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"DRASTIC ECONOMY "

ESTIMATES.

Tel. C. 4702.

spect of the Colony's revenue already shows signs of improve--| ment, and relying on the intel- Fligence, of the people of Kwang- tung, race famous for cen- turies for its commercial ability and practical sones," to throw off the present oppressive régime in Canton, Sir

we

THURSDAY OCTOBER 8, 1925.

SHREDS AND PATCHES

look" :--

the

H.E. the Gov.

The Shreds man JAMAICA CIGARS. ernor is going POPPYCOOK.; cannot remember

Keata has been to an earthly Edward Stubbs paradise. If any doubt it, let dealt with by local University

pundits at St. John's. Cathedral! him read the following letter to Lecture Hall. If not perhaps he thinks it is being not over san- guine to hope for the establish the editor of the "London Out-will as soon a lull takes place in what may be termed Tritoniem! ment of good order by the end of

Sir-The Member of Parlia. The late Miss Amy Lowell wrote this year or early in the next.

a life of Reata. Then she died. gave his guesta Clement Shorter of the Sphere None the less he feels that, look- ment who

the English criticismis ing to the harm already done and Jamaica eigars was a good judge, said the vast losses to South China, When staying in the island not of her book broke her heart.

Some of his. remarks on "It must be years before the con- long ago, I regularly smoked English reception of the late Miss sequences canse to be felt." That, Jamaica cigars and tobacco and Amy Lowell's Life of Keats, and found them like the other pro- its effect on the author, have think, represents the conducts of that laland-excellent evoked the following comment in sidered views of most sensible and all that. could be wished for an American literary organ people here, and it is distinctly re- I adhered to a well-known local assuring to find the Government brand, but doubtless there are so alert to the needs of the now others equally good. I am not re- ferring to inferior quality, sam- situation, for such confidence will ples of which may be had in all be one of the chlef factors in the tobaccos the world over, but to weathering of our present trou- those of a moderately inexpensive bles. Sir Edward Stubbs de- type.-Yours, etc. serves the Colony's thanks for the courage and foresight he has again shown in this the last, but by no meansS the least, of the budgets he has framed for Hong kong.

FOR THE FRONT.

CANTON STRIKERS ASKED

TO VOLUNTEER.

PICKETS AGAIN ACTIVE.

Ten strikers from each union in Canton have been asked to volun- leer for coolig service with the Red troops on the East River front, atates a report from Canton.

The Shreds person re- FISHY, spectfully suggests the

། ་་ following song to the attention of the members of the Hongkong Angling Club. To be sung, of course, at the end of a perfect day when the "catch" has been good:-

Here in arrest is a world ful

of motion, Caught from the lakes. OF

brought from the ocean: Flah that have swum over.

corally strands,

Clement Shorter, the wise- Cracker of London, has, we understand, intimated that the fate Amy Lowell died of a broken heart over the English reviews.of her "John Keats !* We never heard a greater lot of poppycock! But it is all of a piece with the English attitude toward the book, one of fright and frenzy: An American touches the life of a sacrosanet English poet and Britannia waives the rules. But a Englishman writes several rather childish dramas about Lincoln and Lee and the Ameri can is, at times, almost half witted. Why in thunder dont 'we cultivate a' superior sneer ! No, go on, Clement, old cock,--. think up something better than that!

I suppose we can only envy the

Finned their way strangely by dignity of American letters.

mystical lands.

Filmy eyed, fishy eyed, what

have you seen?

where Watery lightning,

་

have you been? Isn't it silly how stilly you lie? Isn't it odd to be kippered and

dry?

CORRESPONDENCE.

YESTERDAY'S EDUCATION

MEETING.

A rainy day, the Shreds NEAT man reads, "is another day for the women to make mischief in and the men to behave themselves.". Now which is the better drought or rain?

MISCHA LEVITZKI.

FINAL RECITAL HERE TO-NIGHT.

When the military wanted tran sport men they approached the Strike Executive. The latter call- ed a meeting and it was decided to call for volunteers. The pay per month, per man, is said to be' $18.

Pickets are again active at Nam Tau, the Chinese district near Deep: when completed, pay for them-A batch of new men, numbering Baybeyond the Now Territory. selves and possibly yield a profit: about 200, have replaced the old long term loans for development strikers. The Canton obsolete guri (To the Editor of the China Mail).

Hongkong has already had op works which would not bring any boat "Po Pik" is anchored in the

vicinity and an armed launch is Sir.-Mr. Benjamin Wylie seema portunity to take measure of the appreciable return but which cruising near the place where the to have forgotten that some of artistic stature of Mischa Levitzki would prove of equal, if not of ferry leaves for Hongkong. Pas the meetings of the Board of and will have another and last op greater value to future genera-sengers are not allowed to depart Education have been ludicrous and portunity to do so to-night, when and food export is prohibited but.s that most people would agree with Mr Levitzki will give his final tions. This policy naturally com- small quantity gets through oo the Headmaster of the Diocesan recital at the Theatre Royal. It ie mended itself greatly to the pub-sionally.

TRIBUTE OF ACRIFIC,

lic, since the Governor was able Three Canton warships, the to promise that under it, for many "Kong Hung," "Kwong On," and years, to come, materially in the "Ping Nam" are reported to fulness of which we see too little is one of thoas intended by nature.

have gone to Chinshan to assist the creased taxation could be avoid-strike pickets..

cd, even if the revenue from! oplum should cease to figure in our returna.

That was the outlook this time last year.

ment work as planned in the last budget, the Government is now making "every possible effort to

LOCAL FOOTBALL."

KOWLOON TEAMS FOR SATURDAY.

Millard

[Other sport reports will be

How different it is to-day as a result of the strike and boycott can be seen from the budget

The following have been select- speech Sir Edward Stubbs deed to represent the Kowloon Foot- livered in the Legislative Council ball Club in their opening League | this afternoon. An estimate of games on Saturday, at Kowloon:- "Kowloon Reserves "v St. revenue is necessarily at any time

Joseph's: Rasmussch; Guest and a rather uncertain thing, he ob- Urquhart; Street, W. H. Brown served, being at best an expres- (Capt.) and Pasco; Morris, sion of belief or an aspiration, Latham, Linaker, Fitzgerald and but in the present case he Eastman. Reserves:--Knight and Last year the most arresting could not claim that it was any- 1st XI v. Hongkong Football} feature of the Goverhor's budget thing more than a guess-who-Club-Vickers; Wheeler and speech in the Legislative Council ther a good guess or, a bad one weRead; Turner, McKelvie (Capt.), was not so much the exception- cannot hope to tell until long and Duncan Taylor, McBride, Cavelle, Austen and Mason. Re- ally heavy programme of public after I have left the Colony." sérve: S. G. Hayes, works outlined for 1925-over Instead of speeding up develop $9,000,000 was set aside for pub.

found on page 9.) lie works extraordinary alone nor yet the many improvements promised for the various Govern effect economies," and while ye ment departments in the way of "cannot hope to close the year increased staffs and better facili-without a heavy deficit," it is ties: the most arresting feature of comforting to note that "in any the budget speech last year was case our balances are sufficient to the financial policy His Excellency cover any possible deficit this year advocated, not merely for 1925, and to leave us a margin which but for the much longer period should enable us to carry on implied by the words near through the year 1926 without

thev future." Briefly this policy was imposing additional burdens on to press forward development the taxpayer unless the situation works with every speed, even if should become materially worse this entailed a deficit for the year, than it is at present.” each year the deficit to be met from our cash balances, care being taken, of course, not to deplete worse?

Next These beyond a point His Excel,

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MOTOR SMASH.

CAUSEWAY BAY ACCIDENT.

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a house, making a hole in the wall. The driver escaped injury, but the car was badly smashed

FINANCE VOTES.

Votes which have been approved) by HE the Governor and will be itted to the Finance Com- sitting after the budget address this afternoon are

486, on account of Fire preciat penditure,

interesting to quote the critic of the Boys' School when two years ago Chicago Post on the occasion of he described their meetings thus Levitzki a recent appearance in that with a fearlessness and a truth-

city. He wrote,ng follows: Levitzki in this Colony..

to play the piano Everything he Incidentally Mr. Wylie indirect-doca is conceived in terms of the ly pays the Headmaster a compli- piano and in his wide ranging be ment in appearing to be afraid of is never tempted to transgrens ite him. Why should the Board be bounds. There were moments of afraid of criticism? Mr. Wylie exquisite beauty in the Chopin— himself has criticised it in the lovely tone colours with the inner past. Is it perfect now? I only voices weaving their melodies to wish to mention three ludicrous ether in happy adjustment, and things in connection with "the with the pianistic sense governing Board: viz.,

all. It was the forceful Chopin

(1) Mr. B. Wylie, Dr. T. W with the man's brain back of the Pearce and Mr. N. T. Teesdale poet's eye. At to-night's recital Mackintosh (late Registrar of Mr. Levitzki will again present. a the H.K University); three group entirely devoted to the works of Chopin including the military Members of the Board,

Polonaise... To hear Levitzki play solemnly and definitely re- Chopin is a treat no music lover commended, as a Committee

can afford to misa appointed by the Board and in an official Report to the Gov ernment that a Secondary.

In conclusion I beg to ask that School mainly for children the definite lines on which the from Kowloon and Taikoo Conference was suggested and should be built in the Botani- that the correspondence on the cal Gardens.

mitter should be made public.

Yours etc.,

1.

No comment is needed.·'

FREEDOM OF SPEECH.

· Hongkong, October 8,

(2) Mr. B. Wylie himself com- plained that a Sub-committee "of the Board of Education had

been "stamping" (the word THE REGISTERED LETTER is not mine) round the schools

PROBLEM

for quite a long time when

they had no authority, to do To the Editor of the China Mail), so. When the Sub-committee We acknowledge that the

visited the Diocesan Boys'

covers

School the Headmaster allow- Post Offico is responsible for the ed the members to go round no delivery of registered letters, the school but pointed out And that, in the interests of the ro that they had no authority to taken, as have been adopted for were such precautions inspect schools. As a result of some time past, and are being still his action the Board was adopted.com eventually duly authorised by HE. the Governor to inspect articles can be conveniently deliver

registered schools. In this matter the directly or indirectly to the Board is indebted to the addresses without any chances of Headmaster. The Board miscarriage or loss, I am sure tha made themselves appear to be suggestion, in which safety is not ludicrous and were helped out sacrificed for contan of their position.

Where, however,

(3) At the last meeting of the · Registered lette

Board the Chairman asked for addressed to "Light more Light Theater of Committee of the School have might in these apparently supplied the safely be sent up **light** and now Ht. Wylle office, ..... complains that this is not a sid request May we have a con- ference but was a Con ence on defaite lines From what has appeared in the

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