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THE CHINA MAIL.
Judging by com- ments in the latest
THE CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP. Home, papers to
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
7
Today's dollar is worth 4/3
hand very little interest was taken in the county 15/16d. championship, as a championship.
Two day matches are no longer A ball from the Straits arrived: popular. Apparently they are sharing this morning by the 3.3. "Tamba the fate of the long novel and the Maru leading article and the verbatim report. Short stories, snappy para graphs, and quick decisions better
auit the modern taste.
THE
The European mail is due to morrow (Sunday) by the s.s. "Totom Maru."
The present Home Shanghai is over-crowded and government is all the hotels are having to refuse GOVERNMENT, described as "the guests.
government of the democrat by the bureaucrat for the plutocrat which is less inaccurate than epigrams sometimes are. The Premier's belated sermon on economy is contrasted with a movement, hastily
abandoned in consequence of indign- ant protests, to raise the pay of the
£2,000 Ministers to the £5,000 level And His Majesty's Stationery Office has issued, in the name of the Minis try of Reconstruction, six months after the abolition of that Ministry, a polemical pamphlet which appears to have been written chiefly, to credit Winston Churchill as War Minister with perfect wisdom, and the War Office with being the best of all per fect Offices. Truth says of it that "it is a gross abuse one of the many which arise in a time when the servants of the public have all come to look upon themselves as its masters."
QUEER STORY.
The queer story" is a feature of Truth They are not always queer, and we are wondering what makes the one in the issue
Bubonic plague has reappeared. To-day's return of communicable disease shows one fatal case.
The two dolls raffled by the
Victoria Branch of the Ministering Children's League were won by
tickets number 18 and 400.
The two women who were
charged yesterday with defrauding a woman of $120 were discharged on account of insufficient evidence.
The influence of the Chinese students bas proved strong enough to compel the Sincere Company to order the closing of its Kobe branch.
The Right Rev. H. M. E. Price, formerly Bishop of Fukien, and re- cently Episcopal Chaplain to the Forces in the East, has been appointed Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Ely and Archdeacon of Ely.
The Chief Justice of the Straits. Settlements. Sir John Bucknil, K.C., formerly Attorney-General of Hong- kong, leaves Home by the Holt liner
I as week the Shanghai Police of Aug. 27 queer. It tells how found in various packages, which young subaltern came out of Cox's were being carried in ariesba, with his service gratuity, and premorphia valued at $40,000. A pared to spend it. He thought of Japanese who was riding behind in the girl who was going to help him another ricsha attempted to run away spend it, of how much jollier it was but was caught. to be in London than in 'Flanders, and he thought of his late C.O.. dernobilized before him. He was called "Old Wotinell," because he was of that class, a bit of a martinet, and used that expression usually as a conversational opening. He won- dered idly what would an old devil like that do in civil life. The missionaire" who put him and his girl into the taxi after dinner was his old C. O. Much
than queerer that are the articles contributed by A Vagabond among the Huns," who gives a very different picture of modern Germany than the news papers do.
Com-
From the 15th of this KOWLOON month, the land and POLICE water police of Kow CHANGE. loon, hitherto under one head, have been divided into separate commands, as their duties are so distinctly separate The land police are under Sgt. Avres and the water police under Inspector Gordon.
FOR IMMORAL PURPOSES.
Teiresias" on November 10, and is expected to reach Singapore about December 10. it
Com. Q. H. Volpicelli, formerly Consul General" for Italy at Bong kong, after having made a journey by canoe through the province of Hunan, has reached Shanghai on bis) way to Italy via Japan and America. He has been transferred to the Foreign Office at Rome.
The final of the Lawn Tennis Singles Championship. Shanghai, was played at the Country Club on October 11 between Messrs. J Tanaka and J. Elmore, and resulted in a win for the former by three sets to none. This is the second year in succession that Mr. Tanaka has won! the event.
A recent London Gazette con- EMIGRATION OF GIRLS. fains the announcement that Capt. (temp. Maj.) C. K. Apthorpe relin- quishes his temp. rank and retires on-retized pay on account of ill- health contracted on active service. Major Authorpe, was recently in Hongkong for a short time comman.. ding the Royal Army Service Corps. He was a fair bridge player.
SPECIAL CABLE.
ADMIRAL COMING.
[China Mail SPECIAL.)
SINGAPORE, October 17.
SATURDAY, OUTOMAK 18, 1919
CORRESPONDENCE.
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
A SHIPPING SCANDAL.
LOCAL WAR BONOUKE
ፕ
[To the Editor of the Okins Mall.j The Governor orders, the públic»- tion of the following names in re- Sir-On behalf of the crews and cognition of valuable services in com others who have to go to sea onnection with the warz vessels trading to and from Hong- HONGKONG DEFENCE; CORPS.
Admiral Duff has arrived at Fenangkong. I would be obliged if you will Major John Henry William
give space in your valuable paperArmstrong, V.D.. for the following
on the Alacrity and is proceeding by train to Singapore on Monday, Thance he proceeds to Hongkong.
1. Why are vessels flying the British and other national fagy, licensed by the Hongkong Govern ment to carry passengers (river trade), SHANGHAI AUTUMN RACE allowed to sail with insufficient boats. frafts, etc., and not compelled to carry one single life-belt, not even for the crews. I am informed that some years ago the Hongkong Ordinance demanded life-belts to be carried on
MEETING.
THE ENTRIES.
the following table shows the number According to the N.C. Daily News, of entries for the forthcoming Autumn
Race meeting of the Shanghai Race Club as compared with those of last
Year ----
1
FIRST DAY.
fife-belts were not necessary on river all vessels, but some oficial. without passing a new ordinance, decided | trading steamers. Meyte he thought the waters of the river were thick
enough to walk on. I have been to sez some 40 years and I am still walting to see the person who can: 1918 1919. walk on water. I will admit that 1--The Maloo Flate... 41 36 75 per cent. and maybe more B-The Criterion Stakes 36 3-The Maiden Stakes... 39 4-The Fab-wah Stakes 31
5. The Subscription
Griffin Stakes
44
39.
6. The Shanghai St.
Leger 7.-The Eclipse Stakes... 39 24 8.-The Autumn Cup...... 62 50 9.The Whangpoo Stakes 32 21 10-The Kalgan Plate... 41 52
SECOND DAY
of the vessels in the river trade are supplied by their owners with a 'certain, number of life-balts but why leave it to an owner to do what he
Captain George Edward Stewart- Captain Frederick William James. Captain. Arthur Edgar Wright. Sergeant-Major Charles Bond. Company Quartermaster Sergeant Harold Wallace Petley.
Sergeant Robert John Everest. Sergeant Ernest Vernon Mitchel- more.
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE. Francis Charles Jenkin, Esq.
stant Superintendent CB.E., Deputy Superintendent.
John William Franks, Esq., Aasi-
Chief Inspector (Musketry) Sydowy John Chinchen.
Chief Inspector George Edward" Roylance.
Chief Inspector Leonardo d'Almada: e Castro.
Chief Inspector Wong Kwong tim. Chief Inspector Sirdar Khan.
I
COMMERCE.
wishes, why not make is a compul- HONGKONG CHAMBER OF sory law? In all countries that I have sailed from it is compulsory to carry life-saving appliances for the crew and passengers, also a life-belt. Following are extracts from the for each person. The Singapore latest market report (imports): Ordinance calls for this and it is
Cotton Piece Goods arid Fancy carried out, also I think it is time Cotton Goods. this matter was put before the There has been a brisk demand 1918. 1919. public, which can assist those who during the interval and considerable 52 55 have to go to sea in these vessels sales have been effected. Staples to make the law compulsory in chiedy. Cotton is quoted at 21.36. Hongkong.
and the Manchester Market is strong. For most qualities. very protracted deliveries are required.
44
1-The Northern Cup 2.---The China Cup 3.--The Shanghai Stakes. 49 4.—The Pagoda Cup................ 45. 5.The Llama Miau
Stakes
36 32
6. The Rubicon Plate... 37 7.--The Racing Stakes... 39 S. The Sycee Stakes... 44 9.-The Siccawei Plate... 52. 10-The Mongolian Plate. 46
98287 288 gun99 g*8*22 86, 872 ̧‡` 3
THIRD DAY,
1918. 1919. 1-The Flyaway Plate 55 51 2-The Grand Stand
Stakes............ 47 3--The Pari-mutue! Cup 49 4. The Jockey Cup 3 5.The Bubbling Well
Cup
6-The Sub-Griffins' Con-
solation Cup... 44 7.-The Champion Sweep-
stakes
8.-The Jossfield Cup....... 9.--The Wayside Cup
FOURTH DAY.
128
24
62
1918. 1919. 1.-The Sub. Grifins'
Handicap
46 53 2.The Autumn Han-
dicap.......
52 48 3-The Grifins' Handicap 37 26. 4.The Grand National
Steeplechase............ 30 5. The Consolation Cup 49 - 46
The Manchu Stakes
24 7.-The Nil Desperandum
Cup
.... 71 8-The Griffins' N. Des-
perandum: Cup. 9The Matoos Races....
41
27
39
60
2. Are your readers aware that any vessel British, Hongkong register, or any other national fag, can sail Cotton Yarn. Business on spat is out of the port of Hongkong (trading very much restricted owing to on the coast locally or otherwise, scarcity of supplies. Fair lines have river included) not holding a pas been negotiated for forward deliveries senger licence, without an inspection at $15 for the lower counts and $10 of any sort, and if the board of for the higher counts under the rates Trade surveyors' attention is drawuruling for spot goods. The market to the fact that the vessel has no is fairly firm. beats or other life-saving appliances, Quotations are No.. 10s at faulty boilers, old and condemned $225 260. No. 12s at $240/265. No. 20s at cables or anything detrimental to the No. 168 at $293/330. vessel's seaworthiness, they will in- $335/370. Arrivals 3,000 bales.
form you they have no jurisdiction Sales 6,000 bales. Shipments NIL over any ships except those that Unsold 2,000 bales. Bargains 24,000 hold a passenger licence. There are bales. vessels to-day, built in Hongkong re- Woollens:-Market as last advice. cently, owned by Hongkong Chinese Some sales reported of Fancy Blankets who claim British protection, that at $3 75. have their vessels registered in Can- Raw Cottons. A steadier tone has ton, and call for British and other Eu- prevailed and values have hardened ropean masters to navigate them to somewhat. Nominal quotations:- Shanghai, Saigon, Haiphong and Indian grades $43/55 per picul elsewhere. When these vessels get Chinese descriptions $46/58 per picul.
Metals. Small Business. Quiet. to sea, we find the boilers are old and condemned; the anchors and
FLOUR MARKET REPORT. cables rotten; there are few or no Stock: About 290,000 sacks. boats, and no life-belts, in fact Quotations: American Patent the vessels are nothing but death$3.85 per sack, American Cut off, traps. The engines go ahead when American Straight, Japanese 2nd they are in the humour, but they Patent (old stock) Japanese 3rd seldom are ready to go astern when Patent, Japanese Straight, Shanghai it is required, to anchor or avoid a Flour 2nd $3.00 per sack Shanghai collision Such vessels are aliówed Flour 3rd, Australian No. 1 $3.00 per to take British cargoes in and out of sack, Australian No. 2 $2.82 per what is one of the first British ports sack, Australian No. 3.
in the world. In my opinion it is a disgrace, and after all the merchant
seamen have done in the past war, it
"VANITY FAIR."
as time. The war is over. When is the Conscription Ordinance to be re pealed? This Government sometimes takes its orders from Home. The Home Panjandrums have declared
conscription abolished as un-British as soon 23 possible. Here it is certainly possible right now. The members of the Defence Corps have done military duties more or less China Mail has arduous The
and have kept the of occasionally been reproved flag
flying by candid friends for call simultaneously. They are entitled spade. now to be thanked (and we hope WORDS. ing a spade a
These people are un-rewarded) and given rest.. accustomed to plain speaking in public print, and anything unusual shocks them. Talking at Bob Smillie, the Duke of Northumberland "in the course of an argument against nationalization of the mines says "it would take a century, at least to insti inte Government oficials the elementary standards of honesty, duty, and efficiency observed in on for reconstruction and re-equip private business. In this we give ment. The Panjandrums are afraid the Duke best. Harshly as we may of being left with more rifles and have had to speak. sometimes, we puttees and things than men. We was living in a village in Canton. to thiel, however, had made good his Singapore-Deli, next year in addition [To the Editor of the China Ma company's visit) tells us that there never made it a century. We always figured on curing them in less time
than that.
SCANDAL,
We understand that WHY THEY the reason why they ARE NOT are not demobilized DEMOBILIZED is that it is believed in high official circles that not 200 would rejoin on a voluntary basis, and there is a scheme
At the Magistracy, yesterday after: noon the hearing was commenced of a case in which a Chinese was charged with assisting in the emigration of four girls to Bangkok for immoral purposes.
Mr. Leo Longinotto, Assistant Crown Solicitor, prosecuted.
K. P. M..
No less than eight fine steamers A Chinese thief entered Dr.. Kew's house in Wood Road on are under construction for the Ko- Thursday night and stole a green service. One steamer, the "Plancius," ninklyke Paketvaart Maatschappy's felt hat.. The man first entered a
The ladies called out Thief," and
is up to the public at large to protest and get these laws altered. As for
the motor ships built in Hongkong
by Chinese, well, the less said the RETURN VISIT TO HONGKONG :
better.
11.
Trusting you will find space for the above.
I am, yours, etc.,.
BRITISH SHIPMASTER,
HI TORIO BOWLS.
Edgar Warwick's new "Revusical Comedy" Company is paying a return visit to Hongkong and will appear at the Theatre Royal. There It appears that in the middle of
will be an entirely new programme with a carrying capacity of 170 the sixth moon, according to Chinese room in which some ladies were. with a registered tonnage of 4,500,
presented. Miss Elleen Dawn (who reckoning, two girls, each seventeen Dr. Kew, arraing himself with a shot. passengers in the first class, will be
is here making arrangements for the years of age, asked their father, who can put into the yard. The put on the express run, Batavia- to the Melchoir Treub, and
are many novelties in frocking and be ieve this belief is itself an insult to accompany them to their aunt's
escape.
Rumphius." There are two steamers,
Sir,-In my letter on "Historic staging, also additional new artists. a very gallant class of men, who house. The father told them to go
the "Swartenhoudt and "Bontekoe," Bowls," I merely wrote that in the Those interested in dancing will have have sufficiently demonstrated thei alone, and the girls left for Canton.
The launching of the: "War 5,000 tons each, under construc- West Country bowls is played on a flat an opportunity of seeing the fascina- gallantry and patriotism. All who As they did not return for a long
for the Singapore-Moluccas green, and is to popular that publicting little dancer Vera Pain with a new A remarkable result of are fit will be sure to support the time, the father became alarmed and Diadem" was successfully accomtion
new corps on its new basis, so rauch went to his relative's house, only to plished at the Paotung yard, of the service, each having a carrying cap greens are provided in Plymouth by dancing partner in Steve Laurie, who is described as a born dancer. In our recent paragraph on
scandal."
Mr. Gerrard's letter in last night's the new company are also included following more satisfactory to the British discover that the girls were not there. Shanghai Doak and Engineering Co.. acity for 50 first-class passengers. the Municipality. up our plea for focal divorce facilities, temperament than the compulsory in great agitation he informed the on October 11. As the vessel left. There is also under construction the was the number of names of people one. It is libellous to suggest other Canton authorities, who communicat the ships Mrs. J. Prentice broke a Van der Wijck," 2.500 tons, for the China Mail was a worthy contribu- Leslie Holmes, an irresistible come ed with Hongkong, and he himself bottle of wine on her bows and Java-Palembank service, and no less tion on the subject. I read it dian. Elleen Boyd, a fascinating Irish in local society that were mentioned wise.
Mr than four cargo steamers, the "Sigli," throughout with much interest and colleen, with a beautiful contralto came to Hongkong in search of his wished the ship every success.
Bencolen" W. 5. Burns presented Mrs. Prentice "Siace." children.
the do not refute any of his arguments voice, Sydney Mannering, a delightful In the meantime the two sisters with a diamond brooch and a "Bintochan." The company have as he is evidently well versed in the tenor, Shirley Cooke, who is styled San Francisco, after
The steamer also just purchased two 2,000-ton subject.
the "miniature Margaret Cooper LET'S TIDY the big fire, was not and two other girls had been shipped bouquet of flowers.
Would that everyone writing to George Titchener, the man with long in tidying up and to Siam by, it is alleged, defendant, measures 331ft. Gin. between per cargo steamers, which will be put in removing the traces of who intended to sell them inte apendiculars by 46ft 6in. moulded service out. East during the current its disaster. Hongkong tidied up house of ill-fame. The Government breadth and 25ft 6 moulded depth year. The above additions bring after the big typhoon and the Race of Siam, discovering the nature of to upper deck. She is designed to the strength of the K.F.M's. service
on up to a total of 100 steamers. Course Disaster. It didn't leave the employment the girls intended carry a large general cargo offensive reminders lying about. Why following, took charge of them and moderate draft and is built to Lloyd's The building berth shouldn't we, after the disaster of sent them back by another vessel to highest class.
in town talk as the people at whom our plain warning was aimed. We had not until then understood that immorality was so common in the Isn't it time that the Colony. Churches did some plain speaking aleo, about this matter? Why,some of the wicked ones whose names have been so bandied about are regular church-goers. We hold that the provision of local divorce facili ties, by providing local exposure. local punishment, and the risk of having to contract permanent union with their partners in sin, will .reform these men more surely than ¡preaching will.
UP.
and
the world war, scour away all the Hongkong. The father of two of just vacated will be occupied without
their delay for the construction of a new MR. BLANCH RETURNING. slimy traces of German militarism the girls was informed of
arrival, and he took them steamer 3-40ft. long for the China that it has left with us? We assure His Excellency the Governor that before the Secretary for Chinese Merchants' Steam Navigation Con.
Affairs At the office the pany's service. many of us cannot be happy until conscription, passports, registration, other two girls were present, and defendant also arrived there with and all the offensive "continental
girls. The girls immediately informed the authorities that defendant was responsible for their immigration, and
he was put under arrest.
It is understood that after the
What were the "valuable devices that offend our British, tradi. the intention of claiming one of the services rendered in the tions are wiped away. The horrible WHY? war" that have caused thing about this appeal is that it has somebody to bring to the to be addressed to British officials. notice of the War Office the names Has the war permanently Germanized of Col Young-Lt. Col. Crisp, L. them, that they cling so to these Col. Passby. It. Col. Thursby relics of prostituted liberty? Pelham. Major Milner Jones, and Major Robertson?. It is nonsense of this kind'that makes earned honours -worthless. When we think of the cases of real patriotic self-sacrifice that
have been permitted to
That there may be ORDINANCES no ambiguity about FOR REPEAL it, what we are ask. ing for is the repeal
go unnoticed, "the fuck of these of the Conscription Ordinance and of Thursby Pelharos and Milner Joneses the Registration of Persons Ordin- makes us feel inclined to go and be ance. Minds were unbalanced during a Bolshevik.
GOVERNMENT HOUSE NOTES.
The following is from the Japan Advertiser-" Mr. N. B.. Blanch, superintendent for Thos. Cook and Son for the Far East, with head- quarters in Hongkong, will shortly come to Japan. He has visited Japan several times before."
the Press, did so in as courteous a the mobile face, Madge Griffiths, tone, and in as reasoned a manner, a beautiful girl with
!"
a
charm
as Mr. Gerrard, who has told manying voice, Thelma Lawn, a char- of us much we did not know about ming soprano, George Graystone, the game, and made us realise that with a deep bass voice, Mabelle our knowledge of bowls is somewhat Laurie, a clever comedienne dancer, Superficial.
and Jean Desormes, who is musical director and also takes a turn.on the stage in musical sketches with: Eileen Boyd. Booking is now open; at Moutric's and as the Company will perform for six nights only, commencing Saturday the 25th Octa- ber it is advisable to book early.
Yours faithfully
PLYMOUTHIAN. Hongkong October 18, 1919.
CHINESE TELEGRAMS.
SHANGHAI, October 17. The Feking Government is willing From enquiries, made locally, the to grant further area to Shanghai if China Mail learns that Mr. Blanch the right of exterritoriality be who opened the local branch of waived.
Hongkong--authorities have heard H. E, the Governor, entertained Thes. Cook and Son in 1907, left the Wong Yap Tong's colleagues want the case against defendant he will be various Heads of Departments at Colony some 3 or 4 years ago. He to leave Shanghai, thus deserting sent to Canton to stand his trial dinner at Government House on is returning to the East some time him for there for kidnapping
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Tuesday evening. There were next month and will be stationed present-Dr. and Mrs. C. W. Me at Shanghal as superintendent of thetrating, demanding the removal of
Kenny, Capt. Basil Taylour; R.' N, and Mrs. Taylour, Mr. and Mrs. E. Ralphs, Mr. and Mrs. P. Jacks, Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Brayn, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Tutcher, Commander Beckwith, and Mrs. Beckwith, and
firm's branch there.
AN AID TO DIGESTION. THEN you have a faliness and weight in the stomach after eat-
When is this patriotic legislators (not forgetting the Cham. Af Chamberlain's Pain Holm. In a few Mrs. G. E. Stewart, Mr. and Miss W
Tientsin students are stil demons-
Young Yi Tak, superintendent of police.
Various suggestions for furthering domestic peace are mooted. 4
The Naval Ministry now hopes to get submarines from the French.
Tang Shao Yi, southern, delegate,
OUR DEFENCE body of men to be ber of Commerce) were not immune. sinshine, then Nature will restore the G. A. Woodcock, Dr. and Mrs. G. F. Ing you may know that you have eaten is said to be reconsidering his re
demobilized, and There is no reason why, because rich red blood to your veins and son Jordan, Mr. and Mrs. 1. A. Bullock, too much, and should take one of Chamsignation
berlain's Tablets to aid your digestion. Payment of troops is again much eased of the double they had the wind up" then, they rid the system of this troublesome dis- Mr. T. F. Claxton, Mr. H. A. Nisbet For sale by all Chemists and Store
ease. For sale by all Chemists and and Mr. J. D. Lloyd. ia carrying? It should keep it up now.
Storekeepers.
CORPS,
burden it
keepers.
in arrear. Mutinies are feared.-
STRIKE AT SAN FRANCISCO.
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMERS DELAYED.
Owing to strikes in San Francisco. the s.s. Colombia" sailed from that Port on September 27, instead of September 20. It is also likely that the sa. "Venezuela" will be delayed for the same reason.
The S.A." West Inskip" will.pro- bally leave San Francisco on October 25, s.s. West Ciddon" October 30, as. "West Cohob" November 1, 8.3.
West Vaca" November 10.