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On a charge of being in posses- sion of 21 taels of raw opium a Chinose man, (19) was at the Kow- loon Magistracy this morning fined $680, with the option of four montha hard labour.
Liu Kwan, the driver of a motor bus owned by the Kowloon Motor Bus Co., reported to the Police that whilst driving the bus on the Salkung Road at 12.90 a.m., on December 30, he ran into and killed a sow at the junction of Kalyang Road.
Amongst local residents who re- turned to the Colony from holiday in Manila, by the R.M.S. "Empress of Canada" yesterday were Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Goldsmith, Mr. P. M. Hodgson, Mr. R. K. Duncan and Mrs. B. Thompson and two daughters.
A warrant has been issued for the Each arrest of a Chinese named Wong Ming on a charge of the alleged embezzlement on October 16 of 8684, atated to be the property of Les Ng pan, described as the master of the Kwong Shing Shin firm of 24. Whitfield Road.
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THE POWER OF
SYMPATHY
There will be a concert at the Helena May Institute on Thursday, January 9, at 5.30 p.m. Items by Mr. and Mrs. Bowes-Smith and Major J. L. P. Macnair. Tickets may be booked in advance. Please nete, teas must be booked, telephone Matron C. 2160.—Advt.
The forthcoming marriages are announced of Mr. John Keith Bonafield, merchant, residing at Fanling, to Miss Edith Gwendolyn | Castens, of Shameen, Carton; Mr. Martin George O'Connor, school master, residing at the Peninsular Hotel, to Miss Helen Gilmore
́FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1930,
THE PERIL IN INDIA
BY LIEUT. COL. SIR GEO, MACMUNN
THE difficulties raised by the landed at Bulverhythe has any Trash poitician who introduce Hindu or Indian army been able to ed the phrase "Dominion status" withstand the invaders from the the term used in the British family north.
for a homogeneous State of a few The Indian Army of to-day exists milliona, most British for the In its efficiency because of the great continent of 320,000,000 peo- strange paychological influence ple of divergent races and creeds that the British officer, by years of com even more formidable when untiring sympathetic control and we consider the question of armies camaraderie, has developed over and and defence.
among the very few martial millions The Army in India to-day con-of India, Without him, and with- aists of some 50,000 of his Majesty's out the backing of their British British troops and some 130,000 comrades, they
poor stuff. Indian soldiers, also the soldiers Together they have carrled the of the King-Emperor. Since the Union Jack from the Great Wall war the British garrison in India to the Flanders flats, and in ex- has been lowered by 10,000 men change the whole forces of the a reduction in which Lord Rawlin- Empire are behind India in her son was reluctantly compelled to need. acquiesce.
But it is to be remembered that in 1919, when our good friend Amanullah and his general Nadir Khan chose to throw themselves on India, it took the beat part of six divisions to throw them back over the frontier.
That joint Army exists for two purposes the defence of India from external enemies and the sup- pression of the Internet forces of evil and disruption. Experience has shown that these fires He ever smouldering, as witness the rebel- During the last few years there lon
of the Moslem Moplahs in has been on trial a kindly and Southern India a year or so after generous policy of bringing Indiana the world war. Then Hindus were into British officers' positions to massacred or forcibly converted to such extent as can be done without Islam and disorder was only sup impairing fighting oficiency. In pressed by the operations of a this connection every severe war- powerful force of British and Gurkha troops.
But
during the last hundred years the problem has changed, and the main enemics are not the prin- cipalities which rose in fury on the collapse of the Mogul Empire, and
to health were as atirring as any schoolmistress, who is also, resid-which long devoted themselves to the mis called Dominion status of
in modern history.
Often this spirit of sympathy
ing at the Peninsular, Hotel.
For disobeying his banishment | is directed against our own in-order of 10 years, made of Septem- terests as an Empire, and many
ber 9, 1927, Lal Kwai, unemployed, was at the Kowloon Magistracy this reforms that have been instigat morning sentenced to eight months ed by zealous individuals and car- hard labour with 15 strokes of the ried through by a clamant birch. The defendant pleaded that his mother was 62 years old, and In view of that ho pleaded for
NEW YEAR'S GREETINGS
public, against the wishes of Parliament, have been detrimen- leniency. tal to us commercially; but the gain to the moral conscience has been enormous. It is this that has made the British Empire great; toleration where others would have used aggression; as- sistance were indifference might. have been offered; and the pur suance of a disinterested policy where
a progressive scheme might have proved baneful to the interests of others It is that
HONG KONG AND MACAO EXCHANGED CORDIALITY
THE MESSAGES
New Year's greetings were ex-
Governer, Масас,
Governor, Macao.
The
"On behalf of Hong Kong I cordially reciprocate Your Excel- lency's New Year greeting and happiness and prosperity in 1930. wish the Colony of Macao every
.Governor, Hong Kong.
Since the year
Ambeyla 1863, Afghanistan 1879- 80, The Front 1897-98, and the World War-has always called for more British leading, to get the Indian soldier to face the fiercer enemies and modern armaments.
What, then, is to become under
Internecine strife, but rather the the 60,000 British that now back outside enemies from the north, the up the Indian Army and keep the Afghan and the Russian.
peace? ใส the British ofBeer going to sacrifice himself as he does now to keep the wolf from the throats of the sour and feeble Hindu Government that he alone san keep
It is all too mad to think of. All the more so when one knows the bitter dislike of the Indian soldier for the politician springing from the lawyer-bred pusillanimona classes who would not endure month without the strong hand of the British and the British-led Indian martial peasantry.
A.D. 1000 the India of the Hindus, which extend- ed to Kabul, has been over-run by Turkish and Afghan tribes from the north. Never since the first in power ? inroad of Mahmud of Ghazni half a century before Norman William
AT CROSS-PURPOSES
Alleged. Insult And
Assault t
*
Five Portuguese' appeared as de- fendants before Mr. A. W. G. H Grantham at the Central Magis-
TEN YEARS AGO tracy, yesterday, in connection with a summons taken out against them [From the "Chick Mall" by Mr. G. H. Blok, of the "Hong
January 8, 1920.) Kong Daily Press" charging them with Inaniting behaviour and as-
To-day's doller is worth 4/- 11%а. Bault. Mrs. A. C. Botelho and Miss Cissietlon, the first of its kind held in the The defendants were Mr. and nessed the Ladies' Walking Competi A large gathering of spectators wit-
Botelho, charged with using insult- ing words; and Messrs. A. A Rocrela yesterday. The route, was one |Colony, organised by the Club de Botelho and N. B. Maher, charged of about 2% miles.. Twenty-four fair with assault.
The complainant was represent ed by Mr. F. C. E. Rendall, whilst Mr, Leg d'Almada, sen., was for the defendants.
the defendants to consider the ad- An adjournment was granted for
visability of taking out a cross summons against Mr. Blok.
MEN, WOMEN, AND
spirit of fellow-feeling and con-changed between the Crown Colony sideration for others, which has of Hong Kong and Macas. caused more materialistic races To Governor, Hong Kong,
following were the mossages:— to call the British sentimentalists,
Desejo V. Exa. a colonis de Hong that has given us our greatness.
Kong as maiores prosperidades no novo ano 1930." The Empire has never prided it-- self so much upon the expansive-To ness of its frontiers, as un- doubtedly did the late German Empire, as upon its humanitý and, what that word implies, its All those who read of the living up to the ideal of a Chris- shocking tragedy at Paisley, tían gentleman. If this attitude Scotland, in which over sixty were set up by others as a model, children lost their lives during a we earnestly believe that peace stampede in a local cinema, must conferences and treaties would be have been touched with pity for the fathera, mothers, brothers, then be outlawed as vulgar and unnecessary, because war would and sisters of the little ones in
dishonourable. their terrible loss. The fact that Paisley is a far cry from Hong Kong does not mitigate the sym- pathy it is the common lot to feel,
The annual race meeting of the To be described as probably the and the fact that we may have fixed for Febrary 22, 24, 25, 26 and Pekingese might be taken to mean Hong Kong Jockey Club has been greatest living' student of known neither the place nor its March 1. inhabitants does not make our
a pretty frivolous personality. responsibility the less. The During the absence from the
Yet that is what Str Cech people of Great Britain are our lough, Mr. F. J. A. de Jongh will Straits Settlements, happens to Colony of Mr. F. Lafleur, on fur Clementi, the new Governor of the people, whether we live as far take charge of the local office of the be
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NEWS IN BRIEF-
Indien faced the starter, and at the word "Go," Miss A. Silta was the first to show her prowess leading off for good distance until reced off her feet by Mra, V. Yvanovich, who finished a victory. Her time was 85 mine, 21 very good first. She well deserved her
JECR.
Miss Aurea Carvalho finished second in 35 mins, 55:secs.
AFFAIRS
H.E. Sir Cecil Clementi: New Film Consor: Traffic Control by lights: "Third Time Lucky":
Our Accomplished Governor
Presentation to the Speaker
Monocled, red-faced, and constantly smiling, Mr. Shortt lives up to his gerial appearance. He has been seen in his element at post-prandial "aing songs" at a famous Bohemian club, and he has an eye for what may be. described as honest, fun.:
But he proved, when in charge of the Home Office, that he can make up. his mind, and that no amount of adverse criticism has the smallest effect on him. In the Ronald Deyo case he came in for some severa comments which were extremely un fair, since he could not have acted otherwise than he did.
The Film Consor, hy the way, has: no official authority, and it is not in any sense a State post. Ha la 'aps pointed by the film industry itself, an arrangement which, on the whole, has worked reasonably well,
from them as Timbuctoo or Holland China Trading Co., Ltd. The reference is not, however, Thursday Island. It is this ad- A notice to the public with regard to small and expensive doga, but mirable faculty of the British to the possibility of acquiring to the dialect spoken in Peking. people the ability to sympa- dysentery and typhoid by eating Sir Cecil studied it at the same thise and act together in great this issue by the Sanitary Board, looked at one period, of his career uncooked vegetables is published in time as he studied Sanskrit, and moments that distinguishes
like developing into the typical them from the other races of the The gum
The sum of £205 108-9d-hás Oxford don, and world. As a normal people they been remitted from Shameen to He proved himself, as Governor tre stolid, and indifferent, reserve Appeal as a result of the Shameen not too comfortable, a man of A Traffic Control Suggestion ·
the Earl Hair's British Legion of Hong Kong, when things were ed and undemonstrative, but Papay Day Appeal on November action in the best serve of the only a crisis is needed to awaken 11. their splendid humanity to deedsTORVE of sacrifice.
Word China and the Chinese character he knows and under-
We are officialis informed that stands thoroughly, ev of the Colony's Estimata for 1980, ly In South America, and on one the Secretary of State has approved He has alan travelled extensive with the exception, that the Naval of his expeditions Lady Climenti Volunteer Reserve echeme has been accompanied him, and became dropped
the first white wom Ed sacend Roraima, the mountain which is borders of Braill and
She wrote an interest oute her
The recent Illness of the King was an example of this spirit. Although it was common know! ledge that his people respected and liked the
monarch, Pleading guilty to! even the
aur unlawful possession of
oplum and
lost loyal the ferv
-
WHILE the London authorities are considering the adoption" of tomalle traffic control by lights, the
Miantime, since it is by By means provincial towns. system is in full operation in many
kofversal throughout the country, the achebe, may, in my view, be a soures of danger to through trafie, unleas some warning indication is trem tab drives on the outskirts of; the town..
In many places, the ecloured lightw adopted fare too imali, to nitait at- "Cantiin, vandic while, Joca "obadinca" to "Pthe alche 'cendiently!/oker Gra
the "Go
through misy early trol withicdang
And illumina
Encouraging Punctuality THOUGH no other theatrical man- agement has followed the ex- ample set by the Ambassadors of fixing an unusual' time for the start of its first night performance, tain number of London hostesses, in in effort to combat the growing un trying a similar plan. punctuality of present-day guests, arg-
car.
The audience for the first night of #Third Time Lucky" was requested to be in its seats at 750. Because wo are in the habit of attending fonctions at such fixed times; að eight mm. 8.15 and 8.30, we find it difficult, without last minute refer- cace to programme or invitation, to recall which of those times la ap plicable in the particular instance concerned.
An unusual time, such as 7.59, sticks in the mind, and the manage, ment of the Ambassadors attribute great part to this device the fact that the chtire audience was seated" before the curtain was 'rang up at the advertised hour.
A Gift to the Commons AN Interesting little story lies be Breadthepresentation to Mr. a. port-follo, containing many unique drawings of the Pajaca of Westminster, before the fire which destroyed the old House of Commonsi
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