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In Elegant Tins, 75 cts.

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The Hong Kong Dispensary 'Phone C. 16 and Kowl.on Dispensary 'Phone K. 19.

NOW

ON SALE

The April

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Including Three New Musical Masterpieces

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M-68 Pelleas et Melisande ( Debussy)

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"QUEEN ANNE”

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SILVER DEPTS.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1930.

NOW IS THE TIMË TO GET YOUR

FRIGIDAIRE

DOMESTIC THERE ARE MODELS OF FROM FOUR TO EIGHTEEN CUBICFEET STORAGE CAPACITY.

OVER

1,000,000

IN USE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

'DAY BY DAY."

I KNOW OF BUT FEW GREATER INFLUENCES THAT WILL KEEP YOUNG PEOPLE RIGHT WITH THEIR FRIENDS THAN TO ASK THEM TO BRING THEIR FRIENDS HOME-Joseph Hocking.

The annual dinner of the Hong- kong Football Club takes place at Lane, Crawford's Restaurant to- morrow.night.

Mrs. C. G. Anderson.is to distri- bute the prizes at the annual sports of Queen's College, which take place at Causeway Bay to morrow afternoon.:

CORRESPONDENCE.

An Alfred Fripp Memorial.

[To The Editer of Hongkong Telegraph.]

The Very Idea!:

More howlers:

In the olden days many people were burned at the stake for here- dity,

Operatto means when a tele- phous girl gives, the wrong num

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ed upon, and the money be raised solely by a tax on petrol. In re gard to the suggested taxEN 'on amusements and betting, we have always hold the view that these are useful avenues for revenue, but we had hoped that they might be imposed in substitution for

Sir, Only one form of memoria! athers. Now, apparently, they

seems possible for Sir Alfred may be brought in to help pay for

Fripp. His whole life can be aum-ber. med up in the single lovely phrase, Louis Quinze 'was- A famous the growing cost of government.

"All sick persons and young chil furniture maker who died a long The hint that the Assessment Tax

dren." Therefore to perpetuate time ago. (better known as, Rates, based on

his memory best, let us do some- rental of property) may be suh

thing to perpetuate that life's stantially increased is one which

work. Though all the world was his parlah, children came first. will be received with much dis-

So it is proposed that all who favour. It may be true that our Sergt. Hunt, of Police Head-know him, or knew of him-and

according present standard of rates is not quarters, is now the Hongkong re who did not-shall be invited to

presentative of the Royal Life Sav-subscribe, high, but, unhappily, cost of living Society, and all comunications means and inclination, to a Memo- Gay" at the Lyric Theatre, Ham-

in respect of the Society should be rial Fund to be devoted to the de-mersmith when "The Beggar's. addressed to him at the Central velopment and extension of the Police Station.

Children's Department of Guy's Hospital, for the purpose of En

a New dowing Cots, Building' Ward, or in such other manner as the Governors of the Hospital and Sir Alfred's own relatives may de- cide. No tribute would have pleased him more. Indeed, during his last days anxiety about the Children's Department was his only care.

ing in other directions is rapidly going up, in which connexion the effect of the fall in tha sterling value of the dollar has been a big factor. People of average means are already finding the struggle hard enough; if rates are to go up, it seems inevitable, despite Sir Cecil Clementi's views, that rents will advance in proportion. Ob- viously, the landlord is not going to bear the whole burden. And if

DODWELL & Co., Ltd. rents are increased, everybody will

Sole Distributors FONG BONG & 8. CHINA.

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 930.

TAXATION THREATS.

find living costs advanced an- other peg. Moreover, business houses will have to pay more in rates, at a time when trade is still greatly depressed.

İZZARIZNANE

THE "TELEGRAPH" ART SUPPLEMENT.

Interesting Pictures for

To-morrow.

Variety and topicality will be the feature of to-morrow's pic- tures in the Telegraph Art Supplement.

Sporting events will figure. prominently in the illustra- tions. There will be several of the Race Meetings On Saturday and Easter Monday, some illustrations of lady bowlers taking part in the opening day contests at the Taikoo Recreation Club, a group of Kowloon and Happy Valley golfers,

and some good action pictures of the Royal Artillery athletic sports. Groups of Boy Scouts, taken during the visit of Canton Scoutmasters on their way to the Nanking Jamboree, will also appear, as well as pic tures showing young Chinese ladies studying economy at the whilst another group will be that of those who attended the tennis tea party given at the University to welcome Mrs. Barker and Mr. Clara- but, the new English Lec- turers.

A dispassionate analysis of the aituation leaves us with this im- pression that in order to meet the high cost of living felt by Civil Servants, the public is expected to consent to its own living costs being raised. If the suggested schemes are put into force, it is It has now been made clear be- more than likely that we shall all yond any shadow of doubt that if have to pay more for rents, trans- the

recommendations of the port and amusementa. It is easy Salaries Commission are put into to talk glibly of the allegedly low effect, the consequence will be a standard of taxation in this very big increase in local taxation. Colony, but the fact cannot be Obviously, the finding of the large denied that Hongkong, even under sum involved must mean the rais-existing. conditions, is one of the ing of more revenue, and it is most expensive places in the world now disclosed for the first time, in in which to live, Yet further despatch which Sir Cecil burdens are threatened, not in or- Clementi sent Home some time be-der that increased service may be fore his departure, that the means given the public, but in order to by which this is to be obtained has pay our Civil Servants more. As been receiving the consideration we have often said before, there of the Government. One of the is a limit to which this Colony can suggested methods is the imposi- afford to go in payment tion of a petrol tax, which is ex- official salaries. We suggest it pected to bring in $200,000 a year, has already been reached. If Go-ed from a whilst the possibilities of an vernment salaries are at present Amusement Tax and a Betting inadequate and increases are Tax are also being ingestigated. really necessary, then the fairest In addition, there is a suggestion method would be to cut down that the Assessment Tax might be staffs until such times as we can raised from 13 to 17 per cent: afford to face big personal emolu-

of

What the public reaction will be ment charges. To aly the burden to these tentative proposals re- on the commounity in these hard mains to be seen, but we shall be times is little short of monstreua surprised if a storm of protest is not raised. In regard to the Petrol Tax, the official explanation given yesterday to a Telegraph re- presentative was that this might be necessary owing to the cost of upkeep of the Colony's roads. The truer reason, it would now

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domestic Y.W.C.A.,

In addition, there will be a portrait, of Lady' Peel, wife of Hongkong's new Governor, as well as photographs taken at the wedding of Mr. Carlos M. Correa and Miss Julia, Soares..

Having only just been discharg- term of one month's imprisonment imposed on March 21, a Chinese who appeared before Mr. Whyte' Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning on a charge of stealing a jacket, was sentenced to Lour months' hard labour.

Recently the B.B.C. received 'a Eliza- letter addressed to "Miss beth Barrett Browning." with a re- quest that it might be forwarded to her, and two similar cases were recorded recently,

to their One was a letter sent to "Mr.

K

The other was addressed to the Opera" was running. manager of a. theatre whore famous Greek play was being given, enclosing a bundle of press-cuttings for--Aeschylus, Esq."

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Said. Sandy to Jock Your nedbors say you an' yer wife are quarrelin' every day, Jock."

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Jock "That's 'no' true. Me an' the wife havena' apoken tae anc The Trustees of the Fund willanither for a fortnicht!" be Lord Lonsdale, G.C.V.O., Wil- frid Godfrey, Esq., and myself. A schoolboy, the worry of his Subscriptions may be sent to, and teacher's life, handed in the fol- will be gratefully acknowledged by |lowing composition on cats: the Honorary Secretary, The "Sir "Cats, that's meant for little Alfred Fripp" Memorial Fund; boys to maul and tease, is called 145, Cheapside, E.C.2. These may Maultese cats. Some cats are be large or small, like the people | reckernised by how quiet their whom he befriended. Two charac-purrs ia, and these is named Purr- teristic donations have already Bian cats. The cats what has very been received by us-a cheque for bad tempers, is called Angorie a thousand pounds from those cats, and cats with deep feelin' is truly practical philanthropists; called feline cats. I don't like The Froth Blowers, and a sum of cats." ten shillings raised by farthings among the children of a County Council school in one of the poorest districts of London. The total sum subscribed will be band ed intact to the Governors of Guy's Hospital, with which Sir Alfred was closely associated student, surgeon and governor, for over 40 years, to be devoted by them to one or more of the pro- jecta mentioned aboveYour obedient servant,

IAN HAY BEITH. London, W.1., March 21st, 1930.

YOUNG KIDNAPPER

SENTENCED. ·

CARRIED OFF SON OF A LABOUR.

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Pat agreed to accompany his wife on a shopping expedition.

"There's a good pair of boots," said the wife, as they stood looking in the window of a boot and shoe shop, "I think I'll get them little Dennis.”

for

Pat looked at the articles indica. ted, and a murmur of surprise left his lips as he saw the price and the notice, "Last Seven Days," dis- played on a card above them.

"Sure, Marie, you don't mean to buy these, do ye?" said Pat

"Why not, Pat?" queried his wife.

"Well, Marie," went on her hus- band, you surely want a pair to Tast longer than seven; days, don't ye 1"

"PETEREL" NOW AFLOAT.

PROCEEDING TO SHANGHAI FOR DOCKING.

A young Chinese was sent to prison for a year, by Mr. Gran- tham at the Central Police Court this morning, on a charge of kid- napping a five-year-old Chinese The local naval authorities advise boy, the son of a labourer living that H.M.S. Peterel is now afloat. at No. 8, Bridges Street.

and proceeding under her own For the Secretariat of Chinese steam. She will proceed to le- instance the hang and thence to Shanghai for Affairs, at whose charge was brought, Inspector J. docking. Murphy said that, with another It was reported on Monday that boy, eight or nine years of age, the Peterel, while en route to the child was sitting outside their Chungking, from. Ichang, struck a home, when the accused, with an- rock and had to be beached near other man who was not in custody, Changchow. appeared and interested them in The two children were subsequent Mr. Toller, the new Consul at a number of cigarette pictures. Consul General at Chungking, and Chengtu, who were aboard, were transferred to a steamer and have proceeded to their destinations,

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Mr. Handley Derry, H.B.M.

LADY

BLESSINGTON ?

A coal coolie, employed on board the s.s. Tai Kwong Chow, was this morning sentenced to three weeks' imprisonment by Mr. Lindsell, at the Central Magistracy, for stealing a derrick weight whilst the ship was being unloaded yesterday. The The Dog Regulations. Tai Kwong Chow is a French boat, ly induced to go away from the

under the command of Capt. Collar house.. There would appear to be a con-

Near Blake Gardens, the men flict of views between the magis-

A fine of $10, or fourteen days' got rid of the elder boy by send- trate in Kowloon and Mr. Grant-hard labour in default, was imposing him off to buy a package of ham at the Central Police Courted by Mr. Whyte Smith at the cigarettes, but, while walking regarding the responsibility of dog Kowloon Magistracy this morning down Wo' Fung Street with the WHO WAS -

stealing a blanket from an Indian who were assisting the distracted pear, is that money has somehow owners. The latter held on Wed-on a Chinese who was arrested for other, they were seen by people to be found in order to meet the nesday that under the Regulations police officer of the Naval Yard. parents in a search for their miss-

the owner of a dog could not be It was stated that the blanket hading children. increasing cost of government. held responsible if his animal been blown into the street from The accused was arrested after Our own idea on this particular strayed away unmuzzled while the the complainant's verdandah in his companion had succeeded in

Battery Street. tax is that there has, so far, been owner was away from the premises.

making good his escape. no evidence forthcoming that mo- Accordingly several summonses A term of four months' hard toriats are not already paying were dismissed, creating a position labour was the sentence on a Chi- their fair share of taxation. What which needs clarifying in view of nese, who appeared before Mr. the public has a right to know is the many convictions registered in Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magi. atracy this morning for having in how much money is at present con- Kowloon for a similar offence. If his possession a quantity of wild SOME EXTRACTS FROM THE tributed by the existing method of recollection serves aright, dog branches. The defendant, who

"TELEGRAPH" FILES. taxation of motor vehicles, and owners in Kowloon have been fined had a previous conviction for, a

The following extracts what special reason has arisen to if their dogs have been found un- similar offence, stated that he had

obtained the branches from the from the Hongkong Telegraph for support the implied contention muzzled in the streets, although hillside at Sai Kung. A boy re-week ended April 24th, 1909.

they were too far away to actually ceived eight strokes of the cand that motorists are not already pay-prevent such occurrence at the on a similar charge. ing enough. In any event, if a

time. If this is so, then there is revision of taxation is necessary, a difference in the interpretation we suggest that the fairest method of the law on the two sides of the he be on the actual premises or in

The death occurred of Mr. G is to abolish the present taxes harbour and some little disatis- his office or elsewhere, that his based on weight of vehicles and faction might be caused in Kow-dog cannot escape unmuzzled into Murray Bain, proprietor of the

China Mci. aubstitute a petrol tax sufficient loon if it is proved that some of the streets. In the cases at the

those summoned have been con- Magistracy on Wednesday an of- A movement was started to pro- for the purpose. In this manner victed contrary to a ruling in an fence had certainly been comvide a memorial to Dr. G. Bateson those who pay the taxes will do other Court in the same Colony, mitted. Yet, under the ruling that Wright, former Headmaster of so in proportion to the use theyThe present situation is one which if the owner is away from the Queen's College, on his retirement make of the roads. As the pre- undoubtedly needs definite inter- premises he is not responsible, from the position... sent system operates, two men pretation of the Ordinance and Re- there was no punishment inflicted

21 YEARS AGO.

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"The rate of the dollar on de- mand was 1s. 9.3/8d.

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with the same weight car pay ex-gulations which will be accepted-nothing done to check a possible A Peking telegram stated that actly the same amount of revenue by all Courts in the Colony. The menace to the public. The actual Britain and Germany had come to terms regarding a loan for the to the Government, even though prosecutions are all taken with the owner of a dog should, we sub-construction of the Hunan-Hupeh one may use his vehicle every day object of preventing possibly rabid mit, always be held responsible, section of the Canton-Kowloon and the other only once a week dogs roaming the streets unmuzzled although it is appreciated that Railway question Obviously that is most anomalous. eral public. The onus, we, sug the safety of the public is cation in Canton over the question with consequent risks to the gen, this might involve dificulties. If

There was considerable agita- Let what is considered a fair con- gest, should be on the actual owner cerned, then such difficulties must of the delimitation of the Macao tribution by motor-users be decid- of the dog to engure, whether be overcome.

boundary.

The gay life of the early days of last century had no more tireless devote than the Countess of Blessington-- novelist and leader of fashion. Lady Blessington's childhood and youth were both extreme ly unhappy. A bad-tempered and dissolute father ill-treated her while she was small, and th perpetuated, her misery by marrying her at fifteen to a drunken beast, Captain Far mer, who died in prison twelve years later..

A lady of many accomplish ments, not least among which was a happy wit, she now mar-- ried the Earl of Blessington, and was able to indulge her taste for high-life and plea- sure. After staying in Eng land for a time, the two went abroad and travelled extensive: ly before the Earl died in Paris, whereupon Lady Bles aington returned to England in the company of the famous man of fashion, the Count d'Orsay, with whom she lived They set up a brilliant house- hold, which became a centre of London's cultural life, but ex- travagance reduced them both to poverty, and after the glory had departed, they set forth once again for Paris, where Lady Blessington died at the age of fifty-nine.

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