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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1928.

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past there has not been sufficient foresight when dealing with this question of Govorniment office ac- commodation. We have too long followed a hand-to-mouth policy, | speare," with the result that Government

AND HOW HIS AUDIT STANDS WHO KNOWS, SAVE HEAVEN! Shako

Hongkong has been declared offices are to be found dotted all plague free by the authorities of over the city, rather than con- the Dutch East Indies.. tralised in one really big ad- ministrative block,

The R.M.S. Empress of Canada Colony at!ll lacks. What should (from Manila) is due here at 9 a.m.

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The Very Idea!

Two young golfers who appear The Police "Reserve. Ordorsed on the links at Whitstable sued by Mr. E. D. C. Wolfo, the wearing, orange and mauve bath- Captain Superintendent of Police, ing costumes and slacks have

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have been dono when it became on Sunday next, and will berth at Resorvists at the Police Training onces of opinión, however, as to

the wharf.

created a storm. Although warn-- ad by the secretary that such a costume was highly improper, first too. There are sharp differ they calmly drove off from thờ

the propriety or otherwise of wear ing bathing costumes on the links...

of golfore the that the idea of a bathing costume younger men and women-contend. "top" and shorts being immodest is absurd.

Police Training School. The weekly classes for Polico School, Kowloon, will be held on Tuesday, September 25th, and October 2nd, at 6.00 pain. sharp. 4All members of the Chinese and One section

Indian Companies and of the Fly ing Squad who have not yet passed Part 2 of Training Course must attend.

apparent that we were. Inauff-

The P. and O. 8.8. Lahore left ciently provided for in this res- pect was to have designed a build-Singapore on the 24th instant at

p.m. with Mails, and is duo here on ing of a type which would permit the 28th laatant at about 4 p.m. of extensions as necessity por-

The forthcoming wedding is an❤ mitted. Had that been done, it nouneed of Lieut. R. F. Wright, might ever have been necessary R.A., R. A, Mess, Kowloon, to Miss to have erected the additional de-E. M. Sinton, Banford House, Gil-

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Battery, or, for that matter, to have started adding a further storey to the Colonial Secretariat Building at what will be a heavy cust. This very sito, would have

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puse of a block which could have been extended as time went on.

The point now suggests" itself that even with the new building which the Government has in view

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Hongkong Telegraph.

TUESDAY. SEPT 25 1928.

GOVERNMENT COSTS.

Squad Drill

"Provided one doesn't commit. the unpardonable sin of exposing ono's braces or shirt sleeves to All recruits of the Chinese and the world, what does it matter?" Indian Companies, and of the was the vlow of one young mom- The forthcoming wedding is an-Flying Squad will parado at Con-ber.

"Some of the costumes one sess. nounced of Mr. B. C. K. Hawkins, tral Police Station on Thursday,

on the links are simply hideous, Hongkong Civil Service, Observa- September 27th. at 6.80 tory Quarters, Kowloon, to Miss sharp for Squad Drill under Ser-In my view a little novelty and G. II. Johnstone, Sale, Cheshire, geant Condon. Drose-Mufti.brightnosa in one's attire is badly en route to Hongkong on board the

Chinese Company, 8.8. Khyber.

The Rev. F. C. Young, on leaving the Bellingham Church, London, S.E., for Hongkong, was presented with a silver afgarette case by the Bellingham branch of Toc B, of which he wag Padre, and which owed its beginnings to him.

All advanced men of the Chin- eso Company will attend at the Central Police Station on Thurs day, September 27th. at 5.30 p.m. sharp for Rifle Exercises, Extend-

ANTARTING INAATHSTEIMAN

Do you know that————

In the lists of the annual exaudina-About Hong Kong. Lion of the Royal Drawing Society, London, held in Juno this year, cloves of the twelve pupils from Quarry Bay School who entered the Preparatory Division received Corti ficates of Morit (soven with Honours)

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hence, find itself short of accom- modation. That factor needs to be kept in mind, and we trust that It will be possible to devise some method by which this consinut erection of new separate buildings will be avoided. This is a matter which we commend to the notice We owo an apology to the State of our Unofficials, in the hope that of Chile for a caption appearing in yesterday's issue. "Chilean they will keep an eye on develop Revolt," the heading rend, but as ments so as to prevent any una matigr of fact the revolt is at necessary outlay of further public La Paz, In Bolivia. The error once arose from the fact that the mes- money. It will be too late the Government plans ure cute was dated from Santiago do and-dried.

Election Fight Signalled,

Chile.

Extremely Interesting results

Plending guilly 'to a charge of would no doubt be disclosed if

stealing a clock and a pair of the Colony's Budget could be.

scissors from a school at No. 146, dissected with a view to discover- Mr. Stanley Baldwin's return to Wanchai Pe Chinese was this Ing what percentara of our ex- London, refreshed and vigorous Laeraing sentenced by Mr. R. E. has a special significance. It may Lindsell to four weeks' hard la- penditure le absorbed in the certe taken as a signal for the open-hour, Defendant was seen by a of verument, and how much Ising of the great political campaign Chinese dolcetive In Wanchal, devoted to undertakings from which will be waged by all the with the clock in his possession.

parties both in the House and out which the public secures, some of it during the next few months.

At the P.W.D. land males yester direct benefit. The task is one for The General Election is a long day, an area of 3,600 square feet at some mathematically-minded per- way off Insofar as it interests the this junction of Ki Lung Streat and son, with the facts and figures at ordinary individual, but the ac-Shek Kip Mei Street was sold at the tiona and utterings of the Govern- upnet price of 81,012 Dospite the his disposal; but we; foar that ment, and of the Opposition, dur-prosence of a large number of Chin none of our Unofficials would being

Parliamentary 156 at the auction there word able to and the necessary time to Session, with the life of the Gov-bits above the upsat price. The ernment gradually drawing to a purchasers wero Mesara, Chung Yuk probe matters to this extent in close, will be almost entirely hing and Kong Wong of No. 17 Mow time for the debate on the Budget guided by popular appeal. It is Lam Street, Yaunati.

Two Chinese women, arrested B. A rough glance through the not likely to be suggested that this makes for good government, but Estimates shows that in personal in the circumstances it is inevit for carrying a pig in a crate which had not been provid- emoluments and allowances alone, able. During the next three or

with malting, were each four weeks, all political parties ed

the next

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a sum of over nine million dollars will be preparing to face the fined $1 on their appearance be- is eaten up--this on outgoings broad national issues on which fore Mr. W. Schofield at the Kow- totalling some nineteen, millions. they will go to the country next Joon Magistracy this morning on year. It is fairly certain that in charge of causing unnecessary If we add to this figure all the the breathing space afforded him cruelty to the pig. It was stated ather sums which are part and at Aix-les-Bains, Mr. Baldwin has that no injury was caused to the parcel of the cost of administra-been-turning over in his mind the animal.

The hearing of the case in tlon, we should find.quite a small programme which he is expected to outline at the Conservativo

Chinese arrested in proportion left for the public. It Party Conference which opens at which two is inevitable, of course, that there Yarmouth to-morrow. We do not Shaukiwan are charged with pos- should be a big disparity between eavy him his task. The Conserva-session of arms has been provi- tives will be judged not so much sionally fixed for Thursday. It administmtive expenses and sums on a formal statement of policy, will be recalled that one of the spont on public undertakings, but by their record. Assessed men on being approached by a For it to be otherwise would need without blas, it is one revealing Chinese detective, attempted to much achievement, particularly in run away and was shot in the the raising of a tremendously the foreign field, and many mis- leg. He has been in hospital much bigger sum of revenue than takes. The vast scheme of rating since Thursday last.

In the early days of the Colony there was a movement started for the erection of a Union Church, both for Angli-.. cans and Nonconformists, In- stand of a purely Church of England building?

con-

This was in 1843, but the Government disapproved the Iden and appointed a Colonial, Chaplin, with the result that Anglican services wero ducted in a temporary struc- ture known as the Matshed Church, and a new building - (naw. St. John's Cathedral) was ordered to be commenced nt Government exponse. The first Colonial Chaplain, the Rev. V. J. Stanton, preached his first sermon In the Mat- shed Church on Christmas Eve, 1843.

Building operations on the new Colonial Church were delayed for some years, ow- ing to the Home Government postponing its sanction, but it was eventually" opened on March 11th, 1849, and the management was transferred from the Colonial Chaplain to the Bishop of Victoria; letters patent having been issued de claring the Colony to be a Diocese.

Bishop G. Smith arrived in March, 1860, and be conso- crated the Cathedral in the following September.

...

The foundation alone of tho new Chancel was laid on No- vember 16, 1860, by R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh.

ed Order and Baton Drill under Sergeant Condon. Dress-Mufti; Rifle, Belt, Side-arms, and Trun- cheon to be curried,

Indian Company.

All ranks of the Indian Company are reminded of the parade to be held at Central Police Station on Tuesday, September 25th at 5.39 m. sharp; for details, sea Inst week's orders,

Flying Squad.

the Colony, now enjoys, and thie, reform, whatever present opinion This morning Harbour Office Re- Strength. Constable 1309 Ro-

every year.

of its value, will not have had n

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needed at the present time: There should be a special hot-weather costume designed for golfers Why they should be compelled to wear thick plus fours and stifling pull-overs I cannot say,"

On the other hand the moro elderly golfers look upon these. novel opinions with undisguised horror.

"The modesty or immodesty of a bathing costume worn on the links does not concern me," sald one man. It is my view that such a dress outrages the time- honoured customs of an ancient- and honourable game."

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A professor was ongaged in an argument with a friend, and tho latter, losing his temper, said:— "Professor, my opinion of you is most contemptible."

"Sir," retorted the Professor, "I never knew of any opinion of youre that was not contemptible."

Defendant In a "language" caso: The three of us had three drinks at the hotel, bought a dozen bottles of beer, went across the road and drank them. We anish- ed at about 11 o'clock.

Sub-inspector Coman: That was not bad drinking?

Defendaat: Poor drinking. Sub-Inspector Coman: Well, I' would not like to be "shouting" for you.

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One of the public (raucously): Haw, haw, haw.

Court Orderly; Silence!

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[The Homo Secretary is recon- sidering the wording of the warn ings issued by Scotland Yard to minor offenders among erring mo- torista.

"

Of merciful and kindly Jix,

the Who hast restrained enger Bobby

From playing those unhand-

some tricks

Which sometimes were his

hobby,

Do not revert, I humbly pray, To the Hevero old-fashion-

ed way.

Le Bobbies rather cultivate A tactful and official blind-

nces,

For many uplift experis state

That more is done by kind-

ness,

Even to hoglets on the road,

Than by the most Dra-

conian code.

י,

For folk will say "New Scot-

land Yard Of certain faults made tact-

ful mention.

It really would be rather hard To pay them no attention!

At least within their zone of

power

111 not exceed ten miles an

hour,"

But if they drop a brick in-

stead

For what are truly small

offences,

Then reckless men will blind

abead

the conse

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And damu

quences,

Wooing the speed-god at the

prico

Of hideous human sacrifice.

I love the thrill and the contest and the adventure of, life,—Mr. Otto II. Kahn..”

in turn, would increase govern- fair chance. In the meantime, the ports gave 16 arrivals and 15 bort Young le permitted to resign mental costs. But the question efforts of the past four years departures, of which eight and six on leaving the Colony for Shang- docs arise whether the Govern-to combat unemployment, after respectively were British, leaving hai, and upon completing one full some show of alleviation, havo 62 vessels in port, British 21. year's service, with effect from ment machine does not absorb too collapsed and the position is worse Tonnage was over the 60,000 ton September 24th.

The weekly Instructiona; patrol much of our money; certainly the to-day than for many years. Mr. mark, with better inward cargoes and reduced through freights. amount is steadily increasing Baldwin has yet to disclose his British topped the list in freights, of the Kowloon Section will take real beliefs as regards Protec- with over 32,000 tons total, while place on Tuesday, September 25th. tianism, but this much la certain the same nationality registered all Fall in at the Talm-tea-toul Fire The prospects of yet a further an energetic and powerful acc the high figures of the day.

Brigade Station at 5.30 pm, sharp, Dress-Kink! Uniform. sum being added to this amounttion of his supporters will endea

a strong all-

Members of the Ex-Active The final instructional patrol of are foreshadowed by the Colonialvour to include

embracing safeguarding scheme in Secretary's hint last Thursday the Conservative programme for Service Men's Association gave the month of the Hongkong Section 4. complimentary dinner will take place on Thursday, that a new block of Government the General Election. We an- offices will have to be made provi-ticipate that the Ministers, sup Saturday night to Lieut. Col. September 27th, and all members F. Hayley Bell, D.8.0., the are requested to attend. Fall in sion for in the near future. It is porting the Premier, will strong. President of the organisation, at the Central Polleo Station at

ly resist any extension of such

5.15 p.m. sharp. Dross-Khaki impossible as yet to estimate the proposals beyond the pledgo made in view of his impending depar

Uniform. amount of money which will be to the country in 1924. It laturo from the Colony. Colonel curious that the Liberal Party, Hayley Boll, who is Commissioner

Sharpshooters' Company, I can ́ ́understand being an needed for this purpose, as no in which appears to be united again, of Customs for the Kowloon Die- timation of the

Revolver practice will be carried atheist or an agnoatle; but I can- Government's has also chosen Yarmouth for its trict, goes on leave on Saturday ideas on the subject has been party conferente. Plans have next and will in all probability out on Kennedy Road Range on not understand belleving in ́s God Bunday, October 7th. at 10 am. who would punish me for getting. forthcoming beyond a suggestion been completed for the meetings not return to the Colony.

Members will assemble at, the married in May Dean Inge, which will open on October 11th,

It is a dreadful thing to sen such that Beaconsfield Arcade may be when an ambitious programme is The health bulletin of Eastern Range at that time, with belts and the possible site. If that idea is to be outlined. The Labour Party ports for the week ended Saturday, holsters with revolvers. Uniform & victory of the Scots over the acted upon, it will, of course, be Conference will follow very short- Hent. 15, issued by the Director of optional. Members are advised to English, such an extension, of ly. It would be Idle to attempt a Medical and Sanitary Services, con- get in as much snapping practico Bannockburn, such a revenge for Flodden, as is implied In the necessary to demolish the present forecast of the consequences of thin the following cases, the figures as possible before that date..

neglect of cricket in favour of buildings on that sito and erect these all-important gatherings. Plague, Bombay (6), Calcutta (1), in parenthesis indicating deathus

golf-Mr, G. K. Chesterton. DES ** Good modern:Ifteraturo is never. new premises in the piaco theroof. The factors are too many and to Rangeon (1) Colombo 1 (1), Faom

TO- Company Commanders are doubtful. Tho increase of the Penh (1); Tunglino 1; Cholera, quested The suitability of the site for such electorate by five million women Calcutta (10), Madras (10), Negapa Adjutant as

to send in to the made out of correct sentiments,

#oon as possible Mr. Arnold Donnett a purpose depends very largely on voters presents the principal

tam (6), Rangoon (3), Pondicherry a list of their respective members

"Government of the people, for the nature of the scheme which hazard for political prophets. Of(1), Shanghai (3); Smallpox, Bom volunteering for Police Duty in the people, by the people," is a the authorities have in contempla only one thing can we be certain, hay I (8) Madras 20, Nerapatam 6 connexion with the Grand Tattoo: catch word: "Government of fools,

that the struggle will be the tion. As we have already obsery-keeneat in the modern. history of 2), Pontianak 1, Bourabaya 3, Paom

by fools, and for fools," doesn't (3), Pondicherry (0), Belawan Deli 5

sound quite so good-Dr. S. G. Penh 3 (3)

Moore, led, it does seem a pity that in the England.

Grand Tattoo,

(8gd.) W. KENT, A.S.P.,'.

Adjutant