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pathetic ear has been lent, Moral causes have received more than their just due. Under no other Clovernorship, we venture to think. have religious, philantropic, Leducational, and moral uplift movements received. greater encouragement and help. In a word Sir Edward Stubbs has been an example. The least and the best we can hope is that the Government at Home has some new task ready for his great ability.

Picking Plums.

manner. The Harbour Master

WEDNESD

BUSINESS ETHICS;"

MARCH 18, 1925,

SHARE-BOOM. **

TRAMS "AND ELECTRICS UP

"AGAIN.

MORE SURPRISES DUE?

forthcoming.

On Monday, it was reported that

and "say nuffin To the ordinary moralist, such an attitude is no beyond understanding. Obviously (To the Editor of the China Mail), all'eyes are on France. Her trade | 41 Agures are Illuminating and Sir.The incident you relate of interesting. The normal perman- the American and the local shop- ent revenue for February shows an keeper bargaining in opposite cur- increase of 49,000,000 francs com- rency, to the ultimate advantage pared with February of last year, of the shop-keeper, may be very The Imports for January and interesting, but I submit that it Shares of the Hongkong Tram- February show a decrease of is very bad business and very bad way Co., and the Hongkong 74,000,000 francs, compared with morals, a thing to be deplored and Electric Co, have commanded The same period of 1924. Exporta a thing to be despised. Unfor- the most attention on the ex- show an increase of 571,000,000 tunately you do not give the name changes this week.. "Both kinds of doveral franes. If it is agreed that it is of the shop-keeper, and perhaps scrip have jumped up better that a country should-it-is as well. What the average points and if expectations are export more than it imports and man will ponder over is the borne out further surprises may be that such a state of affairs con- apparent fact that a vendor asking duces to its prosperity-it will be $150 for an article is willing to seen that France is in a fair way come down to $80 and presum- to becoming prosperous, and onably at this price make n profit. the sure and certain way to dis.

Yours, etc.,

LOOKER-ON. charge those liabilities which havë | |- been outstanding for too long. Hongkong, March 17. The claims of America are insist- ent, but none more so than those

RED NOSES OR WHITE. of Britain. It is not too much to suggest that America is assisted in her world trade enterprize by the manner in which the English nation is meeting its loan-pay ments; she is paying out and receiving nothing. In a like i manner almost, France is receiv-like if nobody cared a rap about What would all public places be ing-and paying nothing. It is

personal appearances? an impossible position an out- rage on patience and good nature. everybody can go about like a would not be required just at the Humanity is not so pretty that announcement that, new capital

Hottentot. A woman who pow-moment.

CORRESPONDENCE.

HONGKONG BEGGARS...

'To the Editor of the China Mail]|

To the Editor of the "China Mail),

Chinese Reader" forget that one Sir,-"Anfield," "Rufus" and of women's undoubted duties is to look their best.

ders her face, or even a man who glances into a mirror to replace his tie, is, doing commendable though small acts to put a brighter aspect on life."

Not even the arguments of all the lawyers in the Colony can convince me otherwise.

Yours, etc..

EES KOOL, Hongkong, March 17.

A QUERY.

Fo the Editor of the China Mail),

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Tramway shares had changed. hands at $60. To-day, they are quoted at $33 ex rights, which means that they would be equiva.... sent to $50, or an appreciation of six points.

At the beginning of the week, "Electric" were done at $60 DE $61. According to this morning'w circulars, the Stock Exchange puts them at $65 buyers, and $67 sales. brokers' Association quotations are On the other hand, the Share- $65% buyers, and $64-$67 sales.

It has been stated that the responsible for the rise in the dividend paid has been primarily Electric Co. shares, despite an

JURY'S QUERY.

MISSING ROLLS OF MONEY.

WAS THERE. A GANG?

Scenes on the wharf when the Lam Cho came to her moorings on February 28, were described at the Criminal Sessions when a Chin- ese of the coolie class, was charged with stealing 830 from a Pakhai trader who had coine to Hongkong by the bout.

Sir- was interested in an article in your issue, of the 14th inst. relative to the prevalence of begging in Hongkong and though many of the cases you mention' are no doubt authentic I see no admission whatsoever that there are "beggars" who are beggars, solely on account of their in- firmity derelicts of humanity, Sir.-Permit me a wee space to crippled or diseased, who, fit have my knowledge improved.

The complainant had the money only for the scrup heap, solicit Under the heading "Red Noses or in rolls of twenty cent pieces in an alms so that they may eling a White?" will Anfield kindly in- inner pocket and according to his little longer to life. And who of form me to whom he refers as the evidence he felt the prisoner's hand

"so-called us does not try to do that?

inferior races." If somewhere in his person, found I have met the old man you Anfield knew the history of Asialis had been cut in his waistcoat mention. Is he not old and mayhap he will recall that Britain and that the money had gone. feeble? I think he is, and his or Europe only came into existence "standing cry" as you call it is at a few hundred years ago, and is least true. Would you have him only a sister nation to Asia which washed in the "waters of your existed over two thousand years uncharitableness" and send him to. before Europe became civilized. Canton to die? Would it not be

Yours, etc., more humane to carry out the]

D. LIEN. death sentence here?

tj

I have been accosted by a few women with hunger and mute agony large-writ on their faces, and by men who are real.cripples. word-building on the pavement, I have seen a few of those who do

one of whom was a blind woman with two children. Perhaps she wasn't blind at all?

truths unsaid.

I am sorry you left so many

WOKE UP TIED

Given" for what it is worth" is morning by ip Chan-chi, a salesman a story related to the police this

at the Fook Woo rice shop on the ground floor of No. 144, Wing Lok Street.

A struggle took place and wher Doctised of the theft the com- plainant said that the prisoner pro- diced one of the rolls (there were three in all) and offered to give it back. The prisoner in the bor this morning, however, said that this money had been picked up from the ground where it had been Fentterred as the complainant left the boat..

The complainant was not able to evidence, also that of other wit- appear this morning and bis

esos to

the alleged abstrac

tion of the money, was read, After stating that some After considering the evidence through a trap door and extracted Henry (owper Gollan) that there person entered the shop last night the jury told his Lordship (Bir The charitable know how to $6.170 from a safe by means of as a little doubt in their mind discriminate between the genuine duplicate key, he sold that he because the whereabouts of the other and the false, the uncharitable do woke up at 4.15 in the morning to rolls the complainant had alleged find his hands tied behind his back, to have been on his person were not, because their niggardliness always convinces them that all to him inexplicable was that he had

Another feature which appeared not disclosed. beggars are rogues. They know been transported from the cubicle in no law but that of the Jungle..

Yours, etc.,

which he slept, to another cubicle. etc.

-

Hongkong, March 15,

THAT EXTRA HOUR.

י

the Editor of the China Mail.]

OFF TO WEMBLEY.

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Eighty-four Chinese who are taking part in Hongkong's re présentation at the Wembley Exhibition left the Colony on Monday by the s.s. Theseus.

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have to return a verdict of guilty if His Honour said that they would they were satisfied the prisoner took the roll produced. There might have been a gang in operation.

The prisoner was found guilty and sentence of three years hard labour was imposed.

TROUBL

SOLDIER IN TROUBLE,

ASSAULT ON CHINESE CONSTABLE.

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The reader gets the Little [To Johnny Horner feeling in dealing with the annual report of the Sir, I am glad to see that you Hongkong General Chamber of

have taken up the cudgels for the youth of this city in regard to the this and those connected with the The actual arrangements for Commerce. One plunt is the earlier closing of business houses handling of Government passport paragraph headed "Motor engines to enable them, to have time to do for fishing junks." And it is here something between the hour of transfer of baggage and personel papers, passage tickets and the that the imagination gets a chock, closing and that at which it both in or an agreeable impetus, and one's becomes necessary for them to London to the Exhibition were Bongkong, Wednesday, March 15, 1925. preconceived notions as to the make tracks for home and dinner, made by Thos. Cook and Son, Central Magistracy this morning,

Hongkong and from

Before Mr. J. R. Wood at the settlement of Chinese ways of I agree with you that it is the Ltd who have also arranged for Private William Day, of the East HONGKONG'S GOVERNOR.

thought and procedure come lack of such facilities which sight-seeing at the ports of call. tumbling down. A fishing junk drive fellows to drown their sor-

Surrey Regiment, was charged on owner, we are told, wisher to rows in the company, of others

three counts of behaving in a The Colony will cordially wish instal a motor engine in his junk. similarly situated and when a few

noisy and disorderly manner, H.E. the Governor a very pleasant and is prepared to pay $10,000 for get together like that "the JUMP OUT OF CAR. damaging an electric bulb valued trip to Indo-China and a safe it. The Harbour Master points standards of so-called hospitality

at 60 cents, and assaulting a return. Sir Edward Stubbs leaves thousand boats licensed in Hong- should drink far more than one Bonham Road yesterday, a Chinese bulb and a wound near the con

out that there are five to six and sociability demand that one

Chinese constable. The evidences Rushing out of a house in of damage were a broken lamp for Home in June next, and the kong, and that it should not be may have intended upon entering youth was injured by striking stable's eye. The accused pleaded Colony will know him no more in long before the majority of fishing whatever place it may be, certain against the door handle of a not guilty to all the charges hia present official capacity. That,

junks are equipped in this modern ly more than is good for one. passing motor car. The boy was we think, is a general matter of rightly points out that British course, necessitate an earlier hospital, but on the way he took three attempted to rescue him, but

An earlier release would; of placed in the car to be taken to

An Indian constable stated that on seizing the accused, the other regret. The Colony has been well firms might be interested to the appearance in the morning but if fright and jumped out of the car they bolted on noticing the governed. The Governor has extent of going into the question my own case is at all representa-sustaining injuries to his head. proved himself one of the most of producing a suitable engine to tive such an undertaking would He was eventually placed in the approach of an Indian Sergeant. capable of the many capable from one plum we pluck another. Such a guarantee.

meet this market in embryo Thus be gladly given if it would lead to Government Civil Hospital.

After further evidence, Divi- Governors the Colony has had. The Arst is the enterprise and who can grumble at the fellow At present

sions! Inspector C. Aris, who, bad charge of the case, stated that om The ordinary person, not given to vision of this unnamed junk who is in no hurry to get to office SHANGHAI QUOTATIONS. charge room he found two abra

examining the accused in the weighing men and things, may not is the business-like aptitude of that either through lack of master Asherman; and the second in the morning when he knows readily agree. It may be that the the Harbour Master and his very

The following, kindly supplied hand.

sions above the knuckles of his Governor has been too reticent-laudable desire to promote British brokers who simply refuse to be opening quotations on the Shanghal evidence from the witness box, but

organisation or because of by Messrs, J. Gould & Co., were the that he is a bad publicity agent trade.

The accused elected not to give We wish success to the hurried and saunter in at five Market this morning. where his own deeds are concern- pioneer, and we certainly hope chance of getting away until five Langkats ............. 25.

said that the abrasions were that Lieut.-Commander Hole's,

thirty in the ordinary way, how Ewos... 12 Buyers. the previous day. He could prove caused whilst playing hand-ball Buyers. ever hard he may work?"

Shanghai Docks....124 Buyers it by calling two other privates as Personally I don't care a serap New Engineerings.. 9.74 Bayers. if the improvement is brought Orientals 375 Boyers, 1919 has been characterised by France's Prosperity.

about by a daylight saving enact Shanghai Cottoos... 59 Buyers, character. It has been characQuestions are being asked in the of business houses themselves in ment or by the action of the heads turised by fearlessness, coupled American Senate regarding Italy's the matter but it is certainly in with a restraint that has made it debt to America. It is a consider the Interests of the latter to famenable to friendly argument neighbour and late ally owes a big only for the better state of mind able ono; but when your near bestir themselves in the matter if and discussion. On its business sum to the same person that you in which employees would work side, not a word can be said 'n do, and evinces no desire to pay

with consequent better results. antagonism. In the things that well, example is better than

Yours, etc. I precept, and as Brer rabbit is sup

INTERESTED, dono, you lie low.

ed. If that is so, he should stand tip" will not be wasted on the in greater esteem as a conse- desert, marine, or industrial air. quonce. The administration of

the affairs of the Colony since

may be called idealistic, a sym- pored

o'clock, stands, not the slightest

Hongkong Mar

1928

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witnesses.

The Magistrate, addressing the accused, said that the whole evi dence was against him and it was clear that he was guilty on all the charges On the first two charges he was Aned $5 and ordered to pay 50 centar compensation As re gards the charge of assaulting the constable, the Magistrate said that he would deal with it on Owing to the serious illness of Friday morning, the her mother, Lady Severn is to meantime to Te held in militar return to England on Saturday:5

LADY SEVERN:

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