Press in the dissemination of news!"

News Editor: "Did you Interview that celebrity?"

Reporter: "Yes,"

"What did he say?" "Nothing."

"Z

know that. But how many columns of it?"

"Do you mean ll's new news?" the editor asked.

"Yes. New news about the new gru."

"But," protested the editor, slight- ly harassed, "ali news is new."

"Oh, we have some old gnus here," came the answer. "But I want to give you some new gnu news about the new gnus that the old gnus have just gat."""

"Will you please write it? SUR- gested the puzzled editor, "and send it in."

Mr. Bistany compiled, and this is what he submitted:"I was trying to give you some gnu news about our two old gnus that have some baby mus. Both the old gnus and the new gnus are doing very well." The editor is reported to be on the rond to recovery.

E. Vyner

Zetar

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Filha Taosi

Cryptogram The purpose of a modern type of construction is outlined in this cryptogram:

MUSIC

Benson has reached the HE Covent Garden Opera Verdi period. This year there "Alda," will be "Trovatore," "Traviata" and "Otello."

Verdi's greatness is apparent in nothing so much as the way his music overcomes the ab- surdities of his opera plotss These ridiculous librettos havo killed some of his operas and even those that still persist be-. cause of the significance of the music cannot stand up to intelli-

gent literary criticism.

"Trovatore," which Covent Garden put on recently, centrea round the burning to denth of a baby "Traviata," which was given later, is mainly concerned with the death from conuump- tion of a Parisian lady who is no better than she should have

been.

In itself this is far from a ridiculous altuation, though the antics of the attendant males are that to the point of fatuousness, at least on the operatic stage.

*

"Aida," on the other hand, has a thoroughly good plot with only a few incidental lapses into non- sense and "Otello" has not only one of the most splendid stories for its libretto but some of tho greatest music of all time. "Aida" is interesting also be- cause it is a particularly success- ful piece of ocçusional music.

It was commissioned work GJM OQSOTUM TV "UGSM-written at the invitation of the XYZABARC" AU GT SMEODM Khedive of Egypt. The original GJM SMUAUGXBDM GT YTG-plan was to get an opera out of ATB TV X VZQAE YMEAQY. Verdi in time for the opening of UQDJ XU XAS.

A Charade Almost hid ONE flowing phlex To TWO a nosegay he was

striving,

To give the lady TOTAL who Was on the circus train ar- riving,

(Answers on Page 3)

CHESS PROBLEMS

Back

White

Nos. 122-123

Problem No. 122

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the Suez Canal in 1809. This scheme Verdi turned down. But by the next year he had seen the libretto of "Aida" and had started to work on it. The opera was first produced in Cairo in 1871. At Covent Gar- den the hame part was taken by Maria Caniglia and Gigli was Radumes.

*

If a scheme calling itself the London Music Festival is to be representative then Gilbert and Sullivan will have to be included. Recently the London Sym- phony Orchestra : nid four singers gave a programme of excerpts from the Savoy Operas. Malcolm Sargent conducted and explained. This took place at the London Museum. The event was one of Ernest Mako- wer's notable series of free public concerts.

BRIDGE PROBLEM

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Problem No. 121

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White to play and mate in three.

Fire Destroys Imperial Airways Flying Boat

THE man missing and believed dead in the mysterious fire which destroyed the £50,000 Imperial Airways transatlantic Aying boat Connemara off Hythe recently is Headley Newton Vincent, aged 36, of Wilton-terrace, Netley Abbey, who was employed by the Shell-Mex B.P. company.

He was a rellef man posted for temporary fuelling duty; It was his first day's duty in the petrol barge which was refueling the Connemara,

All editors are not so tactful es was the well-known English scholar, Richard Forson, who flourished tri

was badly burned, and was still on the eighteenth century. When to-

the danger list recently, too ill to Jecting a manuscript submitted to

give any account of what happened. him by a friend, there was as much

Among those who raced to the fre delicacy as satire in his answer that 46 would be read when Homer and

by launch was Captain D. T. C. Virgil were forgotten, but not till There was an explosion and flames Bennett, who was waiting to take the from the barge spread to the flying Connemara on a ten-hour night then,"

night.

Hearts

10 9 8 7

▲ NII

aro trumps. South leads, and North-South have to win eight of the nine tricks,

Solutions by first post Tues- day, to Bridge Problem, "Hong- kong Telegraph" Wyndham

Street.

Pormancet Waves

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A business man, on retiring, wrote boal

The cause of the fire is still being. Six men jumped into the sea, elther a book which he sent to a publisher. The MS. was promptly returned. from the flying-boat or from the investigated. It is thought to have broken out in the engine-room of the Much Incensed, the author sent his barge. work to a friend in a newspaper of

barge. Blazing petrol floated on the fice, writing on the top corner, "What do you think I ought to get for this?"

waler all around the Dying boat. Black come the MS, with the brief reply written in the opposite corner. "Five years!"

The superintendent of the Zoo at San Francisco, Mr. George Bistany, rung up the editor of a local paper "We have some news about the gnus," he said.

They were three Imperial Airways workers, Inspector D. Munro, Ground,

When the Connemara had been Engineer Marsden and Engineer H. G. Fosse, and three Shell-Mex B.P. burned to the water the sank. workers, Mr. Vincent, Mr. Summers, A replacement flying boat for the aged 32, caxswain of the barge, of Atlantic fleet is already under cons- Magnolia-road, Bitterne Southamptruction, and will probably be ready ton and Farham A. Barker, aged 10, for service this summer. It is the Cathay, a 24-ton craft simaliar to the deck hand.

All except Vincent were pleked Connemarn but embodying the latest up by melor launches. Summers improvements.

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