WATSON'S
FINEST
OLD BROWN
LIQUEUR
BRANDY
25 YEARS IN WOOD.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.,
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, TELEPHONE 616.
Powell
TELEPHONE 346
THE CHINA MAIL.'
LOCAL LIÐ GENERAL.
termos. We recall the recent local oars are, it would be agreed that instance in which the companies the contrivers, as having the easier objected to an impartial expert.) and pleasanter job, should be con-
Among the passengers who left So instead of getting real arbitra- tent with equal or even smaller Hongkong by the CPOS Mon- tars, they get prejudiced champions shares of the product. We give eagle was the Hon. Mr. John and special pleaders, whose only them more, and their appetite has Johnstone. chance for agreement lies in split-grown notil labour's claims seem ting the difference. Arbitration to them preposterous Moreover,
Owing to a sudden depression In should not be like that. When the mere ownership of capital previous the motor trade, Saporith Aviation Guilds asked, first for 50, and then by contrived and worked for, puts and Engineering Works at Kingston for 30 per cent. increase, the Cons in extravagant claims to partire closed, the company having panies offered 10 as their best and cipate. final word "Cienuine arbitration would ignore both demand and
ofer, and consider the terms' de
LOCAL AND GENER
GENEREL
noto, from the root.. With this in
view we can agree to a suggestion
Two cases of enteric fever, one
decided to go into voluntary liquids- tion. About 1,600 hands are being discharged.
A soda fountain at which, it is alleged, "lemon " meant gin. " soda” whisky, and ginger* brandy, is on by our Shanghai contemporary, British and one Chinese, were report exhibition at the New York Customs. Prohibition agents noticed that the and advise the Guilds not to quibed on Saturday.
establishment was having a remarka- ble against it: that the Companies
A Chinese girl, 13 years of age.bly large patronage, and they raided should agree to arbitrat, but on condition that the whole position was on Saturday sent to the Govern the latest thing in soda fountains. be surveyest as from the conclusionment Civil Hospital, suffering from a
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1920
SPECIAL GABLE
IGNORANCE NO EXCUSE.
MOTORISTS PROSECUTED.
COMMANDER. KILGOUR, RM, FINED.
Before Magistrate Orme this mor ning, Traffic Inspector Garrod Summone Commander Kilgour.
FAMINE RELIEF FUND.
STRAITS CONTRIBUTION.
GOVERNMENT VOTES $125,000.
"[China Mail: SPECIAL}
R.N., at the instance of Lance Ser SINGAPORE, Oct. 26. The Streits Government voted at Nicol and Indian Constable $125,000 to the China Famine Relief | B186, for (1) leaving motor car No. Fund.
259 unattended in Pedder Street at 2 p.m., on October 11, and (2) driv ing the said car through Tea House Street (Brokers' Alley) without a permit, on October 13.
HARBOUR MYSTERY.
TWO PEOPLE DISAPPEAR.
WERE THEY DROWNED ?
A highterman employed on board a
Commander Kilgour admitted the charges, but said that he was ignorant of the regulations, which were put in force during his absence
The following officers have been of the last arbitration in 1917. dog bite. Moreover, arbitration should work
The approaching wedding is an-2ppointed to ships on the Chine both ways. Certainly. Who ever dared to say it shonk m? If we nounced of Mr A. F. P. da Silva, of Station Acting Lieutenant RAJ Holt's lighter, reports his wife and from the Colony. He had been away Acting-Lieutenant E. S. Rogerson to after 9 o'clock last night in a dinghy car unattended for a few minutes heard of the men objecting to arbi- Kowloon, to Miss V. E. Guerreiro, of White to the "Cicala."; river gunboat; son missing. They left the lighter soon for over two months. He left the
the "Cricket." Lieutenant L. Ato go to his mother's lighter some only. tration to consider a proposed re- Macao.
Bertram to the "Cricket," and Com distance away, and were not seen But our contemporary in-settled conditions a: Canton the missioned Gunner W. Cusack to the gain. He made enquities on board his 'must not be left unattended in Tamar," Hongkong, for charge of mother's fighter, but learned that his Pedder Street until after 5 p.m. wife and son had not been on board Commander Kilgour's car was left The man believes that the dinghy outside the Hoogkosz Hotel for
On account of the present un-
M
the torpedo stores of that base.
found.
Inspector Garrod" said that cars
The keel of the new Japancapsized, and that its occupants were [abort 25 minutes. This regulation now, and was published in all the battle cruiser Amagi" will be laid downed. The dinghy has not been had been in force about four months
papers. at the Yokosuka naval yard toward the end of this month. The "Amagi" is designed to have a displacement of over 41,000 tons and will, be the largest warship of the Japanese navy carrying a few 41 millimetre guns and several 61 millimetre torpedo tubes. On her completion she will be a powerful addition to the Japanese
navy.
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SHIP ABLAZE,
**HOCK-LEE" DAMAGED.
UPPER DECK DESTROYED,
The other regulation, the Inspector admitted, had been in forme about two months only, but the mearing of all motor signs was given in the licence, and there was no excuse for Ignorance.
The Magistrate fined Commander Kilgour $5 en both charges.
duction of wages, we should side with the employers and against then. dulges in still another suggestion through train service has been
suspended. with which we cannot agree. In- deed, we violently and vehemently
The "Nanking' brought six disagree with it. It is suggested American priests who go to reinforce that the Companies might the station at Yeung-kong. Pending entarize the whole of their Floating their departure they are living at the Staff with a simple statement of French Frocuration Building. Ltd. the financial position, the present
clain to remain in abeyance pend-" Offers are invited by Messrs ting the men's wile." We know Mackinnon, Mackenzie and Co. for Labiose simple, statements." in the purchase of five ex-enemy stea which tires are ingeniouslymers including the Chaw Fa. Manila, juggled with for the deceiving Kwong Eng. Wong Koi and Teo Pao.
.. MAJOR CAUTIONED. A fire broke out on board the ss. simple men. We aluit, of course,
As soon as the extension of the
Hock-lee," in the Kwong Fook Hing Maior Sturgess, R.G.A, who last that the Guild tenders are "
It is very often the case in ship yard at Samshurpo last night week failed to appear before Magis Neither ore new College in Kennedy Road is ignorant labourers."
.of that village festivals we: but we should employ an ex-completed St. Josephs College will be Japan
rook house, spread rapidly and soon driving a moter cycle in Kennedy to analyse such converted into residential tenements. tutelary gods, which are now in full The flames, which originated in the trate Smith to answer a charge of pert accountant
A man may not be The building on Robinson Road will swing in many places, are the occas enveloped the upper structures of the Road, a thoroughfare closed to figures for us.
ion for bloody fights between inhabit Ignorant and yet be diddled by continue to be used as a school.
ants of the hamlets who have been ressel. The police and the Kowloon traffic, appeared in Court this mar
Defendant said tha:
drove wangled figures. This forte of pro-
Two plots of Crows land (inland at daggers drawn. Such a curfictare brigade turned out and after a ning.
strenuous struggle, put out the flames, the day in question, he [spectus art has been brought to a
wonderin pitch of excellence, and lot No. 2312 and Kowloon Inland lot recently occurred
nell Road to Kennedy Road. There we presume that the shipping com-No. 1402) were anctioned at the carriers of sacred cars, belonging to but not before the upper deck of the up Garden Road, through Macdon
was no disc at the junction of anies can afford to early artists.offices of the Public Works Depart-different hamlets at Senna-mora, In the fight" some 30 We have streads had a first instalment yesterday afternoon. The first Osaka-fu.
lot, which has an area of 28.215 sq. villagers were injured, some of them
Macdonnell Road and Kennedy Road, and consequently, he thought ment of evidence that they can ft was sold to Mr. We Sik for $82,822. seriously-
the road was open. Inspector
Garrod admitted that there sad do.
The annual rental is $162. There was keen competition for the second Flot which consists of 14,681 sq. ft. of land, the annual rental be ing $168 Mr. Chow Tin Pong, of No. 55 Bonham Strand, was the purchaser, paying $38,500; or double the upset price.
ALWAYS HAVE A VERY LARGE AND · CHOICE VARIETY OF FABRICS FOR ALL OCCASIONS. TWEEDS-
COATS FOR GOLF SKIRTY.
& SKIRTS OR
NAVY ́SERGES—
FOR TAILOR MADES.
GABERDINES-
FOR
COSTUMES.
VELOUR CLOTH
VELVETEENS
CHIFFON VELVETS-
MARRIAGE.
ROSSER-WILLIAMS. On Octo ber 25, at St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong, by the Rev. E. W. L.
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ALL WOOL FOR COATS
FOR DRESSES AND COAT FRUCKS.
FOR EVENING GOWNS OR WRAPS.
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between the
vessel was destroyed.
The damage done to the ship is not yet known. The "Hock-lee" is
insured for $70,000,
A STRIKE IN. THE OLDEN DAYS.
THE WOAD P:CKERS COME OUT.
The
was
once
no disc at the junction of Macdon- nell and Kenndey Roads, bet said there were" discs at either end of A disc had naw Kennedy Road, been but up at the junction. Major Sturgess had been warned before, and when the police saw him on the road a second time, they naturally summoned him.
The Magistrate discharged the defendant with a caution..
OTHER CASES.
The driver of the Hon. Mr Ho Fook's car, No. 296, who was next charged with passing on the left side of a stationary tram car, pleaded
guilty, and was fined $5.
Other arrivals in Shanghai noted COAL STRIKE.
this week from Hongkong--presum- ably for the Autumn Recesare Mr. Now it would seem there is yet
Soares and Mr. Cassel, both of them hope that the cual strike will not
well-known owners in the Southern port. I hear excellent reports of the Men and Ministers take place.
training work of Hongkong Chief, The various convents, especially one of Sir Ells Kadoorie's Stable, FOULARD DRESS LENGTHS, FOR AFTERNOON WEAR.still talk terms; the transport work ers postpone their sympathetic
Time. The Paleolithic Age. strike. Having gone so far, the the Italian Convent, are now con- but unless the pony has vastly
Scene. Interior of a small cave men would not have stopped with-gested with refugees (women and improved since his last public appear-
A few stone **into being." which suggests, as out some pledge of honest treat children) from the war-stricken disances I cannot say 1 am a lover of poorly furnished with stone seats and
tricts in the interior. Some are not his chances when it comes to actual a bed of cut grass. we pointed on at the time, that ment.
In our notes yesterday we out-Christians, but as they are relatives race conditions, observes "Janiz" inspear beads are in one corner, A woman and child are crouching.over a smoky fire. Enter the lord and this was their view. But we also pointed out that Kings do not die.ted to explain that the Ministers of followers of the faith they are the Shanghai Mercury.
also being looked after by Chinese According to the latest figures master, abirate gentleman of some that Amurath to Amarath suc- prefer these coal profits to fair given assistance. Many refugees are
A Chinese gentleman who was Martin, Alexander James Weekes ceeds. It is as if they argued that toxation, which would cost theur Catholic families at Yaumati, Kow-compiled by the census takers, the what ferocious appearance.
one Court of Session is votes. Fisher, the education ruall; loon. Bunghom and Tsimtsatsui, foreign population of Yokohama lord and master sits down despond because
It is was not the hon."when be said over, they law is repealed. nansinis to pretend that on every the coal profits under control were her circumstances, admit of their zumbers 6,801, of which 4,140 are ently, munching an old bone, and charged with driving Mr. Kittiores estinate and an estimate returning to their villages, the mea and 2.661 women. Following they begin to talk in a language ear, No. 432, without a driver's
fined $5. Chinese, uninitiated) has been modernised. bama by nationalities: occasion of an industrial dispute the an principle of arbitration must be re-caly." They are, as yesterday's Catholic Mission will see that they are are the number of foreigners in Yoko which (for the benefit of the licence, admitted the offence and was
provided with passages.
The wife. Why are you so gloomy, male 2,455, female, 1,481; British, fought de wire and re-established.igures showed, tangible assets.
A message to the Japan Adver- male 615, female. 439: Russian, male lord and master? Yet according to the N.C. Daily The Ministers prefer the indirect News, which presumably would not taxation" of making the Home tiser on October 15 stated that Mr. 311, female 192; American, male say so without soine authority, the coal consumer pay additional A. Gregory of Jardine, Matheson and 288, female, 234; German, male 162, words shall be" were purposely burdens on the profiteers whom Company of Yokohama was struck female 115; French, male 77, female omitted because there was no they have already annoyed. Hence by a tram near Shioya the previous 59; Portuguese, male 49, female 18; desire to arbitrate every little trivial the stubborn fight they have made. night, and so badly injured that he Swiss, male 22, female 21; Dutch, disagreement." That has a plau-They are fighting for existence as died soon afterward. Mr. Gregory male 16, female 13; Danish, male 16, sible sound, but we must remem-Ministers. But as the strike would was returning home after a reception female 4. ber, what is fairly obvious, that lend their careers, they seem ready there was and is no desire to arbi- now to choose the other chance. trate at all. The Companies prefer
Rosser, only son of Mr. A. W. Rosser of Wimbledon, to Jeanette,
eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
J. T. Williams, of Peterchurch,
Hereford.
The China Mail.
TRUTH, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, T. 28, 192.
THE SHIPPING DISPUTE.
** may
be
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INCIDENTAL ARGUMENT.
The next most amusing thing to
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to the crew of the submarine supply
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Mr. J. A. Lam, of the Java-China- Japan Lijn, pleaded guilty" to driving motor cycle No. 233 în Ice
The L&m. By the mammoth's
out a permit,' but said that he did teeth, the news is bad, woman. The House Street (Brokers Alley) with-
The wife. Strike? What is that? not know that it was unlawful woad pickers are on strike.
Inspector Garrod said that there The L&. How should such, a was a disc at either end of the alles. do not know what it means. thing so low and mean as you under-There was no excuse for not knowing stand the doings of their masters in the meaning of the discs, as all this world? But (condescendingly) motor signs were explained in the
licence.
ship "Titania" at Captain Watsion's bome. He and his friend, Mr. A. B. Eight gaily decorated and illus I have nothing better to do and
A fine of $5 was imposed. Elton were walking home together.minated tramcars, symbolic of the you do not seem to have a meal pre Mr. Elton narrowly escaped being glory and beauty of Japan, will be pared with which I can amuse mysel, For passing on the left side of a injured. Mr. Gregory is survived sent through the streets of Tokio I will explain. First tell me, however, stationary tram car in Des Voeux Road, the chauffeur of motor car No. by bis widow and a four months old from November 1 to 6 in honour what simmereth in yonder pot?
The wife. The shoulder and thigh | 68 was fined $5. baby, both of whom are now in of the dedication of the Meiji Shrine.
Charged with driving motor car Altars will be erected in practically bones of the ox slain by my master
No, 280 without a driver's licence, a every street of the city, while the but one moon age,
Chinese gentleman pleaded "guilty,"
The chauffeur of motor car No.-
PORTU GUEST AT LAW.
A98AULT CHARQE.
to lay down the law, because they The North China Daily News on are managed by men who are still October 20 came out with a leader, dreaming early Victorian dreams, evidently meant to be impartial, and are not awake to the spirit
It doesn't matter hearing illiterate met arguing Yokohama. in which it advised the shipping of the age." companies to accept arbitration. whether they had the desire or not; about religion is to bear hats Coal plays such an important people will go to the Mei Shrine to The L&m. (macking his lips)
The spirit of the age favours it doesn't matter if they failed to educated men arguing economies, arbitration, it said, and if the agree, in legally binding terms, to labour testions, etc. A favourite part in the industrial world to-day worship and pay homage to the late Good, A savoury morsel. And what and was fined $5.
The wife. A few steaks of Plesio402, who was charged with having Companies refuse, it will be diff-the principle of athitration. That impasse is the rival claims of labour that it is hard to realise that 160 Emperor. Booklets containing 100 to follow?
years ago the colliers could go on poems in honour of the Emperor cult for them to escape odium, principle, as we said on Oct. 15 and of capital as creators"
said that he did not know that the however clear their case may he is a king principle. it is constitu-wealth: No wealth without labour, strike without attracting the slightest Meiji will be printed by the munici-saurus which I obtained by barter an insufficient rear light on his car,
It is recorded that in pality and distributed to the people from Long Nose's woman.
The L& m. (graciously) The meal light was dim until his attention was That is the issue, and that was the tional, it is permanently establish says the worker, and no productive attention. put, emphasised by the China ed, whether thes, or the Guilds, labour without contrivance, retorts 1765 the colliers went on strike for at large. The cars will be named
A fine of $5 was imposed. Mail. The minute we saw the or we, or anyone else, have the the capitalist or pro-capitalist. We some weeks, yet none of the principal and decorated as follows: Yetano can do. So now to tell you of the called by the police. copy of the menorandits from the desire for it. It is distinctly too have seen it argued on the bogus papers recorded it. It is suggested, Kagami (Yata meaning mirror, one strike. All the woad pickers have Shanghai Consulate, quoted by the late to mout it as a controversial analogy of Mr. Dennian Foller and however, that the absence of com- of the three divine symbols of the declared that they will gather no The Guilds argue that his organ-blower. The art played ment was not without a reason, the Imperial family), Light of the more woad unless they each receive China Mail on October 18, we saw matter.
as to reflect badly on the mineowners. santhemums and paulownia), Pho-they have been given up till now. where the Companies stood on this it is absurd to suppose they by physical labour in the produc- grievances of the colliers being such Nation, the Imperial Crest (chry-two larger portions of meat than The wife. And does this mean issue. The agreement of 1916, would have gone to so much trouble tion of wealth is not more import- In an appeal for subscriptions to a nix, Flower Wheel (a bed of chry- providing for a Board of Adjust in 1916 to secure machinery ofant, this one said, than the part of fand for the victims of a collery, santhemums), Fochiyo Koyo Maise that I and little Flogears (pointing to ment, and failing that for Arbitre-arbitration, if they had not meant the, organ-blower in the production disaster in 1767 the Newcastle jornal (shaded pine trees), Glory of the the child crawling around picking up the bits of ment that have dropped Even for Fullerian stated that details, of the disaster Nation and Himalayan (cucké¤). tion. sad that future disputes it to be permanent. It is ung of music.
from its father's bone and sucking its The fortunate that they were at shrewd music the blower is indispensable, were omitted, as we have been re-
"ALLEGED DISORDERLY, CONDUCT.. fingers with gurgling noises) wil 30) referred. Miuilds failed to rustice the absence enough at the time to spot that although by himself he could not quested to take no particular notice
If American calculations are have na woad to-morrow for our of shall be, and, as the N.C. they were diddled by the legal dis-produce one chord. But wealth is at these things, Colliery disasters
Before Magistrate Smith this morn- stall and not music nor music wealth. Nor; in Japan receive almost as scants correct and I have no reason to monthly dresses?
The 1. i m. Yes, it means that ing, a Portuguese named Joaquim Daily News points out. it is cer-tinction between
doubt that they are very far 'out tainly reasonable to suppose that may, but it isn't fatal law-and this is where the oversight description Japan. Chronicle.
says a writer in a London paper unless the Chief can settle the matter Bernardo, of No. 13, Mosque Street, came in, is capital contrivance. the Guilds intended to get pertanyer may write the word "may,"
Mr. Obata, Japanese Minister in they have nothing to fear in shipbuild (and few men can give two larger summoned Joao Maria Gutierrez for ent machinery of arbitration and but logic. and liistory, and com Capital is the product of labour
and every Peking, Kokusai informs us, has told ing so far as Japan is concerned. Pro- portions of meat) we shall all go (1) assault at No. 14, Robinson Road, on October 16, and (2) disorderly believed they had got it. On the nonsense, and publie opinion, plts
The prin labour dispute should have for the Chinese Foreign Office that one vided that the two great naval rivals about without any covering. ocument as it stands the lawyers shout the word “shall. will certainly say they did not get ciple is bigger than the men who its main: issue the sharing of the of Japan's immediate intentions is to proceed with their respective ship The wife (shuddering) How dread conduct by using abusive and insult- it, for
may does not equal discuss it. being. like the poets, produced wealth between the work-root out malcontent Koreans from building programmes, so far as they fulf And Flopears and I were in sing language at the same place. shall; but as the China Mail nascitur, nou fl. It has grown, ers and the contrivers. If every Manchuria. This, observes the Japan have been disclosed, the United few days to go to Rattails party The defendant was also summoned argued on October 18, the issue and it exists. It is not a stare capitalist were a contriveron Chronicle, is very much as though States will have a traper Dreadnought and they are to have Ichthyosaurus by his wife, Flora Laboury Gutierrez counts, namely (1) trespass into her does not depend on the textual property, to be exhibited and with- triving production-the-problem Sir Auckland Geddes called on Mr. fleet on either American seaboard back. But how can we go in these of No. 14, Robinson Road, on four uceties of any such document. drawn at will. It is a living tree. would be simpler. But society has Bainbridge Colby and told him that, equal to and in some repects superior old faded dresses?
Arbitration, says our Shanghai managed to get itself into a blind in pursuance of Mr. Lloyd George's to the combined Japanese fleet. The 1's to. It looks as though house, (2) using insulting and abusive The principle of arbitration is estabushed by general consent, or, contemporary. "is obiected to by alley where capital itself (which plans for the pacification of Ireland, American experts say that they could What do you want. Bitten Leg? (to language, (3) asanit, and (4) damag spare were coming over to root of tonnage and guns in the Pacific, individual who has just put his head were also alleged to have been com ps our Shanghai contemporary ex- the Companies, chiefly, it would. Nature provides, and work-plus all the troops that Canada could afford to put preponderance of another equally ferocious looking ing property. All these offences presses it, by favour of the spirit seem because arbitration always contrivance reaches forth and takes) the Irishmen from the United States whilst standing off any hostile force round the entrance to the cave).
Bitten Legam taking found mitted by the defendant on October, of the age. Either party refusing ends in compromise, which in this arrogates rights and claims. We and that some more troops were that might make its way from the to refer and submit to arbitration case would ran the Companies mas also consider carefully what coming over from England to sadist East or nearer home. Tonnage, and the news. The strike is settled. The puts itself in the wrong at once, giving more than they believe they we mean by contrivance. All in the good work. If Str Auckland guns certainly, but not men, for the woad pickers have agreed to go on Mr. HLK. Woo who appeared for that Mr. Leo. d'Alamda for the pro- The Companies contend, according can give with safety to the whole labour has a little contrivance mix-did anch a thing Mr. Colby, would U.S. feet & lamentably undermanned, with their work if one portion of to our contemporary, that this service. This is an admission ed with it, even in the simpler probably telepaone for a doctor and as Mr. Daniels known only too well men is added to their charges.
fever and unable to attend Court He therefore asked that a remand he Board of Adjustment was set up ther tony perhaps want to repudi- forms of drudgery. But the claim a couple of asylum attendants with Everybody know that it was with The L. & m. That's & relief, I If achitration is ant contrivance is that which a strait waistcoat, under the tyres diffesity that the 15 feet carted was getting desperately anxious over to deal only with the disnite ofate, later on.. 1916 and automatically disappear-always compromise, it only shows directs and organizes labour. Onion that the British Ambassador ont its duties in home and foreign my hunting costu
desert bland of had a brainwave. But what would waters during the late war, and that The Woman and Fopears execute granted when the terms of that settle that the arbitrators are not well the favourite ment had disappeared. They cer chosen. The parties baggle over the debater, where society's notions be considered frantic in Washington there was much trouble amongst the kind of war dance and the gloomy The Magistrate fixed, November 2 Heidly refused to call the Board choice of arbitrators as they do over of equity would be simpler than is the calmnest actuality in Pekkig, rank and file is equally well known atmosphere disappears.
contrivance,
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the defendant, told the Magimrate secution, was down with the dengue.
for the hearing of the case.
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