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the duties on tobacco or liquor. That would be the ideal state, but, unfortunately, it cannot be at- tained. A recognition of that. fnet probably lies at the bottom of the disinclination to attempt the imposition of an income tax here. The point we wish to strass is that If the Government makes the fullest use of the machinery which it has ht hand, it can, with out the necessity of fresh tinker ing with the law, prevent any wholesale evasion of death duties. In spite of all that is done, there may still be a few cases in which

DAY BY DAY.

IF I MUST DIE, I WILL ENCOUNTER DARKNESS AS A BRIDE, AND HUG IT IN MINE ARMB.-Shakespeare,

CORRESPONDENCE.

Trams v. Buses.

To The Editor of Hongkong

Telegraph.)

The Very Idea!

Up to the seventieth birthday of Professor Sigmund Freud, three: years ago, the International Paycho- The Empress of France loft

Sir, It must be very aggravat-analytical "Verlag! In Vienna bad Singapore on Wednesday at 4 ping and distressing to many published ten volumes of his work. and is due at Hongkong on Sun-bona fide investors in the long-Now an eleventh volume has been day morning.

In connexion with the Yacht Club cruise over the week-end, we are asked to state that the "Bulpe" will be available for small boat owners to sleep on.

B

kong Tramways, Ltd., to know issued, containing a number of new that the Hongkong Hotel's Queon's essays. It is intended to issue a Road buses are carrying 10,000 complementary volume at some fa- passengers a day, and that this ture date. A little book, "On Sleep agure will most probably

ant Dreams," has just been publish doubled within a few months.

ed by Dr. A. Hoche, of the Freiburg It should have been more dla Freud makes a fundamental mis University, who is convinced that tressing to the same investors take in relying on reports of Thia moring's Harbour Office when the Tramway Company spent dreams delivered to him several.. the duties will be evaded, but reports gave 22 arrivals and 21 goodness knows how much money hours or even half a day after these will ba relatively negligible, departures of which 11 and nine some two or three years ago in the dream. Hecho contends that respectively were British, loaving laying a mile or two of brand-new such reports nearly always differ

the one-eyed considerably 54 vessels in port, British 21. double track to

from the actuni village of Shaukiwan. This was dreams. Only dreams writton Freights wore again low.

shortsightedness on the part of down immediately after awaking the Company, and should have are, ho contends, reliable: Inter on. Christmas Letter Mall via called for strong criticism on they become an invention on which Siberia for Great Britain will be the part of the shareholders.no scientific conclusion can be based. closed in the G. P. O. at 12.30 p.m. For a fraction of the sum expend- Professor Hoche strongly objects to on Friday, the 30th inat, per sod, sufficient modern buses could Freud's way of connecting most Chenonceaux. This mail should have been purchased to have en-dreams with nex.

abled the Company to maintain an Hoche's little book contains many efficient and profitable service. now points on the dreams of scient. If the Company had been at all ists and artists, who, during their would have their sleep, were inspired with some buses along Queen's | happy inspiration.

and in a matter of this kind the Government must be content with a fairly large measure of success. We have also heard it suggested that one of the Government's ob- jects is to prevent share specula tioh. With all due deference, we

reach London about December 21,

Pleading guilty to the larceny of one tin of tobacco from ILM.S. progressive. they Thracian, at the Naval Yard yes-operated terday, a Chinese who was brought Road years ago, but as it is they before Major C. Willson this morn- ing was sentenced to fourteen days' hard labour.

hazard the view that this is not a' mailer for the Government to Lake in hand. After the lesson CONTENTS KEVER DETERIORATE of 1926, we should be the last to wish to see a recurrence of the wild and reckless dealings which preceded and caused the crash of three years ago. But there is no-

Yesterday's return of notifiablo thing illegal or immoral in reason-

discases shows one case cneti of able speculation in shares, any small-pox, diphtheria, typheld and more than there is in rice or cerebro-spinal fever. All were bullon; and the Government Is Chinese excepting the small-pox to case, in which the sufferer was a apparently unconcerned 18

subject of ranama, what happens in forward dealings in exchange or foodstuffs. Re- membering the experiences of the past, we see no evidence of the likelihood of the rash speculation in shares being repeated; in their own interests, the brokers will nee that that does not happen. With the position thus, the Government would be well advised to leave the brokers alone--they have lind more than their share of trouble already.

BIRTH.

MILLARD-On November 22nd, 1928, at the French Hospital, to Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Millard, Kowloon Docks, a daughter.

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

FRIDAY.

Nov. 23. 1928.

THE STAMP DUTY PROPOSALS.

felt that

We

the proposed changes

Cable-Wireless Merger.

com-

A report has been made to the police by Mrs. Tallon, of No. 11, Cameron Road, to the effect that between 2.30 p.m. on Monday and 10 a.m. yesterday, nome person en- tared her bedroom and stole eight pieces of jewellery, valued at $200, She suspects two house coolles,

Seats may now be booked for the showing of the eple motion The King of Kings" picture which opens a short season at the Queen's Theatre on Tuesday next. Owing to its great length only. three performances a day are to be given and these commence prompt, ly at 2.30, 6.00, and 9.15 p.m.

from

T. Lamb.

AMOFONUERIMURATİOperate at JesuIAFIEYOGADUNZIL

THE "TELEGRAPH" ART

: SUPPLEMENT, Variety of Pictures In-

To-morrow's Issue,

Variety will again be the keynote of the topical pictures appearing in 'to-morrow's issue` of the Telegraph Art Supple

ment.

Of interest to the sporting community will be pictures relating to the annual golf match at Fanling between the St. George's and St. Andrew's Societies; the opening of the Club's Hongkong Football new clubhouse; the Swatow international doubles tennis championship, with photo graph of the winning pair; and a group of the combined football teams of the South Chinn Athletic Association.

There will be several nic- tures of the Defence Corps in camp, and of the M.C.L. Fete at Lee Garden; whilst othera will show the A.D.C. produc- tion of "The Sport of Kings," and a group of the Alleha Serenaders..

Of the wedding of Lieuten- ant R. F. Wright and Miss Marjorie Sinton, there will be a number of pictures, includ- ing the bridal group and the couple being drawn in motor-car by men of the Royal Artillery; whlist another wed- ding group will be that of Mr. Peter Smyth and Miss Alwyne Ingham.

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Hubby was reading to his wife an exciting newspaper report of n Ara

"And, my dear!" he cried, "one poor woman had to escape down a water pipe at the back of the house."

"Oh, George!" sighed his wife, "how splendid to be as thin n that."

The French Ministry of Finance has instructed all who are engaged in the collection of taxes to smile happily and to perform their duties in a spirit of good nature.]

He bubbles with glowing good.

nature,

His smiles are as sweet

can be;

no

He roars when he murmurs

"Though late, you're

A source of amusement to

Die,"

No thought of non-payment can

aller

His outlook on life as a joke, And with chuckles he given a

defaulter-

A dig in the'ribs and a smoke. Through his brilliant humour

and gusto

His clients feel bound to

Tanintain

That last year's instalments they

.mnal owe

In order to meet him again.

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Judge McCleary to woman in "Marylebone County Court: Don't you realise you are talking at the rate of 180 words a minute and that 1 am writing longland.

A debtor at Whitechapel County Court: My wife bought the home,

keeps me.

The amalgamation of Imperial

Fung Yee-choi, alias Eung Long, wireless and cable services pro-who died at No. 51, Des Voeux vided a secure theme for the Road West, on February 2, this Government spokesmen on the Bill year, left Hongkong estate to the covering the contract of sale. No value of $8,100. Probate has been The question of the proposed real argument was, or could be, granted to a son, Fung To-lul, liv- ing at No. 51, Des Voeux Road amendment of the Stamp Duties adduced against a polley which West, who is the sole executor, and Ordinance still continues to be the officiency of Imperial com- to whom the management of the the tople of converention in share munications has made imperative, estate is handed. broking circles, where find though the Labour attack was no there is a unanimous feeling that less bitter than when the Cable

The transport Somersetshire left the new law, if put into effect, Conference report was submitted Singapore on Thursday for Bom- will have most 'disastrous conse to the Commons. Sir John Gil-bay, via Colombo. H.M.B. Suffolk quences. More especially in tour fauched upon the vital point arrived at Kobe on the same day then she married me, and now she

Takamatsu, while to-day In emphasising the necessity for II.M.S. Kent, the flagship, la leaving beat them to it, and when that have allowed another Company to

Mr. Bingley, the Marylebona JL.M.S. keeping alive cable communica- Mitsugi for Kusakabli, will kill Chinese confidence inons for the purposes of safely Concord, bringing reliefs for the Company puts on 60-seater buses Magietrate: I have been in a ear local companies. One reputable and secrecy. Unrestricted

China Station, is due to arrive at and caters for the poorer classes with a woman who was learning to Gibraltar to-day from Portsmouth. by having five-cent fares on the drive and I have found myself in broker has given it' na his opinion petition seriously, threatened to

bottom deck,. I am afraid that a ditch.

Nottingham Wife: My husband that if the Government plans are make that impossible, and incon-

A debate on the motion that "other people besides the present

work! put into effect, the result will be estable figures have been quoted young people's club with member- "Panicky" ones, as mentioned by has been very ill, owing to light..

"Observer," will complain. to prove the steadily increasing

Tho, tram is only superior to Nervous Witness at Notting to drive half of the money of the losses Huffered by cable com- ship open to both sexes be sub- Colony out of it. Moreover, the pinnica and operators as a direct stituted for the present St. Peter's the bus when it is carrying a full ham: I swear that the evidenco I share-broking fraternity, engaged result of wireless competition. Young Men's Club" is to take place load of passengers, and when once give shall be .....anything but

on Monday at the Hotel Bus Company instituto the truth! The Government brought the best at the Clubhouse In a perfectly legitimate business, minds of the partner Governments 8.15 p.m. The motion will be rao five-cent fares the trams will

certainly not be carrying full Freddle came home with a new will be practically put out of to bear upon an intricate problem, ed by Mr. J.-C. L. Wong and

of golf ball which he said he had business, and the reaction in share and we venture to suggest that acconded by Mra. A. E. Matthews, loads for long. They may,

whilst the opposition will be in the

course, attempi meet the com- found. His father looked at him pricus will be a severe blow to the public interest has been well hands of Mr. A. E. Lea and Mr. petition by running trolley buses sternly for a minute, and then

served. The merger scheme will

along their tram those who, placing confidence in enable the best resources of two

routes, but, whatever they do they will still said, "Are you sure it was lost?" the future of the Colony, have in-oqually important systems to be

"Oh, yes, dad," said Freddie, maintained at high efficiency, and

The master of trading junk No, feel a tremendous draught from confidently. "I saw the man and vested their savings here..

it is difficult to see how this could T12211I has made a report to the the Queen's Rond buses...

his caddie looking for It." Queen's Rond, from When the Government proposals have been effected in any way police to the effect that one of his are examined, it must be conced-other than by concentration. By fokie was drowned yesterday near operator's point of view, is

An editor who is prepared to ed that they are of such a nature the sale of the three properties, Ching I Island. The man was en-absolute gold mine; it

the Empire Governments concern waged in the act of holsting a sail, through the contra of the most interent himself in the perplexi as to make confusion worse coned are relieved of a debt of when the rope which he was pull thickly-populated districts, and is ties of his readers (other than founded. The multiple imposi- £1,211,000 and receive a cash pay-ing, snapped, and threw him into packed with pedestrians from those caused by his own, paper) Lion of duties cannot but clog the ment of £1,207.000. The bare the water. He disappeared imme-dawn till dark, whereas Des Voeux is worthy of admiration. The facts taken by themselves, offered diately and although a search was Road and the Praya, where the editor of the London Spectator has free transfer of shares, and, so little scope for eriticism, but the made in the vicinity, his body was trama operate, are on the odgo of courage as well as enterprise. Ho far from securing more revenue Labour Party attack was, of not recovered: from the sources which it is pro- course, devoted to the general posed to tap, the possible upshot undertakings to privato interests, a charge of practising as a doctor, principle of the sale of public Wong Sing-pan, who is on bail on will be that the Government will When it is the avowed doctrine of appeared before Mr. R. E. Lind- the goose that lays the golden the Socialists to nationalise coal, sell this morning, when his case, eggs. One of the main reasons power, transport, land and life which was fixed for hearing this

insurance, with a special form of afternoon, was remanded for for the suggested amendment of control for the Bank of England, week. It is understood that the Paris the law, we are told, is to prevent one can easily understand a move- remand was necessary by reason Brussels the evasion of death duties. The ment in the other direction to be of the fact that Detective Inspec Amsterdam

peculiarly objectionable.. object aimed at is a good one, but Ramery MacDonald hinted that a ing, is required at the Criminal Copenhagen

Mr. tor L. P. Lane, who is prosecut-Berlin the means contemplated for effect- future Government, meaning, a Sessions in connexion with the

Hemingfors ing it must be regarded as ex-Labour regime, would probably trial of Carvallio, Yeo.

Lisbon Bucharest tremely cumbersome. Indeed, it reconsider the validity of the contract, but the trend of the in seriously to be doubted whether Labour movement of late leads The Bazaar Committee of the Buenos Aires

Society of St. Vincent de Paul Shanghal the proposals will have the re-one to believe that a sudden re acknowledge with thanks the re- Yokohama

the Government

New York sults desired. There will always sumption of

cables would not be countenanced. for the Bazaar to be held on Sun an

ceipt of the following donations Geneva be here in Hongkong, as every Apart from its repugnance to Soday, December 9.-H. E. The Stockholm where else, efforts by unscrupul-cialist principles, the amalgama Officer Administering the Govern-Oslo ous people to evade duties of this tion has much to commend it. ment, $25; Mr. G. P. do Martin, Prague

裔

A

bus

an

runs

the crowd only.Yours, etc.

NON-BHAREHOLDER. Hongkong, Nov. 23rd, 1928.

EXCHANGE RATES.

Vienna

$25; Mr. Woo Hay-tong, 8100; G. Madrid kind, but the Government has

E. E., 24; Mr. W. B. Finnigan, $20; Athens already at hand the machinery

London Police Court Mission The Estate of Joan Eduardo flo for dealing with this evil. In any reports that last year 2,272 per- Gomes, $15; Mr. Hugo Ammann, Bombay case, it

can never hope for a sons were placed on prohibition, $25; Messrs. Gande, Price and Co., Hongkong.

and that 15,235 persons worn Ltd. $20; Anonymous, $1; Sir Silver (spot) 100 per cent, income from this dealt with at the request of magie Henry C. Gollan, 810, Mr. H. Lo, Silver (forward) source, any more than it can from trates.

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has appointed a committee,

con- sisting of a teacher, a clergyman, a doctor and two medical psycho- logists, which will apply its Joint intelligence and experience, to any personal problems that renders ike to submit. Questions will be answered by private correspon- London, Nov. 22.

dence, but a page of the paper will .24.10 be reserved each week for "dis, .34.89 cussion of general interest turn. .12.08%

nig on the problems submitted. 20.85 Wo admire with no present inten-. .18.10 tion of Imitating (says the States.

.34.505

1924 man). The constitution of the 108 committee is evidence of the posi 80514tion that the paychologist is mak 47.29/64 ing for himself. He has for some 21715 years been called on to davise 1/10.18/10 about suitable occupations as well 4.85 1/16 ns the organization and methods 25:19 of industry; soon, apparently, be .92,56 will leave the family doctor be. 12:14 hind as the accepted adviser about 18.10 all worthy troubles. 100%

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.5.20/32Given "at the wish of the men of /0.1/2 the Fleet," the R.N.1. has received 2/0 £1,800 from the Admirality for the

26% lifeboat service, the sum being part. 20.18/16 of the surplus revenue from the -British. Wireless, naval canteens,