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THE
"THURSDAY. HARGE 18, 1920
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE KOWLOON RESIDĀENTE"
ASSOCIATION.
The International ABOUT US. · Trade, and Shipping Digest for February refers to the China fail as a "Con-
The following has been handed to servative newspaper, quotes from | the Chine Moil for publication:- one of our very shrewd and clever
articles (on the Shantung question] [To the Editor of the China Malk" and describes it as a fair outlining of the case that should make for
March 4, 1939. Hon. Mr. Claud Severn, C.M.G:,
Colonial Secretaryw Sir-With reference to my letter of January 30, I am again directed by my Committee to respectfully invite the attention of the GoverT- ment to the urgency of the question therein dealt with, and to paint out
that unless some relief is to be secured for the petitioning tenants the increases in rentals will apply as from the 1st Inst.
My Committee also direct me to
types would appear-just as they did in this Yukon gold-field. Dominating men lived side by side. with weaker characters, and inevit ably became leaders. The struggle Mary had s little kid . for power over fellow men began,. And it was white as snow, A and for this, as for the
And everywhere that Mary went struggle to exist, and for all strong That limb was sure to go. human desires, the different quali-
No. You haven't ties eternally operating would in
seen any protest in their turus be tried: Cunning, with AUSTRALIAN, this column about its intrigues. its lies, its threats.
DEPORTEE. the alleged British fita cajolements, and brute strength
subject who passed thought by the senatorial pundits SirHerewith please find enclosed also, made masterful men multiply through here as a deportee from who find their chief stock in trade copies of letters despatched on behalf even while its developament habitu Australia, and you are not going to for futura political preference in the of the Kowloon Residents' Association, express the hope that the results of ated the ruck to submission to see anything. He was very well arousing of every latent racial pre-to the Government, the usual printed the Government's intervention may domination. The divine right "treated here, and had a first-class judice. There is no getting away acknowledgment to each of which soon be mide known. I have the of kings was true once, when kings assage northwards. We are not from the fact that we are most cer- has been received. Yours, als honour to remaia, Sie, Your obedient were more strong to fight, more in a position to deny that he is a tainly Bome Paper. Get in line,
servant. cunning to contrive, and when the British subject, but we prefer our you fellows, and subscribe to the mass of men were as thankful for fellow Britishers to speak without Man's Paper, for Men, by Man. leadership as now. There was in-n foreign accent. Australia does What you want to waste your deed once a ruling class," con-not deport white men for nothing time and your money and your isting of eligible but uncrowned There are many still there who brain for on the sissy stuff? king-ne, any of whom, as in the game of draughts, might move for ward eventually to be crowned
The good old rule, the simple plan, that he should take who has the power. Then came another and he should keep
who can."
form of superior. cunaing, typified
in this picture by the advent
should be sent away. When the China alal-does any kicking, it has satisfactory grounds for
oing so, and it kicks well
BAST
MONEY.
It je a rash bet to wager that a man in a billiard. match will not get "half way." in a game.
11an now realizes this. It is
LOCAL AND GENERAL..
ht
W. JACKSON, Hon. Secretary, Kowloog
Residents' Association.
January 30, 1920,
Hon. Mr. Claud Severn, CMG,
Celosial Secretary,
Sir, I as directed by the Com- mittee of the Kowloon Residents' Association to invite the attention of
· (Signed). W. JACKSON,
Hon. Secretary; Kowloon Residents? Association,
RICE
PRICES ON THE RISE.
among these ruthans of a de, jof 750 up. A certain local sportsdant Mages" (Capt. Guilland) which properties situate in Kowloen, of their position at present so far sa the Hong-
form
ان
to quis betting re
A COMMON CLAIM.
DEAR
yesterday.
This question was brought before it is very exched and prices are day A well-known busi-
my Cota mitten by the tenants affected, going higher, It is thought the price ness man rather pom- It is understood that the Han with a request that the matter be will continue to rise throughout the rously claimed to Yeh Ping company is about to brought to the notice of the Governmonth, with a still higher figure at the
open establish its own bank, and that the } ment.
L have an
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11
Today's dollar. is worth 45, 101d. the Government to the notices served
by the landlords upon the tenants of Humprey's Buildings,
The question of the rice supply of Knutsford The French steamer Comman Terrace and Empress Buildings, all the Colony is again to the fore. The
voted "priest. The moral ideanniderstood that he has now decided Chow returned for repairs at 7p..houses as from March 1.
recently grounded at Hongkong intention to increase the rent of these yong rice market is concerned is that begun to influence masses of men; but it did not make supermen of them. It made politicians. Men are still men, and the esoteric code is still the same. though the strength is another
In the case of the flats in Humperd of April, as there will not be the Ltd strength, the cunning is another mind as regards a silly proposi- first branch will be opened in the
order of conning, and the influen- tion toward which he happens to native city at Hankow.
hrey's Buildings. I am to point out came quantity of rice coming front that if the increased rents now tial ideas of the mob are much more be inclined to be unduly credulous. complicated. In monarchy in The Adversarian has permanently The Canton Amateur Theatrical demanded by the landlords are to be Saigon. Practically all the rice com republic, in Scialism or in Eol offended him by a piece of charac Society is presenting "Aan," a far-enforced, it will mean that during ing into the Colony at present comes shevism, we still End the same teristic rudeness. "Yes," he said, cical comedy by Lechmere Worrall, the course of a year the tenants will from Saigon. Under normal condi diversity of men. We still find the you have an open mind-open to at the Canton Club Theatre on Satur have had an addition to their
day, March 27, at 9.30 p.m. monthly rent amounting to over 20 tions there are three main sources of dominating and the submissive, the criticism
After all, the tailors!
per cent, which they consider is supply--Saigon, Tonkin and Siam.. cunning and the thoughtless. There
There is very little done" here in......... will always be the lust for power,
ore only getting a bit Chinese tea merchants at Han-without justification. CLOTHES of their own back. kow are reported to have approach- Io presenting this appeal for the Rangoon rice. With regard to Siam and the sequaciousness that encour-
For Tears waggish ed the Government for financial amelioration of an unwarrantable nothing has been coming here as far ages it, no matter what the poli- tical system may be: and there will customers have been reminding assistance to enable them to tide hardship now proposed to be infleted as the new crop is concerned. In fact always be a ruling class, whether them that it takes nine tailors to over present difficulties the begin-upon a section of Kowloon residents the new crop is bad, 75 per cent, of which bas patiently endured a con- it having failed. The result has been it be aristocracy or proletariat, in-make a man, so it is no wonder ning of the season.
stant increase in rent on the part of that the Siamese Government, has telligenes or muscle. Idealism they now charge nine times as
"If you want three square meals large and influential landlords, my placed an embargo on the export of Dowhere expels self-seeking. Not much for a suit of clothes as it's
Committee has been greatly encour- į rise. Local dealers have had a targe a day and a comfortable bed aged by recalling the occasion when, number of enquiries for Siam "asual" even religion, as we know it, can
What is the mat night, do not travel in the East, in response to a similar petition for rice, but they have had to be turned do that. While men live, they
BRITISHER." ter with this assays an American recently returned relief by the tenants of Barrow down on account of there being no must desire: they must strive and
sword? Let us to San Francisco after wanderings Terrace, Kowloon, the Government, Siam usual "obrainable.
A little suffer and enjoy; and in the large historical survey, it doesn't matter confess a certain irritation with the on this aide of the Pacific."
in September, 1919, notified the pet was exported some months ago, but one jot ar tittle whether they live fatheads who pose as lingual por-
tioners that it had been able to make that was old crop. and absolutely It is reported that some nder The Code of the Yukon," ists, with sadly insuficient quali-
arrangements whereby the rentals the Code Napoleon, the Democratio fications. No living language can infantry and artillery drafts are complained of: were appreciably thing of the new crop is being sent
for long reduced Constitution, or the Code of Trot remain pure in the sense of leaving England ski The essential things remain retaining only such words as were of this month, and that the perman-ture to express the hope that, in ex failure, an embargo was put on ex- kong and Singapore about the end In conclusion, my Committee ven Tonkin. There also the crop was a unchanged. Philosophic and dis- recognized orthodox at some ent increase of some of the overseas amining the facts as herein, present- passionate consideration induces the previous stage in its evolution. conclusion that under any social: Slang and ter coined words pro- garrisons is being considered by the ed, the Government will bestow upon port, to be, lifted shonly afterwards the subject its most earnest con- and re-imposed on January 15. The system which is passably fair to the vide the natural accretions of people as a whole, we should make growth, and f time become as
When searched on the Hau Tuk sideration, and that the petitioning position as far as Tonkin is concerned at the best of it and conserve it. But correct" and pure as the wharf yesterday, a Chinese was found tenants on the present occasion will is that the export of brown rice is that is at once a dogma and a poli-rest. Usuge settles There is to have 150 rounds of ammunition be awarded that relief which they so absolutely prohibited. There has al- ways been a good demand for this urgently need. tical creed, and there are forces in no logical objection to any handy tied round his legs, He was removed
I have the honour to remain,, quality from Canada. Tonkin has human nature much stronger than group of letters that electively to the Central Station and this morn
·Sir.
made this concession; they will allow philosophy. The old instincts sur-serve as a symbol for a thought.ing charged before Mr. Smith, and
Your obedient servant, a small quantity of rice to be export- vive, and the diversity of human To prate about "Frencher" and fined $250. The ammunition was
(Signed). W. JACKSON,
ed, provided that the exporter obtains character persists. In the struggle Belginner " in the hope of confiscated,"
a' permit. Hon. Secretary.. Kowloon Residents Association.
CANVAS, BUCKSKIN, & SUEDE.
LATEST MODELS.
PRICES RANGING FROM $4.50, UPWARDS.
SEE CUR. WINDOWS.
BIRTHA.
ARNAUD-COSTE -On March 9. a: Shanghai, 10 M. and Mme. A. Arnaud-Coste, a son. CLARKE.-On March 9. at Shang- hai, to Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Clarke, a daughter, AMY.-On March 6. at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Amy, 4 daughter.
HONNIBALL.-At Shanghai.
on
ANDERSEN.-On March 11.
Shanghai, P. E. Andersen, late second officer, 5.5. Irene (China Merchants Steam Navi- gation Co.), aged 35 years. DAVIE. On March 11, at Shanghai,
Chito Davie, aged 49, mother of Mr. Robert Davie of Shanghai.
worth.
for political powe: we find ourselves ridiculing Britisher" is absoluta
The China Mail. may keep who can." If the pre-
March 7, to Mr. and Mrs. G. "TRUTE, JUSTICE, PERLIC SERVICE Honniball a daughter.
BORGBONG, THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1990.
GREY.On February 29, at Mouk
Mr. and
den, Manchuria, -to Mrs. M. J. Grey, a daughter. HATHERLY.On March 5 at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. A. H.. Hatherly, a daughter. COBBETT.-On March 11.
Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. Alan M. Cobbett, a daughter.
PRITCHARD.-On March 5.
Tientsin, to Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Pritchard, a son.
POLITICIANS ARE MEN.
!
War Office,
out.
The next source of suppir" WES
In consequence the only other source of supply is Saigon. The dealers in Hongkong are overwhelmed February 17, 1920. with enquiries from the United Smiës and Cuba for Saigon rice, the demand Hon. Mr. Claud Severn; C.M.G.,
in fact being very much in excess of Colonial Secretary,
the supply. This will naturally givṛ Sir,I am instructed by my Com- prices. an upward tendency, while in mittee to invite the earnest attention addition the Saigon Government has of the Government to the urgent increased the exportation tax necessity that continues to exist for. the establishment of a hospital in
still up against the good old rule, asininity. The plain and simple Pawnbrokers In the Hankow dis- the simple plan, that those may fact is that we need a word to cover trict bave gone on strike against take who have the power, and those British subject," and the word paper money. They have decided Briton will not do, for a well-to take only silver when goods are sent ruling class (whatever it may understood reason. It has a prior redeemed, but this resolution cannot be) can keep the power it has, well, engagement. A Britese" would be put into effect until permission has the proletariat has power to take do, il sufficient people could be in- been obtained from the Financial it away, well also. There can be, duced to use it, but these, things Department at Wuchang. no finality, no upsetting of nature's cannot be controlled. A large nur-
George Carter who was found long-established law. It is odd ber of people have found British-
This year has also seen the advent, that a kinema picture should be er" convenient, large enough to drunk and incapable in Wanchai last night, was removed to No. 2 Police
possibly more than ever before, of Kowloon. needed to inlt one back to philo establish it, and all the petty Station where he was allowed out on The manager of the Coronet sophy from the ordinary emctions pedants in the Press cannot now Police bail of $5. He failed to patients in extremis have had to under- houses and in more than one instance The frequency-of cases in which representatives of American tice Theatre may not know it, but in of political partisanship but when stop it. There is no question even entitled The Code of the Yukon, should not be ignored. There is no have usthetic value of tone or morning, and his ball was estreated. involves has caused my Committee to speculating as to how far it is going the remarkable film now running, it succeeds in doing so, the moral of taste" involved. Some words answer to his name when his case go the painful discomforts which they have established their own offices was called before Mr. Irving this transportation: across the harbour here in Hongkong People have been hs is presenting to the thoughtful society we know of, nc system of rhythm, but more have not, and
view with grave concern the absence to affect the rice business of the ata political parable, a complete government, but would consider its these ignorami never object to ugly
A Peking report, said to be of a hospital for Europeans on the Colony, inasmuch as these men will ansiver to Bolshevista, and a sketch code superior to The Code of the words like sche, bread," and official in origin, alleges that several peninsula, in all probability buy direct. So far of the history of the human animal Yukon." Bolshevists all over the cross Their objection to "Bri-
prominent Chinese now in Shanghai, I am further instructed to re there does not seem much fear for the so far as his gregariousness has world are considering that they can tisher" is in the first case affecta are displaying leanings towards spefully suggest to the Government simple reason that loc people have tended to the evolution of society, conceive, or have conceived of a tion, and in the second a of law, of government, and so on, code superior to all existing ones; parroting of the original affectation. Bolshevism. The report adds that that, pending the erection of a per been selling rice to them. A number here, and that` a "Workmen's and 12 beds, should be immediately | Saigon with a view to making pur- The title suggests right away that but they delude themselves, and the Big fish pore in deep pools. Min. Bolshevist representatives are at work manent, hospital, to contain at last of these representatives have gone to has been estáb erected, or, in the alternative, that chases. However, local dealers.do circumstances alter codes. In the truth is not them. The truth is nows play in the shallows. Any Peasants' Union. Yakon, the code, is different from that the lion and the lamb will thing more shallow than a journalis-lished, with headquarters in the suitable premises be requisitioned for not seem to be unduly worried. In and appointed as a temporary the first place the Rice Association of that prevailing in the longer settled never lie down together, and that tic protest against the word Bri- French Concession.
hospital for the reception of cases California in San Francisco" is closely. Eust. As the scenes reeled by last in the case of any social system the tisher we cannot conceive.
One of our contributors
demanding immediate medical atten- allied by arrangement with the Hong evening, with their gorgeous photo French saying applies--the more it
of to-day warris us
The B.S graphy of wild scenery and wilder changes, the more it is the same
"Robin Gray," which tion and experienced nursing. another possible rice the Admiral Line Have chartered, MARKS KILPATRICK-On Janu-
ary 15, at Glasgow, Samuel men, we reflected that this was thing.
crisis. It is understood, however, arrived from Seattle on the morning indeed an unconscious but convinc.
that there will be no necessity toof, March 16. From Hongkong she Marks, Shanghai, to Catherine MacDonald Kilpatrick, of Inver-There was first the strong man 'ing epitome of real human history.
curtail Mr. Severn's leave on that loads a full cargo of rice for Cuban account.
Ports. This steamer was built by kip.
living eloney or-with-only-a-dog for
American newspapers, the Skimmer & Eddy Corporation, WHEELOCK – GRIMMER. On company. Then comes another, a February 24, at St. John, Newless worthy type, and we see com-
AMERICAN once you get by the Seattle, for their Robin Line S. S. Co. HUMOUR. headlines. and the At the present time they have four Brunswick, G. M. Wheelock, of passion, hospitality, gregariousness,
"feature" stof, are of these boats operating, and have Shanghai, to Lois Grimmer; of cupidity, and lazyness appear in the St. John.
CAMERON.-On March 10, al
Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. A. Z. Cameron, a daughter. DOWDALL. To Mr. and Mrs. L. de
C. Dowdall, Toronto, Canada,
Боп.
MARRIAGES."
DEATHS.
story as weeds and plants appear
ADVERSARIA,
The
OF MAN
Hongkong INCONSISTENCY an will get
He
RKE-
mere
$8,000. DISCOUNT.
I have the honour to remain,
Sir,
Your obedient servant, (Signed) W. Jackson,
Hon. Secretary, Kowloon Residents' Association.
Colonial Secretary, Siam directed by my Com mittee to state, on behalf of the members of the Kowloon Residents' Association, as follows
kong General Chamber of Commerce. This means that the buyers in Sarr Francisco or Cuba are protected in their purchases. The whole question is whether the Saigon rice dealers would be prepared to give to the San Francisco. and Cuba buyers the same degree of protection as that given zus
generi February 21, 1920ongkong sellers. The
opinion is that they would not 1 Hon. Mr. Claud Severn, C.MG., angry with the generally more readable than ours, four more on the ways, which are
this should prove to be the case it is in a garden. The community in
ricata coolie who Here are two examples of their expected to be launched in the near
not likely that a man thousands of miles away will make purchases. of creases, and the dramatic interest expecte and ask ten cents for a humour. The Toledo Blade gars: future. This type of vessel is con widens and grows intricate. We five cent fare."
rice running into six figures of gold, accusca hisIn the event that Mr. Wilson is sidered one of the beat steel ships. see-brute strength, cunning, super-tailor of profiteering, and rosea Topeka Journal has the slogan
Dominated for a third term the put out by any American shipyard.
dollars without some protection should USSELDORP On March 4, at stition, morality, law, and other about increased rents. He cannot ready, as fellowo, to wit He
the rice not be up to standard or în (1) What they welcome bis Ex-some way inferior. By getting their Shanghai, Maurice Dusseldorp of human
traits revolving about see why tobacco should be so kept as out of sugar. And the
cellency the Governor's recent recice from Hongkong the buyers are L'Epargne Franco-Chinoise."..
thaterial wealth and natural cyfernally dear. His boy's request Dallas (Oregon) Itemizer (quaint
ference in the Legislative Council to protected right up to the hilt and if WILLIAMS. On March 8, at Shang inga. There is no need to stick to for, a rise of wages appears to hin. title) remarks: Assistant U.S.
the possibility of the creation of anyone suffers it is the rice exporter hai, Rosine Mair, daughter of the story of the photo-play any unreasonable. He looks upon the Attorney Figg mys, the price of Chinese, going on board the sa. Fair Rents' Board Mr. and Mrs. Fred. Williams further. It is a good one, very extra charge for theatre tickets as clothing must come down. He "Tientsin, yesterday, was stopped (2) That it is their unanimous to buy direct, as thus eliminated but (Chinese Maritime" Customs), interesting, well worth seeing. Let un imposition. The high cost of might assist in bringing about that by the. Police and searched, and 42 opinion that the present, House Shot it is not likely to be of much practical aged 4 years and 10 months.
tume from the epitope to the living is what he calls a scandal end by supplying leaves from his taels of prepared non-Government age in Kowloon, together with the ARTINDALE. On March 10, at things epitomized.
Yet he will go to a house with family tree.
oplum was found tied round his persistent imposition of an increase use until Saigon sellers can offer the Shanghai, Violet May Artindale
In the beginning human society big number, and pay five dollars
waist. He was this morning charged in rentals, warrants the formation of protection to the buyer Hongkong must have been less complicated for a drink ho doesn't want, ne
Addressing Parlia before Mr. Smith with the unlawful such Board aged 14 years.
does at present. WILLIAMS-On March 7, at Shang, than it is now, and on a smaller cheerfully es anything.
SHUDDERING ment about Irepossession of the drug, and fried (3) That tenants affected who are GEOLOR, land, Lloyd George $5,000 or 6 months" and the drug members of the above-named Associe- hai, George B. Williams, com- scale. The picture drawn for us mercial manager, H. and Cin Atkinson's "Primal Law" a
A Shanghai contempor
said, among many was confiscated: proton beseech protection against the NAMES. Aryannounces that other things: "I recall the time Later Mr. Leo. d'Almada appeared exploitation of an officially-recognised K. Eagle, Inc., aged 45 years book as vivid and wonderful as this DREYSSEO March-8, at Shang-picture, is probably as nearly true
North Chins: brigands when; in 1992 I think it was, Lord before his Worship and said the de- social need, milleg
I lay the humour to remain, Helene Marie, aged--13 as any we will ever get Cunninghave now captured an English Cavendish had been sent over to fendant had managed to raise only
Str, months, from pneumonia. studied bow to overcome strength missionary named Metchif He Ireland with a message of peace and $1,000; and asked his Worship Iza MIDDLETON-On March 5 at in those days, we may be sure. As must be a relation of the well-reconciliation came that terrible view of the fact that the defendant
Your obedient servants, England, Salone society extended, and concentrated known Scotchman named Manfs crime at the mere memory of which was not an habitual muggler, to re-
(Sad).W. JACKSON, the wife of Osborne ita, defensive powers, against the limi, if not of the Irishman named we still shudder. That was only duce the fine to $1,000,
Hon, SecretaryMAN Es late of Shang- external hostilities of nature and Makurjee, or that well-known rhetoric, and not even good the After some discussion, his Worship
Kowloon Residents Association; bestial, greater variety of human Welshman von Schmidt,
toric. We may be sure that when reduced the fine to $2,000.
here. It is no doubt a sound scheme
MEA LIFE SAVER.
In made by any that Chumbor fairy's Lolie and Diarrhea Ronely bas as võit the lives of "mare people and ro Høver more suffering than any other remedy In enitence. U-is kosen all over the civilized world for Le sosedy Euros of crampt in the slomzah, dia:- thon and all intestinal pain by all Cllendste and Hea