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GOVERNMENT AND PRESS
We confesss to "feelings of pride and satisfaction that, in
at the Government's becoming modesty in frankly acknowledging ità inability to maintain anything but a moral control of broadcast- Ing, by leaving the arrangement
WEDNESDAY, - OCTOBER 9, 1929.
NAVALI POWER #TAIL FOR FMUØGLER
(Continued from page 1.)
that war should not be used as
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MR. HAMILTON UNMOVED BY COUNSEL'S PLEA
THE MAXIMUM SENTENCE of programmes in the hands of a an instrument of national policy In the relations of nations one to lay Committee, which must in
In connection with the case in the other. Therefore, the Pence
··future be held responsible for the Pact has been regarded
which the master of a cargo boat quality of the entertainments. the catarting point of agree- I was sentenced to 12 months hard As to whether this Committee ment. Secondly, it has beenfinbour for importing 2,250 taols-of agreed to adopt the prin-raw and 60 taels of prepared non- will give the public not only. "Its
ciple of parity in each of money's worth," but what it real- ly requires, we can only hope for
the best.
NEWS IN BRIEF
The Exchange Banka w be closed for the transaction of-public business to-morrow and on- Bank Holiday, Monday, Oct. 14.
A 'lecture entitled "A tramp from Yunnanfu to the Yangtsze" will be given at the Helena May Institute on Tuesday, Oct. 15. at 6.30 p.m. by Mr. T. J. Price.
the several naval categories, and Government oplum into the Colony, that such parity shall be reached Mr. Hinshing Lo this morning by December 31, 1936.
appeared for the prisoner and pleaded with Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at the Central Magistracy, for re duction of sentence.
The Dominions
Consultation between 'His Majesty's Government in the Unit- ed Kingdom and His Majesty's Counsel gave two grounds for his Governments in the Dominions application. In the Arst place he has taken place, and it is contem-said that the sending of the prison-- plated that the programme offer to jail left his junk in the care of parity on the British, side should
Be-
be related to the naval forces of his aged parents- the father being all parts of the Empire Thirdly, 70 years and the mother 69. the question of battleship strength sides the worry of having to fight was also touched upon during the for existence against younger peo- conversations and it has been ple in this time of keen com- agreed in these conversations that
There will be a Public Lecture at subject to the assent of other petition, even amongst boat-people, the Helena May Institute on Tues- signatory Powers, it would be de- would also have the care of the pri the aged parents of the accused day, October 15, at 5.30 p.m. "Asirable to reconsider battleshiponer's small children, one of whom
the replacement programmes pro- is a cripple. for in the Washing- ton Treaty of 1922, with The second ground for the ap Ka view to diminlahing
plication was that as his Worship
tramp from Yunnanfu to Yangtze," by Mr. T. J. Priče.
Tokyo, Yesterday. Mr.
•
On a charge of alleged larceny of a quantity of leather samples worth about $50, two office "boys" employ- ed by Moasra. Goeke & Co., China Building, have been arreated by the Police.
vided
the
I. -Inukal has accepted the amount of replacement construc- had discharged the prisoner an Presidency of the Selpukai, the tlon implied under that treaty. the two counts of possession of Opposition Party, in succession to Fourthly, since both the Govern the raw and prepared opium, he the late Baron Tanaka.--Reuter. ment of the United States and might extend his mercy to the pri His Majesty's Government In the soner on the charge of importa- United Kingdom adhere to the at- tion also in which he had been the titude that they have publicly victim of the real smugglers, the adopted in regard to the desir-two fokla who had absconded.
Very Reasonable The Magistrate said that the grounds mentioned by Mr. Lo were very reasonable ones, but he had aleady taken them into considera- tion in passing sentence of the maximum penalty on the charge of importing the opium. Ha• (Mr. Hamilton) had no evidence before him with regard to the prisoner's aged parents and his crippled child, but he assured Mr. Lo. that the prisoner need not worry en their account, as the persons con-
Mr. V: Rupchand, managing pro-; prietor of the Pioneer Silk Store arrived in the Colony yesterday by the French Mail an. "Andre Labon," after enjoying a good holiday in India.
and its commendable efforts to improve the standard of the radio programmes, and we are glad to see that Mr. Southorn has added his quota of praise to the same
Sentence of two months hard end. That the highest official of labour was passed on a Chinese at the Government should see eye to the Kowloon Magistracy to-day eye with the Fress on a public for the theft of 25 cents from the question is indicative that the basket of a stall holder in Reclama- Press, for once, is not only right-tion Street. thinking, but also on the right side..
A Chinese lad of thirteen years
of age was ordered to receive 12 strokes of the cane in Court at two packs of Premier cigarettes Kowloon to-day, for the theft of frpuri e stall in Cooke Street.
Degreen
Temperature, 10 am, to-
day
76 Temperature, 4.
yesterday
81 Humidity, 10 a.m., 10- ...day
74 Humidity, 4 pm., yes-
terday.
81
bound to look after
ability of securing a total aboli-cerned in the smuggling of the tion of submarines, thia matter opium was hardly gave rise to discussion dur-them during his time in prison. ing the recent conversations. On the point of the prisoner They recognise, however, that no having been the victim of the ac- final settlement on this subject tual smugglers, Mr. Hamilton said can be reached except in confer that to put it very mildly, the prisoner did not use sufficient pre- ence with other Naval Powers."
Informal Conversations
caution, whilst the junk was at The Note continues, "In view of Wuchow, against the possibility of the scope of these discussions, it being used for the smuggling both Governmente consider it to of opium, which was his duty to To-morrow being Chinese Na-be desirable that a. conference do as master of the boat. Tak- tional -Holiday ("double ten") the should be summoned to considering all the circumstances of the Majestic Theatre. Kowloon, is
the categories not covered by the case Into consideration he must giving a two fold attraction Washington Treaty, and to ar decide that the sentence, must showing. Viola Dana in "Bred in Old range for and deal with the ques- stand. Kentucky" and Alberta Vaughan in tions covered by the second para- Uneasy Payments." They will be graph of Article 21 of that treaty.
screened till Saturday.
Notice has been given to the
Recent Discussions
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WITHOUT PERMIT
CASE ADJOURNED
But, lest a section of opinion should infer that, because just for this once "the Government is with us," in the old Cromwellian sense, we shall therefore lavish upan its works and offices indis- criminate praise, we hasten to add that His Excellency was not altogether correct in everything that he said last night. He stated that "it was decided last year
It la our earnest hope that your LICENSEE CHARGED Government will agree to the de- that broadcasting should be un-
An Extraordinary General, Meet-sirability of Auch conference.
REMOVING DISTILLED SPIRIT dertaken. by Government, partly Ing of members of the St. Andrew's His Majesty's Government In the Beng Hong, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 1929. because it seemed unlikely that held at the Church Hall on Friday, ment of the United States are in Church Young Men's Club will be United Kingdom and the Govern any private concern would under- Oct. 11, at 8.80. p.m. All members accord with such a conference take such a service with no im- and their lady friends are re should be held in London at the
Wong Yuet, licensee of the Wong mediate prospect of financial pro-quested to attend.
beginning of the third week of So Sun Distillery at Cheung Sha January, 1980, and it is hoped Wan, was the defendant in a aum fit, and partly because some mea- Mr. Hermann Alfred Ottiger, that your Government will be sure of Government control would merchant, of 136, Manga-avenue, willing to appoint representatives one case at the Kowloon Magis- in any case seem desirable in a Manila, is to be married shortly in to attend it. His Majesty's Gov-tracy this morning before Mr. T. S.--- his broadcast addreas from the matter of such potentialities for Hong Kong. His bride is coming ernments in Dominions are as charged with failing to record in his Whyte-Smith, in which he was Post Office last night, His Excel good and evil as broadcasting."Miss Leonle Fetkoster, Johnstruise to take part in the conference.
out on the "Oldenburg," She is asked to appoint representatives molasses mash book the addition of lency the Officer Administering In regard to his first conten- 29, Leipzig, W 31, Germany.
molasses to molasses mashi; with the Government should have tion, we may point out that it
distilling molnases; and removing 60 echoed the exact tenor of our was not so much a lack of enter-Registrar of the forthcoming mar-/ernments have kept Your Excellency spirit from his premises without # In the same way, as the two Gov-gallons of newly distilled Chinese- remarks in a leading article which prise on the part of private con-riage of Mr. Michel Chan, clerk in discussion, so now His Majesty's
informally au courant of recent removal permit. we published on September 30, cerns that numbed unofficial ac- the Banque Franco-Chinoise, Hong Government will be willing in the formed his Worship that Mr. H. A. Revenue Officer N. J. Young In- and in which we stated, "The
tion (capital and enthusiasm for Kong, whose address is 49, Pot interval before the proposed con-Taylor, Assistant Superintendent of point to be emphasised is that a scheme likely to succeed are al-tinger-street, ground floor, to Meference to continue the formal I. & E, and Government Monopoly the public is paying a licence for ways to be found), but rather 1st floor.
Philomeni Sze-To, 82, Praya East,
conversationa with Your musical programmes which may the factor, recognisable by all
Analyst, who is prosecuting, was cellency on any points which not able to attend, being engaged be enjoyed (often with better victims of officialdom, that such
elucidation, may require
The The case in which four Chinese
at Central Police Court. importance bf reviewing the effect) on any good gramophone." enterprise would not, in fact, are charged with the wilful obstruc-whole; naval situation at
Mr. H. Lo appeared for the de an fence. The words of the Hon. Mr. have been welcomed by the Govtion of a Police constable, who is Carly date is Ko vital in Southern were, ...all these ernment, which like all local the defendant at Sai Kang Road, that I trust Your Excellency at 16 at 2.15 p.m.
counter-summoned for assault on the interests of general desire,
His Worship fixed hearing for mechanical devices are of little authorities, has a quaint dog-in-was again mentioned at the Kowloon Government will see their way to avail unless we can put them to the-manger penchant for playing Magistracy- to-day, when the hear accept this invitation, and that some better use than the broad- the part of the noble benefactor. 2.16 p.m.
ing was fixed for October 17 at the date proposed will be agree-Your Excellency will be so good casting of gramophone reWe have only to recall the as-
able to them. His Majesty's Goy- as to confirm my impression that ornment in the United Kingdom they will find if it is possible for That has been our central point by the Home Government to in the season on Thursday, Oct. 10: subjects which they think should
The St. Andrew's Young Men's propose to communicate to you in them to participate in the confer- Club will hold their first ramble of due course their views as to the ence above-mentioned." throughout, although, perhaps,stance this kind of thing. Starting from the Star Ferry be discussed at the conference,
The Conversations we put the facts a trifle meren regard to Mr. Southern's Wharf, Kowloon, the route runs and will-bo glad to receive cor- MacDonald and President Hoover The conversations between Mr. bluntly when we declared that second point, that Government to Lafchikok and thence through responding communication from continued to-day at White House, "the public is not getting its control would be dealr
the Shing Mun Valley, to Shatin, your Government. It is hoped Washington. money's worth." Then, as a matter of such patantiall
where train will be embarked that at this conference the prin statement is to be published on
An official Jolat: for for the return to Kowloon. still, small voice in the wilder- good or bad
cipal naval Powers may be suc- Thursday. The British Premier neas, (the only Press champion of cannot br
cessful fa reaching agreement. Mesars. A 8. Watson, Ltd., [
has received numerous congratulas the public cause in the case) we with
nounce that on Thursday, Oct. 10
No Inclination
tory messages from all sides upon were subjected to rather bitter Gove
(Republic Day), all their depart I should like to emphasise that the speech which he made yester attacks from those who disliked
ments will be closed. The Hong His Majesty's Government have day in the Senate. British Wire- desir Kong Dispensary dispensing de discovered no inclination in any less Servico, the candour of our criticism:
"It is partment, however, will be open for quarter to set up new machinery
Japan's Acceptance Now, however, that these self-apt to some words have been uttered by "destroy":" His Excellency, perhaps those who honoured our correspondence columins recently:" will follow the sel of the wise monkeys
WILLIAM
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