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chemist might have denominated the Britain of 1914 as M2 T Bl. M standing for Maskeegen, T for Tory- gen, and B for Bolshichloride. Heat Lieut-Colone R. A. Craig, C.M.G, has been applied, the formula la now R.G.A., a ormer Commanding officer 3 '16d. quite different, and it is the job af at Stonecutters Island, has been analysis with which we are im-awarded the C.. B. E.. mediately concerned. Isn't it? politics, all that the China Mail does.
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outbreak of is to play the part of analytical cholera at the Penang Quarantine chemist. It is not our fault if our Camp on July 25, lasting, till the crucible and test tubes seem to show 28th There were 11 deaths. more B than T in the compound we now examine. If we mention that it has a low boiling point and that its. ena tiomorphous modifications are mo apparent than real, it is not because we wish it so, but that we so find it.
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Our heart goes out to the Rev. E. Martin of St. Andrew's Church, Kow-| loon, as an outspoken preacher, of the downright, honest, non-time- serving sort we need, the sert that will ultimately do us good. His remarks, reported in another part of this paper; have been the target of a sustained buzz of criticism since Sunday night. His little play on words, "Hongkonquerors and Hong konger-eels," has been described by the quines as unseemly in pulpit. "My words are nothing," says Walt Whitman. "my meaning all But in such cases the words mean something 100% Striking words. humorous phrases, words that seize attention and by their novelty hold Ltd it, are justified by results. They
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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, AREST, 12, 1919
ANALOGIES.
Our little note yesterday. on the political situation at Home was badly worded. It meant to say that if majorities must rule, it is idle for minorities to talk of treasonable majorities. Treason in the nature of things is an offence peculiar to oppositions, not to power. Where the power is, treason cannot be
When the rebel becomes ruler, he ceases to rebel, and his crime is automatically shifted to the shoulders of his erstwhile censors. At present Messrs. Chamberlain and Law re present power and of course they are correct pro tent in describing those men as traitors who propose by
of the power numbers using
Qust them. (majority) to.
The thought is clear enough. What we wished to point out was that if the power is there if the majority is able to do what it threatens to do it is idle, and it may be mischievous, to provoke it by calling it bad names. Thus in France, when the majority was so incensed, it was provoked to tem porary tyranny even more disagree able to contemplate than the tyranny (Presumably this is it destroyed. now happening in Russia, and ay explain Bolshevist outrages). Thus at the end of the XVIII Century we find the mcb (traitors now transmuted into lawful but unwise rulers) des troying a priceless intellect like Lavoisier's just when it was in its prime and most full of promise. This was an outrag: (from the scholar's point of view) far surpassing the worst of Hunnish of Bolshevistic crime. It was the classic example. of what the Socialist would call Waste, and the men who did it were Socialists. As Lagrange said, "It required but a moment to strike hundred years off that head; a may not suffice to produce such another." Majorities, quite clearly, are not always right, assuming that there are fixed principles of right and wrong
these matters. Logically, it would seem that the decision of the majority establishes the right, and if the majority at Home decides to establish a revolu- tion and change the Constitution by what they call" direct action" (which
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Major and Brevet Lieut. Colonel (Temp. Brig. Gent) R.N.. Bray.D.S.O.. west Riding Regt., well known in Shanghai has received the C.M.G.
Captain C. H. Luxmoore of the Australian Army left for Singapore yesterday by the s.s." Neleus" on his way back to Northern Queensland.
Messrs. W.G. Barrett, T. Hitt and G. 1. E., Elliott, all of the Naval Dockyard European Staff, left for some by the ss. "Neleus." yester day.
The Hotel Europe peace dance in Singapore produced $3,040 for charity. Mr. L. R. MacPhail has given $1,000 to war funds as a peace offering.
From the 1st November next the distinguishing intervals of the responding fog-gun signals at Chapel Island and Turnabout Island Light-
stations, will each be changed to 3 minutes.
or other.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Miller of Kow, loon left for Home by the 8.8. "Neleus" yesterday.
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The s.s. "Shinyo Maru" leaving for San Francisco to-morrow with a cargo of 2,300 tons.
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Friday, 15th inst. being the Feast of Assumption, Mass will be said at St. Joseph's Church at 93.m. The Blue Funnel s.s. "Neleus" left for London this morning with 3,000 tons of cargo and 129 cabin passengers.
The don't mind feeding the small nations, but we should like them to Brooklyn Eagle. stop fighting between meals, says, the
TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1019
POLICE CAPTURE ROBBER OUTSPOKEN SERMON AT
CHIEF.
KOWLOON.
SMART PIECE OF DETECTIVE | HONO-CONQUERORS OR HONG- ·
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A robber chief whose name is a
Some sensation has been caused terror, to the population of Canton by a sermon preached at St. Andrew's and the surrounding districts, on ac Church, Kowlood, on Sunday even- count of his ruthlessness in pillaging. ing. by the Rev. E. Martin, from the kidnapping. wounding and killing. text Solomon said Give me wisdom has been captured by the local and knowledge": police
Last Sunday They deserve special praise for the smart piece of detective Fieroes of the War, and it is well work which led to the apprehension now to consider ourselves, of such a dangerous man. The outstanding feature of Kowloon life prisoner is the leader of a notorious la the snobbishness with which gang of murderers. Led by the pri- certain folk tum up their noses saner, this gang caused a sensation at their social inferiors until the on June S when they attacked the latter prosper in business, and
snubs village of Lungkok, in Kwangtang then
former
grow Province. After intimidating the in- jealous and curious. This is a case habitants, they set fire to three houses of Lady Clapperclaw in the "Book of and made off with a large quantity Snobs." Thackeray in another work, of jewellery. Two Chinese youths, Sketches in London," remarks: students. of Hongkong schools, who" Do you mean to say, you great bad been called to the country owing folks, that your object in society is to the death of one of their relatives, not love, not friendship, is not family were living in the village at the time union and affection, is not truth and of this attack, with their father, a kindness, is not generous sympathy wealthy merchant. They were kid and union of Christian men and napped by the desperadoes and women, parents and children, but taken to Kwong pin village, where that you assemble and meet together they
held for ransom with a daring selfishness openly at $3,000 per head. After a period of avowed?" Such are our own knobs captivity and some rough handling, who cut their old friends when the youths managed to escape to the prosperity has made them proud. main road. but were tracked by the Another of our sins is an inordinate robbers and one of them was recaplast for money. The war provided tured. The other had managed to us all with an opportunity for giving get a revolver. He opened fire, which will never recur in exactly the The Indo China ss. "Yuensang" wounding one of the robbers, and same way. But while Brinala's bravest 'his way to the nearest police the Calvary of War there were some here this morning from Manila with station, the youth made a report among us who donned uniforms, sat (Captain A. C. Kennedy) arrived thus made good his escape. Making and best were sacrificing themselves on 1,000 tons of general cargo.
posse of police down, and emulated those Roman to the robbers' den. It was im soldiers who also gambled at the foot The s.s. "Kaifong" (Captain J.mediately surrounded. There was a of the Cross. Of course there were Robinson) arrived from Haiphong fight in which revolver shots were also Hongkong men who fought and and Holbow yesterday with 1.200 freely exchanged, and three of the died. There were glorious Hong- tons of coal and 800 tons of general robbers were made prisoners. The conquerors as well as slimy, grimy cargo.
leader managed to escape to Hong Hongkongereels fattening on the kong. A communication from the lives of sallormen. But the majority The OS.K. s.s. "Kasado Maru" Chinese authorities pat the detective of us resemble the Big Three- arrived from Yokohama yesterdepartment on the hunt. Their Peter James and John-in Geth- day afternoon with 1,000 tons of special dredging system was employ. semane during that other agony. cargo for here and 3,600 for onwarded, and the man arrested. ports.
An advertisement elsewhere in this issue mentions that telegrams may now be sent to Germany. The cost is $1.10 per word.
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The s.s. "St. Albans" (Captain Pitcher) leit for Sydney via Sandakan today with 700 tons of cargo and 13 Furopean passengers.
The airship R. 34 carried a batch of American papers which were delivered in London in 3 days 9 hours, compared with 11 days for the ordinary service.
Colonel C. C. Wrigley, C.B,,
The latest Government increase R.A.O.C., who while Chief Ordnance is 20% to employees not in quarters Officer here some years ago designed or in receipt of house allowance.
a Scenic Railway that was working Those receiving, the 20% drop the in the Colony for several years, has previous 10% granted. been promoted to Hon. Brigadier General as as a war reward.
may be likened unto the manure Mr. W. J. Owens of Holt's Wharf, parch and fail. Everybody who is loon Bowling Club, was presented that assists the good seed not to besides his presentation at the how. not in a bad temper about it knows with watch and band at the very well that the Rev, gentleman.C.C. on Saturday night. Mr. D. was quite right, that snobbery is too Harvey made the presentation. common here.. and lip-service stil more so. Instead of revering
HMS. "Mantis," gunboat, 2 man for Rome
of nobility which recently returned from the character, or even for mere intellec Medreranean, has been paid off at tuality, we toady those who have Chatham and placed in dockyard money, or those who keep a hands for refit. The "Mantis" is appearances." The lady from Lon for the China Squadron some time don with a collection of signed photographs of Society people is not yet forgotten. She was our
Mr. H. L. O. Garrett formerly legal equivalent for the Captain of the Hongkong University has of Koepenick. A man is lucky here, taken over charge of the office of changes his way of life, and begins Secretary of the Punjab Publicity cut old friends with whom Committee from Mr. E. Tydeman he was formerly glad to be hail who is now on his way Home on fellow. We have said before (and
leave, been accounted wicked and atheistic- ally minded because of it) that unless there is a conscious com: munion even days a week with God there i real belief in God. Where there is no real belief, there is atheism, and it is among the lip serving pre fessors you should hunt for atheists. not amongst those intensely religious cranks who spell god with a small of B. Law. We should mourn less for "g" and indulge in free thinking Law than we do for Lavoisier, The preacher's text should have been it is truc, but we don't like such "By their fruits ye shall know them." incidents. The reason that Law and More power to him. Help him. Back Chamberlain now claim to be right him up. Don't join the criticising fand it is true and proves them right) aviary of human parrots, whom the is that the Constitution they would unusual always seems to offend, and conserve represents the People's Will, for whom words are everything and. That is their Sanction. If the ideas impertinent intruders. People's Will have changed, who are they that they should then refuse to recognize and adapt themselves to the new standard? The at-present inconstitutional and wrong and trea. sonable would then, in the event of the majority getting its way, be the new Constitutional the new right, and the only genuine patriotic, till a fresh majority arises with a fresh Will That's plain enough, isn't it? of course it is still open to Chamber lain and Law to claim that there is no majority against there, is which case we admit their attitude is sound. That is a question which events alone can answer. If, as our observation bids us, those events are shaping to prove that revolution has its majority-if we are correct in believing that "direct action" can and will do what it threatens, then
save OUT resent the
APHASIA?
There appears to be no article on memory in the Encyclopedia Britannica, at least, not under that heading. We twed it up after reading of a Chinese policeman in the local courts who temporarily forgot
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He was produced before Magis trate Lindsell yesterday afternoon by Inspector Watt who applied for his extradition on behalf of the Canton authorities.
Mr. Leo Longinotto conducted the case for the Crown and after several witnesses had been heard, the case was remanded until this afternoon.
ORGAN RECITAL.
When all we could do was to offer humar sympathy and prayer we, too, just slumbered and slept. Yet Peter after his failure was forgiven and reinstated, and our own future holds out the same full hope of faithful service following the penit. ent's forgiveness,
Another characteristic of Hoog- kong is careless regard for common faithfulness to vows and resolutions. Baptism and Confirmation vows—and Wedding vows, too-are often ap- parently forgotten.
You say you cannot come to church every Sunday The Chefon Daily News has
because you must get fresh air; you suspended publication owing to a The organ recital on behalf of the owe it to yourself and your firm, Messrs. Cammell Laird, Birken-variety of causes, including financial Cathedral Organ Fund took place at your system and efficiency require head, were to launch on June 28. the considerations and "the forthcoming St. John's Cathedral last night. The that whole day in the open air. programme opened with Elgars You are never too tired to arise Imperial March," followed by early en the Sabbath for a day's ceremony was to be performed by Lady Cruiser "Cape Town." The naming departure of the Honorary Editor, Doreen Long, wife of the First Lord The C. N. s.S. 'Sirkiang" (Cap-Smart's "Evening Prayer. The two amusement. Last Sunday was an of the Admiralty. The "Cape Town" taia G. W. Eedy) arrived yesterday vocal numbers Crossing the Bar"example. After a Saturday after. is one of the light cruisers for here. from Shanghai with 1,055 cons of and "There is a green hill" provided noon for fresh air and exercise, and cargo for here and 1,385 tons for musical treat. The tone was good Saturday evening. for gaiety and The first batch of Ceylon elsewhere, as well as 109 Chinese and the expression almost perfect. diversion, you had not only Sunday The voices were well balanced but a whole day's holiday on Monday. medical men to join as temporary deck passengers. officers of the 1. M. S. were to leave
although the alto might have been a Yet after a calm, cool eversong, Ceylon about July 15. "It is hoped to Gabriele d'Annunzio, the poet-little stronger. The rendering of instead of returning home with divine send twelve officers in the first barch.airman, is shortly flying from Rome these two items gave evidence of peace overshadowing all hearts on Most of these officers recently passed to Tokyo, says Reuter. He expects very careful rehearsal and the singers that solemn Day of Remembrance of out. A second batch will be avail-to take 14 days on the journey, which themselves and Mr. J. W. White are our Glorious Dead, we meet crowds. able after the medical college will be made via Asia Minor, India, to be congratulated on their almost of dressed-up dandified donkeys pour- examination in July.
Tonking and China..
perfect performance.
ing from trams and trains, bars, cars Hymn No. 19" The radiant morn" and launches- all noisy and intoxi- was sung during the collection. Incated with the glamour and excite- verses 2 and 4 the tenors took the ment of feverish pleasure-scaling.
To live a Christian life in Hongkong melody, the other parts harmonising, with a special composition by Mr. is not impossible, but it will not be result was rather done without cultivating at all costs White. The effective.
a conscious communion with our Mrs. Otto Kong Sing, Mrs. Le Heavenly Father. It is not possible Bretan, Miss Robert, and Messrs. C. to bear Him in mind all the time; Crispin. Jennings, Rollett and G. one can love an earthly father with- cut having him perpetually in one's Davis were the singers.
The inclement weather prevented mind; but by regular daily prayer a large congregation from attending. we can renew our communion with The collection realised $34 85. God, by meditation and Bible-study of a spiritual, devotional nature we can sustain communion, and by the habit of weekly worship we can stimulate it. By making laws for ourselves-like the laws of the Medes and Persians which cannot be this broken, we shall involve ourselves in sacrifice, but the effort will be a thousand times worth while if it makes us faithful disciples of Jesus Christ.
For Peter Dawson's Cup, in the Championship Singles open to Chinese in Hongkong. Mr. Ng Sze Kwong (C.R.C.) will meet Mr. T. L. Tan (University) tomorrow at 4.30 at the C.R.C. in the final round.
Last week's communicable dis.
ease was: two cases of plague, four of cholera, two of enteric, one of paratyphoid, and five of C.S. fever. the subsequent 48 hours we had one case of enteric.
The North American non-sub. sidized regular service of the Q.S.K. his own surname. Despite opinion hitherto calling at Singapore and to the contrary, it did not indicate Hongkong will shortly give up the what we commonly mean by lunacy, call at Singapore mainly for cargo Aphasia is not the word for it, though considerations. There are few export the associations are the same, and cargoes to be taken thereto. The the obscure causes of the one are pro- new change will commence from the bably related to the causes of the other. Extraordinary lapses S.S."Mexico Maru" leaving Kobe on September 11 says the Manchuria of memory, usually temporary, are Daily News. common to these climates though we had bitherto supposed them peculiar
The water front was never so to white men. Appetital indulgences are not always to blame, either. busy, before, says our Hankow con-
Captain Basil Taylour, R.N.. temporary, Every jetty is swarming Over work may conduce, but expert with coalies loading or unloading faed the masters of the steam launches ence seems to point to a something cargo, and the outgoing steamers "Tong Yick" and "Gretchen" $50 in the climate which, as it were, are crammed with all they can carry, each this morning for being the out- dephlogisticates the mind after a cer. In addition there are half a dozen side of more than two launches tain age or after residence prolonged too far without a break. We had ocean steamers in port, three of them alongside the "Empress of Asia."
being of extra large size, leading for note on that discon home. The supply of produce ap conscious ego pears to be unlimited and the demand be noted in some first awakening,
of
at the
the
the same.
SHIPS IN HARBOUR.
List of morning.
The Hongkong, Tramway Com British pany's traffic receipts for the week were £15,923, or $2,857 more than Atreus
Gleniffer
we are anxious to save what we can from the wreck. We bow to the hope to inevitable, Lavoisiers, and must peevish and provoking utterances of those who cannot see it coming. We desire it no more than they do. We see the gathering storm, and favour yesterday a wraps. They neglect the mackintosh tinuity umbrella precaution, and complain | which may querulously at the lowering sky. men
last year. The Aggregate Receipts Phranang That is not wise. It is in the warp and it may well be that the police- The distribution of the awards for 32 weeks were $471,351,.or and woof of our beliefs man in court was having an analo for the salvage of the following $36.667 more than in the correspond. St. Albans
Cheongshing touching
that gous experience. We have heard of
Chipshing minorities are wiser than majorities, policemen sleeping. on their feet. Vessels by His Majesty's ships has ing period of 1918. but if the Law and Chamberlain Perhaps the ego of Mak Li was, for begun-SS "Orion" by H.M. tugs
'Blazer," "Revenger.**
Epic.
The honorary Treasurer, Alice Yuensang group are minority, they are an those few moments while he shocked "Flying Spray." and Hellespont," Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals, exception to our rule. We don't the magistrate, like those gods of between February 2 and 10, 1918; acknowledges with thanks, the fol. Kalfong know whether the coming revolution Baal at whom Elijah jeered, "ón a
S.S. Algeiba by H.M. tuglowing subscription to the funds of Kansu will be wise or otherwise how can journey." Happily it isn't necessarily Bureaucrat," on February 17, 1918; the Hospitals: we tell till we see what it does? We lunacy, or some of us would be getS.S. "Lucida" by HM. trawlers fear it, as the prudent man fears ting nervous about it.
human
all
nature
When Licut. Alex.
Carnegie
most changes; but we are not going to shut our eyes to it. Within the last week, as our little note of yester day indicated, we have descried a chance of postponement of what we goes to China with his ship, the had considered inevitable. Reuter's Cairo," his young wife intends to messages show a singular absence of follow him (says the Scottish corre union in trades unionism, so here spondent of the Singapore Free Press: may be a doubt of that majority Lieut. Carnegie, who is Lord and after all. It is a delusion that there is Lady Southesk's second son, was any possibility of moral homogeneity, married in Edinburgh recently to his or universal union. As in chemical cousin, the daughter of Lady Dora atoms, so in human society, we Rodadowaki Rivers. seem to see in operation the Law
"Niaus," Vidette H," and "Swallow," on November 4, 1917; SS. "Servian" by H.M.tugs "Badia" and "Bureaucrat," and Salvage Party SS. India" by H.M. rugs "Pert" on September 19, 20, and 21, 1917; and "Drage" on March 29, 1918.
Haihong
Chihli Monteagle Laemedoa Teenkai
Wo Ping Theatre...$146.77 The Kobe telephone service has Linang been getting poorer. Checking of Pakboi calls showed the lines were being Chinhua habit who swamped the lines every Hinsang overburdened by clerks with the tea Tyndareus afternoon ordering tea and cakes from Chekiang restaurants in the business district. Orestes
Telemachus
Rear-Admiral Sir Hugh Tothill,
Forty seroplanes, 146 Liberty Kanchow who gets the China Station appoint- ment, was born in 1855, and has fying machine motors, and a large Pheumpenh been Fourth Sea Lord since May, quantity of air service equipment Oliva 1917, when the Board of Admiralty and hangar building material have Volute was reorganised with Sir Eric Geddes been received in Manila, according Huntball
He was made a to information given out at Fart Hupch of Constant Proportion. Indeed, The Manila Branch of the Asia as Controller. this is a wholly pleasing analogy, as Banking Corporation was to open on KC.M.G. last year, and received the Santiago, the headquarters of the hu you will see if you contemplate the Friday August 1 in the premises at C.B. in 1915 for his services at the Philippine Department, United States Baron Inchcape permutations of matter which are all the corner of the Escolta and Plaza Battle of Jutland, in which he was a Army. The 40 flying machine Hong Wan I
the location subdivisional leader. He was pro- already received, are of the De Cardium that make one substance some, other, Moraga, will be the rebellious or treasonable substance. Heat and friction, you formerly occupied by Clarke's remoted Rear-Admiral in April, 1917. Haviland type, two seater fighting Hangsang
China. The United Service Gazette which says service planes and day and night minority, without having changed or will observe, disturb the molecular staurant aays the Pres deserted a single principle. Endea composition of society. In the case The same paper says the Asia the foregoing has either made an bombers. These aeroplanes are the Vegion
error or has some information later very last word in the development of vouring thus to face facts, rather of the gases land politics is mainly Banking Corporation has secured a
is something new and unconstitu-
tional, and yet as old as the bludgeon
of the first tyrant) then, having dune
so, Messrs. Chamberlain, and Law
than to champion what we might believe to be rights, we have de precated especially the threatenings
opposite
gas) you get the component particles desirable location in Shameen and than the order which appointed Rear planes as fighting machines and wil Produce repelling ose another with a force will open a Canton branch in a few Admiral Borett to the light cruisers not be used at any time, in the train Halvard that decreases with expansion. The weeks.
here.
ing of men.
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vessels in port
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Kasado Maru Katsura Maru Ujo Maru Hakushin Maru Fushiki Maru Kaijo Máru Taiwan Maru Shioyo Maru Masayoshu Maru
Chinese
Shun Shing Yangtseklang Shunshing Tungwah Hsin Tah Winghoilec Chuen On Hội Tung Asia Po Lee
Dutch
*Tinwong Trigonia Bingtang
French
Hanoi
American
Colombia Tancerville
BANVARD'S PLANS..
As will be seen in the advertise ment in another part of this issue. the popular Banvard's American Comedy Company have extended their return visit to cover Thursday, Friday and Saturday. On Thursday entitled night the popular revue "Suffragettes" will be presented, On Friday night the same revue will be proceeded by a Vaudeville pro- gramme. For the special matinée on Saturday, "Hello Hawai" will be staged and the young folks are assured a ripping time, as Miss Hazel Boyd and her "Charlie Chaplin Girls will appear in a series_of mirth provoking stunts." The same programme will be presented for the farewell performance on Saturday night.
"TYPHOON WARNING.”
The telegram quoted below was received at the US. Consulate from the Manila Observatory at 5.20 a.m. August 12. Typhoon near or over... 'Bashi - Channel moving W.N.W. or
NW.
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