THE MONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 24. 1919.
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IN THE WORLD'S CODE COWARDION (AUSTRALIA'S DEMOCRACY: WHERE or otherwise, it would seem that
Many opinions were expressed, 19 TUE ONE DEADLY SIN. bath for and against the feasibi- lity of a League of Nations, during the latter stages of the war, but it would seem now that such a League will be one of the definite outcomes of the Peace Conference.
To-morrow is the 78th birth- day of Lord Fisher.
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those causing the agitation are
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entirely unmindful of the obvious ANNUAL, PRIZE
result, namely, that the increase in one portion of the circle causes
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Sir-As one who has recently returned from A visit 30 a corresponding incresse in the The annual prize distribution Australis, extending in duration remaining pordons, so that the of the Taumati Government period "of several recipient of increased wages has School took place yesterday.
I The opening rate of the dollar months,
to to pay at an increased rate for The fanction was presided over Already, schemes on demand to-day was 3. 3.3 address you in reference to the what he requires from others by Mr. E. Irving, Director of Article under the above title the result being, that the rotation Education, and with him were which appeared in your issue of in the circle is viciously detri- Mr. G. F. Nightingale (Head- mental to the ultimate interests Australia
master of the School) and Mr. A. is undoubtedly a of all concerned. magnificent Country, and there is, Just before I left Australia, H. Crook. in its present circumstances, many of the Labour Leaders were After Mr. Nightingale had read olosely follow the lines St. Stephen's Girls' College is much to be admired, but, at the expending their energies upon the the report, Mr. Irving handed the of the proposals made by General Smuts, General Smuts idea of holding its speech day on lon- same time, there is, to my mind, formation of what was termed prizes to the winners and in ad
a great deal which merits "The O.B.U. (One Big Union) dressing the scholars brieffy out- à League of Nations was based, day at 3 pm, at St. Stephen's condemnation. Summing up the with-according to the Australian lined the history of the school primarily, upon the principle College.
position in Australia as it appear-Newspapers the avowed object
far the constitution of the League 164. have been occupying the mind of men like Lord Robert Cecil and
There were no cases of com-the 2nd instant President Wilson, and a Reutermunicble disease notified yester telegram, received yesterday,
day. tells us that these schemes
of self determination by smaller nations of their future Govern-
İs God's
ed to me from personal observs- of dominating (and in the result and eulogised the work of the At the Palace Hotel, Kowloon,tion and conversation with of extinguishing) Capital, and present Headmaster and also that ment, but drew a rigid line as to on Saturday next, an exhibition many of its inhabitants, I would placing the Labour Unions in of Mrs. Alexander. Referring to the freedom, in this direction, to
The Labour Legislation obtain-Irving said the school had a be accorded nations that had sup-game of billiards is to be played say Australia
Australia is of number of excellent athletes and ported Germany in har march of between Sergt. Pitt and Sergtown Country, but the Devil has supreme control of all Enterprises to the matter of recreation, Mr. militarism and unrestricted bar. Goodman. The game will be got hold of it,”
very drastic type, and the question of putting the` foot--
88, if persisted in. ball field in better condition was gratifying "to, note that Lord
retard
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Robert Cecil's scheme excludes Yesterday in the early hours of the fact that the seeds of Bol- must necessarily the inclusion of such nations as the morning & stall-keeper at shevism have taken root there. proper progress of the Com- concluded his remarks by con-
I would add that they have not monwealth. Take, for instance, Turkey and Bulgaria, in addition } Wanchai had his stall broken only takan root, but are apparent-that which prescribes the policy/gratulating the scholars on the to Germany and her vassal, open. by a Chinese who wanted by spreading rapidly, and eating known as "White Australia, very good resalt of the year's The report which showed s Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which Austria, until such time as they "some" sugar. The fellow was like a canker deep into the core which, as your Contributor rework..
are entitled to rank among trust-
has caused Domestic very satisfactory year's work, requires them to forward their names and addresses with communi-worthy communities of the world. Arrested and on his person were of the Country, causing tense dis- cognizes, needs modification, and
found a chisel and a knife. The content among the various Classes which cations addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for publication. by The League would want to know thief was sentenced to 21 days of Labour with the result that Assistance to be very largely stated, inter alio the results of
that these people had abandoned All communications intended for publication should be address the idea of Prussianism and all the hard labour, but the stall-keeper, the latter constitute & seething unobtainable, a fact which is the annual examination held is
that "home life ", unthinkable atrocities that term who put on a toy lock on his door, hotbed of "unrest" which is a rapidly leading to the extinction Jaly were very good on the ed to the Editor.
vital whole. The weak subject in the Until nations who thus tempting robbers, got of menace, not only to the continued of
prosperity of the Country, but necessity to the proper formation remove classes, 4 and 5, and in have, for years, tyraunised over free.
also to the very foundations of of character. Take, as another class & was arithmetic, and this The rate of subscription to "The Hongkong Telegraph" is their weaker neighbours, stopping
good Order and Government-instance, the Legislation in $36 per annum. (Payable in Advance.)
at nothing-the massacre Sans food, sans money, sans witness the general Strike which regard to what, I believe, is year, special efforts are being and childen, bondage lodgings, sans happiness were occurred in Sydney, New South termed the "Fair Rents Court", made to raise the standard of the weak, in short what a Chinese pleaded bafore Wales, in or about the month of whereunder discrimination is this very necessary subject. The domination of unscrupulous
Mr. Melbourne in defence of August, 1917- Strike which was permitted to the extent of over- English of the Remove Classes cruelty can satisfy humanity that they have repented hawking without a licence. Mr. only defeated by the combined and riding all equitable rules, and vary and of the Lower Classes except Discipline he been very good. and have for ever forsaken such Melbourne: "Has he ever had most strenuous efforts of the sobering contracts (in no sense entered 8b and Se was satisfactory.
"No." portions of the Community, and into under duress, or secured policies, they can have no place a licence?
which entailed manifold loss and by fraud or misrepresentation), so Prefects have ban appointed, an in the council chamber of the Mr. Melbourne: "He must get suffering, all to needless purpose. as to place the parties thereto in innovation which has already had
nations a licence. Tell him he is de- world's affairs. Such
Their infinence- Your Contributor makes refer-a totally different position to that must cleanse themselves of the frauding the Revenue. Boandence to the Lefarious machina-contemplated and contracted for good results. evil spirit within them and face over in a bond of 250 to come up tions of the Agents of the LW.W. by them with the result that the already had been felt and the
Societies, and records the result labouring the world with a sincere desire when called up."
many example set by them in general it difficult behaviour, and the interest shown of the Criminal Proceedings instances to help make the earth a babitiable
obtain bouses wherein by them in everything affecting place for all mankind and to bring
By kind invitation of His which were instituted against to such a state of affairs to the point Excellency the Officer Adminis certain Members thereof, pointing to live owing to the feeling of the life of the school, were pro of accomplished fact.
insecurity caused by the Legisla- during a very healthy tone. tering the Government, a general out that the vile movement"
1918 was & record year in the ANOTHER NEW REPUBLIC.
meeting of the Queen Mary's still flourishes, and that quitation in question, which naturally.
Guild will be recently certain Political Organ-has the effect of retarding the athletic life of the School. At the We had always considered that Needlework
isations openly hoisted the Red building of the class of house Hongkong District Schools Sports Ireland formed part of the King- held at Governmeat House on leg on their buildings in place of desired.
we won the Championship, and- Turning to the question of the HUMPHREYS.-At 87 Peak, 23rd January 1919. The wife of dom of the British Isles, but we Wednesday morning, the 29th, the Union Jack. I would remark
were Wrong. It came As A at 11 o'clock. All ladies in this relation, that during my War, I would point out that the hold the Championship Shield W. M. Humphreys, a son.
surprise; for we thought, even
to other BUC- living so far away as Hongkong. are cordially invited. H. E. The sojourn in Australia, it was openly figures given by the Australian presented by Sir Ellis Kadoorie
Oficer Administering the remarked that the state of affairs in Newspapers in reference to those in addition that we would have heard about
due to Dr. Wong of it before now. Consequently we Government will preside and Sir Queensland was such that Return- who enlisted, and those of eligible cesses. The thanks of the school
certain age, who did not, are approximate- were have arrived at the conclusion Havilland de Saumarez, the Hon.ed Soldiers had, in
those io charge fo that the people at home have Mr. E. R. Hallifax, Mrs. Gurner districts, found it necessary to 1 400,000 in the one case, and the Kwong-wa Hospital and
relinquish the wearing of uniform 300,000 in the other. Probably to thought the matter of so little and Mrs. Stabb will speak.
in order to avoid being mobbed, the latter figure should be reduc- the Public Dispensary, for their importance that they did not
and I have read in the Australianed to 500,000 to cover those who ready attention to all cases of consider it worth sending. But With the approach of the Newspapers accounts of the could not reasonably be expected perhaps Ranter, for once in its Chinese New Year there is a big counter-measures adopted
by to enlist, but even so, it would sickness, which, however were of history is having its little joke, demand for fortune-tellers. Three the Soldiers in various appear that over 50 par cent of a very slight character.
In conclusion, the Report but if so we shall refuse to pay
of Australia where the eligibles failed to respond to There is every sign that Germany is making a great effort to for the wire. However, we are Chinese, who represented them- parts
conscientious: pull herself together and to make the most of her opportunities rather inclined to believe it is selves as the readers of others' Sedition was rearing its head the Call. Those who did respond accorded a tribute to the energy..
that the fought magnificently, but this fact enthusiasm and under the new conditions. Ever since the signing of the armistice, true: at least it is more feasible fortunes have been so pre-occupi-the result being
were somewhat should not have cansed-ss it work of all the staff; and thanks: the people seem to have run amok, and this could only be expected than the Reuter joke theory. In ed with their clients that they Seditionists
Very seemed to me it did some of the to Mr. Irving, or presenting the four years they had been consistently lied to and deluded, and convincing. In the Mansion Police warnings, bus insisted on shortly prior to my departure, a Australian Newspapers to appear the prizes.
society, called The King's somewhat oblivious of the doings when bitter defeat came, it was but natural that the existing House, Dublin, which, as far as plying their trade on a public Men, was formed for the express of the English, Scottish, constitution should be torn to pieces and that they should have we remember, is the capital of footpath and causing obstruction. purpose of combating the Sedi- Welsh and Irish Divisions, revenge on the leaders who were unable to save the Empire from Ireland, certain well-known Sergeant Kirk said that he tion that was rampant in New and of the fact that the Australian destruction. The old order of things disappeared at once but they gentleman have, with much pompntioned them three times, but South Wales and elsewhere. Soldiers were trained by Instruc- have not yet managed to find one to take its place. However, long and ceremony declared Ireland a
I myself on several occasions tors from Great Britain, nor they were adamant. They were years of discipline, law and order are having an effect on the republic. We are not of course Germans, and the wisest among them are doing all in their power in a position to question the arrested yesterday afternoon, visited "The Domain Sydney, should it have led-as it did in to form a central and stable Government, which will be in a validity
a(where, on Sunday afternoons, two instances which I personally expressed of this. declaration, Mr. Melbourne
The following players have position to hold together the broken fragments of the Empire. The but
had we
B aort of desire to read the fortune-tellers' meetings were held similarto those came across, and in others of results of the recent German elections prove that the great majority an idea that a certain amount of fortunes and he did not take long which take place in Hyde Park, which I heard to depreciatory been picked to represent the of people throughout the country are more or less united in an approval from the King and in doing so. He said that Dame London, and where a Band remarks, concerning English Hongkong Football Clab in their
usually played) and I observed Troops. effort in this direction, The Majority Socialists have achieved a Parliament and disapproval from Fortune had willed that they that when the Band played "God could not refrain from remark.game with the R.G.A. on Satur
BIRTH.
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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1919.
REMAKING GERMANY.
from the reaction resulting from their humiliating defeat. Forover алу case the report is did not care a tuppeny rap for strenuously dealt with.
its once proud position as one
-
KIT-
In this relation
on one occasion
FOOTBALL.
HONGKONG LEAGUE.
Save the King" the raising of ing
that day the 25th instant at 400 p.m. hats was we the rule but the it behoved Australians to remem- on the Club Ground. G. Rodger, exception.
ber that had the remaining por-T.R. Chassels and F.W. Black From an Economic point of tions of the British Empire re- W. Hamilton, J. Stewart and view, I cannot think that the sponded to the Call only to the J.D. Carriere. W. Tayler, AH. state of affairs in Australia is extent of Australia's response, Clark, D. Ricchelmann, H. Mc- either presently sound or healthy the result must have been Defeat Tavish and E. Riis. Labour is well paid, but perpetu-
victory and can now settle down to mould a sound and represents-Mr. Pemberton Billing was neces should be fined $2 each before tive constitution, and to make their future as full of progress as is sary before a step such as this was the Chinese New Year. possible under the circumstances.
taken. However, the mere fact It seems strange that we should concern ourselves at all with of our not being certain is not
We are anxious to know whe- Germany's future welfare, but she cannot be ignored in the sufficient to throw any doubt political and industrial life of the world. And it must not be for on those good gentlemen ther the Chinese lower class go gotten that she must be made to pay in full for the cost of the war. in the Mansion House, Dablin to see English plays. We have She cannot, it is true, gave full payment for all the tertible crimes As a matter of fact, gentle reader a slight suspicion that a few do.
It is only fair to add that the she committed" in the war, nor the world-wide misery she has we ought not to weep about the This morning & Chinese woman,in zegard to the future outlook. I and not Victory for the Empire. caused, but it is the duty of the Allies to see that, she pays to the matter, for after all we have not who was charged with
ally dissatisfied. Legislation has attitude of the Returned Soldiers last farthing the cost of the war. This she cannot do if the lost very much, and Ireland has ing small children vegetables taken on a trend which, in its in Australia was very different rallying cry relied upon as a brand present state of affairs remains altered, and it is for gained a lot. Why should we to sell without arming them with result, is not only causing those from that above referred to. wherewith to light the fires of this reason that we concern
ourselves with Germany's grudge her liberty, which is go- Police licences, smilingly gave (both in and out of Australia) talked with many of them, and discontent and hatred, and that futare. The German nation cannot for centuries
take ing to make the Irish Republic Mr. C. D. Melbourne the glad eye possessed of capital to hesit-they all recognised what Great, Rudeness is being inculcated as of the great nations of the so great and prosperous? Let her
before investing it Britain had done towards Victory the true symbol of Independence world, but it is а big. country with great resources, send her delegates to the Peaceething after the style of ate and we must not, in a spirit of loathing and revenge, "take off our Conference as she wishes, for how Kike, the Parisian for girl. This in Australian Enterprises, but is indeed, on one occasion, while I and it is this factor which, it nose to spite our face." The sooner Germany finds itself once can we reconstruct, & new world did not pat Mr. Melbourne to the also leading some of the Re-was on a Railway journey, and seems to me, is at the bottom of
to-day. Australia ment with an Australian Civilian,' in more a united and industrious nation, the sooner will the Allies without her help? We do not blush, and instead she was sidents in Australia to transfer it when I was indulging in an argu-the unsatisfactory state of affairs.
elsewhere. obtain the big indemnities that we shall demand.
know the Gaelic for "Vive la fined $5 and ala cautioned"
In regard to "Manufacture "who was disparaging England, an state of affairs is intensified And there is another point of view, which we have stated in Republique or we would say it. probably a hint that she must not as apart from "Production in Australian Soldier intervened by the tendency of Australian these columns before, and that is that a strong and central German
practise the giving of glad eyes. the latter case I refer with far stronger proof of the Legislation to substituta "Com- Government is absolutely necessary before the peace negotiations
The following tete-a-tete took particularly to the Wheat facts than I was able to offer, and pulsion" for "Liberty of Action can really begin. This is borne out by a message from Paris which
place in the Court room between and Wool Industries-it terminated the argument in a very aposition which would seem some- appeared in our columna yesterday, and which stated that all Allied
A Tis. 100,000 libel action Mr. Melbourne and the Chinese will, under present circum-short space of time. Nor do I de-what anomalous in view of the circles there were of the opinion that the establishment of a stable
the Chinese-General Kike-Mr. Melbourne: "Is it stances, be extremely difficult, if sire to in any way detract from Australian attitude regarding German administration was an indispensable preliminary to the against
Conscription"in which con- the second (not impossible, for Australia to the great amount of War work Great Conference. If previous records go for anything, the task of Chamber of Commerce of Shang-not a fact that the Germans will not be hindered by the election of Ebert" and hai and Mr. Chu Pao-san, chair-defendant is your son?"-Car compete with other Countries, carried out by the various Organ nection I may cite as a striking Scheidemann, who have already demonstrated their ability to work man of the Chamber, has been Uhinese "lady" with pink cheeks not only because of the high rate isations in which many of the men instance the compulsionregarding together. Another fact which gives promise of good results is the filed in the Mixed Court by Tang enraged at this outrageous sug, but also because of the fact that santly on the Soldiers behalf, and Parliament referred toby your at which Labour is remunerated, and women concerned toiled inces Voting imposed by Act soundness of the new constitutional laws which have just been Ziang-shou, proprietor of the gestion: "I do not know him such rate is constantly on the which raised very large sums of tributor, and I would remark drawn up, and which constitute a real effort to give to the German Chen Yn Co., 544 Homan Road. You say he is not coming increase, and that, notwithstand money, and contributed much conclusion that unless people a just and democratie national administration. Perhaps the The action is based on an article Are you certain ?""I am quite ing mich increase, discontent valuable material to the Great state of most far-reaching clause is that which lays down that privileges published in the Sin Wan Paorsare of it.” Then came the and unrest are puz]
BIG LIBEL SUIT.
and advantages of birth or social conditious or sreed are abolished, under the beading" Beware di bombshell A Fandela serpient, bellows it It sounds the death knell of Junkerism and class distinction 10: Germany Equal fights for all is to be the cider of the day.The False Mercantile Houses Engaged geant told Mr. Melbourne that
new constitution is a firm basis on which to build up once more
in Financi
prosperous country, but it will take all the patience and tenacity of the pla which the Germans are capable to continue the work in the face.
Find It *T: Fraful, in which the Captain Superstanden
concern was men- Police
alleges this lady and had her
of what is about to be demanded of them, It will be many long that as result of the notice. TheIt looks as if Mr. years before Germany returns once faire to its erstwhile greatness;
for her hand they work and however quickly they prod
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