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British Government, along the lines Iaid down by the Round Table Con- ference, he will bring peace and in- creasing powers of self-government to India's millions, but If, on the other hand, he elects to continue; the non-co-operation movement, LENTER INCONSTANCY-Dr. Hamil- India will continue to flounder in ton. political, social, and religious un- certainty. An idealist, Gandhi has

PERSERVERING MEDIOCRITY 13 UN- SPEAKABLY MORE USEFUL THAN TA-

Mira. Tzo, wife of the Hon. Mr. S. W. Tao, will distribute the prizes of the Fairlea Girls' in the

DIDDLING

DAD.

By D. C. MURDOCH.

to choose between the idealistic con- of St. Stephen's Gizle School at 3 pm Dux, dear," said Edith, sid-daughter. "The daughter of a

ception of absolute national liberty and a compromise with practicality. It has been suggested that "the hopeless division of India over re- ligion, and the ignorance of her masses, may turn Gandhi against his normal inclinations to accept the London Conference pro- gramme." This is a line of rea- soning which appears confused and unconvincing. It suggests that, though favourable

on Wednesday, February 11,

ling up to my arm-chair and well-known author has a position running her finger through my to keep up, you know." somewhat scanty loiks.

I grunted, and handed 'ovor u We are informed by the University authorities that Yau Ka Yim, Candi-

"Well?" I asked, laying down my pound note. This was going to be date, index, No. 40, who appeared at paper. "Don't do that," I added. "xpensive morning. the Matriculation Examination last as she draped a

curl, Disracit dimpling with delight, "you get "Thanks, old man," said Peggy, November from Queen's College pass-fashion, over my forehead

proval.

and

ed the examination with Hanours. surveyed her handiwork with apnicer every day. I believe I could kias you without straining any- Suffering from injuries received "Could you lend me ten shill-thing through a fall from the verandah ings?" naked Edith, coming to the that lip-stick you use."

"Don't," I said hastily. "I hate of her house, Chân Szo, a 70-year- point with startling suddenness.

Just old woman, of the first floor of 368, somewhat Canton Rond, died shortly after memory of numerous past loans advancingresard," auid Peggy, "Lend?" I said grimly, with the best for that you are going to

to the attack. admission to the Kowloon Hospital which seemed to stretch back over After the dust bad died away, Į. this morning.

the whole period of her nineteen settled down to my newspaper't years of existence.

once again, but another interrup- "Well, it's like this. I am going tion came before to Maud's party to-night, and

mony minutes haven't got a pair of stockingstfit

I had

Paaned. This time it was Stella, my to wear."

youngest daughter, seventeen, and "You never have. You do not despite Peggy's claim, the pret chance to require a new dress or tiest of the trio. Hor method of anything of that sort, do you?" I attack differs from the technique asked with heavy sarcasm, employed by her sisters; but, as I

"Oh, I couldn't nak you for al wili

to the plan worked out at the Round

A non-Chinese case of typhoid was Table Conference, he would trade reported on Monday. The health ro

port for the week ended January 3 on Ignorance

religious dif-recorded three cases and

of diphtheria ferences with a view to keeping the (one fatal), four of typhoid (one fatal) and one of puerperal fever. In country in a troubled state, for addition 41 deaths from pulmonary what particular purpose, or with tuberculosis were reported." what hope of gain thereby, is not

indicated. Strife for strife's Bake Chinese male named Leung Kam, dress just now when you have show, it was not less success-

Burely cannot be the Gandhi idea.

If there is any comfort to be found in the situation, it is that,

After taking a dose of lysol, a nged 35, of no fixed abode, ap. had all the Christmas presents to gently closing the door behind her, Sho entered, the room silently, "Well, don't keep reminding me the fire-place opposite to the one tip-toed to a chair on the side of

pay for."

parently regretted the act and was on his way to the Government Civil Hospital when his strength about it" I sald' with gave way. He was picked up on

so far. Gandhi has made no desnite the pathway leading to the Hoa. "Here's your ten shillingu. I supta tiny little sigh. As I paid no

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a sigh. in which I eat, and subsided with. pronouncement on the proposals put pital, just outside the mortuary. pase I will get peace now,"

attention to this distress signal, a "Thanks, dear," Bald Edith, little sob broke the aflenco; and, forward by the Round Table Con-He is now undergoing treatment.

dropping a curtsy, and tripping always a dutiful parent, I laid Mrs, W. Cooper Passmore thanks ference, or on the Prime Minister's

The best acore over Lane, Craw-happily out of the room. -

down my paper and made laquirles all friends who sent wreathe and declaration in regard thereto. The ford's miniature golf course for

as to the reason for these signs floral tributes in her and bereave-Indian delegates have yet to re Cooper. With a score of 26, he tied other visitor, Peggy, my eldest

A few moments later I had an- of grief. January was returned by Mr. G. W. ment, alan for letters of condo turn, and

"Oh, it's nothing, Daddy, no- it may be that when with Mr. S. A, Rumjaho, and on ac. daughter, this time. She la twen- thing at all," said this baby siren, Jence, She wishes to expecially

he will have count of new hazards

boing lald ty-two, works in an office, and has wiping her eyes with a two fach thank those who attended the Gandhi meets them

down, it was agreed to play three a vocabulary which consists of square of lace just to prove it. funeral.

cause, following his deliberations rounds to decido, The Acores were equal parts of "business English" "Peggy been with them. to modify some of his 116 and 129. Mrs. I. Pile won the your letter of the fifteenth to steady again?" inquired, wige vamping your recent statements. If, as has been ladies' competition with a score of hand and contents noted,"

etc.) in the knowledge of my eldest and American slang as derived stated, the Indian delegation is

from the talkica (CO.K., Baddy daughter's skill in this direction.

Stella amiled wanly and tried aworn to do its utmost to win the

At the whist drive held at the "Make it snappy," and so on.) to be cheerful. "No, indeed: be- Kowloon branch of the Helena She entered the room U.S.A. col-sides she couldn't."

"Well, what's the trouble? Come May Institute on Tuesday night, lege girl fashion, pulled off her the following are the prize hat, dropped it on my writing on, tell Daddy all about it." winners:--Ladies' frat, Mrs. Macanid desk by simply pushing every-on the arm of my chair, and lay- deak, cleared a space on the afore- She came and perched herself kay: ladies, second. Miss Walters: thing to one side, and sat herself ing her head on my shoulder be-

by, Miss I. E. Rogers; gentle thereon, dangling about four feet gan to sob quietly. men's first, Mr. Mackintosh of silk stocking ander my nose. gentleman's second. Mr. E. Zim- "Say, Pop," she began, "you love party?" I asked conversationally.

"Are you going to Moud'a mern; booby, Mr. Hargrenyor,

your little daughter, don't you?"

came the abrupt answer I acquiesced without much en-from the folds of my Harris thusiasm.

tweed.

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 4, 1931.

ALL DEPENDS ON

GANDHI.

Whilst most observers will be in- clined to agree with Mr. Wedgwood Benn that it is as yet too early

the Round Table Conference de- berations and of the unconditional release of Congress leaders, we can- not but feel that the utterances made by Gandhi shice his freedom has been restored are not parti- eularly promising. It would up pear that Gandhi insists on the re- lease of all political prisoners, on

Congress leaders over to the side of reason, we may yet see a marked change in the position. But one thing is certain-Britain has gone to the limit in making concessions as a preliminary to eventual agree- ment. The next response must be made by the Congress leaders.

ernment.

Death Duties.

28.

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Appearing before Mr. Williams, at the Centrul Police Court this morning, on a charge of theft of

"Well, Mand is throwing a party:

a fountain pen from a pedestrian to-night, and 1. guessed you would "Why?" I asked in surpris

WAS

you were all going." "I can't go Bald Stella,

"I

look at? Is your prettiest daugh- Wail from the region of my shoul-. ter("Saya you, I interjected inder.

I began to see daylight at Inst. A pause casted, during which embrace, and walking to the Stella extricated herself from my

mirror tried to make an eighteen fnch skirt look like a martyr's

out.ery.

in Queen's Rond, a Chinese was not like your Peggy to be the gump promised to lond Edith my shoes Strongly as we feel regarding the sentenced to six months hard want Peggy to be a flat tyre, de borrowed some of their things last of the happy gang. You don't and Peggy my frock because I to appraise the effect in India of | Estate Duly anomalies to which we ❘ labour. The defendant was stat

drew attention yesterday, we alsued by Detective Inspector h. W. You?"

I muttered something under my not keen to go to Maud's party, so week for the office dance. I was desire to be strictly fair to the Gov. Andrew to have been caught in breath.

the act by the complainant and its A serutiny of the old and

I promised them the things" (a whilst the pair were "Say, my esteemed parent," she deep sob and convulsive hea- new schedules reveals minor cou-struggling that the officer appear got up, and paraded mannequin- vings). cessions as well as inercases. Undored on the scene. the old scak, estates between $1,000 defendant who, had five previous

He arrested the, fashion about the room.

"And now you have changed "Do 1 pain the eyes?" she ask your mind, eh?” and 35,000 were required to con- convictions, including some fored plaintively. "Am 1 hard to "Jack Trevor is going," came a tribute 2 per cent, to the Treasury.picking pockets. A substantial relief to these sutall

Fong Kam was clurged before a moment of inspiration)--"to je estates is afforded by providing for Mr. Butters, at the Kowloon Magin the riot Janking like. Cinderella

per cent, payment * continuation of pirketing, on the

up to tracy this morning, with the theft, after mid-night?" $5,000, It is also quite clear that from the rear of Nez, 293, Tai Nam

"What's it all about, i'g?" withdrawal of all repressive men-

this concession represents the only Street, yesterday, of 40 howls, 20 asked in despair. stres, and on the authorities ignor- change decided upon as affecting plates, 10 Chinese spoons, three "My dance shoes were ruined ing breaches of

buckets, four baskets, a last week by a great he-man in robe. the alt laws.estates up to $25,000. In addition, woorden

demands, provision is made in the ordinance ing, the property of Wong Kwang about it. Thugh, if he could not shoes cost?" I asked tentatively.

youk

pan and three pleees of cluth dress coal. 2 gave him an earful These are sweeping

"How much would a frock and especially as they are laid down as whereby estates which just pass a

An alternative charge of receiving dance he certainly knew all there, "Daddy, you darling." came the being a necessary preliminary to certain seas may by surrendering was also preferred. Detective Ser was to know about sitting

the surplus, rank for duty under the geant Goodwin said the complainant Gee, that man could make love,

Gone was the the opening of peace negotiations seale below. This is all well and was a foreman and lived in a con-Dad. I nearly fell for him."

robe. martyr's Gone were the tears and soba. It is conceivable that some of the good, and it would seem to show tractors hut in Tui Nam Strent. "How much do you want?" Two sparkling blue eyes, flushes points might be conceded if there that the Government was forced The defendant pleaded guilty to asked.

cheeks, and out-stretched arms "Couldn't do you justice under appeared. A sweet mouth press- were a quid pro quo offered by the to recognise that the part of Shy-egy amit was sentenced to eight

weeks' imprisonment.

Ithirty bob." said this very moderned kisses on mine, and I was crush- We | Congress leaders in the direction [lock can very well be overdone.

ed in the embrace of two tennis- of railing off the civil disobedience would submit, however, that the

developed arms, fact that estates between $10,000 campaign. But the present aand $25,000 have always been re fitude of Gandhi and his colleagues quired to pay the high rate of three that all the concessions must be per cent. placing them on exactly made by one side. It is clear that the same fooling as similarly valued no progress towards a settlement estates in Great Britain, white the foutstanding issues can be made large estates escaped with extreme- |so long as this spirit prevails,

y amal coniparable percentages, considerably less than half in moșt Of all the statements which

cases than those of Great Britain. Gandhi has made since his release is no argument for perpetuation of none is so surprising as that in a scale which, we contend, is wrong which he is quoted as saying that in principle. In our view, the col- the Nationalist movement has so

lection of death duty on estates of affected the minds of the masses results, while it seems manifestly less than $1,000 is not justified by that, their leaders

are unable to unfair, that beneficiaries less able dictate any course of action. This, to afford to remit port of their In effect, is an admission.of help-tegacies to the Treasury should be Jessness, equivalent to a confession placed on a percentage equal or that the Congress lenders have set higher than that prevailing in forces in motion which they are un. Great Britain, the highest taxed able to control. We could imagine country in the world, while those who nasoss their possesalons in hun- this to be the case were any other dreds of thousands "get off absurdly man than Gandhi at the head of the Congress movement, but the re- markable personality of the man, the veneration in which he is held

lightly.

When charged, before Mr. Bul- lers, at the Kowloon Magistracy this by the masses, and the firm hold morning, with the unlawful posses- which he obviously has over them, sion of a ukelele, the property of support the view that if he spoke Terrace, a Chinese, Kang Sau, and Mr. T. II. Witchell, of No. 2, King's the word, he could call off civil he had picked it up in the footpath disobedienco to-morrow. It has leading to the house. The com- been well remarked that if Gandhi plainant said he had left it in the verandah. Sentence of one month's chooses for co-operation with the imprisonment was imposed.

"This is the last trip you' ro going to talk mo into. I've worried every minute about my sweet, pena.”

A widower with three grown- jup daughters has his troubles, but some of them are almost worth while.

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The total is independent or charges for salaries of -Ministers, assistant Ministers, "and · Whips, which between them amount to at: fenst another 2160,000 a yearmon It will be seen that the salary of'£400 a year which each member (Continued on Page 7.).