1931-09-28 — Page 6

AT

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY

A Clearance Sale of Bathing Caps and Shoes in The Very Latest Shapes and Designs.

Selling at Cost Price!

BATHING CAPS $1-50 BATHING SHOES

$1-00

A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd.

ESTABLISHED 1841

ON SALE

NOW ON

The Now

Victor Records

for September

Including Two Additions to the Musical Masterpiece Series.

M-94 Chopin's Ballades-Played by Cortat C-15 Waltzes of Johann Strauss-Played by

Jamous European Orchestras.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

S. Moutrie & Co., Ltd.

CHATER

ROAD.

Allsteel

Office Furniture-

(Filing Cabinets)

Easy

Operation

·

Ball

Bearing

Drawer

Rollers.

D 1

Proved

Durability

Stocked

in Letter

& Foolscap

Sizes.

(Finished in Oliver Green Colour)

4 Drawer Letter sizes

$215.00

4 Drawer Foolscap sizes - $230.00

Lane, Crawford,

Office Appliances Dept.

Ltd.

Phone 28151.

WATCH THIS AD. DAILY FOR GOOD AUTO - VALUE

CHEVROLET STANDARD SEDAN NEW 1931 MODEL- & WIRE WHEELS-SPAKE. TIRE & TUBE, GREEN.

PRICE HK$3,610.

CHEVROLET 3-TON.' SIX WHEELER TRUCK CHASSIS 26.33 h.p. 173" W. B. NEW 1930 MODEL complete with 7 Tires and Tubes.

PRICE HK$2,750.

MORRIS COMMERCIAL 1930 MODEL TX-P1 BUS CHASSIS -COMPLETE WITH 18-PAS- SENGER BUS BOUY LESS than 11,000 MILES

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1931.

true that expenditure was decidedly heavier than for the corresponding

period of lat year, but this is offset by revenue exceeding the 1930

figure by more than three million dollars. A further fact disclosed in that, taking-the-frst half-year. sa. indicative of the trend for the whole twelve months, revenue is coming

In better than was calimented, whilst expenditure is keeping within the limits of expectations.

venue.

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DAY BY DAY

BE EVERY MINUTE, MÁN, A FULL LIFE TO THEE-DESPISE ANXIETY AND WISHING, TUR-FUTURE AND THE PAST! THIS PUTURE 19 NOTHING AND THE DUT A COMING PRESENT; PRESENT WHICH THOU DESI BEST,

PEAS WITH A LABEL.

By S. L. BENSUSAN,

"Woman an' wife, 1 blu an' jo' me mother, so I count I oughter)

WAS ONCE A FUTURE witen THOU Pecked pean," declared Mrs. Wils-know better"

inter passionately, "n" nobody "I don't bløve DESIREDST.---Richter.

dussa't offer me a ticket aforo." folk put them labels on by the good

There was a élcan bill of health in the Colony over the week-end.

kin, from Moji, in due here at daylight on Wednesday.

The Empress of Canada, left Yoko hanu on Saturday at 6 pm, and is due here on Saturday next at 7 am,

w

you can make

"Soch geoin's on," cried Miss rights," declared the Man. from Tap. "I don't know what this here Mudford in stubborn tokea. In view of these circumstorices, it

little owd world comin' to. When "Telly f'r why. You hiee 'em to becomes difficult to understand the

The Ben Line 13. Bongorlich, from that man towd me I wore number peck the peas, you don't hire 'em to necessity for these continuous In-Singapore, is due here on Thursday.

fifty-six, an' 1 gotler put me tickettle on labels. Did," he added

every creases in various forma of re-

The F. and A. Company's 6.8, Non-knocked mech, you mighter lucidly by way of explanation "that's what ye would hire esi There have been rumoura

"I come over regular funny, time for, to my thinkin,' silddy th I heard it," said Mrs. Minnie Lay.DEAS." in circulation that the Goverinent

"You don't want me to the me

Short Cuts. may be seeking to bulld up re-

number again all on 'em?' I ast With wrath, indignation, Mus- serves for the purpose of stabilising

him, au' he up an' soz he wanted f picion and protest, tho great work should. We get

Kotter know the dollar, but these can hardly be

who of stripping the hine over hun pecks 'em, test! taken seriously. Much larger A notice issued at the Harbour.

"That's cotton-wood story,dreds of acres has been carried to a timely end, but under conditions operations than those disclosed by be carrying out a full calibre -Inch Protested Mins Lamb. "Them pens of stress and constraint that can

Once states that ILM.S. Seamew willi percentage increases on certain exbombardment at Sau Chan to-morrow it packed up in th' owd lorries an not be condemned too harshly. PRICE HK$1,000.`-

"We've had no complaints this fating fees workst be necessary commencing ut 10 am.

year," remarked Mr. Black cheer- such VEHICLES MAY BE INSPECTED for

an object. Moreover,

fully to a friend. "You see, we AT OUR STUBBS ROAD GARAGE | there is no indication that we are

can trace every bag to its picker. Bu it doesn't pay anyone who aware of to support the rumours of

wants to keep her job to THE HONGKONG HOTEL

early stabilisation. The point we

put in a lot of rubbish with the would stress-and it is one which

peas, and add a clod or two of earth to make the weight up." we have previousty mado-is that when the Government deems it wise to increase revenue, the

public should be informed of the reasons,

and $3,000. Mr. J. M. Remedios ap- "Me aunt, Widder Whitin, was With the Colony paying its way, peared for the defendant and applied wennerful vexed," said Mrs. Prew, and with taxes already high, it is for a remand and bail. Elis Worship "Time they give her a box o' labels only natural that taxpayers should adjourned the case for one week and she tawil en she dedn't want remarked that he preferred not to

Rech 'I bin an' pecked peas afore expect to be told why the Govern-grant bail yet.

you was born,' she sez to Master ment wants more of their money,

Black, an' you don't wanter come The Hongkong Boy Scouts' Associa-puttin' labels on me, my time o tion held its second rally of the year life, bein' I'm a honest woman an' for the Prince of Wales' Banner at

GARAGE.

The Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels, Ltd. Inrorporated in Hongkong. 2. Queen's Tond C. and Bibs Road,

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1931.

WHY THE NEW .

BURDENS?

A Right to Complain.

The shocking crime of savogo hooligana at Trang Foo Villas hos outraged all decent feelinga, and criticism of authority is severe, It is, indeed, a

grave reflection

the Government Gazelfe, the publietaining law and order in

they go out furrin everywheres. Folk out there don't know th' likes Amongst the items on the agenda of us, they don't know what them for "to-morrow'k meeting of the numbers stand for." Sanitary Board is a letter from the) "That diely bit of Muster Government relative to a proposal to lack." declared Mrs Martha Ram hold Sunday morning service in the darkly, "Folk don't wanter game chapel of the Protestant Cemetery. makin' enquirations who picked

what. One pod's same as another Guilherme d'A. Guimaraes, brather an all them sacks gotter weigh of Lea Guimaraes, was again before forty pound. There ain't no sense Mr. Williams at the Central Poiles Court this morning in connexion within it to my thinkin'."

"Wunnerful Vexed.” charges of larceny by trick of $7,000

"Was there much of that?" en- quired the friend.

"Far too much," replied Mr. Black callously, as though 110 thought for the simple folk who like short cuts to full baga ' could disturb his equanimity.

Examination For Husbands.

BY ROBERT MAGILL.

the Volunteer headquarters on Satur- Parson gimme a good chara'ter day, the troops taking part being 1st an right forard. ut he shouldOME time ago a school for Tgkong Sea Scouts, ist Kowloon say everybody gotter."

SILVER FUTURES.

THE LATEST CABLED QUOTATIONS.

Messrs. Pentreath and Co. have

What he say to that?" enquired i Mr. Mould, the Pensioner.

SON

п

eh-

lunching with you at the place

you usually patronise alone, and your favourite waitress serves you. State in your own words why you should leave twopence as a tip instead of a shilling, 43 usual.

214 yds. elastic in. wide nt (b) You have been sent to buy 2d. Your wife says you ought to have known she really mennt lin. wide, and you must go and make them change it. As you haven't pluck enough to do this, what in the transaction going to cost you?

¦ (St. Andrew's), Roving Fifth, 6th "Then bln come astin' I'r labels

husbands was suggested, Hongkong (Elis Kadooria). 7th an' sect." rried Mr. Trout, the that- and I have an uncomfortable sus- Hongkong (King's College), Taikoocher, bitterly, in the "Wheatsheaf" piclon that they wanted to teach Scottish, Kowloon Dock (Dyer's Own) With practically every Issue of upmu those responsible for nunin- Group, 13th Hongkong, and 28th tap-room, "an I Lowd me wife tolus how to darn a Bock, or bath n

this Hongkong. The competitions includ come outer the fields soon as ever baby.

I heerd on it. I went up to

Master

What we really need fa a corres- is informed of increases in imposts Colony that the outrages against Judging distances, heights and Black an' I spoke he wunnerful pondence course that would

welghts; knowledge of compass; peaceful Japanese residents tracking and observation; and knot-sprite. "You kin put labels on ablo a married man. to deal with made for the purpose of adding to

should culminate in such a ghaal- | ting.

alaves un sech if you wanter, but the following examination paper: The the Colony's revenue.

past ly incident before the seriousness.

you shan't put none on 'em on me Arithmetic(a) Your wife is wife ane lanercent child'en, 1 week has been no exception to a of the emergency was realined.

sez. That'll be chines you'll be rule which looks like, becoming a In the course of the disturbances.

puttin' on 'em next,' I sez, 'stiddy permanency. Various foes have there has been a definite impres-

labels." again been put up, and amongst sion that the forces of law have these are the new licence rates for always been a step behind the dis- turbers of the peace. The early

"He was wunnerful perlito," ad- motor vehicles, details of which we

steps to suppress the riots seem been advised by enble of the fol-mitted Mr. Trout, "doesn't, I'd ha' Kave in

issue of Saturday.to have been inadequate. our

In the lowing quotations for New York knocked him down, if I gotter goo Aside from the necessity of finding end, a ton of force has had to be silver future as at the close of to Market Waldron f'r him. Test as you please. Master Trout, he fresh income, a paint with which employed where an ounce would the market on Saturday.

RIZ. December 1931 29.25 down 1.95 we shall deal in a moment, the Gov. have sufficed at the inception.

May 1932 30.30 down 1.00. ernment, rather than searching out The eriticism is not levelled at new sources, nets on the principle the police force in general. The men have, within their orders. of adding to existing burden. Let behaved amzingly well in excep- | us take the case of motoring. Re- tionally dimeatt circumstances. sides the licence fees, a petrol tax | Particularly is this true of the has been imposed which it was Chinese section, whose loyalty has hoped would remain at the original been beyond question. In higher figure. Quite recently it was subquarters, however, there seems to have been a hesitancy of decision stantially increased. Those affect which has proved disastrous, and e have hardly got used to this Japanese residents. who have extra call when they are notified borne. Themselves with wonderful that they must pay 50 per cent. { fortitude and stoic calm on the more for their licences, whilst vari-promise of adequate protection, ous other small additions have also

been made.

and

con-

not

SUGAR MARKET.

THE LATEST CABLED QUOTATIONS.

The following cable at the close of the sugar market on Saturday

has been received by Measrs, Pen- Ireath.

London Terminals. March 1992 6/10 down d. May 1932 7/- nó change. August 1932 7/2 down December 1931 6/031

New York Terminal. Closed.

.

down

London 28/9/31). Cuban 96 F.d.B. Cuba. April May shipment, sellers 1.26.

Sournbnya (26/9/31). Trust Mills sold 6,000 tons Browns 20/22-buyera and price not disclosed.

have some right to complain. Ind. saying so much. however, we should like to dissociate ourselves. This singling out of the motoring from those who glibly criticise the public does not scem altogether Police Force without the slightest justified, since it must be recognia- reason. Such people always air ed that we live in times in which their foolish notions in crises like motor transport is for a large sec- the present. What they fail to tion of the publie a necessity, not a take account of is that, through- out the whole period of unrest, luxury. It would be interesting to

the police have shown exemplary know the total revenue which the patience and restraint under the Government now obtains from pri- most trying circumstances, vate and public motoring-quite a have been on duty almost big sum, no doubt. The same may tinuously, without the possibility be said of the, income derived from of a rest. If complaint is to be intoxicants and tobacco. These made it is that they were

But that is are admittedly luxuries to a cercariier reinforced.

quite another matter. tain extent, but the point suggeste itself that is more revenue must. | be found, 'some attempt shouki, be made to bring in people who at

contribute present do not

fir the share. Simultaneously with notifiention of the latest increases there appears in the Gazelle a financial statement showing the Colony's position for the first six months of the year. We look in vain in this for any necessity to add to the revenues. In July, H. E.ed at $27. the Governor stated that the post- $24. tion was much more satisfactory than had been hoped, and he hinted $194.

that it would most likely be found

HONGKONG SHARE

MARKET.

OFFICIAL SUMMARY ny STOCK EXCHANGE.

Owing to it being Settlement Day were more or less today, prices nominal, but the undertone of the market is steady.

Cantons were on offer at $1,500,' as wero Hongkong Fires at $1,486.

Steamboats could have been obtain.

Providents (new) were wanted at Humphreys (eld) were in demand at as were also the new shares at

Ewo were in demand nå $15.80. Peak Trama (old) were wanted at

possible to balance the year's ex-$14%, and the same realark applies penditure and revenue without to the new sharan, at $6.35, --

the necessity for any further calls

$27.80 and $28, and at the close there China Lights were reported sales at

were buyers at the latter rate.

Telephones (part paid) were report-

were

on the publle. Analysing the latest Anancial statement we and that ined done at 100%, and there the first six months of the year the revenue collections exceeded out. goings by more than a million dol- ars-n fact which, shows that "the Budget is being balanced. It is at #8.

buyers at the close at $30%.

Comenta (combined) could have been-obtained at $19.

Dairy Farms were on affor at $82. Lane, Crawfords (old) had “sellers

I don't want Mr. Tront an th children to cothe peckin' without your permission, he sez. But 1. gotter have them labele on,' he ac2, an' everybody else bin an agreed about fem, he sez. 'It's a pity to mins good money,' he acz, 'an y'c wife such a clever pleker an' all.""

Talked Her Round, "What you done then?" demanded Me. Wilmer, anxious son of an ag- grievet mither.

rait

"I bin an' let 'em goo back," ad-

Art.-Your wife has just told you

that

a mutual acquaintance, a man, has got married, and be fore you can think, you say, "Poor devil!" Explain-ag though to her what you really meant.

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Mr. Trout, a little reluctant-Geography.--(d) As you start up ty:"bein'-he-same es said he was

sorry.

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We don't want' furriners in these here parts a-takin piones"

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"That's what I towd me mother, nid Mr. Wilsmer, grently relieved. 1-1 bin un* talked her round like, but she wore wunnerfui hu't about it."

"They bin tellin' me about these here gooin's on," anid the Oldest Inhabitant to the assembled com-1 pany, "an I count they're wholly shaimeful. Time I wore a little ole boy, afore they set thachols f' th' pea peckin,' I bin out along

"That's him, all right. I seen him win his last fight in six rounds, What a man"

the car, your wife asks you to go. back and fetch her handbag which she has left on the hall chair. In what order would you search for It In the following places: Her dressing table, the bath-room, the garden seat, and

coal cellar? the

5

(b) You have arranged to meet your wife at a certain place at. p.m. One hundred yards a Sale taking away there is place at a draper's. As she has not arrived by 5.45, whero is the most likely place And her?

to

History. (a) Your wife admits to being nearly thirty. As a mat- ter of fact, you proposed to her after taking her to see the ori- ginal production of "The Baile of New York." You have just mentioned this to her most- ment

friend. As the

hated best

Americans say, Where do wò go from here?

•

(b) Can you give the date of your wedding anniversary and the birthday of your wife. Uncic George, and be ca

the cat?

Science-Last night you wont to Can you a regimental reunion.

excuse for give a reasonable trying the no-breakfast regime which you jeered at yesterday morning? Algebra-Let x equal your wife's hand. She is your partner. Your opponenta, two alleged lady friends of hers, have be- tween them called three dia- monds, three spades, and three hearts: Your wife has passed every time until, in a fit of ex- asperation, she calls three no trumps. What is the probable value of r?

English Literature-The follow

ing Joke appeared some yours ago: "A deaf and dumb woman, found wandering by the police, has been claimed by five differ- ent husbands; but we should have expected a bigger, quene than that." There is no doubt that this is very funny, because the present writer was the lin ventor of It Is an average wife likely to see the humour of It? Why not?