THE
BEST PREVENTATIVE OF
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, APRIL 8. 1919.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
WATCHMEN WHO DON'T WATCH.
DAY BY DAY:
INSINCERITY HAS TAKEN A FEW ORDERS, BUT IT NEVER HELD A JOB VERT LONG.
AN ISLANDER'S DIARY.jed the introduction of improved] TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY. and up-to-date mechanical trans- port" is extremely amusing.
[BY "AJAX."]
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I am not surprised that the proposal to make Mr. Lloyd George first of all honourary
In view of the frequency burglaries in the heart of the c^ 5, and all too often at Europe an
At present Hongkong is à A good deal of controversy is member and then President stores supposed to be guarded by
vacuum. Thare is nothing of a now raging round the suggestion of the Manchester Reform For the 48 hours ended yester- remarkable nature a discussion of to establish a Jesuit Collège. Club is meeting with influen- INFECTIOUS AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASES Indian tehmen, it is becoming
questionable whether these latter day there were reported five cases which can adorn the week's diary, have no desire to enter the arena tial opposition, says à Home individuale can justify their of cerebro-spinal meningitis (four "Pinkie and the Fairies" has of combatants, but may have an writer. In view of the attitude of employment. It is useless to ask fatal), four of plague (two fatal) had an unprecedented career as opportunity of saying something the Prime Minister's Whips in of them "Watchman, what of the and one fatal case of diphtheria. the Theatre Royal and has proved in general on education in Hong-giving the coupon to a Conserva- Night" Forduring the still hours All were Chinese.
a veritable Klondyke to the Hongkong. We stand obviously on the tive like Sir John Randles aginet so sound a Liboral a Sir Arthur they are generally fast asleep.
kong A.D.C., who should profit leve of great developments in our Haworth (to take only one ex- They are, in truth, watchmen who
I say ample) the resentment of the Free do anything but watch. In the
to the extent of at least $10,000 schools and colleges.
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MARRIAGE.
BUNJE-WYNNE.-On the 7th April, 1919, at St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, by the Rev. J. S. Harrington, Henry Ferdinand. Becond son of Mrs. E. T. Bunje, Singapore, to Annie Maude Wynne. Hongkong.
The Hongkong Telegraph
latest burglary reported it appears a small Japanese tramp steamer Det. Ten crowded performances schools and colleges, but since Liberals at the attempt to enthr
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A pullision iwcurred between that the thieves got into the store,
of an amateur theatrical will these form the brain and intellect one the Prime Ministar as the opened a till with a bell which and a Chinesemed steamer, off rings when that operation is per- Canton, on April6. The Japanese require one beating in the East of a nation, we stand also on the patron saint of Manchester Liber eve of a great national change. aliam is not hard to understand. formed, and generally made a reel had just arrived and in
Let us then try and consider, Strange influences bave been hard noise and clatter by pulling out letting go her anchor the boat
firstly, one or two objections to at work of late in Manchester drawers and throwing boxes about. swang round and collided with
The Hon. Mr. David Landale education in Hongkong; second political circles, and the open on duty was totally unaware of board side. Both vessel sustain Press, In the course of his speech and, thirdly, the part it behoves others over the Reform Club pro- Yet the watchman supposed to be the Chinese vessel, on the star has been criticising the locally, its possible future evolution, contest promised by Mr. Gordon Harvey, Sir Arthur Haworth, and the fact that anything unusualed only slight damage.
at the annual general meeting" of the Portugueseand Chinese them-posal will do a good deal to clear was happening inside the shop which he was paid to keep an
the Hongkong Automobile selves to take in a matter of such the air. eye on. But apart from this The public is reminded that a Association he said: "That a suprema importance. Consider particular case, there is plenty of bazaar in aid of St. Dunstan's modern institution like the Press for a moment how fortunate are evidence to show that Indian Home is taking place on the should range itself on the side of we, who in this twentieth century watchmen in general are pretty tennis
courts, at Montpelier, reaction and obstruct the intro-have entered into the, enchanted worthless creatures. We should imagine that they are employed Queen's Gardens, to-morrow at 3 duction of improved and up-to garden of knowledge. Not only ent Assembly at Weimar, Fredrich to keep their eyes open during the P-m. If wet, the erent will take date mechanical transport shows is all the ancient wisdom both of Ebert, tailor's son and some time saddler's apprentice, becomes dreadful lack of appreciation the East and the West Dow assured, as firs: President of the whole night, when thieves are place in the house. most often about. In actual fact, will be many attractions for of the world's progress and accessible to even the scantiest German Republic, of a notable we know that as soon as dusk children, including a bran tub, how far 800 Hongkong parse, but we may delight and place in history. Few careers comes in they make up dressed dolls, domestic pets, etc. editora lag behind their breth- nourish our minds with a con-have been so early crowned with ren of England and America" tinual feast of modern thought, such success as his. Ebert is still their beds, curl themselves up
Some one has aptly said the of high ideals and an evar-two or three years short of fifty, The apartments of Mr. and causes and motives of anger are widening circle of knowledge and but it is more remarkable, perhape, in peaceful slumber. Thus the Mr Courtney, of Batterfield and chiedy three. First, to be too interesia. Never before in the that he did not enter the Reich- system stande self-condemned. Swire, at Shameen, were entered sensible of hurt, for no man is history of man have the labours stag until 1912, and that when for we know of no way in which by unwelcome visitors last Satur-angry who feels not himself hart. of the schoolmaster brought so heard to speak there. He is none
war broke out he had hardly been. a fruitful watch can be kep: by day evening, while they were Therefore, tender and delicate bounteous a reward to those who the less a brilliant speaker, differ- for these gentry is a loud-sound the Canton Club Theatre, the they have so many things to sleeping men. What is needed attending an entertainment in persons must ceeds be oft angry; care to understand.
ing in this respect, as in others, ing alarm which would "go off"
from the Prussian type. He is a close to their sentry-post every notes. Mok Shiu Kwan, a servant robust natures have little sense. property lost being $200 in H. K. trouble them of which more
Heidelberger, a dark fellow with thick black hair, moustache, and half hour or so. Then there
beard, and his manner in the would be some guarantee that of the house, has been arrested The next is the apprehension and they would keep awake. As on suspicion by the Municipal construction of the injury offered well to begin at the bottom, that tribune or on the platform gives things are, a stone figure would Police.
to be, in the circumstances, full is tosay with primary education. evidence of a quick and vivid of contempt, for contempt putteth We have, of course, got primary temperament, though he main- Robbers were busy at North an edge or anger and when men educationof a ort-but I think tains always the most perfect Point early yesterday morning are ingenious in picking out cir- nobody either ioside the Educa- tion Department or outside Is If it is true that Geneva has when they stopped two ricksha tumstances of contemp: they really satisfied with the system or been selected as the seat of the coolies near the Electric Works kindle their anger much.
for a
considers it Someone once decribed the Bel- League of Nations, no better and stole from their persons not the sun go down upon your adequate for such an important fast crowd as the cruellest mob in choice could have been made. $1.80. The coolies were pulling anger" is advice which should be
place 88 Hongkong. What Europe. It would says a corres- This Swiss city has played an their empty rickshas and one of emblazoned in letters of gold on should be the aim or goal pondent to a Home paper be at important part in European the footpads struck one of them the sign of the Hongkong
least as accurate, to judge from civilisation the
of primary education? centre of a blow on the forehead with a Automobile Association.
In my reports I have received from si Calvinism and it has also stick and inflicted a small ent.
opinion it should not lis
eye-witness of the recent strike been
much in instruction in certain scenes, to call them the most sub- r.oted ever Bince
the The robbers made their escape in Century 18th
for
factuseful as those areas in missive mob in the world. Their the darkness. scientific activity
and
The Press everywhere is con- the implanting in the young of leaders, adopting an absurdly se- mane propaganda. The proposed
sidered to be a Goliath and even the divine passion for knowledge, cretive attitude, refused infor League of Nations is the evidence
to the progress of of a world-wide desire to stop the obstinate. At 10 o'clock yester-woo its favours.
Balaam's ass, we are told, was Mr. David Lloyd George has to together with sufficient means in mation as
The Press is, the way of reading, elementary negotiations even to their own barbarities of war, and in this
and
executive. On one occasion a KO forth, to connection we cannot forget that day morning on Natlian Road, in unlike the Goliath of Biblical science
huge crowd stood in stoical pati- that
Our passion it was at Geneva that the historic Kowloon, a male driver was driv-times, a Goliath of goodness, gratify
ence in the cold outside the strike Convention was drawn up to ing a pair of mules. Whether always ready to point out the real education, our true education, headquarters waiting for informa frame rules of conduct in hostili- these rules aaw any fairies on errors of pulic men, solicitons is what we acquire or should tion that could have been given ties between nation and nation. Nathan Road, like Piukie and of the welfare of the masses and acquire after leaving school them a good two hours earlier. The Geneva Convention was Tommy found in Fairyland, they always ready to take the codgels Schools merely fashion the Many of the men, while convinced originally adopted at a National have not told 16. Thar is in defence of what it thinks is pedestal of the statue; they but that their demands are just, are Conference held in the city one of the many things we shall just and right. I admit that it is lay the foundations of the human acutely uncomfortable over the in 1864. but WAS after- A Reuter's message, received yesterday, states that an Aliens wards replaced by the
never be able to find out, but at not immane from errors and, like tein ple of knowledge. Should we hardships their action is inflicting Bill has been issued which extends the powers granted to the vention of 1906, which was any rate it may be recorded that s earthly things, it is at times not hold men to be imbeciles on people with whom they have
these mules shied, and that likely to commit Government under the Aliens Restriction Act of 1914 for a further international agreement dealing
"mistakes, who, after digging the foundation no quarrel: period of two years. Also further powers are given the Govern-chiedy with
to the they bolted. succour
They may have for, after all, a journalist is ex-for a building and constructing.
imposing plinth, should ment to make orders enabling war prisoners to be kept in custody wounded in time of war and been invited to a fairy party, pected to know and write intelli- an until six months after the signing of peare: The Bill further which forbade cruel methods of and forgetting that they had gently and authoritatively from voluntarily abandon the work? contains a clause rendering aliens attempting to cause sedition Warfare. In the Franco-German to transport a driver who did not Bolshevism to hawker's licence. Yet many who have received an llable to severe punishment, is ten years penal servitude, and also War of 1870, also, the famous Red believe in fairies, ran for all they There is nothing under the sun excellent education are exactly methods that would be much the imposes a maximum penalty of three months imprisonmen: on Cross Society was formed, the were worth, throwing the driver that a journalist is not supposed in this case. After leaving better for being changed-for aliens attempting to promote industrial unrest. The Bill refers "Geneva Cross flag being on the street. The painful part to know. Coming down to local school or even college with their dealing with the publication o chiefly to aliens and not only enemy aliens. From the early days recognised as neutral.
of the story is that the shock was conditions, he is expected to compulsory examinations they important documents. It has been advertising assidously the of the war the question of the alien population tn the United King-the present war, we know that a
coming issues of an important dom has aroused much discussion. Several thousands of foreigners great work of mercy has been great that the unfortunate be a keen observer of mice and throw to the winds all desire for
men, to study the work of public further knowledge. Hence it is book edited by Prof. Oran on belonging to enemy countries were interned at various camps, carried out in this ancient and man died soon after.
in England not officers, to suggest reforms, to act that where they had no reason to complain of their food or treatment honoured city on behalf of suffer-
aGermany's responsibility for the Many who had been proved dangerous or undesirable were deported, ers, irrespective of nationality.
as a private detective, to track few graduates of Oxford and war. Originsily the book was to some, however, afterwards managing to return. There remained a Thus from many standpoints
malefactors, to purify the Stock Cambridge rank in intelligence, have been released for publication large number of aliens of all classes--from the very rich to the very Geneva's claim to the seat
Exchange, to pour the vials of quickness of apprehension and in to-day (says Home papers of poor who from time to time fell under suspicion. Some were of the League of Nations
his wrath on a supine autocracy, logical in-ight far below the February 14) but owing to the prosecuted for open hostility or for suspicious actions. The Govern-is above reproach. For if
their functions better, and latter, educated only at element-decided to hold it up till to- ment was constantly urged to take stronger precautions against is most fitting that a city which GOODS SHIPPED TO SIBERIA, to teach men how to discharge best class of working men. These demand for the work it
has devoted so much of its en-
goodness knows what not. And sry and at night schools, but morrow. Yet last night no fewer than three evening papers were Meanwhile, during the war many aliens had hidden their ergies to the alleviation of suffer-
Daring the month of March. for all this he occasionally inspired by the love of learning, able to publish what were in effect identity under British surnames and not a few were engaged in ing and the spread of civilisation
have step by step perfected the extensive reviews and summaries work for the Government. The inter-marriage of British subjects should now become the headquar- the local chapter of the American receive a cheap sweer.
development of their intellects.of the book. The Foreign Office with foreigners had been so frequent in the last generation that theters of a body which aims at re- Red Cross shipped the following
That, in my view, is the type of can hardly be surprised if the rest problem was rendered more acute and difficult. In July, 1918, the placing force by a better and a articles to Siberia:-2 woman's
mind we should strive to create of the Press finds its interest in Home Secretary appointed a Committee to examine the cases of more sensible plan for the settle-wrappers, 1 women's coat and enemy aliens who had, up to that time, been exempted from internment of international differences. skirt, 11 women's blouses & skirts,
our primary education. the volume considerably abated ment or repatriation, and to report in each case whether they GERMANY FIRST.
in view of the march thus im- 40 pairs
properly stolen on them. recommended that the exemption should be withdrawn with
49 women's chemise, i newspaper his proper course of a view to the internment or repatriation of the person concern- We can quite appeciate the ed, or whether the exemptions be continued, and if so, on what French and British viewpoint that, women's skirt, i women's suite, action should have been to draw grounds as a result of this Committee's deliberations, several rather than delay peace by deal-355 property baga, 1,012 rolled the error to the attention of the
A mysterious Bill has been eneray aliens were interned forthwith The Committee on Company ing with all the enemy States at bandages, 42 small pillows, newspaper in a letter instead of study is short, but it is not too Law Amendment recommended, in August, 1918, that the Board of the same time, it is better to ex-crochetted wash cloths, 40 girl's dragging the whole Press on to short to permit of pupils leaving introduced into the House of Trade should be empowered to make an enquiry as to whether ecute one Treaty with Germany as chemise, 9 children suits, 20 the platform and making his school with an easy facility of Commons. The reference to it peg on which to reading, a knowledge of arith- in the official record runs as company is carrying on a "key" industry and secure the disclosure quickly as possible. The French pairs bloomers, 19 pairs booties, grievance a
But as the metic and of the more radimen- follows: "Outlawries Bill.-"For of the nationality of every registered member. Also an Altens fear that a collective Treaty 2 baby's kimonos, 1 pair mittens, hang a homily. Watch Committee of members of Parliament set to work to investi- would lead to grave questions 34 girl's dresses, 5 pairs children's Romana used to say Cur omnium tary facts of the world around the more effectual preventing gate cases of alien enemies and to assist the other committees in concerning France being over-awers, 16 mufflers, 4 sweaters; fit culpa paucorum accius-why them. With these acquirements Clandestine Outlawrice." Read dealing with the question. A further Committee was charged with looked or not dealt with fully helmets, boy's shirts, 8 should the wickedness of a few and the determination to educate a first time; to be read a second the duty of considering the question of persons of alien birth That is quite conceivable. The children's knitted caps, 8 pairs be laid to the account of all? I themselves, pupils of even the time. The explanation of the... employed in Government offices. Still a further Committee was
Bill is simply a dummy. It appointed to consider the revocation of naturalisation certificates see that the Treaty with Germany socks, 2 pairs knitted mittens, do not for a moment argue that primary schools will go very far perplexing proposal is that the appears at the opening of Under a Defence of the Realm Regulation any person not a natural-covers every imaginable point 1 small pair knitted mittens, the Press should be immane from indeed. These, then, are the two
The Press essentials of a sound system each new Parliament, is born British subject was prohibited from changing his name except and leaves no loophole through 1 large padded coat, 2 small public criticism.
education, that pupils read a first time, and with the permission of the Home Secretary. It was also unlawful which danger might come. Thus padded coats, 5 boy's shirts and criticises individuals and bodies of
school with a vanishes from human ken till the for any person not a natural-born British subject whose name had it is far the wiser plan to finish draws, 5 boy's shirts, 11 suits and the latter in turn are justified should leave been changed during the war to continue to use the same except by with Germany first and then men's clothes, 3 paira men's tron in criticising the Press. In this passion for knowledge together next Parliament assembles. From
neces--the days of Elizabeth the cartóm : special permission. The regulation did not apply to a change of proceed to lay down the law toers, 5 saita men's undergarments, case, Mr. Landale may or may with the foundati
for its acquisition. has maintained of introducing one name by Royal licence or the use by a woman of her married name. the other enemy countries. men's shirts, 1 pair pyjamas, not have had a grievance against ary
These regulations gave the authorities power adequately dous document to
1 hat, I cap, 1 muffer, 12 neckties, couple of local newspapers, but How far do the existing primary Bill formally so that the House to deal with a situation that at one time was undoubtedly a grave whole of the enemy Powers soft collars, 9 paira shoes, the should have mentioned the schools respond to the test? Do may be in order in proceeding to. menace, and the decision that they, are now to be extended with the in one Treaty, for each will pair bath slippers, 1 pair bed special papers that committed they produce youths zealous to general business. The Outlawries
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1919.
WATCHING THE ALIENS.
aliens, but it was slow to act.
added powers stated will be met with general satisfaction amongst
Con-
French, like ourselves, have to
would need to be a
tremen-
cover the
AMERICAN RED CROSS.
British subjects the world over, for we have seen by the recent need differing treatment owing to socks. events in Germany, Austria and elsewhere that enemy aliens the diverse conditions prevail- and many neutral aliens also are not to be trusted and that it is ing. One at & time. And necessary to keep a strict watch over them so far as residence let as deal thoroughly with the in British territory is concerned.
whole lot.
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If Mr. Landale had any grier-by
particular women's bloomers, ance against any
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LILIAN M. TAGGART,
Chairman Women's Work
Committee,
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The time available for actual
The Foreign Office appears to have methods of its
ORD-
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thon
Bill, for some reason, is regularly the heinous
that increase the scanty stores of learn chosen to figure in this role. crime called for the soliloquy.ing imparted to them at their There is a pleasant opportunity To argue that the Pressin desks? Notoriously they fail for some Parliamentary humor general have been antagonistic to utterly to do. anything of the ist, like Mr. MacVeagh, to initiate the local motorists and "obstruct- kind.
a debate on second reading, the