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PASSPORTS AGAIN.
TUESDAY: AUGUST 17, 1920.
LOCIL AND GENERAL.
A rubber tennis court will be a feature of the R. G. A.'s exhibits at next year's Rubber Exhibition.
mercial world to the admitted fact that the Hongkong Government chop on such products means tery little more than nothing at all as regards the quality of the goods: kow of Mr. C. T. M. Killeen, son of The death has occurred at Han- that while it may be onamental, Mrs. F. W. Rawsthorne, in his 38th
neglect to enquire how new pro-reform that is clearly desirable, ficate on the present easy terms, posals will be received
easily practicable, and we hope to would not be anxious to make any They explain. They elaborate hear soon that the suggestion has change. Meanwhile, the correspon They make very plain what oft been adopted and is being acted dence calls the attention of the com- was felt, but ne'er so well express-upon. ed," here as well as in Ceylon. These defects, they say, probably hare their origin in the lack of responsibility to the public on the part of permanent officials who can- not be controlled by any adverse vote or censure, and are ordinary supported in their acts by the Colonial office, which has no first- band knowledge of the island. is, however, a mistake to suppose that they cannot be influenced. They are." as we know, most sus-
For instance, Amicus poitits ont ceptible to criticism. Being officiat, that passports are business value.j and sabject to no control, they are
E.g. In the case of a party acting chief engineer, of the China apt to be obstinate; and to push on getting a telegraphic reputiance Navigation s.3. “Ngankin." with their own schemes regardless through a Bank in a district in of public opposition: but being also which he is a stranger, and only
Amicus writes in to say that heit is in no way indicative. That, year. does not agree with our views on on the face of it, is not good. the passport question. He does not know what those views are yet. His arguments, and his very in- teresting little story, are evidence of that,
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Mr. P. Bell has been promoted
The Peking Government is re
The M. M. 4. "Paul Lecat"| arrived from Marseilles this morning and leaves at daylight to-morrow for Shanghai.
The Hastings & Hodge Co. Ltd., is A petition for the winding-up of to be heard on August 25, at the Supreme Court. - ..
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COMPANY MEETING.
HONGKONG STEEL FOUNDRY CO. LIMITED,
NEW ARTICLES.
Hongkong Steel Foundry Company, An extraordinary meeting of the was held at the Office of Messrs. Gordon & Co, yesterday.
Mr. F. Maitland presided and there were present Messrs. E. J. Grist; A. C. Leith, Geo. Grimble (by his proxy EFGrist) A. Battor, T. F. Hough, M. S. Northcote, R. Hancock, and P. Tester.
After the acting secretary bad read the notice calling the meeting, the Chairman said
human fas we pointed out yester-Passing through. His passport, inported to be about to build a power day the 9 p.m. routine gun will not be of the great loss we have sustaind
day they desire our approrii. such a case, bearing his signature ful wireless station at Shanghai. They would rather be popular than and his photograph, is suficient." Lust. Effective criticism, such as t Is it? In Sydney we went to
How is
Our
For eight days commencing to fired, as HMS. "Tamar" will be in
The capture at Nanking of a huge butterfly, said to cover a square foot of paper, is occupying much
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Gentlemen-Before we procees express and put on record our seas to the business of today I wish Ú
through the death of Mr. A. G. Ge- don. Mr. Gordon was the founder of this Company and bis firm were tie General Managers. I am sure you will join me in expressing our sym- pathy, with his widow and children
consequence of the death of Mr. Gor present meeting has been called as a sustained through his death. The
don, Mr. Gordon's firm, Messrs. Gor- don & Co., were under the terms of the Articles of Association General Managers of the Company. Messrs. Seven Germans, three men and Gordon & Co. is now being wound four women, supposed to be on their up and as a consequence it has be way to Canton to engage in mission-come necessary to vest the manage- The chief officer of the "Luengi" ary work, arrived by the 8.5. Mr. O. Robertson has been placed on sang" from, Kobe and Mojî yester the consulting Committee have caus Lai- ment in Directors. For this purpose
leave again.
After a residence in Shanghai of nearly a quarter of a century, Mr. G. J. T. Newman, cf Messrs. Lavers and Clark, will shortly leave for
does not actively" detaonstrate Ks | view of the current regulations in British Columbia, on account of the
continuing
space in local Chinese newspapers. in the great loss which they lare the management of the Banque In M. Montargis has taken over dustrielle de Chine, in the place of M. Rouet de Journel, whose death occured recently.
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ed entirely new Articles to be drafted and this draft has been opened to the The Criminal Sessions will be inspection of members as is expressed opened Wednesday, and adjourned to 10.30 These Articles are drawn in an up-to-
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to-morrow, in the notice calling this meeting. am, on Monday, August 23. Jurors date form and are as brief and simple will not be required to attend until as possible. I will now put the re- Monday, August 23.
solution set out in the notice calling the meeting for the purpose of ad- opting these new Articles in the place " of the old.
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The "President Grant," the big American Czechs from Vladivostock, is due in transport, with 5,000 Hongkong shortly. Czeche returning home by another Two thousand steamer complete the evacuation.
The Chairman then proposed the following resolution —
That the regulations contained in the printed dament submitted to the meeting, and for the purpose
In reply to an autograph despatch of identification subscribed by the
stitution for all the existing articles thereof."
motion was carried unanimously.
Mr. Hough seconded and the
The Chairman intimated that a
they often get in the China Mala bank to cash, a cheque. The turbine steamer
The new 11,000-ton Blue Funnel dock during that period. for example, really ves them banker looked at us and asked, on her maiden voyage on August Achilles, is due Consequently, in erown colonies
"How do I know that you didn't [21. where they are not really answer. steal this chopné ?” We wroduced able to anybody, having their ofi-four passport, and he said, "How rial majorities, and able to reckon I know that you didn't steal the have daily been reported in Peking: Many cases of heat apoplexy on being backed up by the ignor passport 2**
We pointed out the The victims are mostly hard-working h Colonial office officiels at photograph, a villainously good coolies. Home, it is obvious how import-keress. He said the photo could ant it is to have a watchful and have been substituted. All banks bold Press, to attack them on their do not accept passports as evidence tragic suddenness of Mr. F. Morgan The death has occurred with only vulnerable side their human of identity. One of our grievances de Saram, the well-known Colombo longing for approval. There are
́against the passport is that it proves Advocate. Ltd. things, who have not regnized have to prove that we came by it Rols here, repeating perrot-like nothing and satisfies nobody. We tine, and who have nither resent-honestly. ed the innovation of a newspaper But now suppose it were sul-reserve whilst Mr. Jenkins, chief day. daring to call its soul its own, inficient to identify the remittance officer of the "Chili" has gone chief a colony long accustomed to a men in the hypothetical case sub-officer of the "Luenyi." sveophantie and colourless Press. itted by Amiens It is possible, of omaro, Yather to argument affected? Not at all.. H.M.S. "Ambrose" and her nest to it but that is betty for the We pointed out that it is unrea-of submarines leave Weihaiwei on the blic wel than to have it under sunable to abolish windows in order 20th for Hongkong. They were the lone. However, newspaper men to prevent burglary. Why should first to arrive in Weihaiwei from are not precisely in the same brat all of us who are not expecting Hongkong and so are the first to as these they enticis, and whiteleymphic regaittances be taxed the others want blic approval, for the sake of the few, who are? the newspaper needs it. If the Let a man expecting to be in that pabile da no endurs the hold Tuition take at an identification and fearless line of criticism, if it passport if he likes.
Also, continues Araicus,in endorsement by a growth of support, the conductors the matter of Germans not being recent ill-health of Mrs. Newman. of the Press draw the obvious con- allowed into the Colony excepting clusion and trim their sails accord. By special permit, if the system His Highness the Rajah intends ing the visit of the Crown Prince to regulations be and they are hereby of the Japanese Emperor to the Chairman thereof, be and the same The Sarawak Gazette hears that Royal Family of Great Britain solicitare hereby approved, and that such ingly. In the long run, while it thorough. It is quite a good leaving Sarawak en route for Eng Japan, His Majesty was informed adopted as the articles of the Com is ertainly not the case that in a
stunt." If system were land. in September, and that His that His Royal Highness will visit pany, to the exclusion of and in sub- Crown Colony the people gets the thorough, as we government if wangs, it will always pointed out, the Germans could bably arrive back in December next.
have previously Highness the Tuan Muda will pro-Japan next April. get the Press it deserves We have be checked without annoying all of almest come to the end of our ex-
18. Amicus hasn't grasped our
According to a Canton press re periments for finding out just what arguments at all. He is supporting of the China Merchants s.s. "Hsin- other merchants of Hongkong intend Mr. P. H. Vanmeter, chief officer port, Mr.Ma Yue-lun and several the Hongkong public, wants in a the principle of cutting ofour nose fang" has gone chief officer of building a railroad between Panyu confirmatory meeting would be held newspaper. In Ceylon they have to site nur face, of putting all men the s.5. "Kwangchi." Mr. Varmeter and Hoiping. It is understood that on 6th September next at noon.- had a much more varied and vigor into fail in order that a few rogues was for some weeks ill in the General an application for a Government Contributed. so gratuitous, unless they were and newspaper enterprise down
ous Press than we have had here, may not be at liberty.
Hospital but is now fit again and charter has been approved and that However, his story tells in our was appointed to the "Kwangchi" the project will be rapidly carried They are so there is much greater, all the com- favor if his arguments do not. 1920. afterly and hopelessly wrong. It tanities being well représented.
upon leaving the Hospital. A German missionary holding a Mrs. doesn't
Sevm reasonable a all Here, until the China Meil de-letter from our Colonial Secretary Let the Chamber send a cable to Enitely announced itself as the came down from Canton to Hong Kwangtung is making special efforts Peking of
The Financial Commissioner of The death is announced in London. Let the London end be champion of the unrepresented, it kong, by river stratuer. The Vice- to maintain the value of the notes of Thomas Hutchins of the United asleep or druak. The Hongkong has been one-sided.
Rear-Admiral Charles end will then tap its instrument, from Ceylon that we are quoting is to his being granted a passage decided that a loan of $2,900,000 will tic stroke. Admiral Hutchins, who This report Consul in Canton saw no objection the Bank of China. It has been Stated Navy, as a result of a paraly calling Ln for some such call candidly one-sided. The Estropean after seeing the Colonial Secretary's be made to the bank through the came to Peking a year ago to visit again and again, until it gets theunoticial) views being its only letter.
At the wharf here. the Government Mint, and several lead his son, Commander C. T. Hutchins, answer Go ahead.
I'm listen concern. It recognizes as an axiom patrionic skipper detained this ing merchants. High. there. Wake up. Shake ower of the public may be effect-advices to the Police: A detective on July 23 of Mr. J. S. Geikie, who
In effect it has wired, that whatever enhancement in the particular passenger while he sent
the United States Naval Attache, had been ill for several months. beloved son of Mrs. F. W. yourself. Here's a message from ed it will involve a diminution came. interrogated the passenger, came out to Sarawak in 1902 to the Sarawak Government service
The death occurred at Kuching Rawsthorne, in his 38th year, "Hongkong." That, which we be- rather than an increase in the and allowed him to come ashore.
lieve to be something like what power of Europeans. It is that As he came away he remarked that 10in the Borneo Co.'s staff at their under the old twenty-one years ferm The soloists, Messrs. Howard Free- solastimes actually occurs, requires very axion that is making the path he could not see the sense of all gold works at Bau. Born on July of service is retiring. He first arrived born and E. T. Crocker, who were
time and labour."
31, 1879, at Edinburgh, the de- in the country in August 1897, act both in excellent voice, acquitted A colletion was taken in aid of the twice, ir 908, under the old ten Organ Fund. year rule, and again in 1913. Theproposed capital of $2,000,000 has been successfully raised for the In the month of October, the organization of the China Spinning Naval Aerial Corps at Yokohama ard Weaving Company according to expects to receive from Great Britain report given out. It is also reported a large airship. The craft will it is necessary that it instruct its have noted something of the sort
that a large tract of land has already measure 170 ft. in length, 36 ft. in staff! Is it reasonable that it here. The cager reformer some-
been purchased at Peak Hin Hok, breadth and 50 ft. in height. She hold charge the customer for that times finds that safeguards kill the in the annual report of the Hong-proposed factory.
Most interesting correspondence Honam, for the construction of the can fly at an elevation of 1,000 ft complaining that when he sends an instruction? Let us look at it scheme, as the well-known kong Chamber of Commerce calls
at a speed of 55 miles an hour, the urgent" message by the Eastern another way. In consideration of rhyme
highest speed being 825 miles in 15 attention to the fact that the Extension Cable Company, paying extra payment, a steamship com-
The appearance of Malacca hours. The airship is equipped with urgent or triple rates, that company any offers first class accommoda.
Mother, may I go out to swim? Hongkong Government is making Street, Singapore is rapidly changing machine guns and bombs. compels him to insert in the adtion. It issues first class Ing.
Yes, my darling daughter.
money out of the Government for the better. The Ene three-storied dress, and pay for, the word urgent.age labels for the guidance of its
giving a fair value for it. It should nearing completion. When it is moves in mysterious charvels, re- Analyst's Department and not building for Mr. M. A. Namazie is The Chinese mind certainly The Chamber, as in duty bound.on servants. They involve the considers the matter. It answers,
"time and labour'
be explained first that the bulk of finished Mr. Namazie will occupy a marks the C. C. Post of Hankow, footballer, of Talkoo Dockyard staff.
monsense of the situation, that any
BIRTHS.
PECK. On August 9,
Shanghai, to Mr. and Harold Peck, a daughter.
FRESSON-On August 10, 1920,
at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Fresson. a daughter.
DEATH.
meant as a snub.
KILLEEN-On August 7, 1920, ating.
Harkow, C. T. M. Killecs, the
out.
ORGAN RECITAL.
ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL.
Mr. H. S. B. Johnson, who joined
of popular numbers was much enjoy.
there was a large attendance of music Inclement weather notwithstanding. lovers in St. John's Cathedral last night to hear the organ recital given by Mr. Denman Fuller, whose master-
ed ly interpretation of a happy selection.
The China Mail. Let the Cable Company send in a Hongkong, so meky and so dif- times to Hongkong by the railway late Professor James Grikie, LLD., time he only took European-leave
Very well of the Constitutional Reformers in this fuss, as he had been several ceased was the second son of the quite 23 years ago, during which themselves with credit.
**SRUTH, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE"
BONGEONS, TUESDAY, AUG. 17, 1920.
IS IT REASONABLE?
Mr. Dingman of the Northwest Trading Company writes to the" Hongkong Chamber of Commerce
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it. Then the Chamber proceeds to
bill for it to the Chamber, which elt. In Ceylon the European As-and ld never been stopped or FR.S., of Edinburgh. seems reasonable." Let us look sociation paternally pats the prin- bothered in any way! at it another way. In considera- ciple of a wider franchise on the tion of triple charges (200 per cent. back, especially as Ceylon is so extra the Cable Company under-seriously affected by the example takes to give vertain messages pre-of her neighbour India, but it era. cedence. In order to carry out its phasises difficulties and casta about undertaking, already well paid for, desperately for safeguards. We
that?
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Hang Your clothes on a hickory
limb, But don't go near the water.
GOVERNMENT CHOP ON
EXPORTED MER."
CHANDISE.
Messrs. J. A. Russell and Co.. Kuala Lumpur, died at Kuala Lumpur after Mr. Philip Morley Parker, of
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WEDDING ANNOUNCE
MENTS.
Announcement is made of two shortly, namely that of Mr. M. E. F... interesting weddings to be solemnised Airey, Superintendent of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, whose bride, Miss Caroline F. Channay, of Sydney, is expected here by the "St. is that of Mr. Jas, Stewart, well-known Albans on August 26, and the other
to Miss Mary McCubbin, daughter of
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of reading While fully realizing the disadvan.the work done by this Departinent portion of it. The major part being According to a telegram from Pekips. Mr. J. McCubbin, Manager of the firstly, what may be the plain com.then. by the baggage-master-tages of the official majority, the consists of analysing merchandise let by him to a big London firm, President Heu will shortly issue a representations it might make tenger should pay estra for recommend its abolition.
Does it seem reasonable that the Ceylon Europeans were unable to for export. Buyers are impressed which is opening shortly in Singa- mandate condemning himself. The Gas Works. Le Cable Company would not cut
idea behind this extraordinary, pro- by the Government chop that, then Pre. If they could he assured that any unofficial goes on the stuff, and prefer goods
cedure is said to be that he wishes to much ice. It is reasonable to de- Mr. Dingman wants our majority would always be Euro-arked to goods guaranteed by approximately 4,000,000,000 gallons of fallen Anfuites by showing them The wine output of the world is relieve the pain created in the boscos éline to attent hopeless task. opinion, he can have it here, right pean, they would look more kindly private analysts. This is natural. and of this quantity Europe is respor- that they are not alone suffering
WEST END PARK. If it stopped there, the Chamber now, included free in the ten cents on it. They thought one member But the suggestion is that tsible for 3,000,000,000 gallons. Italy from the scourging of mandatory could not be criticised. Forgetting he pays for this copy of the China quite suficient for 1,106,331 Low Government's chop is really worth beads the list with 1,200,000,000 gal admonition.
PARTIAL RESUMPTION. the wise judge who said, Give Mail. It is that while there is no Country Sinhalese, and asked for very little, as things are managed lons. France comes next with 1,120, your decision, but never give your earthly ese in expecting the Cham-three extra members to represent ber of the British Chamber of Com-are at the bottom of the list with about reasons for it." it proceeds to tease ber or any other body to prevail the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, merce of Canton shipped to London 6,000,000 gallons each. All of which at present. For instance, a mem-1000,000. Australia and South Africa
NEW GIRLS' SCHOOL TO BE BUILT. the already disgruntled merchant against these Cable Companies, or the Ceylon Planters' Association, by telling him that this isolo cus- even to try to, that charge for the and the Low Country Products' quantity of aniseed oil. The ship is good ammunition for the "wete."
The China Mail learns that' tom." Ola custom may be rotten word urgent looks like nothing else Association. It is plain that while ment was chopped as O.K. by the
a short illness. He bad for some time negotiations have been made with bid, and any of us with sufficient than a squeeze.
been suffering from heart affection, the Government for taking over a such difficulties remain real, diffi Hongkong Government Analyst, A Vladivostock message dated and this was the cause of his death part of the West End Park. cuhtes, and so long as a Chamber but on arrival in London, 12 out of August 6, states that during the meet. Mr. Parker arrived in British Malaya The intention is to build a girls' Inake the merchant dancing mad THE POLITICAL EUROPEAN. ciation is regarded as entitled to stay. The Hongkong Analyst it leaked out that the Commissary the staff of Messrs. J. A. Russell and Stephens' Girls' Schools.
of Commerce or a Planters Asso- cases were found to be impure ing of the Amur Provisional Assembly, about two and half years ago to join hool combining Fairlee and St. with an entirely uncalled for opinion. (We don't know," of
special representation, all attempts because he is not afforded proper 1,000,000 Chinese dollars from the Latterly he had been appointed man claims that it is not his fault. Urokin was alleged to have stalen Co. as technical and scientific adviser. at Constitutional Reform will be course, that Mr. Dingman's
The annual report of the Cham-merely playing at it. The result facilities for taking samples and Finance Department and embezzled ager of the firm. ber of Commerce includes an in-already announced for Ceylon, as because after sampling "the goods 10,000,000 roubles. The indignant i equanimity was upset; but we
MEMO OF CARGO," know ours would have been, and Association of Ceylon, on constituevious reference, will not be found ng. This obviously makes a farce/the Commissaries. A committee of face Mr. F. I..Schuhl, Special US. teresting report from the European we ventured to remark in a pre. are not protected against tamper. Peasants demanded the arrest of all j we reason accordingly).
Charl Olsen was.charged be Chamber says: It is believed tional reform. There can be no satisfactory. Half a loaf is bet of the whole thing, and
inquiry has been-appointed. ›
The following cargo was shipped doubt, they say, that we have from ter than no bread" is quite a true analyst's certificate proves nothing
Commissioner at the Shanghai U.S. per the P. & O. S. N. Co's. that there is a private telegraph time to time reason to be dissatis sement, as applied to bread; but that is material to the shipper and been staying in Shanghai for the past motion of the District Attorney Hongkong on Sunday
Court for China, with drunkenness 5.3. Dunera (Mackinnon, Mac- signal, for the word urgent 13 there is for the word deferred," fed with the administration of the not always as applied to politics. buyer. But the correspondence few months recently left for Hong Major CF. Holcomb, the second
Captain D. Weidemann, who has and criminal negligence. Upon kenzie & Co.) which hailed from but as time and labour are required Colony, and the causes of dissatis Our local Chamber, although print shows that dealers, both Chinese kong to take command of the Yu charge was withdrawn but on the goods; and 1 case of pongec. for the transmission of these pri- faction may be classified under ing this long memorandum from and European, are not in favour fong 8.s. "Hwah Wu" Captain Efirst charge Olsen was fined $50
For Gibraltar cases of silk vate signals, the Telegraph Com three main headings
Ceylon, concerned itself only with of the obvious precautions being Bye, former commander of the 5.6. and sentenced to 30 days imprison- goods. (a) Official mismanagement of one practical suggestion therein, taken. They object to a bonded Hwah Wu" is deceased. His wife ment. Captain Harry B. Vandustar should be charged for, which seems Government enterprises. reasonable." The last three words,
namely, that in the Colonial Office warehouse on the ground that it and family were on board the vessel captain, of the str. "West Carnifax,” (b) Official apathy to the needs at Home, for each Crown Colony would necessitate a double hand-at the time of his death The spent which Olsen is chief officer, was Beginning August 15,WALLA if addressed to us in answer to such of the public. a complaint, would have occasioned (c) Official indifference to the official who has personal knowledge stand, of course, that a Hongkong extended to them during their sad Mr. R. S. Haskell appeared for the there ought to the one permanentng of the goods. Une caninder-pathy of the shipping community is the chief witness for the prosecution. an outburst of profanity. They are point of view of the public, and of the colony. This is a simple seller, getting a Government certi bereavement.
defence,
The
panies confend that the words
the
For Port Said-1 case of silk
WALLA BOATS will call ons. all Ships Bying the call flag "ZED.