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THURSDAY, JAN. 31. 1929.
EXTRAVAGANCE: IN
AMERICA.
Extravagance is usually one of the concomitants of prosperity, We are seeing that fact clearly
in
the
demonstrated
United States; so much so, that President Coolidge has been compelled to issue a warning against the rapid- by mounting cost of National and State government. So pronounc- ed has the spending manta become. that the Federal Government is. faced with the possibility of a
deficit on its Budget, whilst in the various States expenditure has for some considerable time been causing much concern. Through
THURSDAY, JANUARY 31,
the country will require greatly to increase taxation to cope withi this extravagances and waste.
It is true that at the moment the United States is prosperous to an extent undreamed of, say, ten years ago and that hor interna- tional trado is growing by leaps and bounds. But, the danger of this situation is that individuals and governmental bodies may be come too complacent and forget the necessity for avoiding waste: Past history has shown. that
DAY BY DAY.
THE CLOUDS MAY DROP DOWN TITLES
AND ESTATES, WEALTH MAY SEEK Ur; BUT WISDOM MUST BE SOUGHT,— Young,
H.M.S. Magnolia sailed from Chefoo on Wednesday and has arrived at Welhnïwel,
The Red Star liner Belgenland, on a world tour, is due in w Hongkong on February 15th.
"
Eight further Chinese cases of small-pax were notified yesterday, five being from Kowloon and the remainder from Victoria.
booms usually come in cycles and are periodically followed by slumps. It is when these un- favourable reactions occur that
The now. Wesleyan Soldiers' and the wisdom of past frugality is Sailors' Home having been official demonstrated. That the Unitedly opened yesterday. the task of demolishing the old Home Was States has a great and wonderful begun this morning. future there can be no doubt, but it is well that the dangers attendant on.extravagance should be kept always in mind,
China and Opium.
1929.
FORGEDBANKNOTE TRIAL.
MR. DOVEY'S EVIDENCE AT
га
THE SESSIONS,
The Very Idea!
AT "Red" Moran, 22, & gangster,
was electrocuted at ang o'clock in
men.
{.!
The cuse in which four Chinese, the morning on Deo, 10 In Sing one being a woman, are charged in Sing gaol for killing two police- connexion with forged $50 notes, was continued before the Chief. The execution had to be post- Justice (Sir Henry Gollan) at the poned for two hours, because the Criminal Sessions this morning, prisoners in Sing Sing Ghol, were after being adjourned from Tuca-ngaged in their annual "frolic" day.
in the prison hall, close by the The prisoners are alleged to have death chamber, concluding with a conspired together to utter forged performance of "No, No, Nanette," notes, purporting to be $50 notes Presented by alxty convicte.
Moran was permitted to any issued by the Hongkong and Shair- hai Bank. Three are charged with | good-bye, to his follow prisoners, possession of such notes and the after which he chatted hopefully first prisoner faces a further with the prison chaplain and enter- charge of being in possession of od the death chamber smoking a cigarette. His request for a pint implements for forging.
The case for the Crown in being of whisky before his last meal, to conducted by Mr. Somerset Fitzreyfused. His last visitor was his "bolster up his courage," was ro- while Mr. Loo D'Almada, junfòr, instructed by Mr. Leo D'Almuda, girl sweetheart, who was brought senior, is defending the fourth the prison with a baby in her prisoner.
Moran's dinner on the night of Mr. E. R. Dovey, the Govern-his execution consisted of a huge ment analyst, gave evidence this girloin steak, with fried potatoes, morning of receiving various ́ar- ticles from the police, including cream, and he smoked ten cigars. a quart of new peas and ico- photographic apparatus, inks, en-He was defant to the last, but his which were found by Sergt. Whant ped him into the death chair. kraving instruments and, plates, face paled as the warders strap- when he searched No. 19, Queen's Road East. Sergt. Whaut, in his evidence, stated that the articles Cholera is raging in the districts were locked up and the key was of Luchow and Onpo, in Kwang-oduced by the first prisoner's tung. Precautions are being wife,
Mr. Dovey spoke of Impressione taken at Pakhol, by the importa-1 tion of medical supplica from being made with the inks and ap- Hongkong..
paratus which, he said, were very similar to the impressions on a genuine note.
Mr. M. Manuk will speak on "Man, Whence?" at the usual weeks ly public lecture of the Theosophi- eal Society, at the Hongkong Lodge, Mercantile Bank Building.
The case is proceeding,
BRIDGE POZIVE
army.
• *
"It is not necessary for a man to enter a house to, bo charged with breaking into it. If b breaks a pane of glass to lift the latch and only puts his hand into the house it is sufficient." Mr. Cecil Whiteley, chairman of the Surrey Sessions,
"I was not drunk but mad that I was arrested."-Man, at Marl- borough-street.
Husband at North London: My wife has been round to my firm and told my employer's wifo she in very fond of me and now I have, got the sack. ··
Man charged with drunkenness nt Tottenham: I was all right until my bootince came undone. I stooped to tie it, over-balanced and could not get up again."
A Chinese body In an advanced The red herring with which thee that of a victim of the Ilain state of decomposition, believed to unrepentant Mr. Wang King-ki Wah disaster, was washed into Bought to confuse the issue when Aberdeen Harbour yesterday. replying to Viscount Sato's criticisms before the Oplum Com- mission, will lead very few astray. The real facle are so well known and understood in the Far Enat, we are still wondering whether Mr. Wang hoped to deceive, or whether he has absorbed in too full a mea-
A Concert organised by Mrs. L. sure, the idea among several other C. F. Bellumny will be given at the delegates that their duty is to ap- Helena May Instituto on Thura- portion blame among every other day, 7th February, at 5.30 p.m. Tea country but their own. In the lattickets must be booked before 6th
February.-Advi, ter case, Mr. Wang should choose' a much less controvertible subject. Following his recent attack on Bri- tain and Japan, Mr. Wang now makes the astonishing statement that China, formerly the victim of Indian oplum, suffers to-day from still more harmful drugs from Europe and Japan. His insinuation is that China's problem to-day is
General Chan Ming-shu, Chair- no longer connected with opium, but
Government, has appointed Mr. with auch drugs as cocaine and Chah Chung-aing, Secretary to M. heroin. The fact that the poppy is Albert Thomas, head of the Labour grown in China in quantities grea- Office of the League of Nationa, ter than ever before, that cultiva-as his adviser in Europe on labour tion is encouraged by taxation, questions. most districts being free from re- straint in order that the tax yield shall be great and that the situation has become worse in the past three years than it was twenty years ago,
man.] is a point studiously avoided. The She will probably be put on the: There are no trumps, and South only time that Mr. Wang's accusa- West River service, commencing in has the lead. North, and South tion might have had application was about two weeks time,
It is hereby notified that radio telegrams will be accepted by the Hongkong Radio Office for trans- mission to Swabuo at 80 cents per word. The receiving station will collect the charge due to its service.
inn, of the Kwangtung Provincial
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must win three of the five tricks.
Lay out the cards on a tablo,
in 1916 when a serious attempt A warrant has been issued for as shown in the diagram, and
was made to put an end to poppy
Some people recently took house in a historic street, in an equally historic and famous dis- trict of London. After they were settled callers came, and one in especial enthused over, the house. "Yes," said the hostess in res- ponse, "you know Hogarth was turned out of this house for not paying his rent:"
"My dear," was the rejoinder, "but how fortunate for you."
A proposal for a travelling beauty specialist on the P. and 0. line has been declined by the Chair-
Chloe, your native charm is such
That nought of art you need re-
quire,
And it has peeved me very much
To think when all the world
admire,
ent the whole period of his oc- growing, with the result that the the arrest of Wong Yat-cho, for study the situation. See if you You should be no extremely silly
new Iii-
The Solution.
ing day, this also deals with re- Like the puzzle of the preced-
entries. In this case, however, defensive rather than offensive bridge is involved.
South lends his five of apades, which West takes with the ace. South wins the return of a día- mond, and has little difficulty in
taking a trick each in hearts and spades.
The only satisfactory opening fead is the low spade. If a heart
As still to strive to paint the
lily.
Your cheek might shame a
dumask rose,
It is so exquisitely fine,
And your delicious little nose
Needs nothing in the powder
Jing.
יו
Your lips are rudder than the
cherry, To lipstick them la foolish very. But though upon the land I claim wonder would it be the same. You are as perfect as can be,
If you were tossing on the sea, And registering keen emotion
Due to the movement of the
ocean.
}
Then, if you showed a pale green
cheek,
the alleged conversation of the can find a method of play that cupancy of White House, Presi-
illicit morphin traffic grew rapidly proceeds of tho sale of two will net North and South three of to meet the demands of opium ad- diamonds, valued at $1,030, which the five tricks. dent Coolidge has been insistent diets. That demand no longer ex-are stated to have been entrusted in his demands for economy; it is and white unquestionably a cer, to him for disposal by the manager is now evident that he intends to tain quantity of narcotics reaches of Kwan O pawnshop of 57, follow that policy right to the China from Europe, the extent of
Hollywood Road.
end of his term of office... [
the traffic is a mere flea-bile com- In his final Message to Con-pared with the illicit export of sula Hotel announces that dining The management of the Penin- opium from China consequent upon accommodation in the Rose Grill but it is a very necessary purpose. There is only one purpose hore, gress, President Coolidge laid over-production. It may also be Room for Saturday, February 9th, Your opponents's re-entry must considerable stress on the dangers pointed out as a matter of interest is completely booked. There le he taken out before he can of continued extravagance. He that not a single ounce of Indian still room in the Roof Garden ad-tablish his long/suit. told Congress, in the plainest opium has been officially exported folning the Rose Room. For the possible words, that he would be to China since 1913, thanks to the evening of Friday, February 8th, all accommodation both in the compelled during the remainder of action taken by British authorities, Grill Room and Roof Garden has his term to velo any
while of other narcotic drugs, we already been booked. propriations for immediate outlay, that since 1922, not an ounce from have official sanction for stating unless they were absolutely neces- either Britain or the United States STRANDED JAPANESE sary and carried with them pro-has been seized In China, Japan vision for new revenue. He took has been co-operating by the in- this stand because he would not sertion of a clause in all charter i feel warranted in approving party contracts, prohibiting the
re-entry, North and South would legislation which would involve carrying of drugs to China without
have been held to two tricks. If the Government in "financial dis- express permission of authorised
the king of spades had been open: grace." Insistent as Mr. Coolidge
Chinese officials. It can be clear- It is learned that divo Japanese ed---an_obviously bad lead-East ly shown where China's salvation destroyers have been despatched would have won a heart trick and the dresses of the six waitresses lins been on
economy, however, lies and that if, as Mr. Wang said, from Formosa to the scene of the two spade tricks. Had the ace of at Glasgow City Chambers chall critics of the Republican adminis- she really desires to collaborate in Maru in Hainan Straits, and and South would have won that off the ground.
stranding of the ae. Asthihara diamonds been opened, North
be longer, and shall be 13 inches tration say there is still much a humanitarian task, the opportun-Japanese mechant vessels
are trick alone, room for tremendous curtailment ity will be found within her borders, standing by until their arrival.
Choose your leads with an oye Chambers attention was called to At a dinner recently in the in National and State expendi-
No news of salvage has yet been to the future. It helps.
the daintiness of the girls in, their received from the Taikoo tug. ture. One writer recently assert-
which should have arrived on the
neat, short skirts. od that, go where you will in the
spot yesterday afternoon. United States, you will find every State, every county and every city living, so to speak, on borrowed New York
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had been opened, East would have won with the acc. A diamond I would have then been returned, and with West's ace of anadea for
PORTUGUESE CATCH SNATCHER.
noon.
PRISON SENTENCE AND
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Grey lips and reddened nose and
eyes,
Such artful ald as you might seek
Would not occasion me surprise. Sad that in liners nobly fitted
The "beauty parlour is omitted,
An order has been issued that
When the girls went recently for their new dresses, however, they were told that it would keep their legs warner if another six inches of material were added.
One of the Bailies next day sald that the waitresses now looked like "grannies cut doon."
*
Mr. E. W. Hamilton,, at the Kowloon Magistracy this morn- ing, sentenced a Chinese to six months' hard labour and 15 strokes of the birch for snatching The remark of Mr. Leslie BUT- a hand-bag and a piece of silk glas, the representative of the from a Chinese lady in Chi Wo Gramophone Company, Ltd., con- Naval wireless messages recoly-Street, Yaumati, yesterday after-tributed to the enjoyment of a .18.10ed this morning state that there is
"His Master's Voice" gramophone 84.60 little change in the situation as The defendant claimed that the recital, held in the Usher Hall, 1034%
regards the Japanese at Hankow. complainant 102%
had dropped the Edinburgh, recently, All is quiet in the Concessions, hand-bag and silk, and that he 20.47%
Referring to the "Londonderry 100% ships are being loaded
unloaded, and apart from the them to her.
and had picked them up to return. Air," na played by Mr. R. Goss- ..376
Custard, the organlet, Mr. Burglas 1.807% boycott, there de little change
Sergeant Mottram informed his said that after a gramophone 5.20/32 from conditions which have been Worship that after snatching the recital his company gave in Lon .47.1/10 grevailing during the past twelve articles the man ran away and don an old lady came to him and .1/6.1/32 months.
was chased by two Portuguese, asked for, the record “about the .2/0* It is reported from Chungking named Allemag and Conrad Jison, London milkman."
2/0 that Goneral Mo Yang le now back who caught him with the things
"The London milkman?" he 1/10.13/12 at Wanhalen and that the Lushang still in his possession.
queried. 20% forces are being driven back on After hearing the evidence, the .26.6/18 Chungking by General Yang Sen defendant stated that he ran be- -British Wireless. and his associated generals.
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Vienna better, irrespective entirely of
Pragus whether the money is in hand to Helsingfora carry out the work. If it is not, Madrid
Lisbon bonds are raised. Very few Athens municipal Institutions are free Bucharest from debt, and this sort of thing Buenos Aires fa vastly on the increase." It Is, Bombay therefore, scarcely to be wondered Hongkong.
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at that most far-seeing Americans Yokohama realise that the time will come
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Yes, yes, about the London milkman: you know, the London Dairy Air," said the old lady