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The Chira Jail. AYECTE, JUSTICE, PRELIC AAVIOR.
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, Oct. 1, 1919.
"AND NOW TO WORK."
Clemenceau's words to the Peace Conference are apt to the day follow ing yesterday's purely ceremonious performances. Governors have to endure that sort of thing. Some of them may even like it. But it isn't work. The true function of a governer is to govern. We believe we have got in Sir Reginald Stubbs
THE CHINA MAIL.
BYGONE GOVERNORS.
LOGAL AND GENERAL.
To-day's dollar is worth 42
Today's return of communicable disease is a blank.
Today the Hongkong Daily Press celebrates its sixty-second birthday.
When one of our correspondents: yesterday claimed to be speaking "as a worker for workers" he wasn't
As far back as 18-45 (the year i thinking of our excellent coolies, which the Chisa Mail was started)716d. who are the only labouring class we the British Community here was- have. Even democrats" self
making continuous demands for": avowed here don't dream of the
adequate representation on the franchise for these useful citizens.
At that time Legislative Council. The movement for
2 wider
they woud have been. satisfied with franchise here,
evinced by the Constitutional Reform Associa an equal number of unofficials no- tion, is quite different to that His minated by the Crown Sir John Excellency experienced in Ceylon, play the bold buccaneer and attack Davis, the governor who liked to
The s.5. "Satana" (Capt. Tratt) If it were frankly stated, it would be Canton, refused all popular represails for San Francisco at 10a.m. represented as an effort to release the Colony from the clutch of thesentation. The year before they had to-morrow. She takes no carge.
had a registration of persons" Ordinance sprung on them, and
The 3.3. "Phranang," (Captain rose up like one man in wrathful Nicol) sailed for Hongay at 12.30 indignation." That may have been p.m. to-day. She took no cargo.. because a polltax went with it, but Eitel the historian dwells more on the Thess. "Kwangsang." (Captain objectionably Inquisitorial aspect of waodgett) arrived from Canton this always an affront to the British spirit. They felt that their personal self.oring with 27 tons of general respect, their national honour, the cargo. liberty of the subject." Were trampled
vested interests, and to save the Administration in that sease from itself, for it is always in danger of being palled and manipulated by this pecunious and private partner ship. sometimes perhaps uncon sciously. That there is any wide spread desire among the Europeans to engage in local politics and enjoy franchise we do not believe, because the number looking upon Hongkong as their permanent home is com paratively small. So is the gang that has hitherto helped and advised previous Administrations to run the Colony.
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His stature, and upright front serene
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under foot. Hongkong had its first Eedy) arrived from Canton this The s.a. "Sinklang." (Captain public meeting on Oct. 29, 1844 and unanimously condemned the Bill as morning with 120 tons of general
iniquitous, unconstitutional and un-English in principle." Although
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The as."Yangtzekiang." (Capt.
cargo.
of time objecting to the "disrespect- ful" wording of the memorial sent
The 3.5. "Mentor," (Captain in. Eventually the Government yielded. Davis was an autocra: from Warrall) sailed for Shanghai at 5 the boots up, and made a mess of P., to-day with 90 tons of general with nearly everything he undertook. cargo.
When he left "there was no public | · address,no banquet, no popular fare-
The s.s.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1919
JAPANESE OPINION OF THE FUTURE OF SHIPBUILDING.
HOUSING AND
MILITARY.
GALLANT MAJOR SNUBS *CHINA MAIL."
In what follows, an attempt has DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS GOING
been made to look into the future of
HOME.
Japanese shipbuilding through the
Interviewed by a China Mail re- eyes of well-informed yard officials principally through the medium of porter this morning on the Housing interviews. It is not an attempt to Question, Major Willett, A.SC. said: search out the remote future, but merely to ascertain as well as may
I will not speak on the subject."
But it is only fair to the public, be, what is in the immediate prospect. Sir. If, for example, you would The Japanese themselves are not at make a statement whether any mors all prone to gloss over the weaknesses civilian families are getting military of their position they are not, on the quarters, it would other hand, unduly pessimistic, and
"I cannot give you any informa these interviews and statements, it tion, or rather, I can, but I won't. is believed, fairly refect represent-You have already published a lot of ative Japanese thought.
unfounded articles on the subject-
It is a truism that there are 70 You never troubled to get official essentials in steel building-labour information - as to the truth and onto reduce things to the of those statements you published or efficient labour, the same in the me now for official information? I elemental. Cheap iron and cheap, so why not carry on? Why cometo end, insure success. As eliber is will not tell you anything. You have costly, a handicap must be overbeen getting some very good notes
come.
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take
Arthur K. Tomiyama, of the the subject from some outside Now we have a Governor free and business was at a standstill, and the Anderson) sailed to: Hoihow at 6 Asano yard, is a builder who is source; well, stick to that source and [get all the information you want untrammelled of all save Colonial Chinese leaving Hongkong in thou Office traditions, a man who, in the sands, the Government wasted a lot.m., to-day with 70 tons of general qualified to speak with authority, from that source. I will not help
Education at the Universities of
But then, Sir... California and Glasgow, and a wide.
"I will give you an example of knowledge of American and European what unfounded news items the yards give him an admirable basis papers have been publishing lately. for judgment. And he put his One of you said sometime ago that finger on tren as the pivotal point,
I was going home and that a new "Labour in Japan does not coat Major, was coming out to much," "but iron does, and cheap my place. I didn't know that I am labour does not help much if materia' going home imtil you told me I was. Whoever your informant is, he is expensive."
Mr. Tomiyama ciled the price of seems to know a lot more about pig iron at the height of the frenzy our movements. than We do in 1918, when embargoes being in ourselves and I should advise you force in almost every iron producing to continue to publish whatever country, the stocks on hand in Japan news you can get from him." rocketed. Pig iron was worth es
Then, thank you Sir, I'll tell the.. much as 500 yen a con, approximate Editor all that you said to me. 1 $250. Shell plates were worth 1500 yen.
"Yes, tell him I will not give any information and he can go on pub passed, there remains the fact that from any other source. Good morn
That fever of speculation has fishing whatever information he gets plates at 3 cents a pound, fo.b. an
Ing."
"Suntak," (Captain well. Then the people looked forward Carneiro) sails for Saigon at 8 am, to the new Governor. "Public opinion to-morrow with 250 tons of general in England had it that an angel fer cargo
a governor would fail to give satisfac-
The s.s. "Wingping." (Captain Chowkam) sailed for Hothow at 5 am today with 6,000 cases of kerosene oil.
In the plainest of plain prose, we invite him to stand up and be mighty independent, using his own wits. Scales are useful in weighing, we understand, but when ❘tion in Hongkong." Sir S. G. Bonhṛin For being in unlawful possession he comes to weigh his advisers, we was the angel deputed. He it was of 82 taels of raw opium, a Chinese don't want His Excellency to have who, off his own bat, having was this morning Ened $750 or six scales over his eyes. It is no authority to nominate them, gave months". guarantee that because:a man has the Justices of the Peace the right to figured prominently in Hongkong elect two members of the civil com affairs during many previous adminimunity to the Legislative Council. strations he is necessarily disinterest. He also had "the persistent habit of ed. The second thing is that he taking the leaders of the community should not misjudge this attempt to into his confidence, of consulting put him on his guard. It might public opinion." look as though we were playing Codlin and denouncing "Short, and putting in A sort of left-handed claim on our own behalf. Let there be no mistake. The China Mail has neither the vanity nor the ambition to wish to pose as an adviser. With a good governor we would rather be advised than advise. It is always easier-as-well as pleasanter to sup port than to attack,
J
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Lt. Col. Humphreys, R.A.M.C., was appointed to all the Committees. of which his predecessor,. Lt. Col. Crisp was a member.
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The China Mail was twice bay cotted by the German residents of Hongkong, once in 1871 and again in 1903. General Gordon ("Chinese Gordon") was a contributor to our columns in 1380,
There is really very little room to go wrong here. The Orders in Council, and the guarantees they give, if honourably followed (which they have not always been) sufficient good governor, who might have beenly safeguard our voteless Chinese an even better one if he hadn't been friends. For the rest of us, all we
The wedding of Mr. R. M. Austin unfairly persecuted and pestered and ask is that there shall be as little and Miss Margaret Gordon has been vexatious legislation as possible. arranged for October 15. Miss M. maligned till he "got his back up.” None of his enemies have had Owing to the way in which our Gordon's younger sister is engaged pluck to say publicly what they have legislation has been filched from the to be married to Mr. A. C. Leith, of busily been saying privately, so Legislative Council by the simple they can be disregarded. But here trick of rushing through "blank the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, is the warning. They will be cheque" ordinances and filling them
Inspector G. Gipson, of the around and about His Excellency up in Executive Council we are Sanitary Department, has been like wasps around a sugar bowl, afflicted with a lot of by-laws and authorised to enter premises and and if his Excellency is going regulations having all the effect inspect and seize unwholesome food to quote
of regular laws that harass and in accordance with section 83 of the at them they will resest it, and turn hinder us and impress us with a fact Public Health and Buildings Or stupid. Let him take advantage by we could otherwise comfortably for
dinance all means of any ideas that Sir Henry get, that though we are free and may have given him, but he will be incependent Britons we are living well advised to produce them as his under the British flag in certain con ditions that we wouldn't tolerate at own. That's that.
Home. His Excellency could. so far as most of us are concerned, make
Sir Henry May
His Excellency spoke of availing
Sanitary Inspector Coombs has been granted three months' leave and is proceeding to Japan. station in "Kowloon will be in the
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The s... "Cornelia," (Capt. Guerreiro) sailed for Swatow at 2 p.m., today with 150 tons of general cargo.
The s.s. "Titarcem," (Capt. Oldenberger) sailed for Batavia at 4 p.m., to-day with 1,500 tons of general cargo.
The ss."Kwongsang." (Capt. Wedgett) sails for Shanghai at 5.30 a.m. to-morrow with 300 tons of general cargo,
The s.s."Hainbun," (Capt. Page) from Haiphong is due to sail at midnight for Canton with 700 tons of general cargo,
The s.s. Urusan Maru," (Captain
Yamaj) arrived from Miike yester day with a cargo of 3,003 tons of coal for Hongkong.
The s.s."Cenyei Maru," (Capt. Toge) arrived from Miike this morn ing with a cargo of 2,950 tons of coal for Hongkong.
The sis. "Chongva," (Captain Fletcher) is due to sail for Halphong at 10 a.m., to-morrow with 500 tons of general cargo.
...
American mill, cost about $100 a Our reporter went to another ton laid down in Japan, even though source and learned that another the old rall rates, prior to the advance Dockyard family has been allotted of June, 1918, are guaranteed by the military quarters, above the Soldiers' Shipping Board. And plates rolled in Club. We also learned that there are Japanese mills to-day, of Japanese 42 families coming out with the new ingots, cost about 500 en a ton.
regiment.
MARINE COURT.
If, however, Japan could have
If there are, aay, only half that misun- access to an abundant supply of firat ber of military families coming out, rate ore for ber smelters, the problem would "that not mean that some virtually would be solved Naturally, civilian families occupying military she hopes to get ore. Whether she quarters will be required to quit? does, and how and when, is a Where can these people go to if turn political question, so
that Mr.ed out? · Tomiyama hesitates. to predict
We say again what we said on definitely what is in store. He several occasions "Let the military was inclined to discount the probable authorities defer the arrival of these importance of building for Japanese military families until such time is lines, the war losses of which have the housing problem has been fully been very small, so that they have taken in hand and then, when there little to replace.
are new houses into which civilian The Submarine Boat Corporation's families can move to make room for offer to build vessels for the shipping the military people, "let 'em all Board for $149, a dead-weight ton come. was cited to Tama aro Tojo, manag- ing director of the Yokohama Dock Company," and he was asked what Japan would be able to do toward cutting the cost of the vessels now Charged at the instance of P.C. building for the shipping Board, Blackman, AS, at the Marine Court which is $175 a dead-weight toa. this morning with, allowing their By next year," he replied, we boats to lie alongside Blake Pier. should be able to build for $149 or when not engaged in taking or dis- $150."
charging passengers or cargo, there- And as a matter of course the by cbstructing the free access of question arose as to what prospect other vessels thereto, two boatmen The e.s. "Tsuyama Marn" (Capt. there was of Japan rolling her own and one woman pleaded guilty and Sekamoto), sails for Liverpool via plates and generally becoming inde-were fined $5 each by Capt. Basil
could not see any hope of immediate Another boatman, Leung Wa, tons of general cargo.
relief on any comprehensive scale. master of trading junk No. T4031H,
with charged The 95.
Choysang," (Capt. It is true, he said, that the Mitsu who Baker) arrived from Shanghai yester- bishi interests have opened an iron similar offence at the Pottinger day with 220 tons of general cargo works at Kenjiho, Northern Korea, Street steps, pleaded that he was dis-
the first
having pigs
been charging cargo at the time and when received in Papan in August, he saw the Police launch coming, be Tjilatjap." (Capt. 1918, although at the time of ordered his men to push off but was.
no plates had not in time, Ilopmaa) sailed for Sourabaya via the interview Balikpapan at 3 p.m., to-day with been rolled.
Two 150 tons blast His Honour discharged him with a 400 tons oi general cargo,
furnaces were in operation. Yet the caution. Mitsubishi yards at Nagasaki and Kobe do much government work and private building, and their own in day (and the standard value of the terests naturally have precedence. yen is about 50 cents). The Japanese ore Mr. Tojo,pointed Japan's hope of cutting labour costs, out, is of poor grade, and China well, as stated by Mr. Tojo, lies in greater Chiga is a political question. Depen- efficiency. The enormous expansion dency on the State or, as it was in shipbuilding was attended by before the war, on England, remains, precisely the same phenomenon that
fact..
one who feels that. We have been himself freely of local advice. That a very popular start by sweeping charge of Sanitary Inspector Melling. Singapore at 5 p.m., to-day with 400 pendent of other countries.. Mr Toyo Taylour, R.N.
told so. His appearance, demeanour, and pithy speech yesterday made a good impression all round.
Said one civil servant to another..
A keen worker and a taskmaster.
discharged by Sanitary Inspector Olde.
is always an excellent thing in aaway all the war time muck, registraton whose ordinary duties will be Governor, but we hope he is too tion of persons, and that sort of strong to be led. He will find very useless fummery. We had to, obey willing leaders at his elbows orders from Home and pass the Or Said one vested interest to another: continually. The vested interests dinance forbidding Germans to come to two months' at the Mixed Court, and mails for Hongkong.
A punkah coolie was sentenced here have 愈 vested interest in here for three years, and none of us Shanghai, on September 20, for steal- wants them here even then, but there ing a half-hunter watch and gold
no reason why we should be chain belonging to Mr. R. C. Faith secure a pull. His Excellency, bothered ourselves with regulations full, solicitor; formerly of Hongkong. as we told him yesterday, will soon made on their account The grand- The watch and chain were taken Said a merchant: He doesn't be able to detect them. He has an motherly regulation which compels while Mr. Faithfull was absent at
nounced his intention to accept help us to ask the Police before we can in and were pawned for $3. and advice from any section, but when hire a motor-car for a moonlight
He looks as if he might be. dificult.
Said the Chinese:
He looks dignified and wise and strong. If he is fair as well.
Jook young. Why did they harp on
bis youth. A man is as old as he feels. The address was tactless in referring to that.
the Governor, or think they have. They push hard to
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The ss. Empress of Asia," he did so he said in reliance upon drive is a sample of the sort of thing
(Capt. Halley) sails for Vancouver via your promise," as if the big pots who we object to. We may not meet it yesterday afternoon, the Chairman 5,000 tons of general cargo.
At the Sanitary Board meeting, Shanghai at noon to forrow with All the talk about his "youth" has thronged to welcome him and pre- indeed proved foolish, A man who sent him with that address included for months, and then suddenly it rises (Mr. A. Gibson) announced that the all sections. They didn't. There are and hits us in the face and reminds epidemic of gastro-enteritis was sub
The S.S. Van Waerwijck," sections (with whom Sir Matthew that we are being treated like siding. Lanes were being cleansed (Captain Claasen) arrived from Deli children. It will probably surprise twice a day in the crowded areas, and Singapore yesterday with 2,600 -the Colonial Office which deals with Nathan managed to get in touch) His Excellency to hear of this. We He thanked Mr. S. W. Tso for tons of general cargo and mails for therefore, a present and pressing the State witnessed dire shortage
Hongkong affairs, and-that he had who hold alcof from such functions would like him to take his Chief of translating the leaflet in connection"] Hongkong.
honests that he has served
anhose in that department of
known and corresponded with every governor and Colonial Secretary here during the last 20 years, is no raw -youth. What do they want'anyway? Doddering septuagenarians?
The
as yesterday's. They are far from sure of 2 welcome from the more-forward sections. The Hon. Mr. Severn knows that
there are well-informed sections of
Police on one side one of these days and tell him what policemen are sup posed to be for. Now that the Force is getting back to something like full strength, we would like to see more
with the disease, and for obtaining the co-operation of the Chinese dis- pensaries in distributing it.
The Prize Packets,"
·China Mail is inclined to say that if public opinion not represented on real criminals chased, and fewer harm- clever programmes have delighted { passenger. it wished to find fault it would com. such occasious, who nevertheless apless people pestered with such idiotic large audiences at the Victoria
ten years too old.
proach a sympathetic governor. plain that His Excellency is exactly They approached him freely, because As it is, with all that experience he was always broad minded and and it is experience, just as if he had sympathetic and no mere tool of a
"class.' been occupying Government House all the while we are entitled to expect a great deal from him, and will not be prepared to listen to any plea of unpreparedness when he does take hold.
secrets de Pun-
We hope that some of our democratic representatives will talk frankly to His Excellency, and open, his eyes to those chinello" which everybody in Hong kong seems to know in private but never mentions in public.
regulations.
of skilled man... "And the men are not Prior to the war, Mr. Tojo con- yet what the builders desire.
Kakichi Uchida," former vice- The ss." Yuetsbang," (Captain tinued, there were some twenty or Ross) arrived from Swatow yesterday thirty ways in the empire, now there minister of communications, possess with 200 tons of general cargo for are more than one hundred. What, ed of a wide and thorough know- ledge of shipbuilding and shipping, whose Hongkong. She brought 1 European then, of the future?
Over-expansion, yes, a condition not only in the empire but the world faced by builders the world over, over, believes that there is great Theatre for the past week, concluded The only European passengers above and beyond this, there remains prosperity in store for the yards of enough for the present.
And so on, and so on. But this is their scagon-last night with a bumper who arrived in the Colony yesterday this fact, that Japan bas many old Japan. At the present time, Mr. Uchida programme of new songs and dances from Shanghal on the s.a. Choy established lines, which will need new said materials remain expensive and and a sketch entitled "Let 'em all sang," are Messrs. J. E. Brooks and vessels continually if for nothing else shipbuilding costs are high, besides come.” They are leaving for Canton | R. C. Lawder. - and Macdo' in the course of the next}" (two days. · On their return they The 3.5
Namwan," (Captain hope to stage a revue entitled "Chin Costa) sailed for Hofhow at 7 am Chin Hongkong" written by Mr. to-day with 200 tons of general cargo and 4,200 fins and 2,000 Weatherly..
cases of kerosene oil..
The 8.97
THE WAR MEDAL CONTROVERSY,
Wasun,"
disorganization the than to maintain their tonnage against the general depreciation. For example, Mr Tojo world is experiencing before it settler cited the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, one into its peace grooves again. How- of the great lines of the world, now ever, when steel fails more. nearly possessing a fleet of about 500,000 to a normal price, Japan will be able cas tommage, which allows a depre to build for from $120 to $150 a ciation period of twenty years. At ton, depending upon the cost-of that rate, the Nippon Yusen Kaisha steel, which now is about $100 a tor (Capt. alone would require some 25,000 fald down at the yard. Within a
only £3, or about $40. American.
Our correspondent "L.A. R. O. in. one of the gallant officers who have There was one reference on this
been through it, and his attitude toward question of giving print in his speech which suggests
war medal to men who did their Mr. H. Z. Hyde, Eastern repre- tous the advisability of giving to Here are two things we would wish laser bit in the comfort and security sentative of Brang win Clark and Co.
Excellency a little friendly warn to make quite clear. We don't want of Hongkong is natural and human. Ltd. London and Manchester, who Summerville) arrived from K. C. gross tons a year. And Japan con-year or so, Mr. Uchida predicts a e spoke of 1.riving his know His Excellency to believe (what he But is it right?. It stems to us will be shortly visiting Hongkong, Wan yesterday with 25 tons of ceivably might get foreign contracts, price of $60 to 980 at the yard. local affairs by discussions will certainly be told) that we have exactly on a par with the attitude of was touring Austria and Germany general cargo and 26 cattle. She despite the great variance estimates Prior to the war, British steel cost with Sir Henry May. Now the China here, as Sir Hugh Clifford said of the vineyard labourers in Christ's when wat broke out, buying for the also brought 1 bag of mails of the world shortage in Tonnage. Mail does not side with that numerous Ceylon, "a little core of the parable. Those who were employed Eastern Markets. He was the days The Teuyana Maru prices in Japan virtually have doubled turned to Amerles during its ware As to costs, aside material labour steel was more expensive Japan local gang which talks unkindly loyalty goesin these exceedingly demo at the eleventh hour had a penny too, by the Germans in Berlin two days about Sir Henry May, behind his cratic daya, Hongkong is intensely and the others murmured, saying before war was declared, with the (Captain Sakamoto) arrived from since the beginning of the war, and as she had to do, and she will con back and gets-up. a complimentary loyal We are perhaps plus royaliste Thou hast made them equal unto result that Le spent 22 years as a Kobe and Shinghal at 7 am to-day Mr. Toje looked for no drops Living tinue to buy from America in great subscription before his face. The que le roi in some ways. We are as, who have borte the burden and prisoner: In the notorious Rubleben with 4,804 tons of through, general expenses have climbed, also a bar measure, if prices are as low as China Mall does not believe that Sir so circumstanced that Labour heat of the day." But he answered horseboxes of the Spandau Englan-cargo and 47 bags of mails.
to any great reduction in wages. Britain's, Mr. Uchida continued Fent May was nearly as black politics, as understood at Home, are and said," Friend, I do thee no der Lager for Interned civilians.
However, when all is said and done, Inasmuch as American miks have as he was (and is) painted here unthinkable, and quite out of wrong Take that thine is, His friends will be pleased to learn The Mentor (Capt
increase of 100 per cent in turned to the rolling of steel for Many of our best patriots were men place. As this is not a place favoured and go thy way, I will give unto he is little the worse for his confine Warrall) arrived from Glasgow via wage poutively relative, conside ship's plates, they should be in who were called "pro-German" or by "retired" millionaires, more than this last, even as unto thee." The ment and is visiting Exeptaindia, Singapore yesterday with 6,372 tons the actual com and the Japanese position to compete with the United Bolshevik" by a certain noisy type 99 per cent. of us are busy varning State, like God, is debtor unto no China, Java and Japan chiefly, we of general cargo of which 2016 tus thinking almost nothing. A to lower steel costs will be the read- pakt to the American way Kingdom Another factor-tending of citizen. In short, the China Mail our living, and a little over for old believes that, Sir Henry May was a age, and may be called worker: man. Medals are not wages; they believe, in connection with Produce were for Hongkong. She also brouku tynter now may earn 2 to 20 yen & lastment of trans-Pacific freight ratea";
are gifts of grace.
business,
3.5
67 first class passengers."