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DAY BY DAY.
burden of dealing with the dis-. placed miners cannot be laid upan the backs of the ratepayers in our "devastated areas"--who are large- OF THE NEW DEMOCRACY THAN THE NOTHING IS MORE CHARACTERISTIC
|ly miners themselves. The over- ALACRITY WITH WHICH IT TOLER- hauling of the Unemployment In-ATES, WELCOMES, AND DEMANDS surance scheme ought, then, to have COERCIVE GOVERNMENT INTERFER- ENCE IN ALL ITS CONCERNS.-Lecky. been preceded by a special con- sideration of 'the problem of the coal-mines.
A report was made to the police yesterday by a pig dealer to the effect that three live pigs were stolen from the Kennedy Town slaughter house. The value of the animals is placed at $125.
NATIONAL CONTRASTS.
Civic Pride in Britain and America:
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Ask any Englishman what is be boring and not always in the the population of the town in beat of taste, the vigour, the which he lives, and it is possible enterprise, and, above all, the There the imagination of men were building The Bill does, however, jettison
that ho can tell you. matter ends, unless inquiry be great cities where only yesterday. pursued further, in which case it naught but the things of nature completely the financial proposals of the Blanesburgh Committee and,
will at once become apparent that had stood. “ The son of a tard dealer, of civic interest is not his strong"
In England we have nothing like excepting for very amali modifica-
Kennedy Town, aged ten, was ad-point. The same question put to that.
Our growth has been a tions, the present financial ar- mitted to the Government Civil many Americana will open the matter of centuries for the most rangements of Unemployment In-Hospital yesterday in a very flood-gates to a torrent of informa part, slow and imperceptible like surance ure to stand. The failure critical condition suffering from tion and pride that will flow un- the trees of the forest.
We live seal wounds caused by some checked for quite as long as one in our towns and love them, but of the Government to incorporate boiling lard spilling over him.
is prepared to listen. Civic pride, with a serenity our enemies call in it the Blancsburgh proposals,
with its lusty harald, the town it laziness-that will not let us which envisaged the payment of A Chinese youth, who attempted booster," is indeed one of the first disturb ourselves, far less others.
to steal a ride on a tram in Shau- things American to strike the Fow, of us care what the popula Cho benefits actually proposed kiwan Road, paid very dearly for foreign eye.
tion will be ten years hence, oven in the B In return for contri-his trick. When the conductor of Any American worth his salt if we know what it is now; almost. butions markedly Jess than those the tram chased him off, he freely concedes that he belongs to In some cases, we prefer to stay now being paid, has, in some dropped into the road and was the most wonderful country in the as we are.
One never knows what injured by motor ear No. 612 world. He will not deny that his the new people may be like! quarters we note, aroused keen dis- which was following the tram, own state is the best in the Union.
Of the restless desire to gather appointment. For such disap-
But while the same thing impela more and more into the fold there A Chinese residing at 46, Gra-him to both opinions, all the time is no sign; we have no billboards, pointment there seems, however,
ham Street, Was
yesterday in his thought he is brooding mis- either, of welcome or valediction, no justification. When the Blanes victimised. to the extent of 386 by tily over his home town: and when nor do we advertise our neigh burgh Committee reported, it the well-known banknote trick. discussion, reduced within the bourliness, if only because we are blandly assumed that the level of Street and, after exchanging a few
two men in Wellington wide horizan of country and state, not greatly a neighbourly race. centres upon the particular place Nor does it worry us that others unemployment would begin to compliments with each other, was of his residence, behold the stage may not know what they are miss- agellate, in the rear future, about induced to part with his money is set for serious play.
ing Perhaps they do know-and a norm of 700,000 or so, and re-
stay away. Reduced to its essentials it is, are sufficiently disloyal to plead commended that the financial basis
of course, a form of patriotism guilty, even to join in the accusa- In England, too, we of the scheme might accordingly
fervid and untiring-to the halder tion, when some charge is levelled be overhauled in the light of this
that is so intense because it is
against our home. Essentially London, the damp gloom of Man- The fogs of 30 sharply focussed. assumption. Unfortunately there.
Hongkong Eelegraph. years ago. The live register figure
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1927.
He met
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yesterday by the driver of Motor A report was made to the police Bus No. 88 belonging to the Kow- loon Motor Bus Company, to the effect that a Chinese, who at- tempted to light from the bus
man was later taken to the Kwang Wah Hospital.
who
selves.
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is no reason to suppose that Bri- whilst it' was in, motion, received too. it is also a decent emotion, alchester, the icy winds of Edin-. severe injuries to his head. The cause and in effect of the America burgh, all these are often heartily that has conquered a continent sa soon, having now only, like the deplored by the inhabitants then- rest of us, conquer herself.
Civic príde takes many forms,. wears many garments, from But in America, those who experi- aggression to quiet confidence, ence tornadoes talk airily about from loud-voiced assertiveness to "high winds," and blistering heat generous and impressive loyalty.is dismissed coolly enough as foreigner. It was on a train that smiles, it is a sympathetic amile, But always is Interesting to the "pretty warm." Still, if the aller
tafn is any nearer to a normal figure of 700,000 than it was three
fell rapidly after the cessation of the coal stoppage, under the in- fluence of the temporary spurt in trade activity which followed the reopening of the mines. But it
A Chinese, break into the Empress Lodge, in managed to the early hours of this morning, was disturbed in the carrying out of his intentions by the sudden awakening of Mrs. Bons, who saw a man moving stealthily in her
him $32 in money. man took to his heels, taking with
Symphony No. 8 in B. Minór (Unfinished) 16.00 HOME UNEMPLOYMENT only fell to the level of a million, room. She gave the alarm and the first became aware of the exist for loyalty of any kind is ever.
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which represents 8% per cent. of unemployment, not the 6 per cent. assumed by the Committee to be So far there has not been much "normal"; and at that million level. local comment on the new Unem-it has obstinately remained. The ployment Insurance Bill which is Government, then, has taken, as 15.40 portant measures to be consider-the
going to be one of the most im- has long been obvious it must take, common-scrise view of the 11:55 by Parliament at Home during situation, It cannot at present 21.00 the newly-opened autumn session, afford to cut down contributions but In view of the far-reaching to the Fund unless is also cuts 10% effect of the Bill it is well worth down benefits, and
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Cinema-goers have their last Three, excellent pictures--Glorm opportunity this evening of seeing Swanson's entertaining society love story, "The Untamed Lady, at the Queen's Theatre: Lon Chaney's remarkable production, "He Who Get's Slapped," at the World Theatre; and Pola Nogri's
The Spanish Dancer" at the Star Yes, sir. Theatre. The programme at the Queen's Theatre includes latest Felix comedy, "Felix Busts Into Business.”
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ATTEMPTS TO RECEIVE HOME BROADCASTING.
At the moment of writing there-
In connexion with the Hongkong home in a few short years. The frenziell interest and activity, in to the original 1920 Act and is the scheme. To say this is not to say been made to hold children's already given place to some perfortunate or the unfortunate few. Reel Club, arrangements have shacks of five years ago haul England still the business of the
burgh Committee which was ap-is Idenk In many quarters it is the Helena May Institute, for an they were considering an eight a little to the warmth of a desire pointed to examine the working of argued that the State ought to con-hour each week, hetween 5.30 and storey building that was but to be to see a town larger and more the Act and to recommend what tribute a higher proportion of the instructor has been provisionally better. Yes, sireed was expound. be displaced as a reasonable rule prosperous. Why not? En- 6.30 pr. for which a qualified the precursor of many bigger and
lightened self-interest has yet to changes in the scheme, if any, total cost of benefit 'than it does, Engaged. As will be seen from n
And so the creed qught to be made. Therefore, the in view of the fact-already
advertisement elsewhere in this ed. But even as my eyes englazed of daily existence for communi- Issue, the parents of British child- and ears grew, faint under the ties. But I like to think, as I do is an extremely important stressed-that the incidence of une who desire that their children monotone, I saw Diht these things think, that something more tender one to millions of employers and employment is so largely upon a should attend, are invited to com- were true, that these glant strider lies behind the expression of employees. One of its main pro-limited group of industries, the des- municate with the concerned.
are being made in hundreds of American civic activity. visions is the acceptance of the perate condition of which con-
towns all over the United States;" "The topical gazette at Blanesburgh Committee's
that even if town boosting "could recom-stitutes a national problem.
Queen's Theatre to-morrow in mendation that the system of "ex-
cludes A canoe trip to the tended" bonellt should be abolish-
"Niagara" of the Philippines, Helen Wills defeating Betty Nut- ed. If rigidly adhered to this
Mr. Churchill's Claim. " hall in a tennis championship abelition would remove from the
match, and the latest craze of dog existing system what is, theoreti-port of the claim made by Mr. gazeite at the World Theatre One cannot help reading the re-racing in Mexico. The topical cally speaking, the principal blot Winston Churchill, the Chancellor presents some thrilling air stunts upon it--the progressive modifica of the Exchequer, as given yester by
German airwoman, day in a wireless message, with- Tawatan volcano in eruption and
H. M. the King has approved of tion of its originally sound actuarial out realising that he is attempt glimpses of the Mississippi egun the following appointments in the succeeded in receiving the Armis- basis in face of a series of ex-ing to justify himself, as head of try after the floods.
tice Day concert from the Albert Deplomatic Service:-
Hall which was last night broad- ceptional and unforeseen emer- the financial administration of the
Sir, Tudor Vaughn (Envoy Ex cast to the Empire. A Telegraph. present Government. Thus a cer- gencies.
Capt. E. 1. M. Barrett, who is traordinary and Minister Plenipo reporter who, through the courtesy tain amount of special pleading skippering the Shanghai team in tentiary at Riga, Reval and Kovno) of Mr. F. E. Filmer, of the In a sense, the system as it is is to be expected; nevertheless, the forthcoming Interport matches, to be Envoy Extraordinary and.
Trading Economic
Company in force to-day is "actuarially" after making due allowance there on the Hongkong Cricket Club Minister Plenipotentiary at Stockistened in on the same set whieht
for, it has to be admitted that he
received the Chelmsford station a sound, ie, the cost of it does, makes out a very good case. Un-round, arrived in the Colony yes-holm.
Sir William Erskine (Envoy Ex-week ago, reports a negative roughly, cover the risks of unem-doubtedly the Conservatives came terday on the P. and 0. s.s. Mace-
donia. Mr. Chamier's Cabaret traordinary and Minister Flenipox result.. ployment at its present level, with Power at a most unfortunate Company, who are opening a short tentary at Sofia) to be Envoy Ex-
time, with industrial crises im- the continued payment of "extend-minent, and much to do in the way staton at the Star Theatre, were traordinary and Minister Plenipo ed" benefit to men for whom work of correcting past errors of judg-also passengers on the same ship. tentiary at Warsaw. British ment and trying to stem the tide Other passengers for Hongkong:
Wireless. is not likely to be found and of financial chaos that came as an wero Mr. and Ms. F. W. Maze, Mr. whose contributions have long been aftermath of the war and of sub- A. Brook, Baroness Sadoine, Mr. exhausted. But theas are. not sequent labour trouble. The big Nickoll, Mr. G. Johnston, Mr. M. true risks; they amount definitely, strike last year dealt a heavy blow Barne and Mr. G. M. Kinmont.
at the country's monetary re- in view of the present large in sources; and that conditions have cidence of unemployment, to the not been worse, speaks volumes for imposition of a deadweight charge whose unenviable task it has beca the courage and ability of those
upon certain industries, which pay to try and mond matters. This
EXCHANGE RATES.
London, Nov. 11.
at a much higher rate than their year has not seen much Improve- Paris
own unemployment-risk necessitates ment, chiefly owing to the slow, New York
recovery of trade, and the trouble Brussels in China, which has had Its Inevit. Geneva able reaction at Home. The Chan Amsterdam foreign polley, and inasmuch as Stockholm cellor has dealt briefly with Milan Berlin the maintenance of peace abroad is calculated to react favourably Copenhagen
Oslo
in the interests of others. Under such, circumstances as exist In the coal mining industry, it is doubt ful whether the abolition of "ex tended" benefit is a feasible solution
on commerce and industry, his re- Vioana of the problem. It does no ferences were appropriate. He Prague more than postpone its con- claims that, despite all the handi- Helsingfors
caps they were obliged to face, the Madrid sideration; for once the 200,000 Conservative Government has done Lisbon workless miners have completely well by the country. The two Athens exhausted their claim to benefit, years remaining of normal life for Bucharest
the Government, he states, offer a Rio the question which has been slurred better chance of cleaning up Home Buenos Aires over, year after year, by the of the arrears into which the coun- Bombay simple expedient of continuing the try's finances have fallen. All Shanghai "dole," will ralae its head again. shades of political opinion will pro- Hongkong bably hope that the Government will Yokohama The State will assuredly be called be given the opportunity to make Silver (forward)
Silver "(spot
upon to do something; for the good its promlee.
SOVIET SEEKS U.S. LOAN.
G.$100,000,000 WANTED.
New York, Nov. 11. ..1245
According to the New York 4.87 3/16
Times, it is reliably reported in ..34.04 25.254Wall Street that Soviet represental 12.07tives recently approached Amer
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AEROPLANE SPEED RECORD?
AMERICAN CLAIM TO 322 MILES AN HOUR,
Mitchel Field, NY: Nov;.6.
is no news that any local amateur
Attempts to tune in the station were made unceasingly from 3:30 to 6. a.m. to-day but during the whole of that time there'was mo trace of the concert. Congider- ing the possibility that the wave- length of the station had been changed at the last moment it was tried to tune in the station on "all waves, but this also proved fruit- ldss. The set-in-use was the one. which received almost the entire programme from the Chelmsford station last Saturday, and since then no alterations of any kind have been made.
The concert was due to start at eight o'clock in London, corres- ponding with four am. Hongkdag time, but despite the most careful tuning of a set known to have received the station previously, no whisper from Chelmsford was heard.
In the interests of wireless Prp... gress local listeners are asked to. make known the results of their attempts to receive Chelmsford in the early hours of to-day,
navy. The speed was attainou
An unofficial world's speed record during a test flight here.
61-822.6 miles an hour for land. The official record of "278 miles 20% afr-planes was claimed to-day by an hour was made in France in
Licut. Alford J. Williams of the 1925.