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ong Kong, 19th Sept. 1931.

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1931.

See

All of this sounds conclusive, but natio an election is as unscoo

a horas rneÓ,

The HILLMAN

WIZARD

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BIRTH MACKIE At Victoria Hospital, on October 5, to Dr. and Mrs. MACKIR, 1900.

issude m

Small, and irralovant

really intent on getting

10-a problem which" citizens.

may turn the scale, and of the most pressi there is no disguising the fact that coun

time

a decisive Labour victory at this next step in carry

might

1 very serious “sion, elaborate matter. Quite apart from the recommendations legislation that might be expected, credit would be badly she

Jevo one.

before the

tako "the

News and Views

commis Tale of the Day:

specifio

Oprzican Comedy

There is an amusing story ou rent about the banditti of the

and of Corsica. Apparently the coming one of the sights of Corsica picturesque brigands are fast be and may not be overlooked by the tourist

Is this really the train fur Dork ling Pes Pa KAENAWAR

PorterWell, mum, the board signalman, the guard, the driver o directors, the stationmaster, the and myself thin so, I can't any no fairer than that, can 1 The Bystander of Hong Kongted a serious indiscretion A ban-

Heroath the police there comm

Bemarkable Movie Camara.

ant figures, which can be fixed over. the ordinary diec. Shadowy tele- phone booths no longer puzzle ons and it is possible to telephone after dark without switching on the Tight..

There is time capitulation of what the fourteen The difficulty of Liberals from volumes of the study, extending the purely party aspect, is that

over two years, and running, all they are being asked to sink their told, to more than 1,500,000 words, identity and enter the Conservative have revealed. As to prohibition,

amp The only issue of any con its two reports are too familiar to itself as The Bystander of Hong to arrest him the officere, descended Chopsticks is quietly outreaching dit had perpetrated a crime, and sequence between Liberals and Con- nood review, But on the more Kong. The printing and paper, on him in the guise of tourists servatives is that of tariffs. Once gonerał subject of crime, the com-the excellent illustrations and the clad in plus-fours, gay pull-overs, a Liberal wavers in his loyalty to mission has issued a series of local notes, in their easy and ins. The ruso succeeded and the Free Trade he becomes, for prac authoritative studies, in many good humour at the outant. An But the bandit chief was serious-

formal style, put the reader in n arrest was made, tical purpose, a Conservative Bir cnoca broaking new ground, and in article comparing modera Hongly annoyed. This was gross inter- JOHN SIMON has virtually gone over the aggregate opening a now orn Kong with the Colony of those good ference with privileges, and 16, af with his thirty-five followers, in the approach to the whole probattractive, and Old Hand outlaws, bo juformed the pole PANELLE CAFE old days before the war.as always ter consultation with his fellow and Mr. WALTER RUNGIMAN, ship-on

both amusing and sensible. He that in future all tourists would be ping magnete, and a veteran of the The commission showed the ab points out quite firmly that there shot on sight. late Lord Oxsond's administration,sence of adequate crime statistica physical wreck who has to be ship The prompt result was the capi

is far less drinking to-day and the

MENA also agrees to compromise on at the vory start, and then pro- ped home has practically vanished tulation of the police who promise tariffs. It would appens that, a cooded to gather what igures it He sees no sign of moderu " de- | ed not to offend again. The tourist. decision to sink the party issue could by its own agents to show generation Stoker Slice continues traffic is Important to Corsica.

his shrewd rumination, there is an kad been soade, and only Mr. the staggering economie loss which other instalment about the Foreign Telephoning in the Dark. LLOYD GEORGE's peremptory orders crime now imposes on the country. Legion and the rest of the from his sick-bed prevented finni In a series of striking studies deal-There is an interesting appreciation simple matter before the automatio aorials are well up to standard: Telephoning in the dark was a ratification. Mr. Lorn Grosun is ing with the procedure of criminal of Mrs. BM Dyer's garden at against both tariffs and an election. trials, the commission emphasized Aberdeen, and Globe Trotter's cowadays, when one must select telephone was introduced. But He Becks, in fact, to imposa a that it is not alone archaic tech count of Manila, Macassar and one's own number with the aid o Liberal policy upon a Government nicalities which thwart justice in will waken a regretful envy of the blem. And thus an enterprising other parts of the Dutch Islands dise, this has become quite a pra overwhelmingly Conservative. That courte, but too often politics author's experience in Joseph Con- Berlin company, met a need when ridden prosecutors, and frequently ad's country. There are many it developed a disc with self-lumin is clever party tactics, for he sees even judges. It denounced the other interesting features which we that it makes an election inevitable typical prison as a breeding place can safely leave patrons of Chep and he can throw the odium of of crime, and proposed a system Sticks to find for themselves.

of parole as a cheaper and more that decision on his political op affective substitute It delivered a [80ponents. A general election would devastating attack on the third

probably see a return of partice, America: urged amelioration of the picture camera, which can take ten degree," described as provalent over A demonstration of a motion again giving the Liberals the pre harah deportation laws, and exong times as many exposures per second sent balance of power between their rated the immigrant from respon as the machines now..

sibility for the growth of lawless been given before a scientific body rivals. Mr. LLOYD Grozac, could, ess. It urged the Federal Govern From 2000 to 3200 views per second therefore, continue to dictate his ment to turn the juvenile offender can be recorded by this machine, terms to either a Labour or Con- over to the states. And these were the invention of Dr. A. Magnen servative Government. He risks only part of its proposals ranging and M. Huguenard By means of from such far subjects as more it one can son craetly how a fly the extinction of the Liberal Party radio equipped automobiles for works its wings whon flapping them by an exasperated nation that is police to fundamental changes in ninety times to the second. This tired of Lloyd Georgian man court procedure,

opens up new possibilities to biglo vring, and he takes the chance of

Jonru much from such filme depict band

giste, and also to aviators, who may the return with a clear majority of

ing the flight of insects and small Labour Government pledged to an

fect their machine to a point where birds: The inventore expect to per- extremist policy. He does not see;

it will record 10,000 exposures per Hike Mr. WALTER RUNOIMAN that

second. party interests must bomb ordinated to national interesta." No ono

cna take Mr. LLOYD, GEORGE's devotion to Free Trade very seriously, for the MoKENNA duties were in full operation during his own term of premiership, I is to be hoped that while the sick man of Churt makes his recovery, his colleagues will continue in support of the National Govern ment and that all suggestions for weathering the economic storm will be discussed on their not in relation to sectional interests.

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HONG KONG, OCTOBER 6, 1931.

NATIONAL AND PARTY ISSUES.

Taɛ general election issue continues to dominate British politics. The average citizen sincerely hopes that the fenders of the National Govern ment will be able to find a policy acceptable to all parties, and that questions of vital importance to MOEWAN YOUNGER Britain's future will not be put to LIMITED, have Appoint.d Messa. DODWELL & Co., Lap, and Meum, the rough and tumble ordeal of the JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD. poles. An election would, in- Joint Agents for Hong Kong and South cidentally, cost about two million China as from Isr OCTOBER, 1931.–

pounds, and if only the delicate MOEWAN-YOUNGER, LIATED, BRITIES,

susceptibilities of the Liberal Party EDINBURGH.

on the tariff issue can be settled, the present Government is very well suited to carry the country through the crisis, period. The Cabinet is a strong one and has a. comfortable majority in the Hous of Commons.

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THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER

CO. (1918), LTD.

LOST

PPLICATIONS for the Issue of A Duplicate Certificates, or other Certificates in lion thereof, have been received by this Company from

MER, CHAN MOK SZE, of Hong Kong, in respect of Certificate No. 11767 covering Six Shares Numbered 881870/861875, and CHUN CHIU TUNG, of Shang, hai, in respect of Certificate No. 11893, covering Birty Shares Numbered 876267/876426, tire

upon statements that the respectire Original Certificates have boon Lost or Minlaid dow

tr

Looked at from the party point of view it is easy to see why. the more optimistic Conservatives would like an election without delay. They can go to the country on the issue of economy, and they bave the testimony of Mr. Hamsay MACDONALD n'and Mr. PHILLIP SNOW- E to the necessity for reducing dole payments, and, for making

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CRIME IN AMERICA.

and and

In its fourteenth and final report, the U.S. National Commission ou Law Coservance and Enforcement, explodes that old fallacy that America's disgracefully high crime rale is due to the foreign born. The immigrant, whatever may be said of his children, in shown by comprehensive statistics to be more law-abiding. if anything, than the n white. The question of whether the second generation is responsible for a disproportionate share of crime, as has often boon alleged, is left undecided, and the cominicaiou recommends further

native-born

study of the subject.

report, responsibility for the next The commission has made its step now rests with Mr. Hooven question that the President, at any and with Congress There is no rate, intends to so the recommends tions carried into effect.

131-180, 348

Omcial Bootlegging.

An ingenious American has pro pounded, the theory that the United States Government a bootlegger. The way he arrives at this starts from the fact that the Government haa mado loans to Californian tape-farmers that meet

It is no secret that many an hon est American citizene buys Califor sugar and water in a bath, pounds mian wine-grapes, mixes them with them up, and allows Nature to take It is an ingenious theory, but her course

should be hard to prove in a court of law.

Local Notes and Events

The P.&O. & Karmala, from Hong Kong, arrived in London on October 4 at 11 a.m.

One caso of typhoid and one of puerperal fever were reported on Sunday

A woman passenger in & Kowloon motor-bus on Sunday afternoon gavo, birth to a child as the vehicle was passing the Mangkok Police Station. She was taken to the Kwong Wah Hospital, where both mother and child are reported to be doing well.

A flotilla leader and eight. des The Hon. Treasurer of the St troyers, to be known as the New John Ambulance Brigade begs to Eighth Destroyer Flotills are to acknowledge with grateful thanks! proceed to the China Station to ro the receipt of the following done place the Eighth Destroyer Flotilla tions which are by request allocated; The new flotilla will consist entire to work in the New Territory: Mrs of the "W" class and will sail Tang Shiu Kin, 3100: Dr. K. K. Wong, $25; Mr. Tang Pak Kau, 820

from the files.

Looking Back 25 Years.

The Hong Kong Cricket Club'a opening match of the season will be played to-day between teamE representing First XI. v. Comers" play commencing at 2 p.m. sharp.

The First XI. is composed of Hon. Mr. T. Sarcombe Smith from Home for Hong Kong about (Capt), Major S H. Pedley, November a The destroyers, now R. W. Capt. C. Drace, R.W.K... H.M.S. Kent, Captain JH, God the earlier Admiralty class Dixon, Mr. W. A. Powell, Mr. A. serving on the China Station are of Mr. Harry Hancock, Mr. Wm/ frey, which was recommissioned at. They will return to their respective Mackenzie, Mr. R. A. B. Ponsonby, Chatham is due to arrive here on Home ports to pay off. Mr. Walter Daniel, Mr. EAS October 9 when she will resume her dits as flagship to Vice-Aconsel thr

Fowler, and Mr. W Peake The William A Howard Kelly, K.O.B., A woman named Lam Bhun faced list of All Comers named is as CMG MV.O, in place of the the serious charge, of being in "follows:-Hon Dr J “M. "Atianson flag is now flying mirip Mr. Schofeld's Court yesterday Bevington, Mr. J. His Chalmers, Suffolk, in which ship the Admiral's possession of two loaded revolvera (Capt.),, Mr. A. O. Lung Mr F when the police stated that the Mr. P. Jacka Mr. W. W. G. Boes,

The hearing of charges of larceny arms, with 10 additional rounds of Lt. M W Graham, R.W.K., Lt. of $1,000 and $3,000 against Guil-ammunition, were discovered in an J. U. Hope, RA, Y., W. Z berme d'A Guimaraes has been unlocked drawer occupied by the Daniel, Mr. T C Gray, Mr. fixed for Thursday afternoon before woman and her husband at 330 M. Kendall, Mr. R. Brattic, Mr. Mr. Williams at the Central Police Queen's Road West. The husband | J. Hall, It. B. M. Hosking, Court. Mr. H. Somerset Fitzroy was not on the premises whan B.AH.C., Comdr. H. W. Colfont, (Public Prosecutor) will be appear: the police raided it but an attempt RN. Mr. C. B. Franklin, Mr. E.- ing for the Crown, while defendant will be made to trace him. The E. Reed, MTH Gardiner, Mr. is being represented by Mr. J. M. woman was remanded for 48 hours CS Williams, M. A MAN Remedios in police custody wave

Olothier, Mr 8 C. Vickers, Mr. J. Hooper and Me. R. Pestonji

Ladies (Both including Tax) obt finable through the SECEH ART upon Introduction by a Member, A Member to be responsible for

etc. adges on sale at the geriniting to Members

Brigade was called to Po Kong for Mr. B. H. Wangenbel admitting

Cours

that, if within THIRTY DAYS from NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN

drastis cute all round in national expenditure. A free hand to im- British industry and agriculture Postariffs for the protection of the Date hereof No Claims or Bepre- will be asked, and the nation will sentations in respret of such Original Certificates have been received by the be solemnly warned that the Labour:mmigration and crime" It is from Mongkok, and one from Kow-stated that after he had committed Chapel Taipingahan. Dr. Young

Thus, as Denn EDITH ABBOTT, who

clates, it is only prejudice which supervised the research work, de

makes a direct association between

meier," she points out to charge our crime record against immig rants than against an inefficient and corrupt system of police and an outworn system of criminal jus

Company this Company will then programme will send the pound proceed to deal with the Applications sterling the way of the post-war FOR THE CHINA LIGHT & mark and franc The average POWER Co. (1918), LTD., Briton is a capitalist. He is in SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. terested in an assurance company,

General Managers friendly society or the post offcac Hong Kong, 28rd Sept., 1981. [1220"| savings bank. He has no wish to.

can obtain opon Application SECRETARY, Badges (limited (OSE)

Liss the Free Admission to the Jambora Haclosure of Wives, Lady Tives and Frienils Names must be

when

MED On No Pralext, will · Children - bu emfited in other Enclosure during

at tho Clab pizze provided they are ordered from No. 1 Boy before & p.m. on the Pru TOBBR.Telephone No. 21920,

A outaro 374

On Saturday morning the Fire When a Chinese was charged be-0, 1900

Hong Kong Daily Press, October

owned by vegetable gardener ing a bag from a lady in Gilman A dispensary for Chinese had Village where they found a hut Magistracy yesterday with shathe Looking Back 60 Years. blazing furiously. Two fire-engines Street on Saturday night, it was been opened in the London Mission on charge of Assistant Station the crime the man was caught by has kindly consented to give his Officer Cash, extinguished the biaze, some pedestrians who gave him services pro tem to superintend the The damage, estimated at about sound thrushing before handing him institution, which is already-doing- $100, was not covered by inmiradoo over to the police, Inspector Bar

nett told the Court that the hand visional committee has boon formed, a great amount of good. A pro riages are announced Mr Arthur remarked that he suspected that before long develop into a nativo The following forthcoming man bag had not yet been recovered and and it is hoped the dispensary may Robert Brown, residing at 4, Torres there were more than the defendant hospital. A portion of the money Those words, which sum up the Kayo, who is travelling to Hang one year's hard labour was passed already in hand, and if an appeal Buildings, Kowloon to Miss Doris invenved in the affair Bentence of necessary to bring this about is fast insuc of the commission's munn Kang on board the sa. Rajputana mental series of reports, also bring My Leslie Woodward Tipple resid back the lesson conveyed in many ing st 1,Cornwall Street, Kowloon

Tong, to Miss Dorothy Trena erament Civil Hospital, but this studies.

The com Avenel,

of 3 Bomerset Road, Kow occupies quite different position mission has expose the dark places loon Tong from the institutions referred to, i Kin' Ameri temple of justice. Supra May And Low Chinted avail themselves foreign medical nesistance then at When President Hooven appointed baed labour was passed by Mr. when they are taken there by the where the mision hospitale and die A fine of $1,000 or six months' of, it unless in cases of accident, 1 lmost any of the Treaty Porti the commission, as almost his first Traser on a Chineser who was police. In connection with this pensaries exersise so beneficent Su amale ther contend that

influence not only in the act he forecast that "it | charged at Kowloon 1 Magistracy subject we may also mention that

yesterday with unlawful possession the schemo originated by the Union, Telief of vulfering a they will never be able

would reveal conditions in cryi

of 48txels of non-Government Debating Society for the establith- on the

opium Another Chunern was fined ment of a hospital for diseases $2,000 of his monthe alien be was, of the eye is being pro

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME of a postage stamp. Intensive pro

106 of Adeniation to the Fablin

olore #2.00, faluding Tax, for Persons. Indinding? Ladies, and is

Soldier and Bailors in Uniform Are mitted Hall Price anal fanta

Book per 1 at 1 permitted to operate with. the Frootnote of Tits-Hong-Kowa Ove during the Race Morting, ine will be obtainable in the Best

ant in the Publio Enclosure,

ACE, BROWN,

cone, 5th Oct. 1981;

ORIENT.

MORTGAGES

AND ESTATE

a

"PEAK MANSIONS.

· Biz-roomed?"&" Five-roomed Apartments

PRINCE EDWARD ROAD, KOWLOON

Detached", and Sami-detached

Modern Construction with Garage

11200

Tints with Modern' Conveni

see his savings dwindle to the vaine

paganda in the Press and on tical - platforms, has bien explain the situation-

bo the consequences.

extravagance and reliance is placed

on the good mass of the voter. The Conservatives

unt

need of reform. The facts are now

tharged with the unlawful poa

tion

the

and subscriptions

75 mandate from the ob

·lier samimptión:

he American

of 70 tacle of the drag also zon Governm

2,000 have been Lòng

ounting

for the remainder the made to the community of Hong Kong, we are sure its will be liberally responded worse position in reference to toThernatives in this Colony are

pro-

ere is the Gov-