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Municipal buildings. The Municipality. maintains abbatoirs and cemeteries, and also owns and controls the water THEX WISH TO BE TRUE. Casar. supply as well as the supplies of electricity and gas.
The revenue of the Municipality is derived from two main sources rate on all houses, and taxes on all vehiclos. From these two Fources," the ordinary work of the Municipality is carried on. In addition, the Commissionera col icet revenue from the sale of water, which, incidentally, is all supplied by meter, and from the sale of electric current and gas for lighting and cooking, Further revenue comes from "rent of mar kets, and charges are also made for the removal of nightsoil from most of the properties in the town, as the sewerage system is as yel only in its infancy. No charge is made in connexion with water borne sewage removal, except the ordinary rates for water used. The Commissioners have no con- nexion with the finances of the Colony, the Municipal Fund and the funds of the Colony being
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THURSDAY
DKC 5, 1929,
From this review of the manner in which the Municipalities work,
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MEN WILLINGLY, BELEVE WHAT
Mra. Othen will. speak on "Universal Ideals" at the weekly public lecture of the Hongkong Logo, The Theosophical Society, to-day at 6 p.m.
to
1929.
SALE OF WORK.
ST. STEPHEN'S GIRLS'
·ENTERPRISE.
The Very Idea!
One of the most remarkable of recent London developmenta bas The Kwok Siu Lay Hill at St. been the enormous rise. In site. Stephen's Girls' College might values brought about by the eroc have been a miniature bargain tion of great blocks of luxury flats. basement of some big London A leading West End estate agent store this morning, when a anlö estimated recently that during the of work organised by St. Stephen's | Inst two or three years such erec- Girls' College and Fairlea College tions had added, more than $10,- Among the passengers duo arrive in the Colony on the 5.8.was officially opened by Mrs, H. T000,000 to the ground valuation of Hakosaki Maru.from Europe on the Greaty, wife of the Hon, the altos within a mile of Piccadilly. 8th list, ard Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Director of Public Works.
There are now nearly 10,000 Kats Tarrant and Miss E. C. Tarrant. There was plenty of variety to that area, ranging from bache
be found in the multiplicity of lor "snuggeries" with one bod- altting-room and a bathroom' at stalls, which were tended by rentals of £250 a year to sumptuous charmingly garbed young studenta suites with three reception rooms, of the college. At one end, there five bedrooms, luxurious bathrooms, was a 'dollar stall, upon which a and other accommodation costing number of things one had always £3,000 a year. thought cost a lot more, were dis- played at this modest price. Fur- ther down the hall prices varied, but there
...
We are asked to state that the last day for sending in of entries to the second annual exhibition of the Hongkong University Amateur Photographic Club in Monday, 9th
inst.
The forthcoming wedding is an- nounced of Mr. Walter Dunbar Fiddes-Wilson, c/o Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co., Ltd., Tientsin. to Miss Lella May Tiernan Clarke, No. 608, The Penki
were certainly plenty
of bargains" for the big crowd of parents and friends who attended.
The opening ceremony was co- menced with a hymn, after which the Rev. N. V.. Halward, Bishop's Chaplain, read a short prayer.
Mrs. Creasy, in a very brief |
We are pleased to announce that the Director of Medical and Sanit ary Services (Hon. Dr. A. R. Well-speech, said they were all glad to ington) has recovered from his re-look forward to the return very gent severe attack of influenza. Dr. soon of their beloved President, Wellington has left with Mrs. Ms. W. T. Southom, and would Wellington for Macno, where he will be happy to tell her how the epend 10 day's in recuperating. College Committee had done in
her absence.
THEFT BY BANISHED. WOMAN.
Described as an employee of it will be seen that there is a very Harmston'a Cireus, a Japanese, clear-cut line between the"fune-named Takaba Shi, appeared be tions of the Commissioners and fore Mr. W. Schofield at the Kow- loon Magistracy this morning on The charge of being drunk in Can-
ton Road last night. The defen- RETURNED TO HONGKONG BY dant was remanded until 1o-mor- row for an interpreter to attend,
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HER KIDNAPPERS7
While many of these dwellings of the new London have displaced historic homes, others are spring- ing up in contrea where formerly there were only unpretentions shops and dingy offices.
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Teacher: Can anybody tell me what a polygon in?
Smart Scholar: Please;" sir,'a dend parrot, ".
"V"High heels," says Dr. Norman Blake, "gra contrary to the tendency of evolution")
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Though I'm bewitched by dainty
heels,
However high they're worn,. It seems their chic and slender
shupe
Evokes Darwinian scorn. Yet-need heel-manufacturers Just yet go""on the dolo".
You can't deny high heels pro-·
mole
The uplift of the-sole!
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An aged man, after electrical
Chan Ying. a Chinese woman trentment for rheumatism, called at
those of the Government.
one having system strikes us as averything to commend it, because it menue that the Government, us such, has little or no control over- these purely donicstic matters. There is, we are convinced, suf- fielent divic spirit in Hongkong to warrant the experiment being tried here. Indeed, we see no reason why this Colony should be denied In view of the oft-repented sug, privileges enjoyed by other Crown Judge (Mr. Justice Wood) found being removed to Un Long on Oc ́ week and always give my wife her
A MUNICIPALITY FOR HONGKONG?
gestion that the time has come when Hongkong should have its
Colonies in the matter of local We suggest, there- government.
ore, that the matter be brought before the Legislative Council in the near future in the form of a
The case in whlen Ng See-chan, of No. 119 Wing Lok Street sued aged 22, who was charged before the hospital some days after his Wong Ming-cheung, of No. 26 Wo Mr. A.W.G.H. Grantham at the Cen-scharge to report.
the Central Magistracy Said the nurse: ""How are you, Hing Street, for $1.000 alleged to them at be owing as the result of transne-this morning with the larceny of a Mr.-7
"Oh, I'am ever so well," was the tions with a former money loan $1 bill and with returning from association, of which both parties banlahment, pleaded that she could the reply. "I can't tell now when were members, was concluded this not control her return to Hongkong, it's going to rain!" morning. His Lordship the Puisnes she was kidnapped on October 14 and brought to Hongkong after
ber 23. Her husband was abroad. for the defendant.
The police stated that the de
Motorist, in a letter to the Hat- Miss Daphne Leigh, English | fendant snatched a $1 bill from a
field Court-I was acting as driver- revue artiste, formerly of the Salis-woman's hand, in Quechs Read Cen-mechanic to my mother-in-law- bury and Banvard Musical Comedy tral as she was counting her change Companies, will begin a short sea-outside of a shop.
The accused
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pains to ascertain precisely how resolution, to be forwarded to the son at the Majestic Theatre, com- was banished for 10 years on Juls Court man may be quite steady
Ordinance, and
mencing to-night. She has appear- 6, 1927.
as.leading character in many The magistrate convicted en bathand in his full senses, yet be de- musical comedies both in America charges, inflicting sentences of finitely intoxicated, and on the Continent, and has months and 6 months imprisonment travelled extensively throughout the to run concurrently.
Her programme to-night East. will include popular song numbers.
KNOCKED DOWN BY A
MOTOR CAR. ·
CHINESE SUCCUMBS TO HIS
INJURIES.
our Unofficials united on this
At the Volunteer Headquarters matter, they would assuredly have on Tuesday evening a presentá- the whole body of ratepayers betion was made to Lieut. H. Owen hind them. Another method of Hughes by his brother officers in the Volunteer Defence Corps, on attaining the desired end would be the occasion of his forthcoming to call a public meeting for the marriage. The presentation, purpose of testing popular opinion, which took the form of a silver and, in the event of a being salver, was made by Lieut.-Col. L. G. Bird. who wished the re- favourable, to draft a petitionsipient the popular officer com- which would provide the oppor-manding No. 1 Platoon--every tanity for bringing the subject to happiness and success in his marknocked down by private motor the notice of the Home authorities,
fed life.
STERLING BILLS.
BANK REDUCES RATE OF INTEREST.
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation notify that the rate of interest for sterling ad- vances made against, bills from rope on the East has been re duced from 7% to 7%.
dug or renewed will continue to Bills negotiated at 74% if pust bear interest at that rate.
Lookhart Rond was, the scene of fatality yesterday afternoon, when Tui To, aged 33, a forenian of the P.W.D. living on the third floor of 44, Pokfulam Road, was
Solleitor at Glasgow-What did you think when you heard the blows struck?, Witness-I thought some- body was taking a liberty,
Bright Little Girl: "Look, mo- ther; the people in that shop will find your umbrolla for you. I mean the one you lost last Monday."
Mother: "No, dear; that's a" shop where umbrellas are sold."
Bright Little Girl: "But there's notice in the window: Umbrellas recovered."
The first calendars to hand for 1990 have been received from the car No. 572, driven by Leung Chi | Manufacturers Life Insurance Com-
| Kuen, 26, Keswick Street,
pany, of which Mesirs. Arnhold and Co., Ltd. are the local agents and the Westinghouse Electric Inter-
So far as can be ascertained, Tsoi was in the act of crossing the road when he saw the car national Co., the sole distributors prouching and then began to turn for which firm in Hongkong and hack, with the result that one of South China are Messrs. Iteina, the wings of the car struck him in Mussey and Co. The former is an the back and threw him head fore-latter an attractive calendar of
admirable map of the world and the most on to the ground,
blue-eyed brunette and diary.
He was removed with all speed to the Government Civil Hospital; but died very shortly after admis sion, T
own Manicipal Council, charged with the control of all purely local affairs, we have recently been at
the Municipalities in the Straits Secretary of State, asking for suched Settlements function, and what a reform of our Constitution as their powers are. Through the will perinit of the creation of a courtesy of the Municipal Secre- separate Municipality on the lines tary at Singapore, we have now of those existing in other Colonies. received some illuminating details on these points, from which we are able to deduce that there is no reason whatever why Hongkong should not be brought lato line with the system operating in the Straits Settlements and in other (Crown Colonies.ns well. The fen- ture of the system, as it is operat- ed in the Colony to which Sir Cecil Clementi will shortly go, "is that the Municipality has its own revenues, entirely distinct from those of the Government, and that it handles all those matters which
Americani Dumping? at Home would be undertaken by Former leadership of a Mount Borough Councils,
Everest Expedition docs not Coming to details, the Munici-necessarily invest Lieut-Colonel palities in the Straits Settlements C. a. Howard-Bury with authority have been ronstituted by special questions of high finance. Nevertheless, there is good ground all municipal
for the, belief that the financial affairs are administered by per- depressiin in the United States, sons named Commissioners. In the aftermath of the Share Market practice, in Singapore. the debacle, will result in the loss of Governor accepts nominations of a fair percentage of the "luxury" eleven Commissioners out of a trade of the country, and conse total of twenty-five from seven-quently, the lumping of surplus. bodies in the town, such, for production abroad. It is not un-normal expansion of railways and reasonable to suppose, therefore, other public utilities, pressing example, as the Chamber of Com-that the highly organised motor public works which could normally mevee, but there is actually no car industry will be badly hit, and bide their time may suffice to.
The Society of St. Vincent de provision to this effect in the law. that the feurs of an avalanche of satisfy the needs of the moment, Paul acknowledges with grateful The Executive Officers of each American motor-ear exports to but they may also create a serious donations and gifts to the forth- thanks the following further Municipality are appointed by the Eurone in the Spring will prove problem for the future. There is, coming Fete in aid of Hongkong's; Commissioners, the senior appoint-to be well-founded. In his annual for this reason, a fear that the Poor:
Message to Congress, President intensive, energy in construction ments being subject to the
Hoover expressed the view that the and expansion planned as the re- approval of the Governor. With the exception of the President of have re-catablished confidence, but onees will merely have the effect measures taken by the Governmentsult of the White House confer the Municipality, who is a Com-stressed the necessity for vigorous-of putting off the evil day. missioner and who is appointed by ly pursuing these measures unt) trust these views the Governor after consultation normality has been restored. In pessimistic than the situation Mr. J. P. Sherry with the Commissioners, no mem-point of fact, America. Ia jstill a justifies, but the increasing in- The Pioneer Silk Store her of the Executive (that is, the long way from normality. To terest of Europe is a sign that carpet; Mrs. A. G. Botelho and Colonial Governmenty taken any avert unemployment, effective in Graham, the President of the articles.
suppose that the steps taken to they are generally held. Mr. Mr. J. A. d'Almeida, various formal part in the administration their way, have rectified the dis Board of Trade, took the only of the Municipality. The dutiesaster, would be a delusion, and possible line, in view of the of the President, moreover, are one under which it may be certain | British Government's fiscal policy, purely executive and advisory, the President does not suffer. when he stated that they were not The chief Departments which the Forestalling the possibilities of in prepared to support“, protective dustrial depression in certain duties of any kind even if the Commissioners control are the
spheres does not rehabilitate the anticlpation of the dumping of a j
REBEL FORCES MARCHING Health Office, the Fire Brigader fortunes of the thousands who million American cars in Europe in
ON ICHANG. the Registrar of Vehicles Depart went under in the Share Market fulfilled. The best that can be ment (which deals with the catastrophe.. Nor does it restore hoped is that Mr. Philip Snowden
News reçelved in the Colony this licensing of vehicles), the Munic-complete confidence among the will at least avoid the disastrous has been taken by anti-Govern- morning states that Itu, in Hupeh; pal Engineers Department (which American "middle classes” on, consequences which would inment forces, who are said to be looks after ronds, bridges, conser-whom American prosperity, as inevitably follow the abolition of the advancing on Ichang, vancy and sewerago) and the every other country on the globe, existing McKenna Dutica on
Itu 1s aituate some thirty miles Building Department, which looks mainly depends. Anticipating the motor cars.
down the river' from Jchang....
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Macphairson Clonglocketty Angus McClan, to give him his full name, is the hero, or the villain (it all depends upon your point of view), of one of W. S. Gilbert's satirical and amusing Bab Ballads.
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Mr. M.CA. McClan was askliful, and tireless, per- former upon that weird and wonderful instrument, the bag- pipes. The maidens delighted lo listen to his playing, Cầ...” pocially Ellen Me. Jones Aber deen. All admired his musical· gifts save one Pattison Corby Torbay, a Sassenach brute who groaned at the sound of the pil broch, and begged Angus either to cease from playing or clae to play "something resembling an Air."
For a year, seven months and a fortnight Angus 'prac- tised hard, and at last evolved".. something, wild and jerky, It is true, but with a distinet re- semblance to an alr; But" was Mr. P. C. Torbay grateful?! Alas, no! He was roused to: greater fury than ever. With" one stroke of his claymore ba cleft the bag-pipe `player -- in § twain.
The maidens wept, especially / Ellen McJones Aberdeen, but such is, the fickle heart of won? man, that she soon dried her tears, and consoled herself in the arme of Pattison Corby Torbay,