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seller fiction. The moving picture camera permits us to watch over! paid actresses in vapid stories suit- ed to the minds of 12-year-olds. And so it goes. Our inventions have left us too far behind.
a
why neroplane manufacturers are protesting. It does little good, to tell the public that flying is safe when a squadron of stunters can go out and, by doing a dizzy series of flip-flops, suggest to the average man that aviation is after all a game for daredevils.
DAY BY DAY
A THING 18 WORTH PRECISELY WHAT IT CAN DO FOR YOU, NOT WHAT YOU CHOOSE TO PAY FOR IT-Ruskin
The Ladies' Committee of the Union Church, Kennedy Road,
desire to thank their many friends,A who, by their generous giving of clothing, etc., caused their Autumn Jumble Sale to prove so success ful, thereby benefitting again the usual home charities.
ment.
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SIR EDWARD PARRY on SHORT CUTS TO JUSTICE.
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These scientific short cuts to dis- cover the truth, the whole truth ne thing but the truth, are merely sur- vivals of the old methods of magic, whereby criminals were discovered by walking them over hot plough- shares or bringing them to touch the murdered corpse and then watching their reactions.
It is interesting to note in this connexion that fifty of America's leading aeroplane makers, meeting
HUNDRED years ago, when science. When two persons were: at Washington, recently passed
young Dr. Lydgate went to suspected of the same crime the Middlemarch, he trod on Mr. uglier one was executed. To bring resolution aiming to outlaw the
Chichely's corns-he was County lit up to date, we should have a row stunting of aeroplanes except for
Coroner, you remember-by saying of the photographs of suspects in necessary test work. This is a step
that a lawyer was no better than an a picture paper and a referendum old woman at a postmortem ex-to decide which was the ugliest. in the right direction. In routine
amination. To which Chichely re- army and navy work stunting is The Nanking Finance Minister.plied, not irrelevantly, that coroners There is a school of thought to- essential, It is also essential, in Mr. T. V. Soong, who left for Candid not conduct postmortems but day that would turn our police cells Jinto laboratories. Each remand- certain test fights. It is entirely ton to confer with the Canton listened to evidence.
leaders during the week-end, re- Lydgate began jeering at the prisoner would be tested by a super- out of place, however, at public ex- turned to Hongkong late last even- lawyer's homage to evidence, and psychological constable, armed
"Hang with plethysmographs and other. hibitions, Lives of innocent by- ing by special train. He is under-the Coroner burst out:
stood, to be returning to-morrow standers can too easily be endanger-morning, leaving on the President your reforms! There's no greater noisome instruments, with whose aid he would study the reactions humbug in the world!" ed. Furthermore, it is bad busi- Lincoln.
I would not go all the way with of the muscles and secretory glands Mr. Chichely, but I am glad that of the remanded prisoner, ness-which, probably, explains
The following passengers will ar-old father antick the law still-main- But if a hardened criminal re- in Hongkong on the President tains, his right to admonish the fused under these tests to register Pierce, due November 7th--Mr members of the jury that they shall "fear," or "instinct of flight," or Chas. H. Benson, Manager of "true verdict give according to the other incriminating emotions, then his blood must be tested and you the American Express Co., Hong evidence." kong, and airs, Benson; Mr. Don- In the trial of a cause, all that may be sure, writes an enthusiast, ald D. McKay, who is coming to a jury needs is evidence and divine that "the adrenalin and sugar will Hongkong to join the staff of the aid in interpreting it. Nor, as tell the truth." Robert Dollar Company.
our common law runs, can they ob- tain anything else. The tipstaff is Two more opium carriers from sworn when they retire to keep
Mr. them without ment, drink or fire. Canton were charged before Butters, at the Kowloon Magistracy Government and Economics.
this morning, by Revenue Officer By a decision of Manbe J, this Tallon. In the first case, a man does not forbid a juror having a With the tarif issue looming
was fined $1,440, ur six months' glass of water since, as that learn large on the British political hori-imprisonment, for possesion of 48 ed Judge wisely said: "Water is not
Witches were discovered in a zon, the recommendation of a Lan-taels of raw opium, whilst in the meat, and water is not fire, and I
that the ques-other a woman, charged in respect should certainly hold that water is similar way, by, inspecting their cashire newspaper
bodies for murks. The professors tion of imposing a tariff on certain of 32 tacks of raw opium, was not drink."
There is much talk to-day about of these sciences held honoured and classes of goods should be deter-fined $360, or five months' imprison-
the difficulties of the police in coping lucrative positions in the official with criminals, because they have executive for the administration of mined by economists rather than
Charged at Kowloon this morto collect evidence according to law.justice. politicians can hardly be regarded
In an age like the present, where as startling. Yet the implications ning with the theft of some cloth-It is thought they might collect reach farther than one might sup-ing from a passenger on board the more murderers by American and necromancy and fortune telling are vessel on which he travelled to French methods. But those who fashionable pursuits, it may be pose at first glance. The prepon- Hongkong, and also with having argue thus forget the lesson of the that we shall revert to the methods derance of problems with which mo-returned from bahishment before Oscar Slater case, where unhappily of our ancestors and that a Judge dern governments have to deal are the expiration of his term, a Chi-evidence was collected, "not accord-of the future will be a spell-binder economic, and it becomes little less nese was sentenced to two months' ing to law." Evidence is very sus in an evil generation seeking after than a proposal that the guidance and six months' hard labaar receptible to auto-suggestion; and a sign which is not evidence.
But even lawyers especially when they reach the bench-are apt Practically everybody agrees that of national and international afspectively, with 20 strokes. He auto-attorney suggestion has blight-
The doctors and scientists are to think that they can arrive at a age of miracles. Un-fairs should be handed over to the was banished in 1924 for a perioded many a good cause,
still like Lydgate, and think they true judgment without listening to fortunately, however, the miracles leaders of economic science. As
pointed
nother out by
The Children's Day organised could manage the lawyers' business the evidence; and even show a dis- sometimes seem to get a little bit economies is a study of by the Filipino Club turned out a better than they do. They com-position on occasion not to suffer perverted. Recently for example.practical utility which is held in Freat success. It was held yester plain that lawyers run their show advocacy gladly. I can remember day at the Club grounds. King's on hidebound antique principles. many cases which were not decided
on the according to the evidence. a radio chain threw a programme high esteem, and if any proposed Park, an excellent programme of Many books are written
events ucing science of criminology and the through the air to cities all over measure can be shown by economic sport and athletic
Isaacs-had a story of an early America. Eager listeners tuned theory to promise financial profit, provided. The programme open-
tertaining but not convincing. V. N. Atienza distributed the prizes
Vidocq, the French detective-brief in which he appeared for a in. becoming participants in this it already has gone a long way to-ed at 2.30 p.m. At the end, Mrs. Paychology of crime. They are en- Lord Reading then Mr. Rufus fruit merchant suing a coster- contemporary of Dr. Lydgate used most amazing of modern miracles wards winning public approval. Yet, to the several winners and ten
boast that he had an menger, who had bought a consign- --and were rewarded by hearing it is seriously suggested that was served to the accompaniment
government be placed upon a strict-of the Orient String Band.
unerring instinct in finding crim.ment of figs which he now alleged
were unfit for human food. some quite invisible individual pery economic basis, it becomes of
Worried by Mr. Isaacs cross- The first tea dance arranged by
"I do not," he said. "need to see
the ask the considerable importance to form a tap-dance, far of in
costermonger the Ladies' Committee will be held the whole of a criminal's face to fexamination
at him: "Some of these York studio.whether economics is sufficiently confines of a New
in the Club Rooms of the Cheero recognise him as such, it is enough shouted
'ere figs is in Court; if you eat (Naval and Military Y.M.C.A.) at for me to catch his eye." Now tap-dancing, of course, is developed and comprehensive to
Lavater claimed to be an expert three of them an' ain't sick in five very fine in its way; but there is provide the dominating factor in the City Hall, from 5 to 7 to-mor
"Why not. Mr.. Isaacs?" said the something rather incongruous about matters of high public importance. tow evening (Tuesday). These criminal physiognomist, but he once minutes I'll lose me bloomin' case! And the answer, of course, must gatherings proved most popular mistook the portrait of an execut-
clock the white. the thought of thousands of radio be "No." Modern economies, though last winter, and a good attendance ed assassin for that of the philoso-Judge, persuasively, looking at the
is expected. Service men are also pher Herder.
Mr. Isaacs shook his head and listeners, scattered. from the At-invaluable when its indings are
remined of the dance to be, held in The fact is that criminal physio- lantic to the Pacific oceans, sit-checked and weighed against those the City Hall on Monday, 3rd No-gnomy was in practical use in the suggested that in a trial by ordeal
Courts of the Middle the lay client took the star turn. ting in their arm chairs, drawing suggested by other lines of thought, vember, for which tickets can Crown
Ages who considered it an exact (Continued on Page 7) upon one of the greatest inventions is too narrow a study to form the now be obtained. of the age, and listening to the sole guide, even to the imposition meaningless click-clack of a pair of a tariff. It takes no account of some of the essential features of
MONDAY, OCT. 27. 1930.
THE MIS-USE OF INVENTIONS.
this is an
nal,
jour-
of shoes rapping on a wooden floor.human nature, and it ignores.com- It fact. that It suggests, in
many pletely the problem of justice. marvellous inventions are doing no is in this latter respect that its good for the simple reason that primary defect is to be found. The they are misused,
conception of justice excluded and
would further the cause neither of
To have the faith that could any nation which conducts its af move mountains would be magnifi-fairs on a purely. economic theory. cent; but it would be something national nor international harmony. less than magnificent if the posses- sor used this great force, let us way, merely to raise bunkers for a miniature golf course. In the tions by considerations higher than same way, the invention of the those of economics.
radio hardly seems worth while if
Until some widening of viewà iş accomplished, therefore, the Gov- ernment must determine
its ac-
its net result is to enable the › CORRESPONDENCE. frantic thumpings of a tap-dancer
to go on the air from coast to coast. Very likely this is worry-
"English."
[To The Editor of Hongkong Telegraph.]
Sir, I am not a member of The English Society, but I would like to enter a small protest against the use of American words in news sheets. Why "jai!" and "held" when "gaol" and "detained" are English?
"arrested" or perfectly good
ing too much about nothing. Yet the whole business is a symptom, and symptoms are often important. With the discoveries and inventions of science during the last few decades, mankind could almost completely remake the world, re form human society and eliminate a tremendous proportion of the
I see protests in Homepapers misery and discomfort that has about the introduction of American the phrases and expressions in been humanity's lot since
"Talkies." (I suppose I ought not began. Instead
of making the to use this last word, but incon- most of these things, however, we sistency is refreshing). Amongst are complacently perverting them other expressions objected to is "O.K." This, however, though
time
to uses that are either dangerous possibly American in origin, has or downright silly. The lore of been thoroughly absorbed into the into English language, probably owing
the
chemist is turned
an instrument by which mankind the recognised signal for Army
is very apt to exterminate itself in the next big war that comes along. The conquest of the air la diverted into the same channel, and gives a side-line of useless "stunts" to keep
printing
reaches press
to the Great War, as it is, or was, signallers and telephonists that a message had been received or correctly checked. Yours etc.,
MILES OLİM.
Mr. D. M. Goodall's Austen Seven people amused between times. The car, which was stolen on Saturday its morning, has been discovered by the police near Tai Hang village, apotheosis in tabloid newspapers, Causeway Bay. It had three of its cheap magazines and idiotic best tyres burat
of ten years.
Co
minals.
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Ben Valikeloro
"I want the band just a bit wider. This is for my husband's mother and is practically all the mourning I'm doing.
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