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ANNOUNCEMENT.
MEETING CRITICISM.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER -21, 1930,
vailing disewhore. 'In lean years, CORRESPONDENCE. ! PERNICIOUS SYSTEM especially, there must, however,
S.P.C.A. APPEAL.
[To the Editor of "China Mail.")
of
OF SENTENCES.
be the most careful 'scrutiny that] there is no undue pampering of the Service at the expense of the
Sir, The Annual Anancial Fine of Prisoner. Paid by non-official community. And-drive of the above Society is
An Actor. Jequally important whether the taking place on October 22, 23, times be lean or prosperous, the and 24. and I shall be much obliged if you will kindly assist
Mrs. Pither, who recently stated community does expect, a square me in bringing this before the
that her baby son had been kidnap- Hong Kong! deal from the Service in the 'ex-community penditure of its money on official through the medium of your Ped in Edgware Road, Londen W., and who was sent to prison for thres salaries. The fact of a Governor columns.
As the financial drive is the months in default of the payment of eutirely new to local conditionsain source of the Society's re-a fine of 50 for the false regis accepting the principle of a Revenue, from which heavy ex-tration of a child's birth, was re- trenchment Committee and penses have to be met in the na-leased from Holloway Prison oh "trusting that their enquiries ture of Inspectors salaries, and September 9, the fine having been After Mrs. Pither had stated wil lead to further reductions the upkeep of the Dogs' Home, pala.
the support of the community is not exactly a testimonial to (which has been so readily ac- that her child had been kidnap the manner in which his predeces-corded in the past) is again soli-ped from its perambulator, while sors have carried out the duties cited, and I can assure you will she was in a shop, and the police had be very much appreciated. been called in,, she disappeared, and was later discovered that the of their high office. Neither is The Society depends almost en-it it a compliment to any existing tirely upon voluntary contribuchiki was not hers, and that the real Departments that may be found tions, and as the welfare of mother, who resided at West Ham, by the Retrenchment Committee animals is a matter which con- had received the child from Mrs. A search was made for cerns everybody, either directly Pither. either to be ocer-staffed or not for indirectly. I hope very much Mrs. Pitcher, and she was discover- waitress in giving the Government the fullest that our appeal will receive. aed working as
re-Southend. She was charged with value in efficiency for their sympathetic and generous
to the glying false information monthly incursions into
Registrar at Paddington Register Treasury. Equity must be recog-
concerning the birth of Philip Pither. nised by both sides-the Govern-
Stephen Charles Owing to her inability to pay the ment employer and the Govern
fine she went to prison and had ment employee; and equity must
been in Holloway three days. equally be recognised by the un-
No Alternatives. official critic of public finance,
The 250 fine was paid Frank Vosper, the playwright and actor, as a protest against the In modern system of sentences."
lars, but was of opinion that it was unwise, to do this at once. On the one hand, local costs of living might have increased in propor- tion to the fall in the dollar, while the dollar itself might have gone up. Neither of these eventuali-
News in Brief.
thesponse.
The Hon. Emile Vandervolde. the 'Belgian ex-Minister, accom- panied by his wife, arrived here by the s.s. President Lincoln.
The Hon. Dr. A. R. Wellington. Director of Medical and. Sanitary Services, and Mrs. Wellington left by the s.s. President Grant.
Yours, etc.,
Office J. RUSSELL. President, S.P.C.A. Hong Kong, October 21. ANALYSIS OF CHILD
LAUGHTER.
First Clear-Laugh After
Thirty-Nine Days.
Some interesting points in child psychology were discussed by Pro
-
by Mr.
a statement he said: "I regard the alternative system as pernicious. I
walted
箱 for
long have time to get 3 case aptly illustrating my -grievance, and fessor C. W. Valentine, of Birming- this la the
treat first. I ham, in his presidential address to the Psychology Section of the Bri-the matter on the broad principle. There should either be a sentence
tish Association, at Bristol.
The theories of laughter, Pro-of imprisonment or a fine without "The total output, of the Kailan fessor Valentine said, which were ay imprisonment. It must be one Mining Administration's mines for based on a study of wit and humour, or the other. That is what I want I have a purely im- the week ended October 4 amounted failed to allow for the basic origins brought forward by the case of to 117,088 tons, and, the sale to of laughter.
The careful observa Mrs. Pither. 94,559 tons.
tiok of the earliest occasions of Personal Interest in this case. The laughter suggested that the causes sole reason, for my action is to tieshad occurred, and it was Kwai, a godown keeper, residing | tine then gare the following results most pernicious system at present In a report to the Police. Leung were very varied. Professor Valen.! bring notice to what I regard as a necessary to review the position. No. 6 Wai Ching Street, alleges that front observation and experiment in vogue in our law courts. If I can, by my action, create interest He was prepared, subject to the at 8.30 p.m. yesterday, whlist he was with one of his own children: Secretary of State's approval,. to absent from home, his wife set fire
(1) The first clear laugh was at in this matter and have this system agree to the suggestion regard to his eubcile with lighted joss the end of thirty-nine days-a-laugh righted I have achieved my object.” sticks and charcoal. Bedding and of delight at being put into a posi ing the bases of conversion of clothing to the value of $25 weretion to take food. sterling salaries into dollars. burned.
(2) The next occurrence of laugh. JEWS ANNOYED WITH Half would be converted at the
ter was in response to laughter of Six months hurd labour with 20 father or mother at ten weeks,
THE GOVERNMENT. current rate, or more properly strekes of the birch was the sentence followed by laughter even at a smile: speaking, the Treasury rate, of meled out to a Chinese by M (3) The third occurrence was exchange, and the other half at Butters this morning at the Kow-caused by tickling also at ten 1s. 6d. to the dollar. The Estilon Police Court.
ed guilty to having returned to the (4) The fourth type was laughter tween the Jewish Authorities in mates next year had been pre-Colony before his banishment term at the sight of a bright or pleasing Palestine and the immigration de-
The man plead weeks.
case of the first man and the second A fine of $50 was imposed in the
was fined $250.
:
of
(Continued from Page 1.)
partment,
and facilitate
n
the pared on the basis of a is. 4d. dol- of 10 years from February 1928 had object (twelve weeks), Iar. It was estimated that the expired. He said that he returned
(5) Laughter at a simple shock agreed schedule based upon or surprise came at eighteen weeks. thorough understanding on both adoption of this proposal would to find his brother.
By this age laughter was very sides of the economic needs of the effect a reduction of $388,888 in
country. British Wireless Ser- Two Chinese booksellers were frequent. #i the expenditure, thus, reducing charged at the Central Magistracy The sight of mild discomfiture of vice.
London, Yesterday. the estimated deficit to a more yesterday before Mr. E. H. Williams another-a well-known cause
Dr. C. Weizmann, D.Sc., is re reasonable figure. This basis,
with possession and distribution of laughter-was not observed unti Beditious literature. Mr. F. X. the seventeenth month, when the signing the presidency of the Miss E. N. Earl and Mr. F.S..W. stated His Excellency, will be d'Almada, jun., appeared for the child gave loud roars of laughter Zionist World Organisation and Smith Invite all friends to their adopted, subject to the Secretary first accused and the second was when his mother tumbled down a the Jewish Agency and convoking
a Congress of both bodies. wedding at St. Andrew's Church of State's approval; and he trust defended by Mr. F. C. E. Rendall. grass bank.
Causes of Fears.
Hopes Sterilised. Kowloon on 1st November, 1930 át
Discussing the causes of fear. 2.30 p.m. and afterwards at 2ed that this step will go some
Professor Valentine said that Dr. Weizmann in a letter of re- Building, Carnarvon way to meeting the criticisms re- Humphreys Itoad, Kowloon.
garding the increase of the dollar
attributing the fear of animals to signation to Lord Passfield, ex- dissatisfaction at the. emoluments of 'Government offi- A man named Yu Kam-tong, and some unpleasant experience was presses
Chinese amah named Wong Kai quite unsatisfactory in view of the Government's new statement of Hong Kong, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 1930. cers.
Hitherto the attacks on the were jointly charged at the Central way in which severe hurt would policy which, he says, is in effect Magistracy this morning before often fail in the same child to set a profound change in the prac tice of their 1922 policy. He says salaries of Government Servants Mr. E. H. Williams will the theft of up a fear of climbing.
The explanation that fears of that it goes a long way toward the sterling-paid officers in para diamond ring from No. 24 ticular-have not, it is to be fear Wellington Street, or alternatively animals or the dark were due to denying the rights and sterilising with receiving stolen property.suggestion, was faced by the fact the hopes of Jews regarding their Undoubtedly the only helpful ed, taken into account whether Mr. F. X, d'Almada, jun., appeaed that in these directions suggestion national home in Palestine.
Government Adamant. criticism of the Budget at yes-the basic proposats for conversion fo the man and asked for an ad-worked with such amazing facility, Bail was granted in whereas suggestions to children that terday's full dress debate in the of sterling salaries into dollars journment.
London, Later. cold" if they played in the rain, or Legislative Council was that made have been equitable or otherwise, the sum of $500, and the case was they would "catch their death of
adjourned until Monday next.
The Government has issued a suffer violent pains if they ate a by the Hon. Mr. Paul Lauder re-This, after all, must be the main garding the bases of conversion consideration governing the dis
The case in which Kwok Chun-new, attractive-looking fruit, often statement of British policy in Palestine, in which it makes it plain that it intends to continue to of sterling salaries into dollars. cussion of a very "intricate pro sing, formerly manager of the failed miserably,
Health House Washing and Dis. Nelther experience nor suggestion administer Palestine in accord- He stated that the increased num-blem.
infecting Bureau, was charged with could account for horror of the unance with the terms of the Man- ber of dollars at present received Earlier in his reply to the Un- uttaring a forged document for $250 canny-of strangó masks or horrid date as approved by the League by the sterling-paid officers of officials His Excellency stated that was continued yesterday before Mr. faces. There was ample evidence, Council.
"It is useless for Jewish lead- the Government may more than it is impossito avoid extra E, Lindsell at the Central Magis-too, of a love of "playing" with the
ers to press. the Government to compensate them for the increas-taxation unless there is to be a tracy. Mr. M. K. Lo is appearing fear stimulus.
for the prosecution and the defence This led children to ask over and conform their policy as regards the dangerous loss in efficiency. This is being conducted by Mr. Xover again for a game of "lions," (for example), immigration and ed cost of living due to
The Magistrate though it had previously ended and fand, to the aspirations of the decline in exchange. In view of assurance is most welcome. There d'Almada, sen.
fact that the would again end in tears and more uncompromising sections of present conditions, he suggested must be a maintenance of effi- held that the
accused had been twice dis-shricks of fear. This love of play-1Zionist opinion. It is equally use.
not debar charged did that the Government might conciency not alone in regard to
nate tendency, & craving for their demands for a form of con- sider fixing some minimum rate actual work but in regard to the prosecution from bringing this ing with fear suggested a deep in- less for Arab leaders to maintain of exchange for the payment of maintenance of, that esprit de ection. Mr. d'Almada said that stimulus denied in our civilized life stitution which would render it Professor C. W. Valentine, in the impossible for the Government to sterling-paid officers' salaries, If corps and contentment that alone would in that case enter a plea of "Not Guilty" and expressed half these salaries wore paid at makes for efficiency. In Govern his desire of having the case com- course of the subsequent discussion, carry out its double undertaking fixed rate of 18. 6d. when ex-ment Service, as well as in pri-mitted so that the accused could be was asked what could be done to to Palestinian Jews and non- creeping things. He repiled that he The Government, in re-affirm- change falls below this figure, and vate service, conditions must be tried by a jury. Evidence was then overcome a child's sense of fear of Jews."
taken, and the proceedings were! half at the current rate, this such as to make the employee, further adjourned until Monday times fears were ineradicably fixed by Mr. Winston Churchill in his was inclined to think that some-ing generally the policy outlined might constitute a fair basis of exalted or mental, happy "on the nexta payment and if exchange remains job." A discontented man gets
the
1
They could, however, be treated by statement of 1922, now intends to Applying suggestions and by fam establish a Legislative Council on at its present level it would nowhere and, in fact, merely acts may meet a girl day after day and arising the child with the thing of the lines indicated therein, the Council to consist of a High Com- bring considerable relief in the as a deadweight and has a bad week after week, and then some which he was afraid
There was some truth. In the view missioner, 10 official and 12 un- matter of expenditure...
moral effect on his confreres stimulus, occurs, and the next day
he is in love. Na In the course of his reply His The Government is charged with "It has been waiting and ripen of the Freudians that in some official members. Excellency the Governor stated the task of administering the ing, and then there comes the cases, fears develop as a result of It is impossible to forecast repressed. "I still have a horror of penditure on the security forces that he was satisfied that the affairs of the Colony as a steward stimulus, and it is there at any experiences which were forgotten or when the heavy Palestinian ex-
rate for a time.", (laughter). basic proposals were on the whole for the whole community, and the Dr. J. Diever, of Edinburgh, farge moth flying about in my can be reduced. The Government bedroom," said Professor Valentine appeals to the close co-operation equitable, but felt that the abnor community naturally demands described how his two children found mal rate of exchange was per- that the best brains be secured in a large, fat, worm and began to The psycho-analyst would say that of the Arab and Jewish leaders; their views and thus avert drift haps unduly favourable. He con competition with other Colonies. quarrel as to whose it was, Het was due to past experience, but and appeals to them to modify
waited to see how the quarrel would very much doubt If it is
Speaking of falllng In love, Pro- ing into a situation which would Bidered the question of putting a it must logically follow that con- be settled, and the worm was grave fessor Valentine said: "A youth imperil the Interests of both low limit on the rate of converditions of service must be maile ly divided between the two.
(Continued on preceding Column) parties Reuter. slon of sterling salaries into: dol no less attractive than those pre-laughter).