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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1919
CHIN CHIN HONGKONG."
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23
THE DRESSES AT SATURDAY'S GYMKHANA.
There was a considerable gathery ing of smart society at. Saturday's
prese our nose in a handkerchief and
scented the most horrid model they could approach an possibly chose. We hope our new unpleasant subject on which we are lady colleague will talk with her pan not in agreement with him. He pro- as she would talk to a woman friend posed, and got carried an amendment in her boudoir, with hair down. objecting to a alte chosen for a kimona and comfy slippers on; and latrine on grounds that we consider forget everything she has ever rend should have told against him. He of male journalism. Only so will said it was near Barker Road Station, she give us originality, personality, FAZILKA ASHORE ON NICOBARS. night, the Ministering Children's year, the costumes of the ladie where it
Unless more tickets were sold than Gymkhana. must necessarily prove and the feminine angle of approach.. nuisance. We agree with the Gov-Sex divides even lovers, however, and
seats that, were occupied on Saturday As is usual at this time of the ernment experts that the site was it is but rarely that a man, however well: chosen Railway stations are sympathetic, can get the point-of- Wiles, on her way to Madras, went of "Prize Packets." It was a small
Singapore, Nov. 1.
League cannot have derived much varied in texture from lightest some peculiarly appropriate positions for view of the woman who talks con armly ashore yesterday at the audience, not calculated to inspire ware in winter clothes regret their
The ateamer Fazilka, Captain by Mr. Weatherley's talented family and even touches of fur.
pecuniary help from the performance mer gard to heavy winter costument such affairs. Human nature, unfordingly to him of the things that Nicobars. It is feared she will be a the performers. A number of service haste, even though some of them, tunately, is so selfish and "unsocial" interest them both, equally it may total loss. The maile and first class men, particularly sailors, professed kooked ie the very latest from in its outlook that the average person Se, but differently. Perhaps, re passengers were taken to Colombo on audible disapproval, but that may London or Paris.
A bazing sun made, those who doesn't care where such conveniences (membering are placed so long as they are out of barriers between man and man, it is ❘gers came
the stupid mental the "Mytilus." The third class passen-have been due to the long stage his own fastidious range. Such objec not to be wondered at. Perhaps the Ations should never be entertained.sexes are fer ever foreigners to each
to Singapore on the waits. The curtain was about half society should be entertained in "Westmodus." Sites should be chosen with regard other, and unilingual.
The custom which ordains that an hour in going up, and the bore, adds to comfort and enjoy- only to the greatest convenience of the
"interval" was unduly prolonged.ment, but detracts from the general greatest number.. Until we attain to
THE GOVERNOR Would it be lese
The three girls are very clever, and picturesqueness of the scene: for one the mental purity of the French in
AND JOB this particular, we must go on build-
majeste to specu
for a shorter show (say in a picture does not get that brillant effect ing the absurd erections now co(party) political views from his re CHAMBERLAIN. Iste on how far
house) would be sure to go well. It we may deduce His Excellency's sidered proper. So long as we do,
Today's dollar is worth 4.5 practically an all night show on their greens, or crowding the stand which was too much to ask them to carryen by pretty dresses and on the that, there is no validity in any ob
7/164. ference in Council-bis reverent jection that can be raised to their reference, we had almost said to
slender shoulders. The one called is associated with most race couTREN Zillah location. So there.
No communicable diseases in wall
has % the late Mr. Joseph Chamberlain ?to-day's return.
wonderful voice,
Notes and criticism on clothes have trained and Maybe it would be an impertinence uncalled for, so we refrain. We
to be effected during the brief inter- beautifully managed, and in addition she is very als, when the return" of the hous know all about that canting tag de yesterday by the s.3.
Mr. F. X. d'Almada returned costume, singing Hindustan," she sportingly inclined from their cool.
graceful and mortuis nil nisi bonum." generally after a short holiday up North.
pretty. In Indian
and riders, draws those who are. valid for people who do not hesitate
Columbia "
was charming. She also does the lairs to line the short path from the to speak ill of the living whom they."Kaga Maru" which left on the Bentley, an amateur, was a good aspect. Tea and refreshments being
coster donah very well. The other course to the stables. an injure, and our familiarity does 1st were the Marquis and Marchioness Chinese boy. Lieut. Col. Crosse at served in the boxer also conzibutes not prevent us
Among the passengers on the vaudeville stunts quite well. Ronalding ground assure
two do more or less ordinary Then only does the happy sports from cenfeasing Nakamikada.
14 really say
had a good deal of original work pur the piano is too well known to need to the exclusiveness of racegoers
into it; the local "fish" parody of seemed keenly interested in the little trifle of his own. The "revue the spectatorical point of view. appraisement. He gave us a jolly and makes things a litre dult from Racing was good and most people, Ronald Bentley, for instance. The ponies, the riders and the betting all himself and doing it well. Neverthe Commodore's party, Mrs. Guz Orchestra, Mr. Weatherley doing it, and sometimes on the fawns were hardest worker of the lot was the
theless, for no fault of the individualsner in a graceful gown of heavy sty Among the spectators in, the boxen
concerned, the entertainment must crepe de chine handsomely embro be described as unsuccessful. failed to "go."
It den and male iso a long coal,
that we share no special reverence for the Chamberlains, father or son.
The first of the series of Hong
This gentleman is THE HON. MR. almost everywhere R. G. SHEWAN, referred to in the Colony as "Bob She way as one might say Bob Smillie or John Morley, a greater honour, by the way, than mary letters after one's name and on reading his breezy speech in Council it was easy to guess why. It was a typically The Governor's allusion was to Mr. Long. Hotel "Tea Dances" will be John Bullish, straight bit of talk, Shewan's attack on the system of held to-morrow, at 4.30 p.m. Admis simple, sans fourish, and if not impeccably wise, it was the sort of Chamberlain, who was responsible sion, including tea $2.
duty pay." and he said that Mr. utterance of which no good states for it, was "not open to the criticisms man need ever be ashamed. His of the hon. member." If that means reference to the delicate question" that none of the acts of the late to be delivered by Professor Warren, The lecture on "Lord Kelvin," of opium smuggling exhibited some politician are open to the criticism of at the Helena May Institute, has of the delicacy of a bull in a China Mr. Shewan, or of any historian or shop, but we needn't dwell on that journalist, we emphatically dissent.
been postponed part of it. The Civil Service wA man's acts live after him, and
to Nov., 17 at 5.15 p.m. probably applaud with full hearts the affect posterity. rather strong terms in which he rehas the right to criticise and amend. Port yesterday for Shanghai, with the
Posterity always
The B. & S. s.s. "Tean "left ferred to the delayin attending to their That's serious. Half in fun we now Mr. Edgar Warwick said they would FISHING JUNK ATTACKED rather pressing affairs. Those of us go on to say that it is not
Vanity Fair" party as passengers. who are not Civil Servants may be worthy." that is to say, not entirely be returning shortly. forgiven a quiet snicker over his sensible, to say that a man
entirely remark that they injure their health
should
BY PIRATES. by remaining out here and working a thing that lots of us have to do and chance it. As a class they look smooth and some of us envy them. Anyway, pink enough, and they always have their remedy in their own hands. Let them form a Trade Union. We'll provide then we think of the gorgeous beadlines him to His Excellency. a secretary, and a treasurer. When that might yet appear-Civil Service Strike Peaceful Picketing at Govern- ment House and so on, our bleary eyes turn bright, and our Bolshevistic corpuscles tingle as they did the night when the lady in the old gold -but hush! Our editor's feet are
CORPS
CO frank
very curious
to
receive more money when doing his
came
work than when he is not." What are into port yesterday afternoon, and
The R.MS. "Prinzessin wages for but for work done? Next had on board a large number of time the boss brings our modest Passengers, the majority being mili Governor to him. Look here, Boss. wage, we're going to quote the tary officers and their families. You've given us our wages. Now where's our duty pay, for the work Yard, is organizing a concert,
Mr. A. B. Allan, of the Naval we did." If, as is likely, he calls take place at the Seamen's Institute that "entirely unworthy, we'll refer on Thursday evening next
proceeds will be devoted to the Institute funds.
CHESTER DOYLE
We had a refer ence the other
to
The
TWO OF THE OREW KILLED.
www
ber hack hat bad folds of grey to match the dress and was relieved by abright neegay of flowers.
Mrs. Oliver were one of the pre-t- test dresses on the course. It was of smoke coloured georgette trimamedi with a design of chenille or silk braid, the skirt was banded with satin of a deeper shade of smoke grey and On Saturday night at about 9 p.m. effect, her black hat had a trimming the bodice anried out the same while a fishing junk was sailing off of black ospreys kid fat on the trim not very far away which gave an becoming and soft line, the whole Lamma Island, it sighted a sampan, which shnded the face, in a most stor to the master of the junk to turn out was extremely simple and stop. The latter did not take any delightfully murt, he did. The sampan, containing five pretty bridesmaids frooks of ivory notice until shots were fired. Then
The Misses, Gordon won their or six men came alongside the junk silk popbin trimmed with fur and and the pirates boarded it. They were their beaver-hats were encircled with
were shot. The master was severely
·Caiony.
injured. The junk was then ran-
who resisted being searched is paying a prolonged visit to the sacked, and money, clothing and afgeorgette trimmed with bands of A pretty dress of grey quantity of salt fish: were stolen to who was sccompanied by her daugh
blue was the value of $155.
worn by Mrs. Maxon,
AND HIS PLANS day to the enter-all goods per the s.s... "Namsang" armed with revolvers. Two of the fur, with them was Mira Leith who
Consignees are reminded that can hotel syndicate in sending the by to-morrow will be subject to rent prise of an Ameri and the 8.3. "Yatshing" not cleared at Chester Doyle to the Orient to Damaged goods per the s."West boost the Honolula route and Sequana" their claims to cater for the traveller.morrow. Mr. Doyle has reached Japan already. He left for Korea on October 26, and
AND
will be examined to
of
PHILANTHROPIST.
GENEROUS DONATION.
on the stairs,
We "confess to some DEFERICE surprise that there „GALLUZZI-BIN/ROFF-At St.
from the Government that it sympa on his way to India. Mr. Doyle is San Lol are charged with the murder sene must island atracted in Mrs. F. Smyth and Mrs. Plummer. Joseph's Church, on November are acknowledged to have been of thises with our aspirations to see the a remarkable man with a remarkable of Li Yau Choi, of Lan Tau, on Aug.boat and kidnapped three of his
should have been as yet is going to Peking, Shanghai, and the Chief Justice, the hearing of the who stated that at 7 pm, on the sey straw lined with pink: Smart 1, by His Lordship the Rt. Rev. great use. For the sake of the statis last of that damnable outrage to history. He was taken to Japan as 29, which was to have been taken to
assurance Manila. He will call at Hongkong case in which Cheng Loi and Cheung same evening, some men in a sampanes were worn by Mrs. Crochatty Owing to the indisposition of master of another fishing junking white and blue volk with a brak A report was received from the ter. Mrs. Hancock wore a cool look- Bishop Puzzati, asisted by the tics he would insist on some method British susceptibilities, conscription, an infant, attended a Yokohama day, has been postponed until Nov. 11. these pirates were the same as those cloth, with one of the new cents of Rue. Father Placzek, Cesure, son of Mr. and Mrs. Let him remember that the word matter-of-fact
Uge of "checking" exports and imports. Glancing again at the brief and school, and still speaks Japanese A. Galluzzi, of Custiglioncello, | Italy, to Christion. daughter of let him beware of the meaning he any more warm-hearted utterance has now undertaken. On a recent terday morning, among
checking" has two meanings, and G. O. C., and looking in, vain for wit, and the ideal man for the job he for England by the s.s." Khiva "yes-
reference by the Ruently. He is a philosopher and a
Mrs. Anderson looked very hand- Mr and Mrs. J. Bunerft. of didn't and doesn't intend.
crew. It is naturally. believed that some in a costume of royal blue Cuernsey
A number of local residents left arrests have yet been made.
who made the later attack. "Will the China Mail feel
by the other Panjandrums. we trip across the United States, "from being Mrs.
No long staight lines, which depend en please pitch into Mr.what their inner minds are like about riot," as he himself put it, he register S. N. Co.). and family, Mrs. Packham
tirely on the fit and correctnews_of_ them Severn for saying that this business. We can construct the ed everywhere as Chester Doyle and (wife of Mr. R. Packham of Kowloon
know strike to strike and race riot to race Captain Kennedy of the Indo-China & HONGKONG
the cut and line for smartness, ber Kennedy (wife MARSHALL. An the Match Hos
Kowloon people prefer G. D. C's thoughts, as the German Valise," a whim which naturally got Godowns) and Miss E. M. Packham,
toque was of the same material and pital, Hongkong, on November private homes?"
hotels nowadays to professor did the dromedary, out of prominence in American papers, who Mrs. Dutton (wife of Mr. S. H. Dutton
colour as the dress. Another of 1, 1919, James Gray Marshall, reader.
Thus a regular our inner consciousness. They are appreciate originality,
these new coate was parried out in 4lasgow pupers pleng copy.
We jumped at it.
grey velvet and was worn by a very jotted down a few hasty notes. beggars must do as they're told, We soldiers. What? As soldiers, the
pretty girl, a stranger to the Colony. Suspect Mr. Severn has been reading until in our good time we release
of E. D. Sassoon and Co.) and two
The few well made winter cos- gossipy London journalism. Hotels 'em. Which will be in about a
The Governor tells children, Mr. and Mrs. H. F.Stapleton UNOFFICIALS us that in 1917 he and two children, Mrs. Gerrard (wife Insane and the Ming Sam School for desire to follow this fashion must tumes of indicated a tendency to stately homes of England. Possibly course, sees the Defence Corpa 24 he kept the legislators at work on the family, Mr and Mrs W. Perkins and possible for both institutions to making to a Chinamigna and restaurants there killing the month." The normal
The John G. Kerr Hospital for the curry out simple lines. Women who was "the most un- of Police Inspector Gerrard) and the Blind at, Fong Tauen, Canton, remember the importance of goof mind, of
ESTIMATES. popular man in Cey-family, Mr. W. Rodney of the Naval have occasion for rejoicing. Mr. M.cut and see that their tailcr has, a Here in Hongkong not so. No com are loyal citizens and busy business estimates during the August race family, Mrs. Wright and family, etc. erect two story buildings for which partly true. Certainly exaggerated. something more than soldiers. They
lon," merely because Dockyard with Mrs. Rodney and J. Patell of Hongkong has made it correct pattern, if they intrust the parison between hotel life.and com. fort and privacy of own
men to whom the Government owes week. That's the sort of governor Everybody knows it.
home. more recognition than perfunctory of legislators we admire. If our local choice...
Hobson's thanks. If they are soldiers; and
we like, and those are not the species
One sees some hopeless travesties, Having got thus far, it still on active service, under the representatives were minded to put cccurred to us to look up just what Army Act, and all that sort of thing, racing before public business, which Mr. Severn did say. We find he didn't are they drawing Army Pay? We say what he is said to have said' fhad warned the Government that Somebody ought to reveal so that argument "falls with a dull, they were getting fed up" and easy-going days before the war, the INMATIS BURNED TO DEATS, infirmary for sick pupils or those burch details as shoes and stockings. IMPORTS to Mr. Severn the esoteric sickening thud." Queer job, ours. would be likely to look coldly on the showed this same failure to appreciate yet alleged. we could do without them, In significance of the com- Wish we were a hotel manager, or a volunteer corps that must event the paramount importance of their the EXPORTS. mon saying about the tailpoliceman, or something that doesn't ally take their place unless they
Mother of Parliaments". often wagging the dog. In his expose us quite so much to the peril were shown some consideration. Work over sport, but the people will took place at 2.45 this morning at eference in Council to the Imports & of being put in the wrong by well- Here at this Legislative Council not tolerate that sort of thing now. Nos, 233 and 235 Shanghai Street, Exports Department (that unsightly meaning friends.
A very serious outbreak of fire boll" that war fever brought out pon the epidermis of our previously
Hongkong sinners that their case was sympathetically
meeting was an opportunity to say We would rather have a worker, Yaumati. ealthily "free" port) he was good
NOT FEAR OF are virtuous when understood and under consideration slacker, to manage our affairs, and it
unpopular", nough to confess that the question of
CONSEQUENCES, there is any real almost any flapdoodle of that sort stems that in Hongkong we've got ermits, which were a war measure, found out. How was it Bernard Shaw was the calm announcement that 250 cald have to be reconsidered. Quite put it-something about the influence men over 40 were not being over
danger of being would have done good. All we get one. Good business! -
The China Mail.
TRUTH, JESTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE
HONGKONG, MONDAY, NOV. 1 1919..
ADVERSARIA,
AND
is
riot
however "
than a
SERIOUS FIRE AT YAUMATI.
AND OTHERS MISSING.
now
9
"KHIVA.” MEN GRATEFUL.
there is crying need. Mr. Patell when the over daring try fights for has most generously donated to the extreme fashion in their desire in Hospital for the Insane $5,000 for emulate the styles appearing in the a building containing wards which Vogue and other american fa will greatly relieve the congestion, French fashion booksi
existing. The Ming Sam School is to have $2,000 for an course were ruined by a disregard of Some of the costumes on the re
of the institution will be promoted struck a discordant vote, while a very needing special care.
Isolation can be provided for the pretty girt in blue charmeuse at dormitories need not be overcrowded cloth er velvet combined with white Thus the for instance. Winter besturges, of as heretofore and the general health stocking to brown for, black shoes
floor of No. 233 which was occupied They are naturally very grateful to country wear or walking costume, by a Chinese medicine dealer. The Mr. Patell for his philanthropy,
contagious case and the beat sleeping shirt skirt woré black walking shoes, The fire originated on the ground accomodation given to the delicate and black stockingsuitable for Of course. Sla va song dear. of prudence on rascality? When in drilled and might experience a fur DE VEULLE'S EMPLOYERS, and in spite of a sufficient supply of alarm was raised, and the Fire ut he asked honourable members the paragram preceding we spoke of ther change when the regulars come
Brigade turned out immediately.
but not for lawns or for garden party remember that this war measure the peril of being wrong we were not out à month hence. Nothing about
When it reached the burning building
or race course when allied to that., d. led to
the flames were spreading fiercely.
sert of costume. ade" and that these statistics would and certainly not of the approval or British notions about canscription compulsory liquidation of Hockley, trying to escape was overcome by Troops on board as "Khiva" for
certain statistics of thinking of possible consequences, the others, who are also Britons, with
The Baco of FM.S." Hawkins longer be accurate unless the disapproval of public opinion. and red tape and the unfairness of Ltd., dressmakers, Bond-street House, the smoke and perished in the flames. England: atem (or something like it) were Virtue is its own reward" has a imposing on good nature after all, the Official Receiver said he An inmate of No. 235 was also burn-
played during the afternoon, the water, the fames spread to No. 235. the DA-A, and Q.M.G. that the gaiety, and brightness to the show. When the creditors met under the hurry, but the cook at No. 233 in been received by him from the O.CA FAMOUS SOHO HOUSE. We are courteously informed by music was excellent and added Some of the inmates escaped in a following letter dated Oct. 31 has ntinued. He might also remember meaning for us, like at when the trade b: comes "nil," sake." We needn't brag about the ments has passed.
art for art's real excuse for technical enforce understood that the departmented to death. Four others are now and Q.M.G. tistica showing "nil" would be fact that we go our own way and Its accurate, but scarcely satisfac-don't 3.That, of course, is carrying the a
care a dam (which is
In a footnote to a Veulie [whe figured prominently in cause of the outbreak is not known, the Press the best thanks of all ranks house that Queen Anne sát for her
created last September by Reggle de reported missing from No. 233. The Small gument to an
Major C Leslie Smith, D.A.A. extreme, but it happens; but we do want you all to
Persian
WOMEN AND coin)'
woman's contributhe Billie Carleton cocaine case) for and the amount of damage cannot to those concerned who kindly con portrait by, Sir James. There, too. cidates the point. What is the know that we are anxious, and editor said something about securing Mr. E. Laurillard became a director
what JOURNALISM.
The house in Dean-street, Soho, in tion in Saturday's the design of model dresses was now
Will you please convey through to be demolished. It was in this which Sir James Thornhill resided, is ne of statistics accurately showing reasonably careful, to be as truthful the true inwardness of the feminine in September last, added the place at Au Tau laland. A foki in cending, Home on board the s.s. training. The house has been useft
China Mail our a valuable asset. educed trade? Which would we and fair as candid. When, like other point of view. Optimistic man, the Official Reciever.
yet be assessed, der have, good trade and imperfect mortals, we may err, don't impute it editor is. If only he can securement he was to receive half the have thrown the end of a cigarette
ANOTHER FIRE.
tributed the different articles sent Hogarth, who became Sir James' tistics, or perfect statistics of to us as wilful sia. The probability it, what a
A fire is reported to have taken
for the comfort of the troops pro son-in-law, received part of his a atisfactory trade? He says those is, moreover, that we are oftener will bistice were " acknowledged to be right than you think, for w are very the most thickheaded man, surely, introduced by him. The sales of that gutted. The damaged is about By an agreea bamboo ware, shop is alleged to splendid thing it net profits of the theatrical depart into a quilt, and, thus caused the
"Khiva." great use." Another thing, a old and frightfully wise, and the that everything in life must look department for ten months had
be. It is ger thing, a thing much more Spirit of God is with us alway.
obvious toment in consideration of the business ortant than statistics, that" is
fire. The shop was completely nowledged by history and by all AN UNSAVOURY because we usually and art everything from a different Mr. J, J. Edwards said that the direc
Just to show that view love, and sport, and society,
different to a woman. to have been of great use is the
She must amounted to £8,000 dom of our port. As an argu
On behalf of certain shareholders,
A FAVOURITE RUB DOWN, that did support angle to, ours. Yet when we read tars proposed to make an offer for BE careful of the colds you take at value of Chamberlain's Pain Baleys It is of Chenius hat take a full re for the retention of restrictions plon Mr. Alabaster we must not be Imitations of male work, from the immediate payment of 20s. in the particularly dangerous. A neglected hard gas. All soreness disappears plenty of water. That will close
that public cham-books by women, what do we get? the business which would enable ar Tade, the statistics argument is a counted as sequaciously bound to male point of view. Women four to be made to the trade creditors,
THE golfer, the football player and f the tail wagging the dog, of him like a party, henchman, or like nalists, also, are prone to copy the
the all round-athlete know the Vou should not eat food of any kind "oying the mother to save the the Gang-controlled Press, we now methods of male journalists, about tion in the Official Receiver's hands. koopers..
time of the year. They are just the thing for arab down after a of Chamberlin's Tables and drinks. cold may mean a winter-long cold. Take like maagid and sprains and swellings are stomach, move the iwels se It was decided to leave the liqukia For sale by all Chemists and Store any other treatment. For sale by all to For asle by all Chemists and Chamberlain's Cogh Remedy at once.eured in one-third less time than by restore the system to healthy condi
the
Chemists and Storekeepers.
Storekeeper!
-THEME.
$1,200.
EARLY COLDS.
this
Sefton L. Cohen, Captain.
The Yorkshire Regt.
0. C. Troops on board.
as a warehouse for some years, although the magnificent staircas remains, and a number of handsom roome retain their main features. INDIGESTION AND BILIOUS NESS,"
5000