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THE CHINA MAIL.
Indicate it to be the production of a China Mail machine who in private life is understood to be a Freemason or an Anarchist or a Christian Scientist or a wife-beater, that also Is irrelevant. The China Mail, to use another illustration, is an instru. ment, a fiddle that more than one
THE PLAGUE RAT.
There are taipans that work. One such in a Hongkong office is often too busy to go to lunch, and has any old snack brought in and put on the corner of his rell-top.. If, as some-
LOCAL AND GENERAL..
To-day'a dollar is worth Se. 6 7:164.
SATURDAY MAY 31. 1919.
LOCAL CASE OF RABIES. Government GAZETTE.
POLICE SERGT: TO UNDERGO PASTEUR TREATMENT:
There are cases of rabies among ceeding to Saigon for the pasteur
THE GIST OF IT.
may play, You may play it yourself times happens, it gets covered with. of plague, two of eateric (one British, dogs in Hongkong, One"mar is proof Rouble Notes. (except those of
invoices or whatever they call those big sheets of ruled paper full of figures, he forgets to eat even that.
treatment.
The King probibits the importation the Archangel Government) into England
The Governor requires certificates
He a worried by the thought that the Japanese Legation at Peking, of the Hongkong Police Force, who of origin with all imports from Nor-
has been relieved of His post.
To-day'e return shows two cases Our columns are open to you. It is
one Indian) and one of c. 9. fever. a concert, not a fiddle. If the music is tuneful, enjoy it, without troubling
Capt. S. Ijuin, naval attache to On Wednesday, Sergt. W. J. Kerr about the mere catgue that must play its part. If you don't care for the office rat, may have the plague.
is also caretaker of the Farling Golf the tune, wait for the next item on If he met it, it is almost certain that
Club and course, had the misfortune way, Sweden, Denmark, Holland, or the programme. There are others he would enquire anxiously and
No one will be surprised to to be affected by a dog suffering
Switzerland. in the audience, and your turn sympathetically. How are you feel learn, after this morning's heary from rabies.
The Honourable Mr. Alabaster, public service" our policy of man, never too busy to be kind, has been again postponed, this time sporting dog with puppies was at private pumping station, which now
ing this morning?" He is that sort rain, that the Polo Club Gymkhana A China Meil man learns that a
asked on May” 27. ---
Will the Government take over tho great many things And very fussy.
the Golf Club in the care of Sergt.supplies Broadwood Road with water, Kerr. It is believed to belong to make other provision for the
will come.
By means.
means
without date..
You too will make mistakes. It means a mass of papers from the window the Sanitary Board office we had the suffering from rabies and it was estimates for commencing, the work.
Many of the older residents will remember Captain and Adjutant F, J.G. Agz who was here with the 1st KOYLI afterwards going to Sing apore with his regimen: His engage rent is announced to Miss Mabel Beatrice Cumming of Singapore. He is now Lt. Colonel
shot with several others.
Sergt. Kerr has to go to Saigon for the pasteur treatment, and leaves for there by the s.8. Suisang to morrow.
HONGKONG
STEAMER
in addition.
thase already Yesterday he sniffed as he entered: mentioned in the foregoing.
This room. He sniffed again. He is
At Swatow, about eighty Anti-Mr. Johnstone. There appeared to be water supply of this district, so that social service, trying to a man of Napoleonic promptitude, Japanese demonstrators, including something the matter with the dog the residents may get their water on make Horgkong a better place to land in a twinkling his bell rang, the school-boys etc.; paraded in a procesas. its mouth would not close. live in, and here our job is to listen boy appeared, was sent for a clerk, sion along the streets carrying with It was thought the dog had a the same terms aa prevail in other to the uncountable voices of the mob, who in turn was sent for sanitary them fags bearing incendiary in bone in its mouth to try and disentangle from that in coolies. Within an hour that roomscriptions in Chinese characters.
that could parts of the Colony? not be ejected. Sergt. Kerr's The reply thereto is as follows: coherent murmur the symphonic was a good imitation of Lille after
friend put his hand in the dog's take over the private pumping station, The Government is not prepared to thread, the clue to that evasive im the German evacuation. Even the
Inspector R. G. McEwan of the mouth but could not find anything the gravitation tanks of which are palpability which is called the con- pidgeon-holes of the desk were taken Sanitary Dept., before leaving on the to account for the dog's peculiarity situated in a private house. It is the sensus of public opinion," and to give out. But no dead ra: was found. Neuralia, told a China Mail man. Sergt. Kerr did the same thing and it as clear an expression as possible.
Extraordinary," said the taipan, that he would probably be back after as he drew his hand from the dog's intention to build filter beds in the If you think that easy, try it yourself. and sniffed for the third time. Lifting his leave had expired. Enquiring at mouth, he scratched it on the teeth.
neighbourhood of the eastern end of Afterwards the dog was found to is provided in the present year's Bowen Road, and a sum of $40,000 trying to hold a balance as between ledge. he disclosed a Pork Pie that confirmed by a responsible official. A and B. between rulers and ruled, had been brought for his lunch an masters and servants, rich and poor, untellable number of days before.
from these beds, when they are com Broadwood Ridge will be supplied It means to be various and scattered. At least, he disclosed what was once to interest the greatest number. a pork pie. As it now appeared,
this neighbourhood accepted the fol- pleted. The purchasers of lots in to te different." Papers which are was chiefly a lump of radium, a dull, which are boring, which are quick-ring magazine of stenches.. unread. which are only glanced, over or skimmed, have less power to be useful than those which command the attention of the people. In this galley good vice does need a bush. The bush attracts the many cus- Everaet was arrested and The "Sporting Parson," the Rev- tomers. The many customers make con- the Tower of London. the good wine possible. A bank No charge. The parson has now which had all borrowers and been let out again, after a fortnight's a procession along the streets. The depositors, or all depositors and no detention. Still no change against tradesfolk, at large, however, remain borrowers, wouldn't be of much use. this Finsbury vicar. When is this quiet.
Another important thing is that archaic rnummery going to stop? your clearinghouse" should be The fiction is that there are circum free. It A puts in an advertisement stances, involving the Safety of the British Consul handed over charge
ties are doing. and it thinks it in- hasn't heard what the Chinese author- The Government answers that it (thus helping it to exist) he should not state, that justify these flagrant de- of the Dairen British Consulate to Mr.
advisable to disclose steps it is taking object to the simultaneous appearance partures from lawful procedure. Who G. Paton, new Acting Consul, and
to deal with bad characters. of an item which pleases B and C have the right to decide? The safety left Dairen for Japan via Mukden but happens to annoy himself. This of the State is lost, spatchcocked, and Chosen or the morning of May chus at 7:29 am, on May 29. In juvenile prisoners, instead of keeping is a common Hongkong notion of blows to rays, when the safety of 11, accompanied by Mrs. Cunning-reply to an offer of assistance the them in cells. for 22 or 23 hours out legitimate Press censorship. It may the individual is thus put at the ham.
employment and instruction fer be remembered by many how about mercy of a lettre de cochet. The 15 or 16 years ago the German Tower of London is an interesting
captain of the disabled vessel said of every 24, a confinement injurious
THE TOWER.
problems, hoisted white flags bearing fied with the disposal of the Shantung The Chinese at Chefoo, dissatis-
the Chinese characters "Give us back Tsingtao. School, boys paraded in
Mr. W. B. Cunningham, Acting
}
BREAKS DOWN AT SEA.
ACCIDENT TO · TELEMACHUS
Thé sis. Telemachus (Agents, Wo
lowing condition of saleThe Government is unable to ensure a supply of water to the lot, but will, at the expense of the purchaser, lay a service to the nearest point at
Fat Shing) is reported to have brokens asked what steps the Government which a supply by gravitation can be obtained from the existing water works. system down at sea. She left Saigon for was taking to prevent Kwongtung The Hon. Mr. Lau Chu-pak on May Hongkong with â cargo of rice bad characters, rooted out by the
May 25
The ss Kancho arrived here to carry on.
due here Chinese authorities, from coming here yesterday and reported that the rod and was at ancher off the Pratus Telemachus had broke a connecting Reefs. She is in proximity to the North Reef bearing South 70 East 25 The Kenchow passed the Telena
on
now.
miles distant.
and
is
On May 10, the Yokohama Specie they did not require help and expected
Enquiries of the Wo Fat Shing Company furnish no further details.
ARMED CHINESE.
The Hon. Mr. Alabaster asked for
The answer is that arrangements will work in the gallery of of the F. have been made. The youngsters Hall from 6-30 to 4, picking oakum, making envelopes, or light tailoring. In 1918 the daily average of such was two, and their sentences were mostly short.
business men of Hongkong, objecting relic and a pleasant resort for our Bank held an extraordinary general to effect, repairs and be under way hysically, mentally, and morally, to a candid criticism of the Kaiser, country cousins, but they propose meeting at its Head Office, Yokohama. again by 4 p.m. the same day. withdrew their advertisements from to make a Bastille of it, its days are and passed all proposals inclusive of the China Mail and organized numbered. Every man not a subor the increase of its capital from boycott of us. That we still exist,dinate obeying orders, who had any Y48,000,000 of Y100,000,000. The perky and independent, while the thing to do with this incarceration term of business of the Bank, which Kaise: is brough: low, and those
of the Sporting Parson in the Tower, was to expire in February, 1920, iconspiring merchants are scattered like chaff, is some testimony to the
was decided to be extended by fifty power of a really free and independ ent Press. Since then there have been threats of similar nature, Perhaps inspired by the German example, but the threateners thought Sometimes such
twice about it.
should be shot at once, in the interest class of oficial that is the menace to of the Safety of the State. It is that years..
ASTRANDED SEAMAN,
A LITTLE BIT OF A DIVERSION.
has come to be regarded as an im. portant feature of all newspapers. That is where the second plank of our platform, "Justice," comes in. Probably only angels could supply attempts to muzzle an independent columns of comment six days a week paper help it rather than hinder. HONDEONG, SATERIDAY, MAY 30, 19:9 month after month without occasion- furnishing it with a capital testi- ally missing strict justice or stoppingmonial and advertisement. To enable All that the China Mait to champion the cause of A and chims is that its intention is to be B against C, or of CA against B true and just. That is the instruction etc., it follows that A, B, C, should given to its reporters and commenta until their own turn comes to be some time ago having been left Edward Sheehan,, an Irish seaman, all be patient and tolerant came out of hospital in Hongkong tors. Here a little digression on the pleased as it must. This also is behind by his steamer during his editorial we" is required. is not an individual, nor are
elementary, and plain hörse sense. views"
illness. Being in funds at the time, although we fear it was not addressed necessarily the views of the individual of its novelty, originality, or humour, of diversion, aided by an A.B. thirst. If a China Mail comment by reason and being an Irishman, he had a bit to us in a friendly spirit, is very employees who may be called upon stimulates thought in one reader or welcome. It supplies an excuse to to write them. Some fa con de parler in more, that is public service. If on the rocks, he sought shelter in Later, finding himself once more write on a subject about which it is a sine qua non. It is quite clear by reason of its errors, its crassness. the sanctuary of the Sailor's Home. may be admitted we do know some from the recent trend of Hongkong compels thinking to the contrary, it with Mr. Milroy of the Home landed
or its unpopularity, the comment thing.
Here he was domiciled until a row gossip that it is necessary to point The first and chief function of a
this out. Really, there is no mystery suggests its opposite. the truth, was arrested.
is still public service. newspaper is to present the news.no arcanum, involved.
Even a he him in the streets again, where he Not to make news, but to collect it. precisely the same situation in any though as a matter of policy the China Mr. Lindsell this. morning on a
You have
Summoned before business firm. The manager tells the Mail prefers to approach truth by clerk to write: "We very much more direct path than that. A great regret that etc."
The letter by "Cynicus" in an- other column of this number,
no news no,
and
It is The
Dur
opinions"
Does the manager
The itch for news is no stronger in the newspaperman than in the
that it was he who gave himself up charge of vagrancy the man held reader. If anything. it is less,
London preacher, at a time when because being his trade, he is sooner as manager regret anything? No. profane language was less common
to the Police. sated with it.
The newspaperman's Is it then the correspondence clerk and consequently more shocking secured a berth on the Astoria same Defendant to Mr. Lindsell: I also perfect holiday is spent in inacces who regrets something?
than it is in these days, rose in the time ago, and, well, I had a little bit sible regions where
Again which pulpit, and startled his congregation of booze on her too. Firm comes, and where he tries to i feels the only forget there are such things as felt.
by saying God damn the Sultan." So with the China Mail, That, when all is said, was the fourn scen Capt. Taylour the Harbour which is not one man, nor even a congregation (observe that we name attempted to go back to the Home, Accused continued that he had alistic touch. To preach to a sleepy Master, and on his instigation had number of men, but an institution.
Of course it is understood that names) is not public service. A but was warned off. since the words must flow from little of what they call sensation Mr. Lindsell: You are prepared
Accused: Yes.
newspapers. Let the appetite for
newspaper
regret
that is
service.
to
this;
His Worship: Well I will commit you to the House of Detention.
Appointments.-Mr. Robert Baker
as manager of the British section of the absence of Mr. Winslow. Mr. the Kowloon Canton railway, during Jona Johnstone as unofficial M.L.C. in place of Mr. Landale. Mr. Cecil absence of Mr. T. H. King. Graham Perdue as A.S.P. during the
Commander B.R.H. Taylour R.N. is Promoted Captain for services during the war.
Hearing was resumed this morning in the case in which three Chinese, Two former foreign residents in with illicit possession of a mauser including a woman were charged South Manchuria have lately returned pistol, parts of a revolver and 2,384 to the Far East from the War, viz,rounds of ammunition, in No. 124 Capt..J. A. Bloomfield and Sec-Lieut. Reclamation.Street, Yaumati. J. C. Dowding. Capt. Bloomfield represented the British-American two of the defendants remarked that Mr. P. W. Goldring appearing for Tobacco Co. in various centres four he noticed that a revolver was men and five years ago. Lieut. Dowding tioned in the woman's statement but was the representative of the same the word "reveller ".would not be a firm at Dairen eight years ago. bad substitute.
The Missions to Seamen is being
the South Seas, the O. S. K. despat- of his presence one of the accused cargoes to be shipped to Java and house in question. When made aware ched the steamer Washin Mark on jumped from the verandah to the There being a large amount of. to the effect that he was admitted to the
Sergeant Murphy, "gave evidence incorporated as a company.
extra ps May 9 and the steamer Tsuru Maru roof of an adjoining house, where he оп May 10 for Java, both as was subsequently arrested. Later a cargoes, but on the homeward both steamers will carry miscellaneous
On the outward trip rearch was instituted.
Saigon and sugar from Manila. voyage they will carry rice from
belonging to the Russian Amur Seventeen warships, of which fourteen were more or less damaged,
Japanese Navy from the Bolsheviks Flotilla, which were seized by the
under the command of Capt. S. Naka and were used for river patrolling
Ryojun Naval Depot), have recently mura (formerly chief of staff of the
be retained in the Japanese service for some time to come, been returned to the Omsk govern ment. The remaining warships will
second drawer from the bottom of Sergeant Murphy. I found in the the dressing table, or the middle drawer, a quantity of ammunition.
The case proceeded.
RUBBER PRODUCERS.
AN INTERNATIONAL. ORGANISATION.
The feasibility of an international
MARCONI INTERNATIONAL
MARINE.
PROPOSED INCREASE OF CAPITALL
The Marconi International Marine Communication Co., Ltd., announces that Sir Charles J. Stewart, K.BE. (late Public Trustee), has been elected to a seat on the board of the company. The following circular has beeri issued to the shareholders of the company-
Dear Sir or Madam,-Enclosed
to-
rubber organization was suggested herewith, is a porice convening the Rubber Estates, Ltd. says a Times of 2nd May) for the purpose of cor- by Mr. F. Copeman, who presided at extraordinary general the meeting of the Soember Ajoe (Wednesday, 16th April, and Friday. meetings
Ceylon correspondent. In the course sidering and, if thought fit, passing Government will release 218 ships Both the American and the British £1,500,000. Having regard to the of his address he said that the a special resolution for the increase. It is reported that the British outlook for rubber was improving of the company's capital. totalling 1,500,000 tons, which have markets were now epen and con growth of the company's business and been used by the Government in siderable quantities of rubber, instead the capital outlays, which it contem- transporting food supplies to the of having to be sold in the East at plates being called upon to make, European Continent, before July 1st. about, or less than, the cost of producthe directors think it desirable to lose Upon release, 'these ships will be tion, would now be brought to this immediately used on the Atlantic country. The Rubber Producers' As-provision for their probable require- no time in making the necessary services, and it is expected that sociation of Java had gone a littlements. the Atlantic freight rates may be too far, for the local Government more or less affected by the sudden would only grant licences for the duly passed and confirmed, it is pro- In the event of the resolution being
also sent to the Pacific. release of these ships. Probably export of rubber to members of that posed to offer to the shareholders- some of the released ships will be association. That had been done forthwith 600,000 shares at par, in before they had communicated with proportion to their respective hold- responsible Boards of Directors in ings, ie, one new share for each this country and in Holland. Natu share at present held. Shareholders ally, the Home" Government had desirous of selling their rights, which resented the stringent regulations will of course be valuable, will be. placed upon rabber producing com- given the opportunity of renouncing. panies by a local body without them in favour of the nominees. any consultation. He was one of There would remain 300,000 shares those who had taken steps to induce available for issue at some future the British Government to make re time. presentations to the Dutch Govern which the directors recommend The 600,000 new shares ment for the removal of the neces should be issued forthwith will par- sity for licensing rubber, and all pro- ticipate in all future dividends. duce from Java could now be export-
Your directors contemplate that at
CRIMPING OF COOLIES.
news be attributed to the right parties. Now then. A wants to know about B, C, etc. B desires news of AC, etc. Cis similarly moved. The pen, and the pen be pushed by alism "seems necessary. Within cer to go into the House of Detention? newspaper acts as a clearinghouse some person, there is always back of tain limits, and when occasion calls for them all. All this is elementary, the amorphous "we" somebody who for it, the China Mail will continue and leads up to a consideration of may himself forget at times his im-
to use it. We fear that our local conditions. We leave it to our personal duty. This is the obtrusion correspondent "Cynicus" did not readers to say how far the Ching of personality, the "Nelson touch" expect
ог desire. al Mail discharges this primary duty of in the British Navy or, if you so his John Bull suggestion, which we a newspaper, after we have told them prefer it, the ass's ears sticking out have heard before, is meant to be that in Hongkang A, B, and C expect of the Fon's mane. It is hard to
VICTORIA THEATRE. nasty." It isn't such an impeach- news about the rest of the alphabet, avoid this. Sometimes, we confess,
ment after all. Conventional sneers but object to giving any about them there has been no really earnest iterary quality and style, not to its at John Bull have reference to its
KEENAN'S NEW TRIUMPH. selves for the benefit of the rest. effort to avoid it. No matter. It usefulness. No one doubts that it Keenan in the two Pathe offerings, The reciprocal obligations of consonants one to another in this get glimpses of Nelson's weakness and champion the oppressed, Un-have a treat and a big surprise in
the may sometimes interest you to
Those who enjoyed Mr. Frank has been privileged to serve justice "More Trouble" and "Loaded Dice," way are overlooked, and some for Lady Hamilton, when there isn't of them actually entertain the a battle on, and there's no harm" Cynicus" has paid the China Mail him in "The Bells," which will be,
intentionally, # seems view that the
man done. If the British Lion's roar sounds
u, store for them, when they behold who comes to them for information is sometimes more like braying, remem- an inquisitive busybody to be snubbed, ber the ass's ears you saw, and nothing
a compliment, because style is as shown at the Victoria. Theatre on
when weighed against Monday.
Mr. H. Weisberg, Magistrate, Batu rather than the representative of a don't quarrel with the Lion. The
He plays the role off Gajah. had before him an interesting clearing-house for news currency. British Lion is not a real beast,
Mathias, innkeeper and murderer, case in which Mr. P. Guy Lawford, Instead of regarding the newspaper but it is real as a symbol of attributes.
made famous by the late Henry manager of Harewood Estate, charg. as a bank, receiving only to pay out, The China Mail is not one man, or
'MAD DOGS.
Irving. "More Trouble" has been ed Mr. A. L. Hogan, said to be an they look upon it as an intruder. two men, or half a dozen men, nor is
amply described as tragic. farce, assistant on the Mexican Crude They say "it is of no public interest"
but ia The Bells" one The outbreak of rabies at Hong Keenan or we would much rather you clearinghouse for any or all opinions, kong is very distressing and worry. commanding Sgure, even though
sees Rubber Co., Rawang, with crimping zg an impressive and a coolie named Sinnesamy. didn't publish it" or we are not just as it is for any or all news. ing, and it raises the question as to a haunted and a craven one. It is a that he had taken proper diligence ed without a licence. His belief was, the ordinary general meeting which
The accused, in his defence, stated desirous of publicity", as if theirs Each item of news or comment is whether the rules regarding the vivid, master performance which was to find out whether the coolie had however, that in the constitution of will be subsequent to the issue (if were the only desire involved. In an to be taken on its merits or demerits, importation of dogs are being pro-first shown at the Rialto Theatre, absconded from any estate atmosphere like that, the collection as it appears in print, without regard perly observed. The China Mail has New York, and stamped by the after that that he took over the Java, there was the element of a to recommend upon the then issued
to the mere human machinery which been receiving telephone messages critics as one of the greatest screen coolie.
It was. the Rubber Producers Association of approved) they will be in a position. produced it. If a China Mail reporter from angry parents who are sure productions. in private life believed to have that they haven't in this case.
possible combination among rubber capital the payment of the same The case for the prosecution was producers, but it would be impossible dividend as was recommended by once, ever so long ago, when he was have been making hurried enquiries, of a tortured soul, relentlessly lashed proper diligence because he did not if confined to Java.
We Mr. Keenan portrays the workings that the accused did not exercise for the Java scheme to be successful, them and approved by shareholders very young, and before he knew bet-putting two
the by conscience, with an artistic com do the easiest thing, possible," and
at the last ordinary general meeting. that is to be quite irrelevant when there has been slackness.
story, and we learn that pletness that cannot be approached that was to write to Mr. Lawford
Shareholders who are not able to you read the "story" he (as a Chiria dogman even chuckled that he got stage today.
One by any other character actor on the and find out the coolie's position.
A big cargo steamer the Siam a attend the first of the above or Mait machine) tells you. If some dogs ashore without any bother, and
Danish vessel of the East Asiatic Line traordinary general meetings are on any subject of human interest, is body has reason to believe, on excel without proving that they came from with the best that screen technique was at one time employed on Hare apore. She leaves again to-morrow directors may have an indication of
Pictorially the story is endowed by Mr. M. B. Lynch, Ipoh, and who yesterday from Copenhagen via Sing- their proxies
The accused, who was defended (agents Thoreson and Co.). arrived particularly requested to forward lent authority, that a. Ching Mail an uninfected port. Shanghai is in- and the most skillful direction could wood Estate, was convicted and at 9 a.m. for Vladivostock via Shang-approval from those who cannot be in order that the comment contains expressions that fected with rabies
funfun | give itellig
fined $50 with costs.
of news is not easy. We do not
think the China Mail does so badly,
in view of that. That is where the
first word of our declaration of policy
comes in. Truth." As well as
can, and sparing no
we
it the vehicle for their opinions. It is a
pains
ter, told a tarradiddle to his mother, one
to ensure it, we try to have all our
-news true.
Comment on the news, or comment
a secondary function of the news
paper, a sort of afterthought; but it
men
on
4
hai
present.