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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14 1990,
LOCAL ELECTIONS,
MAKE VOTING MORE ATTRACTIVE.
We have received the following for publication -
Sir: With reference to sour länderette of last night in which you lament that the Hongkong electorate evinces great reluct ance in performing its civic tank, I wish to tell you the following trua story of an election in which I took part in England in 1911.
I happened to be at Home on leave and I was not in the least! interested in the business, but a friend with whom I was staying was deeply interested in one of the parties. On the day of the voting.I was dressed up in coloured ribbons, and placed in charge of obe of my friend's motorcars. My task was to catch reluctant voters and induce them to come and vote. I was supplied with lista by the | agent. Generally speaking all hands Stoutly declined to come and vote, but when I pointed out that they could not possibly be expected to walk such an auspicions occasion, but that I had a motor car waiting outside, they softened and cane along to their fate. My {friend had' placed some boxes of cigars in the Гаг and these I doled out to my victims Lin order that
they might be in the proper frame oi mind when they came to grapple. with their civic task.
Towards the end of the day the agent found that four stalwaris [ had not turned up. I was despatch-| |ed_in-my-ear-to-a-remota alum to try and find them. I succeeded in catching three, but could not find the fourth. I noticed
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man standing in front of his.
door and apparently enjoying a quiet spit so I asked him if he
· [ had voted.” He replied somewhat | sourly that he had not and that his lot had not sent a car for him. 1 asked him to come along, got him into the car and doled on!. the cigars. I had noticed during the day that all my victims were much interested in stories about China, so I told this little lot of four all I knew about alligator Eshing in the hinterland of Tai Po and deposited them at the door of the polling booth. Thel agent came up to me in a great state of excitement and told me that I had brought up a wrong THED. I told him not to worry and that all was well. When the four bad completed their task
ushered then inte the car to take them home and the wrong man whispered to me.
"I've woted for your man, my lot hadn't the degency to send a car for me".
I think we can say with some truth, that the man who owns
Before Captain Basil Tarlour, the motor car is the man who B.S., this morning at the Marinel the poll.
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The suggested debasement nii our silver coinage is a reminder that at one time the sovereign was worth exactly a Tower pound of silver: bence the term "pound passenters in excess of the mum. sterling." That was in the time her allowed by his licence, in of William 1. but progressive | Hongkong, on March 31st. debasements of the soresvign by i Mr. J. H. Gardiner appeared successive monarchs ultimately for the defendant, who pleaded so lowered the silver value of the guilty.
an ounce.
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make
have not
out
sugges-
Court, the master of the Sui Yick was prosecuted for carrying on tu make. Why 10:
voling attractive? The Committee of the Constitutional Reform As ociation -hould petition Hi- Excellencs the fiovernor and puins out that the electors of Hongkong evince the greatest
the Repulse Bay Hotel. Cars would be provided by the. candidatesand light refreshments and stimulants would be provided Counteract the brain fag of hnding out how one had to vote.
I believe, Sir, if this werent done we should
such A
coin that ultimately it required P.C. Butcher said that on the day 3.3 sovereigns to purchase a Try in question he stopped defendant's reluctance in carrying out their pound of silver, and the difference ship just inside Fotamun.outward fic duties and that in future between a Tower-pound and laund. He. Harded her antall elections should be heldi
Troy pound is only a fracties of counted the pa-denzers. There Originally, too, 24°) were 241 on the lower deck, but he silver pennies were the equivalent did not count the passengers on of a pound, and that explains the the upperdeck. She was licenced pennyweight." which 34 the Porary on the lower deck. 157 and 140th part ora Troy pound, We cabin B; as well as upper deck still keep the terms "pound sterl-|93, and,crew 44. The total was ing" and "pennyweight," but the 235. Rovereign is no longer worth a Mr. Gardiner pleaded, that the quickening of the civic sense. pound of silver and the penng-default was hot wilful. The that at the first election held at weight has no connection with owner's representatives only the Repulse Bay Hotel there the weight of a penny.
received payment for passages for would be not one single absentes.
I enclose my card, and sm
Yours etc. -
CIVIC SENSE. Hongkong, April 14, 1920.
191 passengers.
The rest must have been stowaways.
The defendant was fined $200.
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This year the Royal Astron- omical Society's gold medal, the blue riband of the professional | astronomer, is not to be awarde]. and there is much curiosity to know the reason why. The pro cedure is for the council to select cruel situation. which more the medallist at their December consistent souls may find difficult meeting, confirm the selection at to appreciate. Their trade organ
Germany, but they don't think we can do without German wines
see
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Following will represent the
when the award was not made it the place of which can never be Club against Craigengower on was explained that the January taken by anything on earth. Aoy Saturday next 17th instant on the meeting had failed to confirm the of us, who remember the hallow- Club ground at 2.15 p.m.-E. J. ebo co-made-at-the-previous ed rhoment when rs: they R. Mitchell (Capt.) C. Blaker, R. meeting; but beyond the bare tasted Stemberg Cabinst 1893; or A. Brand, E. W. Day, R. A. Green, statement that no award will be Graacher Himmelreich Auslese P. Jacks, P. G. de Paravicioi, A.
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