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RANDOM

REFLECTIONS.

The distribution of $30,000 among some: fifty senior members of the local Civil Service has not unnaturally given rise to a great deal of adverse comment.

No-

to

one, of course, begrudges our oficial classes a fair monetary return for their services, and it will probably be admitted that, while some of them are overpaid, others are as certainly underpaid. The system of doles, however, is open several objections. It is, for example, undignified; it is liable to be misunder stood; and it makes it difficult, if not impossible, for the public, who are the paymasters, to ascertain what remunera- tion is, in fact, boing, paid. Thus, if a man's salary is sel down`at, sny, £700 & year it has to be remembered that he draws 80 per cent, at the rate of 15, 9d. to the dollar; that be muy recive various additions such as duty pay and travelling allowance: that be cod his family caur obtain treatment at the hos pitel at reduced fees; that be can buy his cal cheaper than the general public; that he ena rent a telephone at reduced rates; and, above all that the future of himself and his family is always secure, This last is worth a great deal, for it removes the fear that presses heavily upon mod tren of learing wife and children unprovided for, and reituces the necessity for making provision for ill-health or old age.

The present system reminds me of the criticism which I once heard the citizen

of n

Republic pass upon the form of

Government under which he lived.

"In England," he said, you know just how much your monarchy costs you; here we never know how much our President is eoxting us," The proper course is to pay an adequate salary and then leave Government servants to manage like the rest of us. In that way the Government

is nuable to escupo the effect of its own

legislation and " a fellow fooling makes as wondrous kind." The present arrange. meat is eiuss legislation with a vengeance. What, he wonders, would be said in England if M. Ps. and senior officials of the Civil Service were to have their emalaments increased in order to cover -the extra cost of living and the rise in:

the income-Tax owing to the war

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But the chief critician to be levelled against the latest concession which the- members of the Government have grunted to themselves and their colleagues is that it puts a premium on extravagance and

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 14TH, 1917.

HONGKONG MAGISTRACY,

HONESTY REWARDED.

Eight Chinese appeared before Mr. Want on a charge of gambling, on the hillside at Shaukiwan. Seven of the men pleaded not guilty, and were discharged The solitary man who pleaded guilty was fined $3.

COAL THEFTS.

CORRESPONDENCE. LADY ROBERTS FIELD

GLASS FUND,

Si-A case containing 12 pairs of

QUEEN MARY'S NEEDLEWORK

GUILD/

WORK OF THE LOCAL BRANCH

IN JULY

binoculars and 4 telescopes (details at

The work done during July by the tached) has now been despatched to Hongkong Branch of Queen Mary's London. Maeedlework Guild was as follows :---

More glasses and more still are wanted; CIPY HALL WORK PARTY (under Mrs. even defective glasses can often be made. Stabb):--

to

good at Home or utilised to suppir July 5th-One case to Amarab, Meso- Sentence of one month's hard labour missing parts in other glasses, The War potamia, and one caso to French Bed was passed upon a Chinese who WYRA found guilty of stealing a quantity of coal from the M.B.K. coalyard at Yaunanti.

Another Chinese also received onc month's hard labour for stealing 130 lbs. af coal from a Chinese conlyard,

ALLEGED KIDNAPPING,

A Chinese youth was charged before Mr. Wood with kidnapping a boy,

receive further gifts, which will be for Charities Committer remains open

warded by Parels Pust as they arrive - Yours faithfully,

E, 1, HALLIFAX (Hon. Beg., War Charities Committee), Secretariat for Chinese Affairs.

Hongkong 11th August.

Bürorulara

1 pair from Mr. W. J. Morrison, Chirter.

ed Bank, Hongkong. Mr. R. L. Bridger, Lane, Crawford & Co., Hongkong, Mr. A. E. Crapnell. Moxon

Chief Detective Inspector Murison said that the boy had been stolen from a house. in Amoy Street, and was later found int Macao, and was sent back to the Colony by the Macno police. The defendant was arresteid in Hongking. The Inspector sinted tha' a woman had also been ar rested in connection with the affair.

The case was remanded for a week..

CHASE ON THE ROOF.

In the small hours of Monday morning., n Chinese coolic managed to make his way: into 44, Wing On Street, by evading the viligance of a fuki. The intruder soon became busy, his first act being to cut off safe keys which were around the waist of a sleeping foki. However, this fabi

and, upon waking and seeing the other was disturbed in his slumbers as a result,

Chinese in possession of the safe keys he raised an alarm. This brought other. fakis on the seene, but so soon as they arrived the stranger held them up with, an automatic pistol, at the same time; calling upon the fokir to lead him to the roof. This they did. under threat of making his way to the roof he was wearing sudden death. When the intruder was

dark clothes, but as soon as he reached the roof be discarded the dark clothes

and appeared in white raiment. About this time information has been given to ankery that an armed man had entered the house and was on the roof. Despite the fact that he was only armed with a baton, the lukong made his way to the roof, and after wandering about the tops of several houses for some time he ente across the man crouching behind a chimney. The tukang gallantly manœuvred for position and succeeded in getting in the first blow, right on top of the man's head, with a baton. He was taking no chances with a man with a repeating revolver, und landed a second time with that haton, and the house-enterer rolled over. It was

gives most to those who need assistance least. Nobody who endeavours to econo- mise by living at a hotel or boarding house, or by taking in a paying guest, is eligible to receive any benefit. On the other hand, the bigger a man's salary the more generous his rent allowance. For the purposes of determining the amount payable the officials are, I believe, graded into three ofnasce and each is entitled to claim the difference between the very amiest sum which he is assumed to be able to afford for rent and the amount which experience shows that he may reasonably be expected to pay. Thus one may be catitled to the difference between, say, $40 a month and $125 and another to the difference between 875 and 3200. Moreover, in the case of ammo owning the house he occupies the taxes which ho

Nous avons lu dans un des principaux pays may be taken into consideration if journaux suises que la Chambre da the assessed value of the property does Commerce de Hongkong avait décidé de not entitle him to the full grant. Now, Colonies des maisons allemandes que 10 t'établissement dans les n'autoriser while nobody would begrudge the assistans après la cessation de Luguerze ance to those whose incomes are barely sufficient for the maintenance of a reason- able standard of comfort, there seems no justification for adding to the luxuries of those who, for example, are already in the enjoyment of $1,000 a month. Yet, dluis clays that the gut, it is precisely to that the greatest consideration is shown, comtrary to the principles fol- lowed in regard to taxation by the Home Government.

The following extract from a letter kong shows the importance which is received by a well-known firm in Hong- attached in some quarters to the local

Chamber of Commerce:

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2 pairs 1 pair

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30 small pillows, 37 pairs of pyjamas, 72 Cross containing 2 pairs of trench boots,

shirts, 88 vests, 4 surgical shirts, 38 bod- jackets, 2 reversible bed-jackets,. I dress- ing gown, 38 scrubbers, 2 fly catchers, 5 mufflers, 16 head bandages, 1 pair of bed boots, 15. pairs of slippers, 0 pairs of socks. 9 pairs of knee caps, 200 milk covers, 2 helmets, 25 woollen caps.

July 12th-Two cases to Amarish con- taining:-12 head bandages, 25 bed jackets, 22 shirts, 04 vests, 32 pairs of pyjamas, 7 pairs of slippers, 19 pairs of socks, 3 pairs of bed twots, 18 scrubbers,

& Taylor, Hongkong. 3 night-shirt, 11 surgical shirts, & dress- Mrs, Stedman, Matilda Hosing-gowns, 45 shrouds, 72 handkerchiefs,

pital, The Peak.

Mr. C. H. Davis, Butterfield

& Swire. Hongkong.

Mr. D. G. Bruce, Asiatic

retroleum Co., Kongmeon ufficio

Mr. R. Baker, Hongkong

Civil Service Anonymous

Anonymous.

Mr. R. Aitken, Taikon Sugar

Refinery, Hongkong,

Mr. D. W. Munton, Shewan, Tomes & Co., Hongkong.

Telescoper

from Mr. F. C. Butcher, Hungkong.

Mr. R. Baker, Hongkong Civil

Service

Anonymous.

THE KONGMOON REVOLT,

AND A FIRE,-

At Wie

Hongkong Summary Court yesterday, before Mr. Justice Gompertz, Fong firm me the Shanghai Fire and the case was resumed in which the Yung

Marine Insurance Company for $500, for the damage caused by destruction by fire of a house at Kongmoon, which was in eared with the Company,

2 cushions, 188 milk covers, 11 caps, 18

pairs of operation stockings, 2 nudlers

and playing carda.

INTIMATIONS

LANE

CRAWFORD & Co.

(ESTABLISHED 1850)

TELEPHONE 1741).

SHIPCHANDLERY DEPT.

SOLE AGENTS

IN HONGKONG AND SOUTH CHINA FÖR

GARLOCK PACKING Co.,

ENGINE PACKINGS AND JOINTINGS

OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.

“GARLOCK" STYLE No. 900 JOINTING,

THE BEST SHEET PACKING PRODUCED HIGH PRESSURE AND

FOR

STEAM.

July 19th-Two cases to Colonel Gordon MADE OF CANADIAN LONG FIBRE ASBESTOS. Hall, Cairo, containing: 7 dressing gowns, 30 bed jackets, 85 shirts, 16 vests, 2 wight-shirts, 14 shrouds, 7 handker chiefs. 6 pairs of socks, 20 pairs of operation stockings, 9 pairs of slippers, 4 pairs of bed boots, 1 caps, 143 milk covers, 3 head bandages, 16 eyo bandages, 18 pillow cases, 48 pairs of pyjamas, mops and a fly catchers.

SIZES 1/32

SUPERHEATED

TO 1/8.

July 26th-Two cases to QM.NG. "GARLOCK" SPECIAL HYDRAULIC

containing:-217 pairs of socks, hot water bottle covers. 34 shirts, 82 vests, 30 shrouds, 37 pairs of pyjamas, 38 pairs of operation stockings, 22 caps, 3 hold- alls, 65 pairs of slippers, 36 handker- chiefs, 150 milk covers, 18 head bandages, 2 pairs of bed boots, 15 mufflers, 20 scrub. bors, 2 dressing gowns, and 41 bed jackets. WESLEYAN CHURCH WORKING PARTY (under Mrs. Robinson)-501 rolled band- ages, 20 pairs of surgical stockings, 18 woollen caps, 20 mullers, 22 vests, 6 pairs of pyjanus, 50 shirts, and 72 hand: kerchiefs.

HELENA MAY INSTITUTE (under Mrs. Jordan)-70% rolled bandages, 9 many 18 shell swabs, 16 folded swabs, pairs tail bandages, 500 swabs, 96 large swabs,

vermin sheets, and I woollen cap. of surgical stockings, 14 pairs of socks, 10 head bandages, 4 scrubbers, 11 Anti-

LITTLE BIT SOCIETY Oun

(under Mr. Groen):--

"

July 12th, to Matron, Hospital Auxil hire, 113 Hon Fleur, France 15 pairs stretcher boots, 5 quilts, 5 pillows, 25 suits pyjamas, 54 ere bandages, 73 milk. Mr G. G. Alabaster, instructed by covers, floor cloths, 884 rolled bandages, Mr. Leo d'Almada, appeared for plain-cloths, 125 khaki woollen caps, 55 white 18 pairs slippers, 11 muffiers, 13 face siff, and Mr. Eldon Potter instructed by woollen caps, 11 white woollen abdominal Mr. A. M. Preston, is for the Company.

belts, pairs mittens, 19 pairs seks, 14 baga swabs, 2 pairs white woollen bed Messrs. Moxon & Taylor, said in 1916 Mury's Needlework Guild, 2, Cavendish

Mr. P. H. Cobb, a stockbroker, of Books, and i lot books and magazines,

July 26th, to Hon. Secretary, Queen he was with the Asiatic Petroleum Com Square, London, W:--180 rolled band- any at Pakkai, which was two or three ages, 40 suits pyjamas, 38 many-tail band- miles from Kongmoon. Ho remembered 4 rakes soap, & tins cigarettes, 14 pairs ages, 12 khaki handkerchiefs, 2 fave cloths, the fighting in Kongmoon in 1916. He stretcher boots, 19 white woollen caps, heard the firing, which started from 5 pairs woollen kace caps, 2 pairs woollen 2 bags swabs, 114 khaki woollen caps, Pakka. There was in fact artillery bemittens, 13 woollen mufflers, 5 knitted hind his office, which was struck two or socks, and 1 lot magazines and playing floor cloths, 14 pairs white woollen bed three times. On April 18th, the guns cards

July 26th, to Matron, Stationary Hos- suits pyjamas, 50 pairs cloth slippers, 75 milk covers, and 3 fly traps.

Posted" to Powell's Hotel, Murree-40 pairs socks Mrs. D. McL. Slater,

and 250 wilk covers.

.S.R.C. BRANCIL

then discovered that the revolver withhebind his office were firing from Pakkapital, Jebemidich, Sinai Peninsula 70 which he had hefd up the fokie of the

at the forts between Pakkai and Kong bousehold was a toy instrument.

noon. The end of the fighting was reach. When brought before Air, Wood yesen, he supposed, when the gunboats went terday, the defendant admitted entering the premises and also that he presented down the creeks, and shelled the rebels. the pistol at the occupants of the house. About 7 o'clock in the evening he noticed

He was sentenced to six months hard

a big flare across the sky. He would Inhour.

say it was a big fire. On the following morning, he went to Kongmoon with an other European, and he felt certain he wes the first European to land after the fighting. He went to Shun On Fong, off which half was hirat down. The other houses were black, the shops were closed

about. The streets were covered with aid there were only two or the people charred things, including charred bodies, and people were lying about shot. So far as he could say no attempt had been made to take away the dead. This thoroughfare, nt the time he saw it, was more like a city of the dead. There were practically no people about at all. No one was attempting to collect things from the ruins. The Kongmoon hotel had been smashed There were bullet marks all over the place, windows and mirrors being

les négociants de Hongkong, qui conser veront ainsi la suprématie du commerce pendant de longues années."

-"C'est une excellente mesure prisé par

Things one would like to know:- Colony which deemed it prudent. not to The particular mounted section in the leave its headquarters until after a round of minute guns had been fred?

Kowloon (under Mrs. Koigwan)-1,175 roller bandages, expelline bandages, 39 stump bandages, 14 eye bandages, 27 many-tail bandages, 401 square swabs, 300 spot swabs, 21 ings (pairs), 9- wool stocks (pra.), 16 shrouds, 10 wool caps, & surgical stock- maps, 48 scrubbers and wafflers. 132 roller bandages, 684 swaba, 96 many PEAK CLUB (under Mrs. Sandeman) til bandages and floor cloths, *** Mrs, Maconscie)

LSION CHURCH WORKING PARTY (under Senior Medical Officer, Amarah, Meso- One case sent to

pyjama suite, 9 potamia:~~591 rolled bandages 54 many sailed bandages 10 eye bandages, 23

slips, 8 scrubbers, pair slippers, 1 surgical stockings,

parcel ganies and 3 fly-catchers. 9 wool caps, 36 handkerchiefs, 10 pillow

Loureiro)-22 pairs bed socks, 11 pairs CATHOLIC WOMEN'S LEAGUE (Under Miss sneks, 13 pairs knee-caps, B cups, hot water bag covers, 59 knifted dusters, mufflers, 2 balaclava helmets, 4 knitted 1 pair gloves, 444 food covers, 2 cushions and 2016 rolled bandages (under Mrs. Capell) a part

KOWLOON UNITY

missions in the Local Defence Corps

How many are looking forward to Com The name of the gallant Amazon who

to be the subject of much discussion view to the formation of a Ladics' Defence mashed by bullets. There was a fire in Help Society. The Institute, Mansfield,

The Local Defence Corps Bill continues has approached the Government with

The criticisms already passed upon the

Corps 1

7

To Miss Vivian. The Maurice Hostel, 4 parcels containing 90 pieces old clothes 52, Herbert St., Hoxton, London, N. :- for women and children, we

To Miss Tucker, Boldiers und Bailors' London, S. E parcels

33 pieces men's old clothes. Camins,

turasure appear to be generally endorsed discovered that he had mistaken the Kow

What a certain skipper said when he Shun On Fong in 1916 which he saw Not only is objection raised to the unusual- -ly high age at which exemption is fixed loon ferry night signals for a typhoor also, but at that time there were many and to the absence of any clause limiting warning, after explaining to his sub people about the fire. He made enquiries compulsory service to the duration of the ordinates the proper reading of the new regarding the 1918 fire. war, but it is pointed out that under the

code? provisions of the Army Act it would be Street stallholders when they read the Whether the remarks of the Flower

arks of the Flow competent for the authorities to call up Daily Press on Saturday morning could the members for training for any period be described as flowers of rhetorio i they might think fit. It is felt that, pe

The hearing was again adjourned.

CZECHS AND THE ALLIES:

General von Georgi, Austrian Minister

Mrs,

Sandeman) 8 pyjamas, 18 shirts, 31 vests, 29 pairs socks, 5 pairs slippers, 2 caps, 1 pair surgical stockings 44 mops, 3 muffers, 9 eye bandage, and 12 kneecaps V

ITALIAN CONTENT.15 white shirts," woollen shirts and 26 eye bandages, g

STRAWS SHOW HOW THE WIND BLOWS ”--

the commercial community have cheerfully The indignant letters, of protest by of Defence, at the farewell appearance of accepted extra work in order to release which the local Press has been bombard the Clam Martinic Cabinet before the is many men sa possible for war service, for the past week because, in an obscure Reichsrath, stated that three Coach regi the regular forces should now reciprocate paragraph, the students of Hongkongnets had ileserted to the enemy, and by relieving those who remain of as much University were referred to as schoolboys, that among the officers were, mot ogle military duty as possible. The Bill no

Four Hungarian sailors who suspected it stands is an open cheque which the 50 to show that the much-maligned news reserve but also active afficers Czech an Austrian of working for their Germani paper editor may sometimes be right when legions had been formed in all eneme Allies, tried to shoot him at Tientsin a

Governor-in-Council can sil in for any wmount which His Excellency may please. (Continued at foot of next column.)

most vigorously denounced for being armies. Of all the Czecha of military are MASA ZA MI who at the outbreak of war were in Russia RODERICK RANDOM only three returned to Austria.

I wrong.

few days ago (give the N.C. Daily Mail)

and killed a Chinese policeman instead. They have been arrested,

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