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HOMICIDE CALLED
JUSTIFIABLE.
Chinese Watchman Clear Of Charge,
GUN DUEL RECALLED,
Holding that the shooting was justifiable homicide, Mr. Wynne- Jones at the Central Police Second Court yesterday afternoon, dis- charged Siu” Kon-chin, a district watchman, who was charged with the wilful murder of a fellow dis- trict watchman in the West Point ¿-district.
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER { 1989
America's Problem Of
"Forgotten Man"
Millions Who Have Lost Almost Everything
“DISGRACE OF 1932”
In the phrase "America's For, is the Presidential elections The Dr. G. H. Thomas, of the Govern- gotten Man," there is something betting on Hoover and Roosevelt is mant Civil Hospital, speaking from which recalls the infinite pathos of just about even, with slight odds, experience, said the wound which the Unknown Warrior," writes perhaps, on the Democratic candi killed the watchman was caused by Percy S. Bullen in the Daily Tele-date, because the party in power a bullet fred from a weapon which graph. Go where you will in the will be held by some to be respon was pressed close to his body. United States to-day, you will hear sible for what the facetious call There was a dark black ring around more talk of "the Forgotten Man" "Hoover prosperity. Such pros the wound which could not be wash-than about anything else.
perity means, according to Hoover's
ed off. This happened when, the "The Forgotten Man" was the critica, "There will be no destitu- weapon was pressed against the subject of a plea for national con- tion in Belgium !" body of the victim.
sideration recantly at Chicago by It is the view of many good
Sergeant J. E. Scott, Police Governor Franklin Roosevelt. The judges that the balance of the armourer, supported Dr. Thomas's Phrage sprang into popularity spon-scales will be turned in November, views concerning the point from taneously, nobody knows how or by the votes of the Forgotten Man. which the fatal shot was fired. He where, but it was immediately ac-To him both sides are catering produced the blood-ridden jacket of cepted as expressing the real trage-with promises of vast economy in the dead man and another jacket dy of America to-day, -
government, a modification of the During the last few weeks I have Prohibition Law, and a complete
with six bullet holes.
"I am putting this in as a con-spent many days with the Forgot survey of social conditions, follow- crete example," said the Public ten Man" and his family. Normallyed by legislation to end "the dis
there are 48,000,000 workers in grace of 1982.” Prosecutor, Mr. J. A. Fraser.
America. Witness said the six holes häd been caused by bullets fired from point blank range, one inch, three
inches, six inches, one foot and six
fent.
ན་
His Worship examined the holes and compared them with the bullet marka on the blood-stained jacket.
"It is clear to me," he said, "that on the night of the shooting the
SOCIALISM'S OPPORTUNITY Making allowance for part time, There is another view, of the the unemployment - total now ex-election. It is that the Republi ceeds. 11,000,000, and the depen-cans, who secured 21,392,190 votes dents are variously estimated at in 1928, and the Democrats, who between 20,000,000 and 30,000,000. received 15,016,443 votes, will both THE MILLIONS OUT OF WORK, suffer from greatly increased polla
The Forgotten Man," as we un- by Socialists and Communists. At derstand the phrase, is not merely the last election Norman Thomas, la symbol of the man of woman the Socialist, polled 267,420 votes, fatal shot was not fired when the wanting work, but of the nation's and W. Z. Foster, Communist, 45 body nur even one inch away at bridled speculation, in which every and eloquent, may poll 2,000,000 gun was pressed against the victim's sufferings following a great era of 770.
prosperity, extravagance, and un- This year Thomas, able, honest,
Hong Kong. Saturday, Oct. 8, 1932,1328. a head of the population least, not if we are to go by the Tom, Dick, and Harry, and even the Socialist votes, and such a result is
Unemployment Relief.
was
be about £300,000,000, or about But for the changes effected dur- ing 1931-82 in the system of un- employment insurance, the cost
would have been at least £50,-
1832.
encourage those who might be
example of this other jacket."
Mr. Fraser agreed.
News In Brief.
41
office-boy, took part
freely predicted' by his frienda. "The Forgotten Man," as I have The Communists are very active, met him in the big cities, and more but outside a few districts have no especially the little towns and vil-real "support. So far as one can lages, represents millions of the fudge, the average American is rea- | middle-class, who have lost heavily sonably confidant that good times
in the big slump--their mortgage will return, and with the first signs | ed homes and their motor-cars. He of prosperity he will once again" stands for men and women through leave "politics" to the profession out the country, who have lost theals."
ROYAL AIR FORCE IN MID-EAST. Language Training Is Important.
000,000 more, or another 223. ■ It is just one hundred years head of the population. The lowest of these figures, shows since a Royal Commission
that, judged by the test of er- One case of diphtheria was appointed in England to study penditure alone, the need for a notified to the Health Authorities how a system of Poor Law relief review of the problem, of pauon Thursday.
frugal savings of a lifetime, and The social structure will be ime which had become a dangerous perism in 1932 is between three scandal could best be ended. The and four times as urgent as in Mise Daisy" O'Keefe will resume who confront the winter with the proved as a result of the depres The review was in fact her dancing classes on Monday deepest concern. He stands for sion, but it will not be substantially New Poor Law of 1834, which re-begun two years ago, by the ap- October 17. She teaches ballroom & rest army of wamen without a different from that which existed in sulted from the Commission's pointment of a Royal Commisdancing and children's classes. - Job, and very often penniless; In the States in the "good old days of
the 'nation's greatest crisis vaince 1929."-, pa da Report, ended the disastrous prac-sion to report upon unemploy-
ment insurance, and consequent tices of giving unrestricted out ly also upon pauperism generally, Tamar at the Garrison Lecture
There will be a dance by H.M.g. the Civil War.
Finally, he represents the weal- relief and of subsidizing wages The rates both of benefit and of Hall on Friday, October 14, com thy, even some millionaires, who have gone broke.7 The latter out of the rates; it established relief have been reduced and are mencing at 8.30 p.m. These dances are "the new poor," and must not the principle that able-bodied even less likely than before to will be held on alternate. Fridays be ignored, even if sympathy for paupers could only receive re tempted to prefer doles to work,
"the -new poor" is less poignant Messrs. A. S. Watson & Co, Ltd, than; for the normally poor. lief in. an institution and then But it would be idle to pretend advertise that on Monday, October NOT ASKING FOR CHARITY. only on a scale which was lower that the task of the Commission 10, all Departments will be closed. The Forgotten Men are doing The Importance of a knowledge. than could be earned by the has been performed. The most The Hong Kong Dispensary, Die some deep thinking nowadays. of Middle Eastern - languages to poorest labourer in work. This temporarily workable system is for dispensing prescriptions from that any system of society or are stationed in those countries that can be claimed is that pensing Department, will be open Their fundamental proposition in officers of the Royal Air Force who new system in course, of time in existence. No complete and 10 am to 1 pad. and from 6 p.m. government which permits the un- for whose defence the R.A.F. Is developed notorious abuses of its permanent reform has been acto 7.30 p.m.
employment of so many millions of responsible, la recognised by .new own, which were exposed by the complished; and the final Report
worthy citizens, and makes no scheme of appointments. of 1905-9 of the Commission is becoming Mr. A. Brearley, the Tientsin statutory provision for their sys- About half the posts for flight- Royal Commission
more and more overdue. It is Agent of the Chartered Bank, is tematic relief, is in need of repair. lieutenants (air staff intelligence) but no critics of its later deve-not suggested that the Commie-shortly leaving for Hong Kong, They do not ask for charity, and at headquarters of the Irak, lopments should be blind to the sion can recommend any further whither he has been transferred, most of them still believe that Palestine and Transfordanik, Mid- fact that at the beginning it changes, which would result in to the great regret of his many American conditions are better dle East, and Aden commands will was a very real reform, which So long, as, unemployment con- B. D. Murray, of the Shanghai
further very substantial savings friends, in the northern port. Mr. than those of any other peoples be filled by permanent officers, and Next, one observes, that there is the remainder. by officers specially substantially reduced both the tinues at its present, level; the office of the Bank, will relieve him much doubt and confusion regard appointed on the supplementary volume and the cost of pan- cost of relief must be colossal, as Agent in Tientsin.
ing the political carpenters, who are list, or seconded from the Army to 'construct perism. From many points of and, it would do more harm than
a new platform of for this type of work only, in. Two permanent officers of the views 1882 must be reckoned as good to attempt to conceal that The Health Bulletin of Eastern government. Unless prosperity re- Jone landmark in the history of cost by transferring any part of Ports for the week ending October turns in a few months, and of this rank of flight-Heutenant or fly
the Poor Law; and from every it from the taxes to the rates or 1 states Plague: Beirut 2 cases; there is no real evidence, Mr. Hoc officer will be sent each year to point of view 1982 ought to be from taxation to borrowing. The Bassein 1 case, I death; Cholera: ver party the Republicans will Irak to study Arabic or Turkish. “
* On conclusion of training officers another. For, though much has real lesson to be drawn from the-Calcutta 14 cases, & deaths; Amoy suffer badly. been done and more has been re- figures is that drastic retrench-7 cases, 2 deaths: Canton, 8 cases, On the other hand, the alleged will be posted for a further, twa commended since the Reports of ment can only be effected by ex- 3 deaths; Nanking 12 cases; Shang failure of one party to provide the Royal Commission of 1905-9 panding employment. That does hat 11 cases Small-por-Alexan-sale anchorage for the people to reorganize the machinery and not mean that the system of im dris 2 cases, Baghdad 3 cases, 1 cites no vast hopes in the promises the resources of the administra- mense relief works should be re- death; Basrah 10 cases; Bombay 6 of the Democrats they for tion of the Poor Law, it cannot vived, for it has been shown that cases, 8 deaths; Calcutta & cases, The chier difference between the be said that any satisfactory this method of expending......em- desibas Karachi, & case; Madras 20 two major parties, according to the system of dealing with the able-ployment involves an expenditure cases 1 death Tuticorin 6 cases, 2 average, voter, is hardly di bodied unemployed has yet been of about 2600 to Live, one deaths," Pondicherry. 8 cases, 5 ble. In foreign politica found. In 1832 it was consider- work for a year. It means
des the; Canton 2 cases.
ed that the cost of pauperism had the whole nation should become a crippling burden upon bind the efforts now being made for t the nation because it amounted to sweep away the
to 10s. a head of the population, which are paralysing internation
The comparable figure in 1982 altrade and to exten
is a little difficult to estimate bed solidate markets
cause of the existence of a scheme goods. But if the Commissio
of unemployment insurance; but cannot be asked to
the cost of relieving the destitute Budget, it can be and it has bec who are uninsured or have fallen asked to remodel both the
out of insurance will be about gf insuran $80,000,000, or about 35s. a head
of the population; and the total expenditure upon unemployment, apart altogether, from the Coal relief works will be nearly £140,- 1000,000, for over 60s, a head of
the population. It,
be possible to argu
to:?
Fandt
CHEUNG CHAU NOTES.
years as intelligence officers
Aden, the Sudan, Transjordanis, or Irak Later they will sit for the- interpretership examination.
Selected fomers will undergo Staff College courses.
JAPAN MAY LOSE
HER MANDATE
Among Islands In South Pacific.
pretty wall identical. In domestic politics both are equally responsi-, ble for the iniquities of high tariffs. To sum up. There is growing tendency amongst the rank and file of the American electorate to re- of the summer visitors gard both political organisations left Cheung Chan and theas mere machines to secure power.
The Republicans are in power ost deserted
been noticed day the Democrats to-morrow. plant. A new Both are equally inspired a "pro-quarters the plan is being disen
led of reassiging: to Germany.ber balis passibly fessional politiciens" to seize the former South Sea possessions,
machinery yet spoils of office for themselves and
followers
Berlin, Sept. 30 Press reports from Washington and Geneva Indicate that in League
present under Japanese mandato, im case the latter makes
to be Of such spulle, there is a rapidly threat to leave the
5th year of increasing var danding is to be in the Unitek
Nations in connection Manchurian dispute." ara not taken very serio