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IT. HAS
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21 YEARS IN WOOD
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OWN JUDGE.
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THE CHINA MAIL..
Ordinance in which it is incorporated but for others It would seem there is n loophole. According to the Attor ney General the general promise is qualified by the clause, except in the case of regulations dealing with matters of pure form or of a trivial nature. That allows the Governor, the Government, the Executive, the Official Majority, to be the sole judge of what is "of a trivial nature," which is one reason why we do not suppose Mr. Alabaster will consider he has scored a complete success.
DE PAUL.
vice versa in the China Meil printed SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT lists, we mean. The Chinese printer didn't seem to think it mattered where they stayed, but we are trying to sort them out and disentangle them today. Our apologies are humbly tendered to those who thus found themselves. mislaid.
LOCAL
LOCAL AND GENERAL..
Today's return of communicable disease is in good Latin. It says "nil."
36th ANNUAL BAZAAR
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1919.
THE WEEK'S CHAT!
THE WATER QUESTION AND SOME THOUGHTS ON MODERN DANCING.
WEEKLY SHARE REFORT,
Messrs. W. Logan & Co... report fun. October 31
or the China Mail by The Gossip]
The week under review has been quiet with a salall volume of busfinxera the old vexed question of the water was successfully negotiated, but Gossip has been rife this week with passing. The October, Settlement mupply on the Peak,
As will be seen from an announce ment appearing in another columa, the 36th annual bazaar of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul will be held
The fact that reforins are being tightness of money has prevented on the 7th December. This year's To-day's dollar is worth 4/5 bazaar will be on a much larger scale grievances to light and everyone exception of Indos and Sugars. The discussed by our legislators brings any great advance in prices with the than those of former years, as in ad- hopes that their own pet injustice Shanghai Market is still firm for sil dition to the compound of the Ronay come of the notice of the man Catholic Cathedral, where the powers that be- One doubte that it Cotton Shares and rates show an aringal bazaar has hitherto been held, possible for any one to live on the appreciable advance on our fast the large play-ground of the old St. disabilities, but there are side issue
Peak, without suffering under certain quotations. Joseph's College has this year been connected with some of the suffering Bank owing to the high tate of Banks.Hongkong and Shanghai placed at the disposal of the Society which, indicas has by the exercise exchange have fallen to selling for this purpose through the kindness of a little practical determination, rate of $630, with Buyers offering
the suffering might either be entire$620. of His Lordship Bishop Fozzoni,
ly removed or at any rate more liantly illuminated on the evening of
The two compounds will be bril evenly distributed.
Marine Insurances-Cantons, after business at $440 are now quoted At present houses of some big nomical at that figure. Unions have official in the P.W.D. enjoy all the preceded and shares are obtainable at and the numerous attractions of others cannot get bath water with at Tls. 23. Fair will be provided for the amuseout keeping a special staff to fit üp
The reputation of 7/16d. HIS. EXCELLENCY the Governor's AS DEBATER. shrewdness in de bate is already con firmed so far as we are concerned by his intervention in this matter. Was ever a more plausible argument ad vanced than that passage beginning arrived here yesterday, reporta The J.M. as. "Lok Sang," which the universal trend?" Yet it is sighting a waterlogged funk, off our duty to show that it was less fair Chilang Point.
than shrewd "The universal trend
of legislation in every civilized coun-
try is to reduce laws, as far as powmas, and in China the Chung To-day is All Saints' Day, Hall- sible, to essentials." Up to that
point we applaud. We are charmed Yeung festival, when the annual
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and as it were hypnotized. Was the worshipping of tombs is to be made. I the fete, two bands will be present modern sanitary conveniences while $195. Far Easterns are enquired for
the idea? Were we intended to over- look the self contradictory effect of
Tea dances will be held, from the continuation? For His Excel, 4.30 to 7 pm at the Hongkong ment of old and young. There will wins, baths and every possible re-kong Fires have taken place at $345 Fire Insurances-Sales of Hong- 21 24 and 27. Admission is $2 per Raffle for 100 valuable prizes the lay, when the water mains supply at that rate. China Fires remain Hotel, on November 4, 7, 10, 14, 17, be several raffles, including a Dollar ceptacle during certain hours of the and more share could possibly be done head, including tea.
tickets for which will be on sale early water instead of air. Complaint nominat at $138. this month, and a Motor Car Raffle come in from, ut side, the every
Shipping Douglases are wanted
fency went on from there "and to put details into regulations which can be altered without the cumber some machinery of three readings." These regulations, once made, are
Th: Ministering Children's
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not obvious that the civilized tendency to reduce legislation to indispensable place at the Theatre Royal this motor car fitted with wire wheels. dimensions is more likely to be fol- evening, commencing at 9.15. lowed by a legislature working, with "cumbersome machinery," in the Hight of day, than by an executive Ltd working, irresponsibly, in the darte Readers are respectfully requested to payse here and think that over.
"CUMBERSOME..
Powell
Wm.
TELEPHONE 346
JUST ARRIVED
WINTER COATS
AND
COSTUMES.
JAEGER JERSEYS
AND
MUFFLERS.
of the next
essentially law. They bind us. Is it League Benefit entertainment entitled the tickets for which are now on morning at hath time the water at $83 Cash and December: delivery Chin Chin Hongkong" will tak dale) for a new Overland five-seater cases to How. One resident on the $87. Steamboats are quiet with upper level of the Peak in an exsellers at $234. Deferred Indos sales The Bazaar Committee is appealing persive installation fitted into have taken place at $210 and more to the ladies of Hongkong for prizes house everything for the various Stalls, and to the biodern and convenient, but all to no have buyers at 185/- and Star Ferries shares are wanted. Shell Transports generosity of the Hongkong public pumps P.W.D. officials impect at $30. for that financial support which is led the installation and advised the counsel your
advanced from our last quotation of Council to carry out the extensive pipes, this was done, sti, mathing $174 to a buying rate of $177, and schemes of social work among the doing. Now the P.W.D. decided ferences of the Society in other lands these were attended to. After many nominal at $44... Door of this Colony which the Con- that their pipes might be delivery. Malabons
buyers offering $185 for December are quoted weary maths the coolie stil All are developing so successfully...
The Supreme Council of the Souths over night against the next Wharves, are quiet with sellers at Docks and Wharves-Kowloom
MACHINERY,"
A Chinese male aged 33, has been sent to the Hopital suffering knocked down by motorcar No. 260 in Connaught Road West yesterday,
His Excellency will
For being in unlawful possession pardon us if we try to score a point in of 17 taels of prepared opium on true delating style by attacking his board a sampan: a Chinese was this use of that phrase. It is really com- morning. fined $1,000
in a theatre. "The cumbersome ma-
or three
Refineries.-China
Sugars have
Cottons-The Shanghai market is
The
ical as coming from a Governor, in months'. Another was fined $200 orciety of St. Vincent de Paul is inday needs, even unto the water for $109. Kowloon Docks are firm with connection with such a piece of two months, for having 20 taels of Paris, the present President-Generate teu pat.
being M. le Vicomte d'Hendecourt Now in spite of this inadeqber Settlement at $1824. Shanghai legislation as the Bill that evokedraw opium.
buyers at $175 Cash and for Decem In the United States the Society had of the water power, the drainage Docks are a little firmer with buyers He himself referred to the buckets required. to cope with fire fitting in Yokohama is taking 15,000 assisted during that year 30,306 at a private house on the Peak, the
The ss. "Monteagle," after re in 1917 a membership of 17,819, and system is at present being installed offering Tis. 118 Cash and 11s. 125 the buckets that civilization provides pedition back to Cariada. She is penditure being $611,383, The post if the system is universally adopted form the antagna actes chinery of three readings represents Canadian troops of the Siberian Ex. families of 116,161 persons, the pipes are said to be & inches, so first December. to cope with the fire of too en- carrying about Efty improvised raftstion of the Society in the British later on, t will have to be read offered for forward shares.
Empire is shown by the following One trenchles to think of the wadi-fallowing are the latest Cash quota- figures!--
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tion of these pipes and the adincest tions. Conferences. Members-muses, if the water supply is a bud
that it cannot even
Ewos ....
.Tls. 445 meet presens Ineeds in any case, nite payer pri-
Kung Yiks
38 test emphatically as the favouritiem
Laou Kung Mows ...... 242) shown to people who have induence
Shanghai Cottons.
260 and know how to use it.
Yangiszepoos... 38 203 People also object to having toness at $7 are quoted nominal at Miscellaneous-Cements after bus- make two journeys or send their $7, China Borneos are, wanted at coolies to muke two journeys to pay $137, China Lights $7ł (old)-$51 their quarterly dollar to the ... (new), Steam Laundries $31. Steel A Peak resident complained bitterly Foundries at $10, Watsons $6.10, that when his servant pay the dol-Powells $12 and Wisemans $273. burish to be lets without any acknowledgment and the boy is in- structed to return for a receipt, on
As previously announced free England....... of charge by the China Mail, a Ireland ........... lecture was delivered last evening on Scotland. the life of James Watt. The lecturer Canada was Professor Walter Brown, who Australia doesn't want anything said about it. Asia Another modest violet. They say it Africa.... was a good lecture.
Egypt.
366
5,903
249
5,065
98
1,371
162
6,635
223
1,897
34
820
29
285
153
134
77
1.198
- 114
22,454
thusiastic legislators. It is a device to supplement the life boats in case. to compel them to make haste slowly. of an emergency. It emphasises that very trend of vilization he spoke of. As a com- munity, as social animals living gregariously, we must have laws, because we have never ceased to be individuals, and have the wayward ness of individuals. But with those waywardnesses we have virtues too, and the trend of civilization His Ex- cellency spoke of was a trend towards recognizing that as individuals we
A serious fre broke out, yester should be hampered and embarrassed day morning. In the Leung Yig by only a necessary minimum of laws, Market, New Territory, and continu homes to any existing standard of bound volume
1t isn't the law in the
ed for an hour and a half. A pretentiousness. The mansion of office that worries the individual telephone
the lawyer's message was sent to Hongkong" by for assistance, and Croesus (which appreciates in value It is the "regulation" that is ethe Fire Brigade was dispatched Work of the Society was delivered at the following day, after this dollar 25 per cent when a tram goes that forced by authority. Thus we have No further news is available at the the 68th annual meeting of the way) will not depreciate unduly by conclusively shown that His Excel moment of writing.
lency's argument from the trend of
SMART MILLINERY.
The China Mail.
4 FRITE, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE.
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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, Nov. 1, 1919 having a neat bungalow next door.
ADVERSARIA.
The true story of why the OUR dove was sent forth from BAD the Ark has never yet LUCK. been told. All those beautiful old stories are allegorical, and the fact is that the Ark was really a daily paper, and
in
It might be reasonable to bar civilization (an argument we embrace tenements" from certain districts, with joy) operates against his own but the authorities must really take proposal and in favour of Mr. care to allow no regulation that
Alabaster's. could hamper modest individual taste in the way of small or moderately sized, homes..
The superintendent of
Gibraltar & Malta British Guiana.... West Indies ......
.:
A striking testimony to the splendid
has been handed through the various CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. Glasgow Council on June 12 1917 departmente. I personally would by Bailie Graham, the Senior Magis. ggest that the ratepayer might| trate of the city of Glasgow, "Ieusily post Iris dollar and concentrate in celebration of the seventy-fifth ledge of the work of the St. Vincent at this column is devoted to chat report:
Following references to importe The programme of arrangements have he said an intimate know- upon some more urgent grievance prices curent are from the market anniversary of Union Church has just de Paul Society, and I appreciate it gave it for what it is worth. been issued. It covers the eight days very much. It gives me particular
Latton Piece Goode and Funcy In the concluding
from Nov. 16th to 24th and includes pleasure to attend this meeting, be free speer. It nails down many a report a very firm and advancing We all elise the safety valve of Cotton Goods. It is satisfactory to an Organ Recital on the 19th and a THE GOVERNOR's portion of his
ANTI-CLIMAX.
Social Reunion on the 24th in addi- cause I know that there is not in lie by bringing it in to the open, it home market. speech the Gover tion to the Sunday Services. The
Record prices de the city of Glasgow a Society which takes the bottom cut of many a
demanded for everything, so that OURSELVES the local Cable Com rather carried away by his own by the Rev. J. Kirk Macenachle, method of giving does not tend to all Cuses lets off had feeling, which dear, considering to-day's replacing nor seemed to be latter will be conducted on the 16th does such good, unostentatious, and ander and it also expose bone the phenomenally high exchange AND THE pany has mollified us. convictions into
charitable work as yours. recklessness
Your truths, to public criticism, and in does not mabe dealers bargains look. CABLE MEN. His associates' ex speech. He assured Mr. Alabaster 23rd by the Rev. Dr. G. H. Bondfield of personal dignity; you
Minister of the Church, and on the undermine the receivers planation
that under the compromise suggested of the British and Foreign Bible in that brotherly spirit which makes coolies have been reuping a harvest as regards new business,. que mar
sense battled up night lead to combustion. values. old man Nosh the editor. It rained instruction to cancel certain tele
Although the period since "the power of the legislature is Society, who held the pastorate of
give The evening trains and the riashuwe it wrote has been a quiet one bad luck for 40 days and 40 nights, grams was issued to the Ham, the chief reporter, he fell over-papers
""too"
other absolute." That is a strong expres the Hongkong Union Church from out of a difficult position by friends. Vanity Fair. This bright little show almost all goods is badly wanted. board and was drowned in debt. effective" is withdrawn, and the he said, "only to bring forward a
to be sion. Let us look at it.
a man feel that he is being helped this week, carrying devotecs of ket is quite bealthy and cargo of It has," 1887 to 1894. Shem, a promising lad, got run over Superintendent himself now assures resolution desiring that the regula by one of the elephants, and so he us that the instructions to the tions which have been laid before it was outed. And Japhet, he must papers were sent out simultaneously, should be modified or cancelled have been pinching monkey nuts or as we said they should have been. and the matter is then fully discussed, something, for his clockwork ran He compliments the China Mail on Coming on top of an assurance of down and he was off a week on a being the only one of the two evening absolute power that is anticlimax. doctor's certificate The Legislative papers to play the game. The matter can then be fully discussed
late
that the
of
BRITISH WAR MEDAL,
1914-1919.
done by its members. I notice that
Council and all sorts of things hap Our readers did not get those tele(" cumbersome machinery" not done graciously pleased to signify His Year: I do not know any other Pretty gids with their nioc voices. $220/254, No. 12s at $285(258,
pened, and man Noah beat his breast, grama until 24 hours afterwards, having to navigate the Ark practical which we regret: but they have the ty alone, for Mrs. Neah, of course, satisfaction of knowing that when
away with, you see) and the end of the discussion can be a vote against an Official Majority. We call Mr.
she only criticised. The dove was they did get them they got them Alabaster's attention to the fact that sent out, and when it came back it honourably. whispered "Ararat" If you remem-
KOWLOON HOUSING.
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His Excellency, here offered him a useful point d'appui for reference to Constitutional Reform.
"
CLASS REGULATIONS "
Crete
I congratulate the Society on the bas been a gndrend, for the people The test cotton quotation is 23.59. Bourishing condition of its funds and of the Far East do not get much the valuable werk which is being opportunity for theatregoing. It was quiet and a limited business has been Cotton Yarn.-Market ruled very the members of the Glasgow Cone to see or audience fresh and done. Prices, in sympathy with ther ferences have paid 45,633 visits to oiled enjoying the delightful rise in Exchange, declined $5 to $10 the poor in their homes doring the ridities of Lesbe Holmes and the per bale. Quotations are:No. 10s
which takes such a practical interest charitable organisation in Glasgow in the pour they are looking after The work of the Society is not con- fined to
I hear rumours of some amateur members of your own ventures, which are likely to be put vided the claims are approved by the beneficent work. That is one of the
2. The medal in silver will, pro also come within the scope of your for the Devastated Regions.
denomination; the Protestant poor on in aid of the appeal for uusistance
competent military authorities," be
Tea lances at local hotels and tea
1. His Majesty the King has been
pleasure that a medal be granted to record the bringing of the war to a successful conclusion, and the ardu. us services rendered by His Majesty's Forces.
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a plain The praise of the senior magistrate fetched and extreme as His Excel.pproved service overseas, other than men, extending a helping hand to all the modern dance can undoubtedly tion 18/22 Gauge sold at about
who need assistance."
ARMED ROBBERY AT SHAMSHUIPO.
ม
be traced to the negro dances at $14.75. Business generally quiet. ways fascinating in their rhythmic movement, prompted by the rebous 300,000 eks.
Flour Market Report-Stock:"
Quotations: sponse of nature to the call of music. American Patent $3.80 per sack, The old waltz and minute tunes American Cut off, American Straight, seem artificial and unnatural to the Japanese 2nd Patent (old stock), follower of the new school, jazz in Japanese 3d Patent, Japanco- struments are nothing but a modi- fication of weird native noises into Shanghai Flour &rd, Australian No. Straight, Shanghai Flour 2nd $2.66, Bounds suitable to the conventions 1 $2.90, Australian No. 2 $2.78, and of society. The conventions would
the stately minutes and gavottes,
Australian No. 8. appear to Es breaking down, when
through the various stages of waltz- we trace the gradual descent from
were thoroughly appreciated dur$325/365. The company are very well balanced No. 18s at $200/325; No. 20% at ing their short season.
Arrivas 8,000 bales. Sales 1,500 bales. Shipments 300 gains 20,000 bales. bàles. Unsold 3,000 bales. Bar-
The charitable work
Woollens.--Very little doing... ber, the Ark reached the top SOCIETY OF
Raw Cottons. Prices show a h- of this Society has eventually. That's just where the ST. VINCENT,
ther slight improvement. Nominał: Chine Mail will soon be. A hint to it has to make larger efforts to secure grown so large that
By way of con granted to the undermentioned reasons why I admire you so much roums have attracted a number of on-
quotation: Indian descriptions readers, this, by way of apology for larger means. Elsewhere we print
example classes who either entered a theatre and why I am here to-night. You fackers as well as dancers and sometion $17/60 per pioul.
$44/56 per picul Chinese descrip- present abortcomings. They are some account of the Society and of
we are going to of war on duty, or, who left their are governed by no narrow sectarian originst interpretations of the art temporary,
the plans for the forthcoming bazzar, which we admit is about as far-
Submit a case places of residence and rendered
principles; your are broadminded have been witnessed. The origin ofin Nails and Calv'd Wire. Specific
Metals. Small business reported! So far as man can follow the of Glasgow would not be lightly lency's illustration of the three gallon of the United Kingdom, between 5th the waters dividing the different parts purport of the very bestowed, and we were so impressed buckets. In today's Government August, 1914, and 11th November, wordy
announce by it that we made local enquiries. Gazette we have some regulations 1918, both dates inclusive- ments in Legislative Council, we take The local reputation is quite as good. made by the Governor in Council it that with regard to the Housing On the bazaar committee we notice with regard to the Wongaelchong tested non-commissioned officers and (a) Officers, warrant officers, at Problem and the official solution the names of Commander Hodgson, Recreation Ground We note that men of the British, Dominion, Colonial thereof we have to rejoice as heartily R.N., Major Bowen, Lieut. Coughlan cricket and football may there be and Indian Military Forces, As we can over the true but rather R.N., Mr. L. A Barton. Mr. F. Dillon played "every week-day," and golf. (b) Members of women formations disappointing reflection that half a Mr. F. "Fisher and Mr. W. G. Fitz
every day." As it happens, in who have been enrolled under a direct Joaf is better than no bread. The Gibbon. These are names which Hongkong golf is not a game confined contract of service for service with. Government will build a hotel at would not be lent to anything unto the "upper classes." Any son of His Majesty's Imperial Forces. Kowloon. It will not build any fats. deserving. The problem of the poor a gun can play it, if he can afford It will lend money, presumably on is a bit more complicated in Hong it. But for the argument let us military hospitals and all members of ported to have been committed (c) All who served on staffs of A daring armed robbery is re easy terms, to those willing to build kong than in Glasgow. These people assume that golf is a game for recognized organizations who actually at Shamshulpo: It appeared that their own homes. Whether the Gov. seem to be going the right way to the "swells" and the other games handled sick and wounded, ernment will also run the hotel, or work. Jease it, or farm it out, we don't
plebeian. If Mr. Alabaster were to
at about midnight on October ing, Boston, to Isacers; when girls to see these movements (d) Members of duly recognized or 31, a man living in Toa certain extent, raise the cry of "class legislation
a house were swung off their fost, so pre-native towns. know. In any case it will be so
though not, we sur (only swells allowed to break the
authorized organizations.
at Chu Lui village heard some noise paring the way for the freer styles Wonderfully graceful and woint much to the good (when it comes)
(e) Enrolled and attested followers outside the door and all of a mise, to his com- Sabbath) it would be a clear case of on the establishment of units of the sudden five men rushed in, three of so-day. The smart sets of society they are, with the right setting. plete satisfaction, an argument in favour of regulations Indian Army. Mr. Alabaster has being made by, or only with the
armed with revolvers and
more or less restrain-The monotonous sound of the trafle If the Government gained a point in connection with the complete sanction of, the legislative granted to all British subjects who had
3. The medal in bronze will be other two, with daggers. The man the one step and its vaziaticas, native men and women and their un ed form, confined almost entirely to pieno, the harmonious voices of the MAKING THE docs advance money lang series of protests against the council, wouldn't it? Because quite were enrolied in Native Labour Corps by one of the robbers, and his hands but as you get lower in the social restrained grace, innke one realiz BEST OF IT. ON easy terms to usurpation of the function of the a big principle for Britons) would units and who served in theatres of were tied with a rope. His wife, grade, these restraint.sgnist and tise that of all pleasures dancing is the
home builders, and public legislature by the private ex be involved. if it really means to help thereby, it ecutive. In future all regulations
who was in the cubicle was bound swaying sensual movements are nearest akin to zature, The guests of the twill make easier its land terms, and made in connection with "blank
4. The riband will be: Centre and gagged. The robbers then exaggerated into contortione that are At the same time wo enjoy the cut out some red tape. It will also cheque ordinances are to be sub-
Hongkong and Peak orange, watered, with stripes of white ransacked the drawers, and stole neiber graceful or decent... feeling of being upon a high-plane - Hotels got awfully and black on each side and with Jewellery, and clothing to the value turn a deaf car to any proposal ta mitted to the legislative council and
This extreme school originated in of civilization, than the native` anh MIX UP mixed up last night. Borders of royal blue. stabilize values" for existing pro-subject to their criticism and amend-
of 352. A woman living next door, Amerion, where the direct influence when European mea and women People who abould have perty owners, if such proposal takes ment. The phrase "all regulations" re slept at the Peak Hotel were put to of claims and the disposal of the the robbers, who shot her in the to be taken ripe from their source. savage races, their prestige is likely
5. Instructions as to the submission was returning home when she met
of the native dances enabled then place themselves upon a level with the shape of restricting individual fers with certainty to the last Theatres bed at the Hongkong Hotel, and medals will be issued in due course. leg. No arrests have yet been made. In Africa too, it is possible today to auffer.
but it will not solve the Housing Problem,
LEGISLATIVE
AND EXECUTIVE.
AN
AWFUL
war,
„A WOMAN'SHOT,
have evolved
the
a revolver pointed, at him
in the