THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1918,
SEQUEL TO COLLISION, THE DUTCH SITUATION.
A Japanese Skipper Prosecuted. The Revolutionary Movement
Ends.
at about 4.8 m. on the same dste, loyalty to Monarchy," while on his way from Ping Hoi to Aberdeen, and when off La
to
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correspondent
"THE ARCADIANS.”
WOMEN AFTER THE WAR. ENGLAND IN WAR TIME, THE PEOPLE'S THEATRE,
A FIGHT FOR LIFE.
A New Version la Hongkong.
Demobilisation of New Workers.
A Swedish Tribute.
BECA FO
problem.
Drury Lane, Memories, and Hopas
brilling Submarine Story.
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A case at the Marine Court The following telegram has
Last night at the Regimental this morning provided a sequel to been received in Hongkong from Theatre, Mount Austin Barracks. tion of women war-workers is just writes in the Daily Chronicle spor, indeed, any other kind of a British staker petty officer who The problem of the demobiliss-
P. Albin Hansen, editor of the
One of the most remarkable Sosial Demokraten in Sweden, There is no national theatre-experiences of the war is that of a report of a collision of a steam the Netherlands
Minister there was staged under the now engaging the attention of a mer with jank off To Sing, in Paking
auspices of Chinese waters, on the morning of "Foreign Office wires 18th inst. Begimental Entertainment Oom-tions. Various schemes, oficial
the Manchester number of interested organiss follows:-
theatre-like it in the world! escaped from one of our sub- The other day I heard a story Nothing can destroy this fact, at marines which ssak some time the 18th inet. That report stated Revolutionary leaders have mittee what was happily termed and unofficial, bave been pre- about a neutral visitor to London any rate, about old Drury Lane, ego in home waters from an that Mok Choi Shing, master of abandoned their action, deplaring" an original and potted version" licensed fishing jonk No. 576 to Lava" misunderstood popular of the favourite musical comedy, workable plan to meet all cases by "code." In his country the name of Mr. Arthur Collins, whose petty officer was fighting for his pared, sad it is hoped that some communicating with his people coupled as it is today with the accidental cansa. Although the HW, 1938 pical capacity, refeeling. To-day before Palace,The Arcadians," cleverly will toon take definite shape. opinion prevailed that the people 21 years of management were life, be ebowed a wonderful ported st 8 p.m. on the 16th that enthusiastic manifestations of written by Sergeant J. Canavan. In addition to the Ministries of England were having a very celebrated in Mr. Louis N. Parker's example of indomitable courage There was a very large attend of Labour and Reconstruction, bad time, especially in regard to great pageant-matines. There and perseverance and of refusal ance, including His Excellency different organised bodies, such food. He promised to let his in 00 thestre that is to saknowledge dafest. the Officer Administering the ag the National Alliance of people know the truth as soon as in the Ling in Chinese waters, he junk THE CANTON GERMANS. Government,
way both Alone, in almost complete Major Geners! was ran into bs two-masted
Employers and Employed, the be arrived in London. The popaler and classic. There is no darkness, with the gradually tie Ventris and Commodore Garner: Women's Industrial Council, the truth had, of course, to be theatre that responds in the ese ing water, receiving electric one-fannelled steamer of about
Discovery of Ammunition at The play was extremely funny Women's Labour League, the transmitted in " code." If way-not by decree, but by shocks, and towards the end infer 2,000 tone, nationality or owcere
the Consulate..
and immensely enjoyed by all National Federation of Girls the situation was as bad as they natural destiny to every right ing from the flects of chlorine unknown, which was going in the
Oct Cation direction of Hongkong. He
present. It is hoped that those Clubs, and other more individua-thought it to be he should cable and wholesome phase of the gas and a badly crushed band, shouted to the steamer for writes a foliowe-
responsible for its production may listic societies, are making good Ella is ill." If, on the contrary, national teate. There is no theatre yet in spite of continuel die assistance and although the ship
On receiving certain inform- be induced to rapest the perform-
as to give the general progress towards a solution of the be found England to be wall of in the same way beloved of all-appointments he worked on for stion. the British Coneal had s
the message should run! "Ells young and old, grave and gay, nearly two hours, keeping his head "stopped for about 20 minutes, sestok made of the German Cen public an opportunity of witness no attempt
It is roughly estimated that is well." He cabled. "Ella is from King to gallery-boy, from to the last, and at the seventh mede $68
Princese Mary to the "little attempt at opening the hatch Beste in Shameen, and a considering it It would be invidious to render any assistance.
there are at present nearly very well." then barned sigrals of dietrees "ble amount of ammunition the cast, where all did so well, industry in this country. Of that promise to the editor of The
single oat individual members of 5,000,000 women employed in
The story reminded me of my the citizens' theatre, the people's
mother" from an Eset end slam succeeded in escaping.
Its was shout 10.30 in the and another junk, No. 2742 H.A., found, including two big homba,
bat the ladies taking part namber, approximately 3,500,000 Daily Chroniels, 13 write a few
theatre! 2
morning when the mishap to the came to the rescue and SRTE 25 rifles, three machine gune, two everybody on board. 25 all All these were removed to a great success attained, while sind before the war. They have eitustion here as compared with the glamours and dignities of once became apparent that she
field guns and 40,000 cartridges. certainly did much towards the
were engaged in work of some lines about my impressions of the There is no theatre, also, where submarine occurred, and it at the leading parts were in capable in the majority of cases changed the situation in the Swedish three centuries are blended with was taking in a great deal of bande. The music by the Han- their occupations, but do not offer capital, where I have my re
that carious sense of bome.wster. The stokez petty officer'a chester Regimental Orchestra was to grest a difficulty to demobiliss. cidence.
Drury Lane is no cold temple of firet impulse was to close the boredom, as even the Comedie lower conning tower hatob, but" alea a most delightful festare of
tion as the remaining 1,500,000 the evening's pleasure. To
Franonice has been as some this be could not do as come men newcomers into the labour market. Sergeant Canavan, the Batertain Women, in employment before
periods. As Sir Joknston Forbes bad been ordered up the conning ment Committee (of which the war had an economic ressan I cannot use the words of Dr. Robertson said on the last night tower, so he went aft to see it all Sergeant E. Keenan in the Hon. for working, while a very large Ehrensperger, that "I came to see of
his fsmons farewell the men were out of the engine Secretary) and all who had a part percentage of those who went how much you were starving," season,
опе cannot enter room." ite doors without reverence.
Ha met in arranging the production the
one man coming into industry since 1914 did so but still I thought that in s almost credit is due.
and forward and ordered him to put out of purely patriotic motives, country which has been at war for Memories of Betterton The full oast was as follows: and not because of say real four years and is largely depend. Garrack, Kear and Siddons, on a lifebalt and to "keep his "Sombra," Era. Thorntos;
necessity.
ent on importe, there must be Macklin and Macready crowd in head" till he had's chance of "Strephon" Kře. Jeffries; | "Chryses,"
some great difficulties in regard apor one's imagination. But getting up the coming tower. Mre. Heddereon. Order of Demobilisation. Smith; "Amarylie," Mrs. Hen
to the food problema. Daring one does not think of the "Shades" hatch. Having setietied himself key: "Briskard," Sgt. Fletcher;tion of demobilisation the kinit. have continually received boasting thinks of them as etill there in his way to the conning tower In regard to the general quee these years of war we in Sweden of these great ones gone. One there was no one left aft he made Philomei," C.Sgt. Willems;ries of Labour and Reconstruction messages from Berlin about the flesh and blood, warm and living. hatch with the intention of closing Astrophel," Sgi. Jennings have very littie that can be made "splendid" work of the sub-
it, but before he resched it water The Charm of Spaciousness. Father Time," Pie. Barton;blic at the moment, but many marines in sinking merchant
was pouring in a mighty volume, Eileen," Mie. Jeffries; Mre.important conferences have been ships. We also knew that at the
There are many ressons for and that meant that his chances Smith," Sgt. Jennings; "Ethel," held by anoficial organisations beginning of this year the food this blend of dignity and living of closing the batch were perfect Mrs. Henderson Smith; "Dolly Iu this connection the Nationsleituation 83 causing serious popularity. One of them is the ty hopeleas. Mrs. Henkey; "Chrie," C.-Sz. Federation of Employers and anxiety here, and we understood, fourth thestre on the Drury Lane setual century-old building the Williams Pail," Sgt. Fleteber; Employers, representing every too, that Great Britain was oblig site. Inside, at lesst, it is s
Bobbie, Q.. All; "Peter
"except industry Djany, P. Burton; and "Sim-griculture, have initiated a nom for the transport of Acierioзnoble, but eminently comfortable
of ed to epare a lot of its tonnage
before the damaged jank sank, st 5 sm. At the time of the collision it was dark. The steersman and
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swe alber fokig were on deel and there was a bright light burning on the port side, right astern. The juak wasstrack on the starboard side near the stern and a portion of it cut away, with the resalt that the junk sank, se already stated. The jook at the time of the collision was sailing in a "N. W. direction before & af breeze, The total loea was estimated $5,760, including 80 pienle of salt fied worth $560,
A
Tarubik Laune, master of the 8.8 Seshu Miro, 100,805 tons register, belonging to Deaks Shosen Kaisba, Lrd., waa m
British goboat.
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The German Coreal and amber of other German bare takes their abode in Fong Chues. It is said that their merchandize which ane been removed from
Shamaeen is $3,000,000.
GOLF.
worth
over
Royal Hongkong Golf Club. In view of Monday, 25th.inet., brings poblic holiday the will be Beer Pool for men at Fatling over the worked, and
Moody Afternosa a mize armes del round competit- ion over the Mein Course, st81 mponed before Cammsader Beck-1 al 1.30 p.m, players to with RN, at the Marine Court choyee their own partners. this morning, that he anlam
On Monday, the Men's Club fully did, ca the 16th inst., House will be open to ladies. give false particolare to the Harbour Master in failing to report a collision with a jack on
that date.
It was discovered by the Harb. our Authorities, after the report
The Eatrance Fee for the Mixed Foursomes Competition will be $1 per card, 50 per cent. to go to War Obsrities.
of the collision, that the Sohn IS YOUR FACE -
Kara was the caly steamer enter ing the harbour through the passage where the collision occurred at 4 8.0.
Waa correct.
DISFIGURED
by pimples or blotches? If so it is a sure sign that
PINKETTES
CARSVEL
that
In the Land of Plenty.
Two Hours in Poisoned Air.
With the weight of water, the plicuss Augustae Smith," Sgt. bez of conferences, at which many troops to France. The increase the actual theatre of Garrick, his only hope of escaping drown playhouse. It is not, of couree, bost began to did forward, and point have been debated and in homegrown food could not, we decided upon se being the most also, understood, make good for which we very much smaller; ing was to shut himself in the suitable methods of procedure on the falling off in the importe. Bo bat it is the actual theatre engine room. But before his demobilisation.
of Kean and Siddons and Mac. closed the doors he shouted again the conclusion we came to was Among the methods enggested that you must be suffering from ready. Ita Booustics are perfect. to see if there was anyone who was The foar tiers though they still alive. Getting DO SEAWAL as the order in which womens lack of a great number of com-
prevent it from being the biggest he reluctantly closed the doors should leave industry, and it was modities. decided the best solution was to
London theatre from the seating against the rising water. My first days in London Boon
At this time the engine room
BOXING.
A Forthcoming Tournament. Arrangements are being made by the Police Reserve to gold an- other Boxing Night at the Onty Hell on Saturday, December 14.
The profits will be handed to the Naval Bathonties for trans
sission to the widowed meiner of the late Sergeant Harry Linfield, of the Naval Yara. Pulice. Mr. Linfald was entirely dependent
be found in the following manner: assured me that such a conclusion point of view, and will probably was in complete darkness ears,
1. Women with private means. was quite wrong, and that Iosuld never be repeated-lend it a
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The defendant pleaded guilty. *Commander Beckwith (to the defendant) Why did you sign the bond giving no casualty on the voyage 7-I thought the bond are needed to ees makers right;
As a remsay for dieordered His Worship:-I cannot accept liver, biliousness, coated tongue, your ples. Did the bond you sign sick headaches, pimples, blotched ed satisfy you that it wee correct? skin, and other troubles arising You, being the master of the from constipation Pinkettes are steamer, are the only person prefection. Tiny bai thoroagh, to 800ept the responsibility of any gentle as nature. Of ali casualty that might occur during chemists, or 60 sents the phisi, the voyage on board the ship from the Dr. Wuliamt Medicine well in hand Contracts are beef that the hours of labour of the laf July last when in England the master-crafteman This 0250 1s very important. A Co., 98 Sz-chuen Handy Shanghai. ing signed and the "sventa" will women und the returning men average increase in the cost of scenic point of view, be has zeen 90sps and conceived the idea of
2. Widows with war pensione trathfully echo the words of Dharm of spaciousness without for the glimmer from one pilat
distance.
lamp. The effect of the salt and children.
Ehrensperger and say “You ara
The greatest reason of all, how-water on the electric batteries and without children..
3. Widows with war pensions in the midst of plenty."
This impression is all the ever, is Mr. Arthur Collina him was to generate chlorine gas, and
self. Sir Augustas Harris rescued the air was becoming overpower husbands have work.
4. Married women
visitor from s whose stronger to s
The water had short neutral country which, owing to Drury Lane from bankruptcy and ing. pendente.*
5, Single women without de the war, has had very great brought it success. It is Mr. circaited the electric current, so, difficulties to face in regard to the Arthur Colline who has at once that practically, everything he, 6. Single women with depend food problem. I am not going to increased the popularity and touched gave him a shock give you figures and tables. You made possible the reminder of Moreover, the room was oppres Another method suggested was can read in the Labour Gastle those classic hopours. Himself sively hot.
from the
He tried to think of a means of
steamer collided with a jank and
Bank. Did you render any assist.
ance the junk and ite
to
in Chinese waters.
Late Captain Cromie..
the
on her 'Bou.
Jenkin have the arrangements Staff Inspector Wildin and Mr.
ents.
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be fally adversitedeia das course. be reduced.
to it that the huge stage is equipp opening the hatch and flating to six, five, living on July 1, 1918, as com- and four boars per day, ao pared with July 1817, was 100 ed to the atmoet. He has at the the surface, but on trying to open- Docupante?
The King has been graciously
that all woman and all the men per cent, the cost of living in the same time traseured everything the hatch he found that the A representative of the Oasks pleased to approve of the poa
The Housing Problem. work on half time, and that as principal town of Sweden in about the sticks and stones of the tremendous pressure-of-the water- Shosen Kaisha interrupted and thumous honour of a Companion. as we go to prea we receive the social system resumed its April 1917, showed an increase of old pisos that was worth tressar outside prevented him moving it, said that the defendant was under ship of the Moss Honourable copies of correspondence that a normal course and the women 146.8 per cent. For Stockholm ing. Pat above all he be filled He had always accepted the "the Lane" with sound playgoers theory that the pressure inside s the impression that the junk was Order of the Bath (Mulit passed between the Hon. Colonial went back to pre-war industries the increase was 160.3 per cent.,
ary Division) being conferred Secretary and the Constitutional the hours of the men be increased and now I think it is about 200 kept if ready for teus and noble sunken sir-locked vessel could be art whenever that should arrive, greater than the pressure outside. Bus Worship:-The main point on
Late Commander Reform Association relative to the to a maximum of eight."
per cent.
Bat to pick our a few items
as it did in the Irving and Forbes. So to increase the presente inside is that the defendant maat give acting Captain) Francis Newton request for the appointment of a
will give a much better illustra Robertson, farewells and the be opened & Talya and admitted Allen Cromie, D.8.0., B‚N. (for-Commission to engaire into the
Lion.
more water, Beecham operas.
Whan The Defendant-After the merly of Hongkong) in recogni. boosing problem. The Dionist-
There is, none the less, just one
he considered. Take flour and bread. In chop and Iesu the junk ss in the Allied osuse in Bassis, and that the resolation will be laid
Collins's personal record. This him out he opened the batch, bal collisior I ordered the engines to tion of his distinguished services Secretary informs the Association
thing lacking as yet to Mr. pressure was sufficient to blow away. My impression at the of the devotion to daty which he before & the Governor on nis time was that the junk coffered displayed in remaining at his return to the Colony. no damage. I didn't see it sink post se British Naval Attache in nor did I see another junk in the Rassis when the British Embassy vicinity.
wae withdrawo. This devotion: Bie Worship: Did you report to day cost him his life.
seristarce.
the collision to any Harbour
officer when you came here?
"A representative of the Оsäkв
His Worship said that the de- Bhoren Keisha's aid a report was fendent must understand for the Bert to the office and the agent on future that it was absolately
arrival.
Kaiser's War Spoll.
the
with the future of women employ-sad bread, the weakly rationia in the matter of regular it instantly closed to again de padde
the Tercentenary
and no rival nester than the
had insuficient, presence, With
under tremendous
Government' Office Problem. Toe problem is being tackled men's Industrial Council, who Sweden, in February 1917. we isnother manner by the Wo are chiefly concerned at present were compelled to ration flour ed in Government offices. No now being 1400 grammes (equal Shakespeare production. Drury his shoulder, end exerting all his plens are apparently being made 3lb.) four or 1820 gramuses Lane was not made for experi. officially of this matter, yet it is (equal 4lb.) bread. Here you have mente. But Shakespeare is ap strength, he lifted the hatch but, Dr. Asasum, in an article in one that forms perhaps the most not any restriction in the use of propriately on the portico, and he gain, with the weight of the water, the Aftenposten 10-day, quotes serious of all the problems. Many fear and bread, except "Help ought to be on the stage too, it alammed to, crushing his fingers. the pamphlet by Herr Thyssen, of these women and girls were not the Food Controller by eating
Happily (68
With difficulty he reamed them, the German iron king, stating working before the war, are largely potatoes in place of bread." And proved) it is a very sympathetic and cace more opened the ralys that the Kateer promised him in untrained, and are not reciving bread in Sweden is about three possibility to Mr. Collins. He and admitted water until the August, 1914, 30,000 acres in en training of lasting value in times as expensive as here. It is had even avowed it to be his pet engine room was flooded right Australia after victory over the their present work. A large tras the Government here spend ambition. Assuredly all is ready to the coming of the high necessary to give a fall account Alien in return for war contribu- percentage of these women, so the £70,000,000 to
make bread for the hope players, public, sir in this confined space was His WorshipIt is his duty of any casualty during the voyage, tions. Other German magnates Council affirm, are willing daring cheap, bat in Sweden we have Old Vic." After the pageant greater than that of the water ont to report the matter to the officer no matter if it happened in were promised grants from the the war to work at pocket much the same system. who boarded the steamer when it British waters or not. It was an revenues of Indian princes, which money
the wages, and would pos- "
which may help in this direction side, so he was able to Briyed. I don't care where and important item of the form,
hatch and zao rapidly to the sur- were to be diverted to Germany. sibly continue to do so afterwards,
we may hele something more! when the casualty occurred, if it
face, where he was picked up The defendant said that this Sermon's Abrupt End, to the great detriment of those
8. B. L occurred during the voyage, was the first accident since he
s destroyer. The Vioar of ttepenstall, the women" dependent upon their He sends us a clean bill The assumed the position of master of Bev. Fercival Gough, caused & earnings. The Joint Committee 3. Those who would be foroed report should be sent to the the Bosha Maru,
mild sense ice at the afternoon of the Council, including repre- to live on their earnings, either Harbour Master as early as it waN "His Worship:-I am prepared service at the Parish Church, sentative of all women's societies as clerks or in some other co cent to the ship's agents or the to dismiss the case with a caution recently try diemesing the con- and organisations estimate that capation. owner's office. Has anything to the defendant in consideration gregation during his discourse, the women leaving Government been done regarding the junk?of the fact that the loss of the He remarked that there was offices after the war will fall into
Defendant-I have made junk and its cargo should be talking going on in the cauzek. three main classes: enquiries.
made good to the anticfaction to He, the a pronoswed, the Bene 1 Those who wish to leave the Araspasentative of the Osaks the owner; otherwise this case diction, and brought the service labour marker altogether Shosen Kaisha said the Company will be resumed.
to an abrupt olowe, zem king, 2 Those who wish had made arrangements in the The case was dismissed matter of compensation.
pantion to the delpadengt
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German Destruction
The "Echo de Paris" learns
in the satomas conference that the French Government has between representatives of the resolved to entrust to an Interns- employer federations and the tional Commission wade unions with women meme the Allied Toonto bern is to take place in London, when the whale "problem of the 22
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