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THE HONGKONG

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, FRETARY 2, 1921,

SERVICE PAY GRIEVANCE.

TELEGRAPH.

NOTES & COMMENTS.

Helping the University.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2 192.

DAY BY DAY.

OCCASIONS DO NOT MAKE A

MAN EITHER STRONG OR WEAK BUT THEY SHOW WHAT HE IS

There was clean bill of health the Colony yesterday.

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The Pharies" are coming.on February 15 and 16. Keep your eyes and the dates open.

THE

RACES.

TRAINING NOTES &

GALLOPS.

Scarcely sufficient public notice seems to have been given to the most interesting statement made at the recent Congregation of the University that Mr. H. M. H.in

As was expected, Spoilt Child | larynx. Nemazce has contributed a sum

owner, whilst Timour, Marble of $100,000 to the funds of this in-

has not been entered for the The Derby candidatos are shap-¡ Tile and Misserimus. Doloful aro stitution. It seems to us as though

forthcoming Meeting. A curious ing out well and one can recon-attracting the attention of the fact is that his trainer has not | mend a clase perusal of the times early birds. only a passing reference was

been able to detect the cause of the being made by Invincible King. made to it and that that reference

Regarding the Shanghai Horsa has already been forgotten. The

Lieut. J. L. Jones, of the 2nd pony's lameness, though trouble Coat of Arms, Dolphin, Harle Bazaar Grithies, Irish Stew, Fiald causes, quin, Dollar Bill, Dandy Child | Child. Blackspot. Phenacetin, the speech of

Acting Vice Punjabis, returned from leave at may arise from many

such as rheumatismo, sprains, and Forest Child. But one King Harry, Shooting Star, Chancellor was full of interest-Home by the "Kwaisang.""

me. These are not easy to should not overlook Sir Paul's Meadow Mc use and Square ing explanation tegarding the

which aru University's financial position and

being Messure are much fancied by the A meeting of the Royal Hong-discover, and Mr. Soares has candidates

hors lawyers," though Mrs. The very clearly pointed out that kong Golf Club was held in the thought it best to lay the pony up. trained "in the dark."

Of the Larsen class, St. Antony | John Johnstone's Irish Stew is (although the Clarernment had City Hall last night to discuss at is rumoured that Mighty King

Last attracting the most attention. generously come to the in-proposal to admit ladies to the winner of last year's Champions) is still being admired.

For the firs: time during the stitution's rescue and had taken Club as members or subscribers will not be able to start, due to Saturday this pony covered the

rheumatism in the back, but it is | mile-and-a-halfin340, Although ! present training season rain fell leontrol of th - finaticial matters The proposal was defeated by a

to be hoped that this fine pony | the last quarter was 34 seca, the | this morning. though there still remained a great netd | very large majority,

will be able to face the starter. It last mile in 2.18 and the railo-and-sufficiently to interfere with the (for private mumticence in order)

is with much regret that we karo ja-quarter in 255 must be con- training. The grass track was tha: Mr. Moxon's derby” Mootka" |sidered good performance. | closed, all the times given below

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to bring the work of the University The St. Andrew's Church to its full expression "We must Men's Association are giving Have a crusade hautiched in the "ing song" to the Services and ¦form of an appeal," he said, and ¦ Police in the Church Hall. he straightway announced that | Kowloon, at 9 ¡felock to-nigh). through .. good whites of Members and intending members

Mr. Maul the Hon

Severn are cordially invited. Mr. H. M ti. Nomage halj

*.* Countributed a lakh of dollars in

A number of matsheds occupied) all of the land. That is any quarrymen at Quarry Point) example which calls to the wete last nigh: destroyed

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PONY'S NAME

MarMe Tile Tweedledee and Cowichan White Tile Beldoney and The Soark T:mour Grey Tile Silve-Streak Blackspot and Tweedle-

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Beggar King Knight Erant

And respected telling of theth-

olony, Mr Nenatee has now sheds, the flames were spread to secured for himself the thanks of the adjoining structured by the all who are on our liaversity the high wind then prevailing. The promise of better things to come. Fire Brigade were not in time It still a young instituck in, his to prevent their total destruction, nly get learned to walk-uotsowing 10 the great distance hefore having experienced war they had to negotiate in order to tasty tumbl cut there is room; peach the scene. The inmates. first-rate well-equipped however, managed to rescue their Estern Privendy, financially personal possessions before the unembarrassed and able to affordames were well under way. jan alequate and competent staff.

To secure that desired growth i requires manes, and thate wh! WATCHMEN QUARREL nome inward now will be helping today the foundations of what

The Indian watchmen can- pumises to be a fitting seat of

The Farfraternity British elation

greatly agitated Roal of day in consequence of a split Em. Those who are jeritising var Unversity (and between two parties over the Notwithstanding and

there are some who seem to dalluzzativeness of one particular job

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to ous: Soaper Sponge ut to him due in. Since the above him from in He het another Mountsin King The pay of the Services in Hinak ing is a wilgoci conserning was written, H., the Govenor reason, also, as be explained to Hatton and Spynie which there are in ven !ut compul satu cas fie Da ezer eropping up, ins announced that Sie Robert the Matistrate this morning, and Ameer being amet 1 and meannde with arngating frequency. First Ho Tung has donat d a further than was that as he had secured Harlequin

Briovering the job he himself withou: Leotati one scheme is deer le ! uguali, then anther, until in the worl the man most concerned down't know how he stands on what he may expect | Faculty of the L'uiversing. Prince) and one's hain, he was logically, White Foam

who had any Lanchester... to receive when pagdag next rammes found bottle of the amand-phile postal dimations to this ins the only

It Fighting King retaining It meats have been to his advantage; other schemes have hit him badly, stitution to over a quarter of a claim to

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there Twinkle Toe so much it occasionally te bugine to wonder whether or nütt mashing & dames With such public appeurs the time will come when de will be paying the flowernment instead | Spirite | benefactorsak this behind was another fa fatin this disturb Spotted Sand

our Hongkong Universityling quarrel. It is alleged that Misserimus Doleful and of the thuseranent paping buse At any rate, a good many Service it

Lighting An ur the quered Sanda Singh has het caste, on men will have to "khell out" quit substantial sums soon, in the should have

lano cent of the fact that he ate beef Bolshevic way of Inno. Tas from 1st April last, if a recent decision by the career of prosperity beföre it.

or porker some other me at prohib- West and Square Measure Board of laland Revenue at Home is put into effect. That decision] Safer Roads:

liked on orthu las religions grounds. Invincible King supplies the reason of the foregoing observations and those that

Seving that we haupot hesitate namier harped on this pet

Taipo Chie follow. It has created a hole in hignation and consternati in local- 1 to "Straßeur EW. Eur the Amation when the combined Field Child » ly, as well at mattit. in view of its import

Gr-time dancerous ne lition of roos and made an attack on Dunlugas

this mors. as he was | Shooting Star Boand's dém-on. It is to the offer thuigipients as compensation

One Savernake for loss on et change binneno ma le pa offers and others stationed

aužu asledging the fand that dieptemes put from duig.

hooker bis deka Meador Mouse in counters where the rate of exchange is unfavourable to Brain sending looks sand is being massive one-over Sunts Singh's Jogglebury Crowds and are Table to linaire Tax ant sight be included in the assesments, sweet of the greater porn ofit heat ani.

Ankle Deep having thus teem Under this decision, the recipient's total assessable income will bearing the west-end we noted knocked out of his senses, he was Dollar Bill reached by extrered into stering at the current oficial rate of mat workmen were cleaning up the victim of a fresh outburst of Merrysand exchange of the gross total number of units actually issuable some dangerous remers, and oneshts on the part of others. Mountain Stream and respect of en dumento namally assessable to turone Tax. Most Castle Peok-Panting Romil

why held Blan

Mountain Mist... startling of all the decision is to operate from les April last rean was pleasing to had that the ground and

pummeled Siamese Cat The whole salicas, as we have stated, must complex, but it soleradamised surfire was beins Bim somewhat severely. Two Muscovite King to get an int gent grasp of it, it will be necessary to explain the gleaned ales. The work is nati

God there awenllants were arrested The Renown Concession"cheme in operation in Hongkong and other station completed, but we are taking the by a Chinese inkons. They were Grey Friar and White Friar affected. The Contes-in" 1 frame to meet the Cases of

present activity to be the promise Aned $5 each by the Magiante, Javelin Governin errants, including Navy, Army and Curl Service, 58, finished task. The improver who also ordered that they, to Adventurer... abroad' who pay is mainly, fixed in sterling and who, until the

mants just beyond Shatin are

Sunda Singh, te Forest Child scheme was demsed, soffered considerably by the fall in the value

steadily going ahead, though thei Connd over.

Repulse Bay Chief of the sure I rallig, there were men alm, before the scheme; work has reen in hand for an

Evergreen was in operation, were getting ab at six dollars for their £ of salary, enormously Food Ame The generally understoort, Captain Jock and had the selen relieved them they would. at one time last present state of the rod at this Harper, of the Naval Staff, had Exchequer Bill yeur, have received about $1.59 unig. Under the "Concession point calls for very careful drive been instructed to prepare for the Manor King... certain fixed sms varging in the Navy, Anng and Civil Services

Fing Aunther big improvement is, guidance of the public. It | Red Bird. but of the sterling salaries are payable at two shillings to the big carried out on the hill from uficiently clear, however, that Only Hope... dollar, and, where this sum dues not cover the whole of the salary, Yaumati to the Shatin reservoir, our Flest was victorious in the By Jingo & Ardavan a proportion of the difference is also payable at that rate. Let us and when all these works are sense of compelling the enemy Pawnshop.... take the case of a Civil Servant (Admiralty official) in Hongkong completed there will be one of the to retreat. So far so good. The Raggedy Ann and see how he stands at present and how the new decision will finest circular motor trips possible position leaves & number of Dolphin

As things are, we find. by an elaborate process of anywhere. Our New Territories disquieting features. As helping Paper Money reckonim, that, on a sterling puy of £500, and local allowances of are rich in rangnificant scenery to account for the escape of ran South and East $2.004, his total income with a dollar, would by $5,166.6, which and we might well be proud of Schaar's ships we learn that the Jamboree King would be reduced by tax assessments fa a net sum of 5072791. the fact that we have brought vessels possessed speed decidedly Jazz King.. Under the Inland Revenue Board's new decision, however, bis net this within accessible distance by in excess of their nominal Don Pedro & Don Juan income would only be $5.007.91;or a loss of $720. Or let us take the the construction of good roads rate of progression, and this Pharran case of a Naval Petty Officer on 2

pay of eight shilling So long as our P.W.D. will keep evidently came as a surprise to Coal King day (E145

tax. did not pay

Hobs these roads safe. there will be our commanders. year) who J

But before Phenacetin been receiving all his pay at two shillings to the dollar, or $1,450 little indeed for motorists to disappearing, which the enemy Harry This, for tax purposes under the new scheme, would be valued rumble at.

flest did not attempt to do for two St. Actoar E292, so that be would be required to pay $28.50 taxifa-married

hours, the German gunnera gave man or $96 if single. We presume that the Inland Revenue!

The latest exchanges to hand unmistakable evidence of high argument would be expressed something like this-that it has cost the Crown to pay a Civil Servant on £500 salary (plus $2,000 allow from London contain the much-efficiency, and when dusk drew Jatland despatches, or ther demonstrated how admir- ances) a sum of £1.233.33 and therefore he should pay tax on that debated Amount. A similar line of reasoning would doubtless be taken in which the Government published ably their night signalling system regard to other cases, but we consider it entirely unjust to put this last month after several delays. was organised, in contrast to the: fictitious value on the salary which a man receives and which be To be more exact, the journals indifferent arrangements of the has to spend as dollars, regardless of their exchange value. Saval contain notices of the despatches, British Fiest, as candidly admitt- and military officers and men in Hongkong are affected similarly to these, with accompanying mated by Lord Jellicos. These are e iter, filling a Blue-book of over 600 few of the points which the the Admiralty officials.

A particularly iniquitous point in the decision is that it is pazes. Obviously, the task of cor- encounter indicated for the con- will have the relorating the various documents sideration of the Admiralty. They ante-dated from 1st April last year, which result, unless it is quashed or modified, of most of those affected so as to extract from them the will come as a painful surprise to being without pay for at least a mouth in order to pay up arrears of essential festures of a highly many. It is our main tradition 1: can easily be imagined, therefore, that very strong feeling technical issue must be no light in self-preservation that the Navy It is certainly to be is the shield of the Empire. The bas been aroused locally by this decision, which bas probably been one. arrived at with little knogledge of its full effect in various parts of regretted that the Government lessons of Jatland, one opines, the Empire. For the sake of the men affected, we trust that every reversed its decision to publish have engaged or are engaging effort will be made to set aside the decision if necessary, by the the parrative of this celebrated adequate altention on the part of naval engagement which, as the Imperial Defence Committee, matter being raised in Parliament.

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marked. However, they were, holds its own, but the "haw Pow brusselling very nicely, and craze" rubs it very close. In the the cauliflowers were collying big German towns there is scarce equally well. The second verbally a night when a Shaw play is invention was used by a small not given. A new production of If proof were needed that the child who suggested. I'd better! The Doctor's Dilemma" is on English language is still in the pat my hat on now, bett'n't I? at the Deutsches Theater in making, 010 might cite a useful simplification of "bad I Berlin, and that will be followed

"Caesar the instacces of two

shortly by new not better." varbs which have recently

¡Cleopatra.""In the interests of come under observation. The Mr. Bernard Shaw. a German Mr. Shaw himself." "says the one escaped from a gardener who theatrical paper tells us, is, with paper referred to, it is to be the Brussels sproute. "They'd most popular foreign dramatic were not always pushed here, as looking with a critical eye at the exception of Strindberg, the wished that his weakest plays Brown so big, I was afraid they author in Germany. The "Strind-thongb that may, of course, be weren't going to brussel," he re berg tad,", now years old, still commercially sound."

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