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leigh in the discovery of argon, a rain. What's the use of the Pass discovery, by the way, which they | Office? These chuds all emphasise unduly. It was
have a passports, yet they come here and minor accident of his life work. The go on the burst and overdo the Daily Telegraph, for example, gives beach-combing business. us this:
Coming downpourious, for ducks maybe glorious, long to rain over us, and. that sort of thing. Even so it is better than the Big Wind.
The discovery of argon, in parti cular, was due to the patience with which he sought out the cause of a minute discrepancy in the weigh- ing of two equal volumes of nitrogen-a discrepancy which even most physicists would have been content to put down to experimental error.
This new element was located, as a matter of fact, wher. it was noted, i about 1892 or 1994, that nitrogen
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"Sir Eric Armageddes" is how one of the London papers now refers to that Great Man.
Yokohama municipality is now planning to build a large park which will have all the features generally found in good parks in America and garden, library, botanical garden. Europe, such as a big soological etc. The total cost is roughly estimated at Yen 20,000,000.
for Portugal at Canton for about aalised the surn
Dr. Amaden Silva, consul general year, is going as Minkter to Siam.
The "Pierrot & Pierrette" Dance held at the Peak Club on the 9th. Still, even that reference was so much to the good, when the papers
Children's League (Peak branch) re- inst. in aid of the Ministering were mostly spreading themselves on the lady tennis champion, on boxing.
of "$635.22. This satisfactory result is due mainly to on hanging the Kaiser. Hendon murder, and on aviation Donald) which cleared for Canton at to the willing and able assistance of
on the
The 3.5.."Kwongse' (Capt. Me-the members of the Peak Club and the magnificent support accorded by stunts. We still hope to see 5 pm, yesterday, took general cargo the ladies.. one day OUT newspapers stimu- lating thought rather than giving
mere kinema pictures. One of the most scathing cartoons we have ever seen in Punch is that recent one br Bernard Partridge, in which the Mother of Parliaments is represented
Ltd as an old lady pottering as a gardener. She is manuring her plants with "reconstruction mixture." Funny thing" she says, "how well this plant's doing; it's the only one! I've not been looking after. The healthy plant was Sport. That is Punch's jeer at State control; but it is also an unconscious jeer at our racial preoccupation with the life :unintellectual.
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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, AUG. 27, 1919.
FLAT EARTHITES.
2 mere Lord
we would
Culturally, we are, on the at the flat earth" stage.
WOMEN.
The s.s. "Kenkon Maru, No. 12"
(Capt. Okubo) cleared for Marseilles witnessed in Bombay at noon on July oia Singapore at noon to-day with 817, when the sun was suddenly en- A remarkable phenomenon was cargo of seeds
circled by a curious halo of deep The s.s. "Nanys Maru No. 3"orange colour with a wide radius. (Capt. Kikuchi) clears for Yokohama This created an immense sensation at 6 pm, today with a cargo of the vicinity of the Share Bazar. 1,500 s of rice.
Such a phenomenon is rare and is generally associated with various Nogueira) arrived from K. C. Wan harvest, while those of a more pes- The s.s.Hoiping" (Capt. R. Jit to be an omen of plenty and good kinds of superstitions, some believing at 8.05 p.m., yesterday with 250 tons sinistic turn of mind give a totally of general cargo for Hengkeng.
different explanation.
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It is curious now to observe that a Postal Note, value of twenty shillings, is changed there for $4.94 only." Why the Postal Note for £1.0.0, is Today's rate only is 3/11-11/16. sold so high a price? What tremendous 250,00 profit the government is making in this kind of Postal Business?
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Arthur C. D. Gairdner, the present It has been announced that Mr. general manager of the Union Bank of Scotland, is to become chairman
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GILBERTIAN REGULATION.
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Sir, I think many of your readers 50.00 besides myself would be obliged to you, if you would give them some 50.00 information about the Gilbertian 50.00 regulation referred to in your leader "No Kick," Can you tell us when 50.00 it was introduced, for what purpose 50.00 it was introduced, and by whom it was introduced? We have heard of "things done in the West, being in- 25.00 troduced into China," but think we shall have to travel far in the West 25.00 to find any such absurd regulation 25.00 existing in a city of the size of 2500 Hongkong. Why sir, were the 25.00 existence of this regulation generally 25.00 known, Hongkong would become the 25.00 laughing stock of the world 25.00
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As regards Mr. Lauritsen's opinion, he, of course, is quite entitled to speak of his own clientele, but I do not belong to either of the classes he mentions, and I have often wanted 25.00 a car after midnight. On several 25.00 occasions, I have even had, after escorting some friends home, to dis miss a car and find my way home on foot, as the driver had to be back in: his garage by 1 am. Could anything be more ridiculous, mere annoying, cr more unecessary?
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[Of course, if respectable people 15.00 want to be out enjoying the moon. 10.00 light, people who don't (or hardly ever) drink, and who don't go "where $3,735.00 most men go," it does alter the case, doesn't it? Let's have some more public opinion before we uslimber the China Mail battery.]
SHIPS IN HARBOUR.
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The Government, opposing an ex- tension of the women's franchise at Home, was defeated. At present a woman is not considered fit to vote until she is thirty. The wonder is that the old women (in trousers) who conceded the vote didn't fix the qualifying age at ninety. After all the talk about woman's work in the war-done mostly by woman under thirty-the fixing of that age limit was a crazy proceeding, quite char. acteristic of the way those profes. Lauriol) which arrived from Mar-Overseas Bank. The directors of The s.a. "Porthos" (Captain and managing director of the British sional politicians love to take two bites Seilles at 6.40 this morning brought the Union Bank of Scotland in their at a cherry. When a private mem-mails and 877 tons of general cargo. report state that they were recently cats, both "prepared" and well-ber introduced a Bill removing that The ship carried 144 European cabin approached by the other banks con armed, destroyed each other.
age limit, and opening all civil and passengers. She reports one birthcerned in the promotion of the British We can be no worse off by giving judicial appointments to women, it and one death on board during the Overseas Bank with the request that the LON. a fair try. It may mean was backed by Labour and carried voyage. progress.
The Home
by 100 votes to 85 on a division. papers "devoted a Eight million women
Mr. Gairdner should be released in gratifying amount of space to franchise. This decision would have agree to the proposals of the other and, in view of the importance of British --- have the Tokyo, Aug. 16-Japan will not man of the British Overseas Bank morning.
order to take up the office of chair- the death of Lord Rayleigh. Asenfranchised five millions more. The Powers concerned in the proposed the prospective relations between the
List of
been as ignorant of him as of resign, of course, and trusted to the Japan is to become a party to the new Union Bank of Scotland have given Phranang have coupon Government refused to new consortium for China, and, if two banks of the directors of the Kwangse When we read a long and tedious-the
Duke, but Rayleigh was House of Lords to scotch the Bill, group, it will only be on the under their consent: Jy wordy diatrite against the League something more.
He was a teacher This does not mean frustration. It standing originally advanced by of Nations, by the Duke of Northum and a very learned, very wise and only means delay. berland, who," we asked, "is the good man at that. Here is a little woman has arrived.
The political Tokyo, namely that Manchuria and Duke of Northumberland?" One story about him, from the, Westmin
Mongolia be placed outside the must be ignorant of something.ster Gazette, which is really the text in suggesting that we ought to have terms.
We were quite serious the other day sphere of the
The immortal Grace was playing Hok Canton Lew consortium in village cricket. Everyone wished Taiyuan Never having moved in ducal suckles, of all these notes:
"The writer well remembers Justices of the Peace. Hongkong wo- some of our local women appointed we are ignorant of Dukes. There
to see him score-a century-at-lease Fooksang~~~ But the first ball from the bocal Kwaisang are always the reference books. We! when, as a young man, newly come men proved their capacity for service, dington, the Rev. H. Williams, in his and travelled thence safely to the Huichow The vicar of St. Alban's, Ted-demon bowler just flicked his bat, Benavon consult them, and find that the Duke
to London, he was introduced to a and have received no recognition. We parish magazine, tells a story against wicket-keeper's gloves. It was palp Taisang is 39 years old. Old enough to
meeting of the Royal Society, After have an excellent M. O. H. of the himself. It concerns a little boy in able hit, and a palpable catch. The Cyclops know better, we murmur, and read
the communication of a physical sex, so that it should not be such a the parish who swallowed a sixpence. crowd was horror-stricken at the Cheongshing on. Ah!. Served in South Africa, paper by a young author, who was terrible shock to the Panjandrums to His mother in great distress urged disaster; the team in the field could Shantung Honours. Served in the Sudan. More
not a Fellow, the President called see Hongkong failing into line with the father to fetch a doctor. He scarcely believe their luck. Recover British Isles honours. European war. Mention- on Lord Rayleigh to speak in the the march of civilization in this hesitated, and then refused, saying ing their amazed wits, they sent up Pheumpenh ed in despatches. Now we can range
ensuing discussion. He rose and matter. They could be such great he would fetch the vicar, who, hea mighty roar. him. Practically a professional so!-
said: Mr. President, I don't feel helps, too. We want that juvenile knew, could get a sixpence out of which the umpire who had had time Huntball dier, as a Percy should be. A good
I ought to take up the time of Court, for one thing,
"How's that?" To Volute soldier too, unless honour goes by favour. But this holds for ever true. that a man may be good at one thing and bad at another, military brain is not good at such reasoning. The 'simple soldier " is a brave doer and a rotten talker. Why haven't. they the sense to keep mum? Then the fervour of our hero worship could go on glowing.
The Jock opines that the League of Nations is not a wait more Chris-
The
the Society by making any remarks
on this paper. This is not a sub
anybody.
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ject to which I have devoted much GOVERNMENT WALLAHS AND produced at Covent Garden for the
attention; I came here to learn,
and have been greatly interested
in what the author of the paper
HOUSING.
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vodka ended in Bolshevism. England acute labour unrest coincides In Russia the suppression of
Tancerville
with a period of tyrannical Liquor Hanoi
In French
have lived with the American Army States would mean only those who Forthos restrictions. What a "dry".
United
Songma
vessels in port this
Japanese-
Soshu Maru Katsura Maru Tango Maru
Cheian Maru
Kenkon Maru
Shimio Maru
Mogami Maru
Canada Maru Persia Maru
Nankai Maru Tamon Maru No. 1 Koun Maru
AN ASSAULT CASE
SAILOR VERSUS INDIAN.
At the magistracy, this morning. W. Lawson, RN, was summoned by Mr. J. Mukerjee, assistant to Dr. Smalley for using insulting and abusive language on the Star Ferry- Defendant: I don't remember anything about it I was drunk at the time.
Mr. Mukerjee stated that he
Nanyo Maru No. 3 was crossing over to Kowloon in one of the ferries when Lawson pushed him from his seat and used objectionable language. Witness pretended not to resent the bad language but when Kowloon was reached he gave Lawson into the charge of a constable. At the water Police Station Lawson was very refractory and wanted to assault him.
Ujo Maru Kaijo Maru. Taiwan Maru Masayoshu Maru
Chinese
Chefoo Alicome
Dutch
Van Waerwijck Tjimanoek Trigonia
Norwegian:
Drufar
Providence
to make up bis mind that it would Cardium never do at all, answered with an play went on, and the Doctor madej "Mascagni's "Iris," which was equal shout. "Not howt!"and the American first time in England recently, is one his century. of the few examples of the composer, has told us, and will content my.. Roderick kandom in this morning's which has had any general success. apart from Cavalleria Rusticana," self by acknowledging my indebted Daily Press scores a point which looks Based on a Japanese subject, it is -ness to him for the contribution hef good. Two years ago Government generally considered to contain some has made on the subject." the presence of a considerable numance was made, with the result that even been given separately as a con We have noticed here in Hongkong matter of house rents. An allow-depicting daybreak in the East has servants appealed for relief in the of his best music the Prelude, ber of men, whose mental endow every member of the Civil Service cert piece. who are quite indisposed to learn live in a hotel or a boarding house merits are less than Lord Rayleigh's, who had been content hitherto to Regardless of the constitution of the felt that it was his duty now to get period long unless it covers at least Spring of 1917 had trouble with their Hoiping
A geologist does not think a unknown. When the French in the Nam Wan themselves, they offer their company in which they may find a house 23 not to miss his tens of thousands of years. A army they doubled the wine ration."
un share of the favour. Those shelterparvenu who had purchased a coun: The writer was travelling soon after, instructed argue, but they rarely listen. With to qualify for the dole. With this which included a famous geologist. ber of demobilized poilus, and one of "opinions," they even ing friends turned them out in order try estate entertained a house party, the armistice in a lorry with a num reasonably effective (); the other is a man whose culture is still in what allowance this windfall many of Pointing to an enormous rock in the them summed up the French view
we may dub the "fat earth" stage. them were encouraged to take distance, he said: "That is seventy of the
temperarce" Question: AFFILIATED HOSPITALS.
tian that the principle of the balance
of power. By analogy, the police
force is not a whit more moral than the principle of duelling..
Both, he considers, are based on the principle of combination against an aggressor. The only difference is that one (Balance of Power) is
can conceive. In France, the land Portuguese of wine, the teetotal fanatic is almost
not."
The L. O. N. has not yet started it is impossible to discuss the solar houses larger and more stylish than thousand and three years old." "You C'est le pinard qui a gagne la victoire i to function.
Its effectiveness can system. Cheerfully and contentedly they would otherwise have done are very precise," the geologist (wine won the war). not yet be judged. The "reasonable ignorant
all that is on record and Consequence, up went rentals, and replied. effectiveness'
of the Balance of established, such men will "argue" the value of house property. Then, his host replied. "A geologist was Power has been demonstrated, has from the basis of the first specula as a corollary, up go taxes. Roderick here just three years ago and he said
"Oh! I know I am right tions of primitive man. It would does not talk atrandom. He knows not be reasonable,
then it was seventy thousand years old."
It not?
Enough of the Duke. He has hypnotized the editorial note-writer of the N. C. Daily News into writing words of which he may yet be ashamed. Thus:
The League of Nations is a monstrous and delusive sham, as all the teaching of history and the cardinal facts of human nature indicated that it must be. And the sooner we all clear our rainds
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RAIN.
the Last
ALICE MEMORIAL AND
The Honorary Treasurer acknow ledges with thanks, the following Hospitals: subscriptions to the funds of the
Mr. Lindsell: Drunkenness is no excuse for assaulting people like this. I fine you $10.
MR. C. LAURITSEN SUMMONED
CHARGE OF ASSAULT PRI- FERRED AGAINST HIM.
Mr. C. Lauritsen and Kadar Singh cf the Dragon Motor Garage were summoned by a Chauffeur at the Magistracy, this morning with. assault Hearing has been fixed for Friday.
LOCAL BOLSHEVISM?
Aprivate and confidential" meer Wo Ping Theatre (special)...$50.00ing of the Hongkong Civil Service Fresh Fish Guld................. ...... 30.00 was held last evening in connection with the recent appeal made to the Secretary of State for the Colonies for a revision of the scale of salaries. This is all we know.
A droll story comes from the Berlin newspapers. In a cotamunity where most men are supposed to have had the "liberal"
session of the Workmen's Council at level of culture than we find; but education, to expect a much higher
Rathenow, in the Mark of Branden The sa, "Songma" "
(Captain burg, one of the members drew Bertin) arrived from Halphang at attention. to the way in which the surely it is reasonable to look for It rained forty days and forty mails and, 100 tons of general cargo, messenger of the ex-Kaiser.
6.15 p.m., yesterday with 25 bags of farmers had been fleeced by a special some admission,,,if only the tacit nights in Genesis, and even then it She reports having sighted in the dressed and driving a fine car, he admission of the will to listen and to only managed to cover the earth, North Channel of Haina Straits a appealed to the farmers to send Well learn, that there are heights of in less than that number of hours half sunken junk bearing the No. 78 through him parcels of food to their Intellectuality to which these men here, it threatens to wash the earth H. C. or 78 H. O. She picked up starving Emperor." In touching may yet attain. London journalism on its intelligence Helena May Institute. We expect to ports that the "Songma" sighted at the instigation of the Entente, your hand luggage when going on a
Incidentally, while complimenting awaiting them just beyond the off Nanchau. The captain also re-mons on which the Dutch, no doubt away, The P.W.D. have a nice job four Chinese from a capsized junk words he described the short com Javapid talk is no protection against in recognizing the news value of hear prescatly of landslides, sub two Chinese gunboats which had kept his woebegone and hungry journey Change of water, dist. and the passing of such a man as Lord terranean wash-outs, and all sorts of come to grief in the Haian Strait,master. The Kaiser begged his temperature all tend to produce bowel #2 peace.
Rayleigh, we cannot praise damage. It certainly did come down One vessel was sunk and the other Mark Brandenburgers to, send him a trouble, and this medicine cannot be received at the US. Consulate from read history, instead of talking about quality of its references Only A Hongkong downpour always re- It is presumed that the crew of the ed and the car drove off loaded with It may save much suffering and incoa-August 27.
unreservedly for the in the early hours of this morning. is aground with all hands on board. little food." The trick always work secured on board the train or steamship. the Manila Observatory at 12.40 p.m. it how much wiser they would be one of them notes the association of vives an off told anecdote. When sanken vessel was rescued by the eggs, flour, and ham in the directionvenience if you have it handy. For sale History teaches that the Kilkenny Sir William Ramsay with Lord Ray-it starts to make rain here, it makes other.
of Amerongen.
Typhoon in about 136 Long. E 14 Lat. N. moving WN.W.
of cant and recognize frankly that
big guns, the better for the world's
If there young men would only it
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TYPHOON WARNING.
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