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UNION CHURCH JUMBLE SALE.

Baion Church does a useful work twice - year and at the same time benefits home charities by holding a jumble safe in the Church Hail. It is evidently regarded by some as a great opportunity for get ting rid of lumber, but still, out of the in85%, nxany useful articles may be res trieved and the fact is well known for, within an hour of opening, the sale, as usual, wha nearly ever. Prices rangest! from lollars five të 'echts tén and as result of the sale a good sun was cralised, The arrangements were carried out by the Indies Committee and other ladies of the Church including: Mrs. Maconachie (President). Mrs. Mackenzie Mrs. Me Cubbin, Mrs. Davey, Mrs. Milne," Mrs. G. Gerrard. Mrs. S. Nelson, Mrs James Henderson, Mrs., Hickling, Mrs. A. T. Hamilton, Mrs. Craig, Mrs. J. Stewart and Miss Templeton.

CHINESE FEIGNS INSANITY ATTEMPTS TO COMMIT SUICIDE IN GAOL

Athinese, who had feigned madness on gol was charged before. ir. Hamilton at the lagistracy, yesterday, with having stabbed a woman with a pair of bisors

The defendant admitted the charge, and said he th it became the woman who was his "sweetheart," had been flirting

with another man.

The Muman uphatically denied this gud said she had never seen the accused "The day of the assault October 14th, when she found the defendant in Jer hour at No. 4, Circular Pathway. She asked him what i wanted there and When she he pretended to be "insane.

thiri and suggested that he WAS announced her intention of sending for the police, he snatched up a pair of scissors and Stabbed her maye than a dozen times.

Inspector Willis said that the accused feigned insanity in jail and tried to commit swede. The doctor, lanwever, certified that he is quite narinal,

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"A YOUNG FOOL,"

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IMBIBED TOO FREELY AT A WEDDING FEAST,

INDIAN AND CHINESE

LABOUR FOR MALAYA

Indians and Chinese:

H.E the Governor of the Straits Settlements, in his annual address to the The case in which a Chinese tailor, Legislative Council, preceding the intro named Ho Pik Shan, is charged on reduction of the Supply Bill, said on the mand with offering a bribe to a Police subject of immigration and emigration of Sergeant and with having possession of landed revolver whilst drank came up for further hearing before Mr. Lindsell at the Magistracy, yesterday morning.

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The figures for the first seven mentha of this year show a marked increase in the number of assisted immigrants froin Southern India compared with the same póriod last year, and recruiting has been In reply to the Magistrate. Inspector more active. On the other hand, the sum- Kent said the reused was under the in-ber of labourers returning to India bas feder of drink when arresteil.

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considerably diminished, so that conditions with regard to the supply of Indian labour stable than they have been for some time be regarded for the moment us moro past the supply being just about sufficient for the effective demand. At the same time I recognise that the future situation contains elements of uncertainty.

Mr. A. E. Hall, for the defence, pleat rd guilty and said that his cliene bad attended a wedding feast. He imbibed rather too freely and on going here he hired a ricksha and fell ashop. On wak ing up be found that the risksha hat! stryped and the ricksha puller was peer- ing into his. faer, Kenting that he was

„For a quarter of a century Emigration about to be attacked he pulled out his from India to the Straits Settlements bas revolver, and ordered the ricksha pailleri to proceed. The coolie became scared and been free of all restrictions. In March of ran away, and the defendant chased him. this year the Government of India parsed The defendant afterwards had very hazya new Emigration Act which unlike the collections of what had happened but old Act which it replaces does not exempt when he met the Sergeant he might have the Straits Settlements, though it is not said something about $10.

to become applicable to this country for one year, id, until March, 1923. With the consent of the Government of India

In reply to the Magistrats, Inspector Kent said the accused had no money when brought to the station. The defendant

was very drunk.

The Magistrate (to defendaut). You are a young fool. You should learn to behave yourself. If you pay $10 on the first charge and 8100 on the second charge, I will let you go.

CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM IN THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS,

In his annual address to the Legistative Council of the Straits Settlements ist week the Governor said:-

I will take the opportunity of making reference to matter which has since 1021 aroused considerable public interest, that is, the question of a change in the constitution of this Council. It is within the knowledge of honourable gentlemen present today, though it is now for the fest tine made pablic, that approval has been given to a modification of the present constitution which, while not diminishing | the present: Uuofficial representation, will allows for representation of the Malay race, of the Chinese at Penang and Malacow, of the Eurasian Community, APOLOGISES FOR ASSAULT and of British Indians. It has not beef

The man was sent to prison for six months with hard" labour...

SUMMONS WITHDRAWS.

considered advisable at this stage of the Colony's development to provide for the The case in which Stoker Jacob Sans unofficial majority whicle was recommend feli of H.M.S. Jahr was summoneded by the Committee appointed to con sider the subject, but the changes "which arn approved represent an advance in the constitutional development of the Colony and provide a letter means for certain sections of the community to make felt their views on general policy or on ques- tions which especially affect their interests.

for having asyaulted Mr. Douglas Brans, a representative of Messrs. Saduller &

• Co., steel nirrehauts of Tondon, who is staying at the Station Hotel, Kowloon, was mentioned at the Magistracy, ses terday when Mr. Evans, who is just out of hospital, withdrew the summans, the defendant expressing his regret for the geurrence. The Magistrate accordingly dismissed the "case

PORTUGUESE SENT TO

PRISON,

Nicola da Ruza, a Portuguese, who was charged with forging the signature of the Amerieno Consul for th Jurpose of obtaining money and goods by means of false pretences, was, yesterday,nt to prison for three months with hard labour by Mr. Lindsell.

The man obtained a quantity of money and clothing from a Japanese tailer on the Praya Enst by representing that the orders for clothing for distressed Ameri- ean sanien were signed by the American

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appointed a deputation which provided to India to discuss with the Standing Com- mittee for Emigration of the Indian Gar- ernment the conditions of the application of the Act to the Straits Settlements, and it is these conditions and the Rules that may be introduced for the working of the Act that will determine the future flow of Indian labour to this country.

While any pronouncement us to the results of the deputation would be premature inasmuch as the revision of the Draft Rules will not be taken up by the Government of India until after the 31st October the date up to which objections and suggestion have been invited, it is satisfactory to be able to record that our representatives met with a most friendly reception both from the members of the Standing Committee and from the oficials of the Government of India with whom they came un contact..

I wish to express my sincere thanks to the Government at India for the manner ip which it has shown its desire to consult the views of this Government on the subject of the proposed legislative innovation.

The net gain in the Chinese population for the ärst six months of 1922 in barely 50 per cent, of that in the first-half of the preceding year; it would have been mach greater but for the Seamen's Union Strike in Hongkong, which prevented sailings from Hongkong to the Straits for several weeks and the subsequent imposition of quarantine against plague for arrivals To Hongkong on 18th April, which was still in force at the end of the half-year.

Passage rates from Amay continued low. and rates from Swatow declined from $16 to $10, but rates from Hongkong have. range from $1 to $20-the expenses of quarantine which are met by the shipping companies militating against a permanent fall.

In 1914 the total vote for the Chinese Protectorate was $74,684. For 1923 it is approximately $115,000 though one appoint- atment is not yet filled because we have not yet completed the training of a sufficient number of Chinese-speaking Cadets

INDUSTRIAL. INSURANCE. MR. MCCURDY'S SCHEME." Mr. McCardy, Chief Coalition Liberal Whip, addressing his constituents Northampton on September 21st, said the Government were striving to secure peace abroad. To the people of this country it was at least as important to secure peace at home. The principal task of the next British Government ought to be a determined effort

to

ÎNCOXE-TAX REFORM IN THE STRAITS.

NO TAX ON INCOMES BELOW $7,000.

A new income-tax bill is about to be introduced into the Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements.

secure such a permanent basis for industrial peace as would enable us to banish unemployment and State doles to the British worker. Poverty and unemployment would never. Be banished by Acts of Parliament; the British worker and the British employer, acting together, could banish these evil as urely and as certainly as they defeated the Hobenzollerns, and by the sauce methods. The Treasurer, in the "objects and * We had washed £200,000,000 in strikes reasons" attached to the measure, states:- and stoppages since the Armistice, said This bill imposes an income tax for the year Mr. McCurdy, The first step was to give 1943. It reproduces, with certain valters- confidence to the worker. The representations, the provisions of the Income Rarely indeed in the course of hertive working toan had a heary indictment Tax Ordinance, 1922. The main alteration brilliant fereen

has Katherine against the industrial system of to-day. is

the reduction of rates of tax MacDonald, the beautifal American film He felt that there were three things in Schedule A. Another noticeable star, been provided with a more dramatic threatening his life over which he had no change is Clause 19 which provides for role than the one she is called upon centrol-unemployment due to lack of setting off of losses against profits to to sustain in "Passion's Playground' in-day new attraction at the Coronet. orders, sickness, and old age. He was not ascertain the taxable income of businesses.

Schedule A, referred to above, ́reads as As the heroine her path in life leads her willing to increase output merely to made

more millionaires while his own fature was follows far away from the cloistered seclusion

Income tax shall be paid at the rates of a Scottish convent to the glamour and left unsecured. He wanted a policy of the glitter of Monte Carlo where fortunes security. In the scheme ho (Mr. McCurdy) set out in the following scale, viz:- are, made and lost, and lost 40 made had already outlined for the boot and shoe

Rate P.C. again, in the course of a night. Amongst trade he had shown how that security Amount of total income p. aùm, those whose attention she attracts when, could be attained with no additional cost Exceeding $7,000 but not exdg. $12,500 1 Do. 12,600 do. do. 20,000 2 as the culmination of a series of big to the worker, at no additional cast to the

Do. 20,000 do. do. 40,000 3 wins, she breaks the bank, are a gang of industry; and with a promise of relief for

Do. 40,000

4 adventurers who plot to rob her of her the taxpayer. Two shillings a week from wealth. A handsome young Prince who men operatives, 1s. 3d. from women oper has fallen in love with her happens along tires, and 38. per pair on boots and shoes at precisely the right moment, however, would produce in the boot and shoe trade and in proving his mettle wins her love. an annual revenue of more than £2,000,000. The picture is adapted from the widely It would be more than suficient to give read story" The Guests of Hercules" by sickness benefit of 40s. a week for men and CN, and A. M. Williamson,"

258. for women, unemployment beneft of much reduced estimate of Income Tax 30s, for men and 20s, for women, and old- however, that the Estimate of $2,675,000 revenue for the year 1922. It is anticipated, age pensions beginning at 65 years of age of 40s. for men and 258. for women. He be will be exceeded and that $3,000,000 or lieved the result would be such an expan-more will be actually collected in the year:

The income tax for 1921 was, as stated

„IRRITATED & INFLAMED EYE

A MODEL EUROPEAK - STATE.

The Governor in his annual address to the Council said: -

The depression in trade which began in 1920, and continued in 1921 necelitated

can be directly traced in many cases to sion of output as would reduce and not last year, based in many cases on returns Sunday Motor trip and Golfing. The increase the cost of production. Under the of Companies and Associations for financial contain a decided eye irritant. A sug-present system, with its contant propara. dust from sections of the local roads tions for industrial war, its suspicions and years before the slump, and the net collec

distrusts, we were not touching the fringe tione exceeded 5 million. The current. gestion for theas trips would be to keep of the wealth production which was in our Year's collections are still affected in some cases by pre-alump conditions, and will, the windshield up and to use a pair of power.

therefore, amount to considerably more Ban glasses. Sen glasses of any pattern

than it has been possible to estimate for with either Crookes, Luzfel, Fieuzal,

1923, when the full effects of trade depres- sion are bound to be reflected in Income Amber, London Bmoke, or Blup lenses

Tax returns and 1923 must of necessity are obtainable at very moderate prices

be a bad Income Tax year. From The Hongkong Optical Co., socés zorg to Clark & Co., Manufacturing and Retracting Opticians the most compel ent manufacturing optical setablishment in Bouth China-located in 83, Queen's Road Central, (opposite to the finger foring Machine Company --Aavy, (10% perdent unit"

The commercial secretary of the British legation at Prague. reports Czech Slovakia has won for herself the reputa

The policy of this Government as regarde tion of being the one State in Central the continuation of the Income Tax must Europe which has set its house in order form the subject of separate consideration. and avoided the evils of the printing I do not propose to deal with it here, press (the printing of paper money). Crecho-Slovakia is a solid permanent beyond saying that the Government fully country—not an ephemeral arțificial cres-

realise the importance of the matter and tion destined to extinction as an indo the need for careful consideration of the

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