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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9ra, 1917.
HONGKONG MAGISTRACY. ALLEGED THEFT OF CLOTHES.
RANDOM REFLECTIONS. The War Bond Drowing, as it is called, has created quite a storm in a tea-cup. A Chinesa was charged before Mr. Most people adinire the Rev. J. K. Mac Wood with attempting to steal a box of onachie for having the courage of his clothes, valued at $100, from another convictions, even though they do not Chinese in the Wing On boarding-house.
Defendant pleaded he went to the build agree with his coneInsions. It is to he regretted that this Committee of "During to look for his you and was innocent Day"
"did not show equal courage by of the charge. boldly announcing & lottery instead of
**HONGKONG DAILY PRESS." THE EMPIRE AND THE WAR.
CELEBRATION OF ITS 60TH ANNIVERSARY.
HONGKONG'S ROMANCE. Our southern contemporary; the long Long Daily Press, colebrated its 60th anniversary yesterday, and though a little late with our congratulations, we would none the less offer them warmly, with the
THE COLONIAL SERVICE AND THE
ARMY.
In the House of Commons recently, the Secretary of State for the Colonies (Mr. Long) said there was no foundation for the suggestion that the Crown Colonies bad not in some cases made their full contribution to the military strength
INTIMATIONS
LANE, CRAWFORD
and Company.
Mr. Leo d'Alminda appeared for the usual wishes for many, happy returns of the Empire. The feeling of the native SPECIAL VALUE IN MEN'S
vainly trying to dodge the devil by resort-defence, and the case was remanded, bail (says the North-China Daily Newk), i
being fixed at $130.
A CHINESE OFFICIAL AND HIS MONEY.
A Chinese was charged before Wood with attempting to export Mexican dollars without a permit.
ing to euphemisms. While we must all ad- inil that gambling is a pernicious practice, which tends to anfit its victims for honest work and often hads to ruin, we need not apprehend. I think, any such digas trans consequences from the holding of one luftery on behalf of the Red Cross Fund. No doubt I shall be reminded of thede end of the wedge," but 1 an not very much impressed with that kind of argument, which, if accepted, would rob as of many inbocent pleasures. Bo "sitles, so long as we hold raffles at Church bazaars, play bridge for money, bet at the races, nad speculate on the Stack the mony he had with him had been given combine. Tiw suggestion' was muce that made. The natural tendency of all those
Mr. Lee d'Almada, who appeared for the defence, stated that the defendant was Secretary to the Civil Governor of Canton and was the Dean of several-colleges in Canton. He had been commissioned by the Governor of Canton to procved to Yarebow on an educational mission, and
him by the Chinese Government to pay
is expenses,
juraty.
:
would do would be to form a trust or
Exchange it seems rather foolish to boggle at a lottery, for which the vast
Mr. Wood diveted that the money mujerity of Europeans will buy their tickets more with the idea of helping a should be converted into banknutes and worthy cause than of growing suddenly returned to the defendunt. He adjou and inordinately rich. The Chinese mayed the case and die, defendant, in the be actuated by different motives, but they meantime, to be allowed to proceed on history of Robinson Crusoe reminds us, one are born gamblers, and, though I do not subscribe to the doctrine that evil may be. done in order that good may epent, the present scheme will undoubtedly obtain money for the relief of suffering from spurces that could not be tapped in a other way. Therefore, I hope tha: "Ourfior. Ine time being in order to pay his surprising that, in various parts of China,ernors who were on the spot, whether or
"BORROWED FOR THE TIME BEING."
Charged with the larceny of 81,760 in Chinese 20-cent pieces, a Chinese told Mr. Wood that he only borrowed the money
accounts.
Inspector Daviti stated that the defend. ant was the fake of a Chinese bank at 08, Wing Lok Street. On the previous night the defendunt was assisting the banker to count the money up to Il o'clock. Some how or other be managed to get hold of the $1,780 and took it away with him, to Bridges Street, where he lived. A takong stopped him as he was leaving a riesha with the money, whereupon defendant. showed a chit authorising himself to take this money. The fakong did not believe him, and took him back to the bank for anthemiiter to be explained, and the banker
had defendant arrested, "
Day "Committee, having decided upon alis method of raising funds, will exploit it the fullest extent on the principle that fue muy as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb." If they do this, the receipts should be nearer $500,000 than $0.000. But while I am not appalled at the immorality of the proceeding, I can not help being amused at the wolte Jare of the Government, who only last Apri probibited the publication of advertisement of a "War Lona Loltery sanctioned by the Government of India and Lock energetic measures to stop the remittances from this Colony:
The case was adjourned to Thursday. ALLEGED THEFT OF RUBBER TYRES,
A coolie was charged by the manager. of Gibbs & Co., Wanchai, with the larcenying, but we noties a tendency to grow less of 100 lbs. of riesha rubber tyres valued at 880 from a truck at Connaught Road West,
Defendant pleaded that he bought the stuff from a Chinaman on Saturday, but whether it was stolen or not he could not say.
SLEEPING SUITS
FANCY
STRIPE
CEYLONETTE
$3.50 to $4.50 PER SUIT.
FANCY & BLOCK STRIPE CEYLON
$6.00 AND $8.00 PER SUIT.
TWILL
CEYLON
$6.00 AND $8 50 PER SUIT.
WHITE
AND COLOURED VIYELLA "
IN THREE WEIGHTS.
LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.
WAR
18
CHARITIES.
"OUR DAY"
THURSDAY, 18th OCT., 1917.
MORNING:
Collection for LADY MAY'S ROSE FUND.
Or cheques may be sent now addressed to LADY MAY, Government House (envelopes being marked "Rose Fund"). AFTERNOON at 3 o'clock,
races toward Great Britain was remark The records remind us that the history able. In had been his good fortune to of British Trade and intercourre, with receive, from time to time, testimony to China is not very lengthy. But what has their loyalty to the King and of their de
He had been" been lost by a lack of antiquity has been votion to our interests. Mr.made up in many other ways. The Far asked whether conscription had been and Enst is now a very important subject in adopted in the Crown Colonies. The world politics, and enel decade that House would be interested to know that in passes makes both Europe and America the East African Protectorate it had been give far more consideration and atgution adopted; in Uganda, except for natives; in Ceylon, the Straits Bettlements, the to the problems connected with China:
Some shrewd observer of national Federated Mulay States, for whites, or characteristics once observed that, if two for Keal defene; Hongkong had found Americans were shipwrecked upon it unnecessary, because every white mun
He wished to speak of a certain class desert island the first thing that they was already a volunteer.
of men to whom do reference was ever
La crians went on a univETSRY,
ada were serving the King in various but as cut idea was put towaru in pre- war days, we why improve upon by pies in the Dominions and Colonies volunteer for service in. Venturing the opinion that they wound been to form a General Sutt. Similarly, we wil France. He desired to pay a tribute to anend the original suggestion that two those who had remained at their posts. rugishmen would form a race club, by under the orders of the Colonial Office in HEAVY substituting a newspaper. Indeed, as the all parts of the Crown Colonies and Pro their immediate tectorates, ding dreary work and often Englishman found that it gave him a wholly unknown, even hobby, when wrecsed upon a desert island, chiefs, for months together, and never talked of in the House of in the news- to keep a diary
THE COMMENTIE'S DIARY.
papers. (Cheers,) Hundreds of those And niter all, a newspaper is only the men were eating out their hearts with diary of a community. At is, no pro- their desire to be allowed to serye, in fessional pride, or unbounded conceit, France, and very gallant and efficient which inspires us to record the ines that soldiers they would make. (Cheers.) But most Englishmen would prefer to miss it was his responsibility and his duty to their breakfast rather than in deprived of decite, alter consultation with the Gov obeir daily paper. Therefore it is not
Penang to teking a chain of journas satisfied hat they could not be spared, "No"? to them. They English newspapers are published. From not those men could be spared. If he was eenselessly watch the interests of their own he had to say country and, as a general rule, it may deserved all the credit that could be given airly ne said conduct themselves with all to them for the quiet endurance in which of the best traditions associated with they were performing difficult tasks and British journalism. Fairplay for a wore bearing bitter disappointments. races, creeds and views about life, is the Cheers.) He ventured to atter a word! key-note of both their policy and sucess of warning to hou. members and to sonie It is a matter of taste and temperaniche persons outside the House. He had from as to how we ensebrate our birthdays. in: to time received letters asking him. When we are small children our dea spesially to consider the case of certain dappiness is nåsteinted with jam-tarta anfficers in the Colonial Service and to give hocpiates. Laier un, us school-boye, them leave so that they might obtain com66 and a great joy in abstention from the missions in the Army. Such officers were class-roun, and the liking for sweets still forbidden by the terms of their service to Seins. When we are older, especially make any effort to use influence, but the f we have the responsibility of a family friends and relations of some of them had we spend our birthdays very much s other days, by going to business. We may dore so. He felt that they would not have some mild form of dissipation, in continue to adopt that course if they the shape of a dinner party, in the even realized the extraordinary hardship and injustice to other men who had no in less excited about natal days as euential friends. If he listened to the grow older. Indeed, some ladies are petitions of persons of high standing and accused of forgetting all about such influence on behalf of these is whom they! events. They may keep very quiet with were interested he would be doing an their friends on the subject, but it is express injustice to those others. He fairly certain that they remind their earnestly appealed particularly to mem. busbands of the national custom about bers of the House-to accept for them- birthday-presents-
selves the rule which he had set himself to With newspapers, it is different. There follow. He assured the House that he is a certain respectability associated with allowed no man to remain in the Colonial age which is
issot that obtains Service who could be spared and who could. in nest businesses, but it is especially the render more assistance to the Empiro by case in connection with journalism. The circle of readers is used to having the joining the Forces. news of the world presented to them in a certain form, and it is a tribute to the conservative instincts of the Britor that he very seldom changes his patronage in the domain of journalism. There have bet cases in which London journals have changed ownership and their political complexion. Many subscribers continued to read the new views, even though they did not approve of them. Thus it comes about that newspapers are proud of their traditions and mention their long lives. They do not dread old age They cele Without any great flourish of trampets,
THE BANDS OF THE 25th MIDDLESEX REGIMENT, brate notable anniversaries joyously. the British gave the good fairy every 18th INFANTRY, 74th PUNJABIS and POLICE RESERVE
The Hongkong Dalty Press has marked chance. Sometimes it needed the roar of The increases in the rate of pay of our
its sixtieth anniversary with a special cannon to drive away the evil genius, and will play during the Afternoon and Evening. announced by the Imperial Authorities contributed articles, the chief item con ed forces to keep them properly balanced. are, of course, very welcome, but they siets of a review of the progress in the Slowly, but surely, the forces of light pre- only serve to accentuate the injustice Colony during the life of the journal. It vailed over those of darkness, and to-day suffered by Service men stationed in is a fascinating story. We do not wish, the good fairy is able to glance with Hongkong. Unless something is done in any way, to satisfy the natural curio gratitude at the flag which has made pos- soon to arrange the conversion of sterling sity of our readers about this particular sible the work so dear to her heart. Thus we must leave the little British Colony, pay into local currency on a more equit tale of "British pluck and luck," as an able basis than las obtained hitherto, it American once called it, for all of the for a time, to the care of the good fairy Tickets for the War Bond Drawing are obtainable at all the will be necessary for this Colony to take chapters must be read if the plots and and beneath the shade of the dag which counter plots are to be understood. But further steps in the matter. Failing re-
KULTUR AND CULTURE. over the world, who may read these words We should not be human if we failed the the War Office and Admiralty, we do want to remind those Britons, alls a symbol of freedom and justice. the Legislative Council may see their way to come to the rescue, at least for the bat Hongkong is a Colony of which the to point out that our enemies, the Ger Empire has every reason to be proud. No mans, have never produced anything like duration of the war.
nation, has more generously recognized Hongkong. They have, as we know to The approach of the cool season reminds what the British have done on that rocky our cost, great ability of organization and result of giving credit to "birds of us once again of cricket. I am glad to little island at the mouth of the Canton they are a nation of scientists. But, even that even they failed to appreciate the full the spirit are above those of materials: hear that the league has been reorganised river than the Americans. It is probable in this age of machinery, the things of and that the city, on cold, in significance of the story of Hongkong Hongkong is a success because it has beca competition. The turf, I am told, is in until they themselves took up the white built up on fundamental principles as excellent condition, and there is plenty man's burden in the Philippine Islands. secure as the granito rock which forma its
base. It is
is an epic of Empire. The ad- of talent in the Colony. We have not had an interport match since the war. The facts of the tale are simple, but the ministration is clean, the laws are just Why not arrange a Shanghai week-end romance is great. We will go back and the way of the evil-doer is
made hard. little earlier than that October 1st in 1337 The Chinese flock to the Colony to obtain. upon which our contemporary first eaw personal freedom and security for their on behalf of the Red Cress?
the light of day, and contemplate another property. Practically all of the taxes are day about 18 years earlier, when the Bri paid by Orientals, and they own most of tish took over the barren island. Where the property. Europeana and Asiation the mast from which flies the Union Jack every shade have helped to make Hong- now standa, pirates looked out upon the kong prosperous.
Where half a If the little British Colony has, from Pacific for their prey. million law-abiding inhabitants now earn time to time leaped into notoriety for a living only a handful of evil-doors its rather violent criticism of the local supported themselves by robbery and mur Government, that only shows that, despite dor on the high seas: Where millions of its situation in the tropics, the climate trees and beautiful flowering shrubs and does not enervate the minds of the waving palms clothe the steep hillsides Britons who so actively agitate for with tropical foliage, there was nothing reform. There are things which hap They pro but rock and barren, slopes. What is pen in a Crown Colony which seem now one of the world's greatest shipping strange to the outsider. ports, sheltered a few pizate junks and duce irritation occasionally, to free- TEMPAS.. Where the commerce which dom-loving individuals with democratiu connects Hongkong with all the markets ideas. But then it is always the privilege, muddy shore or a tiny village. Where tradition to provide clean administration here are now stately buildings of rein in all parts of the world Hongkong bas forced concrete was nothing but a few a history of which it has reason to be dirty matsheds. Namagic wand of a proud. It has before it a great and
(Continued at foot of next Column.1 splendid future.
The No. Chits " Bill appears to be viewed with disfavour in a good many quarers. The old residents do not like it because it interferes with "olo custom;" white some of the license-holders are afraid that it will divert trade from the public bars to the Clubs owing to the fact
inspector Rest stated that on Saturday- that fox people curry about with them complainant's colies were loading some more than a little small change. No goods from a truck ou to a steamer at Connaught Road West. The rubber tyres doulit, however, we shall learn to accom-wore leib on the truck when the coolies modate ourselves to circumstance, just as went on board the steamer, and when they people have done in England, where the turned the tyres had disappeared. The complainant then sent round a yoki to Treasury holes for £1 and· 193. were
make enquiries from all the ricshe dealers acepted from the banks with great relucl. with the result that next day the fuki ance in many cases, when they were first found the defendant trying to sell 100 lbs. of tyres to a shop. The fuki asked issud, though in other countries, used defendant to show the tyres, as he wanted to a paper currency, a pocketful of silver to see them before buying them. When and copper coins is regarded as a great defendant returned with the tyres he was inconvenience. The proposal in Hong- kong, however, is only to render the signing and accepting of chits in public! bars illegal, and there is a considerable
arrested.
The case was adjourned tili Thursday.
wizard could have transformed Hongkong raore completely than that act of hoisting years ago. It was, perhaps, done without much ceremony. It was certainly done in complete ignorance of the astonishing acquel. But as the flag flattered out into the breeze, the evil genius of the place mat have felt a shudder, and the good lairy picked up hope, pas
the Union Jack from its Peak about 75
amount of speculation, as to the reasons soldiers and sailors that have heen supplement. While there are many other always the scales of justice required arm
underlying this innovation. If the idea is to protect the publican why, it is asked, is he specially singled out for attention If, on the other hand, the object is to prumole temperance, why are the clubs immune? As a matter of fact, I do not think there is any deep-laid scheme to keep ninety-nine sober people thirsty in forlorn attempt to make one drunken man sober, but the aim is really to guard hotel-keepers against losses incurred as
Finssage." Unless there is a uniform practice these losses cannot be avoided. The ingenuity of residents will doubtless enable them to find a way out of the difficulty.
THE GOOD FAIRY.
of
The following story is rather old, but I venture to relate it in case they may not have heard it in the Exports and Imports Department. A foreigner, who was bringing a civil action in the British Courts, bold bis counsel that he pro- posed to send a case of champagne to the Judge in order to help matters along a little. Good gracious" exclaimed the horrified counsel, if you do that you will be sure to lose. The Judge would be most indignant." When the case was over and judgment had been given in favour of the plaintiff, he remarked to his counsel that he was glad the idea had occurred to him of making a present to the Judge. You don't mean to say that ly embraced-f paying a generous tribute of the world is now transacted was either of the Briton to grumble, just as it is his
you sent him the wine after what I told you said his counsel. "Oh, yes, I did, was the reply," but I sent it in the other fellow's namo."
(Continued at foot of next column.).
Things one would like to know→→→ Whether there has been a slump in the jewellers trade as the result of the dis closures at the Criminal. Sessions Inst week!
What steps the Government has taken, ar purposes taking, to ensure respect for the regulation prohibiting Civil Servants from accepting presents from members of the public?"
Whether Hongkong realises all it owes to the Mercantile Marine, especially in these days of submarines and mines?
Whether the other Hongkong news papers are grateful to the Daily Press for the opportunity which its Diamond Jubilee afforded them and they so cager
to themselves.
misny
Whither people realis that returns" is not a very folicitous greeting to a newspaper even on its birthday?
RODERICK BANDOM.
GREAT DRAWING, OF WAR BONDS at the Murcay Parade Ground.
St. John Ambulance Brigade competitions. Teas and various Refreshments in English and Chinese style, and attractions.
EVENING at 9 o'clock.
FETE at the Public Gardens. New OFFICIAL WAR FILMS shown for the first time in Hongkong; Illuminations and Music.
GRAND
ENTERTAINMENT CHINESE THEATRICAL From 5th till 12th October, at the Taiping Theatre.
Principal Banks.
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