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NOTES AND COMMENTS.
LABOUR DEMANDS,
We have every sympathy with movements which aim at better
SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1919.
DAY BY DAY.
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SCOLESS NEVER COMES TO Ą, MAN WHO IS AFRAID TO FACE JAILURE,
During yesterday one fatal case ing the conditions of employment of small-por (s Chinese) was of workers and which seek to reported. secure for them an adequate wage in return for their labour. The
Mr. C. Thorne will preside at cost of living has undoubtedly in- creased in recent years at Home, a lecture by Mrs. McPherson, an * at and that is no doubt one of the "Appreciation of Pictures factors which has led to the the Helena May Institute on
demands for growing
more Monday, March 3ril, at 5.0 p.m. But the South Wales wages.
Their
miners appear to be asking for a His Excellency the Officer little too much, if the figures ministering the Government quoted by Mr. Lloyd George hat si pointed Dr. George Harold demand is for a six-hour day and Thomas to be a Member of the more wages, and the Premier has Melical Board curing the absence plainly stated that to concede so from the Colony of Dr. James
truly reflect the facts,
1894.
HONGKONG TWENTY- FIVE YEARS AGO.
(Compiled from the Hongkong Telegraph" files for week ending March 9, 1894)
THE" DOLLAR.
March 3:-The rats of the dollar, on demand, to-day, is
1s 11d, 1/4.
SOHOQLA IN KOWLOOS,
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evening, a general meeting of the March 5-At six o'clock, thus residents of Kowloon was held, in the Kowloon Hotel, to co aider what steps should be taken with a view to the establishment of a school in that suburb.
POULTRY, DOGS AND PIGEONS.
SHOW FOR HONGKONG.
TO-DAY'S ́ MISCELLANY.
reserves
ticket your
the
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When the British army, officer or man, goes on leave in France.
generally, of course, to Parin--! [he takes" with him a distinctly Mr. B.W. Looker presided last | formidable pass. It bears instruc evening at a meeting in the the tions, in English and French. City Hall of those interested in about all sorts of things, from the holding at an early date of a how to register yourself in an hotel visitors' book to where all combined poultry, dog, and ranks, below a general, must pigeon show.
report on arrival at their destina- Opening the meeting, the tion. It Chairman said it had been called delightful piece of advice (this to consider whether or not a com-time in English only) for the very bined dog, poultry and pigeon lest thing of all: If return show should be held. Hitherto the ticket can be obtained you will been held separately and it seem- poultry show and the dog show had purchase one when proceeding on leave. Otherwise you will ed to be thought that it might keep enough money to pay for be advantageous to hold them journey." together, and so all persons in- much would only be to cripple Herbert Sanders.
terested in dogs, poultry and "Two years ago to-night." our export trade and bring about greater unemployment. Remem-
pigeons had been invited to writes a correspondent to the His Excellency the Officer
attend the meating. The first Manchester Guardian, “I was bering, too, the part that coal plays in the nation's industrial Administering the Government
Lieutenant March 5. It is encouraging to question was whether it was leading a working party along a appointed life, it can well be believed that has
the Montague White Stevens, A, Rnote that the Daily Press has desirable to hold a combined road in the Somme which had a very filthy reputation Shell any great concessions to
boles and smashed transport lit- miners would be reflected in C. S. (London.) F.I.C., R.A.0.C., sken our hint and appropriated show.
Mr. G. H. Wilson moved tattered it all the way, and through. a higher cost of living
to to act as Assistant Government oar information about the history
of the Man Mo Temple and the a combined show be held on the out the evening the Germans had everybody, by which, of Analyst until further notice. course, the miners themselves,
cause of the recent gang torture. lines of last year's.
been shelling it in heavy bursts. in common with others, would be
We might, however, give our est. Inspector Grant seconded aud By the light of a flare I saw a Dan affected. Points like these show
contemp. a further hint that it the motion was carried ananin stooping over a prostrate figure at the side of the road. I went to- wards him, feeling for my spare graphs with a remark such as
The appointmaut of a committee field dressing. He was a High- is usual to commence such para-only.
details we are indebted to the arrangements for the show was talion, and so was the man on the
the need of cantion in tackling question such as this, and the
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Ba evidence of their bona fides.
His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government has appointed Mrs. Alice Deborah consider the whole subject is cer- be a Member of the Medical rainly the right step to take. Our Board, rice Mrs. Daisy Annabela! industrial structure in so delicate Murdoch Gale resigned, for a All communications intended for publication should be address-ly based that unwise tinkering term of three years.
might easily prove disastrous. ed to the Editor.
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GOLD AS A VALUE.
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The Hongkong Telegraph" is now on sale at, and will be inasmuch as great anxiety has occupy the pulpit at St. John's conference will be duly notified. Board. The Board was requested and kept Christmas Day on the delivered to subscribers by, the Dairy Farm Company, Ltd.. been caused by the fall in
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MARRIAGE.
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1919.
TIGHTENING THE ROPE.
whether
to
A GOOD STORY.
fair Mr. Mok Kon-shang, Mr. Tong: OUR SHAMEEN LETTER. Over Tat-chuen, Mr. Kam-fuk and Mr.
Yang Ter-ning.
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THE DOCTOR AND THE
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On the motion of the Chairman, March 6A meeting of seconded by Mr. Dillon, Messrs This teen Chinese arranged the Kowloon residents, last night, J. F. Macarthy, E. V. M. R. de The rate of subscription to "The Hongkong Telegraph" is
themselves in a semi-circle before it was resolved, on the motion of Sousa, J. C. Wang, G. W. Gegs.
It occasionally happened that that the Kowloon B. L. Froet (Secretary) were ap the old days of peace wo $36 per annum. (Payable in Advance.)
one of his Majesty's troopsh The rate per quarter and per mensem, proportional Subscrip. Country, that these factors will be Mr. J. R. Wood this morning to Mr. Sayer, secanded by Mr. F. H. Dillon, L. Longinotto and |
answer various charges under Aitken,
be coaling on Christmas Eve. Bo the gambling ordinance. Mr. peninsula urgently needed
A Board of Judges for the dog December 25 was devoted to A fall report which was sub-individually and some of the that side of the water would not section was also appointed on the cleaning ship, Christmas Day
Wood dealt with the gamblers school so that children living oo mitted by the Committee presided defendants will not be able to have to cross every day. Messrs notion of the Chairman, seconded being celebrated on December 26. over by Lord Inchcape, to enquire attend the Races this afternoon. H. J. Holmes and D. Gillies were by Sergeant Webber, sa follows: Such a thing occurred to H.M.S requested to wait on the Governor-Messrs. A. Gibson, H.J. Gedge, Serapis in Queen Victoria's days. into the gold production of the British Empire, appears in the
for the purpose of discussing the G. W. Gegg, J. F. Macarthy and She took in coal at Cape Verde, Home papers to hand by the last Dr. Neville Bradley, the well. mail. It is a valuable document known medical missionary, is to Proposal, and the result of the a lady to be nominated by the St. Vincent, on December 24, 1834, Feast of Stephen. This year the to ascertain whether there are stoppage of trams and buses Cathedral to-morrow evening, and the production of the metal.
March 7-There is good any dog experts in the Colony caused many families in the outer there will no doubt be a large One of the problems that congregation to hear him. Dr. story, going the rounds, of a sad if there are to make arrange suburbs in London to do what the Committee was called upon Bradley is, we believe, the first Hongkong bostess who wanted ments for them to be added to they now wonder that they never to dischss WAS
did before. December 25 was just it was desirable to subsidise its laymen preach in the to be rid of an uncomfortable the list of judges.
guest. She told him one morn- Some discussion took place as an ordinary Sunday, and the production. The Committee says Cathedral.
ing, not long since, "to eat a to whether members of the Board fastivities and family gatherings it is not prepared to recommend any bounty or subsidy for the
His Excellency the Officer Ad-good breakfast as there was no of Judges should be allowed to took place on Boxing Day, when..
there were buses, trams, and Eventually
was trains. decided on the suggestion of COBBAN-WOODCOCK-At the Parish Church, Kettering, purpose of stimulating the gold ministering the Government has, knowing where he might get exhibit England, on February the 17th Alexander Douglas Cobban only output of the Empire as gold under instructions received from tiffin!" GOATS.
Inspector Grant that no member Fas the War abolished son of the late Captain and Mrs. Cobban to Gwendoline Ashwellbeing the standard of value, nohe Secretary of State for the
March 9---No very important of the Judging Board shall judge Christmas-boxes, or will the Woodcock elder daughter of Mr. G. A. Woodcock and the late Mrs. more can properly be paid for it
than its value in currency. The Colcaies, appointed Mr. Charles
Mellvaine Messer, O.B.E., to be cases transpired at the Police class in which he is interested.postman continue to collect his Woodcock.
views of the Committee are
For the judging of the poultrytribute every year? Certainly he succinctly stated in the following: Colonial Treasurer and Collector Court this morning, the most in-
We have no reason to believe of Stamp Revenue in place of teresting being one in which a and pigeons the Committee of the will think he is entitled to so, as that there will not be Mr. Alexander Macdonald Them-poor lone widow had to "face the Poultry Association will be ask the Post Offices many years ago decided that Christmas-boxes were forthcoming from the British son, retired.
music" owing to her nanny-goats ed to nominate a Board.
part of his emoluments, and. Empire
parity on
having been found, yesterday, basis
The date of the show was fixed despite many discussions, nothing as much gold as we sball
The has been done to compensate the The following gentlenen have grazing on the bill-sides in Wan-as Saturday, 5th April. need for the purpose. of
The defendant place, time of opening, time of present bolders and abolish the strengthening our reserves, but been added to the Peace Celebra chai district. in any case the additional amount ions Committee:--The Director of admitted the offence and was fined judging, time for exhibits to be right of the letter-carrier to less of gold which at best we could Education, Sir Robert Ho Tang, seven dollars. Our illustrious on hand, and entrance fees were his toll. Parcel postmen, unless they also carry letters, mag
ask hope to secure by a subsidy Kt., Sir Boshan Wei Yuk, K., Offs Gote, strange to say, was left to the Committee.
for largess, ; and · ΤΟ telegraph messenger is We spoke the other day about the necessity of demobilising the would, in the opinion of our CM.G., Mr. Chan Harr, Mr. Ho simply not in it.
Do advan-Wing, Mr.-R. H. Kotewall, Mr.
supposed to ask under pain German Army in order to make absolutely sure that the peace of witnesses, be of
can afford Leu Tak-po, Mr. Lo Cheung-ahiu,
Indoor officers of of dismissal. Europe would never be broken, and now we find, according to a Lon- tage unless we
Gold is don contemporary, that it is the intention of the Allies to do so. to keep it."
the Post Office may not receive.. widely distributed The Daily Express says that the final military terms to be imposedly
gifts. One has heard of one butler in the West End of London who on Germany will include the fixing of the German Army at a max the world's surface, but for the
waited upon the counter-girls at a imum of 300,000, of which not more than five per cent, should be offic-m' st part in exceedingly minute
(From Our Own Correspondent.) A FINE FILM AT VICTORIA post office and asked for a Christ- cers. If this done, and there seems no reason to doubt it, it will ring quantities. If the value of gold
In the Colony's Billiard
mas -bor from them. He was down the final curtain on all Germany's hopes and ambitions of Euro- compared with commodities of pean conquest and world aggrandisement, and make to disappear for other sorts, such as iron, lead, tin, Championship last evening, Mr.
Shameen, Feb. 27.
careful to explain that he brought much business to that office in ever the greatest danger to the world's peace. It will be a terrible foodstuffs, clothing, labour, etc. J. Parkes met Mr. Tai Ming-tak,
reason the former winning by 400 to The Germans in and around blow to a nation which for many years has given all its energies to is low, it stands to
Why should a famous physi- the shape of parcels and tele-
When the girls did not. the contruction of an army which it considered the finest in the that it
301. The scores were level at Canton are now selling up their cian suddenly sacrifice friends, grams. it from the ground, world, and which, if done away with, will leave Germany crippled extract and powerless. Germany must now take her stand amongst the which could be quite profitably half-way, bat Parkes went ahead good and chattles in preparation fame and fortune, and disappear show the expected gratitude, be
What his patronage elsewhere. smaller Powers for the greater part of her prestige depended on her worked were its value in relation and won with ease. Double figure for getting out, or being put out, to hide his head ia shame from declared in future he would take possession of the greatest army in Europe. In the future, the to the above-mentioned articles breaks were made by both on or about the 10th of March his fellow practitioners? German Army will be a defensive army, and not as before an higher. Gold has been adopted players at almost every visit to To-day some Germans arrived reasons are powerful enough in
from Pakboi and Hoihow. Some cause him to
thas give pr
Apparently the motherland has as the standard of value because the table.
bad apparently tramped a con- the benefits that came as taken the colonis! soldier to its The Allies, according to our London contemporary mentioned by reason of the operation of
of a lifetime's bosom in too literal a above, will
as natural causes it is available take steps to ensure that Germany.
There is not always honour siderable distance when I saw the result
them ja khaki suits of endeavour? "The Doctor and Thousands of Englishwomen have become 2 a military nation, can never
the in such quantities and at such danger to
a cost of
among thieves. production in peace of Europe. Not only will they cut down her army to 300,000, but they will take care that under no circumstances will terms of other commodities as to charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell various cuts and styles and loaded the Woman" is a screen adaptation become the wives of these gallanty there ever be any opportunity for its expansion. In the first place give it a more or less stable value, to-day with being concerned in a with a full pack on their backs of a powerful novel and tells of strapping, fellows from over the We have experienced the Its value in terms of commodities | case of conspiracy. One of the They were dirty and looked very the story of this physician's led to utter a thoughtless benedic-- methods of the German General it is such as this should continue to exist, it might in the future form a of supply and demand. Periods time in connection with the stood, are to report at Canton by never been shown East and the event. But (writes a correspon perfect nucleus for the formation of another big and dangerous of increased gold production, affair, went to Canton and had the the end of this month that production has attracted the dent) there is another side to the
necessary arrangements may be greatest comment.
picture. An old copy of the Army. Without a General Staff, the German Army must remain a following on the discovery of accused arrested; in short "gave made for transporting them on
Melbourne Punch tells me that further deposits of gold him away," and his absence will the 10th of March to Shanghai clean, wholesome picture the lish, Scots, and Irish girls whom purely defensive force, with little or no possiblity of becoming
admirers of a good, when. & number of the Eug- extraction at a dangerous. Europe will have nothing to fear from a force which is capable of
announcement that the Victoria Australian soldiers had married without a big central authority, Another important stipulation low cost, have been marked by be for a period of three months. regarding the future German Army is that which lays down that not an increase in the price of com-
Theatre management have secur-landed at Port Melbourne a crowd It seems that the Allies modities. Metallic gold has at the It is notified for the information more than five per cent, shall be officers.
It is reported that H. B. M.'sed this superb film will be receiv of female factory hands waited are taking no chances, for if there was the least possible chance present moment gone to a high of merchants that general licences Consul-Ceneral, Mr. Jamieson, ed with delight. Patrons who for them at the land and of the of Germany attempting to build up another great army, this condi- premium compared with the paper have been issued allowing the C.M.G., left Canton for Wachow attend the Victoria Threatre on pier, and went for them," and tion renders it absolutely impossible.-
represents it. importation into the United
the scene of the recent disturb Monday, Tuesday and Wednes desit it out to the usurpers. Germany might have sa constituted her future army of 300,000 Masters may right themselves, Kingdom of the following that it should form a training ground for thousands of officers, who for money is buts symbol of articlesAerated, mineral, and ance, this morning on a river day will have the opportunity of The writer goes on to say: We sense in which our would be in a position to lead a much greater army than that certain quantity of any useful table waters; almonds; apples; gunboat. He is expected to return enjoying this delightful screen give our boys to England, but note permitted by the Allies or the League
in a few days, bringing down adaptation of a powerful story. of Nations. As commodity, and whether this is.
metallic money is works of art; bananas bladders, with him the Consal, Mr. Wyatt Of special interest is the fact that gift is accepted, when the It is, Germany will only be allowed to have sufficient papar or
English girls marry them? #S the casings, and sausage akin, fraw officers for an army of 300,000. If anything further than immaterial, as long this was required to the Germany's hands in the future, it is the other necessary credit exists behind it, cocos; comer; fruit, canned, bott-Smith, and family, and Constable the picture, will be shown as well when one that are m
on Wednesday at the matinee. fighting] is taken over by an Eng- led, and preserved; gum copal; military terms which are to be imposed. The quantity of arms and
Bookings for seats are expected Ammunition will be definitely limited, the importation of war mater-
guma kauri; horns; hoofs; ivory,
to by heavy. DAIS ial will be forbidden, and ite manufacture permitted to a few places, UME IN THE USITED. STATES. » onions; sugar cane, timber-i| sanctioned by the Allies. It will be admitted that these final milf Storms stretching 50 miles funnage, tobacco; wood-finur was played betwee tary terms will leave Germany absolutely powerless to ever became wide from Oklahoma, to the trades lignes; hides; marble:amen from again a menace to be feared, but there is another point which-must Canadian border are demoralis pimento, rom Theme licences boot and steam from
D. DEMOBILISATION. not be lost sight of and which we have discussed in these columns ing communications, between will be continued till 1st July. Recreation Club in Canton,
The total of officers and mer before, and that is that Germany must never be allowed to use in the Western and Eastern United 1919. The general licence issued is estimated that over 400 people future the terrible weapons of war which she has use in the past. States, practically isolating the for the other articles enumerat turned out to see the game. The discharged from the United States Judge too harshly the emotion of
after demobilisation- Even a small force of 300,000 can become a thing of terror, if it is Pacific Coast In certain parts ed in Notification No. 34 of 27th match was a fast one throughout army armed with devilish devices for slaughter and destruction. It is therefore very satisfying to learn that one of the military terms will communications have been partly Jamirv: 1919, will be withdrawn and proved to be a draw of one 1,174,545. The number alread demobilised is put at 1501.000. be the prohibition of the manufacture of poison gas,
on 1st March, 1919,
offensive one.
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somewhat primitive – the face of developm may meant denial fos home, husband, and Him