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MOTOR LICENCES.
TRES INCREASED 80' PER CENT,
Hong Kong motorists are being called upon to bear additional bur- dons in consequence of 50 per cent. Mercases in the licence fees.
Private cars not exceeding 15
petartion n'a u tribunal fixes for the dependants of those who have lost their lives owing to the eglig ence of a third party. What excuso - The Problem. have wo to give? That we thought the rifi-raff of Kowloon City were safo at home on Saturday, celebrat ing the moon festival? That we have a new code of regulations which hold that if only rioters are left alone and not interfered with, their innate good-nature will "pre- vail. Perhaps the best explanation is that the Government really didn't know that anything serious
the School Certifiento lista recap "It is interesting to notice fròm was afoot after three days riot the Bases Alpes Department: y lamed that Eton and Harrow ing!" There is a garrison in this The Gorges are noted for their are almost dead level in the mat place and we wonder how the picturesque precipices, many of or of awards. Etoniane gained A change has been made in the ninety-three certificates and Harro method of computing the licence soldiers enjoyed looking on at the which have never yet been explor vians ninety-four. Crodin eight fees for publia motor vohicles!
yor of Eguilles, with five compani, subjects was the highest gained. Provicusly the fee was $72 for as set out to examine one of them and tos, man at Vive Hava vahicles not exceeding 30 cw, and holds that resistance' to stolence By means of a lend line they dis.five Etonians and five Harrovians | $100 for vehicles execoding 30 cwt..
'Charterhouse, with 113 eórtifiënte-|- covered a shelf of rock at a depth |
I grow up and get married. GamekeeperWe calls this the shall I have a husband liko papa Dovil's Gully Mind, if the devil asked little Marjorie "Yes, dear," do get up, you shut un. Par aid her mother. And if I do not son-My dear friend! I've been get married, ball I be an old shooting at him twice every Sun maid liko suntie Yes, doar day for the last ten years, and 1owt, will in future have to pay 824 instead of 816, cars exceeding After a long pause, spent in deephaven't killed him yet."
well, 1. am in a fix. thought, Marjorie
remarked
Gamekeeper-"Beg pardon, sir. Didn't know you was a prison.*;
15 ewt, but not exceeding 30 cet 833 instead of 824, and cars ex coeding 30 ow, 872 instead of 848. --- The fee for private motor-egeles. will be #18 instead of $12, and for motor-cycle, with side cur 824 in-n atend of $30.
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A discovery of grent interest has": just been made in the Gorges du
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ed. Recently M. Serro, the "Ma
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Cantonment in India there was a About 35 years ago in a certain bad outbreak of cholera, which had order to cheer people up, the local the usual depressing effect. In commanding officer decided that there should be in informas sing
butt exceeding 60 wt. The fac will now be 85, together with n further sum of 810 for each sont in the vehicle.
A new regulation provides that learner drivers will be examined as may be directed by the Inspoo.. for General of Polico, and the fee. advanco. for each examination will be 95 in.
Loarper's licences are increased, from 81 to 2.
A now item is a licence fee $48 for for hand trucks.
BOW BELLS IN DANGER.
only adds fuel to the flames; that of 75ft and descended on to it seems to have benten all other schools, but Marlborough runs "it storn action wounds susceptibilities They next found deep pit, the and brings unforeseen conse
sides of which were formed by very close with 112 Bedford and massive rocks and let themselves Dulwich come next, with 110 and queneca," It was not by such down into this to a depth of 190L).
108 respectively.. notions that the British Empire Returning to the surface they established a depot of ropes,, rope and, particularly Hong Kong, was ladders, axes, and powerful acety created. Is the Pas Britannica to lene fares. Then M. Serre went be defied by a few. hooligans and down again about 240ft and set up agitators? Are the latter gentry ment. Eo then descended alone
another, store of climbing, equip to be allowed to and that they into the dark depths for a distance "COAL TAR SOAP have been granted a new licence of 430ft. There, standing on solid rock, he faced the entrance to a in Hong Kong, where, until now, magnificent cave, which he declares song for the British troops. Hur [A.TR. 4}
ried arrangements were made, and They have been sternly and ruth to be one of the finest in France. I the proceedings opened with solo. lessly suppressed Never was it It comprises five great" halls, "pil- more necessary than to day to show lared by white stalactites-a veritung in a stentorian voice by a stalwart "' limber-gunner,"|| @His moral courage in the face of the ablo fairyland palice. Her choice of an appropriate ditty was WORLD-WIDE APPEAL FOR" forces of disorder. "If the enemies the night there before beginning See that my of humanity find that in Hong his ascent,
green;" " with Kong they can'“get away disorder of this kind, what will be. An Englishman's Dilemma. their next step? The Colony looks On the Continent Englishmen to the Government to exaer sharp are involved in similar incidents to vengeance upon the mob, and to
the Czernin-Lincoln affairmore give a display, of force sufficient to freqeuntly than the average mini show that no more agitation and may suppose. When the offended violence are possible in Hong
party is an English diplomat his- Kong,
position is truly unenviable. If he hits his man in public he is cer tain to lose his job. On one ccen sion a famous British airman was challenged to a duel in Germany. His second was Lord Birkenhend.......! then Mr. F. E. Smith-on whom devolved the choice of weapons. He selected airplanes and machine guns. The duel did not take place,
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Ir is good to know that the Govern ment of Hong Kong by proclaiming a" state of emergeney, calling out the Police Reserve and the Armour ed Car Company, of the Volunteers
TRADE IN IRISH FREE STATE.
The Irish Free State has been fortunate, in escaping serious effects of the scuming world cognomic re cession, and though the trade ra turns for the first five months of this year show that the Free State is no longer immune, there are one
report.
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An Irish Pig-Boat,
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Leg Broken 18 Timas..
While collecting for the Lifeboat Fund at Weymouth, Arthur Brown, the 17-year-old son of the loen coxswain, fell and broke his leg for the sixteenth time.
In Old Kentucky...
FUNDS.
A world wide appeal is being. made by a committee presided over- by the Lord Mayor of London for funds for the urgent repair of the church of St. Mary-le-Bow, and its famous bolls, better known the Bow Bells,
This beautiful Wron Church· in. Cheapside is one of the unforget- table memories of London, and the well known bells, associated with Dick Whittington and so promin- ent every pantomine senson," are familiar to all children the world
over.
Two fair film stars have been visiting the "blue grass region" of Kentucky, where the horse is the lord of creation. Naturally, neces sarily, they decided to have some equestrian exercise; not only so as to please their local admirers, but also to "check a tendency to lose their world-famous outlines. The owner of some fine borseflesh gladly provided them with suitable safe monteralien will on the ve
Watch bootle, that most of the bells paraphernalia. you have English saddles or Mexichn and were cracked and that it was im dlea ?" asked the owner. Wint's Eperative to close the church for yo
A recent survey of the building made recently revealed: the fact that the walls were cracked, the steeple needed strengthening, tho roof was hadly damaged by water Wat the depredations of the Death-
The Chilean Navy was not al- o encouraging items in the ways as up-to-date as it is, to-day History relates that during the expanding its trade with the maritime supremacy by means of In the first place the country is. Pacifle War of 1878, Chile attained Commonwealth countries, especially the Angamos, a converted Irish the difference!" "Mexican saddies pairs
It is estimated that at least Australia, which sent into the Free pig-boat formerly named The Belle have horns, and English haven't." State £264,229 worth of goods of Cork: This vessol was not only The faces of the precious pair re£10,000 will be needed to put the against £49,814 last year. Imports the fastest ship. on the coast, but Igistered bewilderment, but the dark building into a proper state of from South Africa and New Zen- also had the longest range gun on haired, "vamp" soon solved the repair. is at last taking, a few steps to land are also slightly higher. In the coast. She played havoc with puzzle. We'll have English sad. Donations may be got to Alder. protect the lives and property for
the second place, though the Fordnomy coinmerce nntil one black dles," she said, "as there is no works have been hit by the slump, day the gen recoiled so violently hunting yet, and we shan't be riding whose anfety they are responsible.na in the five months' period cover- hat it jumped overboard.
in traffic." It cannot be said, however, that the ed by the statistics, the total ex- Government of Hong Kong has ports of tractors fell from £1,388,- 511 worth to £318,798, expert of 1874.30 to 409,631, it is noted that maintained the honourable tradi- tractor parts likewise dropped from motor-car parts turned out by the
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few days. It was not by allowing Chinese hooligans and agitatorë a free hand that Sir HENRY MAY ended the tram strike; that Bir REGINALD STUBBS broke the great strike of 1995; that Sir Ceoil CLEMENTI held out to the end against the boycott and BoRoux's machinations; that he kept order during the water "famine, and sternly nipped incipiens" trouble at the time of the Taiman incident. On the last mentioned occasion steno throwing at Wanchai was answered by a parade of troops, who made a few route marches through the areas concerned. The hint was taken, and no more trouble occurred.
factory were almost doubled:
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Local Notes and Events
On the other side a steady fall in both exports and importa is. re- corded, with an increase in the
At to-morrow's Rotary Club tiffin advirac balance of trade for the 12 months, to £11,033,161, as against the speaker will be Mr. Lee Fong, net year's balance of £30,688,018,and his subject "Canton: Past, The total trade, that is exports, Present and Future." imports and re-exports, for tha year ended Mar 31, amounted to £94,335,339, against £119,508,168 for the previous year, and represents appointed Dr. Ethel Mary Minett by far the lowest figure recorded and Dr. Douglas Laing to be In for any year since the Free State was established.
spectors of Schools.
In the main the decline is ex- plained by the reduced purchasing power of Great Britain, the Free State's best and virtually only out: side customer, coupled with the
general fall in prices and, possibly, the operation of tariffs...
His Excellency the Governor has
It is potified that the name of the Asiatic Trading Company (1025), Limited, has been struck off the Register.
One case of typhoid was reported on Friday.
Messrs. A 8. Watson & Co.; Ltd, advertise that as and from October 1, they will open a new establishment in the lounge of the Peninsula Hotel, where perfumes and other toilet requisites may be purchased and prescriptions accept ex, the latter being dispersed at their Kowloon branch.
from the files.
Looking Back 25 Years.
The annual meeting of the Hong Kong St. Andrew's Society was held yesterday at the City Hall. Mr. D. Wood presided over a large attendance. The report and balanco For assaulting Cheung Cheuk, sheet having been adopted. the Pre- office boy employed at St. John's aident made a detailed statement Cathedral, a Chinese was at the regarding the growing expenses of Central Police Court on Saturday the St. Andrew's Ball, and sug- fined $25 or three weeks' hard gested modifications for this year's labour in default, and bound over ball, which were approved. Mr. to be of good behaviour for a year T Hough was elected president, in a bond of $50. It was stated by Mr. J. Cruickshank, vice-president, Sergeant Poyntz that the accused Mr. W. Armstrong, secretary, and had previously been seen in the Mr. R. Mcpherson, treasurer, The vicinity of the Cathedral, and on committee was constituted as fol- Friday afternoon he had a dispate lowe:Mr. M. Stewart, Hon. Mr. with the complainant and assaulted w. Chatham, Mesara, W. Wilson, W Ramsay and D. Wood-Hong The following forthcoming wed. Ang Daily Prent, September 20, dings are announced Mr. Lanes dropped nearly 43 per cent and The total output of the Kailan lot Henry Calthrop, A.S.P.. Police Locking Back 50 Years. the value by more than 60 per cent. Mining Administration's mines for Headquarters, to Miss Margaret Por several centuries now Roman
Monica Chapman, who is travelling the week ending September 12,
Exports of livestocks-the' back- His Excellency the Governor has, bone of Irish agriculture which accepted the resignation by Major last year soared to an exceptionally, M. Smith of his Commission in high figure, dropped in gross value the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence in the first five months of the Corps.. current year, from £7,782,477 to £8,920,300 Should this decline
It is notified for the information continue, it will be serious matter of owners and occupiers of tene for the Free State, industry also has fallen, upon hard quarter, 1931, are parable in ed. The dairying ments that rates for the fourth times, so far as external trade is vance on or before October 31, concerned; the volume of exports
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Macedonia: Mr. Eric Sweet, engi- working in Chins, and Protestants neer of the s.8. Chengtu, to Miss in considerable numbers for the Martha Rawshaw, Willington Quay past fifty years. Where are the re- } en route to Hong Kong on board sults of all this labour, which has Nalders Mr. William besa expended in propagating the Fletcher Lockie, 114, The Peak, to Christian faith! The Roman Catho
lica. estimate the number of the adherents of their church in China.
the 6.8,
The insue between Japan and China over Manchuria is no con cern of anyone in Hong Kong, but it was the duty of the Government, knowing what had happened in the paet, and what was going on in many parts of China, to have been on the alert and to have taken adequate precautions of the outset. But the most serious thing is that
A striking feature of the statistics amounted to 118,057 metric tons, to Hong Kong on board the s., Catholic Missionaries have been outbreak after outbreak occurred, is the increase of imports from and the sales during the period to and still the matter was loft en Agure of £3,019, £75,533. worth
Soviet Russia; against last year's 34,877 metric tons... tirely to the polica. The one came into the country between His Majesty the King has been bright spot in this affair has, in January and May, while in the same pleased to approve the appointment period the exports to that country of the Hon Mr. R. Koterall, fact, been the gallantry"; and the
fell from £321,193 to £1,201. This C.M.G., LD, to be an Unofficial Mise-Elizabeth McDonald Thomson, devotion of the police, under a remarkable drop in exports is ac- Member of the Legislative Council who is coming to Hong Kong on
the s,s. Hajputana chief whose principle is to be one
counted for by the cessation of ex- for a further term of four years, ports of tractors to Russia from The Gazetre contains regulations of the first at the soone of an
the Ford factory in Cork. The most emergency,-and-personally direct ing his mon
is the decrease of over £1,500,000 ing it necessary for retailers to with the population), but to little The rinting by men-aad boys of shown in exports to Great Britain keep stock books showing sales. elke which from their point of the Christian faith made rapid pro-
alone in the five months under Lengthy regulations in regard to view may be looked upon os an type who had never heard of view.
import, export, and landing of to adequate return for the energy ex gress, and marked as were the re- Manchurin, under the direction of So for the depression bas, not bacco are alzo issued,
pended. The fact is that Chris.sults achieved in the conversion of affected the standard of living in
tianity seems not to accord with vast numbers, still more marked agilators and erminals out for the Free State; the economic sound. It is notified that the fee to be the genius of the Chinese race, and exerted on the polity and social, was the influence the new religion": loot, have culminated in the ness of the country may stave off paid for every money-changer's it is more than probable that with murder of Japanese gentleman, serious trouble for some time to fence hereafter granted stall be the withdrawal of foreign missions of the countries by which his wife and two children. The Come, but a marked falling off in 100, in lieu of the fee of $50% kricu ft would cease to be limit was adopted. In Chins the pro- Government of Japan has every would point to the near spproach Territories, except New Kowloog, only as a tradition. Hong Kong
the receipts from savings certificates Money changers licensed in the New religion amongst them and continuo pagatore of the faila osa-point-to- number" (very small in comparison,
right to call the authorities of this i of less comfortable times.
shall pay a ice of $25 per annum. Daily Press, September 29 1881.
(Continued on previous Column:
disturbing fenture of the returns moder-the Tobacco Ordinanes mak-
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as a little over a million, and the Protestants would probably put the number of theirs at considerably
less than half that Agure...... But sti}}".
the question remains, what are-the- results in European countries
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