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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1930.

RIDE ON YOUR SPARE DOLLARS !

BARGAIN CARS WITH US, ARE BARGAIN CARS.

FOR EXAMPLE

UADILLAC

7-passenger TOURING CAR, 8 cylinder,

36 hp. Black Body, Wood Wheels, in good mechanical condition

Price $350.00

and the first with cash takes the car.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE.

STUBBS ROAD.

ANNOUNCEMENT.

tually accomplished. The Govern ment, ignoring this point, falls back on the age-worn argument that the Colony is really very lightly taxed and will still be so even after the

If

DAY BY DAY

200

QUESTIONS OF RIGHT READILY BE-

proposed increases are in force. COME QUESTIONS OF POWER-Bis-

The P. & O. as Mantua from Hongkong arrived at Marselles on 10th October, at 1.30 p.m.

TOPSY-TURVEYDOM

Those Moderns!

Expensive Drinks.

A landlady complained to the Following a recent typhoid fever Willesden, N.W,, magistrate for the outbreak at Lyons, suits for dam second time about her 80-year-old ages totalling about £400,000 have woman lodger. She said that the been filed against the local water lodger had been "most mid-Victor company. ianly respectable" until after her

that is really the case, why shouldmarck. the authorities express the hope that the Retrenchment Commission may be able to make recommenda tions which will effect considerable economies in the business of run-

the Lieutenant-Colonel Richard eightieth birthday, but had since Treasure Trove. ning the Government? If

A dredger near London Bridge community can hear the new bur- Chamberlin Luard, Late The Ox-overdrawn her banking account and

fordshire Light Infantry, died taken to drink. Acting on the ma- brought up a gun weighing nearly dens, and even more, without being last month at Hambledon, Henley-gistrate's advice, she had locked the two tons and some stone believed to in any sense over-taxed, then why on-Thomas, at the age of 66. lodger out the previous night; but be part of old London Bridge de- all the bother about retrenchment? The eldest son of Lieutenant-when she came home she was mobilshed nearly 100 years ago.

General R. G. A. Luard, a Crimean drunk, and smashed the windows.

damage, the Rather A Nuisance, Our own view is that this light veteran, and grandson of Lieuten-Fearful of further

who landlady let her in. She had now

"I apologise for not coming to taxation idea is a myth. Bearing ant-Colonel John Luard, in mind the extremely high level served in the Peninsular and at gone to bed, and declared that she

Waterloo, he was the brother of was never going to get up again.the court," wrote a defendant sum-. of living costs, this Colony is al-Admiral J. S. Luard, C.B., Major. Magistrate. If she does go out, moned at Feltham for a motoring ready taxed above reasonable limits, General C. C. Luard, C.B., C.M.G., lock her out. If she doesn't. I fear offence, "but I have had so many and this is precisely one of the rea-d Lieutenant-Colonel E. B. you must keep her, because we can of these summonses lately."

Killed by Almond. sons why there is a public demand so that it may be possible to secure remission of some of the burdens. The plan to increase the Assess- ment Tax will add to the hardships of householders, and what is even more serious, it will hit business firms at a time time when they need

Luard. D.S.0.

THIS AFTERNOON'S RACING.

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not come and lift her out of bed, Third Time Lucky.

Nelson Frank Smith, aged three Mr. Robert Webster, aged 69, and a half, of Theydon Boia, Essex, who took part in the Ashanti War was sucking a sugared almond when against King Kol Karikari ("King it became wedged in his wind-pipe, Coffee") and Mrs. Lucy Cooper, and he was choked to death before aged 78, have been married at West-it could be removed. bourne Hants.

"RINGTAIL'S" SELECTIONS

·FOR TO-DAY.

Each has been married twice be-faking a Rod... Fore. Ringtail," writing in regard to Duck of a Wig. to keep a firm hand on overhead ex-to-day's Races at Happy Valley, penditure.

The demand in Ceylon is for an immediate reduction of expenditure in all Government departments, and in order to give point to this claim

Mr. A. V. Erraat, a Dutch engin- neer, claims that he can produce pulverised ice from airplanes flying

The latest fad in Chicago for above the clouds. The scheme is says:-Owing to the fact that fashionable women is a white wig attracting considerable attention it is very difficult to discover in made of duck feathers, which some-from farmers and others living in which events most of the pontes what resembles a windblown bob. the dry spots of the world. will be started, the tusk nominating them presents rather a problém. My selections

The Wedding, arranged between efforts are being made by those ever, are:

the Rev. L. N. Watkins and sponsoring the plea for retrench- Miss Hazel Somerville. willment to secure specific instances of take place at St. John's Cathe

dral at 2.15 p.m. on Werines Government wastage.

fiere in

day, October 22nd, 1930. No Hongkong, we have no doubt that invitations are being issued, the Retrenchment Commission has but all friends will be wel-

come at the Cathedral and at been concentrating on points which the reception to be held after-indicate extravagant or thought- wards in the Cathedral Hall

less expenditure, in which event we may hope for some illuminating evi- dence in this direction when it has completed its labours. The whole

The

Hongkong Telegraph.community is looking to the Com-

SATURDAY, OCT. 11" 1930.

RETRENCHMENT.

Complaints at the rising cost of be encountered government can practically everywhere at present.

mission to bring it much-needed re- Tef No body of investigators here has ever been charged with more onerous duties. By a tear- less discharge of those duties, it will earn the gratitude of the whole Colony.

govern-

Financial Gloom in Germany. Confidence in Germany has been Here in this Colony there is at farverely shaken by Hitler's efforts present sitting a Commission which to wreck parliamentary will seek to work out a reasonablement, and by the recent announce- ment that the number of unemploy- scheme of retrenchment. Already. is now well in excess of three its members have been hard at work millions. The middle classes, the on the manifold issues involved, and small capitalists, who had hoped to we have hopes that, as a result of see the prospect of an improvement its labours, it will be found prae-in the economic situation as a re- ticable to run the Government much sult of the elections,

terly dismayed by recent de. more economically than at the pre-

velopments, and are making sent time. In 'Malaya. where the

still recovery

More difficult credit balance is far bigger than by converting their bank bal-1 Hongkong's, steps are being taken ances into foreign currency. Many to investigate the possibility of re-millions of pounds have been sent out of Germany in the past month,

arc ut-

ducing the amount paid out year and the increase in the bank rate ly to Civil Servants in the form of will de little to check the movement, special allowances. In Ceylon. unless there appears some further movement is on foot for drastic re-stabilising factor. It is not gen- trenchment. At Home, there is a ferally realised that the slump in |general outery against the growing commodity prices throughout the

cost of administration which has meant the placing of fresh burdens

on taxpayers.

world, and the growth of unem- ployment, has had the effect of cou siderably increasing the onerous- ness of reparations. The indebt-

It will be realised, of course, that edness has to be met by the sale of development and expansion which goods and services, and obviously, add to the amenities of life inevit-if these get cheaper, the prospect is the carmarking of a larger quota

ably mean increased Government of the national production to meet expenditure, but it is equally the the liability. The Dawes Plan per case that when times are prosper-mitted a reduction in the annuities ous there is a tendency towards ex- in the event of a change in price travagance. The effects of this be. levels by more than ten per cent. This provision was omitted from come accumulative, until a point is

the Young Plan, and it so happens reached at which those who have to-day that the price reduction per- to foot the bill very naturally raise centage is almost exactly the same their voices in protest. When the as the reduction from the standard Colonial Secretary, recently intro Dawes to the. average Young an- duced the Colony's Budget, he was nuity. Thus the apparent saving at pains to suggest that the Gov. in discounted by the quantity of goods required to realise the small-

ernment always kept a watchful er sum. In these circumstances, eye on expenditure, with the one Hitler's policy of repudiation has object of giving the taxpayer fulla tremendous appeal to one section: value for money. He, however, of the community, while the remain- added that it was only natural for der do not know what they want Government: activities to expand except rescue from extremlem. when revenue was coming in well, │·

The last of the "farewell dinners Obviously, the greater the revenue, the more opportunity is there for given by members of the ship's company of H.M.S. Comwall was. development, but the burden of held last night, the topmen and | present-day complaints is not that torpedomen gathering to celebrate -the former their winning of the the Colony is progressing too rapid-ship's marathon and the grand ag- ly; it is that we are spending far gregate sports trophy, presented by too much money for the work ac- H.M.S. Cumberland.

1st Race. Grenadier." Pagoda. White Stars,

2nd Race.

Dynasty. Sonny Boy. Cream Cracker.

3rd Race.

Young Pretender. Chesapeake Bay. Empress Hall

4th Rnce.

Dynasty. Zorhan. Black Beauty,

5th Race.

Mr. Stanton, Mr. Cave. Mr. Schreiber.

6th Race.

Mr. Frost's mount. Huntington. Monterey Bay.

7th Race.

Christmas Chimes. Reppercorn. Marquis Hall.

8th Race.

President Hall. Dynasty. Mike.

uced

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pitees... prints, delicate samicer frocks and 3225" ¿perk up the jaded ... and so reduced urchase of reYCIA

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Sheep's Internal Decoration.

A gold medal has been discovered inside à sheep's carcase by Mr. G..

The latest delicacy of the French euisine is a tasty whale steak, which is now served every day in a po-G. Glifton, a Lincoln butcher. The medal bore on one side the follow- pular cafe of Montparnasse.

ing inscription, "The Great War Russian Roubles.

1914," and on the other "Presented

Among "legacies" which Lam-to E. Griffiths, 316572 R.A.F., by beth Guardians have left to the Citizens of Newbridge.". Borough Council are 75,000 Russian wedding-Gown Protest, roubles of Tsarist times, brought there by refugees in the last cen- tury.

Srange Bequest.

Miss Lillian Ross was rehearsing with her eight bridesmaids for her wedding in the Sydney Synagogue, when Mr. Cohen, the rabbi, objected Mr. Edward Percy Thompson, an to the low-cut backs of their dresses. architect, of Elstree, Herts, who A dressmaker was hastily summon- died in February aged 82 bequeath-led to remodel the dresses; and pieces ed to his "old and dear friend," of tulle were fitted into the backs George M. Muir Wood, a 10-gallon of them. The rabbi was then satis- cask with its contents of Scotch fied. whisky. The will states: "It is my

Edgar Savell, a pilot, of Alpha-

desire, but without imposing any A Late Start. condition, that he shall from time to time, when the contents of the said road, Millwall, who said that he cask shall reach the level of the tan was ninety-seven, was accused at now in the middle at the end of the Lambeth Police Court of being cask, refill the said cask with five found drink and incapable. He gallons of Scotch whisky, so that denied the charge. Mr. Sandbach, the said ensk shall not from time the magistrate: I think that it is to time be tilted to draw off the con- ja record, Mr. Savell, to make your first appearance at ninety-seven. I tents." The Miracle.

will dismiss the charge under the First Offenders' Act. Be more careful.

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As the result of an operation at Jagerndarf, Czcho-slovákia, a 44- year-old musician who was born "The Gome Chicken" blind is at last able to see, but,

Ninety-four years ago, a woman having never before seen any of paid for a chicken at Shefeld the commonest articles of daily butcher's shop, but failed to call for use, he is absolutely at a loss to it. Since then the bird has been know what to do with them until hanging in the shop waiting for his sense of touch comes to the the purchaser to return. Shrivelled nid of his sight. Pictures convey and black, it has become a valued nothing to him, and doctors say possession of the tenant, and when it will be some considerable time shortly he moves to another shop, before he can make practical use it will be taken along, as one of of his newly acquired power. the fittings.

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