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H. C. L. PROBLEMS.
an impassionate consideration reject silver dollars-Ed. China from the great bulk of India's populace is certain. Now that the Indians in general are made aware of the far-reaching reforms (To the Editor of the "China Mail")" submitted for the uplift of their has already been informed of the Sir, The long-suffering public country they will likely be found increase of bus fares on the Penin- to rally stronger than ever round sala, and must have been pleased to the British Raj and to seek by hear that the Increases are only an every means possible to disso-
"effort to standardise conditions," ciate themselves from
and have nothing to do with any those rise in the price of petrol or the fanaties who would hurl'India into new tax upon motor spirit! a veritable abyss.
News in Brief
The Court is not sitting to-day in the Andersen Meyer-Hong Kong The hearing will be
Hotel case. resumed to-morrow at 10.30. a.m.
WIS
FRENCH PEASANTS.
A FORTUNE-TELLING
· EPISODE.
WITCHCRAFT ON FARMS..
The strength of mediaval super- stition among the French peasantry So is illustrated by three separate
It is not unnatural to expect that as cases reported-in the French Press. soon as the tax goes into effect, The first concerns Mme. Roctain, there will be another little addition who is at present living in Paris. to put up with. And it will be Not long ago she was visited by a quite useless to protest, apparently. gipsy hawker, who, after selling her Where is a thla sort of thing a few yards of lace, offered to tell reason why the Hong Kong bus her client had a dangerous enemy in going to stop? There seems no her fortune. The gipsy, said that companies should not raise their a brunette named Jeanne. fares, owing, of course, to the petrol Lax.
It happened that Mme. Roctain A Chinese boy named Lam Yuen- the pubile pays
And so the fun goes on, and had an arquaintance who corres pan (15), living at 16 Shepherd the Civil Servants call the tune..
the piper whatponded exactly to this description, Street, Taihang, was drowned last
and of whose friendship, ake was night whilst bathing in the washer be done to stop unscrupulous pra-obeyed implicitly the instructions of Another points. Cannot something not quite certain. She therefore men's reservior on the hill above Talhang village. The body
fiteering by jobbers and retailers?) the gipsy, who told her that if she recovered by the Police and removed which once cost 15 cents in shops influences which
The humble packet of cigarettes, wished to prosper in spite of evil to the public mortuary.
were working and 20 cents in hotels and bars, are against her she most leave all her Two lots of Government land now IB cents on the streets, and 25 savings (280) in a white envelope at Kowloon were sold by
cents in the hotels. Was public
the on her window-sill. auction yesterday at
tobacco of which these present the
Crown
The gispy explained that at a Land. Office. K.I.L. No. 2842, at
stacks of cigarettes are made, sub-certain hour of the night, when the the junction of Bute Street and And is it right that whilst outside she would pass by, and with magical ject to the new tax? One thinks not. astral indications were propitious, Fa Yuen Street, was sold to Chan vendors have raised their prices incantations would secure a blessing Kau for $15,912. The second lot, K.I.L. No. 2343, was Ko Hun-un for $6,700.
to the
sold to Mrs.
20 per cent.. hotel owners go one ou the envelope. One condition of better by sticking prices up 25 per this contract with supernatural cent-perhaps to save themselves powera was that the envelope must The following officers, appointed the trouble of carrying odd cents! remain unopened for nine days.
China Station, will leave
And all this is done without a word On the sixth day Mme. Roctain's Home aboard 9.8. Kashmir, which of explanation from the manu-anxiety concerning her savings and sails on Thursday; Lieut.-Comman-facturers, who, it would naturally her natural curiosity overcame her der A.R.D. Lane, appointed to be supposed. would have something superstition. She opened the on- state of unrest in India and of D. E. Dowling, to H.M.S. Semmer, public at Home permit this sort of no longer believes in witchcraft, and H.M.S. Seraph; Lieut.-Commander to say on the matter. Would the velope, only to find it empty: She alarm in Great Britain, so that Capt. A. I S. Harris, R.M., to
thing? Perhaps, but not without has reported her misfortune to the attention might be deflected from H.M.S. Kent, and
also 18
Staff a struggle.
Police. the issues which should properly
Officer (Intelligence), Shanghai,
Yours, etc.,
A Bewitched Farm. determine future constitutional
The second case is that of a farm- WHAT THING. The Chinese steersman of a legislation for India. Serious astrading junk has reported to
Hong Kong, June 24,
er at Loiron, in the Mayenne Dé- the
partment. He noticed that his cows the position has been, and is, it Water Police that while his craft
and horses seemed to be stricken was proceeding from Cheung Sha
with a kind of St. Vitus'a dance. Shortly afterwards his 17-year-old
GOVERNOR.
daughter developed the same com plaint. A workman, who had
BY the reputation of being a wizard, was called in, and apparently gave satisfaction.
is easily possible to exaggerate its Wan to Wanchal, a sudden gush of ST. PAUL'S COLLEGE, gravity. For the quieting of un-wind, just off the Sincere Company, due fears thought should be taken carried the junk in the direction of BAZAAR TO BE OPENED of the loyalty of the Indian army became entangled with the flagstaff the 'steamer Yut Shing. The sail and the native Police, and of the at the rear of the ship, which de- fact that the number that so far fault the Police fixed. Inter. have actively participated in the revolt are at most a few thousands
in a population of something like
www.
As part of the celebrations in
But he was then called to another commemoration of 80 years' educa-bewitched farm, and after having tional work in St. Paul's College, carried out mysterious rites in funds for a further extension of would be cast upon the whole place an effort is being made to raise several rooms, declared that the spell
the school.
again unless he received a large
Two Chinese coolies who disputed coal by the Agagosa Maru, were at over the loading of a lighter with the Kowloon Magistracy this morn It is encouraging to learn that ing, bound over to keep the peace. The scheme is to take over the sum of money. His demands were It was stated by Sergeant Wood Bishop's quarters,' which are now too high, and so the superstitious
300,000.000.
Hong Kong. Tuesday, June 24, 1930, provinces, excluding
CORRESPONDENCE
A COURT REPORT.
much
wizard for the time being.
and rebuild them for the needed extension of the school.
The third case is that of M, and The scheme thus includes the pro-
Mme. Royler, who had a small farm vision of a house for the Bishop at Seysseul, in the Isere Depart- as well as the re-building of his ment. Their complaint is that their present quarters. This involves form is bewitched, and that objects the raising of a very considerable left on the table, either disappear sum of money. Already a sum of altogether or hurl themselves on to nearly $30,000 has been collected the ground. They thought first of for this purpose and it is hoped sending for a wizard, but decided to that the bazaar will considerably consult the Police. augment this amount..
the
EX-SHAH'S WILL.
in all their main proposals the that the fight occurred on Saturday fully 80 years old and not well farmer consulted the Police about Commissioners are unanimous, but the complainant did not report suited for residential purposes. them. And that is the end of the and their recommendations pro-about it till Monday, he apparently vide for an elaborate and detailed having thought the Police Station scheme covering the whole field was closed over the week-end! of the constitutional problem of India, The central feature of the scheme is the, reorganisation. of the Constitution of British India | on a Federal basis and in such a way that individual Indian States
To the Editor of "China Mail.") or groups of States may enter when they wish.
Sir-Referring to the report of His Excellency the Governor has The existing the proceedings of the larceny of kindly promised to open
Burma, which before Mr. Whyte-Smith bazaar on July 18. should be the basis of the Federal at the Kowloon. Magistracy I was atructure. They should be given trate "Well,
alleged to have asked the Magis- a maximum measure of autonomy, option of a fine."
what about the KOWLOON OUTRAGE.
I made no This involves the abolition of statement as published but request- Hong Kong, with its loyal dyarchy. Important modifications the Magistrate as follows: Indian civilian community and its in the form and functions of the option of a fines"
"Will Your Worship consider an equaliy loyal Punjabi battalion, provincial executives and legisla shail be glad, if you insert a will read with great interest the tures are recommended. The correction as to my request to the cabled summary of the second part Commission has not found it pos-
Magistrate. of the Simon report on India. Sir sible to make unanimous recom- John Simon and his colleagues mendations on the desirability or FRANK X. D'ALMADA E CASTRO, JUN. spent two years, and much of otherwise of the establishment of that time in India, in an intensive Second Chambers In the study of the country's constitu- vinces.
EYES ON INDIA.
tional problems. Their mandate, as fixed by the Act under which
the Commission was constituted,
pro-
Yours, etc.,
In any
£200 A YEAR FOR EACH OF HIS EIGHT WIVES,
New York, May 28,
ARREST OF ALLEGED BANDITS.
Under the will of the ex- Shah Ahmed Kadjar, which Canton, Yesterday.
Las been filed here owing. A report has
his property been received: of this country, an annuity, of £1.200 being in the arrest at Shekki, Chungshan,has been left to his brother, Prince of the three notorious bandits
t
tu.
two sons.
Kowloon, on May 14 last, in which mentary Income for ten years for who staged a hold-up at Mongkok, Mohammed Hasaun, with a supple- [The two phrases represent the Mr. Lai Kit-lin, Manager of the the education of Prince Hassan's exact difference between Twiddle Ching Shan Chinaware Co., Was Sadeh Khan, will receive £4,000,
The ex-Shah's secretary dum and Twiddledee.
robbed of $2,000 in notes, when case an examination of our re the victim was travelling as
The ex-Shah's mother is be- mended by the Commissioners hie
The devolution scheme recom-porter's shorthand notes bears out passenger in a bus of the Kowloon queathed all his real estate
report 26
Motor Bus Co. published-Ed
in Perela, half of his jewels aims at giving a maximum of pro-China Mail.]
It appears that a detective of and one-alxth
of his secur- the Chungahan police force, who
ities. The residue is to be
hotel in Macao, became suspicious cases Maryan Iran and Homayoun Freydour, and his daughters, Prin of the men, owing to their con His eight wives will spicuous display of jewellery by
receive an-
was to advise "whether and to vincial autonomy. consistent with SILVER DOLLARS AS LEGAL saw the prisoners at the Wu-Chow divided between his only son, Prince
TENDER.
Ten Years Ago
(From the "China: Mail” Jano, 21, 1920.3.
what extent it is desirable to the common interest of India as a establish the principle of respon- whole. This mears, as already! sible government, or to extend, stated, the abolition of dyarchy To the Editor of "China Mail”] modify or restrict the degree of for. It is an essence of the system able medium, ask the Hong Kong The detective immediately detailed the age of 20.
Sir, May 1, through your valu- the way of gold rings and watches. nuities of £200 each, in addition to responsible government
$120 a year for each child under now that, whilst certain Departments Electric Company to explain their two men existing."Its judgment is the were transferred to the control reasons for refusing to accept silver ments, and when the bandits ar to watch their move. outcome of long and profound, and of Ministers the reserved side of dollars in payment of accounts due rived at Shekki, they were at once not unfriendly, study on such administration was still carried "boy" with twelve sliver: dollars to
to them. Yesterday I sent my put into custody. Issues as the use to which India on under superintendence direct pay an account, but the silver was spired that they were the men, who Upon "cross-examination, it tran- has put her first instalment of ed and controlled by the Central refused, and my boy was told to held up the manager of the Ching To-day's dollar is worth 3/- political freedom, on how best Government. Each province should acquaint me that I should not be Shan Chinaware Company in Hong 74d. India can be equipped for learn be, as far as possible, mistress Kong Electric Company would ne
no crazy as to think that the Hong Kong. Canton News Agency. ing to manage her own affairs, of her own house, Thus in- cept silver dollar and on the means whereby the dependent life will be given to the
I am not crazy, and this public self-government of British India rovinces, which will form the utility company should know that can be reconciled with enduring nucleus of a now Federal struc tender, and I could, if I had wanted the Hong Kong silver dollar a legal
The Hon. Treasurer acknow- friendly relations with the ture. It is proposed that in to, have forced them to accept it ledges the receipt of the follow despotic Princes of the Native "uture the progress of these great What is the use of blaming small ng donation to Brigade Funds States. Because of its vital Im areas should be entrusted to units this currency when such a large Mr. Li Yau-tsun, C.B.E. $ 50
Chinese shops for refusing to accept Mr. T. N. Chẩu
$100 portance, the report needs to be of Government responsible to the British concern like the Electric Mr. Hok Kon-sang......$ 50 considered in a calm atmosph legislatures clected on an extend- Company is showing such a bad
would seem, however ore ed franchise
example?
was/to
which
These the main features of the second part of the Simon Re how far they will ap Ghandi and his fellow
will not be left in doubt
DOM
eal to
AMBULANCE CORPS:
Information has been received: from a reliable source that the Government has given a negative reply to the petition submitted by Force some short time ago, praying the Indian members of the Police for a revision of their new scale of salaries
Its reply, said it had given earnest. The Hong Kong Government, in consideration to the petition but North London District Nursing accede to it
regretted that': It was unable to
Yours, etc.,
Association of 467, Holloway road, The lonaked that the N., which gives free nursing ser Indian vice to the poor, requires £10,000 to Force might be grante
of the Police Hong Kong, June 24,
carry on, as at the end of last year edul
salarie Xt: is known to custom of the total amount at its disposal was salaries of European me half of the 'decline allver, £2,500;twhen 8,880 cases were at an equivalent
Itating 55,817 visits. tionate allowances.
unless.com)
DISGUSTED.
tended
propor