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fellow-countrymen? Has the iden, ever But, apart from any special reasons, 1 will have been noticed that H.E. the been considered of subsidising a secondary common-senso demand that there should Officer Administering the Governmunt If only one is gifted with a sense of school at Cheloo. Wei-hai-wei, or some be two European offers in all isolated? thinks "veryone agrees" "that we are humour or can cultivate the spirit of other place where the climate is more out-stations. At Cheung Chau there are very lightly taxed. It was H.E. the philosophy 5k HE the Ofeer Adminis
3,000 Chinese inhabitants, and the Acting Governor who fink muge' the discovery suitable than our own in the summer tering the Government and say "It really for young folks, and inviting other Sub-Inspector in charge has often to be that this is probably the lightest-taxed does not matter," there is a lot of amuse-British communities in China to co absent on duty elsewhere, including, community in the world, and it we arc ment to be derived from the amual operate
times, Ping Chau, about which Mr. not catelul it will become an axiom. It. debate on the Budget. The sake o
Fletchers has suddenly become so solici. would be instructive to know how, if, questions are ventilated year after svar The question of the qualifications of tous. When the subject, was misid by the Governor's statement is correct, wo by the Unofficial Members with appar the present Director of Eduration for his the Hon. Mr.. Holyoak in March 1917, magage to pay our way and provide for, » ently little result, whether they relate to post is a difficult, and' delicate one to the Colonial Secretary plended that the posterity without resorting to loans, Military lands, the Military contribution, touch. After tency yours" continuous European contingent of the Police Fares when no other municipal hedy in the the Housing and Transport problem« experivier any man ought to know some was not up to its full strength and he world is able to do so. "Is it because wo the education of British children, the thing about his joh, whätever it may be implied-though he was prudent enough go short of many things that are con provision of playgrands at the Peak, or The Colgaial Secretary, however, would not to commit himself specifically-that sidered arcessary in other communities? the urgent need of European hospital have dens his colleague better service if he when this was no longer the case a second accommodation in Hongkong or on the had remained silent, instead of quer-stat-officer would be detailed for duty at this mainland. After years of agitation there ing the case by telling us that Mr. Irving and other stations In the following nors are is at last a prospect that the Victoria was brought "here specially from the June, answering the Hon. Mr. H. Ethat H.E. Sir Regionld Stulbs came to was that the shortage of Hospital in Barker Road will be adaptedStraits Settleme£ts for the purpose" of Pollock, he admitted that, the unly last year to the use which the subscribers intended, taking charge of education. There is not European "police officer at Cheung Chau European housing accqminodation was and, thanks tes private initiative, we are much in common between tin mines, and was absent at times on visits to adjacent "xaggerated because he saw an advertise- likely the near future to have a public teaching unless it be that they both islands and part of the southern coast of mept or two in the newspapers of houses 1 to be let or sold. Probably he did not hospital for Fauropeans that will be begin with it." But that by the way. Laatud which were in his district. worthy of the Colony. The residents of When the next appointment is made it was added that he had been absent during trouble to inquire the price, position, or Kowloon, however, will be well advised toj should be from the ranks of the profession, the preceding three months 10 times in condition of these houses. What will hë refrain from suggesting day further nut only because we do not want to wait all for periods exceeding four hours, hat; 4y now when he learns that an adver- improvements to their hospital or they another youple of decades while the during these three months one or other tisement of a house to let on the middle will have joined the great majority before Director, is learning his work, but be of the Police patrol haunches had stopped fevels this summer brought in over forty If the replies before eleven o'clock in the morn- it is completed. Maybe it was, in rieng cater the existing system is calculated to at the Island on occasions. nition of this fact that the Government discourage our teachers and prevent the public inferred from this statement that ing, though the prospective tenant had pushed with the cemetery.
best men from joining the service. The the visits of the lunch synchronised with to be prepared to purchase the furniture. sign of Representative of the Chamber of Com- the absence of the Inspector that, of The houshunger shows merci declared that no ene would for a course, was their own fault. The infor- ebating even today. Our officials have ver apparently
dotment think of selecting a Director of mation was also volunteered that heard gratitude defined as a lively
Public Works. a Harbour, Master, or a polier launch passed the island at least of favors to vonis, or they would not Malical Offeer from the Cadet Service. once a day-Mr. Fletcher goes once better insistently ask us to keep quiet and offer
It may, therefore, surprise him to learn now and says twice a day-and could be up thanks for the doubtful blessings wel already enjoy. The Officer Administering that only recently the idea of appointing stopped by signal-if it should be as the Government implied that we were sea Cadet Director of Public Works was plained, the wind happens to be blowing
under serioas consideration!
in the right direction and with sufficient very lucky to have City Hall and
force for the Ang to be seen. The tele assembly ruonis in a central position thas the unsatisfactory condition of the Still another claim upon our gratitude phone, as often as not, is out of order, matter" is made this time "by the Colonial but again, I suppose," it really does nos premises "really dise Who at such buildings usually found Secretary on behalf of the Kaifangs of water." It is always comforting to ́re- in other places with which he is nequaizt. Chorog (hau who run the ferry primarily fleet that the police-launch arrived at ed, I wonder, He' is aware, I suppeas, in the interests of the fish trade and Tai O in time to bring back the murdered that we are indebted for the City Hall incidentally at a very substantial profit. Sergeant's dead body, to private enterprise and not to official The complain: which has been voiced forethought, and that when the building during the past two or three years by the
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They tell to that, instead of being. thankful for having Garden Road
in such a central position." certain irreverent member of the Community are praying that some senior official may be sacrificed to the Modern Juggernaut in order to save the lives of athers. It reminds one of a cartoon that appeared in Purch some years ago suggesting that a railway director should be obliged to ride on the buffer of every train in order to ensure proper care being taken to
guard against accidents. While the War Office and the Colonial Office are carry- ag on their protracted discussions over the removal of the military establishments
From the avalanche of Agures which was erected the site was not so central European and American property-owners the Hon. Mr. A. R. Lowe hurled at the as it is to-day. The proper course with on the Island and visitors is that the Council I gather that we are over-taxed, to the more suitable sites selected, could ont a doubt, if Mr. Severn cannot work service bas become inadequate to the as I always suspected, despite official as not the local authorities agree to ruzzove in his offer after dianer with an enter-growing aeds of the place and a source suracces to the contrary. For, after paying the posts and chains from the roadsida tuipment in progress anywhere in the of danger-not only to Europeans, who for all our improvements out of revenue, flanking Murray Parade ground and to
lies alongside the roadway into a pave... samy block of buildings, would be for apparently don't matter, but also to increasing Government officers emolu-convert the narrow strip of land `which the Government offices on Battery Path Chinese, People are often packed like ments to the tune of a million dollars 2 and the City Hall to exchange sites, as sardines both on the upper and lower tax, losing several millions on rice transment for pedestrians 1If arrangements. past St. John's Cathedral by setting the was suggested in one of the War decks of the launch, and if she were to actions, and costly litigation, "liquidating were made at the same time to carry this Memorial schemes. It is an unnecessary capsize it is safe to predict that all but the indebtedness of the University, and present wall back a few feet we should waste of time and effort for people who a small fraction of the passengers would paying 20 per cent. of the cost of all this not feel so acutely that, in the midst of have business with the Colonial Serou find themselves in Davy Jones's to the Imperial Government as a military life we are in death." tariat or Public Works Department to locker, for there is practically no princreasing surplus. It is the overflowing The proposal to construct a tramway ebliged to toil up Battery Path in the vision made in the way of life-saving state of the Treasury, perhaps, which to Wanchai Gap in order to open up the torrid heat of the osutamer, but it would appliances to cope with such a be no hardship for pleasure-seekers to trophy. However, i suppose it "really make the journey at night. Indeed," it does not matter - you are Govern
to invest our ensh reserves at a lower rate example of the Government's methods. would be more convenient than the prement official and never travel on the of interest than we pay ou our outstand-The sum of $200,000 was rated towards
No doubt Mr. Fletcher world sent arrangement to those who dwell on launch.
ing loans, instead of paying off our debts, the preliminary expenses in the Budget for 1020, but never expended, For a the upper and middle levels. Of the expect the bereaved relatives to join with it does not really matter.” D
reason which nobody seemed able to ex- forlorn condition of the Museum and him in a hymn of thanksgiving "wo the
plain, the item was omitted from the Library the less said the better.
Kuifongs and, of course, the Government
As I have nevey been very sprightly in"
Budget for 1021, but H.E, the Governan from whom all blessings dow.
dealing with Civil Service Tots" as they announced that we may possibly con- are called, and share Lord Melbourne's sider it next year and take it up in 1022" The Government's attitude over Cheung horror of " those damned little dots" So far, as one can see, however, they are of European children in the Colony, Chaa can only be described as mulish. known as decimal points. I shall not ant, going to take it up even in 1923. merely attered a pious hepe and then, Tor Almost every representation made to attempt to discuss Mr. Lowe's figures in Of course, it does not really matter," in his turn, bade us reflect how singularly them they return a non, possurau al-detail, but I gather that the sale of land if you have a motor-car, because our fortunate we ought to consider ourselves swer, irritated, it would seem, benuse each year goes a long way towards meet paternal Government is going to give you in having three schools and an overflow the community are much too apt ting the Extraordinary expenditure on garages.
The Director of Education, when urged to make more provision for the education
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lo accommodate 950 children. Pro- grumble" that nothing is done. They public works, since it is found impossible digious! as Dominic Samson would have will not even disgorge a cent of the 50 in practice to spend all the money voted, exclaimed. Rather more than one-third voted th the Island in response to the and hence the revenue from taxation is of the teachers chgaged in training these Unofficial demand for $5.000, and they in excess of the recurrent expenditure. children. are uncertificated, but Mr. stubbornly refuse tá "provide another Yet, if the Government had had their Irving finds cause for adverso European policeman for the protection way we should have been paying an in- criticism in this, though the day has gone of the community, in open defiance of the creased House,tax and heavier Stamp by when anybody with a degree, who was recommendation of the jury who inquired duties in order to swell the surplus and, out of work was considered competent to into the Tai O murder case. At first they add to the Military contribution. Still, in an Interport Trial match on the Club instruct the young. One of the chief sought refuge in the inadequacy of the I suppose it really does not matter ground tomorrow at 1.30 pm sharp
B. Hancock (capt.), F. J. de Rome, objections to the local recruits to the Foren at their disposal and, as an evi- if only you are in the happy position Capt. P. Havilock-Davies, AA, Rum teaching staff appears to me to be in the dence of their good intentions mentioned of living nearly rent-free with an income jahr, B. E. A. Webster, C. F. Alexander, fact that they are generally birds of that a second officer was stationed on the in no way dependent on the state of E. B. Reed, I JDavies, B. D. Evans,
H. Owen-Hughes and U. M. Omar. passage,' who cannot be expected to Island from time to time. Now that men trade.
TE. Pearce (capt.), G. R. Bayer, A. E. regard their work, za seriously đã 3 are available they argue that there is not
Wood, A. L. Gace, Capt. C. O. Olliver,- permanent member of the service.
enough for two officer to do there. Of In the circumstances it is interesting E G Lammert, C. Stapleton, Capt. course, as a taxpayer't recognise that it to recall the warning uttered by BLE. the Dods, Major Matthews, Rev. E Quick What provision, it is pertinent to ask, would be a serious matter if everyono Governor in presenting the Budget in and Capt. B. le Fleming. does the Education Department contem were not working at fall stretch in all 1910. The Estimates, as framed, showed K.C.C. 2o XI. . QUEEN'S COLLEGE. plate making for European condary the Government Departments, but if ever a balance in favour of revenue of more education in the past there has been a small margin of reserve strength were than four lakhs of dollars, but, added. His a this match at Kowloon on Saturday at 2.15 p.m., the following will represent little, if any, aged to take this aspect of justified surely, it would be where the Excellency, the deficit on the rice pur-Kowloon A. C Brawn, H. H. Benso the question into consideration, for the safety of life and property is at stake.chases and the impending increase of FG. Herridge, T. M. Cochrane, Y. L Railton, H. Overy, W. J. Bhonton, E. F. population was smaller and practically Two men have been stationed at Tai O emoluments of Government offers might Spinks, J. M, Jack, B. E. Lindeelt and everybody could afford to send his child although that is "s smaller plass than result in turning the favourable balance
W. Hyde. ren home to complete their schooling, and Chenng Chau. It would be difficult,-into a deficit," It is only fair to mention naturally preferred to do so for the sake would it not to justify this on purely that the Treasury has had one little of their health. But there is so increas economic grounds. If one of the men is windfall in the profits made on the ing number of people today who find it superfluous there, I suppose we must seek Shipping Control during the war. Yet, impossible for financial reasons to follow an explanation of the Government's oven so, it looks as if budgeting ie not this course. What is to become of their prodigality in that terrible tragedy that a very exact science in this Colony whed children. We hear a lot from our occurred as the Police station two or credit balance continues to rise in spite officials, when it serves their purpose, of three years ago, la that case, Cheang of commercial depression and the an their duty to the Chinese! Have they Chan can present an equally good claim expected curtailment of taxation pro
poedd by the Government no corresponding duty to their own in view of the piracy of 1912,
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FOOTBALL
UA.C. v.“ DURBAN" RES.
The following will represent the United Athi tis Club in above: Boland: Division League fixture to-morrow on the Hary "B" ground, kick-off 2.45 pm, sharp Bach Chilton and Urquhart Leonard, Mackenzie and Wetki Blello, Broms May, Derry and Chubb Reserve: Blake
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