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IT IS NOT TO THE STATE THAT WE OWE THE MULTITUDINOUS USEFUL

year or two-tbat ir, to offset the contractual repayments

The P. and 0. s.8. Camorin, from America and other lenders by Singapore, in due here at noon on equivalent short-term borrowing. | Thursday,

A whist drive is being held this evening in St. John's Cathedral Hak at R45 pan.

Mr. J. H. Green, Far Eastern maruger, of Thus. Cook and Sons, Ltd., arrived here on a business trip by the ss. President Grant.

LADY KITTY VINCE NT says

WOMEN are the

Inferior Sex.

Women rarely cease to extol the We can't have it both ways"- at least, not if we wish to be con- superiority of their own sex.

sidered as logical human beinga.

In fect, it is a case of "methinks he doth protest too much." for It! is seldoni that you hear men ex- plaining how superior they are to

Shortcomings.

so as to leave the country an badunce at the end of the year neither more nor less in debt than before. But there may need be no necessity to go far as this. It has been suggested, for example. that a good deal more revenue CHIL muy be got

of beer and

The new wing of the European tobacco, and something more on YM.C.A. at Kowloon is to be opened of wines and spirits, Entertain-by is Excellency the Governor of nothing of importance is made is as men on every possible

Thursday, May 7, at 5.30 pan. ment taxes and certain

he luxurles

an

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other tapped

Throw earth-carrying coulles were admitted into the Kowloon Hospital after eating poisonous yesterday fungi which were mistaken for mush

further, and it is suggested that the tax on men-servants could bw extended to cover domestic service } rooms, in general. Regarding the neome Tax, there is a feeling that any LaBC. increase should be confined within arrow balls and applied only to the higher ranges of

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income.

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the Rotary Club meeting Crawford's restaurant torrow (Tuesday), the speaker will Rotarian R. Barrett. The abject will be "Jourism."

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women.

Of course, in our heart of hearts . we are perfectly conscious of our But of late years every woman short-comings; indeed, we suffer that accomplishes some fent which from an inferiority complex..or else to regard why do we wish to be thought of men have learned

Event Unnoticed.

occa

When has a non writer ever

rive in the world, but there is this to be said, that if we have kept the strength of our sex instead of

to a heroine and lucense is burned sion? at her shrine.

How curious it is, in these ciresm-adopted a female nom dr plume, and stances, that girl babies are so un-how many women write under mas- welcome. How strange that the culine names, hoping, generally world at large should not be devainly, that the world may believe lighted when a daughter makes her them to be of the superior sex?

No, it is all very sad and gloom- appearance Instead of a HoTI.

Still, the fact remains that every-making, but I am afraid that the at the fnet remains and will remain for of the ever as it is, now. body desires a son. Look dismay and consternation

Women are not the complement entire Japanese nation because the Empress has produced her fourth of men, but a lower or shali I An accidental fail inte a nullah itdaughter, and witness the delight say-less highly developed being. of We are not welcomed when we ar Shamshuipo caused the admission into of Sir Hari Singh, the ruler

the Kashmir, on the birth of a boy. Death duties are also suggested

capable

bring further the Kowloon Hospital daring

week-etal, of a villager at Cheung- Increased, whilst Bow lax on

shawan. He suffered injuries to his Fand

Als Irass

Jenligs and one of his eyes,

It is not only in the families of dissipating it in foolish endeavour katown to indvocated. Thaker in

13 the royal and great that this lawe may be more deeply mourned from

n when we leave it than many received inve

Have you ever met conform to Liberal principles,

tanadian Pacific Steamships, Ltd., the case.

At any rate, we It may These proposals have been post artistically-produced brochure in mother who did not ardently desire man. Torward us no more than a make-colours showing details of the mugather first-born to be a sun?

feent appointments of the mammoth be that after having had three or mothers of men, and thus justify four boys she is quite pleased to fuur existence. And that ought to for any right- shift, not to be repeated even in

welcome a girl, but that is only be reward enough the depression is still in being, da

us where we op the 17th April, there is a strong ease for a subs

Venturing within was close distance because she is fully satisfied that minded woman. Perhaps another

she has performed her duty and incarnation awaits CHAN CHEW

Street.

of A blasting charge rear So at 29, Shelly 1931.

to enjoy that feeling of superiority redistribution

village, Shanshuipo, a villager was can hold her head high among atishall be of the male sex and be able Managing antial Chan Chew, late

Limited.urdens of taxation, The intoler-Injured in the right eye and hands other matrons. Diretor at my.

Even the Scriptures assume that which in this world when the charge exploded and he was abh burden which is weighing the stok by Blying fragments of rock the woman who has born a MAN- denied us.. Pineral will pass Wing Pit near The

site was claveyed to the Kowloon child into the world will forget her Ting Pavilion

University i

Hospital. Hongkon

the 21st

The

ganz & Shanghal Fulmie, fcorporated in Hongkong.

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25, Queen's Road C. and Htubim Roed.

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Noon on Tuesday April, 19:11.

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

MONDAY, Akmu. 20, 1931.

MR. SNOWDEN'S BIG TASK.

vaines

AR

the

country down consists, nat much in the sums spent en serial services, heavy as these are, but

As

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is for ever

A Short Essay

in Humour.

By Tom Wright.

travail, but they make no mention of what would occur should Chinese Woman, Mung Sa new arrival prove to be a girl. in the swollen real cust of the pleaded guilty to a charge of having Presumably she would remember

has been returned from banishment. She was her travail with excessive National Debt.

Twelve serving a life sentence,"

THAS and consider that she had was imposed. printeck out. tlar £360,000,000 | months imprisonment

I knew a husband who when his which Britain is entled upon tani Kam also admitted having return wasted her time.

ed before the expiry of his term of lind each yestr for the service of five years which he receiver in 1927, wife had a son presented her with de ilebt is grossly inequitable in and he was sentenced to nine months a beautiful jewel, but when a daugh- atter was born the event passed un- imprisonment by Mr. Hamilton,

It has been said, by of the banged level of Kowloon,

noticed This preference for the view

male sex is not confined to human serious man, whose name I will be prices, beside Irving a formidable

Described as a third-class steward beings. What breeder is anything pleased to send in Hented envelope Jobstacle to every kind of meial

on the Empress of Canada, a Chinese, but furious when his dog presents in exebange for ten shillings' worth most happy was him with a litter of fenile pop of stamps, that the and neonomic progress.

Sun Lin, alias Sun Lin-sung, charged before Mr. Hamilton, at the pics? The majority are consigned man is he who is troubled by the Kowloon Magistracy this morning. to the bucket.

most trivial things. To be troubl ed by trifles is sign that one is well of. The ruffled rose-leaf in Or, more vulgar- facts the best of down.

POLICE RESERVE.

with the theft on April 18 of two In a week's time, Mr. Sunwyden

table laths, a counterpane, and two will J diselusing his plans for

pillow slips, to the total value of $31, coping with the financial situation ORDERS FOR THE CURRENT from on board the vessel whilst she which now fates the Old Country. His tack is not an enviable one,

Logical View.

a very

1 am afraid that these was lying in the harbour, the pro point indubitably to the truth, and ly, the cheap tintack in the costly perty of the Canadian Pacific Steam-that is women are the inferior velvet shoe. The dead fly in the In that case, I must be one of Honship Company. The accused pleaded sex,and that the more we talk and Veuve Cilquet. And so on.

three blather and scream the more the!

the happiest of men, for I am guilty and was sentenced to months' imprisonment.

men laugh in their sleeves,

After all we have only to regard troubled by a fly.

If it be true, as politicians claim, the matter from the cold logica);

see the reason that majorities must rule, then lies

must govern this world, for there..

WEEK. Police Reserve Orders by the for it has long sitter ben a Mr. E. 15. 6. Wolle, G.M.G., inspector parent hat, instead of an expect-General of Police, state: ed surplus, he will have to reckon with a considerable deficit,

iLA

Here

Inspection.

་

Summer Liniform Members of the Chinese. Indian.chenDR. Flying

Squad and Sharpshooter's rifles. Companies are warned that Summer Uniform will be taken into wear by Police Reservist as from April 20th, Those who are not in possession of same will apply to their respectiva. Equipment Officers immediately.

Polico

(Sgd.) D. L. KING,

D.S.P. (R).

why.

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But to My Other Troubles,

I have heard it and that Beezle- was the father of files. Or

All ranks are reminded that a Khaki Uniforms and Cup with Khaki ĺpoint of view to

If we are the equal-if not the are more flies than politicians. That, in Hongkong, of course, we shall generat inspection of the whole Police Cover,

Sharpshooter's Company. Reserves by the Hon. 1.G.P. accom not be affected by the variationspanied by the Hon. Commissioners of

Mininture Range. There will be ne superior-of men why should there however, is a serious philosophical for extrusions of taxation to which Pollee Reserve will take pince at practice in the miniature Range this be much a fuss made about any feats problem, calling for the considera of endurance that we perform? Wetion of an Einstein rather than of Central Police Station on Tuesday week.

humourist 7 The Chancellor of the Exchequer April 28th, at 5.30 pm. All members |

beare not any clever or braver than humourist. Or isn't Einstein Hint Drill-Riot Drill will may have to resort, but. none the must attend. Dress-White Uniform.

with carried out on Wednesday, April 22nd.the men who do the same things.

But if we are to be treated like Belts without. frogs and Cap

al 5.15 p.m. on Kennedy Road. All lve White Cover. less, we do take a very

members will assemble outside precocious children and patted on interest in the general question of

Queen's Pier at 5.10 p.m. sharp, with the back, then obviously It is be- belts, holsters, revolvers and trun-cauze being feebler and less in- bub Britain's financial position. There

No. 1 Squad will also bring telligent, we have surmounted our was it of lies? To me they sound has been a deal of loose talk

constitutional dimeuities and are the same, and seem equally right.. Uniform optional.

entitled to be treated clever, How I hate flies, and their filthy foot. Into what insane rages their latterly about this matter, so that

brave little things.

so persistent, persistent persecu- it is refreshing to read in one of

tions drive me. I slap my tonsure the London political reviews that

sare, and the fly seems to regard it the situation is not by any means

as a delightful game, urranged for its amusement. Sometimes he desperats 2142 is sometimes.

Police Training School.

seems to prefer the tip of my nose, imagined. 11 is true that Mr.

classes for The weekly

if lieabed reading. From their, face EL Snowden has to

as my band rises, he jumps to the large Reservists at the Police Training

headrail behind me, and alts there, deficit and that he looks like Sebool, Kowloon, will be held as usuni on Tuesday, April 21st. at 5.30 p.m.

chuckling. This may appear having

cientific; but I fect sure it is a substantially larger All members of the Chinese Company

fact. I seen to feel those chuckles additional defleit next year, on the und of the Flying Squad who have

somehow, and they aggravate the' basis of existing taxation, unless not yet phased Part 2 of Texining

| Course should allend.

irritation.

Especially after the Calls.

someteenth abortive swipe. Grit unemployment materially

Chinese Company.

ting my teeth (which does the pour Practice Parade.-All ranks of the

things no good) 1 put down the so bad as they sound. They are Chinese Company are reminded of the

book, I get up. With murder in not reni losses on the year's work-practice parade for Hon. L'

my eye, and a knotted towel in my will take place at inspection

hand, I stalk my tormentor. Does ing, but only reductions in the Central Police Station on Thursday,

The blench? Deil the blench. He net amount appropriated to the April 23rd, at 5.30 p.m. All mem

rubs his dirty feet together, and bers must attend. Dress White reduction of the National Debt. Uniform, Belts without frogs and Cap

keeps about ninety per cent. of his the with White Cover.

eyes me. Up goes the towel, and Unless the borrowings of

Training Court, Part 2.-Constable

so does he. At the right moment, Unemployment Fund, which

from his point of view, he isn't R8 Lai tu Kwong has passed his

there. While I am cricking my not gure in the Budget, are inexamination in Part 2 of Training

neck to see where he has alighted. cluded, the country is not spend-Course (Knowledge of Police Duties

und Regulations),

I suddenly feel those clammy, hate- ful touches once more on my bald spot,

11

These deficits, however, are not

ing beyond its income, even at the bottom of the most prolonged de-

the

Indian Company. Strength-Constable R262 Sher

pression in its history and in face Ali has been permitted to resign

the under the conditions of Section 10 of of a huge expenditure on unemployed and a far greater the Hongkong Police Reserve Onlin ance 1027 with effect from March expenditure on the service of an 21st, 1931.

Inflated National Debt.

com.

Flying Squad.

In the opinion of one

The weekly instructional patrol of mentator, nothing very dreadful the Kowloon Section will take place would happen even if Mr. Snow-on Tuesday, April 21st. Fall in at

the Taim-las-taui Fire Brigade Station at 6.30 p.m. sharp. Dress Khakl Uniform and Cap with Khaki Cover.

den were in decide against raising [any additional revenue at all, and

The Anal instructional patrol of the were for the moment to suspend month of the Hongkong Section will all attempts to reduce the net take place on Friday, April 24th. and all members, should take part in this volume of the National Dobt. Aspatrol. Fall in at Central Police the Economist points out, even this Station at 6.15 p.m. sharp. Dress-

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"They're having another of those terribly noisy parties up stairs. Why don't you go up and complain? They might nak

us to join them."

un-

Kipling had a story of a bad, bad boy who amused himself by pulling off the wings and legs of illes. I wish I knew the address of that wicked, cruel ind. I have nehilling for him. Or even half- a-crown.

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Before Mr. Hamilton, at Kowloon this morning, Ho Yam admitted a charge of larceny of 868 in money from a married woman, Lang See, of No. 8, Pitt Street. The accused and been employed as a delivary boy by the complainant in July, 1928, and had stolen the money which had been given him, Sentence of three months. Imprisonmont was imposodi

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