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Correspondence.

SUICIDE AN OFFENCE? ·

[To the Editor of "China Mall,”}

TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1932.

SMALL COIN

An Annual Report..

I have received a copy of the an Aual report of The Employers Llability Assurance Corporation Ltd., as presented to shareholders

toll that had been levied, and when another bullock had been killed, the manager decided to sit up for the beasts that were known to be in the neighbourhood. Two tigers kill when the on March 23, 1932, in London. The Approached the total premiums for the year 1931 the two. Bot the wounded beast manager fired and, wounded one of show a decrease of £948,914 and this is attributed mainly

got away. Then, some days later, to the effects of the worïdwide depression of shikars sat up over a kill. They a hunt was organised and a party Sir, Your leading article on the in trade, which has entailed a large had the unique sight of three tigers question raised at. Singapore by reduction in the volume of employ:engaged in a fight over the kill. Chief Justice Sir William Murrisonment and in the rate of wages Shots were fired but two of the -Should Suicide be an Offence?-payable to workmen, thus seriously was most interesting.

Since read-restricting the principal sources splendid male specimen measuring animals escaped. The third. a ing it I have given the subject care-from which the Corporation's in eight feet, was brought down. ful thought, and am of the opinion come is drawn. Another factor in that suicide,. under any circum-reducing the insurable values stances, is illegal, and is therefore, which premiums are calculated is an offence. An authority states, the heavy fall in the value of com that suicide in Christian ethics, is modities. Nevertheless, the opera- illegal-it is self-murder, according tions of the year resulted in to the dictionary.

surplus of £410,203.9.4d. and 3 Life is an inexplicable mystery, dividend of 4s. úd. per share, less Man is given life." He is born into Income Tax at 5s the £ for the the world to live, and to make some year was declared.

use of his life, in promoting interest

in the world.

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Your correspondent National Debt of Japan. Suicider, is a firm believer in the survival of the fittest. Are all the I read that Japan's national debt, unemployed, then, entitled to com- at the end of December 1931 stood mit suicide?

at Yen 6.187,000,000, the highest Suicide is when a man or woman figure in the history of the country. designedly destroys his or her own Foreign loans had decreased by life. God has given us our life, over six million Yen, while and He will take it when the time domestic loans had increased by

Suicide is illegal.

Yen 288,000,000.” Yours, etc.,

LIVE.

Historic Relic. Hong Kong. April 18, 1932.

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A Costly Joke.

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Jestingly remarking to A man who placed a half-crown on a horse at 20-1 that he would pay him £5 a week for life if the animal won (as eventually it did), a bookmaker. has been held technically liable to do so. He argued that it was a joke-us undoubtedly it was-but his client thought otherwise and placed the matter before Tattar- sall's Committee, the final court of appeal in the sporting world. The committee have ruled against the bookmaker, but with a recommenda- tion to mercy, so to speak; With- out knowing the full facts as ar- gued, it would seem on the face of it that Tattersall's ruling is some- what severe, comments the North China Daily News. The book- maker offered twenty half-crowns to one and presumably paid them. There does not appear to have been any stake against the £5 a week for life, and so it could not be a bet, but only a private piece of philanthropy which the too talka- tive bookmaker could repudiate.`.

This recalls a story of the late Mr. Charlie Barff, one of the choeriest of the old school of racing men in Shanghai, says the Shang- hai newspaper. A Joker laid him a million beans to one against a despised pony, who also upset cal- culations, and Mr. Barff insisted on his million beans. Possibly, fear- The P. & O. a.. Chitral is due which had been discovered pointed ful that the layer might get the bet- to their belief in a life after death. ter of him by attempting to count here from Singapore at noon on She also said that the designs used out a million beans in odd spare Wednesday, April 20. She will saili

by the very ancient Chinese were moments, Mr. Barff weighed a few for Shanghal the following day, somewhat similar to those discover-beans, calculated the weight of the Thursday, April 21, at 10 am.

News in Brief.

The Leipzig Museum of Applied Arts has now in its valuable collec- tion a carpet of considerable his. toric interest. It is carpet 16 by The China Mail. position of some new, or the in-

An Investiture. is to be held at Tsar Paul I of Russia, who was 26 feet, stained with the blood of taxes. On the other hand, if the Government House on Monday murdered in 1801. The rug.

presented in 1782 by. Louis XVI of France to Paul, then Crown Prince,

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estimated revenue shows a large May 2, at 10.50 a.m. surplus over the estimated expendi

Lowest open ture; there is room for remitting or reducing some tax or taxes, and the yesterday was 67. Humidity at 10 Grave and Altar in Chinese Art. extent of this relief is generally a.m. was 72 at 4 p.m. 76. Ex-limited to the amount of surplus

Hong Kong, Tuesday, April 19, 1932.

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Mra, Carter Murphy in Shanghai chequer to-day walks or drives realized in the previous year. It Eight cases of small-pox, one of gave a fascinating lecture on this along Whitehall

subject, a few days ago. She said to the Houses

of is rather more the exception than diphtheria (imported), and nine of that the Chinese used symbols to Parliament, the little black bag or the rule that once a tax has been meningitis were notified to the au-

express their great, thoughts on attuche case, which he may be seen imposed it is ever taken off. Chan-thorities yesterday.

life and death. Many ornaments to be carrying, will be the cynosure cellors usually find reasons for re- of many eyes and the subject of talning the tax, In spite of large speculation 25 to what species of surpluses over expenditure. cats are in time bug.

debates Or, to change House of Commons

the metaphor, when Pandora's Box statements presented and, in

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due

A Chinese woman, atated to be

-ed-elsewhere,-and-on-thia-premise-j-fotal,-converted-tiem-into-cash-at- advanced the theory that the the market rate, and requested a Chinese people came originally from cheque for that amount, which was not small. History records that eventually the bet was squared for La good dinner for a big company

something, but not for a million. of kindred spirits and a cheque for

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CROESUS

5s opened, wast harpies will be course, passes as the Finance Act loosed to alight and feed upon the the final budget estimate for the British tavayer,

The Kailan Mining Administra- or, again, will year. By amendments any of the robins and nightingales be released figures may be reduced but not in-tion report that the total output of an advanced Western civilisation. to make the world for the British creased.

the Administration's mines for the taxpayer a happier place in which Looking back in the historical

week ending April 2, 1932, amount- to live in 19377

pages of the British, Budget, we

ed to 117,607 metric tons, and the Tigers Have It Out.

A rubber estate in Johore, sales during the period to 87,415 Malaya, had been troubled by There will he no means of know-come across certain that have be

metric tons. ing for certain what surprises, come of outstanding importance

tigers for some weeks recently. A pleasant or otherwise, the Chan-for one reason or another. For

| bullock, a goat and a dog was the cellor has in store to-day, for example, in the Autumn of 1852 Budget Here are exceedingly Disraeli introduced a Budget OR 70 years of age, and unable to give closely guarded. and

We shall not, which he was defented. The 1860 particulars about herself, was sent to the S.C.A. yesterday, for en- therefore indulge in speculations as Budget, owing to the ratification of

the contents of the Budget. a commercial treaty with France, Sam, a P.W.D. coolie, attempting quiries. She was found by Lau To-morrow readers will be aware was introduced as early as February to commit suicide by hanging her. of to-day's secrets. It is futile to in that year.

In 1859, through a self from a tree speculate now and at this distance change of administration,

at Wong Nei the from the seat and heart of the Budget' was not introduced until

Chung Gap. Empire upon Mr. Neville Chamber-July, while in 1880 there were two

Mr. C. E. Holmes, In the Supreme Court this morn Dodwell & Co., Ltd... lain's jealously kept secrets. We Budgets, one introduced in March, ing, the Chief Justice (Sir Joseph moned before Mr. Schofield in the His Worship. must content ourselves, then, with under Disraeli's administration, and Kemp, K.C.), admitted Mr. G. S. Central Police Court this morning, such speculations as Reuter has the other in June, under Gladstone's Ford to practise as a solicitor in for having exceeded the speed limit post indicated danger. However, been pleased to telegraph to us, administration. It is usual for the this Colony. The application was in Whitfield on April 11 last. Reuter has already told us, it is be-Budger to be introduced in April made by the Attorney General was alleged that, he drove at 85 put in a more conspicuous position. It he directed the attention of the lieved in circles where such gossip every year.

(Hon. Mr. C G. Alabaster, H.C.miles per hour when rounding a Traffic Department to have the post Mr. Ford will practise with bend between the H.K, Electric He thought that a fine of $15. Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, with

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To-day is Prinrose Day, the an- duction of income tax, except for niversary of the death of one of some sight relief for married men England's greatest Prime Minis through. adjustments in allowances. ters, Benjamin Disraeli, also cunced of Thomas Sutherland, The forthcoming marriage is an- That, then, is how matters must known and revered in history as Marine Surveyor, Penang, to Mins. stand for the present. But we Lord Beaconsfield. The memory Margaret Eva Finch, of Tientsin.. shall now preooed to write about of this great Tory or Conservative Budgets in general.

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la respected on this day and kept Lady Drummond Hay was a pas The word "budget" is derived evergeen. The Day is so named senger leaving Shahghal the other from a Gallie word meaning sack after Disraeli's favourite flower, day by seroplane for Hankow where and, in the course of time, came to and the name has also been bes- she was to be the guest of H.M. be applied to an account of the towed upon an organisation for Consul-General and. Lady Hewlett. ways and means by which the in-spreading Conservative principles come and expenditure for a definite amongst the British democracy period are to be balanced. The The Primrose League. The prin term first came into use in England ciples of the League are best axe about* 1760. **The Budget is the plained in the declaration which statement, of the actual results of every member is néket to sign; revenue and expenditure in the past declare on my honour and inance, year, showing how far es- faith that will devote my timates have been realised,

Digest buity to the maintenance and what surplus or deficit there has of religion, of the estates of been in the income as compared with

the ilm, and of the Imperial the expenditure. It is accompanied

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EXCEEDING THE SPEED LIMIT.

EUROPEAN FINED.

of Messrs. was Sum-

THE

Defendant denied, the allegation,. stating that, while he admitted hav-- ing exceeded the speed limit in that area, he was travelling at 24 miles. an hour. He complained that the danger post at the corner, being on the left side of the road was not distinct, as motorists approaching the corner, would naturally look to the right the hand side.

pointed out.

the more presence of the..

"CHINA MAIL

"OBSERVES

1. That the present stumbling-block in Shanghai to the time: limit for the withdrawal of Japanese troops-A little of thene explosives used to blow to piéces rical forces might be used to good effect.

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That the Chancellor of the Exchequer may rub it in to day with a taz on rubber.

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3. That monkeys have four feet and not four hands. So it may be said of them with truth that they are always putting their feet in it.

4. That the "Yard's lost is dust,

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