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1930
DAY BY DAY,
IT IS NOT AN EASY MATTER TO SPEND MONEY WITHOUT WASTING IT; AND THE MORE MONEY YOU HAVE THE HARDER IT 18-Ernest Kemp.
-His Excellency, the Governor has sppointed MrEdwin Tavlor to be Deputy Colonial Treasurer. `
factures might be admitted free into the Colonies and the lattere raw material would have free access to the Homeland, with tariff raised in each case against the for- elgner, it is doubtful whether the Dominions to-day would welcome the free import of the products of British industry which would com- pete with their own output. In- deed, many Colonial statesmen have indicated that they could not en- dorse such a policy. There is the further point that the carrying out
Mr. Ei Kwai's tender for Row- of the plan advocated by these
loon Quarry Lot No. 8 at the bankers and financiers will of neces-annual rental of $1,600 has been sity raise the "Dear Food" cry, be accepted by the Government. cause any scheme which gives the British farmer relative freedom from competition must send up
costs to the consumer.
It is notified that the name of the South China Trade Protection Association, Limited, has been struck off the Register.
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The Return of
Eunice.
By Elinor Slim.
CHAPTER XV-Eunice Comes though there were moments when she was reminded of the Chaomoy. to Hongkong.
earthquake. But she had no fear Gloom settled upon the party as she knew that the city hall was and it broke up quickly. An add-stoutly built upon a rock, ed incentive to get home as soon When the famous Midlevel as possible was the fact that the Beauty Chorus (average age 34, typhoon signals were up. It was average weight 10 stones, gross a Saturday afternoon and on that tonnage unknown) tripped merri- day the Signalmen of the Chinese ly on to the stage, singing "We Maritime Customs knew by experiare dainty little fairies," the stage ence that they would have a job of shook and the whole building rocked. Nevertheless the singing work to do...
Regularly every week-end a was splendid, the acting excellent, typhoon was signailed, and on this and the dresses divine (Home occasion it was reported to be ap- papers please copy). proaching Chaomoy. Everyone
rushed home to see that their Shopping was not so pleasant It will be extremely interesting to
domestics had closed and barred as she had expected. Prices had watch the reactions to this latest
The Government is inviting all the typhoon shutters. Within scared skyhigh since she was last pronouncement, which is likely to
new market at two hours a howling wind was in Hongkong and though Mrs. tenders for a cause a great deal of controversy in Salyingpun. The work will consist blowing and the rain was turning Gherkin knew the best places to dollar's worth political circles. The merits or of site formation for, and the the gutters and drains into raging go to there was nowhere where demerits of Empire Free Trade erection of, a brick and concrete torrents. Eunice had had expert-one could get a
building.
ence of typhoons in Hongkong and of goods for a dollar.
"It is all the fault of the Gov- knew that they were not to be apart,, there can be no questioning
trifled with. ---
ernment," said Mrs. Gherkin.. The Government is inviting the desirability of encouraging and
The outhouse where Kuttle had "They should have stabilised the developing trade between the tenders for the construction of
centre plers and decking on kept his goat was the first thing dollar when I wrote to the papers
aand suggested it first of all.". HO roof and
Eunice agreed, though if the various parts of the great British Bowrington, Canal and the erection to go. It had wooden walls,
galvanised iron Commonwealth. The question is of a public trough closet and foundations. A sudden gust just truth were to be told she had only as Kuttle was closing the last a vague idea of what stabilising urinal thereon.
door, lifted it into the air. It the dollar meant.
In Chaomoy people had talked. Eailed away and was never seen
about the necessity of sterilising again.
Eunice who had not been very the paper dollars that they had well of late was badly upset and there, but this seemed to be some- had not abated she thought it or not there was no question about when night came on and the wind thing different. Still stabilised best to ask for the doctor to be dollars being necessary.a
She had to have more of them called in.
whether this can be attained with out running contrary to popular opinion in the Old Country and to the keen desire of the Dominions to expand their industries under the shelter of tariff walls. It may be possible to evolve schemes which shall help the end in view without impinging on these considerations. But the outstanding point of the bankers' proposal is that there should be Imperial Preference with- out any reservations whatever. And that, we know, is contrary to the The Empire Free Truders, and views of two of the three political even Mr. Baldwin with his con-Parties of the State: ditional approval of the underlying principles of the Beaverbrook policy, will no doubt make much capital out of the fact that pro- minent London bankers and financiers are advocating urgent measures to extend the market for British products, including the im-
It is notified for general in formation that, His Honour the Chief Jusice has ordered that the next Criminal Sessions shall be held Monday, 14th inst. at 10 g'clock in the forenoon.
There has been added to the Hist The doctor was a new arrival and after due consideration she of medical practitioners the name in the port and was at firat ex-telegraphed to her husband:
"Not returning till Sunday of Mise Leung Chum Ha, 11,traordinarily popular. He had a Seymour Terrace, Bachelor of Medicine nd Bachelor of Surgery of the University of Hongkong.
It is notified that at the expira- tian of three months the Kin Lee Motor Lighter Company, Limited, will, unless cause is shown to the contrary, be struck off the register und the Compny will be dissolved.
The Effects of Films.
His Excellency the Governor has The Christian Organisations appointed the Hon. Mr. E. R. Committee of the League of Hallifax, C.M.G., C.B.E., J.P., to act Nations Is giving serious con- as Chairman of the Licensing aideration to the harmful effects Board, during the absence on leave of certain classes of cinema aims of the Hon. Mr. W. T. Southern,
C.M.G., J.P. and considered the question at a
the money.
beautiful Oxford accent, and was send $500. Love. Eunice." in many respects a typical post- It happened that the telegram war product of the English public reached Kuttle at an opportune school. He was a good all round moment. He had just had a very sportsman, played cricket, foot- bad shock and was consequently ball and tennis well, and was not in a generous mood, se Eunice get The night before the telegram too impossible at bridge.
But he suffered from superiori-
alate ty complex and did not take any reached him he had had trouble to hide the fact that he night at the club, a very late night regarded himself as being altoge- in fact. After the 8th or so Kut- ither different from the common tle who was in the midst of a dis- herd. When he played tennis he cussion in the Bar, embracing played only with men of his own World Politics, the situation in standard, he did not like to run China, the Tientsin Customs, the the risk of spoiling his game by Hongkong Water Supply, what la playing with duds, and refused to wrong with Chaomoy, prohibition, play with the women in the port, and the low exchange, had entire none of whom happened to be parly forgotten that there was such a ticularly good.
pastime as eating and just carried He was a strong supporter of on drinking. At midnight it was mediate concluding of reciprocal recent meeting. The censorship The Treaty of Commerce and the Club Bar, though his hits far too late for dinner so he with trade agreements between the of films is obviously a national Navigation concluded between
never amounted to more than a few others continued to carry. nations of the British Empire. A affair and in dealing with films United Kingdom and Guatemala few dollars. He understood the on. At 3a.m. the club boy quiet- condition of such agreements, it to be shown to native audiences on the 22nd day bi February, 1928, gentle art of making a show with-ly slipped away and the lights it is for the local authorities to has been extended to the Colony out paying for it. As a louage gradually became dim. It was time is suggested, should be the reten-pass them or otherwise.
At the of Hongkong. A copy of the lizard and garden party hourd he to go home. tion by Britain of the open market same time, the film is an inter- Treaty can be seen on application was ideal, but as a doctor he was As Kuttle crept up the long
at the Colonial Secretary's Office. not entirely satisfactory.
Kuttle struggled through the stairway to his house he suddenly rain and wind to the doctor's remembered that he was a mar- The following forthcoming
man. Kuttle" had always house and found him in bed. The ried weddings are announced.
doctor gave him some good ad- been a diplomat. He realised in
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When Percy's will was read it WHO was found that he had left all his 'property with the exception of a few small legacles, to his
old Mission. This was. Fathers shock to some of his relations, but the Mission Headquarters at Home were very pleased and immediate- London, July 4. ly started a recruiting campaign .123.67 to provide more workers for the
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Eunice's somewhat premature .18.16 and unexpected contribution to 193 the foreign population of Chaomoy 40.3/16 upset Kuttle's plans for a visit to Hongkong, but a change was still .1/8
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9 few weeks she left for a short 12.00%
18.10 holiday in. the Colony. The baby .34.465 accompanied her, of course, and 41.70 Mrs. Gherkin was delighted to see .818 them both. The trip was without in- 5.13/16 cident, that is to say, the ship] 1.13/32 neither ran aground nor met any .84.815
was it pirated typhoons, nor .02.88
Eunice ate nothing, but the baby's .18.16
164 appetite compensated for hers, Bea 108.25 and it seemed to enjoy the 6.11732 air.
The tale of Tannhauser, unfolded in Wagner'a opera, is the story of the conflict. be- tween the forces of pure love" and base.
The knight Tannhauser was a singer attached to the court of a German baron: While wandering amongst the hills he discovered the entrance to the shining halls of Venus, i and dallied wtih the goddess in sensuous pleasure for a whole year. Wearying of such ́delights, the wat Tast escaped, and returned to Thuringia. At a Tournament of Song held in celebration of his return, he outraged the feelings of the assembled knights by a wild outburst in praise of Venus, and only the intervention of Elizabeth, the Landgrave's niece, who was in love with him saved his life
Overcome with remorde, Tannhauser went to Romer to: cook forgiveness, but the horrified Pope, on hearing this tale of trafficking with false delties, declared; "Booner shall green leaves grow from my staff than thou shalt find forgiveness.S
for all Empire products, and the national problem and because of imposition of duties on all imports this the League of Nations is un- from other countries. Inasmuch doubtedly the proper body to con- as the bankers have hitherto been sider the question in all its angles. Paul Roger Kahn, No. 4, Ban00 vice and a bottle of aspirin and a flash that it would be unwise to
It is difficult to see, however, Buildings, Kowloon, to Miss Alice traditional defenders of Free Trade which is the exact section which Julien, of the same address. Mr. Went back to bed.
At 5 o'clock the next morning, this latest pronouncement repres should be charged with the inves- George Edward Kerr, c/o Messrs. Eunice gave birth to a daughter. m
Butterfield and Swire, Hougkong, The International sents a marked change of heart. Notigation.
to Miss Elizabeth Philip Langley, 27, Connecticut Avenue, doubt the Empire Free Trade Cinema Institute at Rome is con- No.
cerned only with purely educa-Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.A. campaign, together. with the
tional films. though the word sluggish state of British industry "educational" is capable of a wide and the continued seriousness of the interpretation. The Child Wel- unemployment problem, have been fare Committee of the League is factors in contributing to this concerned only with films in so far as they affect children. The development.
International Labour Organisa- Geneva The policy now urged is, of tion is interested in filts of an Berlin course, quite in line with that industrial character. Either an Oslo
Helsingfors which has been given so many dif- over-riding body must be set up Athens fering names in the past-Im- which has the power to co-Buenos Aires perial Preference, Tariff Reform, ordinate all League activities, or Hongkong some other section must be found New York
Amsterdam etc.-and which is now being so that is interested specially in the Stockholm insistently advocated under the colour question. This can only title of Empire Free Trade. It is, be the Mandates Commission of Madrid
Bucharest in reality, Protection, as distinct the League. Such a plan has the Buchar
Bombay further advantage. that the Yokohama from Britain's traditional policy of
Millan Free Trade. Both the Liberal and standard of colonial administra- Brussels
tion set by the Mandates Commis-
Copenhagen Labour Parties are opposed to it alon tends to become that of the Prague on economic grounds, but the Con- whole world. The League of Lisbon servatives, with varying degrees of Nations Union as a first step has Rio..... Shanghai Silver (spot) fervour, believe in it. The pros decided that a request should be sha and cons of the two systems have sent to the International Federa- Silver (forward)
tion of League 'of Nations been so often stressed, especially Societies, and, in the second place, since the recent revival of the de- to the Mandates Commission. To mand for economic unity within the take up this question will enhance Empire, that no necessity arises to the League's prestigo everywhere go over the ground again. Therefor it is a subject in which the
whole world is interested. is, however, one important factor to be noted, namely, the changes which have occurred In the Dominions since Imperial Pre ference was first advocated. In those days, the Dominions were re- garded as producers of raw materials, with practically no manufacturing output at all. The fact has now to be faced, however, that all this has been changed. Whereas previously it might well be urged that the Mother Country and the Dominions could reach an agreement whereby Britain's manu-
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WATER LEVELS.
Hongkong was simply thrilling. Even to walk about the street was quite exciting. There were | so many foreigners and at first Eunice had the feeling that, she ought to know them all. At the frat opportunity: she went to the Taikles which she had not heard before and after getting over the shock of the 100% accent and the strangeness of the deep metal- lic voices of the babylike heroines she thoroughly enjoyed herself. The following table, issued by Fortunately she was also in the Kwangtung River Conservancy time to see the last performance Commission, shows in English feet of one of the A.D.G.. successes the water levels on the West and her first experience of a show River, North River and East as one of the audience made. It River, on the dates named:
far more interesting than if she July 3. July 4.had been there in an official capa-
ON WEST, NORTH AND
EAST RIVERS.........
Taingyuen
Shluhing
Samshul
Sheklung
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city, as secretary of the Wardrobe Pelding, July 4
Sub-Committee, or the Lady-in- Communist bandita have cap-
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The highest levels on record are: tion in the organisation She sionary Society as they were--Shishing, 41 feet; Tsingyuen, was impartial, but not neutral and travelling from Changan to 29.2 feet. Samshul 27.3 feet; Klenningfu, and have detained Sheklung 15.5 feet. them to look after the sick.
The lowest level on record at They are destanding $100,000 Samshul is-minus 5 feet" and ransom for their release.Router. Sheklung minus 2.7 feet.
was able to take a detached view of the performance, especially as which detached one half of the there was a pillar in front of her
stage from the other. She found it extraordinarily interesting al-
The disappointed man did not at first return to Thuringia, and Elizabeth. sadly retired to a convent: to pass her days in prayers for his soul. Denfed hope of pardon, Tannhauser once more sought out the Ven- usberg, but just as he was about to enter the fated": portals the funeral procession of the faithful Elizabeth. passed, and after it came: pilgrims telling of a miraclous budding of the Papal staiZS In an ecstasy of gratitude -and-penitence: Tannhauser fell dead by the bier of the pura malden whose prayers had saved his soul.