DEWAR'S
"IMPERIAL"
AND
EXTRA SPECIAL"
SCOTCH WHISKY.
SOLE AGENTS:
THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY,
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
DAY BY DAY.
MARCH 27. 1919.
MUSICAL JOTTINGS.
IT IS THE THINGS THAT ARE MADE
„BY "ENHARMONIC.")
|HONGKONG AND WIRELESS,
That the Hongkong General TO'LOOK AT THAT COST THE MOST, Chamber of Commerce is äliva to
its responsibilities was shown by
the speech of the Chairman at the onlers show that P. C. 25 L Hongkong Police Reserve annual meeting on Tuesday even-King Po is invalided out.
ing, in which many issues of great importance to men of business were dealt with. There are one
there is the question
of
All music lovers will have
COMPANY MEETING.
CHINA SUGAR REFINING CO, LTD.
THE CHILDREN AND PINKIE.
YESTERDAY'S MATINEE.
The matinee performance of
last week of Ura Aury Woodfonemesting of the shareholders of "Pinkie and the Fairies," special- learned with regret of the death, The 41st onlinary general Finden. With her death, the the China Sagar Refining Co.,ly for the children, took place musical world loses one of the Ltd., was held this morning at yesterday afternoon; and need-
The Douglas steamer Hai Hang/most prominent of modern song the offices of Mesars. Jardine, fless to say, every seat in the
Hongkong's totally inadequate Amoy, owing to fog. wireless service. The Cham-
and
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wireless stations for commercial purposes. That is a very natural evident that if Hongkong does not the farers were Chinese. keep pace with the times in this connection, she will materially fall back in a commercial sense. the lusitation of Engineers at The annual general meeting of Manila, we are told, is in daily touch with New York, whereas Shipbuilders of Hongkong is be- all that Hongkong can do with ing held in the Instiution's rooms
9 p.m. her present wireless apparatus on Friday evening, the 28th inst.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD., is to communicate with ships at at
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
TEL.
4J
616.
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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1919.
CHINA'S COMMUNICATIONS.
A FOOLISH SQUABBLE.
is evidently a uniform code, and
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or two matters mentioned in Mr.arrived in port yesterday after writers. She was a very prolific Matheson and Co., Ltd, There house was occupied. At times Holyoak's speech which deserve noun. She reports having been composer and, of course, her commenting on. For example, held up for 24 hours outside greatest success was the "Indian La present the lion. Mr. David it is rather difficult to discern Landale (Chairman), Sir Paul the workings of a child's mind Love Lyrica" comprising four Chater, C.M.G., Mesars, F. Mait but yesterday afternoon was not songs of exceptional brilliance, land, l. P. White A. O. Laag delight took full possession of the one in particular, "Less Than the Directors), C. W.
one of those times. Gleeful. ber of Commerce wants to
return Dust," being of no httle daring (Secretary). see this Colony linked up with shoes thre eases of cerebro-in its
little beads and the opinions successful attempt inManager). Landon by relays of powerful spinal fever, one of diphtheria descriptive effect. Amongst the G. M. Barton, Chao 'To Sien, A. E of Beauty and the Beast, King M. Shaw expressed in more subdued rein R. M. Austin, of the picture book descriptions of small-pox. The composer's more prominent works Crapnell, A. C. Davidson, Hon. Frog. The Sleeping Beauty and demand in these days, and it is diphtheria case was fatal. All are "A Dream of Egypt," "The flo Fook, Messrs. G. C. Moroa, all the prominent personages of
Pagoda of Flowers a Burmese, M. H. Nemazee, J. M. da Fairyland, story in song), "On Jhelum Rocha, Ho Kwong and Ho Seung, and enthusiastic yesterday after- were as emphatic
The Song of the Lotus Lily" and River," (a Kashmiri love story),
The Chairman maid: The only to be equalled by the gulf noon as to form a contrast "An Indian Desert Song."
report and statement of accounts, between the animate and the with the Auditors' certificate inanimate. The grown ups, who other evening and was very much hands for some days, I will, with have got as much enjoyment from to see "Pinkie" the attached, having been in your were present yesterday, must
close range. No wonder Mr. Holy-
impressed with the musical part your permission, take them as a study of the children as from the oak described the local station as
of the play, and also with the read. Although we regret being play itself, of which latter nothing "futile." The mistake was, of
According to telegraphic advice lyrics and settings, but the two ganble to return shareholders but praise can be said, as course, made when the installa-Manila Office, the ax Venezuela for discussion. The orchestra, think we may consider ourselves
fro u the Pacific Mail Company's latter are not within my province dividend for the past year, frequently stated before. tion was laid down. It was
Miss Marjory Stewart will criticised at the time, and develop- left that port on Tuesday after under Mrs. J. Cochrane, played fortunate in having
enact the part of " Pinkie "at the ments since have more than roos, March 25th, and will arrive with just the correct amount of through a most
anxious and 2nd April, at 430 p.m. This must final performance on Wednesday, justified the critics.
at Hongkong this evening at restraint and nothing could have difficult period with a profit of perforce be the very last per- about & p.m.
been more fairylike than the $57,897.17. The scarcity of formance, as one or two members delicate manner in which the tonnage which bas affected us so of the cast are leaving the Colony Fortune is very elusive. A score was handled. Ars adversely during 1917 was the on the following day. Booking auber of Clinse who hoped Cochrane evidently fally realised cause of a further decline in Jasa for this matinee opens on Satur- The disinterested observer may to rope her in, in a bunch of Poexactly what was wanted and her sugar values from guilders 8 day morning at Moutrie's rightfully be forgiven a feeling of Pi lottery tickets, found that piano score was rendered with to guitlers 43, per picul daring disgusted impatience on reading she had eluded them again when a grace and delicacy that greatly the first six to eight months of of the" unfortunate differences between the Hongkong aud
their agent, an elderly Chinese, enhanced the fine effects of the 1918. This, of course, reflected Sircarei Observatories regarding was arrested at Hanghom. The phy The concerted recal items on prices here and cur accounts CRIMINAL SESSIONS. the China Coast storm code Police told the Magistrate that were also beautifully restrained, for that period show very heavy signals. This squabble, or what there were were 66 purchases by the singing being of a soft and losses indeed, The Allies' ever it is, has again and again the Police and numbered dreamy timbre that suited the success during the summer. been mentioned in Chamber of tickets found in a bundle which settings admirably. The solos however, Commerce reports, and, without the agent was carrying.
foreshadowing. 21: professing to say who is to blame.agent was fined $140 and given Moliere-Johnstone
The by Mrs. R. Duncan and Mrs. C. earlier termination of hosilities The March Criminal Sessions.
had we cannot but feel that there is the option of gaol for two mouths. adapted to the parts they played. brought about a stiffening in fore Mr. Justice Melbourne. L
been anticipated, were resumed this morning, be an undue amount of obstinacy somewhere. The ideal aimed at
both ladies having well trained sagar values, and the signing of Nobody came to claim the oil and pleasing voices. We have the Armistice on the 11th Novem- kidnapping, and pleaded not guilty. Ho Cheung was charged with it does not require the possess-drum so I took it home for admirable musical talent in the ber, 1918, sent prices rushing ion of any expert knowledge storing water," a coolie told Mr. Colony.
upwards. Fortunately also, the Wakeman, prosecuted and the The Crown Solicitor, Mr. G. H. on the subject to perceive the Lindsell at the Police Court this
demand for refined sugar improv-accused was undefended. advantages of such a system morning. His Worship at great I learn that Mesars. Mirovitchel from all quarters during the being evolved. Yet the two pains endeartured to make the and Piastro, well known in the latter months of the year, and we Clayson, Mahomed Rafeek, W, T The jurymen were Messrs. E. F- Observatories appear incapable man understand that this Colony, and Marco Paci, awere thus able to recover our Gandell, F. X. Remedios, J of coming to an agreement on the was thieving matter. It may or may not be a that the oil-dram, which was arrange two gala concerts, in profit referred to.
It appears brilliant Italian pianist, are to losses and close the year with the Graca, C. F. V. Ribeiro and W. case of professional jealousy on empty, was carried away by the Shanghai, to be assisted by a
Macfarlane. one side or the other. Whatever thief from its place at the gate large orchestra, and it is anticipat the Chins trade was as keen as the case for the prosecution, said The Japanese competition for The Crown Solicitor, cpening us that the two sets of officials, of a macaroni factory in Gardened that one of the largest and ever, particularly during the first the prisoner was charged on two who are presumably men of com- Road, to Mallory Street, where finest concerts ever heard in the part of the year, when their sales counts. first with kidnapping a mon-sense, ought to be able to the man was seen by a watchman Settlement will take place. Could of refir el were well below the cost boy of eleven years of age, with compromise on such an issue, and arrested. The Magistrate not some When physicians disagree, the passed a sentence of four weeks' enthusiast start the ball rolling assume that their consumers in with intent to deprive the mother influential musical of raw sugar, and we can only second, with taking away a boy intent to procure a ransom, and patient is in danger of losing his hard labour. On a further with "a life. So in this case, those who go charge of being in unlawfal the
view Biz bringing their own protected market most of his possession. The As far as facilities transportation are concerned, there is down to the sea in ships surely possession of several square logs Hongkong to give a
aggregation down
boy to pay somewhat stiff perhaps no country
prices, lived with his mother at West in the world more badly handicapped have a right to expect that they of wood, the thief received an of concerts? Such an opportunity refineries
couple to enable than China, and this fact in a
the Japanese Point and the accused, with great measure accounts for be given every aid to navigation.additional 14 days. the present backward condition of the country.
to parsue
their another man named Ng Cho, were Real roads there And differing codes of storm
might not present itself again. dumping policy are none, and the railways are, to say the least of it, undeveloped signals abriously are apt at create
in China. in the habit of visiting the house It might be done as part of our which would otherwise and haphazard, with the result that China, a huge densely populated confusion in the ship master's
A Chinese from Canada br. aght Peace celebrations.
and knew the boy and his mother, prove country with infinite commercial possibilities, has not a real chance mind. At any rate, it is high with himarevolver and 64 rounds
ruinous to even to the longest On January 3 last, the boy went of any great advancement.
purse. However, it seems that this great time the petty differences were of ammunition into the Colony problem of China's communications is about to be tackled in earnest, brought to an end.
Hongkong is backward in again been very high, particular-him to have some tea.
Refining costs have out into the street, when the two went up to bim and took and there is every reason to believe that matters will be different in sensible thing to do would be to the Flei Ming as he was about to hare a band to play for us in the portionately $150,000 more than and then
The most and was arrested yesterday on matters musical. We ought to ly coal, which has cost us pro- took the boy to a restaurant They a few years. There are two means by which transportation, in call in expert shipping advice and depart for his native district, evenings, on the same lines as in the previous year, but there is should go to a circus. China can be facilitated, firstly, by the internationalisation of the to decide upon whatever scheme Flot Ping. At the Police Court the Parks in London. We ought reason to hope that more reason accused and Ng Cho then boarded suggested that he zailways, and secondly by the introduction of the aeroplane. We is favoured by the consensus of this morning it was explained by to have a-Oh,
The will discuss the former suggestion first. The question of railways opinion amongst mariners. in China has always been a difficult one, and the reason is not far
wall, T have able prices for this and other the Macao steamer and went to Mr. M. K. Lo, who appeared for the written about it before, so what's necessities will shortly be avail- Macao where they kept the boy to seek. All foreign policy in China has been to a large extent
defence, that the Chinese, who had the use? embodied in the various railway loans and concessions, and the A COMMERCIAL CONGRESS.
reside in Canada for over 20
able. During the year we have for over a month. The boy was fact of these concessions being held by different nations hus des-
years, brought the arms into the
had the Company's land, buil-frequently beaten and was made troyed any attempt at standardisation or co-operation. two very
It may be said that there ings, and machinery sad plant to write letters to his mother important essentials in a matter such as this.
We have many times urged in Colony by the Erapress of Asia, would be a lack of works for carefully examined and valned requesting her to send money ta The lines which now operate in the country were constructed that there should be annual Con- for self-protection in Hoi Ping society. That is not correct. pleased to inform you that their payment of $10,000 for the release
our columns, since the war began, and that he intended to use them performance by a small orchestral by experts,
secure his ransom. A letter was by many different nationalities, mainly to satisfy political and gresses of British Chambers of Qu the ground that no allegation There are the concertos of Bach, valuations are considerably above of the boy. The mother eventually. we are also written by Ng Cho requesting commercial ambitions, and as a consequence there exist innumer-Commerce in the Far East, to be was made by the Police as to the the symphonies of Haydn and of the book value, that appear under went to Macao and identified able anomalies, which, although an attempt has been made recently held LE at unification of the different systems, has made standardisation Therefore we bail with deep the arms in the Colony, Mr. Lo and a large repertoire from the balance sheet, and the financial who were walking in the street
convenient centres. intention of the accused to use Mozart, many works by Handel these respective headings in the the prisoner very difficult. Prior to the war, the bad condition of China's rail- satisfaction the announcement by asked the Magistrate to deal modern French and
and Ng Cho, ways could be placed at the door of the various foreign nations, Mr. Holyoak suggesting the leniently with defendant. whose international jealousies prevented any serious effort being possibility of the idea being given fine of $100 was imposed.
Russian position of the Company is thus with the boy. A struggle took made to unify management or to systematize development, but this a trial.
A schools. It is not necessary to quite sound. During the year, place in which the accused was state of affairs has dissappeared with the war.
It must be obvious to
worship the collosal and gigantic the between the nations in China are entirely different now to what British trade organisations is Road yesterday, and a Chinese together. With a small orchestral
The relations everyone that, in the future,
and for the sake of that worship been spent
súm of $41,463.15 has arrested but Ng Cho got away. When charged the accused stated they were before the war.
A crowd collected in Queen's to sacrifice orchestral music al-
on repairs and With the Germans out of the way, need to
renewals
it was Ng Cho who stole the boy. to machinery etc., He was sold for $100 of which there ix everything to
co-operate far more: be hoped from the of the British, French and Americans in China. There is no room past. In this regard unity will profession thought it would be be found in chamber music.
efforts closely than they have in member of the light-fingered society a welcome variation could Account, in addition to the sum $10.
charged working accused stated that he received now for the petty jealousies and prejudices of pre-war deys. Even make for real strength. We are a good opportunity to get to now the Chinese Delegates are placing their claims for belp to aware that the various Chambers work. He got among the crowd
of $33,583.76, which you will.see
Evidence was then taken, after ensure China's future development before the Peace Conference in are in frequent communication and lifted the purse of one gets quite a good deal of satisfac-in a fully efficient state. Basi-him to five years hard labour. has been added in the accounts, which the jury found the accused Lacking the real thing, one and our equipment is being kept guilty. His Ponour sentenced Paris, and there can be no doubt that the whole question of China's one with another, but that is future will be accorded the greatest consideration. All the existing mainly so on specific questions
Chiness. From its bulky ap-tion from the gramophone, and ness has been satisfactory for the arrangements have to be revised, if China is to move forward which crop up and call for joint pearance the pickpocket assured some of the latest records out are opening months of the present quickly, and the best means to this end is to put all the railway action. A yearly Congress would himself of a good haul. loans, and agreements and concessions in the melting pot-in short, possess far more value, for the agine his disappointment and few years ago, were very much sufficient supplies of raw sugar debit balance at Profit & Loss
Ima revelation. Musicians, only a year's working, and we have internationalise them. If this is done, the future of China's, com-gathering together of munications, and consequently her advancement, is assured.
British vexation when, on opening the prejudiced against the gramofor a few months ahead, but A/C, leaving $365,029.96 to be But there is an even speedier way to promote transportation in Orient would bring about a far not banknotes, as ho had hoped, Buchner, the conductor of the a dangerously high level and it the new account.
business men from all parts of the purse, he found it to contain phone. As an instance, Herr prices of raw sugar are again on carried forward to the debit of China, by seroplane. Britain, America, France, all the great closer relationship than it is but a roll of worthless paper Viceroy's band, (India), refused will be necessary for us to pro- nations of the world are taking steps to put the aeroplane to possible to secure by commercial use, and there is no doubt that the near future will see the
150 of Another shock was to follow. A even to listen, until one dayceed with great caution, as we unanimously passed on the pro- vast developments in this respect. If the other countries with their Large issues in which all have 2 out of the crowd holding the Voice" Company, which has a
mail or "cable
The report and accounts were services. watchman, who saw him coming representative of "His Master's have all seen the reactions that position of the Hon. Mr. David highly developed railway communications and road systems are common about to make use of the airship, how much more useful would it be threshed out, and the opinions of divined him to be a thief and manufacturing duplicates, in commodities and freight etc.. Wa
interest could be to China, with the great distances and undeveloped railways? men who know their subject arrested him. It was revealed at Calcutta, took along a machine feel sure the shareholders willing Committee was proposed by
parse in one hand, instantly very large establishment for the
taking place in Landale, seconded by Sir Paul
of most Chater. There could not be found a better solution to the problem of China's would be available to all transportation, and it seems that the first steps in the matter have Hongkong is the centre of British the Police Court this morning and some selections of classical already been taken. The other day we learned, that the Peking, influence in the Far East, we that the thief had been to gaol records amongst whichisons des Kurployees frondent and Mr. A. E. Craphael, ded Syndicate, Lida tha China agent for the Handley-Page Company should like to see the initial on three occasions and had been off the "Peer Gyuly suite or the Conealing Committee Barton, and dissimound
approve the Company's adoption. had signed a contest with the newly created Ariation Department Congress opened here, Let us banished for five years. To him, Büchner listened withhan, shirobi rechtfiendasian, tha tha font ét of the Chines Covemment for the delivery of a number of large, strike while the iron is hot. The thus spoke the Magistrate (Mr. boredom until the record got to $12.491.18 be granted as a well
carried.. East-passenger and merchandise carrying machines. General Ting next move is up to the Hongkong R: E. Lindbell) You had a the "Morning item; then he deserved bonus to the Staff at the r. Ho Fook, seconded Shin-yuan, who is noted for his progressiveness, is Director of the Chamber, Might it not circulariss had shot this time: you stole an was convinced. Of course, we Refinery This I now propose, J., da Rocha, Men
On the proposition of new service, and there is every sign that the flying machine the other Chambers with a view empty purse, You are fined all prefer the real thing, but the history of China. Incidentally Hongkong might take a hint in this this autumn or in the following matter from the Chinese Government.
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