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FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1925.
It clear that honesty is the bast policy. Many find it is not the best policy and the result is a crime wave that is not to be measured in the statistics which an administrative section of the
Should the death Force furnishes us each year.
COWARDICE. penalty be im For it has to be remembered that
posed in the army whilst many are chased few are for acts of cowardice? Here is caught which is another way ofwhat Captain Symons, V.C, says. saying that not all evildoers are
(Captain Symoné won the V.C. brought to justice. It is likely at Gallipoli, where he served with that those old bugbears-chaos the Australian forces. He is now in Canton" "political strife in the in charge of the staff canteen at adjoining province"-will-be Wembley.) brought into use to explain the statistics of crime for 1924 and the large increase in the figures for 1923.' If we remember aright, 1928 was considered bad, but again "the adjoining province" was the scapegoat. Partly it was ⚫ and is; but is not the Colony also to blame? Think of the methods of ingress and egrèss which pre- vail; the absence of a system of registration. But think also of a system that allows the continu- ance of rookeries, slums, and overcrowding (ahades of the Olitsky report)-and having thought thus give thanks that crime statistics are not worse than they are.
SHREDS AND PATCHES.
White Elephant Railway.
The China Mail" And so both parties to the tenancy have proved a clientelle for the
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I am in favour of the death penalty, and think it is absolute. ly necessary to preserve dis: Cipline in time of war. It is true the death penalty was never enforced in the Australian Expeditionary Forces, but I am sure the majority of the troops were in favour of it. A coward is a man who deliberately shrinks from danger. A man came to me on the Peninsula and said he had been shot through the head. I asked him to show me the wound, but, of course, he could not. I believe he was convinced he was shot, but he could not help himself, He was morally and physically a weakling, but hardly a coward deserving the strictest military measure. I have often been. frightened myself, and wished I was well out of it. If I had given in. I should have been a coward
On the outskirts JAPANESE of Yokohama, the RULES FOR following rules, MOTORISTS. translated into English by a
Japanese official, have been posted up-"At the rise of the hand of a policeman, stop rapidly. Do not pass him, or otherwise disrespect him..
To copy letters in a LICKING - press :: STAMPS." Is work for some un-
lettered clerk.
A child can write the swift address, A fool cap post them in the dark But he who licks the stamps must be
A master in adhesity. There must be deftness to ble
hands,
His tongue must needs be nëver
dry,
His concentration meet demands,
His rapt expression satisfy Nor must the Boss with angry
frown
Detect the king placed upside-
down.
The gentle art of licking stamps
Must, like all other arts, be-
learned;
a
The hand that guides, the tongue-
that damps,
Should not by us be lightly-
spurned
1
To stamp each day the office malls Responsibility entails,"
FLASHES FROM THE FOOTLIGHTS.
*
"You go past the George and Dra
RAT" "Why?"
*
"I suppose you've been to the East?"
Oh, yes. Yarmouth."
*
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"You can always tell when a girl wants to marry you. Sho always wants, to arrange your furniture."
1.
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Oh, she speaks very. well. against you."
•
"These are the choicest wines of Arabia."
"God help Arabia 1
*
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From "Alf's Button.”
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"Not a bad remark of mine. I wonder where I heard it?"
# #
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"Your gate's in awfully voice to-night."
*
昨
*
FCO
"Playing the piano? Lask you! A grown nuun! Twenty six, ain't he?"
It seems an extraordinary fact. that while land is not plentiful on the island, but is in Kowloon, and the New Territories, the Government has consistently per- severed in its determination to house most of its servants in Hongkong. A policy of housing in and beyond Kowloon, away into the New Territories, would have had one effect. It would have popularised the "waste places" of the Colony. It would have induced
When a passenger of the foot others to reside there and to have hove in sight, tootle the horn made of these places the "lunga" trumpet to him melodiously at that the Colony so badly needs. first. If he still obstacles your This admitted, a contention which passenger tootle him with vigour follows must find acceptance. Aand express by the word of mouth fifteen per cent. All at one time." populous New Territories would the warning Hi Hi!'
Beware of the wandering horse railway.
That, at the moment, that he shall, not take fright as will be met by the permission to must be regarded as the Govern-you pass him. Do not expic
Go make the increase operative by ment's "White elephant." There the exhaust box at him. easy stages, always provided that is no sense of satisfaction in being soothingly by.
Give space to the festive dog told that in 1924 5841,645 was Overland China Mail it does not exceed the fifteen per
cent, over the standard rate. rolling stock and constructional with your wheel spokes. saved because a larger grant for with your wheel spokes.
Avold entanglement of dog Then, again, the lessor will be works was only partly expended.
"Go soothingly on the grease obliged to give the lessee two The huge debt owing by what was mud as there jurk the skid demon. weeks' notice in writing of his once described as "My Govern- Press the brake of the foot as you ment" continues. With no desire roll round the corners and save intention to increase the rent, at to be "We told you so prophets" the collapse and the tie up." the same time stating the let us confess that we think this atandard rent.
will continue for many years to
A professor has un- Meanwhile, expenditure PROGRESS. earthed' Д Woman's Bill is the penalty providing The Government is probably sorry stick, and vanity
overtakes income
powder-puff, rouge- bag from against the practice, reported to it ventured in this "socialistic"
can tell a lle in 2 tomb .of three thou such a manner to another gentle- Whether it is sorry sand odd years ago. exist here to a certain extent, of enterprise.
These man, who is also a diplomat, so or not it has to be pointed out that things show threatening a terant with recon-apparently it had no faith in the we change with the centuries; the pelled to pretend that he really.
how little that the second gentleman is com struction unless he pays more rent land through which the railway oue real innovation in dress since believes the first gentleman, al- than is recoverable under the passes; or, if this is somewhat the Roman Empire is the high- though he knows that the first Ordinance. Thus once again is extreme, that it had not the fore-heeled shoe. Whether that is a gentleman is a liar who knows that the tenant's interest made the sight to make a part of its own proof of progress must be left to the second gentleman does not
housing policy operate in the New the philosophers....
believe him. primary object of the new Territories, thus relieving the situation in Hongkong and adding further to its revenue from land sales; and above all, helping the railway if even only to in small! extent,
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DEATH."
Hongkong, Friday, May 22, 1925.
SANE RENTS POLICY,"
Another vitál clause in the new..
measure,
:
come. гасен and
1)
ARMS CHARGE,
.
* "It's the sort of music ate should never hear for the first time."
*
I wish someone 'd tell me what love is!"
"A damned nuisance."
From "The Fanatics."
DIPLOMACY.
A Diplomat is 'a: gentleman who
JOANNA SOUTHCOTT'S BOX.
She
On the general subject of rents restriction and the wisdom of EDE-At his residence. "Der-ultimately abolishing such here, rington," No. 8. Peak Road, there cannot but be sympathy at 10 o'clock" this morning, expressed with the remarks of the
Buman nature loves a story of them, and some, as we are credibly Mr. C Montague Ede, 60
Attorney-General as reported else.
a box, remarks & London paper. informed, still do. Jouis Southi- years of age.
Under where in this issue.
For that black box which contained cott was & Devonshire girl, born She had a good many normal conditions there ought to
the marriage lines of Charles II. in 1750. An unemployed Chinese was and Lucy Walters there was, Until she was armed forty she wocers, but remained single. be no need for rents restriction. charged at the Kowloon Magis though human eye never saw it, worked us chop girl and servant, IL is economically unsound. tracy yesterday with unlawful
The safe of Madame with a blameless ehtisucler.. buge vogue. except in times of special stress, possession of a revolver and 200 Humbert commanded the credu was rather more than normally but so long as chaotic conditions rounds of ammunition.
The case for the prosecution lity of men of money. And from given to religious observances. Be- However rauch tenants affected prevail in China, resulting in was that the accused was searched generation to generation rational sides, attending every service at by the Rents Ordinance may be streams of refugees coming to by two Indian guards near the people have put their faith in the Exeter Cathedral, she was regular gangway of the President Van box of Joanna Southcott. Now Methodist meetings, till she sur inclined to grumble at the increase Hongkong, it would not be good Buren on the evening of May 11 we hear that somebody in Hammer-prised one of them by a confused This seems statement that Providence had sent of fifteen per cent. permitted business to abolish rents restric-and that the arms were found smith has opened it.
to be an advance on all previous her to Exeter. The meeting was under the new Bill, the first read- tion. The good landlords have, concealed round the waist, ing of which was passed by the perforce, to carry the burdens being present to give evidence situation of the box and, the name She went away, hud ten days with Only one of the indian guards narratives, for hitherto the precise not inclined to agree with her.. Legislative Council yesterday, imposed by the bad and the Mr. M. K. Lo (for the defence) and address of anybody who has the powers of darkness, EICĒ there must be general agreement vicious. The community must be deferred cross-examination of this feen it have been hidden from ushegan to write prophisses in queer with the equity of the measure protected from the evil practices witness until the next hearing a The tradition is that when Joanna rhyme and querer prose. Her died in 1814 she left behind her sister told her she was losing her as a whole. It would be difficult of the latter, no matter what their
box which, as she said contained wits, but people who were not relu to find legislation affecting nationality or class may be,
divinely inspired writings, des- tions were more respectful. In ten The International Dry Cleaningtined to help England in a time of yours she had gathered many dis tenants based on such a keen sense
Furthermore, Sir Henry and Dyeing Works announce in dangun, and which was only to be ciples from all over England, and of justice and protection. Every Follock pointed out, a repeal of an advertisement in this issue that opened in the presence of twenty as to them sealed papers, which There is nothing were to ensure their salvation, the Renta. Ordinance might create they have opened a branch office at four bishops. a considerable dislocation of busi sciously play into the hands of ness. At a time when the trading the landlords of the unscrupulous .community is feeling the pinch of type, who are naturally found in hard times, there certainly must Hongkong 887 well as elsewhere, be no thought of hasty legislation has been carefully eliminated. that would tend to accentuate the The Shylock and the usarer will position. It will be arm therefore get short shrift on conviction of that the problem of wetting, out any breaches of the new Ordin-
is a much more of renta resti ance when placed formally upon
Borious thari the Statute-book
any people may have finagined.
to come
thing that would even "uncon-
Benevolent legislation of this about in such kind makes for the Government the day many friends even amongst habitual critica
even in the provision
increase of rent,
vided that it may not
not to
Caus any-serious?
Jon
the owner of business premises,
the
week hepco.
19 Wyndham Street for cleaning improbable in this. It is just the Whether be charged for these both ladies, and gentlemen's) and suid. Further stories state that charged, is disputed. The only and dyeing of all kinds of clothes sort of thing Jonnns would have documents, and how much she also ostrich feathers, carpets, skins, the box is bow in the West of difficult offort of faith required "of etc. at moderate charges, all work England guarded by four faithful her followers was to believe in her guaranteed
TO-DAY'S SMILE.
disciples of Miss Southcott, and ↑ The theology which she taught was, that there has been an attempt not otherwise orthodox. But in 1813). wholly successful to muster the being then a woman of more than prescribed number of bishope for 40, she announced that she was the opening ceremony. The gen-about to give birth to a second tleman at. Hammersmith says that Chris She shut herself up, her this box, black and coffin-shaped disciples ordered a crib to cost £200 which is a good touch-contained go spent £100 on pap-poons. At a ringlet of grey hair, a Bible of the end of 1814 she died of dropsy 1702, said. document, signed There is obviously no reason to Joanna Southcott, 1805. the suppose that she was consciously operative clapse of which is this: chent. Her fervent entinisiuain Bones of unknown creatures, us probably imposed on herself as well many as there are bishops, shall be as on men of better education and duz out of the earth, and monsters better brains. But apart from this of a lost world shall, live, and men quality of persons shall be made to wonder." This seems to have been
cont
any we can now......
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