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came out of it. You cannot get MINISTERING CHILDRENS anywhere that cor, That's a dangerous bog." That commonsense ta ti. We are not ashamed of it.
seems
A CHANGE OF NAHÉ.
event of such Bill carrying Somerset House proposes only to collect 35 per cent, of the war loot, Sir John Anderson's estimate of the proceeds was probably based on this
5 per cent. basis. Or a 30 per But what of ont advice to give "cent basis it would be doubled the Irish all they are asking for. On a 75 per cent. basis it would beThat is impossible, you say. We Branch Secretaries of the Minister trebled. Wouldn't that be worth urge you to show why it is impos- Ing Childrens' League met at Govern while? Te the arguments for the sible, and you offer us the "pria- ment House yesterday afternoon Bill are said, the nation is en-tciple of strategic necessity," mean-
HIGH POLITICS."
We
10
SATURDAY, APRIL 17. 1920.
CORRESPONDENCE.
THEATRE OMAKUIJ..
same paper-
sticking out. an idiot; but I can see his ears
highly paid stors, who stay at
The Dennistor Players are
SIAN MUST IMPORT RICE.
DEARER RICE EXPECTED.
The P. & O. ss. "Khiva," left port list including many well-known local to-day, for England, her passenger
all
first
M. Fletcher, Mr. T. L Perkins, of
were Mr. A. M. Slark, Mrs. Dow biggin, Miss Skinner, Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Diss, Mrs. A. G T. Bateman, Mr. and Mrs. J. Walker,
the Public Works Department, Mr.
the
CD. Wilkinson, the well-known soli-
eltor of Messrs. Wilkinson and Crist,
Our
Miss D. Filkins, Mr. and Mrs. P. L
and
$1
Knight, Mr. and Mrs. D. Harvey,
[To the Editor of the China Maf-shortage, due to the crop failure, this On account of the Siamese rice
appearing in a paper should beings
SIR, I understand that letters resulted in the loss of the entire hold- season, caused by drought, and which
of at least forty owners titled to recover 100 per cent. Fing that a separated Ireland might when the question of changing the answered in the
of-the large plantations, Then why stop at 35 Because, be a military danger an enemy name of the organisation was dis- Ubique" has a nasty letter in this it will be necessary to import into you will find, there is no real inten-might gain a footing there; all that cussed, the matter being brought up morning's Daily Press about the prices tons of rice. It is expected that the that country, this year, at least 300,000 sion to begin at one: fortunes are safe, and r, capital levy as truisms wherever the Irish Quea- the meeting.
The war sort of thing. They are repeated by Lady Stubbs, who presided over charged by the Denniston-Players, supplies will, of necessity," he bought connot get through the phalanx tion is mooted.
which Leannot-answer-till-Monday,”“
In Saigon, and that the price of rice opposed to it.
If that is the real reason for hold.
Her Ladyship said ---
it seems, by which time it may con higher than ever.
in Hongkong will, as a result; go far ing an unwilling Ireland under Mrs. Garner, ladies, I have asked ceivably do harm. In these circum- arms, and is accepted, it is valid you to meet me here to-day to discuss stances. I hope you will let justice. for Belgium, France or Germany the working of the Ministering Child-overrule journalistic etiquette, and RESIDENTS GOING HOME." is entitled to hold Belginas so that ren's League. Before doing so, let me answer the idiot at once, in Yesterday evening.
were 4 enemy cannot get in and thence i want to bid you welcome here, and the paper that they tell me every•] favoured by the indispensable attack them. In the same way, to say that I hope this meeting will Benter with a peep into high poli- either Russia or Germany or Aus-be the first of many pleasant associa body reads. tics. Electricity brought across tria should hold Poland." In the tons, and that we shall all work
As be is anonymous, and I don't the bed of ocean to our exiled ears ease of Ireland an enemy might together in harmony daring my know him, I cannot prove, that he is residents. Among these leaving achoes of the world shaking voices and there as a base of operations, residence in the Colony. of administrative giants like Cecil In the case of Poland they did.old minute book, and reading about I have been looking through the Harnsworth, Herbert and Honar Law. Cecil. as Under e guranteed, why not that of Ministering Children's League, it Asquith. If the neutralits of Belgium can the splendid work done here by the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, said Ireland? Germany held Alsace which Lady May worked so whole that in the settlement with the Lorraine for a long time on a simi heartedly, and am full of admiration as hotels, and travel first class. Central Powers the principle of lar plea. The settlement does not for the amount of work embraced by This is true, not puffery, self-determination had not been give Alsace-Lorraine back to er- the League Lady May herself told public will find next week. violated more than they could help. many. We seized Ireland on reli-me a great deal about it, and I do charges of $4, $3, Umptysteen millions of Tyratese Flous grounds, and some of us not want her to be disappointed in Germans were now Italian subjects. (later and the Orange Lodges) the way it is carried on.
Bre fair to the public, but that was unavoidable owing to want to hold ir, at all costs, on Before going further, I would like | Lot to ourselves, and should not be the prior and paramount claims cf similar grounds. High politics, to suggest one or two alterations for compared with any others. Our the
principle of strategic' neces however, prefer the principle of your consideration. The Society has people are wil Merle Tempests, and strategic necessity US an argu-grown so much in past years, and fresher, at the top of their form. "Lord, how we love a phrase like ment. It was the favourite Prus-there are so many ladies werking in As for the Russian opera people that. It is a goodly, month-filling It will as we have indicated, sup the scheme of work, that the name about, they should not be mentioned ference between the striking fitters sian argument for the recent war.it, and so many charities included in that this penurious piffler talks phrase that will tickle agreeably
In reporting the forthcoming con- the ears of the groundlings, and port anything. The burglar re-strikes me as somewhat misleading. in the same, breath. It is like convince them that the ultimate marks that he must lire. Talley-The children taking part in the work saying that good beer is dear at 40 and the employers, we mentioned that cents because you can get a red the men had been ordered by His truth has been pronounced: We.rand to a similar remark answered have decreased in numbers very much.
Excellency the Governor to get re- ecoffers that we are, will talk more cynically that he did not see the
apple for tes. about it in a moment. Perpend.
presentatives from Canton to meet I ask the public to wait for Mon- the employers. This arose owing to day night before deciding that we a mistake in translation, and should asked. After that I will not worry. are not worth the moderate charges read that the Secretary for Chinese As for "Ubique" (who probably this action. So far the GaveraOr
Affairs requested the men to tak hole all-ready to put his money thing. has ambitions to be a miser, and a does not appear to have done any- in) I offer him a Free Pass for Monday night. If he uses it, and has then enough nerve to ask for more, he can come in free all the other nights.
Ltd y
ZEPHYR MORNING GOWNS VOILE BLOUSES SEMI-TRIMMED HATS
ALSO
DAINTY MILLINERY
FOR
CHILDREN.
An early call will be appreciated.
The China Mail.
EX PIROTE, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE"
BONGKONG, SATURDAY, APELL 17, 1830.
WAR FORTUNES:
to
Thursday's Chium Moil had a' Renter telegram that sake of a Jevy on way fortunes. Yesterday, too late. Deuter notited us "disregard remarks, and nouneed a curection to follow." The telegram itself was so worded dsat no one could understand it. The notification **disregard
is just as bewildering tvmurks Fortunately, the Home papers help us to an inkling of what has been geing
to
One section of the public regards
would suggest, therefore, that in future we should be called the "HONGKONG LADIES' GUILD." and work for the M.CL. and other Orphan and public funds.
necessity. God very gravely and solemnly says it is better not to Asquith said what Asquith asid.
live than to live and be damned. Bonar Law, Lloyd George's pal. said it was a pity that the new place the road to which we admit We see a man trying to get to a central European states were arme do not know. We see him which such a splendid sum of money see that, in your last bazaar, at ing so enthusiastically, but they struggling into a deadly morass was raised, you were able to assist a would not tolerate disstrisment through which he cannot possibly very large number of local funds. He omitted to say where they were reach his objective. getting the arms from. nor where can we cry than "come back.?"
What other as well as several Societies in Eng land. With regard to the Societies in the profits thereof were going; and
England, I daresay the Committee will as he is more discreet than we ever
wish to vary these from year to year, were, we will leave it where he left
but, apart from this point, which it.
will come up later; I feel that the time has come for a new name, and that the "Hongkong Ladies' Guild,"
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
To-day's dollar is worth 48. 74d.
Yours truly STEVE LAURIE.
and Mr. S. H. Dutton.
THE STRIKE.
FALL OF SEVEN MILES.
U.S. OFFICER'S 1904PM.
Major R. W. Schroeder, chief test pilot at the McCook, Aerodrome, kad
would include any form of work TELEPHONE FITTERS OUT. a miraculous escape in the fall of an
which the ladies might desire to
To-day's return of notifiable undertake in the future, and be a disease sayg
nil.
Messrs Trang Un and Li Shan are appointed Forest Officers.
The King has approved Mr. Dodwell's appointment as unofficial M.L.C.
With regard to the "principle n self-determination, we may confess that we are not so enamour, ed of it as President Wilson is. Our belief in the paramountcy of divine determination stands in the way. It is, we believe, comme il foul to keep God ont of high poli tics; but we cannot help that. For forthcoming to any proposals to, by us nothing can be handled without an eye on God. Many men make the war profiteers dierbare may notions of God and of Successful devices to divert the God's will. Some are right, some public wrath to small tradesmen who have been making a bit extra wrong, some sincere, some not. on the ordinary rule of supply and We may be wrong, but we are sin-
Major C. Willson is made a J.P. demand were instituted. The higere in our belief that nationaliam He now acts as First Clerk to the fer fish hoped to escape while dhas served its purpose in the divine Magistracy.
scheme, and that God intends 'all minnows were pursued. It seems that this was only partly successful men to be one family, and no more Dr. I. E. Mitchell takes Dr. So far as self-deter-Gibson's place as a member of the The scent was temporarily crossed.
family jars. but the hounds are" in full crymination. therefore, we feel able
mination means national deter-Midwives" Board.. again. That is what we gather
to argue against it. from Renter's mysterious message.
The Governor gazettes apprecta.
for
Brute man
sell-preservation. G. E. Stewart.
—
more correct description of what really exists.
I shall be very serry it the Miris- tering Children's League part of the work is given up; on the contrary, want it to be encouraged in each centre as a branch of the Hongkong
STRIKE MOVEMENT EXTENDS.
aeroplane of nearly seven miles after reaching an altitude officially recorded at 36,020ft, which is stated to be 5,010ft. higher than the world's record. Major Schroeder lost con- sciousness when the instruments pary have now joined the strike, eye froze in a temperature of 67deg The fitters of the Telephone Com-recorded the maximum altitude; his Ladies' Guild.””
leaving their work yesterday. No below zero (Fahrenheit), and the After some discussion the pro- definite notice seems to have been machine plunged to the earth, taking carried. posal was put to the meeting and given. The foremen are remaining less than two minutes to reach the on, also the exchange operatora.
ground. On the suggestion of Lady Stubbe In conversation with the manager of When 2,000ft from the ground it was decided that the annual the Telephone Company this mor...
Major Schroeder partially regained bazaar should take place in the ning a China Mail representative consciousness and righted the grounds of Government House, the was informed that the service wasmachine, which glided into a grace arrangements being left to a later being continued by the European and was taken to hospital partially ful landing. The aviator collapsed, date.
staff. No outside help has yet been Before the meeting concluded called in. The telephone service will blinded and suffering from shock. Lady Stubbs reminded those present be continued, but any repair work Miles away many persons saw the machine falling, leaving behind it a suffered during the war and express of the strikers gain another two
And the ticks writhe and wriggle became less brute, slightly less tion of the services with the Defence how severely all local charities had will have to stand over. The ranks ribbon of smoke. They believed it and crawl and bite, trying to dig pratries
brutish, when he huddled into Corps of Major Wakeman and Capted the hope that all would co-operate | hundred recruits by the action of the to be a meteor. The aviator began themselves in.
We think they These small groupings inaugurated will manage it.
the civilized notion of mutual help the cost of living and doubled the enlarged, to clans and tribes Bud Edkins, D. O. Russell, J. W. Graham, The Excess Profits Tax raised and co-operation. As the groups sources Committee are Messrs. G. T. Additions to the Economic Re cost of the war. As expenses totems and nations, civilization and H. Green. were deducted from the taxable advanced. Empires (such as are
in the work of assisting these Company's fitters in leaving their the ascent at 10.45 in the morning, charities. She also expressed the work.
and battled for 125 minutes against
for the work she had performed in the strike movement. In this case exhausted and he lost consciousness to Mes. Gorner, the Acting President, China Gas Company have also joined reached an altitude of nearly seven Committee's deep sense of gratitude Thirty men of the Hongkong and changing air currents until he had miles. Then the oxygen tanks became
the interests of the League.
Inspectors Brazil and Angus and
amoant, everything went down as not maintained by force like those expenses. The public has seen how shat figure in history's roll of hon- Sergeant Ingham of the Hongkong it worked. Now they propose, like our) and big federations are further Police proceed on leave to-day by Napoleon, not to tez but to take forward vestiges. The clear trend the ss. Khiva." war profits.
of evolution (which is God a) is Before the war Dunlops made toward one total federation. There-
year.
ور
#
ANSWERS TO
CORRESPONDENTS.
the men are what are termed "out-
side fittera." Their departure wilt and began to fall. make little or no difference to the supply of gas througout the city, but inconvenience will be feit by those whose lights or meters require at
tention.
ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE SPORTS.
FINAL RESULTS.
STEAMER BOOKINGS.
ALL LINES WELL BOOKED UP.
the extraordinary war profits as the pureds of prostitution the vilest form of petty larceny, like robbing the dead or stealing the pennies from the blind an's 81,919. Last year they made fore the ideal of the brotherhood of First Assistant Director of Public Mr. A. H. Hollingsworth acts as tray. They wanted extra taxa £1,308,482. Bradford Dyers made man and the federation of the world works while Mr. Perkins is on leave. we ought to publish your letter "in Indian Tenants-When you say tion of war profits, and got a Bill £987,923 in 1914 and £543,211 last makes us unsympathetic toward Mr. H. T. Jackman acts as Second. passed. But it was badly drafted,
all fairness," and after our "custo The tobacco companies, the principle of self-determination
We learn from the Osaka Asahi and did not adequately touch the bootmakers, brewers, etc., doubled whenever such determination is
mary practice," and so on, you move mischief: Indeed, it aggravated their profita.
that all the ocean-going steamers There is nothing in today's important that no obstacle shall be us. We do regard it as supremely Contractors, of Telearly reactionary and bent on
eaving Kobe and Yokohama, and it. Then they proposed a lery on course, quintupled, sextuple, and segregation rather than on federa- the Government knows there is a put in the way of free expression of
Government Gazette indicating that
even the coasting vessels, are enjoy- war fortunes. The Board of In- so on. The five big oil companies tion. We think of the League of land Revenue has reported to a earned three millions in 1914 and Nations only as
ing a brisk demand for berths. Since strike on.
opinion. You have not stated the We await next week's a step to the with hope. special committee on the possibili twelve millións in 1919.
the restoration of peace travel for the position fairly, 60 far as our duty to ties of such a levy. Lord Beaver- iron, and steel produced huge, new
Coal, Human League.
your present communication' is con--
survey of trade, openings in every brook thought it could be done, and fortunes. These figures, and others remarked the other day that philo-Talkoo Dockyard and Engineering that you had more space than the sports meeting of the St. Stephen's weeks' previous engagement for the
That is what we meant when we
cerned. Flease recollect that we
quarter of the globe has greatly After 29 years' service with the published you statements first, and nection with the annual athletic line, says the journal, about two The outstanding events in con- increased, Eren on the Shanghai figured that it would produce, & not given, were collected by Ray sophically (or religiously) we are Company Mr. Hardwick, left for man who replied to them. Our belief College, which, owing to the state of first and second class berths is thousand millions sterling. The mood Radcliffe, for the New Wit-against the Iriab agitation, while Home by the "Khiva," accompanied in free speech does not commit us to the ground, were not worked off on required at present, whereas formerly Reuter message on Thursday in mess. dicated that Sir John Anderson, stantly augmented by the burdenency, stepping back to leap, or
Our burden of debt, con-politically (as a temporary expedi- by Mrs. Hardwick, on retirement. chairman of the Board of Inland of interest on it, is Gargantuan. stooping to conquer) we would give
the idiotic policy of publishing replies the day of the meet at the Race & day's notice was ample. In Revenue thought that the game It can be usefully reduced by de- to the Irish all that they ask.
to replies, and rejoinder to rejoinder, Course, were completed. on the connection with this prosperity on Those British subjects who so ad inf. If your present statements are University recreation ground, Pok the Chinese run the American would not be worth the candle-priving the robbers of part of their that tae result would not be worth loot.
desire may how invest money in true, you have our sympathy. But fulum, yesterday. The results were line berths are already occupied by That is the idea.
[Yells of patriotic execration, German business and establish firms you cannot bully us into re-opening a as follows the disturbance caused to finance battle-field ghouls have been flood- God.)
These We hear you, gentlemen. So does or agencies in Germany. There is controversy we have closed. Either
inspectors as they are called by and business.
Junior Long Jump-1, Ma Hin the vernacular paper. Every larger ing the stock marketa with Sir John is & public servant, who bonus" shares, to camouflage pretty phrase, the principle of
It is Cecil Harmsworth's sweetly rush.
no need to get in early to avoid a you have or he has misinformed us. Lee; 2, Wong Kam Tong: 3, Yeung shipping agency now announces that
How are we to know which? We have Tso Lun. gets only £2,000 a year for being their abnormal increments by strategic necessity." that suggests
given publicity to you both. There
passengers for America cannot gat chairman of the Inland Revenuewatering" capital. When the to us these further observations ou American comedy starts on Monday second musication, we will be Hing Kwong
Senior Long Jump. 1, Chiu Hon passages till-June. Good, smart, lively, up-to-date our duty ends. If we insert this your Chuen: 2, Hung Huai Chang; 3, Pan As to the European route, several Boord. He was probably giving new Bill passes if it passes they the Irish question. We can do no night at the Theatre Royal, when obliged to give him more space iu the Committee his honest opinion.
large steamers were lost during the In the background are officials tributed the "money
will be able to say they have dis harm; we may do a little good, if Dennistoa's all star crowd opens with which to answer you. You will then Lun: 2, Ma Hin Lee.
Junior High Jump-1, Yeung Too war and at present smaller vessels who get far more, and who, as we shareholders.
among the we can persuade even one violently "Up in Mabel's Room" Heavy booking that "in all fairness you are Kwong; 2; Mak Kwok Ping: 3, short, continues the Quah Journal. are in use as substitutes, increasing come back at us a third time, claim- Reserve funds are prejudiced reader to cease yelling logs are expected. necessary to sound business, and long enough to think.
Senior High Jump-1, Pan Hin the congestion of passengers. In they could have warned the Inland
entitled to state" something more. Hung Huai Chang. Revenue to keep its hands off bona is an excuse for doing whatever.s. "Khiva" to-day are Mr. and tiam, Don't presume to teach us our Kuo,
Kobe and Yokohama shipping offices Strategic necessity," of course,
Among those who left by the come in? Avoid exaggerated ego. Hin; 2, Ma Hin Lee; 3, Lam Chong passengera
Pull devil, pull baker where do we Junior Hurdles.-1, Wong Boon are unable to accommodate the many fide, reserves.
who By these bonus you have made up your mind to do. Mrs. D. Harvey and family. Mr. business, or the ethics of ding. No The public is the mutton and share, methods, they have practic. It is high politics. It is the wolf and Mrs. Harvey have been resident one can honestly accuse as of unfair- Chuen; 2, Pan Him-Kwong: 3, Hung up and no berths remain unoccupied. are demanding berths. All steamers leaving in July Roof producing theep Cabinet ally admitted that some of these and the lamb at the stream.
Senior Hurdles 1, Chiu Hon are said to have already been booked inistere and politicians (Coalition inflated reserves were
Fin Kowloon for the last twenty ness, and still less may they suggest Hual Chang 7000) pose as shepherds. If they cumulations, and if distributable. they ask, have we any construc holiday.
Beyond saying give them all years and are now going home on that we don't know our own job. Junior Championship Wong Boon steamers
It is further reported that four re shepherds, they are the false in that way, then leviable. The tive criticism with regard to the
"Yokohama - maru,” Shepherds described in scripture, politicians have been lavish in pro- Iriah question? We have not.
You have our leave to subside. Hin, 23 points:
*Kaga-maru."Tamha-mart, Past be bizelings, and enre not for mises, because the public agitation Ought we then to be ashamed to residents of the Colony for thirty Mr. and Mrs. James Walker,
Runner-up-Ma Hin Lee, 14 and Mishima-maru," which are e sheep. But in reality they are could not be ignored; but as must speak? We think not. We see years, leave to-day by the 1s. Khiva. SERVES THE WHOLE FAMILY.
points
leaving--Japan in August and a that batter, on the substance of the members of Parliament are man struggling into a bog that he Mr. Walker has retired from the THEms of Chamberlain's Conghy
Senior Championship Chia Hon September, have only a rerth or the sheep. They amell vilely themselves interested in war for will never get out of, in the hope management of one of the Colony's Bandy is world wide. It is good points
Chuen, 24 points.
two left unoccupied. October Ficks. If expresses them exactly tunes, it is unlikely that anything of getting to a place to which re most essential and most successful for the deep sostol cough of the dele
Runner-up-Hung Hual Chang, 16 and December will be-occupied by the Sunday School Convention Now it was to be foreseen and will be done. Sir John Anderson's do not know the proper road. That institutions, the Hongkong Dairy of the croup and whooping caugh of the distance of 18 feet 2 inches,
ted that vigorous opposition, report would be applauded in the-is-our-own Government, following Farm, Ice" and "Cold Stage Com whole family. For atle by all Chemists Sentor Long lamp const
m hidden, would be House. As it is, and in the remote its present policy."
children Theme-bottle serves the made by Chiu-Hon-Chuen, We cry Dany.
and Storekeepers
College record.
how, are interested in finance and business to an extent that is calculated to influence their conduct of public business.
mere ac
members returning to America and
Europe and travel to Europe to there fore a matter of hazard for those who are not already booked.