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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

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WILL TAKE PLACE ON

TURSDAY, AUGUST, 28th.'

at 5.30 p.m.

IN THE COMPOUND OF THE

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 1928.

"DAY BY DAY.

The E. and A. Company's 8. Tanda left Moji yesterday and is due hero on the 29th instant.

BCCs that these additional charges are likely to make the full con tribution more than probable.

HE THAT WILL HAVE CAKE OUT OF One journal points out that the THE WHEAT MUST NEEDS TARBY THE Colony did not desire the distine GRINDING-William Shakespeare, tion which has been thrust upon It by the Naval Base project, but that it accopted the strong casa put, forward, "and, what is more, behaved patriotically in making a free gift of the site. In return, It is proposed to exact taxation on a scule which is a much higher percentage of revenue than that paid by the Imperial Government for the fighting services. One of the suggestions put forward by the unoficial members of the Legislative Counell, now is that the existing Ordinance dealing

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years should consist of one-dfth of the total amount paid in the five years Immediately preceding the commencement of work on the

Base, the matter to come up for reconsideration in 1933.

The Post Office announces that owing to the fire on the 6.8. Sui Tal no afternoon mail will be sent to Macao until further notice.

LETTERS FROM HONGKONG. 19-The Art of Entertaining.

Our amusementé in Hongkong jabout to start in the wrong place. are, in general, not unlike those in corrected him, pointing to the any other part of the globe, but Indy on my right." "Oh," I never there are one, or two diversions take soup," she sail hurriedly. A which run particularly strong here; another dish, which she also.ro- as for instance, bathing, and entor-fused, she said to me in a low, con- tuining each other to dinner. For fidential, but bmphatic tone, "I Fortunately we had provided a be hard to beat this little Colony, the delights of son bathing it would loathe this stuff, don't you?" with the warm water, its delightfair selection of courses, ful sandy benches, its freedom from poor guests were not. actually The Government is inviting ten-sharks, and its display of neat and starved, and in due course the ladies dresses. I have seen a very respect-gather. Mrs. R. discoursed amiably, ders for the erection of guide pile gay, but not extravagant bathing withdrew to the room, where staging in connexion with a hydro-able Chinese lady who, putting a absently, and more or less inter- graphic survey of the harbour.

dressing gown over her bathing atinably about some subject the dress, was much too refined to take purport of whichi nobody actually it off, and entered the water fully divined, while Mrs. P. (who I She was not a swimmer. fancy classes Mrs. R. amongst what

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BO, OILF

In the special article which ap-robed. peated and that the defence con-Pears in to-day's Motor Supple-But you may search in vain for the she is pleased to call "thong ment, The Morris Works Visi-methods of the Tonkin Indies who, Roostans") sat apart, gazing about tribution for each of the next five ted, the number of workmen en according to the French Consul her and humming sotto voce but Later we played a curd game as they enter the water, floats-up: gaged should be given as 4,000 there, bathe in a nightdross which, quite distinctly. Instead of 400.

gradually around them in such with meticulous attention to its ex- manner that, in the words of the traordinarily simple rules, but no I have not since heard of any complaints, but judg The case against the house coolle descriptive Frenchman, "nothing money passed. declares itself."

We do not always bathe from the ing by the reports of subsequent who was shot by a detective last Saturday night has been fixed for shore. Those who like that sort of parties given by other people, I. hearing before two Magistrates on Apart from the question of the Friday afteraon, The defendant, thing, take a launch and fare away have no doubt they were vented. who was employed at No. 4, Cox's 10 some bay or other where they There have been two dinners 10 precise amount which Crown Road, was charged, with being a plunge in ever the side, and after-cently. The first was reported by wards sit about on deck, sipping Mrs. P. to be a dreadful" old- Colonies should pay under the possession of a revolver without 4 either ten or something clee, while fashioned affair. They just sat as often as not, the boat rolls gently round afterwards and listened to the gramaphone. At the second Military Contribution, there has permit.

on an oily swell.

And of course, whether it is Mrs. P. said they played somo long been a growing feeling that

bathing, or dinner, or anything rollen_gambling game. Mr. P. did the basis on which it is reckoned

else, we talk. As likely as not it not mind the gambling game. He shouk!' be altered. A former

will be somebody's aim to convert sald the only thin he had to com- the affair into a "cheery party"...plain of was the wino. There was, One may be unfortunate, like Lady he said, too much, and too great a Governor of Singapore, Sir Frank recently declared Swettenham,

Margaret Fordice, who said of the variety.

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Mrs. Y. K. To and family tender sincere thanks to their relu- tives and friends for the many that a succession of Governors up kind expressions of sympathy

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

in their recent bereavement, to his time opposed the method also for floral tributes sent of calculation. That was long and attendance at the funeral. before any question of possible additions to naval or military strength had arisen. Here in Hongkong, we have long been in the position, though possibly to á lesser degree, that. Singapore fore- sees the probability of being. As a naval,, and military station, we have troops and warships station- ed hare rently fur in excess of the actual defence needs of the Colony itself. In other words, Hongkong is the principal base of the Forces in the Far East. That being the case, the cost naturally comes to

SATURDAY AUGUST 25. 1928.

THE MILITARY CONTRIBUTION.

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About Hong Kong.

NAVAMINO

Do you know that--

Thort is a Terrace in Hong- kong named after a piracy?

This is Chico Terrace. Ha-. tory has it that "piracy dur ing 1863 was very rife on the neighbouring coast and in the Formosa Channel. Some of the pirate junks had English and America: hands on board and for the apprehension of any of these the Government offered a reward of $1,000.

"At the cluse of the year, the Danish brig Chico, while in Lyemoon Passage, was at- tacked by plates, who mur- dered most of her crow."

The affair so close in to the barbour, caused a great sen- sation, and the builder of a new terrace, off Peel Street, named the building after the tragedy.

the P.W.D.

Duchess of Cumberland in George

II's day that, after hearing the Through Mrs. N. comes the Duchess talk for half an hour, one hectic tale of when the Manager ought to go home and wash one's went to call on Mrs. R. Mrs. R. said ears, "She belonged to that class he wasn't dressed to receive of wohen he have never blushed

in their lives, who because they callers. It was awful. She thought he would never go. He would talk have done nothing, take the liberty to her about his own children. of saying everything." But as a

rule it is no worse than the kind Presently she asked if he would of thing Voltaire feared when he like a cup of tea. The Managor her such trouble, but Min. R. went said, with reference to "cheery said he wouldn't think of giving parties," in Zadiy:

"lle assembled at his house the and told her "boy" that No. 1 mas- most worthy men, and the moster had come and he must pro- beautiful ladies of Babylon. aduce a No. 1 tea. The "boy" duly give them delicious suppers, often turned up, Mrs. R. said, with the preceded by concerts of music, and filthy old ten cloth that they always always animated by polite conver-Jused themselves. She whisked it baby salion, from which he knew how to away from him and substituted a bunish that affectation of wit, clean one. Then the new

started yelling. The Manager said which is the surest method of pre-she rasta't raind; he was a father venting it entirely, and of spoiling

large kindly faced man, with whitish hair. the pleasure of the most agreeable of a large family himself. He is a

society."

Eventually the "boy" brought In" The question of the Military a far venter sum than 20 per

Three farther lots of Crown

But we must not be too captions. Contribution is at the moment Leent. of our revenue. Moreover,

of the most disgusting tea. The is the nursery arousing considerable comment in there is the additional fact to be and are to be offered for sale at

ollice on September Conversation

kept on Singapore, mainly by reason of horne in mind that the naval and 10th. They are Kowloon Inland ideas, and if the furniture is some worst they had ever had. Mrs. R. fear that the Colony may be cull- military strength of

the China Lot 2136, Mung Kok Tsai (aren what meagre and ill-assurted, we said. She said

thought. ed upon to bear a greatly inStation has,

in consequence of 2,864 square feet and upset price shall do little good by breaking it apologising but she didn't know $22,194), New Kowloon Lot 1156, p. And there are always books-what the Manager must have" "Whenever Mr. R. is out, some- creased burden in consequence of Far Eastern unrest, been materi-Shanshuipo (1,864) square feet; and re

There are several quite good developments in connexion with ally added to in recent years. The $2,325), and Kowloon Inland braries in Hongkong. That at body comes to call," said Mrs. R..

"

to the 2137, Mong Kok Tsui (1,030 square point therefore arises as

feet; $1,635). fairness of an extension of the original object of the Military Contribution to cover changes in

:

she

the new Naval Base. It appears

Q. is a not too prosperous busi- the Hongkong Club is noticeably run. The others' so, and well that a "secret despatch" has been

neither quite so good nor so wellness man, with a rather unmangoetic run. The reading publie here, as wife and two daughters of almost received from the Secretary of State on the subject, and whilst

The health bulletin of Eastern elsewhere, is divided into two minin marriagable age, with no quafica. some of its contents have been imperial policy which could not ports for the week ended Saturday classes (a) those who do not tlons, education, training, or money. disclosed, many important points have been, foreseen when "the last, issued by the Director of read the good books this is by far To them cures, with supposedly Medical and Sanitary Serviées, the larger class, as in London), and some idea of paying attention to remain to be elucidated. The arrangement' was first conclad-gives the following cases, the (b) those who take out the good one of the daughters, a Vice-Con- Military Contribution, of course,

ed. The time has undoubtedly figures in parentheals indicating books and don't return them. Insul, nationality unknown, but pass- deaths: Plague, Bombay (3), Cal- one excellent library that I knowing by the nickname of Count, be- is designed also to cover the coel of haval defence, just as it is here, come when the whole question of cutta (6), Kangoon (2), Paom of, both Jew Suss and The Ugly car he has a beard. He called issue book. Of course these books, leaving their mother to fuce the and is calculated in both the Military Contribution should Penh 1 (1); Cholera, Bombay (2), Duckling have gone leaving no the other day, and at sight of him be revised, and we are not with-Calcutta (18), Madras (66), Ran-race, not even an entry in the the two daughters scuttled upstairs Count sugested that Colonies on the basis of 20 per

dicherry (3), Batavia 1, Bangkok u class peculiarly susceptible to this nation, the

Mrs. . might care to come for a cent. of the Colony's revenue out hope that this will be one of goon (1), Vizngapatam (13), Pon- though good in their way, are of visitor alone. After some conver

curious behaviour. There is, however, a proviso that the matters which H. E. the 1,Pnom Penh 1 (1), Canton 2 (1);

But I suppose clothes is the most spin in his car. Mrs. Q. sald she 3 (3), Madras 13 (6), Moulmein 3 universal tople of all. No doubt didn't think she could possibly come if the actual cost is less than the Governor will take up with the Small-pox, Bombay 3 (2), Calcutta

Home authorities during his stay (2), Negapatam 8 (4), Vizagapa- the Pigmies of Africa spend inter-out alone.

"Well," said the Count, "What 20 per cent. of revenue, the

in England.

tam 2 (1), Pondicherry (2), Dela- minable hours discussing the num- Colonies shall only be liable for

wan Dell (2), Pontinak 1, Soura-bar of twists and the colour of the about your daughters? I know baia 3, Pnom Penh 2 (2), Shang-heade In their waist-belts, The they are upstairs." the lesser sum. In the case' of

hai (1) and Datren 1 (1). Hongkong, we believe that the

Spain Offended. full 20 per cent. is always exacted,

National dignity is a leading because this amount is said to be factor in the preservation of inter- but it seems insufficient, to meet costs. In national amity

ludicrous that bad feeling should Singapore, however, the defence arise over the great Pence Pact. costs hitherto appear to hitve The attitude of Madrid, however, been the smaller sum, but there leaves no doubt that Spain is deeply offended by the supposed is now a fear that by bringing light of the United States Govern. certain aspects of the Naval Basement in omitting to invite Spain

The semi-final stage has now scheme into the computation, the to become an original signatory been reached in the Laws Bowls full 20 per cent. will be demanded. of the Kellogg Treaty, particularly Championship of the Colony.

us by a gentle hint, Madrid had

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LAWN BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIP.

SEMI-FINAL STAGE" NOW REACHED.

Mrs. Q, went up to see; but the Wahabis, who have been causing trouble to Irak, Kowelt, and Trans-two daughters announced that they (according to the were damned if they were coming jordan are Baghdad correspondeent of the down for the old blighter, or words of her Times the Puritans of Islam. One to that effect. Mrs. Q, then went example he gives of the strictness to seek the assistance with which they interpret the spouse, a forlorn move as she prob tenets universal to the religion, is ably realised beforehand. Q. said that of a preacher of the sect who the Count could "go to hell" if he saw a man go by wearing a silken liked for all he cared, and jumped headdress. "Allah will forgive into bed.

This was the lovely gentleman murder, theft, and adultery," said

ganised some sort of party at their like that."

home, arrived back to find certain he, but not the wearing of clothes who when his wife one day or The other day, we had a dinner cakes, minerals, and such like certain amount of appro- "What is all this?" asked the hension, but which actually passed worthy man. "I never ordered of a rather delicate, situation,

The other semi-finalists are off successfully and with well res-these. And what I haven't ordered, Instead of putting Spain in her Duncan and A. R. Clark.

it were, Washington might easily have pointed out!

Last evening J. Gibson beat E.

It is mainly on that ground that almost invited herself. Possibly the W. Hoghin by 21 to 14, and there-party to which we looked forward necessaries being delivered. the opposition to the Imperial U.S. State Department has not fore qualifies to meet J. Ferguson with Government's proposals

arisen,

have been very tactful in its handling in the semi-final.

It is interesting to note that place, as when the 20 per cent basis was that the Great Clock Hall of the

trained hilarity. The trouble is I don't pay for."

Remonstrance, and I believe even that with the exercise of quite a small modicum of tact, it is impose tears, wero useless. There was sible for a "newcomer" in this nothing for it but to sond the to cakes and minerals back to the first applied to Singapore, in 1899, Quai D'Orsay hes limited accom-them in the original instance. small Colony to invite people the Secretary of State laid it down modation, and that an end to the Spain can reply that big wars meet anyong to whom they are not caterer, and send hurried messages that the Military Contribution list of invitations had to be made start with little wars, and that any already well known. We realised to the guests to any that the party'

vory carly. Spain's unolicial nation voluntarily expressing a this trouble beforehand, and if we would not take place after all:

This is the sort of thing that should be solely for the purpose reply is an argued right to sign desire to be "in the swim" should had not, it was well brought home of meeting the defence of the the pact in view of her intention be extended a hearty welcome. to us by circumstantially reported brings it home to one, more than Colony, whereas the latest deci-to build a number of warships in The nearest analogy wo can draw remarks, as soon as the composition the heat, the crumbling orange than the sight of faces that after a sion of the Colonial Office is that the near future which will make to the position is that of a small of the party-a very homely affair granite, the Chinese signs, more.

We boy told to run away and play by was known. her the sixth Naval Power.

We chose, in consultation with very short while we have to remem. the Colony should pay for the full can only presume that this ex big brothers, who have no wish ordinary cost of the Garrison, in-planation has been made in order to be bothered with knicker our landlady, what we thought was ber are unfamiliar, that we are in

that too much stress should not bockers on one of their important rather an attractive menu. When a foreign land. cluding any military personnel be laid on the fact that Spain is jaunts. Spain, we are not sure the soup arrived, Ah Chaf was added to the Garrison as the new not at the moment a potential war-prised, finds the role extremely maker. There is a certain amount distasteful and has, therefore, defences are gradually manned, of justies on both sides. America pointed to her impending acquisi-

The appointment of Company

Tenders are being invited for

and including the cost of main-may very well argue that war be- tion of long trousers in the shape Borgeant Major Jose Simao Itod-the construction of a school on a tenance of the defences, old and tween the great Powers is the of a bigger Navy. We shall be

Brat essential consideration to be much surprised if the quarrel is rigues as Second Lieutenant in the new site at Wongnolchong, the gether with any contingent work. now. The 20 per cent. limit, how-guarded against, and that the Pact to be taken more seriously than Volunteer Defence Corps is gazet-removal of the old buildings to.

Ited. ever, remains, but Singapore fore- should therefore be confined to this.

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