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BRITISH WAGES INCREASE.

MARKED VARIATION SINCE THE WAR.

LIVING ALSO RISES.

London, Oct. 19.

AB exact calculation of the average percentage increase for all industries and occupations is not possible.

The Minstry estimates, however, that at the end of last month the weekly full-time rates of wages for those classes of adult workpeople for which information is available, averaged between 703] and 75 per cent, above the level of August, 1924.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

GRAF ZEPPELIN # COMPLAINTS.

INQUIRY INTO DISCOURTESY

ALLEGATIONS.

"FALSE IMPRESSIONS."

Washington, Oct. 19.

CHURCHES WITH TOO MUCH FURNITURE.

CROWDED WITH SEATS AND

DRAB HANGINGS,

The manner in which "beautiful: churches are ruined by sents which are never filled, is a subject of com- plaint by the Rev. T. P. Stavena, n South London authority on church architecture, fn the October num ber of the Southwark "Diocesan Gazette."

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1928.

SWATOW SURTAX

DISPUTE.

MERCHANTS FEAR CORRUPT ADMINISTRATION.

WRITE TO CANTON.

Swatow, Oct. 18.

The Very Idea!

The London County Council fa to permit, listening at any time during school hours. The Coun- cil originally prohibited the use of wireless in the schools within Its area, but a year ago granted listening facilities on Friday afternoons. The extended privi lege marks the and of four years' negotiations between the. Council and the B.B.C..

aons in teacher-taming and par-

*

A comparison of rates of wages The publicity accorded stories of

A significant comment on the Bettioment of the recent disputo in September last with those at discourtesy to the passengers of August, 1024, fa contained in the the Graf Zeppelin, and newspaper

"Go where you will in England," between the Swntow merchants

The school children are to be Ministry of Labour Gazette criticisms, has resulted in an or-ho writes, "you will find churches so and the Surtax Bureau is formed congratulated just as much as the Great variations appear in the fader by Mr. Curtis Wilbur, the See. crowded with sonts that dalf the by a letter which the heads of the B.B.C. A great deal, however, crosses recorded. In some cases retary of the Navy, to the Com-beauty is gone. Unnecessary seats Merchants' Guilds have sent to the depends on the programmes, and performers. School children hope the rises in full-time weekly rates mandant of the Naval Air Force are the ruination of our churches, head of the Bureau:

This letter points out the terms that execution scenes from his- are only about 20 per cent, on the Station at Lakehurst to hold an in- They obscure the idea of the

will architect time and again. There is of the settlement as laid down by tory

ba frequent with pre-war rates, whereas in others, quiry into the reports. the rise equals 100 per cent. It is officially stated at the Navya church near Oxford which would tho Canton Government, namely, offoets--and aro advising their Department that no complaints seat the whole of the population, that the surtax is to be administer teachers to have the ten times have been directly received, but and there are several other churches ed strictly on the lines originally table set to music by Jack Hylton. the inquiry has been ordered for in the town. Yet I could scarcely laid down when the Bureau was Popular talks of educative value, the purpose of dispelling false im-fight my way into the building. It instituted, and goes on to request they point out, would relate to was pewed to the doors. Then, of the head of the Bureau to take "Lollypops, and how to mako pressions.:

It also them;"

"How to keep tadpoles The complaints of passengers course, there are the choir stalls. careful note of this.

In the Chancel.

urges the administration of the Indoors;" Popular pets-First and crew of the treatment accord- "In a tiny church in Kent the tax to see that in future these series, black beetles," and "Les- ed them on arrival by Customs chancel was so filled with neats that orders are strictly obeyed. men, polles and others were all the choir boys on one side could The obvious inference is, of ent education." most general. Herr Grzinaki, the cally shake hands with their

course, that the merchants feel- Chief of the Prussian Police, said brothers opposite. the passengers were immediately "My other grumble is about the that the settlement of the dispute taken to the Customs House as hangings in our churches. They has not gone to the root of the down to supper, and objected to though they were snugglers. The are so drab, dull colourless, and un-trouble, which was, in their the manner in which the waiter Police pushed them about and one, inspired. The inste of 1867 still opinion, the corrupt administra-looked at her.

"See here, my man," he anid, man was actually struck in the reigns supreme in nine out of tion of the tax, and that they are free.

every ten country churches, In-afraid that the Government orders "what do you mean by aturing so stend of a fair picce of bright and will be simply ignored by the rudely at this lady?" The waiter

looked surprised. frontal we generally find something cheering material for an altar surtax officials.

The merchants have again also rather like a patchwork quilt. written to Canton asking the "Crosser, L.I.S., and Fleur de Government to reject permanently Lys, &c., are still in full possession, the Burenu's so-called proposals vivid And unpatched for reform. The Government re- Reports to this effect have ap-materials have been provided there jection of these proposals is at poured in Berlin newspapers, are generally dark windows in the resent only a temporary one and which have published strong pro- ghaneel, which rob them of their the merchants fear that after a tests.-Router's American Service, lustre. Outside, God has cluthed tittle while they will be brought

the countryside with vivid greens nto force here.--Our Own Corresing money from letters. "He tells and the most unblushing colours,pondent. Inside much is commonplace and| muddy.

There have been substantial re- ductions of the weekly working hours since the War and the per- centage increase of hourly rates of wages is much greater than the percentage addition to the weekly

ratea.

|

Other passengers suggested that the Customs officials went through their baggage with a the comb" and complained strongly of the generally discourteous attitude

Previse calculation is, again im- possible, but it seems probable'} adopted... that the average level of hourly) rates at the end of September was between 90 and 100 per cent, above that of August, 1921.

Wages reached their highest level in December, 1920, The weekly full-time rates of wages were then between 170 and 180.

cent alive the level August, 1914.

per

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Agning the ineroase of wages however, has to be put the rise in the cost of living. The average | lével of retail prices of the areegs saries of life was at the end of Just September 66 per cent, abave that of Aust, 1914.---British Wireless.

FORTUNE FOR LADY BYNG.

BIG REQUEST UNDER MR. PANDELI RALLI'S WILL.

It is understood that Mr. Pa

GAOL, ORDEAL OF ·

SHIP'S OFFICER.

NINE MONTHS WITHOUT

TRIAL IN W. AFRICA.

Relatives of Second Officer A.

Where

RIOT IN A HOUSE OF DEPUTIES.

WOMEN HELI COMMUNISTS TO WRECK THE BENCHES,

Berlin, Sept. 23.

J

the measure on

The dancer took his partner

"It isn't rudeness, sir, it's ad- miration. This is the fifth time she's been down to supper to-) night."

"This man's excuse is a para- dox," said a postal investigation offfeer at the Old Bailey when a postman was charged with steal-

me that he has been betting to Ilve and stealing to bet."

The Recorder (Sir Ernest Will,

MATHEMATICS OF B.C. K.C.): That is not a paradox. It

ANCIENT EGYPTIAN PAPYRUS DECIPHERED.

may be a sequence,

Magistrates' Clerk at Penge, to a woman: The Bench are going to bind you over to keep the peace in the sum of £5. Do you con- sent?

Some time ago there was dia covered in the Petersburg Her-£5.

The Woman: No, I haven't got

over

1. Brewer, a mercantile marine officer, who, it is alleged, has been

The Clerk: You have not got to imprisoned for over nine, months The Czechoslovak Chamber of uitage at Vienna an Egyptian without trial in Portuguese West Deputies, though accustomed to apyrus, called, because of its puy it,

The Woman: Oh, all right; you Afrien, were astanded when told tumult, was disgraced in the early special character, the "Mathema-

tical Papyrus." The Russian can make it 250 if you like. of his misfortune.

hours of yesterday morning by His home 14 in Connaught-scenes of violence which have avant, Professor Struve, who has avenue, Mutley, Plymouth. Hisbeen exceeded only once previous-sines given much time to decl- One of the exhibits of a travell grandparents, with whom he livesy, when, in 1922, a gas bomb wahering the mathematical for- Ing circus escaped at Brescia ruil; when ashore, are away on holiday, thrown and exploded behind the mulic contained in it, has now, way station, near Milan, Italy, lut, other relatives. living in the Speaker's chair;

scending to reports in the Aus As the train carrying various district have had no information The cause of the trouble on therian press, issued an account of conches of animals was leaving with regard to his imprisonment.present occasion was the Social his investigations, in which he the station, a big dark mass with According to meages received insurance Bill, which was fierce declares himself convinced that luminous eyes was seen to drop in England, Brower, who was ay contested by the don-bourgeois the builders of the Sphinx and the from one of the trucks and make Railway member of the crew of the Clan parties, At midnight, when the Pyramids were as advanced in off across the lines. delf Rall, the Greek merebant. Lamont, a trading vessel, was division

was inthematical knowledge as Euro-militamen armii with rifles and bequeathed the bulk of his large arrested at Benguella, Lobita Bay, boat to take place, the Socialists years in the Middle Ages. In ropes quickly gave chose to what fortune to his niece, Lady Bragu December 18, 1927, and hand Communists began a deafen fact, he finds from the papyrus proved to be a huge crocodile. 10 wife of Lord Byns of Ving, who since been awaiting trial on aing pandemonium with trumpets, that what the mathematicians of was not easily captured, but after WAS recently appointed. Chief charge of theft,

whistles, bells, and other. Instru-the Middle Ages in Europe halled two hours it was finally secured Commissioner of the Metropolitan He is suffering from malaria, ments of cacophony.

fax new discoveries were common by means of loops thrown Police of the retirement of Sir and, the local magistrate is said: The benches of Ministers were knowledge to the Egyptian ma-its head and tail. It spent the William Horwood.

to have refused to intervene. assailed by a ceaseless hall of thematicians three thousand years night in the station guard room, The exact amount of the estate)

lumps A number of Europeans have missiles, including

of hefure,

from where it was removed next has not yet been ascertained, and, interested themselves in the case, sugar, by which the Communists

The papyrus has been found to morning by the circus proprietor, pending the costs and the Captain of another ship sought to make physical demons-be the work of an Egyptian ma-who had been unaware of his loss valuation, the representatives of has written to the Navitation and tration of their wriovanec against thematical student who lived in until the train reached Treviglio.

Company the sugar X.

the eighteenth century B.C. It Is information, but it is believed that pointing out that Brewer's Bife is Particular violence was dis-five metres long, and contains Returning from holiday is al-

mathematical pro- Mr. Ralli's will disposes of a

ways a tiresome business, and few fortune candiderably in excess of

played by the women Depatles, twenty-five

including ordinary people seem able to undertake it Captain Coombs, managing

who took a leading part, in de-positions. £300,000.

of Arithmetic'

of Three); o light-heartedly as did Robert *** that

Briving the Ministerial seats Lady Byng Ja a daughter of the director of the company late Sir Richard Moreton, her mo- facts as reported to him in their upholstery, Several of the Algebra, and Geometry. Two of Louis Stevenson,

Brewer went Communists benches were over-the most interesting problems

Even lost luggage could not ther, Lady Moreton, being there were that

solved are those of the volume perturb him, for ance, returning daughter of the late Mr. Thomas share and was suddenly attacked turned and destroyed.

and then arrested.

Sympathisers in the public of a' pyramid, and of the surface from a cruise on a friend's yacht, Ralli. She

One striking A postmaster, from whose house

he recorded, "I left pipe aboard galleries contributed their fullaren of a sphere. Byng of Vimy in 1902.

Mr. Pandeli Rall died at Bright is alleged he stole goods to the share to the general anarchy. feature of the papyrus is the re- ton, a month ago at the age of 83, value of 41, struck Brewer several and Lady Moreton, his sister, is blows and fore his coat of Dur-When the sitting concluded at markably fine orthography used the yacht, my umbrella in the

in his imprisonment his health 2 am. the Chamber presented by this unknown student of the dogcart, and my one of his few surviving

has gone and his mental suffering scene of unrelieved devastation. past. Mr. Pandeli Ralli was in Par- has been terrible,

The Clan Line have been en- Hament for a number of years, sitting ns Liberal Member for deavouring to secure his release, Bridport from 1875 to 1880, and but so far their efforts have been for Wallingford from...1880 to unsuccessful. 1885.

the executors decline fol give any!

tives.

married Visenunk

rela-

LAWRENCE OF ARABIA REPORT DENIED.

SECRET MISSION IN PUNJAB DISCREDITED.

Generat insu

in damper.

SPIRITUALISTS AND NEXT ELECTION.

THREAT TO OPPOSE THE SOLICITOR-GENERAL

If the Government does not givo its support to the Bill the Spiriton- A report that Colonel T. Elists propose to introduce regarding Lawrence-famous as the Un- the prosecution of mediums who crowned King of Arabia"is at have no deliberate intention to do- Manchester or. defraud, present, moving about the Punjab ceive

Boyd Merriman,

in disguise, studing the activities Spiritualists threaten to oppose Sir The of Bolshevist arents, has been dia. Frank credited by the secretury of his Solicitor-General, in the Rusholme trustees in London, Mr. Raymond Division.

"I have written to Sir Boyd Savare.

Colonel Lawrence, it will be Merriman, and told him I will take recalled, in 1922 enlisted in the every hall in the Rusholme Division R.A.F. as a mechanic, under the to oppose is candidature," said Mr. Ernest Oaten, President of the namo of Air-craftsman Shaw.

"The whole of this report-one International Federation of Spirit- of many remarkable ones which ualists, recently.

"I was led to do this," added Mr.

rench me every day-can be en Onton, "because Sir Arthur Conan entirely discredited," declared Mr. | Doyle has heard from the Home Secretary that the Government will

Savage,

It will be recalled that Sir

tho

am in constant communies take no action.". tion with Colonel Lawrence, and only recently I received a letter Arthur Conan Doyle, during his from him giving an official R.A.F. farewell address at the Congress of Squadron in India as his per the International Federation of

that urged Spiritualists, manent address unt!) 1930,

"He has made it quite clear that Spiritualists of England should a political a permanent form themselves into he is employed in post which will prevent him mov-alliance and offer some 250,000 votes ing about the country. Colonel to whatever party would promise Lawrence is definitely not in to stop "the religious presecution

which is going on."] Amritanr at the present time."

1

TRAINS

CLARY

"GIRIS, RY NEA NERVICE, INC.

PORUL & PAL, OFF,

(Rale

"Well, goodbye Grandmn-be good."

*

portmanteau

somewhere on the way."

Any He arrived home, sans

n coat baggage whatsoever, in borrowed from one friend and a hat belonging to another.

"

Peter Tyler, of South-East Lon- don, who peeled onlons for a living, died recently, leaving near- ly £7,000.

He bought large quantities of onions which he peeled and sold to picklers,

The widow, interviewed to-day, sald that they started with a capital of 68, and peeled onions for 50 years, but never cried,"

Her husband could peel 10 or 12 1 cwt. sacks per day.

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