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As there are a certain num- ber of residents in this Colony who do not read the "Hong Kong Telegraph" we are compelled to publish in extenso the following editorial article which appeared in its columns yesterday under the caption "An Unwarranted Attack." At this stage-we

FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1928.

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"D'ye see that fellow over there? He's got population of the heart." heart, don't you?"

"You can palpitation of the.. "I said" population. Het A. Mormen."

into detailed explanation of every As we have suggested, it is point that arises in the course rather a pity that we have had to of an article we feel called upon, take our readers through that unfortunately, in view of the leaderette sentence by sentance "Hong Kong Telegraph's" wilful simply because the "Hong Kong distortion and sentence-picking Telegraph" deliberately goes out tactics, to treat our leaderette, of its way to misrepresent what "The Locally-Engaged," to a tho is therein written. A perusal of rough examination. First of all the above, however, will bring we will take our readers to the home to all the barefaced at very opening of the matter. At tempt made by our contemporary the beginning of the week, it will to mislead the public. If, as the be remembered, the Government "Hong Kong Telegraph" asserts, announced certain proposals for it has never been their policy to decided to simply walk out of the increasing the salaries of Home- indulge in detraction of a con-house and show her that we can he recruited members of the local temporary, they have surely com- just as independent as anybody civil service. Along came Mr. Imenced in real earnest in the art!-

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Mrs, A.; "So you are now living at an hotel?"

Mra. B.: "Tos. The cook got so haughty and domineering that we

J. P. Braga with a letter to the cle aptly headed "An Unwarranted It was on the morning of "Flag-- Press asking, in short, why the Attack." Maybe, however, the day when Sandy was seen scanning Unofficial members of the Coun- meaning of the verb "to detract" the ground as he walked. On being cil had not in all equity, pleaded is not understood or appreciated replied: "Nay, nay, thank the guid asked if he'd lost something he for men of and engaged in the in our contemporary's office? It God, I've no lost onything, but I've Colony whom the writer alleged must be obvious that if any con- Tammas, it's decfecult te gang past no found a flag yet, and, man to possess good and special claims scientious objection was taken to a they Bonnee flag-sellers wi' 110

to considerate treatment on the our leaderette the "Hong Kong bit flag F your breest."

tence that Mr. Braga was knock-,

grounds of the high cost of living,

Coming, now, to our leaderette, we suggested in the first sen ing his head against a brick wall, through a full column of space, town travelled Pat in order to pur The second sentence puts forth accompanying it with claptrap chase the necessary instrument used about .."permanent under-secre- for measuring purposes. Putting. his demand, in the form of R

taries" and other phrases ilkely to of his overalls, he left the shop with the ruler into the long side pocket query. The third and fourth

attract the sympathy-and the a "swanky" gait. Half way down sentences explain to Mr. Braga

ten cents of the forty-dollar-n- -and anyone else interested-

month clerk. As a "catch-penny" why, in our view, the Unofficial

stunt this deliberate effort to dis- members did not championi the

credit a rival may avail the "Hong claims of the locally-engaged.

Kong Telegraph" something; as The fifth sentence is a statement

"longtration of the fair presentation of an effort in journalism, as an illus- not at-

views, and as anything decent it Here we

must wholly disappoint all who read it.

Telegraph" could have stated those objections in a dozen lines. Somewhere in Yorkshire Pat had to drag the name of this journal get a 2ft., ruler. To the nearest Instead of which the paper chose been promoted to the rank of assistant foreman. He was told to

Does anyone Imagine that our of fact which even the Cadets, who fit from post to post. Kong Telegraph" does from department to department,

could carry on without their "per-tempt to deny or twist. manent under-secretaries" as we

might call them? These are the say: "The jobs held by the men the Chinu Mail dares to aug-

in the Post Office

As

for ourselves, we would

gest are not worthy of their hire. local men are, in the majority of We would recall that a gentleman cases, the inferior jobs, and there state in conclusion, we are not awarded the I.S.O. Need we ask is never any difficulty, we under-surprised at the outburst. And

was recently if men of his type are performing stand, in filling them." their duties satisfactorily! Qux

whatever indignation we feel is efficient Post Office is almost en- tirely run by loyal servants locally The next sentence, the sixth, is tempered by a fuller knowledge, engaged, and we are sure that the Postmaster General would be the the first to which the "Hong recently-acquired, of those whose first to admit it. The Harbour Kong Telegraph" takes hypocritic attempt to traduce the "China "Sterling-paid" exception though, for the purpose Mail" has now, we trust, been ment, has draughtsmen and clorks of attempting to make out a case, completely nullified. In saying all of whom are embraced by the a later one is selected upon which this, we have written

Offles has many locally-engaged men to every oficial, the Public Works Depart-

China Mail's sweeping donuncia-

tion: The Police Court preters and Magistrates' clerks, mannered and untruthful attack.

Inter to hang our contemporary's ill-word on the matter. the large staff of clerks and minor officials at the Supreme Court, in In this sixth sentence wo say: jo d fact in any Goverment Depart "Of course, in any sphere of acti- .nent in which one cares to enquire,

our last

A Chinese named Fang Fat, aged

wandering in Main-street, Aber-

the shore set of circumstances, previty, they [the inferior jobs al-35, belleved to be insane, was found These are the men who do the located to the locally-engaged] deen, and was taken by the police to spade-work, these whom the China

the Government Civil Hospital.

Malt suggests are not worthy of are seldom filled satisfactorily." their hire. The whole thing is pre- This, too, is a truism. For every posterous, and the pity of it is that

they are not in a position to defend efficient locally-engaged clerical themselves against the entirely assistant or any other kind of unjust imputations, which also ex- plains why we feel as strongly in assistant - produced by our

the matter. We realise, of course, friends down the street we guars that no-one with any real concep

tion of the subjects will pay seri-antee to produce at least a dozen ous attention to the views express-

ed, which are so violent and so inefficients. Any employer of wholly false. In fact, the kindllest local labour is fully cognisant of

interpretation we can place on the

comment in question is that the the difficulties attending the col- writer was abysmally ignorant of lection and retention of a capable the responsibilities of the men,

A travelling clock la a brown leather case, valued at $80, and a gold watch, worth $30, are reported to have been stolen from Glenealy Hotel.

A sunshade, which had been left in a chair by a European lady, at the Lower Peak Tram Station, was tral Police Station yesterday after- taken by a chair coolie to the Cen-

whose cause was so ably advocated staff. This consideration, we sub-noon. by Mr. Braga. Now wo

mitted, is one which should na- come to the alleged "totally unwarranted and gratui-

turally militate against " a whole- sale addition to the salaries of the tous imputation," contained in a leaderette in the "China Mail" of locally-cognged civil servant,

By what manner or means, we Wednesday, July 18. This is the could this sentence be

article that has aroused the in- dignation of our colleagues down the street, the article that has

have much more to say lower down-it is as well to emphasise that the only thing that is honest, fair and unglossed about the arti- cle is the heading. Local journal- ism or any other kind of journ.

made them ""feel so strongly alism-would be hard put to find a

that they "cannot, must not, al- more-unwarranted attack by one low to pass unchallenged" that presumably

aforesaid imputation:

respectable

paper

upon a contemporary. Here is the article from the "Hong Kong

| Telegraph":

AN UNWARRANTED ATTACK. -It has never been the policy of the Telegraph to indulge in detrac tion of a contemperary; on the contrary, we think we can justly claim to have studiously avoided, as a point of principle, any hint of such a practice, and that, with us, the spirit of rivalry has been con fined to the dissemination of newn." As a newspaper, however, we have 'n sense of duty to the public, and we cannot, must not allow to pass unchallenged a totally unwarrant

ed and gratuitous imputation by the China Mail in an editorial comment yesterday, against the locally-engaged staffs of, the Gov ernment Service. The Chino Mail has the temerity to ask: "How many of the locally-engaged la- bourers are worthy of their hirer" and, referring to the posts filled by men engaged locally, says that "Of course, in any sphere of acti- vity they are seldom fillod satis factorily." We can only express our surprise and indignation that such an unwarranted attack on a thoroughly hard-working body of -men should be allowed to appear

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construed as an unwarranted at- tack on a thoroughly hard-work--

the street he felt in his pocket for getting it out easily he returned to the ruler. Finding a difficulty lu the shop he had just left. Address- ing the shopkeeper he inquired an- xiously: "Be jabers, now! ceud yo

that it'll fit m' pocket exackly?" inches langer than this not let me have anuther ruler two wan, Bo

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"I was quite upset when Jack kissed me."

'Come off! You've been kissed before."

"Yes, but not in 'n canoe." .. *

Fiancée: "Robert, mother asked me to object to the

use of the word 'obey' in the ceremony,"

He: "And what did you tell her?" Fiancée: "I said I'd let it stand. I

told her you could take a joke as well as any man."

Indignant Wife: Just like you and. your lack of intelligence! Just be- cause you feel too warm, you would go and choose to take off your over- coat outside the door of a pawn broker's shop, when every one is looking!

his new son and heir, and was never Briggs was exceedingly proud of happier than when showing him off to his friends,

his pale one day, "what do you think "Well, Noggs," he said to one of

my son, eh? Strapping lad, isn't he?"

"Er-yes," said Noggs. "Think he looks like me?" went on Briggs.

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"H'm-- well-er-ha-well, old chap, I-to tell you the truth, I'm afraid he does."

Aunt Jane is a dear old soul, but. docan't understand a thing about golf. “Did you have a good game?"

On a written request from Mr. she asked her nephew. "No," was C. A. S. Russ, the case in which Mr. the reply. "The seventh tee was Ho Ping-yin, of No. 320, Kowloon sloppy, and all the greens were in s Tong, was summoned for tampering terrible state," Aunt Jane shud with the filtered-water mains of dered. "You mustn't lunch there Kowloon Tong, has been adjourned any more, Gilbert. I can undar- for one week.

stand how enjoyable a cup of tea and a sandwich, must be after s game, but seven cups of tea and

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A handbag containing a gold ring, set with fade, worth 340, and greens-1" $70.60 in money, are

reported to have been atolen from No. 167, The church service was over, the Wongnatchong-road between mid-congregation filed slowly out, and eight gathered in little chattering groups

in the churchyard.

ing body of men"? Our point is that it would be sheer folly auto matically to increase the salaries of the locally-engaged simply be-night, THE LOCALLY ENGAGED. Cause the Home-engaged are to Whilst we cordially agree with received additions. Imagine for some of the sentiments expressed

by Mr. J. P. Bragh. In his letter to a moment how nonsensical would the Press upon the subject' increased salaries to be enjoyed

the be a plan by which the emolu-

and

Wednesday, o'clock yesterday morning.

A Chinese soothsayer was brought before Mr. W. Schofield, at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday,

Presently the vicar came up, and! joined a select little party. He in- troduced a leading aen captain to the leading light of the village, a

by Home-recruited members of the ments of every head clerk and and $90, respectively. One of the each other in church to-day," asid local Government service, we very every coolie, every locally-engaged complainante was defendant's amah, the beaming. vicar. mach fear the forthy gentlîngă

for defrauding two women of $171 wealthy Mr. Howe. "You have seen

is knocking us head against a draughtsman and every road whose husband had been abroad 18 "Bure," said the old sailor, "He":

brick wall "If, he asks, the Un-

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official members of Council; have mender, every P.W.D. foreman years ago. The defendant extorted was sleeping in the next bunk to thought it to recommend an in- and every office boy in govern necessary joss paper in order to

money from her to purchase theme." crease of salarla to the above

defined employees, why, have they ment service would increase by procure her husband's return to

not pleaded for the locally-engaged an extra six to twelve per cent.

mant In the first place, we do

not suppose the Unofficial members

were asked to consider the claims.

ernment has not advanced such

The seventh sentence merely

of the latter, simply because Goy leads up to the eighth, which claims; and it is most unlikely asks: "How many of the locally that, in Hong Kong, an Uneficial member would go out of hirway engaged labourers are worthy of thee to suggest the emendation of their hire? This question also the new rules In the second place

there is the law of supply and surprises and arouses the indig demand to bo taken into account. nation of the "Hong Kong Tele The jobs held by the local men are,

China." The case was adjourned.

"HOTEL IMPERIAL,"

POLA NEGRI AT QUEEN'S THEATRE.

will annexed) to the estate of Mr. Lotters of administration (with

Caine-road, Hong Kong, on Aug.. 4 Leung Ngo-cho, who died at No. 31, 1927, have been granted to his widow, Leung Chan Shi, of No. 4, Mercer-street. The estate is valued starring to sufficient guarantee that ceased's brother, Mr. Leung Yau- showing at the Queen's Theatre, is at $27,400. The will made de-"Hotel Imperial, the film now chuk trustea but the latter died well-acted. Opposite her is James

The fact that Pola Negri Is

In the majority of cases, the in graph." This question, indeed, is Merlor jobs, and there is never any the one against which they throw frat. The will lays down that the Hall, as an Austrian military offi- difficulty, we understand, in filling. them: Of course, in any sphere their heaviest artillery such as the benefit of his son, is George Siegmann, as a particu

A estate shall be administered for cer, and another strong supporter- of activity they are seldom filled satisfactorily, which Ianother it is. This question, apparently, nomlarly beastly Russian general The argument against a wholesale ad.

in the columns of Jocal paperdition to the salaries of the locally contains the totally unwarrant. Before breaking up for the sum-story has to do with the clashes

The whole article is undoubtedly. based on an absolute fallacy, but

nevertheless, it is n”fullaży which must be quickly and emphatically

miraged civil cervant Mr. Braga ed and gratuitous Imputation." mer vacation, the Pool Sun Eng- between Austrin and Russia In the touches the root of the matter, wo think, when he alludes to the prin: But unfortunately, they have not hold a celebration this afternoon attella

High School In Laichikok-road will early days of theGrunt

repudiated Does the China Mailed his bird. How many of the

realise it is casting a slur on men who, in many cases, have devoted: their whole lives to the Gorera- ment Service Is it necessary to point out that the locally-engaged

· staffs, have built up the solist found- ation on which☺ the Government of the Colony resta, that they are the permanent structure of the various Departments which alone

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