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DEATH.
KING. On June 23, 1928,
Shanghai, Joe King, aged 53. Hong Kong, Friday, June 29, 1928.
postage stamps last year we read that $733,108.13 was collected, showing not only the substantial increase of $72,229.81 over that
FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1928,
Nationalists, had rendered, - un- Quarantine restrictions have been CORRESPONDENCE. inhabitable through looting and Imposed against arrivals from occupation. This pronouncement Pakhol on account of bubonic
brings home forcibly to us that plague and cholera.
in the eyes of officialdom at
Mesare. Lane,
Crawford's To
home, the Nanking Rape is not forgotten, and that whilst we are prepared to treat with the Na-staurant and lounges will be closed tionalists for a complete and hon-to the public on Wednesday next ourable settlement, it is not. our from 3 p.m. until 6.30 p.m. intention to let bygones bo bygones. Indications are that Messrs. A. S. Watsons will be Nanking, in the eyes of the Bri- closed on Monday (Bank Holiday) tish Government, will never be but the H. K. Dispensary will be recognised as the new capital of open to deal with prescriptions China until the outrage is paid from 6 pm to 7:30 p.m. on that for, and if this is so then our date, hopes of obtaining à fair deal at the hands of the Powers that be at Home are revived,
SPITTING.
(To the Editor of the “China Mail.”Į
Sir-Now that the "apitting habit" is on
the tapis, it would simply be a case of "being cruel to |`be kind" to omphasise an aspect of the question usually somewhat lightly passed over. I refer to the nauseating, disgusting and filthy nature of the habit. Many, who are fully aware of its objectionable naturo from a health point of view, seem to be totally ignorant of its from a social or
A. 16-year-old Chinese servant offensiveness girl named Ho Woon-choi, employ-cultural point of view. Any per ed at No. 38, Jardine Bazaar, was son, on occasion, may feel the last night removed to the Govern- necessity of removing phlegm from ment Civil Hospital by the Wan- the throat, but he takes particular of enterie chat police suffering front injuries, care, if in any way refined, that received as the result, it was alleg- the action is unseen and mheard ed, of being assaulted by her mis- by those around him.
Three Chinese cases fever were reported yesterday.
A multsai of No. 140, Whitfield-tresa. road, Causeway Bay, it is reported, | hay boon missing since Wednesday
motning.
A Chinesa passenger died of anthrax on board the s.s. "Benarty" when the vessel was en route from London to Manila,
At about 10 o'clock last night, two soldiers, while riding a motor cycle, knocked down and injured an old woman in Hollywood-road.
As is well known, It is the desire of many in this Colony, including those in the highest positions, to Greetings from "Jimmy" Kerr, draw more closely together the former A.S.P. in Hong Kong have différent races In social contact, arrived by Miss A. C. Valpeid, of and to the hastening In of that the "Geelong Advertiser," Victoria, happy state of affairs, I am firmly Australia, who, accompanied by a convinced there is no one single friend, Miss D. Willis, is touring reformation of more. Importance the Far East. Mr. James Kerr is. than the abolition of this particulat thriving in a pretty Melbourne habit. suburb,
Banished from the, Colony for 10 years, and having returned threef times since then, a Chinese was this morning sentenced, at the For carrying four chickens in a Kowloon Magistracy, to 6 weeks! small crate, a Chinese woman was imprisonment. He told Mr. W. fined $5 by Mr. W. Schofield, at the Schofield that he Infringed the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday.
order. because he could not ẞnd work elsewhere.
A hawker narrowly escaped be- ing drowned when trying to swim the Harbour Office. Fortunately, at the Praya Central, oppoelte to he was seen and dragged out by two coolies.
'Yours, etc.,
"YOID OF OFFENCE." Hong Kong, June 28, 1923.
·POET'S LAWSUIT.
U.S. PUBLISHER SUED FOR £100,000.
before the Supreme Court has just Mr. Joyce's deposition to be read
arrived from Paris, where he lives.
In the course of this document Mr.
Mr. S. Scrutton Roberts of "Cran- Joyce declares that he has already: ford," Russell-road Clacton-on-Sea, received $50,000 in royalties on the Essex, who died on Oct. 80, 1927, sale of the book in Paris, and ex- result of an acetylene lamp burst- the value of £8,8864 128. 8d. Estate book had been published in the Suffering terrible injuries as the left net personalty in England, to pects to get $20,000 more. If the
ing whilst he was at work in the in Hong Kong amounts to $3,000. United States he believes he would Naval Dockyard on June 23, Ro-sealing of probate has been have received $500,000. He claims granted to Mr. T. L Christie of that the use of the book by the the Chartered Bank of India, Aus- magazine was unwarranted and the tralia and China, Hong Kong, whời taxt was also mutilated.
alloived by licence,
is the attorney of the widow, Mrs:・ "Ulysses" was published in Paris C. Roberts, to whom, with the ex- some five years ago in a limited ception of a legacy to his father, edition. It comprises over 800 deceased bequeathed everything.
pages quarto. Owing to its charac- ter it could never be sold in English-
-
in London.
New York-Mr. James Joyce, the A Sanitary coolie named Chan Irish poet and novelist, is bringing Government Chil Hospital suffer- damages against Mr. Samuel Roth, Man was yesterday removed to the an, action for $500,000 (£100,000) ing from an incised wound in the publisher of the magazine "Two forehead, alleged to have been re- Worlds" for the unauthorised use ceived in the course of a fight with; of his novel "Ulysses." of 1926, but that the revenue had Carlos Remedios, was yesterday tral Market, who was alleged to A Portuguese youth, nained a fok of stall No. 23 at the Cen- almost doubled during the past summoned before Mr. W. Schofield, have bean armed with an iron hook. ten years, the figures in 1918 at the Kowloon Magistracy, for being $373,463.31. As for the playing baseball in Hanol-road. He sale of money orders we
was discharged with a caution. note the very gratifying statement that, "the trend of last year's transactions shows a "favourable | reaction" from the "constant de.
creases in the yearly working in Chinese named Yuen Sing (30) died at the Government Civil Hospital 1921." With the solitary excep- yesterday. tion of local postal notes, which show a slight falling off of Wah Ching (80), an employee of $64.25, there are increases on all the Kwong Sang Hong factory, Praya East, was yesterday 'remov- the other heads, namely, oned to the Government Civil: Hos- money orders 24,855 10. 6d., Bri- pital in a serious condition as the tish Postal Orders issued £603 result of having a finger amputat A Chinese youth, praetically bookshopa except in an extremely Bowdlerised form. Since "Ulysses" |4a. Od.; and British Postal Orders ed whilst working at a paper blind, was this morning brought was published in Paris pirated edi
machine.
before Mr. Schofield at the Kow- paid £209, 8s. 9d. There was no
loon Magistracy, on a charge of tions have made their appearance less a sum than $55,596.63
hawking goods without a licence A fine of $120 or three months' compared with the amount col hard labour was passed by Com- The lad said that he had no parents and could not obtain any em- lected in 1926 from radio tele-mander J. B. Newlll, D.S.O., RNployment because he was deform The Swedish Foreign Minister is
at the Marine Court yesterday in grams, the total amount of re- on Leung Yan, master of the steamed. "He seems to make a fair liv to be interpellated on the subject of venue being $122,798.02. Ad-launch "Ping Po," for carrying 60ing by hawking" said the Magis the special privileges, notably the trate. Recommendation for a free right of extra-territoriality, enjoy- vices of vessels signalled at the passengers in excess of the number licence was recorded, and the lad ed by the Soviet Commercial Dele- lighthouses yielded $1,024.50,
was discharged with caution. gation in Stockholm, semaphore messages $15.10 and wireless receiving station licences $302,05, The number of radio Reading over the report for telegrams for arded during the
from the staging at the stern of 1927 by Mr. M. J. Breen, Hong year was 22,793 consisting of the "Golden Star" which is at pre- Kong's Postmaster General, we 81,000 words in 1926, and 26,926 seat in dock. The coolie's condi are at once. impressed by the were
received reasing contrast it affords with 276,078 we consisting of tion is considered serious.
as against 18,725 The master of the s.s. "Chung that of the General Post Office at consisting of 156,128 words in Hing" which arrived in Hong Kong Home which, despite admirable 1926-all of which most abun-from Kwong Chow Wan at 9.15 p.m. efficiency, still fails to pay its way dantly proves that the radio de date the wrecked steamer "Lee On" with in a form easily understood the principal points of controversy on the 27th, reported that on that
The "N. C. Daily News" London correspondent sends us here- As a going concern. Doubtless partment is a splendid acquisition was sighted at Fung Mei (Chinese many causes may be attributed to to the Post Office. From the tele- Water) with about one foot of her in the first Book and how they were modified in the second. this somewhat astonishing fact, graph service the total revenue upper deck above the water. but meanwhile we do not consider | last year was. $124,139.77. The unusually large number of It as part of the purpose of this Other departments of the G.P.O.four members being sworn in at article to deal with them. All also show gratifying results, and the same time was noticed at the that we will add is that while the altogether Hong Kong has every yesterday. Colonel R. B. Skinner, meeting of the Legislativa Council homeland in administration is reason to feel fully satisfied with 0.BE, RE who is Officer Com- still the best of models for Hong what continues to be done by the manding the Troops in South Kong or any other of the highly efficient stoffs
China (during the absence on leave (2) It was suggested that Prayers of HE. Major General C. C. Luard, Colonies to adopt, yet obviously With continued improvement C.B., C.M.G.), the Hon, Sir Henry our local G.P.O. can give its in- in local trade and with the hope Pollock (as Attorney-General), the finitely "bigger brother" in Lon- that better and brighter times Hon. Mr. B. D. F. Belth and the don town quite a few points on are in store for China generally, Hon. Mr. G. G. S. Mackle were the
four. how to produce a balance sheet there is every reason to believe with the result on the right side that even the substantial in Compared with 1926 we find that creases of last year will be 1927 shows a marked increase in eclipsed by the figures of 1928, most departments. The total re- as trade improvement and China's venue amounted to $767,250.18, stability are certain to react fa an increase on the previous year vourably upon the Colony.
OUR G.P.O.
of $68,644 and the balance of re-
venue over expenditure amounted
Whilst working in the slipway at Kowloon Docks yesterday, a coolie named Tam Kin was injured in the on him head when a plank fell
.
There were two absentees from the Council meeting. Those were the Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow (the senior Chinese representative) and the Hon. Mr. J. Owen Hughes. Mr. H. R. Buttera attended for the first time as Deputy Clerk of Coun cila. In addition to H. Ethe Officer Administering the, Govern- ment (the Hon. Mr. W. T. to the highly substantial sum of Britain and Nanking.
Southern, C.M.G.), who was ac $430,364.84 The expenditure, Britons in Ching will read with companied by his Private Secretary however, amounted to $336,- something like pers
(Mr. F. JH. Trayes, B.A.), there Austen were present the Hon. Mr. E. R. 885.29, an increase of $78,110.26 the announcement by
Chamberlain the House of Halifax, CMG, CBE (Colanet over 1926; and the additional out Commons regarding our Consul Secretary), the Hon. Mr. C. Mcl. Igy was probably amply compen- ate at - king. In reply to Messer OBE (Colonial Trea- sated by the results and the question the Minister for Foreign surer), the Hon. Mr. H. T. Creasy. Affairs said he was not prepared |CE.E. (EL of Public Increased efficiency,
to instruct, the Consul General to - Works), the Mr E, D. CL take up quarters on board a Bri-Wolfe, CMG (Captain Superin tish warship lying off Nanking. tendent of Pollen), the Hon Mr.
oper thing”, added, Sir | R
These figures are gratifying and even more so are the figures dealing with the revenue from
stamps, money
Am From the comparat patify
her
for the Chinese Chi
fem to accept their respon
nd restore the Nanking
North (Secretary for
THE TWO REVISED PRAYER-BOOKS.
Points That Aroused Controversy in the First and How They were Dealt with to Silence Criticism in the Second:
The Revised Prayer Book Measure was thrown out by the House of Commons on June 19 by an even larger majority than that which rejected the Deposited Book in December last.
*** 1927 Measure,
(1) A Parson might introduce changes Into the Services without consulting his Parochial Council.
for the King might be omitted. (3) In some parishes teaching has been given that to partake of the Holy Communion without Fasting was a sin. This matter was not specifically referred to in the 1927
measure.
(4) Many were afraid that they would not be able to have a Communion Service out of the
"Old Book;" as their rights were not sufficiently defined.
(5) Some were afraid that the "Black Rubrie" did not apply to the new, alternative - Communion Service..
(6) It was felt that under the proposed Rules regulating the Reservation of the Elements for the Communion of the Sick, too. much discretion was allowed to the Individual Bishop, and that such Rules did not require either Parliamentary or Church kane- tion.
re) the Hon Dr (7) Many people have been a
that the practice of holding;
RCMG" LLD the Hybes, and the four
of Adoration of the Reser ed Elements would continue,
1928 Measure.
(The references are all to the
First Schedula).
(1) A Parson has to inform his Parish Church Counall before making changes giving them an: effective opportunity of objecting. Either side can appeal to the Bishop, if dissatisfied.
(2) Prayers for the King are
compulsory
(3) The practice of Fasting.. althought "an, ancient and laud- able custom of the Church" may be used or not used according to every man's conscience."
(4) Where the Parish Church Council or a "substantial". num. berof people desire it, ther Parsun muat : provida a celebra- tion according to the Old Book "at least once a month." (6) The Black Rubric" 13 rapent- es at the lord of the alternative. Commul DNAservice win
(6)
The by Rubi Hamentar thl clear
ration?
the 1928 mea
and stringent