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at

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GARAGE.

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The

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general attitude. Ho eltes an

increase of £10,000,000 in Post THE LAST OF THE

Office savinge deposita asu matter for congratulation, when it merely means that more and more people are drawing in their horna, reducing their expen- diture, further restricting busi- ness activity. Saving has ceased to be a virtue. Britain can afford to save when the national income is restored to a figure near to its normal level.

Hongkong Telegraph. 500. Even

THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1933,

A TIMID BUDGET

The essential soundness of the economic principles which

One

WONGNEICHONG SQUATTERS

III. The End of the Quest.

By CHAS. VAN-LEO

main stream, periodically convert- material. The The

REDIVIVUS.

went to the making of Mr. A Call to the Hongkongevity, that the Valley would tion could compensate.

admirably as

Government

reservoir!

n natural

the ancient

and

The Very Idea!

GOLD FEVER

By Ned. Kally, Bushranger,

Since we wrote of our experiences at the P.W.D. gold-fields yesterday, there has been a recrudescence of kold-digging on a big scala in the

of

08

rang

the

cry

also boon discarded in favour of Surfacing with a tin dish has Alvicing with martiala.

experimento prove unsuccessful, it Should the P.W.D. Queen's Road is likely that the Expedition will move to the Peak district.

P.W.D.

AVE, CAESAR.

think

THE nume of Happy Valley for Nos, and in lesser numbers the Peak area.

All day yesterday, the the basin enclosing the Rnce Lounge and Leer, at their lowest method of stimulating the course and opening into the hat-homes in the flood of yellow through the city,

ebb, buried with their ancient of gold desired increase in the area of bour between Morrison and Leigh waters. Time was when their

On the Aber the Government revenue, that is ton Hills appears not to have been sphere of agricultural labour addreen Fish to say the national income, is used until many years after the extended to the outermost limite

Market the separation of capital expen- British Occupation. The old of the Valley, but these holdings price of gold. diture from recurrent expendi-Creek discharging its muddy exorable march of ProgreHA, wore

for reasons connected with the in- fish soured out ture and financed, not out of waters between the two ominences gradually reduced until in the

aight. annual revenue, but from expanded in its upper reach to year of the Flood they extended on the Peak, some have pegged out, Of the many claims pegged out development loans. The Budget lake mensuring, Yip the Village no farther than the conince of the but applications of peroxide by be- would be relieved and a re-der says, half a mile across. lttle Village. Their pastoral pur. veral of the profesional gold dig- duction in income tax made The Yip family records have it suits correspondingly reverted to gors have succeeded in opening up THE HONGKONG HOTEL possible--for the inestimable that the Lake was much fancied the rearing of pigs and. Poultr some extraordinarily rich pockets,

benefit of trade and probably by the first European residents. The laichee groves from which one amalgamations in this district.

There have also been one or two Swimming and also for the benefit (in higher natural diversions on this sheet of from the stalk, were delights that boating were could havo sampled the fruit freahı taxation yield) of the Ex-water which was 20 feet deep in lingered only in the memory. Tip

This method, however, in

not chequer. There is enough work parts, until a calamity described Kang-fook ("unclo" Kang he is on tribute to the old fashined crad- popular with gold diggers there. along these lines demanding as "the drowning of many Europ reverentially known) still retained ing methods.

they prefer freedom, to work consideration-slum clearance, eans", nealed the fate of the Lake leadership of the tribe, and his new houses, the

Cunarder, and brought great changes over great personal loss and sorrow in bridges, a host of things. Ex- the face of the Valley.

the winter of his years, were as penditure on the dole would be Ono scheme of development nothing compared to his patiar- reduced, the basis of national succeeded another. In course of chal responsibilities for the clan income broadened. Mr. J. M.time, both the Lake and the which now found Itself without a Keynes estimates that no less Creek were filled up and the home. than fifty per cent. of capital tanks of Morrison and Leighton WONGNEICHONG expenditure on such work would Hills brought under the pick to

provide filling return to the Exchequer in the

A rumour quickly spread through the city yesterday that the P.W.D. form of annual revenue.

A benevolent Government how- fossickers were abandoning the field ed into a raging torrent by sur-ever, sensible to a duty in a crisis and moving to Fedder Street, but interest on a loan of £200,000,- mer rains, was harnessed between for which it might have been in this has been discounted. 000 at four per cent, is only the presale confines of a nullah, some small measure responsible, £8,000,000 per

Personally, we think that we have annum. Mr.The original nullah served its pur came to the rescue, and Wong. the beat system, Keynes claims that the increase pose until it was broken by the Incichong Redivivus appears to be We don't want to discourage mo- in revenue would be £100,000,- waters unleashed by the rain-flout on the way to actual reality when torlats and others who are follow- 000. Even assuming a mistake of

of 1923.

It built for these unhappy Squating the P.W.D. activities with con- in his figures and that the WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN.

tera a new and more permanent siderable intrest, but по Exchequer, would gain to the

home on higher ground up the they are on the wrong track The havoc wrought by that Valley. There it to-day faced the As a real descendant of the extent of only £25,000,000, there summer's visitation is still Antiquarian-two, three, four lines most famous gold miner in Austra would be a profit of £17,000,000, called: it vividly resurrected enn of neat little habitations well-linn history, what we don't know But Mr. Chamberlain does not ditions of the Valley in these built and doubtless wholly eat-about gold wouldn't send the Hung- appear to have the courage of earlier days and strikingly upheld isfactory, but alas, without the kong dollar up an eighth. Mr. Keynes's convictions.

the view of a later generation np-hoary traditions for which ne Working on our system, we hope proaching the hubject with some amount of architectural duplica-to make more money than even the Because the Hongkong police are Neville Chamberlain's second

80 narrow-minded, we don't pro- Budget is beyond question.

Between 3 a.m. and 7 a.m. more another turn, and in 1933-exactly system, but, belleve us, it's good, The Kaleidoscope of Life taken Pose to disclose the details of our Figures

The "dumping" of Japanese than 10 inches of rain fell, and in a decade after the Great Deluge-be long now, before you'll see the are produced which

All we can say is that it won't balance to it nicety; with just cement in Hongkong at prices so a bleak aspect, its deeper dupres- fook still retaining the Eldership of for-leather down Queen's Road, or the morning the Valley presented the Antiquarian Ands Yip Kang sheriff and his posse, riding hell. a little on the credit side in case obviously

ridiculously low 18 to be

alons under water, and a sweeping his tribe, reduced by migrations wherever it is the P.W.D. is going uneconomical of accidents. If a heavy shrink-long be recognised as a menace the nullah within whose cent.nee Year, the Village Elder's hair hins desperadoes from Shaukiwan Gulch. has food making entirely inadequate abroad. In his Seventy-Fourth to strike gold, after a bunch of nge in revenue is to be to the Green Island Cement it was designed to be contained. turned completely white, and who have held up the coach and anticipated, it is met by the Company, but it needed Mr. Excavation work on

the upper Ano reduction in fixed debt charges J. Scott Harston's speech at slopes and in the area where the flecked with grey. But a

patriarchal moustacho is Its oscort.

ruddy. and the total suspension of the the Company's annual meeting first stones of the new modern full countenance

We cannot tell you who the de- Sinking Fund for debt redemp on Tuesday to bring home the residential settlement were being physique, and quick recollection will leave it to your imagination

robust aperadoce will be led by, but we full significance of the position. lald, brought complications, of age old details set out in hi tion. A sop is thrown to the He produced enough data clear-mass of water being diverted into Narrative spoke of faculties un-looking forward to a return to the All we can say is that we are brewer and to the drinker of his ly to show the desirability, even pletely swamped

the lower levels, where it com- impaired. In keeping with the good old days. brew. The income tax-payer is necessity, of purchasers adopt-homestead of the Yips and the trend of the times, he has changed! granted a little more time to ing a line of action which will Nga. For 200 years the Squatter and is now proprietor of

from pig-breeding to shop-keeping pay; the strain on his purse at give to the local manufacturers Village had successfully withstood Tung Fong, the leading teahouse home he will deserve a

the "When General Jardine comer Christmastide is passed on to and other producers, who are the elements. Now the mud walls in a busy and thriving suburb. triumph." June. By a delicate adjustment endeavouring to compete in this enally crumbled, and in the morn Like the Ancient Mariner, with a

---Leading Article. of a rebate on heavy olla, it is market on a fair competitive Ing only the roof topa of a fow wondrous tale to unfold, he is And no one who set his teeth and hoped to benefit the coal basis, a reasonable chance of huts still standing, were visible partial to the Interested stranger prayed for England in the darkest above water. Carcasses of drown- industry. The heavy motor selling their cement. Malaya, e pigs and poultry floated about. who comes into his once Sleepy hour of her need; who thrilled to vehicle is to contribute more affected in exactly the same way. Happily, as the and

the deathless story of her sons heavily to the upkeep of the has given a very definite lead parent, the Squatters had moved Now he looks at the Nuliah grim courage; who, when the perft roads. And when that has been through the Government's deci-out, and the whole settlement, running past his feet, and spits as flercent.

never turned his head, but said, all has been said. Thesion to use nothing but British now totalling a thousand souls, reflectively into it; then bends hie gaze in the direction of the Blue

marched breast forward, lead which it was hoped the or British Colonial cement for survived the disaster.

Pool from which it receives ita

Never doubted clouds would Chancellor would give in the government works, whilst in In-

THE KALEIDESCOPE

waters further up the hill; and and who, when victory at length

break," encouragement of expenditure dia, where the British and na- REVOLVES.

finally, his Narrative concluded, upon sound constructive enter- tive cement trade is in danger.of

crowned the long agony of prises was depressingly absent. being wiped out by unfair Japan-sopher, is real and earnest and the thoughts are receding... far have the nerve to talk about Ver-

Life, urges the Poet and Philo- relapses into a deep reverie.

our heroes-and some people still In Britain to-day, incomes are ese competition, the Trade Con-grave is not Its goal... Thore from the Present. contracting, trade and business vention between Indian and was need for such consolation,

dun shed tears of pure tremb- is diminishing, taxation is the Japan has been denounced and The revolving Kale icecope

With a guilty feeling of having ling joy and thankfulness to Hen- of irreverently disturbed the cobwoba ven, we have only one hope. heaviest in the world and un-Japan forfeits her most favour-Life in that summer of 1923 show of a hoary Past, the Antiquarian employment remains obstinately ed nation treatment. Surely the fed the fortunes of the Yips and the steals softly away. in the region of 3,000,000. Mr. time has come for the Hong- Chamberlain tacitly acknow-kong Government to follow the ledges these pregnant facts by ties? Such a decision would not action of the Malaya authori- budgeting for a reduction in be actuated by mere sentiment. revenue by nearly £50,000,000. The position in Hongkong, as in At such a time, private in- Malaya and India, Is abnormal, dividuals and business organisa-and must be dealt with by tions cannot be expected to abnormal methods if the cement embark upon a policy of expan-industry is not to become the sion. A fillip from the Govern- victim of ment is essential. And the op- "dumping" campaign,

grossly unfair portunity is ripe Money is cheap. Millions of pounds are lying as idle as the street loafer, waiting for the chance of remunerative employment. Unfortunately

"Sport will shortly become a Mr. Nevillo subject for the League of Na- Chamberlain is still living in the tions to handle" facetiously re- year 1931. Conditions have marked a speaker the other day. radically changed since that But there is a warning underly- fateful year; the worst features ing the careless observation. of the emergency have been sur-Yesterday a rlot was only just mounted; British Government averted at an American baseball credit standa as high as that of match; we still have the bitter any country in the world; the taste of the "body-line bowling". day of halting half-hearted controversy in our mouths; the tickering with economic pro- eternal strife over amateur, or, blems is past. But the politician as it is now called, "shamateur", is uppermost in the Chancellor. status in tennis and golf; tho The ability to observe facts demonstrations at last year's twelve months after the average Olympics; the squabble which man remains. He is still heavily followed the return to London of inoculated with the economy bug the English Olympic swimmers. which swept the country after Such incidents are becoming all the alarums of 1931. The bold too common in the theatre of lead asked for is denied. A sports to-day, auggesting per more uninspiring Budget in the haps, a new interpretation of present time could scarcely bo Wellington's historic announce imagined. Mr. Chamberlain's ment that the battle of Waterloo economic outlook is discouraging was won on the playing folds of and disastrous if it is to be taken Eton. Is it that sport-to-day is as a mark of the Government's more militant than idealistic?.

Is It Sport?

became ap¬

Hollow.

Edgar sooms to have met with success at last. Two of

-his paintings are being cut into jiyanWpURLIE","

Hie

Roman

บ

We hope, on that day when the English cricketers pass down Whitehall in majesty to be reward- Jed with the highest honours

plous nation can bestow, that the Poet Laureate's official Ods,, or Carmen Seculare, will be an ode in his later manner.

FOOTNOTE TO ABOVE, Lovers of the earlier Masefield will agree, we think, that however haunting the music of auch lines

AS!

"You ononty grop!" -- "You

mucky slouch!**

"Take that, you nosey grummit!””

-"Ouch!

the Test victory requires como- thing more in harmony with a na- tional religious festival. Same- thing in the Horatian mode, in n word.

How unfortunate it is-is it not? that the only rhyme to "Jardino" In modern English should be "Sar- dinc."

NEWS FROM THE ARMY, From a friend in military circles, we learn that the arrival of the lovely Sahib sisters, Pukka and Notta, has added considerably to the pleasures of the social round.

Pukka Bahib is a. perfect

speci mon of cream-and-roses English girlhood, and her glacial repose and unchanging expression are all that could be deafred. Her slator Nosta, unfortunately, is rather impossible; speaks to people not in the Services, and all that sort of thing. -

Not quite hundred conts to the dollar, if you ask us. Besides tear- ing about with a fearful civilian bounder who buys his topees in Kowloon. Everybody cute them frightfully on those occasions, of course