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A SOCIALIST FRAUD.
COAL PROBLEM, THE PREMIER'S EARLY
ACTION. -
Rugby, March 11, In the House of Commons, Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, Labour Leader," asked the Premier whether he had any communication to make as to how he proposed to deal with the
by installing
NONSENSE ABOUT in other directions; and as time "PYRENE" Rire
A BLEMISH MAY BE REMOVED
CAPITALISM. goes on wo have no doubt that FROM A DIAMOND BY CAREFUL Extinguisher.
fresh lessons will be learned. So POLISHING, BUT EVIL WORDS
"John Blunt," writes as fol- "PYRENE" will
CANNOT BE low to the Daily Mails kill fire without far from Hongkong being a thorn ONCE SPOKEN
EFFACED Confucius.
Soolalist orators and writers damago to. thefin the side of the Chinese in
know very well that to denounce engine, woodwork adjacent territory, it is a source | The weather forecast up to noon the "Capitalist system" is a sure or upholstery of hope and inspiration and help to-morrow is-E winds, fresh, way of gaining the cheap ap-
plause and approval of ignorant Coal Commission's Report. Water spronds to many who are beginning to moderating; fine to cloudy.
people. And therefore, of course, The Premier replied: "No, but 1 petrol fire; sand is
foel the beneficial results of
Stan Hill's football cartoon, they go on denouncing it, al- have asked the members of the inefficient and will
an appearing to-morrow, will deal though they are perfectly well Cabinet to examine the report with put the engine out the
presence. "of
aware that capitalism, whatever the greatest care and sense of re- of action.
administration which treats the with the Club 7. Tamar match.
its faults may be, at any rate sponsibility, with a view to arriving, "PYRENE" Ex-Chinese fairly, assures them The Empress of Australia," worke "whereas Socialism and after study, at definite conclusions tinguisher is small justice and seeks by all the moans which left Hongkong on the 19th Communism, however ideal they with regard to the numerous ques- in size, light in in its power to better their February, arrived at Vancouver may sound, simply don't "work" tions in which Government action is
on the 10th instant.
Russia exporimonted with the involved. I very much hope that weight and easy to conditions of life. What Elong
idea of abolishing capitalism. all the partion concerned will study handle.
kong undor British rule, has
Suffering from injuries caused She depreciated her currency the report and weigh the evidence "PYRENE" doos
meant for South China will never by being knocked down by a until it was worthless, she re- and conclusions, and avoid commit
in Shanghai pudiated all hor debts, and for-inent" public racksha not deteriorate and
Lator, it was announced that three is always roady be computed. It is in no sonse of Street, a Chinese boy has boon bade all private trading.
boastfulness or pride that wd pon sent to the Kwong Wah Hospital.. And what has been the result? of the Mineowners' representatives She has had to start a new our and three of the Miners' leaders these comments. We merely sook Koop a "PYR-
A Chinese female attempted to renoy, she is offering to acknow had been called to see the Fremier ENE" handy on to omphasise a point which is all
commit suicide by jumping into ledge her international obliga-this evening. The Executives of car and in garage.too often lost sight of, and, at the Bowrington Canal, but she was tions if only the hated, bourgeois both sides had spent the day in same time, to show that, far from rescued by some boat people who States will lead her money, she preparing their respective views. DI into Russia, and she has allowed apparently, neither side had looked MUSTARD & CO., LTD. seeking to injuro us. Canton's were in the vicinity and taken to is trying to lure capitalists back the Coat Commission's Report but,
hospital.
privato trading to recommence.. for this early summons to Downing Three cases of infectious dia-. In other words, she has gone Stroot-British Wireless.
some of her most case were reported to the Medi-back on cal Officer of Health on Wednes-cherished theories, because she day, one each of small-pox, diph has discovered not only that always talk as though capitalism necessary but that was a sort of shameful form of thoria and ontoric fover. All capital is
private wealth, but the rich peo- private capitalists are also neces-ple that capitalism produces are. were Chinoso,
Russie's experiment in themselves creators of wealth Socialist economics collapsed and employment: what they utterly, and she has bad to eat derive from the system of capl. humble pie before the very people talism is, of necessity, nothing she professes most to despise.
And yet our extreme Socialists compared to what they give to
the world. and servile Communists are still denouncing capitalism, because it makes a good rhetorical point, while their masters in Russia, are
for use.
HONGKONG)
Encorporated auder Gampailles Ordinracts 16-17, Connaught Road, Central
· The Telegraph.
FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1926.
CANTON AND HONGKONG,
leaders would be more profitably employed in striving to enhance the traditional friendship between the two places, so that the progress of the one may go hand in hand with that of the other.
Coal Commission's Report. Whilst it is doubtless possible to characterise the report of the Coal Commission as a most au- thoritive one, reflecting credit on its compilers, it is hard to sco
down
A student at the Hongkong University, résiding at Elliot Hall, has reported to the police that his Remington typewriter; and a sum of 660 in money have been stolen. The value of the typewritor is given as $100.
Sub-Lieut. K. R. Buckley has
sary,
to entice capital and capitalists doing everything in their power
Онк
oranks and Socialists
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All this talk of “doing away with capitalism is abeer fraud. It is on a par with saying that cutting his throat; for if you you will cure a man's illness by
enterprise and civilisation would vanish in chaos,
Our voluble friends should take
heart what has just been
to
financial arrangement with France:
We spoke yesterday of the where it has materially assisted been appointed to H.M.S. Des security which Chinose from the in solving the immediate problem patch, Sub-Lieut. E. S. D.. Fre-back into Russia. A comic were to do away with capitalism,
mantle to H.M.S. Hollyhock, situation. adjacent province can always that will be created by the with-Sub.-Lieut. E. J. S. James to
It is very easy to put a great count upon Hongkong when drawal of the subsidy on May 1st. H.M.S. Foxglove, Sub.-Lieut. F.deal of scorn into your voice, when you say "capitalism." but driven hore as the result of We think the Commission has E. J. Gilman to H.M.S. Gnat.
it would be very difficult to put happening Russia. At the Con- unrest in their territory, citing been wise in turning
The statement of accounts of anything into your mouth if the gress of the Communist Party of their readiness to come into the nationalisation-it is an unwork- the Hongkong Automobile Asso-word was successfully abolished, the U.S.S.R., the extremists have been defeated, capitalism has Colony in large numbers as proof|able scheme and the report also ciation for the year ended Decem-For: capitalism, however you been given another fillip, and, no bar 31at last shows that the year choose to interprot it, is merely doubt as a result frantic efforts many valuable started with a balance of $5,655.95 the machinery of civilisation, of the statement that they have contains very po shadow of animus against the suggestions as regards future and ended with 88,024,58, of which and without it trade would cease are to be made to come to some British, as some of the Canton manageindht of the mines and $7,000 is on fixed deposit. The and men would starve.
annual meeting is to be held at politicians would fain have the the organisation of the industry. the offices of Messrs. Jardine, world believe.
But it admits that the benefits of Matheson & Co., Ltd., at 5.15 To-day, let us touch upon an- these, if carried out, will not be m. on the 23rd instant. other aspect of the value of felt for years, whereas the problem
Mr. A. H. Hollingsworth, As- Hongkong to our Chinese neigh-which the country will be faced
with will come on May 1st when sistant Director of Public Works, bors. There was in the Canton the Government's subsidy ceases is leaving for Home on pension news of the South China Morning and the industry is again throws on April 3rd, boing accompanied Pust yesterday a paragraph to upon its own resources. Lunger by his wife and daughter. He hours are not favoured, inefficien- joined the Public Works Depart- the effect that an anti-smallpox ey of management is not found ment as an assistant engineer in
Mr. Bonney, the American Con- Christians are only allowed one campaign is now being conducted proved, and the only recommen- December, 1896; and during the in that city, no fewer than twelve dation made is that there should course of his career here be basul at Edinburgh speaking at a wife. This is called monotony.
wards. One can hardly imagine His numerous friends will wish that the miners will agree to this him health and happiness in his that if a Scotsman did not want without a struggle, and Labour retirement.
The Very Idea!
thousand people being vaccinat-be a revision of wages down-acted as Head of the Department. dinner told a story to illustrate
FIRST AID.
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USEFUL WORK AT TAUMATI,
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Mr. Edison once at a banquet
to give information "well, it was
of telegraphers made a one-word not gotten an that's all."
In the carriage of a railway speech: "Hello!" Many an orator train the only occupants were two in thousands of welcoming words has said no more, and his listeners Americans and a Scotsman. The
reversed the
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ed within a period of three days. That is an indication of the work which is being carried out by the talk in the Lobby already shows that it is ontirely out of favour. Municipality, but it is also a re-The weakness of the report is flection of the lessons taught that it does not provide or suggest
Scotsman had ↑ large basket afterward have which he guarded most carefully. speech of Mr. Edison, Canton by Hongkong, Here in any basis for the discussion of the problem which will arise
The Americans wanted to know
Startling. even sensational, this Colony, tremendous sums
when the subsidy terminates, and
what was in the basket and after
One money arg spent yourly on it is a very serious weakness.
a jazz band has been improved by health and Sanitary work The expression of a pious hope First aid was rendered by two asking the Scot three times were news from Great Britain.
the addition of pipers to it. The amongst the Chinese, but it has that, the employers and the em- members of the Yaumati Division at just told that there was
ployed will get together and solve of the St, John Ambulance As-mongoose in the basket.
"And what are you going to do drone and the wail of the bag... bden an uphill task for the this proposed reduction of wages socialion to a small boy who re
pipes now mingle with the blare Government to convince the question is as far as the Commis ceived injuries to his head after with a mongoose?"
"I am taking it to my brother of the saxophone in the produc- concordant sioners have gone, beyond saying having been knocked down by a
You see tion of sweet and people of the benefits of this that they still favour the prin- motor cycle, at the junction of who is ill in hospital. service. Fifteen or twenty years ciple of a national settlement, Temple Street and Public Square in his illness he sees rats of all sounds to excite the brains and sizes and colours, and this mon- fire the heels of dancers, That is bad enough or good enough ago, the Chinese of Hongkong, with district modifications, if Street on Tuesday evening.
necessary. The first five months The case was taken subsequent-goose is to catch the rats."" generally speaking, would on no of the subsidy cost the country ly to the Kwong Hospital for fur-
"But those rats are not real; news, according to the point of view, but the worst has yet to. account allow themselves to be over £12,000,000 and as there ther treatment.
they are only imaginary rats."
"I know," said the Scot, "and be told. The next thing probably vaccinated, but by persistent en-were then four more months to
mon will be that the musle of this this is only an imaginary
sweet combination "is on the air" deavour the authorities have the total cost cannot be ex- pocted to be lower than £20,000,-
goose."
to assist the squealers and other convincod the masses of the 1000-it may be much higher. If value
abominations in creating complete vaccination, until that is the differenca to be made! of
pandemonium. nowadays big campaigns are up (over £2,000,000 per month), the miners will fight hard to made carried out without the least somebody else help bear the difficulty. Now in turn, Canton burden. follows the example sot, and by degrees modern health methods are being introduced.
"It can be said with truth that much of Canton's
progress, municipally, results from the example set by this Colony. In matters of education, health, 'road construction, building and industrial enterprise, Canton has borrowed froely from Hongkong in ideas, and the result has been all to the good of the Chinoso. We are glad that this is so and would not have it otherwise, but the point to be stressed is that the officials and the peoplo of Canton owo us a debt, even though the the professional former and agitators profess to scorn us. There is still much room for further progress by Canton and
EXCHANGE RATES.
Rugby, March 11.
QUEEN'S THEATRE.
A FUNNY FILM.
il.
Writes n correspondent of a Home paper:-"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes I would not have believed it. But there it A screamingly funny farea is was right in front of me not far being screened at the Queen's from fashionable Kartnerstrasse, Theatre at present. Entitled the Fifth Avenue of Vienna: "Where Was it features Re- "Bier Klinik"! ginald Denny, a cinema star who, The owner of the place didn't by the way, used to tour the East call it a bar or a saloon or a drink with Eandman's companies before emporium. No it was a clinic,
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A Southern negro minister whe was given to the use of big words and complicated discourse was waited upon by the church com
mittee and told that his style of preaching was not all that could be desired.
"Don't I argify and spulify?"
"Yes, yo' done argify and putify, responded a member of the committee, "but yo' don't show wherein."
"To-days exchange rates are as he took to acting for the screen. I turn to my Oxford dictionary inquired the minister.
follow: Paris Brussels Amsterdam Berlin ..... Copenhagen Vienna Helsingfors
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The story is woven around the and read as the definition of .183.00
.107 plight of a young man on finding clinic "Method of teaching; or, .12.18.. himself on the eve of his marriage class so taught.".
Can't you imagine the good confronted with another young lady who claim that she is his Viennese burgher saying to his lawfully-wedded wife, naming the wife:
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date of the marriage. The young "Well see you later, Maw, I've man then sets out on a wild and got to go to the beer clinic this We have several cases hopless chase to establish where evening. he was on this particular date,of beer-to study." and endless complications of a
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most amusing character ensue. Some more school boy "how All'ends happily, of course. The lers":-Doctors now treat patience film is excellently set and is full with ultra violent rays. of fun and interest.
Choquers is a public-house near Other features of the pro-Wales. gramme are the Gaumont Graphic nowa reel and a Buster Brown Guinessis.
The Bret book in the Bible is
comedy which is sure to delight| The Navy la sometimes called the children.
the senile service..
Marriage Is like everything else, you've got to get used to it
From a newspaper report: "The gracious personality of this charming singer won for her. much praise and admiration." The two succeeding songs, "Glvs Me All of You" and "Kiss Mo Again," met with warm responses.
In view of the repeated changes Government in Franco, would if: not a tax on ex-ministers assist in stabilizing the franc7