TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1900,
CASUAL NOTES.
By" THE TRAMP."]
Last week reference was made in these notes to the recommendation of the sub-committee with regard to Since Hongkong's war memorial.
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The ss." West Ming Capt. H. L Jones, 3.739 tons, arrived yesterday at 8 a.m. from Cebu. with 8,000 cases of kercaene oil.
The s.s. "Takada,” Captain F. C. Harvey, 4.222.65 tons, arrived yester day at 2.30 pr. from Moji, with 3CS tons of general cargo.
Probably the most interesting cable news of the past few days is that re lating to the Marconi Company's that time I have been mainly struck
scheme of an Imperial chain of wire- less stations, including one in Hong by the apathetic way in which the
kong. The scheme, which has every whole thing seems to be viewed by the public. Why is it? It cannot
thing to commend it, still awaits the A notorious burglar has been approval of the Government, but at surely be that the war has been for
The 3.8. "Nagano Maru" Capt. gotten sa seen, or that there is a wilful sentenced to nine years' imprison any rate it brings the provision of a disregard for the memory of those who ment and thereafter to expulsion, by wireless station-one for public use. Tomita, 2.379.70 tons, arrived He in Hongkong within the range of yesterday at 9.15 am from Kobe have gone. To disregard their memory the Shanghai Mixed Court. is in itself an act of disrespect. Is victimised numerous foreign houses, practical politics. Of its necessity with 1,382 tons of general cargo. there a man or woman in Hongkong his career culminating in bis sensa-and manifold advantages to a com-
The .. "Hupeh," Captain G. H. who would dare to have that imputed tional capture while robbing the munity such as this there can be ne
tons, arrived to them? What is wanted is a little residence occupied by Mr. Blackburn, doubts. Wireless is by no means a Pennefather, 1222
new subject to be introduced here. yesterday at 2 pm. from Holbow more general public interest and sym-the Mixed Court assessor, and by
The Unofficial members of the with 900 tons of general cargo and pathy. Get rid of the "leave it to the Mr. King, the Police Magistrate..
Legislative Council have time and 4 bags of mail. Committee" idea. Make your endea.
again urged upon the Government your something more than the mere
the necessity of making some move giving of money. Let the memorial
in the matter, but Government has. be a part of yourself. It everyone
adopted a wait and see" policy. does this the memorial will be some-
It has considered if necessary to ing worthy of the sacrifices. Un-
awalt some pronouncement of Im less. it is done it will be an "empty
perial policy. The records of the tomb" with a double significance.
Legislative Council show that in 1912 Get busy on it and don't wait till thers give the lead. If there is to
the Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock brought that this Council forward a motion has read with pleasure the statement of the Postmaster General, made in the House of Commons on the 7th
be a lead let it come from here.
The long expected arbitration board appointed in connection with the recent shipping dispute will shortly begin is sittings. It is a somewhat unusual
ing for Hongkong. but it is a sign Whatever ultimate of awakening. award is made, the shipping spike has shown the inherent power of the As employees it properly organised. far as I understand in the sole demand of the men was that an arbitration Board should be appointed to consider the question of wages. Reasonable. enough, but a strike had to be called to convince the owners that the request was made in earnest. Let's hope the butcome of the arbitration will be
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THEFT BY PROXY,
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The sa. "Chongva." Capt. Fletcher, sailed for Haiphong, at 7 a.m. to-day, with 450 tons of general cargo.
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The ss. "Heimei Maru," Captain Nakanashi, sailed for Kobe, at noon to-day, with 500 tons, of general cargo.
The s.s."Kanchow," Capt. Cowan, of August, 1912, to the effect that it sated for Singapore via Swatow at
is the intention of the British Gov-noon to-day with 300 tons of general ernment to erect, at its own cost. cargo.
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THE PUBLIC ARE HEREBY NO- TIED that owing to repairs to the Tramway track at Prays East, the road will be CLOSED to VEHICLE TRAFFIC between No. 2 Police Station and Esard Street, from 12 Naox, on WEDNESDAY the 17th inst.
E. D. C. WOLFE, Captain Superintendent of Police. Hongkong, March 15, 1990.
HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
CHINESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL:
A NEW CLASS for "BEGINNERS" will commeace on MONDAY. 5th April, 1996, if sufficient support be forthcoming.
Application for enrolment and ex- quiries regarding hours of School, Feas, etc., ahould be made to the undersigned s early as possible.
By Order,
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REPULSE BAY HOTEL.
Capt.WEDNESDAY, March 17th,
Two Chinese were this morning a £60,000 wireless telegraph station charged before Mr. Irving with break-in Hongkong. and that such station
The s.s. "Telemachus," Capt. ing into a store and stealing a weigh is to be used for the transmission of Bentley, sailed for Saigon at 3 p.m. ing machine; or, in the alternative, commercial cables, but that this to-day with 1.000 tons of general
Council regrets to learn from the cargo. statement that the erection of such a station is to be postponed till a later
"Kwangtah," date and that this Council begs most Stewart, sailed for Shanghai at 5.30 respectfully to urge upon the Britishp.m. to-day with 1,200 tons of general Government the desirability of such cargo. a station being erected in Hongkong
with unlawfully receiving stolen property. The defendants denied both charges, and said they did not know the machine was stolen. They were walking past the store yesterday afternoon, when they met a man whom they did not know; and this man told them to carry the machine
away.
The Police said there was no antisfactory to all concerned. Strikes evidence against the defendants, ex- are always unpleasant things even when called with the best possible cept what they themselves had said. The defendants were seen in the excuse. It is a great weapon but road by a foki of the store, carrying must be used with discrimination. the machine, and stopped and ques tioned. As they were unable to give "În newspapers which are addicted to satisfactory account as to how much display in headlines, it is easy they came by the machine, he handed to tell the importance of the reading them ever to the Police. matter by the size of its caption. The defendants said that the man There is a story old among the pro-who engaged them to carry the faner sert of journalists about the machine walked behind them, but as the Joki of the shop editor of a certain newspaper which as soon derived a large part of its circulation stopped them, he disappeared. from good eed godly folk with a slight His Worship thought the defend- tendency towards a strictly literal in-ants were speaking the truth and terpretation of the Scriptures. It is discharged them. The machine was to be assumed that the responsibility ordered to be returned to the store. of catering for them had preyed upon. The editor's mind. At any rate he
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at the same time as the Singapore The s.s. "Chengtu." Capt. Leitch, station." This motion gained the sailed for Bangkok via Swatow,.a support of the Unofficial members, 10 am today, with 600 tabs, of and the then Governor, while ex-general cargo." pressing a disire to see Hongkong
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participating in any large scheme Hotel accommodation of radio-telegraphic communication strained to the Hmit, to-day. by the throughout the Empire intima simultaneous arrival of the "Empress. ted that he could not of Asia and the "Khiva" The accept the resolution as "the Govern vessels brought, between them, over ment has no information whalever 400 people to Hangkong, including a about,this particular scheme which number of Red Cross workers from is an Imperial scheme." His Excel Siberia, who are passing through the lency suggested that the resolution Colony on their way to the United
A Chinese who was arrested should be withdrawn, promising to States.
in West Point, was this morning. ask the Secretary of State for infor-
charged before Mr. Irving. at the mation and to forward the resolution
the unlawful and speeches to that official.
the debate being forwarded to the Magistracy, with The question was raised more re-Secretary of State.
possession of 18 taels of prepared It will thus be seen that for some non-Government opium, which was cently in April last year, when a de bate arose on a motion by the Hon. years now the commercial community, found concealed in his girdle. He Mr. P. H. Holyoak "That arrange has been fighting for a wireless said he was ignorant of local regula- ments be made at quce for the in-station. The present seems a sult- tions, and alleged that the drug was went away for a holiday, and in his your contribution in the tin and walk stallation of a powerful commer- able time for giving the elbow of our given him by another man to carry. cial wireless station, capable local Government another jog. The He undertook to produce the man. absence some "considerable calamity away with the feeling of day well
of connecting direct with Cothing is needed and there's no harm whose address he knew. The case occurred—a vast earthquake in Mexico done. We all enjoy it and what an
lombo
was remand. Or some other station in asking for it... or a tidal wave in the Far East. De-impression it must make. Every
in Ceylon." Again the case for the spite the absence of the editor, it was Eriglishman in the Colony walking immediate installation of wireless handied to all appearances quite satis-around wearing a badge-perhaps two was put as strongly as possible, only factorily indeed, handsomely-in the or a dozen. If ever'à meeting, which to be met with the reply of "Imperial columns of his paper: Nevertheless must be taken as representing the policy." An additional point was the editor on his retum interviewed his Society, ever needed something to made that the dislocation of trade uptlerstudy with a frown. Why did stimulate ir, that of last right struck owing to the failure of the cable
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you use that extra large type for the me as being the one. Can't St.system was so serious that earthquake headlines?" he demanded, George's Society be made something establishment of a chain of wireless severely, "Well, I thought it was more than an organisation to which stations throughont the Empire was the biggest thing we'd had for several you pay a subscription for the privilege demanded. It will be remembered years." said the culprit. so i went for inviting guests to an annual ball? at that time the cable service was round the composing-room myself and St. George used to seek adventures. the cause of universal complaint and looked out the biggest type we'd got." The Society, unless it can hit on some while it has improved to some extent "Yes, I know, I know," said the thing to keep interest alive, will soon since then it is stil far from satis. oditor, testily.
factory. But I was keeping be seeking oblivion.
The motion referred to above was withdrawn, a report of that type for the Second Advent!"
My attention has recently been called to the fact that Hongkong is badly off as regards medical service At right. As far as my information. goes it is impossible to get prescrip- tions made up at the public dispen. -saries after 8 or 9 p.m. Ore firm which carried on an all night service discominued it sometime back. Then there is the matter of doctors. No one can blame these gentlemen if they cannot be found at any particular minute. They are but human and need recreation and relaxation just the same as other people. The present position is very unsatisfactory. Sup. posing a person is taken ill at night. A doctor is called and prescribes. That prescription has to wait until morning before it can be dispensed. It may make the whole difference. Now there is no denying that there is plenty of money going into the Govern- ment coffers, so why not torn to the Government for rehel. Could it not) arrange for one of its medical officers and a chemist to be on duty at night and made available to the public? They could be paid for their services; no one would grumble at that. 1 am sure it would be of great benefit to the Colony and would sometimes relieve a lot of anxiety.
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Hongkong's St. George's Society has a membership of somewhere about 400, but they were dot all present al the meeting last night. In fact in my opinion a most lumemable lack of in- terest was displayed: Correspondence in the press promised somewhat lively' proceedings but everything passed off quietly too quietly. The discussion on the celebration of St. George's Day was very disappointing Just fancy at a meeting of Englishmen to get up and propose that the day be not celo- brited except by the wearing of "badges | But more than that, just fancy it being carried while a sugges tion, to hold a ballad concert was turn- ̈ed down. Of course a ballad concert ineans "work-hard work-and-a-lot-of it. 's much more pleasant to buy a little badge from a charming lady, put
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