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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
NOW IS THE TIME TO GET YOUR
FRIGIDAIRE
DOMESTIC
THERE ARE MODELS OF FROM FOUR TO EIGHTEEN CUBIC FEET STORAGE CAPACITY:
OVER
1,000,000
IN USE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1929.
DAY BY DAY.
the time has come when not only in regard to "children," as legally defined, but also in regard to young peoplo, especially girls, who do not or PHRASES.-Lord Balfour.. come within the age-limit, a radical amendment of the Inw is desirable. There must be a very great deal of "sweated labour" in
WE ARE ALMOST ALL OF US BLAVES
A Chinese case of diptherla was notified yesterday.
Licut. Commr, W. J. B. Handlor
CORRESPONDENCE.
Hongkong Currency,
[To The Editor of Hongkong Telegraph.1
Chinese industrial establishments has been appointed to H. M. S.esponsible for the preindum on
in the Colony at present.
There is one gratifying feature about recent mui-tani cases, name- ly, that several of these have been brought into Court as a direct result of complaints made to the police by the victims. This is pro- bably due to a growing recognition on the part of mini-tani of their truo status in the eyes of the law. There must, however, still be many poor girls who do not know how they stand in this regard, and one of the main aspects of the problem is to devise machinery whereby they may be acquainted with the position. Many of the little girls seen struggling in the streets with heavy buckets of water would, un investigation, probably be found to be muftsai. It might therefore be
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Stormcloud..
A Manila warning issued at 6.30 am, to-day states that the typhoon is in 130 Long, and 18 Lat, moving west.
Mr. C. M. Marriott. of Messrs. Caldbeck, Macgregor, has reported to the police the loss of a gold elgarette case, valued at $50."
The return of notifiable diseases for the past week shows two fatal cases of typhoid, three deaths from influenza, and one non-fatal caso each of diphtherla and puerperal fever. All were Chinese.
The Very Idea!
The priest of the scattered farms of Majunjkabazallas, in Hungary, who recently accompanied thirty children from the olomentary school on a three days' visit to Budapest, relates that when the
train in which the chlidren em-
Str,-A point I have stressed as
bank notes, is their relative barked left the station, a small scarcity due to hoarding by boy named Pally Fekete was left Chinese, and some reasons have behind. The prospect of missing been given in support of this the sights, of the capital which had opinion. Your correspondent "Z" been described to him aroused such anys the premium cannot be attri- despair in Pally's breast that with- buted to hearding and to sub-out a moment's hesitation he start stantiale his view cites the
ed to run after the train. Polly's (a) abundance of unemployed start was made at four o'clock in
money in the possession most Banks;
(b) abuormal low "rate
interest;
(c) absence
of
the morning; at eight o'clock in
of
of
of demand Shanghat roles as a medium for concealment of money, Conditions (a) and (b) do nol prove there is no hoarding; rather the contrary, for the inference might be drawn that were such The appeal against the judgment conditions not so favourable to the of the Puisne Judge in the netion boarder, those persons who have Mr. Harry Comper v. The News-withdrawn bank notes from the paper Enterprise, Ltd., is to be market might be compelled to pay heard by the Full Court (the Chief a much higher premium if they Justice and the Puiane Judge) persist in their policy of conceal. sitting in Appellate Juridiction ment. To put it in another man on Thursday, August 1, Mr. C. F. ner, the abundance of money and Jenkin,instructed .by Messrs. low interest, caused by restricted
the evening of the day following he was found by a Budapest police- man in an exhausted condition, having made the 120 kilometres on the stones at the side of the rail- way line, barefooted, and running most of the way. When re-united with the party, Pally expressed himself as satisfied that be hnd not missed the treat after all; but he was totally unable to comprehend why his arrival caused so much excitement among the grown-ups.
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"I do hope you keep your cows in a pasture," said Mrs. Newlywed na she paid the milkman.
"Yes, madam," replied the milk-
pastura,"
DODWELL & Co., Ltd. well if the pollee made a point of Johnson, Stokes and Blaster, is up- business, have, if anything, curb. man, of course we keep them in 4
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Hongkong Telegraph.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1929.
CHILD LABOUR.
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questioning auch youngsters as 'pearing for appellant. they happen to encounter. In any event, it is distressing to see some of them barne down by their burdens, and, whether they are mui-tsai or not, in many instances their employers, parents, or guar- dians could be proceeded against, Inasmuch as it is illegal to require any child, to carry a load which exceeds" forty enities in weight, or which is unreasonably heavy, having regard to the child's age This and physical development. law, we fear, has all too long been permitted to remain very largely a dead letter..
The Colonial Office announces that Mr. Bernard Henry Bouril ton, C.M.G., C.I.E., Counsellor to the High Commissioner for Iraq, has been selected for appointment as Colonial Secretary of Ceylon in succession to Sir Arthur George Murchison Fletcher, C.M.G., C.B.E., who has been appointed Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Fiji and High Commis- Bloner för the Western Pacife.
There will, we think, be general agreement that the Chinese widow who was fined $100, or two months' hard labour in default of
The Atlantic Record, payment, for causing the ill-
Inevitably, the Mauretania's treatment of a aui-tani, got off
Magistrate long reign as Queen of the Allan Hhtly. The VITY
tie has come to an end, Germany's
**Quartet. in A Minor" (Schumanu, Dịc41, No. 1) found that whilst the child had
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been "shamefully overworked," the neensed could not be found guilty of "gress cruelty." The evidence appears to uphold him in that con- tention, but the eireunastares of the case were such that we should not have been sorry bad the heart- less woman been set to guol with- at the option, of a fine.
Even
of the unfortunate young girl during the period in which she pat in no less than 10%1⁄2 hours' work every night for more than two months in secession..
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WATER LEVELS.
FOR WEST, NORTH AND. EAST RIVERS.
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The following, fable,; compiled by the Board of Conservancy Works of Kwangtung, shows the water levels in English feet on The West, North and East Rivers on the dates named:
July 22 July 23 Shiuhing... 16.4
+ 17,4 12.4 Tsingyuen ** Samshni Sheklung
9.0
4.4
10.6
6.7
BRIDGE
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ed the premium. We might see bank notes at 25% premium on a resumption of trade activity.
How much of the abundant funds with Banks is in the form of bank notes is also vital to “Z'x" argument. The amount of these funds is not ascertainable; but I rather think the bulk is in the shape of credits in the books of the Bankers' bank, and operations thereon are by means of cheques, eredit instrument which is re- lieved the situation.
(c) is a peculiar condition, but the explanation might be found in the unpopularity of foreign bank notes in North China. helleve it will he admitted. that foreign bank notes circulating in Shang hai might be reckoned in degimul
relation points
to the paper of the big issuing Chinese Banks.
"Z" cannot be shaken from his view; to what then does he attri- bute the premium? Incidentally, the views of the Colony's leading banker gauges the limit of the premium to the rate which holders of Chinese remittances are willing to pay for bank notes,
As to the renamus for the high Tuel rate, "Z's" theory is novel. The Tael is merely a weight, of | silver, and the local rale should not exceed the value of this metal in the Hongkong dollar; it no hap pens that for a long time past our rate has taken into consideration the silver content of the dollar plus the premium on the paper dollar. The rate follows fairly closely sterling rates in Hongkong and Shanghai, Le. Hongkong paper and Shanghai metal.
Apart from extraordinary in- Buences outside China, I have had
"I'm so glad," gushed Mrs. New- lywed. I have been told that' pasteurized milk is much the best."
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Woman at Tottenham-She sald
a bucket of water that if I stood where I was she would throw over me. I stood still and she threw the water.
Man at Bow County Court--You have lodgers? Woman-Oh, nol Boarders. Man-Four men. We- man-Not Four gentleman.
Wonin at Highgate-I know when my husband is drunk by the way he slams the door when he comes home,
Man nt Glasgow--I drink Beer as a refreshment, not as a hobby.
Lambeth Magistrate-What does. your father live on? Witness- Beer,
Solicitor at Willesden-Ronds and rollways are much h the air just at present,
The butler had fallen ff and the laird was at his wits end for somebody to wait at table.
Suddenly he thought of his gar- dener. If the latter could be per- sunded to don the butler's clothes, all might be well.
The guests arrived, and dinner was announced. They took their places at the table, and the gar- dener commenced is duties.
host "John, eried the minutes later, "how dare you? Take your thumbs out of the soup"
Home
The gardener looked down at the offendling digits. "It's n' richt, sir," he smiled; "It's no' n bit hat."
the
challenge to British speed supre- macy having proved brilliantly successful, The Bremen than fulfilled every expectation of her designers, and, we believe, surpassed in performance any- thing which British shipbuilders were immediately prepared to beat. Her trip from Cherbourg to New York took exactly four days, eigh if she were imprisoned, her lutteen hours and seventeen minutes, would, as the Magistrale remark- kupeking more than eight hours ed, be a much easier one than that off the Mauretania's best; while on the last day she covered 713
Mrs. Mary Podpadee was in nautical miles at an average speed
a suspicion that Shanghal ex court recently at Cleveland, U.S.A., of 29.62 knots. It would be a
change makes the price of allver, suing for a divorce from her hus- all theory to the contrary notwith-band Joseph. "Does your husband waste of time to discuss the merit
reached drink?" Judge Ruhl naked her, of the performance: it is magnifi-
The following examples typify standing, and have we
another stage of topay turvydom "Yes," she replied, "for the past cent, and, fur the time being at the principle of the ducks
Dammy holding hearts A of the premium on local paper three years." "Does he ever get The case raises important con- least, Britain will concede the Blue
Riband to Germany with the warm-K9 8 7 6 5; declarer holding-making the Tael? I would like a intoxicated" the judge asked. "Once," Mrs. Podpadec returned. regard to siderations in
the
We may yet come to an agree- "Oh, you mean that he is still in- heart suit are out against you. employment of children In indu-est of congratulations. The Mau-hearts 4 3. Four cards in the little enlightenment.
retania, a much smaller craft, held They may be divided two and two ment, at any rate on all points toxicated?" the judge queried. life, It trial
Was 11 for-
the record for more than twenty or three and one. Play safe and that matter, but as to on whom the Mrs. Podpadec, replied affirmative-. tunato circumstance for the accus-
years, capturing It, from the Ger- duck the first time, giving up the responsibility should be thrown ly and the judge granted ed that the girl in this instantenan liner, Deutschland, in 1907, trick. You will then be reason-to correct the anomaly which has divorce. The Podpadecs had been was just beyond the age at which but it is safe to state that the ably sure of winning six tricke prompted this 'correspondence, we married 30 years.
as against a possible two. If you must agreet to differ-Your, etc,
OBSERVER. she could be described as a "child" Bremen's reign will be brief by hold a re-entry card in another
Hongkong, July 24, '1929. The achievement suit in the dummy it is not neces- under the Ordinance, for, lengthy comparison. as the hours of labour were, there will merely fan the fierce flame sary to duck and you may play for was no infringement of the law in of competition-the Blue Riband an even break which would give 2-Dummy holding-diamonds this regard, 'A child, according to being the greatest ambition of all you seven tricks in hearts.
the famous shipping lines operal-
AKQ 6 64; declarer holding- the terms of the appropriate
ing on the North Atlantic and diamonds 8.7.. Five cards In the Ordinance, is-à, person under the the very fact that such a high diamond suit are out against you. age of 15 years, and such as come
mark has been set, will stimulate They may be divided three and within that designation cannot be designers to an effort which would two or four and one. If you need required to work for more than have been undreamed-of when the do not duck, taking a chance so The owner of a soy factory alarmists predicted a general Euro. nine hours in every twenty-four, Mauretania left the slips. The that you may make game. If you which is being built in Nathan pean War, a nervous statesman nor to be employed continuously struggle, incidentally, will not need only five diamond tricks for Road was charged before Mr. T. S. one day rushed into Baron Roths once and the five Whyte Smith, at the Kowloon child's office in a state of great long be delayed. Both the Cunard game, duck for more than five hours at a
Magistracy this morning with agitation. He said "We are going" stretch. Neither can a child be Line and the White Star Line have tricks will be assured,
3-Dummy holding-clubs A K condoning material divergence to to have a war-a terrible war!"
The financier, who was writing required to worit in a factory beeon developing plans for ships Q3 2; declared holding-clubs the plans by using lime mortar
at his desk, without looking up, tween the hours of 7 p.m. and 7 which are to be the biggest in the 86. Six cards in the club suit are instead of cement mortar.
The defendant pleaded guilty replied "No, we shall have, no world, while only a few days ago out against you. They are prob- a.m. To the case under notice, it was announced that the leading ably divided three and three or said the divergence was the fault war."
"But it is inevitable," continued however, these provisions were American fine proposed to lay four and two. If you require only of the workmen.
Mr. F. C. Neville pointed out the the statesman, growing more ex- not applicable, inasmuch as the down two new 50,000-ton Hiners four tricks for game, duck. the
The next year. Apart from their size, first time. If you require Ave dangers of using time mortar efted by reason of the Baron's which rendered the building coolness. "I have just seen three- girl was over the age-limit.
sure me that war will be declared 4-Dummy holding-spades A Klapea in the first typhoon.
six diamond tricks to make game
--Dummy holding-hearts A4
LIME INSTEAD OF CEMENT.
FACTORY OWNER FINED AT KOWLOON.
WARSHIPS IN FORT.
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The Town Counell of Inverness has agreed to offer the Freedom of the Burgh to Mr. J. Ramsay MacDonald, Mr. S. Baldwin and Sir Murdoch MacDonald Member of the House of Commona, in recog- nitiojn of the distinction they have)
Mr. brought to 'Chan Donald. Baldwin's mother Was a Mac- Donald.
Seventy years ago or so when
charges against the accused were the greatest feature of these new tricks for game; play for the drop weaker and would probably cal-members of the Cabinet, who ne that she Ill-treated the girl and greyhounds will be their speed and do not duck,
His Worship ined the defendant within a week." It is well known that the Cunard 7 6 5; declarer holding-upades 4
"No," replied Rothschild, "there falled to provide for her as she Line, at least, has been awaiting 9. Six cards in the spade suit $15 and ordered the defective would for her own daughter. We only knowledge of the Bremen's are out against you. Duck the parts to be reconstructed to the is not going to be any war,
won't let them have the money." find ourselves in agreement with capabilities before proceeding with firat time and you will probably satisfaction of the P.W.D. Dr. Fawcett, who, in giving ovi- the "Britannia" and the fact that make four tricks. dence in the case, considered that more than 30 knots are required nine hours' work in twenty-four will not seriously perturb her (as allowed by the law) is too baildern. The race is to the swift, much for any child, whether it be which means the first in the field
but temporarily. continuous employment or other- wise. Moreover, rigorous investi. gation would probably show that in many instances even this law, bad as it is, is much abused. One point which suggests itself is that
a 2; declarer holding-hearts, K 65. Six cards in the heart guit are out against you. Duck the first time his suit is played and in port: you may make three tricks.
6-Dummy holding-diamonds AQ 76 5; declarer fiolding-dia! monds 4 3 2. Five cards "In the The Hongkong Benevolent So-diamond suit are missing. Duck clety acknowledges, with grateful the first time. When you get the thanks, a donation of $10 from lead in your hand, lay the 3 and "Anonymous," in memory of L. A finesse the Queen. You may make Cossart and L. M. Whyte,
four-tricks in this manner.
The following warships are now
Basin.-H.M.S. Tamar, H.M.S. Bridgewater and Submarine 10. North Arm-H.M.S. Sirdar.. West Wall Dock.-H.M.S, Castor. Dock.-II.M.S. Sterling, M.S. Stormcloud and H.M.S. Fuel Jetty-H.M.S.
Foreign.-U.S.S. Mindanon.
Cicala,
Oil
Tarantula
A District Court Martial assem bled at Shamshuipo Camp on July 18 for the trial of Corporal Albort Sheraton of the 1st Bn. Somerset Light Infantry, on a charge of breaking out of barracks, or alter. natively out of quarters, Accused was found guilty of the first chargo, and was sentenced to take rank and precedence as if his ap pointment to the rank of Corporat bore date July 18, 1929, and to be severely reprimanded.