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Hongkong Telegraph.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 16 1927.

THE BUDGET DEBATE.

SEPTEMBER 16, 1927.

DAY BY DAY.

A TEMPERATE ANGER HAS VIRTUE IN IT-Haliburton. :

The only case of notifiable diseasc yesterday was one of diphtheria (Chinese).

The local weather forecast up want something more than mere to noon to-morrow is: S.E. to E. efficiency of existing administra-or N.E. winds, light to moderate;

fair, becoming cooler. tive institutions to which have a right as tax-payers.

seems

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The Manager of the Alexandra Çafe, lee House Street, has made a report to the police to the effect that one of the salesmen has absconded with $625 being money which he had been collecting on behalf of the firm during the past two weeks.

A young Chinese who jumped into the harbour from Blake Pier in the early hours of yesterday morning, was hauled out of the water by the crew of a motor boat, and handed over to an Indian con stable. He was later taken to

COUNSEL FOR MURDER TRIAL.

HOW BRITISH LAW INSISTS

ON EQUALITY. -

FREE LEGAL HELP.

In due process of law, two lowly Chinese will stand on trial for their lives at the September Criminal Sessions, opening at the Supreme Court on Monday, charged with the wilful murder of Mrs. Rose Mackay,

at Shaukiwan, on August 6th. The $7.22 found in their possession, roughly divided, on the day of ar rest, probably represented the sum total of their worldly wealth, but in tune with the first, axiom of

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So far, indeed, does British justice go in support of its integrity that in highly important cases, the poor man is under no disability even in this respect. In the Sun- ning Piracy Trial a few months back, the Crown briefed King's The following ships were expect-Counsel to defend certain of the ed to be in wireless communication prisoners, and this practice is fol-. with Hongkong to-day Devanha, lowed extensively at Home, when

President Cleveland, serious issues are involved. Talma,

The Very Idea!

Sandy took his best girl out for Passing.a a walk one evening. display window she exclaimed ex- citedly, "Oh, what a pretty hat. Let's go buy it." And he did. Right by it.

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He tried to sneak into his house,

Quite fearful of his wife. The "key" just wouldn't fit the

door,

Because it was his knife.

tolians.

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Walthamstow woman: I am not such a fool as to believe all the fairy stories my husband tells me.

Mansfield woman: I admit strik- ing her, but I did not assault her.

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This morning's Harbour..Office "FYRENE" Ex- when the Government tells us that reports gave 12 arrivals and 16

"Pure moonshine" is an accurate tinguisher is small we cannot expect spectacular departures, of which four in size, tight in schemes such as would have been seven were British, leaving 55

description of Bristol's suburban. street lighting policy, for the lamp- lighters of the city's gas-lighted weight and easy to possible in boom times we answer vessels in harbour, British 19.. handle...

that it is not spectacular to The Shaukiwan Murder trial has British: justice, impartiality, the suburbs are away en masse on vaca

tions. Their holidays seem like an "PYRENE" does süpply obvious needs. There been postponed from Monday.machinery of the law revolvos once. not deteriorato and

to be an unnecessary September 19th, to Monday. Sep- again, and when face to face with age without a beam to the Bris- Bristol's lamplighters are like the is always roady timidity in the matter of raising tember 26th. Mr. H. G. Sheldon the judge and jury, their defence is to conduct the case for the will be undertaken by Mr. H. G. money by loan-a timidity not defence.

Sheldon, counsel appointed by the much advertised "genuine articles". there's no substitute, nothing Crown.

Why they can't "Just as gond." "PYR-shared by any other administra-

There is nothing unusual about temporarily be replaced during ENE" handy on tion of which we have had know- car and in garage. ledge. This Colony's revenue is

this fair play, principle of the Bri- their annual icaves is a point on bread based and grows naturally

tish criminal code, which permits, which the city fathers keep the as the Colony expands, and there

nay, insists, on the provision by the children in the dark. So they trust Crown of counsel for the defence as to the moon, which, like the lamp lighters, has been on a holiday most well as for the prosecution.. would be not the slightest hard

foliows on the demand of the law of the time, spending its vacation. that a man is innocent until proved behind clouds. ship on posterity if, in order to

guilty, and the only disability suf "Show me the way to go home" provide for growing needs, we of

fered by a poor man facing a seri-haa been the silent, Ineffective this day borrowed a reasonably

ous charge is that he is not usually prayer of homeward Bristol pil- large sum of money, because the

given the choice of his advocate. grims of the night, dancing over Obviously, a wealthy map can en unseen cbstacles, tripping lightly individual tax-payer of the future

gage the most brilliant counsel in but often, and swearing at, rather would in all probability to called

the United Kingdom, or in this case, than by, the inconsistent moon. A the Colony, to represent his inter visit at night has been a visitation. upon to pay no more than we in-hospital.

ests, while an impecunious prisonera matter of much match-striking dividually pay now. But the.deci-

The Revellers, who have been out-hns to be satisfied with who is pro--and tempers, like the lights, have

been out. slon to "economise" has been standing success among the various vided for him. made, the Unofficials of the day parties providing entertainment for the troops, are to give an open air have nodded docile acquiescence, show on the Kowloon Football Club full-staffed' Government De- ground to-morrow evening in aid of partments are going to "mark the M.C.L. Tickets are priced at $1 and an excellent evening's amuse- time," and the

are all going toment is promised.

Landlord at Bow County Court, await the coming of something

describing a lodger: She is tall, -nobody seems to know exactly

doubtful.. We find that we have not a great how it will come or what it will be

very dark, much overdressed, age-

Policeman at Kingston in a deal to add to the brief comment --which will lift us up out of the

Kwangtung, Malwa, Taliwa, Aki The Hongkong practice regard bad language case: He said that we made yesterday upon the rat of the day. We are going to Maru, Hakone Maru. Menado Maruing prisoners defence differs to he was talking to the flics. Man: speeches of the Unofficial Meri "conserve resources" although, so Carmarthenshire, Emil Kirdorf, some extent to the English system. I was having my supper at the time, bers of the Legislative Council far as we understand it, Hong- Mausang, Orja, Absia, Van Heatsz, In Hongkong the Crown is under sir, Chairman: That is not the

Calchas, Hanoi, Tonkin, Tjisaroea, obligation to provide counsel in language to use to flics. com-Haining, Baron Inchcape and Ka-murder cases only, whereas at in regard to the Budget for 1923, kong's only resources are

Home legal assistance is given in Diner: Walter, there's a fly in for a closer examination has not posed of what Hongkong itself binga.

any criminal case if the authorities my ice-cream." We found led us to change our mind that 'erentes and attracts.

Chinese immigrants, says aat Assizes or Quarter Sessions

Waiter: "Let him freeze; it will those speeches lacked a critical Hongkong a barren rock and our Singapore paper, which have re- consider the case worthy of coun-teach him a lesson. The littlo rascal was in the soup last night."-" angle. True it is that Mr. Sheri-resources of to-day are the fruitcently shewn an increase in com-sel.

Again, in England where there is ton uttered a complaint about the of efforts by broad-visioned

ed a decrease during August, the a large number of barristers on high cost of living (upon which sub-ministrators of the past.

figures being 13,842 against every circuit, junior counsel ject we hope to say more later) and

16.257 last year. The total to-date placed on a roster, the cases being is 264,378 against 227,445 for the taken in turn, The roster system that Dr. Kotewall queried the Government's policy in regard to

Opera For "The Million. first eight months of last year. is not strictly followed in Hong The number of Chinese deck kong owing to the limited number education, but for the remainder

There is a

great deal to com-passengers leaving Singapore for of barristers.

Coming back to the question of the speeches were practically un-mend the suggestion made by Sir China during August shewed an diluted approval of the Govern-Thomas Beecham, as reported in increase. They were 13,920 this the provision of counsel in murder a British wireless message yesteryear against 9,662 last year. trials, it is of interest that no ques- tion of financial qualification arises. ment's proposals. One would have day, that British opera should be

We acknowledge receipt of a

If a prisoner is well able to afford accepted that: approval loyally if made available for the masses of there had been any serious attempt the population who are known to copy of a little book entitled "Aids to engage his own counsel, but de- be appreciative of this form of to Memory Map-Drawing," which clines to do so, the Crown is still by any one of the Unofficials to musical entertainment, and who is illustrated with over thirty under obligation to provide him analyse the Government's policy would otherwise not perhaps find maps. It is produced locally, and Equally a prisoner facing a capital and prove that it is based on the facilities to attend perform the sole agent is Mr. Ip Hong charge is not permited to plead ances. The British are not an Cheung, care of the Hongkong guilty, the question, "Prisoner at great and weighty considerations, musical as a race, and if they up Evening Post of 93, Hollywood the bar, do you plead guilty or not but there was no such task as-pear to attend operas in smaller Road. The idea of the book is guilty being merely a formality. In England, the Assize Court sailed. It has been well stated numbera than, for example, can-mainly to make students draw

tinental nationalities, that is more maps in

proportion, usually has a large complement of that this year's Budget reveals a matter of lack of education along and this is achieved by junior counsel "watching," and of that the Government has little musical lines than want of appre-memorising certain geometrical ten enough when a case promises eiation. It is the object of men outlines and distances. There to be interesting, one of them will no policy, for a decision to like Sir Thomas Beecham, one of are useful general hints on map- offer to defend an unreprenanted carry on with the mere routine the greatest musical authorities | drawing included.

prisoner, without considering or ex-

work

pecting any sort of fee for his ser- administration of

only in the world to-day, to remove

A posse of detectives raided No. vices. amounts to performing the obvious. that handicap, by making more

accessible to the people the best 74, Castle Street, first floor,

There is the amusing incident re- The routine working of the Police, of British opera. Not only would Yaumati, yesterday morning, short-corded when a prisoner, Invited to Sanitary, Education, Harbour and that foster appreciation of home- before dawn, reports

the choose an advocate from a number other Departments, including the produced music, but also a general vernacular press. All the inmates of junior counsel in the benches be- sense of better-type musical taste. of the premises were fast asleep low the dock, cast his eye critically over them, and picked out the largely spending one, of Public In a generation or two, the British when the police arrived, and they Works does not give the Govern-nation would be far better off in were all taken into custody. The Crown Prosecutor in the front

The house was thoroughly searched, bench. ment a "policy" in the sense that music than at present.

country does not lack talent in and a large bundle of pawn tickets administrations are supposed to matters musical-it has produced found. Seven men belleved to b possess. By accusing the Govern-some of the finest singers (whether undesirable characters were taken EAST RIVER THREAT. ment of a lack of policy we mean at home or in the Colonies) that to the police station. The ver

the world has known, it has nacular press also states that four. - that it has failed to proceed on nurtured musicians and composers of the arrested men are alleged to broad lines of development; that who have earned a place in the be notorious pick-pockets who" it has decided to leave off when halls of fame, and with proper were responsible for recent com- guidance the public taste has plaints from the Chinese boarding, it might have been better to have always had a leavening of appre- motor buses in Kowloon, whose carried on with projected schemes; ciation for the purely classical pockets have been picked on many and that it has given no inspiring It is lack of cheap access to the.

forms" of melody and composition. occasions. |sign or lead to flagging. interests. very finest forms of musical en- What of all the projected har-tertainment which has principally bour development schemes? Is held the inasses back from the advancement which is apparent

For

ad-parison with previous years, shew-

proper

EXCHANGE RATES.

it less true to-day than before abroad. If the slogan of "two- 1926 that thousands of dollars are pence a week for the finest opera Paris lost annually because. of typhoons in the world" can carry proper Brussels

conviction, it should be the first Amsterdam and the necessary moving of stage in a campaign for the even-Milan teamers alongside wharves? And tual uplifting of the nation, as a Copenhagen if we went ahead and constructed whole, in the musical line, and the Vienna

Helsingfors promoter of the plan will earn the

Lisbon modern wharfage and basins and thanks of generations yet unborn. Bucharest

Buenos Aires generally improved our harbour

Shanghai facilities would the posterity to

Yokohama benefit by such say that we were Mr. Kwok Choi Tsang, the son of New York wrong? Is it not more likely that Mr. Tsang Foo, will return to Hong- Geneva

kong from America on Sunday, by Stockholm posterity will condemn our in the s.a. President Cleveland. He Berlin

ORIO activity in this matter? One has had studied finance and obtained a

Prague only to take an observation tour Bachelor Degree of Arts in the

Madrid University of Pennsylvania in Athons! of the city of Hongkong and of America before his departure. He lo Kowloon and the fast-growing graduated from the St. Paul's Bombay

adjoining districts to realise the

in which manifold ways

the Government of to-day could, with

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College, when he was in Hongkong, Hongkong He spent more than one year with Silver (spot) the Central Union Trust Co. of New Silver (forward) York, after leaving the University.

London, Sept. 15.

are

with a barrister to conduct his case.

BATTLES WON BY PROPAGANDA.

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During the hearing of a house breaking charge at Tottenham Police Court recently, a large tabby cat strolled into Court. The pro perty alleged to have been atolen included cake arid condensed milk. Pussy sniffed the air in expecta tion, and suddenly sprang into the well of the Court, putting its head into a tin which contained the cake and milk. It would have got away with something but for the promp titude of Detective-Sergt. Bryon the door, throwing a piece of cake who seized it and pushed it out of after it,

The Court was convulsed with

way

inaghter, and Mr. Drewitt (chair- man of the Bench) humorously ine quired of the clerk whether there was a law by which the cat would be charged with attempted robbery. "To the general surprise, the cat reappeared, pushing its through the swing door, but by this time a stalwart constable had the tin of food protected under his arm

Puss mewed at the officer in vain and darted up the stairs to the Magisterial Bench. Jumping on to the desk, it rubbed its head affectionately against the arm of the chairman, who caressed it, and remarked that he would forgive for trying to steal the cake and

The last seen of the cat was on milk. the heels of the jailer when taking the food to the rear of the Court,

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After a hard day's work some members of the corps were care less over the cleaning of their rifles: So much so that the Major ordered an inspection every week. One day the rifles were, being in- spected by the Major and the Sergeant, when, looking down the barrel of one, the Major said "Look at that dirty rifle, Ser geant."

Canton, Sept. 15. Notwithstanding the present movement of troops, Canton is safe from any invasion at the mo- ment. The much heralded attack by the forces of Generals, Yip Ting. The Sergeant looked down the and Ho Lung has not yet mater rifle and commenced to use lurid lalised, as they are still very far language, when the sapper sald away from Canton. These troops It shoudn't be dirty, Sergeant, 124 according to military intelligence, it's your rifle. I was late for 34.92 are stationed at Ping Yuan, which parade and grabbed it in mis

take." .12.13%

is about 200 miles North-East of I .89.35 18.17

The recent fall of several towns. wns .34.50 102% along, the East River is now at 2.7/10tributed not to General Yip and .785 General Ho's men but to the 47.61/64 Peasant Corps who are in allianée 2/5% with them. It is definitely learned 1/11.5/82 that Mr. Tam Ping-shan, a member 4.80-11/82

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221 of the Third International, is with 18.00 these troops.

There

There is real danger to-day of s world economic breakdown-Sir George Paish. d

I have shared a day with five hundred good fellows. The Duke of York (at the boys' camp at New Romney.)

Ten times more could be gained by both sides in industry from pence and co-operation than from squabbling and fighting. Mr. B.D Simon.

20.48 As Chinese 'battles are now won .18.41 largely by the propaganda of the .103% political directors, the entire poll- 28.78 tical Department of all divis

865 is now in Wai Chow and Shek Solomon's 777th Wife--"So), ar .6/05/04 Lang where these directors every you really and truly in love with 1/5.15/18

day lecture to the troops and ex-me?" .1/11/

26 plain to them that they are out Salomon "My dear, you are on 25.9/10 to defeat the Red focus of the in a thousand." And she snuggle British Wireless. enemy-A Correspondent,

closer.

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