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LIVING COSTS.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST
TRAMWAY CASE.
TWO
ROTHERS-ONE
TICKET.
A stipulation in connection with the issue of monthly tickets to tram-passengers, making transfer of such tickets illegal, the
gave rise to a prosecution taken out at 'the instance of Mr. A. Gillard, of the Hongkonk Tram- ways Company. The case was re-heard before Mr. R. E, Lindsell at
the Central Magistracy' to-day.
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pay altogether too big a proportion of his salary as rent before ho starts to meet his other expenses. The problem of the cost of living exists in a more or less. acute form all over the Eust, but it is doubtful whether any place is worse than Singapore in this spect. It is a sore burden to the average European, who gives his service here, and when he has to live in a boarding house or worst |of all solutions!-share a house with somebody else, he is led seriously to think whether the game is worth the candle and whether he would not be far better off on half the money at Home.
The trouble is, of course, that the longer a man stays in the tropics, the hurder it is for him to start over again under Home con- ditions, where probably he would And it very difficult to enter an overcrowded labour market.
LUCKY KUALA LUMPUR.
BOYS' PROBLEMS.
1926.
UNIQUE Y.M.C.A. CONGRESS.
Helsingfors, Aug. 1. Two hundred and fifty boys are among the delegates to the legates include 246 Americans, YM.C.A. Congress here. Tho.de-
16 Australians, 20 Chinese, 22 In- dians and four Japanese, and are presided over by Dr. John Mott.
The delegates are working in 53 small international groups which will discuss the results of a world- Fung Chak-wan, the holder of wide inquiry into the minds of Strand, was charged under the two years. Twenty-five groups a monthly ticket, living at Bonham youth conducted during the past Company's bye-law's with trans- have agreed on the predominant ferring his ticket to "another per importance of the sex problem, de- on, namely his younger brother,
cause the growth of immorality,' Fung Seo-hee; while Fung Sebirth control; the craze for danc heo was charged, under the same
ing, the passion for freedom and bye-lawa, with using a ticket on also bad housing have weakened which his name did not appear.
parental control, caused insu-
The first-named. defondant, incient sex education, late marriages response to the charge, and that for economic reasons and Freud- the discovery of his own ticket ön inn psychology. Several boya' his brother on the day in question groups have demanded more in- the 29th July) was naturally exformation on sex if scientific and plained by the fact that the latter from the right source and give at was being sent to the ticket sale the right age. office for the purpose of having
the ticket renewed.
LAKE DENMARK EXPLOSION..
the home problem as the most in- Seventeen groups have rogarded
The younger brother was, how portant since its solution involves If the house rent problem could ever, discovered on a tram running all the others, be solved by more firing building between Causeway Bay and- All groups are considering the for themselves the burden would Quarry Bay, and, in a statement,problems in the light of practical be considerably lighter. In this Mr. Gillard 'said that, the boy was
Christianity.Renter. connection it is worthy of note that brought to the office by a tram in- the problem does not exist in any-pector, and had then told them thing like as neute a form in Kual that his brother had given him the Lumpur, the capital of the ticket to "make use of. Nothing Federated Malay States. The was said about renewal, and the reason is that much building of boy had no money on him.. house property has been done by had not even the price of a fure the trustees of the estate of Loke back to Bonham Strand. Yow, a famous Chinese of Kuala Lumpur who died some years ago and left fabulous wealth. Their method is to build a house and charge a rent which gives only a reasonable return on the money expended. with the result that Europeans can rent decent houses at considerably below the hundred dollar mark.
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Both defendants were convicted on the respective charges, and a line of $10 was imposed in each case.
OPIUM RÉSERVE.
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On the same point, while it a not clear to us whether the incom! from the existing fund of 30 millions will legally be considered as Revenue of the Colony and so be liable to assessment for Milit
BOARD SAYS CAUSED BY LIGHTNING.
Washington, Aug. 3. The Naval Bond of "Enquiry into the cause of the explosion at the naval Arsenal at Lake Den- mark has concluded that the dis- aster was caused by lightning. It pays tribute to the heroism dis- played by officers and men on the scene and recommends them för decorations.
The re-building of Lake Dea-. mark is recommended, but not for high explosives, and the, construc- tion of two new depots is advised near the Pacific
This article has been rather a wail on behalf of the European but it is to be added that he is not the only sufferer. The cost of living is felt by every class and the rents which Asiatics have to bay are altogether out of proporary Contribution or not, it seems, Coast in the Gulf of Mexico.
possible that when the time comes-Reuters. American Service. for such income to be received in- to the Colony's revenue to meet its Annual Budget it will be so liable. Thus the Colony in effect will be. paying part of its 20 per cent. Military Contribution twice over On the other hand it seems obvious that the use of an accu- mulated capital fund, to meet revenue expenditure would not in- volve any liability to deduction for military contribution.
tion to their wages. So the con- stant demand for more goes on. The clerk says he cannot live on bis salary, and the employer re torts that he does not make enough profit to pay more. Somebody is making the money-it cannot be the landlord for be denies it vigorously-but whoever it may be, he knows how to keep quiet
abput it.
THE HUNAN WAR.
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the commencement of the march to Hunan. It has now been suggested to the coolie recruiting agencies that, before a coolie is handed over to the army, every effort should be made to make him fully acquainted with the regulations.
LABOUR TROUBLE
FRENCH FINANCES.
DEBT AGREEMENT WITH ENGLAND.
Rugby, Aug, 8. Mr. Churchill, Chancellor of the Exchequer, stated in the House of THE TEN PER CENT.
Commons to-day that he had been We recommend the committee to informed by M. Poincare, the object strongly to the proposal to French Fremior, that he would ask. allocate 10 per cent. of the the Chamber to ratify the agree Colony's Annual Revenue to the ment with Britain as soon as pos augmentation of the fund: Wesible," and, "at the latest, as soon as object both to the amount of the the Chamber meets in the Ar proposed allocation and to the tumn. The agreement would in- principle on which it is apparently clude two letters signed by M. proposed to make it.
Caillaux and himself (Mr. Chur- chill), which were an integral part of it. British Wireless.
IMPROVED FRANC..
London, Aug. 3. The closing franc rates to-day French 177% and Belgian 176. -Reuter.
SENATE PASSES BILL The Senate by 250 votes to 13
OBITUARY.
FORMER HONGKONG
As to the amount, we have, in paragraphs 3 and 4, given our reasons for considering that only a moderate fund is required. We would point out that, if we may The recent Kuomintang mandate take 20 years as the period at the forbidding wincentury strikes dur-end of which Opium, Revenue will ing the prind of the Northern ex-have ceased, the 30 millions al pedition has not discouraged the ready set aside will at 4 per cent. evil, and Canton to-day sees many Compound Interest have amounted has adopted the Finance Bill- lines of trade wholly suspended on account of labour traubles.
to nearly 66 millions
or'n sum Reuter. The Ten-House Wailers' Guild Revenue at present rutes for a sufficient to cover the entire Opium has announced, that, after Auguste period of more than 4 years with- 3rd, its members may take one or out any other taxation whatever. two days off and it is being pre-being imposed in the menttime. sumed that they will hold a parade Apart from the amount voted, to demonstrate against the waiters)
OFFICER. of the Noodle Lunch Room Guild, we object to the principle on which the members of which are demand- the vote. in Council on October
London, Aug. 3, The death is announced of ing the punishment of Chan Sum; 5,1925, was taken. We consider head of the Ten-House Waiters' that the sum (if any) to be allocat- Lieut.-Col. MacGregor · Greer, Guild, whom the Noodle Lunch should be set aside after the R.A.0.C. formerly Chlef Ordnance Room waiters have acused of being Estimates of Expenditure and Officer in Hongkong.→→Renter," the chicf conspirator responsible Revenue for the year have been The deceased officer; who for the death of a number of considered.
arrived in Hongkong in Feb- waiters in a recent conflict, Can- If after the current require.ruary, 1922, succeeded Colonel ton fears that there will be trouble ments of the Colony have been .. A. Robertson as Chief between the Central Labour Union provided for and after it has been Ordnance Officer in June of the Kuomintang Workers' ascertained that existing taxation that year, and held the post for Delegate Conference, of which the does not bear unduly onerously on about two and a half years. Dur Ten-House and the Noodle Room the community, there remains ning his residence here he stayed at employees are members respective surplus. We do not object to that the Hongkong Chub, and was a ly. Ever since the attempted kid- surplus being allocated to the keen tennis and cricket player. He napping of Chan Sum and the Opium Reserve, but we can see no took a deep interest in the welfare failure of the Kuomintang to bring justification whatever for approof the most popular and well-liked of the men under him.and was one about an amicable settlement of priating 10 per cent. of the the dispute, both fuctions have Revenue of the Colony each year
officers of the Garrison... been preparing for a feud.
before providing for the current | needs of the community.
(Signed):
and
THE POSTMEN'S STRIKE,
W. LOWTHER KEMP W. WALLACE Cook,
H. B. WARD,
The Kuomintang is still working hard to mediate in the postmen's strike, which is responsible for the.. stoppage of communication in many parts of Kwangtung. Kuomintang. A discovery of 1,000 taëls 'of lenders believe that they will, by as-onium, valued at $6,000, wis made suming some of the obligations im- on the Van Overstraaten in Singa posed by the postmen on the postal nore. The contraband was found authorities, be able to patch up in various parts of the ship. No things for the time being.
"arrests have been made...
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