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Tal. 20269
FOUNDED BRUT
No. 23.67.六拜禮
LTЛEXW SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1931. BANGLE FOR ANKUN
OFFICIAL CENSUS COLONY'S BALANCE PLENARY SESSION THE LUCIA | STABILISATION OF
TO BE
DECLINES.
TAKEN IN COLONY. HIGHER REVENUE OFFSET BY
FIXED FOR MARCH
7 NEXT.
FULL DETAILS OF RETURNS
REQUIRED
NEW ORDINANCE.
Simultaneously with the issue of the draft of in Ordinace to make provision for taking from Time to time the Census of the Colony, designed to replace the Censtis Orilinance, 1881, which is repeated. His Excellency the Governor in Council has ordered
a Census to be taken on March
7. 1941 "in-respøet of all pærsons
in the Colony who are alive at midnight un that day."
Returns are required with ren 3 to
The Census
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OUTGOINGS.
GOVERNMENT COSTS.
The drain on the alinanees of the Colony resulting from the Jurye Mums now neveled for payment of civil servants' salaries in reflected;
SPEECHES.
FINAL GATHERING OF CONFERENCE.
CLOSURE ON MONDAY WITH PREMIER'S OUTLINE.
INCIDENT.
COURT-MARTIAL IN FOUR CASES.
OTHERS TO WAIT.
London, Jan. 16.
SILVER URGED.
VIGOROUS ARTICLE, BY LONDON WRITER..
RESTORATION AS STANDARD OF VALUE.
in the latest statement of the GENERAL APPROVAL.quiry at Devonport Dockyard into TRADE IN FAR EAST.
on
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COPE GENTS
DUNLOP
[FORT
LOCAL BRANCH,
Pedder Bldg.
Bulls and Inners
៨ ជ From the Office Butts..☐☐
When the mark fall, it certainly According to a lecturer, we never made a dollar, whereas the discover our true selves in our dollar te making its own mark. dreams, That's rough luck ол people who suffer from night- A contemporary complains of mares.
ᄆᄆ the extravagance of the Indies" dresses at St. George's Bail and the
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7.
A writer says golf is only a Hockey Club Dance. It game. This seems to dispose of
thinks that apparently
St. the
current belief that it's a As a result of the Court of In-
Andrew's Ball is confined
to disease. Scottish folk.
☐ ☐ Colony's revenue and expenditure,
the incident aboard the submarine
"Buffalo Honoured," according to This is
O O fur the period ended}
mothership 11.M.S. Lucia 43]1 The restoration of the pur- September 2015 last, on which date
London, Jan. 16. January 4. the Admiralty
The nationality of the lady who 4 lveal newsp r heading. It de- the credit balance lind shrunk
The work of the Indian Round | decided to court-martial four
chasing power of silver, ofis waiting for the dollar to drop serves a place among our Bulls,
Ос $9.338.86, compared with $10287. Talls Conference was to-day re-and to deal with the others sunt: China's place in the commercial to faurence before converting
An advertisement in a local news. markets of the world, is recely- her Christmas pudding three- 229 at the end of Aurast,
viewed in further speeches bymarily after the court-martial,
paper offers "Loud Speaker with The reduction
the ermatit
In the meantime, the maleontents ing attrution in Great Britain. pennyit, is Inken for granted. delegates. to be concluded
board." Maybe another man who will be confined to barracks.
Bimetallism is suggested as the
១ ១
is bored with his wife. bunge les deurred despute the
Appreciation of, amt)
It is understood that the court-remedy, the demand being for A contemporary refers to the fact that revenge for the math of Monday. September and for the period b.gratitude for, the sympathy and
the stabilisation of silver at Government Gabette. We miss the teren danary
small talk column, all the same. and September the interest displayed by the hearing will be
Thirty men were involve
in the three times its present value, shows an increase,
members of the British Parlia-affair,
They go for forgot their
D D Mr. G. Ward Price, writing in Revenue during the mouth total-mentury delegation were 08-duty, said an official communique,
**To the Sunday Pictorial, says: led $1.838.562, as compared with pressed by the delegates fromas to remain below and shut them have too much wealth is, for the $1,352,387 for September, 1929, bot India.
selves in when ordered to parade purpose of trade, almost as bad as Special tributes were paid toon deck for duty.
Their alleged grievance followed having nose, the statesmanship and courtesy the cancellation of the usual weeks shown by the Prime Ministers end leave, the men being required the Lord Chancellor. Lord San-to work on Sunday morning in key, and the Liberal leader, Lord | order to prepare H.M.S. Lucin for Reading, while the Secretary for departur India, Mr. Wedgwood Benn and | Fleet---Renter, the Chairmen of the various Committees were warmly thank- ed.
the expenditure amounted to $2.- 507,176, res against $1,559.911 the previous year,
iti
The total income fur the nine months of the years was $1861, Porsies present at midnight on 586, compared with $16,998,284 in n dwelling. 1929, but expenditure Advanced lodgings or rooms, separately from $14,079,852 to $18366.002. occupied by aug private household Suletantial increases are register of which they are members in-fed under every heading. eluiny paying guests or ders), or employees,
Persons present at midnight 99 the Cenous day on the premises of any hotel, chab, boarding house
lodging
(
פת תווי:
Iudging-house,
ug
uther
UNITED STATES OF moved a resolution stating that the
EUROPE.
DISCUSSION OPENED AT
GENEVA.
The Prime Minister, presiding.
reports of the nine Sub-Com- mittees were provisional, though. together with the recorded notes in the attached, they iforded, kempinion of the conference, materia) |
in for the highest value for use
the framing of a Constitution, em bodying as they did a substantial measure of Agreement. on the
to join the
Atlantic
NEW YORK TRAIN MISHAP.
PANIC WHEN CAR JUMPS POINTS.
found myself in a country town one evening lately with no other money in my pocket but a ten-pound note. I wanted to buy a shlling packet of cigarettes. Nobody could, or would, change my banknote. had to go without my cigarettes, and the local triacconists lost my custom.
To-day's Sticker: a cat had nine kittens at a ninepenay dollar, what woukl that representi A quick typist jsn't necessarily Answer:-Eighty-one lives, fast one.
DO ១០
Silver-coated eachous are Again According to a contemporary. In becoming popular, in Europe, which description of a local fire, "the is somewhat in contrast to the 80011 distinguisher the silver-coated pill which Hongkong Some of re
these fires are is at present endeavouring to swal- flames."*
low, hard to recognise,
These hard times are show- ing that there's no age like a
O C
The man who stabbed Warder
Similar conditions, ut a world-shortage. wide scale, are responsible for the present paralysis of international too countries have- trade, San34*
others not much gold,
enough. Both sides may want to exchange Plumb asked their goods for mutual profit. But for medicine in between them stands a formidable Court. He got New York, Jan. 16.barrier of currenes. Their stand-it--seven years' Nineteen residents in the sub-ards of value are different, and hard. urbs, including seven young wo-trade between them becomes practi- men, were slightly injured during cally impossible,
This is what is killing the great the rush hour, when the first cur of ap electric train jumped the export business which this country
used to do with Asin. wrecked and a was
causing short circuit followed, elouds of smoke.
Hospitals Ete. Persons prescut at midnight on
Geneva, Jan. 16. the Censur day on the premises of
Twenty-two European
Foreign any public or private hospital. suntorium, convalescent or nura- Ministers, with experts, assembled ing home. Infirmary, asylum, reli- under the presidency of M. Briand, gious or charitable community, the French Foreign Minister, 10-points and crasher into a wall.
any day at the opening of the Com institution
jmitler on European Union.
residential
of
other kind.
M. Girland declared that Francr Persons belonging to the naval, military or ne forem of the Cruiseruained faithful to the plan for and any other persons, present at European Federation. midnight on the Census day on any vessel or in any burracks, station, <r other preraises under naval, military, or air force discipline.
Herr Curlíus (Germany) referred
to German unemployment and the ared for capital as the basis of her i interest in European recnomic coquration.
Signor Grandi (Italy) favoured the inclusion of Turkey and Russia. Mr. Arthur Henderson (Britain) this The opinion that expressed
Prison Population. Persons present at midnight wa the Census day on any ship, boat large or other vesel in any inland waters or engaged in any coast stuggestion needed-careful enusidera- wise or shing voyage, or lying meared or anchored in any place.
Persons present at midnight on day on the premises of The Census any civil prison, lock-up or aller place of detentjon.
tion-Reuter,
TWO FATAL MOTOR MISHAPS.
MAN AND LITTLE GIRL. KILLED.
Persons who, nust having been en- umerated elsewhere for the purpose of the Census, arrive at any of the! places ar premises above mentioned after midnight on the Census day and before the returns in respect of persons present on or in such prearred yesterday. mises or places are required to he delivered up.
Particulars Required. Particulars required in the re turn include the relationship of the Inmates to the head of the house bold, age and sex, birthplace and nationality, ruce. length of resi- dence in the Colony, degree education, and profession or beeu- pation.
re
Penalties for false returns limited to three months' imprison- ment or a fine of $100.
The Colony will be divided into districts for the
of the pitirpose census and the cost will be defrayed out of the Revennes of the Colony,
HOW THE IMPOST WILL BE OPERATED.
Two fatal motor, mishaps ne-
In one case, a Sanitary Depart- "ment motor van. No. 849, ran over # Chinese at Smithfield, Kennedy Town, causing injuries from which the victim, whose name was Lay
died at the Government Civil Hospital soon after numission.
BRISTOL ELECTION
RESULT.
Labor Retains Sent By
Big Majurity,
SOLICITOR-GENERAL IN.
London, Jan. 16. The result of the Past Bris- tui bye-election, caused by the death of
Baker Mr. W. (Labour). was declared to night as follows;
Air Stafford Cripps
19,261
Mr. Chapman Walker
{(60) Mr. Baker (Liberni)
7,937 1,010
11.524
Lab. mnj. In 1929, in a straight fight. Mr. Walter Baker Labour) obtained 24,397 votes and Mr. C. G. Spencer (Liberal), 12,576.--Reater.
The car
Drifting Apart.
O O We can't see
very much new
Jy this suggest- Drawback Thx, After all,
anmo dis-
A Bullion
If you ask why China and India most taxes have The passengers got into a panic are boving so much lens cotton the and fought for the exits into goods from England than they did advantage. tunnel. Many suffered from before, the Invariable answer is: scratches and bruises.--Beuter's "Because one is in a state of revolu- America
Service.
A BANISHEE SOON RETURNS.
BACK AGAIN AFTER FIVE DAYS' ABSENCE.
this
tion and the other of political un-First day,
rekt."
That is an obvious reason-but it is not by any means the only, or even the principal, one.
The real difficulty in the way of selling aur goods to those 785,000,- 000 potential customers in India and China-well over one-third of the consuming population of the A Chinese named Tsoi Yeung world is that their standarda of was charged before Mr. Butters, value and our own have of late the Kowloon Magistracy
years been drifting further and fur- with having returned ther apart. morning. from banishment and also with
Our measure of values is gold. the theft of a rattan basket, uTheir measure of values is silver. leather handbag and four pieces But whereas the international worth of clothing, the property of Pang of gold has been fixed by agreement Fong an anah, residing at 25, among the Western nations, the Ashley Road, Kowloon.
value of silver is allowed to fluctuate haetor Clarke said the defen-like that of any other commodity. dant was banished on January 12,
Catastrophic. 1931, for a period of ten years,
Wife You don't love ME any more. When you see me crying now. you don't ask me why
Husband: I'm awfully sorry}, my dear, but these questions have already cost me such a to! of money. Ballad.
The
differ-
ence between a husband and a wife is usually about some fu Ty blonde.
Mittle
a b
If we are to
judge by Can-
ton reports, the Ironsides
are
to
rout
easy but difficult ta "out."
A hoadmaster thinks that most private tutors.
are apt to bo indolent. Slow, coaches, in fact,
The younger generation will be interested to learn that there is no
What shall we make Exchange such thing as heart disease: it is
to-day, sir.
merely the psychology of love.
Should it go up or down to pay.
sir, Whichever it is plenae havo
your say, Air-
What's the rate this morning? Reply--
The Indian Moslems and Hindus should not despair of discovering a solution to the communal question. "Sikh, and ye shall find."
☐ ☐
Hey Ho, and up she rises,
Dr. Fennelly asserts that nerves Never mind about financial heat the body. Judging from the nerve some people possess, they're crisia,
tion.
To start the day the opening in danger of spontaneous combus.
price la- Up in eighth this morning! Next day.
☐ ☐
"Golf Clubs and Sunday Drinka,” states a newspaper headline. Is What shall we do for a change it not the aundry drinks which us-
to-diny, sir,
Should it go up or merely atay ually cause the argument?
sir, Where there's a will there la a
way, sir, What's the rate this morning?
Put it in your contracts farthing
On defendant's pleading guilty Fifty years ago silver was worth Mr. Butters imposed sentence of 58. an ounce. Up to 1914 it fetch- one years' imprisonment and 20 ed half that price. It is now worth [Reply- sirokes for returning from banish-about 1s, 2d. an ounce. nient and six montos on the r eeny charge, the sentences to ran been catastrophie for all British ex- concurrently.
main ground plan and many help The second mishap concerned fut indications of the points of Ling Mul, a 12-year-old girl, who detail to be further pursued. The was knocked down and killed on Conference felt that arrangements the spot by a motor-lorry No. 302. should be made to pursue without FIGHT WHICH ENDED The accident occurred at the junc-interruption the work upon which tion of Queen's Road West and it heen engaged. Water Street.
SMALL FIRE IN KOWLOON.
GUTTED..
#
and
"
FATALLY.
MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE
The consequences
of this have
porters to the Far East. They are producing goods for the Chinese materials and pay their labour on market at a cost fixed in terms of gold. They have to buy their raw materials and pay their labour on that basis.
Arbitrary Legislation,
under,
Get in your riekshus, ride like
thunder,
It may go up, I shouldn't wonder, Early in the morning!
口口
We understand that the Shroffs' Association objects in principle to
Our
☐ ☐
Amateur
□□ Newspaper heading: "Hong- Certain- koug's Silver Solution." ly not the night rate!
ព ធ
Silver is getting so
on every shroud liver lining.
白口
cheap that
will have ita
Why would a two-ahliling dollar
be like an angry taipan? Because they would both be irate. (Help!), 口口
As far as we can see, the only up in the Colony
at present are umbrellas.
口口
all this talk of debt cancellation, things not going Supreme Court.
But the Chinese possess only a FOLLOWS.
fast-depreciating silver currency What's the difference between Replying to a question regard- ing
of the establishment
Following the death, in hospital with which to buy those goods. the Peak tram and the dollar? Tyres, although not cheap nowa➡"}
An allver becomes less and less One goes down as much as it goes days, are always going down. Supreme Court, Lord Sankey said on Thursday, of Chan Ro-yeung, a
MacWhirter says it's fine to have that in the Federal Constitution carpenter, from a fractured skull valuable compared with gold, their up; the other goes down and stays
ព ជ such as was proposed, a Federal and external injuries, So Yu, a powers of purchasing from there.
have a friend you can trust but finer
Court was an
a friend who can trust you, w essential element. scaffold builder, fiving at 24, Lun correspondingly decline.
Until the seventies of the last
photographers to have. NANKING'S TAX ON COOLIE SLEEPING QUARTERS There was such a court in Canada, Eat Street was arrested yesterday century, the comparative value of have
recently had plenty of
Aviation looks the best bet at the TRADE..
Australia, and the United States, by the Wanchai Police.
The prisoner was charged with gold and silver was fixed in nearly chances to get cold snaps.
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moment for the stimulation of The exact jurisdiction
manslaughter before Mr. Lindsell all Western countries by law. Damage to the extent of $800 the exact constitution of the this morning, when Declective Sub That helped the growth of and
House-dogs are going for next trade. Every time a loop la looped was done when ihre completely Court could be settled Inter. Inspector M. Murphy disclosed that Eastern trade, for both buyer and to nothing, just now, aaya Home you get a good turnover. frutted a small store attached to and, in his view, would
what each paper.. Out here, they usually go not the fatality resulted from a fight seller know exactly
for the shroffs.
Why would a gold standard for coolic quarters in Shantung Street bo difficult task, although there with a hatchet and a subsequent fall other's money was worth.
Hongkong be like a beauty parlour? Nanking, Jan. 16. at nhout 8.30 pm. yesterday.
were many details for discussion. from a bullding on to the new re The State Council has announc
This match monopoly in Man-It would change the complexion of He advised the Conference to chamation on which the two men The premises were owned by Chul
things. ed regulations governing the im-Kun, a building contractor, and were pass the resolution affirming the
were at work,
Two arbitrary acts of legislation churin looks quito striking.
口口 position of the new trade tax used as sleeping quarters by coolies. principle and leaving other ques-
upset this state of things.
Shanghat, like Hongkong, looks A warning to B.A.'s: Some bache- which will be enforced in Canton, The fire is believed to have origina- tions open for further determina-
Government Banks in European Peking, Mentain, Shanghai andre ne the result of the careless tion.
exchange was higher. But that's Others have girls after the same the Provinces.
throwing way of a lighted match.
The Conference indicated its ap- BREAKDOWN IN PEACE Countries were responsible for longingly back to the days when lore have letters after their name.
thing. The Nanking edict statea that Three engines were despatched proval.
EFFORTS.
What they did was, first, about now a tael that is told.
២ ជ Afty years ago, to bring about the the tax will be collected on a from the Kowloon and Mongkek
"Hope for Silver," says news- baals of not more than 32 out of stations, and the blaze was soon that an atmosphere of goodwill had LANCASHIRE LOCK-OUT FROM abolition of silver as an interna-
for sald to be much larger. Husbands, Werd no prevailed throughout. 'The cren
tional standard of value. Coun- Paper heading. But none overy $1,000 worth of business gut i hand,. There
trica have since kept their silver those who base their currency on however, continue to fool the pinch. transacted.
It.
☐ ☐ London, Jan. 16. currencies Jjust as a convenience. Following the enforcement of
There's n no difference between z the tax the existing taxes
The negotiations for a settlement Silver coinago, was left without
Cute in motor tyres give great taxidermist and alaughter houses, tooth-brush Gaused by a charcoal fire which the solution of the many problems of the Lancashire cotton disputo re- any fixed intrinsic worth, any. manufacturing firms, and pawn he had burning in his room with of detall, yet awaiting the Con-garding the owners' orders requir-more than the paper of which our joy to car-ownare-when the re. They both skin. shops will be abolished. Banks, the door and window closed, Kwok stitution-makers.
The proposal had been welcome ing the weavers to operate more pound notes are made has a fixed forence is to prices.
have broken Intrinsic valuo. That is why universal providers, firms selling Yung (30), a cook-boy in the om-
looms per man,' down.
silver colus are not legal tender in liquor and tobacco and certain ploy of Mr. Williams, of Talpo Kau, and accepted by the Indian States
A general lock-out in the weaving Britain for payments of more than firms will be exempted. All was admitted into the Kwong Wah delegation, but it had not yet been firms with a capital of lethan Hospital yesterday--morning, inaaccepted by the individual Princes section of the Industry begins to continued on Page 77. 3500 will be freed from the tax. serious condition.
marrow-Reuter:
on
caяuaties,
The Maharajah of Rowa said
Lion
of
that atmosphere was, in it
self, a substantial achievement, and one which would go far to assist in
(Continued on Page 7.3.5
The case was formally adjourned.
TO-DAY,
both.
The
Nowadays
. .
women's
shoes aro
Д
tax-collector.
EN...
::
the dollar. Our A Kowloon owner driver nearly clothes are now ready for the fray knocked down a bus stop sign the .: other night. He's going to have a What about wearing minus foui shot at a house next time.
Makkee
for play at midget-go.£1.