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The fact that no fawer than ten ❘NESS LOST. members of the gentler sex took part in the Harbour Swim, that
There was one fatal case of verabro-spínat "fever. (Chinese) notified yesterday.
SOME NEW REGULATIONS.
I suppose the most important. Important legislation has bagn Str. Geotr happening in Kowloon since my paned in the Conselho de Pro nine of them did the full distance
last notes appeared was the vincis at Macas and published in als Swich werk meeting of the E.RA. I popped the Government
bim. How an engi and that a young Hongkong girl beat all the other female com-
in during its-progress and, con- amenda the regulations to od músican fanno petitors shows how axtremely Representatives of the Colony's sidering that it was such a beau-facilitate the report of Chinese Crystal Palos prose well the ladies of the Colony have lawn tornis clubs are to meet as tiful evening, when outdoor sport and foreign warshipe passing days of August Mams come on in the natatorialari, Miss the H. K. C. C. pavilion on Octo-would make strong appeal, and through or temporarily staying in concerts), editor of "comi Ruby Young's wiɑ was an ex-ber 18 to form an Association. also that there
was a big the harbour, also in regard to dictionary-maker whowa namn Volunteer parado on, resping foreign sokliams and sailors land- is now a synonym for the leading tremely popular one, the mare so
Thirty "Larsen subscription many Kowloon fall on the Honging la uniform with arms, and the dictionary of music, and pro- as it was rather unexpected, and har parents must be justly proud grifins which have arrived will kong side, I think the attan-landing of ammunition. of the girl's splendid achievement. be drawn for to-day at 5.30 p.m. dance was quite good. There New regulations have also been found student of the Bible. Erary- The cooler season is beginning to at the Jockey Stables, Causeway was a very active interest shawn, made for extradition of criminals who met him was impressed by his shulllent” humour and ton, in all that transpired, the to the Chinese Government, in energy, which continued to the : set in now, so that swimming will | Bay. have to give way to other sports.
President's speech being followed which primer convicted of end of his long life," In this connection, we wonder why The Sui Yik, a Chinese owned with care and the subequent dis-moss than six months' imprison- an attempt is not made to revire vessel which left this port yestar-cussion resulting in quite meat can be extradited. the Hongkong Ladies' Bocker day, bad to put back from Fokien number of useful points being Club, for with as many feminine Point on account of stress of brought forward. athletes as we have in this weather. (Colony is should be possibla to gat quite a strong team together after
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BUDGET PROSPECTS.
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It is generally taken for grant-
medicaled that the house at Lugo, where (Selkirk was born is marked by
that in the case of new building ad that Juan Fernander--which or houses being altered, if room the Chilian Government proposen can be spared, suitable cisterns to develop as a health resort-- dazan Hongkong I don't inland going into the wast be provided for the tollso was Robinson Crusoe's island, and a little practice. Then, too, we lukongs an Wednesday were many points covered in the Pre-tion of rain water for purposes of that Alexander Selkirk werved should like to see the ladies' awarded the three stripes whichsident's speech, for I believe that consumption instead of relying as the prototype of Delca's barn. Singles Tennis Championship in-elevated them to the dignity they find genaran) approval on well water which has been so firmly is this belief, establish-
amongst the community and condamned by Iba alsa raflect
and officials as impure, CATO the Association's Committee have been giving to really important issues in the interests of the general public. Incidentally, I was very pleased to hear the hearty ap Should Saturday, October 9th, plause which greeted the be a wet day, it has been decided pressed wish that Mr. Fletcher might become Colonial Secretary. that the Sale of Work in St-for he can be described as a very Stephen's Girl College Play-sincere friend of Kowloon's. ground, Lyttelton Road, be post- pored until Saturday October 16:b, opening at 2.30 p.m.
amongst a few competitors mora The Chinese national fag has attention or less privately. And what been much in evidence in town about'a Ladies' Doubles Cham-to-day, this being in celebration pionship being also fitted into the of the anniversary of the birthday progtanime Don't let us teof Confucius. content with swimming successes. Now, you ladies concerned, can't you get busy?
THE "STARVING" MAYOR.
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life-ated figure' of Robinson Crusoe. Yet the disination of inspiring Defoe's immortal story has also beso claimed for a Spanish sailor, Pedro Serrano, who, after being shipwrecked in *I- In a friendly game yesterday the Caribbean Sea, spent seven alternoon, at the Happy Valley, years on a desert isle thouERDAS the Hongkorg Folice beat the of miles from Juan Fernandez. Staff and Departments by 3 goals Serrano's adventures, as sat out If the Lord Mayor of Cork is
to nil. Both teams were minus in Carollaso de la Vega's "Com- 1 several of their regular players mentarios Reales (of which an genuinely hunger-striking. The
and probably this accounted for English translation appeared in must have the constitution of a
The correction supplied by the fact that several glorious 1688), resemble those assigned to Superman. According to a wire
member of the audience regard opportunities were missed. Robinson Crusoe far more closty which we published yesterday, be A report from Canton lasing the designation of the pier at Furbes and Alexander were the than Selkirk's account of his life has been starving himself for evening states that Mok Wing-Kowloon was to the point. It is mailstay of the Police, whilst on Juan Fernandez Moreover, fifty-four days and yet is able to sun will hand over the Tuchun's not a Police Pier, but a Public Scoular and Hopper did the Spaniard encountered worsz shave himself every morning and seal at noon to-day to Vice Pier. though оде might much to prevent the Depart perils, the isle on which he was to take an intelligent interest in Admiral Tang Ting-kwang. The hurdly think so, judging by mentals Iceing by a greater cast being merely a sandbank, the news of the day! Reuter Chinese community
appearances. The confusion bas margin. The refereeing was'not bothered and sickened as a trille earnestly awaiting definite news. no doubs arisen from the fact that all that could be desired, but in When Serrano had lived in by a detailed account of what
the Police at one time did bars the absence of a qualified man solitude for three years another. should in reality have been hap-
We learn that Capt. H.B. Rose, pier of their own, just adjacent, criticism must be left alone. sailor was cast'ashow them by pening to this gentleman in the M. C. Capt. H W. C. Lloyd, but this was demolished when Raviewing the game. it is the waves, and eventually both way of physical degeneration D. S. O., M. C., and Lient W. B. the Godown Company effected an abrious that neither team was up were rescued by a passing vassel. We could very well have done Vincent, have been posted to the exchange of property with the to the standard of last season. The pair presented such a forbidd without that and if we felt so 2nd Batta. of the Wiltshire Regt. Government.
but with a few more games and a ing appearance that the crew of icelined, allowed our imaginations and will shortly be leaving Home!
little serious training they should the pinnace launched to their aid to fill in the details. But the to take up their duties in Hong-|
give a good account of themselves besitated about taking them point is whether Mr. McSweney
What did rather surprise me in their respective leagues.
aboard until the castaways 15- is really bonger-swiking at all.
was that, apart from the question
assured them by kneeling dewa The other day, just a month ago! The Seventy-two Guild Corn-as to whom this pier belongs.
and reciting the Credo in loud in fact. 3 very well-known merciel Journal (Canton) says that there was no insistence
made
tones. Serrano's companion dieð American correspondent cabled big load of furniture belong-for further pier provision. The
on the voyage home, but Sarrado to the Philadelphis Public Ledgering to Civil Governor present structure is not only bad-
bimself reached Spain little the Syndicate from London saying Yang Wing-tai **5 shipped is situated, being most difficult of
worse for bis adventures. He had. that if the Lord Mayor died it to Hongkong on the afternoon of approach and slowing launches The following teams have been an audience with the Emperor We are very rapidly approaching the day on which the would be an accident, as nourish October 3. Governor Yang bim-very little scope for swinging, bat selected for trial match to be Charles V., who was so impressed Colocy's annual Budget will be presented. The Kowloon Residentament was being given him b seif is still in Canton at present its frontage is all too small, con-played on The Hongkong Club by his narrative that he awarded Association has already held a public meeting and has given the fool tablets smuggled in to bim
sidering that it is used by the Ground on Monday next, 11th, him z ́sobetantial pension. Government a very comprehensive idea of what it is that Kowloon by his friends, whilst he was
To-morrow's Pictorial Supple-public, the Police and the Milit- October, commencing at 10.15 residents want. On the Hongkong side nothing public bas set been also being sustained by drugs ment will include an interesting ary. When we think of the num- .. said on the matter, and we are wondering whether our "Unoticials administered by the prison
group photograph of the comber of landing stages on the MR HANCOCK'S "The
secret fact bave given any intimation to the Government as to how public opinion physician.
petitors and officials in the recent longkong side and remember views the Colony's needs for the coming year. Is the framing of about the Lord Mayor's case," he .R.C. aquatic sporte two others that Kowloon bas only this one R. Hancock.
British sar Budget left entirely to officials, or do the unofficial members of stated. "is that the
taken Ai the stone-laying public pier, it becomes obvious Capt. Davies, the Council ever have an opportunity of giving indication of what Government and the Sinn Fein
cezetaobs at the Tung Wab that more provision for the Capt. Olliver would be welcomed We wonder.
leaders are playing a game of
T. E. Pearce We remember that His Excellency the Governor, in presenting chess with his life, and each spital; and a portrait of Rear public should be made.
Tang Ting-kwang. the
Major Ed- last year's Budget described the estimates of sevenge as being party thinks it will checkmate Techon at Canton.
wards, "healthy" but it is common knowledge that the deficit on the the other before McSwenty dies.
Mr. Barton brought forward G. R. Sayer year's working is something in the region of $3.000.000. Is will be And it looks very much like is:
A fine of 850 was imposed neat little point when be spoke LL Franks interesting to see how this deficit is made up and what provisions doesn't it? If the story is true.
R.N. are going to be made to provide for a healthier state of affairs in then there would appear to bave Festerday by Commander C. W. of the labour which is wasted by
Beckwith. Marine Magistrate, on grass-diggers along the pavements Major Mid- the year before us. On glancing through last year's Budge: speeches been a deal of assumed anxie: the boatman of a passenger bost which have been cut in Hankow dlemass we find that in many directions there has been little progress and something approaching
every week A. E. Wood. with the work that was nancially provided for. Police re-organisa-hypocrisy displayed by his for making fast to the s.&. Laisang Road. As he said, there coolies E. B. Reed flon has been accomplished it is true, but the promised overhaul of followers who have been implor-while she was under way within appear regularly our educational facilities has failed to materialise. It can truly being that the Lord Mayor's life the waters of this Colony on the with barrow and hoe, trying to R. L. D. Wode
6th instant. without the per-keep pace with the growth of the said that in the matter of qualified staffs our schools have seldom be saved by his immediate
mission of the Captain of the grass. Why in the name of com- If aver, been in each a sorry plight as they are to-day. That release.
vessel. The defendant pleaded mon-sense can't these sidewalks bone very important matter to which a great many people will
guilty.
be macadamised and have done expect reference to be made at the forthcoming Council meeting.
with it? Quite a large sum of money was put aside for the provision of a new
We bear a lot in these days of
Milka Singh. s sapoy in the Fire Brigade Station on the Hongkong side. A year has passed, but "government of the people by the H. K. S. Battalion of the R. G. A.
RA.M.C. 1. WILTS SGTS. there has been so start made in building. We were able to state people, for the people." but,
I can't agree with the sugges- An Inter-Mess League match was yesterday detained by yesterday that the site had been secured (it has taken a year to despite all the so-called progress Revenue Uficers on a charge of lion put forward that the Govern was played at evening between accomplish that, apparently) and the building will commence soon. that has been made, can it be Let us hope so. The needs of the Colony call for that new station said that the majority of people importing three bottles of brandy ment should provide a shelter for the above teams in the R.A.M.C. immediately, and it was not too much to hope that we should have understands and supports the without payment of duties. Sabrivate riches. If that were Mess, resulting in a draw of three
clamouring for progressed further in the coatter than we have at the end of twelve idea underlying the phrate? A sequeatly he took the Revenue done, we should soon be getting games each. months. On the part of Unofficial members last year urgent cording to Sir Auckland Geddes, Officers on board the Hoisang, the motor-owners
bo'sun of which bad wold the Government-provided garages. Sgt Major Thompson (won). appeal was made for the provision of commercial wireless facili- the British Minister to the
Staff Sgt Mann bottles to him at 60 cents each. No; the Government's business ties, but we are in the same position now as when those speeches United States, Lincoln's immortal They found that the man had in this matter sutely ends with Sgt Wilkinson (lost). were made. Of course, the Hongkong Government cannot really words express a relatively new
for public
Woolman (lost). be blamed for that. Hongkong stands to participate in an Empire-ides in human relationships. taken warning and decamped. providing shelters
Hollanda (won). wide scheme and we can only wait until that scheme materialises. Addressing the American Bar of seventeen bottles of different and whose rates of hire it lays but were able to obtain possession rickshas whose service it controls
Rogers though the Home people would doubtless be instilled with a sense Association, Sir Aucklanddoubted
WILTS. of urgency if Hongkong made a representation or two. Take the whether a majority of Europeans kinds of spirits which he had left down. It may be that the owning Prays East Reclamation scheme and the removal of Morrison Hill accept the democratic ideal; while behind in a place of concealment. of a private ricksha isn't done for Provision was made for more work that has been done: Morrison Asia's millions have opposed it In view of the belp which the swank, but, as M Barton Hill still stands, and the Colony badly needs the extra building space throughout their history, and Is Indian had given in the location sggested, for economy's sake. of the spirits, Revenue Officer But that's what some of my that the reclamation would give. Public works have a most unhappy lam necessarily is against
Ward, appearing before Mr. Dyer motoring friends also say” regard kuack of hanging fire." Certain new roads were promised us and That is to say, democracy, as Ball at the Police Court this their care. they have been steadily proceeded with; money for housing was pro-world group, is in a minority, mised and has been loaned to Companies and corporations; and in People who are free and self-morning, intimated that he did other ways the Colony has made progress. But that progress is too governed, regard democracy as a bot wish to press the case. It was stated by a Captain of the alow to please overmach, and we are hoping that in a twelvemonth natural right, beyond all ag Battalion that the sepoy bore from now, when we shall be anticipating a new Budget, & considerment. It isn't. It is a right that -able amount of actual achievement will be ours to chronicle. always has had to be fought for record of four years excellent With regard to the Budget that we are all awaiting, rumour with bitterness and persistence $20 fine was inflicted, while a
service. The light penalty of has been tantalising; because rumour is saying such good things Otherwise, the world would be a that we are on the que rice. We are content to forget for the vast democracy to-day instead of causation order was also made moment the deficit and are content also to
maskee" the methods harbouring so many different regarding the captured bottles.
forms of autocracy. Sir Auck
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There are signs of a revärsion ME. TURNER'S to early-rising babit, with the usual contingent controversias, says a Home paper. Young women in the suburbs are demanding that public Rarawis. courts should be open to them at seven o'clock in the morning, and the decision of the Transport Ministry that there must be no discrimination in the issue of `workman's tickets" bas set up a movement in favour of the earlier opening of oily offices in order that clerks of both sexes may be able to avail themselves of cheap travel facilities. It is one of the curiosities of [social conditions that the hour of rising has grown steadily later. We know from Pepys that in the seventeenth century much of the budinem, of the day was done early in the morning, and the same rule is discernible from the records of the House of Commons. Probably the prof Com of artificial lighting has some thing to do with the change, but even in the nineteenth century the Duke of Wellington gars interviews before the modern breakfast
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Is it true, perhaps, that Iste rising is a revolt against Samuel Smiles and the supposed "stadgiress of the self-help ideals? Is it due at all to feeling that there is something fing in the Bohemian idea of toming night futo day? Admittedly, late rising has some notable champions. There is Mr.BaHour, for instance. But on the other side there was Lord Chancellor Westbury, one of whose sayings oasts à dari at the
But probably the most import- nt question raised at the meet- is certainly the one that affects most people was that of rent sections, so in the whole we did late-riser set out in He doubtedly strongly in favour of control. Public opinion is au-very well
with many dear friends who |worked into at night. I have buried them alL". "And another Government control of rente, the
I've been most interested in great lawyer, the present Lord that may be adopted to secure increased revenue for the yearland describes freedom as "the
forcing the figure up. I'm heart reading the ggestions that the Chief Justice, was a great early- and soul for rent control, and 1 Bezing Association should be riser when at the Bar. Perhaps "abead. Whispers are being exchanged about a brand new hospital
for Hongkong, a brand new hospital for Kowloon (that will please hard-won hope of mankind" made as well as in the British self- hope the Association will press induced to stage its coming con- the demand for earlier meetings tests on the Kowloon side, and of the House way help on the the ER.A), a brand new gaol, and lots of other good things. Those through law by the people them governing dominions. A duty to the point with the Government.
trust something will come of the reversion to the older babit, three things are badly needed, as nobody would scarce deny, but to selves for their own disciplining, guard their joint inheritance is
Ide There sie bundreds of get them all at once seems very much unlike past experience in He rightly emphasises the fact laid upon those peoples who were
Well.. Kowloon is to the fore boring enthusiasts on the NEW GAILLY DONTROLLA Hongkong If the whispers are true, then we shall have to face the that we must maintain the the "ret to make democracy problem of finding the money, and our own opinion is that the heritage of freedom against as a practical success. A common again in sport, a swimmer from Kowloon side, whilst if the Hess George Grossmith and public of Hongkong is quite prepared to do that if the money is sapli from within and without."understanding of freedom must the peninsula haring won the matshed could be placed some Edward Laurilland recently comi wisely and expeditiously speat. If we are going to be given these Sir Auckland recalls that the idea bind the free nations together. Barbour Bace for the second year where near the ferry it would be plated the transactio things, let's have them soon. If the Government makes financial of freedom was first conceived Otherwise, democracy, which is in succession. And if a Hongkong far more corvehicut even" 127 garo them & controlle provision and keeps us waiting as long as it has for some of the by the north Europeans. It now a minority creed in the world girl did came in first songst the Hongkong folk (Peakites include in the Adelphi things mentioned above, then it most expect a low grumbles. When was fade into workable format large, can never reach a con- feminine competitors, a Kowloon ed) than the Hing Yoes Gardens: Theatres. A people pay for goods they expect something like reasonable speed in England. Then it was carried trolling position over the world's lady was second. Other Kowloon Let's hope the suggestion will was handed
ites also showed up well in both retrive serious consideration.. in delivery. It should be the same in public matters.
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