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[SPRDIAL ALTICLE], Nobody likes saying "farewell
to an old friend. That is why most of us felt a tinge of regret when we read that the old Clook Tower was doomed. Thare is
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PROTECTING THE WEST RIVER TRADE.
Siru the lotter which you
·MANNING THE MERCANTILE NUTZ BARMARINU..
To the Editor of the "Hongkong Tolograph.
Bir-I see that the Associated Chambers of Commerce are or ganizing a deputation to wait upon the President of the Board of Trade on the subject of the supply of Officers and Seamen formanning the mercantilo
marino, I rather think that the
Some clover and pointed-re- marks were made at the recent dinner of the Sphinx Club by the Master of Obriske College, Cam- bridge, and by the Headmaster
Universityman in Business," Both speakers offered statistica tending to prove that the Oxford or Cambridge man is highly suo-
gateral agreement that the old To the Editor of the "Hongkong cessful when he turns his hand to
animark has had its day and
Telegraph." commerce; but, as, the world
that it ought no longer to cumber
President of the Board of Trudo is knows to its cost, the main effect
the ground. But, all the same,
by now fully aware of the fact that of statistion is to mislead. Broad-
we shall watch with mixed feel kindly published on Friday, any defects in the manning of the ly speaking, the English 'varsity- man should do well at any Siberian Mail.-Arrived per 8.5. has done good service to Hong practical as well as practicable not made a seafarer's life worth inge its demolition. In its day offered what I conceived to be a mercantile marine are entirely | duo to fact that shipowners have pursuit to which he gives Chinho's yesterday.
kong. For over fifty years it himself wholeheartedly,
to for, Siberian Mail-Oloses por s.s. has stood in the place it now suggestion minimise the living. during three or four of the most
occupies; now it has perforce to occurence of piracies impressionable years of his life,
bow to the "Too Old at Fifty" board the numerous stoamers he has been (unless be a hormit)
dictum.
trading on the. Canton River. continually rabbing shoulders with better men than himself.
adduced to show that the Clock Itivor trade
Numorous argumente can be Today another feature of the is urged upon to-Tower has outstayed its welcome. the attention of the public and First and foremost, of course, is the Government from whom the fact that, in its prosent loca much can be expected in the way tion, it is a big obstruction to traffic. Here it must be remem. berod that when it was erected, Queen's Road
And, independently of the mere question of book knowledge, he has received the training, socially and in the sports field, perhaps host calonlatil to develop in him a self-restraint and a knowledge of character which will give him an enormous advantage in what- ever.career he may enter upon. Heredity and Tradition.
Yet who is there of us that cannot point to half a dozen Hongkong Telegraph" will Oxford or Cambridge men who
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HONGKONG, MONDAY, APRIL 7, 1918.
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The Rev. Archdeacon and Mrs. Walker arrived yesterday by the Haiyang from Swatow.
Man Injured.
Eldon Street.
The Three Card Trick.
Small Fire,
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· Outstayed its Welcome.
BUM
of preventive measures..
Officors and men are badly paid, over-worked-in the case of Officers with not an extra half- penny by way of compensation- and have to put up with the greatest discomforts. I need not mention the risks and perils in separable from their calling, as to face like men, these they are always prepared
All this talk about the institu-. It is matter of common know- tion of further sea-going training on the ledge that,
the ships is simply a means of ilod- apart from soa-front, and the thoroughfare ordinary costly merchandise ing the service with Officers and was not then that centre of con- carried in foreign bottoms, Bilk again to the very lowest rates,
men, when wages will go down gestad traffic which it has since
necessary
Youre faithfally.
T. W. MOORE. Secretary, Imperial Merchant Service Guil·l
SANITARY BOARD.
become. The big reclamation and bullion constitute far and It is a notable feature that the scheme, of course, brought about away the most important as conditions are worst in the ships have tried commerce and have
the change. This was unforeseen; well as the most valuable cargoes belonging to those who are pro- failed dismally? The explana:
So instead of occupying a pro- carried from and to Canton and fessedly so 20lous in starting tion is two full. The boy
mont position on the expansive Hongkong. Silk may be elimin- these training abips and are so. keen who has inherited a
Prays, the Tower has been thrustated for the purpose of present convinced of their necessity. As eye to the main chance, where
into the very centre of the busiest cousi loration, as it is cargo origin. the stlustion at present stands, buying and selling are concerned,
part of the Colony, at the junction, ating from Canton. It is with the great majority of the youths will-other things being equal-
of two main thorougfaros-altor silver that we should be who are taken on by steamship become a successful business
A man has been sent to the Sether out of place, in the way principally concerned for the owners as apprentices are simply man, whether educated at Oxford
excellent substitutos for able of everybody and everything,presont, or in the workhouse. If he have Government Civil Hospital suf- and performing no
Large as has been the ship-se men, for most of their work. no natural aptitude to finance, a fering from a fractured forearm function. On the sea-front it was ment of the white metal to the consists of clearing out holds, chip- university education will be the caused by a obair falling on of some use to shipping folk as a Southern Capital in pra-Ravolit ping iron rust, attending winches, last thing in the world to develop him from the second floor of 20 landmark; buried away where it tion days, latterly the demand for shovelling coals, and such like it in bim. Io the second place,
now is, it has even lost this valdo. silver in Canton has shown a labourer's work. All this anxiety there is much in the business
At one time it might have been steady tendency to grow. The about the future supply of Offigara world to which public school and A Chinese who was arrested possible to consult the clock with re-opening of the Mint to the is not genuine It is bunkum. varsity tradition is deadly oppos. whilst playing the three card trick out the danger of dislocating one's coinage of subsidiary tokens for There is at present a great over- ed. Of course it is possibic for at Hung Hom, was fined $5 or in neck; nowadays this is next to currency requirements in the plus of officers which is nocount- a financier to be perfectly clean- default fourteen days by Mr. impossible, save from Pedder Kwangtung Province has created able for the lack of consideration handed and upright in all his Hazeland, at the Police Court, Street. Even from this point a still further legitimate demand which they receive. As an ounce dealings; but a large number of this morning.
the clock-face is generally which promises to increase con of fact is worth a ton of tilk I financiers are not so; and their
Stolen Copper.
hidden by the adjacent trees siderably co the depreciated should like to inform you that readiness to take advantage of the A Chinese arrested whilst leav-
Its Origin,
Government notes become super now at the very height of ship- weakness or folly of a rival very ing the Naval Yard in possession Having said so much, it will seded. and the tokens of the ping prosperity, the Guild alone soon sickens and disguste the of 13 lbs of copper wire, was son be of interest to dive back a old regime demonetised," The have from four to five hundred youngster who has been taught tenced to fourteen days impri- little into the history of the consequone is that the steady fully qualified and capable Cap- that honour and chivalry, and sonment and four hours stooks, doomed Clock Tower. It is fw of bar silver to Canton has tains and Officers out of employ- generosity towards an enemy or at the Police Court, this morning.not generally known that the been proceedi..g space from ment. a rival, are of more value than
Tower as it stands at present Hongkong-an inflow that, for I trust that the President of commerical achievement. So that A small fire broke out at 53 represents only part of a scheme the reasons above stated, will the Board of Trade will take this if the varsitymau turns out a Bonham Strand yesterday at of beautifying the city which continue to gather volume as well to heart, and pause before successful business man, we may a medicine shop. The fire is its sponsors had in view.. The trade demands in the Two Kwong taking any steps as desired by take it that "it was in him".supposed to have been caused by originai proposal was to erect Provinces overtake the supply. the shipowners which would A Housekeepers' League," some of the dry medicines catch-a clock tower with town clock Recent instances have been make such a very regrettable
All the world is watching with ing fire. Damage to the extent and fire bell, the tower to be con- known of single shipments of as position oven worse. interest the revision of the tariff of $120 was done.
necter with a drinking fountain much as $300,000 to $400,000 of by the new Democratic Govern-
Indo-China S. N. Co.. and arrangements to be also made silver bullion being made to Can- ment of the United States, and it It is notified by the general for the dropping of a time-ball ton from this port. On one occasion It is a strange commentary on modern civilisation and something far the proposed 50 per cent. reidend to preference shareholders a public meeting to consider this dollars has been carried in the March 15, 1913.
will be illuminative to see how managers that a 6 per cent, div-At the suggestion of Mr J. Dent, as much oven as half a million in the nature of a striking anomaly that while the people of duction will eventually affect the in the above Company having project was held on July 28th, treasure room of one of the practically all nations desire peace and concord above all else, there cost of living in America. It has been declared, the transfer books 1860, and a committee, consisting stedmors of a leading line. Over never was a time in history when the race in armaments was more it is not the Tariff alone which from the 71 to the 15th inst., Backwith, D. Lapraik, G. Lyall armed Oriental sentry (who pos for the meeting of the Sanitary to be borne in mind, however, that of the Company will be closed so of Messrs J. Brodersen, J. Hthis valuablo cargo is placed an Following are orders of the day feverishly maintained than at the present. The leading statesmen reflec's its influence on the cost both days inclusive.
and C. St. G. Cleverly, was ap- sasses not even the merit of pic-Foard to-morrow: of every European country loudly proclaim the peaceful intentions of living. Speculation in food is
A Gambling House,
pointed to collect subscriptions turesqueness) whom not much 1. Letter from Government re- of each; the Governments of all pile up the burden of naval and noted a striking illustration the eleven men before Mr. C. D. Mel-flowed in generously, but, accord-power in the event of a concerted water closet, one trough el sot a most polent footor. Of this we Sergeant Gerrard charged from tho public. At first money physical force is required to overlative to the erection of, one military expenditure till the people groan beneath the load. Spoken other day, brought to light by the bourno, at the Police Court, this ing to Dr Eitel's well-
attack upon the members of the and two urinals at No. 3, Queen's word and actual deed may appear diametrically opposed, but the activities of a newly-started morning, with being concerned known History of Hongkong,
Road Central, Marine Lot Na, seeming paradox straightens itself out if we reflect that the general "Hcu okeepere League". Egge in a gambling house at Wanchai. delay in the execution of the At the excellent shipping ad- 103, Section A and to the altera policy of all is based on the argument that "the strong man well were dear in Philadelphis, owing The keeper was fined $100 or in schmo caused the enthusiasm to ministration, perfected through a tion of the position of three other
to the fact that 85 per cent. of default two months, and the re-cool down, The result was long series of years of experience olosote. armed keepeth his house in peace." This is a sound theory, but its the Philadelphiu grocers were mainder fined $2 each. that subscriptions stopped, the of the traffic, none can cavil. It is 2. Correspondence relative to potency does not appeal to the Socialists with their idle dreams of controlled by "chain stores" whiob
scheme had to be curtailed, all equally true that strenuous com- removing, the public latrine at universal arbitration and disarmament. So it is only in accord with were allied with speculaters in Following is the return of the decorative features of the petition las brought froight to the junction of Bridges Street
minimium 11 expectations to read that the French and German Socialist Deputies 88. um 700 million eggs visitors to the City Hall Library original pretty design had to be that "irreducible
and Tank Lane, west of Inland ware held in storage,
abandoned, and hence came into which involves the have recently issued a joint manifesto protesting "unanimously and there were
and and Museum for the week-ending being an ugly tower obstructing ment in enormous risks with Fardens behind Nos. 12 and 14 manage Lot 1422 to the bank at Blake dolol out to the 5: April, 1913- with one voice against the armaments which exist among nations" inhab'tints, while millions Library.
Museum.
the main thoroughfare. But a very inadequate compensation. Tai Ping Shan Street. and which, they argue, will load to a universal catastrophe and tribution would have been in-237 Chine e,
because their dis-509 Non-Chine ́s. went rotten
181 Non-Ohinese tower without a olock was not of There is no evidence that 3. Correspondence relative to result in the misery and destruction of the masses.
this relentless freight 8,215 Obiness mach use, and we read that Mr.
war the application for permission to opportune. It was then that the
D. Lapraik came generously to will be abated It is, therefore, erect one urinal at the Pesk Though the necessity for the greatly enhanced expenditure now ters into its hands, went into
Housekeepers' League took mat 786
8.376
the recone of the Committee and unreasonable that much more Club, Rural Building Lot No. being incurred by the Armies and Navies of the world might easily business on its own account, and,
provided, at his own cost, the can be expected of the River 62, Plunkett's Road. The Bandmann Opera Com-town clook, which sounded for Steamer Companies by way of 5. Letter from Government re- be proved, these can be no denying the fact that the pinok is being in less than a fortnight, the price pany will not be able to play in the first time on New Year's Eve, any extra precautionary measures lative to the erection of a trough „fel all round. Let us take the case of Germany. The initial of eggs all over the city was less Hongkong on Thursday next. 1862, ushering in the year 1883. entailing increased expenditure closet at Alexandra Buildings,
jthod li slf what it had been. expers. of the new military programme is no less than 50 millions
They are leaving by the Dovanha Mr. J. Dent also stepped in and on their part.. Yet the temptation Marine Lots Nos, 7 and 2c. A Falling-Off. sterling, while to this will have to be added very shortly a further
which is sailing at noon on that erected, apart from the clock to which their property and the 6. Report, by the Government Only three bores completed day. Their farewell performance tower, a drinking fountain, which lives of their officers are exposed Analyst on the public water sum of 12 millions. To meet this enormous expenditure the Gov-the course in the Grand National, will therefore be given on Wed- now graces the front of the City does really invite the cupidity of supplies for the month of March, ernment is resorting to a form of taxation hitherto confined in most and that fact is worth a little nesday night when "Autumn Hall The droppidg of a time gangs that batten on
the 1913.. countries exclusively to sudden emergencies, such as an outbreak of attention. The odds are five to Manoeuvres will be repeated: ball had to be postponed for helplessness of Europeans none 7. Result of the examinationa one against a horse getting the This picce has; proved uncom several years later, and was then less than the defencelessness made under "The Sale of Food war or its imminence. Capital in being heavily taxed, and for the course, it is trus, but the failure monly successful and is to be re-instituted in Kowloon..
of their nationals who travel for and Drugs Ordinanes, 1888", first time in the nation's history, members of the reigning houses of nineteen out of twenty-two peated by special request.
Such is a brief outline of the business or pleasure between for the quarter ended 31st March, are sur.endering their constitutional freedom from taxation. starters to finish seems to point to For Goods Sold origin of our old friend the Clock Hongkong and the Canton Delta. 1913,
the fact that our jumpers ara Landowners and those who possess large fortunes will not be gravely going off.
This morning, in the Summary taken over by the Government on the wit of the Colonial Legis- taken by this Department against Tower, whose maintenance was. It is certainly not surpassing 8. List of legal ir ceedings Two years ago Mr. Court, before the Puisne Judge, affected, it is said, by the new taxes, which will be felt most Bibby's Glena de was the only Mr. Justice Kemp, the Wa San May 22nd, 1863, and which, so lature to devise measures having persons for bronches of the Publis grievously by those people who, after years of saving, have scraped horse which went over the course Co. 44 Wing On St. sned the soon after its fiftieth birthday, is for their object the more adequate Health and Buildings Ordinances. together a small capital, sufficient for them to live in the smallest without falling and, if matters Bing Ked, and the managing to be rased to the ground. In its protection of the river travelling 1903-1911 for the mon be of
wore a little better last year, there partner. Wong Sai Chin, 138 day it has registered many event public, and to the recognised February and Marob, 1913, possible way in the evening of their liver,
is no escaping the foot the Hollywood Rd. to recover the sun ful hours. Its labours are almost resourcefulness of the new Mem 8. Mortality return from Macao It is a heavy burden which the German coplo have been called British ateeplechasers are falling of 8702.67, being the amount ended. It has to go. But we bera of Council, seconded by their for the wooks ending 17th zni upon to bear, and
Only recently our eraoa due from the defendant to the shall feel a little sad when it unofficial colleagues, might not 24th March, 1913. which appears to press heavily on those jumper, Jerry M. had to be cont-plaintiff for goods, pold and de sounds its last chimes. One
an appeal be reasonably made on 0 Mortality return for the of small means. As the years go by, too, there will be fresh ent with third place to two French livered. Air Crowther Smith ep
behalf of the seafaring comunnily week ending 15th March 1913. imposts on behalf of both the Army and Navy; so that the lot of the horses in the big French steeple-peared for the plaintiff and Mr. Died on the Voyage.
upon whom Hongkong is so large 10, Limewashing return for Kaiser's people looks none too harpy. Other nations have their the sale of the beat of British Grist for the defendants, Judg. Hongkong, a man died on board chase, and it would seem that Mason of Mesars Wilkinson and On the voyage from Canton t
dependent for its prosperity? in fortnight oading 18th March,
Yours faithtally, 1013 burdens too, not forgetting Great Britain. But we baliove with Mr. bloodak ck to owners on the Cn mont given for the plaint fie with the ss. Hoi Ming on Baurday
J.P. BRAGA Churchill that of all counties, Dritain is best able to bear the strain, tinent is having its oliest.
Time Death was due to natural causes,
THIMA, TWO
off.
Library and Museum.
Bandmann Opera Company.
1!
crow. +
Hongkong, 6th April, 1913.
12. Rat return for the weake onding 22nd and 20th Moroli 1919.