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Hongkong, Thursday, April 20, 1926.
BRITAIN'S BUDGET.
An army may march on its
stomach, büt a nation marches on its bank-book. Hence the vitali importance each year of the Budget.
tion-the echoes of her recent. political crisis are still ringing in the world's ears-but the fact remains that Britain's Budget this year marks the beginning of a new era for post-war credit and
commerce.
THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1925.
them quite another. The revolu tionary Herzog deeply Dutch in sentiment--in office, is not go revolutionary. He sees the dan- ger in separation and his plea for what amounts, to consideration and goodwill will find ready
Few, if any, Hong-can sing and act. The italie is listeners. The British Govern MAY EVE. kong people will necessary, for very often the what- ment is not likely to go back on
worry about search fa-sald-and-done is very cruda. the gift it gave of free governing for May-trees; yet boys did However there it is and it has to ment, and it is not likely to sound this, according to an old Roman be added that those who think they any note of superiority, although Kalender, on April 30. At Penzance have the artistic temperament and its free gift is not to be despised a number of young men and in Vodavil a means of adding a or ignored. Similarly it is not women assemble together at a little to income. There is at least likely to accept superior gestures Public House and sit up till the one Vodavil story. Two American from the people or the place it clock strikes twelve, when they go sallormen, whose ship was in port, Pas conquered. There is a dan round the town with violins, drums feeling very fresh after a scatter ger in scattered parts of the and other fnstruments, and bying of the prohibition fallacy, Empire-like grown-up children sound of music call upon others to visited a claema where a Vodivil -feeling its need of the gulding join them. As soon as the party is was an attraction. One of the hand of less moment than fh the formed, they proceed to different dancers so roused the enthusiasm early days, Union is strength. farm-houses within four or five of one of the men, that in a slage In season there ig weak-miles of the neighbourhood, where whisper he was compelled to pl
thethey are expected as May morning the world that-"Holy Jee, Jimmy lesser of the two bodies. comes; and they partake of a she wiggles loike a woim "! To talk of secession is a weakness, beverage called junket, made of The sooner it is relegated to the raw milk and rennet, or running. limbo of forgotten things the as it is called, sweetened with sugar, and a little cream added. After regaling themselves in other
SHREDS AND PATCHES.
ness more SO
·Letter.
from
A BISH
Bishop Brent who once had oversight of the Philippine Islands ways they gather the May. While tells the story of an English butler some are breaking down the boughs who thought he knew the Bible Death Duties.
others sit and make the "May-sufficiently to announce him at a The Horge Government is rals. music" and thus it goes on in- function as The Rt. Rev, the ing the Death Duties and once The custom varies in other parts of
cluding a dance through the town. Bishop to the Philliplana,"
Whilst cer. again the possession of wealth is England. In Hongkong it never
BIBLE-OPENING. tain coffes. seen to have certain disadvan-varies. April 30 is but the pre- tages. When these Duties were tude to May and at this it begins
'pondents of introduced by a former Chun- and ends.
cellor of the exchequer the late
Sir William Harcourt they were
Fire Facts,
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The fire on the Peak
the "China Mail" are contending om the subject of Blble facts, it is interesting to know the opening
happen to be, the Inquirer is to " place his finger on any chapter contained in the two open piges,
pany, during the ensuing year, will be in some way or other described and foreshown by the contents of the chapter. custom is called 'dipping.
www
The
***My husband loves MARRIAGE to give advice," says Mrs. Arnold Ben- "For
in the nature of an experiment A JOKE reminds one of the of the Bible on the first day of the 30 superstitious Drury Lane Theatre New Year is somewhat of a joke. "Like higher i prices once instituted so with fire on the 24th February, 1809. Practice in some parts of England. new taxes it is hard to get back Sheridan was in the House of The bible is laid on the table to the beginning Death Duties Copons when the catastrophe wish to consult it are then to open | unopened, and the parties who since their inception.have steadily occurred andy when the news
equined: they continue at an in-reamed the House, such was the in succession. They are not at for this way the State estimation in which he was held liberty, to choose any particular part of the book. but must open it that an adjournment was proposed. derives an income of no mean An immense crowd had gathered at random. Wherever this may proportion. All contribute ac-j
al the fire, and soldiers had been cording to the amount left above called out to keep order. Sheridan a certain slated figure. It was an original idea and the only was pushed back by the sofdiers but without any previous perusal
and his witty
expostulation, people to rail against it are these "Surely a man may warn himself or eximination It is believed who benefit under wills and whose at his own fire" was probably not that good or ill fortune, the happi benefaction is reduced by the fully appreciated in the excite-ness or misery of the consulting amount deducted for
these ment of the occasion. Duties. It may not be an ideal | *** form of taxation, but for re-
Those who be circulating money it has every-
FIRE MASCOTS, lieve in such thing to commend it. There are doubtless ways of getting out of be interested to be told that a hot things should payment-we have heard of a cross bun is a powerful mascot wealthy man paying over a cheque against fire. The most persistent before his death to his son and belief about them is that they heir-but generally the method is never mildew as all other kinds pett in her recent book. regarded as a necessary evil and of bread will do, whilst if a bun instance, when a friend of his is
ne to be met with equanimity.
is kept from one year to another going to be married, Aronid For this alone Mr. Winston.
there will be no danger of the Bennett makes a point of advising, Churchill's first Budget would be
house being burat down. It seems him as to how to behave with his a notable effort; but it has other
obvious that Professor Forster wife if he means to be happy. He
claims to praise as well.
A correspondent in to-day's neglected to take this precaution believes that one of the couple issue raises the question of the
A three-coloured cat is said to be should lead in almost everything, The first that occurs to the mind provision of fire protection for re- house in which it lives being be the husband. I can hear him a certain protection against the and that the one to do so should is of course the cut in the income sidents on the Peak and considers destroyed by fire. Patriotic Bei-saying: Take the lead, my boy. tax, basically sixpence but that Tuesday's disastrous fire tishers should of course procure the Make up your mind never to find
a warning to red, white and blue variety. An-yourself in the wrong amounting to a shilling for the hould serve as
résidents and the authorities other remedy against fire is said to admit that you are in the small income tax-payer who earns responsible for fire protection. to be House leek, which should be wrong have your own way!" his living. Next comes the great We endorse his observations as to hung near the chimney. Failing all It is so easy!' insurance scheme, designed to the moral obligation imposed on this the Importation of a stork is But many. husbands find it is.' Lecome self-supporting in the remote places, of having handy Germany the country folk say no
residents, particularly those in recommended. In Holland and not so easy." " course of time, which will "cover some appliance of their own house will be burnt down if storks virtually the whole area of the capable of nipping a conflagra-build on it. Perhaps though the wage-earning population." The tion in the bud, but agree with best remedy is to take proper cut in the income tax was to bend there. The practical answer out of an insurance policy.
him that the matter should not precautions lacluding the taking expected at the least it was to be prayed for but the insurance scheme, looking to its eventual aim of placing the masses beyond actual want, and making Britain "truly a home for all its people," is statesmanship of the highest arder. There are other items "in the Budget which invite comment such as the new taxes and the
The invasion of the
An American touring CHINESE Western stage on BUSY., Scotland belittled debts but as these have become steady reduction of the nation's
ACTRESSES, the part of Chinese)
everything he saw. The and Japanese, has mountains wore paly hillocks, the a common feature of recent should make it possible for such to be noted. The typical American rivers merely streams, and so on. budgets, we must be content to pumps to reach all houses which film of bachelor life almost invari-This was too much for McTavish. dismiss them under the heading are at all practicably accessible. ably has a servant part taken by a Taking the visitor to the summit applied by Reuter to the tone of view
It is interesting to recall an inter- Japanese. In Douglas Fairbanks' of a hill overlooking the Spey
Valley, he pointed to Thief of Bagdad" there was a which appeared some
never
DISCOUNT It might be difficult FOR to find a parallel for "VIEWS." the offer of Joseph Chamberlain's house at a reduction of £300 to to his question "why" was there
a tariff reformer, for politics do not enough water to fill the hose"
Thor's Day. Thor not often come into these affairs. would be that the hydrant is
THURSDAY was the great Noise The nearest case which comes to some way below the house, and
god who wielded mind is that of the great lady that therefore the water has to the mighty hammer that has been who refused to send Lidy Doro- double back on its tracks after its identified with the thunder bolt of thy Nevill an accustomed Christ-- drop from the reservoir. It is at Jupiter. Thor was the god of mas turkey one year, on the places such as these that the en- unrest. Many traveller's have been ground that she had had Cham- gine pumps of Fire Brigades can born on this day-hence the line-berlain in his Radical days) to
lunch, Thursday's bairn has far to go, and our correspondent Eas in our supplement the limited pressure, opinion justification for his claim
sufficiently small, the authorities that either by providing paths ufficiently broad or machines
foar
Many expressive phrases have been used to describe this year's Eudget, from "a healthy tonic for all" ("The Financial Times") to the comment in the Home news- months ago in this paper with part taken by Anna May Wong. chimneys all belching forth smoke, papers, namely "like the Curate's Mr. H.. T. Brooks, Superintendent Now we read of Miss Rose Quong, and remarked exultantly: "D'ye egg, good and bad in parts."
of the Fire Brigade Department. Chinese actress," who has appeared havena' got in America--four dis
described as "the renowned Anglo ken yon? That's something ye
were likely to come to Hongkong, on the Moor," written by Lady Asked if such small machines in a one-act play called The Fog tilleries, aa' all working overtime.” Mr. Brooks replied that a turbine Bell Miss Quong appeared as a motor engine capable of being Dartmoor farmer's wife, who drawn by hand or trailer in and shelters an escaped convict-only out of a house and over ploughed to find later that he has murdered: fand was on order for the type to her husband. She proved herself the ordinary person swells with be given a trial. If such there is at the opening of the play an ex-longing and puffs with determina- in the Colony it would appear that pressive and attractive actress; but tion
"the worst rich man's Budget ever introduced" (Mr. Philip Snowden as reported in to-day's cabley), Altogether it can be said that but the best index is to be found, the Budget reveals the best traits as usual, in the attitude of the of the nation imaginative Exchanges. Taking this criterion, courage and sound, practical we find that the Budget is a sense.
excellent опе, stocks having
promptly appreciated, both in
London and New York. Equally Goodwill.
SPRING AMBITIONS.
At this season of
the year, just be- fore spring fever becomes epidemie,
it has not come up to expecta-her chief chance came in the last 1. To own a mitshed, at Repulse tions but whether this be so or no rece, when she had to expres the Bay or Castle Peak. war the Government is not dis- revulsion of feeling which swept 2 To raise chickens and sell the South charging its duty until it has over Anna on hearing of the manner eggs.
ourselves."
.
'for
4. To walk to the office every. morning, and home again in the evening.
And so the, o. p goes out and buys another golf club.
GOLF.
striking has been the further The end of the Boer advance of sterling towards saw vast territory in parity. Principally of course Africa added to the dominions taken measures either to expedite of John's death. Here, says the 3. To have a nice ifttle garden these results have been due of the Empire. Later it delivery or to give a trial to types "Daily Telegraph's" critic, she to grow just enough stuffe to the Government's decision taw an act of good faith; good- of machines which would be more showed a very real strength and power, which deeply impressed to return to the gold standard, the part of the Liberal Govern-
will and bold statesmanship, on satisfactory.
her audience. Perhaps if she had which an influential Americanment under the leadership of the
acted a shade more within herself in this last scene she would have newspaper considers. "a moment-late Sir Henry Campbell Banner-
Seats for the football matches on that may be, she is an actress to be got even more effect However cus event. That it is one which man in giving the conquered state
free 1
mandate to govern Saturday, Monday and Tuesday reckoned with.. will go a long way in restoring the itself. One tirae enemies became next on the club ground, Happy
The two workmen had world's unsettled economic con- loyal adherents and in this con- Valley, can now be booked at
·never seen_golf, played Hongkong does not
before, and they stood ditions and result in a great nection the names of Botha and Messrs. Moutrie's, the South
VODAVIL seem to have caught and watched the stout, unskil- impetus to trade, is proved by the The change of political faiths in Mr. Wong Kam-ying's offices in craze in spite of the visit, of this out of a bunker,
Smute readily occur to the mind. China Athletic Association and
the Manila Vodavil ful player trying to get a ball fact, cabled from New York South Africa has meant the rise Pottinger Street.
The sand class of entertalament recently flow up, but the ball remained. to-day, that the frane appreciated to office of an independent and
Vodavil is evidently American for After seven desperate shots, the a few points on the mere rumour
forceful spirit in the person of According to the Canton the English vaudeville and is, as player paused for breath, before, General Herzog. In him may be Gazette," the Hongkong-Canton the name implies, a variety form trying again. ***. that France intends to follow seen the application of the old seamers for the sake of com-of-entertainment-song, danos This time the ball was lobbed Britain's example and also saw that to silence a critic a good | petition," have steamed too fast on sketch, dialogus, etc. The visitor up, dropped on the grain. and. return to the gold standard, method is to give him work to do the Pearl River and the Transport- to Manila is soon made acqusigted rolling gently to the pla, settled in
or a position to hold. A Socialist ation Union, representing – river with Vodayil. Nearly all the the holes, Whether France is in a financial Government in England found sampans and other small craft, his cinema theatres stage it or thoni, By gum, Bit sald one of the position to adopt this "bold that revolutionary theories were petitioned the Customs authorities and pictures to punctured by workmen to the other, "bez got policy" is of course another ques-, one thing, the carrying out of for relief
young Filipinos who think they davil of job on now.