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"The use of motor cars' on polling day to be made illegal except to bring Infirm, sick, and disabled voters to the poll

•

1930.

DAY BY DAY

JOY DESCENDS GENTLY UPON US LIKE THE EVENING DEW, AND DORS

NOT PATTER DOWN LIKE A HATU- 87034/-Richter.

The dollar again declined to- day, the opening quotation being 1. 2.

"Abolition of all plurni voting: "Two registers to be compiled every year instead of one, *

"The deposit to be forfeited in the receiving case, of a candidato not 1-10th of the total votes polled, Instead of one eighth as at present.

"Double-membercul constituencia to be divided into two sugic-member-

The Ben Line 8.8. Benarty is.duo ed constituencies.

here from Home ports via Singn- "The procedure of election petitionspore on the 12 instant. to be simplified and the cost reduced." It will thus be seen that the

Labour plan is for tackling the whole question on comprehensive Hines, but it remains to be scen to what extent the other Parties will agree to those rather sweep for proposals.

The P. and O. 8.8. Macedonia from Hongkong arrived at Marnellles on 6th December at 8 a.m.

Shunghi has won, the triangular Far Eastern interport rifle content, scoring 987. Singapore scored 873 and Hongkong 845.

on

of

DR. WALTER J. CAREY,

Bishop of Bloemfontein, on ALL THIS SEX TALK.

FT is somewhat bewildering to bej"You can't rattle a man who is in

pitchforked suddenly from posscesion of his own soul."

It is this inner serenity of sout

South Africa into England.

The first instinct is to save one's which England seems to lack The life in crossing streets; the first im- pursuit of pleasure and excitement pression is one of confusion-life only touches the exterior men or and people are simple in our vast woman; the inward self la increas spaces. Our own people, too, who ingly weary and unhappy.

are face to face with Nature, are less sophisticated and less confused,

But as our stay in England lengthens we begin to be conscious of something queer, something lost, something looked for and not yet found.

"What is wrong with us? Why

In other words, people haven't yet in sufficient numbera gono away into quiet and had it out with them. selves and mado final terms with the highest they khow-right and wrong, God, Christ, duty and then emerged unconquerable becatise

possess their own souls.

On the matter of the Alterna- Whilst the ship was in Harbour

November 26 fast, someone, A friend and to me the other they know their own minds and. tive Vote, it is interesting to note

entered the master's cabin of the day: one Craigmyle, that Lord

gold 8.H. Tjikarang and stole a the members of the abortive Com-watch and chain and locket valued' [mittee, strongly urged ita adoption.at $100 belonging to Capt. Hop-are we in retreat all the time?

Ile brought forward facts and man. | figures in support of the necessity

sot or

There are a few prominent men in England who have been through this process. They have found "We have lost our old supreme their souls: they do not fritter away position and have to compete with themselves in fusay activities: they wo do not idly chatter nor take their The body of a Chinese male who others on equal terms, and for a change in the present system, was found banging from tree haven't found out how to do it opinions from the latest pointing out the brand fact that in the wood on the west side of the victoriously. We haven't got that fashion,

Au Tau Police Station has been serene courage and confidence in -England's need is more of these In the present House of Commons removed to the owloon Mortuary. ourselves which enable us to graple men and women. there are over three hundred it is believed that the man com-with new conditions and to win."

To some of us the now philo. single-member constituencies in nitted suicid

And, Indeed, from many sources sophies are almost comic: we marvel that people take them seriously. which, after a content of three or

Mr. K. Tong, of Cumberland there comes corroboration of this. candidates, tho member Road, Kowloon Tong, reported to All this makes us who love Eng-People are being arged to express holds the seat for a minority, and the police yesterday that he left land distinctly disquieted. That themselves before they have found Charles not a majority, of those who went his car at the Star Ferry Pier she will win through; that her fibre their real self at all.

Kowloon, at 3 o'clock yesterday is sound; that she is fundamentally LICKLEY. --- Frederick

and when he returned at 6.30 p.m. good-natured and courageous, we Lickley. 9, Howbeck Terrace, to the poll. In other words, West Hartlepool. (Shanghai the extent of one-half of its entire someone had stolen a clock worth deeply believe. papers please copy).

membership, the present House of Соттопи 1B A minority House. In view of that fact, the necessity for a reform in method of select- ing members appears to us to be obvious.

DEATH.

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

MONDAY, DEC. 8. 1930,

ELECTORAL REFORM.

more

PRETTY KOWLOON

WEDDING.

to

315.

But we naturally inquire: "What

-

"Self-Expression."

Take all this sex talk.

Does any really sane person be- love that happiness and peace come from sex promiscuity? I don't be A beautiful collection of the well- is wrong: what la lacking?"

lieve that all this talk goes very known porcelain products of Menara.

Our Two Selves.

deep: I believe that people are William Rae, of Kobe, Japah, is now

I believe the answer is contain-just as good as they ever were, pro- being displayed at the showrooms

Komor and Komor, ed in the word "Religion."

bably better. of Messrs.

and Delightful examples of ten dinner services, and various other decorative ware may be seen, the first, observances colour schemes being highly arti-organised religion, although I pro-(the new jargon for lust in my In addition, some exquisite foundly believe that a person can- opinion) became generally adopted, crystal necklets are being shown. not cut loose from all corporate wor-the world of ordinary decent folk ship without ultimate deterioration would take drastic stepe for self- The display is for five days only.

protection. of spirituality.

tic.

By this I don't mean, at least at But I wonder if these folk realise of relixion or that if this "self-expression in sex'

1

I mean by "religion" that a man Electoral reform is certain to

Detective Sergeant Meadowes

I should have to say to my wife, MR. CRAWFORD-SMITH AND

mado

for an application British

one or woman is never right, can never "My dear, here's So-and-so on the in figure prominently

he's teni- MISS BURNS.

week's formal remand, before Mr. produce the right effect on the doorstep: 1 expect politics in the near future, inas-

The wedding of Mr. Brodie Butters, at the Kowloon Magisworld, until he and she have found porarily tired of his wife. Kindly reach me the blunder-buss, or as I much as the Government has an-Crawford-Smith and Miss Cathe tracy this morning, in the case in their gauls.

feel vigorous to-day I will express nounced its intention of intro-rine Burns took place at Kowloon which Chung Siu-kau was charged

Let me put it as another friend myself to him by giving him what with possession of five pieces of

Mr. Wodehouse calle 'one of the ducing, before Christmas, a Bill Union Church on Saturday.

Mr. & Mrs. Dayla Mackenzie had counterfeit coin with intent to aid it before me. dealing with this controversial

We are all of us at least two Juicest kicks ever administered to arranged tho detalls. Rev. J. utter, and also with possession of

all

the human frame.'" subjeci. There is considerable Horace Johnston married the couple.two moulds for coining counterfeit selves: or ought to be. The ex-

It would have to be 80. We was given away by Mr. money at 655, Shanghai Street, anterior self, which faces the world, diversity of opinion in the three Mackenzie, Miss Winifred Lawson December d. The application was bears the blows of life, is sick or should have to defend ourselves by Parties on this question, particu- was bridesmaid and Mr. E. J. granted.

well, is laughing or sad, is talking rough-and-ready methods, and wo or silent. But there is another self would. Jarly in regard to the matter of Speirs the best man.

The bridegroom is the eldest son Pleading guilty to a charge of awake or not yet awake: the in-1 changing the basis of representa- tion. In this connexion, it may re-or the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert stealing four bottles of aerated ward and spiritual, the real centre

Crawford-Smith, of London and water from a hawker's stall, ajof personality.

No.

What

England

needs

called that some little Shine ago Nottingham, while the bride is the Chinese WAN sentenced to one] That inner self has to be found; man's soul, by coming to terms with

sesses

is the discovery of a man or wo

God and one's highest self. From

this and this alone in born an un-

the Parliamentary Committee in youngest daughter of Mrs, and the month's imprisonment at the Kow-it is found only when a person has late Mr. Edward Ellis Burns, of loon Magistracy this morning. gone off in quiet and has really come Electoral Reform, which were Glasgow and London-She chose

fulness, which form the very es- presentative of all three Parties.blue

a blue silk crinoline hat. fendant showed any signs of

Inspector Marka. whether the de-for, intends to be... brake down, it having been found dress, whette for her wedding FMr. Kuliters, In convicting, akkéd to terms as to what he is, is meant touchable serenity, a peace, a joy

sence of life as power-that power. The ensemble was completed with n

The Inspec

When a man has thus thoroughly which poor old nervy and harassed Impossible to secure agreement bunch of white chrysanthemums simple-mindedness.

Miss tor replied that the defendant come to terms with himself he pos-England needs to day more than A resolution that any, change in with malden hair fern.

a purpose, and perhaps a unything else in the whole wide peace, which nothing can touch. world. had no. food or money. the system should include the Lawson wore a bols de rose frock stated he stole the bottles as he with a black felt hat and carried a adoption of Proportional Repre-bouget of bronzo chrysan- Pentation with the single trans-themums. The Matron of Honour, ferable vote. received the support Mrs. Mackenzie, was in nut brown crepe de chine with hat to tone. of the Libernis and Conservatives, Mr. Short was at the organ.

the although the vote of the latter was

merry crowd attended conditional on its. being deckled ceremony and reception, idence, which was held at Mr. Mackenzie's that a change of some kind must No. 32, Humphrey's Buildings. The be made. The Liberals explained bride's going-away dress that in the event of Proportional Princess Mary luo chiffon, with a crepe de chine cont. After a few Representation not being accept-days at Repulse Bay, the couple od, they were prepared to consider (will leave for Shanghai..

the adoption of the Alternative Vole, to which the Conservatives were strongly opposed, whilst the Labour section took the attitude that none of them was willing to support the Alternative Vote per se, but some were prepared to

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A point to be kept in mind, how- ever, is that Labour has hitherto taken the attitude that the ques- lon of changing the basin, of ro- presentation is a subordinate issue to the methods of conducting elections. At the meetings of the Electoral-Reform Committee, the Labour delegation put. for- ward a long list of suggested re- forms, some of which wo may oxpect to soe, incorporated in the forthcoming Bill. Those included the following:

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London Terminale. March 1931 6/2% No change. May 1931 6/4 Down d. August 1931 6/7 Down d. December 1931 6/11% Up d.

New York Terminals. March 1931 1.41 Up 1 point.. May 1931 1.49. Up, 1 point, July 1931. 1.58 Up 1. point. September 1931 1.62 Up 1 point. December 1980 1.32 No change., Java Sugar..

No change, Telegram from London dated 6/12/80.-Amsterdam dimcultior not yet overcome; meeting again to-morrow. Date of International Conference still uncertain.

Passengers arriving here from "Reduction of election expenses per elector from Bd. to Ed. In the countries Australia by the a.s. St. Albans in- arit from 6d. to 4d. In the boroughs,cluded Mrs. H. J. Pearce, Miss E. M. Lanby, Dr and Mrs. A. G. B. Fish- "The publication of accounts by er, Misses EA. and Mr. Fitzpa political parties.

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