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preceding wife would have`attain. THIRD FLOTILLA LEAVES. | -S.S. ed had the survived to that date. The product so obtained is then multiplied by the quantity given in another table corresponding to the respective ages of the husband and of the second, or subsequent, wife at the date of the re-mar- riage.
One might say that the answer
to that little aum would be a lemon, but as a matter of fact the result, on the authority of the Ordinance, gives the registered pension to be recorded on the re-marriage of the
contributor.
"CURLEW" AND "CARLISLE" FLY PAYING OFF PENNANTS.
FAREWELL PARTY ON
** TAMAR."
PASSENGER'S LUGGAGE
UNLOADED.
The us. Kachowe which was pre- The Third Destroyer Flotilla,viously reported as having been which came to the China Station
WEIGHED IN CHINA'S BALANCE.
THE WORK OF FOREIGN MISSIONARIES.
VOLUME BY CHINESE CUS. TOMS OFFICER.
Mr. Paul King's "Weighed in about fifteen months ago, left yes. floated and on her way to Hong China's Balance" (Heath Cranton, 10% Bd.) is an unconventional, terday morning at half-past nine Kong, arrived early on Saturday shrewd, rather loosely, constructed o'clock to rejoin the Mediterranean morning. The vessel was towed contribution towards
better understanding of the problems of from the Wangmoon Bar, and interaction between East and West, their religious anchored of the Kwong Fook particularly in Cheong Shipyards at Cheung Sar aspect, say the Forkshire Weekly Wan. It is understood that the Mr. King, the paper latter shipyard has obtained the tinues, has drawn on his long contract to rent the vaseel:
One piece of advice in the Ordin- { fleet; ance we strongly recommend. It is On Saturday the officers of the that:
departing vessels gave a farewell The calculation of the amount party at midday on board the of the pension that will or may become payable at the death of H.M.S.. Tamar. Many Naval and a contributor should not be Military officers were present and delayed until such death has actually occurred; but a register a very enjoyable time was spent by should be kepes in "which" "full all. The ships of the flotilla are:-. particulars respecting each con- MS. Keppel (flotilla leader), tributor should be entered, and in this register should be record. ed against every married and
Wishart," Ferity, Veteran, Wan derer, Witherington, Wild Swan,
Fivern and Wolverine.
Past
con-
experience in the Chinese Customs Service and on his wide and varied
A visit to the ill fated the vessel | reading to outline the clash be was made by our representative tween the ancient religions and yesterday afternoon, and on ar been pressed upon her during the those Western ideas which have
riving alongside the ship was greet-last century. His treatment, of ed with the strong and unpleasant Chinese philosophy is sketchy but not unsound. No more than any smell which is usual "with sunken other Western interpreter Min vessois.
he able to allay the sur
of prise
Western readers
widower contributor the amount of the pension which would be core payable should be die im- mediately, leaving a widow or
H.M.S. Curlew and H.M.S, Gär- orphans entitled such pension, lisle also hoisted paying off pen- The amount of the pension per nants yesterday,
The Curlew is aanum so entered in the register against a contributor, or in other going Home to-day to refit and will words, his "registered pension" then join the Mediterranean Fleet. should be calculated (and re- The Carlisle is due to leave for except the barricade around the air the immense influence of Con
calculated as often as may be necessary.)"
If this advice is carefully follow ed there may not be much trouble; if it is neglected woe betide the officer who, at a moment's notice, bas to calculate the pensions due to the children of a deceased official's second wife, the official
Dress. GOLD & PRIZE baving contributed to the pensions"
HONG KONG, JULY 9TH, 1928.
THE TASK OF CALCULATING PENSIONS.
MEDALS.
IT NEVER VARIES!
BOLE AGENT:---
scheme as a bachelor and having for some reason discontinued his payments during the lifetime of his first wife.
The appointment of Chief Inspec. tor W. Kent to be Assistant Super intendent of Police, with effect from March 27th, is gazetted.
Two cases of enteric (1 British, from New Zealand and 1 Chinese) and one Chinese case of small-pox were reported on Friday.'
Home on 13th July (Friday), and will be replaced by the Suffolk which will arrive on the 12th July.
A.P.C. LAUNCH PIRATED.
ONLY PERSONAL EFFECTS STOLEN.
The super-atructure of the vessel,
shoots of the engine room has been
fucius, who to a Western mind in entirely dismantled, while only ber
variably" seems strangely platitu dinous and superficial. But Mr. black funnel remains on the bare
King does suggest quità' effectively deck. In places the deck was still the kind of background against covered with soft mud which bad which Western missionary activity not yet dried in the bot sun. Three must be judged; and towards this large junka were alongside the activity itself he is unusually fair vessel, two of which were full of and discerning. sodden passenger, luggage and this
He does not minimise the incal was one of the ingredients of the culable harm done by the blind en-
thusiasm which for many years. usual strong stench. The other
brought to China-numbers of 'mis. junk had parts of machinery, in- sionaries almost entirely ignorant "The A.P.C. launch Pank Wan cluding the forecastle windlass A of the nature of the problem before Shaan was pirated last Thursday, dirty looking portable gramophone, them and intent only on "convert- according to a Naral Wireless Decca, was being made full use of ing the heathen" as rapidly as
by the crew of one of the junks, who possible message received here on Saturday had apparently found it amongst to the devastating effect of dis He rightly emphasises, morning. The raiders succeeded in the passengers luggage. Incidental tributing the Bible freely to getting away with the entire perly, it was stated, that the cargo Chinese readers as a book, divinely
HOW THE ROBBERS WERE
SCARED OFF.
would be taken to the
sonal effects of the crew.
Police The message reads: The Asiatic Station where it would be distribut Petroleum Co.'s lighter Park Wared to its former owners.
Shaan which fies the British flag A. S. WATSON
Ir any of our readers wish to test their mathematical skill we would
recommend them to study the new Ordinance dealing with the Gor- ernment scheme for Widows' - and Orphans' pensions which will come before the Legislative Council on Thursday next. But while making this recommendation we 'must dis claim responsibility for the results such study may have upon the weak- minded. The pastime is essentially for those who have the statistical sense strongly developed; if others too mach to expect local legislators undertake it and find themselves in to concentrate upon a detailed a mental-home they will only have criticism of his measure on a hot themselves to blame.
day in July. It simply could not be done.
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There are rules in the Ordinancé dealing with an officer who com menced to contribute while bachelor or while a widower with out any child of pensionable age. Under these rules it is, or so the
Two Chinese who hired bicycles from a Chinese bicycle shop at at Shamshuipo failed to return with the machines. The Police have been notified.
The appointment of Capt. R. F. Wright, Royal Artillery, to act as Aide-de-Camp.to. H.E. the Officer
has been attacked by pirates near Kat Lee, where she was heavily fired on
inspired from cover to cover, with s the Old Testament and the New placed on an entirely equal footing
& supernaturally perfect
revela. Deeply cased in drying mud and tion of the bigbeat Western ideals. presenting a mcat derelict and These evils are far less common forlora appearance," one was tempt than they once were, but they still ed to wonder whether the 28. exist, and the harm already done Kochow was worth salving. No will take many years to undo. Mr. doubt, however, the energetic King, however, is no opponent of mechanics and shipwrights, of the Christianity. For the spirit of the Fook Cheong Yard will make her has a most genuinely personal re Christian revelation, he evidently The pirates made off when they look "good as new," before they verence, and he pays full tribute were told that a British gunboat | have finished with her. was following behind The Faat Fan Shaan arrived at Samshui at
No cargo was removed from the vessel, only the "personal effects of the crew and what money they had
being taken.
to the devoted courage and by no means invariably fruitless work of missionaries past and present. He
Administering the Government with about midnight last night (Friday). PHILIPPINES POLICE POST is particularly hopeful of the
effect from July 3rd, is. gazetted.
At the expiration of three months from date, unless causs is shown to. the contrary, the name of the Tin- suen Company, Ltd., will be struck off the Register of Companies and the Company will be dissolved.
:*
The attack took place yesterday (Thursday) afternoon.
GOVERNMENT PENSION
ORDINANCE.
WIDOWS AND ORPHANS.
ATTACKED.
GANG LED BY FORMER CONVICTS.
MANILA, July 3rd. Enraged by the arrest of three of their leaders, a gang of about 50 men, led by Mauro Sedon and
The Widows and Orphans pension scheme is one to which Government employees contribute a portion of their salaries each month. Up to the present six per cent. "interest has been paid on these contribu tions. Now it is proposed to raise the rate of interest to eight per actuaries thiak, very easy to cent and the new Ordinance is calculate the first wife's prospeci necessary to effect-the change and tive pension and the second, and
on the Observatory radio-mast, by to make everything perfectly clear subsequent, wife's prospective pen, to the recipients. That, at first sion." Then there are variations means of which the 9 pm, time sight, seems a very simple. pro- for the officer who commenced to signal will be repeated, at 10 s.m. position; something...which
and 4 p.m., Hong Kong Standard the contribute while married, for az average school boy could success-officer who commenced to contribute time, while the Time Ball is out of fully undertake' during the course
while a widower, for one who is action. transferred to the service of an- of an afternoon's holiday. But,
The name of Mr. Chee Chin-hai, It is an elaborate measure oc- To AUGUST 2770 Modern Biz alas, the British Government's other colony and so on and so on. Government Civil Hospital, bache-cupying thirty-eight pages of the ly, wounded and it is feared that
desire for accuracy and precision In order to make the working of lor of medicine and bachelor of Government Gazette.
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growth of the Student Christian: Movement in China during recent
. His book is rather too discursivo: ly filled out with matter not very strictly relevant to his main theme, but it is always eminently, read- able, sane, and, good-humoured.
Powerful lights have been fitted ELABORATE CALCULATIONS. Lucio Brender, former convicts, at- GALLEY HAND ARRESTED.
tacked the police corps in barrio
The Legislative Council at their Camang-Camang, Isabela, Negros ALLEGED MURDEROUS next meeting will consider an Occidental, last Friday night, a ASSAULT ON "PERLAK” Ordinance to amend the Widows cording to a telegram received at and Orphans' Pension Ordinance, the executive bureau from Provin- seventeen-year-old Chinese,
cial Governor, Ramos.
Tam Ste Tong, who was employed a galley band on board the 6.4. Perlak, appeared before Mr. R. E
1908.
One of the policemen was serious
3A
Lindsell at the Central Police Court
he will die. His revolver was seiz on Saturday morning on & charge
of murder.
is so overwhelming. that actuaries these rules very plain, and to avoid surgery of the University of Hong The new Bill is being introduced ed by the gang. have apparently been employed, the least possibility of a mistake, Kong, has been added to the on the instructions of the Secretary The wounded policeman is believ and the fruit of their labour is our friends the actuaries givo con- Colony's register of medical prac. of State for the Colonies. The ed to have been the man who caus- the Perlak reached Manila the It was alleged that shortly before. comprised in an Ordinance of crete examples." For instance in titioners.
tables contained in the schedule toed the arrest of the lenders, defendant had attacked the cook, thirty-eight pages filled with the calculating the variations of pen-
the Widows' and Orphans' Pen-Saturnino Sembran, Vicente Men Yeung Hing Fat, with a kitchen most elaborate and intricate calensión consequent on the re-marriage The road running west from the sion Ordinance, 1908, are all worked
doza, and Felipe Gelardiso
knife, and inflicted serious injuries lations We sincerely hope that of the contributor it is pointed out Hong Kong Electric sub-station, out on the assumption that the con- that no variation of the registered Bobinson Road, to the bridge undertributions are earning interest at
The Constabulary came to the sig from which the man died in hoe avery possible contingency has been
pital at Manila. Hie assailant was 'pension is to be recorded if the Hatton Road is to be known, a foreseen and allowed for, but our
the rate of six per cent
New of the local police in tracking down handed over to the Water Police tables have been approved, which the attackers who fled after the en- when the Perlak came into harbour heartfelt sympathy goes out to the
secund; or subsequent, wife was at Kotwall Road." The road running assume a rate of eight per cent. counter. the date of the re-marriage of the east from the bridge under Hatton and these new tables are substituted
here on Friday. unfortunate widow who endeavours to discover from the tables provided
Road in the direction of Queen's for the present tables how much she is actually entitled to receive. She will probably glance over the figures and then accept, with thanks. anything which the Treasurer sends for her benefit. we imagine, also, that our own Legislative Council will take the new Ordinancens rand. It comes, of course, from the Secretary of State and he must accept the res pobribility. It would be altogether
me age next birthday as the last preceding wife would have been had the survived to that date. But
Road.
The telegram was received here after Vicente del Rosario, chief Gardens is to be named Po Shan: Blection of the new Ordinnace of the executive bureau, had MORE BIRTHS IN FRANCE. provides that all future pensions left with Father Belga, direc ahall be calculated on the basis of
tor of the weather bureau, for an the new tables. and that all existing observation trip to Mayon Volcano: pensions shall be re-calculated on that hasis, This will mean a certain
Mr. del Rosario will be away about increase in existing pensions and a week.
wife was at the date of the re- If the second, or subsequent,
WEATHER REPORT. marriage of a less or greater age next birthday than the preceding
Yesterday's weather report, fore - wife would have been had she
survived to that date, then we cast and remarks, issued by the have to multiply the amount of Royal Closervatory at 6.15 p.m., the-registered pension by "the"
atsted: quantity, found from the tables! given corresponding to the age Pressure, continues high to the next birthday, of the husband at east of Japan and low over China. the date of re-marriage, and the Local Forecast-8.W. winds, age next birthday which the last moderate, fair.
in the calculation of future pen- Secretary of the Interior, Ventura sions, but the increase, comments the Attorney-General, will not be is understood to have referred the
PARTS: Government show that while Statistics issued by the French divorces have increased and sant- riages decreased the birth rate has Fisen noticeably and the death rate- fallen
The first quarter of 1928 showed 10,000 more births than during the
so great as might be imagined be telegram to the Constabulary with corresponding period of the pres cause a temporary increase of 25
vious year.The number of mar
per cent. has been-minde during instructions that the gang be routages celebrated aliowed a falling
ed.-Manila Timei.
off of 1,976.
recent years.