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ANDERSON'S
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPHA
THE CHIT SYSTEM.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1923.
luctant to take, a drink when late for ope particular section of see that the man has to produce the community and not for an- the money for it out of his own other is distinctly unjust. No- (Cồntiane from Page 24
pocket, but the other hand if thing that has been said or may see a persen signing for it it be said can controvert,that. The thly wish gn, this questi n. 1, as a leaves me cold. When one hears argument you used. Sir, as to the American phrase large profit on drinks, would be "matter of pescaut quinton, open the favourite
"MayBuy you a drink" that puts equally true, and is true, of any jao vote agjjust t
it at once in a cold cash basis, club in the Colony. The credi which makes one" inclined to say sysler has existed as long as the His Excelloney the tymore." In the other, gase where Cadeny has existed and it will not The matter, as the hêu, moter of you go into, a club, call the boy be abolished by any piece of The motion has saul,
hed sign a chit there is no such legislation such as this, You can- internal tapogeneral of the bord de ding of modesty,
a
that
E the Goveror.
บ
hotels. It is mainly on the road that it is a descrimination between the man if, the street and the members of clubs that, even f 1 were. Ent a member of the
not make men moral either by and its clients, and Fersidey that, "The Liberty of the Subject.law or the enactment of Hong- kong Ordinances, neither will you in in which two „ệp niets I started life in the East rather make them give up signing chita. are bessible. tothink that we de later than Mr. Fletcher and call-The Chinese shops offer a much not wish to go beyond the general pat say, that I was ever in the View of the coquangnity and is unfortunate financial, position, he larger crest than enn be obtained for ask very, Sibeniher of the referred to, but I have hal a good 14 hung! To tube, in gevorgaben anhydeal to do with young men in the his own proper julge in the puble service, and 1 have seen Impacted; but I should ligestes détaią į muny joog man go wrong be
the exam.il for a few minutes in cause of the chin system. I think Board of Directors. I would pre- of that eva if a man is not spending test against this piece of diseri- Les pro Sing any personal views.
what ligger indem in such undrinking, too much it is extreme minating desistation. It does dis-
jolasald be. Tam nesly satisfactory; në should be in-
can' wander into an hotel and can we were starting with the habit of running a hills with criminate between the man who what his position obtain credit if the hotel company | char tiehl 1 "should have proposed knowing
it is a matter for him give it to him and the mas such a classò ind The law in the should be.
To know more or less bow.he
whe wanders into an adjacent Belauge is there, herainly has stands, and 1, think the general club and can sign for drinks to Glone aut harm 1 jave i sense ed
nextension of credit for anything as anunt until the club says with: poderes, and listen 1, with sisid, and more especially is it may open mind to hear any shadow bad in the case of drink. The of analon put forward fit repleton. Mr. Bolynak informs us that jin, My eye falls on the vengärde fine. Hongkong Hotel rigidly rus- Me, Sidselig (I wasner rying riets its erit in the case of the to point a day the argsient-younger members, of * firms here. For Mr. Pats -11 Jind Mr. Pokut he does unt, I think, conceive we very bed indeed at require that that does not help his argu- the support
mast. If it interference with the Bherty of the abject to ask taipan to pay cash, is it" not squally interference with the
herty of the subjects to restrict Hos. Mr. Lank. Hoh, Mr. Lowe, the employee's refit to $25.00 Hoh. 31, Kotwall and the Hon. And what happens when the en-Mr. Ch ployed has reached the limit of
Against: His " Excellency" the his edit? He wither goes with Governor, the Colonial Secretary, oat drink of ghas in pay for it. If the Attorney General, the Colonial | he pays cash for why camiot Treasurer, the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, the Director of Education and the Director of
-
at
is éredit is exhausted and can
longer he allowed.
Hon. Mr. A. R. Lowe: 1 hap- to be a Diretor of the Hong- kong Hotel.
The motion was then put to the vote and His Excellenby, declared
Inst.
The Hon. Mr. Pollock demanded names and there voted:
For Mr. Pollock's motion: Hon. Mr. Pollock, Hon. Mr. Holyoak,
Public Works.
This Colegy te Molp them Sufeiture" Mr. Belyek M. "Thotweit, who was iemesting in at the mendent. I take lease to subscribe to the waise Shewan. We have not had somleaned of real argument. You talk about incompegi mem What is the inconvenieë in currying abort ca” certain number of poles on the pas cash all along instead of stain sust winde grad prevbarsly running up a debt.
We all had to do it in hare, glanced through the solici England, sufijt in mingh-mogh, in flor's letters which appear in Han-
His Excellency the Governor: I pesagentend to do it then herause sard in 1917 to find good reasons should like, if I may, to take this for their objection to the taking opportunity of saying that if the į them are, od laier denominate ad
of cash. All can find by soon. Mr. Holyoak will make-uny A recible Picture...suggestion that is difficult suggestions which will remove the Mr. Hopak jointed a erd control their servants. "We would inconvenience which the Hotel picture of a gentloan, whs "was point out that not only will our complains of while at the same; vin a faty prxious to going to clients' ruvenne considerably de-time not opening the door too wide. that and fouls himself acreage but their expenses will be to the extension of the chit sys- erinal brease be has graded much greater owing to the necesem. P shall be very happy to dis
pay higher ass the matter with him." from day diffing roman to the bangsity, first, of having
Hon. Mr. Holyoak: "I am quité, wală desigë. 14 drink beamly wit, salaries to all sersants employed. 16% coffee I suggest to this the Hotel who, under the pro-sure. Sir, the Hotel has no desire the Proposed Bill to evade the law and it asks for member that time is an alternatis would be the position the support of the Council in their
e nurse, between ghaying in the ming
vision
iron, auit the lounge, and the receiving wish paymest, and attempts not to do so...
secondly going to having to
H. Mr. Lowe: Sir, May 1 That he can take the brandy obtain guarantees as to the inte under rule 32, give notice of my gets or such servants". Well, intention to lay upon the table a to the long without paying for if gentlemen, we are used to seeing statement of the grounds of my
In his ruiffe, from the dining room
We do exactly the same in England,
many ee parte statements made assent at the next Council meet- in lawyers letters, but I confess ing.
1 do muy buena of quy hotel in any part of the world, except sperlap have seldoni seen a document His Excellency the Governor: "Hongkong, which would accepį which contained such an absolute-Will you, if possible, supply it to chitis, payment from persons wholiy idiotic statement as that. Are the Clerk of Councils before the
The Chinese, I may ask, a less rest Council meeting. Lage not resident in ing hotel Jenfis flute signed its my honest race than any other in the in Eastern" fpitels but that was he world? The servants take cash exter I laul, forgotten to bring my already and all the law requiries wines with me. The uglinen thai hat they should take a te
indre cash. wh
are prevenged from dringing in ludes will drink" more
1/2
The Financial Argument.
than is good for them in the Cluberi Then there is analer point.
practice of the signing of chits
BANDITS CAPTIVE Fr. Malotto Released.
Hankow, Sept. 6.-Father. Ma- tto (who has been held captive
is not a sound one. Ma Shewan have been advancing this argu-ly bandits for two months) has again saye
The argument thất à met da moral grounds, but there been released. The conditions are person will have hotels and go ofis the financial argument. If the at present unknown.-Beater...
laris for drink i al Men whos föl quenf the bars of hotel the not the men who belong to the chain as all.** If that is th persides who are affected ar
is encouraged your drinks will cost you more or the prices will ot be reduced as they should. It ipfectly obvious that when drinks are, signed for largely and
the members of clubs, and even if widely, up to the figure of $25
To
CHINA NEEDS DICTATOR.
Pekin is Prej csterous Parjament.
London, Sept. 6-The Times | the they was a current loam, which juniors and up to any figure Peking correspondent reviwing the M2. Shewan says he thinks it 1 by other people, there must be a situation in China, concludes that joea. I think a club may be trusted fairly considerable amount of bad there is little hope of improvement see that its members, do "noridebis. Do you shippose, gentle-until some leader appears as a halitulilly imbibe on tun men, the Hongkong Hotel hear dictator and dissolves the present || goal for them.
those bad debts? It does not prepisterous remnant of Karna Ya and land the oule who payment and cogvenes another. It is Average Man Drinks Too Much, or cash their chits pay for generally believed that some such . 1.question, with all respect tot in higher prices. Even if they development is inevitable soon.- the Iirectors of the Hotel Comare har debis the Hotel is not out Reuter.
pany
whether the Hotel has quite of this money for any appreciable. the same interest in this matter length of time for a month at as a club, and 1 cannot avoid least, and there is the Tony of
WHAT IS EYESTRAIN?
feeling that the reason why the interest on the money hat to be etes. When objects we look at do
The eye has certain tiny mu Hotel is anxious for the repeal
made up. And how is it made not come up to a sharp focus in of this Ordnance is because they up? It is made up from our eye, these musulas exert think that people will drink more pockets. Both economically and theinselves unduly and enable usi if they can sign chits than if they morally the system is usound and to see clearly in spite of the de- have to pay cash. Personally, I trust gentlemen, to carry you feet. These muscles, tire, itd am absolutely certain that that is with me.
relax causing the objects Inok dat The ease. I confess I should like] Hon. Mr. Pollock: I have a to become blurred and indistinet.. to see the chit system absolutely right to reply, but I would ask Upon closing the eyes for a few abolished. I should like to say that your Excellency to allow the Hon. seconds the muscles become mière: agree with Sir Henry May that rr. folyoak to reply instead. or less rested and objects are the policy is altogether thoroughly His Excellency the Governor: clear again for a brief period. bad. As honourable members are Certainly.
Properly fitted glasses correct eyestrain, whether caused by
aware 1 am not a teetotaller, and Hon. Mr. Holyoak? The main
I do not wish to persuade others 10 point of my argument, Sir, was astigmatism or age. The Hong- be. I do not hesitate to say that referred to in the first argument Clark & Co., manufacturing and kong Optical Co., successors to I think the average man drinks I advanced, that this Ordinance is refracting opticians, 53, "Queen's great deal more than he really unjust in the sense that it dis-Road Central, have the equipment needs, and he would certainly tinctly penalises one section of to fit your glasses properly. drink lons" if he had on cach the community against the rest, ocession when he was standing am entirely with you that if the drinks at the club or bar to pro-chit system as a whole could be duce cash. My own feeling is abolished it would be a good that I always feel somewhat re-thing for the Colony, but to legis-
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