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SINGAPORE, Octabor 13. News of the rubber restriction plno
enused excitement in the local market. Shares rose immediately and apor
rubber was quoted at 31.--Reuter.
PROMPT ACTION.
TONDON, October 12.
will be introduced into the local
COLONY' NEW BUDGET.
PARNAÍ
PUBLIC WORKS AND EABOUR TROUBLES.
CURRENT COMMENT.
WHAT THE CHINESE PAPERS
. ARE SAYING.
POLICE ALARMS,
The
FRIDAY, OCTOBER
CHINESE REPUBLIC.
ANNIVERSITY CELEBRATION.
A UNIVERSITY CONCEIT.
The students of the logkong University celebrated the Elever.th Auniversity of the Chisels Republic on the tenth of October. An after- noon tea was held at which all the
The Chairman Mr. T. L Chest in
1
19: 1922
COWARDLY MURDER.
EARLY MORNING CRIME,
DAIRY FARM EMPLOYÉE VONE
TO DEATH. "
The Dairy Farm Company's estate
deceased was found at 6,20 this morn-
tumsed
up
and
To the Editor of the China Maß,"}
Sir-la submitting the Colony's Hong'ong is suffering from a serious Budget for 1923, His Excelency is pidemic of armed robberies of a more reported to have said that Public alarming nature thau hitherto known,
says the Chinese Commercial News. undergraduates were present. Some at Pokialum was the scene of a cruel Works Extraordinary "ara bring Neither the business office vor the very eloquent speeches were made. nad cowardly murder in the early speeded up as much as possible," and private residence is safe. As the In the evening a joint Concert was hours of thie morning, the victim inter on that he could imagine no police are eparing no effort to deal given by the students in the Great being a Shanghai Chinese named Fong with robbers the result should be a Hall which was tastefully decorated mre short-sighted policy than to tendency for bad characters to lawen for the occasion. Considering the Mo-kes, imployed on the farm as n reduce our expenditure on road their activities. Instead of this fact that the programme was got up night watchman. constraction at the present time." robbers
to ignore the within a very short time the concert To the Government's policy in preventive measures of the police." W63
According to first hand information It is authoritatively stated that it these respects there will doubtless bo The suggestion made at a recent evident by the number of encores visited the farm this morning the a great success, which was received when ■ Chína Mail reporter has been decided to bring the propas little opposition. als of the Colonial Office rubber com
There is plenty of meeting of the Chinese Chamber of given.
Commerce for police alarms should mittee into effect in Malaya by Nov. scope for development in the Culay benefit the--community ember 1. Legislation concerning them and come of it is considerably overdue regards protection and assistance to for the fi et time in the 1 istory of the
both as bis opening address said that it was ing by a woman pig-feeder lying At the same time the economic the police.
gagged, in Mid-Autumn University that the Chinese students legislature in a few days. It may not effect of the tremendous amount of Festival is past and the Winter had gathered together in bo Great paddock,
pig shelter in the pig be possible to move so expeditiously construction and reclamation work Solstice Festival is not far off; thie Hall for the Concert. He referred to No. 20 Cowshed. The man was lying, immediately opposite in Ceylon, but it is understood the which is at present being carried out is the time of the year when robbers the very short time that was at the scheme when enacted by the Ceylon should not be lost sight of.
are most numerous. It is now con- disposal of the concert committee for apparently dead, on a piece of old legislature will operate as from Nov.
having South Chios at its back basignals woull be useful. It may be He said that, as usual the burden fell the ground by some stones under- It is often said that Hongkong aidered that asystem of mutoalalarm making arrangements for the evening, corrugated iron, raised a little from aclimited labour market on argued that the signal does not work on the shoulders of the Hoo. Secretary pesh. On the iron was scattered which to draw, which is very true, but automatically and should the inmates Mr. Y. C. Teb. The programme in some straw, which was saturated with LONDON MARKET EXCITED. | unfortunately its accommodation and of a bouse be held up at the point of claded, Exhibition of Jazz, Conjucing blood The man was lying flat on his resources are very limited at present, & firearm, the alarm could not be tricks, Vocal solo, Mandarin Song. back, but his knees were alightly
The last census shewed that the mised. There may be a chance of an Violin Solo, Burneee Dance and that its present accommodation was Culony was over-populated, or rather inmate getting to the signal, sketch composed by the studenta.
The Secretary for Chinese Affairs over strained, and this would appear had previously suggested a acheme
At the conclusion The Vice to be principally due to the enormous wherely alarms should be installed in Chancellor Sir W. Brunyate gave a demand for labour created by the several houses and the inmates could short address in which he said that who tooght along a rack with amruot of work latterly put in hand give matuni help in case of danger; the future of a country did not depend which he covered up the by the Government. Certainly it is This proposal has also been favourably on its political institutions but on the body before making bis way to the notte to any demand for labour ceive
Of course,
thero is spirit of its people. Ile said that this European officers' quarters about a
ember 1 in order to secure uniformity
in both countries.--Reuter.
LONDON, October 12, Publication of the Colonial Office report came as a bombshell in the rubber market. The actual effect of the recommendations is mere far reaching than was expected. market opeuad excitedly and fluctuated wildly They close
bayers 103-Deuter.
The
prices
with
"FOAMITE FIRE FOAM.“
THIS MORNING'S TEST.
PART 1.
2.-Mandarin Song
•
diawn up and were favened to his wrists by means of ropes. The woman did not wait to see more but ran off and nformed the Chinese foreman,
3.
for the ordinary trads of the Colony, the question of the expense, as good spirit was present among the miles away, higher up the road. When The speding up of Pablic Works one afaria will cost over $10, but students and if they were always to the Europeans arrived it was found Extraordinary would app a to have the braefits to be derived from maintain that spirit he bad great that the unfortunate man, who had ben a little too much, and if it would fully compensate for the hopes of the future of China no three stab wounds in bis abdo:14 this is not the principal cause outlay. The police ato bave con- particularly of the Uiversity, He was still alive and conscious, but very the recent labour troubles, it must sidered the district electric alarm, congratulated the sideate upon weak from loss of blood. The gog Lave largely contributed thereto. one to be installed in numbers of the evening's entertainment. The was immediately removed, and the A comparativory sudden demand houses. With this they could receive Concert terminated with the National man's hands rele sed. After a little,
he recoverod enough to for labour in a place with such limited immediate notice of a robbery. The Anthems of Britain and C..ina.
make A new a bay been found for our arcanmodation is bound to seriously Captain Saperintendent of Police has "finest site "it is proving a popular disturb conditions and as an illu-tra
The programme was na follows:- Fatement in a week voice. fested the scheme and found it.
He said that
early in ritch for fire fighting demonstrations. ton of the comparative cost of i.b ur practicable and satisfactory. The 1.-Selected Piera
the morning, 'while
it WAS Last Friday afternoon the "Feamite in Hongkong certain work is at present business community is earnestly
till dark-it must have been between Fue Foam" pople showed how oil costing here 150% more than it equested to take the suggestion to
....Prof. Funk's Orchestra 3 and 4 u'ulock-ha was patrolling au- (Hum hum! there it goes just anked mailbag and tips of legoarna heig regularly carried out for in heart for its own safety. Self help wilf
like su ld Ford)
other part of the pig paddock, about ||might feet ablaze and extinguished Shanghai. It is not contendel that always be of more avail than police
200 yards from where te was found, in a jiffy by jets of carbon, this represents the difference in cost protection." Hongkong's burlaeas
when he was suddenly attacked from dixide which formed a blanket of of lab ur pezerally between the two presises are in close proximity to
.A. Wocbang Bat dit behind ty 5 or 6 Cantonese-speaking brown.saspy foam and effectively's but ungurationably in Hong
His Singing robs ' another and there. are no 3.-A. Defiance to Verdi.. Mr. Frogsky that bo received a havy knock with mea. The frst thing he knew was cut off the oxyzen sup; lins which kong it is at present considerably abetaclea to flos must have to feed upon, or higher thaw it is in Shanghai.
installing alarms, (Ugh! he thinks he's Caraso) Moreover, the schema. hae4-An Insult to Violin
son ething bad on the back of the Everyone wants to see all classes of the approval of the police.
and collapsed. Several paire of bands bead. He was stunned by the blow This mora ng the programme was labour, akilled and unskilled, earning Plaus to prevent crime should be ebang dad in thepretenceof a gather bigher wages and living under better studied and encouraged.
took hold of him roughly and placed ing of inwrace men, Fire B igale conditions than at present, but such introduction of new ideas coupled
was fored into his month and a him in a sitting posture. Some straw heds and elber interested people, sudden and large increases as have with the police alarm system should experiments
were tried upon a taken place in Hongkong during the Prys very effective. It is not
me time bis wriste were fastened to cloth tied tightly over it. At the quantity of calcium en lide carbide wat up in a merry blaze past two years are more likely in the efficient merely to install an alarm.
his kares with ropes. Although he which he applicion of water helped con titions.
ng ran to worsen than better such The lawlul state so eargerly sought, can only be attained by everybody
was able to realise hazily what was. taher than hindered but the
doing his or her daty as citizer.
being done to him, he wa so badly Fomite" put it out in precisely 3 steady and prolonged period of pre-
etouned by the blow that he was speri y, and the Government, if it døl
absolutly helpless to resist. He wan doubtless be inare severe were the the test. The sole distributors and the attainment of such by refraining Mr. J. J Keegan was in charge of not a-list, ertainly would not hinde.
then lifted up and carried to the pig. shelter, and be remembered being figurre adverse. The revenue, agents for "Foamite" in Hongkong from putting is hand at one time
laid on the straw. Then he lost con- however, showe a $3,112,460 increase and South China are the Vaited more work that the accommodation,
eciousnes and knew nothing mors. aud the expenditure a $533 480 Asbestos Oriental Agency Ltd.
resources, and state of trade in the
He could not say how or when be decrease. The former is attributed to
Color y warrant.
received the wouads in his abdomen, of what instruments were used. Ha did not know the identity of bis assailants, neither could he think of anyone who would dojench a thing to him.
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HONGKUNO, FRIDAY, Der. 13, 192
COLONY'S NEW BUDGET.
da
ninus al ten seconds.
FOOTBALL.
The
forescen increases" in the opium revenue, fubicco duties and laud salo retura; the latter asibly to delays "How will it affect taxes?" Al- with public works. Defending the re-i HK F.C. & H.M. TAMAR." moat invariably that question reprecord estimate of $3,611 300 for sents the public's first interest in a public worka last year, the Governor The following team will represent new budget. Will the Government's admitted that it was unlikely the the Hongkong Football Club in their programme mean lighter or heavier whole of the amount would be spent. H.M.S. Tamar" on the Naval A League gase to morrow against the burdenet Antlin question is answered, And yet with the congestion of work: Ground at4.30 p.m.-Rodger, Israel, so is the popular verdict usually if not actually increased then equally Bishop, Mair, Stewart, Mo Phai! decided. When the budget means bad, the Government allocated even (Cap), Purvis. Forsyth, Begg, neither increase nor decrease, public more this year-$7,245,500-for the
Valentine, and England. feeling is mostly neutral. Sometimes, samne purpose. however, it takes the strong view that
The budget, covering many matters taxes bob could and should have of vital local interest, provides more
been reduced. Whether this will apply | subjects for comment than it is possi
TAMAR. v. CLUB.
The following bave been selected to represent "Tumar" in their lat
to the Colony's new budget remains ble to treat in one article. Police, Divison League match on the Navy
to be seen. The Government's plans new roads, town planning, water "A" ground to-morrow. Kick off
What is most to be desired is
3
CANTON LOAN OPPOSED.
The
....A. Gramophone Player Fort get' bis Strecato squeaka
sad hideous Harmonica)
.-A. Few Swindler. An Honest Man (Beware of your pockets) 6-4. Heterogeneous Masa of Sounds ......Irresponsible Cronkers (Pease plug your Ears with Cotton wool)
PART 11.
1.-Selected Piece
1
....Prof Funk's Orchestra (What a buzk' piece!) 2.-A. Sketch 'Monte Carlo'...
Our 'Mob-cheak' Cutthroats (Look see but don't follow, 'they no belong good') 3-Burmese Jazz Tang Soboo Byna' .Prices Maung Maung Gee 4.-A. Melody of Caton..
(Pretty ankles eh?)
......Hostels Peace Breakers 6-Final Torture of Vocal Cords 'Trok! trrok Cheng ! bei-ya-a-aht)
..Irresponsible Croakers (Hope they don't Snap) The National Anthems
mediately telephoned to and asked to No. 7 Police Station was in-
and an ambulance to take the wounded man to the hospital. He bore his pain with great fortitude while awaiting relief and expired a few minates before 8 o'clock. The anbulanco arrived about ive minutes later. Soon after-
the Yin Tseung Po (Canton) says Commenting on the foreign loan,
that as the Government had formally isformed the Provincial Assembly of A reduction in the pace of the its intentions it can be assumed that development until the accommoda. the loan will soon be an accomplished tion and resourese can catch up might fact. China is at present very weak avert actious troubles in the car and the big Powers all have their eyes future.
on her. Kwangtung has suffered from There are signs that the cost of continual internal strife but the labour in the Colony is reaching, if it province is not burdened with foreign has not already reached, a Ligher loans. Although brothers are fighting point than the general trade of the there is no fear of foreign intervention. port it the present depression is people with the responsibility of a Colony can develop on, or even sup. What is the reason for shouldering the prolonged.
loan of £2 900,000? The province is that if the aspect en which it touches the personnel of its Government. If This letter is written in the hope well known for the rapid changes in has not been fully considered it might each bady of men, on coming into an electrical supply store at No. 43, Kent arrived and
Cheng Tsun, the proprietor of warda Mr. W. Kerr and Inspector cause this to be done.
power, put through a foreign loan, the Wellington Street, reports to
made some time would come when the whole police that a man named Tong Shing Yours faithfully.
investigations. province would have been pledged. The obtained 1,500 electric bulbs worth years of age, had been employed The decossed who was about 50 CAUTIOUS CLAUD.
reason advanced for floating the loan $105 from him by means of a forged on the farm for about four years. Hougkong, October 13, 1922. is the straitened provincial ficances."chop" purporting to be the He was a reliable man, of a very quiet Other provinces are in a bad a way"chop" of ths Hou Wong shop of disposition, and was never known to THAT PEAK ROAD.
but they carry on as best they can Chantong, Canton.
must first by studied and weighed. supply, railways, harbour improve at 4.30 pm:-Booth; Smith and (To the Editor of the " China Mail. ments, the Wanchai Gap tram project Harry, Grant, Hudson and Bryant;
That task takes time.
Brazendale.
3.15.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
national constitution bad its head-
and do not resort to foreign loans.
When the movement to uphold the
the President's office
the
have been mixed up in any trouble on the farm, so that the motive of the attack on bim is a mystery, unless it as a case of jealousy at the quick Promotion which he had earood.
WEDDING.
WILKINSON-SOLVERSON.
The Colony's new budget catimates these and many other important Hill, Routley, Burd, Oxland and next year's revenue at $18,557,270, matters require separato attention.
quarters in Kwangtung the province ces later on. Precedents show that compared with this year's revised Taxing the budget as a whole, bow-
Bir-The remarks of the Officer had to provide the upkeep of the Navy, funds from loans to China are seldom Administering the Government the expenses of Parliament in Session applied to the catiuiste of $20,718,720. Next year's, ever, it is gratifying to learn that the
purposes for Those who opposed the road to the at Canton and the salaries of the which they have been obtained. expen ̈iture is estimated at $22,583,- Colony's financial position is sooad.
Peak, bare remaind silent ance Seven Administrative Director, bot Supervision of the disposal of the 835, an increase of sama $3,000,000 the actual balance of arante over
certain recent events and it is Tuchun Me Yung Hsien did not have present loan is promised but one cau- over the probable expenditure this liabilities amounting to $6,478.745 at
unnecessary for me to recapitulata to obtain a foreign loan. At the same not but feel that the proceeds will bo arguments in favour of its constract-time an expedition was sent to Hunan mostly devoted to military expen year, $19,565,500 according to the the end of last year and 10.712,949 in notified yesterday.
One cass of plague, Chinese, was on "wore indiscreet and would and there were thousands of Yunnan diture and swelling the coffers of the] revised estimate and $20,198,980, the middle of this yea.. Moresuar.
have been better left unsaid. The and Kwangsi troops in Kwangtung. tow big mea. It is difficult to reconcile according to the original estimate, the Acting Governor declare: he wa
usefulness of the road during "certain The province's resources sufficed to oneself to the idea of the public bay Road, yesterday, the wedding took At the Union Church, Kennedy Chasequently, next year's estimated not be surprised if this balanes is Club's new bowling green is to be surprise to the Government as it was Now there is no Parliament in Canton, paral. The laudable objects of again son. eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. R. G. The Kowloon Dook Recreation recent events" was just as great a meet all this abnormal expenditure. ing the power to supervise the displace of Mr. Robert Andrew Wilkin expenditure exceeds the estimated standing at a considerably higher spored on Saturday, Octozer 21, at to the unfavoured,
figure at the end of the year. Of
bas bees working the Mint and redeeming the Wilkinson, of "Eastwood", Auchion, tevepuo by some $4,000,000. The whiok, more anon.
The tool was built to suit the
abolished, the Yuunaa and paper corronoy are mentioned. Firat England, and Miss Stella Solverson, revenue, bowover, is estimated on a
whims and fancies of a few. Its use home and there is no movement to exact amount of notre issued and give Solverson, of Wilmar, Minu., U.S.A.
Kwangri troops have raturned of all, let the public know what is the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. conservative basis, and the question
Mrs. E. R. Halifax is to open the fulness was cover apparent until the uphold the constitution. The absolute an undertaking that the issues will Dew Tsan Yuk hospital in Western spring of this year. Ita "usefulness control of the province is in the not bo iacrcased and then there W. Armstrong, of Messrs. Butterfield of transferring certain expenditure to
The ride was given away by Mr. rees, Salyungpus, near the Bailer's Government not panicked and had Lands of one party. Cannot the will be confidence. New notes ate and Swire, while Mr. J. Rodger, J.,
would never have arisen bad the. the child has a cold. The cold prepares Home Lext Tuesday at 4 p.m. the child's system for the reception and
donc its duty. The certain events are
authorities consider a policy of still being circulated. Even if the discharged the duties of best man. cash balances are ample to cover the When there are cases of diphthoris in development of the diphtheria germs.
too recent to be forgatton and the excncbment instead of trying to loan is promed, it cannot be asser A 16 year okl Chiuree girl was mug I told you so attitude is out lost a leau esuring much unes instained whether the notes will appro the ceremony which was performed There were many friends present at -ficit.
the reighbourlio d children that havo yesterday afternoon removed to the of pace; rspecially when we remen in the minds of the people? The ciato to par. It would be advisa.le by the Rev. II. R. Wells. The budget also shows that the the street until recovered.
colds should bo kept at home and off the hospital from No. 6. High Street ber officials calling on the public not the Government to refrain from this the notes and putting the Mint on a held at the longkong lufel where
Give then auffering from scalds on the arms, to patio and who were found buying contemplated step and tide over the proper basis.
Press has made repented appeals to to hold over both the redemption of (vernment's estimates for revesue will not have to jumsin at home long shoulders and obeat, caused through stores to last a long long siege,
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and they
After the ceremony, a acception was nd expenditare this year have both It also cleans out the culture beds, which bowl of hot soup upsetting and
The contemplated the usual tents were Lonoured. ben fairly wide compared with aptust cold, and minimizes the risk of contract she was reaching up to place it form in a child's throat when ithus spilling-its-epatents over her, while
Yours truly
present tad times. Facing the can of £2,000,000, has no precedent Mr. and Mrs Wilkin:va 1:It later. diffientes now by reorganisation and if put through, will portend a by the ON.C... "Sooshow" for expenditure Criticism of this would ing infections diresses. For sale by all
UNREVAZSERTED.
will be bettr than obtaining tem regime of unbearakte berdeng for the Tsingtao, where the honeymoon say Chemists and Storckopera
Hongkong, October 13,
porary relief with autious consequen Cantonese,"
being spent.
Diphtheria-How It May Bo. Avoided.
ban account is under consideration." Diptihuria is usualy contracted when
In any event, we are assured, our
jon a shelf.