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-THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1929.

NOW IS THE TIME TO GET YOUR

FRIGIDAIRE

THERE ARE DOMESTIC MODELS OF FROM FOUR TO EIGHTEEN CUBIC FEET STORAGE CAPACITY,.....

is adequate for the work he is per- forming. A number of the ster ling-paid officers reach the same position by a more round-about route, and it is here, while recognie ing the difficulties, the recommenda- tions have not commended them- Belves to us. It is apparent that the Commissioners, were to some extent shocked when analysis re-

venled without taking into copal deration such extras na charge

DAY BY DAY.

DELIBERATE WITH CAUTION, HUT ACT WITH DECISION; AND YIELD WITH On

WITH GRACIOUSNESS, FIRMNESS Colton.

There was a clean bill of health in the Colony over the week-end.

The P. and O. s.a. Mantua, from Singapore, is due here at 6.a.m. on Thursday.

allowances, overtime allowances, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Whiteley rent of Government quar were amongst the passengers who ters, rent and lodging allow left by the 8.5. Shidzuoka Maru to- nillow.day. ances, and conveyance.

POLICE RESERVE.

ORDERS FOR THE CURRENT WEEK.

Police Reserve Orders by the Hon. Mr. T. II. King, Acting Captain Superintendent of Police, slate::

Chinese Company. Squad Drill-All recruits of the Chinese Company will attend it the Company's Headquarters on Wednesday, September 11th, at 5.30 p.m. sharp, for Squad Drill under L/Sergeant R43 Te's Chi Qn. Dress Mufti.

Indian Company.

For being in possession of 34 tacls Recruits Parade.-All recruits of raw oplum brought from Canton, of the Indian Company will attend a Chinese was fined $1,140 or six Police Headquarters for Squad months hard labour in default by Drill under Sergeant Condon, on Mr. T.S. Whyte Smith at the Kow-Tuesday, September 17th at 5.30

p.m. sharp. Dress-Mufti loon Magistracy this morning.

Revolver Shoot-All ranka of

The Very Idea!

Thero is a revolt against jazz music on the part of authorities at the Adelaide Conservatorlum, in Australia, Dr. Harold E. Davies, director, at a public lecture at tended by the Governor and Lady Here-Ruthven, inmented that popular taste was usually a matter of "follow my lender," who was often the clover salesman out to make money.

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"The widest popularity no proof of merit," said Dr. Davies. The public often judges wrongly, seeing things through the coloured medium of some passing ernzo. I would not take away from peo ple those things which give thent pleasure, but I do ask that in tastes each should strive toward. progress."!

auces, a remarkable disparity be tween the nominal sterling salary and the amount of salary actually paid, taking a "- dollar as the

Dr Davies deplored the low basis of calculation. A married

standards of musical apprcelation mulai de officer on nominal salary of £1,000

A Chinese couple charged with the Indian Company are reminded of many composers, performers. per annum has been receiving

kidnapping two small boys and an- of the Revolver Shoot to be held and hearers.

Winsole Hall, a leader on the on Inspector Booker, £1,344 per annum, while a single other couple charged with harbour.at the Kennedy Road Runge, under

Sunday, Conservatorium staff; aald they bas· officer on the same salary has been ing and receiving the lads were September 16th at 9.30a.m. alarp secret of success was to train the an receiving £1.272 yearly, othmanded until to-morrow when they No member may be absent from this appeared before Mr. T. 8. Whyte

young Nation, Australia inclin amounts being friespective of any Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy shoot without leave from the Com-children in public schools. Boing

pany Commander.

ed to give grenter value to the 1,000,000 claims the men may have to special this morning,

Flying Sqund.

material than the aesthetic, allowances. The Commissionera

"Jazz is passing," said Mr. Hall, The next fortnightly patrol of have made the modification of this sary crucity to 74 chickens by over-the Kowloon. Section will take "It was the maddest thing that disparity, their main task as far as crowding, a Chiness of the Hung place on Tuesday, September 10th. ever was."

The singing master at the Con- Brigade Station at 6.30 p.m. sharp.servatorium, Harold S. Denton, Dress-Khak! Uniform.

OVER

IN USE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

+

On a charge of causing unneces-

DODWELL & Co., Ltd. sterling-paid offers are concerned, hom murket was fined $16 by Mr. Fall in ni the Tsin Tsa Tsui Fire

Sale Distributors HONG KONG & S. CHINA

ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

The general conclusion is reached. S. Whyte Smith at the Kowloou

Magistracy this morning. In a that the percentage increases al- other case a married woman was ready granted fairly represent the fined $5 for carrying two chickens total additional expense which the suspended by the wings. Government should be called upon to meet if fair treatment is to be Three important recom- shown. Mra. Carolina M. Barretto and

amily wish to thank their re-endations are, therefore, made. of the latives and friends for their at-namely, (a) the abolition tendance of the funeral, the present system of allowing $12 to floral tributes" and the kin the 4, plus a varying percentage for words of sympathy sent on th occasion of their recent hereave. conversion, (b) an increase of all sterling salaries by 15 per cent, and (e) the payment of salary at the average opening published demand rale of the Bank, unless the rate is more than 2/- when it shall be paid

ment.

The

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Hongkong Telegraph.

MONDAY SEPT.

១. 19:9.

CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES.

Two Chinese who were arrested in Hunghum on Saturday in posses- sion of a quantity of seditious do- cuments were charged before Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning and were remanded for one week, on the application of Detective Inspec- documents were being transiated, The police opposed ball.

tor Failon, who intimated that the

ployee, where Inadequacy of salary was most obvious.

Baid that the trouble in Australiu The Patrol of the Hongkont was basic prejudices. The only section will take place on Thura way to develop a botter musical at- day, 19th September. Fall in atmosphere, he agreed, was Central Police Station at 6.15 p.m. educite the children. sharp. Drsa-Khaki uniform.

to

Special Escort Duty-An escort "It's remarkable how that sing- of 6 members of the Flying Squnder can hold one of his notes for will be detailed for Escort Duty in the Motoring connexion with Picnic to the Blind Home Inmates on Saturday, 21st to⚫ Shek-O September, 1929.

Members who are detailed will Hongkong side, at 2.15 p.m. parade at the Star Ferry Wharf,

almost a minute."

"That's nothing why I've held one of his, for years."

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Teacher: "Now, take the sen-

Prodigy of the Class: "It lenee 'I have bought a car" wouldn't be correct, teacher."

Teacher: "Why wouldn't it?" P. of C.: "To be truthful you should say I am buying a car.”-

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Pneumatic tubes to shoot mail

at 2. In addtion, however, it is much more exhaustive analysis were present, A competition was from airports to the post offices, in

are alternlions

The Report really requires than we are able to give it for understanding. but recommended that the Government full

our continue to pay High Cost of Liv-general conclusion is that if the

increases and ing allowance to a, maximum of fifteen per cent. in the case of mar ried officers and 7 per cent. If single. In all cases the principles enumerated have not been strictly Our temperamentally benevolent apple for instance, Class 1 Government, so apt always to for Cadets, ketin 20 per cent. increase get it is spending the money of in nominal salary, while other offi- eers are regarded as worthy of the taxpayer and having hinted broadly at its inclination to ac-special treatment; but it is ex-

Sharpshooters Company. Revolver Practice. Revolver practice was carried out at the Kennedy Road Range on Sunday, the 26th August. 16 members held under sealed handicap for a silver cup presented by Crown Sergeant C. A. Grimes,

The winner of the Handicap und Silver Cup was Constable N. Stradmoor with a score of 157.

the principal air, mail terminal cities of the United States, in or der to speed up the service are authorized in a bill by George. H. Moses Senator from New Hamp-. shire.

or extension

justified in all cases, local taxation is not sufficient, or the Civil Ser-

The next regular revolver prae-

Re-catablishment vice is considerably over-stuffed. As we can find nothing to satisfy tice will take place at the Kennedy us that the return to the Laxpayer Road Range on Sunday, the 29th of the transportation of mail by in material works is anything like September, at 10,00 nm. Belts pneumatie tubes within the city Two postal systems is also required in fair proportion to the total and Holsters will be worn. expenditure, we are forced back

Philadelphia and St. Louis, Mo. the cost of the Civil Servieto prizes have been donated for com-by the bill, in Boston, Chicago, Coincidentally with the proposal for speeding up air, mail delivery outsider has never been strongly petition at this shoot.” of the opinion that the Govern ment servant has been underpaid; All Police Reservists are remind-all over the United States by the on the other hand, the general ed of the 8th Annual Aquatic use of pneumatic tubes, discussion cept the recommendations of the plained that, in most cases, the de- level of salaries and allowances in Sports of the Police and Prison has opened in Boston of the possi Civil Service Salaries Commission.parture is dictated by a desire to the Government servico have, to Departments to be held at the ble projection of a

will not fall below

dollars, lion

and

ar-

in

Aquatic Sports.

double-tube V.R.C. on Saturday, 14th Septem-system from the new Post Office ber, 1929, commencing at 2.45 p.m. Bullding through the vehicular tunnel, which le to be construct- ed to East Boston, to the Boston Airport.

“ANNIE LAURIE.”

LILLIAN GISH IN NEW PRODUCTION.

Kowloon.

Such a method of transportation would speed up deliveries from one-half to three-quarters of an hour, post-offico oficials declare.

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the public mind, enabled officers to retain to an officer the number of keep up in good style, in the must not be surprised by a failure dollars he is at present drawing. majority of cases, the normal life of the public to be equally enrap-

conditions are usually better than tured. The Report centaine a mass In some cases, officers will have to of their krade in society. "Leave bear a slight loss; in others, attain in private firms, and it is ed detail requiring careful sifting

slight gain results. The Commis here solely that the sterling-paid and examination before an

that is really apparent. If all the curate estimate can be made of the sionera, perhaps, have anticipated officer is to benefit, for no reason

feeling a

bewilderment. recommendations are to be accepted, of

there must be coste the Treasury, but the guid-

suggest not only among those immediately we

Picnicker (to officer): "What a Gume other The glory that was Rome and ing principles are A twenty per

the romance that was Scotland calamity My poems have been direction. cent. Increase to the majority of affected, but on the part of others retrenchment

wha have studied the report. We

those go hand in hand in the blown over the cliff!" .. officers on dollar salaries and a

bright lexicon of proverb. The Offcor: "Well, I suppose you New Kowloon School!

romance of the Highlands-the can write 'em again, can't you?" fifteen per cent, increase, on the must confess that we cannot quite

British residents in Kowloon delicate sentiment of the land of

"Oh, yes, but my sandwiches nominal sterling salary of other understand why, if the high cost officers. So many other important of living in Hongkong, in the main will have noted with the utmost heather, is the atmosphere under-were wrapped up in them."

Modern man may not label hím- considerations apply in the case of factor, the net result of the recom-satisfaction that a start is to be lying one of the mightiest his- sterling-paid officers that the in- mendations is that sterling-paid made in the coming year on the torical spectacles produced by the

scheme which contemplates the screen-a historic epic of a peo self Christian, but I believe he fa crease is far from what it seems, officers benefit by fifteen per cent. provision of a new school on the ple and of a time new to pictures, nearer to Christ than were most and the feeling of disappointment. In leave and pensionable pay, and peninsula. The new Central Bri- This 18 "Annie Laurie," Lillian of his forefathers--Mr. Warwick

tish School (incorrectly deseflbed Gish's new M. G. M. picture now Deeping. in the statement on Public Works

There are a large number of among certain junior grades te, perhaps suffer a slight reduction on

people who construe work as All- we believe, fairly general. The main their salary while in Hongkong. Extraordinary as the, Kowloon playing at the Majestic Theatre,

It is a mighty story of the fierce Ing a barrow and then emptying concern of the taxpayer, however, is Evidently, the difficulty was to over- British School) is to be accommo- dated on a state adjoining the the amount of the net additional come the present disparity between Kowloon Hospital. In all, a sum Highlanders, in their wars, their it.Mr. J. H. Thomas.

The modern clergyman repre- expenditure, which most certainly nominal and paid salaries, but we of $725,000 is named in the Esclan feuds, their hates and their

are inclined to the view that utimates as the total cost, but in loves. They lived-and; got the sents the Victorian tailor's idea of mil- &

more simple solution would have 1930 It is not intended to spend most out of life. They fought as a Man of God.The Bev, Percy As much inen: *af probably,

more than $60,000, this for site no. others did their heroism gave Dearmer.

If men were will be nearer to the fifteen lakhs been a reversion to the old system preparation. We understand that the world such examples na Bruce mark. It is already roughly.os-of paying all officers in Hongkong the site available is large, enough and Wallace. Their romance has lizards are lizards, they'd be worth"

The Commission for the school fuelf and ample echoed down in Burns and Scott. looking at Mr. D. II. Lawrence. werd sweet-their After all, I can resist every timated that Government costs theSurrency.

playlug Tourids, and it will no Their songs

thing excapt temptation” is not 89, at de Colony more than half its effective pricutes, during discussion of doubt be in every way satisfac-warfare grim.

Lillish Gish: plays Annie, the very far off, the essential prayers the ablarice of Cadets, my tory, The offelal statement ac- expenditure, and such further deve lopment of "forward policy in ser pecuniary competition with other companying the vote days it is historic daugher of Sir Robert ne nas induces in tentutenim

the story of the Mr. G. K. Chestertion.. realised that in the near future at Laurie, in vices rather than in material works" Colonica to attract, candidates to will be necessary to increase the Glencos Massacre. As the Scot strikes a poorly-sounding chord in Hongkong, hat unwittingly per-existing, accommodation for the tish heroine who aspired the fa- haps, this is one of the most im- present school-a statement which mous song, she enacts the role of correctly reflects the situation. those expected to foot the bill.

a Scottish Joan of Arc in a mighty Beyond question, of course, the portant considerations which must For all too long have British par-spectacle. Thousands of bearded Report warrants the most careful now arise. As regards those ents had to be content with a very Scots, in tarians and plaide, bat-

ill-adapted school for the chii-

tle in the rugged Highland. consideration of Government. The already in the service of the dren, and no amoint of patching Commissioners have done their Government of Hongkong, mast of it up can make it what it should Stately castles rear their towers work exceedingly well, leaving no them have reason to be well be. At present, wo have the amid the heather.

in the fare, battle and patriotiem runs room for suggestion that they have pleased with the proposals. The anomaly of one of the best staffed Through a mighty epic of war- been guided by any motive other dollar-paid staff, the locally- Colony possessing most unsatis- the glorious romance of a love than strict fairness to the Civil engaged, have been treated almost factory accommodation from every that defied centuries of convention All this will be and the rules of tribe. It la standpoint.. In very few

remedied eventually when the mighty. lesson and a glorious en- Servant, as well as to the taxpayer. munificently,

the Commission new school is a reality. A word of tertainment. It is not necessary to go outside instances have

Norman Kerry plays the leading the almost monumental work pro-departed from the general rulingpratne is due to the Kowloon Rest-

dents' Association for having for male role as Tam, flerce chieftain duced for evidence of the thorough-of a twenty per cent increase, so long concentrated on this sub-of the MacDonalds, and Ilobart enacts. the historic neas of their investigation and while a highly important recom-Ject; but for its efforts it is doubt Bosworth handling of a difficult and some-mendation involves, the steepening ful whether any steps would have "Wolf of Glencoe." Others in the been taken for many years to cast include Creighton Hale an of incrementa what thanidess task. If we may

by appreciable

come. We have only to remember Donald the plotter; Russell Simp- The abolition of the this fact, and the further circum- as the eccentric Sandy; quote an instance of individual amounts. scrutiny, it will be found under Kow. Good Conduct Allowances, and the stance that it was due to the AB-Brandon Hurst as the villianouis sociation that the Kowloon Hos-Breadalbane; Patricia Avery, at toon-Canton Railway that the Head, substitution of fixed increnicntu, pital was built, to realise that the the lovable Enid; Joseph Striker, Is also a stop in the right direc-KRA. thoroughly lives up to La Wateliman has been told and he is I the only one, that his present salary lowest class of Government em- ty across the harbour.

tion, as this applies only to the aspirations to serve the communi- David Torrence, and others all

cast in ideal roles.

scholastic institution's

BOD,

WHO WAS

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Entitled "Who Was?", a new daily feature will commenco in to-morrow's fenuo, of the Telegraph, Educative and in- formative, it will deal with historical, classical and literary characters. Brief and to the point, these articles will appear In a form casily assimilated.

"Who Was?" will appear daily at the foot of this column..

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