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THURSDAY, JUNE 19 1930.

THE RAILWAY.

THURSDAY, JUNE 19. 193

DAY BY DAY.

SKILL CANNOT COMPENSATE FOR

the on this matter either of Canton Government or the Hong- kong Government. If the officials of the Chinese section are dissatis fed with the terms of the existing DETERMINATION.-Pelham J. War working agreement, then the ob vious remedy is the conclusion of a new arrangement, but until that

has been done we cannot see why

the Canton Government should be

WANT OF COURAGE, ENERGY, AND

ner.

One non-Chinese case and one of typhoid fever imported case

gure in yesterday's health return.

relieved of obligations which were solemnly entered into. rate, it is high time this matter was through once and for all disposed of.

CORRESPONDENCE.

The Dollar Problem.

[To The Editor of Hongkeng Telegraph.]

Sir, While reading through the

Chairman's speech at the Indo- Co's

Lee Mui (65), living at 54, China Steam Navigation Bridges Street, was admitted to annual meeting, I came across the the Government Civil Hospital following remarks: At any

"Another very disturbing fac yesterday, after being injured fall Her case was di-

tor in our shipping activities has been the fall in exchange which agnosed at the institution as con-

has steadily declined, and al- cussion of the brain.

though the full effect of this was not felt in 1929, it will have to be faced during the ensuing year."

This question of the working ar rangement between Canton and ourselves is all the more necessary of adjustment when we bear in mind that, but for the assistance rendered by Hongkong, the Chinese section would long since have had to close down. Not only has there been a tremendous amount of re- conditioning of rolling stock done in the Kowloon workshops, but

all

express

trains between

Cheng Tim, aged 20, a nephew of Cheng Sik-yin, the manager of the Chingshan Brickworks, Ping- shan district, committed suicide yesterday by hanging himself with a piece of rope at the Works The body was lifeless when it was discovered and cut down by a fore man who immediately notified the Manager.

Wong Wing admitted to Mr. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy this morning that he had brought 19 taels of raw opium from Wuchow Kowloon and Canton con- for his own use, as he was a con- tinue to be hauled by British sec-firmed smoker. He was caught by It is realised, of Revenue Officer Grimmett on the tion engines:

waterfront yesterday. A fine of course, that the British section $500 or imprisonment for six would be a very poor affair without months was ordered. the Chinese, but it is just as true

connexion with Kowloon. In any

The Very Idea!

American newspaper men famous for their imagination and the picturesque vigour of their des criptions. An American agency correspondent, cabling from Bom- Lay, has excelled himself. "Caval

ry forces ride uron Sholapur he cables, and explains that "the fa- mous Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment clanked its way from Ahmednagar.......

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One of the New York papers headed this with a streamer "Bri- tiah Rush Cavalry to City." An Englishman living in New York sent to a Home paper extracts from the letter he sent to the editor con- cerned explaining that the West But in spite of this glaring fact, Riding Regiment is a plain, foot- and in spite of the fact that some logging regiment of infantry, and of our leading and oldest Chinese congratulating the American publle import and export firms have failed on the accuracy with which it is

our informed of British events. and are failing because of dollar, yet the Han. Mr. Patterson, who presided at the Meeting, teils his shareholders:

"So far, I have seen no very convincing argument for the F V dollar, that is a dollar of value say 2/- fixed on gold. It must be remembered, speaking widely, that Hongkong is not, as Indo- China, the Straits or the Philip- pines are, cither a producing or consuming centre but rather for geographical and strategic rea- Д clearing mart for Southern China."

sons,

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"Do you mind telling me what you paid for that car?"

"Yes. I haven't."

·

What salmon fishing is to the average sport-loving Englishman, tarpon-fishing is to the average, American.

You must know this, in order to appreciate Miss Tallulah Bank- head's latest story,

It concerns two Americans who met accidentally in a West End bar.

"Hallo!" exclaimed one. "Why," thought you always recokoned at this time of the year to be in you doing over here?"

case, it is essential that the two Dorset, of Mr. Alfred Holland with Canton is done in Hongkong Florida after tarpon. What are.

The death has occurred, after that Canton profits greatly by the a few days' illness, at his resid- ence, South Lodge, Canford Cliffs, Skelton, for many years a resident of Hongkong. He was a director, with the late Mr. D. Crawford, of one of the Colony's oldest and most successful firms, Lane, Craw- ford and Co., down-like building from the old godown-like building which fronted Queen's Road and backed on the harbour, in Des Voeux Road to the handsome site

links should work in full harmony, and that is not possible so long as this unsettled issue in regard to claims for suspension of traffic re- We therefore

mains unadjusted. urge that the matter be taken up without further delay and the re-

He recognises, however, that a large part of Hongkong's business dollars and that "exchange factor between these two parts exists" and that Hongkong is the clearing mart for Southern China, yet he fails to recognise the necessity for a stable dollar to enable the Chinese

importers and exporters, who base their transactions on the Hongkong dollar to have a currency they can depend upon.

Mr. Patterson believes that peace

lationship between the two sections in Ice House Street. He retirea in China is our only hope. By that from the firm about twenty years put on a more businesslike footing, ago. The only surviving member

.

The Petrol Tax.

time I am afraid we shall not be here to know anything about it.

Mr. Patterson, like most others, tells us of the difference between our present dollar value and the proposed 2/- dollar and finds it

of the then board of directors is, it is believed, Mr. Duncan Clark. The funeral of Mr. Skelton, at Increased taxes on tobacco have Woking Cemetery on May 21, was been rapidly followed by the Gov-attended by a number of old Hong-difficult to believe that a successful

kong friends,

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formula can be found to solve this difficulty without someone having to nurse the difference. It is evident that Mr. Patterson has not given this question very much thought or read the local newspapers. There London, June 18. is no difference to be made up as 123.80 it is not necessary to increase the 4.86 25/32 sterling value of our existing cur-

.34.53

rency but to create a new currency .25.085

and allow the present curency time 12.085

enough to be converted at the .92.75 20.365 Owner's pleasure into the new cur- .18.09 rency when the value of silver is

18.16 high enough to satisfy the owner. 18.155, Yours, etc.,

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STABLE.

FIVE MONTHS FOR HOUSEBREAKING.

ADMITTED BEING WITH ANOTHER MAN.

"After Bass," replied the other. Then turning to the barmaid: "Another small bottle please.”

A

Weary Willie (resting in hay-. rick) 0-0-0-er!

Tired Tim: What's got you, mate?

Weary Willie: I've found the needle in this haystack.

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"What part of the wedding did you like best, Becky?"

"Oh, the end; when they played Mendel and Son's wedding march."

"Ah," said the tourist tentative- ly, "you, must have had many exciting adventures during your 40 years at sea."

"No, nothin' to talk of, sir," replied the old salt. "You see, I was never one to go roving on shore like other chaps-I always stuck to the ship."

She-"Where did you get that umbrella?".

He "It was a gift from sister." She "You told me you hadn't any sisters."

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He "I know--but that's what's engraved on the handle."

The Hon. Treasurer of the St.. John Ambulance Brigade begs to acknowledge the receipt of the. following donations towards Bri- gade Funds (collected by Mr. Woo Hay-tong): Ko Ho-ning, $100, Mok Wing-U $50, Lam Dore $25, Chu Chung-hin $20, Ho Man-hon- Sentence of five months' hard $15, Lai Yuet-chan $15, Au Yeung .2/0.7/16 labour was imposed by Mr. Whyte Fung-pak $15, Choy Hoo-sang $10, .15.11/16 Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy Mok Hing-kiu $10, Mok Hing. .15% this morning on a Chinese who cheong 310, Chan Lam-kwan $10, -British Wirelden. was charged with breaking into Wong Pik-tung $10,

ROBBERY CASE AT SESSIONS.

SEQUEL TO A RAID AT

NORTH POINT.

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and entering 533, Shanghai Street

and stealing 30 cotton singlets WAN KES VERSULUI and other property.

The defendant admitted being WHO WAS present with another man, but denied being responsible for the "breaking."

Although the through train service was suspended for thirty- seven days last year, as compared ernment's announcement that it with only nine days in 1928, the intends to impose a tax of 15 cents British section of the Kowloon- per gallon on oils, including petrol, Canton Railway is in the happy which will send the price of motor, position of being able to show spirit up to $1.15. Some little warning of this had been given, a net revenue of well over

New York $138,000. This fact, disclosed in however, for in a despatch from the Paris

Governor to the Secretary of State Brussels the annual report just issued, is in January this year it was stated Geneva extremely gratifying and would "I have under consideration a tax Amsterdam

Berlin appear to hold out great hopes for on petrol, which would bring in. the future of this Government-about $200,000, and the possibilities Stockholm run enterprise. Apart from the of an amusement tax and a tax on Copenhagen year 1928, when there was a credit betting are being investigated, but of a little over $20,000 on working, I cannot anticipate any large re-

Madrid this is the first occasion on which venue from these courses. I con- Helsingfors

sider it would be advisable to make our little Railway has more than provision for increased recurrent Athens paid its way. Indeed, in years expenditure of about $1,000,000." gone by we have become so accus- As we showed last week the Gov- tomed to losses that the profit now ernment will make roughly this made is thrown into welcome sum out of the increased tobacco Shanghai relief. Not only was last year's duties and another substantial sum gross revenue the highest for the from the new petrol tax. We sub- mit that the petrol tax is definitely past five years, but operating

one on industry. It is in the first expenses were very considerably less place an imposition on public trans- than in 1928. We realise, of course, port for it is difficult to see how that the Capital Account stands bus and taxi fares can remain at at a very high figure, being, in the present rates. In addition the fact, more than twenty and a quar-tax covers a wide range of oils used

It was intimated by Detective ter million dollars, but under this as machinery fuel in industries. These factors alone are sufficient to

Sergeant Fitches that the defen- heading also there has been a re-warrant other forms of taxation be-

dant was arrested in Kanau Street duction during the past year, de-ing considered before a tax on pe-

A robbery which was carried in possession of four singlets. A spite additions of special expcadi-trol, but there is also the question out at the old fortress at North report of a burglary having been ture, of over $143,000.

of existing taxation on motor Point on the morning of May 17 previously reported to the police,

he was taken to the Station. - One interesting fact which is vehicles which we maintain is al- this year was recalled at the disclosed in the report is that the ready sufficiently heavy.. Luxury Criminal Sessions this morning. was stated that at 6. am yester- Before the Puisne Judge (Mr. day someone had entered 533, taxes pure and simple would be far Justice Wood) Li Yaz was Shanghai Street by forcing apart claims outstanding against the

preferable than the tobacco and charged that with three othera two bars in a door and then by Chinese section on account of sus-petrol taxes. We fail to see how unknown, he robbed Tang Sing of inserting, the hand and raising pension of traffic, hire of rolling no very considerable revenue could a cotton jacket, a watch and $20 the wooden bars fastening the

in money. Accused denied the door from within. stock and demurrage have been accrue from a tax on amusements increased during the year by near-and one on betting. These would

Mr. Somerset Fitzroy prosecut ly $24,000, with the result that the be essentially luxury impositions, ed for the Crown and aceased a man and a house were entered,

but presumably the Government was undefended amount now due to the British sec-has passed them by for, to all in- In opening his case, counsel breaking. `: tion is well over a million dollars. tents and purposes, it has now made atated that Tang Sing, his wife and daughter,, and Lam Fook and A point which naturally suggests full provision for the additional re-his wife, were sleeping in the itself is when, if ever, this money venue required. The amusement tunnel at the entrance to which is likely to be paid. As we under-tax has proved one of the most suc- there was a door. At about 2.25 stand the matter, there is no ques-cessful of modern taxes at Home, am

evidence would be brought, to The following table, issued by tion as to the sum being due under and while the betting tax there robbers entered the tunnel, and

prove a Gasco its operation in Hong-show that there were four of them. the Kwangtung River Conservancy the terms of the working agree-kong, would be considerably easier. They seized Tang Sing and over- Commission, shows in English feet ment between the two sections. It would merely be necessary to tax powered him after which they the water levels on the West Yet seemingly the Chinese au- Fetting vickets, and on the face of overpowered the other occupants River, North River and East

and ransacked the place, taking | River, on the dates named: thorities do not accept the pos-it this would prove a ready source

$16 from a wooden box and Tang ition. Either the money is due or of revenue. Such taxes as these Sing's jacket, which contained it is not. If it is-and the agree would not add burdens to industries four silver dollars and a watch.

Samshui Tang Sing would say that one as the new ones must inevitably do.

Shcklung ment surely remains in force until If these considerations have been robber had an electric torch, but

The highest levels on record it is formally denounced-then some passed by there is still an oppor- he could not recognise any of the effort should be made to get pay-tunity for the Unofficial members men, while Lam Fook, the other are:-Shiubing, 41 fest; Tsing occupant, would say that all four yuen, 28:2 feet; Samehul, 273 ment made. Some of the claims of the Council to suggest other, men had torches and he definitely feet; Sheklung, 15.5 feet.

of The lowest level on "record at go back, as far as 1923, and they means of securing revenue without recognised accused as one

burdening not only motorists but in-. them. Lam Fook would say that Samshuf is minus 5 feet and at! are being added to every year.dustries and the entire travelling he had seen accused on the road Sheklung minus 27 feet. Unless the Hongkong Government

public. intends pressing for a settlement,

It would seem the abeerest of farces

charge.

од the day in question

It

His Worship pointed out to the defendant that if he were with he was also guilty of house-

WATER LEVELS.

ON WEST, NORTH AND EAST RIVERS.

Shiubing

Tsingyuen

Jane 17 June 18 -15.0 16.4.

6.6

$7.9

1.3.

11.4- 9.2 0.9

previously and had talked with him.

Counsel explained that accused A notification from the Eastern his matahed, Extension Telegraph Co., publish- to keep on piling up the sum

Amongst the passengers who left was arrested in to-day by the 8.8, Tatsuta Maru which was about 600 yards from ed in our advertisement columns, every year, in mere book entries. were Dr. Wu Lien-teh, Mr. and the tunnel, and had denied having announces that, owing to the henry So far, we have not encountered Mrs. Jay Gould, and Mr. W. Ccommitted the offence from the fall in exchange, currency charges

beginning, ente

on-telegrams are revised as from Innes.

to-morrow. any explanation as to the attitude

The case is proceeding.

CELIMENE?

It used to be the fashion condemn among crities to Celimene, in Moliere's play "Lo Misanthrope," as a heart- less coquette, and to exalt Alceste, har blunt unconven- tional admirer, as a man of aterling worth.

But the present attitude is to see Celimene as a woman. of the world who plays the world's game in the world's way, and enjoys so doing. She has learnt the rules, she knows the ropês, and she can hold her own. Life in polite aoclety may be a superficial affáir in reality, but a beautiful, elegant,. witty vivacious woman can usually' extract from it a lot of en joyment. Of such a type is Celimene.

Her composure is slightly shaken when Alceste, the bluff-mannered misanthropist, falls in love with her and begs her to flee with him to some secluded portion of the wilds, where life is free from. the clogging bounds of con vention. She refuses. Alcesta accuses her of having played with him, and flings himself out of her presence in a rage.. Alceste, one fears, was some- thing of a fool.

Moliere wrote. "Le Mis- anthrope," his greatest comedy, at a time when he and..his wife were on very bad termas and the character of Colimene was intended as a scathing: analysis of Mme. Mollere. The production was fraught with consideráble Interest, since the parts of Alceste and Celimene were. actually play ed by the author and wife.

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