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Among the constant and universal ideals of modern youth that of material. success stands out. In a list of the three greatest men in the world to-day frequent reference is made to Henry Ford.
He is looked upon, says the report, of the wealth that efficiency can create.
PERSONAL SUCCESS, While-some-idualist answers were given to the question. What would you like to accomplish in the next ten years? for the most part they were To be a successful business man," To attain money," or "To cbtain a good position," and so on. Personal success was a do- minant ideal.
The popularity of sport was found to be aniversal hd growing. As a topic of conversation it was unexcelled among older boys.
PRIVY COUNCIL ASKED TO SAVE
HIM FROM TAXATION.
JESTING JUDGES.
Should a bootlegger with an income of £18,000 a year pay income-tax? Is it wrong for the Crown to tax the profits of an illicit business?
This was the riddle which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council was askṣ ed" to decide..
There were many bright passages dur ing the discussion, in which Lord Darling figured conspiciously.
WEALTHY MR. SMITH.
The ease, which was heard by Viscount
Haldane, Lords Atkinson and Darling, and Lord Justice Warrington, arose on an appeal by the Canadian Minister of Finance from a judgment of the Supreme Court of Canada, who found that Mr. Cecil R. Smith, of the City of Windsor, Ontario, who admitted illegal traffic in liquor, was not liable to be taxed on an because the profits of an illicit traffic assessed taxable income of nearly £19,000,
contemplated in using that word in the were not the income" which the law income-tax statute.
A HUMAN DOCUMENT.
WISDOM, HUMILITY AND MAGNANIMITY.
THE WILL OF A CHINESE.
(Contributed.)
A mortal's last thoughts enable one to read, his life-story," said someone,
The Chinese are a baffling race, and have never understood them, excepting one, and he was dead then. I read his will, and so visualised how he bad lived. He was an old Chinese gentleman in Hongkong.
aflicted," he
POLICE COURT.
FIGHTERS, SCAVENGERS - AND THIEVES.
When a blacksmith from Shaukiwan asked a boat-builder-in that village on Saturday for the payment of an old debt of, 8.5, he was subjected to a severo' assault. The debtor was helped by three others, and the creditor was struck on the head with a pola
The unlucky blacksmith appeared at the Central Magistracy yesterday with a fined $3 and ordered to sign a personal bandaged head. The boat builder was bond for good behaviour. He was further ordered to pay complainant 32 as com-
which my body is ON
Owing to the serious" illness with pensation, and so satisfy the debt. began,
AN IRON BAR. may be, I now set out bereander those hibit in another case, in which two
and not knowing what my fate matters which I intended to do before scavenging ecolies were involved.
An iron bar was produced as an ex-
but have not yet done, so that my wife and children may act in accordance with had a wounded leg the said that he had out being confused."
a dispute with the defendant over broom, and he was later attacked.
The truculent coolie was fined $5, or seven days.
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... HIS TWO SONS.
laudable. His younger son, who was still sons are somewhat puritanic, but highly His instructions in regard to his two
a boy, must have a superior person to where Mr. Justice Audette, found thated to have troubled him a great deal. view of the Exchequer Court ein, led into evil ways His elder sou seem This decision was a reversal of the oring him up, so that he may not be
Mr. Smith must pay tax on this income
Although, he has attained his major- because his plea did not commend itself ity," wrote the father, he is as yet to the court He insoked his own tur ignorant of many things relating-to-the pitude or illegal acts as ground of Tianagement of property- claim to be relieved of paying taxes, and the judge held that he was stopped by his Wrongful acts from asking the court to discriminate in his favour as against
honest traders.
TURPITUDE PLEA
Mr. A. C. Clauson, K.C., for the Crown, said the point was a very im- portant one in Canada and not without The desire for freedom was one of the interest in this country. Lord Justice main questions investigated. The report-Warringtoa bad lately reserved-judg declares that answers do not reveal a ment in an income-tax case in the Court notable spirit of revolt on the part of of Appeal. youth against authority. There is little criticism of their parents or even their
elders.
It is perfectly apparent, says the re port, that especially in natural and patriotic mattera, tradition still asserts a powerful influence over youth. A com. mon British tradition accounts for the similarity of the lists of favourite heroes sent by Canada and South Africa--ten thousand miles apart. The heroes men tioned were:-
Canada-Nelson, Napoleon, Drake, Wellington and Wolfe. "
South Africa-Nelson, Kitchener, Drake, Napoleon and Cecil,Rhodes.
SEX PROBLEMS.. Dealing with the world-wide attitude of youth to the relations between the sexes, the report says that the present, age seems to have all the various sex pro- blems of centuries in addition to a few peculiar to itself,
Girls not only form the subject of one of the main topics of conversation among boys in many countries, but there is a strong, tendency towards the emphasis and acceptance of the ideas of equality and freedom of giria
The tremendous influence of the cinema is indicated in the list of heroes given by younger boys. South Africa mentions Tom Mix and France Charlie Chaplin. The same group of English boya who gave as their favourite heroes of the past Henry II., Nelach, Wellington, and Wil- liam Carey gave as their present-day heroes Betty Balfour, Buster Keaton and Douglas Fairbanka.
Hardly any of the boya, believe God has a favourite nation." One conspicu ous exceptica was a Canadian who said "God must have a favourite nation or the British Empire would not be where
it is."
ANSWERS BY. CHINESE BOYS. Some objections of Chinese boys to Christianity were:-,
It is an instrument to weaken Chine It is a camp of imperialism. It is not necessary in a scientife world. It is too cmotional and mysterious."
The question in Mr. Smith's cae was whether he was entitled to say, "I am a motor garage proprietor earning £200, but in my spare moments I do a large and lucrative business in bootlegging, but it is beneath the dignity of the Crown to take any part of the proceeds of that. proceeds of trading," surely it must be Lord Darling-When the Act talks of taken to contemplate what is within the law. When Mr. Smith plends his own Mr. Clauson from reading the statement turpitude I am not sure it does prevent of claim.
Lord Haldanee-When a burglar in the Exchequer Court asked for an ac count against bis partner the court clap ped both into prison. A man cannot yoke his own wrongdoing against the
law.
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Lord Atkinson.-Can a publican who sells drink at great preft in prohibited of those profits? hours ask for evemption from taxation
moter say,
Mr. Clauson. Or can à company pro- were honest, but my great, scoop was My prospectus A, B and prospectus D,
which contained the pose to pay tax on those profits? grogest misrepresentations, I don't pro
BABY-FARMING PARALLEL. Lord Darling. If a man were a pirate, the law should say, "Because you are & pirate I will tax you and if I catch you I will hang you" (Laughter.) Is the law to recognise this business and direct a man to keep account of an illegal busi ness? I have condemned people for baby farming and a very profitable business they carried on which I stopped. Is it. law to say in this baby-farming business: You must keep books, enter so many bables received, so many killed on such and such a day; so much profits ca the result of the year's trading"!
Mr. Clauson. Or can a milkman say: "I am not going to be taxed on a third of my income that represents water
THE HONEST SMUGGLER Comparatively few boys or young men
Lord Darling-A bootlegger is only a interpret Christianity in terms of church anuggler, and with the old smuggler membership. The general attitude to Read the Rev. Mr. Woodruff's memoirs everybody traded in the 15th century. wards the organised church is one of He always bought his gin stuff from the criticism, and there is in all countries an honest smuggler. He gave him a very unreadiness to interpret "being & Chris- tian" in terms of creeds or dogmatic good testimonial. The squire and every- belief
body bought-of-the-smuggler..........
There is alarmingly little" evidence of close contact with the Bible on the part of youth, which, however, still gives indications of regarding it in theory at least as the Book of Books. ****
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Here are profits One has to look into Mr. Clauson. That is what I say. a man's pockets, and if there are profits lar's pocket and find my spoons that in that is encugh. If I look into a burg- different. There is the distinction..
Lord Darling. When a highwayman took a case into one of the courts the Court had a fit from which it never re covered.
.
Shareholders are reminded that the fifth ordinary yearly meeting of the Their lordships then said they desired Hongkong Amusements, Ltd., will be held to hear Mr. Pritt, K.C., for, Mr. Smith. at noon to-day at the Queen's Theatre. He submitted that if the legislature in- Following this meeting, at which the tended to make the Crown party to any usual business will be transacted, there thing done by the subject it must be will be an extraordinary meeting at 12.16. so id with the utmost clarity. It would for the purpose of considering and, if she the conscience of any citizen that thought fit, passing as an extraordinary the Crown should take tax of these resolution, the following:-
profits. Supposing a man set up 25 2 murderer of Cabinet Ministara a diff cult, onerous, though possibly lucrative profession t
That the 8,000 deferred ordinary shares of 25 each and the 16,000 pre- ferred ordinary shares of $10 each in the Company be re-organized and cof- solidated into one class of 20,000. shares of $10 each to be called or dinary shares and to raak as regards dividend and capital pari-pasu and each share to confer one vote and that the Company's Memorandum and Articles be altered accordingly." Should the above resolution be passed by the requisite majority it will be sub mitted for confrmation as special resolution to a further extraordinary general meeting, and such meeting will be held on August 25th, at the same time and place for the purpose of consider ing, and, if thought fit, confirming such resolution as a special resolution.
Lord Atkinson. That is a crime. Pro- hibition is in a different category.
some
carried on by the solicitors for
For that reason the business must be time. He further enjoined that the divi- dends from the shares which he possessed were to be handed to his wife for the support of his family, and any surplus must be utlised i the acquiring of further property and not be spent or used extravagantly."
A GEM OF PHILOSOPHY.
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ABERDEEN SQUÁBBLE. Sergeant James, of the Aberdeer Police Station, charged two women and a man
thigh.
hospital with a deep wound in the with assaulting another wonian, who was
how she received the wound, and Sergt. The injured woan was unable to say James thought it possible that she felt over an author which was found there, as alleged by the defendants in their statements to the police and in court."
Defendants were remanded on bail for one week.
BOY TO BE CANED. A Chiacse boy charged with unlawful possession of a bundle of copper wire, pleaded that he had picked it up in a land
The owner was not traced, but the boy was ordered eight strokes with a light cane.
PLEA OF STARVATION.
I have no abilities," he went on to say, "but fortunately the good deeds of my ancestors have had their influence on PP with diligence and economy, and this solder, concealed in a bucket. He plead
An apprentice at the Taikoo Docks me, and I have been able to ses myself failed to ges away with ten pounds of tin has been the reason why the whole family ed that he was pressed to commit the and hunger. And you who are my suc can now exist without suffering from cold theft, owing to starvation." cessers, should understand that when you weeks. take a drink of water you should think is a matter of importance." of the source from which it comes, which
bequests to members of his family his
That surely is a gem of philosophy! The old man went on to set out various
and cousins. motner, his mother-in-law, his brothers,
He will be fed in Victoria Gaol for four
MIDNIGHT BLAZE AT YAUMATI.
MEDICINE SHOP DESTROYED.
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A fire broke out just before midnight" on Sunday at A herbalist's shop at A BALEFUL CUSTOM.
Shanghai Street, Yaumati, two, doors away from its junction with Public the pageantry of Chinese funerals.
We, in Hongkong, are acquainted with Square. The fire occurred in the ground funeral of a tich Chinese costs thousands very few minutes of the alarm being The floor of a three-storied building, and with- of dollars. Even the poor save frantically to be buried "respectably."
funeral, although he was rich. "When But this old man wanted a "simple I die," he said, my funeral rites shall not be performed in expensive style as is the baleful custom nowadayı."
given two appliances from the Kowloon Fire Station were on the scene. Later, Mongkek Station as a result of a "home. these were joined by an appliance fren call being given...
Three deliveries tackled the fire from different angles, and within just over He then went on to enjoin his brother forty miates the fire had been extinguish- to choose his grave, and that when his ed. The outbreak was confined to the wife died she should be buried with him. gound foor, and although the fire spread and burable. I very much hope,"
The conclusion was earnest, hopeful to the ceiling and affected part of the He first floor planking, the firemen managed said, "that you will bear firmly in mind to check it in time. The medicine shop the various instructions I have given you and its contents were destroyed. Except will add to your experience and know- Brst floor was intact, only damage being in the course of my life, and that you for two holes erented in the flooring, the ledge day by day, so that you can make done by water. The inmates had areple up for my shortcomings. In this way, time to vacate the bailding, the only the family's welfare may be saved from causualty being a cat declining
Truly, a remarkable document !
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thing was ever contemplated by Parlin ment, That would make the Crown say: Tell me what you have got and we will share it.!!
NEWS FROM HOIHOW.
Amongst the Red and Picket, We've settled down, I'm glad to say Although their actions sometimes are Decidedly not cricket.
What use in lifting up our voice? As neighbours well! we have no choice!.
Lord Darling. But it has never said: "I will take your illegal earnings and see no injustice is done you by a pro- They wont allow us to import vision that for your imprisonment and Our butter, cheese or beer! fines you shall be compensated, and I To make the gentle Picker rage will see that you receive special damages Just whisper in his ear, for injuries sustained while running" Yes in this case I have some foods, who pardoned the crows and troubled the Away from the exciseman. Who was it With British marked on all the goods." doves by his judgments!
ווי
SOME FORMER
CRIMINALS."
Mr. Pritt said we had reached the middle of the twentieth century without though profitable crime had been a fea- & decision of the courts on this question, ture of Western civilsation for centuries. Hood."
Lord Dailing-Since the days of Robin
Lord Haldane.Or Pharaoh, and it you are right that would lead one to expect there should be some decision in your favour,
Lord Darling-Is there not a saying about the pitcher which goes often to the well being broken at last!
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One day last month on coming back From steamer to the shore, They spied a Customs Officer, It seemed to make them sore,
What-be" they cried, "a man named
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If he wont stop we'll raise the devil!"
They ared four rounds, but alleserens,, He went upon his way, He waved bis haud and raised his hat, And cried I cannot stay."
I'm sorry but I'm in a hurry, How very goed of yda to worry!"
The brave Hanoi a steamer French, Did to a Frenchman here atmosphere which makes me feel that it Of Brandy, Wine and Beer,
M. Pritt-There is something in the Ering to him cargo from Haiphong may be so. My submission is that this The Pickets cried "How very handy!" pitcher never has been taken to the well. And took six bottles of good Brandy Lord Darling. But it came back very One Sunday at the A. P. Church, ful
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Mr. Fritt.I mean the Legislature (By this I mean the Mission i). never meant that the income-tax inspec- A crowd of Bolshies made a fuss, tor should carry it on his shoulders. We And also in addition, have heard a good deal about a ninepence Told them if they worshipped there in the shilling-.
Badly with them it would farel Lord Darling-Pooh, it has been worse
j.
Mr. Pritt-Well, my client has already been fined and sent to prison for what he has done under the Ontario Temper take it all. In the old days they did. They love is all so very much ance Act. Will he be allowed to deduct
than that. I remember Mr. Gladstone And we must get their gracious leave saying that if he were returned he would If we go to Hongkong,
his fines from his tax, with some compen- estate, and nobody called that going into A photograph we must produce
The State hanged a man and took his We cannot go for long leg sation for the inconvenience he has ex-partnership with a felon. Why do they (To worry as they make excuse). perienced t
call this kind of thing bootlegging.
The court received this question with general laughter.
Mr. Fritt. I do not know, unless it is I can't think how
think how we lived before Mr. Pritt said that if the law took in a riding boot.
that they used to carry this commodity Without these Bolsheviks, toll of the illegal income of criminals
Processions, drills and hymns of hate and required them to keep accounts for good way of getting rid of bootlegging A peaceful life it must have been
Lord Darling-Well, it may be a very And all their bag of tricks. taxation, there must be a promise of it, in addition to imposing a fine, income- Without a picket to be seen!!. secredy for their protection. No such tax is levied as well.
(Continued on next Volume
Their lordships reserved judgment.
NON SEQUITUR.
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