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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1927.

YOU │cially raised loans, can just get MUST along paying its way, oven on the

prosent low scale of Income. The

DAY BY DAY.

BE QUICK TO ENCOURAGE, BUT

OWN IT Colonial Secretary said yesterday BLOW TO DISPARAGE-MCarthy.

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Hongkong Telegraph.

FRIDAY, JUNE

24.

1927.

HONGKONG'S FINANCES.

Wednesday.

The Empress of Asia arrived at

here on Monday.

21 YEARS AGO.

EXTRACTS FROM TELEGRAPH" FILES.

The following items are from

week ended June 23rd 1906.

The rate of the dollar

on

that "the most careful economy will be essential for a year or two if the The P. and O. s.s. Nellore arrived Colony is to avoid the necessity for in London from Hongkong on the Hongkong Telegraph for the increased taxation. The outlook to-day is more hopeful than it has been for a long time past and If we husband our resources carefully we can look forward to the future with the utmost. confidence." That is a very re-assuring statement, al though we must not overlook the fact that the Colony had a surplus

Shanghai this morning, and is due demand was 29. 1 7/10d.

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H. M. Royal Fleet Auxiliary Belgol leaves Hongkong to-day, taking oil and supplies to naval vessels at northern ports.

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Martinho de Montenegro, paid an The Governor of Macao, Senhow

ofcial visit to Sir Matthew Nathan, Governor of Hongkong. There was a round of official cele- The local weather forecast Issu-visitor's Itinerary being a ride In bratlons, one of the items in the of assets over liabilities of overed by the Royal Observatory, up to the electric tram to Quarry Bay,"

S.W.. or $17,000,000 bofore fell on noon to-morrow, ie:

variable winds, light; fair. troublous days and that it has taken

The Peking Government signed the agreement for the construction Hongkong over two years and cost

Senders of telegrams are of the Kowloon-Canton Railway. it many millions of dollars to get formed that, owing to faulty cabia its normal spondings down to its connexion, telegrams to and from decreased revenue.

Shanghai and beyond are subject It must be the to delay. Government's chief concern, We would argue, to do everything neces- sary to avoid any increase in the Colony's texation, though by argu- ing thus we do not advocate neglect to do really needful and beneficial work. The policy of paying for reports gave 10 arrivals and 14 big public works by which posterity departures, of which five and will benefit-like the Shing Mun three respectively were British, Valley Scherne-out of current re-leaving 61 vessels in harbour,

venues, has had to be forsaken, and while we are satisfied that the equit- able method of payment is by loan as is now proposed we would urge that the amount of such louns should be kept as low as possible. These are days in which we must | be content to do little else than "mark time," hoping that in the not teo distant future, Hongkong will once again enjoy a trading .pros- perity from out of which alone can rome better financial times for the Government.

The grow

There were two cases of typhoid fever reported to the health author ities yesterday, and also one case of paratyphoid fever and one case of puerperal fever.

This morning's Harbour Office

British 26.

A Chinese lost his life whilst bathing in a pond in Kowloon, Tong yesterday.

The deceased was with several others, and it is not definitely known how he was drowned. He was about twenty years of age.

The trint trip of the s.s. Loong Wo, built for the Yangtsze trade to the order of the Indo-China Steam Navigation Company, by the Hong- kong and Whampoa Dock, was successfully carried out. This

was the largest vessel built by the Dock up to that time.. Over the. measured mile, the vessel made an average speed of 181⁄2 knots.

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The Very Idea!..

The barber was surprised at re- ceiving a tip before he began to | shave his customer.

"It's not many customers who. tip beforehand," he said.

That's not a tip," said the cùs- tomor, "It's hush money.”,

"Why all the brand-new

clothes?" said Pa

|

And Ma snapped, "Don't be.

sillf "It always pays to dress up

nice."

It did a paid the bill.

Wife, at Willesden: Of course, I tell my husband what I think of him, and I suppose you men would call it nogging.

Woman motorist, summoned at Kingston for driving without pr«. per lights: The last judge in Lon don fined me ton shillings, but I don't know what the next one will do.

Man, fined for swearing at King- ston: I was talking to a deaf man.

Shoreditch man: I made a pro- fitable investment in children, and they keep me now. ic

Willesden magistrate, to a wife: Do you prefer to summon your husband or that the missionary shall see him? Wife, after a close inspection of the missionary: Well, I rather fancy the mission-

A message from Amoy stated that Dr. H. R. Horne and Mr Forbes Endle, of the China Mutual Insurance Company, had been at- tacked at Tungan by pirates. Both were rather seriously injur-ary myself. ed.

It appears that the Yorkshire. The Compradore of the 8.8. Sul-village of Thornton Rust has been sang was charged with carrying without a schoolmaster for two 144 stowaways from the Colony to

years, because the trustdeeds Singapore without the consent of stipulate for a Calviniat teacher, the Captain of the ship.

The Floating dry-dock "Dewo, } the being towed to Manila, arrived at Singapore, where a mishap occured the through two of the tugs coming in-

to collision,

The British steamer Hai Yang, arriving from Deli and Straits this morning with 460 deck passengers, reports death of one en route from beri. beri on June 21, three days after leaving Singapore.

and none such, is to be found. It is an interesting evidence of the fact of religious evolution, and of the lesser fact that religions at- tached to particular names tend to share the mortality of their au

Probably the last refuge of pure Calvinism in this country. The Walwapa agreed to pay is the "Wee-Free" Church of Scot the indemnity claimed by thehund: and was, indeed, its accep

behalf of

tance of the full creed that secur- for lossea

ed it a large share of the Free

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Arrested on the Hunghom fore-British Minister on

British subjects, shore in possession of a life buoy belonging to the South China Ath-sustained from the recent Shang Church funds some twenty-five

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TO-MORROW'S PICTURES.

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years ago, and enabled it to start us a separate organisation.

Socialism is the antithesis of freedom-Mr. Churchill.

Unemployment is the master

M.P.

Mr. Churchill told me the other. day that he had never met a bet-

ter listener than I am--Mr. Bald.

ivin.

their health ruined for life by at- Very many children have had

unit to do so. Dr. Leslie Thorne. tonding schools when they were

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A rich man died, leaving his. entire fortune to three friends-an Englishman, an Irishman, and à Jew-on the condition that they should each deposit £50 in his coffin.

At the funeral the Englishman placed £50 in notes. Inside the casket. The Irishman put his £50 in cash, while the Jew deposited his cheque for £150, taking out the £100 in cash as change.

The cheque was cashed next day. The undertaker had been born in Aberdeen..

The New Territories. The annual report on the New Jelic Association Bathing Club, un

Much interest was taken in the Territories, for last year, tells its elderly Chinese woman was sen- It might be considered as a rather story of successful development, tenced to seven days' imprison arrival of a company of native thisoldiers from the German colonies "dry" subject to consider in such gradual but never halting, and anent by Mr. R. A. D. Forrest, at

continuation of the aile administra- the Kowloon Magistracy summery weather as we are now fion under British officers which has morning. The defendant pleaded in East Africa, en route to New

Guinea to perform duties that she found the buoy lloating in military police. The men changed problem of the age-Mr. G. Hall, › having, but the question of the brought prosperity and security to Colony's finances is a serious one"dependency." Despite the present.

the" whole area of this Hongkong the sea.

ships here. that cannot be put off just because it abnormal conditions prevailing in Four Chinese appeared befor

The report of the Inspector of happens to be a hot day. And so, China, and the nuttural reflection in Mr. R. A. D. Forrest, at the Kow-Schools for 1905 shows that the at the Legislative Council yester bright, record in this annual report, charges in respect of the theft of $922 in 1000. The expenditure our part of the country, there is a loon Magistracy this morning, on

revenue was $0,783, as against day, the Hon. Colonial Secretary and an earnest of something accom- four bales of black cotton duck

more good work to valued at $1,200 which was stolen schools (Government and grant was. $158,677, and the number of zave an interesting review of the plished and

come. Dealing first with the north-from the Shui Heung Yuen Go Colony's financial position, when in-ern district, we find careful adher troducing the Ordinance to provide ence to the recognised lines of down, of Nelson Street." On the application of the prosecution the for a Supplementary Vote, and it is development, comprising encourage defendants were remanded for one ment of local enterprise and general a review which all residents ought improvements of the amenities, week en $500 bail dach. to read seriously, because it im- with an increase wherever possible"

A fine of $10 was imposed by or agricultural pinges on the vital matter of this in the, industrial Colony's prosperity. The fact of Productivity of the inhabitants. A Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Kow. new afforestation scheme has been loon Magistracy this morning, on

AN INTERESTING a carpenter foreman in the employ the matter is that the revenue for set on foot, an additional ferry ser-

COLLECTION. 1926 wag over two million dollars vice to an outlying section has been of the Hongkong Engineering ant Inaugurated, roads have been com Construction Co., who was charged less than the revenue for the pre-pleted, and the safeguarding of the with causing an obstruction in Yu

To-morrow's Telegraph will ean vious year, and was slightly less villages against robbers has been Chau Street, Shamshuipo, by al-tain several very interesting local than estimated. For the first halfperfected. Building developments lowing his fokis to carry on their pictures, including some good ac- are shown in various districts, while carpentry work, in connexion with tion snaps taken at the baseball of 1927 the revenue has been on a local industries like brick-making the erection of gates for the mil games played at Happy Valley on scale slightly lower than was es-and fisheries have received 'due attary authorities, on the public Saturday and Sunday last; a group

One learns that a new thoroughfare.

photograph of the "J-Pans Con-

Many will share the alarm of a timated when the Budget was intention.

cert Party" which has been enter correspondent of The Times at market has gone up in one of the troduced last October, though it is out-areas, and as regards produce, Sentence of three months' hardtaining the servicemen; a group the Underground's experiments anticipated that there will be an that "every possible acre of ground Jabour was passed this morning Band, which is to give a promenade "designed to give information and photograph of the Cameronians with a loud-speaking announcer on n Chinese who was found guilty concert at the Lee Gardens to instructions to passengers." If improvement in the second half of is planted with rice." The Govern- ment has fostered the reclamation

of demanding money by menaces.morrow night; and photographs people do not know when to get the year. The expenditure last of large areas from the sea for rice A trap was laid by two Chinese taken at the weddings of Mr. Luiz out at their atation, they should year was not quite so high as was growing, as well as aided drainage detectives, and defendant was ar Osmund and Miss Alda da Silva, travel by bus or by tram. There anticipated, but, fnasmuch as the of water-logged soll.

ing of vegetables is more or less rested in Shaukiwan immediately and Mr. Charles Warren and Miss. is nothing the Londoner dislikes Government budgetted for a deficit dependent on demand from Houg after he managed to obtain 85 Henrietta Mary Sully. of nearly two and a half millions, kong, but vegetable-growing "ap-from his intended victim. The de. In addition to the above, there so much as to be shouted at: and there was a real deficit on the year pears to have come to stay" Cat- fendant when charged gave the will be a group photograph of the it will be remembered that the foudspeaker established come tle breeding is not yet a specific excuse that the complainant owed Shameen Defence Force, and a of $2,393,134, which reduced the activity, but pig-rearing is flourish him money, but several witnesses pleture of a British Section Tail-years ago to inatruct us in the ways of the escalator had a very Colony's surplus of assets over liabl-ing, and there is increased produc- whom he called to substantiate his way engine at Canton Station, on lities to $3,480,290, of which tion in the poultry line. Duck story were not able to confirm it the unique pcension when the short reign.

farining is especially to the fore.

engine drew 'hn express train over sum not more than $1,400,000 can: There is less shid of the southern

Constable (to man pacing street The Chinese are evincing consi- the complete line. be regard as liquid assets 'realiz-district, as this comprises more of derable interest in the mensures Also, a group photograph taken at 3 am)"What are you doing able for the balancing of a defeit. the urban arena, but here, too, the adopted at the Pedder Strect-Des In the New Territories on Wednes-here?"

Man-I forgot my key, cons tale is one of general progress and Voeux Road Central corner for day last when H.E. the Governor The surplus would have been much efficient administration. The re traffic control, and the efforts of witnessed a demonstration by the stable,, and I'm waiting for my children to come home and let me less but for two fortultous items-port makes good reading, and In-the Police to keep pedestrians Morris six-wheel lorries..

in.". cidentally it proves what Chinese within the borders of the white profits on exchange and profits on

territory can develop to under, pro-lines have been attracting a large- the sale of investments. As the

per control.

One looks forward gallery of idlers, Perhaps it is Government has budgetted for a confidently to the future, when the too soon to criticise the efforts to deficit for this year, the Colony has New Territories will play an even educate the Chinese coolfe pedes. larger part in supplying Hongkongtrian, but the loungers find an reached a point at which it can nu with its foodstuffs, and when depen

apparently endless Bource uf longer finance big schemes of public dence on outside supplics will be amusement in the waywardness of work out of current revenue, and less in evidence.

each new arrival on the scene, the Government tells us once again

who, however, accept the situation good-humouredly.. that it proposes to raise a loun against which will be charged tho whole cost of the Shing Man Water - Scheme. Certain other items will Parte

Brussels also be charged against the loan, Amsterdam with the result that the Colony's Berlin

Copenhagen total balances as at 31st. December Vienna last will stand at just over $6,000,- Helsingfors |000, and Útgúfd assets to meet Bucharest

any deficiency this year at about New York

Genova $3,319,000.

Milan The really important feature of Stockholm the financial position fo-day is that alo

Prague the Colony, by the exercise of Mndrid economy and by paying for any big Athens

Rio schemes of public work out of spe

EXCHANGE RATES.

Lisbon

.124 ..24.90: 12.11

20.40

18.184

.94.53.

10281

2.15/32

..810

ATHENS ANARCHY.

ITALIAN LEGATION THE OBJECTIVE.

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BOYCOTT OF SHIPS.

BRITISH STEAMERS CARRY

FEW PASSENGERS.

The boycott imposed against British steamers in Canton, by dis- charged members of the crow of tho 8.5. Lungeban, remains effec- tive, "and the... Fat- shan and 8.8. Taishan, which arrived in Hongkong yester- day from Canton, carried only fif- teen Chinese passengers between. thema.

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ROYAL TOURISTS AT GIBRALTAR.

SPANISHI SHAWL FOR DUCHESS OF YORK.

London, June 28,·· The battle-cruiser Renown, with the Duke and Duchess of York on board, homeward bound from their great tour, arrived at Gibral thr to-day.

The visitors on landing were re- celved with great cheering, which The mob picketing the Hongkong, continued throughout their drive Canton and Macao Steamboat Com-to the City Hall, where loyal ad- Athens, June 29.

pany's wharf at Canton shows no dresses were delivered and gifts. Kavandas, the tailor who report signs of relaxing its efforts, and it including n choice Spanish shawl 485 10/32 ed a plot to blow up the British stated that while violence to not 150 years old, from the Chamber 25.282 Legation here, and was sub-resorted to, the Cunton police are of Commerce, were presented to

3446 equently arrested, together with powerless to interfere.

tho Duchess-British Wireless. 18.11

18.73

.1684 .28.51

Wb men he had donounced, and About twenty Europeans came in whose own house some dyna-down by the British boats yester, mite was foond, now says that the day.

368 plot was intended for the Talian. Up to the present, no attempt has 5.63/04 Legation, not the British.beon made to interfere with the

cargo-carrying coolies.

-British Wireless.

Reuter.

TO-DAY,

···Dollar on demand. 1/11.15/16/

Lighting-up

7.10 p.m.