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with the option of renewal at & Grown Ront to be fixed by the Surveyor of H16 MAJESTY THE KING, for one further term of 24 yosms less the last thras days thereof.
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HONG KONG, JUNE 3, 1932.
WAIT A LITTLE LONGER."
THE CLARNOR
THE
that
HONG KONG DAILY
dwindling supplies, had turned down the application, and his com tontiäns were described by Mr. Lo "adding insult to injury."
· Everyone must have felt sorry for the Dineron OF PUBLIC WORKS. He took the nnpopular "course bes case he considered it the right one, and this was his reward,
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PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1932.
Tale of the Day.
News and Views
"
Caxton Ball, Westminster, on Mother: Your Unele Angus has boy, aged 11, for stealing a hospital sent you a postal order for five box containing 58. shillings from Australia buy
The boy's father, who gave the
On the other hand, Mr. Lo was your something for your twenty-notice, told Sir Chartres Biron, the
drst birthday,"
Al Capone: A Literary Pernill
įspeaking for people who have to
get" their water by starling in a Daughter (angratefully): «Qood ques and carrying a heavy londness! So far and yet so near!" on their shoulders, instead of by merely turning on the household kap. Nor was that the end of the trouble. Dr. L Sau PAN, very quietly and very politely, na be- new-comer to the Board, provvedecs to speak of the need for Fresh watch, of the danger of get. ting supplies fom street nullahs, of the disgusting composition of the dust that blows about our un laundered streets.
Che
I was unpleasant for the official members. The reputation of the Governm fur fairnesa and. efficiency being challenged
Al Capone's petition for a review of his conviction "for income tax evasion has beep tejected by the Supreme States.
Court of the United
masistente, that his son was charged with two other boys aged 14 and
£1,700 on dress in three years were mentioned at the London "Bank mplex Court.
The Registrar approved a cash fermposition of five shillings in the accepted by the creditors of Miss Elaine Margaret Anthony: against 13. Sentence of five years was whom a receiving order was made passed on his son, who was only in December, when she was describ- 11, and the two elder boys "goted as of Park-place, S.W. away with it.'
Do We Want a Laureate?
to The proposal abolish the Laureateship, which has been made in the House of Commons, is not
a new one.
Failing a providential intervention (such as at one time was suggest
When Tennyson died Gladstone ed in consequence of the Lindborgh baby kidnapping) the chief Ameri.desired to let the office fall into can gangster seems fated to serve abeyance. He refused to make any the remainder of his eleven-year appointment, though he was im- prison sentence.
plored to do so on the ground that It is a strange fact that the Lord Salisbury, when he came in, motive of "Scarface Al's " arrest would nominate Alfred Austin as
3fr. Walter Boyle, Senicy Ofeial Receiver, said that Miss Anthony had stated that she was born in Australia in 1007. In April, 1820, she came to England; and had since lived here with her mother in a far, the rental of which, including service, was 12 guineas a week. Father's Allowance.
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She attributed her insolvency to having lived-beyond her means. On coming of age in 1928 she became. entitled under her grandfather's
Bay, what could the Chairman and conviction was first suggested an expression of his contempt for / wilk, to a legack, of 28,000 or £9,000,
reply ↑ He could only say that we had not got the water, and if we didn't guard the little that was left every evil mentioned might well he intensified.
At
in the London Evening Standard poetry—a prophecy Inter fulfilled. early in 1931. In Mr. Charles Mows people will see no reaHon Francis Coe's serial story "The why the pest should not remain, Gunman in which the central the worst it does no one any harm, character bears a remarkable re and on the whole the appointments un-semblance to. Al Capone, & detec-[have been better than one might tive engaged in the war on gangsters have expected. At any rate, for outlined a novel method of seizing out of the last 8 years the Post for income-tax evasion gang Laureate has been indisputably w leader who could not legally be part. And it is not expensive: pay implicated in the crimes carried cut and allowances amount to
civo a year. on his orders.
"Months later Al Capone sur rendered to
summons issued against him, was tried and convict ed in the manner suggested by the writer of the serial.
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The prospect of perpetual pleasantness of that kind should stimulate, and maintain interest in the water supply. There is a danger of forgetting this pleasant month of May. After all, June is here, the drought has broken, the streams are running a thy spring again next year is u12- are all tired of the likely; we water problem. Let us think of amething els As the immortal Rabelais put it, with becoming modesty :-
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about
The Law Defers to a Wedding.
On the unusual but not un- Ineritorious ground that plaintiff was hoping to get married the following day, Mr. Justice Maug- ham, in the Chancery Division, granted an application that the case
Quandary," Woman in Church"
"The woman was wrong in fact as well as in manners," says the of Brown . Page, which was the Vican of Hove (Cunon Meyrick), innexs to come into the judge's list, be!"recording an incident that occurred should stand out for a week.
in Hove Parish Church.
The Devil was sick! The Devil monk would be! The Devil got well, "The devil a monk was The Shing Mon Gorge reservoir will take a long time to complete,
Canon Meyrick relates that the Had there been no delay after the church was nearly fall, and a man 920 drought it would not have and his wife were looking for seats. helped us this year, but the chances A woman was sitting, with a vacant of it being ready for the next chair on either side of her Sho drought are small if "a little fold- was courteously asked whether, she ing of the hands, and, a little would move either to the right, or slumber continues in high places. left. With pagan fortitude she sat On December 10th, 3831, H. E. Sir tight, replying, "This has always WILLIAM PEEL told the Legislative been my seat, and it always will Council that the SECRETARY OF STATE was doubtful about the cost of the scheme, but I replied that not only was it an essential work, vital to the Colony, but that I con sidered cur financial position was amply good enough for the scheme to be proceeded with at once." Nothing could have been plainer.
sage,
be."
Counsel for the defendant agreed, but asked that the plaintiff should be ordered to pay the costs of the application.
The Judge. Yes, they will be part of the wedding expenses.
£7.500 Ruby Found.
A ruby weighing 17 carats and aited at £5.000 has been found in the mine workings at Mogok, Berma
We are not surprised," adds the Viear, that people fight shy of The First Person Singular. the house of Gled.
I du not
subject to hdvances made in anti- cipation by the executors.
Sho came to England with a jetter of credit for £700, and had since drawn the remainder of the legacy and had also received £1,920 by way of voluntary allowances from her
father.
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Miss Anthony accounted for the expenditure of the money as fol- lows-
Clothing £1,703,
Motor and garage charges £660, Rent £1,70,
Travelling, household and per- sonal expenses of herself and her mother 3,180.
She had outstanding debts of $1,049 for clothing and £100 for wines and provisions..
Boy's Yacht Adventure.
A 15-year-old boy- "Commandeered" i 20-ft. rheing
yacht.
Put to sea, alone, Sailed to an island. Anchored the abht.
Walked ashore through"the see
at low tide.
Said "I just wanted a cruise
around-had a fine trip."
This adventurous youth is Ruskell Adam Sears, the sun of American parents, who recently went to live at Hoylake, Cheshire.
He boarded the yacht the Clytie, one of the best known of the racing oraft of that part of the const, when she was at aneher, and nothing was
out at sen in'
know, I do not want to know, the Behold it straight and stanch, the noticed till he was some distance
name of the woman who brought shame thoughtlessly on the family of All Saints' Church. I can only huge she will come to a better mind, er else find her vent elsewhere."
Five Years' Sentence on Boy of 11..
letter "I"
A simple column with an empty
shelt;
..
A pedestal where many a man will
try.
To place a monument unto him-
Bell.
Girl's £8,000 Spent in Three Years. A girl "£8,000 legacy from her grandfather, her life in a 12-guinea- week flat and her expenditure of
íresh breeze.
The coastguard raised the alarm; the yacht wus seen making for Hilbre (or Helbre). Island, one of a group of rocks, a few miles, up the coast. A fisherman obtained ift on motor-cycle, was rushed along the road, and hurried across the sands to the island. When he got there the boy had just cast au- chor, and whe waiking ashore. A little later his anxious parents met him and he grinned.
Local Notes and Events
Kong, for a ton of 5 years, with the Ir is a pity that the distinguish.ut back came the gracious mes option of renewal at Crown Rent
redolent with the urbane
Notice of appeal was given at to be fixed by the Surveyor of Bed SECRETARY OF STATE FOR MAJZETT THE KING, for one further term COLONIES, who in 1931 old His spirit of pre-war statesmanship: Bow-street Poles Court against a of 76 years.
EXCELLENCY
You must wait a little, until we sentence of five years in a reforma, Hong Kong must wait a little," have seen the Report of the Con-tory paded by à Juvenile Court at before the second section of the sulting Engineer," Shing Mun Scheme could be mine- We must wait and ser: perhaps tioned, waa not present at the conference might be summoned, scrimonious mosting of the Suni-er a comunission of three sent out tary Board on Tuesday afternoon. from Home to take evidence, to Rain was falling at the time, and investigate conditions on the spot, the members faces should have been and to report: However, it is sufe wreathed in smiles, and speeches to guess that two long suffering men to the should have been of the congratula-are indinching converts tory order. But that was not the second section of the Shing Mur: PUBLIC Rain, even the rain that scheme-the DiaECTOR OF breuka a drought, depresses the Works and the CHAIRMAN OF THE | spirits and tries the temper.
SANITARY BOARD "
Koral Building
Mount Cameron Road] Lot No. 339.
West of Rural Building
Lot No. 326.
As per
sale plaż
About
19,000
$.3
138
(2260
ors I
THE MACAO JOCKEY CLUB.
CRES,
Mr. M. K. Lo told the" Public Works Department what be thought of their water restrictione. His resolution described them th ROGRAMMES ENTRY menace to public health," and PMS for the THIRD Extra Race Meeting to be held in Macao on the story lacked nothing in the Sunday, the 20th June, 1832, may be staberation. Salt and pepper were obtained at the Sports Club, Hongkong Jooter Ulub Stables, or at the offices of rubbed into an old wound, Mr. Lo
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Messrs. Parcy Smith, Seth & Fleming, once more repeating the tale that, 6, Des Vosur Road, Central.
ENTRIES-alose at 5 pm on FBI- DAY, the 10th JUNE, 1982
"as long ago as 1902, any house. [2249 in London without a proper and sufficient direct supply of water was regarded in law as a nuisance, able to bo summarily dealt with, and deemed unfit lor human Habitation."
LOCAL MAPS
Peak District,
Kowloon
Victoria, New Territories.
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,
PREMIER AND MR. CHAMBERLAIN
CORDIAL RECEPTION IN COMMONS
[DRITISH"WTEECE95" HERVICE:]
Ruaxy, June 7. The Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer return ed to the House of Commons this afternoon.
The Hong Kong dollar' zono farthing yesterday, being quoted at 18. Bad
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One case of enterie fever and une of meningitis were reported on Tuesday,
Quarantine restrictions have been imposed against arrivals from Shanghai on account of cholera.
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Among the passengers who left sterday by the N.Y.K. Hiye Maru were Mr. G. A. Walker, of the Kowloon-Canton Railway, and Mr. R. W. Barnett, of the Hong Kong Telegraph.
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from the files.
Looking Back 25 Years.
Mr. A. J. Basto, jr., (son of Mr. Mahommed Khan and Kinhard Basha, two Indians who tried to Baalo of Macan), has passed his find employment at the Guards final examination, and obtained his Office in Hong Kong, but who were
J
ALB
this
turned down because their papers diploma as Barrister-at-Law. The were unsatisfactory, were charged Portuguese community of before Mr. Wynne-Jones yeater- Colony will be proud of their Convicted on a'charge of attempt day. An expulsion order was grant-compatriot. he in the first
in
East ing to steal a jack, a hammer and ed by the Magistrate, the police Portuguese the Far
were to succeed in being called to the. Merew-driver from a motor car stating that arrangements parked in Salisbury Road, a Chinese being made for the defendants' de- British Bar. He is expected soon partufe from the Colony on June from London, and will probably was sentenced to four weeks' hard: 15. labour.
present himself at the Supreme Court shortly after his arrivat Hong Kong Daily Press, June 8, 1907.
A fine of $10, or, in default, The total output of the Kailan fourteen days' hard labour was im Mining Administration's mines for posed by Mr. Fraser at Kowloon the week ending May 2, 1982, Magistrory yesterday on a Chinese Looking Back 50 YARIS, amounted to. 114,318 metric tons, bath room steward of the President
was charged with The establishment of a public room and circulating and the sales during the period of Lincoln wac
being drank and disorderly. The reading 80,568 metric tons. Mr. Lo further basted the Govern-
police, asid Inspector Elaton who library in Hong Kong would moet proaccuted, were summoned to the long felt want. The Club zaakes mont for refucing Dr. KoteWall's
On entering the House, each re
During this fortnight a number of Prosident Lincoln very urgently and provision for the literary require request to put the inhabitants of
cordial reception from very interesting lectures on bealth when they got to the whart "they ments of a large section of the com the rider main districts on their caived a honour not to waste water," and to members, and the Leader of the matters will be delivered by some found the defendant standing there munity, but beyond those thus of the local Chinese medical men brandishing a chopper. Asked to provided for there is a constantly under the auspicies of the Chinese go to the Station, he refused and increasing number who find them- this respect than give a direct supply to the bouses Opposition, Mr. Lansbury, of the rider-manin areas for a brief conclusion of questions, cong at YMCA Commencing this even had to be farsibly taken there. Itzelven worse off in this
Ing at 8 pm Dr. Li Shu Ran will was later revealed that the defend they would be in almont any pro- speak on Public Health Metanresant, was put off the ship bechase hevincin town in England-Hong period cach day? The DIRECTOR OF
Wong Daily Press, June 9, 1882, kwaadtunk. and the People of Hong Kong." PUBLIC WORKS, with his eye on his
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HONG KONG STOCK MARKET.
YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL
QUOTATIONS.
Rates generally were fairly well maintained yesterday morning, but the volume "of trading continues limited:-
New Listing.
China Finance Corporation.
Sales.
Hong Kong Banks, $1,520.
Hotels (Cum. Rights), 121/12.00, Hong Kong Trams, 823.15. China Lights (Old), 890.00 : H.K. Electrics, 874
Dairy Farms, $28.30.
Lane, Crawford's (Old), 87 Lane, Crawford's (New), $8.70.
Buyers.
Bank of East Asia, 8115. Canton Insurances, $1,200. China Fire Insurances, 8000: H.K. & W. Docks, $18. Hong Kong Lands, 977. Humphreys, 816.40.
H.K. Realties, 113. Ewo Cottons, The. 14.35. Star Ferries, 8907. HK Electrico, 873,00. Macao Electrica, 824. Telephones (P.P.), 8231. Dairy Farms. 828.40. Sinceres, 816).
Constructions (Old), 3.
"Constructions (New), $1.60; '-----
H.K. Govt. Loans, 2 percent.
premium.
Sellars,
Hong Kong Bank, 81,530. South China Motors."B" $12. Hotele (Cum, Rights), $12.60. Hotels (Rights), 81.80
Hong Kong Electrics, $75. Canton Tees,
Constructions (New), 81.70. Wallace Harpers, 212,