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"My sole motive in effecting the sale was in a humble way a patriotic one- namely, that of buying War Bonds. with the proceeds.” Uriah Heap had a numble way also.
THE BISHOP'S JOKE,
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Today's dollar is
worth 5-
Gloom was not a feature of the A mail is due from Haiphong CEMS. dinner.to-day per a s. "André Lebon." Not even dullness.
was permitted. They took their appetisers like the Gentiles, and were
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 90. 1918,
MUSICAL NOTES.
ARMED ROBBERY
PREVENTED.
BY COUNTERPOINT.
Hongkong musical enthusiasts will be interested to learn that recent arrivals include two very fine voca lists in the persons of Mr. Green and
More than 637 motor cars are | Mr. McLeod. cheerfully human and normal. The on the registered list in Peking.. Bishop told a story that didn't get into the newspaper reports. He had,
KOWLOON BRITISH
- SCHOOL.
On Friday, November 14 a very GOOD WORK BY THE POLICE pleasing Ittle ceremony took place at this school-the presentation of
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I heard Mr. Green sing at the Mr. F. C. Jenkin C.BE, DSP CEM.S. dinner, the other evening, he said, invited the newly returned (R) retumed to the Colony yesterday and he disclosed a baritone voice of attached to his friend, the second ing the school..
almost professional quality. on the s. "Novara."
Archdeacon to accompany him to thedinner, but the Archdeacon refused said he hadn't got his arch. idiaconal buckles or something. "Eut that won't matter, Archdeacon," said a lady who was there, "as you'll be under the table all the time." Archdeacon happens to be a strict teetotaller, too..
Our
To-day's return of communicable diseases shows three cases of diph theria and one of C. S. tever.
The as. Tango Maru," which is due here to-day brings in the Australian and Philippine: mails..
TOW.
We regret to learn that. Mr Montague Ede has been very ill in England. It was hoped to move him to the Riviera in the middle of
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As a political reprisal, COAL. and to make the agitation by coalminers unpopular,
H. M. S. "Carlisle while going the Coal Controller, himself control- led by the Coalition. Cabinet up the and Sea collided with a arbitrarily raised the price of coal by wooden schooner which was so badly six shillings a ton. This was repre- damaged that she had to take it in sented as being made necessary by two things, by the increased wages of the miners, and by the lower pro- duction. That was never proved, and the other side were very soon ready with figures to show that the increase was not necessary. Every October. body with any insight into the post- tion at Home at all knows that the six i shilling increase was purely a political The s.s. "Canada Maru," having dodge. With winter upon them, the arrived yesterday, Consignees of price of coal means a great deal to Cargo are reminded to clear their the majority of the voting public, goods by the 25th, or they will be and the Government judging by subject to rent. several recent telegrama) was not averse from phasing them by a re- duction. The "squeeze" had served its purpose. Mr. Bonar Law thought three shillings could be taken off immediately, but (to save face, and not admit what everybody knows) he hummed and hawed about the balance. A reference to the subject by an esteemed contemporary (which
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Mr. V. L. Fairley, Manager of the B.A.T. who is being transferred
Mr. R. O. Hutchison, this morning recently by the Headmaster Mr. Two Chinese were charged before | badges to the Prefects appointed with the unlawful possession of a re- G. Franklin Nightingale Among those volver and a knife.
present were Mr. E. Ralpha (Director One of the defendants pleaded) of Education) "and Mrs. Ralphs who guilty" and stated that he had no very kindly presented the badges, intention of committing any armed Captain and Mrs. Thomson, and robbery. There should be no blame many other parents of pupils attend- defendant, as he had suggested to The Headmaster opened the pro him to go out for a walk.
ceedings with the following short. Inspector Angus stated that the address Shaukiwan Police Station had received Mrs. Ralphs, Ladies and Gentie- information that an armed robbery men, Boys and Girls. We are very would be committed on ■ house in pleased to welcome here to-day Mrs. Quarry Bay on a certain night, A Raphs who is always ready to assist posse of Police was sent to keep watch. In anything that concerns the well- They noticed two men acting in a fare of the school children of the suspicious manner outside the house. Colony, Two detectives went up to them and I am not going to speak at any asked what they were doing there great length, but I am sure you will when they said they were commercial all agree with me that to-day's travellers, and were on their way to ceremony is a very important event aboarding house. On being search in the history of this School; for I ed they were found in possession of have asked Mrs. Ralphs to present The Hon. Mr. Claud Severn the weapons, the first defendant badges to each of the Prefects-this sang; without accompaniment, and having the revolver, and his friend, badge being the sign of authority-a gave us a bit of 'cello nizzicato Imita- the knife.
token that I have entrusted to them tion. It had its bumorous side, but His Worship discharged the seconda share in the government of this I must say I admire any singer's defendant, and sentenced first defend-school. It is a great trust that I pluck in getting up and singing ant to six months' hard labour..
Take 2 pair of Sparkling Eyes" without instrumental aid. It was, to say the least, quite
With regard to the musical portion of that dinner, I was surprised that an up-to-date concern like the Hong kong Hotel should put up such an indifferent piano. It was fearfully out of tune and had one of the guests been asked to give a classical solo he would have had to tell lies to get out of it. It was all right for thump ing out ragtime and such muck, but for anything in the nature of music it might just as well not have been there.
in accord with the function; it was an act of Christianity.
HONGKONG AND SOUTH CHINA WAR SAVINGS ASSOCIATION.
TAIRTY THIRD LIST.
LAST MONTH'S SUBSCRIPTIONS.
Of course, I was at Union Church, last evening, and got another sur prise. A gentleman named McLend sang without a Scotch accent. `That itself was very acceptable. But what is more to the point he sang to Shanghai,-left to-day on the ss.with a remarkably fine natural voice "Novara" with Mrs. Fairley. Mr. of astonishing range and his render Amount F. A. Perry succeeds him.
ing of the two bass solos from Elijah was superb, for an obviously untrain- ed singer. I go so far as to say that Mr. McLeod would approach somë. thing of the standard of Paul Default,
The death has occurred from heart failure of Mr. John Wilson of the Eastern Extension Telegraph
Ltd says it was all the miners' fault) has Company. The funeral takes place with training. As it is, he badly
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.HONGKONG, Thursday, Nov. 9, 1919,
ADVERSARIA.
Humans are too con- CREDO. ceited. They do as a community what the "self made man" does as an
the fact that, like the cannon ball,
and
KAPOO
Us
The
to-day at 4 p.m. at the Pokfulum Cemetery.
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one extraordinary omission. It ignores this week's telegram stating that the owner's profit is to be put at fourteenpence a ton. One shilling and twopence may not seem a big sum, but those who have bought a ton of coal know that it isn't as big a quantity as it may sound. If you think of the millions and millions of tons produced, that profit is far too. mech. It is about a shilling too As a result of the typhoon a much, anyway. And the Govern-few months ago, when so many ment hasn't made
the slightest junks were sunk, the Tung Wah meve in the direction of dealing with Hospital Committee are arranging to royalties" as apart from profits. supply new junks to those who were "One would think the Coal Commission deprived.
had never been held, the evidence -seems-so-soon-forgotten. Workers There is the girl who has a who submit to arbitration, and who tailor-made nature, as well as the then strike against the decision, are clinging, softly-draped woman, or, generally condemned for it. Is not as a clever novelist expressed it the Government's position with recently, A man who has tweed regard to the report of the Coal sisters generally inclines to a chiffon Commission very similar? It is dis wife."" regarding that Commission's report, owing to direct action" by the -Surgeon Lieut., F. G. Wood, coal owners and royalty owners.. [R.N., late of HM.S. "Sandpiper," and
"One of those low Radical Mr. F.-H. Waters, Warrant Telegraf-have-acother grouse here. In NAUGHTY. papers, which really phist, R.N.R, late of Cape D'Aguilar the middle of the "Lohengrin " ought to be suppressed, WT Station, left for Home, per the Prelude about half a dozen people refers to a military official at Horbe 99. "Glenade", where they will be clattered up the aisle, utterly regard as one who "stopped a knighthood demobilised. in the last offensive." It gives his name, too, but we will not.
needs a few lessons. Trained vocalists will understand what I. mean when I. say that Mr. McLeod sings with his H.M.S. "Hawkins" and H.M.S. head more than his stomach and he "Carlisle" arrived in the Colony ateses head notes where, after training, about four o'clock yesterday after he would be capable of producing noon. The "Carlisie" went into beautiful chest notes.. With regard to the Naval Dry Dock this morning at his intonation he has nothing to learn, 8 o'clock..
the Gods have given him all he needs, but a few lessons will teach him to breathe from his stomach, open his mouth, and get rid of those head notes as much as possible. Other wise I can only say that I wish I possessed his voice. Were that the case I certainly would not earn my living as a journalist in Hongkong.
The
Mr. Chapman's playing cannot be too highly praised. His renderings of the items on the programme were as good as any I have ever heard by an amateur organist. His choice of combination was almost startling and his sympathetic handling of salo stops was beautiful.
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less of those who had taken the trouble to arrive early, and spoiling the whole thing. Why on earth the man-at the door allowed them to take their seats before the piece was finished I am unable to understand..
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received
from Members of the Associa tion during the
past month and invested in Bri
tish War Loan
5 per cent......H.K.$
Previously ac-.. knowledged
repose in them, and I am confident that neither they nor their successATS. | will ever abuse that trust. On them depends to a very great extent the good "tone" of the School; they must discourage and check anything that may militate against the maintenance of the proper spirit or 'tone' and by their demeanour and 5 example in work and play-inside and outside the School premises--it is in their pon er to raise this 'tone'. It is a great responsibility. They have made a good beginning and we shall all watch their development, and the result or School life generally.
I now ask Mrs. Ralphs kindly to present the badges."
The badges were presented to the following prefects. Boys-L. Cropley, 4,0254.27 E Railton, D. Harvey; Girls-B
George, P. Ogilvie, M. Scott.
2,866,525 19
Total H.K. $2,906,779:46
Total amount of Straits.Currency received since last investment.. Str.
Previously ac- knowledged
Total Str.
Mrs. Ralphs then addressed the Pupils.
Mr. Nightingale, Ladies and Gentlemen, and pupils of the Kow loon British School"
I wish to thank Mr. Nightingale for asking me to come here this 2,266.06 afternoon to present the first Prefects "
of this School with their Badges of
880,068.83 Office.
It is a privilege I very much ap- $.882.334,89❘preciate. First I congratulate the parents of those who have been chosen for this high offices they must be very proud to-day. I know that if it were my son who was receiving this honour his mother's heart would be very glad.
Total amount of Sterl
ing received since last investment £1,682. 3. 2d.
Previously acknow-
ledged
35,008/12, 2
Total £3,6690. 15. 44
Gold dollars as previous
Whilst extending my hearty com gratulations to the New Prefects I should like them to bear in mind that the office they now hold carries ly acknowledged G.37.345. 31 with it great responsibility as well as
great honour, Yen as previously ac
knowledged....Xen. 709, 404
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD. Hon. Secretaries & Treasurers,
7th November 1919.
ORGAN RECITAL.
SUCCESSFUL FUNCTION AT UNION CHURCH.
You have all perhaps heard of the words that were written by the great poet Tennyson."The fierce light that beats upon the throne" Well, this means that whatever act a King or Queen performs is al- ways public knowledge-everyone has something to say about it-good or bad. Now, you prefects are like kings and queens in this school, and. everything that you do will be criticised and spoken about, particu- larly by the younger
children.
It is your duty to wat.h your-
bustles
all
When the publication of the Police the time; and on top of all that we
Reserve Gazette was discontinued, it think we are going because we wish
In an article on was decided that the balance of funds 4' PRU7B, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SMTICE." to go, and going as and where we "Low VOICED China in the New in hand should be forwarded to St.
will to go. This is laughable.
SERVANTS." Witness (G. K. Dunstan's Blinded Soldiers' and "Instinct" is a word, a
Chesterton's week- Sailors' Hostel.
amount in I had a chat with the Rev.. "INSTINCT. name, for a thing wely) a writer refers to our low sterling was £18 18s. 5th, and an
Kirk Maconachie. and asked. cannot define without voiced servants." Discussing it by official receipt therefor has now been
selves most carefully, as there him way Mr. Chapman did
are по keene: critics and more words; but it is a real thing. chit with a new friend, we pointed received, together with a warm ex not give periodical recitals. The
"Reason" is a word for a game that to that as an indication that the pression of thanks by Sir Arthur reply was that the player did not feel at Union Church, last evening, when than little children, Prefects, I as There was a very large attendance judges of what is right and wronE we play with words, and there' is a new witress could not know China Pearson.
justifed in doing so owing to the Mr. E. J. Chapman gave an organsure you that at the end of a year doubt of its being a real thing. The well. He replies that "Hongkong is
fact that he could not find time to recital in connection with the contributor who told us the other daya bad place to make observations The Shanghai A. D. C. played work up suitable pieces. I am willing Diamond Jubilee celebrations of the you never suspected you will dia
you will know yourselves in a way that the merit of prosody is that it in.” How cryptic! If he means "Ann" on Nov. 12 and scored teaches a man to detach his idea from that our observations of the voices a big success. The players were Mr. point; all things being equal, but I were sung by Mr. G. McLeod, the weak and where you are strong." to meet the Rev., gentleman on that Church. Two solos from Ebjah cover more rapidly where you are individual. They claim credit ther words said a striking thing, that will of Chinese servants have been re Eric A. Prince, Mr. E. P. Graham happen to know that Mr. Chapman second one being in place of Mr. This in itself will be invaluable to you,. are not entitled to. They prate of bear pondering. The idea that, our stricted to Hongkong, he makes a Barrow, Mr. Laurie Burman, Mrs. A. progress. A cannon ball in mid air idea of human reason and will, of rotten shot. We have heard them J. Stewart, Mrs. Chris Wingrove, spends pretty nearly all his spare A. E. Paine, who was unable to turn for are we not told by the poet that time at the Union Church organ. We up owing to a sore throat. Mr.Self knowledge, self reverence, self Miss Peggy would have equal right to boast of purpose and choice, is a delusion, is whispering, in their delightfully low and
Carroll.
don't want him to "work up." selec McLeod's singing was somewhat of control These three alone lead life to that. They ignore the "charge; difficult to put in words. Words seem voices, in the north and in the south. Play produced by Mr. E. Ptions. Indeed, a fault could be a revelation, for he possesses a sovereign power.” that propelled them, "and they ignore to cover it, bury it, lose it, Yet it is in between and far inland. If he Graham Barrow. Stage Manager found with his playing last evening, it voice of remarkable timbre and rangeĮ
an idea. The logician counters the means that the New Witness writer's Mr. W. Armstrong. Properties: Mr.
I trust your influence will always they must come to earth again. But Determinist triumphantly, "If you experience was confined to Hong Alan Loehr. Scenery by Mr. R. T. was the obvious fact that the pieces and he is one of the best male be for good and that you will en- played had been practised too much, vocalists we have had in the Colonydeavour to uphold the ideals entrust- for the larger conceit that compels are an automaton, what is the process kong, we are still puzzled, because Peyton Griffin.
and a leetle more individuality would for some time. He sang the two ed to you to-day. them to doubt their evolution from by which you became aware of it?" The by straining hard and listening atten-
have enhanced the effect. Gifted | Elijah selections (It is Enough and That is really all I intended to say, an ape-like ancestor, they would triumph is short-lived. The answer tively we have managed to overhear The cheap sale of rice instituted.
men like Mr. Chapman ought to be Lord God of Abraham) beautifully, but I must tell you all how very by the Tung Wan Hospital owing to boast of the fact that they have is that the process too was automa-Hongkong servants occasionally.
made to understand that it is their and the temptation to applaud was much I have enjoyed watching your become men. The late W. S. Gilbert tic, a condition of thinking.
In a discussion of the the recent, shortage was stopped so duty to give their fellow beings the well nigh irresistible. Mr. McLeod dancing and marching this afternoon. noticed this tendency in a nation. illusion is the thinking.
THE NEWEST race riots in the States as not to enter competition with the beneat of what the Gods have en is a decided acquisition to the and I must congratulate you on the
Government. It is understood that dowed them with, and two or three musical talent of the Colony. There wasn't really any persuasion
It is unflattering, there-
MORALITY. we have come across $140,000 was collected by the hos recitals during the course of the year
progress you have made in the to belong to another nation", at any
ATOMS. fore it is unpopular. Men
a gem. It is the very
Mr. Chapman at the organ was short time you have been working will not be willing to latest and best pronouncement by a pital and of this about $60,000 was would not be encroaching on the also something of a revelation and at it. As I watched you winding in Contemplate the blind "persuasions' regard their own attractions and Good Man, and China Mail readers spent in the Durchase of rice A of a nation's development throughout repulsions as atómic, or their politics ought not to be without it. Here is meeting will shortly to decide it's time to an unreasonable we left with a feeling of wonderment and out and then suddenly someone as to why this talented organist made a mistake and the whole move- its history, and you will perceive that as a mere dance of atoms. Yet a is: To allow negroes to add their upon the dispeed the surplus. It
allows his instrument to remain for ment was spoiled, I thought of an- it just happened, and had to happen.god's eye view of human history strain to that of a pure white race is is the intention the committee, we All the effects had many contributing shows that they are subject to all to permit the debasement of the understand, to reserve a substantial causes. Not even the Runnymede the laws of gravitation. Men are white. To permit the white, the balance for future emergencies... barons foresaw Bob Smillie, and Bob matter, and their mind is no matter. more intellectual race,to addits strain}· Smillie cannot foresee-the future. Their instinctive aversion from disto the black is to enrich the black comfort drove them into caves. The racs. It is true that this 'addition The process con-
absence of caves forced them to is in the majority of cases achieved THE FUTURE. tinues. It never stops think of huts. Huts led to houses. without the sanction of marriage, Willy milly, whatever Too much sun and too little rain but it is better to achieve it so is is busy becoming something else. prompted flat roots, Heavy snow than not at all, unleas morality is an The telegram quoted below" was Mankind, having developed as a fall produced high gables. Architects end and not a means. It is the duty received at the U. S. Consulate from paratus for observation and con pretend to create designs," and men of the rulers of every intellectual the Manila Observatory at 250 pm templation, likes to think that it boast of human invention, but all race to prevent its debasement by November 19, Axercises choice, will, and wisdom.they have and all they ever did was admixture with inferior strains. It Cyclone or typhoon W.of Mindore It may be likened to a lunatic who, forced on them, as a conjurer forces is the duty of every ruler to encoure moving West; S. of Guam direction having follen over a precipice,.
card on the person who thinks he age the admixture of the blood of unknown. demands admiration of the speed
the higher-human types with’lnferior is selecting one. with which he flies: Countless
Bbock. generations back some ancestor gave
...What is the classic each one of us a push in a given THE LIMIT. example of hypocrisy, direction the direction in which we
the acme of canting are going. Other ancestors, pushing humbug? We don't know, But if it may be laterally, by their united ever there is a competition for the efforts helped to push us as we go. most striking example, we are going Our immediate ancestors influenced to enter an utterance by Sir Sidney Our teachers impelled us. Colvin. He sold some letters sent Many casual adventures "directed him by Robert Louis Stevensor, and 193. Our environment crowds he tells why in The Timer. Thus:
time. It was all the other way.
`ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN.
TYPHOON WARNING.
extent.
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I have stood outside Union Church months in mute majesty, at least so other saying which no doubt you on many occasions and heard Mr. far as the general public is concern have also heard. “A. chain is at / Chapman amissing himself in the ed. His programme enabled him to strong its weakest link. Now evening, I have heard him play display the capacity of the organ you know that when a heavy "Morning" from the Peer Gynt particularly its beautiful solo stops. strain is put од a chain, suite and dozens of other gems, The Rhor Flute is of beautiful tone and there is one weak link in that. so that tale about "working up" The prelude from Lohengrin was chain, the whole chain will give way won't wash,
somewhat marred by disturbance | under the strain, on account of that caused by late comers. It is Wagner | one weak link. "Well, the links in the in tranquil mood and was played chain of the British Empire reach principally on Swell," and anything right round the world.. We are all in the nature of people walking very proud of this beautiful island of about during the rendering must be Hongkong, which is one of the links fatal. Otherwise the recital was an fin our Empire Chain. As you. unqualified success and the thanks were all links in the chair I met my friend Bakaleimkoff, this of the musical.community are due to of marching this afternoon morning.
He is passing through Mr. Chapman and Mr. McLeod, and had the power to make er mar, Horgkong on the way to America. collection was taken in aid of the so each one of you must see to ir To the uninitiated I might explain upkeep of the organ which realised INDIGESTION AND BILIOUS, that Bakaleimkoff is the cellist of the $80 odd.
NESS.
If Musicians like Mr, Chapman would help to educate Hongkong up to the beauties of good music (and Hongkong badly needs it) we might get that public band,
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that nothing is ever dona'to weaken this wonderful link of our Empire, Hongkong, one of the strongest links in the chain of the British Empire.” A bouquet of Chrysanthemum. ^WEE-
Moscow Trio - which scored auch TT may be impossible to prevent an
YOU should not eat food ofany kind great success in Shanghai last year
when bilions, but take a full dose The Trio, Mesra Hmelintzak. (Piano) |-- accident, but it is not impossible to of Chamberlain's Tablets and drink Rosenker (violin) and my friend ever, Bakaleinduff is going to play then presented to Mrs. Ralphs on boprepared for it. Chamberlain's Pain plenty of water. That will cleanse the (cello) have been playing in Jars the cello part of the Arensky tria at behalf of the Prefects by Mary Balm is not beyond anyone's purse, and stomach move the bowls and soon where they have been appreciated in my house this evening. If any music Davison and Kathleen Crook the with a bottle of this liniment you are store the system to a healthy condi prepared for almost anything for sale tion. For sale by all Chemists and more substantial manner than Hong lover wants to come the addreas is two youngest members of the by all Chemists and Storekeepers... Storekeepers.
kong is inclined to display. How No, 4 Victoria View Time 9.45 p.m. School.