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dents is available. The discovery of the malarial mosquito is of no avall if there are those who tempt providence and encourage hiting, by not helping to keep down one of the main pests of existence in this otherwise pleasant place. There should be no nonsense about our particular Ordinance. And if we wanted precedence for our action we should polit to the Mercantile Marine Department of the Board

helpless women in the slums that it was the law of God that they should bear a child every year, received support from medical and her assertion and argumenta delegates, one of whom asked if women living in" housing condi- tions unfit for dogs were the right" and proper persons to become the mothers of large families?,

The discussion,, even for a Church Conference, seems to have been fairly animated and direct,. and whilst we should like to ques- tion the "Woodbine "

Cunningham will be. "Barney Google" for the "Sparkplugs."" He will be assisted by Vincent. Masten and H. S. Ruppel as "Sunshine" and "Rudy." For the "Sassy Susies," T. G. Mur ray will be the "Colone!" and William Robino chief stable boy The "Heeble Jeebies " will be led by Jack" Alberts as "the jockey."

HALF-AND-HALF.

LOVE OF EXACTITUDE,

Lady Duff Gordon, sneaking it

M.r. Woodrow Wilson enjoyed the use and de-

applaud the words of "A London boys at the back?" lady delegate." In any case we believe there will be general agreement with the following: of birth control is one that cannot So far as one can see, the question possibly be settled by any axWhen cathedra utterances. The deciding factor is the average individual will be largely influenced by pre conscience, the dictates of which

conceptions of the

finition of words. once asked to define obstinacy he said.

"Firmness and resolution car-

the obstinacy of a donkey?" ried beyond the point of reason."

"Then what would you say of

FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1924.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL'

G. THE MONEY,

VARIED GRANTS.

On the recommendation of H.E. the Governor, the Finance Com- mitee, yesterday, made the follow ing grants

of the Beckwith Bell which was installed after the preparation of the Estimates. The requirements are Six Cylinders, cost $1,800 and gas $252.

SHADOWS BEFORE.

Coming Events Advertised In The Mail

ENTERTAINMENTS,

SPORTS. May 24.-Third extra Race Meet ing of the Hongkong Jockey Club."

June 7-0.-Fourth Extra Race Moeting of the H.K. Jockey Club. £100 on acount of Miscellaneous

LAND BAKE. Services. Grant to the British Empire Leprosy Relief Association lot of Crown Land at Mt. Camoron,

Any 26-At PAV.D. Offices, are: in London.

3 p.m.

1.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

May 27-Lammert Bros at. 5, Aina Villas, Kimberley Road, Kowloon, household, furniture, 2.46

May 23. Coronet Theatre; "Kindred of the Dust."

May 23 The Star," Something $2,000 in aid of the vote Harbour To Think About." Master's Department Other May 23 World Theatre Charges, Acetylene gas für light-"Trifling With Honour." of Trade which has issued a notice regarding the "apalling" condi- their wives and daughters go about lights, required for the upkeep | Virginian.”.

person Chester, said: "Englishmen Jet houses and general upkeep of Aga May 23-Queen's Theatre; "The' giving a series of precautions it is tions in China, we certainly looking like girls in front and advisable to take against Malaria in British ships trading with Africa, India and the Far East, and which has sanctioned clause for inclusion in agreement with the crew of vessels, in which the crew agree to use mosquito Betting. The Master being given powers to punish those who omit to adopt these precautions made vailing in their own interests. The old standard of life which human style seamen will probably snort beings ought to attain, and of the if he is able to do such a thing both to his or her children and to duty which every citizen owes in whatever place he now reposes the community. The solution, in at the idea of mosquito nets on short, lies in education, parti cularly with regard to matters able to remember the fever that come under the heading of stricken tramps in which he sailed Civics, and in general social Improvement. It will be found în the ocins, he will probably practice that a society which is recognise the wisdom of a move no longer the slave of primitive ment that aims at the preserva-elementalism will soon adapt itself tion of life. The slogan should be, in every way to the standard of mosquito nets for all, not for life at which it consciously aims. getting the fact that the Chamber

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Sanitation.

A Sabbath well

chits in at the end

of reason, so in his case I should "Well, he would have no point merely call it stupid unwilling ness"

reason?" asked someone else.

What determines the point of

one would ask that "

Ah, when I said it, I hoped no

A GOOD LINCOLN , LETTER

Theodore' Roosevelt, W.C learn from

an

article by Alva Johnston in the New York Herald, said that to him the greatest thing in the Pierpont Morgan Library was this letter by Lincoln:

N Executive Mansion,

November 13, 1861. "Hon. Secretary of War.

POT. SHOTS. spent brings the"My Dear Sir! of the month.

"Please have the Adjutant General ascertain whether 2nd

in

A recent decision may be des-Lieut. of Co. cribed as an example of Jary's prudence.

with deep indentions.

The road to heaven is paved

Sound sleep corneth of in- moderate drinking.

fantry, is not entitled to promotion His wife thinks he is. Please have this looked into.

$4,250 on account of Miscellane- nus Services, Coolidge Portable X-Ray Outfit for the Govern ment Civil Hospital, the old one

time. having caused trouble for some

Services, Charitable Allowance to Mr. G. A. Noronha tuition fees for the son of the Government Printer. in recognition of valuable services to the Government made or the recommendation of the Director of Education.

$300 on account of Charitabic

$60,000 in aid of the following

vote:-

Public Works, Extraordinary, Hongkong Communications--

(a) Road connecting

Total.

$60,000 00

p.m.

shareholders of Lane Crawford Ltd., at the Hongkong Hotel, 'noom.

• COMPANY MEETINGS. May 26-Second meeting of

State and the Minister at Peking it paid for the registration of com- has been decided that, the $3,000

raised to $10,000. This vote is for. panies at Shanghai should be

the balance,

Broadwood Road

$1,600 in aid of the vote Judicial and Legal Departments, D.- with Wong-zei- chung Gap Road. $15,000.00|oluments, required to pay the Attorney-General, Personal Em- (b) Conduit Road

salary of the acting Attorney- widening 45,000.00 General daring the month of the Attorney-General's recent absence. $180 on account of Charitable $2,500 on account of Public Chan Chun-yau, widow of the late Works, Extraordinary, Kowloon, P.C. C612 Cheung Cheong. The Services, Charitable Pension to Miscellaneous, Wireless Receving deceased constable was shot dead. Station, Royal Observatory.

£943 0s. Od. on account of Har last. In accordance with recent by armed robbers on August 7 bour Master's Department, Special practice, a pension of two-thirds "A. LINCOLN."

Expenditure, Installation of the of his pay ($22 a month); amount- Beckwith Bell by the Swedish ing in this case to $15, was ap- Speaking to Trading Co. The work was KEERING HOUSE. The cook. entrusted to this Conipany as they in November last

proved by the Executive Council What a

de guaranteed to install the bell lightful kind of conversation and turn over the apparatus to the Services, Charitable Pension to $180 on account of Charitable this must he. For if you are a Government in running condition. Chan Sam Mut, widow of the late proper housewife, you do not just There appeared to be a great Fireman No. 75, Chu Yam. The say to the cook, "Kindly provide advantage in having it tested by deceased was killed by falling meals as usual, for the household the makers' agents after final erec from a turntable ladder on the to-day. That is, in fact, what you tion. mugs are paid to do. So do it, and let

10th November and the Executive $12,000 on account of Special Council award a medal for theme hear no more about the matter." Expenditure, Conversion" of Old approved of a pension of $15 a .on' November 22 LET US possession of a high Instead, you go to the larder, and Yaumali Police Station into a month to his widow, being two sense of humour and see what is in it. You find a piece Temporary Magistracy and equip thirds of the pay of the deceased. appreciation of the fitness of this You say. "We will have that neck undertaken after the preparation Works, Extraordinary, New Ter of meat, and try to guess what it is.ment thereof.. This work was to The American Mercury for print of mutton, or loin of beef" (or of the Estimates but on account of ritories, Miscellaneous, Beacon $10,000 on account of Public ing the following:

whatever you think it is), "roasted, the urgent necessity to open a Light, Cheung Chau Channel. Proof that the Filipinos are still boiled, or fricasseed, for lunch. barbarians and unfit for self-Then, of what is left of it, you will government, and that the with make some nice cutlets for dinner drawal of General Leonard Wood Now how about the sweets? and his cossacks would resign down happily for a long gossip penditure, Alteration of Cape Then you and cook will settle Master's Department, Special Ex

£295 on account of Harbour them to anarchy:

about sweets delightful topic. Collinson and Lyemus Lights; The cook says. "I had thought of sum required for a new burner but for the fitting out of four a nice jam roll." You say that you, for Cape Collinson and altering faunches and the general expenses for your part, had thought of some the present flashes of the lights in connnection with the running of thing else, and so it goes on, like fat a cost of £82. 10s.

Payment deferred maketh shroff sick.

THE PHILIPPINES,

the

One of the things that firat strikes

the visitor to these fragrant shores is the smell that greets his nostriis, and after that

Home sweet home, there's no the system of Banitation that place like the Club. prevails. Residing here for any length of time he becomes hardened and realises that it is probably the best in the circum- stances. Our Sanitary Board would appear to be inbouring under extreme difficulties, and yet it can look back upon a period of solid achievement. The meetings of its Board which provoke dis- cussion thereat, are invariably interesting, and not the least, Tuesday's meeting. We have ere this commented on the feet of motor-driven refuse collectors which dash about the City in such an effective and efficient nummer Whilst they are about that and there is money available, it is difficult to understand why the primitive oxen carta are allowed! about. They are probably pic- turesque, but as our Art Society.i is almost moribund, an excuse for their maintenance is gone. A fleet of motor lorries should mean, in addition to the obvious swift. collection of refuse, the disappear ance of the unsightly and un- healthy wharves-or jetties, where refuse is placed on launches SELFto be finally taken to sea. Has the

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Hongkora Friday, May 23, 1924

MOSQUITO NETS.

We believe the Colony contains

a small number of people

who boast that they do not use

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question of refuse, destructors ever been contemplated? These are an adjunct of most big cities and are very often paying" con- cerns. Day by day and in every way we approach perfection that it, tems likely that within the next hundred years we may really claim to be a fragrant island.

Birth Control.

Manila Monday Musical Club Twenty-second Season 1923-1924

Sixth Program Monday, January 14, 1924.

5.45 pm

Little Theatre Auditorium. Franz Schubert Octette, Opus

166

I. Adagio: Allegro.

II. Andante un poco mosso, III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace. IV. Andante con variazione.

V. Menuetto: Allegro. VI. Andante molto: Allegro. First Violin-Professor Bonifacio

Abdon

Second Violin-Mr Pedro An

tonio

·Viola-Mr. José Catrion ́ Violoncello-Mr Filipe Marin Contrabass-Mr. Joaquin Reyes Clarinet-Mr. Felix Bascon Fexco Horn-Mr Gregorio

Fernando Basscon Mr. Antonio Aprecio

Happiness goes THE PARADOX out from the

Magistracy at Kowloon the cost was not-ascertainable until the completion of the work.

by the typhoon of August last and

The former beacon was damaged.

wrecks removed.

penditure, Patrol Launches. Master's Department, Special Ex- $100,000 on account of Harbour

This is not for building launches

Two them. There is a further vote

a drawing-room game, until you or burners for the Lyemun Pass coming before the Finance Com- the cook wins, by sheer force of lights, £212 105: will. Cooks usually have most of this. so they nearly always win. They can think of more reasons than you why the thing suggested

mittee for the purchase or construc $5,240 on account of Harbour tion of two launches to take the Master's Department, Expenditure, Installation of Aga now running which are not suitable. Special place of two of the four launches Lights on Lyemun Pass for new The Finance Committee will see is impossible. They know there lights on Lyeman Pass and the when the next vote comes before is not enough jam, dr cream, or cost of extra cylinders. mushrooms, or breadcrumbs-not

them that the lanaches it is pro enough to make it nice, as it should Stamp Office, Special Expenditure; for Police work when they are no $1,700 on account of Treasury,posed to construct will be sultable be made. Rather would they Stamping Machine. suggest a nice apple charlotte......

Jonger required as patrol launches own way. You have won, as usual. ritories,

"Very well, cook, have it your Works, Extraordinary, New Ter- of piracy.

$25,000 in aid of the vote Public in connection with the prevention

Idiot

THE OLD DEVIL

Miscellaneous (127).

From a "hush-hush" subject, this is fast becoming one of the OF HAFTINESS. hear before it the British Fleet advertised "Come Probably be required late in the aus Services, Grants in questions moving the world. And

comes in. It

car.

But it has been a good game, and Kaulungtong Development: (a) laneous Service, Gratuity to Me £1,000 on account of Miscel I have Kept House." That is what Resumption. the good housewife (presumably)|

T. L. Perkins. Mr. Perkins has The Arbitration Board is con-written expressing his grateful reflects as she leaves the kitchen tinually making awards in coa thanks to ROSE MACAULAY in Told by an nection with the resumption of Hongkong

the Government of and this Council land, in Kowloon. This sum of for having granted him this sam $24,000 is required to supplement of money in recognition of his A Sydney the sum of $10,000 provided in the service. church during Estimates. A further sum will the visit of

£1,000 on account of Miscellane-

and hear the Rev. lecture on

year,

Scientific Institutions, Contribution bell, Saflors of the British Service

$11,000 on account of Kowloon-to The British Empire Cancer

Rallway, Special Ex- Campaign.. Canton assured

2 warm penditure, Construction of the The Chairman said this had body work of a 2nd class railway already been approved by the Finance Committee and there bad $10,000 on 20count of Public been some correspondence with the Works, Extmordinary, Kowloon, Secretary of State on the subject. Buildings, Sexton Quarters, Kow-The Colonial Office wrote to the loon Cemetery.

Ministry of Health saying that $890 on account of Harbour full co-ordination referred to in Master's Department, Special Ex- the matter Was attained, and penditure, Installation of Aga inquiry was made AS to the Lights on. Lyemun Pass, required present position of the matter. for the concrete foundations and The Minister of Health replied bridges in connection with the two that the negotiations had resulted Agn lights at Lyemun Pass.

tri satisfactory co-ordination and $6,80b on account of Police the Minister therefore considered Department, Special Expenditure, that the contribution could now be Searchlights for Nos. 5 and 6 properly made. It was made, and. Police Launches.

a letter had been received from $1.506.16 in aid. of the vote the British Red Cross Society Kowloon Canton Railway, Special thanking the Government for its Expenditure, Motor Truck Tyre generous contribution in response Pross. Anticipated cost £150, actual to the British Empire Cancer cost £297 85. the vote being Campaign Appeal, and asking the exceeded by $1,506,16,000*

Government to accept and offer to $15,000 in aid of the vote Public the Legislature of the Colony the

if the "Copec"-the Christian never stays at home. You can Squadron are Conference on Politics, Economics, harvest it for the common good And Civics-can find time to dis- but you cannot store it up for your

reception." cuss it in the full light of day, on special use. You can lend it there is no reason why a respected but you cannot borrow, you can. and respectable newspaper should earn it but you can buy or Today's Poem, not give space to it, But we do you can spend it but you cannot not intend to discuss it. The accumulate it. A man must give On the heights of Crockṇaharna, Matthualan Society and more than something to the stock of human (Oh, the lure of Crocknaharaa) a decade of experience in a slum joy before he can enjoy a share of On a morning fair and early... district at Home has long since it To seek happiness without Of a dear remembered May, the makers of nets, and the safety brought us conviction We simply giving it is a useless quest, and all There I heard a colleen singing they give us in perhaps the most desire to quote one or two of the our desires for that which we have In the brown rocks and the grey,

speaker at this same C.O.P.E.C.not learned to give to others are as ghe, the pearl of Crocknaharna, precious hours of the day. If, we Hera goes--acknowledging our of the soul. Happiness really empty hotties in the wino-cellar

Crocknaharna, Crocknaharna, sighed for unlimited power-a indebtedness to the "Glasgow power to enact Ordinances at our Herald" for a tine precis of the but to give away.

never was any good in this world Wild with girls in Crocknaharna

Twenty hundred miles away.. own sweet will-one Ordinance proceedings. A resolution was

AH SUN. would certainly be intituled an special commission, urging upon adopted, based upon a report by a Ordinance to compal people living the Church the duty of investigat- in Hongkong to use mosquito nets. ing the question of birth control If there appeared to be any ques{with a view to affording guidance tion as to the desirability of such to its members. The first speaker

Hongkong may expect to see ns its

(In The Yellow Digon)

following should in- THE terest Christians and Rationalists alik Contribution of the American

WEATHER CALENDAR.

MAY 23.

mosquito nets; that so far they an Ordinance we should martial/Was "Woodbine Willië" whom Herald and Examiner to a shining 1664. So back to the Ropeyard Works, Extraordinary, New Terrateful thanks of the Grand

have been immune from sickness, such an array of medical facts and missioner in the near future. that mosquitoes trouble them not, medical opinion, as would startle The Rev. A E. Studdart and that the idea of slumbering the place out of its satisfied slum-Kennedy stressed the need for a under a net, gives a sense of her. We should point out that careful definition of terms. While suffocation. The latter lathe training nullais, cutting shrubs condemning certain methods of more-appreciated part of such a and grass; pouring oll on stagnant control, he denied that reckless advertising methods of birth. series of statements with which water and all the rest of the increase of population, leading the habitual user of neta will things which prove so necessary inevitably to appalling conditions like those existing in China, wAN sympathise. But that early sense

are really valueless unless the A London lady delegate declared of us live to (unconsciously) bless elementary co-operation of rest that Churches had no right to tell

record: w

Religious enterprises,do, not necessarily require mber: garb and unbending anfen, Ar least that is the philosophy of

the Loyal Pellows Bible class

of the Immanuel Baptist Church. They are going to try and win The all-Chicago Bible class at tendance contest in spirit

they have divided their class

Sparkplugs."Sassy Susies think and Hochie Jeebies."

of a jolly frolic To that end

of guffocation departs, and make moment, and so expensive, in accordance with the will of God. of" farly members into the

Don

Approved.""

and took my wife and Mr.ritories. Buildings (110), New Council fortheirgenerous donation. Hater back, it raining Police Station, Shatina mighty hard of a sudden, The revised estimate is $50,000; but wb with the tilt kept35:336 was spent last year and bour Master's Department Other

£55 in aid of the yote Har ourselves dry-Pepys

$997-since the beginning of Charges, General Upkeep of Aga this year. The sum of $15,000 now Lights.

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asked will be sufficient to come! $5,000 in aid of the vote, Miscell plete the work aneous Services Printing, and

$7,000 já ald of the vote Judicial Binding Miscellaneous Pápers. and Legal Departments, (a) The sum is required for printing Supreme Court Other Charges, the new edition of General Orders, Tis only the unselfish men who Registration of Companies at Police Regulations, Police Bear Shanghai After much correspon Book, and a manual for the police dence between the Secretary of school.

Barrie.