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MONDAY APRIL, B, 1929.
CHARITY.
MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1929.
DAY BY DAY.
IRISH FREE STATE LOSES £4,427,266. ⠀
people, faced by poverty through untoward elreumftances, should periodically arisc and demand
HE 18 THE BEST MAN WHO HAB DE- attention. This is where the Bene-
BERVED *MOST OF HIS FELLOW volent Society does such a splendid CREATURES-Sir William Jones. work. Much that It does is na turally kept from the public eye. but at the annual meetings typical Singapore, le due here on Friday Dublin High Court in regard to an
Tho P. and O. 8.8. Kalyan, from
at i am.
The P. and 0. 8.a. Macedonia, from longkong, arrived at London on 6th April at 6 a.m.
casch are often cited to show how the Society copes with the problem. The oficials of this organisation give much time and thought to their self-imposed duties, but they
Commd. Engr. A. Willsteed has muat depend very largely on pub-Leen appointed to 1.1.S. Bridge lic support. This can be given water and Wt, Engr. W. S. McMath in various ways, by gifta in kind to H.M.S. Sandwich. 18 well as
con. by financial
The Very Idea!
BRITISH TAXPAYERS LIKELY
Borek Noel Emery, aged 4,4of TO BENEFIT.
Amesbury-avenue, Streatham, was given a pleca of liquorice by him By the judgement given in the mother when she put him to bed...
A moment later the mother hoard income and super-tax appeal favour- choking nolac, and turned round': Ing the representatives of the late to find the child dead. . Earl of Iveagh, the Irish Free State At the Inquest at Erixton, Dr. Exchequer is deprived £4,427,256,
of
H. Lucas said that donth was duo'
The sum Involved in the appeal, to the liquorice lodging in the
wind-pipe and causing heart": based upon the claim put forward failure. Death was practically during the into peer's lifetime, that instantaneous. It was an unusual he was not ordinarily domiciled in case. the Free State, but in England, was only £300,000, but the ease was The health' return for the week-test as to liability from the years tributions, and these who render end shows five Chinese case 1923-4 to 1925-hence the total
indicated. aid can always depend on the very small-pox, of which three were best being mado' of their contribu- from Victoria and the others from
Kowloon, tiona. We mention these things because we fear that here, as ap-
parently is also the case in Rangoon, the public all too seldom thinks of the very essential ser- vice which charitable organisa- tions of this kind render in the East.
Jugo-Slavia's Dictator. While the die-hards of demoe- racy still disapprove in vigorous terms of the recent developments in Jugo-Slavin, King Alexander,
*Recording 2 verdict of Be- cidental death, the coroner, Mr. Douglas Cowburn, said that the parents were in no way to blame.
Mr. Justico O'Sullivan, in the course of his judgment, stressed tho
Mr. W. J. Womersley, M.P. for fact that in March 1920 Lord Iveagh executed a deed declaring Grimsby, told a good story at a The three cruisers bringing re-that for many years he had aban-dinner in London of an Irish mani- lefs for the China Station, H, M. doned his domicile of origin in ber who get over a little difficulty ships Cleopatra, Caryafort and Ireland, and intended to continue confronting him in the House of Dartmouth, arrived in Hongkong to regard, until his death, England Commons.
thie morning.
na his place of domicile.
Mr. Churchill's Windfall, For falling to take out a licence, which coals $7.30, the master of i One of the effects of the finding cargo boat was fined $16 by the is that the Irish Free State will Hon. Commdr. G. F. Hole, R.N., anot be able to claim death duties the Marine Court this morning.
*
He wanted to call another MF. a llar, said Mr. Womoraley, and, addressing the Speaker, expressed his wish to do so, adding that the only thing which stopped him was the knowledge that if he did, the Speaker would order him to with...- draw the word or retire.
on the estate, except on the small portion of the property located in the Free State,
So the Irishman said "What I The windfall in death duties to should like to explain is that if 1 rice shop at the British Exchequer will, there-saw him crossing Westminster Bridge with Ananias on the one in fore, be very considerable. resulting
Lam Hop, the man charged with
in
the rob- being concerned robbery of a First. Street,
the death of a proprietor through Various estimates have been sido and Sapphira on the other, I
being suffocated with a gag, has been committed for trial at the Criminal Sessions.
at
in' the
It has been suggested that the name of the War Office should be changed to something less militaut.]
current as to the amount of Lord should say that he was Iveagh's estate and the resultant bosom of his family." duties. When his',wll was proved -in November 1927-the value
returned was provisionally Charged with stealing a pair of £11,000,000, but
recent estimates a hut in Waterloo have placed the amount of the trousers from Road, near the Railway Bridge, an duties at as high as £8,000,000. unemployed Chinese was sentenced to three month's hard labour by Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith, at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning. The de- fendant had a previous conviction for larceny in July last year.
I
SPY DRAMA.
1
GRETA GARKO IN "THE MYSTERIOUS LADY."
who has assumed dictatorial powers, is already a long way on the road to achievement of his purpose. Already he has intro- dnced, for the first time, a unified penal code, has punished dishonest offfeials, and has secured the ser- vlees of a financial adviser to deal with the country's hopelessly involved fiscal aystem. In for in relationships, he has opened the frontier between Jugo-Slavia and Bulgaria which had been clos-
A young Chinese was fined $2 by ed for fifteen months, entered into Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith, at the Kow- In Rangoon, as in Hongkong,
negotiations with that country loon Magistracy this morning, for
Hidden factors of great wars, there is no Poor Law Institution of not only for a commercial treaty causing an annoyance to pedes the net of spy systems which fight the type which in common in all but for the establishment of a trians by playing football in Ashley silent, but deadly battles in the parts of the United Kingdom, but mixed commission to obvinte fur-Road yesterday. His Worship re-supposedly quiet times of perce we observe that far the annual rether trouble on the frontier, in-erious view of the case, as there drama in the new picture coming marked that he did not take a form the background for stirring part of the Charitable Society it tugurated an economic conference was little motor traffic in Ashley on in claimed that that body docs the of the states of the Little En- | Rond. work in Rangoon that the Poor tente, revived negotiations with Law, administered by Boards of Greece for a pact of friendship What an opportunity to give your
Guardians, does in England. Itand the settlement of the dispute is true that there is a vagrants' over the free zone at Saloniki, and, Institution, just as there is a House last, but not lenat, dissolved all of Detention in Hongkong, but the the political parties which had functions of this establishment are spent the previous ten years in in no way comparable to those of tangling the skein which he is now engaged in unravelling. It is, anys the workhouses in the Old Country, a commentator in a well-known appears that the Rangoon So-international journal, too early ciety, like the Benevolent Society yet to say whether the new reginie here, wants further public support is going to be a success. But it to help it carry on what is really a has certainly began well-so well, very essential work, for in its la- Indeed, that Jugo-Slavia to-day test appeal it states that the In-has more of the appurtenances of rome is on the down grade. The real, liberty than when it lived Society reports that owing to bad under a system which appeared to be democratic hut which neverthe-
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Lot us not talk of war my
brothers;
It is a most unpleasant word. Remember we have wives and.
mothers..
By whom such things should.
not be heard.
What use can be the League-
of Nations,
Dovoted to the cause of peace: And generally good relations,
Unless such crude expressions
Censo?
"War Offico" cannot be admit»-,
tcd. It stinks of homicidal rage, And le so totally unfitted
For this humanitarian age. Far better, under auch condi-
tlona,
To talk about the Office for Free Distribution of Munitions; But do not let us sponk of
war.
·
Thursday to the Queen's Theatre, "The Mysterious Lady," a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer starring Mr. E. Ralphe, the beting Diree-vehicle for Greta Garbo.
The plot is laid in the rival coun- tor of Education, has made a re- part to the police that between 3tries, Russia and Austria, in the and 6 o'clock on Saturday after days proceeding the World War, noon, a would-be thief, by means of, and a thrilling romance is woven a duplicate key, gained access into into the gripping drama of nations his office in the third floor of the warring with the bloodless but Government Building. The in-deadly tools of espionage and in-
Glasgow solicitor-I shall be- trader forced open a cabinet trunk trigue. containing Mr. Ralphs' personal · Greta Garbo, as a beautiful Rus gin at the beginning, deal with the effects, but does not appear to sian spy who falls in love with an items in order, and finish up at have stolen anything.
Austrian officer whom she diagrac-the end. ed, has an extremely colourful role. In her support, Conrad
much disorder, although he took Nagel, also has a large part to play gentle burglar and did not creato and this is the first time he has approperty of the value of £114. peared with Greta Garbo.
Wife at Tottenham-My hus- Fred Niblo, whó niso directed Miss Garbo in "The Temptress," band ran after me with a razor one of the Swedish star's frat shouting "I will kill you." I said screen successes, has made the "Don't be silly. If you do I will Mr. Green, the Magistrate at trade conditions some of the bustless permitted one section of the present on a visit to the. Colony 14 most of this fine story from the make a scene in the garden.". neas concerns in the habit of con-community to dominate the rest by the Rev. J. W. Van Kirk, D.D., of Pen of Ludwig Wolff, noted Ger-
its funds have
It
WORLD PEACE.
AMERICAN TO SPEAK OVĚR RADIO HERE.
An interesting personality at
an adaptation for
Willesden witness-He was a
Tottenham, to a husband' summon-
found it necessary to cut down army and the police. It is the of International peace. The re-screen by Bess Meredyth, is virile maintenance order-How much
As a
their grants, whilst the Turf Club avowed intention of King Alexan has reduced its contributions from 'der to use his present autocratic Its. 7,500 to Rs.2.000. In addition, powers no longer than is absolute. the Government appears to have ly necessary for the unification halved its usual donation.
of the country and for clearing up the meas left by ten years of un- consequence of these unexpected
Interrupted incompetency and cor- declines, it is being suggested that
ruption. If public donations are found in- suficient, it may even be negZABATY to establish some sort of Poor Law
EXCHANGE RATES.
machinery. Commenting on the position, a local journal expressCY the view that such a step would be-
Paris undesirable so long as the Chari-Brussels table Society can carry on with the Amsterdam
Berlin work upon the principles on which
Copenhagon it has be in conducted in the past Vienna The Society, like its counterpart Helsingforn
Lisbon in Hongkong, has operated upon a Bucharest discriminating scale and has de- Buenos Aires
Shanghai voted its organisation and charity Yokohama to specific aspects of poverty. It New York
Geneva Is therefore felt that if the re-
Milan sponsibility is taken out of its Stockholin
Oslo hands, there will be cotablished
Prague methodical almonry, with all the Madrid shortcomings of such a system. Athens
Rio
At Home, there is a strong move- Bombay
the his third world tour in the Interests Jawing verend gentleman, who is 71 years and strong with dramatic power, of age, is to give a 20 minutes' radio talk on the subject from the Government broadcasting station. to-night.
MUPING STRATEGY.
LIU CHEN-NIEN PLAYS A COWARDLY TRICK.
Cheloo, Apr. 6. By arrangement with Chang Chung chang.
Liu Chen-nfen gates of
ed for being in arrears under a
money have you on you now? Husband-£4. Mr. Green-You are much richer than am have only 4d, on me.
•
To-day's Ghost Story."My brother who was an avangelist was taking part in a mission at C in Wilts, He stayed at thà house of a prompter of the mid- sion, and each afternoon retired
for an hour to his bed-room for study and prayer.
Mr. Van Kirk is the designer of world peace emblem, which was accepted by the 20th International Peace Conference which met at The Hague in 1913; and he is a keen believer in the League of Nations, of which he cpnaiders the United States ought to be. n member.
During his stay in the Colony, yesterday opened the he has spoken at the Kowloon Muping, professedly to allow London, Apr. 1. Union Church, as well as at the number of civilians to leave. The .124.20 Kowloon and Hongkong Chinese latter were accompanied by Liu .34.04% Y.M.C.A. Mr. Van Kirk has twice Chen-nien's soldiers, who attacked -12.10% previously been in the Colony, his Chang Chung-chang's forces, kill-man in an .02.46% last visit being 19 years ago, and Ing between three
18.21% his first four years before that,
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ment In favour of eliminating (Hongkong charities as far he possible, and Silver (spot and forward)
making State charges of all auch
| mattera, but it is submitted by the
AND
HOW TO
CORRECT. THEM
by ww.wentworth
Narin (Dummy)—;
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and four
"On one of these occasions; on to hla rising from his knees amazement he saw standing quite old-fashioned dress car him the figure of an old wo-
and white cap. The figure im mediately vanished, Greatly scared my brother hurried' down- ataira and told his experience to his fellow. missioner, who at once mentioned it to their host.
"The latter, much disturbed, exclaimed, 'Oh, has that thing been seen again? I thought I had gone for over, and added that it was said to be the spectro of an old woman who had died there un- der tragic circumstances."--
2. FALLING TO ANTICIPATE - 5 of clubs What card should be
The new assistant at the send RFFECT OF PLAY
played from Dummy?
shop was having a harassing time. The Error: Queen of clubs is Someone lind ordered a packet of played, East covers with King of potato seeds, and he had spent clubs and South with Ace of clubs two hours looking for them, but so that only one trick is made in without success. At last he went clubs and thus game is lost.
and asked the boss about it.
W'ent
Rangoon journal that tho Enst is On Wednesday morning, a formal likely to be the Inst part of the presentation of a cheque, subscribe Leads & G world in which the State will ousted by the present and past Direc private philanthropy.
Many of these observations ure applicable to Hongkong, where we have the problem of the poor and
tors of the Tung Wah Hospital, the Directors of 6 Po Leung Kuk, and some personal friends, is to be made at the Tung Wah Iospital to Dr. G. M. Harelon, as a token of appreciation of the valuable ser-
the distressed 'always with us. It vices rendered by him as Eye Spec-
is inevitable in a Colony like this ialist Consultant to the Hospital that the cases of many deserving from 1905 to 1925.
Bonth (Declarer)-- AAKS
·DAKQ A 103
BELL
The Bidding South bids no-
·trúmp and pll pass.
Deciding the Play: West leads
The Correct Method: 7 of clubs “You idiot!""' roared: the good should be played, as in all proba- man.. "Potatoes don't have seeds. bility, East will cover with King Your leg was being pulled, of clubs or Jack of clubs and De-
clarer will overtake with Ace of The assistant returned to the clubs. As a result, two tricks are counter feeling a little diacomic. made in clubs instead of one as od. Ten minutes later a customer Queen of clubs or 10 of clubs must entered the shop and asked for thereafter make a trick. Unless some bird seed, two tricks are made in clubs, To his surprise, the assistant game is not certain.
leant over and wagged a finger at, The Principle: Before touching him. "Go on!" he said, "I can't
a card in Dummy, ascertain the be fooled twice. Birds are hatch-
ed out of eggs." probable effect thereof.