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LA KRUTH, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SŅEVICE.
BONGKONG, SATURDAY, Nov. 29, 1919.
ADVERSARIA.
So far we haven't got
as to the correct pronunciation of
THE CHINA MAIL.
|Mail, by depriving it. of newn that
"1
WEDDING.
·AINSEIK-JAMES. -
CORRESPONDENCE.
OUR POLICE.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1919,
| VIGNETTES OF HONGKONG.
I killed my isipan this morning. On his knees he besought me to
OUR LOCAL POETS.
SONG OF THE ONION CLUB
To the Tune of "John Peel."I Have you e'er heard tell of the Onio
Club,
Thoy meet once a week. (Not for
in a Pub.)
nub
share
other papers had; but ther ¡bave not. touched the
they "were concerned about. We presume they have been unable to", get their suspicions confirmed. That
To the Editor of the China Mail] amounts to his innocence. Apart The wedding took place this morn. altogether from the neglectful treating, at St. John's Cathedral of Mr. ment of the China Mail (after they E. J. Ainslie, of Mesars Lane, Cram-
Sir-The account in your yester Spare him for the sake of his wife. had approached us to help them by ford and Company, to Miss Aunte day evening's issue of the case in but I knew he was unmarried and that our silence) we do not like the idea Elizabeth James, eldest daughter of which two chair coolies were pro- she had independent means. He re- of our police going round libelling a Mr. W. G. James, of Dover. The socuted for having no licences: man in advance of conviction. Their i ceremony was conducted by the that of the usual humdrum report the Cricket Club, but I have a poor They gorge on the bulb and then they
certainly made different reading to minded me of his many donations to first job is to protect the public, we Rev, V. H. Copley Moyle. freely admit; but we believe they and the bride was given away by of Police Court cases, The European memory for details. So. as I stopped Their eyes on their best table Linen will best do that by defending Mr. R. L. Bridger, Mr. R. Henderson lady in Pedder Street, whoever she those principles that have made the officiating as best man. Mrs. R. L. might be, must have at some time my bluntest razor, I saw him, his eyes The Grand Chief Onion sits in a high 'British public what it is,
Bridger, dressed in a charming or other fallen foul of the Hongkong like those of a hunted rabbit, implor- chair costume of white serge and wearing Police to have such ungrateful feeling aid from a neglected God. The To see that the others don't pinch his Many brave hearts Rose de Barry velour hat, acted ings about them and one can easily door opened, to admit Miss Printemps, ST: ANDREW'S are asleep today, as matron of honour to the pardon Inspector Garrod for any our typist. But what," said she, When they do him for one you can
after palpitating bride who to music all night at St. Andrew's very pretty
was attired in a excessive outburst of indignation at þafter the manner of her nation, "but
hear him Swear, white embroidered the disrespect shown to him and what is the matter? The taipan, Ball. The price of such pleasure is crepe de chine dress and white velour bis men.
Right over at Stonecutters' Island. he ill? I explained. "Oh," she aye re-action. When giving their hai. She carried a shower bouquet The main point, however, is that observed. "well, he was never happy The Hon. Secrenty gives a nod and bill of fare a literary favoury why of white roses, and maidenhair fernit is most deplorable to find a Euro here. should they be restricted to quota and wore
Perhaps a golden typewriter a handsome diamond pean lady of 23 years experience in and the typist's wings tickling his nose He eats enough onions to All ten men; tions from Burns and Scott? (We pendant, the gift of the bridegroom the Colony countenancing if not met a man who thought "Breathes After the ceremony the happy: pair actually encouraging a breach at went out, leaving only a faint odout And he likes a big share of the gravy.
will please him better ! And she He never waits for their grace: “Say there a Da}," was Shakespeare) left the Cathedra to: the police regulations by her chair coolies, of patchouli as consolation for her Here is a tag from Dryden's" Macarains of the Wedding March and when as everyone knows such reemployer. Resuming my sharpening. The gravy, I know, is really beer, Flecknoe which might be useful to proceeded to the Hongkong Hotel gulations were framed for the questioned him. them for next time. "St. Andre's where the reception was held and purpose of be ter controlling the I asked, considered that you, too,
"Have you ever." When they broach the barrel you sure feet ne'er kept more equal time."afterwards left for a honeymoon trip lower class natives. and incident are human? To sit like a small deity Sighs of joy and perhaps a tear
can hear St. Andre, it seems, was a fashionable on the West River.
ally for the safety of the public on four wheels may be pleasing for Dropped by the Lord High Peeler. dancing-master in the reign of
The presents were numerous, in general. It is. to be Charles II.
'you, and even necessary at times for including a solid silver cake stand hoped that European ladies of this us, but of late the figurehead has The club da yen know is very select, and a pair of sweet dishes the gilts type are few in number here, as become a trifle monotonous in aspect. But then of course what can you ex- of the Messrs. Lane, Crawford and otherwise our much maligned Police and it is my intention as I moved pect, Company also a very handsome Force will have more difficulties to towards him" to introduce a few For prospective members they reject silver cocktail shaker, the gift of the meet than it can possibly cope with. officers and fellow troopers of the Every right thinking person will with. I do not like your neck. It seems
novelties into your life.. To begin If they can't peel an onion without
weeping. To-day's dollar is worth 43 Mounted Police.
agree that it would be not only a 11 d.
duty but a pleasure to render every word....
too stiff too...** I sought for a You should see them when they hear assistance in carrying out any regula
'stiff-necked!" I ended
their dinner gong tien directed to suppress crime,
And the onions they eat are exceed- which is becoming only too rife in
ingly strong. the Colony..
LOCAL AND GENERAL
To-day's return of communicable disease is another blank.
"Capt. John Dewar defeated Mr. J. C. Macdougall in the final of the Shanghai Golf championship by 6 up and 5 to play. The match was really won on the putting green.
The total output of the Kailan | Mining Administration's mines for the week ending: November 15, amounted to 91,195 tons and the sales during the period, to 87,781 tons.
The Emperor of Japan has con- ferred upon Major W. 5. Nathan, C.M.G., R.E., general manager of the Kailan Mining Administration, the Second Class Order of the Sacred Treasure.
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GOVERNMENT HOUSE NEWS.
(SFCOND HAND.)
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It is rumoured that H. E. the Governor was entertained at dinner on H.M.S. "Alacrity" on Thursday evening, by H. E. Vice Admiral Sir Alexander Duff.
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triumphantly.
He was game, I must admit. "But discipline is essential for efficiency. The licensing of chair and ricksha The office would never werk unless I coolies is certainly a step in the right kept the employees in their place.” direction, and personally Ewould like "Aha." I shouted, scizing him by to see the authorities go one further, his scanty hair, the office would that is compel the registration of all never work! You would not make
tbe servant classes, including house-money as fast as you do now; we boys, cooks, shop and office coolies. should be less worth our wage!} and street coolies. To make such Know, then, that the office will work 2 registration effective, it without you; that we shall still be should be made an offence for worth our wage when you are cursing any employer to engage an brokers on a Celestial telephone. and unregistered servant, and if some considering the replacement of golden LONDON TEACHERS' SPLIT such regulation had already been in harps by automatic gramaphores 1
force enabling the Police to prosecute the European lady yesterday instead of her two chair coolies, she might
The London Schoolmasters As- sociation, by a large majority, has passed a resolution calling on men- bers to withdraw from the London Teachers' Association.
The split has occurred on the ques Major C. M. Manners, R.E..tion of equal pay for men and women. according to the London Gazette ofted to the principle of equal pay. The Teachers' Association is commit September 12, has been awarded the O.B.E., Military Division, in re cognition of distinguished services rendered in Mesopotamia and India.
The Bishop of Victeria (Hong- kong) is announced to preach at St. Peter's Church, West Point, to-morrow (Sunday) morning at eleven o'clock, and at St. John's Cathedral in the fevening at 6 o'clock,
In view of his forthcoming wedding which takes place at St. Joseph's Church this afternoon, the
while the Schoolmasters' Association opposes it.
not have been so ready fout the arm of the law. Yours etc,
PRO BONO PUBLICO. Hongkong, Nov. 29, 1919,
A WHITE LADY AND A YELLOW POLICEMAN.
•
I killed my taipan this morning.
KEITH WEST.
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL
BAZAAR.
then
when
+
And queer atmosphere pervades
Hongkong
น
From the smell of their breath in ite
morning.
-JEAN GRAHAM.
BOARDING HOUSE HAM AND EGGS.
*#
When you wake up in the morning" And you whistle in your bath the tune'
feeling life's just one long song.
of "Now we shan't be long." in tingling glow you call your boy'
faltee my boots and socks" But you little dream, in breakfast
room, Fate at you glibly mocks. You trip down stairs and take your
seat at table Number four. The number (in a boarding house), the
same as on your door. A-steaming cup of coffee first, you
drink it to the dregs.
The Bazaar Committee of the So-Then tell the number one "boy" that ciety of St. Vincent de Paul begs to
you want some ham and eggs,
well Alled plate,
[To the Editor of the " China Mail. acknowledge with thanks the receipt In about a half an hour, he brings.
of the following" donations for the Bazaar which is to be held on the You put aside your paper (Youth 7th December:-
The Schoolmasters Association says "it is the opinion of the exeon- tive that the London Teachers' As Str. The snobbish attitude adopt sociation in their recent campaigned by the "White lady in a British on salaries, were compelled to limit Colory," is unfortunately only too their claims on behalf of men to such commonly assumed "by the WHITES an amount as they hoped they could in the Far East. She considered induce the London County Council to give to women also."
CANTON BILLIARDS.
The second game in the Billiard Masonic Club was played on Tues
it a gross insult in being spoken by Chinese policeman
to
Mrs. Harriet Taylour... $10.00 Hon. Mr. N. J. Subb.
O.B.E.
Hon. Mr. Ho Fook
25.00 25.00
Mr. Choa Po Sien 100.00
been reading while you wah) With ready knife and fork your shirt
right in to scoff that meal,
But the mouthful that you get Hirsh
You
well it fairly makes you squeal,
curse and blind right lustily, a glass of water gulp,
And of that plate of harm and eggs you
In matters appertaining to his duties,
The Committee is grateful for the disregarding the fact that the British valuable gifts (silver boxes, silver Government of Hongkong has not photo Frames, etc.) and parcels of thought it derogatory to commission fancy needle-work, knitted woollen But the same Chinaman with the main garments, etc., received from the lol- tenance of order in this British Jawing-Mrs E. M. Stabb Mrs. other yellows that this white lady M. Basto, Mrs. L. A. Barton, Mrs. was trying to protect when she set C. A. P. Xavier, Mr. L. A. Barton, at defiance the orders of an officer W. G. Fitz-Gibbon, and Mr. R. of law?·
A. Remedios.
fairly make a pulp. Fate says "don't get ratty, son, You'll eat them.up all right."
dinner-time to-night.
-AGRICOLAS,
Look like a permissible rhyme to Club presented to Mr. F. J. Thomp Shelley's middle name. It does not members of the Craigengower Cricket Handicap organised by the Canton Colony. Moreover was it not sonie W. J. Carroll, Mrs.. Brazil, Miss A. In the form of croquets a la pain, i "dish" and "wish," but what was to be done? "Fish" wasn't on this menu. All we say for it is that it may serve as a lead to our regular poets.
POLICE
PROZEST.
It is reported from Kobe that two steamers of the Kawasaki Kisen with German prisoners-of-war for Kaisha, of Kobe, will leave there Germany on or about December 20. Some will go on the OS.K. Alps Maru, leaving Kobe about the same
time.
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think smile, and
A SCRAP OF PAPER.
if ladies who intend to provide prizes It's clipped from a magazine,
The Committee would be grateful There's a scrap I'll always treasure,
in as early as possible, as the prizes When some sorrow I have seen; or souvenirs would kindly send them And it ever gives me pleasure;
son of the Dairy Farm, on Wednesday evening last between Bros: H. day with a silver rose bowl..
T. Mousiey and A. Robertson, the fatter playing from "scratch" and the former going behind; 125 points. Mousley did not allow his opponent lady would think it an insult if she I would like to know whether this Insp. Garrod must
he had wiped off his handicap points, Ho Tung, Sir Boshan Wei Yok, etc? to make too much headway before was spoken to by say, Sir Robert have felt injustice
and Robertson had aggregated 94 Would be not put on a fatter are now being allocated to the various Just to read the will fictitious INSPECTOR'S very keenly to har
only when Mousley had reached 73 ing angue the Court as
plus the 125 awing Robertson, how great honour ? Yet the only difference Mr. L. A. Barton, Messrs. J. M. By which all except the vicious
£2 a stalls. Prizes should be addressed to Drafted by a lawyer smart, HAM AND the poem hoped for. One wonders rather why he did not he did yesterday.
ever, kept plodding away and at 167 between this humble policeman and Alves & Co., IA Chater Road. Dona- Are commended to our hearts. EGGS. one that would treat prefer to "get even" by doing what
Mousley's score read 135. At this the above-mentioned gentlemen and tcns may be sent to either the Trea- the theme of ham and
The Hon. Mr. John Johnstone stage, the length of the game began even herself is merely an accident surer, Major F. 1. Bowen, Peak In the vill a rich man leaves us eggs with high respect and do it section 19 of Government notifica and Mrs. Johnstone, whose names to tell on the weaker player, and of birth. fustice. Aesthetically, a plate of ham tion 141, published in Government appeared in the passenger list of the Mousley continued to pile up scores.
Gazette of April 7,
Hotel, or to Mr. Barton.
Not his property or wealth; The monthly expenditure on relief But the flowers, creeks and sunshinō-- to the poor, clothing and education of All the outdoor life of health. poor children, etc., now amounts to Yes, he leaves things to the children, about $1,000, 10 meet which large To the youths and lovers, too, sum the Society depends entirely on And he don't forget the aged the generosity of subscribers and the With their years ahead so, few. proceeds of the annual Bazaar. The And the final phrase he's written poor, under the Society's care have, In that testament of his, whole lives in the Colony and have almost without exception, lived their Lifts the gloom with which I'm su
to leave to others..
THE
lilies and with jam, (For colour and
was there announced Police are
1916.
It
188
Korea Maru" as having arrived in on each visit to the table, running that the the Colony on Tuesday, cancelled out with the score of 250 to
Bum their passages on that steamer at the points. last moment. They returned to Hong- kong yesterday on the "Indo Maru. 23, 19 and 17.
The winner's highest breaks were
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Yours etc., JOHN KESTREI „
LOCAL TELEGRAM RE
- "GABLONZ.”
fen-
for this reason a special claim on our What a rare, rare world it is
-JAMES V. MURRAY,
SIAM'S RAILWAYS.
and egza decently served is much more beautiful than any woman's
empowered to eyebrow, so why not a sonnet? The
mon the coner of the private aannet is the most difficult metrical form of all, and calls for much comicsha whose coolies are unlicensed. pression of thought. It would havet is noteworthy that resentment of bean a good exercise. Our own injustice breeds more injustice. We medium is distinctly more prose than In lecturing the lady, Inspector manager of the Hongkong and must try to avoid that ourselves. The marriage of Mr. Guy Hillier, prosody, and it is only by way of Garrod libelled her coolies, He had Shanghai Bank, Peking, to Miss
HONGKONG THEATRE. suggestion that we submit here an
We have to thank Mestra. Dodwell experiment in a medium we prefer no moral or legal right whatever to Richard, daughter of the late Dr.
and Company for the following copy say that they would commit a crime Timothy Richard, of Shanghai, and for ten dollars. He may think so. sister of Mrs. Harding, of the British from Wm. Fox's Film Corporation
We have again another production of a telegram form Trieste. Now is it time to sing His professional experience may have Legation, Peking, will shortly take this afternoon and at 9.15 perfor publishing following in the press Those receiving support are the aged But to me a sheet of gold, sir,
"S.S." Gablonz," arrived 22nd Oct. | sympathy. Each case is carefully in-Yes, its just a scrap of paper
vestigated before assistance is given. Cut out from a magazine; the universal egg. led him to think so of all coelies. But place at Hongkong. It is understood mances, a very sensational drama in according to the description of EXPERIMENT. Especially when fried he doesn't know it, and it was wrong that Mr. Hillier intends to retire five parts entitled. In her Mother's passengers they had most pleasant or and infrm who have none to In comparison seems mean.
and wed with ham. to say it. The particular coolies shortly. -We fall to prosody as did Silas. Wegg, concerned may be wearing haloes
Secret, featuring Dorothy Green and voyage no complaints highly prais. whom they can look for assistance in And praise the pig as did dear Charles for all he knows.
Ralph Kellard in the principal roles. ing excellent treatment received their declining years, widows and their A "Week of Prayer" will be This picture is really worth seeing from commander were at once pre- children, and families whose brd- Lamb. Se lily white, ao golden
observed in Hongkong from January owing to the title itself which pro suaded that what was written about vinners are temporarily out of em- hearted, it doth beg Comparison with
We don't want con- 4 to 10 by half-hour meetings at 5.30 mises to be very interesting. This outward voyage very misleading and ployment. NO SERVILE tinental police. We
The general increase in p.m. in the following churches-St. film will be screened for sweetness rhyme's a peg Of STATE FOR US. Will not have the John's Cathedral; Union Church; St. Tuesday night, with some special to be transmitted to Hongkong and siderably added to the burden of these to malicious statement this telegram is the cost of all necessaries has con.. which I am ashamed-I really am.)
Prussian or Japanesɛ
The report of the Slam State Rail That swallow who the winds of police methods. We are Britons, and Andrew's, Kowloon; and the Wesle comedy at interrals. During the 7.15 Shanghai."
poor people, and with the approach of March hath dared, Is not so swift These do not warrant the method of Scripture, the remainder of the half picture The Brass Bullet will be we prefer British police principles.be hyrans and a reading of Holy episodes of the magnifiant serial yan Church, Wanchai. There will performance the fifth and sixth
the cold season, which, with its round ways for the year 1918-10 states of Christmas and New Year festivities, the year to be recorded is the opening By far the most important event in as I upon this dish of crisp, treating a man as a criminal until hour being speat in silent prayer shown till the next change of pro-
is for those more fortunately circum-of through Rail Communication with paired With egg fried just exactly as his innocence is proved. In this con and meditation. Mr. J. L. Macpher-gramme. This film is very attrac in her possession 21 tacis of prepared it is hoped that the miseries and hard-States for the first time in the annals. A woman charged with having stanced one of pleasure and rejoicing, the Railways of our neighbouring I wish. When on such homely dainnection we have a small grievance
tive owing to the various daring opium this morning on the Tai Ping ships of these poor families will not of the Siamese State Railways, which ties I have fared, I feel as full of against the CS.P. Way back at the son, of the YMCA, is acting as
Secretary. Bong as Percy Bysshe,
beginning of the month he asked us,
feats performed by the dashing actor junk, sald a man unknown to her, to forgotten. The. Committee feels event took place on July 1, 2461. through his detectives, to suppress
who plays the principal role. The asked her to bring a parcel to the confident that among the many worthy Mr. P. A. Anthony, C.M.G., Geo- No attempt has been any reference to a visitor who came When thess.Sinklang" was on daily large attendance proves its country. A European Sergeant sald appeals to the generosity of this eral Manager of the Federated Malay TECHNIQUE, made to justify the here. He believed that this man her way from Shanghai to Hongkong appreciation by the native come the opium was discovered hidden in Colony, the distressing needs of our States Rallways, arrived in Bangkok
metre there. It was was, to say the least of it, an on November 25 and had reached a
munity. New comics ars shown a roll of cloth. Mr. Lindsell: Why own deserving poor will not be over- on March 9. B.E. 2460, and final dis- practically an impromptu written, as undeserving person, although the point off the Po On district, some
can't the man take it himself? De looked. they say, "by ear." The strict man's credentials rather impressed miles from Hongkong, she ran into
fendant: I have no knowledge. I octette and sestette scheme is obser- us otherwise." He was making a big junk and sank her. The
simply did as I was told., Fine, of red, with rhyme formule AB.. A B., enquiries, and promised to let us "Sinkiang" stopped at once and
$1,000 or six months. AB., A.B., and CD. C.D. C.D. So know the result. It is for the public made every effort to rescue the TEACHERS TO POLICEMEN far as level of tone is concerned, it advantage that newspapers and the Chinese who were clinging to the will be pronounced undoubtedly too police should work together, so we wreckage. Owing to the darkness As a result of the recent increases
olgar word as egg-seems to be they reported to us. Meanwhile his persons out of the 32 on board teachers have decided to join K limited, and such a vulgar companion public movements were reported by is presumed the rest were drowned. Liverpool force. It is stated that peg"bad n be dragged in. the other papers. If he is a wrong The rescued people were brought to ather young teachers considered a Hence the offensive and digressive un," the police have done nothing to Hongkong on the "Sinklang," and are similar change, but postponed action parenthesis. We are also in doubt him; they have punished the China now at the Tung Wah Hospital, pending a new scale of salaries,
red... ham in hely
wedlock
between intervals.
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EARLY COLDS.
cussions upon the Through Tri Agreement took place at the offices of the Department. After the wick INDIGESTION AND BILIOUS- was concluded Mr. Anthony left Bang-
NLES.
kok on March 14. It is eminently satisfactory to record that since the
Iberi billons, but take a full does there has never been any hitchor of Chamberlain's Tablets and drink trouble Between the two railways. particularly dangerous. & neglected plenty of water. That will cleanse the Chamberlain's Cough Remedy at once. Restore the systems, to a healthy condi Gold msy mean a winter-long cold. Tako stomach, move the bowels and Boo for me by all Chemists and Store Hot For sale by all Chemists and Spend your Evenings in a “ WALLA keepers,
CD. The choice of rhymes to such agreed to ignore the gentleman till it was only possible to save 13 of polica pay, two Bootin school DE oareful of the co'da you take at /. YOU should not eat food of any kind commencement of joint traffic working
Blomkeepers.
WALLA" Launch,