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Hong Kong. Wednesday, Nov. 6, 1929.

EMPIRE PLANNING

For many years it has been the endeavour in these columns

of

ment is practicable, or where at tempts have ended in no more than doubtful success.

are piping the same tune, with, of course, variations. It is

a

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1929.

Three Chinese were at the Kow- loon Magistracy this morning, fined $5 each for committing a breach of their stall holder's licence by sell Ing cooked food instead of

the

MUI TSAI CASE

Girl Claimed To Be Adopted Daughter

long while since we first alluded to the fact that greater Empire trade and development would re-specified' delicacies in their licence. duce many of the troubles we are

At the Kowloon Magistracy this. A case of larceny by a ballee was morning a. faced with at Home, says "En-

Chinese woman brought to the notice of the Police named Wu Pul-fung, was summoned gineering," which continues: in a report made yesterday. Cap at the instance of the S.C.A. for Within recent weeks not only has tain C. B. Riggs, wharf manager, unlawfully having in her employ- Mr. J. H. Thomas definitely rang-

Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, reports that ment at 16. Balkeley Street, Hung- ed himself on the same side but, Cheung Lin, coxswain of the tug hom, a mui tsal under the age of

launch "Hermes" absconded on twelve years. from so unpromising a sphere as

October 31 with a oum of money a trade union congress there now

The defendant. ($135) entrusted him to pay the said the girl was

in responding, not a mui tsal comes a recruit in the form of members of the crew.

but her adopted daughter. Mr. Ben Tillett. We term such a

Acting Sub-Inspector E. G. Post A carnival congress unpromising, because

will take place at of the S.C.A. informed his Worship Repulse Bay Hotel on Saturday, that he understood that Mr. H. R. none are so blind as those who from 8.30 pm to midnight, the Buttera, Asristant Secretary for will not see, and while the trades charge being $4 per head, including Chinese Affairs, was to prosecute union movement is essentially dinner. On Armistice Day there but had learned that he was ill. In protectionist, the individuals will be a special tiffin, from 1 p.m. that case he would therefore ask for concerned in it usually illogically tendance. The usual dinner will be

to 2.30 p.m., with orchestra in at- a date to be fixed for the hearing.

His Worship adjourned the case. attempt to dissociate themselves held that day from 8.30 p.m. to for a week. from any such policies, save as midnight. affecting their own earnings, a lop-sided scheme incapable of withstanding careful scrutiny. Both Mr. Thomas and Mr. Tillett geem now to have got beyond this stage, and would appear to be on much the same ground as many others, though perhaps not yet committed to the same ex- tent.

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Having served one month's jail] the Kowloon Magistracy to-day in September, a Chinese was at HONOURS DEGREES charged with the theft of five Engineering Graduates

at University

cement sacks, worth 20 cents, the property of the Sui Lam building contractors, working in the grounds

We may hope, therefore, now we are largely agreed upon basic principles and have all arrived at the fact that Empire development would be a good thing, that these matters will be handled in a broad and non-party spirty and that they may be committed to a council of councils truly representative of

sessors (who are examiners in the our varied industries, and of the

engineering subjects in the London countries involved. That they

At Kowloon Magistracy this

University) has always been follow- ed by the Board of the Faculty of should likewise represent sound morning Mak Tim-luk (24)

employed, of San Tin, was

Engineering in the University of; finance, and also science, the latter manded in custody until Nov. 14 Hong Kong. It is satisfactory to with a view to the finding of new

on charges of fraudulently convert-notice that every year since the first: openings, goes also without saying $2.50, which had been entrusted to him for the purpose ing.

of the. Royal Observatory. Mr. The Senate of the University of T. S. Whyte-Smith sentenced him Hong Kong has, on recommenda to four months' imprisonment with tion of the London Assessora, hard labour.

awarded Honours Degrees to the following Engineering Graduates: "I was too busy" said a Chinese

Chan Kui-chuan (1st class honours). who was summoned at the Kowloon

H. T. M. Burma (2nd class honours). H. Braga (2nd class honours). Magistracy this morning, with fail- Kwa Soen-hwei (2nd class honours).

a nuisance ing to abate

to the Mok York-chan (2nd class honours), public-the breeding of mosquitoes

The system of sending Final on a land site in Shamshaipo dis- Examination papers and record of trict. A Sanitary officer, who pro-laboratory experiments and draw- secuted, sald the defendant took no ing office work done during their this breeding, until he received the gineering Degrees to London As- advice from the Department to stop courac by candidates for the En

the arrest of a shop foki, who is A warrant had been issued for

alleged to

have absconded with $1,719.40, from the On Hing. Lung' store, of the Central Market.

Inside this union the several States are virtually independent, and though this gives rise to anomalies and even abuses, so that it is now recognised that co- ordination is desirable, the vari- ous components of the Union are their daughter, Miss Gertrude Suk- In celebration of the marriage of extremely jealous of their indi-woon, Mr. and Mrs. Chan Lim-pak vidual rights. For external pur- are holding a dance at their re- poses, however, the Federation sidence, 15, Peak Road, on Monday acts as a single body, and, what-ight (November 11) starting at ever there may have been in the way of incidental disadvantages,

9.45 p.m.

A shop foki, aged 38 has been it was a Federal policy which lay arrested by the Police for the at the root of the great construc-Possession of six forged $100 notes of the Chartered Bank. It is also tive programme which has result-stated that the man had successfully ed in maintaining the whole passed a few of the notes before he country as a single internal mar-

was arrested. ket, from which external competi- tion has been by degrees virtual- ly eliminated.

At long last the possibilities of our own vast Empire seem to be dawning upon our people, and parties of various, political creeds

The

forthcoming marriage is announced of Mr. Alan Stephen Mitchell, Insurance Assistant, of 9, Tregunter Mansions, May Road, and Miss Doreen Theresa Byrne, of sailing from the United Kingdom Woodburn Court, Calcutta, who is

by the s.3. “Khyber,"

summons.

He was fined $25.

UR-

re-

Final Examinations were held in 1916 the London Assessors have

of buying four railway tickets awarded Honours Degrees. to Sum Chun, to his own use, and stealing $6.50 from Men-tong, a trick. married woman, by means of a

SMOKE NUISANCE

Neglect of a notice from the Ma- Yesterday Fung Hon-ying, 22, agistrate to comply with the abating inarried woman of 298, Main Street, of a nuisance caused through not Quarry Bay, reported to the Police stoking a fire, led to a Chineso" of that on November 3 at 5 p.m., two 10, Ki Lung Street appearing be- Central and gave her a handful of Kowloon Mactatrder this morning. men accosted her in Queen's Road fore Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith at the

paper which they said were bank-charged at the instance of Sanitary, notes. In return she handed over Inspector A. C. Simton. jewellery valued at $128. On dis- The Inspector said that the Sani- covering how she had been duped tary Department had received many she made enquiries for the swind-complaints from the Shamshuipo

caused by the black thick smoke

lers, and then reported the matter. Police Station of the nuisance

a Chinese

Owing to the illness of Mr. H. R. which blew over to the station. Butters, who was to have appeared Mr. Sinton interposed to say that for the prosecution on behalf of the he watched the chimney for 18. S.C.A., at the Kowloon Magistracy hours and at times the volumes of this morning, the case in which a black oily smoke that came out last- Chinese carpenter is charged with ed for over 5 minutes. taking and harbouring

His Worship adjourned the case girl, 16 years of age, at Sha Po

for a fortnight. Road, Kowloon City, was remanded for a week. It was intimated that Mr. Lo is to hold a watching brief while Mr. F. X. d'Almada sen., has received by the local branch of the on behalf of the girl's parents, i The following telegram has been.

been instructed to defend.

"MEN, WOMEN, AND AFFAIRS

The Flying Prince: Tutor to the King: Trapping Wild Life: People Who Chatter: Lord Lonsdale as Fox-Hunter: Premier as Journalist.

Royal Aviator

ment against its decisión to declare an open season against opossums, for permission to, trap the opossums will mean trapping native bears, which are harmless and interesting crea tures. Their total oxtermination is feared.

to give expression to the view that our British Empire-now becoming so generally known as the British Commonwealth Nations, almost following in this the Biblical expression "A Nation and a company of Nations," that this vast agglomeration of lands and peoples, is worthy of consideration as an economic whole. For the purpose of the moment we are not concerned, nor are we going to argue, about THE Prince of Wales, more than any member of the Royal whether a broad line of fiscal Family, will regret the coming of policy.or one set by narrower | darker evenings and the passing of Summer time. Since he ac- bounds would best serve such an

The Wild Life Preservation Society cepted delivery of his end. The main point for which Gypsy-Moth he has

pew

of Australia is one of the bodies pleading that the native bears and we have always contended is that | a number of evenings, motor-opossums may be protected, as in the varied resources of our com- ed

to fortholt R.A.F. 1927 684.789 bears were killed and ponent countries are such that we Aerodrome, and with Squadron- 8,000,000 apoast skins taken. are capable of supplying our re- cruise of the Hom Counties ed pests.

Leader Dan set. of on an air Let the authorities begin, say some Australians, by exterminating Import- quirements, in practically all Many of theses have been directions, if suitable organisa undertaken in that HRH. tion and development are called controls and to fect his land- should gain merence with the

to our aid..

ing of the plane onder as vary ing conditions as possible. For this reason the hangar at Northolt is never locked,

Most people nowadays have travelled some distance from the position held formerly that freedom alone is required for a nation's economic success. Such ideals do not always help to make the wheels of mills turn round. though it is still sometimes argued that they should. If we desire an example, and that a

Over

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The King's Tator

011 quite

On Talking" -

correspondent, whom I BUS- pect of being an American, as ha quotes from an American newspaper, sonde me

some terrifying statistics on the subject of top much talking Ha authority is an American writer who has evidently been sorely tried by the talkative person, and more particularly by the talker who fre- qdents railway train to the distress KING George's old tutor and of his fellow-travellers. Fortunately aent domestic chaplain,Canon for us, English carriages are differ- Dalton, attained recently his 90tently constructed from those in the birthday.

He is a man of Kent, and sailed plainly at his worst.You plan to United States, There the talker ธ chaplain with his Majesty and go on a trip of quietness and relaxa- the late Erince Albert Victor In H.M.S. "Bacchase

tion. But the ubiquitous train, talk- Bacchapter then the deer scon dispels your dream of peace. Caston their famou

He is in the dining car, the amok- Ing-room, the observation-car in the seat behind

yours, or, worst, fate of all, he has the upper berth of your action

This gloomy anti-talk writer estim- as that given oxclusively the field, talkative person will use about and he adds as a grave warning to the Jaquncious, "The, damage" to the nervous system due to talkativenere

incalculable."

striking one, of the manner in ly astive takes long

walk which a nation may be built up prayers at St George's Chapel dally He reads to under artificial fiscal conditions, during his torm of gasidence, and his

-voice-la asdatter now as it

It was we have only to look across the when he was appointed a Canon of Atlantic at the great Federation Windhor in the year 1884 410,000 words in an hour and a half,

of the United States. Here is a great area atretching through de- grees of latitude which make pos- sible a wide range of products and reaching east and west over

Trapping Wild. Tal

Things ---

THE week, there came from a read- er-in-Australia-some-interesting information. One fact which will be

I have done my best. I have print- of concern fo, animal lovers is thated this warning; and if the talker various public bodies in Australia are does not heed him fs the respon protesting to the Queensland Governsibility.

the

many

"POPPY DAY"

British Legion from Earl Jellicos, G.C.B., O.M., G.C.V.O.:-----

"Gratefully, remembering help.. given to Poppy Fund In past. years by sympathisers in Hong Kong and associated districts I earnestly and confidently appeal. for even more generous support on this coming eleventh anniver-·· sary of armistice. The need of beneficiaries of the fund is most urgent."

-JELLICOE.

A Famous Fox-Hanter TORD Lonsdale, as was to be ex- pected, is taking a keen interest in the centenary of John Peel, the

J. S. famous Cambrian fox-hunter, which Flight-Lieut.

Browne,. was celebrated last month..

R.A.F., reported to the.Water Police John Peel is a legendary figure in laut

that his room in. night Cumberland Tells, and stories are told about him, but in the St. Andrew'a Vicarage, Kowloon, outer world his farae is firmly estab- was broken into by thieves on lished by the song

"D'yo Kon John Monday night and articles to the Pea17"

value of $67 stolen. Entry Was”- Like many another Immortal song, gained by forcing a pane of glass its birth was something of an acci- dent. John Woodcock Graves, the in the doorway. author, has left an account of how he came to write it.

Peel and he were sitting by hte fresido one wat winter afternoon, and for lack of something else to do Graves said he would write a hunt- ing song. Soon afterwards he return- ed and read the song to Peel, and in a

burat of enthusiasm declared, "By Jore, John Peel, you'll be sung when we're both run to earth" which proved to be perfectly true.

TEN YEARS AGO

[From the "China Mall," November 6, 1919) To-day's dollar is worth. 470 3/188. A deputation from the police ro eruita has approached the C.8.P.. (Mr.- E. D. C. Wolfe). Their wages are found to be insufficient and those who, having been on duty sil night, are still obliged to attend the morning firs TN spite of the question recently drill, naturally find that a bit too raised in the London Press whe- much. With regard to these complaints ther Cabinet Ministers should con-

Premier As Journalist

tribute newspaper articles, it is note we are making enquiries with a view worthy, that a series of articles by to returning to the subject. Is it true Mr. Ramsey MacDonald is appearing that these wages range from $60 to $80 present in the Austrian Press. a month only, and the recipients in- The Issue, it will be recalled, was cludo married ment If so, the Gov. raised by a controversial article of ernment did wrong to import suel Mr. MacDonald, written before he men on such impossible terms. was made Prime Ministet, but pub-have also asked one of our reporters. lished after. An enterprising News to ascertain I firemen's duties are Agency released the article and compulsory upon them. If 20, $15 a

Wo

created a great dent of stir.

month extra is not much good. If a Will, therefore, Mr. MacDonald be white man has to do police work hero, called upon to withdraw his articles pay mess, allowance, washing, etc., out from Austria? Lam sura; ho will

not be, for they are neither contro of 450 a month, we require no further veraisi nor political. The articles explanation of a recent shocking deal with the Premier's vilt to suicide. ↑ Such prospects would appeal Carion

any, made