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SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1927.
DAY BY DAY.
THE CARE OF RICHES LIES HEAVIER
UPON A GOOD MAN THAN THE IN- CONVENIENCE OF AN HONEST POVER- Y-L'Estrange.
Act. Wt. Enge. W. J. McNally has been appointed to H.M.S. Titania for service in Submarines.
Northe.
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QUO
VADIS?
Falling Incomes-Low Exchange-Rising Prices.
high
as this. We would all like to re- tain our 1lberties and froedoma, but when full retention results in trespassing on the newly-acquired claims of others we ought to be willing to compromise. There is
There is an old ballad that says: keepers, realising this attitude, do no doubt that very many people
"I don't know where I'm going not worry over reducing first costs. in.this world habitually go walk
to, but when I get there I'll be "Dollars for shillings" is their glad I'm "following In Father's slogan, and most of their stocks ing to the common danger" and any motorist in this little Colony of
foot-steps, I'm following the dear are imported on a sterling cur- The wedding is taking place at old Dad!"
roney. As an example of this Hongkong will say that most of the St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, Of course we haven't all had par- I clearly remember paying one dol- Chinese como under this heading. this afternoon of Captain V. R.ents in the East, but we have all lar twenty for a tin of sardines Those who aimlessly wander about Wright Neville and Miss Gwen mat the wealthy old gentlemen at when the dollar stood at 6/-, the Home, just tootling down to the price in sterling of the said arti-. In the strecta instead of keeping
"Thatched House" before lunch,cle being somewhere in the region a dangerous
A Reuter's Shanghai message to footpaths are
and most of them tell you how of 1/6 wholesale landed here. states that the Town Hall property, easy and simple a matter is living I don't wish to give the im- menace, and it is, not enough for in the foreign Settlement at Shang- in the East. I remember being presnion that all shopkeepers make the "stickler" to say that every That, has been sold for 12 lakhs to given a long list of prices which an unfair killing, but somewhere included sixponny chickens, and between those prices Hes a gap man has the right to wander about "Chinese buyers.
coal at 10/-a ten. This particular that will have to be narrowed be in the street if he so wishes, In
The date for the closing of "lucky one" had adjusted his mind fore the Colony can achieve atabi- nw, a man may still have that right, tiles for the annual race meeting to sterling again after a succesful lity. At the present time it is up- but in fairness to the driver of a for the Hongkong Jockey Club has sojourn in Hongkong, and a neigh-holding a réputation "för
Lifo had prices on a level with only two vehicle (whether fast or slow mov-been postponed until Wednesday, botiring Concession.
January 26th, at 5 pm.
nover seemed easier to him than cities of the world, and the other ing) who is himself restricted.
in those splendid days when his two are New York and Buenoa- there should be reasonable,re- Amongst the passengers who ar table was always laid for six extra Aires. In both those cities it is invitations had possible to live very very cheaply strictions put on the wanderers. rived, by the Empress of Russia guests, whether In normal eircumstances it is but yesterday were Mr. C. S. Ricbard beon issued or not, and his.one by cutting out the frills, and find- 308, Mr. and Mrs. F. Vida, Mr. pride was in his over-open fronting out first costs, also by living right that the pedestrian should S. J. Hicks and Mr. R R. Rox door. Tell him of present condi- by a budget, which is the back-
tions, and he either is frank, and bone of America's be protected against quicker-mov-burgh.
accuses you of exaggerating the Here, in Hongkong, are two dis- ing traffic, and we are not unmind-
Observatory returns for Decem difculties. or doesn't consider tinct sets of people with distinct ful of that. Every man and wober show that the average mean such discussions as ensues worth standards of living. One set lives man has the right to walk about temperature was 62.7, the highest his while. Tell him that most of on the Peak for the most part, and befng 705 and the lowest 43.2. our financial troubles can be di- pays through the nose for the free from the threat of modern There were 141 hours of sunshine rectly laid at his door, and he will privilege of altitude not particu- Juggernauts but those same men and 0.45-inch of rain. "The averthrow a fit, or take an hour early because transport of goods and women ought to be prepared age humidity was, 69.
plaining what a glorious place he, enhances the price out of all rea- SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1927.to give reasonable acupe to fast-
and a chosen few, have made of son, but because the head servant the rceky island. What have they ordains that it shall be so. "Your come to stay and, we ought to Ordinance, during the past year made? Possibly a Utopia for rich food will cost you more" is the We blame political uphen-ery, and so it does and along with vals for most of our troubles, bet, every article of purchase, with cause they interfere with our race the sole, exception of your daily towards wealth, but to the think newspaper. The other set lives ing mind it becomes more and quietly in out-of-the-way corners, -more-obvious that radica! changes on any other situation, and or in the standard of living will have only half the expense. It is"pos- to take place individually, and sible to be quite comfortable in collectively, and these changes two rooms, if they are properly will have to begin at the top to atted sp, and such accommodation can be run by two servants; a become effective.
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STREET WALKERS.
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moving traffic. Motor cars have
just ourselves to them, beenage it will be to our all-round benet if we do. It will be very interesting to any the least to watch the out core of the .C.C. discussions.
Lottery Law.
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Under the Food and Drugs
there were 356 samples taken in
the Colony, of which all but 16 were genuine. The greatest num- ber of any one commodilly was 136 of fresh milk, of which all hut Ave were genuine.
We learn that in connection
with the recent dispute between the Compradores' Association and the Piece Goods Guild, the former has issued an official announce
men.
economy.
It has long since been an offence to drive a vehicle to the common danger" and now it would seem that, before, very long. It will bu an offence in cities where there is much motor traße towalk to the common danger." Until now it ha
It is te be presumed that Mr. been an axiom in Britain that Loseby, who yesterday made some "Pedestrians have first right of the rather novel submissions for the defence in a lottery ticket prosecu- road" and although that law stilltion, was rather more concerned stands it is possible that it will to make out as good a case as eventually go the way of other possible for his client than he was to deal with the larger issues worn-out shibboleths. We are
raised. He spoke of being him- not a little jealous of the rights self liable to be prosecute, sine of pedestrians and, were it not for he had one or two tickets in his the obvious necessity of safeguard- own residence, but it is to be supla an ex-naval man, is taking up generally recognised as indisput- towards a different standard of
ment to the effect that, owing to prevailing conditions, it has been decided to postpone the enforci ment of the proposed increase in commission.
After serving for two years 'n a warder at Victoria Gaol, Mr. G. Harris left for Australia by the Taf Ping to-day. Mr. Harris, who
Immediately after the war, Jeook boy, und an amah, who, in Malaya suffered the agony of spite of doing all the work bar the partial bankruptcy. An overstock-actual shopping, will undertake i ed world market reduced the raw for less thin any two similar ser... commodity of rubber down to six-vants on the higher levels, and pence a pound when it had always feentinue to be very satisfactory been considered only profitable at until the master admits visitors the cost of 2/-a pound at the first likely to give the boy the impres- sale. Many a sad tale could be told sion that the economy practised was felt when the fact of profit-whereupon "squeeze" will be in- of those days, and much surprise is unnecessary, and deceitful, able production at lid. was creased, and there will be urging posed that these were act of the ing them from the dangers of fast-type found on the man whom he the occupation of chicken farming, able. From that day the whole living. moving traffic, would raise a loud was defending. It is, of course, are asked to write to him at Lator/trade took on a more healthy com-jpies in Shanghai live comfortably protest against anything that true that, strictly speaking, the Road, Blacktown, Sydney, N.3.W plexion, and with the aid of an under these conditions, with a threatened their rights. But it which there are plenty disposed or/Lust evening, Mr. Harris was enforced limitation of output, pro-renta' fur lower than anything ob- mist be nhyions common-sense to in the Colony, is illegal, since the recipient of a case of pipes and igression in every way
a tobacco pouch, which were pre- men that, in large cities element of chance governs the sented to him in the warders'
eventual winning of the prize.
most
selling
of raffle tickets,
of
and friends wishing to correspond
Handreds of young cou-
is most tainable in Victoria, even when it
comes, to two rooms.
a
where mutar and other traffic pre-But the authorities do not enforce imess on behalf of his colleagues port, and it may be a mistake to our economic existence is the un- ponderate in the streets, the walk-the law to this extreme, point. who gathered to wish him farewell. ing about of pedestrians ought to What is objected to here is organ-
ised gambling on
a large scale,
be controlled just as much as is for personal gain or profit. Raf- wheeled-trallic. There is no logies and all such schemes do not gal defence for the aimless wan-usually have this result it is dering of pedestrians on traffic-customary for them to be arranged on half of some communal cause; and the final outcome ist
crowded streets, and in America,
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CORRESPONDENCE.
H. M. V RECORDS..
satisfactory.
One of the greatest troubles of Hongkong is only a clearing
doubted fact that though the com- cite à natural production as wealth-earner, but the two colonies munity is now too large for every- are analagous for the simple rea- jone to know everyone else socially, son that it has become necessary it is still not too large for that for each to find its first cost in liv-imitation, which may be the sin- ing, and in business, especially in cerest form of flattery, but which retailing here in Victoria. From is a luxury very many purses can the lowest conlle up to the dizzy afford in the hard times that heights enjoyed by the man who may be worse before they are bet-.. serves in the Council after he canter. There is still time to cut as all know, they fine "Jay" walk to benefit deserving institutions. To the Editor of the Hongkong
afford to retire, each and every down xpenditure ruthlessly, "still ers for "walking to the public dan-That, as we see it, is the line taken
one of us has held a secret convic-time to play the great game of tion that without effort he will be economy, witllout meanness, and, ger" We notice in one of the by authorities, and the distinction is one which we are sure even Mr. latest London, papers to hand that Loseby appreciates. If the ban
Sir, I was very interested to better off next year than this, ant by eraticating competition, ride
TISTHENES the London County Council has against lotteries, were totally lifted in your last night's issue the therefore has no need to economise out the storm with reefed sails.
over small matters." Some shop- been giving serious attention to cd, Hongkong would soon become "Musical Jettings" by "Allegro" in the problem of "Jay" walkers and a centre of a vice which would which it was stated, in the third work untold harm; as things are paragraph, that H. M. V. records
cannot be obtained in Hongkong. that there is a movement on foot some attempt is made to opperate to regulate the crossing of streets.the law with a sufficient degree If is hard to defend uncontrolled of latitude as to be reasonable.
street crossing, especially in view
of the fact that London's pedes. trians are getting killed by motor
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A MEETING ADDRESSED..
London, Jan. 24. Mr. Robert Leiber, the President mainland, the main topic of gossip of the First National Pictures, who amongst the village inhabitants was unable to come to London to centres around the adventurous preside at the annual Convention career of a chow dog, which, after of the salesmen of the British branch of his firm, nevertheless biting at least half-a-dozen per-addressed the Convention tele- Bons, met an inglorious end yester-phonically from New York, the Managing Director in London re- day in a terrific encounter with a
peating his words to the salesmen. CENTRAL BRITISH SCHOOL.ply.
At the conclusion of the speech,
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traffle at the rate of three per day. It is suggested that at certain busy
Paris spots, there shall be no dashing Brussels across the street, that pedes Amsterdam
Berlin trians must cross at the proper Copenhagen
Vicans place marked opt for them and under instructions of trafie police, Lisbon
Buenos Aires and that there should be finey for infringements of the regulations
New. just as there are ines for motor-Geneva
Milan ists to-day.
Stockholm The proposal has raised a storm Oslo of protest at Home and there have Prague Madrid been a number of sarcastic news- Rio
Bombay paper articles on the disappearing Hongkong freedom of Britishers. One writer Silver (spot)
Silver (forward) ... cynically remarks that walking about freely in the street is about
York
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Sir, I feel sure that members
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Born scarcely three months ago, between 40 and 50 of those pre.. 2/3 of the staff of the Central British the chow dog was of a surly dis-sent uttered short sentences of School will appreciate the kindly position, and was not amenable to greeting to the President, till the reference which appeared last kindly treatment. For this reason foxchange cut them off after fifteen 110% night. You state that receipt. of it was returned to the owner by a minutes.--Renter.
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ANOTHER TRIUMPH.
The transmission of the human
a copy of the School prospectus villager of Kam Ting who serves as a reminder of the excel-forced to part with the gift after lent educational facilities provided his hand had been severely bitten. by this institution and, further, Four other people were bitten be voice from one merchant ship to .1/5.1/13 you make bold to say that, so far fore the animal broke loose from another over the Arctic Circle is 1/11% as staff is concerned, no school its leash and wandered abroad. reported by the Hudson Bay Com- 25% in the Colony has ever been better It was then reported to be suffer-pany as having taken place during 26.11/18 fitted to educate the rising generding from rabies, and villagers in the last voyage of the steamer British Wireless.
tion.
the Autau' district wore warned to Bayrupert: This ship was fitted May I, in turn, venture to hope keep a sharp lookout for the fugi- with a 100-watt Marconi wireless telephone before starting from that the recently published returnative. most people, and, of course, must By order of the mortgagee, Mr. of last year's University examina- In the course of its peregrinations Montreal on its voyage to trading be taken away men and women E. V. M. R. de Sousa yesterday tions will remind the staff of the the dog wandered into a pig-sty, posts in Hudson Bay. Very mucir afternoon sold No. 21, Nathan Central British School that other and in an encounter with a sow greater ranges than had been anti- cannot walk about the King's Road, Kowloon, at the China Auc-institutions in the Colony, perhaps whose domain it had invaded, it cipated were achieved and speech. highway uncontrolled by any by-tion Rooms. There was brisk bid- not so generously staffed, can and suffered defeat and was killed. A from the Bayrupert was clearly who discovered its recolved in the ships Baymaud and law or regulation. But we think ding, for the property, the upset do obtain more fruitful results. villager
mangled remains, the following Baychimo, which wore 600 miles price of which was $50,000. Mr. Yours, etc., that it la possible to run counter C. A. da Razn became the pur-
morning, threw them into the and 1,100 miles distant respective. nearest creek.
ly British Wireless.
the only kind of freedom left to
to common sense on a matter such chaber at 372,000.
PARENT,
Kowloon, 14th Jan., 1927.