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IN THE SUPREME COURT 'OF

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THE INDIAN FRANCHISE.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1932.

with the rudimentary stage which

the organization of political parties bas reached, make it undesirable present.

at

★ News and Views ⋆

An Old Proverb.

Talking of birds, not every ons

knows the old proverb, "When the ostrich gues to the grocer's shop thers is something wrong with the sugar."

Two Great Sayings,

The Committee also considered the other point of view, as express- |ed in the query as to whether " it is wise to extend the franchise at all, ospecially with an electorate larguly illiterate, at the moment. when the responsibility for Govern- ment, under the Round Table Con- ference scheme, is being transferred to the Legislatures." On this point they agreed with the view expressed! by the Son Commission, that the to his country, present franchise is too limited in its scope to provide the material from which to build any adequate scheme of representative govern- mont, and that "there should be such an extension of the franchiss an is reasonably practicable.

Four main reasons are given for this attitude:-

The interest taken in polities in India is much greater than is often realised:

Broadcasting, as it develops, overcomes the impediment of

illiteracy:

The present franchise gives a predominance, and sometimes a monopoly, to certain classea of the population and excludes certain scetione, notably-women and the poor, almost altogether:

A great athlete has a sacred duty

(Captain F. A. M. Webster.) Szered is the operative word.

These American triumphe (at golf) are not due to any defect in our national character,

(London Evening paper.)

197

Sir Hiles Lampsom.

Bir Miles Lampson, the British Minister to China, is on leave in, England and is not expected to re- turn to his present post, excepting prehaps for a few months.

Lori Guzzon and the Experts;

ACT OF TERRORIST VENGEANCE.

CHINESE FOUND WITH HEAD

NEAILY HACKED OFF,

sassin. As you are a communist Scoundrel, incendiary, traitor,

The formal handing over of Mon. tacuto House, the famous Weat the National Trust calls to mind Country Elizabethan mansion, to

the enormous interest which Lord Curzon took in his various country this is your last day.. seats. Montacute was a - special ¦ This startling document, amount- pride with him, and he spent thou-j

sands of pounds on its upkeep and ing to no more than a scrap of restoration.

paper with a few Chinese charac- matic knowledge of art and architec

Lord Curzon had a wide if dog-ters insoribed on it, was the only

SHANDY

IN THE WORDS OF MILTON TS DELECTABLE BOTH TO BEHOLD AND TASTE.” WHEN IT'S MADE WITH

WHITBREAD'S

ture, and frequently changed the thing in the way of identification ed at Kodleston, where he erected Chinese discovered in a priváto a great mausoleum for himself and

experts plans when they happen found on the body of an unknown Britain's Best Beer

his first wife. In the end he prachouso at 306 Rue du Peru Froc. tically made the designs himself. Shanghai, last Wednesday after-

noon,

The body was terribly mutilated and the head was nearly detached

An Imposing Procession,

Be was, in fact, extremely fond from the trunk. It appered to be of controversies on questions of art. that of a Chinese about 30 years He once had a dispute over some of age, and the police believe that minor artist with the experts at the intention of the murderers Christics, He would not be con-originally was to strangle the man. founded, and the following morn-but more savage methods were even. ing arrived at the Great Rooms of tually employed to kill him, James's, together with three foot- Chinese watchman who saw the the auctioneers in King-street, St. The body was discovered by a body, tried to hail the occupant of Official circles regard his early

He stalked up the staircase in the house and as he could obtain no promotion to Ambassadorial rank tremendous state followed by the response, he informed the French

menservants weighed down with police. as a certainty, and believe that it every known book dealing with the French police came to the conclu

After examination the will be announced before the and artist in question,

But even so he was forced to conged into the house and after an sion that the man had been drag-

Although the interests of the of the present year. Four or fi new voters may be different from among the present British Ambas the old, the evidence is that they sadors are expected to retire by will be not less capable of easting an intelligent vote; and 1933, including at least three in if responsible, government in Europe and one in South America.. India is to be stablo the Legis lature must be made more repre-Miles will succeed one of them, or The only question is whether Sir sentative of the poopla

whether the present permanent

The Committee therefore recom- mend that the system of responsible government should be based upon an extension of the existing system of individual voting, provided that a fair distribution of this restrict ed vote among the main categories of the public can be found. They have therefore been more concerned to secure the best practicable, dis tribution of voting power than to enfranchise any preconceived per- centage of the population. There are five central recommendations. It is first proposed to raise the present electorate for the Provincial

or

APART from reports of recurrent riots the affairs of India have not figured prominently in the world's news of late. The con sideration of many problems by the Legislatures from -7,108,000, or 28 representatives of the British Gov. per cent, to 360,000,000, or 14.1 per cent. of the population; and for ernment has, however, been per the British Indian portion of the sistant and painstaking. From tho

proposed Federal Legislature from Inst. Round Table Conference on

1,142,000, 0.4 per cent, to India emerged three. committees charged with an examination_of

8,440,000, or 3.3 per cent, of the various facts connected with dif. population. The second recommen Tintain and ferent aspects of the problem. The dation is that 6,600,000 women (Shanghai only. report of the Federal Finance Com- should be enfranchised, as against The Interest, less Income Tax at 5 mitten was published early in May. 335,000 at present, and that between two and five per cent. of the seats socond-and perhaps the most. im-in the proposed Provincial Legis

latures should be reserved for |portant-of the three, the report of i

the Indian Franchise Committee.

women, members. The third is to secure a large registration of the The Chairman of the Committes Depressed Classes on the electoral was Lord LOTHIAN, and the fact roll. The fourth is to give sub- that the report has been completed stantially increased representation so rapidly and, in spite of ons

to labour. And the fifth is to dissenting minute, has been signed continue the representation of the

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fess himself in the wrong. The attempt had been made, to strangis procession was reformed and made him a butcher's knife was used to its way back to Carlton House back off his head.

terrace.

Prince George in the Isle of Man,

Vengeance by gang of terrorists

is believed to be beind the affair.

Prince George captured all hearts

the Isle of Man, where his visit ROYAL CALEDONIAN BALL. some weeks. had been eagerly, anticipated for

Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign Office, Sir Robert Vansit prosent appointment for an Ambasal tart, would care to exchange his

sadorship.

family to stay at Government He is the first member of the Roy BRILLIANT EVENT OF LONDON House, which figures, prominently

In this case Sir Miles, in view in Hall Caine's novel.

"The

SEASON.

of his fine record as a former head Deemster." The grounds are divid- Department of the Foreign Office, crutchory, the other estate that is one of the most important social of the important Central Europeaned by a trout stream from 'Glen- The Royal Caledonian Ball, which might be asked to succeed Sir Ro- figures in the novel, and Governor's events of the London season, took bert.

Bridge, where so many competitors place at Grosvenor House, Park come to grief in the Tourist Trophy Lane. Race, is across that stream..

At the Tattoo,

getting away from the Aldershot. There was little or no dificulty in Tattoo. This was partly due to the excellent packing afrangementa,

"The impression I carried away," says an eye witness was of exquisito of colour and perfect beauty rhythm of movement. With all the of massed bands and galloping of marchings and counter marchings artillery, there was not the least suggestion of Jingoism.”

"Lest We Forget,"

ENGLISH GIRLS SHOCK

GOVERNOR,

"THIS IS NOT A NUDIST

COLONY."

and American girie in the island Bathing dresses worn by English of Majores, off the Mediterranean const of Spain, have scandalised the Civil Governor of Palma, the chief town.

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is in aid of the funds of the Royal Scottish Corporation, the Royal Caledonian Schools, and other Scot- tish charities, and is over a great attraction, as London seldom hos the chance of seeing the recla danced with the perfection that it attained at this particular, fai tion. The programme opened with a display of piping and dancing by the boys and girls of the Schools, skill the admiration of the crowds £10,000 GEMS SNATCHED the youthful pipers evoking by their which thronged the balconies 'sur- rounding the ico rink, where the dancing later took place

Ied by the pipers and drummers

IN CITY STREET.

of the 2nd Battalion of the Scots CROWD CHASES CAR BANDITS Guards, there was a processional march of the sets of reels, headed by the Duchess of Atholl (who

It is complained that girls walk But leat any should mistake the through the main streets of the town brave display the final seeno was clad only in beach pantaloons. Men, chastening--the arena blacked out it is also stated, wander about the save for a floodlit Union Jack, in town in swimming shorts.

wore a gown of soft pale yellow at £10,000 was seized by car bandits

A bag containing jewels valuca. Henry Ainley's voice, clear and notice for publication in the two The reels had been arranged by the who knocked down Mr. Adolph the sky a blazing Cross, and Mr. The Governor has now issued &lace) and the Earl of Dunmore. impressive, Lest we forget." English newspapera published in the Countess of Dunmore and Lady Kempler, a Hatton- garden dia- It was perhaps typical that ons town asking that full clothing Margaret MacRae of Feoirlinn,mund merchant, in High Holborn of the loudest cheers of all was re-éhould be worn in the streets and while Mrs. Grant, of Inverness, served for the mascot goat of the full beach attire on the shore. He supervised the dancing, with. Mr. and escaped in a touring car in Welch Regiment. Its behaviour was declares given to the regiment by the King.

David Logan, of Edinburgh, accom- full view of crowds of City work. panying on the piano.

"Palma is not a nudist colany."

Local and General

unchanged yesterday at 11, 3d.

The Hong Kong dollar remained

A Harbour notice states that river steamers procceding to West River perts should do so with cat tion, in order that damage to crops may be avoided.

ers..

Mr. Kempler was within a few yards of Chancery-lane, where he was going to place the jowels in a safe deposit, when a man jumped from a car which draw into the kerb, brought Mr. Kempler to the ground with a Rugby tackle, anɛtch- ed the bag and returned to the car. In a report to the police, Mrs. A report issued by the police yes. C. H. Osmund, of the first floor terday states that Li Po, aged 28 the bandits' car for some distance Spectatore of the robbery chased of 405, Nathan Road, Kowloon, attempted to Commit suicide by down Chancery-lane until it turned states that some time between jumping off the sea wall in Chathan into a side street and disappeared. midnight and 9 am, on Tuesday, Road, Kowloon, but was prevented A bus conductor who saw the at some person entered her premises from doing so by Tang Kong a tack and left his bus in High Hoi- by a bath-room window which was boiler maker of the Kowloon Docks. born was among those who took up left open and stole an electric table The man Li Po had been fishing and the chase. Some pedestrians m

was about to throw himself into aged to seize hold of the hood of the water when he was stopped.

the car, but the driver accelerated suddenly and the car shot away at

'fan valued at 830

A fight between two women at a high speed. governed

by all the members of the Com- Universities, commerce and land- mittes, British and Indian alike, lords in the Legislatures in the is an impressive testimonial to Lord existing numbers. Lorax's energy and leadership. The communal problem is not The Committee was only constituted touched upon, as this was outside last December, and, in the three the Committee's terms of reference. As the Committee point out, they months which clapsed between the, were confronted with a problem un- arrival of the English members in exampled in history. The Federal India and the signature of the re. Legislature will be charged with the port, the Committee travelled 7,080 a number nearly three times as affairs of about 338,000,000 people, miles, visited every Provinces except great as has ever before been two, held consultations with the brought with the structure of a Governments of all Provinces and state.

aingle democratically with nine local Franchise Com mittees specially appointed to meet them, examined 311 witnesses, and received no lower than 1,307 written statements. Except for one party, the Committee had the assistance of all shades of opinion in India.

A

considerable body of opinion was expressed in favour of adult franchise, mainly on the ground that it was the only method of

KENSINGTON GAS TRAGEDY.

LADY SHOLTO DOUGLAS' SON FOUND DEAD.

Mr. Joe A Pickles, the son of

A Harbour, notice states that repairs to the Military submarine cable between Murray Pier and Kowloon will be a hand for a few daya as from the 4th July. The usual signals, are being flown

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A small fire broke out. at. 2 Ki Cheung Street, West Point, dur.. ing the early hours of Tuesday street fountain at West Point on. "It was all over in a flash," said morning when the fusing of an Tuesday had a sequel at Centra an eye-witness. There were three- electric wire caused the mosquito Magistracy yesterday when both man in the ear-a touring model. ∙not of a bed to catch alight. The were fined 87, warned and bound It was kept moving slowly while the A five year-old Chinese girl, of 15, outbreak was extinguished by the over. Inspector MoWalter told the robbery was carried out." Sai Yuen Lane was taken to the inmates without the assistance of Magistrate that the trouble was Government Civil Hospital on the fire brigade.

Street.

-commenced,

duo to the younger of the two wo

men having splashed the other with

CHANNEL SEARCH FOR THREE HOURS.

Tuesday suffering from abrasions to. forehead, caused by being knocked

Banished for life in 1927, an older water while washing clothes at the LIFEBOAT FINDS DRIFTING down by a public motor car in Des ly Chinese was charged before 11r. fountain. He had discovered marks Voeux Road West, near Western Fraser at the Kowloon Magistracy suspected that the other woman

YACHT The London Uffion of the HONG

on the girl's right shoulder, and KONG DAILY PRESS, 30 FLEET STREET, E.C.4, is constant

yesterday with returned to 12 had bitten her. ly receiving Enquiries from Home

Lady Sholto George Douglas, and were received through being knock by the prosecution that defendant! Japan is having her own gold 'Suffering from injuries which banishment, and was sentenced to 12 brother of Mr. Sydney Pickles, theed down by a motor bus in Shang had had 17 previous convictions, sources radically different from a

months' hard labour. It was stated! Manufacturers regarding Buitable Firms to act as Agents for their,

Australian airman, has been found hai Street, a man named, NE and had spent over 21 years in gaol

rush" but it is directed toward products in Hong Kong and securing equality of political rights dead in his room at Matheson-road, Cheung, aged 76 years, of 35, Tem since 1900 when his record of crime Klondike, or any other gold fields, Fanth China,

to every individual, and equal re:West Kensington, W. Local Companies desirous of taking presentation on the roll for all. He apparently died from gas Wah Hospital where he was treated ple Street, was taken to the Kwong

After a three hours scarch in the ・Bays the Quaka Mainichi. The op farther Agencies will let us

diggers" or prospectors are mak English Channel the Falcombe The now the Lines in which they are communitics, races, classes and re poisoning, interested the information will be ligions. The Committee rejected lives at the house, went to deliver

discovery was for his injuries, made when Mr. Donovan, who

ing house to house calls, trying to (Devon) lifehost found a small In a stabbing affray yesterday at i bring to light gold utensils and motor yacht which had been pre- forwarded to London and passed the proposal, on two main grounds, a telegram to him.

Three leading merchants of Can the Central Market, resulting from treasures, now lying idle. It is the viously reported na drifting out to on to interested parties. As being immediately impracticable. A relative of Mrs. Donovan's said sont visiting Shanghai. These are Fung Lam (36) living at Firat which Japan has been subjected

ton and Hong Kong are at pre- an argument among several fokie, result of the gold famine," to see my "portunity offers,

The yacht Edith with one man Service is offered to car Bonders. The first is, that adult franchise is that the previous night Mr. Pickles Sir Bhouson Chow, formerly a Street, received a wound in the since the ban was placed, The aboard, was taken in tow back to without charge and, of course not administratively feasible at the paper bearing the heading of his Hong Kong; Mr. Chen Lim Pak, His alleged assailant, Cheung Wah up its reserve, made it known that The boat had left Balcombs for

Baked if he could have some note member of the Legislative Council, right breast, inflicted by a penknife. Government, needing gold to build Salcombe Harbour present time owing to shortage of address, he seemed quite cheerful. formerly chairman of the Canton a foki of fruit stall, was arrest it would pay good price for gold Bigbury-on-Sea, a few miles away. suitable electoral personnel, of

Mr. Pickles was 25 years of age Chamber of Commerce; and Mred. Cheung Wab appeared before bullion. Yet neither mine owners After five hours anxiety was folt. and was a son of Mrs Mendelsohn Lee Yok Tong, chairman of the Mr. Wynne-Jones in. Central Police nor citizens have been able to keep Later the yacht was sighted by the police, of the women officials noces Pickles, who married Lord Sholto board of directors of the Bank of Court yesterday when it was stated pace with the Government demand: Hope Cove coastguard, who report sary for dealing with the purdal George Douglas at the Staince, re Canton. They were guests of the by the prosecution that the ocni The news that someone had "strucked that she was apparently drifting HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, LAD system, and so on. The second is fister office several years ago. Mr. Canton Guild at a reception when plainant would be confined to hos, it rich in Osaka Prefecture made out to sea,

11, Ion Hapen, Brauer,

that the present

Joe Pickles was one of the witnesses. Mr. Wen Taung Yao, chairman ofpital for a few days. The case was a great many prospectors cast their Signale to the yacht failed to condition of

Lord and Lady Sholto Douglas ths Guild, proposed a toast in their 6xed for bearing no 11.30 on Satur eyes on that particular district, bring any response to the coast illiteracy in the country coupled are at present living in o

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