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The Peak Hospital, to Mr. an Mrs. W. G, Robertson, a son.
1
24, 1930.
DAY BY DAY.
is when the ill-effects of this factor are being keenly felt that the Gov- ernment sees fit to add to the
IT IS ONLY TO THE FINEST NA- burden of taxation. We thorough-TURES THAT AGE GIVES AN ADDED ly agree with the Unofficials who BEAUTY AND DISTINCTION.-Mathilde at last Thursday's Council meeting Blind, submitted that the present is no time at which to raise taxes in this
Colony. What is more. if the warning of a possible increase in the Assessment Tax proves justifled by subsequent events, we predict that there will be a loud outcry on the part of the public, for, as was conceded by the Government, the effect of this would most likely be to raise rents, which already absorb a far bigger percentage of the ordinary man's income than is elsewhere considered economic.
of
The Ben Line 9.s. Benalder, from Home and Straits ports, is due here on the 28th instant.
The Empress of Russia, which left Hongkong on the 4th June, ar- rived at Vancouver on the 21st June.
The Hon. Treasurer of the St. John Ambulance Brigade begs to acknowledge the receipt of the fol- lowing donation to Brigade funds:
Mr. Mok Kon-sang, $50,
The
prime necessity
The friends of Mrs. Harry. Woods the moment is not new
will be pleased to learn that after taxation, but retrenchment by her long illness, suffering from the Government. When the neuritis, sho has returned home
from the Matilda Hospital. Colonial Secretary referred on Thursday to the Warren Fisher Re- port, he did not give as much em- phasis to one point as we should have liked-namely, that it was of the trained staff that mention was particularly made when dealing
with the necessity of adequate
emoluments. We believe in pay ing qualified technical men good salaries, but the fact remains that in this Colony many of the highest- paid posts are held by officers who have no technical qualifications and who receive their training after they come here. It is for this reason that we hope the Retrench ment Committee when it sits will have power to deal with the matter of the Cadet side of our service, which absorbs a very considerable part of the Colony's revenue. From the remark by His Excellency the Governor regarding the possibility TAXATION AND COSTS of the overloading of the personnel of the service, we are encouraged to believe that if the Retrenchment
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 1930.
OF LIVING.
Committee is able to work out a satisfactory scheme, measures may eventually be taken which will bring about a lessening in the coat of government.
The Hon. Treasurer of the St. John Ambulance Brigade acknow- ledges the receipt of the following donations to Brigade Funds:-Mr Li Yau-tsun, C.B.E., $50, Mr. T. N. Chau $100.
In connexion with a fight on board the M.B.K. coal boat, the Agagosa Maru, a coolie who had assaulted another was ordered by Mr. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning to be bound over for his future behavi- our.
Whilst proceeding from Cheung Sha Wan to Wanchai last night, a trading' junk was carried out of its course as it was passing the waterfront near the Sincere Com- pany stores and collided with the stern of the s.s. Yat Shing. There was no damage to either boat.
CANTON'S PROFIT ON WATER.
MUNICIPALITY REPORT FOR THE YEAR
Canton, June 23. The Municipal Authorities of Canton claim that the Canton Municipal Water, Works show a profit of over $300,000 for the first
year of working under their con- trol.
The Very Idea!
Sir Hall Caine, who was 77 the other day, is one of the last sur vivors of the older Bohemianism, to which he belonged in his Rossotti days, other members being such di- verse characters as James Payn and Captain Webb, the Channel, swimmer (writes a Daily Telegraph correspondent.)
The author, during a rehearsal, wanted Tree to drag Roma, the heroine
(played by Constance Collier), round the stage by her. hair, and bash her head on the floor. "Very effective, my dear Caine," said Tree, but, unfortunately, I seem to remember that identical in- cident in another famous tragedy.”
Sir Hall has not figured as a The Canton Water Works was a dramatist for a long while, though private limited company formed in he is an able one, and wrote for 1907 with a capital of 32,700,000 Beerbohm Tree a strong drama in and in January 1929 the whole "The Eternal City? share issue and direction was for- cibly taken over by the Municipal Government of Canton at a value of $1,248,084.40, the original $18 shares being redeemable within three years at $8.3256 each. The Canton Municipality excused their action in seizing the Water Works on the grounds that the company was operating every year at a loss and was, as a public utility company, not able to give the service required of it: company was given warning by cut me," said the customer to the the local Municipal authorities to barber's assistant. effect certain improvements within a certain period, and, not being able to effect those improvements through lack of capital, the com- pany was forcibly taken over by the Municipal authorities.
The
"Really?" said Sir Hall, "and what was its name?"
"""Purich and Judy," was the reply.
•
"That is the third time you have
"Whore Is your boss?"
"He has just gone over to the barber's opposite to get a shave.”
•
The lady was very plain looking. but the labourer surrendered his seat in the crowded car, for which she thanked him effusively,
"That's a' richt, mum," was the
The Municipal authorities now claim that for the first year of their working the Water Works they, have effected a great num-rejoinder. ber of improvements and that "Some men never thinks o'gettin". their cross receipts are
up unless a wumman's young an" $1,055,176 81 against their expen-boney, but it makes nae difference diture of $747,167.50, leaving a tae me." profit of $308,009.11. They further claim that they have installed a considerable amount of Mistress-Why worry over the up-to-date machinary for purify- unfaithful milkman, Jane? You ing the water, constructed new know the sweep and the coalman, reservoirs, laid new piping and are both keen on you."
Maid "I know that, ma'am, but The approximate average water two blacks don't make up for a consumption of Canton is about white." 10,000,000 gallons, a day. city is served with 13,700 feet of
new metres.
The
Donald-"Aye, 'yon was a power-
on Sabbath."
The case in which Wong Ping and sault with intent to rob and also 24-inch piping. There are six Lal Yat-sing were charged with 36-30-inch piping, and 3,000 feet of ful discourse on thrift ye preached with malicious wounding was con- public stations available in differ cluded at the Criminal Sessions ent parts of the city where the yesterday afternoon. They were poor people can draw water free both found guilty on the first count of cost. Our Own Correspondent. and sentenced to seven years' hard labour.
The body of a Chinese male, Lam Yuen-pan, (15) was found floating in the washermans' pool on the hill above the village of Taf Hang last night. The deceased, whose ad- dress is 16, Shepherd's Street, Tai Hang, had gone for a bathe in the pool. The body was removed to the Public Mortuary.
KWANGTUNG BANDIT GANGS.
THREE GROUPS SCATTERED BY GOVERNMENT,
Canton, June 23. The Provincial Authorities are taking very strong measures to of suppress the large numbers pirate and bandit gangs now of the Province. roaming through certain districts
Whenever the Hongkong Govern- ment has sought to place fresh burdens on the community, It has. almost invariably brought forward the argument that this Colony is one of the most lightly-taxed places
The Traffic Ordinance. in the world. At last Thursday's Of all the local Ordinances there Council meeting, the old, familiar is not one which is subject to so contention was once again utilised much amendment, sweeping and in defence of the new taxation pro- trivial, as the, Traffic Ordinance. posed, figures being cited to drive The last issue of the Government Gazette tears several sections of the home the point. The public, how-existing Ordinance into shreds and ever, is not likely to be convinced by gives the motorist a pretty little this method of putting the case, for problem in discovering exactly the simple reason that when we where he stands now amid the come to consider the question whe-welter of amended and substituted ther further taxation can be impos-regulations. The revised fees for vehicles have been [ed, we have to take account of other commercial
factors besides that of existing drafted with the object of drawing more révenue, into the local taxes. Chief among these, as we Treasury. These heavier fees con- have often had to point out, is the stitute another tax on industry and bour was imposed by Mr. Whyte Sentence of three weeks' hard la- matter of ordinary living costs; will tend to check the spread of the Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy and no-one with any knowledge of use of motor transportation and this morning on a Chinese who was local conditions will deny that these perpetuate the use of the objection caught stealing a gallon of linseed
News that these three bandits able hand trucks. The vehicles ail from the Standard Oil instal- are excessively high in Hongkong.
In order that fair comparisons be with solid tyres are to be penalised lation at Laichikok. The defen- gangs were gathering in Man On more, obviously because of the idea dant when stopped by the watch-Wai, in the Punyu District, was made in the matter of taxation be that they do far more damage to he was carrying contained tea.
man intimated that a jar which received here in the afternoon of the 18th instant, and that they tween Hongkong and other places, the roads than vehicles equipped
were several hundred strong. The same evening the Bureau of Public Safety sent eix gunboats and two
it is essential that evidence be with pauematics. This is admitted,
Minister "Ah'm glad yo. Wer able to profit by it."--
"Profit Why mon, I would have dinged ma sixpence into the plate without a thocht, if it hadna been for your providential words they saved me fourpence there and then.
WATER LEVELS.
ON WEST, NORTH AND
EAST RIVERS...
The following table, issued by the Kwangtung River Conservancy Commission, shows in English feet the water levels on the West. River, North River and East River, on the dates named:
June 22 June 23.
Shiuhing
. Teingyuen Samshui Sheklung
11.3
16.6
17.5
20.0
1.5.
1.0
leaving the United Kingdom by the The following naval officers are F. and O. 8.8. Kashmir on the 26th The Bureau of Public Safety Instant:-Lieut-Comdr. A. H. D. reports a very successful engage- Lane, appointed to E.M.S. Seraph;ment with three, notorious bandit as the Kai Hung Lieut. Comdr. D. B. Bowling, ap-
gangs known pointed to H. M. S. Seamew; Capt. A. L. S. Harris, appointed to H.M.S. Tong, the Lung Wai Tong and the Shun Ying Tong on the morning. Kent and Staff Officer (Intelli-
of the 19th instant. Though most of the bandits escaped by dis- gence), Shanghai.
persing and spreading over the Bre:-Shiuhing, 41 feet; Tsing- countryside, the military. did yuen, 29.2 feet; Samshui, 27.3 capturing two, and releasing three succeed in killing six bandits feet; Sheklung, 15.5 feet.
The lowest level on record at. people who had been held in Samshui is minus & feet and st captivity.
Sheklung minus 2.7 feet.
..:
ter
PLAN TO SEIZE HANKOW.
"RED"- MOVEMENT NIPPED. IN THE BUD.
Hankow, June 23. The Chinese garrison authori ties have made extensive arrests of Communist suspects In view of the receipt of information that Communist troops inside the city and in Wuchang and Hanyang are about to stage a big coup to seize Hankow, taking advantage of the absence of the thousands of Na- tionalist forces on duty in Hunan Province..
brought forward to show that living but it is a sad truth that the Gov-. While being parked in the com-hundred men from Canton to expenses are on a similar plane. To ernment itself does not set an ex-pound of the Kowloon Disinfect engage, the bandits, the military ant Station after having been and bandits coming into contact put the matter in another way, it is ample. The Government possesses used for the morning's work, the next morning with the results
with solid tyres no effective argument to say that many lorries
motor lorry caught fire at 1 stated above. Our Own Correspon Hongkong is very lightly taxed as (which pay no fees of course) and o'clock yesterday afternoon, and yet.puts added penalties on the was somewhat badly damaged be- compared with some other place if private owners of such vehicles. fore the outbreak was subdued by the facts be that, in the matter of We suggest that a better way of two appliances which were des- the cost of living, Hongkong's discouraging the use of solid tyred patched from the Kowloon Fire
Brigade. burden is far the heavier of the two vehicles would be for the Govern- places. Obviously a community ment to set the example and equip whose living costs are low can stand their own lorries with pneumatics, Among the passengers arriving However the new regulations have from Manila or the President Lin- heavier taxation than can A com-
been made and they are binding.coln yesterday were Mr. Frank V. munity already overburdened in
It was a pity, however, that, when Chamberlain, a motion picture dis- this respect. We venture to sug the Traffic Ordinance was again Mr. Erich Graetz, on his way to tributor, on business in the Orient. gest that that is the position as be being re-cast that some sections Berlin. Mr: Gracts is a well known tween Hongkong and other places were left alone. We suggest that merchant, and is stopping in China which have been quoted. In the the regulations with regard to the on business, and Mr. A. C. Hall, course of a long experience. in this production of licences might be a merchant, on his way to London. Colony, we have encountered many made less onerous and that some. He is accompanied by Mrs. Hall, thing should be done to dismissa people who have been transferred
very obvious paradox. A motorist, here from other Eastern centres, unless he can
thing that the authorities might produce 4 and they are generally unanimous Home licence, must be tested. Yet, do with advantage to themselves in saying that. Hongkong is the when he leaves the Colony he is and to motorists generally. A re
"The populace here 'was surpris most expensive place in which to supposed to deposit his licence with vised copy of the Ordinance should live that they have ever encounter-the I.G.P. who, presumably, forgets be printed immediately and when ed by the proclaiming of Martial ed. We can well believe it. If re-that elsewhere the authorities licences are renewed in the near Law late last evening. This pre- arrests of two "Communist leaders' cords had been kept in this Colony, Hence just as he does. The stated to all licence holders that who confessed the intention of might demand the production of an future the fact should be plainly caution was adopted following the as they are in many places, they entire Ordinance as it stands now this document is available for the directing a "Red" uprising at Hans would without a doubt disclose is a hightly intricate document and price of one dollar. If this is done, kew to-day. tremendous increase in living costs could easily be simplified. This then wo might reasonably expect The confession made reference during the past decade. The fall seems a faint hope, however, for it motorists to take advantage of the also to Communist decision to in- of the dollar latterly has served gets longer and longer with con- offer with the result that trafficdulge in looting and organised in.
cendiariam. stant amendements. There is one offences might be reduced. to accentuate the evil, and it:
The highest levels on record
WHO WAS
A
GRISELDA?
In one of his Canterbury tales Geoffrey Chaucer tells whose love and devotion were the story of patient Griselda,.
submitted by har husband to many and searching tests.
Griselda's father was only charcoal-burner, humble but the "girl's beauty and sweet nature attracted the notice, of Walter, Marquis of Saluzzo, whose wife she be came. The trials to which he subjected her, do not credit to his good sense, but they serve to illustrate women's capacity for long-suffering..
The Marquis took away Griselda's two children 2000 after they were born
and let her believe them to have been murdered. After they had been married for twelve years, he bade her return to her father's home, saying, that he wished to marry a lady of more suitable station. Even then Griselda made no complaint and the hus band at last, convinced of her love and fidelity, dis- closed that her children were alive, that the supposed second wife was no other her own daughter. than Thenceforward he honoured her as she deserved, and her trials were at an end.