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REFRESHING -
IN YOUR BATH THAN
WATSON'S
HOUSEHOLD AMMONIA.
In Bottles 75 Cts. Each.
ONLY FROM
THE CHINA MAIL.
JOHN KESTREL AGAIN: ROUND THREE
He He
THE DEADLY SERIOUS.
LOCAL AND GIKKHAL
To-day's dollar is worth 3a. &
Today's return shows four cases
doing here.
FRIDAY
MR. SOARES AND HIS PURCHASE,
CLUB QUESTION“ INDEFINITE.
Science, says Mr. Kestrel, has
Admiral Fitzgerald wrote an article 7/168. attained its present development by on submarine warfare, in which he the martyrdom of many a teacher. expressed his personal preference for The context is plain enough.
surface fighting. In the course of of plague. doesn't care for popularity.
the article he used tropes, as all good would rather be a martyr. This is writers do. He likened the deeds of
Monsieur Locatelli is the new an opening, which permits this the submarine to the acts of a secret feint that before he cat bid for assassin. He was merely protesting representative for the Pope in Lisbon. the glory of a martyred teacher, he in a general way against the ethica must first qualify to teach. This of submarine warfare, which is of Rosary Church Kowloon, will be Friends of the Rev. Father Spada counts as a light tap on the nose. matter of taste. Mark the sequel. glad to hear that he has almost com He wonders if any of us would He received a communication from pletely recovered from his recent consider an uneducated coalie as the Secretary to the Admiralty in illness. our equal. Why not? The argu- forming him that their Lordships ment is about natural capacity, had received complaints. from пок about education. An un
submarine officers "in
Mr. Bostock, proprietor of the regard citus, arrived in Hongkong yester-was completed. educated coolie is not the equal to* imputations.. cast day by the "Neleas" in time to see in education of an educated man them." This is so like a common the fine business his company is -we will grant that; but thet seems to us to warrant our attitude Hongkong method of criticism that point was whether in natural capacity for education there are racial in towards the John Kestrels and others feriors. If we were to imitate Mr. who take themselves too seriously. Tapsell) arrived from Tientsin The s.s.Chipshing." (Capt. E. Kestrel's method of dodging the Hard words break no, bones. Ideas yesterday with 2,450 tons of cargo issue and steering off the course, we (so far as British akulls are concerned) for Hongkong. She encountered a could argue that the coolie who have to fight for existence. They are S.W. Monsoon en route- shows self-control when struck by a hermit crabs, that must shelter their bully is our superior-since we are soft and defenceless carcases in other still barbarous enough, despite our shells. Those that survive are fit to Fortugal of Donna Rita Cardosa da The death is announced in education, to jump the bully and try
survive. Those that don't aren't. Silva, mother of Dr. Sidonio Paes, to destroy him. This is a left Give 'em all a chance. They are look late President of Portugal who was hook under the right ear.
ing for empty shells, be it understood The same applies to Mr. Kestrel's Naturally, a shell that is occupied assassinated some time ago. reference to craniometry. Possibly will not entertain them; but it need in arguing with uneducated people he not go after them to destroy them, (Capt G. Hooker) had four deaths The B. and S. s.s. "Liangchow" finds that sort of thing effective. He which seems to be the impulse of (Chinese) during the voyage from says that if we will refer to Duckworth's human intolerance. Controversial Morphology and Anthropology intolerance is all right. It is part of Bangkok to Hongkong. She brought published in 1904 we will not be so the game. But suggestions to the a small mail and 888 tons of cargo. Ltd sure. He doesn't quote Deeltworth Proprietor to sack the writer, or com-
in defence of craniometry as an indes plaints to and communications from riage will take place of Mr. James It is announced that the mar to mental capacity, which was the the Admiralty are another story. Steer, jeweller and watchmaker of point of our remark, and the grava. See the difference? Those submarine Hongkong to Miss G. N. Oughton, of ment of the argument he himself officers could have written a rejoin Coventry, England, who is en route started. As it happens, we have der to Admiral Fitzgerald in the reat the book. We retain an imame magazine, and made all square. pression that Duckworth was too They sneaked to the Admiralty,
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VARNISH.
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as
use
and
pometry is discredited, except so far
Bertillon
the police it to identify individuals Colour, size and shape of head, weight of brain, no longer count. Even the "criminal type" of Lombroso is proved a myth, along with the blonde brachycephalic of many and the "Mongolian type". of head. which
Ger
the
present writer in Chambers Journal Our two correspondents of yestershowed three lustrums ago to be an day should be interested to learn illusion. "Il n'y a que des individus." that in Hyran 179 of the first Many years ago, from one of the bookstalls or the Seine embankment, Mandala of the Rig Veda the word we picked up a treasure in the De varna is used in the sense of generis humani of Blumenbach, with "colour," to distinguish the dark its plates and curlaus lore. This was Dravidians from the lighter Indians. undoubtedly the pioneer of metho This word (from which we may or may not have derived our word varaish") is used still in the sense of "caste." The word "caste" is of
dical text books, though later research has put it hopelessly out of date. It is necessary to mention that even Blumenbach was sufficiently up to: date in the early years of the 19th century to criticise. and dismiss
TAG
JUNE: 27: 1918-
LOCAL SHARE RIGGIÑO.
"RENAL? DOESN'T
TURN UP.
There is a story in the purchase of A month or so ago a few local the property in Duddell St. which men were busy with amateur par comprises the Telephone Co. premises agraphs to the local newspapers and Mr. G. P. Lammerts Auction attempting to boott certain per Rooms, which Mr. A. M. L. Soares stocks. The Chin Mal quickly. is buying for $135,000.00
realised the game and marked the On Wednesday the China Mail inspired "news" items w.p.b. We negotiated. A reporter interviewed knew the purchase was being also commented on it.
Other papers followed suit so Mr. Soares who said he was considèr- new line was started "A morning" ing the purchase. He would rather contemporary had an advertisement: we said nothing until the business which read
Wanted. As many possible shares usual, at its own expense.
The China Mail was-obliging-as of Hongkong Electric and Kowloon Wharves for investment purposes." Yesterday another paper published Willing to pay cash for best market the story of the purchase. This value, but no brokerage. made his way to Mr. Soares' office. Undersigned between 20th and 23rd morning one of our representatives shares are not wanted. Apply to the Other
moment (11 am) the purchase was ing. F. P. Renal, Hangione Hotel.
Mr. Soares assured us that at that June, 1919, at any time in the morn not completed and that he was walt.
Enquiry at the Hongkong Hotel ing to hear from his solicitors to go on June 20 brought forth the inform purchase is not complete yet and or two late. Then the same news- along to finish up the business. The ation that Mr. Renal would be a day won't said be heard it was being put ment which was as follow:
to-morrow. He paper published another advertise- in the paper yesterday and rang Those who have shares of Hong up to endeavour to delay peblication kong Electric and Kowloon Wharves received about 2 pm, was "sorry it's Hotel on the 25th inst., instead of as until the negotiations. The reply he for me please call at the Hongkong too late to stop it." Mr. Scares was previously notified. displeased, but what could he do?
F. P. RENAL [Ans. Ring up the China Mail, and A China Mail reporter had shares release it from its promise] offer the property to the Lusitano Hotel, on June 25. He isn't ther to offer to Mr. Renal but th As stated Mr. Soarea is going to gentleman was not at the Hongkong Club for new premises. The present to-day and we are pretty sure he Lusitano Club is now enclosed in won't be there at all. Chinese surroundings, which at one: These repeated attempts to boost
be
time were European.
local shares are more naive than Mr. Soares expressed the opinion knavish, and have but a poor chance that the removal of the club to to achieve their purpose.
dogmatic, too enthusiastic, about and made all crooked. They took Evans) arrived from Glasgow yester Kowloon is out of the question.
a com-
metaphysics of Paul,
HAVE THEY SIGNED?
fined to the intellectual. Asked if he Intellectual arrogance is not con- had read the correspondence in the China Mail, a man said: "I've no time for that sort of nonsense. Is it true the Germans have signed?"
SUDDEN DEATH OF YOUNG MOTHER.
On an application from Mr. E.
on charges of fraudulently obtaining a shipment of intending immigrants | from Singapore, and with furnishing false particulars to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs.
Following the receipt of an Excellency Senhor. A. Tamagnini official telegram from Portugal, His Barbosa, will not relinquish the reins of Government to Senhor Santos but will remain in office till the arrival of
the new Governor.
News has been received that
If the Club Lusitano do not accept
the offer it is Mr. Soares intention to build big offices in place of the premises that are there now.
:
CORRESPONDENCE
J. K. COUNTERS WITH THE LIST.
HAUL OF JEWELLERY.
A SERVANT GIRLS LAPSZ.
A servant girl employed by Chinese woman "in Portland Street, Yaumati was tempted to steal a quantity of money and jewellery from ber mistress's jewel box, to the value- of $1200. The theft was effected by the girl and three accomplices, the girl, escaping directly after the haut took fright and divulged to the Police the hiding place of the jewels and was made. One of the accomplices
had his colleagues in crime Brought
to justice.
of the accessories laid the blame on. Brought before Mr. Hutchison ore. the servant girl.
Hearing was adjourned.
for
It is easy to see the benefit arcea- these coins two at a time... ing to the Shroffs if they can dole out
We predict this practice will now come to an abrupt conclusion.
1
to Hongkong.
The 'Neleus" (Capt. T. R. pithecanthropus erectus,
words and themselves far too dow evening. She carried 29 saloon troversy in which Duckworth was seriously. A certain amount of only one of a dozen. In the nature seriousness, of course, is desirable, passengers and Iron, machinery, etc, of things he dealt with craniometry Well, Rabelais is serious enough for Hongkong and Northern ports. on the point whether the Java skull at bottom, but note his style. There's She also brought 48 bags of mail. was human, partly human, or simian; a difference. Jesus was serious- but we will be greatly surprised (and but compare His delightful contro-Davidson two Chinese were remanded will gladly est our words) if Mr. versial style with the stodgy Kestrel can quote any words by Duckworth which uphold craniometry. the facial index, etc., as evidence of intellectual power. That was the point. That is the point. Let us stick to it. Mr. Kestrel has under- taken to prove the natural racial in- feriority of the negro. He referred
To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL.") Sir, It may cause a little surprise to the negro's sloping forehead. We
perhaps, that I should reply to the said this sort of anthropometry was
article "John Kestrel on us," from Dow abandoned by the best authort
the bottom. If everybody was to ties. We do not admit that Duck worth is
refrain from writing fearing to be an exception, until Mr. Kestrel quotes him to the point. being practical minded. Was he? He quite evidently thought he was
come unpopular, then mankind would Sollas bas
soon revert to its primitive state. pointed out that Where's the sense of all this impati. Lieut. J. F. Reid, Secretary of the Science has attained its present the older the remains France) the larger the cranial capa and whose omission is extremely un-who has been serving in France with many a teacher. I have never made inence for a signature that is guaranteed Marine Engineers' Guild of China, development by the martyrdom of city seems to be. It is to this we likely? The Germans had no option; the Labour Corps, left England on a bid for popularity, and I doubt very referred (see to-day's editorial) when The Allies were more than ready, and June 8 by the 3.5. casually mentioning paleontological there could be no more war" worth due at Shanghai on July 10,
Atreus" and is much whether the gentleman who
. WATCH YOUR CHANGE. anomalies." A straight punch.
wrote the article ever cared for it. As Finally, see what a bumbug friend tion is concerned. For really prac the name so far as German opposi-
regards my remark that we may be John is. He bewails the bygonetical persons the armistice was the comprising flags of all the Allies, wonder if any of us would consider an matter within his province which we
There is
a tremendous flag, kind without admitting equality, of the Postmaster General to a little The China Mail calls the attention seriousness of the China Mail in end of anxiety. For them that like hanging from the offices of the uneducated coolie as our equal. I are sure only needs mentioning to
previous avatar, and makes a their t's crossed and their i's dotted, Mitsui Bassan Kaisha. Strangely am told that head-measurement be put right.. sly dig with a reference to "Comic the official announcement of two enough seeing this is a British craniometry is out of date. If the Cuts." He himself, you are to note, days ago was enough. Now a latge Colony, the Union Jack takes second write will refer to Duckworth's obvious "squeese" by one or, more We refer to what looks like an takes life seriously, and that, because number of quid nuncs are fussing place, thd Stars and stripes taking (on his own admission) some yawping over the actual signing. When that first place.
Morphology and Anthropology
Shroffs at the G. P. O. That is the female poet said that life is real and is reported, they will worry over
published in 1904, be would not be giving of Singapore money in change. earnest, doggerel that cranks and something else. Perhaps they'll say: other half-baked bores have parroted. Now
so sure. I do admit that I rather This morning a gentleman tendered a The Indo-China s.s."Koonshing," take life seriously. "Life is real, five dollar note in payment that it 19 signed, which left Shanghai for Tientsin on Life is earnest you know. The stamps. Happening to examine his ever since, in excuse of their will it be another scrap of paper" June 14, broke her tail shaft when confession that this writer is paid to change, which consisted nearly all of own fussy procedure. Kestrel is not too serious-minded to who, given a lift in a dogcart, anatch following day and has been towed little
But Mr. They seem to be related to the type off the Northeast Promontory on the make an ass of himself, hurts me a 50 cent, pieces, he found two Singa try the ocular vein himself. He at the reins when the efficient driver into Chefco. where her cargo has
I have always found the pore coins, 50 cent. pieces reproved us with a
China Mail" to be a serious paper, 'passing smile,"
is turning a corner.
been discharged. The vessel is now unlike "Punch" or "Comic Cuts,” you may remember, and be winds
awaiting one of the company's and I have known this writer to be up by suggesting that our Ceylonese friend got sunstroke as well as sun-
stearners to tow her down to Shang very serious and earnest too. bai for repairs. Portuguese origin. Thus we find the argument used by Mr. John joke of the lot. Read Ecclesiastes. tan. Fie, John. Life is the best
The main portion of "Sun Tanned Ceylonese's" letter is answered in "colour prejudice" at a time far Kestrel from the frontal Forget what a terribly learned fellow
The following candidates. bave my correspondence of yesterday. He back in the history of humanity, and development. In these days, cranio-you are, and try to be human. Have
been successful in their examinations asks me what I mean by a European long before ethe
logy, so far as measuring mental another look at that "uneducated
for certificates of competency before do not misquote me Mr. Ceylonese, power goes, is relegated to a place coolie" of yours. He is a laugher,
the Board of Trade, Hongkong, dur. I never said "an European," refer 10 like that occupied by phrenology--a good tempered fellow, and taking
ing May T. Hardon, First-mate, your grammar, Sir.-By European, that is to say, entirely outside scien-his handicaps into account, we
steamship. W. F. Lane, River mas Whatever we say, however we argue, steamship. H. W. Jones, First mate, I do mean the people of Europe. tific attention. Even cubical capacity cannot fairly call him our inferior.
Revenue Officer Clarke, acting on is discounted now, partly owing to the anomalies discovered by the
ter. During the same month the we have to admit the fact that at information received recently went paleontologists, and partly to the
as a shock. Mrs. Christie was only first mates, two; second mates, two portion of developed intellects than automatic pistol with 1000 rounds of studies of men like Loeb and Broca.
31. She was the daughter of the late and river mates, one.
the other parts of the world. I may ammunition concealed inside a rattan Professor Macalister says cranio-
Mr. C. Mooney who was at one time"
be referred to America, but the most basket. The pistol was identified ences. Noses came next, the Dravimetric literature is as unsatisfactory
Secretary of the Hongkong Hotel, A few people have spoken to
educated Americans are of European as one which dians being."noseless" to the (so as it is dull. Every race, even the
was stolen Her death at the Victoria Hospital the China Mail about the prices descent. He does not want to argue from a ship's guard on board the called) Aryans, and the nonsense smallest, was found to have an infinite Peace Celebrations Committee met culosis. She leaves an only son, that the prices of the matinees are Ceylonese, as the "subject becomes genarian sampan master was arrested The Executive Committee of the yesterday was attributed to tuber charged at the Matinees. They say re the Japanese, not Japs Mr. "Hai Hong" in 1918., The ecto- about heads followed. Blumenbach, variety. While it was still the yesterday at noon. The members Sidney Cecil, age seven. On account not advertised and at the circus the too limited and personal" but what and taken to the station with the
vogue, however, one of the chief of whom more anun, has the credit French pioneers of anthropolos probably knew this meeting was to of the short notice of the funeral the full prices are charged for a matinee, about his calling me a German-is contraband goods. in Europe for first classifying races by gave those Teutonic supermen the fact that they were present. The testant Cemetery was not so large as custom of fower prices for matinees am not sure that he did not get sun- the man had been born in Hongkong be held. We deduce this from the attendance of friends at the Pro- Those complaining consider the not that "personal"? After all, I Mr. Leo d'Almada appearing said the size and shape of the skull, a Prussians occasion to exercise. their
minds. method that was orthodox anthropo published a pamphlet to prove that intelligent. Not that there was any received including those from China Mail wasn't warned. It would it would otherwise have been. In 1871 de Quatrefages like to be, in ffutare. A hint to the
should operate at this circus. Earlier stroke during the course of his sun-long before the Colony was ceded to logy until within the last decade or the Prussians were not Teutonic at valuable news about, from the news
Many beautifel wreaths were advertisements of the Circus announce tanning.
Great Britain. He was only ed half price at matinees for children
Yours etc. so. But he was long forestalled by all, but Finns, and descended from paper seller's point of view. A pro Petroleum Co. (staff), Mr. and Mrs.
the ordinary opium carriers. Professor Vesalius (early 16th cen- Mongol invaders. This set them visional programme for a perform. A. W. Smith, Mr. J. Doyle, Mr. and
Asiatic Petroleum Co., Ltd, Asiatic and military.
Mr. Hutchison 'acquitted the old tury) who discovered that the heads to work compiling anthropological
man on the grounds, of insufficient statistica, and unfortunately Count
Among the passengers who
evidence. ance more than a month ahead was Mrs. Louis A. Cossart, Mrs. R. White, arrived here on the blue Funnel s.s. ABUSIVE RICSHA COOLIE. Gobinezu, another Frenchman of it was the duty of the Committee to H Fisher, Mr., and Mrs. J. Sulter, Albert Vincent and William Reed two no matter of urgency, perhaps, But Mrs. A. Charlton, Mr. and Mrs. F. "Neleus," to-day, are Messrs. Edward the Germans had generally a flat less scientific qualifications, restored send it to us directly (as from one Mr. W. A. Butterfield, Mrs. and Miss popular members of the Hongkong rirahas here, but the pullers have tened occiput and broad head, be their racial conceit by re-establishing set of public servants to another) or Abraham, Mr. and Mr. Ezra Abra- Police. Reed was amongst one of the been accustomed to expect ten There are legal five cent fares for cause the children are always laid on the Teutonic idea and citing them as their backs in the cradles." This the most advanced type of Europeans collected it directly. As it was, we Ablong, Capt. and Mrs. Phillip Going, he saffed on November 19. 1915. from
to notify us so that we could have bar, Mr. G. N. Manley, Misses first batch to leave here for service, cents for a five feature accounts for the seafaring This sort of controversy gives to had to trouble one of our morning Mr. and Mrs. R. Drude, Mr. and Vincent left here on March 3, 1917, originated
cent fare Chan Kam a compounder in the term; squareheads." The term anthropology a popular interest. The
Europeans. This custom employ of Messrs. A. S. Watson and
less in anthropology," by the way, now large audiences drawn to the Anthro: contemporaries for it. The secretary Mrs. C. Mackenzie, Mr. W. Drude, Both saw much fighting, and are than
generosity Company was recently sentence i to used to fit talk about men, was appological Section of the British Asso
irs the scarcity of the alt weeks jail for the larceny of a of the executive committee may say Miss Molly Mooney, Mr. and Mrs. now on 24 hours' leave prior to smaller coin. A coolie who drew quantity of pills. Mr. E. Davidson plied originally by Aristotle to men ciation were set down by Huxley as
that it is no part of his business to Green, Miss Lizzie Ezra, Miss Skipton, resuming their duties with the Police Miss Alice Tung of the Government applying to Magistrate Lindsell for given to talking of themselves! It due to the bellicose instinct of man. have no locus standi, or that he was Gittins, Sgt. and Mre. Gillard and
work for the China Mail, that we Miss D. Mackenzie, Mr. and Mrs. H. force. may yet come to be used to describe the data tending to indulge the pre too busy. Working backwards, let Gospel Hall.
Civil Hospital from the Kowloon a re-hearing, this morning said that the type represented by our two cor ludice against the foreigner who is
wharf to 39 Haiphong Road was defendant was unrepresented in the respondents, who
are certainly different." This idea wins colour right to accept such positions, if they
The death occurred on October abusive when paid five cents. He is previous hearing, and that this was us say that too busy men have no
24, 1918, of Second Lieut. J. S. really sorry for it now, because Mr. a case requiring legal assistance. anthropoid, and addicted to the strong from the history of the slavery ques
Langdon, at the base hospital, Calais, Lindsell, the Magistrate, fixed the word (logos).
The application was granted, re- They are as tion in the United States, when advo-
cannot discharge them fully, The
after a short attack of tafluenza. abuse tariff at about 20 cents a word. hearing being adjourned till Monday. bitter as Buffon, but
less cates of slavery quoted every favour is easily answered. We represent locas standi argument (if advanced)
Lient Langdon, who was a chief Ten dollars or 14 days
ball $500 polite"
Of the still respected able anthropological note. One South the public (his master) as a result of
officer in the China Navigation Com- categories of Linnaeus, Buffon said ern writer said
Les genres, les ordres, les classes, beast, but created with articulate circulation and popularity.
the Degro is a
pany, joined H. M. forces soon after election at the head of the poll of On June 26, a small posse of con- the outbreak of war and saw service n'existent que dans son imagine speech, and hands, that he may be sequently, in sending us that lo- in the cockloft. of the house discover, in France and Italy throughout the Constables raided No. 23, Sai Street and as a trooper In King Edward's Horse. tion n'y a que den of service to his master the white formation, or in notifying us in good ed a handbag with two magazines, a war without being wounded, Eaty programma or somewhere that last individus." Curiously enough, so tar man! This highly Christian treatise
Somehow we gleaned from the as the classification of turns fa was published by the American Book time to get it, he would not have pistol and 29. rounds of ammunition.in 1918 he was given a commisalon night was the last chance of seeing concerned, anthropology is coming and Bible House. St. Louis, Missouri, public, his master and ours. That house was awarded a years impri-ward bound on leave. when he con
been working for us but for the As a sequel a Chinese arrested in the in the R. E. TW.T. and was home-Mickey at the Coronet round to Buffon's opinion. Anthro as recently as 1900.
will be all at present. Thank you.
Wrong. This splendid picture sonment by Mr. Lindsell,
tracted influenza.
showing up till Sunday inclusive.
who is
"white man," sometimes' accused of originating it, had made him self known to the devotees of Indra. The colour of the skin was thus the first difference noted when men began to observe their differ-
of Greeks and Turks were" globular,"
the Belgians "oblong," and that
A knockout?
A KICK..
THE LATE MRA. CHRISTIE.
1
of the late Mrs. Francis (Nan) Chris The sudden death and interment tie, widow of the late Captain Christie
OCTOGENARIAN SAMPAN "MASTER AT COURT.
of Jardine Matheson and Co., came following candidates failed to pass present Europe gives us a bigger pro on board a sampan ant found an
ARMS IN A HANDBAG.
*
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"MICKEY"
is
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