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Hongkong Telegraph.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1927.

ABOUT MONEY.

TUESDAY,

The provisions of the Budget ars always kept secret until the 27- nouncement in the Council Cham- bor, but we imagine that there will be no new taxation proposed. AS was announced on Saturday, the Government intends to raise money for special purposes by means of a loan, and in the case of what has been spent up to date on the Shing Mun Valley scheme and the Kai Tack aerodrome the Colony's credit balance should benefit. The money raised by the Iban will doubt- less be used to reimburse the

AUGUST 30,

DAY BY DAY.

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WE GROW BROADER, NOT BY SEEING ERROR, BUT BY SEEING MORE AND

MORE THE TRUTH. Freeman Clarke.

1927.

DISHONEST ROOM BOY.

"FOUND 834 AND KEPT IT.

Lt. H. B. Hilbeck, R.N. charged a room-boy at the Naval Hospital with larceny of $34, before Mr. One Chinesa case of small-poxR, E. Lindsell, at the Police Court, was reported to the Medical Officer this morning." of Health over the week-end.

The Full Court will sit to-morrow morning, when reference will be made to the death of Mr. G.R. Hay wood.

Among those arriving by the President Jefferson to-day was Mr. Brostedt, of the Canadian National Railways.

Probate of the will of Kwong Tak Seung has been granted to his wife, Chan Shi Ah, Ng, to whom is left property at 50, Sai Street, Hong- kong valued at $20,000,, 01

general funds of the Colony in respect of these two undertakings. The Colony's balance of assets över läbilities on May 31st Was $4,441,816—a small enough sum when it is remembered that a con- siderable proportion of it cannot be liquified to meet expenditure. When and if the proposed loan is

The Chinese steamer Wah Shing raised, the balance should automa- from, Canton reports being in eok tically jump up by the sum charge-lision with a junk when approach able Against the Shing Mun Valley Ing Hongkong, minor damage being and. Kal Tack Aerodrome schemes, inflicted. There were no lives lost. The position to-day, summed up, is

In commemoration of the birth- that on our present rate of expendi-day of Her Majesty Queen Wilhel- ture and income we can continuemina, the Netherlands Consul will to avoid indebtedness on our cur- be at home on Wednesday, August 31, between 11.30 am, and 1 p.m. rent account provided we transfer to special loan accounts the cost of special works. And, after all iis said and done, that is not a bad position for any public administra tion to find itself in.

Franco-British Amity. A very gracious recognition of the part played by Britain in the war towards liberating France of

The silk forwarded from here by "Empress of Canada" on the 3rd August arrived in New York (St. John's Park) on the 25th August, having been 22 days in transit.

The Very Idea!

"So far as I know that was the

only downright le I ever told, thanks to the good teaching of my Sunday school teacher and my par ents. While the memory of that lie, in a way innocently told, bas In evidence, the complainant not troubled my conscience much, said that he had been, a patient I have for many years had a desire at the Royal Naval Hospital for to try and make it right a some time. On Sunday night he This is message just received had occasion to look for his to by the secretary of the Bingley bacco pouch, but, in pulling it out (Yorks) Cricket Club enclosing 28. of his trousers pocket, he pulled id., representing the unpaid admis- out $34 in notes as well, which gion fee of a boy to one of the dropped behind the chest of draw-club's matches 50 years ago,

Three boys were admitted free Crs. The hour being late, and ns. It was possible that other patients on the assumption that they were in the room might be disturbed if sons of a patron. The sender of he moved the heavy pieces of the money was not. furniture, he decided to abandon the search until the following

day.

The sender requests that if the. club has no fund to which the money can be given it should be handed over to a children's home,

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For the fourth time in succes- sion Mme. Meurisse, of Waterloo, has given birth to twins. Only one of eight children has died.

When taking his discharge from Hospital in the morning, he for- got about the money, and was not reminded of it until some hours later when he found he needed it At the Hospital he sent for the defendant, but it was another man who appeared in response to his call on the boll. The wardmaster, Old Sandy, the shepherd, was on being informed of the loss of very proud when his son won a the money from where it had drep, scholarship, and told the news to ped behind the chest of drawers all his friends and neighbours. promised to investigate.

In the afternoon he (complain- ant) was sent for, and he went to the No. 2 Police Station and iden- tified the defendant who was now held in police custody.

An Indian Sergeant, in charge of the guards at the Naval Hos pital, stated that he searched all the room-boys, and found the missing money tucked away in the defendant's right sock.

Walking down a lane one day, he was accosted by another shop- herd, who stopped for a chat.

"Hoo's yer laddle gettin' on at the College?" inquired his friend. "Oh, fine" was Sandy's reply. the count sheep. It's a wunder "He's just learnt a quick, new wey you an me didna think of it be fore."

An' what is that, Sandy?" asked the other shepherd.

"He jist coonts their legs and

Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse, C.I.E., and Mrs. Wodehouse are proceed-

His Worship. convicted defendevides by fower!" ing to Singapore, per P. and Odants and imposed a sentence of .s. Morea, on 3rd September. two months hard labour on an They are returning to Hongkong

an invader, comes in the form of per P. and Q..s.s. "Nyanza," which monded charge of larceny by honic the house was in a state of

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finding.

MARINE COURT.

QUESTION OF BOARDING A SHIP.

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Bow landlord: When I arrived

civil war, with broken crockery in the trenches.

Girl at Bow County Court: I am one of those "flappera." I stay at home and look "after mother's family of eight.

West Ham magistrate: Do you run straight when you are drunk? Man: It depends in how drunk

you are.

the "Book of France" which is due here about 21st September. In view of the very interesting Chamberlain' to-morrow on the ne- to be presented to Sir Austen

Both the World and the Star are announcement that the Colony's casion of his visit to Paris. It showing outdoor pictures in the Budget for 1928 is to be introduc- tells of all that was done in what new programmes which begin to ed into the Legislative Council the French people term the fight day. The picture at the World is for freedom, and there are pre-"Bustin-Through" in which Jack shortly it is not inappropri- faces-specially written by pro-Hoxie plays a cowboy role with ate to take a rough and ready sur-minent statesmen and military com customary dash, and the picture vey of the state of the Colony's forth the story of British claims the story of a great gold rush Tak, a shop coolic, charged with to a young man who complained of

manders, of France, which set at the Star is The Chechaheos,"

The adjourned case against Ng Mr. Cairns, Thames magistrate, finances as revealed by the last to remembrance. The ties of com-which has the distinction of being published information. It seems a mon sacrifice an the field of battle the only movie play made entirely boarding .. Hong Peng on Sun- his wife. Look here, my boy, I

day morning without permission | can't manage your wife. One is Alaska. Both pictures Hittle strenuous, perhaps, to apply are emphasised, and the matter bein

of the Commanding Officer, was enough for any ordinary man I' one's mind diligently to questions comes one of mutual respect for very exciting.

re-opened at the Marine Court this am not going to take on yours. the other's deads, and grateful re- of government finance in these collection. The gift comes nearly

morning before Lieut.-Commdr. G. Policeman at Lambeth: The days of heat and general lassitude nine years after the signing of the over-crowding of two crates, led to Sergeant Vincent of the Finger coloured suit brigade of Camber-

The death of five ducks, due to F. Hole.

prisoner is a member of the plum- but if we are going to have the Armistice, but it is appropriate at the conviction and imposition of a Print Department established the well, and people are afraid Budget this week we may as the ideals of the Entente, which

a time when there is a return to fine of $7 cach, by Mr. W. previous convictions against ac- them. well get in the mood for consider appeared a few years ago to be Schofield at the Kowloon Magis-cused, he having served one month

one month's imprisonment for a wherever it goes. Sir William Prohibition spellsHisaster ing it. Just over a week ago there obscured. somewhat by unfortunate tracy this morning, on two Chinese for assault in November 1920 and was published the financial state-

misunderstandings. It is inter- had brought eighteen ducks and similar offence in May, 1925.

Arbuthnot Lane. Mr. F. H. Loseby, of Messrs. I think the lower classes are ment up till the end of May, show-contributors to the preface is M. The defendants were

esting to observe that one of the chickens from Taipo to Yaumati.

arrested Lee and Russ, appeared for defen- very much better dancers than the ing the result of the first five Poincare, the one-time antagonist by Mr. P. J. O'Brien; Inspector of dant, but in view of the fact that higher classes. Miss Josephine months of the current year. And of British foreign policy, who de- the S.F.C.A., on arrival at the defendant had pleaded guilty, no Bradley. it was a very encouraging result: clares that "proof has been given Yeumati Railway Station. In the steps would be taken at this hear

I always take with a great deal in the years that have, since claps-two crates were altogether 22 ing Counsel said he would, how of salt the stories that men won't On the revenue side, the Governed, that the Entente is unalter-fowls, while five of the ducks were ever, consider certain points of look for work. Mrs. Silva White. nient estimated that this year able." He also states that, while dead. According to Sub-Inspector officers, he could prove that board the voting strength of the country

law and if, in the opinion of law

The balance of power as regards would bring in $20.407,397, and the differences as to the carrying out Dick, the fowls were so over-

of the peace treaties are inevitable, crowded that even three crates of ing a vessel without permission

farmers of Cheung Kwan O, who

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actual revenue for the first five there is no shadow of difference that size used would have been could not be construed as an ofis going to Ile with the youth

months was $8,399,551, which was betler than last year when the

figure for the corresponding period was $8,123,894. if the present rate of income is maintained last year's revenue should be more than the equalled and

Government's estimate be amply justified. It ie gratifying to know that we have during the past two years got down to bed rock, so to speak, regarding the Colony's income, for it is not reasonable to suppose that we phall go any deeper into the dol- drums than we have been. We have surely passed our worst econo- mic trials and the tendency, should be for revenues to increase rather than otherwise. On the expenditure side, the Colony budgetted for a total spending. this year of $22,194,702 or $1,787,305 more. than it estimated to 'receive.

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in the friendship existing between the two nations. This comes at a

insufficient for the 22 fowls.

CHUNG HING ACCIDENT.

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With reference to the recent

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fence under the Ordinances he of the country. Lord Stanley. would apply for a re-hearing of (Quoted by the Daily Sketch.) the case.

His Worship replied that if such a case could be proved in Chain bera, a re-hearing would be quite In order.

Play at the football match was very exciting, and the referee

had great difficulty with some of the players, one of whom he

The accused was. then sentenc-eventually ordered off. After ed to two months' imprisonment this, every time the referee gave

a decision a small boy kept calling out derisively. "Pit him uff the grund. Jump on his chest.

sinking of the s.s. Chung Hing, BOY TOLD HOW TO Canna referee for nuts."

STEAL.

time, with the Rhine army of oc- cupation controversy, when Bri- tain and France are perhaps not quite secing eye to eye. That,

not however, does

alter the genuine regard each has for the other, as emphasised by the PARCELS OF MONEY FOUND. with hard labour. French President on his recent historic visit to Britain, When we as a nation are facing unjusti- ried on with increasing fervour the vernacular press states that fied campaigns of detraction the Hongkong-Kwongchowan boat, in other parts of the world, this in the shallow water where the very friendly gesture from the boat foundered four parcels of French Government and people money, of $1,000, $1,600, $1,400 comes as a welcome

ray in the and $1,000 each, have been recover- somewhat shadowy political sky.

ed. This money has now been re- turned to its respective owners who, upon the hearing of this un- expected news, gladly agreed to pay part of it to the charity fund for compensating the families of the men who lost their lives.

The report adds that the damage to the cargo is estimated at $50,000:

DOG SHOOTING.

COVERNMENT ENQUIRY

REQUESTED.

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At to-morrow's meeting of the UP Legislative Council, the Hon. Mr. to the end of May there had been, M. Bernard pursuant to expended $7,444,525, as against notice will ask the following que

tion: 89,167,100, for the corresponding

Will the Government cause period of the previous year--a con- unquiry to be held into siderable reduction. Presuming

(a) the circumstances connect- ed with the shooting of doga the rate of expenditure is maintain-

at Jardinen Corner, Peak, ed, then the Government will not succeed in spending up to the figure

it estimated, and it is more than likely that the earnings and spend- ings will more or less balance each

THURSDAY'S COUNCIL

MEETING.

“MAN GAOLED AND YOUTH

BIRCHED.

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An old gentleman who happen- ed to be standing close to the boy turned to him and said "My boy, must not speak like that: Your father would be angry if he heard you using that language."

"Gao wa', ye auld bletherer,"

you

feree,"

Because he had enticed a boy scornfully retorted the boy, "yon lo steal, an elderly Chinese was wis ma falther that wis put off sentenced to four months' hard the field for swearing at the re labour by Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, on a charge of larceny of two catties of Chinese medicine from No. 76, Reclamation Street..

Isspector Marks, prosecuting, said that the defendant had

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brought two small boys from Sandy, a kirk elder in a small Hongkong, and on arriving in northern town in Scotland, con- Yaumati had given one of them sulted the doctor about the state five cents to buy sweets, inform of his health. When told by the ing him that if he stole a basket physician that he had a floating of medicine which was outside kidney, so worried was he that he A FULL AGENDA,.

No. 76, Reclamation Street, he asked, the minister to pray for him would be given more money.

in church on the following Sun- The boy did as instructed, and day, " There is a full agenda for con-handed the medicine to the man. "Am nao sao sure that at the sideration of the Legislative Coun-The two were chased and caught, meention o' a floating kidney the and 24th July, having duecil at its meeting to be held on later being turned over to the congregation might laugh." the regard to the people using Thursday afternoon.

on Saturday afternoon and

Sunday morning, the 23rd

the roads and the necessity.

In addition to the questions to or otherwise of such drastic he asked by the Hon. Mr. D. G to four months' hard labour, the action;

M. Bernard and the introduction

Police,

minister told him.

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replied, Sandy. "Last week ya "Ah see naethin' to laugh at," prayed for loose, livers,"

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This is a sentence from 2. serist—

"Sometimes they wandered from

other. The greatest reduction has,

(b) the method of enforcing the of the Budget (given elsewhere), doy was ordered to receive eight of course, been made with regard muzzling regulations and the Hon. Attorney Generál will in strokes of the birch, he having to spendings on Public Works Ex- make recommendations for troduce two new Bills, one being Previous conviction for theft

the Future? traordinary, the sum up to the ond

to amend the Asylums Ordinance. of 1906, and the other to enable: of May being only $828,774 as Messrs. The Nestle and Anglo- certain arcas..to be declared pro- The Harbour Reports issued this the forest, intent on replenishing against: $1,631,398 for the first Swiss Condensed Milk Company hibited areas with a view to the morning for the past 24 hours, the commissariat department. five months of 1926. Thus, the are distributing to their patrons at protection of afforestation opera,showed 16 arrivals and the same I said to a man, "Why not say

tractive Oiled-paper fans. One ad- tions."

number of departures, with British to get food," and he replied, outlook is by no means discouragvertising Eagle brand milk, bears On the agenda alan is the mov-registering three and two under the hat would not be writing" ing, for we seem to have reached a pretty picture of children arounding of the first reading, by the respective headings, leaving. 67 osition (owing to drastic retrench- great bowl of goldfish. Another, Hon. Colony Secretary, of the Bill. vessels in harbour British 26. ment) where we are not spending ture of a philosopher watching $5,000,000 for the carrying out of were low with five vessels entering advertising Lactogen, bears a pic "to make provision for a loan of Tonnage was good, but freights more than we receive.

children at play.

certain public works."

In Ballast.

swallows" on

I can see two or three other

Lloyd George.

the horizon. Mr.