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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1932.

SOME CRITICSED REFORMS

The new political group at Home known as the Empire Party has come forward with sweeping pro-

House of Commons should be re- duced by about one-fourth is enough to condemn the scheme. If reform could be undertaken "in a vacuum" much might be said for a smaller Legislature, but anyone who knows its working at close quarters realises that such a pro- posal would at once arouse the keenest opposition. The sugges tion that great economies would result if the number of Ministers were reduced by amalgamation is considered as being equally futile. The ualaries of the political heads

MAGASAKAN JAG MALLEUSENA O

DAY BY DAY

MATRIMONY IS A SEA FOR WHICH

NO COMPASS HAS YET BEEN INVENT ED--Heine,

During the week-end, only one enno of cholera, from the Victoria dletrict, and one case of paratyphoid, were re- ported to the health authorities.

admit-

LET US SAY GOOD-BYE TO OLYMPIC GAMES

By JOHN REŠSICH

THEN considering the Olym-and when we take this "official" pic Games in this year of financial graut as an indication of grace it is interesting to what our handful of competitors observe their trend.

had to face, it is time seriously advisability of It has always been a conviction to consider the amongst certain nations that Bri. clearing out of what has no value tain's

or oven interest for us and what world-predominance NVAS Breaking into the third floor of 87, Gloucester Road. Wanchai, the resid. out of all relation to our actual appears to be a fertile stamping ence of Miss Clark, by wrenching a strength. Ignoring the persistence ground for the development of the lock off a stairense door, a burglar on of, character they affected to find seven deadly sins.

To-day Wo cnh rotire with Sunday night stole clothing to the it a pretence. They thought so

considering the value of $264.

olghteen years ago and we proved dignity, for, are the merest trifle compared

them wrong.

paucity of our numbers and with- Leung Wing-hau, 25, a tailor of with the total cost of the Depart-111, Henessey Rond, has been

Certainly in proportion to the out apology for the dificulties of ments, and if these were made ted to hospital, the victim of an as-world-influence, wielded to-day by training, the old country did right surely larger, and the political supervi- nult with a pen-knife following on this country it can be admitted well this year, and it is

alterention with another man, who is that the total of our Olympic proposterous to have to appeal for roints appears poor. Having con- funds in order to send a gallant sion thereby reduced, expenditure now in custody on the charge.

coded that, let us examine what we handful of amateurs to compete might be increased rather than

Mr. George W. Grey has returned to are faced with in order to dis against hordes of scarcely-veiled reduced.

Chartered Architect and Chartered while to participate in future. Hongkong again to practice as a cover if it is reasonably worth our and long-prepared professionals. It would appear that the re- Surveyor. Daring Mr. Grey's absence

We Taught Them. formers labour under the

The United States of America, mis-hua, benar, und Tritton, the with its vast polyglot population!,

architect with Messra.

Make it a confessedly profes- apprehension that the salaries of

tminster,

Engineers, and flamboyant, patriotism, beset sional show and be done. with it. and has been working upon the Char-with its determination to "beat the Alternatively (although heaven what is vaguely called "White-and Bridge scheme, the new band" at any cost, has set the forbid) follow the example of ball" are responsible for a large Waterlou Bridge, with its alternate pace. ing proportion of public expenditure.re-conditioning,

ex-

Consulting

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the

new Chelsea

of

With one outstanding ex-other nations and let us have n The administrative cost of the Bridge, Royal Docks approaches, and ception, the nations of Europe, Government grant by means

the proposed railway from Haifa tal from conviction or example, foi-which we may take a large num- State Departments is probably less Baghdad.

Jow. That exception is ourselves.ber of potential representatives However greatly it may suit cer-from their occupations for elim- in proportion to the total

An engagement has just been an.tain apostles to burke realities, inating purpose, or let us retire penditure of any

comparable nounced in Canton between Mr. Fre- we gain nothing by refusing to see gracefully now.

We have taught foreigners all private concern. Expenditure dederich Kraemer and Miss Clare Hay that despite pious hopes to the

ward. Mr. Kraemar is a member of contrary, the national keynote as they know-except sportsmanship, pends on policy, and until that is Messrs. Benter, Brockelmann and Co., Rounded by von Bernhardi still which they seem congenitally slow altered by the House of Commons one of the biggest German import and persists: war, he insisted is to assimilate. Even I am old

Arms

in Canton, and Miss biological necessity, and an exten-enough to remember when tennis substantial saving is impossible. -

who was formerly a teacher in

sion of polley. University,

the

in

at present To point out the increase which

where the wed has taken place in the staff of the ling is to take place. Mr. Kraemer on his return with his wife will live.

in

Follow My Leader.

To those who read the signs are as

various Departments, and to pay Tongshan. The young couple are this Continental, post-war cult of whiskers, and the youth of

both keen riders, Miss Hayward hay-athletics is almost entirely en-lesser breeds fell away respectfully

no regard to the increased duties which Parliament has imposed upon them is, to say the least, mere trifling.

Sports or Sportsmanship? The outstanding feature of the Olympic Games was, of course,

ing won several rnees in inst meetings of the Canton tide.

year's

and football, to mention only two, were almost unheard of on the Continent, while a boxer was as

Chinaman with ret

the

couraged from political motivea.from your boyish path in the belief It is a sad reflection on human that by virtue of the closed fist we were a nation apart and under the nature that whenever a body comfavoured countenance of the Lord. If by specialisation our pupils to agree on similar lines of action. have been able to produce indivi- TO BE MARRIED SOON.posed of opposing forces decides

sooner or later one of them goesiduals who excel-why worry! back on the bargain-the rest is merely a scramble to follow,

NOTIFICATION OF FOUR EARLY WEDDING

For at least two centuries we have set the world's standard not

women's

The following marriages will be No sooner does Europe Settle to the remarkable amount of record celebrated shortly in the Colony: the hope and even the prospects, only in sport but in things that matter, from personal cleanliness George Raymond Hulbert, however faint, of an era of arran downwards. Our men's clothes breaking witnessed, particularly

the track and field events. widower, radio engineer, residing ed peace, than the inevitable hap-for everything and our

at the Airlie Hotel, and Esther pens. Swimming and the women's con- Mary Falconer Taylor, Helena May the joint posals said to be in

Just as a string of tired sub-in sport are the envy anil despair

of the world. tests" naturally showed many new

Institute.

urbanites progressing station- We, the least military nation in interest of economy and efficiency.marks because they are compara- Charles C. Roberts, Peak Hotel, wards can be seen suddenly start-

Amongst the ideas put forward is tively new competitions. Buland Constance May Mitchell, of the ing to sprint simply because the Europe, have had our field uniform n reduction in the number of even in events which have been in same address.

leading bread-winner, his watch copied by all countries and the Albert Jillott, prison department, being wrong, and fearing to miss cut of our riding-breeches and M.P.'s by at least 150, reorganisa-world-wide competition for thirty and Maud Elizabeth Woodhouse, 13 his train, has set off at a gallon boots is the abiding marvel of the tion and concentration of Govern- five years. the winner who did not Robinson Road, Hongkong, ment departments, the constitution also knock down at least an Olym-

HO one perverse mind can destroy age. The list is endless. Stanley Isaac Hill, Union In the world's peace. All must fol-1

Not Our Kind. of a Civil Service Board to take pic record at Los Angeles wassurance Mess, The Peak, and Amy low. over the duties of the Civil Ser-considered almost a failure. Out Byrne, East Saint Kilda, Mel-

bourne, Australia. of twenty-three track and field vice Commission, functioning of

events for men, twenty new Olym-

ex-

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THE LATEST CABLED QUOTATIONS

the High Courts throughout the pic records were set and eleven year, abolition of motor-ear police world's records equalled or patrols, and the employment of ceeded. The visitors seemed convicted persons en partially de-adopt a fumiliar western habit of ferred reward, even in competition refusing to admit that what is is with other labour. It is proposed good enough.

Probably

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Buyers at above prices, sellers asking d-d more.

over

the vast majority

thinking of Retire With Dignity. people when i say bluntly that the time has come to leave it to the Quite two years ago a bankrupt others with our benevolent good European country voted seventy wishes. thousand pounds sterling 85 h preliminary grant towards the ex- pense of training their team, for 1932 Olympic Games. From one end of the Continent to the other the same thing went on.

While admitting the difficulty of defining accurately the precise status of an amateur in any pur- ticular game, we all know beyond! nojany sophisticated argument what in the general sense is an amateur,

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THIS BUDGET RACKET

By Edward Kelly, Financier. This week in Legislative Council the Budget will be in- troduced..

The Treasurer will be there with the Hon. Colonial Secretary. Bankers, brokers, journalists, and other prominent people will also be there to see what the blow will amount to this year.

So let them assemble to sharl Having observed and studied the!

Inter- value in peace and war of our and triumph as they will. national athletic tendencies and national sport is not sport as we love of sport (did not that clever know and practise it.

The definite and growing lack old man Bismarck observe that we nover could have a revolution in of interest in this country this country while the people were the mere existence of these Olym- so fond of horse-racing) the Con-pic Games is the clearest indica- tinent at large has seized upon tion of their inevitable extinction The following cable at the elose "sports-training" as the certain so far as we are concerned and 1 of the sugar market yesterday has rond to supremacy in peace and feel I express the conviction of that there should be a unifiention i credit must go to the almost ideal been received by Messrs. Pen-war.

California provided. trently and Co. conditions under one Cabinet Minister of all But the largest factor, of course.} departments dealing with trade is the increasing amount of pre- and industry, assistant ministers liminary competition which, Tound being appointed for each sub-divi- its final oulet at Los Angeles. The rion. By this method it is claimed spread of sports. not only that great administrative economics nations but into strata of society would be effected and efficiency which hardly knew them a few years ago, has produced a past produced by co-ordinated effort reservoir of athletic talent from for the resurrection of industries. which the Olympic Games draw Other amalgamations of Govern- only the quintessence of ability. nient departments suggested include The number actually in competi- the Foreign Office and the Bom-tion at Los Angeles was less than inions Office under one Serretary at some carlier Olympiads, but the representa- of State, the constitution of the they were only

of Treasury as à Ministry of Finance lives of an increasing host

athletes whose competitions are under the Chancellor of the Ex-

every year better organised. Some chequer, and the analgamation of lovers of sports for their own the Ministry of Pensions, Pay-suke see a danger In this trend master-General's department, and toward organisation. They be

sections of lieve it tends to make spectacles all superannuation

of sports and hence to commer- it for cialisation. They blame excessive specialisation and ex- cessive emphasis on winning, and count as much as population in say it threatens the genuine redistributing seats. It is further amateur ideal. There is value in proposed that relief for unemploy this warning. Record breaking ed who are not insured or whose can be overstressed. It is but a insurance has expired should bejsymbol of physical excellence. at a definitely lower rate than for And the underlying purpose of the insured persons, and to be condi-Olympic Games is to promote sports as an agency for inculeat-- tional on able-bodied persons of ing those mental excellences com- both sexes doing massed physical prised in good sportsmanship. exercises. Police patrol work, it But other lovers of athletics be 18 suggested, should be done love that sports tend in the main mainly by motor cycle or pedal to carry sportsmanship with them, cycle, and motor-car patrols should and those who watched the games be abolished. Point traffic re-at Los Angeles probably would gulating police should be recruit- od specially from ex-Servicemen, &c., and be under the control of the authority responsible roads. As might be expected, the proposals have come in for marked criticism, tho authors being accused of amatourism and inex perience of practical affairs. One

defence and civil departments..

Regarding the reduction in the number of M.P.'s the area would

for

agrco,

MUL-TSAI SYSTEM.

SUGGESTED ABOLITION ALL OVER CHINA

Nanking, Sept. 12. The Ministry of the Interior has. submitted to the Executive. Yunn 2290hk puharabolition of the

We will take our sent and say: "Well, gentlemen, about this chit account of mine. My wife says

The Hon. Colonial Secretary (wo know it) will interrupt and Bay, "Hon. Members will notice that the sum of $60,000 has been allotted this year for the Shing. Mun acheme..

And we will keep prattling on....A

"The tailor said to me, he said, Now listen to me! I've been pretty lenient with you'

Aud one of the Unofficial Mem- bors will say, "I regret, your Ex- cellency, that increased amounts have not been allotted for road work in the Colony this.

And we'll say,

"We were

only saying to the 'chap who sits next to us in the ferry what

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torrible thing it is having your chit account at the hotels stopped Just because

And then they will all tell us to shut up, and start talking in millions. Thon we will produce lour list.

Everybody has a list. If they haven't got one, it's only because they are not game to make it up. Wo will stand up and read it in a loud, sing-song voice.

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