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NOTES AND COMMENTS.
WELL-EARNED REST.
MONDAY, MARCH 17, 1919.
DAY BY DAY.
-SOME MEN ARE TROUBLED WITH
| TAXES AND OTHERS ARE TAXED WITH There is an interesting an- TROUBLES. nouncement in the week-end wires to the affect that Sir Douglas
CURRENT COIN.
Union Insurances, which quoted at $1,010. The declension is attributed to the Exchange which went
at the up [BY "MERCARTOR"}
of last week. Chins Sugars are buoyant at $120 and will pro- Anticipatory of the heavy bably give another exhibition of general settlement on the 28th, vitality very soon. Hongkong
gradually diminishing quantity as $115. Occurrence
sad quiet times are likely for the rest of the mouth. Thare has
Saturday's health return shows
INFECTIOUS AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASES Haig has been appointed Field four eases of plague (two fatal) business in stocks lately has been and Kowloon Wharves are still
IS
WATSON'S
HYGIENOL
A HIGHLY CONCENTRATED AND PERFECTLY SAFE
DISINFECTANT.
SOLD ONLY BY
A, S. WATSON & CO, LTD.
Telephone No. 16.
as an evidence of their bona fides.
ed to the Editor.
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The rate per quarter and per mensem, proportional. Subscrip-
Marshal Commanding-in-Chief
the Forces in Great Britain, and and one fatal
of
that General Sir William Robert-spotted fever. All were Chinese. son has been made General Officer Commanding-in-Chief the Army on the Rhine. Thus ends Sir
Several of the local vessels on Douglas Haig's direct association the Kongmoon run were held 'ap with the war and at the same for about seven hours, off the time terminates his command of Swashbay Light, last Friday, the British Expeditionary Army, jowing to a denso fog. In other words, the great Field Marshal has earned his rest from the anxieties and the responsibili-
feld. He has thoroughly won the relaxation from these stern and trying duties, and his name will ever be treasured as that of the
Over the week-end Hongkong
been rather too much baying of socks
THE LAST OF CHINA'S GERMANS.
ONE LAST LOOK AT HONGKONG.
Merry Cargo of Repatriated Huns.
Yesterday we had
a final
for future deliveries The feature of the week on the to the tune of optimistic forecasts Stock Exchange was the activity of what would happen if ships in Shangbai cotton shares. All glimpse at the Hun-the social were released. In most markets cotton shares in Shanghai have parish of the world whom business has slackened off and it gone up Hongkong has sold civilised, mankind has sent to is significant of the waiting to Shanghai heavily during Coventry. The Blue Fannel three weeks. vessel Atreus and the Nore and attitude adopted by speculators the last two or
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
Mrs. W. Thom and family beg to tender their sincere thanks to all friends for their kind expressions of sympathy and for the floral tributes sent during their recent sad bereavement,
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, MONDAY, MARCH 17, 1919.
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On arrival here one of the
The China Mail Steamship Co., ties of the campaign in the West,Ltd., advises that the call of the The nearer peace comes the The demand for cotton shares Novara belonging to the P. and He will still have much to engage as. "Nanking" on her way to more even the most unthink-in Shanghai seems to have eased
裆 operitor his mind and call into play his Manila on or about. Marel 22nd, 198
beginning off a little after the very brisk 0. Company came into port en undoubted abilities, but no longer has been cancelled, and the realise that in several indas market of the previous week, bat roule to Germany with a large will rest on his shoulders the steamer will, therefore, proceed tries the various new factors which prices continue firm. Shanghai cargo of Garman men, women heavy burden of commanding, on as originally intended direct from have come into play daring four Cottons after sales at Tls. 165 are and children. To an observer active service, the biggest Army Shanghai to Manila, arriving in years of war are not going to dis now wanted at Tls. 165. Kang these three vessels would have which Britain aver sent into the Hongkong from Manila on or appear utterly in the twinkling of ricks have been sold at Tls. 17,
labout 29th, 1910.
an eye. The problems alten.ling but buyers now offer Tls. 17 appeared to be carrying a batch the demobilisation of the armies while Yangtszepocs after sales at of people who had been separated and the transition of transport Tls. 9 can be placed at Tla. 9.30. from home for many years and In attempting to anuggle a jar and industry from war-time to Ewes have changed hands at Tis. were delighted at the prospect of “ man who played a very big part of Chinesa wine, a Chinese was peace conditions are so many and 225, a rise of over 22 points being back to Blighty. So happy, in the final overthrow of the arrested by a Revenge Officer, various that those who have during the week. Orientals have cheertal, courteous and resigned- Germans. The Army of Occup This morning the Chinese showed thought the most about them appreciated
be in charge of Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which stion is to
to-fate these German deportees requires them to forward their names and addresses with communi. Sir William Robertson-another to Mr. G. N. Orme, a permit would probably be the last to
great soldier, whose rise from the which he said was for importing attempt to predict how long they the payment of a dividend appeared. So harmless and law. cations addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for publication, by ranks has shown the stuff of which the wine. The Reveune Officer will take to solve, and exactly of Tla 24 absorbing The abiding that they, of their own what way the solutions 50,000, write off for depreciation accord, planned that a disciplinary All communications intended for publication should be address he is made. No better choice said that the permit was not pre-in
could have been made. He may duced when the man was arrested will work out in practive, Tls, 75,000 and, after the general committee should be appointed be relied upon to carry on where after landing from a sampan. A
managers' commission, Business correspondence should be sent to the Manager.
Sir Douglas Haig left off.
carry from amongst them! They were fiae of 5 was imposed.
forward Tla 134,019. Io view of the fact that no dividend was not "gronsy" but, nevertheless, NOT WANTED.
This gumbling in futures on paid last year the Directors must they thought it imperative that "Pinkie" writes:--"Dear Mr. the Hongkong Stock Exchange hare strong reasons for carrying some Hun should be appointed" loads of Germans. Happily, they such an awful mistake as to say healthy sign. I have no desire than the amount distributed.
Captains of the vessels any have not come to stay: happily that Pinkie and Tommy were the to belabour this question, but it
griarance-imaginary or quasi also, they have not landed on our only children taking speaking seems to me imperative that the shores. They are the Huns from parts in the play of Pinkie and Sock
Exchange Committee
real-that they may think or have China who have been politely Fairie? Have you forgotten the should either bun forward
There are hopes that rubber reason to think that they are told that their room is better Fairy Queen, she in the youngest, transactions or make it an offence companies will soon be again on suffering from.
their company.
Each vessel, than
They and Elf Pickle is also a little girl-on the part of any member
4 dividend-bearing basis. are now" bound for the
I am sending this note just to to speculate. At present many Although the long expected rise therefore, had a Committee ap precious Fatherland, but they remind you of your mistake. I will find, when they reach it do hope you will be there to see is like Janus, a double-faced this is not so important now that secretary and treasurer, whose
stock Hongkong
broker in raw rabber has not yet come, pointed, consisting of a chairwan, that it is quite another country from that they left when they set us all.'
individual. He is broker, jobber, the cost of production has been daty it was to supervise dis out for the East. Home is about
company-promoter, et hoc genus cut down, in the case of the best cipline. the last place they would desire A great unisance in the Peak omne. He sells you shares that companies, 30 cousiderably. to be sent to, we should imagine, district is the number of Chinese belong to him, he contracts with There is an inclination at present repatriated single aven, Earnest but they have to
back. cloth and other hawkers, who you to sell you so many shares to buy rabbers. Prices of all whether they like it or not. No
Stheele, was gathered to his tears are being shed for them in He was from Hongkong or any other place out/solicitations. Two of them who some future date at 12 to 20 per up without, however, entailing phythsis. He was, before the His much business, owing to lack of outbreak of the war, a surveyor East; they are representatives were arrested by Sergeant Cash-cent. above the cash rate.
discredited a
and un-man said that they were ignorant principal is never disclosed to sellers. of
be of the regulations. The Magistrate you, and, rightly or wrongly, he
on the Shantung Railway, and clean race, and it
died on board the Astreas. The many long year, we should was informed that these particular argues that it would be suicidal to think, before they will be welcom-hawkers were "regular upsetters" do so. Again, he enters into
Pulice yesterday removed his body ed anywhere. These Germans and were a great naisance, so he a forward transaction with The P. aut 0. Company, the bafore the vessel left. leave China in a very chastened imposed a fine of $5 on each of his client to sell him, Nippon Yusen Kaisha and the! Besides this incident nothing and humbled mood. Had the the offenders.
say, 300 Indo-Chinas at $125 for Osaka Shosen Kaisha, which toward occurred.
Inspector June. When the delivery constitute the Bombay Conference, Gordon, who was in charge of the would bare comported them- The greed of a ricksha coolle day arrives the finishing touch is and the British Indis Steam Police patrol cardon watching selves. In being sent Home on in demanding more than his given by the presentation of the Navigation Company, the Indo- the repatriated men, to see that comfortable liners, they are proper fare led him into trouble shares and eventually the broker's Chin Steamship Co. and the they did not slip away from the say's he found perhaps getting more they de- this morning, when he was fined bill for the difference between the N. Y. K., which constitute the ships,
passengers extremely serve. But we need not worry 32 by Mr. G. N. Orme, or in purchased price and the rate Calcutta Conference, contemplate the
That's reduction in freights from the Far courteous.
nothing about that. All we want to see is default five days imprisonment. ruling on the date of delivery." their clearance from the East.
Fast to Indian ports. At present surprising. They were'nt Mr. A. B.
the Allan, of And we pray they may never Kaval Yard Police, said he
freights for general cargo for Bom- during the war. The Armistice come back again.
bay stand at $30, per ton while the Las made them extremely suave. pail the coolie 10 cents for Those who have always thought and believed that the British
It is high time that the Calcutta run costs $25. As to the taking him from the Naval Yard Hongkong
We inspected the vessels yester- and American peoples would, as they came to know and understand
to the Soldiers' and Sailors' Club. commenced
Stock Exchange return voyage, the Bombay service day, when they were moored at each other better, come together in a deeper and more sincere
On the job of shows no change in the freight the naval buoys opposite .the- friendship, are seeing their dreams come true. Before the war, the
The coolie was not satisfied setting its house in order, owing to the regular shipment of dockyard. The ships had been. movement aiming at a closer Anglo-American union, strongly
He followed bim to the Club, A broker cannot be a speculator raw cotton at that port, while slightly altered to provide the supported as it was by some of the best intellects on both sides of
and made himself such a nuisance cum broker at one and the same Calcutta freights the Atlantic, was making marked headway. It was felt that here
that at length he had to be given time. It is not fair to his client. lowered by 30 per cent, vi ditional accommodation was made- necessary accommodation, Ad- were two peoples speaking the same tongue, with much the same
over to the custody of a constable. It is another form of highway from Rs. 130 to Rs. 91 for for cooking, the dining rooms aspirations and ideals, who, but for bungling and bad statesmanship, i
*** would have been one still, Modern means of travel had brought
Frobbery. It is incumbent on general cargo and from Rs. 120 were extended and bathrooms Americans and Britishers into closer relationship, old enemities had
A. Chinese vendor of delicacies the Stock Exchange Committee to Rs. 90 for guany, It imbe were increased. 'The comfort of died away, and there was a growing consciousness, that such The funeral of the late Captain pressed a Chinese cornet into his to penalise those members who lieved that the present freights the deportees was attended to in differences as there were between the peoples were practically none Fuller, H. F. A., who died at the service and, blowing mightly on speculate, or put a stop to this may be reduced 25 to 30 per every detail. We were surprised beyond certain characteristic mannerisms. In ideas of government, Military Hospital, from tuber-it, he set up an unholy row, which trading in futures.",
49 cent. Competition with Ja at the excellence of the food sup in points of progress aimed at, and, on things that mattered most, calar meningitis, on Friday last, besides attractings goodly crowd in national outlook as well, the British and American peoples were took place at Happy Valley on of idlers and loafers, also attracted
panese shipping" is the reasonplies these vessels carried. They given in the Japanese papers for were sumptuous and nothing like Saturday afternoon at 5.30. The Had there been no war, it is certain that the movement spoken | body_was conveyed from Welling-
a constable. Unfortunately for the
the reduction.
what has ever been provided to of would have gathered strength and impetus as time went on. But ton Barracks to the gun carriage musician, this constable had not
the British men who crossed the the war has done what it would have taken many long years of by Sergeants of the 88th Com musical ear. He interprete
seas during the black period of ordinary development to accomplish. America's declaration of pany R. G. A. and from thence the free entertainment from his war was no doubt inspired by a great desire to champion the cause the " cortege
Before the war the value of the reckless submarinjam. The re- proceeded to knowledge of the law as tending of humanity; great principles were at stake, and the United States Happy Valley, the band of towards a disturbance of the That is the one refrain which rouble in American exchange was Patriated men were not hurdled up like sheep on board the could not stand idly by and see them possibly go under. But while the 18th Infantry being in peace. The sequel to this was recurs again and again in the from 50 to 51% cents. To-day vessels. Each had a separate this is true, we verily believe that the consciousness of blood relation-attendance and playing the that our musician was brought mind of the ordinary man who it is 15 cents. The National City bank provided for him or her ship with the British people and faith in their bona fides were also Funeral March. At the grave- before Mr. R. E. Lindsell and he has attached himself to aBank in New York is paying and was priviliged to carry his factors influencing the Americans in deciding to step into the ring. side, there was a firing party
fiods himself some coupons due on Russis The act of itself gave a great fillip to Anglo-American unity; the composed of 100 men from the now has to pay to the tune of his company, and
carried along by the majority, internal 5% per cent, bonds in The upper decks were pied or her whole household effects. experiences of war, in which the soldiers of both nations fought 83rd, 87th, and 88th Companies of own music à fine of $3.
marching to success or defeat sccordance with the option give entirely, at their dispons with side by side, undoubtedly gave greater strength, potency the R.G.A., and the Last Post was
he knows not which. Unfortan to holders to accept 15 cents per the exception of a small portion. and permanency to the idea. And now that the great struggle sounded by four buglers of the is over and right and justice have been gloriously vindicated, we R.G.A. His Excellency the Gen- an inexhaustible box of tricks, market is at present very quiet, Financial Attache to the Russian
Fredony, the performer with ately, for the broker, the share rouble, the rate fixed by the which was set apart for the know that the movement begun will continue, resulting in a eral Officer Commanding, Major
officers of the ships" Each cementing of the bonds which link these two great-nations General F. Ventris, was at the will present to-night at the and fortunately for the specula Embassy at Washington.
vessel had a special guard. The together. Links have been forged which bind the British and the graveside and also a large number, Victoria Theatre his fourth change tor who sold short. AllBlongkong
Astrens had a guard of the Americans in ties of common understanding, and, working in amity of military and naval officers. of programme. Fredony will be Companies during last year have
Manchester Regiment under Cap- and union, the future holds out great opportunities to both the one The floral tributes were numerous, seen in a lightning change Vaude done very well, dividends being and the other.
testifying to the high esteem in ville Revue in which he will well maintained and, in certain Japanese needles know how Australian Imperial Force, while People who have purchased tain C. H. Luxloor, of the The other day, the new American Ambassador to London, Mr. which the deceased was held. impersonate well-known charact-cases, even improved upon. J. W. Davis, spoke for the first time in London in that capacity. Captain Fuller was only 23 ers from the Vaudeville Stage; The quietness in the market is quickly they break. During the in the case of the Nore and In his speech he paid a great tribute to Britain for her part in the years of age and had seen much Prof.
Blufo, the war, particularly for what she did before the Americans came in. service both in France and in parodist, Les Chung-Sna and the settlement, which is reported to be of needles was exported from from the Navy
eccentric said to be due to the approaching war a large quantity of all kinds Norvars the guards were drawn Mystery of the yellow cabinet, very beayy. Everybody is, there Japan to Chins, Straits Settle The Astreus carried the single the most elaborate illusion over fore, marking time to see how ments, South Sea Islanda, India men, and the Nora and Norvara presented, and finally Do-Re-Mi- things will eventually ran out and the Dutch Indies owing to the married families On the repeat, to every Briton. These are indeed your kinsman; study
was issued by music out of rope it be tried. ameshes as money is abandent.
Fs, the clown who could go It is believed there will be BO
the German trade being destroy-Norvara were transferred six mar- them. yndet end them ;- learnt to give and take with thems and
ed. The amount of the Japanese riéd families from "Canton--six guard their friendship as a sacred thing." Thai là a charge which the Air Council forbidding Mi Tomie Turner, the dainty,
trade during the war was two men, six women and 10 dildren every American and every Briton should lay, to heart. There is no women in the R.A.F. learning to American ragtime comedienne,
million yen sanually, but as soon and on the Astrens 29 single need why we should misunderstand each other; there is every fly. It is naderstood that the will sing new and popular jazz
as the Armistice was declared the man from Canton who arrived reason why we should come together in more real and more lasting reason for this ban on the woman songs and the rest of the company There is a fair amount of busi-export stopped and at present here by the as Kinchung on bonds of friendship. United, the English-speaking peoples can fier is lack of facilities owing to will appear also in a completeness in investment stocks, Hong-no needles are being exported Saturday night. The s.. Norvars serve humanity and direct and influence the affairs of the world as demobilisation, which suggests new programme. In the first part, kong and Shanghai Banks having except shipments fulfilling old and the Nore carried in all it is given no other two nations to do. This deepening co-operative that the restriction is only of a the romantic Fathe's Photoplay dropped to $750 and a similar orders, most of which have been 800 members of families i spirit is indeed a sacred thing. It will be worth everything to!. temporary character. “preserve and extend it.
***Will power" will be screened: decline has been registered in cancelled.
Astrens 800 single men.
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ANGLO-AMERICAN AMITY.
THE LATE CAPTAIN FULLER.
FUNERAL AT HAPPY VALLEY.
He made mention of what Britain'e example did for America, and Mesopotamis.
how the United States had learned much from it. But there was
i one passage of his speech which had more value than that. He Bald." Had I the opportunity, I would say to every American and
ARMOKES NOT TÓ FLY.
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