A RECIPE FOR
HAPPINESS:
MUSIC
LOVE
AND
GOOD EYESIGHT.
Lasarus can baly you with, the latter.
LAZARUS
A QURKEY ZOAB ÖKSTRAL
The snip Beroperas. Cydrado na tha Chiney.
THE SHARE
The
Hongkong Telegraph
FOUNDED 1881
九一 六拜禮
正英港香
SATURDAY
Xa 1133
BOOM.
"Gambling Pure and Simple."
RECKLESS FORWARD DEALS.
("Telegraph" Special)-
OVER FOUR MILLION DOLLARS.
to
FATAL MOTOR
COLLISION.
CAR DRIVER" WANTED.”
"
JANUARY
19,*
1924,
PH
BELILIOS PUBLIC
SCHOOL.
THE PRIZE DISTRIBUTION.
OBITUARY.
+F
DEATH OF MR. GEORGE BANKER
all who
મં
KISALE: COFT 10 ETA
Heet Miles Per Dollar
detiesa ansat in the individualy the organization engaged, in jany, service, that untills creative
THE FIRESTONE GUM"DIPPED ¡CORD, is the outcome of years of "application and effort.
}} With faith in their ability'to attain a still higher degree of perfection. In tyre construction, the builders
of FIRESTONE CORDS have laboured arduously from the first and have sock their ellurts crowned with unqualified SDCCES
THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD,
THE PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE
PLAIN SPEAKING ABOUT FRANCE.
CONSERVATIVE PLEA FOR THE DOMINIONS.
(Reuter's Service.)
Many residents will bear with A warrant is now out for the! This morning, the annual is- arrest of the driver of a private tribution "of prizes to geholars deep regret of the death, which car, who, after a collision in of the Relilins Public School took place at his residence in which one man was killed, drove took place. The function was Kowloon this morning, of Mr. off without rendering any assist-held, by kind permission of the George Banker, head of Messrs.
London, January 18. - ance to the injured.
Headmaster, at Queen's College. Banker and Company, at the age
gave away the of 55 years. The deceased had Thomas declared that a situation was being created in Central Continuing his speech in the House of Commons, Mr. 3.-E. It is stated that the driver of a Lady Stubbs
only been ill for a few weeks. motor lorry, whilst proceeding awards,
The late Mr. Banker, who had Europe necessitating expenditure on our own-defence. No party along the main Castle Peak Road" ANNUAL REPORT.
resided in the Colony for many as entitled to claim a party advantage out of any danger to the yesterday afternoon, was over-
The Headmistress (Miss C. years, came here from Shanghai nation Ministerialists had asked how Labour was going to desi The first fortnight of 1924 will that "the Ordinance (Keswick taken by a motor which had Clarke), in her annual report. He was a pioneer in West River with France and by implication had suggested that it would be by long be remembered here as Ordinance) in any case has not come up without any warning. stated-
motor-ship transportation, his war. But it was not real friendship to pretend that all was well- witnessing an unprecedented justified itself." So the position either by the sounding of the horn
School days this year hare Company owning several such when it was not No nation had paid a greater tribute to another boom in the share market. It is today is that one and all are free or otherwise, so that the lorry numbered 174; the average daily craft. He was a prominent member nation than we did to France but that did not mean that if we be nafe to say that never before was to make share contract notes driver was made aware of the fact attendance was 354. As there of St. Andrew's Church, having God forbid that any word of his should be construed as meaning that Lieved France to be heading towards disaster.we ought not to say so. so much excitement seen in fee without the insertion of the share only when a collision occurred.js one class less than been Treasurer for several years. Labour was anxious to break with France or to talk about war, but House Street, that never before numbers. Such notes are stamped The lorry was hit on its right side
1920 the percentage of of a quiet, kindly, Christian and there been such reckless according to the value of the and the impact shot it over the attendances is about the same disposition, he will be greatly it was not surprising that France had not believed the Government buying and selling of "shares," transaction and they are, ap-embankment into a field. A coolic There have been several changes missed by
sitting on the lorry was killed. on the staff: those who have left him. He feares a widow and policy. save perhaps during the heightparently, binding in law.
Enew and had treated them with contempt in view of their vacillating
of the rubber hoom in 1999. It
and the driver received a number include Mrs. Upsdell and Mrs. three
Mr. Thomas described Mr. Asquith's speech of the day before of bruises. The car, which at the Garrod, to both of whom we are whom
young children, for is not nur purpose here to speak
much "symathy
as one of the greatest of his life. He declared that the statements will of the great appreciation in the
time was filled with passengers, most grateful for their work in be felt. The funeral takes place that the first steps of the Labour Government would be to corrupt price of some of the stocks If anyone should doubt that drove on, its driver, paying no the examination classes Mrs. to-morrow afternoon, passing the the army, navy and police, abolish marriage and introduce free handled, or to argue whether that there has been a tremendous attention to what had occurred.
Adams joined the staff in Jan-Monument at 4.30 p.m.
love were rubbish. Decent men and women of all classes were appreciation was justified or not. amount of gambling during the
The number of the car has, uary, to teach Mathematics:
The Labour party had A special memorial service is anxious to remedy social conditions. We are not concerned at the past fortnight, we can soon con- however, since been ascertained Miss Munro and Miss Brennan to be held at St. Andrew's Church graduated in the hardest school; it would make mis akae but the ment with the merits or demerits vince him by reason of the fact and the car traced. It was found have also been appointed. During to-morrow evening at 6 o'clock, experience and responsibility of Government would be good for of the boom-we leave that for that we have ascertained from to belong to a Chinese, living at the year, four Chinese mis- in which the Bishop of the Diathers and despite those difficulties, they would work with s others more in the know. But we the Stamp Office the information | Taikoktsui. The driver has, tresses resigned. The year 1923 ceso will take part.
single desire to make the country worthy of the citizens who do think that the actual stalet that during the first 15 days of however, absconded, and a war has been a peaceful year, with
showed patriotism at the time of its greatest trial. things which existed in fre January the income
the rant is now out for his arrest, as little to disturb the even tenour House Street, the "buying" and Treasury from the sale of stamps stated above.
Mr. Chamberlain's Reply.. of our way. Luckily, ** selling "* 4% [ thousands ofon share contract nores alone was The accident occurred near typhoon did not damage the shares which never had ex-ino less than $14.936. For the Shui Pui village at one o'clock in buildings much, and we were istence, the enormous deals made whole of December the income the afternoon.
able tc begin work after by some men who at no time from the same source was $5,505|
the holiday without Any had the sums for which they made and the average monthly income)
delay. The daily round has been: themselves reponsible, calls for for the past year was between
enlivened twice by visits to the comment, and seridus comment $6,000 and $5.000. For the first CRIMINAL SESSIONS. at that. It was commonplace to half of January the income was hear deals involving the buging nearly $15.000, or
BIG LIST FOR TO-MORROW. or selling of 1,000 shares, 5,000 hetven she and seven times the and even 1000 shares: to hearworm! Butr. Owing to the fact that brokers had been operating that stamp duties on share con- in' parcels out of all proportion tract notes are on a sliding scale, to the number of shares that and that a stamp of one value could possibly have been avail will cover very widely differing able. There was gambling pure transactions, it is impossible to) and simple on quotations only give even an approximate figure! with never the prospect of strip regarding the aggregate of the or the desire for it, or the ability share transactions on which the unlawful possession of ammunt five distinctions, one in English,!
It was stated that most of the them to be carried out. "The proposals were in the nature of normal gesture and the direction in which that gesture was made might to pay for it. Men simply stood above $14.936 has been paid.
¡ion. tw of robbery, one of history, needlework, and two in stolen property was in the affect very seriously the future attitude of the Dominions towards to gain or lose on the margin of But, by taking the very rainimum
assault, one of wounding with Chinese. It is the first possession of the first accused Britain. When in a generation or two hence the Dordinions were difference between the price at figures inthe scale, it is certain with menaces, one of bribery of a
intent. one of demanding monestine which they contracted to buy and that the transactions involved public servant, one
among the greatest nations of the earth the action of the British tinction in history and the Wongmeichong Gap Station. Government to-day might determine the valve the Dominions would the price at which they contracted represent a sum of at least)
Chinese. One at least of theThe second accused was then be to the Empire and the help they would be to the people of Britain to sell or na Cetsa, There were $4,581,502. The cure
The and one under the Deportationmatriculated hopes to work as accompanying the first might
(Cheers). doubtless very
hearing was remanded by his many Kantine very easily be twice as high, or
the University for a degree in transactions, bat, for the main even three times as high, because
medicine. The health of the school Worship until Thursday. part, speculation was as irresponthere is no possible means of cal-
has been good. Dr. Esler kindly sible as it was rife. And we have culation whereby to compute a CANTON RICE STRIKE. came to hold a medical inspection no hesitation in saying that it was feurately from the amount of duty) moraly bud
THE "KESWICK
ORDINANCES
J
the
Coronet Theatre, to see Rubin
Hood" and "Orphans of the
ALLEGED HIGHWAY
ROBBERY.
TWO MEN CHARGED.
.
Mr. Neville Chamberlain said that the Government had plainly told France that they would not answer for a continuance of friend- ly relations if she continued to occupy the Ruhr. All desired to avoid war, but it might come to the point when the nation had to choose whether it would carry out its views forcibly or take the other alternative. Mr. Thomas was opposed to war under any cir cumstances and it did not lay with Mr. Thomas to accuse the Divisional Inspector C. Aris Government of not taking action which would inevitably have led Storm." The usual examinations charged two Chinese, before Mr. to war. He begged the Labour Party not hastily to dismiss the have taken place. A test in Wood at the Felice Court Imperial preference proposals our of any pedantic theory. He em English was given throughout the this morning, with highway bphasised enormous importance of Dominion trade, instancing The Januars Criminal Sessions. Vernacular Classes this proved bery, two counts were preferred bow prefetese had stimulated freds with Australia. He hoped the which open at the Supreme Court of great value in fixing & standard against the accused, one of which Labour Government would treat the proposals with all the sym- to-morrow. contains a list of no to be reached by each division in in respect of the holding up pathy possible. He predicted that the Labour Party would find it the trial of 21 persons. fewer than 15 cases, involving English In the Locals, the two Chinese females at Stanley impossible to abolish all food taxes and if they could be satisfied There are for cases of unlaw. school has three Matriculations and relieving them of jewellery that the proposals were expedient they might well, without depart- ful possession of arms, two of our first-three passes in Senior and other property of the totaling from their principles, re-arrange the food duties so as to enable
value of $104.03. and eleven passes in Junior, with
paid. But at the very least, over four-and-a-half million dollars! worth of shares were brought and sold in 16 days a figure out of alli
Ordinane".
!
of stealing
"FATSHANS" CARGO
RETURNS.
The rice workers' strike in
we
have had
when he was arrested, outside
dis-
A Faded Pink Flag.
Mr. Neville Chamberlain çommended to the Liberals the letter of Mr. Churchill, declaring that a Socialist Government would be a national misfortune. He said the Red Flag appeared to resemble a in June: about 131
of those ex- HONGKONG IMPORTS. (chameleon, changing its shade according to its environment. If mined needed treatment by an
they always had speeches like that of Mr. Thomas he would call it Corulist. la November. Mrs.
unly a very faded pink. (Laughter). But a powerful section of Hickling came to the school caj
the Labour Party, which made up in vociferousness what it lacked vaccinate. The Nursing Division
in respect for the rules of the House, was determined to exercise powerful influence on the fortunes of the party. theiped, the work was done quick-
The fortnightly Price Current A prominent member of this section had recently declar-
BETTER PIECE GOODS BUSINESS
That wild speculation on pro-proportion to the legitimate buy- hable forwid prices is undesiring and selling of existing strares. able has been recognised by Just how much of the business Canton us become more serious and thoroughly, and in two the world and laws have been much on a forward basis we dol prevented the discharge uf about!cinated. The Nursing Division the Hongkong General Chamber the Labour movement did not menace vested interests,-(Loud Governments in many parts of was done on a cash basis and how! It is stated that the workers baraj afternoons 355 girls were vac and Market Report, published by ed that it would be political madness to leave the impression that
Was invited tu mee: Colonel
passed designed to prohibit any not know, but it is common talk 2,000 bags of rice from the Palmer, C.P.E., Knight of Grace of Commerce, states:-
thing but genuine transactions that the March Settlement will be Fatshan and that these have had of the Order of St. John of cotton goods. During the Mr. Chamberlain said the Imperial preference proposals did not
ment of Hongkong thought it un- desirable in 1891 when it passed
CHINESE SPECULATORS.
•
A Maiden Speech.
Labour cheers)-and it would be a betrayal of those who voted for Cotton piece goods and fancy them unless they destroyed Liberalism. relating to actual serip. Some of one of the heaviest on record, and to be returned to Hongkong.
The price of rice in Canton has ferusalem, at a party at Mr.interval our market has improved affect the question of unemployment now but would profoundly the most important Stock Ex.it will be surprising if there are
Ho Kwong's country house, and changes have discountenanced not one or two failures to honour risen from $5 to $11 per picul. an enjoyable afternoon was spent and a considerable business has affect trade and employment in Britain in the future, and perhaps at forward gambling. The Govern-the contracts signed.
whilst the merchants, fearing December 18 saw the thirtieth been done in grey and white no very distant future. (Cheers). confiscation, have removed large anniversary of the school: the shirtings and fanes goods at stock to foreign godowns.
old building was opened in 1893, enhanced rates. At the close local
The Duchess of Atholl in a mailen speech, supported the Gov- an Ordinance, which later be- The number of men operating
while the new building was added valnes are firm and in some cases came known as the "Keswick as brokers just now is very con-
in 1913. I should like to think advancing. Manchester reports a ernment's proposals to develop juvenile unemployment centres, to Ordinance" after the name siderably increased to what it was
that the girls who have been at strong market. Clearances are protect children born out of wedlock, to amend the law relating to maintenance and separation orders and to call an agricultural con- of its sponsor, which made even a year ago. The accredited have
onser Belilios look back on their school fairly satisfactory.
Cotton yarn. Since our last ference. She declared that if those Liberals who were elected with any share contract note null and members of the Hongkong Stock but probably got fairly days as a time of happiness and void for all purposes whatsoever Exchange and the Hongkong early
report there has been a certain the help of Conservative votes were true to their election pledges in the broni. The of good companionship as unless the distinguishing numbers Sharebrokers Association are majority of the obligations will well of hard work and amount of enquiry, but only they would save their party the odium of turning out the Govaru-
a small business has result-meat. of the shares were stated on the doubtless well able to meet all will probably be me!. But thejone's hope is that, apart from ed. Prices, however, remained Mr. George Lambert emphasised the necessity for continuity in contract. In the preamble to that obligations they incur even point we wish to stress is that the actual knowledge learnt,
are-foreign affairs. He would vote for the amendment without Ordinance it was stated that "itthough they act to a large extent gambling on share prices is not a they bave gained self-control, unchanged. Quotations
No. 10s. $220/245. No. 12s. enthusiasm, reserving his liberty of judgment.
The debate was adjourned till Monday.
Anti-Socialist Amendment.
*
bough: a: the
1J
but
25.4
[$230/245. No. 168. $240/250.
Sales
quiet and although home prices have dropped there has been no response from this side. Spot! prices &TO steady but little business is reported.
Flour Market Report.Stock :|
"M. POINCARE ON FRENCH AIMS.
is expedient to make provision as jobbers. But there are many very wholesome employment of unselfishness, and strength to take for the prevention of contracte for young men engaged in broking money, it is absolutely non-pro- with calm, pluck!, and cheerful- No. 20s. $225/235. Arrivals the sale and purchase of shures and jobbing on their own account ductive and has its inevitableness; all that comes in life. In
700 bales. Shipments nil. and stock in joint stock com- who are not attached to any ex-effect on prices.
conclusion, I beg to thank those 700 bales. Unsold 10.000 bales, In connection with Mr. Winston Churchill's letter it is note panies of which the sellers are change or association and who
to whom we are indebted: first, Bargains 2.500 bales. A CHECK NEEDED.
worthy that a parliamentary industrial group has given notice of an not possessed or over which they stand to lose little or anything by
Lady Stubbs, for her kindness in
Woollens.-The market is very amendment to the Address, saying, that as an overwhelming major- have no control." The Ordinance a default. Ice House Street We confess that it is very coming here to-day to give away was designed to prevent anything during the "rash" hours of the difficult indeed to suggest, a the prizes; the Head Master of quiet, as is usual at this time of ity of members were returned definitely pledged against Socialism,
the year.
it would be a violation of the expressed will of the electorate to bat the buying and selling of recent boom presented very remedy for this public gambling. Queen's College, for allowing as
Raw Cotton. No sales to re-place in power a Government which manifestly cannot on its owi actual shares, but, unfortunately, eloquent evidence of the irrespon. It could only be brought to have this hall; and all the it did not succeed in achieving sibility of many of its habitues, about by enactment or by subscribers to the Prize Fund. port and prices are unchanged., declared policy effectively carry on the Administration.
Metals Market continues its object. The Government con- Regarding clients, it is safe to determination on the part of And I ask the staff to accept my fessed that the Ordinance had presume that the bulk of those accredited brokers to deal only most grateful thanks for all they been a failure when it repealed it engaged in speculation are in scrip and with no outside have done and are doing, for the by the Stamp Ordinance of 1921. Chinese. There is a lot of money jobbers. Legislation, as designed school.
HOW GERMAN LOAN SHOULD BE APPLIED. At the time this latter Ordinance in the Colony from Kwangtung. before, failed and, unless it were was introduced, the Government owing to the disturbed state of of a particularlystringent charac-
Paris, January 18. was seeking to raise more revenue things there, and, so is well ter, it would fail again. But we VAN GOGH PICTURES FÓR THE
500,000. Market: Dull Quot After M. Foincare had lengthily reviewed France's foreigo from stamp duties, and it made known, the Chinese love cido suggest to the Goverment all share
contract notes gamble if they love anything, that it ought seriously to take
It is announced that two ations:-American Patent, $3.60 Policy, the Chamber passed a vote of confidence in the Government Hable to the payment
of The Chinese merchant clase has note of the past fortnight's hap pictures by Vincent van Gogh per sack: American Straight, by 415 to 151. In the course of a statement M. Poincare said France. stamp duties. In defending the had rather e poor year for penings and ponder whether some have been purchased for. the $2.85 per sack; American Cut off, rightly rejected the frequent British proposals for a revision of the repeal of the "Keswick Ordin- business, and, because of check to this indiscriminate National Gallery (Modern For-$2.90 per sack; Australian No.1, German debt, which was not accompanied by any offer of compen Lance" the Government stated it political conditions, have not a speculation cannot be imposed. eign Section) from the exhibi-$2.90.
does not seem reasonable to great deal of money tied up in It is not good for the Colony's tige of the artist's work at the bollect, under ons Ordinance, duty goods, with the result that commercial well-being, and it Leicester Galleries, Leicester- Con instruments which are made they have liquid cash avail- allows one of our streets, in the square. The paintings selected are “void by another Ordinance," and able with which they are very ce. Are of the city, to become two of his best-know canvases~- Mttle later in the Objects and content to gamble. The mart of gambling auctions "The Postman, Arles," and "The Reasons - (from " which the list average European who takes « Commercially and morally it in quotation is taken) it is stated rink on share speculations mighti bad.
NATION.
Yellow Chair," both painted in 1888.
TO-DAY.
Closing Exchange 28. 4. 1/16. Lighting Up-Time 6.02 p.m.
sation in respect of France's debts to her. Referring to the maans to apply the possible recommendations of the experts committee M. Poincare suggested that reparations payments might be obtained by Inter Allied companies. France was willing to agree to a portion of the prospective German loan being devoted to restoration of Ger- man finances, but the bulk must be handed over at reparations.
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