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The
Hongkong Telegraph.
MONDAY MARCH 3, 1930.
THE DECLINING DOLLAR.
MONDAY, MARCH 3,
1930.
DAY BY DAY.
stressed the necessity of Hong- kong continuing to pin its cur rency to allver believe that that
THOU SHALT LEARN THE WISDOM policy should be followed no EARLY TO DISCERN TRUE BEAUTY IN matter to what extent the value UTILITY.-Longfellow. of the white metal may decline?
A whist drive is to be held at We have an idea, however, that the St. John's Cathedral Hall at 845 logic of circumstances may even to-night. tually cause them to see that, after
The P. & O... Mantua, from all, there is something to be said Hongkong, arrived at Marseilles on for stabilisation. Assuming the 28th February at 7.30 am. Hongkong went on a gold 'basis,
The annual general meeting of the only question to be decided would be the most workable the Hongkong Telephone Co., Ltd.,
is to be held on the 15th instant. sterling value for the dollar. On that matter, the business men and bankers of the Colony ought surely to be able to work outta suitable standard.
The Ben Line 3.5. Benreoch,
from Home porta via Straits and Manila, is due here on the 11th
instant.
The Treasurer of the Hongkong Benevolent Society acknowledges with grateful thanks a donation of $10 from K. & Co.
POLICE RESERVE.
ORDERS FOR THE CURRENT
WEEK.
!
The Very Idea!
At Waterloo Station an Ameri
Police Reserve Orders by the can, arriving by the boat train, Hon. Mr. E.D.C. Wolfe, C.M.G., engaged a taxi to drive him to his Inspector General of Police, state: hotel. Steamer trunks, hat boxes, dispatch cases, overcoats, and walking sticks were piled on the. taxi. The driver peered out through a crack in the mountain.
"Is that all?" he asked. "Yes," said the American,
Chinese Company,
Chinese Company who have not yet Squad Drill.-All recruits of the passed Part 1 of Training Course will attend at Central Felice Stat-that's the lot." ion on Thursday March 6th at 5.30 p.m. sharp, for squad drill under P/Sergeant R. J. Hunt. Dress:
Mufti.
Training Course Part 2.-The class for instruction in Police
duties and regulations will be held is usual at the Police Training School, Kowloon on Tuesday, March 4th, at 5.30 p.m.
Revolver Practice.-All members of the Chinese' Company who are qualified to fire advanced revolver course will attend at the Bowen Road Revolver Range on Sunday, March 9th at 9 am. for revolver Judgment was to have been de-practice under Musketry Inspector livered in the Chater will case to- Booker. day, but the Court of Appeal did not give its decision.
On the general question of the effects produced by the continued fall in the sterling value of the dollar, we imagine that even the most ardent past advocate of a reversion to silver parity, will not deny that, so far, the promised benefits have fot materialised.
The opening rate of the dollar It cannot be disputed that the low dollar has practically killed Lan-on demand to-day showed another cashire trade with South China, decline of 4d, a new low level
of 19. 5.9/16d, being recorded.
that it has had a most undesir able effect in forcing up the prices
British
inta of other
imports Hongkong, and that it has added greatly to the cost of living of the whole population as well as to the cost of Government. Viewed from
ers are
"At the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, the master of the s.s. Menado Maru was fined $50 for | cruelty to pigs brought from Hoi-
how to Hongkong.
On failing to appear to answer
Indian Company.
'
Parade. All ranks of the Indian Company will parade at the Police Headquarters on Tuesday, March for drill 11th at 6.30 p.m. sharp
Hunt. under P/Sergeant R. J. Dress:-Winter Uniform, Belt and No Member Cap with white cover. may be absent from this parade without leave from his Company Commander.
Flying Squad.
The weekly instructional patrol of the Kowloon Section will take
Station Moreover,
on
charge of riding a bicycle in a dangerous manner, a Chinese had his bail of $10 estreated by Mr. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning.
this standpoint the situation is gloomy in the extreme. it is surely most ironical that these things should happen at a munient when the Home Government und
A Chinese, who was charged British manufacturers and bank- before Mr. Whyte Smith at the the Kowloon Magistracy this morning concentrating
with being in possession of 16 development of the nation's
articles of clothing reasonably export trade. Yet these things suspected of having been stolen or be borne, according unlawfully obtained, was remand- must
ed for 48 hours for further, en- school;
quiríes. for the sake of an improved export trade by Hongkong. I might be pertinently asked when that im- provement is to set in and when Hongkong people are to share in that wave of prosperity which was so glibly promised last October. Bad as the situation now is, we
Although we have yet to be con- vinced that a low dollar is in the to general interest of the Colony, we can, nevertheless, welcome the latest decline to a new record, for the simple reason that the lower falls in sterling value, the more likelihood is there of serious attention being paid to the question of stablisation. This
our currency
the low dollar
Philadelphia Chamber String Simfonietta is the only comfort we can extract can envisage it becoming even
S. Moutrie & Co., Ltd.
(VICTOR DISTRIBUTORS)
Chater Road.
FASHION
LEADERS
IN
SPRING
VOILES, Etc.
We are now showing
NEW DESIGNS
IN
VOILES
and
PRINTS
IN A LARGE RANGE OF COLOURS
OLD BLEACH LINENS
AND
CELANESE ART SILKS.
Lane, Crawford, Ltd.
GROUND FLOOR.
at 5.30
p.m.
"Well, well," replied the driver, "I suppose they wouldn't let you bring the Statue of Liberty."
* 14 •
"I wish I could think of some-
thing really worth while to get for a Christmas present."
"You mean for your husband?” "No-from him."
(The old question. “Should a man give up his seat to a woman?" has again given rise to controversy.)
Courtesy prompts me to offer
a seat
To the masculine lady who
stands on my feet. Repressing the impulse, I slowly
reflect
"Supposing she makes up her
mind to object,
Or subtly infers that such old-
fashioned ways
Must be scrapped in these keen,
sex-equality days?".
A glance from my neighbour (a
matronly dame)
Then flis me with blushing,
embarrassing shame,
I look like a weakling and feel
like a brute
A6 the whole situation
becomes more acute, My station at last!
I'm re-
leased from the spell To give up the seat and the
problem as well.
*
place on Tuesday, 4th March, Fall in at the Tsim-Sha-Tsui Fire Brigade sharp. Dress: Winter Uniform and Cap with white cover.
A man went into a stationer's The weekly instructional patrolshop and asked to see some note- of the Hongkong Section will take paper of good quality. He was place on Friday, 7th March, and shown some by the assistant. all members are requested to attend this patrol. Fall in at the Central Police Station at 5.15 p.m. sharp. Dress:-Winter Uniform and Cap with white cover.
Sharpshooters' Company. Eifle Instruction Class.--The Captain Alexandre Mayer, of the class will be held at the Office of on Thursday Portuguese artillery, has arrived the O 1/c Company
(Sd) D. L. KING, in Macao, and will serve as Aide- next, the 6th Inst.; at 5.15 p.m. de-Camp to H.E. the Governor of Macao. Lieut. Santa Clara, of
D.S.P. (R). the Portuguese infantry, who ac- companied H.E, Senhor Tamagnini Barbosa from Portugal and acted
as A.D.C. for some time, has REGULAR PEST TO BUS taken up his post in the Company
to which he is attached.
PASSENGERS.
BEGGAR CAUTIONED AT KOWLOON.
"But, I say," remarked the cus- tomer, "this paper hasn't the usual. watermark.""
"Well, sir," replied the assistant, "that is on account of the recent dry summer, you know."
•
The Cockney child is about the
smartest human being in dodging trouble you could possibly find.- Mr. Herbert Morrison.
The American language has gane on its way like a runaway- horse, and is now without bit or bridle. Mr. H. L. Mencken.
The great need of this nation
amateur in commerce, is gone,— is to realise that the day of the
Mr. F. W. Goodenough,
Virtue may seem as sleepy as a cat, but she is dangerous when she springs. Mr. Robert Lynd,
"Look here," said a man to the
from the present situation and worse unless sore action is taken. from the apparent tendencies of Indeed, we go as far as to suggest
During the early hours of this a burglar entered the the moment. It is now being sug-that if the Hongkong Government morning gested that silver may even de- does not step in, there will be first floor of 355, Nathan Road, the
residence of Mrs. Pearson and In charging an elderly Chinese foreman builder, "can you give me cline to 184. per ounce, in which good grounds for making repre-made good his escape when his with begging in Hunghom, Inspesa definite date on which this house event the Hongkong dollar might sentations to the Home Govern- presence was detected and the altor Stimson, before Mr. Whyte will be completed? You see I'm fall to something in the region of ment, in order that the plight of arm raised. The intruder who Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy getting married when it is ready
had gained admission to the pre- this morning, said the defendant for occupation."
"Right-o, guvnor," the foreman. 12 4d. Possibly a drop of that the Colony might receive due at mises by breaking the lock on the was a pest to people boarding or
replied, "you leave it to me. I'll extent might force the hands of the tention. We may be wrong in the back door, took with him a coat alighting from buses.
His Worship remarked that see the job's spun out as long as Government and cause it to inter-deductions which we have drawn which he found on the floor.
there used to be periodical clear possible!", vene in a situation which is fast from the situation, but we do
Sentence of twelve monthe ing up of beggers and asked if the becoming unbearable...
know that many business men who hard labour and twenty-four defendant could not be sent back The plight in which Hongkong previously backed the low-dollar strokes of the birch was imposed to Macao, his native place.
by Mr. Whyte Smith at the Kow- The police intimated that he WHO WAS ? now finds itself is due to the fact movement are beginning to revise loon Magistracy this morning on would probably return that China remains one of the few their opinions. At any rate, the a Chinese who was charged with Colony by the same boat.
His Worship informed the de- countries which continues to base present position and future pos- returning from banishment, hav-
ing been sent away from the fendant that he could not beg and her eurrency on silver, and that sibilities are such as to call for Colony for a period of ten years told him that he would be sent to this Colony sees fit to wait on ac- thorough investigation. The point In March, 1929. The defendant prison the next time he was A caution was registered. tion by China before tackling its for decision can be very simply had previously disobeyed the order caught.
of banishment and had then own problem. The argument that, stated. Is Hongkong to continue
received twelve months' and for economie purposes, Hongkong indefinitely to follow China, twenty strokes of the birch. must regard itself as, to all intents whose currency is based on a des- and purposes, a part of China, haspised metal, or is this. Colony to been again and again reiterated have the courage and foresight to by those who are willing that the solve its own problems in its own situation be allowed to straighten way?
out.
itself
From conversations which we have had with business men, however, we gather that some of them who were previously against separate stabilisation by
Admitting a charge of larceny
to the
EXCHANGE RATES.
of a railway sleeper belonging to the Sang Lee firm of contractors, Paris on February 26, a Chinese who Geneva appeared before Mr. Whyte Smith Berlin
Oslo at the Kowloon Magistracy this
Lisbon two Rio morning was sentenced to months hard labour. The defen- Shanghai dant, after being arrested, had New York Gandhi's follies have been legion, been taken to Hospital suffering Amsterdam
Stockholm but his latest, the presentation of from pneumonia. Accused had
Vienna
India's Dark Hour.
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Yokohama
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an ultimatum to the Viceroy, trans-been previously convicted under Athens Hongkong are beginning to ques-cends them all. le is just possible the Opium Ordinance and for Buenos Aires
trespassing without permission...
Hongkong tion the soundness of that attitude. that Lord Irwin wildeign to reply. Under present conditions, the But if any answer is forthcoming, Hongkong dollar does not move in we may be certain that it will be campaign will then be in the hands on absolute sympathy with the price limited to a grave warning as to
though perhaps his seditionist Bombay of silver, besides which there is the consequences which will follow of the extremist, Vallabhai Patel, Best
the threatened campaign of civil speeches indicate his ultimate fate. Silver (spot) considerable variation in the value disobedience. The British Raj la Those who are afraid of death Silver (forward) of Chinese currency in different doomed if there is the slightest sug should go on a pilgrimage; those parts of South China. Thus many gestion of weakness. We might who possess riches should emigrate," uncertain elements have to
Owing to the absence of evi- be just as well get out of India with-
Bays Vallabhai Patel- Clearly, the contended with in commercial out more ado. Of course, the pro- country will be thrown into con- derice of breaking, a Chinese who was charged with breaking, and transactions between Hongkong position is utterly absurd. Gandal vulsive anarchy if he has his way. Weg If Shantung Street, an is more likely to emerge from his How for present fears may be untenanted house, was sentenced to That being fool's paradise than is the Viceroy realised it is difficult to estimate. six weeks hard labour by Mr. the case, any step in the direction to have truck with the threats of Gandhi's Independence Day cele- Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Ma- of stabilisation by Hongkong the fanatic. It is impossible how brations last month were little short gistracy this morning on the charge would at any rate remove one un-ever to conceal the fact that the of fiasco and it is certain he cannot being amended to one of larceny. from a dwelling house. The de certain factor and be to the ad, next few days will be auxious ones depend upon the support he expect fendant was seen leaving the pre- vantage of everybody concerned. for India. Gandhi talks glibly of ed. Furthermore, Congress has mises and on investigation it was non-violence, knowing full well that failed to give due consideration to found that the locks on two doors To the layman, this is
a point he cannot control the forces that the religious question. Moslem had been forced. which does not appear to have re-he proposes to let loose on the coun- opposition may easily prove to be ceived due appreciation. There is try. The probabilities are that he the rock upon which the campaign The Empress of Russia, which at least one query which we have will be arrested at Gujarat, since will split, though we are afraid left Hongkong on the 12th Febru never yet seen adequately answer-he proposes to lead the first batch there will be many dark hours-be-ary, arrived at Vancouver on the ed-namely, do those who have of civil disobedients there. The fore the decision is clear.
and the hinterland:
1st March.
TYLTYL?
When the curtain rises on Maeterlinck's beautiful play, "The Blue Bird". we see two children, Tyityl and his sister Mylyl, lying wrapped in the beatific excitement of dream.
Their dream takes visible shape, and we follow them through its mazes, in their search for the Blue Bird, which is an ancient symbol, in the legenda of Lorraine, for Happiness.
With Tylty and Mytyl, on dangerous their long and
quest, go Tylo, the, faithful dog. Bnd Tylette, the treacherous, timid cat rebel- lious Fire and gentle Water, and Bread, the..pompous, and benign, and Sugar, Indispen sable equerry of the Court of fearless, Childhood, and friendly light.
Together they, explore the. everlasting verities of the land of Memory and bound forward through the years to speak with pristine spirits la the Kingdom of the Future; they dare the threshold 'and' the Palace and Night, with its unutterable mystèries, to seck even in those ultimate chain- bers the plumage of the bird that is blue. Yet nowhere do they find the Bird of Happi-
Not until the wanderers TE- turn to their own poor parents' home do they find the. Blue Bird, singing in the cage beside their window. one fleeting
тебя
For moment
they possess it, hold it, and caress Then It Butters out of their grasp and is gone..
Who is Tylty17
it.
Tyltyl is each and every one of us. He is the undying spirit of man.