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SOARING PRICES FOR RICE.

A SHORT SUPPLY AT WUSIH.

The gradual increase in the price of rice is causing no little perture bation among the Chinese cow manity in Shanghai and the cereal, which was being charged for at the rate of 812 und 13 per picul several weeks ago, is now costing not less

WIFE AND MISTRESS IN SAME HOUSE.

CHINESE MARRIAGES IN SINGAPORE.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1929.

H.K. VOLUNTEER CORPS.

COMMANDANT'S ORDERS.

(ORDERS BY LT/COL, L. G. BIRD, 5,80, D. E., COMMANDANT.

1.--Sports, Etc. Annual Swimming Gala.-The An- nul Aquatic Sports meeting will be held at the Victoria Recreation Club at 9 p.m. on Saturday, September 7,

That a married Chinese, woman was not justified in refusing to live in the same house with a mistress kept by her husband, but that she should give it a trial was the sub-1920. mission of Mr. E, L., Talma who

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MOVEMENT.

A GERMAN PICTURE.

CHARACTER OF OUR, RACE.

than $10 for the best grade. Even appeared for Mr. Chua Bock Lwec, Sub-Committee will be held at 5.45 Wertheimer has evidently been in

in the rice producing centre, Wasih, the grain is costing as much as $14.50 a picul, so, with freight charges added and other incidentals, rice shipped to Shanghai from that place is not bringing the farmers

much extra.

The NO. Daily News anys: There are a nuniber of reasons for this sudden increase, such as illegal taxation, the threats of warfare, and the large supplies which will be ferd China's huge required to armies. in the event of fighting breaking out with Soviet Russia; hoarding and smuggling for export to Japan: the refusal of junkmen to bring the grain to Shanghai be cause they are constantly being molested by pirates and because the authorities have failed to take steps to suppress these wrongdoers; the state of the Sonchow congested Creek: and the recent typhoon, which caused considerable damage to the crops by beating them down and flooding the fields.

According to a report issued by the Greater Shanghai Rice Supplies Commission, the stocks in Wurib at the present time amount to only 15,000 picals, which is insufficient to meet the requirements of the people of that city. This being the euse, prices have soared there and it is only natural that Shanghai, being a great rice consuming centre should find its prices going up in proportion.

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of Amber Road, before Mr. C. H. G. Clarke, the District Judge," recent ly in Singapore. Ar. Chua Back

Lwee, a rubber store keeper and a prominent member of the ical Straits-born Chinese community, was sued by his wife, Wee Ock Cheng, for maintenance. The wife alleged that when she went to re- side temporarily at her mother's house her husband refused to take ber back. The defendant said that he had kept a mistress for ten years and was not prepared to turn her out, but was willing to take his wife

back.

When the hearing was concluded His Honour made an order for $100 a month to be paid to the plaintiff. Mr. E. E. C. Thuraisingham appear

ed for the plaiçtif.

Evidence was given by Mr. Lee Siew Kow, a rubber broken, having his office at Change Alley, who said he knew the defendant and also Mr. Tan Kiam' Guan, who arranged de- fendant's marriage to plaintiff about three years ago. Prior to the mar ringe, the defendant and Kiam Guan had a long talk in his office about it, but witness could not re- ember that was actually said. Wit neas, as well as other rubber dealers, knew that the defendant had a mistress. The defendant made this fact known to Kiam Guan when the carriage discussion VLA taking place.

Further particulars will be issued later.

A meeting of the Swimming Qala p.m. on Wednesday, August 14, 1929. All representatives are earnestly requested to attend...

1.-Band Concert Committee. There will be a meeting of the Band Concert Committee on Mon- day, August 12, 1929, at 5.43 p.m., at Volunteer Headquarters,

3.-Corps Band.

on the Continent

TO-DAY'S WIRELESS

PROGRAMME.

BROADCAST BY Z.B.W. ON 330 METRES.

1.49 p.m.-Weather report. 5.30 to 6.30 p.m.-Programme of Chinese musiu (recorda" supplied by Messrs. Tien Sau Tong).

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7.45 p.m.-Evening weather re- port.

8 p.m. Evening programme.

records (Columbia

supplied by Mesars, Anderson Music Co., Ltd.). "On With The Show, 1920," Selec- tlon, Debroy Soniers Band. "Eleanore " and "A Memory

(The Kiss), Baritone, Edgar Coyle. "Ivanhoe" (Suläveä); Selection, The Bard of H.M. Grenadier Guards.

Le Rouet D'Omphale," Orchestre De La Societe Des Concerts Du Conservatoire, Paris, "No. No, Nanette," Vocal Gems,

Columbia Vocal Gem Chorusy "Invitation To The Valse" and

An extremely interesting analy- sis of the Labour Movement in Great Britain has been published by a German writer, who for five years has been resident in London As the representative of German Socialist newspapers. Dr. Egon

close touch with the leading_mem- bers of the present Labour Party, "and in his final chapter he presents a series of admirably drawn pen pictures of this now very promi- neat personalities. The main value of the book lies, however, in the author's scientific analysis of the British Labour movement as com- pared with the corresponding mo- vements

of

The outstanding fact, which he emphasises repeatedly, is the con- trast between the dogmatic rigidity which rules the .continental soci- alists and the elasticity of creed" and practice which prevails among the socialists of Great Britain. The explanation is that most British socialists-bappily for themselves and for their country-are, heirs to the English tradition of compro- mise and tolerance. The typical Englishman instinctively dislikes hard logic; he prefers compromise even if it lands him in an absurd- All N.C.Os. are requested to ptity, for his traditions teach him tend at Corps Headquarters on

that compromise more often leads Monday, August 19, at 5.30 p.m.. to

to practical success. discuss proposed scheme of training.

The Band will parade at Corps Headquarters for full Band Practice at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 13, in multi. On Friday, August 18, the Band will parade in uniform as pereunder at Corps Headquarters at 9 p.m for Band Concert. Dress: Caps, tunica, slacks, black boots, belts and cross belts.

4.The Battery.

Lecture in Miniature Range at Corps Headquarters at 5.45 pm, on Tuesday, August 13, as previous notified.'

5.-Corps Signals.

6.-Mounted Infantry Company, Thursday, August 15, 1999.-Par- ade at Riding School at 5.30 p.m.

7.-Motor Ogcls. Section,

Monday, August 12, 1920. Parade at Corps Headquartere at 5.30 p.m. for Road Exercises.

8.-Machine Gun Company, N.C.O.'s Class.-Parade in mufti at 3.30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 13. Mr. Talma: It is a common thing.C.'s Platoons to detail all the

N.CO's for this parade. for Chinese to have a mistress 1

Recruits. Parade in mufti with Yes.

belt and sidearms at 5.30 p.m. on Friday, August 16, at Corps Head- quarters.

Wife and Mistress.

Sometimes they have a mistress and a wife 1-It is according to the man's wish whether he keeps the mistress and wife in the same house or separate houses.

Expensive Euchao Foes, Coming on top of all this is the that the Hunan provincial authorities are imposing a huchay fee of 2 per picul on grain shipped

Re-examined by Mr. Thuraising- from that province, and that ham witness said that he himself similar tax (though much smaller) had a mistress. He did not know is being levied by the Kiangau pro- whether vincial government.

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the defendant

was 1

9.-Scottish Company. Parades.Weekly parades will re- commence on Thursday, September 5, 1929. Further particulars will be published later.

will parade at Corps Headquarters Pipe Band. The Pipes and Drums

at 6 pm. on Wednesday, August 14, for practice.

In order to bring the Band up to strength, arrangements have been made for holding classes in Piping under Pipe Major Mackie.

Will members of the Corps who wish to take advantage of these classes please send on their names either to Captain Alistair Macker zie or the Adjutant as soon as pos- sible.

10. Portaguese Company, N.C.O.'s Class.-All N.C.O.'s are reminded that the next Class will be held on Friday, August . Par ade at Corps Headquarters at 5.15 p.m. and then proceed to Kennedy Road Range for Lewis Gun Prac-

However, it is reported that fair-wealthy man or not.

Mr. Talma submitted that there ly large shipments may soon find their way into Shanghai from the were two points in the case; the first was whether this wife WOA other provinces, in which event o

'entitled to maintenance and rice famine will be averted, and prices will decline, though not to secondly how much she was entitled a very large extent, it is expected. to. The first of the questions was In this connection, it is of in partly one of fact and partly of terest to note that the chairman of law. He had submitted two Indian the Shanghai Rice Guild, Mr. Tehases to the Court on the point. The real point was that this keep; Hui-chun, has addressed a circular letter to rice merchants throughouting of concubines was recognised Shanghai appealing to them to keep arong Chinese, No Sxed amount their prices at a steady level and of maintenance had been laid down not to allow them to exceed 816 per, and it was not going to matter at picul for the time being. Mr. Yeh all to the plaintiff, who belonged to left yesterday for a tour of the wealthy family and lived with her rice producing districts with a view mother. The 60 which had been sent to her monthly by the de. to meeting the leading rice mer.

fendant was only pocket money tice.. chants and discussing measures to

Regarding the question of a man's' Part II. Musketry-All ranks are prevent further increases in prices income, Mr. Talma, speaking as an reminded that the Company will fire

Meanwhile, reports the Chinese

old income-tax officer, maintained Part II. Musketry at Stonecutters' Press, the Commission for the Re-

that casual incomes were not in- on Sunday, September 1, when it organization of Shanghai Commer.

comes. The wife was not justified' is hoped that as many as possible cial Organization have addressed a letter to the Chinese Ratepareren refusing to live with a mistress will be present.

issued later. Association, saking that body to ap. But she was obliged to give it a the Shanghai Municipal trial, was counsel's concluding con- proach Council with suggestion that tention. local merchants should be permit ted to unload their stocks at the Settlement jetties as they are find ing things too congested elsewhere. This being the case, they are un able to land their stock as quickly na they would wish, so rice prices have increased as a result.

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One-Third of Income.

Mr. Thuraisingham maintained that the defendant had admitted that his salary was $275 a month and had an average income of $100 monthly in addition. The point was the means of a person and not bis salary. A man might be working for a small salary and at the same time be wealthy. Counsel rub- mitted that in such cases it was the practice to allow one-third the income to the wife and asked that a separate order for $25 be made in respect of the child which was now only a few months old.

His Honour remarked that he thought a Chinese husband was en- titled to take a mistress if his wife Professor C. H. Heilly, head of was agreeable, but he could not lay the Liverpool University School of down that a wife must share the Architecture, Buggests in the house with a kept mistress. If the Liverpool Review that Liverpool wife had sufficient reasons she was and other Lancashire cities and the person enabled to say whether towns should decorate their preber husband should or not she was. mises with window flower-boxes and entitled to refuse. hanging flower-baskets.

If we must live with buildings in our main streets varying from a velvety blackness to a drab grey. let us enliven those buildings with flowers," writes Professor Reilly. The blacker, they are the brigh ter will the flowers appear. I should like to see at this time of year the banks and insurance offices in Castle Street and Dale Street with flower-boxes to every window and hanging baskets between the columns and in the door ways. Bod. ney Street and the Bluecoat Cham- hers might cach take on a great deal of the quality of an Oxford or Cambridge College if they would take this trouble.

cent of office buildings had a com pletely continuous range of magni- Bicent hanging baskets and flowers and bright green fronds: Someone must have inspired the town to ex- press its happiness and joy in life in this way, yet. York is a clean town with comparatively clean

Details will be

11.-Strength. The following recruit has been taken on the strength and posted as under No. 1489 Ptc. W. Stoker, Armoured Car Section, as from August 9, 1920.

II. A. WOLFE Murray, Major,

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NOTICES.

1-Promenade Concert. Friday, August 16, at 0.13 p.m.,

ent

The result of this English spirit of tolerance and compromise is that persons of widely varying opinions, and also of different social origins, have been drawn together into the British Labour Party. Dr. Wer theimer describes how startled "he was on one occasion at a socialist meeting when in response to calls from the audience, "an elegant lady in furs got up. from her seat and said a few sympathetic words..

Lady Cynthia Mosley, whispered in my ear one of the armuleted stewards who stood near me, ex- cited, and later, as though think ing that he had not sufficiently im pressed ine, he added Lord Cur- zoo's daughter. His whole face beamed proudly." Dr. Werthei- mer goes on to say, "What a dif ferent world was this, a day's jour ey only from home! What an in comprehensibly different world Where I had come from, a Mosley would have had to serve for years in the outer darkness because he was Curzon's son-in-law,"

Threat of the T.U.0. Dealing in detail with the his- tory and constitution of the Labour Party, Dr. Wertheimer states that "The strength of the Labour Party organisation has always been de pendent on that of the trade union movement." This is a point that has been emphasised in the last few days by the General Council of Trade Union Congress.. The T.U.C. has just presented a demand to Mr. Ramsay MacDonald for the imme diate repeal of the Trade Disputes and Trade Unicas Act of 1997, and bread hint that if the Labour accompanies this demand with a Ministry will not, tee the line in this matter they may as well clear out. The situation may become ex- tremely critical.

"Chant Sans Paroles." The J. H. Squire Celeste Octet.

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Polonaise, Violin Sole, Mayer Gordon. The Empite March" and "Krako- wiak, The B.B.C. Wirelese Symphony Orchestra. Patricia," Selection, Loadon

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Symphony Orchestra, Reminiscences Of Tosti," The

of ...Band

H.JL. Grenadier Guards. "Wake Up And Dream." Medley. Love Lies," Medley, and Piano Solo, Billy Mayer, A La Gavotte" and "Rigodon De Dardanus,' The Band of H.M. Grenadier Guards. "On With The Dance," Selection. London Theatre Orchestra. Cla Cla," Selection, London

Theatre Orchestra. "Wembley Military Tattoo," The Regimenta! Band of H.M. Grenadier Guards. 10.30 p.m.-Close down.

But the Labour Party was much theimer it promptly lost one and perturbed. According to Dr. Wer- a half million members. He draws the conclusion that "noze of these one and a-half millions of party members were conscious of Soci- alism as a moral and economie duty." Why then

should the T.L.C. be permitted virtually to compel them to subscribe to its po litical fund: The truth is that the majority of British working men are not in the least degree révolu tionary, and are suspicious of po- liticians who preach revolution. This fact helps to explain the cau- tious note which the MacDonald Ministry has been sounding since it came into power. Before and give free play to their tongues: during an election most politicians high-toned rhetoric appeals to the mob. But when the election is over the mob subsides; its interest is diverted to the Derby sweepstakes or to a local cricket match. The poli- ticians are left to deal with practie- al problems and they quickly dis- cover that many of the promises the mob cannot be implemented they made that drew cheers from without grave risk of injury to the country.

"Labour and the Nation,"

The leaders of the Labour Party The repeal of the Act of 1927

as it stands to-day are most of them means the restoration of the famous Trade Disputes Act of 1906. The fully aware of the fact that their future depends on conciliating the principle of that measure was, dur- ing the preceding election, forced moderate elements in the country. The socialist cry for class war- upon Sir Henry Campbell Bancer-

fare" is out of date. As Dr. Wer- man by the trade union extremists,

theimer notes in the past ten years; and in the critical political situa tion of that period no one dared the programme of the Labour Party to oppose the resulting Bill, though moderation. Many of the old has moved steadily in the direction its injustice was bitterly criticis ed by the Liberal Attorney-General. In effect it placed trade unions above the law of the land by per mitting them to break contracts without incurring any liability.to the persons whom they sinjured. The Act of 1900 also legalised what was bypocritically called " peace- ful" picketing, which in practice

an the Parade Ground at Volunteer Headquarters. By kind permissionnical power thus conferred upon of Major B. C. Lake, D.S.O., and the Officers, the Band, 2nd Batta lion the King's Own Scottish Bor derers will play, assisted by the Corps Bard. The Aloha Serenaders have also kindly consented to per-

form:

Tickets 81 each are obtainable at Volunteer Headquarters and Ander-

on Music Co.

9.-The Machine Gun Company Rifle Club will meet at The Peak Range on Sunday, August 18, to fire off for 0.0. Company's Cup, at 8.30 a.m.

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meant sheer terrorism. The tyran- trade unions was. very largely the cause of the economic disaster that accompanied the coal strike of 1926, and public appreciation of this fact gave the Conservative Government sufficient Courage to plan the act of 1927, which repealed the worst features of the Act of 1900.

every

cries still continue, but Labour and the Nation," issued in 1928, is distinctly less revolutionary in tone than "Labour and the New Social

Order" ismed in 1918.

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It remains to be seen whether the MacDonald Ministry will ever at- tempt to give effect to the multitude

cent of these two programmes. The of schemes outlined in the more re- Offers proposals include the repeal of the Act of 1927" just referred to, the repeal of the Mines Eight Hours Act, the transference to public ownership of the coal, transport, Power and life insurance indus trics," the control of the Bank of England, the taxation of land values, the transference of rural land to public ownership. a wide * Dostracting In.”

expansion of social services, to be Arising out of the 1927 Act is the accompanied by heavy increases in further issue of the subscriptions of death duties, and in the taxation individual trade unionists to poli- of incomes derived from investment. tical funds. Before 1927

These are a few of the items sele- trade unionist was compelled to sted from the official summary. To subscribe to the funds of the Labour get through even a tenth part of Party, unless he signed a declara- this legislative programme would tion, that he objected to doing so. occupy a considerable number of Naturally many working men besi-years, even if the Labour Party tated to risk the unpleasantness possessed a clear majority in the which might ensue if they openly House of Commons. Happily it proclaimed their opposition to the does not, and for that reason alone the MacDonald Ministry will have Labour Party. Therefore the Act of 1927, in order to give the indivi- to go cautiously. But from the point of view of the general direc- dual trade unionist real freedom of

tion of the policy of the Labour choice, provided that he should not be liable to the political levy un- Party, in future years the impor- less he had declared his willingness tant considerations are those which to subscribe. In other words, con- Dr. Wertheimer emphasis in con- tracting-in' was substituted fox trasting British with Continental contracting-out." Obviously, this socialism; for these considerations

are ultimately traceable to is fairer to the individual workman who is loyal to his union but does character of our race, and from not want to be coerced into sup- that dominant fact no political porting a political party to which party in this country can perma- nently escape. Mr. Harved Cox in (Continuci on next Column). the Sunday Times

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ATLANTIC CITY."

Coben and Kelly are together buildings against which the flowers again in another lively picture, would not look so bright or as cheer-The Cohens and Kellys in Atlan tic City," which will be shown on ful as with us.

Monday at the "Imagine the difference it would Sunday and

George Sidney, Vora make, say, to St. Helens if it would Queen's. cultivate the habit of flower-boxes. Gordon, Mack Swain and Kate I should like to see the corpora- Price play the feature roles. tions of our grim Lancashire towns The squabbles of Cohen and In York, where an architectur- encouraging the practice of renting Kelly, and their wives, make an al conference is being held, every-flower-boxes and perhaps even the other hilarious comedy. In this one was commenting on the excel flowers themselves at some small picture they are in the bathing lent practice of the banks and other aum for the summer montha They suit business and stage 810,000 buildings in this respect. A cres- might even give prizes for the best bathing beauty contest at Atlantic he is opposed.

City against their will. (Continued at foot of neat column) decorated fronts."

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