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EXTRACTS FROM THE RENOIT

The worst kind of tale qronomy, is that which legislates for slamys conditions as if they were peruannent,'

Ties above extract is from the tieties Part of the sport of the Comustie appointest by the Government of De Straits Settlements to make enquiry into personal emoluments including

reduction.

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JUNË BOTA, 1929.

HONGKONG.

AS SEEN BY A SIAMESE

TRAVELLER. -

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Bogkode Tomce is pudishing Travel Notes" by a Siamesi. In recent chapter the following references- were me the Hongkong.

“It was with a deep sigh at relief that I'mand myself at Hongkong early th next morning after a rough but event- hit voyage it even hard days

THE SITUATION AT CÂNTON,

främm our `seariu, Cofė namas best,

CANTON, Jane sth." There is a change in the "situation. The big Department Stures together with

the more important shops are still shy

A "DEFENDANT WHO TOLD

LIES.

TRIED TO INCRIMINATE AN INNOCENT MAN.

sir, W. Haulin at the Magistracy

Two men

My fella passenger already referral batches of soldiers patrolling the code caged by the first defenda

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of returning to bustiess as usual. yesterdayorning was set the problem utlier ontrares have of doriding the true ownership of a uting and dimmished, el probably to stricter sur quantity arintiible cigarettes. veilance of the Kwangtung" trops. And were charged with possession. hut vie The city anil on the bund I say a few the sweend defendant-wore that he was

by warry the cuarettes, whilst the other At Rese was plaits that he did not know the serund defendant. He hestitated and then added that he had e in Hongkong, for quite a lover time. M A-NEVETE VÉDSSeexatainatión by the Magis trate the man finally altered his fate and sal that he had just arrive in Hous kung by theses. Fui Lac

streets carrying barke Banners aniones ng that they were anerely do protect the pable

Nevertheless "the people still, feel that trouble is baient." The Chinese slaps continue to seal their stocks awns and those that are entirely closed to business vartalsly have a notice on the door te this effects. Goods all removed, struck

Even actions temporarily suspended.* some foreign rus in Nam Khan (South eru Suhurity are returving their stocks

es and all privileges of the nature of

to bid in several occasions assured m personal emblainents: ather charges of an anunity resurrent natures and he work that Hongkong was the finest port in th

The kars is So far as its beautiful" ing of the contract system. of the omitter were Messrs. F. M. ceruerual & am inclined to ague with Badales, Dr. Galloway. Mr. V. (ideas, him. The Hongkong Buildings artgen.

· Mr. J. Laurair and Mr. 2. Mitchell, Mr. Pralia Baits and when sea ferm a dis A. F. Richande being general secretary. lance seem te bi stating tray on the top The report says: We have taken in the other. The last time til place to Hongkong is on moonlight night asan axioni that the theirncy of Clayer

and from and of the moneys us ships lying ment, present de future, mast tan impaired or udsagegat la ang proposed in the middle of the harimur. At night the whole con is lighted unsinnt

word and the

to its secte su to Shameen.

description. picturesque as Ga mdit is due to the ingenious engineer or engineers who planned the Mtera yinit up the Tenk one not help adoping them, for having beautiful city out of su cleverly maile a veritable mountain." The harbor, on the other hand, is the the most wonderful of sights, being fall of all kinds of erat Crom the 2(X) to r fine down to the pitiful dirty looking little, thin Arupal.

The following extracts from the sheported is with not be without some leva Einleitesi :-)

RENT.

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BER-HAW AMY TRANWAR.

They have an exellent rickshaw con Eured in Hongkong The fare is incredibly cheap, ant, des not fcernate aceerding to the will of the passinger or the puller, The rate is fixed and is elezérly placarded in front of the passenger's seat. Thus steret stone between passengers.

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Caresorship of "both the Press and the Post is very Africk The Chinese papers intain anu anuliin whatever of footing and are very shy of referring to say lighting in any part of the Provina The Center Fusce makes harills an meation anything relative t the political situation," Confining itsel? 19 other articles,

lp Bui, the Chief Director, if Opera- the Chan's thief leader in Cantor assall a proclamationi forbidding persous to speak of rumours ests the pretext that thas spreading of anfiunded ours is detrimental to the preservation of penres and likely to create panic amongst tla

The penalty for infringenten people.

is shooting, and as it would be, very dik) firalt to prove that genuine news is not doan are apr lier and the ringnir, most people reticent elsewhere,

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The question of the rest pahl by Govern, ment officers was considered and it was agreed that a ment of 75 per cent, of za alliver's salary "is un éxusive, lost it electric light hitings are not provided the rent might wain at line Trealar Xo

The terms of the Towing it of 1921 as now in our dinion over grooms, and should be prvised on the Follow K lines to the deductions in the 1, tits case of officer who is obligeal

hotel at

or landing-house should far 12 suitable hotel am modation is availalt allowance to ander ing in a bous other than a Gouse should not exceed the Government house aument that may be paid to him if he brok in a hotel.

ulärer We corsider that no Faslopest: other plan anders (passed and unpasar) jalmis unknown here The resent writer Matre and Nursing Sisters, Poljer Progrnestly yes that same play before Tonig tarioners, Padre Lispectors, Warders and the same system will also be found Attendants in Hospitals and Asylus frisible in his own home sity. shuld be exempt from the paguurid of The word kind of tuise soonents is far which agitates for shunn eruditions as if they were permanents, The Governmitt has in most use wisely refused to ent sider the permasifat fixing of salaries an this basis of present abnormal conditions, We consider that they would kr. equally

THE COST OF LIVING, wise to refuse to be driven retrenetament by zeneral Bensacions

The of living in Hongkong is orga Isuse of a tentoras de partide cheape Aadom so far as" no "ervase in repente; wh

which is also the

an experime of the Fast go it is the abnormal olitions, The past pro. lowest of all the important ports north,

andl Prosperity

ent of Bangkok, I kneal with a friend of this Palony bils ben very remarkable and its rescue is

one day or a Chinese restaurant which is still, in the midst of the worst slump in patronized by Europeans and axinties its history, sufficient to provide for a alike, and they had us only sixty programme of works eely, triched vents per head for ine ment of five or six it is a but still as eisch as the staffishes, tot emiting the dessert. "Other avail bf can reasonably hope to commiļete commodaties are also moderately choŠp. within the year. It shurd retnemler

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al that large sums of money vopol for

Thngkong tande is other Menure that Bringkok may do well to copy it two-storied, airy and spaci

When bar ses a Bangkok tum so nd shruppenor, natre corretly lar full hangers feels it wally a pity that the de a Larstoriel car has never re Leded itself to the local companies,

THEN WONG EN DIE COLE AVENTATI

BE SUN WILL LEAVE ON ONE CONDITION.

The Magistrate found the first defend at guilty of the unlawful possession o gigarettes amb discharged the second de fendant saying as the first defondant :

seems perfectly clear that you arrived in Hongkon in the early mar

Your tale is not true. You the big boot

You were "bliviously besitated wet as triling is sort see ang reason wì. the secotel defentinut should point you believe the second defendant. H is discharges, I am going to comviet you for having these ouigarettes."

A fine it so with the alternative ed three weeks menuent was unders

DYNAMITING FISH.

HEAVY - FINES · IMPOSED,

Five own, who were, chught by the Police Tytom Bay dynamiting, werd find si Phát : thi Mistery V nay with the afternative of six weeks? imprisonment.

A Police Sergeant said that he heart the explosion and on investigating the matter four runder of fish Heating Yesterday the Nine Charitable Tustin on the surface of the water deal. The tions helt a meeting and organised a defendants were scoping the fish out of Pc Protection Society." A elegation | The water with baskets. One of the de was apposted and through C. Waferulants was in a small boat with a

it got in retelt with Dr Sun. it Droserial Echt to thich thủ định,

Aiming charge wie brought against said that An Autrica who is acting as some sort of adviser to sun was also might other Ashermen anch`a further a present at the interview.). Dr. Sun statel harge of illegal possession of dynamit that he would go to Shanglaf on end was preferred against the master of th tion that Chap did not return to Canteshin jamk and take charge, but At Chah was to re- The master af st junk admitted po

the Mis tum he would not hesitate to fight. The session mut When asked by "Artegration imuld not See Chan but unte

rate wie he used dynainis rejiled-a hand to intervies Ip Kui,"sho, said that he was starving and bad to ert fish for he had me andority to mulest anybody fout. to leave us came to Cangoni, bu, la gave an undertaking this he would ase every

fo preserve the pert" endeavour Canton.

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PLANS.

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The Magistrate (Mr. Eindseli): None setive: uther people can get a living at -King without using dynamite: why

Pan't you?

The master was fined $ion for using 94 poliable udomans mils me that Haute and 50 for line in possession. the explosives, Tim remaining spar men were finer 23 ench. jrogresive programon of working. I found it with free gold Keangtung Army against Kings) wer The Hongkong climate is greatly to my shang Chi puns leader of the lat and secure their, completion within Staff necessary to supervise them, and that in mure prosperous times the budget has on averinaded with estimates of wark which there was little or in proset of completing.

or belling hot, but exactly the medians try to come down the North River Complenal freram attack Cantun. His plan will be to the esthomes. at eats of view thungking is a very endeavor to operate a Caching (on the comble plase in far in just dos

railway dietween shiukwan, and Nambung, I have a string prejudice against the and, actuck Wairhow, where Chan bas Hongkong Chinese winter, dress, it looks his head peters. He will priliably try Play and

el ders

the weare

au efect an enveloping movement with at all, however, much he may try to double objet of Surrounding Wai-

The tapetess upper dress

The Committee point out how expeydi. turn is affected by the decreased purchas ing poser of money. But revenite is also in the depreciated éin, and it is a tallary t to think that beause the pene is four this what it was in 1915, it can buy four times the services which the former could

buy.

INCREASED PERSONNE,.

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CASE OF RONALD TRUE.

HOME SECRETARY ORDERS AN -ENQUIRY. Extraordinary interest says a Lolan message, of entis June 12th, has been in reprieving the death sentence on around by the Home Segretary's action

is as short as ul even uglier than chaw a carting Chat's fur of com- mess jacket. The sees a light fitting cations with Cantou: This seems

his committal to Bradmour Criminal and the front part is buttoned up to the spele probable as the North River Ronald True, ex-air oficer, and ordering neck The nether garment resembles incre strongly defended and is changes of ent

murder of a prostitute, the or has man's house fitting skirt. The the through a vente, as he has a fast fun. Trae was sentenced to whole ettirey

which will he be complete, supply of ammunition to fall drack ponch for The is no doubt that the personel without a pair of hee giglaps unit a Esen if he got through he could only gains rejting the plea of insanity. The and a respite was granted on the report' of the varions Government departments rudern felt hat or a wifhshimand his dini ve leg attarking Caitan, Court of Appeal configure the gratence has inervased in order to cope with the Chiuse frz, boks dingy, and all the which would natuose paqallar opiof the distinguished alienists to whom Misshort referred the question True's igreasing activities and the wideningures. when the water is walling. The In a Chinese emjaign, this is a very in

ndition. Newspapers contrast. scope of tiovernment, and in the preces Soman's loss, on the other hand, ore praise wild even way as mental

Whereas if he got to Wachon the decisiền with the execution of, the ther was always - danger that span particularly that of a girl stolent, is farter. sion would go on farther than was

he eulal dent a very hey blew and thirry y Jacoby for the murder smart and chic. The the

unsolidate his position from there. At Lady White in West End hotel, despit absolutely

sparichs

RONGKONG's nigrikestos (1) times of the "rerent just it was to la

There is one great distincrich in Bong. present, nobody is in a position to sure the jury's recommendation to merry and

public petition. whether will nevent to' any degree,

on. Truc is

is reputed to le expected that there would be a grad::l and sindonscious weakening of the rigor which is worth mentioning. As is

Mr. Justion ishand and as the situation is continually changing the sa titled woman increases of staff and Look, Hongkong is ous verytias

If he stated the projs Chan collwery is charging the grand jury at was a tharke Feathen pusite to it is howtown where one takes 11f

stration of former Yeurs aist train to Canton, the inst progressive got very well, divori alt his forers on the water Assizes heed the few. cases on...

part binn, etween the ishid and North B vile as there fake sklo, prossim the list agre statomate that the post- while we do antego si Tapus to say that carried Hes that are which it up that way that could engage war rendesence of crime was slating 1. Chvernment service is greatly over: word dies the beatiful Hongkong

their attention.

whether the alatement would. experteell staffed Nofre for the work, which it is experter bur, and tn, eres this wang har

It is also said shut if sun doentes rug to the True case: he sitid it was ge in a boat. 1

If one wants to gato Kowalt, the marines at Whapon under vente if the inflicting of penalties was berts passed, Bar erciantions must effeted and that prysals for the eroa-

Boon in de modernist and quickestany Chak auriu Chrung Eu will left to the discretion of Harley Street tinn f for increases of staff muxt Dr most strongly resisted.

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ust trued by one of the ferry daar to cross the river and proceed wcialists

In the course a statement in the Lapalments and applications and stem for is fed thept, which is the Brst station from! Hauer of Communs on the True Is Alr.-

We have indicated some of the way in which bomy may, is pratisol, büt it is beyond our powers to examine minutely the detail of ech dartment These must be left to the Heads coater rd. and while we do not expect any immediate change in mental attitude, we feel that the only hope of thorough, re form lies in the willing to operation and example of Heads of Departments. baif AW doubt that there

have

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any

siennens

inta lan mizased The upper

14 are divided Tanger with the object of attacking

the, ker for the king obes and Chan's gunmanlications, served for the sealbid freigers and Canture of the Kozoo-Canton Railway. The two This most wond also threaten

ebesives have

She mid that the principle that on

insane man should not undergo extention

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bude laen' cusbrinal in law for three

Strate

in about a week for ten days I think broers." It was his statutory daty to dish amelial court of enquiry rate landings and can on mor, mis

Those in decent developments wil make the situation and in doing so he was in no way r than water put oil,

dres be thes European Amerieins or Astaties are not

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clearer.

Meanwhile, Chan has his plans to copej

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The

wing contrary to the views of the fudges. to the second elisk. Of course the first with, aray elevhcuments that may arise red the House" that I knew

thing

ebut True or his relations a clares fare is doubly, that of the serond. Troops under You Sik Leung, Hang had coramanicated with nobody on Unaware of the fact ! went fret fak mnd ethera tire being moved to the subjrer except the judge and the Hquie the scrotal efisy office and was almost fast Pater in ense Hisn Shung. Chí dós juffer had not revised any commuba

ayas to thether by the

20% which can be effected when anookig lerk. I was very curi murge to coque ale war

houziwut the fats to khow what would the result if Publie Serifie We therefore reommended in travelling as a segund-class

expenditure

AN EXODUS FROM WECHOW.

jaksenger and was itelling to do so, bat

Another factar frein a rather unex the idea of being the centre of all attempted source has arisen Cheung Hot tion was intolerable.

tion from anybody. He hoped the Hanse would believe that in the matter he was attunted solely by the merits of the case. The amp for adjournment in order to Arte the

the matter was defentede ulg

the Chinese Maritime Customs service at

that Head of Departments should pr view the more recent additions to their subordinate staff and by a combination

Yuma former Yunnan division concummunene, voting in favour of an of duties rulenvour to reduce their

Any person acquainted with the ferry warsler under Genera! Li Lick Chun has ( has stated that True was in Servic Could numbers,

have disabused the Stamesta dew thousand troops whose nyntee traveller's mind of these erronions in gaurds are already at Yuchow, The Shanghai few years ago. The difficulties raised by shortage of

* houses have been intensifies in the last Fessions bad he discuss the question people up there are very much scared

while he was in

There is no that troubs may occur and an exclus years by the arrival of large numbers racial disgrim Hongkong.

ferries on the

deck

of young married officers and we are DE opinion that the conditions of life in the pars the upper deck fare Kast are such that it might reasonably

clansman of Chan A bus begun. He is pro-Son and his wing wong,

troops have been in Kangsi since Tong Kwing Ming, dora not like the iden, of

cpoli can travel, où the UPR Euro- Kai Yew regained the Turbunshin in Ip Kui taking this post; hence the dis be laid down that European, afficers euantan travel secund class if he chooses Yanrian. sall portion of these content.

to do 90. What probably happened

when

aul Sun

marrying under the age of 23 shall not

the Siamese traveller went to the second troops are nanese. Their intention which in not granted to an unmarried

Et any privileger allowance class booking offin was that the probably is to come into Kwangtung to.

sty that he was ant a traveller of the will be noticed that we have not sem effort to direct him to the first-clase ferrs

setoad class" type, and madle dealt with the possibility of retrenchment

officer

It

by better co-ordination of the functiona booking office.-E.]

of Government and the different Muni-

CCBH ment

SUN'S FORTS ATTACKED 1

it was rumoured in Canton tonight" * that bring to a considerable extent bad" OTHER DEVELOPMENTS..

„been heard round Whampoa the deduc... Heungshan has declared its independition being that the Cheung Chow fort. ence of the Canton Goveragent and is held by Sur) were being attacked. The flagrantly ignoring it. Reports bavo iring was beard between 4 and 3 p.si. also cute in that there is a probability Ta murrow when the Whampoa junk

otherwise.

COAL JUNES. COMMANDEERED.

cipalities that there is some overlapping which might be avoided we regard as no difficulty in noting the general ten-of Tang Pun Yau declaring independence enea in I will be able to confirm it o very probable and we recommend that deney to an easing of the situation which in Hainan lalard Government should view the possibility must be followed by a decline in costs. Divontent. appears to have arisen of ICRA on those lines. The pro We do not wish to surp the functions among two of Chan's leaders but in the

is slow and the retreach of the Standing Advisory Committee on present circumstances I do not think an Chinese business men say that several would be the result of the cost of living, but we suggest that open breath will occur. After Chan and junks loaded with coal from Hongkong mutual adjustment whenever a suitable the time has come for a review of the Ngai Bong Ping had in turn refused the were commandeered by Chan Chak at opportunity arises."

whole situation with the object of reduc vil Governorship tention was made Whares for the use In conclusion, while it may be difficult ing or terminating allowances based on to indicate that there has been any appre- the cost of living at the earliest possible

Chapte ciable fall in the cost of living, there is date. In no case should such an allow

(Continued at foot of next column.) anes be paid on an allowance.

an invitation to Ip Kui to be Civil vessels under his command. This pointa Governor even if only pru-tem.

(Continued as foot of next columna.)

of the naval

probability of action by these men-of-war in the rear future.