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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1933.

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1983.

BUDGET DOLDRUMS

new

NOTES OF THE DAY

THE RULE OF THE INSPECTOR

GENEVA HOPES

While nothing definite has emerged from the disarmament

By a SCHOOLMASTER

The Very Idea!

FERRY FOOLISH

By Eddie Kelly, Bonun

the Coal Dump. It was time they shifted

to the Peak. You know, dear, I've often wanted to”.

"call him all sorts of names. She told him he was her

"-Queen, but the finesse 'didn't como off. So I led my

"wife to a dinner dance last night. She has been dieting and

I

"went round in forty-seven. which wasn't too bad seeing that

discussions at Genova, somo solaco TECENT pronouncements fourteen or over, he stipulated. 9. I told him to keep hla'hand to ́ may be derived from the signs of by those in authority "no extra mathematics."

The Principal of the local Train-about rapprochement between

France have proved disturbing to ing College came to criticise the and Italy. Few countries are so teachers and others con-teaching of some students who fortunately situated as France. nected with elementary edu- were with us at the time. Onu was teaching simple interest to It has advantages denied to many cation. Teachers are a very the top form. The Principal ask others. And although it has on conservative body, so thated the form master, "Why do you bother to teach simple interest? occasion appeared to indulge in their opinions, as expressed It will never be any use to them unnecessary alarm, and has por to me, are worthy of con- They would be better employed in haps wearied the world with its sideration.

learning a few simple conjuring demands for security, in its new

The Hadow scheme, whereby tricks, such as making a sixpence

| vanish up their sleeves.” mood it appears to appreciate its classes are grouped solely by

This, in these days of hire par- remarkably strong position in aage started it. It is an orphan; chase and concerning boys as Europe which is unquestionably nobody loves it. The net result familiar, through their fathers, has been that young, intelligent with a choquo-book na he was. unsettled. As efforts for interna-boys have to cool their heels in himself! tional organisation have, to some company to which they feel Another inspector's ́inovitable extent, or at least provisionally, definitely superior, while the advice, when discussing the ex- been abandoned, it is curious to older, backward boy is promoted tension of any subject, was: observe that France has becoine to a class which is doing work"Take It off the mathemitica."

fur beyond him.

used to assert that a working man are just printing the much calmer.. It worked to ob-

RULE OF

had enough academic knowledge scraps of conversation we tain the protection of other coun-

if he could read a newspaper and

heard coming across on the tries as though it were afraid to

count his wages!

What of the future? Is there Star Ferry this morning.

stand alone, and it was often re- proached for its evident nervous ness. But now the new autarchy has made France to withdraw

more within itself, and it faces

the future undisturbed,

NO NEW WAR

demur some

into

THE PHYSICAL.

'I fozzled the ninth for

"battle of Johnny Walker

on the ice. What about coming

across-

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with my Jack, and made four overtricks.”-

7E aren't rambling. We

Another inspector, now retired, W

The next, disturbing factor is that there is a growing tendency a definite policy to level down the to subordinate academic work to standard? Remember that at the When we look around at physical training and manual moment 70 per cent. of the suc

cesses in the Higher Civil Service the same old people on the work.

The aim of the elementary examinations are achieved by men same old Ferry, speaking school, in the words of the Board and women who once were attend-about the same old things, of Education's publication, "Sug-ing elementary schools. Remem- gestions to teachers," is to ber that the professions also in and the same old places, we train the scholar to be industrious, clude a plentiful representation. self-reliant, able to make a sus-The nation is entitled to tained effort, and to free diffi-straightforward declaration of culties; and above all, he should policy from the Education Board. leave school with his mind awake, and his appetite for learning whetted by the foretaste of know- ledge which he has hand.

DON'T LAUGH AT THE HIGHBROW!

get a pain in the neck.

Hongkong people are about

as original in their conversation as the joke about the Scotsman: and the half empty bottle of whiskey.

Julius Caesar, for instance, could

on Cleopatra's barge on the Nile.

If statesmen' are wise there will not only be no now war in Europe, but the apprehension of war will be dispelled. Certainly of recent

As I interpret it, while cor- The Colony's Budget has been months there has been commotion [rective physical training-and

Just too bad that we couldn't The advent of especially swimming-is essential, presented without provoking on the Continent.

have some of the old-timers as any great excitement and losing Herr Hitler, who had expressed the first duty is to attend to the

fellow-travellers. Look at all requirements of the mind." nothing of tradition in

By ERIC LINKLATER. himself in down-right and even

If a boy selects the trade of

the interesting people we' read hands. Mr. Tratman followed flamboyant terms, troubled France boller-maker, fitter, turnor, etc.,

HERE is a song-or there about in our history books. ah apprenticeship in! TH

should be called "Everybody They're not half as dull as the fitfully in the footsteps of his far less than might have been ho serves

ia somebody's highbrow". This moderns. predecessors, selecting the drab expected. The Four Power Pact which to learn his trade and to

which if put

song, even if it is not yet written, practice, acquire skill in handling tools.

The tragedy is that, in far too will excuse my mentioning the fact best of colours in his picture of definitely brings the possibility of the financial outlook, and no treaty revision into view,was after many cases, the academic learn-that I was once given that proud tell a pretty tale about hia holiday

Iny left behind at fourteen, the title. accepted. The threads never or rarely-to bel

It happened in this way: Some diplomatic activities in central picked up again. Europe aroused considerable at- The English specialist on the little time ago I happened to go tention, but did not noticeably same staff as myself was appeal with two other men to one of those perturb France. Matters indeed ing for a larger share of the time places where people dance, and table for his subject, only to be where the friendless are provided are taking a course which are informed by a regretful head with partners at the modest rate certainly not unfavourable. It is master that he could spare him of a shilling a mile or so. When we had danced for a great distance obvious that Signor Mussolini has no more, become far more cautious in his "Mr. So-and-So" (an inspector) We grow tired, so we all sat down he said, "will insist on three forty-to rest and drink coffee or lemon approval of German policy thus five-minute periods, for physical ade or some such thing. And we opening the door n little wider for training, and then 1 must make talked of this and that.

provision for swimming lessons, visita to playing fields, Arts and Crafts, drawing and woodwork" WHY BOYS CAN'T CALCULATE.

France,

blame can be attached if he failed to leave the impression that, in actual fact, the taxpay- ér has cause

to congratulate himself upon the absence of fresh imposts. Each Budget Day the grim suspicion arises that the Colony is perilously near the verge of insolvency; and the public is invited to study the manner of survival with thoughtful but approving eyes. Revenue in 1934 is estimated at $31,781,625 and expenditure at BETTER FEELING $33,442,695, foreshadowing deficit of $1,711,070 on the year's working, and if that is not suffi- cient to cause a shudder of ap- prehension, it should be borne in mind that the estimated sur- plus at the end of 1934 will not exceed $11,698,781. To this un- relieved picture of gloom must be added the fact that while there is a prospect of a saving of $520,973 in sterling salaries by reason of the higher rate of exchange adopted for purposes

a

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We doubt whether all the legends about Julle and Cleo, are true, but what food for scandal they could afford the people on the Star Ferry.

Could you imagine those two- hens sitting in front of you, retail- ing the latest choice morsel about Julio's escapade,

Twitter, twitter, cluck, cluck, .." and that hussy Cleo. cluck. kicked him two inches below the ohost because she heard that the way to a man's heart was through his stomach.................

MEMORABLE COMMENT.

"They were seen out at Repulae Presently we--the men, that is drifted into an argument. It may Bay Last night. Even though he's have been about politics or pica Cacaer, I think it's immoral. tures, about books or music er And they do tell me that he Cassar Recent actions in Germany have

How often do business men religion. I forget. But it grow every night......".

What Hongkong people need is a indeed indisposed Great Britain denounce inaccuracy in modern fairly fierce, and sonie trenchant

statements were made. Our part- bit of livening up. Somebody and rendered Italy prudent, Herr arithmetle? One reason for Hitler himself is ondeavouring to possible decline ie the limited time nors listened, at first politely, and should conduct community singing. then, I am glad to say, more at as we cross the harbour on the

Ferry.' put brakes on the revolution and now devoted to it.

The Chief Inspector for the dis-tentively. And after some minutes to keep his followers in check. But trict asked the headmaster of one one of them made a remarkable, there arises the problem of the senior school, "Why do you allo- memorable, and important obser Anschluss, which is a substantial cate the first period in the mor

She said, "Well, highbrows are barrier to a full Italo-Germanning to mathematics?" understanding. Italy, more than "Because the children's minds are called forth that criticism, but

The puzzled headmaster replied, tough!"

It does not matter what remark France, is opposed to the domina- freshest then." tion of Austria by Germany, and

vation.

We have tried to do this quite often on the last Ferry, but most of the people who travel on that boat want to conduct their own singing. Feople who travel on the Peak,

H.M.I.'s comment was, "Put it obviously it was something novel tram should also think out somë” of calculation, new posts and deprecates the National Socialist at the end of the afternoon when something heterodox, or something thing original to pass the time s

pressure upon the little country. they are jaded. It's the least The cause of revision will be important subject on the time

table." jeopardised unless German tactles Then again, when we proposed are profoundly modified. Hence to cater specially for the boy of the now stops toward a Franco- Italian rapprochement. A good deal remains to be done, but there is unquestionably a far batter feeling on both sides of the Alps than thoro has been for soveral

YONIA.

stipulated increments will ab- sorb the entire amount and more and the total cost of personal emoluments of Government ser- vants will, despite the higher rate of exchange, exceed that of the 1983 estimate. Nor must it be forgotten that pensions will cost the Government $196,000 more in 1934. than in 1933. The facts are plain enough. It is impossible to deny that the Treasury's burden in these direc- tions is becoming increasingly SMUGGLING difficult to bear. In 1934, pro- vision has to be made for expen-

'diture of over $13,000,000 in the The loss in revenue from tobac- form of personal emoluments, co and opium almost entirely ac- over $2,800,000 in pensions, rent counts for the startling drop in ordinary Treasury receipts, "an- allowances and passages, and nounced yesterday. Tobacco duties over a million dollars in various are expected to produce $2,000,000 other way in the interests of less than the estimato and Government servants, on uni- | opium $1,800,000, less, than was. forms, travelling allowances and anticipated. These are remarka- the like. In these circumstan- bly heavy Items, forming the most cea, and with revenue falling, interesting Budget feature, al- though thero fs no mystery con- oplum smokers declining to pur-corning the causes of the opium chase the Singapore brand, a shortfall. Addicts do not like the trade depression which shows no new brand from Singapore and sign of lifting, and no clear idea simply will not have it if they can of where next year's windfall is obtain illicit, and better, brands. coming from, official caution in Tobacco offers a puzzle. It is budget-making (and rendering) difficult to believe that. Hongkong is hot dimeult to appreciate, is smoking less, yet revenue here Hopes of some remission of taxa-also is down by nearly one-half. Some part of this, but not very tlon, a reduction perhaps of a large, is the result of the rise in cessive postal rates, had natur exchange, and a smaller part may ally to be disappointed. Come possibly be attributable to "growth mercial firms, possibly feeling intrada in locally manufactured the onslaught of the economic cigarettes, It Booms highly pro- blizzard more severely than bable that the aditional revenue Government, must fool thankful offers to be employed next year they know where they stand to keep a watch on the New Tar The Budget might have been ritories land border are needed

urgently to-day.

a. plece of destructive. It was or butchery. And so the girl was intellectual exploration, rebellion, correct in describing it as tough, (Continued on Page 12.)

I have been having the strangest dreams lately.

inunity song we can think of off-, transit. The only appropriate com- handia "We're a-tram, tram, tramming along the high way," but something more original than sing- ing is required from taipana.

Besides, said he nastily, it costa $6 for a ferry ticket, but it's ten bucks on the tram."

FISH-O!

Why it is that when a woman parti- cularly wants something, it is in- variably something you can't get her?. Pets is probably just guzzling down the remnants of his breakfast when suddenly a dulcet voice like that of ZBW's announcer comes from the dining room. Angoljus is suggesting salmon for supper, and will be bring homo a nice cut from the Dairy Farm? He agrées».

At five-thirty, if he hasn't forgom it, ha goos gally to the shop. There are heaps of fish, lying cold and in Animato on the slab. like suba hera on the beach. There are all kinds 'ef fish: There are herrings, shrimps, dogfish, puppyfish, ordinary fish, whales, dolphins, and fish that ought not to be allowed. But there are no Balmon.

...The assistant smiles. Ilko tha Cho shire Cat. This is the seventeenth in quiry for salmon he has had in half. an hour. Everybody's wife has pick ed on salmon when there are nong, “.

Pete is checked, but not yet, slain: He remembers another shop. They offer to save him, one for to-morrow. Frantically he charters a taxi and tries anothor: shopThey have never knowit such'u run on salmon. At the sixth shop they are shut, and it costs hlin, $20 that night to take. Angelina out to dinner where she indignantly. points to salmon on the manufa But it wouldn't have mattered what aho wanted, pineapples, 2 Pruner parachute There would

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