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**TEUTE, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICA."
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JULY 99, 1919.
THE CHINA MAIL.
a friend of his, who had collared the | job of medicine man or joss pidjin | wallah, be backs him up and says that God had willed it so. Then the Boss he takes out his little blue hand kerchief, and he says, "This.", te says is your flag. You love it." And they did. And they went on doing the dirty and dangerous jobs, |son succeeding father, until they had
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
An American citizen is reported Fob v sud rently that through the en tusions at Paris "we are making. the world safe for hypocrisy
LOGAL, AND GENERAL
}
The sa.. "Taman Maru" brought. 3599 tons of coal from Keeling,
Not a single harbour accident was reported as a result of the
Captain Carter, Manchester Re-typhoon
| forgotten all about the beginning of ¦ gitrat, is acting fie Major Yates as
things, whow. By must have been (Mhter charged with the administra. A Chinese School Master has like these twelve equal matches vingtion of martial love in Penang, the just died of cholera in the Western in a ring of beer. See?"
flater having gone to Singapore.
District.
། e said the Estener, and ordered another beer.
The Boss's pals.. the juju man and the newspaper writer and so on, the that didn't have the dirty jobs
acrt one day that the
The ss. "Warpuffin a 10,000 tona steamer, chartered by the B. for Calcutta, went ashore on the company, with a full cargo. af rice
Amherst Reef on June 30, and became total wreck. The crew of 40 ware
saved.
island beiged to them, because they saw it first, and because the Boss had divided it amongst them.all
So the man that claimed the area. where the fuel was gathered, he said: | he must have a royalty. He got it. The medicine man said he must have a tenth of what the other producers fetched, and the Boss nodded his head, So it was made so. And the newspaper writer, he liked to tag. along with the Boss's bunch, because they stood him a cigar, or a W. & S.. or an O. B. E. occasionally. He pur in his paper that everything was 0.3 that the island was the best ever, its Boss the one and only, its Boss's pals specially endowed with attributes that made them wiser and worthier
TUESDAY JULY 29. 1919.
AMERICAN CONSULATE
GENERAL, HONGKONG.
TRADE INQUIRY LIST
No. 118.
THE RICE RIOT..
HUNGHOM SCENES.
Yesterday and to-day the excite ment of the rice riots abated. Most of the Chinese eating houses and shops closed earlier than usual yes- terday. The appeals in the English and Chinese papers have not been
Hongkong merchants are invited to correspond with American con cerns seeking Hongkong connections futile, and several-attempts are being as listed below:
made to raise money to help the No. 1167.-Artificial leather and poor over a difficult time. In order to raise money for distributing automobile" fabrics.-The Onondaga Company of 239-243 Fourth Avenue, rice amongst the poor the Ching Ping Lok, a Chinese Theatrical New York City, invites correspond- The C. N. 99. "Liangchewence looking to the introduction of Company composed of prominent members of the Chinese community, (Capt. G. Hooker) brought 2,144 toes the furnituretical leather used in will give the first of a series of per of coal from Hongay.
used for automobile and carriage Fong Theatre.
The 3.9.." Haldis" brought 2,000 tors of rice, etc., from Saigon yester day afternoon.
as well as fabrica
formances to-morrow at the Kau Yue
There were riots at Hunghom preparing which were not reported in yester
Thess. Devawongse" (Capt. tops and seat covers. An aviation company has been C. Shearer) brought 1.800 tons of machines. The John B. Adt Com- day's papers. They started at 2.30
No. 1168.---Tobacco. promoted to undertake mails, com-rice to the Colony from Saigon.
pany of 326-34 N. Holliday Street,p.m. on Sunday, when some Chinese mercial and passenger work in
In a football match at Penang on July 15, the Manchesters beat the Penang Recreation Club by 3 goals to 1. Sergts. Done and Barton scored two of the soldiers goals; the other was scored by the centre-forward, whose name was not given.
cyclone is reported South of Guam,
camou-
Cou
Ceylon. Among the directers are The typhoon signals were lower-Baltimore, Ind., seek to laroduce in entered the Kwong Shing Cheung. Major General Sir W. G. Brancker.ad at 9.35 this morning. Another the China field their line of tobacco Firm and bargained for rice. A price preparing machines and have filed a was agreed upon, but it appears The capital is Rs. 15 lakhs..
catalogue at the Consulate General,
that the bargaining was No-1169-Wire; power transmis-flage, for a great crowd The s.s."Unnan Mara"" brought. 1261 tons of coal from Keelung slon materials: welding wire; high-menced to force entrance into the and the "Fushiki Maru" 2,050 tons. carbon steel wire: plain and galv- shop. The timely arrival of the anized spring wire. The Page Steel Chinese detectives overawed the mob The Indo China 9.5. "Yuensang" and Wire Company of 30 Church and prevented the looting of the Capt. A. C. Kennedy) from Manila Street, New York City, invite corre shop. yesterday afternoon, brought 1,200 spondence looking to the introduction
At 7.30 another crowd gathered tons of general cargo and 111 bagsing supplies for power transmission Street and attempted to break open of their line of wire products includ-outside the Hip Un shop, in 'Taku of mail.
and lighting plants, telephone and the door but the Police soon dispersed The total output of the Kailan telegraph companies, electric rail-the
The men immediately at- Mining Administration's mines for ways: also oxe acetylene welding tacked the Kwong Shing Cheung
concerns; and spring wire, rope wire shop. the week ending July 12 am unted to and fence wire, and all similar sup-ed in 75,611 tons, and the sales during the plies. The company invites corre money and clothing. Four arrests period, to 62:859 tons.
spondence.
were effected: The insurgents then No. 1170.-Rice; peanuts and oil. assailed the Police with stones. In- The Indo China sa. "Fausang " (Capt. Skinner from Probolingsville, Ky., seek Hongkong contes were slightly injured by the missiles. Mengel and Bro. Co., of Louispector Browne, and Sergeant Cooper (Java) brought 2,800 tons of raw sugar. A reman's boy died oftions for the export to the United whilst an Indian constable was sent
Sates of rice, peanuts, ol, and all to hospital with a swollen nose. phtisis during the voyage.
similar products and invite corres
than the common people, and that the ị The Secretary of the Admiralty common people" should feel very announces that the permission given happy to be allowed to act loyally for the use of grey flannel trousers Ltd and dutifully. It was very nice read by Naval officers in uniforas landing ing, indeed, and the miners used to for recreation does not apply to come out of the pit. sad wash the officers in London, where Naval sweat and coal dust off, and applaud officers in uniform are not permitted But because they felt that they to wear grey flannel trousers in any Tought to be getting a little circumstances. It is not stated if ore out of life than that, they this momentous decision was arrived took to cock-ighting, rabbit coursing. at by a Royal Commission] wife beating, and betting. And the island spread and grew until it was an empire on which the san simply
it.
couldn't set.
They...
beer..
The Times of Ceylon learn that
35 applications have been received from Ceylon doctors desirous of
dectors who will be allowed to go wil depend chiefly on how many the department will be able to spare. Among the applicants are doctors who have been or are on mili ary duty.
2
few
rice.
•
tables and Fish.
No-1173.-Prepared Fruits, Vege: Messrs. Thomas Roberts and Company of Philadel for the export of American canned phia, Pa., seek Hongkong connections fruits and vegetables, canned fish, dried fruits and similar goods and invite correspondence.
This time they succeed-
loating over $200
Yesterday morning things took on a brighter aspect. A cargo of rice
at a cheap price in the shops, the was sent from Hongkong and sold Police helping in the selling. In the afternoon the Naval tug boat took
POLICE COURT PROCEEDINGS.
cheap," said a Chinese when charged "I thought the rice was very before Magistrate Lindsell in con- nection with the rice riot.
Surprise was written all over the Magistrate's face, as he said: Thought the rice very cheap, diď you? It was dear, you mean?,
Inspector Brown: I suppose he means that rice is dear.
The Naval Authorities have pondence.. Then there was a big war, and joining the Indian Medical Service Government and have given their The Metal Products Company of come into line with the Hongkong i No. 1171-Automobile accessories everything got shaken up. Habits and that a selection will shortly be coolies an allowance of 50 cents Hartford, Conn., seek Hongkong con were broken, ideas unsettled made. The number of Government a week towards the high cost of nections for the sale of their line of
But at this poin: the listener was
automobile accessories and invite 100 bags of rice which relieved the observed to have fallen asleep. The
correspondence.
situation temporarily.. inventor of the parable island was
The Government 3.4. "Huntball**
No-1172-Rice. The Bencoc annoyed, and drank the sleeper's
Fetroleum Co., arrived from Tarakan of 82 Wall Street, New York City, (Capt. S. J. Edwards), Agents. Asiatic Exporting and Importing Co. Inc.,
We have an idea we could continue
yesterday, with 5,600 tons of oil fuel.seeks quotations and samples of rice the parable for him. We would bring
The "Huntball" encountered bad and invites correspondence. At the monthly opium sale on in neighbouring islands full of tame July 1, three hundred chests of Tarakan which place she left on July weather during the voyage from savages. We would make the Island Benares opium fetched Rs. 1,266,700 19. Boss and his pals drive the mutinous
as against Rs. 1,250,500, the pro- islanders into the sea, and employceeds of the sale of three hundred | those neighbouring tame savages. if chests last month, showing an
Thess. "Liverpool Maru" (Messrs. they were strong enough to do it. increase of Rs. 15,500. The highest Suzuki & Co.) arrived from Vladivos In effect, why not meet the present price offered per chest was Rs. 4,250 tock yesterday afternoon. She has trouble at Home by getting thousands and the lowest Rs. 4,205. The averOne of the Japanese crew died and 587 Czecho Slovak soldiers on board. of Chinese.to work the mines and do age price was Rs. 4,222 as against was buried at sea. 6,500 tans is the all the other jobs? The Panjandrums Rs. 4,169 last month. The sale Chater will no doubt read very plau- sibly to unzaalytical minds. What navy and army and police to help bidding was very brisk.
could do it, They still have the lasted only fifteen minutes and the cargo on board not for Hongkong. matter the method so, long as the them. There would be no need to whole hearted support of the public give them votes. Labour would be
Mr. M. W. Wood, of the Hong. New York City, seek a Hongkong be obtained? Almost any man would
The Civil and Military Gazette, re- on July 14, by the "Tuckwo" on home aile tires, particularly factory seconds kong and Shanghai Bank, left Hankow agent for the sale of their automo- agree with that, prime farie. Yet i cheap, there would be no more poli-ji ferring to the relief of Territorials in leave after a stay in Hankow of six and slightly imperfect tirea as well were apparently engaged in, a riot that's the whole point. It does mat garden would be lovely. They have services, one of the most important for Monty was a universal" favourite.
tical crises, and everything in the India, says: Apart from their military years. He received a royal send-off as aniline dyes and various chemical ter. The method matters. As well tried it once in South Africa. They achievements of the Territorial in He was great in musical circles, and argue that the method of getting have tried it
No. 1175.-Mechanical Painting on the mercantile India has been his success in obtain dollars doesn't matter so long as you marine. Why not give it, another ing better conditions for soldiers in great amongst the ponies. He took Machinery. The De Vilbiss Manu- get them. The "approval" of the Hongkong public has been bestowed
garrison. The old time regular who up the Blue Cross as his special bit facturing Company of Toledo, Ohio, an cut-and-dried schemes too readily
happens be in India to-day will of war work and many an injured or seek Hongkong connections for the and too long. The public now
admit that the improvement in the overstrained horse must have bene. introduction of their industrial and and arrested defendant. is agreed on that, and Sir Paul
amenities of his life has been enor-fited through the funds which he portable painting equipment. A cata- Chater rather gives his entire posi-
mous. For much of that the new regularly collected and sent home. logue with price list is on file at the tion away in the words with which
urits will have to thank the Terril good wishes go with him for Consulate General. he ends his speech. "And so save
torial officers and men who, having a
happy home visit-Central China Hongkong, 24th July, 1919. Post. the necessity of calling another
divine discontent, made it felt with good effect. Public meeting.". Is that, then, such a disagreeable necessity? If it is, why is it? Be very sure that the new
try, in the coalmines at Home?
This is only a suggestion.
LOGAL AND GENEHII..
Today's dollar is worth 35, 6 15/16d.
A noticeable feature of yester day's meeting at the City Hall, was the fairly large crowd of members of
sitting together.
a
Chemicals. The Export and Domestic No, 1174-Automobile Tires and
Buyers Corporation of 56 Pine Street,
specialties.
CHINESE TELEGRAMS.
He probably meant that he thought'
caught in the act of kicking down it ought to be cheaper, and was willing to cheapen it.
Defendant, it was alleged, was the door of the Hip Un shop in Mr. "Lindsel (to accused): You
with others?
Hunghom.
Defendant: I saw thousands of people trying to go into the shop. I was looking on.
A constable said he saw a large crowd attempting to break down the door. He got in amongst the crowd
Defendant: I am a coolie in the
Cement Works.
Mr. Edndsell: What wages do you get?*****
Defendant: About $10 a month. Mr. Lindsell: You are fairly well- off, and well-dressed. $50 or six weeks
Four other Chinese were produced before Mr. Lindsell for riotous be
Writing of the Peace Celebrat- While we hear of repatriations ions arrangements for Singapore, Topicist" in the Singapore Free Press in Japan there is also some more says: Amongst those things which we rermal treatment of enemy prisoners. had upon our list and will be very [Translated for the China Mail from haviour at No. 133 Wa Hu Street, The Japan Chronicle is informed that, sadly missed, it is understood dragons
"the usual many more public meetings than his the Constitutional Reform Association through the good offices of Mare notable. Hongkong is going in
THE PUBLIC MEETING.
Sufficient people attended last night's meeting to prove that the China Mail protest against "the usual procedure " was warranted.. The quoted phrase is from Sir Paul Chater's speech, and may be accepted as his indirect
the answer to criticisms. If Sir Paul Chater thinks it good enough, we are sorry, for it shows that he has not yet recognized the real position of "affairs. It is "the usual procedure" against which the people, according to our instruc- tions, are now determined to make a stand. The man who wishes now to pretend that procedure is good enough for Hongkong is going to be laughed at. The misunderstanding" (another of Sir Paul Chater's words) "will be his, not ours. There has been a War on, you know. It has shaken up public opinion, and there is a distinctly observable trend in the direction of wiping something off a slate. Prestige can no longer stave off enquiry, privilege no more resist the people's will. The game is up. It is natural that the old Hongkong Ring (we have tried to be polite, this time, in choosing a name for them) should find it hard to believe that after so long a reign their authority should be questioned. Their attitude will be like that of the plaintive Mr. Franks, Why bring i LID now, after 50 long
Governor, to whom we are all willing to extend a friendly welcome and a fair field, will be privileged to see predecessors "have done. Because now our public is bigger than it was, and its political consciousness has developed. Things are going to move. Things are going to happen. The day of the Ring is over.
Ring out the old, ring in the new."
Jovan
"J
the Wah Tsz Yat Po.]
Hunghom.
Inspector Browne stated that about $200 worth of rice, flour and cloth- ing were pillaged from that house. Defendants were fined $3 each and bound over in personal bonds of $50 each for six months.
In another case where a man got six months, he was said to have
Matsuoka, of the South Manchuria for peace dragons on a lengthy and Railway, twenty-two of the German fearsome scale but Singapore, alas, An official statement says Siam's prisoners in Japan have been engag will see none of these, for if report
PEKING, July 28. Luk Wing Ting's telegram states celebration of Peace will be in Sep-ed by various Japanese concerns. tember, combining the occasion of Most of these are experts in some true, the monsters that were in that he is willing to take the Central the return of her soldiers from War line there are, for instance, one process of creation were, in a fit of Government's instructions to deal Service overseas. Foreign and Allied brewer, two chemists, three engine destroyed. This is one of the minor
misguided patriotism, incortinently with the Canton situation. nationalities are joining in.
Owing to the quarrel between th ers, two professors of German. evils that we suffer from but possibly Canton Salt Commissioner and the pelted an Indian constable with These men are all about to be release our Chinese friends feel that dragons foreign salt inspector. Peking has stones, hurting the man so that his The return of communicableed in order to take up their new
posts. disease for last week shows six cases
are not suitable just ar the moment, sent a deputy to Canton to inves-removal to hospital was recessary. since their chief characteristic stigate the matter.
The man's excuse was that the The usual thing in starting an argu.
of plague, one of cholera, four of en-
Information received Additional evidence of the hold their abnormal swallow as indicated
From all policeman had opened fire on a ment on sociology is to take a desert teric, and four of cafever. In the island, and people it with the lowest subsequent 48 hours there was an-which Japan has secured on the by the jaws, and swallowing is rather sources indicates that, Japan is crowd in Wu Hu. Street, and he was Indian market is furnished by the sore subject for the moment in compelled by circumstances to ex assailed with a shower of stones from convenient "multiple. "Now then," other case of cholera and one of c.s. you say, drawing a circle on the table. fever.
annual report on the maritime trade
press its willingness to consider the some of the crowd. of Bengal for the year 1918-19. The
return of Klaochow to China. ・・ The Hongkong Tramway Com-average value of the imports from Japan into Calcutta for the five years
JOBS.
by dipping your finger in the listener's
beer. Here's your desert island,
China circles.
+
TYPHOON INCIDENTS. and here (setting out a dozen pany's traffic receipts for the week ending with 1915-16 was Rs. 148 matches) are your castaways. They were $16,503, or $1,371 more than lakhs. In 1917-18 it, amounted to Rs. Shanghai Bank a ricsha coolie's hat Last night near the Hongkong and ahold a meeting to decide which shall last year. The aggregate receipts 603 lakhs and in the year under re- blew off. He lowered the shafts and
be leader, (king or governor) which for 30 weeks were $441,342,"or shall be the critic (newspaper writer) $32,037 more than in the correspond-representing a little less than eighteen on the Tramway in front of an view it rose to nearly Rs.1,139 lakhs, ran after it, leaving his fare sitting which 'shall be the collector of fuel ing period of 1918. (coal miner) which shall be the scavenger, and so forth. 'Nobody wants to go down a dangerous hole in the ground. Nobody wants the dirty job of scavenging. How do they settle it?"
in
I don't know," says the listener, palling his beer farther away from the intrusive finger.
"I'll that
time?" That Str Paul Chater can not believe it yet is as clear as daylight. Observe the naive way he begged the question. And for the purpose again following the practice adopted on previous occasions—we considered it desirable that the services of a few representative mem bers of the community should be enlisted to assist us. f Sir Paul Chater cannot sce that these. words lies. the whole mischief of the matter, ́isn't our fault. The word repre sentative means representative. It does not mean men whom the Hongkong Ring may happen to consider representative. Whether it is. the Governor or the Ring that dɔes it, men who are so chosen are "nominative "", not "representative." Real representation is that which is the result of public choice. The China Mail could have nominated men it considers representative, but it didn't and wouldn't attempt to do it,
because it has no desire to form a new Ring. The China Mail idea is "Ring O. We have had e, ogh of Rings. May we rub it in just a little more? It seems desir able. The speech by Sir Paul
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The Old Group Bank prepared to consider the advance of $24,000,000
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CANTONESE AND RICE PRICE.
[TRANSLATED FOR THE China Mail]
on condition that the money is not to be used for military purposes. new parliaments are willing to dis It is reported that both the old and
solve themselves voluntarily.. per cent of the total foreign import oncoming tram. The driver played
SHANGHAI, July 28. trade of the port. The number of a fine tune with his gong, but Eng. Commander C. Samson, Japanese vessels entered and cleared the
The Cabinet has telegraphed to The Civil Governor at Canton, in RN." who arrived by the E.&O. at Calcutta during the year was 131 coolie raced back, pulled the ricsha going to make a compromise on the Instructed all the custom houses to fare szt tight. The Luk Ching Chang that as America is view of the rice famine last year, has "Nagoya" is in relief of Erg, Com as compared with 94 in the previous clear, and the trama continued. Just Shantung question be may use his stop the exportation of rice. It is mander E. J. Allen, R. N. and Eng-twelve months. Commander W. W. Reed as we
then a white man's hat blew off, and discretionary power in dealing with reported that the first harvest of the stated yesterday. Eng. Comdr. Allen
rolled in front of the moving tram. the matter. The Pinang Gazette says: There Its owner stooped to pick it up, as if
year is very good but in some districts is going Home shortly.
Ko Shi Pan the Military Command the gentry, seeing that the price of will be a good deal of sympathy for no tram were there. With a tremen er is now busily making preparations rice is gradually rising, have made the Resident Councillor, the Hordous, jarring of brakes the tram One hundred and nineteen soldi- Mr. W. C. Michell, and Mrs. Michell, managed to stop just before it got ers of Alsace-Lorraine, who were in the disappointment they have him. accordingly. The miner and the interned In Japan as German experienced with regard to their scavenger get such bigh pay that prisoners of war and who were re- passage home. As may be generally everybody is willing to take it on cently given their liberty, passed known, Mr. and Mrs. Michell booked CHOLERA ON See? Otherwise, they fight amongst through Kobe on July 11 by the their passages some time ago by the themselves, and the
Mess. Mar. steamer "Nera," en route steamer Talthyblus"; their arrange- physically strongest becomes the governor, and to the home land.
ments had been made accordingly. Now, at the last moment, they are the rest his slaves, to do what he tells
The Siberia Maru's sailing yester them. They go on doing it as long
informed by the Passage Controller day was postponed till July 31, on Sweet are the uses of advertise that one berth in their cabin has account of the typhoon. es he is strong enough to make them, ment, says the Bangkok Daily Mail, been requisitioned by the Hongkong Yesterday one of the crew WAS or perhaps until they get the habit The latest is that a ledy of a Malay Government and their passages can discovered to be suffering from cho- of being slaves. That, or something Opera Co., has been knifed to death celled. This is cavalier treatment lera and he was removed to hospital. ke it did happen. Instead of carry at Johore. Similarly the young lady indeed. Mr. and Mrs. Michell leave The Siberia Maru" was flying the ing round a club to make 'em behave,
was reported to have been shot to Penang on Sunday by the B.I."Yellow Jack" this morning.
tell you," says the man playing with matches "They fix the
the
pay.
for attacking Chung Chok Lam, the arrangements among themselves to Inspector General of three Eastern prohibit rice being exported. If any Provinces. The opposing forces are is found exporting rice he will be now only 30 W's distance from each exposed and bis rice be forfeited. other.
Hung Hak Mo the Military Gover- "SIBERIA MARU." nor of Szechuen reports, that the Armistice between the Szechuenese and Tibetan troops has expired.
The Tibetans are still bringing up reinforcements. The situation is 'critical
ARTFUL DODGERS.
was
Busy buying rice, a Chinese roman in Centre Street ablivious of the fact that two young SHANGHAI, July 27.
rogues had placed themselves on The Military Governor of Nanking either side of her, rifling her pockets. received a telegram from Hongkong They were seen, however, and pro- the Boss-put on Fancy clothes. death at Ipoh or somewhere cr other "Futtala," for Madras, thence by train
requesting permission to export duced before Mr. G. N. Orme to-day. The "Siberia Maru" went to 500,000 Sheke of Shanghai and One was sentenced to a year's hard about a twelve month ago. Some of to Colombo.a very fatiguing the Quarantine Anchorage this Wuhu rice. The Military Governor labour and four hours stocke, and the Malayan "stars" seem to have journey to catch the Bibby liner morning. Her departure is postponed has telegraphed to Peking for to the other to be birched and detained about as many lives as husbands, "Leicestershire" there.
for twenty-four hours.
am your king' he says, and you are my loyal people. Is that so? they say, and Yes',
Baya he
And
indefinitely.
structions.