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there are Insuperable. One essen- tial, of course, is that there should be thorough co-operation between
DAY BY DAY.
A Chinese case of small-pox was notified yesterday.
THE DUTIES OF THE FAMILY ARE, the leaders of the Chinese com- ON A LARGE SCALE, THE DUTIES OF munity and the Government to see THE NATION. Dean. Farrar, that the law is respected. By the decisions of the Home Government, the Chinese of this Colony are put on their honour to help in the sup pression of a system which thero are grounds for believing is not favoured by the best opinion in China itself.
Whilst the Home Government is insistent on the 'new law not being allowed to remain a dead letter, wa do not for one moment imagine that Lord Passfield or his collen- gues expect the mui-tsai system to be abolished by a mere stroke of the pen. For a time, the local authorities will no doubt find the task of enforcing the law by no means easy. However, the ground I has been somewhat prepared by the have niany prosecutions which taken place latterly, and as time goes on the right atmosphere will be created and, public opinion.be- come even more quickened to the realities. Besides co-operation on the part of the Chinese, there must be a determination shown by the Hongkong Government to respect" the
instructions of the Home authorities; otherwise, very little good can be accomplished. Speak- ing recently on the new Ordinance dealing with registration of mui-
Hongkong Telegraph..tsui, Sir Joseph Kemp declared that
FRIDAY Nov. 8. 19.9.
THE MUI-TSAI PROBLEM.
the Government had no intention of permitting the regulations to re- main a dead letter. That coincides with the instructions received from London, and we must take it to re- present the determination of the local authorities to see that the law is strictly enforced.
Germany's
Problem.
There is a great deal that is old, as well as much that is now, in the voluminous Sessional Paper which has just been issued dealing with The astonishment provoked by the muitsal problem. Amongst the publication of the terms of the the new matter are the despatches Plebiscito Bill urged upon the which have passed between the German people by the powerful Secretary of State and H. E. the Nationalist party has given way to some slight feeling of perturba- Governor and these throw a good
tion internationally. Considered deal of light on the official outlook. outrageously impossible, it had They show that Sir Cecil Clementi, been taken for granted, in spite whilst most anxious that the good of the tremendous influences at name of the Colony should not work, that the inherent good sense suffer, has always kept in view the of Germany would kill the project admitted dificulties of dealing within its inception and that the the muż tai system by means of 4.000,000 signatures essential to its presentation to Parliament jegislation, but that Lord Passfield, would not be secured. The initial also realising those difficulties, is success of the intensive campaign determined that anything which organised by the Nationalists has savours of slavery shall not be coun-placed the matter in a somewhat tenanced. In that view, he is, as new light. The clamour against
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lauder re- turned from Japan by the P. and O. 5.8. Macedonia.
The P, and O. 8. Lahore, from Singapore, is due here at 6 p.m. on the 18th instant
CORRESPONDENCE.
The Exchange Problem.
(To The Editor of Hongkong Telegraph.3
The Very Idea!
Amongst the inventions on view at the Shipping, Engineering, and Machinery Exhibition at. Olympia, London, was a gas which provents Sir-With the allver dollars sea sickness' when inhaled... nassing freely side by side with Many people will earnestly hope our bank notes, and millions of that this gas business will be car- dollars worth of silver being mint-rled a long way further. Little ed in London and Bombay, our ex- | bladders of some form of the gha change rates still hang a con- might be carried to dinners, and a siderable distance over parity newhiff would secure sweet sleep dur- that dreadful chairman's shown by the fact that there are ing sellers of Shanghai Taels to-day at speech: It would be equally' useful 78. We are told that only the in home, office, and church. arrival of the new coinage and its
Clerk at Mansfield-You ran injection into circulation can re- shortly befors 9 p.m. to-day in-lieve the situation. It begins to away? Man-Aye, and you would look as though our troubles, really ( if a policeman was going to use his had their origin in a shortage of truncheon on you! the media of exchange, that is, Willesdan man-My wife is, bank notes, after all.
| naturally, all skin and bone." Ever since I have known her she has looked as if a sqare meal would do her good.
The 88. President Taft wil arrive at the Kowloon Wharf
stead of to-morrow at daylight.
The final performanca of Hong kong's first Talkie" will place on Sunday, November 10th and not on Tuesday, the 12th., as inadvertently stated yesterday.
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SUPPLEMENT.
French Tennis Stars and Other Sport Pictures.
To-morrow's issue of the Telegraph Art Supplement will be found of more than usual interest from the fact that it will contain photographs of the famous French tennis stars and local players who met at the C. R. C. last Tuesday, Other tennis pictures will be the Hongkong Mixed Doubles semi-finalists and the Inter- national Doubles Competition at Swatow.
In the realm "of sport there will also be pictures of Tai, Koo lawn bowlers with tro-, "phies, the Shanghai and Mala- ya interport cricket teams, and the football match between the Somersets and Chinese Athletic.
Of weddings illustrated will be those of Mr. J. R. L. Stanton and Miss Astri Larssen, of Mr. F. C. Brimblecombe and Miss Fanny Blyth, of Mr. E. J, Luz and Miss O. M. dos Remedios, amd of Mr. Michel Chan and Miss P. Szeto.
Other pictures will. In- clude portraits of Mr. C.W.E Bishop and Miss Majorie Han- sen, who are shortly to be mar- rfed, and two scenes of the plays recently produced by the Arts Association of the Hong- kong University...
NAE
It is interesting to look back at earlier correspondence and con- suit the views expressed therein. In an account of an interview with
Man accused of being drunk at the Hon. Mr. A. C. Hynes, ap- Kingston-1 am a teetotallar. pearing in the S. C. M. Post for Clerk-What did you have to drink? July 19, 1929, Mr. Hynes is quoted Man-A pint of beer because I as saying that there was no short could not get tea. age of bank notes as evidenced by `.
Sir Frederick Senter, chairman, the fact that he was offering to buy at Southend-You are turning the exchange for cash and sell for guardians into a goose club if you delivery up to next Chinese Now only pay your rates by shilling-a- Year at the same rate, with no week instalments. takers. At the present moment, it is possible for a bank to buy sterling at 1/9-% for cash and sell for next June at 14-15/16. And this in spite of the fact that the situation has not changed materially since the time of the Hon. Mr. Hynes' interview. It is true that there are heavy drawings from abroad by over-seas Chinese, but the bulk of these drawings are simply for deposit in Hongkong and do not affect the situation.
The truth of the matter would
An American salesman sold an elderly negro famer a tractor. Soma - time after the machine was de- livered, the salesman called on his customer for pay..
"Can you pay me for that tractor, Uncle Jim?" he asked.
in astonishment. "Why, man, yo? "Pay fo de tractor!" he asked dont tole me date in. free weeks de tractor would pay fo' hisself."
A doctor
guests; a woman, was exceedingly During the meal, one of the voluble, and talked for several mo- ments without cessation.
seem to be that an artificial tight party. His favourite parrot was was giving. a-dinher ness of money has been created in the room concealed by some cur- by our leading bankers simply tains. through their action in withdraw- ing entirely from the market and thereby creating an uncertain at- mosphere which is fatal to the smooth conduct of the operations, When at last silence reigned, a of the Colony's business men.
It is a question how much longer behind the curtain, "Let me see
sepulchral voice demanded, from the merchants of the Colony in-
your tongue, please." tend to stand for the Government leaving the privilege of note issue. A reader sends to a Home paper in private hands. Enclesing my, the following amusing Limerick cardYours, etc.,
"SQUEEZE." Hongkong, Nov. 8th, 1929.
EVENING OF FRENCH MUSIC.
DELIGHTFUL PROGRAMME AT HELENA MAY INSTITUTE.
A delightful programme of French music was forthcoming at The forthcoming wedding is an- the Helena May Institute last even- nounced of Mr. Robert Emmet Far-ing, the concert having been an rell, of the Hongkong Telephone ranged by Madame Boneṇefant, Company, Exchange Building, to one of Hongkong's best-known and Miss Carolina Paterson, Aduana most talented musicians, 23, Cadiz, Spain.
..
!
which D. G. Rossetti wrote on Val Prinsep, R. A. Rossetti was wont to indulge his humour thus at the ex- pense of his friends, "no offence being intended and none took.". All who remember the burly Val Prinsen will recall his wonderful head of hair:..
"There was
a young fellow named Val, The roughs and the prize-igh-
ters' pal;
The head of a broom
And the brains of a groom Were the gifts Heaven granted
to Val,"
·
"You're scared to fight."
"I ain't; but me mother'll.
lick me." "An' how she know?" "
"She'll see the doctor goin' to
your house."
he, says, backed up by traditional the so-called "enslavement of the made a haul of money and other an hour and a half's playing returned to the Colony yesterday
British policy.
A great deal has been made of the fact, by the anti-slavery leaders at Home, that China has declared the mui-tai system illegal, and this
of
international
Mr. G. S. Mosa, C.B.E., H.B.M. Consul-General in Canton, and Mrs. Moss left Canton yesterday morning by the s.8. Kinshan and will be spending the week end in Hongkong. Mr. and Mrs. Moes are staying with His Excellency the Governor and Lady Clementi.
SIR CHARLES RACKET?
One of the features of the evening was that Madame Bonen- Armed robbers entered the first fant played from memory four of floor of No. 60, Jardine's Bazaar, the five numbers in which she at about 3.30 this morning, and appeared, this representing nearly
A large number of local residents property amounting to over $100. She was note-perfect throughout by the P. and O. 8.8. Rawalpindi. German people has u certain They escaped before the police and her work was of a standard These included the Hon, Mr. E. D. equal to that of many profea C Wolfe, the Hon. Mr. C. Mcl. popular appcal, and there is a got on the scene. danger that unless active counter-
sionals heard at Home.
Messor, the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. propaganda is introduced, the
The first item was Saint-Saens E. R. Hallifax and Miss Hallifax, masses may give their support if
Sonata in C Minor, for piano and Comdr. and Mrs. J. B. Newell, Mr. only for the fun of the thing.
cello, in which Madame and M. and Mrs. T. F. Bevan, Mrs. C. E. H. Bonenfant were associated. This Beavis and Miss J. Beavis, Mr. and is quoted as a special reason why History, contains. few such
was a much-enjoyed item, in which Mrs. F. J. de Rome, Mr. H. B. L. : Hongkong should not be behindhard instances of bloodless revolution
the artistes played in perfect Dowbiggin, Mr. E. R. Dovey. Mr. in enforcing, its abolition. His ary organisation on such a seale,
sympathy. The planist somewhat V. Grayburn, Mrs A. C. Hynes, overshadowed the violinist, but M. Miss Harry, Mr. D. S. Hill, Mrs. Excellency the Governor has, how-and though the prospects of final
Bonenfant was especially good in Hegarty, Mrs. Philip Jacks, Mrs. ever, done well to stress the truth success are considered remote, the
Professor Simpson is to lecture the Andante, whilst the Finale A. S. Mackichan, Mrs, and Misa strength the movement is
Smalley, Mr and Mrs. V. Sorby; - that the prohibitive law in China worthy of acrious consideration. on the plays of John Galsworthy was magnificently Interpreted. still remains a dead. letter. In In a well-ordered community, how Association of the Hongkong Uni- phoniques was played by Madame
Cesar Franck's Variations Sym- and Mrs. H. G. Wallington. under the auspices of the Arts support of that assertion he might, ever, the attempt mast fail, Ita versity, in the Union Assembly Bonenfant, with the orchestral m if he had so wished, have drawn aim is chaos, financially, nolitical- Room, at 8.80 p.m. on the 14th accompaniment, arranged for attention to the fact that in a re-ly and economically. The Bill instant. All interested are invit-plano, by Mr. A. M. Bowes-Smith. WHO WAS.
The effect would naturally, be cent prosecution in Hongkong it asks nothing less than the re-cd.
better with an orchestra, but as :: was disclosed that a document of padlation of all
The sailing date of the s.8, Pre-Madame Bonenfant's part is vir sale in respect of a girl bore the agreements, treaties, protocols or sident Jefferson has been advanced tually a solo, the work, which had seal of a Canton Police Station. Pacts concluded by Germany since from December 3rd 6 a.m.
to not been heard in Hongkong. be- But although it is so that in this the Great War, including the peace December 2nd 6 a.m. in order that fore, was greatly enjoyed none the treaties and reparations agree-the steamer may arrive in San less. Madame Bonenfant was matter China's written laws, like ments. The plenipotentiaries on Francisco before Christmas. The brilliant throughout, and at the so many others, remain iuoperative, the German side are to be rendered Pres Jefferson will arrive in San conclusion she was presented with that is no reason why Hongkong able to prosecution for high Francisco on December 23 instead two bouquets, whilst she received
of December 25.
another later in the evening. should not proceed to legislate on treason! There is scarcely a part
In Cesar Franck's Sonata in A the subject. Rather the reverse. of the world where a violent re- Charges of kidnapping and bar- Major för piano and violin, Without any desire to boast, it can percussion would not be felt inbouring a seven year-old boy who Madame Bonenfant and Major be said that in very many respects the event of German sanction of was alleged to have been enticed MacNair gave great delight. The
The away from his parents at No. 872, whole work was most moving. such a startling doctrine. this Colony is an example to back Bill is to be considered by the Canton Road, were brought against Madame Bonenfant showed no two unemployed Chinese before signs of fatigue, whilst Major ward parts of China-in public Reichstag on November 27th and Mr. T.S. Whyte Smith at the Kow- MacNair played extremely well, health and sanitation, in education, it will most certainly be rejected.loon Magistracy this morning On So well was the theme handled and in a hundred and one other It will then be submitted to the the application of Detective Ser that one could almost be forgiven ways. Indeed, the late Dr. Sun country and accepted if 20,000,000 geant Bitches, the defendanta for imagining one was listening to remanded till tomorrow a professional performance. Yat-sen himself admitted that he voters are in favour. The feeling were
Quite an ovation marked the close received in Hongkong much of the in the country is of course the morning for further enquiries.
of the plece. determining factor and we do not inspiration for his reform move-
Convicted on a charge of falling' Mrs. Bowes-Smith provided the to pay his bus fare in Prince Ed-vocal items, being heard first in a ment. May we not therefore hope think the Nationalists have chosen
their time well.
ward Rond, a young Chinese was Gabriel Faure's Poeme d'un Jour, that in dealing with the mui-tsai
fined $5 by Mr. T. 8. Whyte Smith and later in two Debussy numbers problem this Colony can perform a
at the Kowloon Magistracy flifs very beneficial service not only to
morning. The defendant was stat ita own inhabitants but to our near
ed to have told the conductor that he had a monthly ticket, but when neighbours as well by proceeding In advance of public opinion in China?
The Royal Observatory reports the inspector arrived he, tendered
remains 10 centa in payment of his farg. numbers was dramatically sung, that the anticyclone That is the angle from which we stationary and hos Increased in Illis Worship, in imposing the fine, whilst the second, very quick and should like the matter, to be viewed, tónsity, Fresh monsoon will pre-remarked that the case was not as gay, was charmingly rendered and It would be futile to suggest that vall along the China coast and had as previous ones, where the had to be repeated.
over the North China Sea. The defendant had tried to cheat the The hall was crowded, many the problem is not without its forecast till noon to-morrow is Inspector us well as the conduc-members of the French community difficulties, but we do not belleve N. E. winds, fresh; fair.
being present.
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FAIR WEATHER,
the air from l'Enfant Prodigue and Mandoline. She was in quite good voice, but seemed more at homo in the second group than in the first. The first of the Debussy
"You may be as wrong as you please, but I'll be cursed if I endeavour to set you right again," exclaimed Sir Charles Racket at the end of a most serious quarrel with his wife. and thereby showed that he had acquired the rudiments of a marital philosophy...
The trouble began when Sir Charles took his bride to play: a game of whist at her father's house in the third week of their honeymoon. All went Indiffer- ently well for a time bit when his young wife told him that ho should hayo 'played- a. din“. mond instead of à club it seem- ed as though Vesuvius had em- barked upon its supreme and final- eruption) Sir Charles roared, and raved, and ranted, and would punish this affont. with nothing less than divorce.
He was calmed down, how ever, and then had the pre- sumption to turn round and, make the remark to his wife which is quoted above
An unfleked cub of totally In- disciplined mind, Sir Charles is to be found in Murphy's Three Weeks after Marriage. published 1776. G
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