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FINE BRANDIES

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distifled and bottled by

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1930.

U.S.

RENAULT & CO. MOTOMATS

COGNAC, FRANCE.

Established 1835.

Messrs. Renault & Co. were the First Cognac firm to ship Bottled Brandies to the United Kingdom.

THREE STAR, FIVE STAR, and R.V.O. Very Old Liqueur Brandy.

Sole Agents

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

Wine & Spirit Merchants

Established 1841

H.K. 'Phone 20016 Kowloon 'Phone 37019

NOW ON SALE.

The New

MAY

VICTOR RECORDS

Including two new Musical Master piece Albums

M-71 Carnival of the Animals (Saint-Saens)

Leopold Stokowski and Philadelphia Orchestra Pianists - Mary, Rinney Montgomery

and Olga Barabini) Song without words in a Minor

(Tschaikowsky-Op 40. No. 6) Leopold Stokowski and Philadelphia Orchestra.

C-9

The Music of Rudolf Friml

Nat Skilkret and the Victor Salon Group and Victor

Salon Orchestra

Piano Solo by Rudolf Friml.

S. MOUTRIE & CO., LTD. (Victor Distributors) Chater Road.

WASHING FROCKS

IN

CAMBRICS and VOILES

all sizes.

NOTE THE PRICES

$7.50 to $19.50

INCLUDING

SUITS

THE NEW LIDO Suits

ALSO

THE "PANTIE" SUITS

IDEAL FOR BEACH WEAR.

Lane, Crawford, Ltd.

LADIES SALON.

7" XII'

+

For the Running- board of your Car.

ORIGINAL PRICE

HK $2.50 each.

While Our Stock

Holds Out

You Pay

$1.25 each.

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DAY BY DAY.

Hamiain

The name of Mr. Iu-nin Chau has been added to the list of authorized architects.

has appointed Dr. R. S. Begbie to His Excellency the Governor

be Assistant Medical Officer of

Health.

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appointed Mr. G. W. A. Tufton to be his Private Secretary,

goes on increasing in numbers, and, what is much more to the point,

substantial increases in

NEVER LET THE ADVANTAGES WITH salary are now contemplated. "In WHICH YOU BEGINTM LIFE'S VOYAGE such circumstances, it is clear LULL YOU INTO CON DENCE AND NEGLIGENCE, NOR THE WANT OF that there is a very real danger THEM DEPRESS YOUR MINDS INTO of the Service becoming top-heavy HOPELESSNESS AND INACTIVITY --- with the burden of personal emblu- ments. If increases in salary are found necessary' on 'such a scale that they cannot be paid without adding to the burden of taxation, then the remedy is to cut down staffs. The ordinary ratepayer cannot be expected to consent to any plan which will increase his already high cost of living in or der that Civil Servants may get better treatment. What is ob- viously needed is à Commission of

In the Bankruptcy Court on businessmen to investigate the June 14th, an application is to be whole question of Government ex-made for the discharge of Messrs.

G. P. and H. A. Lammert, penditure, with a view to effect- ing such economies, as are possible. The suggestion that the Assess- ment Tax should be increased is one which we are glad to see the K.R.A. opposing. Rents represent: a very big proportion of normal living expenses

in this Colony, and if the Assessment Tax raised, obviously rents will go up.. It may be true that the actual laxation of residents is relatively light in Hongkong, but, as we have before had occasion to point out, this fact is more than offset by the dominating circumstance that this Colony is one of the most ex- pensive places in the world in which to live. To increase the Assessment Tax would be to add. still further to living costs, which are already almost unbearably Nothing is more natural than dollar and the general trade de- high. What with the fall of the

that 1 Residents" Association should address the authorities anno time in

pression, the present is certainly

such an issue as a contemplated increase in rates and taxes. We

No Telephone Orders

Cash Only.

Hongkong Hotel Garage,

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

-ATURDAY, MAY 24 1980.

NEW TAXATION OPPOSED.

is

which to introduce

fresh taxation which will hit householders and business estab- are therefore by no means surishments alike. Any step in that

prised that the Committee of the K.R.A. has unanimously resolved to take up with the Government

like.

For

direction must be sternly opposed. The Government must learn to

cut its garment according to the cloth available.

Wireless Licencės. Casting around for sources of additional revenue, the eyes of the Government

have presumably

Tenders are being invited for a twin-screw wood motor launch for the Medical Department. The cost is not to exceed $50,000.

Among those who arrived in Hongkong by the Tango Maru from Sydney, was Mr. H. Broken- shire, who has joined the staff, of the South China Morning Post.

The silk forwarded from here by Empress of Asia on the 30th April, arrived in New York (St. John's Park) on the 21st May, having been 21 days in transit.

It is notified that the valuation lists for the Colony for the year 1930-1931 will be open to inspec- tion at the Treasury for twenty- one days commencing on Thurs- day, 29th inst;

The prices of the Fiat care advertised in to-day's Motor Supplement should be $2,800 and $1,950 respectively. This infor- mation was received after the Supplement had gone to press.

It is notified that at the expira- tion of three months, the Ming Fat Company, Limited will, unless Yuen Recreation Garden Wing Cause is shown to the contrary, be struck off the register and the Company will be dissolved.

His Excellency the Governor has appointed. Mr. T. H. King to act as Inspector General of Police and Chief Officer, Fire Brigade, during the absence from the Colony of the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, C.M.G.

The Return of Eunice.

CHAPTER XIII:-Eunice and the Soldiers.

By Elinor Slim.

got safely away, much to the relief of both sides.

Then Kuttle suddenly thought to

As he spoke, she saw the heads of several men in grey uniforms himself. "By Jove, I wonder if

jumped down into the garden and wife somewhat recovered from her appear above the wall and a mo- anything has happened to Eunice ́ment' later half a dozen of them He rushed home and found his ran towards the house. They car at of weeping. Mrs. McClusky ried big automatic pistols and were was still with her and after Kut- evidently chasing the civilians who tle had kissed Eunice and hugged had taken shelter in the servants' her and called her "Brave Little. quarters.

Two of the solders disappeared from Chaomoy, she was ready to Girl" and promised to take her away into the boy's room and immediately accompany Mrs. McClusky to tiffin. afterwards Eunice heard the crack crack of the pistols.

The tiffin party was not a com stairs into the garden where she was fast and furious. Everyone She was furious. and ran down-plete success though conversation found one of the intruders wear had a story to tell about his or her ing a Sam Browne belt. He seem-adventures with soldiers. Though ed to be in charge of the search no shooting had taken place in other party. He was a weedy youth of houses, yet soldiers had entered about eighteen years and was ob many of them and Mrs. McClusky's viously embarrassed by the arrival garden had been used as a strong of this wild-eyed foreign woman."

point from which "How dare you come into my launch.. The noise had been ter- fire at the garden to fight," she said. "This rific, but there seemed to have been is foreign property. You have no no casualties other than the man right here at all. Go away! Take killed in Eunice's house and one your men out of my house at small boy whose injuries were de once!"

scribed as "Buttock, right, slight" Eunice's blood was up and she in the official reports sent in by all had no thought of danger. The Consuls to their Legations at Pe-.. old Tooting spirit came to the top king.

in an emergency, and she was not A chit came from Mrs. Percy going to be scared by a little boy saying that the excitement had been and a few dirty youths in uniform. a little too much for her husband The officer was taken by surprise and she thought it better for him He was ready to shoot the fugitives to lie down. His absence was felt. in cold blood, but to face this as any party he was present at was Amazon required more courage always sure to be regaled with than he possessed.

good stories of the old days. He something in Cantonese which in the port more than 40 years. He looked blank and jabbered was an old man now and had been. Eunice ignored. She pointed to the He had come out to China in the gate "Get out! Get out!" she first place as a missionary and for. shrieked becoming more angry several years had lived alope every moment.

"Don't mention it, don't mention Heathen within the fold.

upcountry trying hard to coax the it," he answered, trying to pacify He had made dozens of converts her. These were the only English and collected a large following of words he knew. She grabbed him sympathisers, partly by the exam- roughly by the arm and hustled him ple of his life of self-sacrifice, but to the garden gate. "Outsidel, mainly through the fact that con- she said, "and take your men with verta were given the benefit of free you." He offered no resistance schooling in the Mission School. and once his arm was free. For fifteen years he had never been whistled for his men. A moment back to his home in Cornwall later the soldiers came out of the where he had been recruited for miserable-looking captives. basement bringing with them two the Mission Field during a re- ligious revival, because his mis- sion had never had sufficient funds.

Eunice slammed the gate and went back into the house.· ́She called the boy, but there was no response. The servants had all

fled and she was alone.

So he struggled on, teaching the sons of shopkeepers and farmers a smattering of English with a strong Cornish accent, and doing She went through the servants his best to make them believe that quarters to see if any damage had the particular brand of Christiani- been done by the soldiers and in ty popular in Cornwall in 1880 was the boy's room huddled up under the most suitable religion för a the table she found the corpse of native of Southern China.

one of the civilians she had seen

After five years he took unto him. climbing over the garden wall. He self a wife, trusting the Lord to had been killed by one' of the provide and she proved her faith. soldiers and left there,

in the Lord's goodness by bring- Eunice took one look and ran ing forth a baby every year for away. Upstairs she felt faint five years.

A few minutes later Mrs. Mc-

When she died a second wife ré Clusky rushed in full of excitement, placed her, but found the cares of and found her lying on the bed five young children too big a re- subbing her heart out. Mrs. Mcapersibility and escaped from this Clusky had seen the soldiers enter vale of woe within a year of enter the house had heard the shooting ing the bonds of matrimony. The and had rushed at once to rescue disappointment of losing two wives Eunice.

in quick succession reduced his zeal

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MOBY DICK?

the matter of the adverse effects to the community in general which will result from the putting into effect of the recommendations of the Salaries Commission. The Association has shown .commend- able foresight by lodging its pro- test well in advance of any actual centred on the owners of radio sets His Excellency the Governor and a more than broad hint, is provisionally and pending instruc- has been pleased to recognize, decision, but it is evidently not contenting itself with the adop- likely to be doubled in price. The for the Colonies, Mr. George given that wireless licences are tions from the Secretary of State tion of a negative attitude, since Colony is to have a new trans- Bliss Lane as a Vice-Consul for an emergency meeting of the Committer for its broadcasting service. the United States of America in

Hongkong. mittee is to be held on Monday for This will enable transmissions to the purpose of exploring the be made on a considerably in-

Fung Kuen, a seaman on board whole situation in order that con- the range of ZBW will be extend-reports that about 8.10 p.m. yes- creased power and consequently the Yaumati ferry launch, Man Lai, structive proposals may be sub-ed. It is gathered from the report terday, whilst the boat was under away," sobbed Eunice. "I want to the behaviour of some of his con- "I hate the place. I want to go without altering his principles, but mitted to the Government. This of the meeting of the Finance weigh in the harbour, an alarm go to Hongkong."

verts in the Revolution of 1912 procedure strikes us as being Committee, however, that the pre- was raised that a man had fallen

dealt his faith a sad 'blow. eminently practical and business- sent listeners are to pay for the vicinity revealed nothing of this wards all hot and bothered. He the school, the son of the school-

overboard, but a search in the Kuttle returned shortly after

One of his favourite pupils in new transmitter. This is said nature.

had not heard until just leaving keeper who was a devout Christian, We have no idea what the As- it is explained that the cost of the quite openly and frankly, and yet

the office that there had been any had been chosen by him for, a sociation's views are on the gen-new apparatus is to

The financial statement for fighting in the town and it did not scholarship entailing free education be met by January shows that the Colony's occur to him that his wife might be in an American University in eral question of Civil Servants' savings under the same head--a credit balance at the end of the in danger. On the way home he Shanghai. pay. These will no doubt be short wave transmitter budgeted month was $10,610,927, against saw a launch steaming full speed

(To be continued:) forthcoming in due course.

for is to wait until next year. It $9,662,852 at the end of December. down the harbour with a bad list

The revenue for the month was to starboard. It was crowded with unicum ourselves, we take the view that ernment is getting it both ways at January last year, whilst the on the starboard side, some lying WHO WAS

would appear then, that the Gov- $2,430,948, against $2,153,258 in Chinese who were all huddled up there must be a limit to the sum the same time. We contend that respective expenditure figures down on top of others in a beap. which the Colony can afford to pay listeners should not be asked to

were $1,482,873 and $1,040,987, From the opposite bank of the river came the sound of rifle shots. Не away in personal emoluments, and, pay for the new transmitter. The

stood and watched for a minute when comparisons are made with Government long ago decided that i

The health bulletin of Eastern until Biggs caught him up. "This revenue receipts, there would ap-casting service, then only the Gov- day last, issued by the Director off," he explained. Some of the if the Colony was to have a broad porta for the week eaded Satur- is the old gang getting their send pear to be good grounds for think-ernment was going to be respon- of Medical and Sanitary Services, officials of the old Government ing that that mit has already sible for it. They have taken on

contains the following cases, the anxious to clear up all they could been reached. Let us emphasise the duties of public entertainers figures in parenthesis indicating out of the town they had governed deaths: Plague, Alexandria 3, for the last 18 months had left one point, however, in order to for better or for worse, but until Port Said 1. Baghdad 11. (5). it a little too late and had only just the Government gives better value Bombay 1 (4), Rangoon 1 (1), managed to commandeer this launch make our position clear. We do for money it cannot expect the Colombo 1 (1), Bangkok 1 (1) in time. The advance guard of the not believe in Government ser owners of receiving sets to bear the Cholera, Bassoin 4 (2), Calcutta new Government had caught them 176 (107), Rangoon 5 (1), Hal- in the act of steaming down the vants being under-paid: far from entire cost. A licence now costs five phong (3) Pnom Penh (2), Saigon harbour and were shooting off a it. If there is to be any erring, dollars. We submit that is a rea-40 (27), Canton 1: Smallpox, few rounds. Just to let them know let it be on the side of liberality. sonable figure for the fare offerail; Bombay 68 (49), Calcutta 70 (72), that they should be more careful But to approve of good pay for not forgetting that the five dollars Cochin 8-(1), Karachi 6, Madras next time.

"Damin fools! "sald Biggs." "I Civil Servants is one thing; the receiver and is not actual payment on (1), Shanghai-(1); Cerebro gone down by the Near Thing is paid for permission to own a 13 (5), Moulmein 27 (4), Vizaga-

patam 1(8) Penang 3 (1), Sa they'd had any sense they'd have maintenance of a huge sterling- for the broadcast programmes spinal fever, Shanghai (6)-- yeaterday like the Mayor and the paid personnel is quite another. Other stations, however,

Superintendent of Customs. They. It is on this latter point that we seldom received satisfactorily and

went down with all their wives and think the time for enquiry and in- there is no doubt that many people mined attempt to make the service baggages to Hongkong as soon as vestigation has come. With the listen to ZBW. That being so ernment appears to have lost sight Chinese, always ready for a gamble, have bought receivers purely to revenue producing, hut the Gov-they heard the new gang was at Yenfu: But there you are, just like Government, as with business there should be no increase in of the fact that increased licence never ready for a fight." firms, salary charges have Im-licence fees until there has been a fees will stem the tide of applica=" As he said this, fire broke out mensely increased in recent years, corresponding Improvement in the tions. If the figure remains as it from the other bank and all the but the difference as between the programmes! From the figures is, then the revenue will continue passengers on the launch rushed to one case and the other is that quoted at the Finance Committee to grow and the public will be the other side. She rolled badly whereas commercial houses have froza licences, at the doubled tempt at extortion especially with continue with an alarming list. to metting on Thursday the revenue encouraged. Let there be any at and for a moment looked as if she would turn turtle, but managed to had to economise by staff reduce figure, will be $39,000 in 1932. out compensation, and interest in port, tions, the Government Service Apparently there is to be a deter radio, now being carefully nur- There was desultory firing, as

tured; will probably vanish.

the newspaper reports say, for no damage was done and the launch

are

You may read Herman Mel- ville's novel, "Moby Dick," in two ways, as a whaling yarn pare and simple, or as a pro- phetic allegory of the eternal contest between the forces ör good and evil.

Melville's story was publish- ed in 1850, but the scene is set in the middle of, the eighteenth century, when Cap- tain Ahab of the Pequod sail- ed into northern waters with intent to track down a fierce white whale known, among sailors as Moby Dick...

Ahab's first battle with the white whale resulted in his losing a leg, and his high humane purpose forthwith- changed into mere lust for re- venge. Finally, in a terrible struggle lasting three days, Moby Diek was killed, but Ahab and his crew also went. down into the depths of the sea with their ship, which the whale had demolished in its rage.

Nowhere in the novel is the allegory allowed, to obtrude upon the story, but the gist of

it is that good, though it is stronger than evil, must never become embittered in the con- flict, of it will be destroyed Also..