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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30th, 1928.

TOWN TOPICS.

[By R. E PORTER.)

The water supply in the Rider Main districte is to be cut off from November 1st, and people living in these districts will have to get their

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water from the street fountaina. Consequently, many coolies, will reap a rich harvest by carrying the precious fluid.

In

some districts at the present time, tenants living on the third floor of tenement houses are pay- ing as much as twenty cents for two kerosene tins full of water, Even the smallest family cannot manage with less than four tins of water a day, therefore the ad- ditional expense which they are pat,

THE METAL THEFT CASE.

CHARGE AGAINST THE RECEIVER.

CASE ADJOURNED.

Hearing was resumed before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central lagistracy yesterday afternoon of the case in which a metal dealer was charged with receiving 386 pounds of tin-foil, stolen from the Hop Yick factory at Causeway Bay,

At the proceedings last week three then who admitted the theft were sentenced to terms of imprisonment. Mr. Hin Shing Lo, who was for the

THE MACAO FAIR.

PREPARATION FOR RECORD CROWD.

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November 3rd will be another red-letter day for Macao, when the Charity and Commercial Fair will bo forma opened by His Excel lency Senhor Artur Tamagnini Bur- bosa, Governor of Macao.

usual signs of activity and confu

The site of the Fair pressats the

sion when various pavilions and stands are in course of "construe- majority will be ready by the open- tion. It is belioved that the

ing day, and should present An attractive sight, especially as the ceremonies will be performed At night, when H.E. the Governor and party enter the grolinds at 9 "p.m.

Macao Eaces,"

prosecution, secured the release of As an added attraction for the a foki of the metal dealer, who was opening days of the Fair there is to be a special race meeting at

to comis as a heavy drain on thei. also a defendant in the case, on the the race course on Sunday, Novem

meagre purses.

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ground that the man was only aber 4th, then eight races provide

subordinate and was being used as a catspaw. This man was after- wards used as witness.

the

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that

Mr. Ein Shing Lo (instructed by Mr., J. M. Hall) was again present for the prosecution on the charge of receiving. Mr. Leo D'Almada, Sen, appeared for the defendant.

a full programme that should offer excellent sport. Thirty-six ponies have entered from Hong Kong and twenty from Macao, making a total of fifty-six entries..

Provision for a comfortable trip to Macao and back is made by the placing of the Taishan on the run, and it is believed the vessel will

be taxed to its capecity.

have been made in the arrange At the course various changes

meats which should be appreciated tions will be put in hand for the by Tace-goers, and still more altera following meeting, which is to take place on November 18th.

A large number of street coolies and factory girls have's given up less remunerative work to become water.

The prosecution alleged carriers, because there is more thieves "hid the metal money to make out of this job than

00 the hillside after they by toiling the whole day long for

removed it from the factory. a paltry thirty or forty cents. A 3 o'clock in the morning the Although this new form of labour metal was taken to the but of the pays much better, there is a certain

present defendant (the metal dealer; amount of risk attaching to it. in Praya East. This man bought Stand for a minute or two by the metal for $250, and at daylight any street fountain, and notice the hnd it removed across the harbour interminable queue of men, women,

to Yaumati, where it was resold for Strange Visitors From Manila. and even children. See how they 466 to a marine dealer. The latter

The Manila Shows are due to curse and fight in order to get had the metal melted down accord-route to Maeno to furnish the atrive in Hong Kong to-day en ahead of each other. Then some ing to a stipulation made at the amusement features for the Macao bully-usually a hefty ruffingtime of purchase, and the original Charity and Commercial Fair. In comes along with eight kerosene bars were eventually found in 3

ail, about ninety people make up tins, fuur on each end of his bamboo changed form.

the working force of the Manila Show The shows consist of riu- pole. With an angry well he

ing devices of various kinds, as pushes away the others, who had

contain a number of strange and well as the tented shows, which been waiting patiently long before

curious people. For instance. Ber- he came on the scene. The bully

tie Wade, advertised as the world's grts to the bend of the fountain,

greatest tattooed Indy, with the finest work of the tattooer's art and slowly fills up his eight tins.

decorating her body from the top The others, meanwhile, are working

of her head to the soles of her feet. themselves up into a rage, and

Jesse Adams is a giant over eight feet high, and one of the tallest suddenly make a concerted ruth at

men now on exhibition. Then the bully. Bamboo poles are

there is a Filipino circus, with brought into play, and in the thick

some really clever people doing all of the fight friends and foes are

kinds of gymnastics, aerial acts,.. and other circus stunts. There are forgotten. A policeman comes along

hula dancers from Hawaii, with and suddenly everything is again

tropical isles. several famous beauties from the peaceful, but lying on the ground you will see two or three men, and probably a woman, with their heads broken. They are taken to the bospital, and the policeman goes with them. If you care to stay another few minutes, the incident will be repeated. This sort of thing, in fact, will go on and on,enders. until the restrictions on water are withdrawn.

Since the Hong Kong Hotel mator buses are running from West

After hearing the evidence of two employees of the Yaumati marine dealer and the detectives who were concerned in the case, the proceed ings were again adjourned until Monday next.

and resort to all sorts of tricks to the stand., New York traffic is not prevent other vehicles from leaving in it! Something should be done at once to control public vehiclea in this section.

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Borrowing money, is a necessary evil fer many in these hard times. What with the high cost of living, and water to be paid for, one can scarcely blame a married man, with low salary for placing himself in the clutches of Indian money.

There is some excuse for the bor rower, but nothing can be said in favour of the usurers in our midst. All they have to do is to pay 82 to register themselves as licensed then they may

Probably the most interesting act with this aggregation of shows which consist of some twenty fea- tures are the motordrome. riders, with a lady driving a motor-cycle | around a perpendicular wall. At- tractions such as the Manila Shows will be a welcome addition to Hong Kong entertainments, and, induce ments will be offered to have the Manila Shows appear in Hong Kong before they return from Macno to Manila for the Manila Carnival.

Point to Causeway Bay, there will ply their trade with total disregard TO REMIND YOU

naturally be keen competition be tween them and the Tramway Co. So far one noticeable improvement had been made by the latter.com- cern, which has extended the Shau kiwan route to Western Market. This is indeed a move in the right direction, but there is still ample room for further improvement.

Those who use the trams daily would no doubt 'like to see the 810

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of the Ordinance. It is no ex- aggeration to say that some of these cent, per month on the money they Sikhs charge as much as 10 per

advance.

Several cases have lately come. before the Supreme Court, and in one case Mr. Justice J. R. Wood gave judgment for the Indian money-lender, but ordered that the instalments should be paid at the rate of 81 a month. That” was a lesson, indeed.

amount

It had been argued, in favour of monthly ticket reduced to, say, certain risk when they lend money." the money-lenders that they take a as is charged in Shanghai. In this Those who have been in the clutches Colony the tram services cover only of these men, however, say the Sikhs a very small area, and to pay 310

run no risk whatever. They do not lend money unless there are two a month seems a bit too much, when persons to sign the promissory note saken into comparison with Shang-jointly and severally, and the hai. In the Northern port, the actual

Jent is always rama practically cover the whole doubled.

the International Settlement, For instance, if a person borrows and a monthly ticket entitles the $100, he and his two guarantore "holder to travel to any part of the have to sign for 2200. The rate of Settlement and even up to the very interest, usually mentioned in the last car at night. In Hong Kong, promissory note is 2 per cent. per a ticket-holder has to pay ten cents month. This is done to keep within after midnight, though no notice to the law, but the unfortunate debtor. this effect has been posted in any of actually has to pay 810 interest the trams, nor is the penalty men- every month. Should be fail to do tioned in the ticket,

so, he is at once sued for $200! The debtor gets no remedy in Court, be cats judgment is given against him for 8200, the amount stated on the promissory note, and he has nothing in writing to support his

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Something should be done to con- trol the fleet of public motor-cars parked at the side of the British, Canton, and Macao. Steamboat Company's wharf at Connaught case Road Central. Only a few nights Another practice of these asurers ago a number of boatmen engaged | is not to give a receipt for interest in a pitched battle with these motor or instalments received. It has

touts. They are a source of dan

ger to the public. Anyone who stands near the wharf when the afternoon of night boats come in irom Canton can see how these cars keep dashing in and out of their parking place an attempt to get

a fare.

Although there are two Indian policemen ga duty, they are unable to cope with a fleet of forty or

fifty care, and the drivers have absolutely no respect for the traffic constables. To them the all-im- 'portant business is to get a fare, irrespective of the safety of pedes triana. Not satisfied with leaving their parking place and causing obstruction just outside the wharf, they even cruise about in circles, (Continued on next Galumn).

OF

SAINT PETER'S

GARDEN

FETE

ON.

SATURDAY NEXT

AT THE

Sailors' Home,

WEST POINT.

been known that a debtor, after Mrs. R. H. KOTEWALL

having liquidated 20 per cent. of his loan by instalments, has been sued for the full amount!

It has been suggested by men who have been borrowing money from the Indians that interest and in- stalments due to money-lenders should be paid into. Court. There ia a department in the Supreme Court whose duty it is to receive instalments for money-lenders, but this only concerns cases, which have been before the Court. It would. not be difficult for this department to receive other payments interest and instalments from debtors, and credit them the respective lenders. It is only in such a way that a poor debtor can be protected from usury.

to

will declare The FETE Open

at 2.30 p.m.

Admission: 20 Cents (Children: 10 Cents).

Bring the Family !

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WHEN ALL THE WORLD WAS ASLEEP,

STRANGE THINGS HAPPENED AT-

The

13th hour

AT THE

QUEEN'S

MIDNIGHT, AND ALL IS

WELL-an hour later- -a mysterious person in black-a robbery a woman's scream- a girl's love for a boy, strange and uncanny happenings In this intensely gripping mystery story!

with

LIONEL BARRYMORÉ

and

JACQUELINE GADSDON

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

At 2.30, 5.10. 7.15 & 9.20.

D. W. GRIFFITH'S MIGHTY PRODUCTION I

THE FALL OF BABYLON

with

CONSTANCE TALMADGE, TULLY MARSHALL

A Super spectacle by the man who produced "The Birth of a Nation."

AT THE

STAR

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW

Continuous 2.30 to 11.15.

SPOOKS, SHRIEKS, LAUGHS, CHILLS!

in a splendid screen version of the sensationally popular stage play!

LAURA LA PLANTE

IN

THE CAT AND

THE

AT THE

CANARY

With an all star cast.

WORLD

Orchestra 5.15 & 9.20...

TO-DAY

AND

TO-MORROW,

Interpreter 2.30 & 7.16.

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