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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
May 27, 1939.
By Walt Disney
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Chance Meeting Leads
To Long Trek
ROBBED BENEFACTOR
Man Goes to Canton to Sell Stolen Property
Sentence of three months' hard labour was imposed on Choi Kwan, 19, unemployed, by Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Central Magistracy yesterday for the theft of jewellery, two
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To the Editor,
Washington, May 26. Authoritative non-omcial quarters
Hongkong Telegraph. sovereigns and $118 Chinese said to-day they belleved that the Sir.-I am a Canadian girl fourteen How a chance meeting in Calcutta currency, from 54, Kennedy Road Jed to companionship during an ad- between March 19 and April 10 Inst Italo-German Fact and the projected years old, I would like to hear from venturous Jungle journey from year.
Anglo-Franco-Russian Paet will re-boys and girls all over China, between Macrod, Burma, to Pitsonalake,
convert the Orient diplomatic tension the ages 14-16.
I am interested in everything, but Siam, was related by Mr. Charles Sal. T. Cashman sold the property area, since it will leave Russia more Johnson, 20-year-old American, yes- was that of a woman, Leung Wai-free to assert itself against Japan, have no hobbies except that I like
The theft had been commit- whereas Jamnese alliances are not bleycle riding. ted while Chol was living in her clearly defined. house, which he had been allowed
terday.
tan.
to do as he had no where to live. Experts believed that the Philip-
which included gold pines, East bangles,
Indies
24-year-old, The jewelleryis, pocket and wrist might be future scenes of trouble and
Their youth concenied by soft. brown beards, Mr. Johnson and his chance companion, George Cadarçan, a Canadian, arrived in Hongkong on Wednesday by the Aramis, which brought them from Salgon,
Mr. Johnson left home about a year ago fired solely by a spirit of adventure. He wandered about the East, particularly India, writing br-
and Saghalien
might conceivably figure in new in
idents.
I will exchange snapshots.
PAULETTE GOLD.
49 Atlas Avenue.
Toronto, Ontario.
occupation by a contending force of properties which formerly contributed;} to her revenue and also to a lorge
of number
vacancies. In these Hongkong; the Colony has been more respects the reverse hus happened in fortunate. Its Income has been sub- stantially increased, and not reduced, the past two years. by the deplorable circumstances vi
It is bad enough that, as a result) of the demand for housing accommo- dation, there has been an upward tendency in rents since August, 1937. In spite of special legislation, since very fortunately extended, to Govern- Spectre of Increased Taxes mont's credit, landlords of a certain class are unsparing in their efforts to Sir, Wage-earners in the Colony Increase rents further. As a direct Although informed quarters un- must have fairly gasped for breath result of the increased rentals the Its derstood that Britain was not come when a news caption of an influential revenue of the Colony tas benelted mitted to Russian defence in the Far recommendation for an increase in very largely at the expense of tenants. East, the Pact assures Russla aguinat the assessment rate to 25 per cent. To group all housen in a single
watches and jude, was either sold in Canton or pawned in Hongkong, and could not be recovered.
The articles were stofcu from a
under the woman's bed. total value was $1,019.
box
ticles for popers in America and at many small creeks. By next day he unsupported European involvement. stared them in the face upon leaving rateable class, subject to the enormous!
present has commission as cor-
Cor respondent of a paper In Spokane, Whalington. In Calcutta, when funds were running and he was in search of some new, inexpensive Jaunt, he encountered Mr. Cadogan, in much the same boat.
border of Skum. then really began.
Although It is conceivable that a their office yesterday -evening- increase recommended, is a fallacy was well enough to ride.
Japanese uttock on Russla
would Reasoned judgment will ineline to which should be capable of correction, The journey was arduous and in-involve Europe, experts belleve the inevitability of reasonable It might be some comfort if, before teresting, but free of any further unlikely that Germany will attack
Increase. Any exorbitant rise, how-the actual carrying out of this adventures until nearing Its close on Russin if the latter is involved in the ever, invites criticism and opposi= | particular recommendation, some the fourth day when the party, com-Orient. Hence it becomes the logical tion.
satisfactory classification be made be- Ing sharply into a valley. fed by development that Iussla should It is fair to site at the outset that tween
residential and bustness small stream, blundered upon a herd reach a definite settlement with Japan the Taxation Committee in their premises and, as a
class by them- Out of their meeting was born of wild elephants before the animals as soon as possible, while relatively Report have put forward three major selves, the Industrial establishments plan for an inland trek in Burma and had time to get their scent.
The free in Europe.
sources of increase for consideration, also. There are good grounds for this and Siam. They went to Rangeen and elephants trumpeted randly and on to Moulmein, where they took a could be heard crashing
through
Some believed that it is likely that and that they recommend that big contention when business premises the
additional revenue from assessed are exempt from curbing legislative river boat to Kyondn. From there jungle; but which way
were France, Russia and Britain might taxes "should be regarded as a last influences. A grasping class of land- for a day a ramshackle bus jogged moving could not be discerned. The seek an understanding with Japan on resou
resource"
for revenue raising. The lords finve not been slow to take full expansion, them na far as Macgod, near the pantes took fright and stampeded, the basis of delimiting
The hard work Mr. Johnson being literally scraped with the alternative of a Far Eastern higher rate is estimated to yield on advantage of their freedom and
known cases have been responsible from his mount by the thick under-Pael, thus it might be conceivable extra $3,000,000. a year.
To take the last expedient first. for three successive increases of rent to jointly guarantee Dutch possessions, growth.
It was some Ume before the ponies Siam, portions of China, possibly the and as one of widest import to the during the past eighteen months. It community in general, it may serve may even be expedient to classify Independence of the Philippines and
though not necessarily publicly ns, for instance, those enjoying all the audible, discussion be entered into urban amenities in exclusive sub- JAPANESE SETTLERS
to concentrate, on the proposal to urban areas costing for their main- Tokyo, May 20. augment the revenue by nearly 50|tenance a higher expenditure to tax-| The resolution recently introduced per cent, on the one single item of payers. The equity of the proposal will be seen in the rellef from the A train tools them to Bangkok into the House of Representatives by rehta assessment. where they spent a week before Mr. J. Alexander calling on the At the bottom of page 13 of the incidence of heavier taxation which An attack of dysentery claimed making another rugged bus Journey American Government to investigate Taxation Committee's Report the will be afforded to a class sufficiently
extent of the Mr. Johnson on the second day. The this time to Salgon. There they the
settlement of assertion appears that "the present burdened with expenditure created Siamese rigged a litter for his con- Joined the Aramio. Mr. Johnson is Japanese in the Philippines Islands, rate is lower than that obtaining in by exceptional circumstances. veyance and all that day they ear- homeward bound. He will leave for in attributed by the Japan Times to Shanghai or in Singapore." The ried him steadily onward, fording | Japan by the Sulsang on June 3, Communistle inspiration-Domei. present rate in Hongkong is 17 per cent, on rents. Unfortunately there'
no really means of verifying the Singapore assessment rate.
Dysentery Victim With Ave Siamese boys and 15 pack ponies, they started out on a Jungle track which is the only
between avenue of commerce
the two countries at this point. A dead- ly banded krait, quickly killed by the bearers, provided the only nd- venture on the first day's march,
They had begun the other Asiatic spheres as well.-United some useful purpose if a widespread, house properties according to locality.
could be caught and the caravan re- nssembled. day's trek at 2 nm, and they were tired adventurers when the entered Pitsanuloke, Slam railhead, at the end of the day,
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So far as Shanghai is concerned,
the general municipat rate was 14 per cent. it is one of 10 per cent. from 1st April, 1939, to 30th Septem- ber, 1939, and the S. M. Council
J. P. BHAGA.
THEFTS FROM DOCKS Employees' Attempts To Steal-Metals
J
Described us a boiler maker, Fant
Budget for the current year October/So, 10, was fined $10 or a month's
1st
for 18 per cent, from
hard labour by Mr. E. Himsworth at 1939, until the next annual meeting the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday on of rate-payers, These rates apply to
to a charge of theft of three pounds of assessed rentals of buildings within brass, the property of the Kowloon the Settlement. In differentiation Docks. there is a "special" rate of 14 per Sgt. Brown said that the brass was cent. during the earlier period, to be found on the defendant when he was increased to 16 per cent. on 1st searched prior to leaving the place; October next, on bulldings beyond on Thursday.
Selllement limits enjoying Settle- Also charged with theft from the mont amenities, Including utility Kowloon Docks, Wong Lam, 52, a services.
watchman of the Docks, was fined What is the authority for the $20 or five weeks' hard labour by disputed statement that the present Mr. Himsworth.
rate in Hongkong is lower than that Sgt. Brown sald that the de- obtaining in Shanghai, it will be in- dont's job was to keep watch on terestng to learn. Before the Com-a boat being constructed. He stole mittee's vital recommendation to in- some of the fittings which were to be crease the assessment rate is im- used in lis construction. plemented, no room should be left for Before passing sentence Mr. Him- essailable criticism. It is matter of worth said to the defendant. "This common knowledge that Shanghai's in a more serious offence than the untes were put up as a result of the previous one, because you had been serious loss In revenue through placed in a position of trust."
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