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WEDNESDAY, MAY, 21 1930.
THE CURRENCY INQUIRY.
matter, and he gave definite
orders that, without waiting for China, stops were to be taken to
DAY BY DAY.
THE INBILITY TO ENDURE SOLITUDE
deal with the evil. In regard to AND SILENCE 19 THE PRESSING CURSES the currency question,
MODERN LIFE.-Arthur, Pen-
we have op
denys. contended before, as we do again now, that a policy of waiting, for China is based on fear, and timidity:
"Justice."-Sorry we cannot see our way to publishing your letter.
The P. and O. s.s. Mantua, from Shanghai, is due here at 6 a.m. on Friday.
HUNGRY PAINTER
SENTENCED.
STOLE ARTICLES FROM MURRAY BARRACKS.
The Very Idea!
There have been many occasiona when Dr. Bridges, the Poot Laureate, whose death is A Chinese painter's attempt to announced, has been criticised for satisfy his hunger by breaking into the comparatively small number Murray Barracks, and stealing a of poems he has written, but his cooking utensil, eggs, and a spirit reply to critics has almost invari stove, was described to Mr. Grant-ably been, "I will not force my ham at the Central Magistracy this muse." morning, when a man appeared be- On one occasion, however, it fore him to answer a charge rela-waa.more emphatic.. It is related
tive to the theft of those articles. that when a House of Commons
Accused pleaded guilty, Inspector Dick said that early yesterday morning, the accused climbed on to a bridge, from which Dr. Wellington, the Director of he ran along, a ledge, and gained Medical and Sanitary Sérvices has access to the kitchen in the A and kindly consented to become Pre-B blocks of the married quarters sident of the St. John Ambulance at Murray Barracks, his entrance Association, Hongkong Centre.
being by way of the verandah. There he stole the articles mention- The Hon. Treasurer of St. Johned, but, as he was coming away, he Ambulance Brigade begs to ac knowledge with thanks the Receipt of $25.00 from Wong Ping-sun to- wards the funds of the Brigade.
All manner of remedies have been suggested to the Committee with a view to eradicating some of the worst features of the presby the Chichibu Maru yesterday, Among the passengers arriving ent currency situation, contingent, was Mr. C., O. Stark, in the main, upon the retention of the silver basis. Starting out with the assumption that we can not undertake radical reform until China does, these suggestions strike us as being an effort to make the best of a bad job. No- one argues that, even when the proposed remedies are adopted, the position will be ideal: the most that could be said would be that ! Mr. H. T. White, of the local the best possible had been done office of the Dollar Steamship Line, with Mrs. White and family, with the currency
still based is leaving for the United States silver. We suggest, on leave by the President Taft on however, that a change to gold would remove all the un- satisfactory features which now cause so much uncertainty. Ad- mittedly, exchange speculators, and business firms which like an element of gambling in their deals, would find their opportuni- ties restricted, but we cannot see how genuine trade and commerce would suffer. We believe, with Professor. Robertson, who speaks with the authority of an econom- ist, and who backs up his sub- mission with argument, that the
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the
May 27.
An allegation is contained in a report made by Mr. T.A.C. Tse, the managing director of the Sze Yap S.S. Company, that a Chinese accountant employed on one of the Company's steamers is missing with a sum of $2,000 belonging to the firm.
Swallowing a species of poison- ous herb, known amongst the Chin- ese and described by them, liter- ally, as "broad-leaved tea," a would- be suicide, the wife of a Chinese No. 55, Causeway Bay Road, was trader, name Kwai Sau, living at
removed to hospital yesterday in a critical state.
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occasions.
TO-NIGHTS RADIO.
discussion of the non-appearance of a Peace Oda was brought to his notice his brief comment was':
"I don't care a damn."
順
"He's an awfully clever man." "Not a bit of it. He only makes people think he is."
"Well, that's enough, Isn't it?"
allowed the door to bang. This Mr. Squire, who has been... set- aroused Sergt. Walker, who ting a competition in the Week- quickly spotted the intruder, and End Review on "noups ot. the sergeant's-wife, who also woke assembly," adds "quite a number ta up, blew a police whistle, police an attractive list: officers arriving on the scene with- in four minutes.
The defendant said he was an odd job painter, and as business had been so bad latey, he was press- ed by the panga of hunger to steal.
A record of six previous convic- tions was produced against the man, together with information that, only the day prior to the theft, had he taken his discharge from police supervision.
His Worship imposed a sentence of six months' imprisonment.
HONGKONG'S NEW CINEMA.
"THE LOVE PARADE" AS OPENING PICTURE.
"The
Para-
MAC-
"Love Parade" has 10 original songs, wonderful settings and lavish costuming.
OPIUM FOUND ON SAMPAN.
MAN GETS STIFF SENTENCE
A condescension of chauffeurs. A tapping (or giggle) of typists. A draggle of charwomen. A wizen of jockeys.. A blather of politicians. An absence of plumbers. A screw of Income-tax collec-
tors.
A haggle of Jews.
A grumble of dramatic critics. A flourish (or strut) of actors: A swagger of men about town. A mush of novelists.
The presiding magistrate at the court, being very jealous of the dignity of it, sharply called to order the public, who were some- what noisily chatting in the gal- lery.
"Silence, silence," he cried. "I will have, decorum in this court. I will have decorum."
The attendant went to the door of the court and in a loud voice called, "Dick Oram, Dick Oram."
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"No, no," he said. "As a matter of fact I hardly ever know what" I am going to say until I reach the pulpit."
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married, Mary?"
"When are you going to get
mum.
"I ain't goin' to get married, 'e ain't sober, and 'e won't marry I won't marry Jack when me when 'e is."
Belgaum, May 20. Gokhale, the captain of the Maharashtra Satyagrahis, who raided Shiroda salt works, has returned. In a statement he says that now the Government has abandoned arresting and resorted to the use of lathis, an atmosphere has been created conducive to Public violence and very harmful AT MAGISTRACY.
to the cause; consequently the Satyagrahis have decided to aus- pend their offensive until the Revenue Officers made A big seizure in the harbour yesterday, atmosphere calms down.-Reuter. when they discovered a man and woman in a sampan-in possessionACTRINELAZERIN of 800 tacla of the prepared drug.
The officers effected the seizure WHO WAS at about 1 p.in. just as the sampan was making towards the Yaumati typhoon shelter. When the man and his wife were questioned as to how they came into possession of the drag, they could only reply that they found it in the harbour, after it had been dropped from the a.s. Suf On, which had arrived from Macao about an hour previ- Qualy.
The Central Theatre, which opens very soon, will have for its first picture, reproduced on Western trade of Hongkong rests on other The weekly health return of the Electric sound equipment,
After waiting a moment he re- foundations than a mere coin- Medical Officer contained Ave mount's all-talking, singing, and turned, and to the astonishment of Business men and householders cidence of its currency with that cases of small-pox, five of typhoid musical romance,
Love the magistrate said, "There is no alike will have learned with much of China. We therefore trust that three deaths from small-pox and lier and beautiful Jeanette Mac-.
and one of diphtheria. There were Parade", featuring Maurice Cheva- reply, your Worship."! interest that the Currency Com-when the time for definite action two from typhoid. Deaths from Donald.
non-notifiable mittee has now amassed practical arrives, the qualities of courage Tuberculosis 69, malaria 7, in- Lubitsch production, a Paramount would like any particular hymn to:
diseases were: "Love Parade" is an Ernst A preacher was asked if he ly all the evidence requested and and confidence will not be lacking fuenza 1. There was a clean bill super-special picture. In Shang- accompany his sermon. offered, and is proceeding to the in those on whom the final deck of health for Monday.
hai, it was shown for 22 days and broke all box office records; in New report stage. By means of com- sion rests.
Returning from banishment for the opening night.
York, tickets were sold for $11 for muniques, the public has been
the fourth time within three years
"The Love Parade", is a tuneful "Oh well, in that case," said the kept quite well informed of the
Band Concerts.
a Chinese who appeared before Mr.extravagance of the intimacies and Vicar, "we had better have the pature of the testimony which The first band concert arranged Magistracy this morning was sen- very mythical kingdom, or rather
Whyte Smith at the Kowloon intrigues about the throne of a hymn For those at sea.” has come before the Committee. by the Kowloon Residents' Asso- tenced to nine months' hard labour. queendom, with Jeanette This has been marked by consider-ciation at the request of
The defendant had two previous Donald playing the Queen and able diversity of viewpoint in Hongkong Government is to be convictions for larceny and three Maurice Chevalier starred as her for returning from banishment, military attache, who is recalled regard to some aspects of the pro-given to-night on the ground of having returned in September, from a foreign capital for having blem, but the preponderance of the Kowloon Football Club. The 1927. April, 1928; and January, been involved in numerous scandal opinion seems to be that, whilst experiment will be watched with 1929, He, received a birching on two ous affairs with the lovely ladies of
interest for the initial concert will
the diplomatic circle. numerous reforms
are necessary, indicate whether the Government's Hongkong should continue to pin subsidy for the
About 4 o'clock yesterday after purpose is ap-noon, the corpse of a male Chinese its currency to silver. Final preciated by members of the was found floating in the fairway, judgment on the soundness or public.. There is little fear, how off the Public Pier at Kowloon, otherwise of this contention must ever, that the band concerts in It was taken aboard a Water Police await the appearance
Kowloon will prove
a failure. launch and removed to the Mortu- of the
ary. The identity of the dead man The contrary is much more likely remains unknown, as the corpse Committee's report, which, we because there have been few was in a decomposed state when trust, will cover the evidence similar events on the Peninsula in found. His age appears to be in extenso. As advocates of a gold recent years which have not at about 30. There were two gold- standard for Hongkong, we must tracted large gatherings. Various filled teeth in the upper jaw which, say that, on the summaries of the clubs have arranged concerts from it is hoped, may facilitate identi
fication later. evidence already published, we are time to time and on the whole not yet convinced that a change these have been accorded excellent over from silver to gold would be fear that the concerts which the support, There is, therefore, little disastrous to the Colony's best K.R.A. has undertaken to arrange interests. If the
more detailed will prove anything like failures. arguments which we may expect The circumstances all in the Committee's report to contain favour of a highly ¡ccessful
We are asked to state that in the are more impressive, we need season
for Peninsula residents radio programme for to-night, Miss hardly say that we shall be quite to enjoy a distinct advantage over Maria Gomes will sing the follow- prepared to revise our views. At those of Hongkong. In Kowlooning:
the population is more concentrat- the moment, however, we see noted and there are few people who reason for abandoning the standare not within easy access of the which we have all along taken on places where there are suitable facilities for band concerts. The Most of the witnesses who have Island presents a much more dif- given evidence have submitted ficult problem and there seems that Hongkong can do nothing little doubt that the poor support until China changes
accorded to similar evening func- basis of her currency, but we do tributable to the fact that the tions in Hongkong" is directly at- not think we are mis-stating the members of the public interested facts when we say there has been in such entertainments are spread singularly little supporting argu- over a very wide area. A little ment to back up this contention. travelling, however, should prove Mere repetition of an assertion no barrier to the true music lover, Brussel does not of itself carry conviction. but it seemingly dees in Hongkong Amsterdam and in the light of past experiences Copenhagen
Berlin The arguments of those who oppose Kowloon deserves the special Vienan a.gold standard remind us of our facilities which it is now to have. Helsingfors former Governor's attitude.
in The fullest publicity. has been Lisbon
Bucharest regard to the mut-teai problem.given to the first concert arranged Buenos Aires Sir Cecil Clementi, in his des- for to-night and the KR.A., in Shanghai patches Home, contended that, addition to its very effective or
Nama York geographically speaking, Hong-ganisation of the event, wisely Geneva kong formed part of Kwangtung
published details of the pro- Milan Province, and, that being the case, tory notes. All that remains now Prapue
gramme yesterday with explana- Stockholm Hongkong could not abolish the is for the public to support the Madrid mui-tsai system until the authori-event and to
Athens show the Govern- e
Kio. ties of Kwangtung did likewise,ment and the Kowloon Residents' Fombay The Secretary of State, however, Association that their efforts on Hongkong
Silver (spot) was not prepared to admit this behalf of the community, are ap- Silver (forward) Colony's helplessness in the preclated.
this matter.
the
الية
MISS MARIA GOMES TO BE HEARD.
Still Wie die nacht, by Bohm. Good Bye, by Tosti.
Amapola, Lacalle. No, Sir, Wakefield.
La mama
Eill-El (Jewish Folk Song.)
marta from opera "Andrea Chenier," by Giordano.
Accompanist: Mr. F. Mason, A.R.C.O., L.T.C.I.
EXCHANGE RATES,
Paris
Loridon, May 20.
123.95
84,814
12.08%
.20.37
Both were arrested, and this morning appeared before Mr. Lindsell at the Central Magi- stracy where they pleaded guilty to charges of unlawful possession. The woman. was discharged, but the man convicted and fined $60,000, or 12 months hard labour.
FORGED BANKNOTE
CHARGE.
TWO YOUNG CHINESE IN
DOCK AT. KOWLOON..
Serious charges of uttering a 18.16% forged $100 note of the Chartered 34.46
Bank, of the old issue, and of 193 obtaining money to the total of .108.24
$90.40 on the forged note: were 818 43.1/16 brought against two young.
1/10 Chinese who appeared before Mr. 2/0% Whyte Smith at the Kowloon
4.86 Magistracy this morning 25.13
It was intimated that Mr. F/C. E. Rendall had been instructed for 18.11 M
92.72
18.16% the second defendant and applied ...led for a remand and bail. .39.5515
Detective Serge int Fitches re- 975plied that at the present stage of 6% the proceedings. the police opposed 18/18
bail. 1/514
8.13/18
Wireless,
The defendants were remanded formally for one week for hearing | on the afternoon of May. 80..
ZADIG?
Amusing, but not very heartening, is the story of Zadig, the young Babylonian who is the hero of Voltaire's philosophical novel.
"Destiny is its sub-title, and the author's intention. Was .to demonstrate his theory that it does not lie within man's power to control the events: of his life.
If the possession of every virtue could ensure happiness, Zading would have been au- premely happy. He was honest, broad-minded, devout, thought- ful, observant, intelligent, and his aim in life was absolutely- altruistic.
He wished to reform the world,
To his astonishment and 'dis- may, the world resented hia: well-meaning efforts, and per- sistently denied him the plea-- sure of doing good to it. In whichever direction he turned Zadig found himself baffled by the malice and stupidity of his. fellows, and had at last to ad- mit his impotence to shape his Town destiny..
The Tost elephant story occurs in this book. A man asked Zadig whether he had": seen the strayed' animal, and was mystifled to receive the re.... ply: "No, but if it is blind in one eye, and has lost a great many teeth it is wandering to. wards the west." These re ferences he made from having seen jagged bites in the grasa by the side of elephant tracks pointing westwards..
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