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· RUSSIAN REFUGEES IN SHANGHAL
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[BY THE KOWLUNATIC) Messrs. D. Nicoll and. A. Davison beat Messrs G. Gerrard and W, J. Edwards in the semi-final of the “Owen's Cup" on Sunday, three and two. The winners now have to meet Mesars A. O. Brawn and G. H. May
were safe with Americans, who know what a "josh "Is. But one lost his temper. Our own countrymen, we are ashamed to say, continually get sora" over things they should smile at. If they cannot acquire a sense of humour they should try for Is thicker skin. We remember nearly 30 years ago noticing in Volunteer Orders an instruction to be shaved and have the hair cut. That was the time when the current catchword
A Shanghai residents meeting has ätted, and we couldn't resist the been arranged for 'December 17 to
Worshipful Brother A. E. W. temptation
it give the discuss ways and means of helping Davison was installed Master of headline, "Get yer hair cut" The the Russian refugees stranded in Lodge St. John, Kowloon, last even Captain was furious, and gave orders Shanghai An international coming Worshipful Brother A.K. Taylor (all same Government House news)mittee will probably result.
I.P.M., officiating. 'A banquet was that the Orders must not issued to
held at the Hongkong Hotel after the Installation,
to.
[China Mail SPECIAL]
SHANGHAI, Dec. 9.
TEŻ BOYCOTT."
[CHINA `MAIL SPECIAL.]
SHANGHAI, Dec. 9.
our paper any more.. Naturally, in our next issue we had to have the related phrase, "Keep your hair on." Paternal vanity has always persuad- ed us that Was neat; but it
The students on Monday paraded aggravated the soreness. We were in the Chinese city with effigies a pariah for years because of it. We simply cannot understand why men Shanghai and Nantao. Chambers of representing the chairmen of the lose their tempers over such pinpricks.. The parsons ought to preach about Commerce. They were insulting it; but they don't. They seem to inscriptions. The Boycott is hitting leave all the practical sermons for us Japanese river shipping very seriously
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REVIEW.
SANITARY BOARD.
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST YELLOW FEYER.
Outlines of Chinese Art, by John C. Ferguson. University of Chicago. Press: Chicago, 263 + XI Pip. $3. Lectures do not always make Ri At the Sanitary Board meeting book, but these do, thanks to super Officer of Health, moved that yellow yesterday, Dr. Pearce, the Medical
fine printing and numerous photo-fever be included in the list of noti- graphs. These were the Scammon fiable diseases. He stated that his lectures for 1913, and we are object was to make the Hongkong. wondering how the students managed schedule more complete so that people to remember the wealth of Chinese weekly or monthly reports of the who received from the Sanitary Board names and words employed. We number of cases of notifiable diseases are even wondering how
they might feel more assured than they did managed to get any coherent impresat present. Although yellow fever alon of Chinese Art as a whole, for the did not occur in this Colony, it must lecturer was fearfully erudite. We be borne in mind that the possibility get the impression that he was more of it occurring existed and should the enthusiastic than critical. In his in disease be accidentally imported into troduction he tells us we must judge the Colony, precautions should be The enthusiasm for the game Chinese art by Chinese standards. caken that it could be notified early The explorer in this new world. ... some golfers bave who are lucky enough to be able to spend week must not carry the ready-made com Yellow fever was a disease with a high ends at Fazling, is by no means pass perfected by his own country mortality rate and it was extremely equalled by their politeness. When men, for the divergent currents of important that the Sanitary Board should get early information of its the last train in, was about to leave on wind and water will so distort its Sunday evening, two Kowloon ladies guiding needle that it will prove outbreak or of its importation into the were told that there was no room useless to him." Any compass Colony. He was not anxious to create by wind and water alarm on the subject, it was merely On boarding the train however, they affected found several seats taken up by golf would be useless, which perhaps precautionary and preventive mea- Capt Ross Smith left Soerabaya bags and one passenger's sporting explains why on page 5 we are sure. It was not anticipated that yel- dog, reclined on seating space suffi. told that even the personality, of the low fever as going to be imported is entirely subservient to into the Colony, but it must be born cient for two mere human beings.artist The owners of bags and dog had to national ideals, while on page 26 in mind that it might be and that they be asked before they condescended to we learn that each reproduction had here the particular mosquito which shows the Individuality of the carried the disease from one person make room for the ladies.
worker. Seriously, we rather object to another:- to the habit, common to many Dr. Koch said he strongly seconded Another example of the need for a writers on Oriental art, of pulling the the remarks of the Medical Officer of public hall in Kowloon was provided legs of those who know nothing about Health. There was no need for fear, the Kowloon British Schoolt. A bronze vase with an autom- but considering the frequent com- social" at St. Andrew's Church atically evolved design is described as munication between here and America. Hall, ia week. The pleasure of the carrying an ogre. (ao-tieh) function was greatly marred by lacking the beholder against greed and zone, which at one time was a hotbed waru and particularly the Panama Canal
gluttony." Symbol loving Chinese of yellow fever and stopped the con may have offered such an explana-struction of the canal until the sanitary tion past facta, but it is certain that authorities of America had cleansed no such design was in the mind of the area, he considered it a very wise the originater as a "motive.” A
precaution. Although the disease certain boss faintly suggesting a nose called for eyes on each side of had been subdued to a very large ex- tent, there was the possibility of a drawn by young artists impells Colony from that region and it was
(CHINA MAIL SPECIAL.]
SINGAPORE, Dec. 9.
direct to Australia. yesterday for Bima. Thence he flies
CHINESE TELEGRAMS.
By Arrangement with the Wash Tze Yat Po.l
ungrateful and thoughtless. Well, goods.
The idea is mooted that the the next time there's a strafe on, these fellows will be justified in let-untry being so united over the ting George do it, that's all. If it is Foochow affair, peace between North any consolation to our Hongkong and South should now be easily warriors, they are welcome to the made. information that some of their com rades at Home had even worse to bear. They have lost their jobs, and nobody wants them.
THIS BEATS US.
Readers have now got 246. the habit of sending |
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short paper clipping, sometimes a
To-day's return of communic.ble memorandum of some incident they disease shows two cases of diphtheria, have noticed. Naturally, we approve three of enteric (British) and one of of this procedure. It helps, and wec. s. fever. are much obliged. Sometimes, how. ever, we fail to see the joke. One
In the meantime, The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice
is to be hoped sends us to-day a quotation from the Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals that the Government will not commit Morn. Fo. and expects us to say acknowledges with thanks the fol- itself irrevocably to the scheme. something funny" about It.. Our lowing donation to the funds of the contemporary has a telegram which Hospitals Mr. Ho Ngok Lau, $25. saya, of war devastated France, that
sixty thousand of the 50,000 houses Inspector Earner, accompanied wrecked by shell-fire have been by a party of detectives, raided two rebuilt." But that is only a simple, fishing junks at Samshuipe on Mon- obvious misprint such as occurs in day afternoon and seized 1,083 know it, but the basis of their pre-all newspaper offices from time to pounds of gun cotton. Two mer. judice is the jealousy that is left over
who were on the boat, were arreste from the old proprietorial instinct. It isn't concern for decency, as they think, but the desire for the seclusion HORGICNE, WEDNESDAY, Dea. 10, 1918. of the harem. T.W.H. Crosland, who got notoriety some years ago by two slight books abusing the Scots and women, remarked that woman should
All Sorts of Games to select from.
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time. It betrays no intellectual aber ration demanding criticism; and it isn't funny. At least, if it is, we cannot see it.
Within the narrow confines of three adjoining back yards, in Kowloon there are four ducks, three turkeys a goose, fifteen chickens, seven cats, two dogs, a monkey and a tortoise.
Will accommodation be found...iur such pets in the Hotel?...
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POLICE PAY.
“KTEURS KEGTETUL UUTLOOK
Hongkong may have WHEN THE kept the Home fres BOYS COME burning, but the coal HOME." is poor, and the darnedthing smokes. Those who risked their lives for us and who are now back in our midst, have learned the truth of Kipling's old jibe-that about darling Mister Atkins when the guns begin to shoot, and Tommy, you brute, when the shooting is over. 6o far beyond a gracious invitation to a Government House reception at which they
· SHANGHAI, Dec, 9. were kindly allowed to wear any
The Peking Chamber of Commerce clothes they liked, not a thing has been done to show themt we are obis taking stock of Japanese goods liged to them. At one club we are held, with a view to pushing the connected with, we proposed that boycott.
All the tuchons have wired in members returned from the war
Mr. W. L. Weaser showed that he should be made honorary members urging a strong front regarding the
has by no means lost his prowess as a for life. It would have been a small, Foochow outrage.
Nanking had a mass meeting on batsman, in the match between cheap compliment; but Lord! you should have seen the faces of the December 8, which passed similar KC.C., 2nd XI and Civil Service 2nd to these at Peking.XI. on Saturday. He had not been Ltd committee. They were old Hong. resolutions
kongites-which means everything They also bad bonfires of Japanese in the field since January 1917, butit, much as the circle of the sun stray case or two, coming into the he showed arm good enough for the first XI.
Chinese art what Mr. Ferguson important that a disease of such virt- Mcg and Max are still going strong prefers to call "the continuity of the lence should be immediately com
art spirit." we prefer to call conven- municated to the local authorities in We understand that in view of the tionalism, and the "stabilizing of art order that steps might be taken to terrible catastrophes that are to occur motives" means nothing more. Art check it. on December 17, anticipating a stop may be described as decadent (a The motion was carried unanimous- page of the ferries, a large number of matter of taste and standard) but the IY-, Kowloonites have booked rooms prime motive is like eating and The remainder of the business wi the Hongkong side for the night of breathing, eternal.
Another thing formal. the 16-17 so as to ensure being at the lecturer overlooked is work next day.
the collectors, even the Chinese, are more interested in age and rarity Nearly all Kowloon is against the than in intrinsic beauty. One of the building of a hotel by the Govern-imperial catalogues (Esi ch'ing ku ment as a means of solving the house, sancifically see th ing dishculty. This is one important matters to be discussed at veneration for ancient things and the meeting of the Kowloon Residents' ancient ways has controlled Chinese
The -determination on the part ef. aesthetics, and must be remembered the new recruits to the local Police in any really intelligent apprecia- tion. Art is, after all, a universal Force to resign if their remuneration is not increased, appears to have thing, and certain universal qualities brought the Government to its senses. must be looked for and insisted upon. As stated in the China Mail last week, quite apart from national idiosyn- the men were given up to Saturday
There is cant among crasies.
last to decide whether they would Chinese experts, and connoisseurs as well as among curs, and we observe return. Home or remain in the ser- suggestions of it in the lecture on vice at the original rate of pay and jade objects. Leaving bronzes and we now learn that 26. men signified jades and ceramics and caligraphy their intention of resigning. To-day to come to pictures and paint however, it is stated on reliable ing, about which WA happen authority that so far, no steps have to be better-informed, we teen taken with regard to the decisión Counsel occupied quite a fai
find ourselves able to agree with of the men and that there is every The annual meeting of the K.C.C., much that the author says. Things reason to believe the Government has amount of the Shanghai Court's time The public will be arguing over the mathematics of
Golf Section, will be held on January have been said by other writers about decided to reconsider the matter. pleased if our reclaim involving the computation of 7, 1920,
Chinese painting, especially perspec- Official information is refused,' but porter's news is true, interest, and eventually the Court
tive, which were quite unjust. How we are of the opinion that if the The King's Park range was kept ever, here again Mr. Ferguson is too Government does the right thing, the be kept in a hutch at the bottom of that the Government is now prepared gave judgment for a certain su busy all Saturday afternoon by rhapsodical. As an example there is general public will regain confidence
to meet the policemen in the matter May I ask how the Court arrives at "They told us the war he had said something funny. As a luctant to admit that they were wrong
the garden. He may have thought of pay. Naturally, they will be re- that amount?"queried the advocate, practice for the forthcoming Hong his long account of the genesis and which has undoubtedly been shakes Grey matter, Mr, sheer grey kong Rifle League Competitions. We character of the wellknown tiger by the original attitude and the point OUR POLICE was fought to make matter of fact he was unconsciously, in their first attitude, and it would be matter," was the Assessor'a response understand that several competitors picture of the Sung dynasty. The blank refusal to consider the matter.
the world safe for voicing the deep-down aspiration of agonising for them to have to say
are complaining of the bad ammunt account of the way it was There is the point to be considered DEMOCRACY, ¿emocracy. Hong-
many old-fashioned males.
that the China Mail was right, so we kong isn't safe yet,
The Rev. Father O'Donnell, the tion supplied.
done is interesting enough. The that if these 26 men return Home and though you might not think it,
We gave up golf years will not embarrass them by saying Australian chaplain, arrested in
description of it as a thing accom they will not hesitate to make it known ago, when it became any more about it. We don't want. Ireland on charges of having used
The dance to be given by the Staff plished is ridiculous, when the picture why they have resigned and in that (Our those 26 good men to go Home. We seditious language, spent only one of the Hongkong and Whampoa itself is reproduced for reference case, it appears the Hongkong. Govern- record at the Royal need them here, and we need them night in the Tower, where he was; Dock Compay next Tuesday fortnight
The tiger is seen as about to spring ment would have to face a serious had a genuine case, we understand Jersey, Vardon's native links, must badly.
taken after being brought to London, promises to be a most successful on his prey." He isn't. He is seen difficulty in getting other men to en- We went the
and when the mail left it had not function. they were told that if they didn't like, be still remembered.
Jock," with his usual just waking from a nap, only the list in the service, and would have 10 the terms they could go Home again; complete round, including the sandpit
yet been decided whether a court hospitality, is spreading invitations front end having got up, the rest increase the remuneration in any case. that "the Government does not, near the railway, in 74.321, a greater
martial would be held. The Austra broadcast and all Kowloon will be being still in bed. "His eyes are want discontented men in its service. number of strokes than any other KINEMA NOTES.
keen." They are much too large; fian military authorities 'paint out there.
they goggle. "Every muscle is Even a bluffing promise to investi- player ever managed to get in. Our
that the Tower is a normal place of
tense." Not so. As already re gate would have seemed more de caddie, Valpe, said so.) Consequent-
HONGKONG THEATRE. * confinement for officers under arrest
A vignette" of Kowloon-He marked, the rear half of the mocratic than that. If "the Governly we don't profess to know more
in London.
came "over the top one morning animal is flaccid, His tail ment" doesn't want discontented about it than Mr. Dodwell. All the
quite unexpectedly. He did not stretches sinuously beside his body in men its service, and if it thinks the same, when in his lecture he was
The new programme for this week Mrs. Louisa Scott Harman, one see me at first and I remained quite such a way as to insure the greatest proper answer to the first show of describing the swing. what did he has just been issued in which the of the oldest American residents in stil. I wanted to ace what he would assistance at the moment of use." discontent is to tell 'em to go Home, mean by saying that "the axis Vitograph Coy present the thrilling Japan, died on November 28 a do. He advanced a few paces, Use for what? For springing? It cargoes ever dispatched from Seattle. Carrying one of the largest lumber why didn't it tell the higher-up Civil around which this circle revolves is drama The Combat" in five parts Yokohama at the age of 86. She stopped, looked sharply and nervously is evident Mr. Ferguson has never the steamship" West Ja" is en route Servants to go Home when the an imaginary
driven featuring the popular actress Anita went out to Yokohama first in 1874 to right and left as if searching for seen a tiger springing or crouch from Seattle for the Orient. agitated. It didn't, you know. It through your head and body trans- Stewart. The incidents in this drama with her husband, a business man something, hurriedly, and evidently ing for the spring. The tail The West Ira" fogded 4,500:00 appointed a Commission of Enquiry, Axing you to the ground as you are such that will keep the audience In 1679 she left Yokohama for Hong-wanted to get away and later on Councillor Shewan was address the ball? Does he swing in continued expectations and interkong where she remained for 11 possible. He looked hungry, so body" but behind it:
as 8000 25 would not then be "beside his feet of lumber, which will be deliver- and weed to Shanghai. Another lumber This film will be screened years, returning to Yokohama in very slowly and cautiously extended may add that it wouldn't be a mile cargo was dispatched recently on the We look to him to say something if not, how can a horizontal steel this afternoon at 5.15 and at 9.15 1890 and remaining there ever since my hand to a crust. of bread the too long. We recommend the lecturer wooden steamship Gray Cloud, quite eloquent about their claims. his club horizontally like a scythe?t strong about this police grievance at bar go down through his head and at night and will run on till next She was the widow of Dudley Har remains of my early morning meal to read Mark Twain's amusing which is carrying 1.500.000 feet of the next Legislative Council meeting. body into the ground? As Goethe Friday, when Wiliam Fox's produc man, a resident of Schenectady, who He was too quick for me, however; comments in "Innocents Abroad, is to the Pennsylvania scailroad at Both police and cadels are govern. Baid on his death bed, we want "licht, tion "The Slave" in five parts will died in Yokohama in 1891.
for he spotted my moyement and on those who gush about the Old Philadelphia. ment servants, and beth are discon-mehr licht."
be ataged on Saturday till Tuesday
hastily retired some distance then Masters. He has their faulta tented for like reasons. What is
There are two next. In this magnificent play Miss Describing the famous Trappist stood eyeing me, doubtfully.
The steamship "West Segovia" wi He Nevertheless, the book contains a good for one should do for the other. CAPT. MCGRATH. quite probable Valeska Surat takes the leading part colony in the Hokkaido, a writer in must have
return to Seattle after a voyage. from been very hungry wealth of interesting information, the Columbia river to the Orient o reasons for Capt. with exceptionally dramatic imper- the Osaka Asahi notes that it is for he knew he was taking great and deserves a place on the shelf (as December 1, The West Segovia" A young lady was interviewed by a Lon McGrath's continued failure to send sonification of high class acting. situated in the district of Kami-iso, risks. I threx REPROVES don Journalist about us any Government House news During all the performances at 7.15 and is conducted under rigid rules. towards him and he turned and bolted a corrective) beside Prof. Giles sailed from Shanghai for Kianchow.
Introduction to Chinese. Pictorial China, on October 26. MAN. jazz dancing, modern (Court Circular stuff.) One is that pm, the continuation of the subse The Trappists rise-every morning at out of sight. I somehow felt that he Art The price post free is $3.20,
clothes and manners, there isn't any to send. The other quent episodes of the serial film 2 o'clock, and are engaged in their would come back so I continued in which is much cheaper than we ington is now playing an important
Brass Bullet will be given with devations until six, when they break my tactics of stillness. I was right, usually get such handsome books for new comics at intervalst
their fast. At 7.30, again to prayers for presently he again appeared, and out here. [Review by T.W.]
part in reconstructing the devastated With the rise of the sun, they sally after a moment's hesitation, taut
lands of Belgium.ee forth to the fields; where they engageously advanced to the crust in short
This was indicated when the motor- In attr iding their cattle, sheep, etc. spasmodic runs. He was still very
ship Margaret arrived in Seattle's Politeness, perseverance, and courage nervous but hunger evidently pre-
harbour, preparatory to sailing from are the watchwords of this religious dominated over fear. Finally he Wongh bo careful to keep the feet of lumber.
WHEN your child has whooping Antwerp, Belgium, with 1,470,000 industrial community. The Trap made one last dash, secured the bread
Cargo shipments pists first settled there in 1896, and and bolted like the wind. He came cough loose and expectoration easy by now being booked reflect an increas are famous for their cheese and again the next morning and the next giving Ouamberlain's Cough Remody asing demand for Douglas Ar lumber
may be required. This remedy will also butter, over a hundred thousand and the same process was repeated, pounds of which are produced yearly, until at last he gained confidence and The colony includes Japanese priests, now he comes over the top of my and French, Dutch, Italian and verandah for that crust of bread
residence.
Kowloon sparrOW,
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ADVERSARIA.
it is part of the world. When the
A GOLF PUZZLE.
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etc. It makes good reading. Her is that every time we go for him he most interesting comment was about chuckles and buys twenty copies. the modern skimpiness of feminine Presumably he fears that if he sent "That's whats the communiques our "attacks" attire. She said: modern clothes represent-vigorous would cease. bodies enjoying a sense of freedom.
It isn't only at golf one Why can't people realize it's that, TEMPER. should keep one's temper. and not a craze for immodesty?
It isn't only in any aport Immodestystuff! Girls, on the that it is as important as Mr. Dodwell whole, don't trouble their heads said it was. It is a good thing to about it. They're in advance of men keep at all times, at a dinner, at a there. If men would not worry wedding: yea-even when reading a about what they call decency, nobody newspaper. When we said the other would notice. She was quite day that the British love liberty, while. right there. Men are much more the Americans only praise it, that Spend your Evenings WALLA American Trappist monks are in every morning does that little Frudish and prurient. They don't, was a josh." We did think we
WHO BECAME A SINNER
WALLA" Lounch.
WHOOPING COUGH."
A SHIPLOAD FROM SEATTLE.
Douglas fir from Westem Wash-
quify the wuzh mucus and make it the four corners of the world, accord- easier to expectorats. It has been used ing to Seattle Jumber experts. Local successfully in many epidemic and as it lumber has been shipped in the last opotains so narcotic or other i-jurious two-months to Japan. Argentins
balans it a perfectly safer le China South Africa, India, Australia by all Chemists and Storekeepers.
and Belgium.