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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1931.

CORRESPONDENCE.

Salaries.

To the Editor, limpkong

Telegraph.]

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AMERICA IN THE

NEW AGE.

OREGON VARSITY STUDENT'S ADDRESS.

ROTARY LUNCHEON.

Mr. R. A. Pfaff, one of the three members of the University of Oregon debating team who are engaged in a goodwill tour of the Pacific countries, was the speaker at yesterday's meeting of the Rotary Club, held in Messrs. Lanc Crawford's

Sir.-1. should like to make clear that in my last letter I did not mean to Insinuate that our tai- pana (Including members. of the Legislative Counc) and their staffa were not having a cut of 10 per cent made in their salaries, directors' feen, vic. I was just a Missourian who wanted to be word's restaurant under the shown, and, after having read four Chairmanship of Rotarian A. L. or five full pagen of your report of

Mr. Pfaff took as his subject, Inat Thursday's meeting of the "America in the New Age," and in Legislative Council, I am still waft the course of his address he re- ing to be shows though I reallyferred to the present age as the did appreciate fully the fine point machinery age, speaking of its

effect on world conditions. in the Hon. Member's atory of the addition he presented a true pic farmer's drugisler-or was she just ture, of Americans and urged a plats domestic help?-for I do people to judge any tourists they feel it would be a painfully regrett-

met by counterparts from thei own country, able, even though ever

Ho small, miscarriage of justice if the burden of salary reduction were not anual ly distributed.

The public in the Okl Country. niready heavily burdened with taxation, are now being called on to shoulder further taxes in various forms, and the Home Chyll Service has bad to do rather more than its share to help to balance the budget.

The speaker also arged the necessity of co-operation, fellow- ship and mutual understanding of one another's problems in worl affairs. particularly in the Pacifie Basin, and paid a tribute to the work that Rotary in doing in thi direction.

The Chairman welcomed the Hlowing guests: Roturinn A. H, Cordon (Shanghai), Kotarinn L. R. Jines (Madison, Wisconsin), Mr.

Commissioner in Hongkong in ate- et saión to Mr. Woodard), Dr. E. 1.. Marsh (Shanghai), Mr. L.. M. Beslagh (Vancouver, BC, former. by a well-known in Juras man of Shanghai), Mr. C. 5. Kwad (Shang- hair, Mr. Yen Yola (Shanghai), Mr. B. K. Carpool r (Honskong), and the Oregon University di hating Lam, Mr. E A. Patt the paker), Mr. 11. T. Maler and Mr. D. G. WH on.

Here in Hongkong on the other. C. Barringer (American Trade

hand the budget has been balanced cindeed there will probably be a substantial surplus), and this with mat placing a heavy ton on the Hongkong puidic, who are pared with the public at Hen an righ clover, mitt trade de persion, And, by the way, is an

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l binuh Goodl in th Old Country: Max We not to fed the elfe: ta In the Par Fan! before long?

Rotarian Fone extention th greetlugs of his Club at Madison, and referred to the Turt that they tried to keep up International friendly spirit by arranging meet- ing between the Club and { foreign students of their Univer-

Japan and the Philippine Islands, for the purpose of disensing inter. national questions. He added he was sure if such aschenie were

tried in Hongkong with the local University it would lead to nome interesting experiences.

Spear Thanked.

.

In expressing the Club's thanks to the speaker, Mr. P. S. Cassidy said he admired Mr. Pfaff'n youth- ful enthusiasm, but added he thought that there were certain drawbacks to the new age which one could, perhaps, do better without. At the same time he admired Mr. Pfaff's looking ahead and not be hind.

I am one of a great many people in Hongyoung who are entirely with out prejudice on this question and do not feel that in holding, in true d British fashion, honestly to its contraeła with its servants. the Hongkong Government is placing ing on our shoulders a burden that hasity, Including students from China, yet even begun to tickle us. At the same time am strongly of the opinion that it it be true--and not | mere hot air ... that all

steri- ing-paid talpans and their staffs hare been docked 10

10 per cent. on their salaries (temporarily of course) the Civil Servant should be treated likewise; but definitely only on that condition. Now, how are we to know? The Civil Ser vant's salary is known to every- body who gous to the trouble of looking up the Blue Book, but how can we ascertain the past and pre- Hent salaries, directors fees, etc.. of the Colony's taipan and their stalls? Until these can be nacer- |tained all the writing and all the

spouting will be just so much ink Mr. Cassidy then announced it and breath wasted. In short, and had been suggested that as the on- to get down to brows tacks: only if niversary of the Club fell in Decem- all the leading British business ber some celebration should be held, houses and banks in Hongkong are either in the form of a dinner, shown to have broken their con-dinner dance, or some other way. tracts with their sterling pald em-and asked members for their ployees should the Government of opinion. this Colony be expected to da no. Whether, even in that case, the per- fectly solvent Government of this comparatively lightly taxed Colony should be called on to take so un- British & step as to repudiate its contracts, would be a question for the impartial authorities at the Colonial Office to decide. If the

· Colony's financial position is so de- sperate that relief in some shape is really necessary, there can sure- be no doubt whatsoever that the Colonial Office will suggest the

ly

adoption not of a proposal which

Club's Anniversary.

It was decided that a celebration should be held and that its nature should be decided upon at next Tuesday's meeting.

POPPY DAY FUND.

AN ADDITIONAL LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS.

would place a burden of one Rec- The following is the latest list tion of the community only--the of subscribers to the Poppy Day Civil Service-but graduated in-fund:

ness of our contracts.

come tax on the whole community. Previously Acknowledged..$2,707 public and Civil Servants alike. Sir Robert Ho Tung Let us nil pay up and look happy-

Mr. J. R. Masson and, incidentally, uphold the sacred-Prof. M. H. Roy

The Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow Tens of pages of letters to the Mr. R. T. Barrott ... Editor, tabulated comparative Mr. G. P. de Martin statements, leading articles and Mr. Frank Austin petitions can, and doubtless will, Mr. G. V. T. Marshali be written on this subject, but it i all boils down just to that.

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OBITUARY. a long period. She was 59 years at Chungking, Szechuen. One- of age, and had spent most of her daughter is Miss Gladys Kong, of WIFE OF A SYDNEY CHINESE life in Sydney, returning to long- the Bank of Canton, and another

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