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negotiations between the Federation of Miners. and the Government. To-day we have one saying that the negotia- tions are broken off. These nego tons have been dragging along since the last days of January, and affect much more thats wages.. The close to morrow,
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TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 1920,
CASUAL NOTES.
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COMPANY MEETING.
HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
The PaulChater, CMG., Sir Robert Ho
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thinking of the fate of that wonder fat man Renney. How sweet ia Trotski in india whisky and soda honestly earn- ed. Chit with the spinnaker for
BY THE TRAMP" pored. At a pithe run home running free."" (CONTISTED. tion of Porter-thepoetry of motion. A good bonse, his favour-night's sleep, and to otice invigor.
Hongkong has now its Volunteer Defence Corps. The title chosen for ite gorge, ha pus out his tongue, ated next morning. How well
the new organisation is very appre The annual general meeting of the tentatively wagged the tip of his you are looking. Were you at church yesterday?" "All day," is
SINGAPORE, March 29.
priate as it first of all emphasises the Hongkong Fire Insurance Co. Ltd. tail, and emitted a sigh. His eyes the serious and not untruthful. Capt. Matthews, dying to Australia, Voluntary sature of the corps and was held today at noon at the offices
then sets out its fare rbeamy and såre, and his tem- answer, for the blue sea is the floor and two Italian fyers to Tokyo, have
object. of Messrs: Jardins Matheson & Co. Now that the per bad. He growled at a nice of God's true house, and a sail arch a ton of slegu pore Commandant has been chosen things ed and there were present Hon. Sir Administrative The Hon. Mr. John Johnstone presid- little boy who wanted to pet him. hoat is spew by divine appoint for Java. He afterwards proceeds to selection of Major Bird is one which Tung, Messrs. G. W, Barton, A. H.
French aviator, has left Singapore should soon begin to move. Is not this, dear friends, a parable?) ment. Try it.
Yesterday we had Rangoon, resuming his fight shout give general satisfaction. He Compton, C. S. Gubbay, F. Maitland Are not even we, all of us, liable to suit our morals to our physical THE MINERS B telegram about
is one of those who has seen war and T E. Pearce (Consulting Commi the condition? Alas, yes. In the long,
and who SKYV73," while hattee) Messrs. G.Grimble, Ho Leung, gray days of winter, when the
D.S.O. is sufficient evidence of LN. Leife, J. Arnold, J. M. Alves, winds were cold, and we anulled,
his personal-valour and ability.Lo Cheung Shui, D. V. Steavenson, The have we not hated and despised our
next thing will be the A. Dennison, and F. C. Hall (Acting fellow men, and been disagreeable |
election of officers.. That should secretary). unto them! We have. Now that
be interesting. The rumour that a
The "book" is to be conducted on the meeting the winter is over and the time of
notice convening..the election is denied.
having been read, the singing of birds is "come, now
the Chairman said: Gentle that our aky is no longer wrapped
men, the report and accounts up in clouds to keep the moths of
The British male members of having now been in your hands for is and we get the fair share of
the Catholic Community here have some days. I propose, with your per sunshine that our sont yeurneth for
to form a club, the mission, to follow the usual custom premises being shall we not brisk up and more
St. Patricks of taking them as read. cheerfully entrent each other? Let
there is an objection to Clubs attention to the very satisfactory Hall. Some people seem to think It gives me pleasure to call your us dope that the winter habits have
which support a bar being run under results which have attended the work- not ingrown, and that as we change
the aegis of a religious organisation, ing of the Company for the year into lighter clothes we may change
but that is narrow and silly. Happen: 1918. The premium income for this into better spirits. Amen. We
ing to be at the meeting 1 gathered year was $30,000 more than the will now sing the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th
the impression that the Club would highest total previously reached, and and 6th verses of a hynin from The
mainly be for the benefit of men of the ratios for tosses and expenses New Witness:
the services. If that proves to be the work out at the exceptionally case there can be objection, favourable figures of 24.357% and A Sale of Work in aid of Church because anything that will brighten 31.06% respectively. The income
their lot should be encouraged.
from interest shows a shrinkage of roughly $9,000 entirely due to the There was a little discussion at high rate of sterling exchange at the meating on the question of which we have been obliged to con- gambling. Acertain game apparently vert the revenue from our gold its name was mentioned and the beloved of service men-I forget securities into dollars..
it was not much use playing of course premium income from gold High exchange nat only diminishes opir.lon W23 expressed that our revenue from interest, but also unlem there was someting on it." Agencies, and the value of our sterl That is a truism with regard to ing securities in the Balance Sheet
The annual eports of
the miners meanwhile preparing for Athletic Association of the University decided
real fight. The present omens take place to-morrow.
On the question of are bad. autionalization alone the issue is Laat week 15 people died of in likely to be forced. The present duenza in Hongkong. One was rovernment is committed to pri- Japanese: the rest were Chinese, rate ownership of the mines. Some share of labour control is generally "All those interested are reminded conceded, but with whom? The that a meeting of the tennis league miners are willing to share control will be held in the Hongkong Cricket with the Government, but not, Club pavilion at 5.15 p., tomorrow, When all the world apparently, with the present own
IT IS BY was black, your cour-es. If it comes to a struggle, as THEODORE gy did not fall: No seems likely, are the Dukee and Funds will be held on the premises MAYNARD. laughter did you lack Duchesses and army officers who of Union Church, to-morrow Wednes
Or fellowship or ale made themselves so patriotically day March 31st, commencing at For by your stricken lips. A gallant useful during the railway strike, song is sung. Joy suffers not going down to hack coal? Per edipse: Is lyrical and young. Isbaps. We shall see.
Last week's notifiable disease PROFESSOR Soddy, F.R.S. of enteric 3 (ons British) and cerebro was: diphtheria 5, (one British) Oxford, author of spinal fever 10. In the subsequent "Science and Life," 48 hours there were: smallpox 1
moted in the sod: Is ambient inf the air, Since Hoge lifts up to God The escalade of prayer. The tyrants and the kinge in jeurple)
LABOUR GOVERNMENT
COMING.
SODDY.
Professor Frederick
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splendour ride: But all ironic things is making a lot of young Oxford diphtheria 4 (one British) and nearly all card games, excepting of when expressed in dollars, and, in Go marching at your side. To nerve men into Bolsheviks. Before fever 1. your hands with power. To salt science unleashes powers &. million
course "patience" and "snap." The view of the fact that the rate of your hearts with scorn. Till that times more awful than those we
other point was that the men who 4/101 ruling on the 31st December awaited hour When Freedon shall have, he thinks we should have a pany's approximate statement, of to enrich themselves at the expense same date for the year previous, we The Hongkong Tramway Com- brought up the matter did not wish last was 1s. 6d. above that on the be born.
new social order, with common traffic receipts shows receipts for the of others and were quite willing may congratulate ourselves on the Arrange your in-ownership of the aquisitions of week: $14,645 or $1,290 more that all winnings should be put outcome of this Account. vestments with a science, and Socialism and Co-than last year. The aggregate in A bex
Under existing social receipts for 13 weeks were $185,878, some charitable object. Apparently year 1919 which, as you are doubt- view to the fact operation.
It is early to say much about the conditions, new that that Labour
scientific dis-er $352 more than in the correspon this would infringe the law as it less-aware, has a further twelve Government
coveries will only make more mil-fding quarter of 1919. IS
might be considered a bank. That months yet to run. The Far East coming, is at hand. The signs of onaires and more slums, both of
put the damper on it as no one was certainly not unproductive of the times
wished to see the Club made the fires. In Japan there were some unmistakeable, which are undesirable. At presert. STE. Winston Churchill warned England the discoveries of science are de of Foreign Publicity and Sales Pro Center of a police raid. The box very severe outbreaks.... and Man-
Mr. Frederick Tillson, Manager that the Labour men have less voted to ientific warfare and emotion, for Montgomery Ward and mittes will fix the stakes in gameskow were all responsible for claims. idea has been dropped and the Com-churia, Singapore, Manila and Han sequently unable to govern. Loud world that is to come the control/ompany, Chicago, U.S.A. arrived on which require a little monetary It is gratifying therefore that the brains than he has, and are con- scientific government. In the laughter went up, and the black of panciers, lawyers, politicians, malding a tour of the Orient in interesting to know what thoughts credit of Working Accourt abould Empress of Japan." He is to make them interesting. It would be balance, of $449,915.96, standing at coated middle classes replied by and the merely possessive or ac vestigating trade conditions and were hidden behind smiling faces be so well up to the average, and enlisting in Trades Unionism and quisitive must give place to a sys opportunities. He has also opens when there was a unanimous vote there is reasonable ground for ex bytem in which the creative elements branch offices, sales and sample reing that no "hard" drinks be sold before pecting that the Account will run off federating with Fabour. elections sounder the clarion note must rufe." It is a tragedy. in Shanghai and wholesale selling.
he said, to see the splendid agencies we would of the herald of the coming chan-achievetnents; both of brain and Tillson will be at King Edward Hotel observed that "If anyone wanted to The bargu
in various cities. Mr. p. on Sundays, especially coming leaving us with a very substantial have under Socialism or Bolshev-pions. Lloyd Gene then set up brawn, of modern peoples-squan- for sometime and will be pleased to to get full they would de it before this Meeting is $445,134.23, and we
after the presiding padre had isin probably intensified, so let the last barricade, and became
The sarplus to be dealt with at reformers stirrel by these revela- last ditcher." He twisted out dered and turned to evil by rulers hear from any of Montgomery Ward 11 p.m."--the closing hour, tions be careful.] Municipal (yesterday's telegrams) that one of alien to their spirit, and owning and
recommend the payment of the linics, Ministry of Health officials, the placks of the Labour Platform allegiance to the standards of dead interested..
usual dividend of $27 per share; the The first practical step towards appropriation of £40,000 at 4/101- Spinsters have all been issuing even, as it were, and in a manner have to be beaten out of the path Central Asia" is the title of a new appointed to advise the Government $65.031.72 be placed to the credit of Welfare centres, and volunteer is common ownership which is civilisations and dying beliefs.
The cut-throat doctrines of the past ***Through Deserts and Cases of been taken. A committee has been Fund, and that the balance of solving the building problem has $164,102.56 - to the Reinsurance different advice as to when and of speaking, like unto
a bit of
intants. There was & recent meet Jericho stood op. Our last hope is/are to make good. Ender our pre-brother, Sir Percy Sykes, who is well from public funds to persona protion Account.. The necessity of how to feed children, especially Bolshevism. And still the walls of/of progress if the ideals of science work by Miss Ella Sykes and her regarding the advance of money Investment and Exchange Fluctua- to-day's rueeting of the Sanitary/Tay under the auspices of the Asso- gone, unless here in Hongkong we sent order a fature achievement known as a writer on Persia. The posing të built houses for residenteal of keeping a substantial sum at
The China Mail.
one of the nuisances
"TRUTE, JUSTICE, PURLIC SERVICE"
BONGKONG, TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 1820.
FOOD FOR BABES.-
In the Orders of the Day fox
Board, we observe that a Rural Inspector is to be authorized to enter premises and inspect or seize unwholesome food. We hope be will be permitted to use bis con- onsense, and not be encouraged to bring cases" for his own
Government fers. We have in mind a case in which a Chinese at one of the outer villages was punish for selling food damaged by fire, which (one might fairly argue) is the fate of most of the food we eat. We have, of course,
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who lost his head..
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Co's customers
are who
of racial prejudice The ry for years.
houses
Do love for the scoundrel who is market did when the panjandroms They fap and futter, while we Charles, James, Will, Anne, four conception of the difference between by
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where they сап live I do not think that there is any An important historical study on in such surroundings as they are thing further in the Accounts which The Union Between England and accustomed to and among their requires special mention by me, Professor R. S. Rait, will be published Europeans. Not the taipan class-am about to propose has been Scotland," by Dr. A. V. Dicey and own nationals comes from
the but after the resolution which
The principal points brought out in larger section which sees its monthly the best of my ability any enquiries shortly by Messrs. Macmillian & Co, who have the Peale--but from that seconded I shall be glad to satisfy to the course of this work are (1) The income devoured to a large extent arising out of them which share-
two items-house, rent and holders may wish to put. the Parliament of Scotland and the chow." Parliament of England; (2) The way in which this difference is connected. I happened to be looking over with the passing of the Act of Union; some essays the other day written presented, including the payment of a (3) The extraordinary difficulty with by local school-boys, the subject dividend of $27 per share, an addition which the passing and, the success of being the Horse." One youth, to the Reinsurance Fund of £40,000 the Act of Union were achieved; (4) after telling that it was an animal at exchange 4/101-$164,102.56, the
I now propose the following re- solution:
"That the Report and Accounts as
transfer of $65,031.72 to the credit
such as that foreshadowed simply book has been arranged in two parta ciation of Infant Welfare and cus the pointer" and declare a Maternity Centres, "in view of republic.
means that in the next war life The first is written by Miss Sykes, purposes. That may be all right but credit of this Account has been could be wiped off the globe by and describes a nine-months journey why doesn't the Government do a made apparent by our experi- the shortage and high price of
Just "as the really science-as-completely as wiping off in-Chinese Turkestan and on the able to do so cheaply as it has plenty and until the future course of sterling little building-itself. It-should-be fence of the past few years, cow's milk," at which an official YACHTING. rice weather comes,
a slate." What do you think of Roof of the World"; while Sir of land, its own staff of engineers exchange returns to a more normal who had worked in four different
the yachting season him?
Percy is responsible for the later and architects, while a private builder condition provision must still be municipalities found that mothers were given various and wind? Hardly. Some of us find the closes. Why is that? Insufficient
There is no reason chapters, dealing with geography will have to buy or rent land and made for violent fluctuations. conflicting rules and regulations, enough for many pleasant cruises.
MNEMONICS. whatever, why you other subjects. The narrative is of flats in some accessible position and you will, I trust, approve of the history, customs of the people, and pay fees for the plans. A few blocks The Staff have not been forgotten one set issued by a M.O.H., Too much sun? Perhaps. W the kings of England, but if photographs taken by the authors, discrimination were made in the voting a bonus on their salaries of should remember well illustrated by reproductions of would soon make a difference if some Consulting Committee's action of kudos or for the enrichment of the another by the Infant Welfare are Hongkong men so afraid of the you want to do is, here's how, infand was published in February by letting of them. There is no question 15 per cent, as has been done in past
M.O., a third by the School Doctor, great health-giver, who makes the an old rhyme brought up to date: Messrs. Macmillan & Co. and still another by the Flealth skin smart, but cooks us to a state Two Williams, Henry, Stephen, Visitor and Voluntary Worker (ie of good health? They that go down, But that wasn't the to the sea in yachts see the wod-
Henry, Dick, Meddlery. joke of the meeting. In view of ders of our harbour. The dinghy.
John, -Hal, three the shortage of milk, it should have takes as to the craft we have gazed
Edwards, Richard, three Hala, quick! called on the Government to stop upon fondly from the shore. We Two Edwards, Dick, two Harrys Controlling it, so that the milk step aboard full of retrospective and
and s. Ned, market might recover as the meat anticipative joy. Up go the sails. Mary, Bess, Farnes, and Charles released it. What, in fact, did it move aluggishly and sometimes willing to make a profit by selling do? The Ministry of Health puterabwise from the buoy. God send
Georges and a Wil unwholesome food to those whose up a certain Dr. Walier to state, a puff before we scrape our point Victoria (far too long) and Ned poverty muy temps them to that ¦ scientifically, that
(too short, unreachable against that grimy junk. He does. mistaken form of economy; but grapes are sour. He said: "We The jib sheets tauten, the mainsail thorough English gentleman we have a very genuine sympathy have come to place an immense fills, the burbling song of the
and sport) fer the extremely poor, we knew reliance on milk in a child's dies, dividing prow (sweetest of all local Another George (who's reigning how faddy and foolish some of our and it is quite unnecessary. Child sounds) makes itself heard. We still, sanitary experts can be, and we ren brought up on a very small touch the tiller, and feel the thrill troubles enough to make him The skill with which the Whigs of with four legs, put down the illuming know that healthy and hungry quantity of milk were quite healthy, of command over vast energy.
ill.)
Great Britain conceived of a policy ting thought It can do many people can eat and digest and and compared very favourably with Our wits have to be alert, almost
One of our cor-
which was at once revolutionary and tricks besides drawing a cart. thrive on much that these, experts children brought up on a diet very weaselly. Why are so many steam-
respondents to conservative; and (5) The way in would fastidiously condemn. They largely composed of milk." Heers, with their attendant families: ENDORIUSATELY. day in a letter which this policy, whilst putting an are not even consistent. They do went on to say that over twelve of lighters and sampans, allowed
end to the political independence suggests that both of England and of Scotland, not worry about the decayed game months pld a child could well digest in the fairway? It is not usuól. previous correspondent should write created a real unity of Great Britain that well-to-do people eat. We heefsteak pudding. For breakfast Of course it is not, and happily it an article for the Chine Mail with which has preserved for two cen
Mr. Lo Cheung Shui proposed that ourselves prefer our snipe to be it could have an egg or a meal of lies to be, because our harbour is the title "How come fortunes have turies all that is good in-the nation that an embargo has been placed, by Messrs. G. W. Barton, A. H. Comp Although it has been reported Sir Paul Chater, Sir Robert Ho Tung, practically rotten, and it has never sardines! He specially favoured now so crowded. Were it not for been amassed in Hongkong." Italiam either of England hurt na yet; but a poor Chinaman, sardines, together with rusk with this obstructive higgle-piggle of makes our mouths water, and we Scotland.
the Australian Government, on the ton, C. S. Gubbay, F. Maitland and purveying a duck in similar con- butter or dripping toast. An infant shipping, there would be no yacht-are tempted to endorse the su res-
export of flour from that Common T. E. Pearce be re-elected to the dition, would probably be treated of twelve months could make a ing for us. There's a gap-bother tion; but after all, we owe a duty
wealth, old contracts are evidently Consulting Committee. as a criminal. We also happen good meal from fish, or meat with that launch-let us make through to society. It would tempt others,
not included in the prohibitory Mr. J. Arnold seconded, and
the to distrust most of the modern gravy, or a bone could be given it it, for Blackhead's Point, and so at present uncorrupted to go and
enactment, judging by the fact that motion was carried. hygienic experts, not only as to w gnaiv." Out here we know bet- get a reach for the farther yacht do likewise; for many lakhs make
shipments of flour are still being Mr. Grimble proposed and Mr. Ho their knowledge (which is theore-ter than that. The proper diet för club, and so out to Lyeman. Noa ture, so we should have to refuse
received in Hongkong add Manila. Leung seconded the re-election of tical and frequently dictated by very young infants is boiled rice, luck. The wind is. Eukey and to publish anch to article. Were
The "St. Albans "of the Eastern Mr. H. Percy Smith and Mr. A. R. "Before Mr. R. O. Hutchison, at the Australian Line, Peninsular and Lowes auditors at a remuneration fashion) but also as to their good pushed in steadily by the amah's fickle. We are back at Wanghai. 1 right to publish such informa- Magistracy this morning, three Oriental Steamship Company, in of $500 each. faith, which like Einstein's stellar thumb. We commend to our local, Here bad luck changes to good and tion, we would write it ourselves, Filipinos were charged with stowing bringing 600 tons of Flour from This was carried. ray) can be bent in passing. For Sanitary Board the latest acienti pulis off the hills carry us into Because, you know, we know."
away on board the aa. "West Ira, Australia this voyage. sease in point, let us direct your feviews of the Home Ministry Kowloon Bay and a good offing.
This concluded the business, the bound for America. They, said they attention to some recent antics by of Health, and recommend it to with a chance of a long slant
The Eastern Australia service now | Chairman announcing that dividend had passports, but did not have consists of two vessels, the a.. St. warrants were ready. the Ministry of Health at Home, issue alertet to local mothers through the pass without short.
money to buy their passages. Hay Albans" and the ss. "Eastern "but For years they and their myni warning them of the poisonous tacks. The tingle of the brine-.
ing no employment in Manila, they more steamers, it is expected, will dons have been making the lives possibilities of pure milk. If they spiced air is a tonie: the sunshine VERY family should be provided decided to go to America to try be added to this run, so that à of working-class mothers a burden will do that, and let us know in better keep your has on. Old with Chamberlain's, Pain Balm at their luck, and boarded the West monthly service will be available for under pretence of caring for the good time of their intention to do Mani induces beatitudinous all times. Spesina may be cured in Ira" at: Manila. They admitted the accommodation of the publicer welfare of the nation's babies.is, we inay bear Dairy Farm feeling. Oh, that we need never fame beer, lame shoulder, pains id the Inspector Gordon, prosecuting, are reported to be very good, but
manch lower time when promptly treated stowing away.
Passenger bookings to Australia There are Infant Welfare centres shares.
On second turn back, but go on and on. The side and chear, and rheumatie pains are said there was a lot of thin thing accommodations are available for all now, by going to and from which thought we will not. We seem to north and south les ure discover some of the diseases for which is going on, and he would ask his Wor mothers may obtain, advice diver remember that rathers have ideas ed: but we might find the East become acquainted with its quilities and ship to deal with the defendants
pecially valabla. Try this laiment and -gent and conflicting Visitors and of their own on these subjects, and Pole Why not? With what ap. you will never wish to be without it severely as an example to others. inspectors go into houses prying that no leaflet is likely to prejudice petite we eat, the while gazing at For sale by all Chemists and-Store- and poking and meddling. It is them against good milk."
the dismantled flour mill, and keepers,
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IMPOSSIBLE,.
A FAMILY NECESSITY":
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applicants up to this time.
A fine of $25 each, or in default." WALLA-WALLA - LAUNCHES. one month's hard labour was imposed ?Phone No: 3516.
of Investment and Exchange Fluctua- tion Account and the payment to the Staff of 15 per cent upon their salaries be adopted and passed."^ Mr. Dennison seconded and the motion was carried.
QUEEN'S COLLEGE FIFTH ANNUAL ATHELETIC MEETING
The Annual Sports will be held at
the College ground, Causeway Bay on Thursday, April 1,
The Prizes will be presen
5.15 p.m. by Mr. A. H. Creol.