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FRIDAY, JULY 22," 187,

SUPER-TAXATION.

FRIDAY,

JULY

22, 1927.

DAY BY DAY.

place restrictions on the method of production which will make costa of manufacture higher than in Chinese territory. Yet we have heard it rumoured that the project | YOURSELF-Ausonius. of a large-scale output is being discussed by interested parties. Perhaps Hongkong capitalists will find In the threatened super-

YOU SHOULD FORGIVE MANY THINGS IN OTHERS, BUT NOTHING IN

taxation in China an opportunity to foster hitherto neglected local industries,

Nanking may in the end tax most of China's trade out of existence, or lower its tariffs when it realises what the effect of the heavy impositions is likely to be; but it is an ill wind which may yet blow a little good to this Colony-side issue to the pro- blom which has some very in- teresting possibilities.

The typhoon is situated about 200 miles NE. pf Manila, moving W.

Among departures for the north by the as. Mishima Maru to-day was Mr. E. Grimble.

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The local weather report up to noon to-morrow, issued by the Royal Observatory, is: East winds, fresh; cloudy, squally, rain.

Mr. L. B. Wood, a visitor resid- ing at the Hongkong Hotel, ro- ports the theft of a. Kodak camora from his room on Monday.

Owing to the fact that shipping has ceased above Ichang, says the Chinese press, the price of rice has risen to more than $50 por picul.

DANGERS OF PACIFIC FLIGHT.

TYPHOON SEASON MAKES IT RISKY.

ADVISE AGAINST IT.

The Very Idea!

The

master

Mistress-Tho.. seemed exceptionally well this morning, Cook. He went off to the city whistling."

The Cook "Yes, mum, it was my carolessness. I 'ad an accident and

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The Vacuums Oil Company's Mamado 'is porridge with bird seed.” nila office' has recoivod a cablegram

"Accused, your position is seri, stating, that Captain William P. Erwin will start about August 12 ous. You cannot deny that you from San Francisco un world got into the plaintiff's house at flight, with Manila one of the land. three o'clock in the morning?" ing points.

The enblegrami said he would no wheel equipped plans.

The cablograms suggested that the military authoritien be inter- viewed that after arrange ments were made, return cable grams be dispatched giving the Bituntion and markings of landing. folds to provide Captain Erwin' with reliable dain.

Military authorities at Manila, mays the Bulletin, are giving the rottn fullest co-operation. The cablegram

KAH "Bent to Ban

Francisco. 1t pointed out that.n light at this time of the year, during the typhoon season, might, bo very hazarilous. It view of this, it is

thought possible that postpone men of a few weeks may be decided

12-172-

The Latest Piracy.. Not since the naval expedition to Bins Buy in March of this year

Seven cages still are up in has there been a piracy like that which took place on the Norwegian Chinese territory and vacant, too, coaster steamer Solviken, and it is believed, for violators of the which was fully reported in yes-boycott against Japanese goods, terday's Telegraph. There was a says a Shanghai paper. veritable epidemic of piracies just before that, involving the steamers Hainfung, Sunning, Senng Bee and Hopeang, and it was on the day following the last-named outrage that the naval authorities here carried out a punitive raid

According to the in the hope that Bias Bay would

Chinese no longer be made the base of papers, there now are only 17 zer

on ¡ccomotives piralical operations. But scarcely viceable four months have passed by ere a Shanghai-Hangchow Railway, out

14 of 33 which. It originally owned. | BOOKS BY HONGKONG gang of pirates, baarding foreign-owned sleamer at Hong-

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Money and jewellery to the value of $254 was stolen from No.

Plans for preparation for the re- 2, New Street on Tuesday. A re- port has been made by the prinception of the flier will be taken up with the American Chamber of cipal tenant to the police.

Commerce and other organizations in which intereat in such a flight Phas been indicated.

British 35.

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the

NATURALISTS.

DESERVE ENCOURAGEMENT·

برای

"I don't deny it, str. Only i mistook the door."

"In that event you should havo explained and apologised instead of taking light."

"But I took flight becauso I thought it was my wife waking "p/

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For injury it does to all, Thou shalt not threaten work-

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Nor stay their hands from

honest toil.

Thou shalt not forec unwilling

men

"To pay for views which they

condemn.

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Senator Guy Goff, complimented on the eloquence of an address, told

Lincoln story.

"Every speaker should remem- er," he said, "that the greatest hurg speech, occupied just three speech in history, Lincoln's Gettys-

minutes.

How long will you want me to talk?' he said to the committee.

"Ten minutes, a committeema: answered.

"Humph. That will be difficult,' said Lincoln.

"'Difficult? Easy, young, man.

easy.'

No, said Lincoln. "That ten minute speech will cost me five hours hard work. If you wanted five-hour speech I could have prepared it in ten minutes.""

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kong, carry out a desperate enfer A servant boy employed at No. prise, brooking no resistance and 39, Sing Wo Road, Wongneichong, taking extreme measures to prestole clothing, jewellery, a gramo vent any, and get away to safety phone, and records from his mas- by landing at the famous. ren-

AND SUPPORT. $253. There is an interesting side.dezvous. One is compelled to nakter, which is stated to be worth

the obvious question as to whether

Reviewing the book un "Common issue of the Nanking Government's either Hongkong or Canton is go- This morning's Harbour Office Hongkong Ferns" by Mr. L. Gibbs. taxation scheme, which Sir Henrying to take official action against reports gave 16 arrivals and 14in the current issue of the "Yellow cant for a summons for wages); Willesden magistrate (to appli- Pollock, has characterised as a this gang, for it is apparent that

the lesson of March has not been departures, of which seven and Dragon." the Queen's College You were in the kitchen, I suppose? breach of the treaties with China. earned and that a further punish even respectively were British magazine,. "A.H.C." gives a very Applicant: No, in the kernels with it concerns British trade in gen-rent should be inflicted. If the ad- leaving 71 vessels in harbour interesting review of the fern the dogs.

kingdom, as well as some notes Police constable at Kingston: I eral, and Hongkong's commerce in thorities of Canton, were

and observations on this type of enuld hear their language when ercising effective government con- particular, but is more concerned trol over the whole of the territory A fully loaded revolver was plant here and elsewhere. He they were half a mile away.

Man at Tottenham: I-am in a with the petly traders. There is they claim to administer they stolen from the cabin of the third concludes:

take.. would themselves

every engineer of the s.s. Ling San, on

difficulty as is usual. Magistrato: "Mr. Gibbs' drawings of the you are usually in difliculty? Man; ret the greater question of

to a report measure necessary to bring the Monday, according whether or not these taxes will be perpetrators of the latest outrage made to the police by the master different species are wonderfully No. At the word "difficulty" I

and accurate. We should have taken a breath. paid by British merchants, and as to book, for we imagine that there of the vessel, Captain W. Hipkins, beautiful

sincerely hope that the publicali as Magistrate Cat Marylebone): should be no great diflculty in Hongkong does atranskipment.

tracing those disposing of such a A blind. Chinese residing at of this book will give a new fillip Are you in work? Man: No, I am trade more than, a direct import large quantity of gold bullion as Cheng Hing Street, Wanchai, has to the study of our local ferns. in the workhouse. or export commerce, it may be that the pirates managed to seize. We been sent to the Government Civil Everybody should obtain a copy

Minnie, a four-and-a-half-ton we will not be so largely affected shall await news of this feature Hospital suffering from the effects and thus lay the foundation of a

of the piracy with much interest. of poisoning, The man drank future study,

elephant, which was landed at Mid- us certain other ports on the coast. And meanwhile, there will be 9esome Chinese, medicine which he

dlesbrough recently from India, will "Many years ago now, Mr. Certainly, it appears that the big heartiest sympathy extended to the mistook for Lea.

Kershaw gave us a beautiful study travel to the Zoo by water, as the relatives of the Captain, who has foreign hougs who do business succumbed, and to the other officer

of the butterflies of the Colony, railway could not handle such an A fine of $60 was imposed by Scarcely anybody took any in-normous freight, here will not be so closely concern-¦ of the vessel who suffered such Mr. R. E. Lindsell this morning|terest in them: 'so much so that Yorkshire is a county of capable ed as the Chinese small inders, severe injuries. The fact that the on a Chinese who was convicted Mr. Korshaw lost so heavily en

men and good-looking women.- for it is in connexion with the pirates boarded at Hoogkot leads of possession of 59 Po Piu lol-the publication that he could never one to wonder what manner of tery tickets. A Chinese woman face the further publication of a

The police make mistakes, plenty manufacture of goods, or what one search "was; carried "out," and who was arrested in Hill Street, work on the birds of the Colony

of them. They are human beings. may term local industrias rather whether this part of the Anti-West Point, with 194 tickets can-fer which he had painted most Ilay Halkett, Marylebone

Piracy Regulations are being co- cenled "in than transhipment cargo, that sistently carried out

a girdle around her beautiful plates. Thus the Colony Magistrate. A boat waist, was fined $100, or-in- de-loss what would have been an in- A right education is, perhaps, the the pinch will be felt when super-which loads nearly 400 Chinese fault six weeks' hard labour, valuable handbook po its oralthe-greatest of all gifts civilisation can taxation operates. The imposi-passengers for Saigon ought to tion on luxuries is going to affect search, and it will be interesting to have been subjected in the usual

at least one branch of commerce know whether such was the case, involving big interests i llong- kong, that is sugar refining, for sugar is admittedly considered a asury in China. With a super- tax on sugar, the Chinese will be to purchase as much as they would like to, and even if they fall back on course, laal pro- duction, that will mean a big drain on their resources. What it may mean is the virtual killing of the sugar trade in Chinese territory itself.

Yet that merely ilustrates The effect which is possible on every type of import that the taxes are designed to inclutie, and shows how penny wise and pound foolish the Nationalist administration is According to a report made to the police by Mr. H. F. White. proving itself. There are many manager of the Kowloon Hotel, the native industries which will be, man was employed as a kitchen badly hit, such as ginger preser-storekeeper in the hotel.

The number of the lorry is given ving or the manufacture of fire.

as 8880. crackers, peculiarly local opera- tlons which have become world- known, and in which

a steadily growing business is being done n!! over the globe.

nnable

CHINESE KILLED BY MOTOR-LORRY.

ACCIDENT OUTSIDE KOWLOON HOTEL.

While sitting in, a rattan chair

logy.

Mr. Leo D'Almada e Castro, Jr.,

"Let us see that history does, not of Hongkong, who graduated at Oxford last year after having ob repeat itself in respect of the plants. Mr. Gibbs has probably sained Honours at the Honour School of Jurisprudence there much more yet up his sleeve for us. Lot us see that he gets Was. on June 29 last, called

and encouragement

support to the Bar by the Benchers of the worthy of the energy, expense and Middle Temple in London. He

has so passed his Bar Final Examination artistic skill which he

renerously expendeil," in May last, also with Honours. He is just 23 years of age.

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CORRESPONDENCE.

[To the Editor, Hongkong Telegraph.]

HONGKONG'S NIGHT LIFE.

bestow on munkind.--Viscountess Elibank.

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There is a remarkable change in the physique, demeanour, and the attitude of the modern girl-Pre- bondary Talbot.

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A good daughter-in-law is a trea- sure, but a bad one is a curse in any household.-Mr. W. R. Luke Wil-

esden Magistrate.

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Odessa is the only city in the Soviet Union which "possesses "museum of suicides."

The musium is under the auspices of the Odessa "immediate relief," and contains a collection of grue- Rome exhibits--notes left by sul-" cides,, poems on the subject of death, blood-stained knives and other weapons employed in the end- There is also a col- ing of life. lection of photographs of persons who have been saved from death at their own hands.

The museum has been in exist- ence for twenty-five years, during which time Russian scientists have made a study of suicide and methods for curbing it.

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The following ship were ex- which was placed on the pavement pected to be in wireless communi-. outside the Kowloon Hotel, a Chication with nese was severely injured through President

Hongkong to-day: Madison, President a Morris motor-lorry backing into Cleveland, Van Heutsz, Benledi. him.

Macedonia, Rawalpindi, Alpore. The incident occtirred at 7.30 Haiching, Titareem,

Tjisaraca, last night, and the man who taken Antenor, Daviken, Knut Hansen into the Kowloon fire station and Trier, Skrymer, Sphinx, Aki Sir,-Although "A Modern" puts later transferred to the Kowloon Maru, Mishima.

Maru,

Hellas, forth quite a good case in favour

of a brighter night life for Hong Tospital for attention.

He died shortly after admission. Osaga Maru, and Hanoi,

kong, he has apparently overlook- to the hospital.

The master of the Yeijun Marued the fact that the Chinese ros- Captain M. Yamachi), of the taurants at West Point do keep D.K.K. lino, from Dairen, reports open until the "wee sma' hours."

Maybe there is a feeling that that he was compelled to anchor at Taichan Island to avoid the re- such places are not of sufficient

"When you settle down," said the cent typhoon, which was crcasing attraction to Europeans to war- his course. He remained at an rant restriction of hours, but the old man, paternally, "you take my chor from 5.55 p.m. on July 15 to fact remains that many Europeans tip should any differences arise 8.35 m. on July 18. The Yeijun who desire a late entertainmont, between yourself and your bride. Maru was carrying 400 tons of do patronise these Chinese cata- Your mother and I arranged that in EXCHANGE RATES.

cercals for Hongkong and 2,500 blishments. Presumably they do all the great questions of life I coal for ports beyond,

so for the simple reason that the should decide; on the minor ones, hotels and restaurants of their own her word was to be law London, July 21,

I do .124 The opening took place on Sat-nationality are verboten. .34.08 urday morning of a barber shop not think that Hongkong. would .12.11 for Chinese women, to be run by really go to the bow-bows were it have been no great questions crop 20.43 Chinese women barbers, at 168, possible to enjoy a real night's up." .18.15 Szechuen, Road (near Peking dancing, once in a while Yours,"

.34.50 Road), Shanghal. The shop is a etc., .2.29/31 decided innovation, the first of its kind, and has been opened ...474 2.804 under the auspices of the Y.W.C.A, .20% to meet the increasing demand on .1/11.7/32 the part of the numerous Chin- 4.86.16/32 080 women who now have bolbed 26.21%, hair. All equipment has been .80.5/16 prepared with the idea of beauty

Paris We heard it suggested the other

Brussels day that Hongkong might come in Amsterdam

Berlin now and make up for some of this

Copehagen strangulation that the Nationalist Vienna policy is likely to cause. Ginger Helsingfors

Lisbon may be preserved here on a very Buenos Airea much larger scale than at present, Bucharest and a big export busines built Yokohama

Shanghai

up. It requires, however, the New York growth of the herb hore on a vast Milan

Geneva

scale, but may give our New Ter- Stockholm ritories enthusiasts something to Oslo think about. It may be a chance Madrid

Prague

for courageous enterpris. The Athen

same with the cracker manufac- turing trade, which meets an im- portant demand abroad, though the local requirements recessarily

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LIBERTY, Hongkong, July 22, 1927.

A girl student of the University

"And has it worked well, father?" "Um, 'er, yes. So far there

A motorist ran over a dog owned by a haughty lady.

"May I replace your dog," were. his first words after pulling up.

"Sir!" she replied, “you flatter yourself."

of Aix en Provence has been ar With her long poem, "The rested on a charge of shooting and Land," Miss V. Sackville West, the killing one of her lecturers at the poet and authoress, has won the and cleanliness in mind; prices University, with whom, it is al-Hawthornden Prize of £100, for 18.78

are reasonable. An additionalleged, she was in love. While M. what is deemed by the Court to bo .163.18/16

plan is for training Chinese girls Desvignes, a lecturer in philoso-"the best literary production of .28.41%

3008 barbere, thus opening up

phy, was walking along a street in 1926. Mise Sackville West is the 6.27/22 new occupationi for them. Hours Aix a revolver shot rang out, and daughter of Lord and Lady Sack- 1/6.21/32 at the shop are from 10 am to he fell to the ground. The girl villa West, of The Knole, Seve

2/02 p.m. and from 3 to 7 pm, daily student, who is a native of Corsica noaks, and wife of the Hon. Harold 26.1/18 except Sanday. Another featuro

was arrested shortly after the Nicholson, a member of the Diplo 20% is that a rule of "no tips" will tragedy. She strenuously denies matic Corps at Teheran. British Wiralean. be enforced,

the charges made against her.