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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1933.

· 1933,

NOTES OF THE DAY MAKE THE PUNISHMENT The Very Idea!

PEKING SPECULATION

Events in North China yesterday

throw no light on the significance of the Fang Chen-wu invasion. of

FIT THE CRIME

By C. J. CUT CLIFFE-HYNE

THE LOVE RACE

By Eddie Kelly, XXX HEN we first came to the demilitarised, zone. Uneast-T is not fair always to judge the make a good showing in fines for

Hongkong, we thought equity of punishments from the pocket of the Treasury. The ness still exists rogarding Japan-

unfortunato innkeeper supplies China would be a wonderful

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upon at the moment. If he is, it la

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intentions. Reports which. | nghwspaper reports of trials. Cir-most of this importance. Possiplace to live in. have yet to be authenticated de- cumstances not reported often vary this is a result of our clare that the Japanese forces the degree of gullt. But cir-gambling laws. both inside the Great Wall and cumstances or no circumstances,If an inkeeper gives a personal

We were told that you along the Wall have been strongly there is no possibile doubt that friend a glass of beer at an hour could always tell a man's reinforced and the Chinese are many sentences given In British when Whitehall says he should not quito convinced that a second Courts are iniquitous, either as be thirsty, it is a toss-up as to wealth by the number of his whether he is or is not being spied wives, just as in Australia Japanese invasion with a view to regards severity or lightness.

Horo are a few samples extending domination over the

Man charged with skinning a cat has to pay a heavy fine or have his tune by the number of sheep

again a toss-up whether he merely you determine a man's for-` Luantung area is imminent. Thor alive. Severely reprimanded and licenco and Incidentally his vell- only doubt

the part implored not to do it again. The hood taken away from him. I he possesses. which Fang Chen-wu is playing. brute, of course, ought to have suppose It is the gamble that at- It has yet to be shown whether he been given a year's hard, with tracts him, and gambling is against It's true that sheep have. is a Japanese tool or whether the hearty floggings at monthly intor- the law of England. As is well nothing to do with wives nor Japanese are proposing to use his

Jarned known, there are no Irish sweep- presence in the demilitarised zone as a means to an end. As we said yesterday, suspicion is natural, It can only be hoped that the Japanese are being misjudged.

"KILLING TIME"

vala.. That would have

him. What possible use are a few atakes tickets on sale in this Eng-have- cows. We just mentioned: mouthfuls of magisterial words to land of ours. The Horns Office has them as 'an analogy. a cat torturer?

Bald. 8o.

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For instance wives don't give

Motor-lorry driver charitably picks up wet, schoolchildren and carries them home. Heavily fined Now I am not one moment wool, but then, neither do they for his kindness, and driving attacking judicial authority in ruin good grazing ground. licence suspended for a year. As England as J whole. I have he was a one-man firm that meant travelled in a good many other On the other hand-and we do bie livelihood was taken away for lands, from Columbia to the Congo, want to be fair to both sides→ twelve months. Magistrates are from Lapland to the United States, always down on footling technicali- and for general fairness English a sheep wouldn't insist on us ties like this.

Judges and English magistrates taking it to the $5 Cavalcade. aro streets ahead of all others.

touch. Nor would a sheep insist If there is any possible probable Three desertora, most efficiently shadow of doubt about a case, the on a new dress every time it equipped with jemmies and other citizen in the dock gets the benefit went out to dinner. And it burgling. Did they get three then? We fall back on our national whether it lived on the Peak or professional plant, were caught of it. But once convicted, what wouldn't give a tinker's hoot years each? Not at all. They policy of muddling through. There

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were admonished, and sent back to is no fixed tariff of punishments Kowloon. their regiment. Presently, one

commuted.

guesses, they will be back to the except hanging, and that is ofton provide another sporting run for burgle again. Possibly this is to

the polico,

And, yet, we've got to be fair. On the wife's behalf it must be said that often she is better look- ing than a sheep.

The attitude is, of course, under- standable to some extent, arising as it does from the fact that to most people, real leisure is a complete stranger, who will in- troduce into our habits of living a novel idea, regarding whose beneficence we feel we must re- main in doubt till time answers the questions which bezet us. However, certain comforting re- SOCIAL, SERVICES

flections at once arise. It should IN HONGKONG be remembered that the new leisure will come comparatively The Government has picked early in the day, while the zest for up another good idea by studying production and creation is still legislation passed by other Colon-active. There should not, then, be les. Following in the path of Pen-so much temptation to "kill time" ang and Singapore, a Mercantile by seeking amusements which have Marine Assistance Fund is to be we can with enthusiasm esgage in nothing else to recommend them. created and provided with funds civle movements, in the pursuit of from the revenue of the Colony, an art, or in such phases of for dispensing relief in cases of philanthropy as do not require ing to the whim of the authorities is done in car thefts in his time we have given fatherly advice

distress among shipping men. The need, if it is there, could, it

long training nor degrees,

is true, have been discovered and IDEALISM

met without waiting for Penang

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NEW WORLD VISION

Baroness gave husband a black eye. Case dismissed. The news papers did not report what the

Court attendants are of opinion that the justices pick their senten-

For the most part, however, ces out of a hat. That may be all getting married is a bad thing, and right as a generalisation, but it is if the Australian pastoralist knows bold Baron said first.

Man fined for leaving his motor-I know of one stipendiary, a

unfair to some of the exponents. his onions he'll stick to his sheep.

The only reason we mentioned. car broken down at the side of the doddery old fellow on the wintry sheep when we wrote about wives highway whilst he walked to a side of eighty, whose monomania is was because of the sheepless nights

of we have spent since we repair-shop for assistance. An-n detestation for the smell merely record these to show that it has, oddly enough, a other man fined for towing a petrol. "Drunk in charge" makes married. broken-down car to a garage. him see red-quite rightly. He is unwise to use a car with all-corner for car-stealers and sets tender ments. For any motor-car distem- them free with auch regularity pers you are for it anyway, accord- that quite

of the district.

The Innkeeper, of course, gives never-failing sport to benches all over the country. He le hunted savagely. The police packs are always sniffing and baying at his

the chase.

active business an

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were

A COMPLAINT

TTS funny how people come to us with their troubles. During our

area. Driving with an expir removing pimples. We met our wife on subjects ranging from halitosis to ed licence he fines viciously, and he that way. But that's another story.

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Dear Eddie, (he writes),—-

companions farewell, I went up to my room.

simply must--a young mermaid.

Jove, that's a pretty alel. Who is the

friend replies, "Ob, only Mias So-and-So she's been in the Government for the last Afteen years at least," and you say "Oh, Fancy," and start talking about synchromesh,

you

Now where had I got to, Oh, yes. Well can imagine my surprise seeing bes there, «leeping very peacefully, just sa 12 14 Well, I didn't

There are amongst aur assorted Judges fanciers of and objectors to bigamists and confidence-trick men, were her own by little bed. poachers and firebuge, perjurers know what to do at all, and frowned and pickpockets. One cminent furlously, and bit` my nails, but that didn't

rid me of ber- or afford; sa explanation. ↑ The

the prisoner is wearing a made-up era and sat up in bed. - tie. All Judges, you may say, I was thoroughly accustomed to mermaids at Being an Engllikman. I tried to look nu if Every Briton, except a few veno- have their little fade, and one can midnight and aid formally, Good Evening innkeeper is one of our most useful studied these keeping clear of gaol she said, "Is It a unid, "yes, and there's mous tectotallers, agrees that the conceive a law-breaker who has think it's rather warm this evening?" and Ma Neptune. How are you? Don't you tradesmen. But fair treatment merely because he always contrives be lot of rain, too and she said "Has from authority he never receives. to be brought up before the conversational impoane.

after which there seemed to be a It is important for benches 'to (Continued on Page 6.)

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Now, dear Eddie (Neptune) Kally, being

■ of the world I know exactly, what you're thinking,-"Aha, simple. This young Zion been out with his friends winning, and Izulend of seeing blus mica encounters pink mermaids, and pretty ones at that. What on earth has he got to grumble at?”.

Farmor accused of having swine- would rather let off a bigamist Yesterday, we received a pitoous fever on his premises. Piga killed than be lenient to an illegal parker. appeal from "WORRIED AND AN- to act an example; but practice Doubtless, 05

the situation by export of the Board of Agricul- At home he is harmless and like-XIOUS YOUNG MAN!! We referred elsewhere is ever more cogent in reveals itself, such opportunities ture and Fisheries. Past-mortem able. In his police court, to my the matter to the Harbour Depart- will develop and formulate for examination of pigs', Internals mind, he ought to be in the dock ment, the Water Polica and the Water this Colony than any local sub-themselves 4 code, demanding proved they had not got swine or rather than on the bench.

Authority, but they say the problem mission concerning our special from those who enter these un- any other variety of fever. Far- Sheep-stealers in a sheep-raising has nothing to do with water. So, needs. Neither Penang nor Sin-remunerated fields, faithfulness mer only compensated to 30 per neighbourhood are quite rightly re.in care any of our readers can assist,

and intelligence. For, in the cent. of their value. Not even an mitted for trial to a part of the we are publishing his letter in full. gapore ranks with Hongkong as absence of salaries, a moral code apology given to the pigs. But country where the jury only see Ons evening recently, having wished my a "home port." The problem of will have to be accepted which before execution, two of the pigs their mutton when it is cooked, as distress among shipping men has requires, under penalty of dis- were found wandering on the high-sheep-farmers naturally would pre- and found tying in the bed-1 know you never been so acute in either respect, sincere devotion. More way, and on being questioned he fer to see sheep-stealers hanged don't usually believe me, but this time you over, the selection of workers must admitted that they were not re- after the grand old habit of the At least she looked young, but you know place as it has in-Hongkong dur-be as careful as if a salary were gistered. Farmer fined £15. Far-past-But does the innkeeper got how it is nowadays. You see a pretty girl ing the last eighteen months or involved. Prestige will adhere to mer said he had lost £200-$800 similar treatment? Not at all. going down the street, and you, Bay By

and except for the traditional a leisure valuably employed. Such over the affair, and was told curtly In fact, the Bench is deliberately and your

a situation may contribute to that farmers should not grumble. packed against him. reluctance of the Government to human society many important Stand down. Next caso. associate itself officially with trends and many enriched per- direct social services, there is no sonalities. Of course one cannot dream or look forward to im reason why Malay and ports mediate realisation of a society should have been first, in the universally interested in fine field. They were, of course, and thanks are due for the influence. /different levels, we may watch criminal, who thereby slips out of always claps on an extra month if he gave a charming Hitle yawn, opened ber

hopefully the vast army of human unwittingly though it may have beings on whom suddenly has been. The Mercantile Marine devolved the necessity to construct a philosophy of lelaure and a Assistance Fund is a useful pro-cultural goal. Just because this posal, although it is more im- new gift of time will imply selec- portant as having set the Hong- tion and voluntary dovation, it kong Government thinking about intelligence and idealiem.

must strengthon in most classes, its social responsibilities than as a means of doing good in the sphere chosen. Feeling in some quarters, and it is a view to which we subscribe, is that while the idea is commendable, its scope should be widened. It is probably true to say that there are more men in other walka, of life, in need of assistance poverty amid plenty. His speech, than there are in shipping published yesterday, Is worth read- circles, and it can be argueding over, and over again, with that they have greater aperial attention to the refusal to be alarmed at the prospect of in- claim upon the Colony be-creasing leisure for all and sun- cause of regularity of residence. dry. It is a strange fact that there Some of them exist, hoping for are many who would be willing to throw themselves heartily into the better times; by virtue of the cause advocated, but for the fear doles of the Benevolent Society; of leisure. others strain the bonds of their friendships and wear down their sensibilities. That is the real of government, organised on the tragedy of trade depression, not same lines as or in conjunction the loss of income to rentiers, with the Fund now proposed. but the insidious destruction of The Hongkong community re- the moral fibre of those thrown sponda amazingly well to the out of employment. Charity, if frequent calls upon its private so it is termed, will not prevent purse for charitable purposes, Less 10% Cash discount it, but offers some check; and but many of these calls should assistance out of public funds, not be made, particularly as they proffered in the right way, goos mean that well-disposed indivi- still further in enabling a man | duals contribute more than their who is just “axed" without causo, fair, share. It will be admitted other than economic to preserve that the problem created for the his self-respect. In short, the government on entering this work of the Bonevolent Society held is a big one, but at least should also be the responsibility let us call an end to laissez faith,

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"Let's not talk clothes at dinner, girls. You know how your

father gets."

Well, Eddie, this simply proves that you must not judge others by yourself, for that was not the case. I had Just been to Christian Sefence meeting and my poor little brain was simply too futi of Marxlan theories and Dr. Cose.

Anyhow, there we sit and looked at cash other, until she kald suddenly, "How did i there?" "I'm dashed If I know," I replied. "I came in and found you 'here."

She looked paazjed and then wald "I think the typhoon blew me in."

" Xfm." I laughted, "Very funny. You Just blaw in to see me, oh 75

"Yes," Quietly, which made mo feel rather Billy.

"But surely you must have some iden ma to how you came here. When did you last,”! Damit the, gle. She'd gone to sleep | By' this time it was 12.30 h. I was feeling rather tired but couldn't get to bed because, for one thing. I'm a very pure-minded young man, and another, a Uitlq stresas: of mult water was just beginning to trickle out onto the floor.

I looked at her again, (by this, üme aba was probably riding dreamdolphlaa) and then," feeling the whole affair had gone, some BA beyond me, I prepared for an uncoraforisbio night on the sofa.

I awoke early the next morning_and-las- for a minute boying the whole-affate, -kad- [bean" a__dream. “Of course it was a dream jana. mermaids didn't exist, any more than fairies. 1 glanced over to the bed und)---Of¦'G70]; BOMETHING WAS WHONO; with me, with men,, kad, with all modern (dosa, for there. the lay, her golden hair escaping' over ‘ibe·' willow, and a allvery blus tall just -showing- at the bottom of the bed. FANART 2. Bho wake up Inter but made no attempt: to' got up, Just lay, watching, me while I mixed tips house anti-egal: In eod. Unet:oll för bars Tchad an awful Job preventing, the boy from entering...

Wêu that, Kelly 'bid' pal,' be the pallion could you advice me sa to the best thing do? Bhe bus boan thain ihres days, how,, atid-my stock of unimages is running very low. Often. I have determined to tell her, the- muit go. That every Alysa Iỷ commence"ibe tooka aš me with, her more bite, sya, and. 1.. experienég a shlyery sensation all over, begin to alammer, andik, ah, bus, what's the ma

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