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that the premiers and the presidents had an eye or an ear for us. If the squabblers of England and Ulster and Ireland still behave like pettish children, we are not to bi ne. II the
French and the Germab ave not yet drawn the moral frot. recent grave events that we drew, it is not our fault. | If we are our brother's keeper in one sense, it is different when our brother's conscience is functioning (or not functioning) outside our sphere of influence, so far from our little orbit that our dim light cannot reach bin. As regards local politics, the round total of the thousand does not apply. unless indirectly. Those who care to
count are welcome to the task. The
Even Such is Time, that takes on
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Our youth, our joys, our all we
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CORRESPONDENCE.
HANDSHAKING,"
And pays as but with age and dust written the night before his untimely the Editor of the death, and by Longfellow in his Psalın of Lifa, ·
China Mall."*|
Dear Sir, With nference to your Art is long and time is fleeting, Editorial of the 10th inst, regviding And our hearts though stout and any historical facts why do we shake Still like muffled drums, are buat-boods, I beg to apprise you of the
following:-
ing
brave,
Funeral marches to the grave.
But last or slow as it may seem to go, the resident in the East should remember Emerson's poor Indian chief, wiser than any philosoper, who observed to someone complaining that he had not enough time, I suppose you have all theru is."
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
· WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 15, SE
SEAMEN'S "STRIKE. LOYAL ULSTER angry,
DISCUSSIONS GOING OV.
A DOCKYARD RUMOUR,
J
REFUSING TO HONOUR TOAST
OF THE KING.
A Hone paper says:-If Sinn Fein bad any doubts as to the magnitude of its victory the consternodion creat- ed in the Six Counties ought to
The chances of a settlrent of the seamen's strike being arrived at are still revolving around the relatively small issue of the re-opening of the
remove them. Uistor has been out- Seamen's Union under its tid name, High hopes are held that the strikers ouvred all along the line, and so will modify their demand on this point skilfully has the movement been and so remove the only barrier now executed that even Sir James Craig standing in the way of a resumption can point to no real grievance. It is of negotiations upon the matters
Dot, perhaps, true to say, in the word of a Dublin ballad," one touch on actually in dispute between the men and their employers.
The position was discussed yester-Ulster's pocket wakened her immortal day afternoon at a meeting arranged soul," but the fact that the North, show that he was on a peaceful mis. between the four seamen's delegates while it loses nothing by bolding aloof and representatives of the Hongkong
In ancient times when inen were always prepared to fight, everyone went armed, the sword was then the great weapon of defecce. When two mrn approached each other, each bad to decide whether the other was a friend or foe. If a mac wanted to
sion he put out his right hand to show that he carried no sword or dagger in
General and Chinese Chambers of from the Irish Free State, stands to Commercy. The chairman of the gain enormously by coming in bas
One fatal ense of pingue, Chinese,it. If the other man was willing to Tung Woh Hospital was there as well. caused a violen; upbeal of opinion in
fact remains that we have not leave ed the local lump with sweet reason and light. The strike proves it. Here, in sight of a settlement, we see place blocked by a quibble about a Lume. With a slight change of name, the Strikers are told, they may revive their Union. To the peacemakers of the Tung Wah committer they give their reasons for objecting to a slight change of game. Perhaps now the Government will oblige us with their sons for demanding th Thousands of gallons of ice cream in special coutainers holding about slight change of name?
The 500 gallons, are being shipped every If not, no great matter. thousandth brainstorm will have months from Vancouver to China. fluttered idly down upon the litt r of the previous nine hundred and ninety nine. and the procession of the equinoxes is in no wise interrupted.
"Shackle."
and a non-fatal case of paratyphoid fever British, were reported yesterday.
A
meet the first he likewise showed his right hand to be empty. When they meel, each would grasp the other's right and so that neither could change his mind and assume a fighting attitude without equal warning."
It any of your readers or Adversarius could comment further on this subject it will greatly int rest the undersigned. TheYours faithfully,
0. F. RIBEIRO. Hongkong February 14, 1922. .
year ago to-day Scotland defeated England 4-2 in the internat ioual golf foursomes at Fanling. singhs resulted in a draw 6 0.
on
The annual ball of H. M. Dock- In our correspondence c. lumns Loyard Heereation Club is advertised to day Australian" takes issue with take place in the City Hall
The February 24th. the China Mast writer who by way. M S. "Hawking" will attend.
band from of emphasising that an Australian doesn't like to have his country called the big Colony" observed that "you may if you like tril Australiau with impunity that
wore shackles his forebears all "Australian says be knows of one
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A Chinuse accountant at the
Shanghai Mint has ben arrested by the Police, just as he was about to leave Shanghai with $70,000 that he is alleged to have obtained by a series of extensive forgeries of cheques
un focal Chinese banks.
"Dawn," J. Stuart Blackton's film version of the novel by Eleanor H. Porter, comes to the Kowloon Theatre this evening. Sylvia Breamer and Robert Gordon head a capable cast. A wholesome story, "Dawn" makes a charming picture in the simplicity and directness of its appeal.
BIG COLONY."
lefinite
The
Belfast. Characteristically enough, outcome of the conference thoug There was apparently co the seamen's delegates are said to bave this upheaval takes the form of a been won over to a realislation of bitter anti-English crusade. the Government' difficulty in the National Anthem is banded, and at a matter. They pointed out, however, public dinner this week, attended by that while they personally might members of the Northern Government, appreciate the position they could not sine tenths of the guests refused to guarantee that the men at Cantonrise for the toast of The King." Even the Morning Post is constrained rebuke ita Lorever heroes, would see it in the same light.
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Another meeting at which the sea- to men's delegates were present was and it looks as if the illusion of held at the Tung Wah lospital this Ulster loyalty would at last morning and the delegates were to revealed in its true light This will mect the Secretary for Chinese Affairs be no loss to England, but it may (the Hon. E. R. Hallifax) during the well menn u positive gain of incales)- Afternoon In town to day there was able value to Ireland if Siun Fein To the Editor of the "China Mail." su optimistic feeling abroad and it plays its cards properly. Under the
was felt that the outstanding difficul
new constitution it is possible to ties had now been so far reduced that exerci e pressure which will compel the resumption of negotiations could Ulster to surrender a discretion. wat he very far off.
And if Sino Fein has the insight to The dock workers get their pay to refrain from applying pressure, and day and it was freely rumoned thie by a removal of the boycott to de- morning that they were likely to give monstrate that a new era has really notice tither to-day or tomorrow. begun, those who know Ulster beat Inquiries however failed to elicit any are sat sfied that not many months confirmation of it. There were 162 are destined to elapse before a friendly set the seal of finality upon the Irish hips in port and the tonnage repre- pact between North and South will
Settlement.
Sir-In your issue of yesterday you say "If you like you may tell an Australian with impunity that his forbears all wore shackles " If any of your readers acting on that sesumption should ever be tempted to do so I would advise him to act with discretion and pick his mark. If ne were to tell some husky digger such as cne that I have in mind 6 feet 4 inches ¦ in height, about 15 stone in weight, a champion footballer, boxer and rower, that his forbears wore shackles I FATSHAN MARKETS AFFECTED, am afrail that the incautious one
sented was 254,096,
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
busky digger who wouldn't take it kindly and recalls the historie feur pas made by Lord Beauchamp in express ing gratitude for Governor Macquarie's! action in destroying the archives of the penal settlements, thereby re moving Australia's birthstain." In Lord Beauchamp's day the penal Bettleruent question still raulded but the present generation of Australians knowe of it only as a fantastic joke against themselves which they rather
The proprietor of the Mercury njoy. For instance at Australion
Motor Garage was charged before Can hear out th allegation that all Sydneysiders walk with Magistrate Lindsell this morning with a foreshortened step (due to the having stored 16 gallons of gasblene hereditary influence of the shackles) in a place other than the well. with the ame relish that a Scot listens Sergeant Stimson said that be visited to the canarde perpetrated against the garage at 3.30 on the aft noon of January 3. In the back yard he his countrymek?. **Australian we I feel sure, will acquit us of any intenfound four 4 gallon drums of gas lent glory that 10 per cent of her popula- few orders, have recently been receiv Dr. W. B. A. Moore was a passenger
tion to disparage the Australian placed on top of the a ell, temporarily, character when we option that the according to the cefendant. The writer of the offending paragraph was Magistrate imposed a fine of $25. himself one of the ten per cent." and may even indeed have been the identical young man seen wearing the R. S. L badge.
Too Much In A Name.
any
our
In
According to to-day's Canton Times would be a fit inmate for a hospital
A greater insult could a report from Fatshan states that the afterwards. not be given to an Australian. Many market in Fatshan has been greatly
Ao extraordinary general meet- years ago now a silly ass of a affected by the recent strike of ing of the Humphreys Estate and Governor newly appointed thought seamen. Owing to the exhausting of Finance Co., Ltd., is advertised for he could with impunity refer to Aus- cotton yarn supplies, the textile March 3. tralia's birthetaine, That Guvernor's business in the city is practically tid termo expired in about twelve months up. Many silk factories who expected
to do a great deal of business during for but his name is not forgotten.
Whatever their lorbeats may have the beginning of the year, have met been, it is to Australia's everlasting with unexpected bad luck as only
8.5.
Among the passengera who sailed Home by the P. & 0. Nagoya" this morning were Sub- Inspectors J. Bloks, Spear, and Perkins.
for Singapore by the same steamer.
to
tion rolunteered. More volunteered ed from silk firme abroad as the result about 10 per cent were accepted, for of uncertainty of shipping condition service during the late war. Most of created by the strike. Many other
The Hon. Mr. B. E. Pollock, them visited Great Britain and she businesses are also at a standstill as remains to them affectionately The the result of the alump of these two K.C.. informed a Chine Mail reporter County." Nearly all of important industries in the city. It this afternoon that the Constitutional
The them belong to returned is also reported that rice and other Reform Association's petition Soldiers Imperial Guild" (I saw
a daily necessites have greatly ad- Parliament, with 1,500 signatures
attached has been forwarded Home. young fellow wearing the badge in vanced in prices recently. Hongkong the other day.) It is cer- tain the Imperial tie will remain firmly fixed for another generation. Personalty 1 think that to-day Australians are more British and bave
OPIUM DEALERS BENEFIT.
The North China Daily News pointe
Since
The loss suffered by the Yaumati pawnshop which was attacked by armed robbers on Monday night, is estimated at $30,00) in jewellery. Although all wharves and railway statios were watched, no arrests have been effected.
more sentiment regarding the Union out that "One result of the Hongkong Jack than those borne in Great strike has been the swelling of the Britain but they are extremely sensi-profits of opium dealers. tive, independent and quick to resent several ships have been obliged to pasa Hongkong "en route" for Shanghai any affront.-Yours, etc.
In the presence of a large during the past fortnight, the traffickers have benefited, states the gathering of members, representative of all the Allied nations, Sir Everard Chinese press, to the extent
Fraser, K.C.N.G., H. M. Consul-General $100,000 to $200,000. A ball of
at Shanghai unveiled the handsome Indian opium worth $360 before the
has been memorial tablet which strike has now risen to $500, and the erected in the Shanghai Club to the price is expected if the strike laste memory of mombers who fell in the azother week to reach $700,
AUSTRALIAN. Hongkong, February 14, 1922.
PEAK RESIDENT'S PROTEST.
BLASTING OPERATIONS.
BUILDING CONTRACTOR
SUMMONED.
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Arrested at the Yaum ti railway station yesterday morning with 90 taris d of illicit raw opium in his possession, a Chiocce charged before Magistrate in the course of one of those little Wood this morning was fined $1,000, spreches that delight the reporters, if or six months' hard labour. Sergeant a eeches, however facile and Dorling said that about 930 yester polished, aver delight those soured day morning he and some fokis went unfortunates. Mr. Stephens,
to the railway station to search popular bank manager, speaking at Chin: se passengers luggage in the opening of the new Shameen connection with the armed robbery branch of his great financial institu- in a p washop. The opium was tion, observed that when next the found in a basket the defendant was felt that in order to contemplate the bank's statutes are revised the name carrying.
shall be enlarged to include "Cantov," good they bave done, some sort of
as an honour to that ancient city.
Recently the Peak Hotel people TINTYRE.—On February 3, 1922 moral microecope is needed. As for
However laudable the intention, the
were given permission to use bath at Dairen (Dalny) to the wife the quite possible mischief and harm action would be most reactionary
water for lavatory flushing. Yest-r- (née (bope) of R. W. Mielotyre, wrought, let us shut our eyes to from the newspaper standpoint any day a similar application came before of Butterfeld and Swire, * it, and refuse to think of it. daughter
What was to be, was, Not all our way--and newspaper readers, every the Sanitary, Board in respect of DRAKEFORD.- At Changrhow, to wit can now erase a line of it. But journalist flatters himself, are the premises at No. 5 Broadwood.
Great War. The memorial, which Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Drakeford, this also may be egocentric delusion people who matter. Long names like moving that permission should be [To the Editor of the "China Mall.")
occupies the centre bay of the south and vanity. There are official "file" the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking refused the Chairman (Mr G.R. Sayer)
Dear Sir,I am and have been for
wall of the main ball, presents in a BANDINEL-Qu February 7, 1922, kept. If the Public Library, which is Corporation and the Hongkong, expressed the view that it would be
subdued manner a certain richness of at Ticutein, to Mr. and Mrs. entitled to free coies has the 999 Canton, and Macao Steamboa Com- unwise to extend the principle of many years what in called a Pesk Re-
colour and delicacy of detail. The Roland Baudinel, a son.
elacked up somewhere, it is impossible Pany (an attempt to mention the last employing bath water for use in rident, and have received a letter from
main panel, on which the names of to imagine anyone likely to read the poster is the cause of this water closete to private houses. He Mr. Green of the Forestry Department
the members who were killed in the them. For the most part we must protest against unwieldy names) cause felt that in a private house they had in which he states that he has been
Great War have been incised, is of regard the thousand theres, the enough worry without the evil-for no assurance at all that the amount instructed by His Excellency the it really is an evil-being further of water used for bath would Governor to request all residents at
white Carrara marble set in a bronze thousand essays, the ten hundred
Mr. Lam Woo, the building con- surround. The following are names cerebral typhoons, as
aggravated. One can forgive O'Henry normally be sufficient to keep the the Peak to assist in the protection 冠 sworm of ephemerides, bein for a brief life of characters their fondness for many water closets properly flushed. It of the plants and flowering shrubs tractor, was summoned before Magis inscribed on the Roll of Honour :-
word business wames, they gife us so WAB decided to refuse hours. They were
the growing there.
trate Lindselt this morning for baving S. G. Berry. L. Bourgeat, J. A. folen leaves,
Before coming to Hongkong I lived carried out come blasting operations Brand, A. C. Brooke Webb, B. D. much pleasure in compensation, but application. aumerous as those of Vallombrosa, one firds it difficult to condone the
in a beautiful country, district, the in Station Lane, Burghom, alter the Bruce, W. J. C. Budd, C. Bussy, A. and less useful. The Savourer of poetic emotions, the gourmet Why not simply Animale Friend and having stolen a jacket from ad.
offence when this, bribo-is lacking.. Having impersonated a constable, property of a great land owning noble regulation hours yesterday afternoon. Cohen, C. C. F. Cunningham, A. F. where trees and bidges were treated The defendant's excuse was that he Deane, F. Defries, W. H. Dent, P. E. of Bad sweet melancholies, may extract pathos from the thought of Society or Women's League? Why other Chinese were charges preferred have always myself done all I could because the lane was used by large Frelupt, K. Lehane, K. Hardman, with the respect they deserve, and I could not do the blasting earlier Delaunay, J. C. E. Douglas, R. the snows of yesteryear. What of the
against Chinese before Magistrate to protest the beauty of the Peak. but numbers of the Kowloon Dock work-8. Henman, L. E. P. Jones, O. G. newspaper leader of the day before What Boots It To Kopsar'?
Woud this ring. According to yesterday? Where are the nine Time, 'tis said, faster fles in the the prosecut ba the defendant accused I wonder if His Berellency can men during the day, and be ha been Kirk, P. Lambo, B. 8. Laurence, Lundred, the ninety and nine? Not, East than it dras at Home. Wise on the complainant of having stolen.apsibly be aware of the reckle advised by both the manager of the W. J. H. Leet. T. M. MacQueen, H. destruction of bamboos and other Dock Company and bis architect, for McGhee, H. 8. Oppo, G. Picard let na with all seemly hasto admit, are ready with ro an-new one jacket, in took the one he was ‹nshrined in the hearts of car strange faces more work, these and wating The complainant followed trees which has been now going on for the saf-ty of the workmen, not to do Destelan, H. Picard Destelan, G. countrymen: Not embroidered on many others do they advance. Te it the defendant, and when they passed one months in connection with the ang blasting during working hours. Rabier, T. C. Read, W. E. Roiss, F. new road, Alongside of tho Inspector Arie said that the defen Richardson, G. U. Robins, G.,0. bangers of human memory that ip away faster or slow they forget the No. 7 Police Station, said to him
bamberlain Road, where only daut had a special poradit sued by Samuel, S. R. Sebastian, E. J. S still lead
spears into action. Austin Dobson's sad worda,
• Hore police station. I! you are.
thi morning Infopped women the P.W.D. to carry on blasting Tanner, R. T. dè la Tour. The utmost that may be claimed for Tiran Ron, ron navi. Ah, nói. a constably, why don't, you take me them by parental prejudice in that] | Al-x, Time stay"; ucgn.
inside The defendaabanid he would cutting down clumps of beautiful operations after regulation bours in- they perlinps share with the dinners N-xt to life and 1ve, few tories give him a chance and retuin bamboo which I am absolutely side the dock premises only. Tho The Chino Mail of Jest year the pitaph of martyrs, have fascinated the port more than the jacket A copelable overheard the connot be noted by the permit did not apply to other blast- TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND
that they died for coust. But now of time the tormenting demun, the end arres cute cerudant Asserting have heard, is Pink resident any The Magistrate end that as far as “TRUTEZİZONTION, PUBLIC, IOS." that necessary microscopo a word. healing angel, the remorseless onemy, that the complain at had etoler
Not the most egregious austrial From Chaucer's "Time F-lost may overal jackets from him, the defour good word for it can baly interest he could soo, no special permit could Bojároku. WEDSYDAY. FI.10, 1952. Donot would claim, nor any Lot recovered be" to Benjamin not said that when the complainant. Joy riding dwellers in the lower Le issued by the P.W.D., under the ALL preliminary notices of forth Ordinazoo, The Ordiunnce was a coming meetings, lectures and sand mind expect, that advice Franklin's Dost thou love life Shallenged him to give lini in charge, printed ca red dot on Then do not agustider time for that he heritabilities, he was not sure Iventure mub respectfully to atrist ono, and no dispensation could entertalaments, sent for insertion in the long quest of Chios should bave la the stuff life is made of ant dags that the facket, fu qucolith was the suggest that if IE the Governor is be granted unless a special notification the news columns of the Chind Mail, (as announced in May and June of ppreciable effects upon the behave vainly sought to check the felly one he had host. Hy deuld that be at perequally aware of the horrible was issued to that offer are charged for at the rate of $1 eacb,
The Suspector said that as far, an Xesterday's "loader" was the nine baviour of world statesided. Wo inay of the time spendthrift. The bad raprinated himade to be a destrucción if the esuty of the Peak
occupy more than four lines. In hundred and sinty cinth of is con- as inrs, ko the Bibbereen Eagle molanololy inspired by time's re-dun-table Digoarding him this wich is now going on he should slate He knew such notification existed year) providing that they do not estivo unsia by the same band, it have had our Bye on the Tear of all murales conquent has been vole course Magistrate, convicta hilus and what it to save whistle The owns remanded for a week futurs if this boscis anteeded they. in order that this Inspector might go will be placed in the advertising) conceived that this, the thousan th, the Rutelas, and have bil his beware; by a hundred posta, by Ralegh in the of fare by un med sentence of four left-Youre Invelituilly.
futiker late the matter.
columul at the prevailing ratANNE - mouthe uard Inbour" Amante a certain informality. It is but no one imagined, wo least of all, lave
year.
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MURRAY-KIDD.-On December 22, 1921. at Dundee, Scotland, George Muray Kidd, Jate C. M. Custs Servire in his 68th HAWES-On February 9, 1922, at Shanghai, Grace, wife of James Hawes, aged 53 years. IAI ROSA. On Tebruary 3, 1922, La Ross, win of Zin Lai-yu mother of Francis Zia, at : hang- hai, aged 74. CLARKE-On February 5, 1922, a
Honolula, Mics, M. Clarke (formerly of Kaleo, Shanghai), aged 71 years..
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