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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

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MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 1928.

country," thus implying that it is not for them to change the Trea- sury policy, and that it must on

`DEMONSTRATION no account be changed, however

WITH

"TOTAL" FIRE EXTINGUISHERS

WILL TAKE PLACE ON

TUESDAY, AUGUST, 28th.

ai 5.30 p.m.

IN THE COMPOUND OF THE

CENTRAL FIRE BRIGADE

Des Voeux Road Central.

MOTOR CAR OWNERS

U

A MOTOR CAR IN PERFECT RUNNING ORDER AND CON- DITION WILL BE SET ON FIRE AND EXTINGUISHED WITH THE MOTOR DAR MODEL.

"AUTO-TOTAL"

KELLER, KERN & Co., Lid, 16/10 CONNAUGHT ROAD, C.

DEATH.

DAY BY DAY.

IT IS THE PROVINCE OF KNOWLEDGE TO SPEAK, AND IT IS THE PRIVILEGE OF WISDOM TO LISTEN.-Olive Wen- dell Holmes.

much unemployment it may cause. Indeed, the suggestions which !

have from time to timo bega made

The P. and 0.8.6. Kashgar, from for pressing forward with work of Singapore, is due here at 2 p.m. national development are very on Thursday. coldly received, as though the State plays no normal part in the

No-one, of course, proposes that the whole of the unemployed on be directly employed in public works,

on 24th August at G a.m.

LIFE-SAVING IN HONGKONG.

STILL MORE CHINESE SUCCESSES.

The only case disease reported over the week-Hailstone, instructed by, L/Bdr. J. of notifiable These are L/dr. Taylor and Gnr. end was one Chinese occurrence Norris. of typheld,

The Very Idea!

Lady Houston, widow of Sir Robert Houston, sent the follow- ing letter to the prese: "Tho examinations have been held band in bis will-saying, 'My bo- During the past few days, two tribute paid me by my late hus- under the rules of the Roval Lifeloved wife, whose self-sacrifico, Savin Society of Great Britain.devotion, care and wonderful la On Thursday, the 23rd, two men tuition on two separate occasions The P. and O. 8.8. Rawalpindi,of the 12th Heavy Battery, R. Asaved my life when the doctors economic sphere of the nation. from Hongkong, arrived at London Lycemun, passed the examinations despaired of it'has given rise to for the proficiency certificate and the question being naked me: bronze medallion, and have been How did intuition help you to recommended for these awards.

that, in the same way that I dis- save your husband's life?

To this question my answer is

rogarded all inwyers' advice and, Yesterday, at North Point, a following my own intuition, nego- large class from the Hongkongtiated and settled my affairs with Chinese Bathing Club were pre-the chancellor of the Exchequer, sented for examination, and pass when Sir Robert was said to bo ed the necessary tests with great dying, my intuition told me that. I success. The following have been could save him. recommended for the proficiency "I therefore dismissed his me- certificate and bronze medallion:dical advisera, took the caso en- in such a way na to make "trans-Fat stranded on a mud-lat ato Siew-um, Kwan Tae-kong tirely into my own hands, and Fok Wine-kui, Wu Pak-wing waved his life, I claim to be a Leung Kam-to, Wong Pan, Young healer, and have saved several Wing-sjk, Tsang Tong-fook, Wong Kam-ying. Leung Piu-ling, Chan other people's besides my hus- Hip-shan, Chan Cheuk-wa, Chan

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but it should be obvious that If the Government would accelerato instead of retarding the pace of development in ita various economic activities, this would make for a general trade revival and react on the employment market

| ference" fonalble,

The Board, like Mr. Baldwin, still seems to pin its faith in the method of inducing employers in comparatively prosperous regions

The China Merchants s... Hain Wah, in her report of arrival, has the words "British Crew" erased and "Two Skotish" substituted.

The Aberdeen ferry launch 'Choi,

12.45 p.m. yesterday, but was later refloated without any damage.

Mr. R. A. Hyne has reported to the police the loss of a pair of gold cuff-links valued at $45. They are inscribed R. II. ou one side and

to engage workless miners in pre-1.M. on the other. ference to local labour, for it says that if the big firms would make

The bodies of the two stone- breakers, who were drowned at

it their business to give employ- | Taiwan last week, have been re- ment to one or two men from the depressed areas, a real step would

have been taken towards a solu- tion. Unfortunately, however, the | GARDNER--Died at St. Paul's signs of an unsatisfied demand for Hospital on 26th August, 1928, labour are nowhere very evident, Mildred Agues Gardner, eldest and therefore, under present con- daughter of Mr. Joseph Charles Gardner and Mrs,ditions, any process of transfer will Mabel Newell

Gardner.merely mean a redistribution of (Shanghai and Kobe papers ancniployment. In many districts! please copy.)

Whe

Thongkong Telegraph.

MONDAY, AUGUST 27.

| BRITAIN'S. INDUSTRIAL

PROBLEM.

covered a hundred yards away from the spot where they were

drowned.

Arrested in possession of 1.8 mace of prepared opium, a Chia- use who was caught as he was about to board the Yaumati Ferry

was fined $15 by Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon Magistracy this storing,

About Hong Kong.

Do you know that~~

The establishment of the Tung Wah Hospital arose out of a movement to provide a place where dying business employees could be necompo- “ dated?

It was in 1867 that this movement was, initiated by compradores, merchants and shop-keepers, who established, what was called an "eze" - at Taipingshan. This was o place where sick employees might find refuge to avoid the rites and ceremonies connect- ed with death, and where bodies could be stored whilst awalting removal to the mah land. Goverument did not give its consbut to this extulish- ment, which was accidentally discovered,

The Hospital was establish- ed in 1870 and opened in February, 1872.

banyl's."

A Land-Girl had enlled on an old farmer in response to an advertise ment for a shepherd, and offered her services,

"No no. my lassie," said the farmer. "I advertised for a shap, herd-not a shepherdess."

khow that," replied the appli- cant, "but surely there is no reason why the work should not be under- taken by a woman."

"Well," retorted the farmer, his eyes twinkling, "u woman once tried It, and she made a mess of it."

Who was she?" inquired the girl. "Bo-Peep," answered the farmer.

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I am a great beffever, not in abolishing the capitalist but in mak- ing everybody a capitalist-Sir Alfred Mand.

Not only is the mass of books enormous, but the mass of books worth reading is enormous.—Mr.. Arnold Benell

It is an open question whether. love or drink or currency has con- tributed most to the increase of luhney-Sir John Marriott, M.P.

It is alleged in a report received where industries were expected by by the police during the week-end, this time to be going" "forward, one of the partners in the Hop the progress has been disappoint-Wing Cheung Kee Grocery store, at 1,046, Canton Road, Yaumati, ingly slow, and; some of the

has absconded with $470 belong. Government's crites are saying ing to the firm. that is is largely due to the!

It is important to bear in mind. deflationary monetary policy of re-

At the Marine Court this morn-

that London has become the princi- pal world-market for works of art; 1928 cent years, which the Industrial ing, before Comandr. J. B. Newill, D.S.0., R.N., Kwok Shế, mistress Transference Board treats

and we gain much more by retain- as of a cargo boat, was charged with

ing and improving that market than "sutdel," and the financial policy, securing her craft outside five

we should gain by export duty on looking towards cheap conversion others, alongside the ss. Huichow,

works of art. Sir Martin Convoy, Pleading guilty, she was fined $5, } Tin-wa, So Chiu-tung, Ho Chung-

I see in the future the possibility and also deflationary in its effects, with the usual alternative. ling. Leung Kan-chuen, Ng Ting of creating genius from mediocre of curtailing as far as possible

chonk, Kwok Sze-ying, Lau Ching-minds.Dr. Serge Voronoff.

It generally pays someone to dek- every form of capital outlay which Alfredo Pardo de Tavera, 38, ung, Teng Yung-Took and Law comes under públic control. One son of the late Dr. Trinidad Pardo Chak-lun. Chan Pin-wa entered troy beauty, and it costs something

led that Mr. Baldwin had taken an

pine Library and Museum, and medallion as he is under the re-

The only theatre in Temesvar was great unemployment problem can- prominent clubman,

committequired age. important step in regard to emit be solved by the mere making suicide at Manila last week are too severe for swimmers under ushes rose a finer and larger theatre, The Society holds that the testa destroyed by fire, but out of ita ployment by addressing an appeal of appeals to employers. It is for bought by him, under the automo- re only permitted Marcu Duiliu, writes a

hanging himself with a rope

the age of sixteen. Candidates designed by a Rumanian architect, & Ito sonie 130,000 employers of

bile garnge at the San Juan

When the labour to make special efforts to

to enter for the elementary certi- Nowa correspondent. calaret,

a marble absorb as many workless men us

fieate and proficiency certifiente, building was opened,

the cireum- recording which will be recommended for tablet possible, particularly those from

Revenue Officer Young prosecuted | Chan Phu-wa, who put up a good stances In which the new the distressed mining

Chinese woman of No. 504, performance for a boy of his size theatre was erected should have Shanghai Street who appeared he and age.

heen unveiled in the foyer. This Whilst it is to be hoped that some!

Fore Mr. W. Schofield, at the At the same examination, Li was not dond because the mason god wil weerne as the result of

Kowloon Mugistracy this morning, Shin-lun front the South China had made an error in cutting the in- on a charge of being in possession Aletic Association's class, seription: this appeal, it is obvious that the

of five facls of prepared opium,

He should have, carved a legend unemployment problem cannot

All large communities appear to The defendant plinked gulty and qualified for the Bronze Medallion.) suffer at one time or another from was fined $160, or three months' Cla's class had been instructed having been destroyed by fire, had The Hongkong Chinese Bathing to the effect that the theatre, after possibly be solved by the simple the evil-minded activities of morat hard tabour.

making appeals and social perverts, and Hong-

A few days ago, it was announce thing is certain, namely, that the Tavern, director of the Philik but was not eligible for the bronze to rephuvo it-Prof. G.Mf. Trevelyan..

joonest

uf

areas,

the Government to probe IL to the bottom and come forward, with

definite, some

well-conceived scheme for relieving the situation.

it's

An Unsavoury Case.

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{ L/Bdr. W, E. J. Pratt and Garbera rebuilt according to plans by French, assisted by Sgt. F, J.Maren Duiliu. The inscription on

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to areas which are for the moment kong, unfortunately, is no excep The death is anpunced in Pek-Toms. On the success of their the tablet as affixed, however, stated less severely hit by eronomie run-tion. It is possible that the co-ing of Me, G. C. F. Holland, a class, 1/Bdr. Pratt and Gor, that the theatre had been rebuilt dition thin certain other mooditan nature of the population senior member of the indoor staff French have been recommended after having been destroyed by fire. regions. Recent figures have offences against society than M., Holland, who recently return- Certificate, Sgt. Toma

leaves the Colony more open to of the Chinese Maritime Customs for the Honorary Instructor's according to the plans of Marcu having Dully. As there was no suspicion that the architect had been respon- shown that unemployment at might otherwise be the case, and ed from feave, was taken ill sud-previously qualified for this. Home Is Increasing rather than

regrettable that several denly on the 18th just, and en- There are still a good few mem-ble for the conflagration, a new serious instances have been terel the German Hospital. An hers of the Chinese Bathing tablet had to be ordered. otherwise, and the fact has to be brought to the attention of the operation was performed but Mr.Club's class to be examined; faced that there exists in the cont authorities in recent months. It Holland falled to rally and pass- and other heavy industries a large was, therefore, extremely gratify-ed away on the 19th. surplus of labour. The idea that this depression is merely transient in the act. The case was given shipped here secretly on board the is now no longer tenable. It little prominence in the Press, but the particular kink of the accused therefore becomes apparent that man was that of telephoning two ed by the police, who have ala RUN INTO BY LARGE TRADING This woman had a long coat on? unless the large surplus of labour strangers, and under the cloak of arrested Ngai San-chi, a steward attached to these industries is to anonymity thus provided, to make employed on the steamer, at his

use of indecent language

home, in Kwai Heung Street. The A tele- remain Indefinitely unemployed, it phone, however is more easily haul was an exceptionally large

one, comprising no fewer than 83 lying

ing to learn last week that one of

the perpretators had, been caught

A large consignment of arms,

8.3. Harunda, was yesterday seiz-

STEAMER'S RUDDER

DAMAGED.

Willesden husband: One would think from what my wife says that I was "The Sheik of Willesden."

Woman at Southend: My hus- band will not tell me how much he carns, and counts his money under the table.

Solicitor at North London Court:

Policeman: No, sir, it went Just below her knees, Solicitor: That in long for these days.

Wood Greenmagistrate: Had Not quite.

must be moved to other occupa-traceabie than the man imagined,]utomatic pistels, 81 magazines Point on Friday afternoon, abethe accident happened then? Man: tions, and, for the most part, to and following a series of comand 8,300 rounds of ammunition,

tult him.

JUNK.

As the sa. Clara Jebsen was at her mooring off West

|plaints, a trap was laid with the

was run into by a large trading other areas. Ifence the need for result that the offender, a Chinese,

Tottenham policeman: When I junk, N. T24141, and, in the sub Buvent collision, the rudder of the told him that he would be summoned large-scale transferences.

was arrested. Our one regret was The Harbour Office reports for steamer was badly damaged.

he said, "How much will it cost that Major Willson, who described the week-end gave 20 arrivals and This aspect of the question has the offence as a very serious one

It was indicated, in a report me?" Magistrato (imposing a 25 departures, of which nine and received by the police during the no): Now you will be able to recently been dealt with by the and mentioned how difficult it is lo seven respectively were British. week-ond, that the junk was being Report of the Industrial Trans- detect, thought that a fine of $50 This morning's figures were 11 ar- towed by a steam launch, the Fat threats: I will listen to his prec

Nottingham man accused of using was sufficient to meet the case. In rivals and seven departures, Bri-Lee. The towing rope was cast ous lies just for friendship. ference Board, which was appoint-our opinion, the penalty was quite tish four and two, leaving 56 ves-off when the junk was about a ed "for the purpose of facilitating inadequate. In dealing with sels in part, of which 24 were Bri-hundred yarda from the Clara Alexander Peacock, a Scottish the transfer of workers, and in are forced with two difficulties; in good, but freights were low, with the junk boro straight on to the came one of Andrew Carnegie's crimes of this nature, the Police tish. Tonnage was comparatively Jebsen. Continuing on its way boy born in Dunfermline, who ba- particular of minors, for whom the first place of unmasking the only one British inward and two vessel, and finally collided with its millionaires, has left an eccentric opportunities of employment in anonymity of the offender and, In British through, totalling less than stern. their own district or occupation victims, generally the gentler sex,

the second place, of Inducing 2,000 tons.

will disposing of an estate once It was not stated whether any estimated at between £2,000,000 damage was caused to the junk, and £3,000,000. are no longer available." This to give evidence in such unsavoury. Board bas already been able to do cases, It would seem only is affliated to the National Coun only slight for the boat was ground that he made liberal pro-

The World Peace Union, which but if so this must have been

He leaves 20s to his wife.on the

something towards a solution of made of such individuals as

sonable that an example should be eil for the Prevention of War, has able to continue on its way. vision for her in his lifetime. He Mr. Davidson an officer of the gives £2,000 to his secretary, and the problem by the catablishment fall into Police hands. While no recently become incorporated in

his twa of new training centres and the mention of the fact was apparent the Theosophical Order of Service, ship, has forwarded a report of £500 to his valet, but

Horw and two daughters he be provision of financial help to authorition recently were informed Lanepart of the Hongkong Lodge

ly made at the Follec Court, the and has asked Mr. Herbert E. collision to Police Headquarters.

queaths Jost £20 each. To his two married men moving to other that some-one was sending letters of the Theosophical Society to net

alatera he left an Income of £10 a districts to take up work. Un-through the most to Indies, con- as its representativo in China. The last meeting of the M.C.L.month, while another daughter,

taining indecent literaturo. With

The Union is organising this year, Children's Club will be held on Jean Peacock, receives the balance happily, however, the Board has only a post-mark to go upon, inves- in the 43 countries belonging to Friday at Craig lyric, the Peak of the estate. Whether this is larga

tho Union, an rejected a number of important tigation has led to nothing One Peace Week," to take place from season will be on view and a small will, but it is known that Mr. Pen- "International All the work done during the or small is not apparent from Lize proposals, giving as a reason that day, perhaps, the offender will November 4th to November 11th sale will be held in aid of the cock spent extravagantly, and had they would conflict with the deplore the decision which effected

make a slip, and then we shall it intends to observe the week this funds of the Ministering Children's several unlucky vúntures on hand sottled financial policy of the the abolition of stocks.

year also in Hongkong..

do

League.

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In recent years.