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BIRTH,

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1925.

Some of them have died, most of them have gone back to Eng land, Scotland, Ireland, America- wherever it was they came from. And their interest—what of that? Hongkong can mean but little to them; it was but an abiding placo for a short while. The question is whether that sort of thing can] over be changed, whether Hong- kong is not climatically unfitted for the settling down of white peo- pic. The answer to that question gives one the key to a proper under- -standing of the form and system of local government. It's not a bit of use pleading and crying out for constitutional reform for Europeans when the majority of these Euro- pens don't care "two houts," and it's much better having a sys- tem of official administration which is blessed with continuity of aim and outlook.

It is almost entirely due to the efficiency and industry of our off- cial administration that Sir Mat- thew Nuthan can see such a change after 20 years, and the various De |partments, rull at them though we are often compelled, to go steadily on building up, enlarging, improv ing and administering. Hongkong does lack (und is a loser thereby) a keen elvic interest on the part of)

At the French Hospital Novits foreign residents, but that fack,

14th. to Mr. & Mrs. D. Peoples. A daughter.

The Telegraph.

SATURDAY, Nov. 14, 1925...

OUR PECULIAR POSITION.

In the very interesting interview which Sir. Matthew Nathan, a former Hongkong Governor, gave to a representative of the South

is not a little counterbalanced and offset by the continuity of oficial administration. Our system is nat

a good one, but it seems about the best we can have under the curious circumstances existing.

Share Gambling. "The market had recently been over-hought by specul- ators, ០០៥ thu cleaning out process hnd to come." Thus is summarised the reason for the sensational slump on the New York Stock Exchange, only slightly stabilised, which Reuter announces. About a week ago there was a message concerning

| China Morning Post there was at what was described as the biggest least one very telling phrase. Sir day in the Exchange's history. when the volume of share deal-

Matthew spoke of all the tremen-ings oxecoded anything ever dous developments which had taken place since his day and how be could hardly now find his way about, so greatly had the internal scenes changed; but there seemed

recorded. One might say of the slump now reported that the inevitable has happened. How much this reminds the Hong- kong resident of recent local to be that in New York they do events! The only differonce seems

ago

We

new

on

to be only about 20 Europeana in everything on a much grander the Colony to-day whom he knewscale than we do, so that in a few weeks they have results that it when he was here 20 years took us many months to attain, That was the poignant note. and their crisis has been brought about with corresponding quick- have built fine roads and big

ness. Admitted that many of the buildings, and we have gone sounder stocks in Hongkong aro steadily making this place more and being quoted at very low rates, bargain ones in some cases, owing

POPPIES ON THE PEAK

Three of the ladies who assisted in the sale of poppies at the Peak on Armistice Day. Left to right-Miss Joyco Hollingsworth, Miss Dorothy Holyoak and Mrs. L. G. Scott.

HELPING THE FUND.

A picturesque figure in the "Poppy Day". street collections was Miss Doris Hunt, who, attired as a Red Cross nurse, toured the city on a donkey. She was accompanied by her mother, who also had poppies on sale.

ITALY'S WAR DEBT.

VIRTUALLY WIPED OUT.

London, Nov, 18. According to a message from Rome, a Washington report states

BRITISH DYES.

GOVERNMENT'S

CONDITIONAL WITHDRAWAL.

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London, Nov, 13. Subject to the shareholders

DAY BY DAY.

IN EVERY PERSON WHO COMES NEAR YOU, LOOK FOR WHAT 18 GOOD AND STRONG: HONOUR THAT; REJOICE IN IT, AND AS YOU CAN, TRY TO IMITATE IT.-Ruskin.

The opening rate of the dollar. on demand to-day is 26. 4.9/16d.

Mrs T. H. King roturned to tho Colony by the Moroa on Thursday.

The number of vossols in Har bour to-day was 68, of which. number 34 woro British.

The photograph of Sir Claud Severn, appearing olsewhere in this issue, is by the Ming Yuen Studio.

Amongst the passengers who loft by the P. & O. liner Morea wore Bishop and Mrs. Molony, Mr. L. Forster and Mr. A. H. Lay.

Major T. C. Greenwood hos beon elected to fill the vacancy on St. Andrew's Church Vestry. caused by the rosignation of Mr. Tofte.

Amongst the passangers due by the City of Cairo on the 27th, instant are Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Britton, and Mr. and Mrs. G. A Pentroath.

The Christmas letter mail for the United Kingdom will be closed in the G.P.O. at 9.30 a.m. the 21st. November. This 'mail is due in London on 22nd, December.

It is notified that His Honour the Chief Justice has ordered that the next Criminal Sessions shall be held on Thursday, 19th November, at 10 o'clock in, the forongon.

The 8.8. Hydrangea, which usually runs between Hong kong and Swatow, departed for. Kwang Chow Wan yesterday. No British vessels are being allowed to do any business in Swatow.

In addition to those mentioned elsewhere, the mourners attend- ing the funeral of the late Mr. Carlos F. de Carvalho yesterday included Mr. R. L. Moncrioff, Mr. G. M. Dalgety, Mr. T. W. Doyle, Mr. W. J. Clerk and Mr. Ho Wing.

Observatory returns for the month of October show that the avorage mean temperature was 75.4, the highest being 86.1, on the 8th, and the lowest 67.3, on the 11th, There were 268.7 hours of sunshine and 3.165 inches of rain. The average humidity was 64.

His Excellency the Governor

Secretary of State for the Colonies, been pleased to re-

more fitted to its role of being the to the absence of buyers, it you that Italy will not be required to agreeing to a scheme of recon-has, under instructions from the

permanent home of Britishers who find their life's labours centred

bere.

cial quotations to which some)

of the recont "strike" and its

man supplies.

"The

The Rev. W. H. Murray Wal- ton, of the Church Missionary Society, is to take some special subscribed services over the week-end of

trade gateway into Southern show's the results of over- China, but we haven't done very speculation in the less subs-pay the 2,407 million dollars men- struction of the concern, the Go- much in the way of making it the tential values, and the artifi-tioned earlier, but a total of 486 vernment's interest in the British cognise Dr. Wilhelm Wagner, shares rose at the height of the milion, hence the settlement vir- Dyestuffs Corporation will shortly provisionally and pending tho local boom. It required business tually wipes out Italy's war debt lapse.

iasue of His Majesty's Exequatur, depression, with the added gloom to America, leaving only the debt

as Consul in Hongkong for The corporation was formed in Germany. Of course, there are very many results, to bring home the lesson. hcurred since the Armistice, to-war time for the manufacture of

*** more than 20 Europeans here who But the question arises whether gether with accrued interest-dyestuffs, replacing the lost Ger-

theeo lessons are ever permanent. Reuter, were here in Sir Matthew Nathan's New York has had its big booms! day, because Sir Matthew was only and huge slumps before, and will speaking of those he personally eventually recover much of its have them again. Hongkong will knew, but there are few white former buoyancy in the share men who come to Hongkong from market, and might even have a mild boom within a few years, Europe or America who have not who knows? But we think the slightest doubt but that resi-something of the lessons of a dence here is a parely temporary burst of ad speculation is slump always remain, and one matier and that one day they are seldom repotted-not by the going to leave it all and go brek same generation.

COLONY'S

FRENCH LEVY.

APPROVED BY CHAMBER.

Paris, Nov. 13. The finance committee of the

Government

somo

years

seventeen hundred thousand steri- November 22nd at St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon. Mr,, Murray ing, and exercised a degree of con- Walton is engaged in a work trol. A notice issued to-day con-which he himself inaugurated vening a general meeting stules

ago nowspaper evangelism. that the original restrictions seri- ously militate against successful To-night should see the Theatro Chamber has adopted the articles affairs. The Government has of-liam Heughan, the great singer conduct of the corporation's

Royal packed by all those who are desirous of hearing Mr. Wil- of the Government programme re- lating to a levy on commercial and six hundred thousand sterling and Hongkong. This will be positive- fered to sacrifice its shares for and actor, for the last time in

industrial profits, and the national FINANCES.

ly the last opportunity of hearing withdraw the restrictions, except him, as he leaves for Shanghai levy of fifteen per cent. on re-stipulations ensuring that the cor-on Tuosday, en route for America. venues from Fronck and from for-poration shall remain predomi-We can heartily advise all who eign stocks-Router.

nantly British and keep in touch bavo, not yet already done so to with the Government as regards hear him. technicni information and ro- search-Reuter.

POSITION AT END OF AUGUST.

to their own country and people over the water. In that respecti Hongkong stands to lose a great deal and has undoubtedly lost a lot in the past. It lores that keen personal interest which a man or- dinarily evinces in the public Financial statements appearing affairs of his locality-generally in the Gazette show that the Colony's credit balance on August known as "civic spirit." So long 31st was $11,959,558, as against as trade is going along all right, ao$12,412,132 at the end of July. long as business is good, tho

For the eight months of the average foreigner in Hongkong is was $16,348,517, compared with year the total revenue brought in content to leave the domestic $16,982,873 for the same period

the

A KING'S MUMMY.

ENCASED IN GOLD.

Luxor, Nov. 19, The last doubts as to the con-

when Tutankhamen's

Since his #lection to the House of Commons Kitchen Committee to supervise the making of por- ridge, Mr. David Kirkwood has been inundated with offers of out- meal from all parts of Scotland. Mr. Kirkwood made this state, ASSASSIN COMMITS SUICIDE. ment at the opening of the new

MAYOR MURDERED.

Sofia, Nov. 13.

affairs of the Colony in the hands totalled $17,496,507,, as against sipated

last year; whilst the expenditure tents of the sarcophagus were dis-

Co-operative Creamery at Clyde- bank (Glasgow, and he added of its official departments, Sir $15,485,197 in 1924.

M. Madjaro, the Mayor of that many of the leading manu- Matthew Nathan Can be

Regarding the month of August, mummy was taken out of its Son, a son of the former Bufacturers were so anxious to col laborate with him in Parliamen Colony's Governor and can

tho total revenue was $1,377,276, wrappings. come which compares with $1,782,235 covered with gold, with golden stars former Municipal employe, whom with all

The body was found garlan. Minister to London, was

aasassinated this morning by a tary porridge making that one back after 20 years and can say for the same month last year; tho:

firm offered to supply his family. that while there has been progress corresponding figures in expondi- on the heart and langs. A large he had dismissed. The assailant required for the next two years the oatmeal they ture being $1,829,850° there are fow folk of his day left. $2,469,080.

and golden dagger accompanied the committed suicide on the spot

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if only the firm got the Commons contract.