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health Yesterday's shows three fatal cases of plague, all Chinese.
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HONGKONG TWENTY- FIVE YEARS AGO.
Compiled from the "Hongkong
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A SIGNIFICANT SEND-OFF,
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ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
SAD CASE
TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
WINE/MAX DO NOT RE→
Nationalisation of railways in We do not quite like the flavour LIEVE ALL HE HEARS AND A
England has been decided upon---| of Mr. G.N. Orme's remarks in FOOL BELIEVES A GOOD MANT
and it hasn't, says the New York. the Magistracy yesterday when THINGS HE DOESN'T HEAR
As has been revealed at the Evening Post Winston Chur conducting the hearing of the
Police Courts, the majority of chill, it will be remembered, de cross-summons brought by Mr.
would-be Chinose suicides who chared in the heat of the political d'Almada J. M.
Remedios
grow tired of this world and campaign last December that the against ал Indian сод
want a quick despatch into the Government had determined 'not stable in connection with the
other world usually take the to return the railroads to privašo:f recent case in which Mr.
water as providing a quick and ownership. But this appears to Remedios pas said to have been This morning. Commodore April 30--The rate of the painless death. A Shanghai have been a good deal like Joseph roughly handled by the constable Gurner paid an official visit to Dollar, on demand to-day, is 28. Chinese, however chose Chamberlain's "unauthorised pro- and fined, in addition, the U.S. cruiser New Orleans.
a different mode Afgramme." At all events, while sum of nine dollars. Flis
STEAMSHIP PÁRES TO LONDON.departure. He went to the the Government has not direct- Worship said that ofter
ricksha shelter opposite the ty repudiated May 3.-First-class passenger The Colonial Secretariat ad-
the impetu- he had passed sentence on Mr.
ous Mr. Churchill's announce Remedios he enquired from Mr. rises us that Bangkok has been fares by the "Shire" and "Ben" Hongkong Club yesterday and Wolfe to what extent Indian con- declared an infected on account are now fired at £30, By the piece of paper in which bement that the only decision yet
lines from Hongkong to London after making his disposition. on ment, it has announced in Parlia stables could be relied on.
That of cholera.
P. and O., Messageries Maritimes set out the reasons reached is the hold on to the rail- seems a most extraordinary pro
and North German Lloyd they are which promoted him to seek ways for two years. What will, cedure. if the Magistrate had
The understand that the $525 and by the C. P. R. Pacific quick relief from the hardships of happen after that lapse of time. any doubt in his mind on the Government is making arrange-Mail and O. and O liners this life, he calmly hanged him- no one seems to know. The pre- subject surely it was his duty to meats to send the foreign patients, £52
self from one of the beams. Thus valent opinion in England is make enquiries before coming now accommodated in the local
he was suspended in mid-air however, even among Conserva & CO. LTD.,iscarriage of justice, which
CO decision. S. WATSON
kicking and wriggling until he tires, that the Government will avoids lanatic asylum, to England.
May 2-Lavish preparations are being made for the significanten by a constable who in the end buy up the railways. Mr. Orme now tacitly admits
send-off which the leading happened to be passing by. The WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, actually occurred. His Wor
constable quickly rescued able details of price and guar- ship said that he now believed. istration's mines of the week end. Chinese merchants and most in-the poor wretch and brought him |antees and valuation, there will in the present case, the Indian ing 12th April, 1919, amounted fluential members of the Colony had exceeded his instructions, to 76,833 ms and the Sales durare to tender. to the Hon. Mr. before Mr. R. E. Lindsell to-day surely be a shindy
T. H. Whitehead prior to his the would-be suicide said he had When called upon to explain, departure for Europe. The com-
come to the end of his The retirement of Sir Oliver pliment is intended to convey the high appreciation which Mr. He fell ill in Hongkong, and the University, a post which he has tether. Ke had no money, Lodge as principal of Birmingham Whitehead's sterling services as friends that accompanied him held from its beginning, recalis a public man have won for him in from Shanghai deserted him and the rapid growth of a movement the estimation of the Chinese proceeded to Singapore.
in which he may claim to be one of the pioneers. The Universities of Durham and Manchester are much older than Birmingham, but the former, founded in 1831, is organised rather on the plan of Orford and Cambridge than on the new universities in industrial centres, and the latter had by no means its present character when Birmingham was chartered in 1899. Still called simply Victoria University, it branches in Leeds and Liverpool. was a tripartite institution, with
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The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 1919.
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FUTURE OF TURKISH TERRITORIES.
The total output of the Admin-
ing the period, to 60,935 tons.
The wedding will take place at St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, this afternoon, of Mr. George Banker, formerly of Ranker and Company, and Miss Nancy community. It is intended Thorburn, of Shanghai.
The magistrate said that it was to invite him to 4 ban- doubt, the accused must get the
quet in the course of which cowardice on the man's part to benefit of it. Proceeding on the
N. E. Kent and F. A. Redmond more flattering still, perhaps, to the notice of the S.CA, same line of reasoning that Mr.
an address and other tributes attempt to commit suicide and ordered his case to be brought to Orme takes, a Magistrate might, meet Ng Sze-kwong and Wong an independent man's way of in the first instance discharge a Po-keung (holders) in the chal-thinking, will be presented. prisoner and then, on second lenge round of the Open Doubles thoughts, and perhaps further Lawn Tennis Championship of enquiry, without any fresh the Colony on Monday at 4.15 evidence come to the conclusion p.m. that a verdict of guilty should have been passed. As the matter now stands, the Indian
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May 2-Two piratical outrages perpetrated on board trading craft, one within a few hundred
CANTON ITEMS.
But when it comes to the miser-
yards of the waters of the Colony A meeting of the nationals of At the Hau Tak Wharf yester-40 miles distant, on the Canton will be held in the Theatre of the of Hongkong and another about the Allied countries in Canton guilty and Mr. Remedios was day. a Chinese constable on innocent. But Mr. Remedios was duty searched the luggage of a River, and both desperate coups Canton Club, Shameen, at six Liverpool University was estab originally fined $9 and the Indian Chinese and found 52 rounds of other, constitute memorable re- April 29, to discuss what steps Shefieki, and Bristol Universities de main, within 24 days of each o'clock, on Tuesday afternoon,lished in 1903, and Leeds, only $2. That also seems in line Winchester ride ammunition with Mr. Orme's curious course of concealed in the false sides of the desperadoes of the neighbour-signing of the Treaty of the Peace University of London was not cords of the audacity for which should be taken to celebrate the between 1904 and 1909. The reasoning and Is certainly box A fine of $100,or six weeks' little compensation for
the imprisonment was imposed by ing province of Kwantung have when that shall have been ac-organised as a teaching as well inflicted
earned indignity
Mr. Mr. R. E. Lindsell this morning notoriety in recent years.
complished.
as examining institution till 1900. Remedios by being marched
Mr. A. N. Ostroverkhow, Can. These provincial universities through the public streets in
sul-General for Russia, is going weathered the war with consider- police custody.
to publish a Russian newspaper able vigour. in Canton. The publication in WRONG METHODS.
Russian is intedded for We ате
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unenviable
DEFYING THE LAW,
May 8-The Secretary of the Sanitary Board is hereby notified that the Governor of the Geol is
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The Japanese Consul General in Hongkong has received a telegram from the Minister for quite prepared to Foreign Affairs. Tokyo, stating now daily allowing large quan-circulation in Russia. A pridt- People who cannot climb four believe that in this case the con-that the ceremony to celebrate tities of sewage to drain from hising office has already been steps of a ladder without turning stable did use more force than the attaining of the majority of premises into a side chanel in equipped and five Chinese printers dizzy may be helped by the theory was necessary, and, though re-H. I. H. the Crown Prince will be Arbuthnot Road, in defiance of are being employed. The printing of a master builder of airships gistering a protest at the manner held in Tokyo on the 29th April. the law. an an instructive lesson office is in the compound of the ther this tendency is not a phy in which the Magistrate even-The Consul General's office in to private citizens.
Consulate, Some Russians speak-sical disability, and can be over- tually came round to that view. Hongkong will be closed on that
BIRTH OF THE HONGKONG ing Chines will be employed to
come by patient graduation-tak- we are glad to see that the right day.
CHESS CLUB.
translate news from the Chinese ing a step higher day by day. man has at length been punished.
Girls who could not stand on a May 4-A Chess Club has just press reports. But such wobbling as Mr.
been formed in Hongkong, on a The Double Gate of the table will now clamber over the Orme has displayed is not
Writing from Canton to a friend modest scale so far, and a public I Canton city wall, on top of which framework of a great airship the kind of thing that
in Hongkong.Archdeacon Barnett
meeting, to which all interested is installed the famous antique 120ft. above the floor. There is expects from the magisterial says:Returning this morning in the game are cordially invited, water clock, is to be demolished a paying in the Air Force, that a
have before rickshaw from the opposite will be held on Tuesday, May within As we
man is not a few days, according
qualified until observed, we can and do appreci-direction tried to cut across my 13th, at 5.30 p.m. in the Chambers to
he can anthorities of the
walk along the top are the motives of the Police in bows at full speed. Result: A trying to get the public, especially hole bored in my right jaw with of Mr. H. E. Pollock, barrister-Canton Municipal Council. It of the rigid envelope whilst the ship is in flight. But this sensa- Chinese coolies who are given to the point of his shaft; a dirty hat jat-law, and one of the best chess was at first thought thathis may Ltion of dizziness is a queer thing. fa dirty hat players in the Colony, at 18. Bank be the only gate of the city was I was being conducted over a
Buildings New applicants for to be preserved for it famous membership may then enter their antiquity. But as the engineer-great hangar (says & correspon names, and a trial tournament to ing devices for the widening of dent), and at a part of the gang. decide the classification of all streets do not permit such obway in the roof where we passed members on the merits of their stacles remaining the municipal over the top of the envelope my play will be arranged to begin as authorities, after very careful con of an airman who at that point guide turned and related the story soon as possible.
sideration, have decided on the demolition of the Double Gate re- stood stock still and dare not move another "foot." "I never May 5. There was flying atgardless of opposition. The Indian the masthead of the steamer
beach.
the
aimless wandering, to make use strained muscles of the pavements rather than the sticking plaster, a job for the streets, but there can be no wash-woman to try and eradicate The aritude of the Moslems towards the Allied proposal to able methods have been
doubt that extremely objection blood stains from my best white create self-governing institutions in the occupied provinces of in getting the scheme applied.
used sait! Turkey and Armenia under the guarantee of the League of Nations This particular case proves it, is interesting: In a letter written to Mr. Balfour they very strongly and we have had several in attempted to bait an Indian at A gangof naughty youngsters depreciate the suggestion to sever them absolutely from Turkey.stances brought to our notice in ShipStreetyesterday. They pelted The signatories of the letter suggest that the British Government which Indian constables have him with stones. should loan the services of a distinguished administrator with shown no tact whatever in carry orned out to be a constable, off- Lightning a large silk banner heavy rainfall, the West River said. Half-an-hour later, as he competent staff to take charge of the civil and revenue administra-ing out their instructions.
In consequence of the recent could stand to be high up," he tion of Asia Minor. Regarding the new autonomous States, they idea at the back of the newly and ass and put them to rain Sundberg by a number of the normal water mark. In order to
The
duty, and he made short work of which has been presented to Cap has risen eight feet above its took his departure by aeroplane, he made a swift ascent, and looped suzerainty of an Ottoman Sovereign as Caliph. With regard to the wrong is the aggressive manner in particularly naughty youngster whose body he landed at Hong.dykes built along the riveri strongly urge that they should not be withdrawn from the spiritual regulations is all right; what is fight. He retained, however, one relatives of a Chinese passenger avoid possible damages to the the loop with unwavering Basur.
After
as a souvenir.
CHINESE GRATITUDE.
suggested creation of a Jewish State of Palestine. the signatories which they are enforced. affirm that if the Peace Conference should decide to make Palestine this fasco, we shall probably find will be kept by the Police in it at sea.
This souvenir kong recently, instead of burying banks
a self-governing State the entire Musulman world would resent it the Indian constables a little more Victoria Gaol if it the fails to being placed under any but a Moslem raler. "The entire Moslem gentle and sensible in world," for which the signatorie: speak, comprises Turkey. The methods. fate of Turkey is cat and dried, and only has to be announced
at Versailles. Instead of a Moslem ruler in Palestine we are to FUTURE OF KIAUCHAU, have government by a mandatory" of the League of Nations, and eventually self-government by the Jews, when they arrive at that stage when self-government can be claimed.
their bring $4 into their Treasury.
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To the Editor of the * Hongar INS Telegraph."| ANTI-CATHOLIC MANIFESTO.
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the inhabitants of those districts along the East and The rapidity with which sever- the North Rivers have asked the al of the devastated small coux- authorities to issue orders for tries of Europe can recover will steamers to slow down when near hinge in no small part upon the the dykes. The Harbour Office ability of their statesmen to rally reports that the water gauge, at all elements by Just political and Wachow, showed 11 feet 1 inch-social messures. The day that Canton Times.
DAYLIGHT SAVING.
A counterpane which had been and said about the eventual dis- instincts of a Chinese into action. There has been so much written put out to dry called the thieving The lands that have wallowed in Turkish misrule are to-day still left in a measure of doubt bolted, but to no avail, for he was. position of Eiauchau that we are He lifted it from the baraboo and
King Albert entered Brussels he announced before Parliament the enjoying unparalelled prosperity. We particularly refer to Mes-as to
intention of the Govern- opotamia where we are told fields of smiling crops greet the eye of this former leased
what is to become pursued by the owner of the
ment to give where nothing but desolation formerly marked the prospect. A man territory. We know what The thief this morning tried to
the adult Ger-article and given & sound licking. Sir, I have been informed that
Tales of Belgium universal British politician a few weeks ago expressed the opinion that should happen to it--Japan should enlist Mr. Lindell's sympathy Gremio Lusitano Ao Pove Por a leadet headed Manifesto do
suffrage, one rote to one.man. cost of the war. That is sane optimism, and those who are cop-ade, as she promised to do when which he had received. Great in
country where rich and poor, versant with the Levant markets assure us that they are as promis-she came into occupation of the was his disappointment when Mr. the Lodge Luiz de Campes of the Colony re-edited by'i
learned and unlearned, bared ing as China's, What the British have effected in Mesopotamia place. According to the chief Lindsell told him he got no more Macao and signed by one Jose Shameen (Chinese) Telegraph Some agitation has been heard for Mr. C. Chen, manager of the their breasts alike to the war. during their short tenure cf occupation is an indication of greater Chinese delegate in Paris. the than his desserts. The Magistrate Rodrigues. The Manifesto should Office issues the following neti-the grant of suffrage to women, development after the transference of the country to the British. Japanese has merely verbally, capped his remarks by issuing an not be directed to the Portuguese fication The nature of the machinery that the British had to get into opera- promised the return tion in the occupied regions has been complicated. The complex ritory, on his own responsibility, imprisonment.
but it is objected that the majority of the ter-order of three weeks" rigorous people in getteral, as there is "We are directed. by the of women are indifferent to it, and relations of labourer, tenant, State and landowner, the difficulty of it not being known whether
nothing in it to call for pátrio-Director-General of Telegraphs that one or two parties which have adjusting their rights and of assessing property and taxes with no any condition attaches to the
tism on the contrary, it goes of the Ministry of Communica-special revenue registers or land records to go upon, baffled the British promise or whether the Japanese
means of mobilising against the law of the Catholictions at Peking that as the indifferent, along with the Army of occupation at the beginning. System is being evolved- Government
The Times Literary Supplement | Church, consequently all Portu- official telegram in Palestine and Mesopotamia on what is sound in existing delegate. If that is
tine of interested would profit unduly. is behind its of 27th February 1919, in an gulse Catholics o are the Chine is the Shanghai: time The Government ......... is, organisations. Take, for instance, Bagdad, It has been transformed statement of the situation, then Prix
a correct interesting article says:-The recipients of such a nasty pam- and as the clock in Shanghai will unfettering the Belgian trade- we are told, entirely. Mosques have been repaired, roads metalled,!all we can,say is that it is high 1918
Stanislas Julien of phlet ought to destroy it at once be advanced one hour between unions, and proposes. schools opened, including a survey school and a training school time matters were brought to a by the Academic des Inscriptions, the work of Carbonarios and the offices should likewise advance Recent utterances of Czecho been awarded without perusing it. This is but April 12th and 13th, all our support a Flemish university. for teachers, sanitary squads have penetrated the most hidden more satisfactory head. Whilst et Belles Lettres to Mr. Couling enemies of the Catholic Church. parlieus of the city, the water supply has heen extended, electric it is true that the major portion of for his Encyclopaedia Sinica re-
one hour, beginning from the Slovak Ministers, as Haberman lights have taken the place of the street lights, the courts have the forces which seized Tsingtan cently published by the Oxford Portuguese Catholics to throw is struction".
I earnestly recommend all the time when receiving this in- of Education and Stanek of been organised, provision made for agricutural and garden develop were Japatiose, it must not be University Press (and Kelly and away as soon as they receive it,
Labour, hava indicated that they ments, the revenue and judicial departments organised and all the forgotten that British troops also Walsh,
have a liberal and progressive. amenities of a modern city conferred on Bagdad
Ltd.) This prize especially as young people will Turkey, we bave have been told on the highest anthority, is on fact is apt to get lost sight of two British Authors to Prof are warned against this danger to
programme: Where the greatest took part in the operations. That has previously been given to soon be poisoned by it. Farents. A GENERAL KNIGHTED. doubt as to literalism still lies is the verge of bankruptcy. Turkish history from the middle of the Anyhow, Japan, has no rightful Legge for his translation of the their children. We do not want. Mesopotamia was issued recently Bratiana has announced certain A list of honours for services in pethapa as to Rumania. Premier last-century has drifted to two stages and is now on the eve of a claim to the former Perman pos Chinese Classics and to Prof. such a pestilentiat paper to infect in á fazette supplement, Major reforms, expecially in the treat third and apparently final one. The first stage started with the session, and it is about time she H.A. Giles (twice) for bis Chinese- our Catholic community. Crimean War and ended with the bankruptcy of 1816 It was one made clear her readiness to fulfil English Dictionary and for his
General Hew Dalrymple. Fan-ment of Jews, but news has been shawe receives the K.C.M.G., and too fragmentary to entble rob Major General W. Razball is servers to judge of the outlook promoted Lieut-General,
Mesopotamia, if properly developed, would pay for the whole British return it to Chiria without more be recounting to him the injuries tuguez" is being freely distributed JA CANTON NOTIFICATION Plural voting is out of place in a
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of complete freedom, both of borrowing and spending. The second the intention announced at the Chinese Biographical Diction- stage was one of restricted borrowing and spending, and now is the time of its anisure. third stage of vírjuíal bankruptcy.
Yours, etor, A TRUE CATHOLIC. Hongkong, April 25, 1919.
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