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Chief Executive, to the Legisła- ture, to the Judiciary-To any or all the agencies al Government public opinion should be the con- Stant soufee of liberty and demo- Reracy.
The guaranties of a free speech and a Tr press include the right to criticize judicial conduct: Whe ther the law is wisely or badly "en- forced is, therefore, a fis subject for proper enument. If the people cannot criticize a justice of the
·
"
For its leaps are much longer
"than these
"
as it ever occurred to you, That it isn't a whopper To speak of a hopper That hops in Hongkong as we
do?
With logic much sounder We call him a bounder,
A hounder from Woollamaloo.
He isn't from there, it is true;
But it happens to rhyme
And it isn't a crime
"SPECIAL CABLE
(China Mail SPECIAL] ·
CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS
SINGAPORE COMMITTEE.
INCREASE IN MEMBERSHIP.
FRIDAY. OCTOBER 15, 1920.
YACHTING.
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ROYAL HONGKONG CLUE.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.
CATHOLIC MEN'S CLUB.
SUCCESSFUL WHIST-DRIVE
RECORD ATTENDANCE LAST NIGHT,
A very successful Whist Drive was The 16th annual general meeting held at the Catholic Men's Club last of the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club, evening. The attendances was—a was held in the Club house, North record one.-there-being 41 tables. Point, yesterday evening. The Com The Committee's arrangements for modore, Mr. Frank Smyth, presided. the comfort of the guests were, as and was supported by the Hon. Mr. usual, excellent. Mr. Spettigue acted Messrs. R. E MacDougall, E. W. Carpenter and D. K. Blair. There was a large number of members of the Chib present.
[peans"or 3 indge the same as day If he bounds here from Carlisle-Yesterday's Legislative Council { A. R. Lowe, Captain T. Arthur and as MO
other public officer, public opinion ↑
M will be effectively muzzled. tempted terrorization of public opinion on the part of the judiciary Would be tyranny of the basest sort. The word of Damocles in the hands of a jalge does not hangi suspended over the individual who dares to assert his prerogative as a citizen and to stand of bravely before any official."
..
ör Crewe.
He bounds; that's enough, And its damnably tough, He should bound around me and
*round you.
The Law say
him
Don't kill
So we go for to pill him And that's how our "* snobbery
grow.
It is in self defence
And is no true offence When we tell him to Hop It;
so who..
Is likely to blame us,
felicitations.
as loyally as your own interests assurance stem to require. If we are honest- Ltdy a public organ which we strive
CHILDRENS WHITE,
AND
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BIRTH.
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son.
MARRIAGE.
RODGER — WILSON. — Oa" Sept. -21, 1920, at Glasgow, R. Kerr Rodger to Jenny, youngest daughter of the late John Allen Wilson and Mrs. Wilson, Cam buslang.
DEATH.
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The China Mail.
SERVICE"
TEUTE, JUSTICE,
PUBLIC
Bosoroso, Friday, Oct. 15, 1923.
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IS OUR PRESS FREE?
to he then whenever we are attack- ed you are attacked. When in- i terested parties speak ill, of us, as we know they do, it is you" that are being defamed. Ought you stand silent?
A LOCAL LAFONTAINE
of
SINGAPORE, Oct. 14”
committee appointed to consider reform of the legislature is increasing its membership.
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HONGKONG-VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.
Orders for Cadet Company by Lient: A.-J. H. Wayman.
PARADES.
The Company will parade at Head quarters on Tuesday, 19th inst. at $50 p.m.
Dress-Drill order.
oor distinguished ments).
LOCAL IND GENERAL.
äitions, the exodus to Hongkong In view of present unsettled con-
from Canton is still in progress.
BAND
CLASS OF INSTRUCTION. -A Class of Instruction, for NCOs will be held at Headquarters on | Thursday, 21st inst., at 5.30 pm
Dres-Drill Order.
G. RAPSON, B-Major,
Adjutant; H. V.D.Corps. Hongkong, Oct. 15, 1920.
The fallowing were the winners - Ladies-1, Mrs. Holdman. 178; 2, Mrs. Bigg, 176; 3, Mr Vosper, 170, Booby Prize, Mrs. Prickett, 131.
Gentlemen.-1. Mr. Cooke, 176: 12, Mr. Hughs, 176; 3, Mr. Ryall, 174;
M. Read, 173.
Longest at one table.-Mr. Kirk. Champion Booby Mr. Rumley.
TYPHOON WARNING.
The telegram quoted below was received by the American Consulate General from the Manila Observatory at 10.45 am. to-day.
Cyclone, or typhoon E. of Luzon less than 300 miles distant almost s aliquary.
The Chairman said:" Gentlemen,the report of the various Committees and statement of accounts for the year ending August 31, 1920, have been in your hands for upwards of a week, and. 'I will therefore, with your permission, take These are noble wonts, and per
them as-read. We have had, as you haps we should not seize upon them
will observe, a very successful season, as a plea for our own policy. They
from every point of view, and I may are so obviously much bigger tha
add that the future also promises that: They are spoken for you.
Deride us or shame us,
well. During the year under review the People. for your rights and For barring this kangaroo?
the Club received the addition of 73 your liberties, for, as they say at Nos beaux esprits ont bean faire,
new members, and the bathing the outset,the interest of soils n' effaceront pas "E.W.H.";
facilities which the Club had to offer ciety." It is for you to grapple at least, we hope not. We can do
were again enjoyed by a full com them to your souls, and to consider with more of his quaint rhymes, if
The Band will parade at Head-plement of temporary members well whether the China Mail policy only as provocatives, as stimuli. quarters on Monday, 18th inst, at Turning to the account, the various is identical with your own, and in There is such a thing as aggrav-1530 p.m.
items of expenditure and income are that case whether you stand by us fated sobriety. Let him have the Dress-Drill Order (with instro- very clearly set out, and mostly
explain themselves. I should remark, my own name, a very warm invita- however, that the item for wagestion to those who эге Dat hardly compares so favourably already members of this Club to with last year as wool appear enroll themselves on our members. from the comparative figures) ship. Whatever may have been the given for 1913 19. when the whole misunderstandings of the past. I can expenditure under this head ap-assure our friends of the C.Y.C.that peared as one Rem. We have this for many years the Royals-have had year been faced with extra expendi-nothing but the kindest feelings for ture to meet the increased services them, and that they are ready and required of our staff, and have d-bit-anxious to welcome them as members ed the sum of $194.00 to bar account, of their Club to continue the friendly it being felt that as this department | rivalry in Yacht Racing, which has absorbs so much of the attention of done so much to stimulate the sport THE HANDY MAN AT HOME the Club's servants it should rightly in this Colony. (Applause).
bear a fair proportion of the expense We were agreably impressed by some verses in the Daily Press on
of the establishment. The assets of Wednesday morning, and wonder
the Club have been well maintained, ed why this local La Fontaine di
and the comfort of the members hes not choose the China Mail, as a
been considerably enhanced by the more appropriate vehicle of pub-
installation of electric light and fans, In proposing the re-election of Mr. Hrity for such efforts. Just a
the latter being much needed, and F. Smyth as Commodore the Hon. teeny weeny bit jealous, you
highly appreciated by those using the Mr. Lowe, said: During the past Club house during the Summer, year the Clob has been very pro- understand? However, it is no
It is a fact that the cunning of the and for bathing. The Club house, sperous, due to Mr. Smyth's keenness good sedding about it; if Mahomet will for come to the mountain, the
rain and hand do not always go which remains at $14,70000 as per and knowledge of the needs of the tögether. -
last year's accounts, Sas been kept Club. On each of the three separate mountain certainly must not go to
Some are born ingenious, a very in thorough state of repair, and occasions on which Mr. Smyth has Mahomet. We determined to play.
An armed robbery was commit-few achieve ingenuity and formerly boats and cars, which, with the been Commodore be has always led the "selulons ape." and to help ourselves if E.W.H. wouldn't.ted at a house at Au-tau at 1 am. or few were those who had in additions and renewals stand in at the Clab to the fore and in the best
genuity thrust upon them.
*1,600.00, are considered to be well position. I am sure that in re-elect- Our first essay was a pastiche. Hesterday. Five robbers, armed with
With some men it is almost a worth this figure. Outstanding sub-ing him we could, not have done aw The Lobster choppers, ransacked the house, steal mania, whenever they move into a scriptions and chits appearing as better thing in the interests of the
ing clothing and jewellery to the new, house, to fit up every possible $79271 have been mostly collected, Club. value of $20.
corner with shelves for books, boots and no bad debts are looked for Seconded by Captain Arthur, the and odds and ends, to make a rack under this head. The usual number proposal was carried unani nously.. "Adversarius" will answer the for a row of tooth brushes on the of debentures have also been redeem- In thanking Mr. Eowe for his Of temper quick, and quite un-Telegraph to-morrow. At least, we bathroom windowsill, a patent conee, this item of liability being now kind remarks, Mr. Smyth said that
certain ways
have requested that Senile Cynic to trivance of a revolving tin in which reduced to $15,050. The Club's whatever he had done had been per He usually appears with his do so. We have "more serious to keep pieces of string in the kitchen sporting activities bave, I am happy formed with the greatest pleasure.
relation,
business to attend to." as our young and a thousand and one other things. to say, been very successful. He did not think there could be friends put it.
We all know the pride of the young Entries for the various sailing better thanks to bim than the feel- wife, who, when showing off her new events, were both numerous and ings that what he had done bad been possessions, mentions that "George."keenly contested, and some very appreciated. or "John put this up," and waits ex-close finishes resulted. It is to be The Chairman proposed the re-
wrote one
on
Here it is:
The Lobster is a curious en÷
tacean,
That funny insect called the
Mayonnaise
You meet him in the Grill-Room
every day. [I'm glad I'm not a lobster, by
the way.1 And here is our dispspectful imitation:
The Anchovy's a pinky sort of
fairy,
That comes to bring the gift of
appetite;
be
..
And whoso raketh. should
jolly wary What way, desire shall come to
him that night. These blushing ringlets that so
stir, his craving May lead to sequels that are
quite depraving.
The Cantoni vernacular press says that Kwongsi militarists- bave deposited about $30,000,000 in the different banks at Shameen.
The approaching wedding is announced of Mr. Jas. Masson, marines of the ss. "Kwong Sang."" to Miss Edith Reid, en route from England by the "Pyrrhus."
The death took place on Sunday last at Canton of Mr. A. Ostroverkow, for several years the Russian Consol General at that port. The fuzera! took place at Macao on Monday.
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Senior Inspector F. Fisher, of the Sanitary Department, rétires to-day after 25 years Government service here Inspector Fisher joined in 1895 as Assistant Bailiff, and changed to the Sanitary Department in the following year.
فیت
ENGLAND'S NEW RAGE OF ODD-JOB WOMEN.
(CONTRIBUTED.)
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There being no question, the Chairman proposed the adoption of the accounts and report.
Seconded by Mr. A. Denison and carried unanimously,
Seconded by Mr. Carpenter, the
ja body, that subsequently toned down these polemics. That came when politics became a garas. in which the participants but their heads together and made rules, to which their lacks were ordered to
The British Government intends adhere. The Outs awoke to the fact that they would presently be
to include in the next census sone Ins, and that the sapce they pre-
questions as to housing accommoda- tion. Presumably one of the ques-stantly for the usual comments, regretted that the courses for the election of Mr. Lowe as vice-Com- pared for the Gander would not be
Did he really!"-"How very clever Championship events could not be modore, saying that Mr. Lowe's tions will be "Do you live in a of him!" and "Isn't be ingenious!" relished by the Goose. It was only
more varied, owing chiefly to the services were not known to the house or a cave?" observes a con-
But when natural that an understanding, such
George" or "Joka" absence of suitable winds, but it is general membership but he could as we heard of in various sections
temporary.
is not possessed of this ingenuity and hoped there may be an opportunity assure the meeting that Mr. Lowe's. is simply content to rent a house, of remedying this during the coming activities had been responsible in a. of the trenches during the earlier
it with the necessary furniture season. A suggestion has been sent great measure for the proud positioni stages of the war, should be reach-
and leave it at that, it may require in by an old sailing member that of the Club ed between the combatants. We
an earthquake or a shipwreck to some, at least, of the Clut know now that for years the fight
bring out any latent energy he may might be started at 130 p.m., or proposal was carried unanimously. between the two chief political
possess. One man, thrown up upon even I p. m, so that longer courses The Chairman: I bave mach parties at Horne has been a sham
cesert island with a knife in his might be sailed, and this matter will pleasure in proposing the reelection battle, a friendly match for a tro-
pocket, a bit of string, and possibly be submitted for the consideration of of Mr. MacDougall as Hon. Secretary phy, and can understand why the
La pin or two in the lapel of has coat, your new Sailing Committee. and Treas der. "Mr.MacDougall has amenities of party journalism have
An Old Comrades Association will have made bimself a wattle hut would suggest as an alternative, done much work for the Club, and so conspicuously improved since the
has been formed by members of the and fishing tackle before tuany hours and in order to give business as he is willing to serve as Secretary days of Swift. So now the Press
Police Force, who volunteered for have gone by: another, under the members more time to make ar and Treasurer again I don't think is theoretically free, but Judges sable enough, we thought, but active service, and arrangements are Tame conditions, wil sit bemoaning rangements, that when westerly we can do anything better than to (that are after all politically mind not quite up to sample. It occur being made for a dinner, to be an on the sands, waiting for casks of courses are decided upon the re-elect him to the post, ed men) are still prejudiced by what red to us that the verses of annual affair, which will take place food and hammers and nails to be start be made from Murray Pier at, Mr. Lowe seconded the motion they regard as the presumptuous E.W.H." were perhaps a little on November 11.
washed up before he thinks of using say 2 pm, finishing as usual at the which was carried unanimously. what is at band. ness of the Press, and a newspaper too frivolous. They needed an
Club House at North Point. The The following were appointed to In order to prevent the return (unless it be on what they con undertone of sadness, that touch of Kwangsi troops to Canton from "Swiss Family Robinson." Do we on their successes during the season, T. Arthur, D. K. Blair, Commodores And he may not be so lucky as the rowing men are to be congratulated form the Sailing Committee: Captain sider the Right Side of policy) sel- of pathos which makes the whole the East River districts, the member not all recollect how a member of particularly at Canton, and I heartily Smyth, G G. Wood, H. S. Rouse, A. dom gets a strictly judicial con-world of poetry-kin. We pondered sideration when its acta are unfor awhile his lines on the leopard, of the "National Salvation Army" that family was bemmaning the lack endorse the hope expressed by their W. van Andel
will destroy the tracks of the Canton of truffes? On one of the next Captain that they may retain the The following were elected to serve tunate enough to bring it within and then evolved the following Kowloon Railway, according to pages he suddenly surprised some trophies won when the next struggle on the General Committee:-Com- their power. Judge Malcolm of the which does point a moral, and in reports received in Canton.
pigs grovelling about and digging up | comes. I cannot, however, help modore Bowden. Smith, RN, Capt. Philippines. 13 reported by the part the requisite touch of pensive.
the very thing which he had so thinking that if they wish to succeed T. Arthur, Mr. D. K. Blair, Mr. G. G. Manila imes, is of a different melancholy:
Two aeroplanes for Mu Yunc ardently desired. And so on all they will have to indulge in more Wood, Mr. E. W. Carpenter, Mr. J. F Sad it is to recall that the free-calibre. Doubtless any of our
hsirn are now being detained at through the book. They wanted serious training than has been McCann, Lt. Colthurst and Mr. V. G. Bom of the Press did not originate own professional dignitaries on the
Hongkong, according to a-Canton some naila. Hey presto! a tubfol was apparent for some time past, and in Smyth, any love of freedom per, se, but judicial bencls would look down
vernacular Press report. There washed up. Someone suggested that this connection I should like to The following were appointed to began as political party, trickery, on him," much as an English
aeroplanes have been borrowed from breadfruit would be a desirable see more use made of the practice serve on the Rowing Committee: It was an expedient thing for the bishop looks down on a Dissent.
General Chang Tse-lin and arrived acquisition to the daily menu. And ins with a view to discover Messrs. W. Carpenter, 3. H. McCann, Outs that wanted to,onst the Insing Minister: but he gets our vote Is kennelled close in alien skin-at Hongkong by as. Kwong Sang, a bread fruit tree was the next thing ing now talent. The Club Le Colthurst, P. Graham, V. G.. and so it was established. The for the opinions attributed to him.
It shares, no doubt, its owner's October
love
to be found Law. never loved it, and does not Naturally. You will see that he
has amongst its members many, very Smyth and T. P. M. Bevan. Good old Robinson Crusoe had a keen oarsmen and aspirants to racing Mr. McCann, on" behalf of the like it yet. It was British law once speaks more like a defending coun-Man,
Mr. J. F. Marias, general agent much harder time of it and yet came honours, and to encourage tub racing Rowing Committee and the. Sailing that a criticism of a government sel than a judge, from the view
of the Shipping Board in the Orient out with flying colours.**
I shall be very pleased to furnish Committee, thanked Commodore ofacial was, ipso facto, a reflection point of the China Mail. He might Because it never gets a chance, has come to Hongkong to investigate Fortunately when the man has not suitable prizes in the discretion of the Smyth for having presented the boats upon the monarch who appointed be defending the China Mail, From Dairy Farm to frying pan. Certain matters pertaining to the sale the happy knack of turning any old Rowing Committee for these boats to the Llub. Members had used. tim, and therefore sedition or trea-against Hongkong intolerance and Yes. We are independent of of ships in this port. He was accom-box or board to account and making at the next Regatta. (Applause). theur a good deal and had a good hom Even now the law of libel misunderstanding. He says:
EW.H. We are better with panied by R. M. Johnsed, port eng shift with what he has, it is generally Further, in the follment of a pro- time, and it was only proper that interpreted by Tory judges in a The interest of society and the out him. His Muse does not help neer of Manila, to make specifications found that the wife in a clever con mise made at the last annual meet-they should signify their appreciation. ake spirit, thanks to such pettifor maintenance of good government him to lines so poignant aa that for business at band.
triver and can make and repairing, I shall also be pleased to defray The Chairman thanked those pre- oing inventions as "obscene libel," demand a full discussion of public gas,kennelled close in alien
whenever necessary. And in England the cost of the three new racing sent for their attendance and express- phemy,seditious libel," and affairs. Complete liberty to com- skin Feeling a touch of that Fifteens Japanese, including offi- a new race of all round odd-job boats and complement of oars which, ed the hope that next year the Club contempt of Court, Newspaperment on the conduct of public men Hongkong superciliousness that cials of the Japanese Consulate, were women seems to have sprung up. I understand, are necessary to suit would be able to present better. cussion is still restrained within is a scalpel, in the case of free seems to come, when the Prickly killed and more than 20 others 'Owing to the war" (this now time ably equip the rowing section for all results than those of this year." wished to announce that narrow and Betere limits, and speech. The sharp incision of its Heat does, we passed on to his wounded early in the morning of honoured phrase) the bandy man at contingencies: (Applause). With He
made those limits are ill-definest. probe relieves the abscesses of longest effort, which told how a October 2 when a band of about 400 home has in many cases had to take regard to the future, the prospect arrangements had been olitically nowadays its freedom is officialdom. Men in public life bear wooed a kangaroo, for he mounted bandits attacked the town of a back seat and it is indeed true of is, as I have already said, a for the opening cruise and the bright one and I do Rowing Committer would do what actically unlimited, so far as cri- may suffer under à bostile and an liked her gracefal hops. Always unchun. The Japanese consulate the women that ingenuity has been very
not think gentlemen, that with the was necessary for the rowing season. am of Ministers is concerned, unjust accusation; the wound can sticklers for le mot juste," for apparently was the main objective of thrust upon them.
the bandits, who, reduced it to sghes
material we have to work on we The difficulty with regard to the ove this to the recognition by be assuaged with the balm of assonance, for fluent rhythm, that except for one building and the mail
need fear the result to the Royals of opening, cruise appeared to be rties not in power that their only clear conscience, 4. public officer line arrested our attention, offered room. Many Chinese and Koreans
any events our members may engage to avoid the clashning of is to influence public opinion must not be too thin-skinned with a suggestion for a theme. Does were also killed by the attacking
in. We do not expect to win every the fixture with the Ministering: siest those in office. Those in reference to comment upon his offi-kangaroo bop? We sppend the gang. Hunchun is in Mancharle, in did for a time try to stem the cial acts. Only thus ean the intel- result, which we desire the printer the amal neck of Chinese territory
thing, nor would it be good for us to Children's League's fere,, the Inter do so, but where we lose we will at port cricket match and the Gymk sent by prosecutions, but soon ligence and dignity of the individual label, in bis neatest small caps, that runs down between the Maritime ONT docbe your blood for heation for their money, and return stimulated later and members would be notified doctor rheums least give our opponents # good run hana. The date would be decided covered that their best weapon be exalted." Of course, criticism the
ALGHISTURY OF HONGKONG. border. It is about 100 miles south of Chamter sig's Pain Balms Xnx tow afresh for the next encounter. I can soon as possible In the mean": The grasshoppers hop and so do west of Vladivostock.and only a few day it will get you up and out into the not conclude without expressing time if members had any suggestions
the fleas
sunshine, then Natu's will restore the miles from the Korean line. Japanese red blood to your veins and soon rid the regret at the passing of the old Cor- to make in connection with the enter "And so does the kangaroo- troops from Korea crossed the border system of this troublesome disco. Inthian Yacht Club, and in doing so, tainment of the visitors and children and are now restoring order in the For sale by all Chemists and Store I wish to extend on behalf of the at the opening cruise would they pillaged town.
Committee of this ub, alsó, la kindly put them forgard. „
kto tekort in kind. Thus drove does not, zuthorize detainEmon
Party Frese, and the joutual. Nevertheless an. The individual A
described by Dickens. less than the State, so must ex noj 209, nascence of refine pected criticisms-be borne for the journalism, not any e-common good, Rising superior to of newspapermen as any official or set of officials; to the
A THWARTED SOUL. The sausage cannos wag its tail Nor bark at people coming in:
It gets no pats upon the head
But cannot love its master..
Its leaps so astounding.
We speak of as "bounding
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SUNSHINE AND COMMON SENSE.