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THE GROWING POWER OF OFFICIALS.
DAY BY DAY.
examples of what national and local government should be. Under present tendencies, there is being
IT 19 IMPOSSIBLE "A MAN WHO built up
19 a. bureaucratic system is FALSE TO
FRIENDS AND which is opposed to every democra- NEIGHBOURS SHOULD BE TRUE TO THE tic principle and, which threatens PUBLIC-Bishop Berkely. to extinguish hard-won public H borties and safeguards.
Mr. T. Yamamoto has taken charge as Manager of the N.Y.K Hongkong Office.
The P. and O. 9.s. Mirzapore, from Shanghai, is due here at 5 a.m. on Wednesday,
The Eastern Extension Telegraph Co. notifies that telegraphic com- munication with. Japan is now nor mal.
The Ben Line 9.8. Benvrackie, from London, the Straits and the Philippines, is due to arrive here on August 2.
Here in Hongkong, of course, we are accustomed to government by officials, in the sense that all legi- lation emanates from the Govern- ment and that our Legislature has an official majority. It is true that at times the Government has been known to pay heed to public opin- ion, as voiced by our Unofficials, to the extent of dropping contentious. measures, but we have recently had a striking example in the other direction, in which the Unofficial view was completely over-ridden by Officialdom. At Home, despite the tendencics to which we have direct-in ed attention; the public can use its influence by returning to Parlia
The "At Home" arranged to take ment men of whose views they ap- place at the Helena May Institute prove and who may be in the posi-on Tuesday, July 22, Is postponed to Tuesday, August 5, owing to tion of using their influence
the inclement weather. Advt. such a way as to throw out ob- jectionable measures or to insist
in
Mr. J. Peel, brother of His Excellency the Governor, and the Hon. Mr. Palmer, bave arrived Hongkong and are gucats at Government House.
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The Ben Line 8.8. Benvenue. on safeguards in such laws as are from Europe and the Straits, left Singapore for Hongkong on July passed. The elected representa- 20 and is due to arrive here on
The rainfall for the 24 hours ending at ten o'clock. to-day was 1.57 inch. This makes a total of past eight 14.68 inches for the
Since January 1 there has days. been a fall of 50.42 inches, against an average of 47.05.
tives of the people have, however. July 25. to be always on their guard, for this granting of powers to permanent officials is liable to go by default and the danger only realised when it is too late. The "skeleton Act" evil is one with which we in this Colony are all too fully acquainted,|- the right to make regulations under
*
POLICE RESERVE.
ORDERS FOR THE CURRENT WEEK.
Police Reserve Orders by the Hon Mr. E. P. C. Wolfe, CM.G., Inspector General of Police. state:
General.
>
The Very Idea!
Teacher: Now, Peter, who were the two Scottish heroes who claim- ed the Throne ?"
Petor: "Robert Bruce." "Quite right-and the other?" "Edgar Wallace."
Revolver Practice.-The regular
A correspondent suggests that weekly revolver practice (volun- tary) will take place at the Bowen we shall get used to electric pylons Road Revolver Range on Wednes in time just as we have become day, July 23rd., from 5.80 p.m. to accustomed to telegraph poles and 7.30 pm. It will be open to all railways.] ranks of the H. K. R., Special Con- stables, Sharpshooters Company, Hongkong Police Reserve and to all persons holding permita to carry arms.
"Police Training School The wkly classes for Police Reservists at the Police, Training School, Kowloon, will be held on Tuesday, July 22nd, at 6.30 p.m. All members of the Chinese and Indian Companies and of the Fly- ing Squad who have not yet passed Part 2 of Training Course should attend.
Indian Company. Leave-Constable R248 Rangin Shah has been granted 3 months' leave of absence from the Colony as from July 18th.
Flying Squad, Strength.-Constable R349 H. C F. Aria has been permitted to re sign having completed one year's service, with effect from July 15th.
1930.
The weekly instructional patrol of the Kowloon Section will take Fall place on Tuesday, July 22nd. in at the Tsim-tsa-tsui Fire Brigade Station at 5.80 p.m. sharp. Dress-Khaki Uniform and Cap with Khaki Cover.
When first the Roman drove a
straight,
Uncompromising Street,
ī
Our Britain's face, our hymn of
hate, Even at such an early date,
Lacked nought of force and heat. The Roman's road we thought
scandal,
Himself no better than a vandal.
Long after, when the railways'
cazie,
They caused us like distress. We said it was a sin and shame To spoil the landscape, wild or
tame,
With modern hideousness; But, finding Progress would not
spare it, Wo
hnd
at last to grin and bear it.
So with the pylens which to-day
The aesthetic eye offend. Since these have clearly come to
stay
It seems quite possible we may
Enduro them in the end. Bearing once more and even grin.
ning.
As cels, they say, grow used to
skining.
•
School Inspector: "Now what sort of dyes do we get in England?"
Cockney Boy: "Wet 'uns!"
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Many who call for "Socialism in our time" are the most unreasoning
A purse containing some money The weekly instructional patrol Ordinances and to delegate powers and a number of business cards of the Hongkong Section will take individualists.-Mr. J.K. Clymes.
Peak on place on Friday, July 25th. Fall in was picked up on the Saturay and has been handed over at the Central Police Station at Dress-Khaki to the Police. Application for the 5.15 p.m. sharp. return of the property to the owner Uniform and Cap with Khaki should be made at Police Head-Cover. quarters.
to officials being all too often vest- ed in the Governor-in-Council. This is a matter that needs con stant watching, and we should like to feel that our Unofficials are alive to the dangers of the system.
M. Briand's Plan.
be
WATER LEVELS.
Sharpshooters Company.
Rifles-All members who have not yet turned in their rifles to the Armourer for Inspection should do so as soon as possible.
(Sgd.) D. L. KING,
D. S. P. (R).
DESPERATE FIGHT IN HOUSE.
MAN STABBED IN TUSSLE WITH BURGLAR.
The belief that everyone who enters a theatre is subject to some dreadful, unknown, mysterious temptation is pure bunkum Mr. J. J. Biggs.
In another environment the Pope might easily have become the com- mander of the Salvation Army- Mr. T. Lewis.
Visiter: "Is that bull danger- ous?"
Farmer "Oh, no, ma'am: he's one of the sort they use for mak- ing beef tea."
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A matter, not without its interest
"A youthful Chinese was charged Revolver Practice. Revolver to Hongkong, which is arousing
to-day before Mr. Lindsell with practice will be carried out on the
History is a snob; it always sides having' run ап Illegal gaming Bowen Road Range on Wednesday, with the gods against Cato, and considerable comment at Home just
house, and also with having in his July 23rd. from 5.30 p.m. to 7.00 praises those who put their money now is the growing power of
possession 519 po pui lottery permanent officials, which has been
tickets. He pleaded guilty to them. Members will bring their on the winning horse-Dean Inge. belts, holsters and revolvera. We talk too much about death and Britain's reply to M. Briand's charge, and admitted two previous Uniform optional. It is especially the grave-Sir Oliver Lodge. increased to such an extent that
the proposed convictions. He was fined $100
desirable that every member their decisions and rulings are at memorandum on
should be present times beyond even the law of the federation of Europe is distinctly and $200 respectively.
non-committal in. tone but it is
When a woman hawker appear land. During recent years, a prac- clearly show that Britain does
ed, before Mr. Whyte Smith at the tice has grown up, and is being not embrace the plan with open Kowloon Magistracy this morning rapidly expanded, whereby Parlia-arms and give unqualified support on charges of hawking without a ment delegates to Government Deas some of the other nations have licence on two separate occasions, partments very wide powers of done. The cautious policy adopt-bis Worship intimated that it was rather unfortunate for her that he legislation. Acts are passed ined by Great Britain is the only himself had seen her helping skeleton form, and the permanent one possible in view of the rami- children to break the law. He Some-fications of the proposal and there said that he had often seen the de- officials fill in the blanks. times these Acts give the officials will be much support for the view fendant, who invariably hid be- hind a pillar, on the Magistrate's way to the appearance on his the sole right to determine issues that M. Briand's ideal can
effectively secured by adopting Court. The woman was fined $4 raised by those who consider that the proposals to bring them fully on one charge and cautioned on an injustice has been done, this within the framework of the Lea- the other.. being exemplified by the following.gue of Nations. It is now certain which is taken from one such Act: that Great Britain.will reserve her An order made by the Minister considered' comment on the plan under this provision shall be final for a later date. At present she the to
ON WEST, NORTH AND and not subject to appeal to any has merely conceded
EAST. RIVERS. Court, and shall, on the application French wish that she should send of the Minister, be enforceable by a return Note by the middle of
July and is careful to point out The following table, issued by
It would appear that at 3 o'clock Copenhagen writ of mandamus.""
In defence of the tendency in. that the comments and sugges- the Kwangtung River Conservancy on Saturday morning a man gained
Commission, shows in English feet admittance to the ground floor of Lisbon dicated it has been contended that tions made at this stage must be the water levels on the West the house, but his intrusion awa- Rio
regarded as preliminary and ten-River, North River and East kened an occupant of the floor. The Shanghai Parliament has not the time to do tative. In essence M. Briand's River, on the dates named:
resident at once, closed with his as- Silver (spot) otherwise than delegate legislative plan is an attempt to harmonise
July 19 July 20 sailant and a fight ensued. After Silver (forward) power; that, even if it had the the Continental conception of Shiuhing
quite a desperute struggle other in- 6.5
mates of the floor were aroused and time, it has not the requisite apti- European peace, sanctioned juridi-
the intruder was overpowered but. tude for the work; and that, after cally and militarily by the peace
not until the first man to awaken had been stabbed in the region of WHO all, it is not the task of Parliament treaties, with the Anglo-Saxon but of the executive, to govern the contention that military sanction are: Shiching, 41 feet; Tsing-the neck. country. But these excuses sure-tends to defeat its object. Now yuen, 29.2 feet; Samshui, 27.8
it happens that the League of Na. feet; Sheklung 15.5 feet.
The lowest level on record at ly cannot justify the wide depar- tions itself is engaged in a serique Samshui le minus 5 foot and at ture from traditions In the investigation of the possibility of Sheklung minus 2.7 fect. matter of local and national reconciling the Anglo-Saxon no- government, and it is not Bur- tion symbolised by the "Kellogg" prising that men of the type of Pact with the Continental notion sanction Lord Hewart, the Lord Chief symbolished by the. Justice, should, as they have clauses of the League Covenant. done, express great anxiety at the In foran M. Briand's plan makes
Tsingyuen Samshui Sheklung
3.2 3.6
7.3 3.7 5.1
The highest levels on record
LIMA ARRIVES AT
TOURANE:
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no provision for "sanction," and REFLOATED WITHOUT ANY changes which are taking place, to that apparent extent breaks.
ASSISTANCE. - The danger is that the country may away from the Continental tradi- lose all but the forms of self-gov- tion. But in so far as M. Briand by the local agents of the Port- A telegram has just been received ernment and have set over them a subordinates his plan to the gese steamer Lima, which ground- body of men whose will and whims Covenant and expressly submitsed meat Tourane on Friday last, to are beyond question and control. that it should be regarded as a the effect that she managed to re- One commentator on this subject supplementary instrument to the float herself without any outside
assistance. disputes the submission that these League, it follows that the pro- The message adds that the ves- enlargements of the powers of off-posed "federal union" would borrel was not seriously damaged and row its sanction from Geneva. M. was able to reach Tourane under cials are due to the circumstances Briand now has the tentative her own steam, arriving at that
port yesterday. '' and needs of the time; he aug views at any rate of the Govern- It is understood that she will go gests that it is the deliberate and ments which he has approached into dock for repairs there and will persistent endeavour of permanent and would do well to let matters probably sail for Hongkong as soon officials to gather to themselves rest here for a time. The sub-aa is convenient. arbitrary control, so that they may ject is one which requires the
What must have been quite a Buenos Aires desperate fight between occupant of the ground floor of 625, Reclamation Street and a burglar took place early on Saturday morn-
frid ing when the inmate received a Bucharest nasty stab wound to his shoulder, Bombay necessitating his removal to Hos- Yokohama pital for treatment,
Brussels. Miian
Prague
The arrested man made his form
al appearance before Mr. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning when Detective In spector C. P. Fallon charged him with burglary and assault. The officer intimated that the victim would not be out of hospital until Thursday, the case being adjourned till that date.
RESCUED FROM A JUNK.
'TYPHOON TAKES TOLL IN
HAINAN STRAITS.
The reports of almost 'overy yeasel arriving in Hongkong from. Bangkok, Saigon and other ports in that vicinity indicate that the typhoon which swept over Hainan last week must have taken a heavy tall of lives.
The remains of junks have been seen floating in Hainan Straits for the last few days and in some cases men have been picked up clinging to pieces of wreckage.
The latest is the report of Capti A. N. Taylor, master of the 8.8.
be placed above mere Acts of Par greatest consideration by all coun-- llament. The situation is all the tries concerned and raises Issues also due to be undertaken. By Chinhus, which left Holhow on more serious when we remember of the highest importance. Any that time Britain will have had July 18 Whilst passing through Strait, this steamer that Britain is the most liberty-detailed discussion should now be time to consult the Commonwealth Hainan
reserved until: the autumn when Governments a very necessary rescued five men from a wrecked. This vessel encountered heavy leving nation in the world and it can be merged into the "Pact step when important new commit funk on July 15. that her institutions have been and Covenant" discussion then ments for the Homeland might be weather most of the way from
under consideration.
Holhow, arriving here at 5.45 p.m. copied all over the globe na being
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O WAS ? Mephistopheles.
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He is inentioned in many plays, but in the greatest of them all, Goeth's "Faust," he symbolises not exactly the spirit of evil, but the spirit of mockery and destruction. It was Goethe's idea that the growth of civilisation entails a breaking-down of the old -- before the new can be born; and it is Mephistopheles who performs the harmful but necessary process of break-. ing-down. Yet though it is necessary, it is fundamentally evil," and Goethe condemns Mephistopheles to be over- thrown by his hero, Faust, who typifies the higher nature p ofman, the positive, construc..... tive alde of his being.