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Hong Kong, Saturday, Dec. 29, 1928. STILL WATERS

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29,

The broad-minded tolerance which represents the true and

and raffles? There will be a rare chance between now and the an- nual race meeting to rake in a few honest seeker after Light alwaye PRAPS-P'RAPS NOT!'

extends to his brother the same inalienable right to follow where conscience leads which he claims) for himself:

hundreds--if not thousands from a small tax on the numerous race sweep tickets with which the Colony will be flooded. And the innumerable raffles for char- itable (and many other) purposes could also yield a fair percentage Hotel Co., Ltd., has been struck The name of the Great Western" for the Treasury. There is ample off the register of companies. precedent for a tax on race sweeps, Thus, Tattersall's, in

at

Mr. Clarke Irvine will give a lecture and show one of the most wonderful films on the growth of May on Monday, January 7, at 5 plants and flowers, at the Helena

p.m..-(Advt.)

Tasmanin, sell tickets by the A valuable collection of postage thousand throughout the length stamps are being auctioned and breadth of Australia The Messrs. Lammert Bros," sales Australian Commonwealth Gov-room on Friday next at 5.15 pm. ernment places a ban on their open sale and refuses transmis- sion of tickets through the post- and yet whenever an Australian citizen wins a prize in "Tatt's" he Is forthwith penalised by a Com- monwealth tax! In this Colony the prizes for the big race sweeps may not be so handsome as in years gone by, but, even zo, po Chan Tat-chuen, 28 years, un- winner of a prize, large or small, employed and a native of Shun would grudge a certain percent Tat, has been placed under arrest age to the broad-minded Govern-by the police for alleged participa- ment that graciously permits him tion in an armed robbery at 20 to have a little flutter in this Tse Mi Alley last Wednesday. direction. Better, that, some would say, than to have race sweeps and raffles rigidly barred altogether.

On British and Cheap Labour other foreign steamers there

!

the local cinemas each showing a The Saturday half holiday finds picture for the last time. There is "The Divine Woman" at the Queen's, "Seventh Heaven" at the World, and "Paris. At Midnight" at the Star.

is practically a standard scale of salaries for officers and engineers, which Chinese ship owners might vised to exercise his power of dis

IL.M. the King has not been ad- do worse than emulate.

The

Eighteen cases of small-pox

The continuous movie perform ance at the Star Theatre will be discontinued 89 from to-day. Commencing to-morrow, two per- formances a day will be given at 5.15 and 9:20 with a new orches Complete changes of programmes tra in attendance at each show.

will take place on alternate days at the World and Star Theatres.

.

:

"We gave the réforce half-a- crown to let us win the game.""

"And still you lost!"

Yes, I'm afraid he was A wrong "un."

Haughty Parent: ""So you de- sire to become my son-in-law?"

Modern Young Man: "No, sir, I do not, but if I marry your daughter I don't see how I can' avold 'it."

Couple up from country: "We want to see a mattress."

you like a spring one?"

Shopkeeper: "Certainly. Would

"Naw. One to use all the year round."

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At the dinner party Mrs. Maiaprop, who had been reading up health culture, mistook Mr. Donut, the barrister, for his bro ther, the doctor.

"Is it better," she asked him, "to lie on the right side or on the other?"

"Madam," answered the man of law, "if one happens to be on the right side it often isn't neces- sary to lie at all!"

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Two words he flung at her in

anger's heat,

Just two short words-"You

cat!" and she turned pale

think that he should fling such words at her,

A hefty woman, and he &

punny male!

Two words he flung at her that

fatal night,

Just two short words which roused her ire "You cat!"

thousand words-

A dictionary, and it laid him

flat!

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John was on his way to the clergyman to see about the chris- tening of his first child, a boy.

"Ask the minister to christen the infant. It's more genteel to say infant. Now don't forget," said his wife..

So John promised.

"Well, John," said the clergy- man with a smile. "What is it, a boy or a girl."

"Neither," came the unexpect- ed reply.

is it?" cried the astonished. "Not a boy or a girl, then what clergyman, “

There was a moment's pause. John scratched his head and looked confused.

Then he suddenly blurted out. "It's an-it's an elephant, sir."

Myrtle: "Are you fond of sum. mer sports, dear?"

Babette: "Sure! Why, I'va been engaged to eight already!"

Seven Ages of Woman The infant. The little girl, The miss.

The young woman

The young woman The young woman. The young woman

cases are too many in which for allowance with respect to Ordin-To cign skippers, officera, and en-ance No. 6 of 1928 to provide for gineers on Chinese ships are at the registration and regulation of the mercy of owners whenever a watchmen, passed by the Legisla cheaper man comes along and tive Council of Hong Kong. "puts in" for a job. A few months an unemployed European engineer in the Colony got fixed up on a Chinese-owned boat at a were notified to the Medical Off-Then she in turn flung umpteen children's playgrounds are a fer- about three months, when he was being from the city registration certain salary. All was well for cer of Health yesterday, four tile source of infection. These displaced by another foreigner at district and the other fourteen playgrounds should be kept closed $50 less salary. Naturally he from Kowloon. One patient is a during the small-pox epidemic, or complained, but was told point Briton, the others are Chinese. very soon there will be the neces-blank that he could get his job sity to close all the schools as well, back if he agreed to work for for the scourge shows little asigns feas than the new man was get-

Lo Lum. of 44 Hollywood-road, of abating and the present dry ting! This kind of system must reports to the police that between spell of weather is a discouraging be as bad in the long run for Monday and yesterday, a foki in factor in coping with the trouble. Chinese ship owners as for their his employment, named Yeung And in any case it is time that a foreign employees, as it certain-Taun, collected $185.40 from cus- scheme for a most rigid house-to-ly cannot make for either tomers and has since disappeared. house search for small-pox cases efficiency or harmony in the work-A warrant has been issued for his were instituted in Yaumati anding of a steamer.

When in-arrest. Mongkok.

stances of the kind quoted are heard it is little wonder that Trade Unions and Guilds make names appear in the register The names of 25 men whose It would be in the headway they do and that so under the Poisons Ordinance are Ferry teresting to know much is heard to the detriment of published Turnstiles how many thou- the employer whose only slogan Twenty-four are chemists and in the "Gazette." sands of dollars is cheap labour. have been expended in the last

druggists and one is a pharma- year or two un "improvements"

ceutical chemist. The address at the Star Ferry, both on the

It was only to of one is at Swatow. Hong Kong side and the Kowloon

Trallic Danger be expected side. The latest method of spend-

that, with the ing money is the installation of advent of the new buses on the turnstiles, both for ten-cent and Hong Kong side, traffic dangers five-cent passengers.

The new would increase, especially in the scheme at least has the merit of "bottle neck at Wanchai. The looking quite up-to-date, and wonder is that serious accidents saved on the printing of tickets indeed are the Chinese with any doubtless some money will be are not more common, for few

and some labour will be saved in traffic "sense." It may be pre- the checking of tickets each day. dicted that at no distant date a The women-folk, it is said, have clamour will arise for razing part a grievance because there is a of the blocks in Queen's-road The Colonial Secretary for- separate turnstile for children East and widening the thorough- wards a copy of a telegram re- As was the case last (five cents) and it is a problem fare in the interests of public ceived, from the Secretary of A New week the first para for a

woman with children to safety. Before the junction of State for the Colonies to the fol- Danger graph unfortunately know how to go through the ten-Arsenal-street is reached, how-lowing effect:"Owing to the concerns small-pox cents turnstile herself and force ever, there exists a traffic menace King's illness the Prime Minister new danger connected the kiddies to go to the other one,at the bend in Queen's-road is at present unable to make the therewith. It would appear to be It may be, of course, intended to near the Garrison Sergeants customary submissions to His the onsiest thing possible for instal an amah or two on duty to Mess. Twice within recent weeks Majesty for the New Year Hon Chinese suffering from the con- take the children from their has a motor car collided with a ours List, which will in conse. tagion to travel in buses and mothers, with the five-cent tramcar in trying to overtake it. quence be postponed."

order out of chaos." other public vehicles, thereby pieces, and show the youngsters The tramcar escaped scathless on tending to spread the disease. A through the proper turnstiles! It the first occasion, but the second

An hour later the enthusiastic few nights ago a couple of Chin-is when certain strong-willed time the tram had part of the known

Horace Lo the well young man appeared and diffident-

local ese women boarded a Laichikok juveniles refuse to leave their woodwork of the front platform summoned yesterday for fail sorry, but I have looked all solicitor, wasly reported: "Mr. Kimphlet, I am bus at Yaumati, one of them not mothers' sides for even a moment smashed away as the result of ing to keep as close as pos- through the card index and the only being ill, but showing every or sign of small-pox. On a bus in-begin!

two that the trouble will the impact. The next time the sible to the left when negotiating telephone directory, and I can't Meanwhile, if the Star anfety of tramcar passengers may the junction of Pedder-street and find the address of Mr. Chaos to spector getting on near Mongkok Ferry Company has a few cents be imperilled. It is a very dan-Des Vaux-road Central where solicit that order from him." both women covered their faces left for further "improvements," gerous bend, indeed, and it is the red flashing light is erected and heads with their woollen what about signals on the Kow-time that certain motor-car for the control of traffic. shawls, but the inspector, not a loon side to show when a ferry is drivers were taught a severe les- M. K. Lo appeared in defence a long, lean Tennessee mountain Mr. Charged with illicit distilling, bit suspicious or else "closing his about to leave? eyes," heeded them not, not even

son. Those who will take risks his brother, Mr. H. Lo,, and en-youth stood before the rural bar asking to examine their tickets.

at a corner of this kind must pay tered a plead of "not guilty." the penalty in the case of an ac- The case was dismissed, The bus was fairly full with

With the returncident that could quite easily. second-class passengers, most of That Stamp to the Colony of have been averted through the whom looked obviously ill at ease

Mr. E. R. Dovey, Government Ordinance the Attorney exercise of just a little careful Analyst, gave evidence yesterday a couple even took the precau-

General, Sirness and thought for. the safety when the trial of the eleven per tion of moving into the first-class Joseph Kemp, there exists a quiet of other people,

"Mm! Joshua? Joshua what? compartment. During the pre-feeling of optimism amongst the

sons charged with conspiracy to his Honour prompted. sent epidemic bus conductors and share-broking fraternity that the

utter forged banknotes in Hong "Jes" Joshua," replied the cul- those in charge of other, public proposed Stamp Ordinance will

Kong was resumed at the Central prit. New Year's Day Magistracy before Mr. R. E. vehicles should be obliged to re- never pass into law. It may be

Children's without children's Lindsell.

"Are you the Joshua who mado fuse to carry sick Chinese, who recalled that proposals similar to

Exhibits were pro- the sun to stand still?" said tho Sports sports at the Kowduced in court and witness judge. certainly do not for a moment those to which serious objection

loon Cricket Club stated that the paper on which consider the gravity of spreading are now being taken, were venti would seem queer. Arrangements the front and back impressions of Joshua what made the moon-` "No, your Honour-I'm the small-pox. It should have been lated some years ago, but met are now in full swing for the usual notes of the Central Bank of shine." made impossible in the first in- with the most strenuous oppost-large gathering on Tuesday next, China had been imprinted was the stance for a small-pox patient to tion by, amongst others, the and if it only remains dry for same as a large sheet of paper Jubilation reigned in the Mug travel from one part of Kowloon eminent head of "The Bank that day it can rain all the rest of seized by the authorities from gleton household, for Muggleton and were eventually dropped. the week or year so far as the No. 19, Queen's-road East. The Senior had won the works foot- Those who are "agin" the new kiddies care! With his usual gen-case. was adjourned.

ball sweep Bill are equally determined to erosity Mr. J. H. Taggart has Although not off fight it to the bitter end, and it is sent a donation of $200 for the

"Just at the right time," boam- Risks to cially reported at an open secret that the services prize fund which will be welcom- hy the police of a shop foki who a lovely coat to-day at the sales. The story of the smart capture ed the sharer of his joys. "I saw Children the moment of writ of a distinguished counsel have ed as much by the organisers of had absconded with a large sum Only two guineas and positively ing it is said that been retained.. Until the question the sports as by their juvenile of money from Singapore, was made for me! Then my stockings, one if not two-member of a is Bottled one way or another, guests, who come from all over related at the Central Magistracy are all laddered and my shoes are European family in Kowloon has business in shares is practically the Colony for this annual gather before Mr. R. E. Lindsell yester- a disgrace! And we must have been laid low with small-pox, at a standstill, and those with ing. Where and how it was contracted money to invest are diverting it

day when a Chinese was charged some new curtains, and Johnnie. cannot yet be ascertained. As into other channels.

with possession of 1,298 French wants some boots, and Clarice" Just before plastres, alleged to have been un- And where," asked the senior

and

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to another.

the area most affected by the epidemic has been declared "out

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Mr.

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"The first thing you do," said an employer to a new young man who had been engaged as a sales man, "is to go into the back office and take the desk the other man used and see if you can get some

of justice. -

"What's your name?" asked the judge.

swered the boy..

"Joshua, yore Honour," 421-

A New Serial closing down" lawfully obtained from the Wing Muggleton patiently," "do I come

for the week it Hing Mow firm, of Rue Chinois, In

of bounds" to certain of the the Govern is learned that a new and enthrall-Haiphong, Defendant arrived in Mrs. Muggleton awoke and con- Fortes there is no reason why Tax Sweeps ment is so deter ing serial story, entitled "The a French coastal boat on Thurs-sidered IN CA European children should not and Rafles, mined to find Bo'sun's Trousers, or How They day morning and he was arrest"Well, I suppose you deserve likewise be debarred. Moreover,

fresh means of Were Blown Away, It is quite well known that when raising money, why not leave be commenced in the "China that same-days Mr. T Murphy have it! If you draw a decent

will shortly ed in a Chinese boarding house something” she admitted..... whooping cough and other child-share transfers alone and got a Mail" All our readers should findA.S.P. prosecuted. Case remand team for next Saturday, I'll go lah ailments are common the few thousand a year out of sweeps it "Oh, Kay!".

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