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THE CHINA MAIL.
HEAR, HEAR
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
the Kawasaki Dockyard. Kobe, was The s. Brazil Mar, 5,860 tons deadweight, under construction at
launched on May 31.
and Miss A. F. Frost, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Frost, of London were married on June 3.
Mr. D. H. O'dell, of Yokohama,
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1919
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
BOSTOCK'S CIRCUS.
Today's dollars worth 34. 6 STORM CAUBES SLIGHT PANIC.
15/163
Today's return shows six cases of plague and one of c.s. fever.
bags of mail this morning, all Ameri- The Korea Mans brought 274
can Mall.
Tokyo, which was established in of coal from Hongay yesterday con The Tokyo Shipyard, Tsukijima, The Prometheus brought a cargo July 1917, has now closed down and signed to Thoresen and Co. curtailed all business contracts..
arrived from Manila yesterday after The Taming (Capt. A. Tucker) noon with 2,200 tons of general
cargo,
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The American
$49. Hanamet
A WONDERFUL SHOW.
Last night was the opening night
the day and was threatening at night. The weather had been bad during of Bostock's Royal Italian Circus.
To the general surprise the spacious
anywhere. filled, there being no blank spaces almost completely.
marquee was.
will interest the children immensely
The programme went along with audience. The small ponies (which a swing to the enjoyment of the
were clever. They were completely under the control of the ringmasters.
on their hind legs and gezerally They went in and out of barriers.
helped with a clever show. The calculated with their boofs, pranced
monkeys were smart and well trained. The B. and S. Suiyang (Capt. Jthe rope, the monkeys did everything Riding on ponies, and doing tricks on Gibbs) from Shanghai brought 1,000 tons of general cargo to this port
except talk. yesterday afternoon.
as litruders on Chinese soil even in Shanghai, which they have made prosperous (with Chinese help) and a refuge (without it). To discover that these intruders were frowning on mended to read the editorial article China Mail readers are recom their political manifestations from in this morning's Daily Press. That the outset. far from showing is the sort of thing that needs to be the least sympathy, and finally said over and over again, if our race allowing their own fears to prompt is to keep its place in the forefront. what looked like high-handed proof civilization. It has given us real cedure, must have confirmed and en-pleasure to read it, twice, and we hanced the Chinese mistrust. So would reprint it in foto if we hadn't far as we can see, from the accounis already suficiently fouted the con- in an obviously hostile and biased rentions. It is an elegantly written. Press, the Shanghai Students Union article stimulated by Haig's despatch. behaved quite correctly as soon as and especially by his reference to they saw what way things were go the New Army (somewhat dubiously ing. We do not want to judge regarded by the Regular gang, suffer-
There were prancing ponies, tricky traperists, enterprising equilibrists, Shangbai too harshly. We remembering jalousie de mater.) It (the
The that there have been several very article) remarks incidentally that the RIMS. Minta Brigadier-General A. to Hongkong this morning from brass
'Blue funnel Steamer clever clowns, astonishing acrobats, On the night of May 27 by the Euryades brought 3,000 tons of coat mimicking monkeys, dancing dogs, nasty riots in Shanghai before, and achievements of the New Army are E. Borton, D.S.O., AF.C., arrived at Muke. we know something of the effects of a conclusive answer to the pro-con: Jesselton for the purpose of investi
band, and the marvellous panic and of fear. The boy who scriptionists (thoughtless parrots) and
Maximo, wire-walker. killed the toad, to "serve it right for passes on to quote the well-deserved ating the possibilities of this coun being a toad," betrayed a psychology tribute" to our universities and publicly as an air route port. He left next something like that of the Shanghai schools which in the formation of evening for Kuching, Sarawak. authorities. That the "toad" might character...have no rivals." That is have certain elementary rights simply Hair's,not the Daily Press's, and it is the did not occur to them. Moreover, a only blemish in the article. Thank Trinity Cathedral Shanghai, on Satur The welding took place at Holy boycott can be a great nuisance heaven the literary artistry of the day June 7, of Mr. John Henry Hayes (Capt. J. Lennox) brought 2,700 tons to others than those it is aimed writer made him avoid the old rotand Miss Winifred Mildred Pearson. of rice and meal from Saigon this at, and "when self the wavering about "the playing fields of Eron" The service was conducted by the morning. balance shakes, 'tis rarely right Because, of course, only' half an eye Rev. A. J. Walker. The bride was adjusted."
Unfortunately, as our is needed to see that Haig threw that given away by Mr. Diercking, and argument is meant to show, the line in as a sop to a touchy Cerberus, his. Mr. Wilhoit acted as best man. taken must have done more harm own testimony immediately ensuing than gocd. We need not say that demonstrating chiefly that in the we disapprove of and condemn the formation Chinese agitation so far as has institutions do have rivals, How other character" those been deliberately fomented and or-wise explain the mere editor who ganized. There is no doubt in our mind that rire the taxicab driver who com- Hṣinchang type. Or the completion. Passengers more than allowed by her do it as gladly as going for a nice
It also was a mistake. commanded a division, (c'est pour Ltd President Wilson did not oppose the manded a brigade, the cook, the of these. the company intends to profitable as P.C. Blackman caught doggie did somersaults, and in the
pro-Japanese settlement of the Shan-insurance clerk, the police inspector, order a further three coast ships. tung question because he was too the coal miner. the market gardener, wise to drop the substance for the who "re" to command battalions? shadow. To wreck the League of These facts not only constitute a (3,000 tons,) owned by Busai S.S. Co. The steamer Nichinan Maru Nations before it was set on its feet magnificentjustification of democracy; of Osaka collided with the steamer would have been to bid a final they shatter the old claim of Class to Shori Maru.. (5,000 tons) owned by farewell to all hope cf justice for China. As we said a little while emphasis and our amazed delight morning June 1, off Matsu Shima, special character." (Haig's Suzuki-Shoten of Kobe early Sunday ago, once the League of Nations gets into action, as an established snobbery. This is a mischievous being badly damaged in the hull are a naive sort of surviving Okayama, and the former went down and going concern, the Chinese myth that has too long been a below the waterline. All of the crew claims could and would be reconhandicap in our country. This is were saved. sidered, and we have little doubt that not to say that the average level of they would be satisfied. With so character" in the public school and many Europeans openly and incos:oniversity classes is not higher than number of Koreans found guilty and Seoul despatches report that the rigibly sceptical about the LON, we the average level of the proletariat. sentenced in the Seoul district Court suppose it is too much to expect the The proletariat admits that cheer since the riots broke out reaches lights on the mentality of the British ing trio. The lady was of unusual Chinese to put their trust in it. Yet fully, because it is a claim of shame more than 700, most of whom
We are still getting new side The acrobats were a tough look. that is precisely what we would ad- by those who make it without seeing appealed. Those who inflicted Army, and the latest is one of the strength and the men did some vise them to do. There is no other that it ought to be so, as long as they injuries on policemen were punisher most delightful Lieut Colonel Dale smart stunts. well grounded hope for thera.. seek to monopolise the opportunities by terms in jail as heavy as 7 years to the British Medical Association, a live lot and contributed their quota Logan, in his address on gas-poisoning The clowns, especially Spuds, were for character uplift. (Culture follows and others got from 3 months to 3 mentioned that canaries and white of fun. They were here, there, and comfort.) The war has proved that years.. the raw material of our race is such
mice were, used as tesis for the pre- everywhere, that, even without their special
tripping, tumbling. sence of carbon monoxide," but the talking, always attempting a lot, yet There has already been some soldiers made pets of the canaries always doing nothing. advantages, it can rise above the trouble with a foreign teacher at the and often put them in the safest
character" they brag about. Does Peiyang University, where, through "the parable of the talents" mean pressure by the students, an American nothing to them? As our contem- professor Mr. Bayard Lyon has been
¡place." porary asks, in a thought-compell-notified that his services are no longer
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The dogs were splendid and what was pleasing to the boat A1501V risked carrying 10 took a Aying leap down seemed to audience they were full of spirit. The lady who runs passenger The dog that went up the ladder and
This turned out very un-chop bone. Another bright lie
licence.
her infringing the rules. She had second half they all came out in neat nothing to say before or after. Captain dresses Taylour fined her $15,
and the programme said they were for a fancy dress ball. They danced and jigged to some
have been engaged by the Foreign
Ten Japanese women typists tune.
usual figure because of their ability pleased by her daring tricks on the Office at salaries in advance of the Lorenz. This graceful young lady A very popular turn was Mme!
The secrets are many and weighty in new and all nice. She Enished us to keep a secret, says a Japan paper. trapeze. Her turns were novel, some their work in the Treaty Commission by playing a corset while entwined room, which chiefly relates to revision in a rope suspended head downwards with post-war conditions. of treaties with the Powers to conform in the air. Long and loud applause marked her departure from the
arena.
•
What was generally admitted to be the piece de resistance was the last item of the first half. Maximo,
If our few but noisy Bolsheviks described as the Cuban wonder, was
The snobbish "divinity" that doth hedge a king, even when that king is worse than a busted flush, hangs on in a queer way. Any ordinary ing sentence. "who can estimate the required. Mr. Lyon is married to a could be officially dosed with some of truly wonderful in his wire rope therein are regarded as present
man talking of a Darrow escape gifts which have been lost through Chinese lady and has been an hou- their own sufferance," though their numerical by himself, in the way about to be neglect" Read the article, picase-oured member of the staff for many of their theories, they would probably we are not inclined to dispute the medicine, and given feats. Frankly he is in advance preponderance and the long duration mentioned, would be heartily laughed think it over.
practical experience of the working. of any We have seen ard of their usage might be held to have at. and as for the Fress, its editors
on
given them at least Squatters' Rights.turned in about a
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THE BOYCOTT.
Europeans of Shanghai take a too Daily Chronicle, is
Izen. An item, discredited to the, high-handed attitude, it must be said rounds about two "narrow" escapes MORE SHANGHAI INCIDENTS. to tender his resignation, and that Baku were very short, even of blur and dancing on the wire were astoni-
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him.
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years, states the C. Critic.
find themselves largely in accord assertion of the manager to a Chind Rumours have recently been with Tommy Atkins when supplied Mail reporter that Maximo is the circulating to the effect that the with a Russian delicacy in lieu of his cleverest man at his game in the
world. Governor of the Dutch East Indies, customary "home made" jam ration. that every citizen (vote or no vote) William H. Zollern had from our
Count van Limburg Stirm, was about It happened that the Commissariat at His contortions, walking, running should feel bound by the regulations airmen. In one case His Pompous of the Settlement's peculiarly conness was there only 50 minutes
Mr. Fock, Chairman of the Second and apple, so caviare was issued to shing. He capped this by forcing HAYES PEARSON,-Do June 7, at
stituted authority. In effect,
A Chinese chauffeur and some Chamber, would presumably succeed the troops instead. A few days later the wire to and fro as a child would before." In the other His Crazyness Japanese had
The Hague Correspondence an apologetic sergeant replied to balance on the wire almost as easily a swing yet he seemed to keep his - Shanghai, Mr. John Henry matter what has been going on.
Hayes, to Miss Winded Mikround it or close to it in the was "only 16 miles distant."
Yuhang road.
Bureau learned upon inquiry at the The Japanese stab
Any complaints?" "Beg. pardos. dred Person, such at some of its more hot-headed European mition years. We are al: human, stabbing affair, one for carrying a
past, and no matter how indiscreet misses level-headedness by "only a rested, five in connection with the on the part of the Governor General, such a fishy taste."
contemptible? The British Press bed him. Sever Japanese were ar Colonial Department that nothings, but the men don't seem to like as the average man does on the was known there of intention to resign this Russian jam. They say it's got earth. The rounds of applause that
'greeted his turns residents may have been at times, even the wisest of us, and we all dangerous weapon, and the seventh
were whole regarding politics that did not concern have our faults and errors; but to for stabbing a coolie employed at a the Ashai, have decided to confiscate not have been reading the story of
hearted and well deserved.. The them, Shanghai has endured by being be able to see clearly the sickening police station.
The Japanese Government, says A panther which may or mayRAIN AND WIND CAUSES LITTLE PANTO.
interval followed Maximo's exit. neutral. It has been the Belgium of the persistency with which the rest of
The second half was going on The chauffeurs started a strike. all German property in Japan and a Androcles and the lion called at Raub splendidly until the dogs were at th internationally. Far East, its neutrality guaranteed the mob goes on doing the kotain to The taipans résented this," and their law relating to the control of enemy Hospital recently, and strolled into fancy dress ball
Consequently it Claude Alesunder Paton, the oth cannot for a moment be gainsaid arrogant self-conceit. Hero-wo ship licences should be withdrawn, that i promulgated. According to the new patient, who seized a lanip and held the first half. Now (11.05) the rain
a busted flush is almost to compel an organ proposed that the chauffeur's private properties will shortly be the leper ward in which was
A few heavy one showers had made an appearance in ch of Mr. and Mrs. H... that the promoters of the recent antis go bad thing, really, but the herces their wages should be "cut," and so. law all the property belonging to the it to the animals face. The panther fell with intensity and the wind blew
Japanese demonstrations put them should be the right sort. Those that on selves utterly in the wrong.
German and Austrian Governments instead of holding up its paw for with considerable force. Unfortunate- have merely got a lot of money, or
Wharf hands also struck Like as well as property belonging to their treatment was off like a streakly there were some silly pieces of Granting that, and making con- who have had the misfortune to be wise 1,000 hands of the Old Dock. The China Mail. siderable allowance for irritation born in the sickly purple, should not
peoples in Japan, her territories and straight into a trap that bad been loose canvas near the entrance and ,A"comic" incident was an enter-occupied land, will be confiscated set overnight by Dr. Peart's boy for these flapped vigorously at the in- caused by personal inconvenience, be regarded with any particular rising notice in the window of J. D. and the value thereof deducted from a musang suspected of more than a stance of the wind. Then the lights we may still express surprise at the concern. Come to think about it. Chang & Co., that free medical atten the indemnity to be settled later. unsympathetic attitude of a section we are making ourselves ridiculous. tion would be given to injured stu-
passing fancy for chickens! On the went out for a moment and this of the people there. The attitude of We
following morning the boy repaired caused a little panic and an attempt are writing about humans. dents!
The fee for the special urgent to the trap and there beheld the to get out. the Press does not surprise us. It, How God must laugh as we pen the which resented the removal of badges increased, from the current year, to good morning, but bolted. Later on
A baton charge dispersed a crowd instalment of telephones will be panther. He did not wait to say people near the entrance called Fortunately a few 500 yen for Tokyo and Osaka and a number of hospital attendants played on. 400 yen for Yokohama. Nagoya, bandaged the patient, which was Kyoto and Kobe. The former rates subsequently purchased by Mr. Aune were 300 yen for Tokyo, 250 yen for for the sum of fifteen dollars.-S.F.P. Osaka and 200 yen for Kobe, Kyoto, Nagoya and Yokohama. The ag ceptance of applications for urgent instalment will be commenced shortly. The urgent" instalment of tele phones will perhaps be discontinued from next year.
Cumine, aged 154 months.
"TRUTH, "JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE."`
HONGLONG, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1919.
THE BOYCOTT AT SHANGHAI.
of course, was trying back the word "heroes" in that connection.
winner, to come down on the right side of the fence, and if it guessed wrongly, it would wriggle through
It
of
to the popular side promptly. Only a few days ago we made the was the impatience remark in this column that the local the methods of the leading Shanghai Government was in a different posi-people that surprised us. The
CIRCUSES.
from demonstrators.
The Chinese Chamber of Commerce issued a notice begging the shops and workmen to resume work,
ALICE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice
V.R.C. FETE.
tion vis-a-vis the boycott to that Chinese are a paople peculiarly amen- occupied by the Shanghai Municipal able to argument, ever when heated that the modern circus "has little in!
The Encyclopedia Britannica saya Council. Events have proved the with the passion called patriotism, common" with the classical circus re ark well founded, though the which seems to render some of our of Rome. On the contrary, it has respective positions are the reverse own people incapable of reason. of what we had thought them. If is only necessary to mention "Logic" not only a transparent advertisement acknowledges with thanks the follow It much. The circus procession" is Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals Hongkong (with a stronger obligato the most vehement Chinese, and to attract patronage; it is also the ing donations to the funds of the tion and presumably more power) he will put himself at least in the arcient pompa, and circus proprietors Hospitals:- have chastised the agitators with posture to listen. For instance, the who know the traditions of their J. Reid Esq. whips, Shanghai (with what we had Municipal Council took away all the trade often include certain features. Murray Scott Esq. deemed less obligation and less Chinese flags flown over the premises reminiscent of its origin. Internally. E. Banfield Aubrey Esq. power) has chastised them with of reputable and orderly Chinese, the chariot Urigae) is often intro-J. Dalziel Esq. scorpions. By the simple procedure men of substance, presumably acting duced, and the desultores (man with a. W. Stewart Esq. of holding a meeting and drafting a on the "law" or notification we horse under each foot) are a regular notification the M-nicipal Council at quoted, but in what seemed a very feature of all proper and orthodox Shanghai mace law. This was arbitrary manner: This, to that no person should, under any Chinese patriots concerned, who were clown's expletive, "krikey" may be the sawdust programmes. Even the pretence whatever, carry any Båg or merely showing their colours, pro regarded as a relic of the Greek banner... bearing any inscrip- bably mure for self protection than name for the old show. In the tign in Chinese. The penalty was for propaganda purposes,, was a ancient and modem circus the will be held at the Victoria Recreation Weather permitting a Night Fete instant arrest. The notificationį serious ended in these words, presumably agents of the Municipal Council The most striking difference between
loss of face." Had the galloping horse is the main joint. Club on Saturday evening 21st inst. copied from the ancient hub'm hai gone
The entries for the swimming: to them quietly of the old Manchu autocracy, "Warn explained the
and new and old is that whereas the events shew that there is no lack of ing is duly given. Let all obey." augmenting an already strong feel ancient one lolled in the imperial
undesirability of modern clavim stands in the ring, the interest this year. They also closed the offices of the ing, they would probably have gained box, and that the modern one is yards handicap for the army and There is, Ladies' race, also 100 Cinese Students Union, to prevent their end. As it is, they seemed so more amusing and more popular, navy. We hope these two races political agitation." This sort of antipathetic that they must have in- We all love him, and pay the will be well represented as they are thing would take the breath away creased the real danger of all such reverence due to age to his jokes, always popular. from a Radical grip fresh from demonstrations, which is an indiscrimi. Many philosophers have striven to Home, for he would not realize that mate anti-foreign feeling. As it is, analyse the sense of humour, and the position of Shanghai is unique that feeling is now undoubtedly pre- many tedious books exist as evidence among all world places, and that its sent in a stronger degree than usual; of their diligence, including the com
STOMACH AND LIVER TROUBLES. conditions are peculiar. Shanghai and what the Europeans gained on paratively recent essay by the boom-TOsad of misery and actual suffering still regards itself as a foreign re- the roundabout they may have lost ed but empty Bergson, The circusto servation, which, indeed, was its on the swings. After all, there is clown demonstrates the answer to stomach and liver and may be avoided is caused by disorders of the natal status. The numerous Chinese the Chinese point-of-view, which the problem. nightly. Go and see five them & trial. For wale By All by the use of Chamberlain's Tablets who Hve, work, and own property cannot help regarding the Europeans Bostock's.
Chemists and Storekeepers.
typhoon swept over Cheloo, and a Dutchman in the service of Che On the night of May 28 a regular
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out that all was well and the band down again but the rain fell harder
The audience settled than ever although only a few drops. came through the canvas which withstood the severest test last night it is likely to have excepting a typhoon
When the lights momentarily failed again the people got nervous and began to leave as soon as the light- ing was restored. As they left the tent they were immediately saturated with rain as it was pouring heavily." The ferries were filled with clothes-
experience. sodden people, all talking of their
It was an unfortunate end to a
PRESENCE OF MIND,
foo Harbour Works Co. who happen employed by the Yaen Lee firewood 'Ngan Lof is an add-job coolie ..$ 2000ed to be out in a motor boat was shop, Yaumati, to deliver firewood.
20.00 caught in the storm and drifted out to customers. 10.00 to the sea. A search party was his station." Bills were made out show.
He has ideas above splendid show, oc rather part of the 10,00 organized, and was out all night, and in advance by the shop, and kept 3.00 they only found him the next day, 13 behind the counter, to be collected that all fast night's visitors will go Given fine weather it is probable miles from Chefoo-Bluff. He had no later, On April 2, Ngan Loi is again to see the part they missed. food or water with him and bad one alleged to have taken one of the Chinaman who went off his head bills made out to the Sincere Com and the usual right performance at There is a matiace to-day at 5 p.m. with fright. They were eventually pany, and presented it for payment. 9.15. As a show for all ages it can Wright, the Harbour Master. picked up next morning by Mr. Thos. He was paid $3.99 and signed a honestly be recommended.
receipt for it. Lieut. Col. Eustace
When the bills were missed from Smith, a son of the late Rt. Hon. Sir The mystery thickened however. Clementi the shop, duplicates were made out Cecil Clementi' Smith, former gover-when the Sincere Company was says the Pinang Gazette, with his payment. They showed the receipt. nor of this Colony, passed through, approached and refused to make regiment, the 22nd Punjabis, to The name on it gave no clue. The who was caught creeping through a We all know the story of the boy Hongkong the other day. He had Coolie presented a second bill to the gap in the fence of the orchard. seen the bust of his father, subscri- Sincere Company and was paid $6.75. Asked where he was going," he bed for by admirers at home and to When he attested the same signature said "back again, and suited his be sent out here, and the family fee Sing on the receipt the Company procedure to his parley Similar thought it an excellent likeness and became suspicious, and took him to presence of mind was shown by a out among the Governors of this tempt to boit but was arrested. Before Caught in No. 110, Des Voeux Road greatly admired it Sir Cecil stood the firewood shop. He made an at Chinese house breaker this morning.
founded the Queen's Scholarships, of ed gulity to receiving money by false that he was merely paying a call on Colony as the perfect diplomat. He Mr. R. O. Hutchison to-day be plead West, he told Magistrate Hutchison which there are so many Straits boys distinguished holders.
a friend. The Cadi considered pretences.
Six weeks.
monthi sufficient.