AN IDEAL XMAS PRESENT.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1918.
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· St. Andrew's Day
One of the questions that will never be settled, even by an all- kooring posterity, in the actual "constation between Scotland and
DAY BY DAY:"
THINGS IN CHINA;"
TOMORROW. FOR HAVING BEEN
YOU SHALL BE NONE THE WORSE VALUE OF THE CONCESSI"NS. St. Andrew, Well-founded tra| HAPPY TO-DAY-Thackeray, dition says that the Apostle wAI craciled at Patrue, in the Pol-
The Malls.
Empress of Atia at `10.30 a.m. to-day and per es Shantang st 3 p.m. to- day.
oponesus, on November 30 of Siberian Maile.-Closed per e.a. the year 69, and aqather-less! well-lounded-aaye that "either" St. Paul, Sr. Peter or St. Andrew visited Britain co a picaionary jurney; but here he information comes to a
fall-top. But the matter is of little consequence; the picus Scots of the Middle Ages asked, as lew questions about their Patron ag the English about St. George;" they were content to regard their cousity as under his special protation, and there was » An end of it. When their eixteenth
the seed of John Knox, which rigidly attempted to rule out all nference to Saints, for som declined to abandon their Patron,
S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., unaccountable reason the people
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The Dollar.
The opening rate of the dollar ou demand to-day was 25. 3.11/168.
To-morrow's Anniversary. Tc-morrow is the 72nd birthday
For the Troops. thanks a parcel of magasines for We desire to acknowledge with the troops from Mr. J. R. Capell.
and have continued no to decline to this very hour. In fact their abeerrace of bis Day has long
Magistrate's Retirement. Mr. F.A. Hazeland, First Police pat the Southrone to shame, and Magistrate, eat on the Bench for consiousness that it is almost pleting over thirty years in the halat awakened in them the the last time this morning, com- time that they bestirred them- Government service. He leaves selver and found come fitting the Colony to morton for Home manor wherein to honour their by as. Malta, · own Sint In recent yesis the
Theft of Zinc Flates.
Peking and Honours.
persons' which оде to
SHANGHAI SHARE REPORT.
Money Situation **Littie Altered.**
Mosses, A. L. Anderson & Co. in their weekly share circular
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SAVED`A WOMAN'S: LIFE.
Ta'po Stationmaster Awarded
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An interesting presentation was made at the conclusion of s meeting of the Executive Council this morning, by H. E. the Officer Administering the Government An occasional correspondent of | (Shanghai, November 25) any:-- the Telegraph writes :-
(Hon. Mr. C. Severn) in the pre- The situation is little altered once of H.E. the General Officer Siberian Mail (London, Nov. 3).—|
Did you not smile on reading since last week and the Exchange, Commanding. (Major General Arrived per se. Malta k-isy. in the Chinese press the namer-while nominalle open, might se Ventris) Sir Paul Custer, C.M.G., English Mail.-Cloees per erous telegrams addressed to the well be closed for all practical the Hon. Mr. A.G.M. Fletcher, the Malte at 11 a.m. to-morrow, Peking Cabinet, urging it to be purposes. At the same time Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp, the Hon. Mr. firm in the matter of the exten-little business in being traumeted W. Chatham, the Hon. Mr. E. B sion of the French Concession at “outside”, chiefly in re-sales of Hallifer and the Hon. Mr. E. B. Tientsin? The Chamber of November and December par Sharp, K.O. Commerce at Macso has also chases; and these, to tempt par- joined ience. I have specially chasers, must be at sacrifice raition of the Relilion Medal to Fun The occasion was the presents- noted this latter point, on account Beyond theme ression, however: Chi-fau, the stationmaster at Tai- of the nearness of Macas. If I DO shares are offering, and cento: descendants adopted of Her Majesty Queen Alexandra, not afraid of harting the pablis
po, who, at great risk to his life, certain"
feelingsway disposed to panic, plainly almost certain" death. It was at myad an old Chinese woman from thing
always recognising that, but for sale that the signatories of the the rise in the price of rabber Taipo, that the stationmaster ought aroid-I
would the present funrcial starvation, the Canton express was dus at. 10.40 sm. on October 13, when telegram (if these are geninae) do
have indused a booming noticed an old womin walking not know the first thing about this. of a dead market, in along the track to meet the train. questica. Just now it is the
ber last we draw attention The crual warning was given fashion to send telegrams and to give oneself bellying airs; and
ae inexplicable sympathy by the driver, bat she took no here is an example.
ch seeme to exist between the notice and continued on her way. The Chinese appear to counder rien to a thres-and-sixpenny teel stationarter jumped on the track prices of rubber and silver; the Seeing the risk ahe ran, the their accredited representatives has been sccompanied by snap and, lifting his arms above kis head. little worthy of confidence, ainos preciation in Singapore to the they allow themselves so free equivalent of two-and-lever shouted to the woman. Still she sa signal to the driver to stop, quently, and in connection with penny rubber in Loader the did not appear to bear, and he ran name of St. Andrew has been Movements of Chlaese Troops.maltera of such trifling import-latter much more than making *Pup to her and pushed her sway · associated with warm-bearted Considerable activity smongance, to remind them of their for any loss osused to the rubber) when the train was only a few feet abarily, ia Hongkong
as the Cantonese troops in reported duty. Nor do they appear to companies owned in Shanghai, from them, and then sprang into elsewhere. This year his Festival from up river during the past few cherish any very loftty notion of by the former. has ■ special meaning days. Yesterday, alone, eleren the greatness of the office An unexpected remittance from
safety himself. locally, for the Scots are determin- big junks and three launches of a Minister of the Government Esechuen of Tis. 2,130,000 arrived His Excellency said. The traffic In making the presentation, ed so put their hands deep into filled with soldiers arrived at of the Chinese Republic, seeing yesterday, bringing the port Inspector reported to the alanager their pockets for the benefit of Wongmoon.
that they make hold to take each Basnoes up to Ts. 21,130,000 of the railway that you performed their mantrymen who have left all
liberties with it. Practically and $14800 000; native interest for the sake of the Empire; and it
they are asking whether the declined to 14 yesterday afternoon saving the life of an old Chinese a very brave act on October 31 by is cienly the duty of every British
Before Mr. J. R. Wood, at the Cabinet has the power ncessstry but opened at .22 this morning. subject here to lead a band.
Police Court this morning, to enable it to negotiate, on equal
woman, who was on the track in Chinese was charged with atesling/korms, with the foreign repre- a change for the better will be station. On seeing her danger, While it is generally hoped that front of the exprem train st Taipo three sice plates valued. #3. thì noutatives, or whether this has visible by the middle of net you ran aloog the track to where property of the Ocean Steamship been denied to it; and whether month we are not likely to see the woman was walking, and to-day is the obrine dissatis Company at Kowloon. Defendant the word or sigasture of a cheap money for some time lo faction among Britishers in said he had picked the plates out Minister has or has not ray real come and certainly not this side general with the Civil Service and of a boap of coal ciaders. His value. ite zemination methods, and this Worship sent the man to prison But let us leave this side of the
of the woman on the track. The morning wires encourage as to for a month, and ordered him to question (interesting though it is on Loudon was 3/5; the Dollar
woman apparently did not hear balier that theold bad system will be placed in the stocks for four to note that the farther we go rate being 72.175.
your shouts, and you had then soon be abolished. Committees hours.
shoad in China, the more the
to assist her off the track in front have a name for taking an unduly
power goes adrift) and devotes,
of the train, and when you goi long time cvor their various†
faw momente to the following time! Each of them, strong in his only a few feet from where you clear of the line the engine was operations, but the nomes in the
r:flecticna- fist of men who are to undertake
party (and sems of his own valus) were standing. It has been re- this particular taɛk of re-model-
Do you think, frankly, that if will stick to bis personal view commended that you should the Concessions of Tientsio, and bring them to a head, so receive s'bomas of a month's pay, The other day a morning contemporary published a letter, the malter will eventually be lizg Ge some guarantee that
Shanghai and Hankow and the mach the wores if the said view and it was also brought to my Leaded "The Charch and our Soldiers and Sailors." The letter rattled was not remarkable for its wisdom; in fact the man who wrote it is a
foreign colonies of Hongkong and happen to be contradictory. At notice that your act cime ander The attention of advance ticket cao bad not existed, it would the head of a Province they will the terms of the Belilios Trast for obviously an ass, even though he may be a well-meaning one; and ably possible. Our Civil Service, this issue reminding them that
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practical holders for "Kismet" is drawn to have been possible to establish a live as though the Central Goreng life under conditions which 88 Ia reason the advertisement appearing in republic in Chian ? that it has aronsed no small amount of protest is only what was to whether Home, Foreign, Indian vouchers must be exchanged on leaders of the Republican party will need to trouble themselves care eminently suitable for the be expected. If fate had ordained that this enthesiast's bread and or Csicsial, has never been a thing Friday or Saturday, December 1owe to three very concessions or very little about the politics of the award. The Belilios Trastesw ernment did not exist. Being involved imminent danger to Is it not a fact that the principal chiefe of an administration they yourself. I agreed that this was cheese and Japanese bear-bould depend on his pen, he might of beasty, and no one in his ad 2. have been teas ready to put his hand to a piece of workmanship that senses would suppose that it would could do no possible good and that was plainly capable of stirring stand the test of the present war.minded that in future all rehear up a deal of ill feeling and strife. We have been at the trouble of Indeed almost the only thing that aals will be strictly private. smallest provocation, one
"Kismet" performers are re-being alive to day?
foreign colonies the privilege of Cabinet and the decisions of the greed, and I have much pleasura enquiring as to a private soldier's daily pay, and the information can be aid in its favoor is that it
Shall we not see, ander the
in handing you the medal, which which we have received confirms as in the opinion that we held is an improvement on the daye friends or relations be allowed to-day again taking refuge in fanciful.
It is indeed a misfortune for a was founded by Mr. Bellion and before: that Mr.
Under no consideration Atkins is a much-anduring man
will another of this clamorous party of characters to self-sufficient and
or country to be delivered up only presented in very rare. that beer, at Hongkong prices, is not for him. Then how does he on examinations at all.
and when appointments did not depend get drack? The answer, so far as we can see, is thet, save in the every other large community it
the drese such places ?
The Hon. Mr. Severn then imagination of the somewhat Pharisaica! gentlemen who, without is a misnre of brainy men, fools, each acting member will have rises once more to a fall gale, distribating decorations. They saying it was his duty to assist dns anthority, take upon themselves the charge of the souls of our idler and vegetables-the Iset the privilege of booking two stall some of the clamourers will perish have bestowed them on the not-do his utmost to do bis dato in Oaz military chiefs have alm pinned on the medal, and the Is it not trus that, if the squall granted themselves the luxury of recipient expressed his thanks, Servios map, he rarely does get drunk. Journalists have, proverbiusmed preponderating in this for any performances except the the Concessions had been more men of the districts recently ally, more opportunities of knowing what goes on around them in particular instance. That this is
or dress circle seats at balf price-who would not have perished if
such an old woman and he would the course of a given year than the average man and it is our own the cast is, of course, largely the distributed at next Saturday's
abilities and leading commercial | experience that, for one dranken soldier or sailor, Hoogkong can fault of the Commissioners, who
first one. Vouchers will be extended ?
the fature. produce, at the lowest estimate, twenty drunken civilisna-quite the cannot rid
Is it necessary to point out that have not refused the decorations, occupied by then. Those latter majority of whom may be presumed to have had a decent upbring notion that a youth's ability to themselves of the
the scheme for extending and not being strong enough to make ing, and of whom many may straightway be ritten down as pass an examination is a proof of habitual drankards. Now no acldier is an habitual drunkard; brains sod administrative powers.
maltiplying the Concessions pro-so bold. But how proud they are ceeds from prudent and well of them! They have elected to army regulations and army psy hare guarded against that
advised Republican leaders? possibility.
bide them in some corner of their When we have reflected on houses, and they mean to get rid A Neceuary Evil,
wish to be honest, own that comes, these varions points, we aball, if of them when the proper time it is a mistake to heads campaign terms with the former authorities, the case in which a lakong is The toying was continued, at They lived on good the Police Court this morning, of against a friendly Republic.
The Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1916.
SERVICE MEN AND THEIR SOULS.
Civil Service Matters.
Out of the healthiest signs
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"KISMET,"
rehearsal nights, but against this Like
rehearsal.
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courts.
these
driver of the train of the prreense
at the same time warned the
A LUKONG CHARGED.
Alleged Fxtortion from Countrymen,
fioe' old notabilites, charged with obtaining $10 from In the Matter of Decorations. and great was theit arrow at a Chinese countryman by frenda. The Peking Government seeing them driven out of office. lent meDA, 112
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LANGKAT OUTPUT. One had been hoping that, in view of the war and the new con- ditions which it has brought forth, the one-time popular theory that to show that the men with an un-is as follow:-
Kerara. Benjamin and Pots Unforquately experience goes advies us that the Langkat output a soldier or a exilor must be regarded as constant need of salvation would be allowed to die; but this, non-universityman who takes a an in fividual in asnal civersity record, or the Black, in not to be the cass yet, as is evidenced by the nonsense conbigh place in a stiff competitive
Nov. taiced in the offending letter, and by the fact that Home papere examination, is not by any means chronicle, from time to time, the sending of treate, hymn-backs etc. necessarily either brilliant or of to the soldiers who are fighting for us in the trenches-and are not safe from incult even there. When will the pioua baad of tree-world. Too often knowledge has any greit practical use in the distributors lesra that there is no earthly reason why a Service man been "pumped into" him, and, should be marked down for their special attentione? "Single men even though he may sometimes in barracks don't grow into plaster winte," we know; bat neither retain it in after life, (which he do single men at Oxford or Cambridgeer in the various civil seldom does) it is not generally of walks of life in Hongkong. There is more of drunkenness, licen- the sort that will enable him to tiousness, lying, frand, theft, cruelty and hypocrisy (especially the be a good servant of the Empire. last-named) out of the army and nayy than ever was to be found in Examinations are a necessary them; and there are more tooundrels, among the God fearing Bible evil, for no one has yet arisen mauling, resprotable British middle classes then all the soldiers and who could tell the world of any sailors of Britain, Franor, Ramsis and Italy could jaially muster, other mens whereby to choose Then why single out the Tommy and the bluejacket, as though the Sttest men for particular they were only fit for the bad place? Why whine about the temp work; but the system of cram CRU tations to which they are subjected? Is the seventeen-year-old boy at least beeliminated-with care, at a public school, with more pocket money than dezen soldiers Cram. har next put together, always free from temptation? Does the sailor standistence
to no more in need of being guarded from evil than the clerk or shop and the fact that it is the smenos Opalinent, amistant? If we would but recognise the pisin fcol, the soldier and of most of our own examinations sailor are just as good and just as bad a young men in other is a poor tribute to our national departments of life. Both Services produce a tolerably fins crop of scheme of education. We shall "hard cases"; but then it was the bird ones who won Waterloo watch with the most lively and Trafalgar, and who siroamnavigated the earth, planting our curiosity the development of now Fing at intervals all round it. What most of as persistently reface Oivil Service arrangements, and to realize in that the soldier and milor are responsible beings who shall hope to see some that will baya, no mors right and no mors wish--to be wrapped up in exclude Lit pedants and the no lavender and sheltered from evil, than any other men, and who are up and that will prodnon, a quite well able to worry through life without having biblosand class of mit Abat will be condit
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not been parsimonious over the Since then they have bardly been Inspector Brown said complain. question of decorations. Indeid able to hold aloof from the newsnt and a friend of his were going it has been punished for its prod-anthorities-for one seeds to be along the Prays in the direction igality therein, for certain bold rich in order to exils onsself in of the Star Ferry to go home. spirita bave sent back their diplo Hongkong or Maoso or Tientsin; They were each carrying mas of merit with contempt. they have shown themselves com- basket in which they bad. People must needs be strong, for plaisant, buvesigned suchandoh $280 in Chinese twenty.cent them to dare to offer such and telegram or petition, of course pieces. They were met by the cities and week for them to taking oare (it was a matter of defendant, who searched their tolerate them without a protest, pradence; not of beroirm to make baskets, and, an It is repugnant to our stars to use of their well-known multi-Obinese coins, he told them they mewing the scoopt the criticism of an isosp plicity of aliases; and all this has were committing a grave offence, able, on our work. Even his earned for them a decoration of end if he took them to the praise irritates us at times. which they will only talk later, if Station they would be fined And this is the feeling expe.i-the present regime should last; a heavily and pat in gaol. He took enced by the chiefs of the Southern thing which they neither hope them to an eating house in armiss. They do not appear to for nor desire,
Queen's Rosd, where he told them have a very high opinion of I know of certain other people if they would give bim 150 ba tha talente of President who have decorations and who would let thêm go. He eventually Lig at the Eottom of their blush for their possession. These moceeded in getting $10 from hearts they even entertains were distributed during the Pre-Pomplainant. The men made s certain satipathy towards him, sideatabip of Yuso Shiikki, in react to the Central Station and for does he not occupy, to their the interim between two
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way of thinking, the place that tions those of 1918 and 1916. duty that wizing he was pointed should be theirs ? There is not And fall this proves that
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