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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER

outlook. The delegation, while SEVEN NEW BILLS. pointing out the. danger, empha-| ically record their opinion that If the need is recognised, remedi if measures can be found which nay be expected, at any rate, for he next decade, to correct the PENSIONS AND PROBATES-

FIRST READING IN THE COUNCIL.

1930.

TRAGEDY SEQUEL.

FUNERAL OF PETTY OFFICER J. F. ROURKE.

NAVAL HONOURS.

consequences they fear. They idvocate a wider use of the gold!

At a mesting.of the Legislative! The funeral.of.Chiaf Petty Officer Exchange standard system, and

Council, presided over by H.E. the (Writor) John Francis Rourke, of onsider that in cases of countries Governer, yesterday, seven new H.M.S. Tamar, whose sudden death which have not yet stabilised Billa were read for the Best time, from heart failure whilst danc- their currencies or of those which The objects and reasons for Aveling at the Cathedral Hall was:

yesterday's China are contemplating the desirability of these Bills. concerning respec-reported in

tively Summary, Offences, District Mail, took placa, at the Roman of modifying their currency lawstwatch Forces, Theatrical Perform Catholic Cemetery, Happy Valley,

Revision of Ordinances, lust evening. the adoption of this arrangement ances,

amendment Naval honours were accorded, the would certainly prove helpful. In and Company Law

is connection It is suggested have already, appeared in these cortego starting for the cemetery

columns.

from the Naval Hospital. The that if an international under-

Two further Bills moved by the coffin, which was placed on a gun- covered with the standing could be reached, where Attorney-General were in connec-carriago, was

Police Pensions and Union Jack and was drawn by a by the reserves which countries tion with

American Probates. ...

party of men from H.M.S. Berwick. ld abroad for the maintenance

Police Pensions.

This ship also supplied the band of their currency were not sub- "An Ordinance to amend the and the firing party. Many officera in ject to seizure or confiscation in Poilce Force Ordinance, 1900." from the British warships

funeral, as This Ordinance amends a sec-harbour attended the time of War, confidence in the tion of the Principal Ordin-well as the deceased's comrades system would be greatly ance dealing with police pensions, from H.M.S. Tamar.

The burial service at the grave- Under the Principal Ordinance strengthened.

the pension of every individual side was conducted by the Rev. policeman has to come before, the Fr. J. J. O'Brien; Chaplain to the Governor-in-Council, even if the Forces, and after the coffin had been amount of his pension is merely lowered into the grave the firing a matter of calculations The Or party fired three volleys and then a dinance is amended so that the bugler sounded the "Last "Post" Governor-in-Council shall have There were many floral tributes. Whilst working at the Kowloon

power make rules affecting Godowns yesterday a coolie named pensions and only exceptional Cheng Ho (30) injured 'his thigh cases, where rules are inapplicable and had to be removed to the Kwong to an individual case, will be Wah Hospital.

brought before the Governor-in- Council.

News in Brief.

One case of typhoid fever was notified yesterday.

to

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THE BANGLE GIRL”

CURIOUS SCHOOL PROBLEM TO PERPLEX SOMERSET.

There will be a lantern lecture

American Probates. held at the Helena May Institute "An Ordinance to amend the on Tuesday, November 18 at 5.39 Probates Ordinance, 1897" Under pm when Mr. T. J. Price will the 'Real and Personal Pro-

The question whether a girl speak on "Holiday thi Indo-China".perty Convention of Washing should be allowed to wear jewellery duction and trade in the past The Rev. W. T. Featherstone will be ton, 1899, provision was made

at school or not has provided tha Open to in the chair.

the for notification. to the Rear- Somerset Education authorities have been made by Various

Admission $0.30; children eat American Consul whenever a public.

with a problem of unusual difficulty. authorities, and broadly speak- $0.20.--Advt.

citizen of the United States died, The problem with which the au- leaving no héira or testamentary ing, the results indicate a normal

thorities are faced is to find a increase of approximately three! A serious accident, occurred at executors,, and, to carry out the settlement for the deadlock which the Star Ferry wharf shortly convention an amendment to the after 8.30 last night when a ferry Probate Ordinance was enacted has arisen in the case of Violet from the Kowloon side was tying whereby the Registrar should make Burton, a little girl living at West who, owing to the dispute in which up. Said to be engaged in carry that notification. It has now been Coker, a West Somerset village, |ing luggage, a Chinese,, who was in agreed between His Majesty's

hurry to get to the wharf missed Government and the United States she has figured, has become known his footing and had his left foot Government that notification to Violet Barton is the principal crushed. When the motor as the nearest American Consul shall balance arrived life was found to be made in all cases, without re-figure in the most protracted school be already extinct.

gard to whether or not the de- when a little child she was sent to: ceased person has left heirs testamentary representatives in the Colony, so a small amendment le made to section 14 of the Prin cipal Ordinance.

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EASMA CLUB..

per cent. per annum. Professor Cassel, in an investigation cover- -ing the period 1850 to 1910, has shown that during those years an expansion in total gold stocks of somewhat under three per cent. per annum was required in order to maintain stable prices,

Owing to the impossibility of predicting with any degree of assurance what will be the future! rate of growth in production and trade, or to what extent econo

FINANCIAL REASONS. mics in the use of currency may reduce gold requirements below The annual general meeting of the that rate. the delegation have Ex-Active Service Men's Assocía- framed their estimates of the tion was held yesterday when a re- monetary demand for the metal commendation by the General Com- mittee of 'the Association to close during the next ten years on the down the Easma Club fer financial bases of annual increases of both reasons was adopted.

END OF A USEFUL

INSTITUTION.

KOWLOON TONG.

or

COUNCIL VOTE FOR $105,000 APPROVED.

FINAL SETTLEMENT.

K

as the "banglo girl”.

dispute which has

ever occurred.

the village school at West Coker wearing a small silver bangle, which the school requested should be removed. Her parents insisted on her wearing it, and went so far as to padlock it on her arm to pre- vent its removal. This has created

deadlock which has lasted almost continuously for nearly five years.

Times.

Though the summer vacation ia- over and children back at school, Violet Burton is not attending school because of the bangle dis- After considerable discussion, a pute. Her father insists on her vote for $105,000, being a Govern-wearing it at school, while the two and three per cent. More- The meeting was presided over ment contribution to the Kowloon school authorities and the teacher over, it is pointed out that fail- by Captain T. T. Laurenson, D.5.C., Tong Scheme, was approved at a are equally determined that she ing the discovery of new and unwho was supported by the following meeting of the Finance Committee shall not wear it, and refuse to have

ment is removed. officials of the Association: Messrs. of the Legislative Council yester- the child at school unless the orna- GOLD PROBLEMS. expected sources of supply, the H. J. Peame, M.C., E. S. Carter. day.

Again the problem, has been con- Hon. Mr. Braga's Question. decline in the output of gold, is R. J Hunt, S. C. Feltham (Hon,

The Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga, in the sldered by the school managers and In view of the report in our 'kely to continue at an acceler-Secretary), and S., Hampden Ross

course of the discussion, asked if the teacher, No solution, however, (Hon. Auditor);" columns yesterday that the goldated rate after 1940, as the South The report of the past year's such an account as a Subscribers is in sight, and the child continues delegation to the financial com- African mines, which account for working of the Easma Club showed Account had been presented by the to enjoy holiday Indefinitely.

Company to the Government.

CLIMATES OF THE PAST. mittee of the League of Nations over 50 per cent. of the present a loss of $2,785.62.-

Capt. Laurenson, in bringing the 40, could the Government lay on is again sitting at Geneva for the annual production, become grad-General Committee's recommends the table a statement of all such purpose of dealing with the ually exhausted. The situation tion to close down the Club before accounts submitted?

Mr. Braga further enquired whe Evidence Of Changes In Historical question of the fluctuations in would obviously be easier if any the meeting, said that the General the purchasing power of gold; it substantial surplus stocks of Committee Rad considered the mat-ther the sum of $315,827.22 stated is interesting to refer to the first gold existed of which advantage tor very carefully and they felt it to be due to the Government at a their boundén duty to recommend Council meeting in July last year, part of their conclusions, which could be taken.

the closing down of the Club, which had actually been received, or whe- We are all accustomed to hear is made available through the After a careful study of the was in the best interests of the Asther it had bean set off against any elderly persons: complain or boast

other account owing by the Govern publication of an interim report. position, the delegation reached sociation.

Mr Ross explained Items in the ment to the Company? In other that the winters and summers of

what they remember. Doubtless." The delegation were requested to the general conclusion that in the balance-sheet, and, expressed the words, was a sum of over $420,000 the present are very different from extreme seasons, THE CHOSEN CO., LTD. | examine into and report, upon unlikely event of those countries view that it was better to close required for what he might term

the causes of fluctuations in the which now hold reserves of Jess down now rather than continue to the Government's share of the the explanation is that they'remem

losses arising out of the Kowloon ber vividly only

for-there is no evidence of any Tong scheme?

marked difference in the climate of purchasing power of gold and than thirty-three per cent. re-run the Club at a loss. - *

"Complete Agreement.

Western Europe within the last their effect on the economic life maining content with the ratios

A member moved that the Club The Chairman, replied that the of the nations." At the moment existing at the end of 1018, there only one

aspect of the subject is a theoretical surplus of about be allowed to continue for another Committee who sat on the settle century. But Dr. C. P: E. Brooks, three months. This was the out-ment, question was available was able to lay evidence before the. has been dealt with, namely, $1,000 milions, which ap come of a discussion during which Labour troubles had brought about Section of Geography of the British whether the current and prospec-proximately equals the amount of it was felt that, rather than close various disputes between the Association, as to the occurrence of tive production of gold on the new gold likely to become avail down the Club altogether, the pos- parties to the scheme, but the Com very marked periods during which the one hand, and the nor able for monetary purposes durability of keeping the Club alive mittee had brought about an agree the climate of large arsis was dif by acquiring smaller premises, in- ment. The contractors to the ferent from presont conditions. The mal increase in demand as world ing the next five years. In the creasing subscriptions, and reduce scheme had reduced their demande evidence came from many sources, production on the other are such circumstances, therefore, the clon, of expenses by other means to 80 per cent. The remaining ex- from actual records, and from in-

should be considered."

cess over original estimated cost ferences based on history, from the as to make it likely that the question of the distribution of The proposal was defeated was to be equally shared between remains of aqueducts and dams, and general trend of prices over a gold is of vital importance and, "The proposal for the closing down the Government and the promoters the position of buildings and settle series of years (apart from short although the delegation have re of the Club was then carried by The present arrangement would monts

dottie the whole matter, and the For a perlad, about the year 2200 term oscillations) will be in an served this aspect of the problem 18 to 4

A further proposal was agreed Government felt Justled in asking B.C. Central Europe and Western upward or downward direction for full discussion in a subse to that the present officers remain for the vote, Asia were extremely dry. About Estimates of the production of quent

ey stress the in office for the purpose of closing

Accounts in Order.800 B.C. there was a wet and stormy gold during the next ten years fact that the distri- down the Club at the end of the Replying to further questions by period. In the Arat century of the Indicata t the probability of

current month and that by the end Mr. Braga, the Chairman said that Christian Era the conditions re of the year the affairs, in this con various suma due between the sembled, those of the present dayı nection a closed parties had all been paid. The There is a good deal of evidence for

Although the Club is to be closed Government had received down it should be borne in mind amount of $315,000-odd, that the Association will continue to exception of one small function and carry on its activities Standing Upon payr

heretofore:

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