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COLONIAL SECRETARY
HONOURED
(Continual From Fage 4) tentionally he has depicted on the card one of the happiest aspects-of| the last six years of my life here. I thank you all very much. I few 8m leaving. here in days with the very greatest regret and I cannot wish for any happier event in the fature than that F may return here for a further team
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SPECIAL CABLE.
FIRST NEW COMPANY LAW CASE
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SHANGHAI COTTON CO.
[China Mail SPECIAL]
SHANGHAI Feb. 28:
“SO HE BOUGHT A TEND"
TALE OF A HOUSEHUNTER.
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE WEEK'S CHAT.
one is hoping that these jolly little dances will be continued throughout the summer, the joy of summer dances is to cool off in the moonlight, and no. sitting out place could be more ideal than the roo! garden at the hotel, which has an incomparable view and is situated in a cool and breezy gap. dinner parties, and the gaiety of the scene was not lessened by the lact that the ranks of dancing women have been strengthened by several de- butants fresh out from England.
There were as usual a cumber of
(Dontinued from Page-1.) .. Miss Jones who took the leading role looked perfectly charming. In a house You remember the poor real estate maid's dress of black geargent, and agent who had to be notary public dainty cap and apron of brussels to help out, and who painted his own net, the paste buckles on her shoes Her slight "For Rent" sign? He usually had were family heirlooms.
lapses of memory did not detract from desk room in somebody else's place the excellence of the performance, as The first case, under the new Order and pilely stepped out of the back her well bred and musical voice was in Council debarring persons of con- door when the bill collector came in quite inaudible to any beyond the
Hongkong is rather well of for un- (Applause).-Like my chief who felt British nationality from an executive at the front door. You always used first row which was occupied by
members of the family. The funds married women this season, new and here the other day I have come to position in British companies was to feel sorry for him.
Well, you don't need to feel sorry after all expenses were paid, benefietung nurses have come out to several love this Colony and everything con-heard at the Supreme Court against
He's got an to the amount of 20 dollars which at the hospitals and it must certainly nected with it. It is more beautiful the Shanghai Cotton, Manufacturing
the present rate of exchange will make dances more interesting for wish to come back to see the pro- to prevent its sale to Japanese. Many office with mission furniture and a prove a substantial increase when con bachelors, to meet new and unattach- to me every day I live here, and Company. An injunction was sought for him any more.
ed women instead of the same crowd By the way, gress of certain great schemes that firms are involved. The case was filing cabinet'in it, two stenographers verted into sterling.
and a clerk, When you want to see "The race course yesterday pre-over and over again.
I have heard several laments. Biely are row approaching their fruition, adjourned.
him be's usually out on the goli sented a wonderfully gay appearance, and if I cannot be here to see them completed, at any rate I can
course taking lessons from the pro-ady Top Knot wore a fascinating rain from girls who have booked up for the coat and goloshes. Mrs. Taipan's eason and who have found out that be here to see them so far on their
fessional. He's being urged to run silk Rounces were somewhat muddy it is almost impossible to get any way that their completion is a cer
for Mayor to save the city from ring and bedraggled but she looked way rader, with one or two exscoding tainty and that the prosperity of the
politics, and people who used to call charming in a pretty hat which was Jesirable and eligible men who have Colony, which depends on their com
visible, whenever the wind blew hereturned from the front. pletion, is established and made as
him "Bill," call him mister,
I heard rather a good yarn £bour umbrella aside. All concerned voted certain as it could be. If that Fa
I went to see him the other day the day. the weather and the racing the recruiting for the local Volunteers Some friends from a Western city delightful, or still better no one and a war time soldier, now just an wanted a house in our subarb. His could wish for a better public service ordinary civilian. Someone said to clerk said he wasn't in and listened than is supplied in Hongkong, postal him, "All you chaps who have been languidly when we stated our busi-service, police force, education de-o the war should join the local volun- partment, public works, and above tears as an example to the indispen- all telephone service, are beyond re. sables." "I like that." said my we prosch. If you want a foretaste of friend they are not likely to profit heavenly perfection on earth, live in by example now. if the last five years cocid not influence them." Other Hongkong.
VOTE OF THANKS.
CORRESPONDENCE.
THIS MAN IS IN DIRE.
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ness.
"No use," said the clerk, ain't got nothing to rent."
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"Not a single house in town?" "None." That seemed final, and we were about to leave when Bill came in. He was in a hurry, but he listened to us.
"I've got just one house for $600," he said. That sounded res- aonable. My friend and his wife looked at each other hopefully.
guess we can pay that
How do we pay it my friend.
"Monthly, in advance." "What kind of a house?" "Ten rooms, three baths, two-car garage."
"Gee! That's some house to get for $50 a month, I thought houses were high around here,"
said
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Should I be more popular, "I won-men who have been in France wish des, it I wrote this way or would they would have conscription, insread people think me a futile idio "or a of the voluntary system, if a subsidiary sinister cynic. My nature is so guile defence force is considered acces less really, that I am surprised that sary: because, they say, it will only be the same old story. if there is anyone ever misunderstands my occK-
another war the indispensable of yes- sional criticisms.
The desire to express one's thoughtsterday will be the indispensable of or to tell of things as one sees them, to-morrow and the soldier of yester- whether they are good or bad is day will be the soldier of to-morrow. born in everyone who writes.
THE GOSSIP.
February 27, 1920.
COLOMBO HARBOUR
INCIDENT.
pens, I shall leave the Colony very [To the Editor of the “ China Mell.""] happy, because I feel that its future. the hands of if conducted by
DEAR SIR-The Telephone Co., on those whom I see here to-night. is as safe as it possibly could whose backwardness you dealt in a be and will fuift all the recent issue of your valuable paper, desires of these who love it most. is not the only public service com- Gentlemen. I thank you extremely pany which needs more supervision. for your very kind hospitality to me The Hongkong Electric Co., is just to-night, and I hope I shall return to as bad, and a bit of strafing will do meet you all again.--(Loud! Applause). it a lot of good. Its inattention to the requirements of its customers is
Here The Hon. Mr. E. V. D. Parr, pro-a howling shame. posed a vote of thanks to the Chair-example of their slackness: 1 went man, saying that Mr. Dodwell had personally to the company's offices been intimately associated with the about a fortnight ago, to apply for a Chamber of Commerce for the past meter to be fixed in my room (in) eight years. In 1915, Mr. Dodwell the central locality), and was inform view of the was vice-chairman and two years fed by a clerk that latter was elected re represent the nearness of the China New Year, it Chamber
Legislative was "impossible to do so. I pleaded the on Council. during Mr. Holyoak's and begged (almost in tears), and
The ink slinger cannot help writ absence. Mr. Dodwell had never was eventually given a lengthy form
himself when his spared
ser. to fill and after more pleading, got
Bing. Sometimes we go on for years. before any one thinks it worth while | vices were required for the public the clerk to promise to do his best That promise was never weal-(Applause.)-It had beer: al for me.
turned up with
risking a financial loss by reproducing pleasure, as the Chamber would kept, no one
mater. I waited
our stuff, but no amount of refusals can daunt the desire to express one- agree, to-be guided by Mr. Dodwell's that infernal
three days ago. when, counsel and sound judgment. He until
self. We write as other people talk Bill lost interest. only wished to mention how Mr.after all my patience had been ex
"Six hundred dollars a month, not or sing or play. and if we are ant Dodwell had represented, the Cham hausted, I wrote the company mildly
afraid to face the music, we try to to its un- a year," he said. ber at the Shanghai Conference to calling its attention
write the truth as we see it.
On September 10 last, the steamer We went away from there. show that his name was worthy businesslike neglect: On Thursday
Last week I wrote of a little inci-British Ensign." (Capt Starck) At another office down the street of
Portuguese and two being in the' list of morning, a distinguished
the Chinese fitters came to my place, we found a house listed for $100. dent in connection with a public ser-which, according to Lloyd's, has a men whom Colony has reason to be proud and after inspecting the room, I was Making sure that it was. $100 a vice, which had come under my per-tonnage of 7,048 gross and 4,390 too late to do month, not a week, we went to see "sonal observation, similar experiences nest. and is under the control of the of It was, by no means, an easy told that it was
day, and that it.
i had been relied to me but of these Beitish Tanker Co., Ltd., entered tark, but one which he accomplished anything that
When she was I told what I had Colombo Harbour. would not get my meter The family that occupied it was I rook no court. efficiently and che which entitled 1 him to the gratitude of the commer until yesterday. Too late at ten in about to move out. The lady showed seen, and what happens? Three days leaving the following day, it was dis- aherwards my editor has to devole covered that she was aground. Divers cial community-(Applause.)-Mr. the morning, Mr. Editor! All yester us the house.
"Of course,
she said, "it you nearly a cofurm of his valuable space were sent down, to examine her bot Dodwell was leaving the Colony next day morning, no one came, and in
.She week on a well-earned holiday, and the afternoon, just when I had have just got to have a house, like to defending me against a charge of tom and reported favourably. he was sure they all wished him a decided to sead the company another we did, I suppose you can live here. untaimess. Truly the disciples of sailed for Suez on September 7. I
is now understood, says the Times of very pleasant holiday in the Od remineer, three more Chiccse fitters There isn't any water in the kitchen, truth ride over rough roads.
the the furnace won't heat but one room
People who come to Hongkong for Ceylon, that there is a possibility that Country, and he hoped that Mr. came, and again inspected Dodwell would return to resume his room. I requested them to have at a time, the roof leaks in five or the first time, always have great dit the owners. In consequence of dis- work in the "Chiong and for the the meter fixed at once, and was six places, there is a foot of water in Rculty in finding their way about, coveries stated to have been sub- Chamber-Loud Applause.)
given to understand that everything the cellar after every rain and the The Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell, in would be OK.. when I returned from landlord won't make any repairs. I'm there are so few Chinese policemen,sequently made, will take an action tram conductors or chauffeurs who against the Colombo. Port Commis- reply, thanked Mr. Parr, and said work. You can imagine for your not saying anything against the that they were not to take much self, the language I used when I re house, you understand. It will do if understand as much English as they sion for the recovery of a heavy sum notice of that Mr. Parr had said, as turned home last night, and found no you have to have a roof. But you'd think they do, and as for chairs and by way of damages for injuries said Mr. Parr, being a personal friend of meter, and, consequently, no light probably freeze to death or die of ricshas one's experiences in trying to have been sustained by the vessel... his, had given them an exaggerared for another right. I am beginning to malaria if you took it. And I forgot to find an unknown destinatier, can be quite exciting. Before I learned my idea of his abilities. He had only think that it is easier to find gold in the to mention that it's full of rats."
We business streets than to get a meter from the
way about or gained the sense to have other done what any
the address of my desired destination interest in Electric Co., and less they are very man who took an
written in Chinese. I spent many the community amongs: whom kind and indulgent, I shall have to he lived, would have done. grope in darkness again, to-night.
Weary hours, wandering around trying Thanking you for the use of your
to leave cards. paper.
He did not think that he would retum to stay permanently in the Colony, but he hoped to come back temporarily and see the progress the Colony had made and renew the acquaintance of all his friends whom he had always found to be most broad-minded and generous.
A musical programme was inter spersed between the speeches, those contributing being Dr. E. Anderson, Messrs. C. H. P. Hay, R. A. Green, T. G. Patterson, and G. P. Lammert. Mr. George Grimble played the accompaniments.
BIG LINERS FOR
HONGKONG.
ADMIRAL LINE'S NEW BOATS.
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Yours etc.,
DISGUSTED.
Hongkong, Feb. 28, 1920,
PAKHOI C.M.9. HOSPITAL.
[To the Editor of the China Mal.]
Six-1 bear that the Church Missionary Society's Hospital and Lepor Asylum at Pakhoi are greatly in need of old clothing, linen, bottles &c. I am shortly going to Pakhoi and shall be happy to take any such gifts if they will be sent to me at St.. Paul's College by midday next Tues- day, securely packed ready to be put on the ship.
I am, Yours etc..
G. H. VICTORIA.
With the present congestion of passenger accommodation ships running between this port. Europe and America, intending St. Paul's College, travellers will be cheered by the news
Hongkong, Feb. 28, 1920. that a thousand new berths will soon be available. These will be on the new big liners. Four in number, com- ing here for the-Admiral line. They are released by the American Ship- ping Board and will run between Orient ports and Seattle. The new. Iners will be of big dimensions- almost as large as the "Empress bons-having Д displacement of. 24,000 tons. The ships are at pre-
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KENNEDY TOWN FIRE ENQUIRY,
NO SIGNS OF INCENDIARISM.
The enquiry into the circumstances sent still in the constructor's hands surrounding the destructive conflag- and the first is not expected here until ration at Kennedy Town is over.
ast no lingering, longing look behind as we left.
As we walked down the street I happened to remember about Jones's place. Jones, I knew, wanted to sell it. He had bought it four or five. years ago for $3,000. It wasn't much of a house and there was only a pocket handkerchief lot in front of
It ought to be a bargain,
I telephoned Jones, and be referred me to a real estate man.
"I promised hira I wouldn't sell it except through him." he said.
So we went to the real estate man.
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"Are you
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THE CRATORIO.
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Some years ago Mr. Denman Fuller A lady who was passing through instituted the annual performances Hongkong had an amusing experience of Oratorio on Good Friday in St. the other day. She wanted to drive John's Cathedral, which have become around the island, so she ordered & so popular. Owing to his absence car to meet her at the bottom tram nothing has been arranged for this station. Arrived there, a car drove up year, but if it is possible to get a sufficiently large chorus together in and stopped beside her. from the Garage?" she said to time, he hopes to give a work by the well known American composer Chinese chauffeur.. "Yes, was the
Harvey Gaul. Rehearsals will com. reply, so she hopped in with her
mence at 6 p.. on Thurday next in guests, and a very pleasant two hours the Cathedral and be continued dur ensued. The weather was beautifuling March. Mr. Denman Fuller will the car was a gem, and the chaufe grateful if any willing to assist four, though deficient in English, was will send their tames in to him at a perfect driver getting every ounce the City Hall as soon as possible. As out of his car while taking corners there will be only five rehearsals of with extreme care and driving as one he chords work, regular attendance
loved who understood and
his earnestly requested.. machine. The refreshments at Re- "That was three years ago. Houses pulse Bay. were good; the view, per- are up. If you want it you'll have feat and everyone was happy, Ar to hurry, because four or five other the conclusion of the drive the lady people are after it. I'll close with took out ten dollars, the sum agreed one of them this afternoon, sure. Doupon. The driver said. “No pay, this you want it?,
belong private car, Mr. hare We didn't
talkee catchee some lady.”
He was in a hurry, like the other real estate man, but he paused long enough to look up the house in his card index.
Fifteen thousand dollars, cash," he said.
"But the place only cost three thousand," I said.
"I think," said my friend, "that it would be cheaper to build a house. Then we can have it just as we want it. Do you know any builders?
I knew a couple of them, and we went to see them both. They were not encouraging. As nearly as we could learn from their conversation, the value of a dollar in the building business was about $.0275,
The first man said he had so much to do anyway that he couldn't under
July. The boars will have a speed All parties concerned are satisfied take any new.contracts before next It was not que to August The second said that what of 18 knots and will carry 250 Arst that
of incendiarism, with labour. strikes, slow deliveries
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class and 300 steerage passengers, Mr. E. Davidson, appearing for the of material, and general shortage of in addition to 13,000 tors of cargo. Nippon Insurance Company, informed everything a builder seeds he'd only They will be replete with all modern Magistrate Wood this morning that take the job on a cost plus basis. equipment for the safety and con- Auctioneer Lammert had found a "What does that mean. venience of passengers. Up to the number of valuable, articles in go- "You buy all the materials, pay present time the Admiral line has not down No. 26. Mr. Davidson said all the labour and I take 20 per cent. catered much for the passenger traffic, he did not intend to offer any fresh for doing the work. its main energies being devoted to evidence.
What would you build me a nice
cargo transportation." About three. Inspector Macdonald said that he little seven room house, for?" In years ago the passenger ships" Sena- did not find any signs of arson.
K tor" and "Umitilla were on this Magistrate Wood ordered the
quired my friend.
The bullier covered a blotter with
run but now it is hoped with, these release of the premises. Mr. Turner, figures, added them up and replied: large and speedy vessels, to establish for the owner, successfully applied for
I could build you a very nice
a regular and frequent service between the return of the books and the house of that sise-for-fifteen or six- here and Seattle. Everyone who has insurance policy..
had the task of booking a passage here will agree that the Admiral Fine's new venture comes at a very auspicious time and success may be confidently predicted for it.
teen thousand dollars LA
So we gave it up. It was necessary for my friend to remain in the metro
WALLA WALLA” Launches, ar polis over the winter. So he reated Blake Pier Night and day sera lot on the outskirts of the city and
bought a tent New York World,
1 have not heard the end of the story, the lady has departed, she was a bird of passage,
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The Peak Hotel dance on Friday night was a great show, and every Faria & Un.
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