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RANDOM REFLECTIONS.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 7mm, 1914.
Writing of smella reminds me of Mr. HOME AND CHINA AFFAIRS. offici British policy as having irritated Rudyard
Kipling's
Jepen
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT:1
new Chinese rope, in an admitted arrived
LONDON March 4th. CHINA'S FINANSIALF Dr. Chen Chine Financial Delegate interview published that he had already he onl about a fortnight ago negotia
ions wit
discovery, which we Olfactory Geogra Never heard of two tigers being on the island, Mr. Editor Why I've heard of shall be able to nose our way around the three. I canont vouch for its accuracy, world. Sir Ernest Shackleton, speaking on the subject, has remarked: Chins but I'll tell the tale as was told to me. A distinguished local sportsman, who had conjures up in my mind the smell of moth- naturally been keenly interested in all caten centuries; I think it is due to the the accounts relating to the prosses of length of time the country has lived; and
tiger on the Peak happened to be with the lack of disinfectants a few friends not many miles from has the gonnine spicy smell. If some Fealing Golf Course last week when body handed you a Japanese article and be received a telegraphic message to the your eyes were closed, you would know it though nothing has been accomplished effect that a tigress and two cabs had was Japanose. Bir Ernest is not quits definitely in that direction at present, been captured on the island! Did he exact so far as China and Japan He added, "Ching's position is this exclaim! Je-hoshaphat or anything so am afraid if he walked towards China-sac revolution has cau expressively emphatic No, ho just fell town with his eyes shut his dilating disruption of the old system of Govern into a reverie, murmuring Tis moighty nostrils would much prefer the smell ment and we are now in the position of the administration of the hard luck to have missed a chance like moth-eater centuries to what would really having to create a new mechanism to that: or words to that effect. It was a entertain them. And where are those carry on
The creation of this new few hours later when it dawned upon one genuine spicy smells to be encountered in country and provide for its proper of the party that the date was April 1st. Japan This ides is as illusory as the devolopment.
other that a man can tell a Japanese
complete
the Southern Chinese who are Britain's best customers, Moreover, Wall
na manufacturers and merchant sluggish as the Government in recognising that the present is the time of prepare tien for the coming competition for the Chinese market, our Teutonic neighbours Are koorly alive to the importance of the field and, following the establishment of information bureaux fer more alert than our own in China, we now have the establishment of an Oriental Institute in Berlin to link up commercial, political and financial interests so as to keep in complete touch with all that is happening
or likely to happen in the new Republic
must be admitted, even by the most Molent Teutophobe, that in auch matters as these our German friendz ar commitend.
wide-awake and far-sighted
CHELP MONEY
Apart from enterprise on which he is
settlement between the companies and the men, but this is improbable, at any rate without a struggle. If the worst predictions come true, the country will be in the throes of one of the worst strikes wo have ever seen. If the statements of Labour men are to be believed, not only the railway men, but all transport workers will act together and of cours, such a combination, if anything like country- wide and prolonged, would soon bring the big cities within measurable distance, of starvation. The Government would have to interfere, and the reputation of John Burny as a statesman may well be put to the test in conflict with his old acciates, for his attitude in recent years has been such as to indicate that he has more regard for the public interest than is palatable to demagogues who look for favours only to their own followers.
THE MAGISTRAGY
AN ARAS BMUGGLER,
My note last week on the subject of the article with his eyes shut. Amateur, mechanisin ja pot a thing that cap sceptical the British investor is key who was a passenger by the longoku,
tiger's pugs" has elicited from a lectors of Japanese carios would give render the following letter-
DEAR RODERICK Volume II-the last whole volume published of the New Onford English Dictionary by Sir James Murray, groups no fewer than four meanings of tho word pag en substantive. The last one
Pug Anglo-Indian (Hindi, ray, footprint)
The footprint of a beast. It also you three Ulustrative phrasen
in suppárt, wherein it speaks of the pug of the tiger" the pug of a camel, and "the pug of u geat." The first, quotation dates from 1805 and the last from 1889,
The word is thus neither now nor along
Faithintly yours,
Toz
accomplished in a day, and the sucarest well-wishers of Chi
not expect that all be announced all, brilliant results.
rouch for such a gift. As it is, with their eyes open they get loaded up with Japan-
xtremely large es curios made in Birmingham or some at once. The past extent of the Chinese
Government than other Western hive of industry. Six related to provide the of evenue necessitates a perfect systern Ernest Shackleton Han better authority Gov on the Antarctic than on China and Japan.
A movement was started in London a| short time ago aiming at checking in decorous tendencies on the stage comments which have been made on some of the performances given by the Band- mann Opera Company during the past week suggest that the movement is one which might usefully be extended to Hongkong.
A £no of $500 was imposed on a Chinese for being in unlawful possesion of a revolver, 200 rounds of ammunition, and a quantity of percussion, caps. The man, had conosaled the revolver and ammuni- tion in a cavity cut in the side of a When trunk. FASTENER A BURGLAR 8 HIDING-PLACE
the wirds predict, to be more venture some in the near future. The slight
beavy wooden tr
was charged with burglariously entering dwelling house in Wandai food, and At the Magistracy yesterday, a Chinese
INTIMATIONS
ANKLES SWOLLEN
AND SKIN OFF
Caused by Friction, Inflammation Set In. Used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment Alone. In Two Weeks Qulte Right Again.
D. Leights Croft, Marsden Heights, Brier Deld, Eng"My husband la ad iugurazio ogens and a good runny of his calls are ous into country districts, and for this rust ho purchaso a pale of strong Bouts. After one of his loug rounds he came home with ons of his andos smolten and the skin off, caused by the friction of the strong truth on the ankle. I applied a well- known olutront, bab 16 göt: works instead of better, than talaiamation wet in. This was going on for a fortnight I had sent for your sampe mid they ar vod just at this time, so truenced to use this at once, with the halt this tho Brad application was not pri min soutling but it soon started to inpro. I con- tinued with Cuticum Boop and Olatunt alone and after two wides it is calco right' again. I may say that I applied Cilleurs Ointment to my chapped hands with pleas ing results! (Signed) Mrs. S. Barton, Mar.
1912
22.
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100-11
had the effect of sending pric temporary dearners of money, which has
worrying the optimists. The end of the little on the Stock Exchange, is not
communications to render it possible to unancial year is almost on us, and the stealing 880 in money. The thief wILE collect the revenue on an adequate scale. income tax collector is very busy just discovered by one of the inmates, who res a bed The money was in his pocket. The Magistrate sent him to gaol for a It also necessitates a thoroughly efficient now, with the result that money is less out and gave the alarm. Á lukong came u very short time-probably by April star of island revenue offer These plentiful. There is conviction that in up and found this burglar hiding beneath The two requisites, besaye, the present Govern long period of cheep money will set month. Inspector McHardy prosecuted,
Questioned in, and prives will resume their upward |___________ ALLEGED THEFT BY A FOKI.
are, gilt edged A foki employed by a dealer in Wing ment is bent on obtaining. as to the estimate of 24,000,000 dollars as movement. Even as things the product of the calt tax for 1914, and securities have shown great resisting Bing Street was some little time ago the inadequate security that would be for power and Consola withstood satis entrusted with $200 in cash and 810,000
course of his master's business. a large loan, Dr. Chen declared that the factorily the unwelcomes appearance of in deeds and documents, to carry in the Outside Haiphong. It is alleged that he stole the estimate was China's low water mark yet another Canadian loan. and the normal product would bfactors are fairly encouraging. Paris is $200 and realised a certain zum on the do- over her difficulties, and should ouments, which he is also supposed to have 70,000,000 to 80,000,000 dollars. I have
getting
kong from Annam, and was embarking on just been conferring with one of your son be a support rather that bind misappropriated. He returned to Hong leading financiers,” he said, "and the rance. All that the markets want at board the Uni Fo for Hoi Fang when he figures he has placed before me thew that present is a settlement in Mexico and in was arreste 1 by Detective Serg Wills CHS. J. GAUPP even at its present low ebb the product of Ireland Mexico is disturbing both the At the Magistracy yester "ay he was the salt gabelle forms a sufficient cover American and British markete, and romanded until to-day.
RADERICK RANDOM.
A TALE OF SINGAPUZE NOTES.
00
of a centipode, which he was carrying of the Company (Alessrs. Jardine Mathe for the interest charges of the two loans financiers are grumbling at President A Chinese woman appearedne
There was another umecorded capture last week which I would mention merely to point the moral that one should be extremely cautious about showing an
COMPANY MEETING. exuberance of spirits in strange company.
THE HONGKONG ICE CO., LTD A well-known local resident was journoy ing home very late one night last week
The thirty-third ordinary annual meets after a social gathering, making very merry with his friends over the capture ing of the above was held at the chees how in a soun-water bottle as tangible & Co., Ltd.) yesterday. The Hon evidence of the story he had to retail to Mr. D. Landsle presided, and those also present wore-Messrs. A. Rodger, G Hasion (Manager), B. D. F. Beith, R. E. Macdougall, d. C. F. Cunningham, J. C. Cheung Shiu, Ho Fook and A. Lugebil, the meeting, after which -
his goud Indy. His friends know very well that it was a real contipede, and not the visionary sort that are sometimes seen
by men who became endowed with occult
SCIT
it is hypothecated for and leaves rome thing still further. Then, you know we have the surplus of the Maritime Customs venues to fall back upon. I can tell extraordinarily satisfactory, and gave you that last year's Customs revenue was
powers at the end of jolly evening: but! Taylor, A. Murdoch, L. N. Leefe, Lo the greatest encouragement for the
this group happoned to be joined by well, it was very amusing to notice the the minds about the centipede and its
future. It is proposed entirely to import duties on foreign goods may be
& CO.,
Wilson's policy and methods. However, prosecutriz in a caso in which a Chinese trade conditions in America are slowly from Bingapore was, charged with the Improving, and the Currency Bill, when theft of 8390 in Singapore notes Sorgt: WATCHMAKERS its operations make themselves felt, is parties were passengers on the Lovat, money to London. expected to liave the effect of sending from Singapore to Hongkong. The cons-
BRITISH BAYREUTH.
There is an ambitious scheme afoot to
Pincott told Mr. A. Hazeland that the
plainant bad $390 in notice tied round her waist, and on the night of the alleged robbery defen tant was seen sit near the woman, who was asleep, The follow
money extracted. The notes were tied in at Glastonbury, the ancient town in her girdle had been cut through, and the
AND
JEWELLERS.
another party, just out from a dance, and The Secretary read the notice convening abolish the likin dues, and then the establish a National Festival Playhousing morning, the complainant found that SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS diffoulty the ladies found in making up The CHAIRMAN Said The report and reasonably raised, so that the Somerset, and a start will be mind this piece of mosquito curtain, and defen-THEODOLITES AND LEVELST
captor.
With the advent of shurries on their Ane driving ronds, Kowloon people should
have quite a good time in the summer
months.
These compact little carriages as becoming extremely popular, if only on account of their quite natural peculi arities. There is absolutely no danger. A notice inside the vehicle informs you in this manner: Tame horses, neatly carriages ready for hire" and though
look daggers
gharry
and what they say when the moves away with a full complement passengers sounds extremely evil, even to those who do not savvy Chinese. Those who do say have been known to chudder at the thought of what would happen to the driver if all the ricshs coolies wished him really came to pass. There may be competition in fares anon.
accounts, having been, in your ponation for some time I will, with your permission, take them as read. Our sales of los for the past your show an increase of 723 ton compared with 1912, but at rates which only returned us a small profit owing to the competition prevalent. Our income for sales of ics and cold storage charges which continues to give a satisfactory retuin-shows an increase of about $1,800, but during the year under roview add tional expenses had to be met consequent
be expected from Customs as a security for future loans will you may take it for granted, by found to be a very exple une The general traquillity of the country is year, and immensely improved since last year, the broken lisks of commerce and industry
are being once more connected.”
Politics, of course, cropped int the interview, and when asked if the Russian a model for the formation of a permanent Council of Ministers would be taken as institution of Chinese Government, Dr.
summer in the aim of making this a bant was soon subsequently to untie a British Bayreuth Sir Edward Elgar is bundle of notes, tied in a similar piece overboard. On that day and the follow. to lay the foundation stone, and although of material, and throw the wrapping it has been found impossible to erecting day the defondant had been gambling suitable building for the production cf heavily
intended to prepare
prepare a stage which will "The Birth of Arthur" this year, it is form an integral part of the permanent building, the auditorium being a tempor- in the movement My Rutland Boughton ary structaro. To sustain the interet is arranging for musical performances in
appeared for the defendant, the com In answer to Mr. S Dixon, who scen her produce this money when the female searchers came on board at Singa-
which made her giddy. to cat, and there was something in it pore. Ho also gave her a piece of bread
Defendant denied stealing the money,
plainant eaid that the man must have
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CARL ZEISS. JENA.
Representatives
Presidential Cabinet would be a better tion stone, and Mr. Reginald Buckley is to himself. He had gambled for two MAPPIN & WEBB. model for the present. He
He added, “Even the staunchest Republicans from Canton, of whom I am one, see that China needs
a strong government which can carry out reforms unflinchingly and expeditiously We believe in parliamentary institutions such as yours, as a matter of theory; but consider how long such institutions take
issuing a volume of Arthurian drams for which the theatre will first be used.
THE POLITICAL SCERE
days, but lost only $1 odd.
His Worship dismissed the cASO.
PROPOSED RESTRICTIONS ON FOREIGNERS IN CHINA. The Chinese Government has decided to
Peking to impose the following restric- request the various foreign Ministers at tions upon the foreign residents in this country
LTD.. LONDON
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,
CHATEL HOAD,
CALDBECK,
progress may be slow, it is sure, and upon your Manager's home leave-from Chen said he thought the United States connection with the laying of the found and said the $75 found on him belonged. Remarkably cheap. Of course, the richa February to November-and the cost of cuolios are by no means pleased at this substitute during his absenon The competition referred to by your Chairman innovation. They sit and lo
The cynical observer has lots of fun and dragons at the pretty little carst year hus continued throughout the
year, but I am glad to say that an agro mont has now been arrived at between
nowadays in looking on at the political
your General Magers and the present
scene. Here we have a Government which owners of the Oriental Brewery Co. for
for accomplishments in social reform
(1)Foreigners who reside at the ports an amalgamation of their ine-making
holds itself to be thrics blessed, and yet wo cannot, to The Times complaining that time is business, which will be placed before you to carry out reforms. You can afford to Mr. John Galsworthy insists in writing
trade shall be required to state the date at an early date for confirmation. With wait for years, perhaps, but wo this in view your General Managers we must have our reforms at once. So being whittled away on matters concern which have not been opened to foreign recommend the payment of a (final) that if we can obtain our reforms evening Home Rule, the Welsh Church so of their departure, before which they dividend of $7 per share, and that the through a seemingly despotic regime, we Free Trade or Tariff Reform, while all should make a report to the local (2) Foreign tourists intending to visit While on Kowloonside allow me to
euur of only 28,366 12 bs carried forward are quite reconciled to it and ready to the time women are sweated, children are authorities, stating their occupation and Unlike Hongo new account. Your property
y and support it.". He indicates that the lean underfed, young careers are turned into 20 forth, revert to a old worry
in filthy habitations, horses worn out fra get a passport from the local kong, Kowloon possesses few monumente, machinery are all in good order. The Ice will be for £20,000,000, and on terms "to blind alleys, poor people are kenneled the inland cities of this country should
duration of their stay, and they should MACGREGOR&Co. and therefore there is all the more reason House Street property has been fully let correspond with the messure of improye way the few should be more zealously during the past twelve months. The ment that has talon place sime last year in the service of Englishmen are exported authoritity, in which will be stated the Apart from the working of the new plant has given in the political and economic conditions for foreign blood money, wild birds are leave the place at the expiration of the
caged for their plumage to decorate our period,ENG fended than the many,
The two
wo steam of the country" obelisk erected to the memory of some satisfactory results.
It is well to be optimistic, but I fear gentlewomen, and there are a host of (3.)-The foreign Consuls in the various
store other
an investigation into the occupation and "manifest and stinking sores a treaty ports should be requested to make Dr. Chen has some harder work in embers of the French Navy who lost wagons for the transportation of ice from their liven in the 1800 typhoon, Kowloon our works to the town offices were much than his remarks indicate, though one the pation's body. To tell the truth, personal conduct of the residents of ther
bare of monuments Yet he single used during the summer monthe. It is
(4) Those foreign residents who are collection of a sad happening is found hore economical to carry out this cannot blame him for putting on a bold though Mr. Galsworthy put it rather respective nationale and exercise some
front. Stimulated by the Putnam Weale artistically and brutally Parliament control over them, if necessary. obviously neglected and uncared for. The work with the aid of a cart and coolies respondence in the Daily Telegraph ually does concern itself most with found to have no occupation or to be mere inscriptions are obliterated in parte, the during the cool season, when the demand
now he is (5) Foreign dealers in arms and gilt having been worn away, and the force is cusiderably less,
academic questions. Then there is the winderers the Consul of their grass plot on, which the obelisk stands adoption of the report and account has
matter of Honest John Burns, One shall be requested to deport them.
Board of Trade, munitions, when they sell their goods to Chinese customers, should investigate the -weed-garden, and the been proposed and scoonded I shall be is hardly impressed by the trend of events the darling of the proletariat, now
so far. Yesterday, for example, the President of the
most of his old as properly to know whether thesoVO.S. base is also dotted with woods It burts
British reader had only to turn from the anathematised – by one to witness this forgetfulness. In half pleased to unwer, to the best of my ability, any questions which sharcholders
interview I have quoted at some length colleagues and in imminent danger of customers are government agents - ur
Gazette an-hour half-a-dozen ocolica could do
may wish to put
to this correspondent's forebodings of being in a worse state still before many unauthorised bad characters Peking much to improve the appearance of the
those who know him well, John Burns is new and dark developments, manipulated moons have passed over his head. Among memorial, and the inscriptions should also be revived an that those who pass may
by a few mea behind the scenes in Peking, well liked, but it is as a red rag to who will, he thinks, speedily alter the bull to praise him in the presence of face of things if they get an opportunity Labour militants. They have never for without any great bloodahed. Moreover, given him for the way he fought and In The House of Commons on the 4th defeated the unemployed agitation in ult. In reply to a question by Mr. te t
thinks constitutional government is 1908. In his new office he comes into lar Glazebrook, relating to the value of cotton in his official career, and we may expects Islands from this country and from
The due course,
The United States, and the effect of the pre- ascertain to come to the summer, but he closer touch with them than ever before manufactures imported into the Philip- considers things have retrogreded since electric sparks
dang
read and reverence the memory of brave
men:
·
the and other similar comments on the sitna tion in the Republic, the financial world
There being no questions, the CHAIRMAN proposed the adoption of the report and
accounts,
Mr. L N. Laat seconded, and the pro
position was unanimously carried.
Mr. A. RODGE proposed the re-election It is surprising to Hongkong residents to know how many tourists are afraid of of Mr. A R. Lowe as auditor for the
colf assamed Canton, who, despite a adventurous spirit, and a longing for ensuing year, Mr. Ho Fook seconded, ubusial happenings, can never make up and this was unanimously agreed to. their uneasy minds to visit Canton with its varied memories of revolutions and all the business and thanked the share strategy. And these people are actually holders for their attendance.
out for adventures! The nearest ay proach to a Chinese city that we can show them in the Colony is Kowloon Old City.
ALICE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
7 nation
COTTON GOODS IN THE PHILIPPINES.
(ESTABLISHED 1864),
THE OLDEST FIRM OF WHISKY
BLENDERS IN THE EAST,
WHISKY
AND
CALDBECK'S
LIQUEUR
WHISKY
ABE TWO OF THE BEST KNOWN The CHAIRMAN sapounced that that une the coup d'état list, Autumn, and he fees Labour party meteem to think the forenes given to the United States manu not only in the Anancial workers side should be taken futurers of cotton goods, the President willy illy, and they suspect that of the Board of Trade etates that the paralysis that 19,
value of the cotton manufactures BRANDS OF No. 1 WHISKY creeping over the
Burns won't do this. It is
should almost certain that s
imported into the island from the United country, but in the growing signs of instability among the provincial levies hold office in twelve or fifteen months Kingdom in 1908 was £761,000; in 1909 CONSUMED IN THE EAST.
would have to deal with a farmidable 2712,000 and in 1912, £50,000. The ***All this attracts more attention, I fear, the President of the Board of Trade Here you have the clote streets, the The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice than the cheery optimism of De. Chen, and movement among railway workers The value of the imports from the United general jumble of shops Bod houses, the Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals begs to so the British investor is not likely to existing agreements expire about the end Sates in 1908 was £118,000; in 1909, crowds of youngsters shouting cumacknowledge with thanks the following and huge iron remindera of donation to the funds of the Hos. look with favour on an early loan, though of the year, and the National Railway £157,000; and in 1912, £1,106,000. Mr.
better Juck may be met with abroad. Lowe, Bingham & Matthews $21 find a growing tendency, to criticise the
on fought days when fights were either side of the city wall also the arrell inseparable from Chinese towns.
pipals ---
Union intend to put forward heavy Burns points out that since October 1909, demands both as regards wages and hours cotton goods manufactured in the United of work There may of course, be a States have been free of duty
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