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"TRUTH, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE "
HONGKONG, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 1923.
UNJUST STAMP IMPOST.
The Government, two weeks ago. did a very sensible thing under the Stamp Ordinance. Why must it now discredit itself with a very s'upid thing under the same law? When the Government, beeding the Hon. Mr. A. R. Lowe's Legislative Council advice, reduced the cheque stamp duty
five cents-though it might easily
HONGKONG CIGAR STORE,
Alexandra Buildings.
THE CHINA MAIL.
EUROPE AND ASIA:
HISTORICAL CONTRASTS
DISCUSSED.
AN INSTRUCTIVE LECTURA,
FALL OF SAMSHUI,
FOREIGN GUNBOAT'S AWKWARD PREDICAMENT,
-CANUALTY ABOARD THE "CIGALA.”
At the Helena May Institute yester (From Oud-Own Correspondent.
urgos the Government to let this new policy of harrassing the smaller wage earner and with the first prosecution. The bigger wage earaer' must, of course, shouldde bis responsibility, The matter could easily be regularised by slight amendment of the Ordinance. The Government: could.fix whatever exemption limit is deaned equitable | day afternoon, the Rev. J. Romanie | tentatively, the China" Mail would auggest that wagen receipts for sums under $100 ba free from stamp duty. Urging this, we would remind the Clovernment that it has ample precs dent in the world's income tax laws, avery one of which exempte wages be low a certain figure.
law bad now made its first example unnecessarily some might think when the Government, enforcing, bitherto neglected powers under the Ordin. ance, might easily have issued a warning similar to those printed
·LOCAL AND GENERAL
J
Lro, M.A., Lecturer in History at the
WUONOW, January 21. Hongkong University, delivered a lecture on Historical Contrasts of
At Samshui the morning of Monday | Eurasia" to a large and appreciative January 15 dawned bright and cheer. audience including the Hon. Dr. Claud tul. For days past the soldier of Severn and Mrs. Severn and the Hon. Canton had been arriving from the Mt. H. E. Pollock.
Mr. Lee applied himself to a con- West River and peacefully departing sideration, from the point of Canton-wards and very few soldiers view of a student of history were left in the neighbourhood. of the contrasting development of the Suddenly at breakfast time heavy peoples of Europe and Asia. He pointed out that we could only un-ring commenced. The soldiers of derstand the present by examining the of Yunnan and Ewangel had crossed Lady Leveson and Miss Mimes we learned that the European oresk and it looked as it the past. By going back to prehistoris the North River and the Fatahaa Leveran left by the "President and Asiatic peoples had a common Canton marguard were trapped. They Madison" yesterday for Shanghai. origin. Geographically Eurasie was took up their position in the Com- one continent, Nations had emigrated pound of the Custom's Commis froin Central Asia in two directions- sioner's House which has a low wall towards the East and the West, to tunning around it and blazed away at the Atlantio and the Pacific. ......... the Yunnanese on the opposite bank. Since both Asiatic and European At the same time they held the peoples had the same prehistoric Railway embankment at the back of factors the difference between the two the horse. were only the more remarkable. While the Chinese were distinguished by having proceeded on homogeneous lines European development had been characterised by its diversity.
Mrs. Cland Severn is presenting the prizes at St. Paul's Institution, Causeway Bay, ou January 31 at 4 p.m.
A Chinsee was sent to the Gaverament Civil Hospital-yesterday Buffering from injuries through being knocked down by Tram No.7 in Des Voeux Road Central.
"As Mr. A Cassambboy, of Messie, Cartimbboy and Co. Ltd., in leaving for Bombay, the business of the firm, states an advertisement, will be managed as from to-morrow by Mr. J. Haseum,
TUESDAY JANUARY, 29 192.
CORRESPONDENCE,
WAGE RECEIPT DUTY.
ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH.
SEATHOLDERS AND SUB- SCRIBERS' MEETING.
Preceded by a reception given by
[To the Editor of the "' China Mall."]
fir,-In your issue of Friday, 19th Receipts," the following sentence and Mrs. Lindesy in the Church Hall, inst. under the Caption "Wages the Vicar (the Rev. G. B. Lindsay}
"Mr. Messer said that these receipts the annual meeting of scatholders and asme under the general category, anbacribers of St. Andrew's Church, and a stamp duty was required Kowloon was held last evening.
or over."
by law for any amount of $10 The meeting was opened with the As in the course of my busines presentation of the balance shees many receipts are given for the exact which showed a total income of amount of $10, and being previously $19,290.51; and a balance in hand of under the impression that a 5 cent$4,500.33. The financial statement amount exceeded $10, I consulted the 4 ananimously adopted after the stamp was required only when the Stamp Ordinsace, No. 8 of 1921, and
Vioar bad explained the various item. On the nation of Mr. Crawford the in the Schedule, Article 36 Exemp-Vestry consisting of Hon. Bie O. P.- tione," I find
(a.) Receipt for an amount not ex-0.B.E., M.C., Mesars, G. Banker, A. E. Chater, OMG., Capt. H. G. Fogg, ceeding $10.
and J. J. Robson was re-elected on Farrell, R. Fackham, D. A. Purves
The italios are, in both casea, mine letter as the original statement is I suggest that you publish this.
misleading.
NEMO, Hongkong. January 23,
V. R. C.
bloc..
Mr. J. J. Robson was again elected Vicar's Warden on the nomination of the Vicar, while Mr. R. Packham was unanimously ro-elected People's Warden.
The Hon. Sir Paul Chister was re、. elected Hop. Auditor.
Representatives to the Diocesan Conference we elected as follows:— Mies Hollis Mr. Packham, and Mr. G. W. Simpson,
Canboats U.8.8. Pamponga" and Making a fort of this house, put the H.M.S. "Cicala" in a very uncom
SUNDAY'S ROWING, fortable position as they came in between the belligerents. They A scratch race for. Senior fours was This same voity was found in were Chinese political ideas. The idea of Foreign inhabitants but not to take on Sunday, from a point off Kellett fereuge was now the local controlling in Sam hui to protect the rowed off by members of the V. R C. The Vicar mentioned that the Con- monarchical rule going hand in hand sides in the Chinese quarrel and no Island to the Club, a distance of a body for the diocese, and represents with much cal government was foreigner was being particularly mon-kttle over a mile. From the start, tion to it was a privileged ap constantly found, but the sense of aced. They were both bit, the Ciesla" with a very fast stroke, the Blue crew pointment. Sometimes they could naity was always too strong for in- gob the most thots but of course took the lead and gradually forged not help feeling that it did not dividual development. How differ- would not reply. Their crews were ahead without any apparent effort accomplish very much, but after all Dr. and Mr. James H. Ingram, of eat was the state of affairs in Europe ordered to keep under cover which winning easily by three lengths in 7 it was not a council for the giving the American Board Misaing, Peking, in the political, philosophical and order being generally ab-yol; only one minutes 32 ecconde. A fine effort was of definite decisions, but there were announced the marriage of their artistic spheres! In the British Isles casualty occurred that of a Chinese made by the Reds to wrest the second considerable advantages to be derived daughter Miriam to Mr. Waren Vinter alone there was surprising diversity 07 on the "Cicala" who was shot position from Browns but failed by from the representatives of the Pratt on Saturday, December second, and the average Englishman could no in the leg.. 1922, in Philadelphia.
about three feet, after A very different Churches getting together more understand the political pria-
exciting straggle.
and so seeing what was going on, and ciples of Da Valera in Ireland than he
The names of members who took the Conference was of great assistance could of Chandi in India. In Europs
part ar sat out below:-
to the Bishop in the giving of his. wars had been national conflicts with
Blue-(Capt) H. Neoregaard 3, 0. decisions nstions] ideas and aspirations in bitter
Stutz (stroke), P. A. Dixon 2, Jack opposition. There could not have
Braga (bow) and G Razavat (cox.). been a wider difference of view be- tween two nations of similar origins
(stroke), L. Huisser 3, H. J. Silva 2, Brown(Capt) BJ. de H. Moore than in the care of Great Britain and
Fred Schnepel (bow) and Er'e Jordan (cox).
The engagement has brea an nounced of "Mr. Gus Tolson of the Cotton Department of, the Robert Dollar Co., and Miss Julia Belle Fourot, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Faarot, of Chicago.
large
consignment of
A DASH FOR SAFETY,
At about 11 am.sa trainlesd of troops arrived from the direction of Canton and Mr. Kremer the Customs- Commissioner interviewed the Officer who came with them. The result of
will be rowed off.
freewill offering aabeme work he said, Referring to the question of the had been postponed; it would probably Da Banday, February 25 weather come up again if the freed m of pews permitting, members of the V. B. C. was brought forward. For his own contemplate holding a rowing meeting party was in favour of a per free at Yau Tong. Blask Boulder Point in church, though he reargnised that events will be contested: Se for certainly have to be some financial Kowloon Bay where t'u following if this were brought about there would Fours, Pairs and Boulls, Junior Fours, adjustments. Pairs and Sculls, and a Scratch Race,
At the conclusion of the business on the agenda, the Vicar expressed his they had done during the year, and thanks to the Chu ch workers for all spoke to the great responsibility which Copt HC Foyn of the Germany in the Great War. The the interview was very soon apparent,
bebimself had had to shoulder. He “Yuan Hang" which strived in port history of Europe had been one of for, the Cantonese becoming aware Red.-(Capt) G. Tiran 3; C. Earn- asked therefore for their continued from Saigon yesterday with 1.700 tons bitter persecutions! for instance, the that their retreat was being cut off shaw (stroke). 8. A: Marcal 2 H.support, and the co-operation and as- of rice, pa dy and bean, and 50 tons Spaniards of the Dutch, the English commenced a dash for safety drop Hyndman (bow) and F. Leufesty (cox). sistance of the congregation. of general cargo, Toports meeting with of the Irish and the Prostians of the ping belts of cartridges, clothing,
On Sunday next, 28th inst) a rough weather off the coast of Annam. Poles. On the other hand, in China, blanketa eta in their flight. In similar acratch race for Junior fours
conflicte had not been national but very short while all was prace. o'vil-usually between rival parties or individuals for th control of iba State. The lecturer also dealt with the early history of the Chinese. In their characteristica-aa-an-agricultural migrations they had retained their people and bad absorbed the peoples with whom they had come in contact. Incidentally, Mr. Lee called alten During the last few days, a aum-tion to theffect that thes: different ber of Chinese suffering from bullet conditions had had in the two contin wounds have been admitted in'o the ents on the development of literature; believed that they made their way inexhaustible diversity, sa exhibited in Government Civil Hospital. 16-is in the care of Entopa producing an into the Colony after receiving the the plays of Shakespeare, the work cf- wounds in a scrap on the other side Moliere. Dante's "Divine Comedy," Gootte's "Faust," Cervante's "Don Quizota" and the novela of Dostoievski.
Californian "Alice" Foney has just teen imported into the Colony. It, can be bought in three qualities of ither orange. white or amber. The sole agenta mre Messrs Sedick and Co. Bonham Strand East,
of the border.
In
During the firing many chats hit the Custom House, several going into quarters, bat although there were some Barrow esospes none of the Mr Kremer had his wife, her sister staff was injured.
and her mother with him through the trouble and Mr. Anderson the Harbour Master had his wife also,
towards Canton and left the district The Kwangsi forces proceeded on in charge of the Yunnanese,
GOLF.
INTERFORT TRIAL
Zo-
Speaking on the question of the sppointment of an assistant for him. self; the Vicar said two gentlemen were to have been interviewed with a view to their elegibility, but they bad both been unable to accept. As the Another interport trial was held at one in view. He thanked all those
present they had CORONET'S PROGRAMME. Fanling on Saturday. It proved note. who had made gilta to the Oburch, useful to the selection committee than and especially Sir Paul Chatox for kis on the previous Saturday when the promise to extend their Sunday, eratic condition of the green prevent school accommodation. ed good play. The green was trus Kinema goers are offered a last Saturday and roma good soora thoroughly entertaining programme carde were returned in spite of the at the Coronet this week. There is a fact that a strong wind gave a good and next to it on the bill comes particularly interesting topical budget deal of trouble.
FINE BILL.
Results?
Flower of the North," a stirring J. B. Rosa (8 and 6) beat A. K. Elm based on a well-known novel of Mackenzie,
Mitchell.
OBITUARY.
THEATRE ROYAL.
"THE GOLD DIGGERS ** LAST NIGHT.
Found guilty after an all day in the Onzelle before house assess be ring before the Chief Justica (Sir went falls due. Even if it felt William Rees-Davies, K.O.) and a Europe cogniranes must be taken of coneldering development in more drastic action Was need. Jory at the Criminal Sessions yester the fact that Europe was a continent ed, surely it could have found, day, Li Ho chau and Li Fook were of peninsula and islands which largely among the many who must transgress each for having been concerned in a while Asia, which was more of a self- sentenced to three years' hard labour accounted for the diversity there this law, a ficat victim who, owing to gang robbery at No. 7-Portland contained nature geographically, made, hie sex, might have found the ordeal Street, Yaumati, on New Year's even for homogenity. (with its inevitable publicity) moch ing...
The lecturer deprecated the view James Oliver Carwood's. The picture R. M. Smith (1 up) beat J. F. less distressing.
that "Eustis East and West is West," affords same striking glimpses of Worder.
The title, suggestive of mining Anyhow, the example having been were present at the annual dinner ofHe said that it was better they is something of a revelation to dis boat Lieut. Bacon.
Two Chinese women etudents and that never the twain shall mest. Canadian-scenery in aumme time-it-B D Crawford-Morgan (3 and 2) camps, and the search for nuggets and dust, is misleading. It is butan- made, and its effeot having been con- the Central Union of Chinese Students should not do so. Discussing possible cover that flowers bloom and birds Capt. Bloxham (1 up) brat E. J. R. other way of describing a number of have foregone the other four cents-it
firmed by the Colonial Treasurer, the in Great Britain and Ireland at the lines of contact be mentioned sing in the far North just as
choram girls, who, seemingly, are out did a very wise thing because cheaper whole Colony knows where it stands Mok, the wife of a Chinese student at national divisions and treating man world. The story has many thrills, Ireland.
Connaught Rooms. They were Mrr. mysticism as transcending racial and they do in any other part of the Capt. Cumming (2 and 1) beat H, U. to get what they can. One character cheques will help combat crime. But in the matter and should it offend, Oxford, who is herself atudying Eng as a member of a great human one of the most exciting scenes par
synically suggested that all women, The third trial match will be played from their earliest years, are diggers when, fourteen days later, the Gor knows what it must expect. That is Ish at Oxford, and another student of brotherhood. There were other points haps being the one where the heroine on Saturday.
and become more adept when the ernment committed itself to a policy how the Government, now doubtless English, Mrs. Kon, wile of a nephew of contact. The bomeward tramp of (Pauline Starke) plunges down the
married state is reached or achieved. of exacting stamp duty for wages views the matter, but it is certainly of Dr. Wellington Koo, formerly Chin- the tired laboures along the hedgerows rapide to almost certain death in a
The play introduces us to a number receipts, meloting even the $10 not how the China Mail views it.se Minister in London. The dinner of England was in no essential degrea cance and is rescued in the nick of
of membora of a chorus, in their coolie, then it bahaved stupidly. Having launched its first prosecution
was followed by a dance.
different from the zatamn home of time by the hero (Henry B. Waltha'l).
"mining camps" very nicely Many wage earners believed, Loulish-against a typist earning $50 a month,
the coolie on the water buffalo But the best thing of the pro-
SIR CARL MEYER. furnished flat, and for a seemingly in- ly perhaps, that wages receipts did the Staup Ordinance authority pre- have gone from Honolulu to Detroit Hanoi; and the wives of both were Charlie Chaplin's million dollar December 18 at his house, 12 Park plans go to Miss Betty Barnicoat
Eight Honolulu bora Chinese through the 'ricefields of Shansi and gramme, like the good wine of Biblical
terminable time we ate treated.to a history, is kept till the last. It is Bir Cari Meyer, Bart., died on wordy and witty dialogue in which the not require duty stamps. They may sumably will tako proceedings against automobiles in the Ford factories pre lullabies to the infants on their knees: comedy The Idle Class" which Crescent, W., after three monttis ill-whose confident manner, and resonant
the manufacturo of Awaiting their return, arooning bave been duluded into this imprese everyone who fails to stamp his wages paratory to coming to Chins where There were points of contact between reveals that the great comedisa stillness. Sic Carl was Chairman of the voics, extracted all that wan hamtozous ion by the knowledge that the Reale receipt, even when the amount is $10 Ford assembling and manufacturing the operative in the ontton mills of baa nadreamed of reserves of humour London committee of De Beers, and fand put everyone in good tempar Ordinance, when still quite aw, was or the rescipt is (in the Colonial Trea-plant is to be erected, probably at Bankow and of Manchester. The to draw upon.
was on the Board of several large Miss Adele Blood as Jerry Lamar de- able to produce enough revenue aurer's words) a mere signature on e Canton, according to the Honolulu problems of poverty and misery had
mining companies. For some years Boribed as having been born with a above the first estimate (which pre-pay sheet without the word "paid " Advertiser. Four more have been the same foundations in both Europe
he was a member of the London Com horseshoe on each foot to denote, her anmably did not include the $10 or "settled. That will be both an "uture, according to the Honofuld
recruited and are to leave in the near and Asia.
mittee of the Hongkong and Shanghai euccess in dinging" evidently, In conclusion, the lecturer said there FANCY DRESS CARNIVAL Banking Corporation. He was born achieved a very notable success. Her coolie's share) to make a proposed just and harsh. housing assessmont increase unneces
newspaper. No definite details of was much which the East could leara AT KOWLOON. at Hamburg on December 23, 1851, part was to make the onwilling Consider what this policy means,
the establishment of a Ford plant in from the West and the West from the
was educated abroad, and naturalised Uncle with an antipathy to choras sary. Alteruitively, of course, they The coolie drawing $10 per month China have been made public,
East in the common aim of their
a British subject in November, girle, see her own paworthiness, (he may have been frankly ignorant that must pay five cents stamp daty: You
civilisations which was to bring about A novel decorative scheme has 1977. In the summer of 1910 hinking she was the lady his nephex they were liable. The law, naturally, will get his scale of values when you
the subordination of the individual transformed the Kowloon Theatre he was created a baronet, being dea. desired, to marry) in favour of the 1. could
will to the common good while at the into a fairy paleen of delights in cribed in the official rote accompany right girl. How her pla a weat agley accept this excuse. remember that each ons of those
same time allowing the individus! readiness for the fancy dress carnival ing the announcement as a leading and love came unsought was in the But the law 1733 con-va cants is worth a hundred cash,
full legitimate expression.
which_is to, be held there thieven.upporter of the Shakespeare National nature of things and everything came sidɩrate and before taking the and over ten cash will buy him
A note of thanks to the lecturer by ing. Fancy dress is requested but is Memorial Theatre, to which he was right as it invariably does on the offensive, selected one tiptim whose something he wanta. Possibly
the Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock K.O. not insisted upon although, as there the donor of the £70,000, asknow comedy stage. It was a pitve of charac should serve as 's" general this represents the extreme asked on the rocke of the island where
On Sunday, some Chinese warn ren brought the proceedings to a close. will be lots of annfėšti about, it might ledged as an anonymous g it by the ter acting very well done and worth be advisable to wear it. The music emittee in 1909. During the wa noting, Miss Blood received splendid but even if you allow $30 per month the record opium se zure of aver right
will be tarnished by the Kowloon Sir Carl Layer was one of a number anpport from Bernard Nedell, mad- etim it found easily enough a family mau might find five cene a tone was made's few days ago. These Neale, of Thornwood, near Epping. (late of the Empress of Canada") birth who publicly avowed their dis. members of a singularly well balanced At Epping Town, Essex, Frank Theatro's new six-piece jazz band of well-known persons of German Daniel Frawley as well as the other arning $50 a month, and material sum, Furthermore, the men were apparently, diving for a who was stated to have looped the and the floor has bein worked up approval of German methods of war Jed her before the court, parest must pay alike with the bag of opium lost off the junk used loop and flowa so low time he nearly positively to perfection. Dancing is fare. Bir Carl married in 1883 Adel, caped, with a nominal inhest, s demand manifestly unjust.is believed that the bag is worth, store, and a passenger, Trigg Herbert, the management state, until the web Grove, Hampstead: she survives him to bring the opium to Hongkong. It crashed into the roof of a grocer's to begin at mine end will continge, daughter of Julius Levin, of Basics much publicity. The The Chin's Mail therefore strongly, to those diving for it, about $1,002 of Cheltenham, were each fined £1,
with & won and daughter.
not
.
$1.000 PRIZE.
DIVING FOR OPIUM.
a
cast, and the large audi nou was as
result very appreciative. "Enter Madam a comedy which Tonight, the Company, present has ita.owa intercab and charm