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Hongkong Telegraph.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 1947,

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BUDGET THOUGHTS.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2,

DAY BY DAY.

1927.

CONTEMPT FOR WOMEN IS THE FIST LAW OF SAVAGERY.-H. De Vere Stacpoole.

The weather forecast up till noon is: "South winds, moderate; fair."

Among the passengers returning to the Colony by the s.s. Moren to day was Miss Lewis.

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CORRESPONDENCE.

LATEST PIRACIES,

(To the Editor, Hongkong Telegraph.)

The Very Idea!

actors Paris.-Kissing among and actresses was declared to be innocuous and not necessarily a ground for divorce, by a Paris court recently.

usually happens that the expendi türe is not quite so heavy nor the revenue so small as is budgatted for. One pleasing feature is that there is to be no new taxation, and there will be general agreement with the Government's contention that it would be unwise, at such a

Sir, The two recent piracies

Jame Maguenat, a young Pari- time as this, to impose additional

have made it clear that no sian actress, and her husband, M. burdens on the community. There

remedial measures can meet with Lovin, a theatrical producer and are two small new sources of in-

success so long as pirates can, at playwright, decided mutually that their will, board ships ostensibly their matrimonial adventure hid come-increased school fees for cer-

ae passengers, at out-ports, lasted long enough, and both pet- tain Government Schools which will

The Ceylon Maru arriving from whore supervision of embarking tioned for divorce. They separated, bring them into line with private Caleutta and Singapore, reports passengers or pseudo-passongers but before the case was called the school fees, and an increase in the one case of suspected typhoid on is non-existent and grilles and husband accused his wife of in- board, the patient being an up-Indian-guards have by no means fidelity, and cited as co-respondent survey foes, for steamships and

prentice engineer,

been as deterrent as was anti-another actor. He made particu stcam launches: A matter of $00-

cipated.

lar point of the phrase, "I send 000 is expected from these sources,

A Chinese merchant, temporari- What to do that is the ques-you a kiss," at the end of one of and, in view of the fact that they residing at the Tung Wo Board- tion.

the letters. The husband deduced Among many others one from this that his wife had been ing House, Connaught Read Con suggestion was that a permanent unfaithful, and demanded divorce.. present scale of fees in both ensestral, reports the loss of jewellery patrol be established in is low, there can be no reasonable from his room yesterday, valued vicinity of Bias Bay with a view counsel, "What is a kiss among the "Bah!" exclaimed the wife's objection raised. There is fore- at $107.

to Intercepting pirated vessels, but this measure of prevention, if the men and women of the stage? shadowed a very much smaller pro- West River arrivals report that successful, would hardly be justi kiss one another every night on Nothing. Actors and actresses gramme of public works during the the head of the surtax officials at fied on account of the expense the stage, and nobody thinks it is next few years than the program- Dosing and Wuchow, have both accruing from such a patrol. I mes to which we have been been arrested and taken to Can- say "if successful" purposely, for

ton, but no reason is ascribed for it is

The court agreed, and possible that the pirates accustomed, and in this regard one this action by the local authorities. would readily find a substitute for Bounced a judgment of Solomon, hopes that a reasoned balance will

Bias Bay which if sufficiently awarding the divorce to both removed from the area covered by parties and adding a rider that be kept between the claims of

the Bias Bay patrol, would render "kissing among members of the economy and desirabilit Need-

the efforts of the latter abortive. theatrical profession is harmless." ed works ought to be carried out

Then again before leaving the

Mark Twain, in his declining wherever possible. And we cannot

subject of a patrol it is hardly- likely, or rather could not fairly years, turned hostile to Press in- resist regretting the Government's

be expected, that the Government terviewers. One day, however, an announcement that it will no longer

would instituto anything of the enterprising young reporter be able to assist enterprising bodies

kind without the co-operation of braved the famous humorist in his with schemes of development "how-

other nationals, including Chin-den and, without any preamble ese, whose vessals are as likely to began-Mr. Clemens, may I ask you ever desirable," because that state-

be pillaged as are those of to tell me what was the most in- ment automatically shuts out all

to ask: Would that co-operation ressed in your life?" British firms. It is also pertinent pressive event you have ever wit schemes, and it is quite conceivable

be forthcoming? that certain schemes will shortly mature which are eminently worthy of public support, the denial of which might amount to the losing of great opportunities. It is quite easy for the Secretary of State for the Colonies to advise economy in this regard but we suggest that everything should be considered on its merits. To say "No" to every-

for the intention to

The body of a Chinese was sont to the public mortuary yesterday afternoon. The man sndenly collapsed in Connaught Road Cen- tral, outside house No. 92, It is was due to believed that death

natural causes.

*.*

A gold wrist watch, valued at $45, was stolen. yesterday from Mrs. T. F. Felchor's residence at No. 6, Knutsford Terrace. Ac- cording to a report made to the police, the watch was apparently stolen from Mrs. Felchor's bed-

room.

Penang, Aug. 28-In the Supreme Couft Mr. Justice Sproule reserved judgment in the case of Lay Ah Thye, who applied for a declara- tion that she be declared a widow on the late Cheung on Queso that she could cinim her share in the estate.

not

wrong."

pro-

"The funeral of George Washington," reply.

was the unruffled

"Er-ah-pardon me, but didn't

that take place a good many years before you were born?".

"It did," said Mark sadly.. "But let me clasp your hand, You are the first

Defendant

(in

What

is required is elaborate preventive schemes on board steamers but concerted ic- tion on the part of the Cantonese and Hongkong Governments with a view to the total disruption of the piratical organisation. It needs no deep thinking to arrive young man. organised gang is in operation be many years who discovered a mis- at the conclusion that a well-newspaper man I've met these tween Shanghai and Hongkong.take before it was printed." It is clear that Informers abound thing is, we think, a little too whole-jumped into the Yaumati typhoon addition to Hongkong and Shang- tendency: I'm an alcoholle klep

An old Chinese woman who in Swatow, Amoy and Foochow in

(pleading for sale. There will be much approval shelter in an attempt to commit hai: it is also clear that there are tomaniac.

suicide was rescued by the crew brains behind the scenes conduct- Magistrate engage a

of a cinder boat which happened ing operations. Who are they? Court): I hope there's not going Licensing to be at the shelter at the time. They may be in our midst for all to be much argument in this The woman is now at the Govern- | we know. The sooner it is realised.

case. I've lost my voice. ment Civil-Hospital

that we are not faced with a few swashbuckling buccaneers, Court Orderly: Take your hat but a well-organised and well-off in court! controlled band of pirates the

The Offender (hurriedly leav- earlier will it be apparent from ing): I'm not in it, see? which direction they should be Orderly; Well, take it off just attacked. A weed must be up-the same. rooted else it grows again.

In spite of the punitive expedi-collision): And you moved the Solicitor (to witness describing tion, I dare to prophecy that vehicle to ried out. Bias Bay is the home of piracies will continue to be car road?. the centre of the Gahermen who, granted, practice the middle. The work of the Rockefeller piracy on a small scale amongst Foundation in Siam can hardly be themselves, but it is obvious that measured in terms of money, yet it the men who practice is surprising to learn, says a nefarious work on ocean-going writer, that last year the person steamers merely utilise Bjas Bay nel, grant for building, etc., cost on account of its convenience, the Foundation no less than US. their loot being taken, presumably, University received $96,000 odd, way to Canton. Fold $162,000. Of that sum the to Waichow, eventually finding its and contributions to buildings was $59,000 odd.

This morning's Harbour Office Reports gave 15 arrivals and 22 departures, of which one and five respectively were British. The British entry registered only over carried cargo from Swatow and thus the freight return for the nationality was blank, as was the 70 vessels in harbour, British 27. passenger return. There remain

specially-trained malarial research offeer, and the Government's con- fession of not having done enough" in the past to fight malaria is a can- did and refreshing admission. The promise of a short-wave wireless service with London reminds us of the rapid progress we are making in the breaking down of the barriers of distance. There are many other Hongkong gets its statements interesting items to which we hope of governmental policy in to refer later, but, on main lines, heavy deses, especially in con- we think the Budget is, as satisfac- nexign with the annual Rudget. tory as can be hoped for in all the Yesterday proved to be quité circumstances. as big a field day as is custom- ary. But this year's introduc- tion of the Budget was rendered more than, usually interesting by reason of the long retrospective speech of His Excellency the Governor, in which he reviewed the position of the Colony's revenue over a period of 30 years. It was in excellent purpose. we

think, that he reminded the Colony that it had enjoyed a long period of remarkable progress without having had recourse to borrowing a position unexcelled in the history of the British Empire, We are all too prone to overlook

while it is regretted that there Those interested in the educa- the fact that not only have

we were children present and that one tion of British children in the Co- been paying for big development of them was slightly hurt, the lony and especially of the progress works out of revenue but that we plactice of shooting unmuzzled and standard compared with chil-

dogs, wherever found, is officially dren educated at Home will learn Paris have done so without imposing on

defended. To the average perso ourselves the burden of heavy it is a matter for keen regret that with pleasure that Molly and Geneva taxation. His Excellency enumerat-well-loved pet has to be muzzled. Dorothy Reid, formerly pupils of Berlin

Oslo Helsingfors ed the many big undertakings which To most dogs the muzzle is a real Quarry Bay School, are doing ex- misery, and owners' feelings on ceedingly well at Dairsie House

Athens have been accomplished and, draw the subject can well be shared. School, near Glasgow, where they Buenos Aires ing on the lessons of the past, However, drastic ills necessitate have, this last term, been top of Hongkong pointed out that after each of the drastic remedies, and in this policy their respective classes, in addi- New York of the destruction of dags that tion to winning several special. Amsterdam Colony's three main setbacks in its might be a menace to the com-prizes. It is also interesting to Stockholm history there have been periods of munity, all law-abiding residents, note that in a Daily Mail sand Vienna great development and progress have to admit that the Government Reid was bracketed as first prize

to use the official designation, will competition held át Troon. Molly Madrid

Bucharest Bombay His faith in the future and the same is justified. Hydrophobia is one winner out of 300 competitors. Yokohama grounds on which he justifies that of the most frightful diseases. faith will indeed be heartening to imaginable. The death throes of

piring period of the last acthack.

their

Government's Anti-Rabies Policy, of heart-burning, no doubt, over There will be a certain amount the reply given by the Government

It is indeed hard to think that, in Council.yesterday to a request

in this enlightened century, sea- for its policy in the matter of "dog-

farers, in pursuit of their peaceful shooting. It is stated UA- equivocally that the intention in was charged before Mr. W. Scho- a watch with arms on their per The mistress of a cargo junk occupations, should have to keep fiture is to carry out a very sternfeld at the Kowloon Magistracy son; and it is ironical to think campaign against all unmuzzled this morning, with the theft of that, on account of the quickness dogs, and the owners of dogs who 1,743 pounds of coal belonging to and surprise of attack. their permit them to go about un- the Cheong Hing firm of contrae- chances of retaliation are practi-: muzzled are distinctly told that tors of No. 14, Pedder Street. The cally nil-Yours, etc., they are läw-breakers. It will be defendant was alternatively recalled that there was a consider charged with receiving stolen pro- able stir caused some weeks ago perty. The case was adjourned owing to a pussy having been shit for one week, bail being fixed at at the children's playground at $100. Jardine's Corner, on the Peak, and

3.

victim'

truly Are

MARINER.

Hongkong, September 2, 1207.

EXCHANGE RATES.

·Brussols Milon

London, Sept. I.

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Witness: No, I pushed it into

Solicitor: Call the father. Orderly (shouting outside): Father! Father!

The Parish Council were in. conclave in the anteroom of the village hall, and the medical

officer's annual report was in pro- cess of being submitted.

"The' death-rate," the clérk read, "amounted to nine point- nine,"

"What does the man mean hy

nine-point-nine," inquired the village smith: "I dinna quite grasp it."

"Man, Mr. M'Whirter," explain- ed the chairman, "the thing's as ' clear as day. The doctor means that nine o' our folk are deid, and nine o' them are at the pint' o' daith. Hne ye got it noo?"

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The more I see of public life the more I care for home-Lady Astor. Lawyers live mentally in the time when gibbets were on every highway.-Mr. George Hicks.

From a political point of view it 25.21 is almost a crime to be a property .20.43 owner in this country to-day--Mr. .18.58 E. G. Pretyman.

100%

My gas bill is three or four times .868% as much as it has ever been pre- 47.29/32 viously, but I have not complained.

1/11-Judge Harington,

4.86 1/16

The men I want to debate with 12.13% are the disgruntled Sociologists .18.11 who date the progress of the world 34:48

from their own Buth certificate.-- Rev. S. W. Hughes.

.28.71

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1/11.5/10 It was an action for damage in a 34.91% Western court in the U.S.A., and .89.30 the result hinged on the credence .18.10 to be placed on the evidence of a 164% certain individual, 2.11/32

"Your Honour" said counsel for .6% the plaintiff to the Judge." "I have 2/5 a bunch of witnesses here to prove 26% that this man, one time was run- .26%

-British Wireless.

In asking for a more

gevere

ning a one-horae theatre in Chicago, and that when there was, barely one person in the audience," the notice was put up outside, House full.""

"That's right, Jedge," broke in the prisoner, "But that guy in

horrible all who are bitten by dogs and Copenhagen all, and should do much to help us Wherever a case of rabies among then treated are absolutely safe. Prague tide over what is, we trust, the ex-dogs is found, it becomes neces-The recent case of a young lady Lisbon

sary to make sure, by rigorous at Shanghai, who, despite prompt Ric measures lasting over a consider-submission to the course of anti-Shanghai So far as the actual figures of able period, that the dread disease rabic treatment, succumbed to the Silver (spot) the Budget aro concerned, there is has been entirely stamped out horrible malady, drew attention Silver (forward)

measures to the fact that there is a type of not much that calls for comment. I fore precautionary

can be relaxed. It is known that hydrophobia which is considered The revenue for next year is the menace has not been quite in curable. Thus every dog that estimated to produce about $400,- eliminated. There are scores of | bites' a human being, or another 000 less than will be raised this does going about all over the dog, is a potential conveyer of

Colony unmuzzled, many of them rebies. The obvious measure to punishment than six strokes with the stalls was the house. And Geel year, and the expenditure is put belonging to owners who would safeguard against dog-bites is the cane, the mother of a twelve he was so full he couldn't stand at $22,188,045-an excess over the be the last, were they to think universal muzzling, and if owners year-old Chinese boy who was up estimated revenue of just over seriously about the matter, to lend will co-operate they will consider charged, before Mr. W. Schofield $2,000,000. It is explained that might conceivably enable fables to cut the disease. Were the regula blanket from No. 154, Reclamation Coramodore Pearson, whilst in- themselves to any action which ably aid in the campaign to stamp this morning with the theft of a this excess of spendings over spread. Yet, wherever the disease tions strictly adhered to, there Street, aaid that her son had been spooting one of the gunboats in the earnings can be met, if necessary, may lurk, every unmuzzled dog would be no need on the part of misled by others and had got be- harbour yesterday, had a nasty fall, becomes a menace. Not only does the authorities to have, recourse 12 yond her control. His Worship but fortunately, although con- by the liquid balanças available the infection lurk in Hongkong, the shooting they have decided thought that six strokes of the siderably shaken was not seriously at the end of this year, but It but it is by no means certain that upon.

cane would be sufficient this time. injured.