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NOTES AND COMIENI
KIAUCHAT AND A COINCIDI
It is somewhat of a coincidence that Kianchau, the pr China to Germany for the murder of two German missionaries in 1898, should, in 1919, again fgure as the "consideration in a deal wherein the human element plays no small part. For, in the absence of detail, which is characteristic of the cable information in such matters, the formal handing over and disposal to Japan
Engineer Commander C. Sam- of the control of Kisuchan
son has been appointed for service is the only explanation to the Hongkong Naval Yard as which presents itself of the assistant to the Chief Engineer. endden and, so far as we are allowed to know. unconditional withdrawal by Japan of her demand for recognition of racial
counted by the fact
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The treasurer of the Society of foolishness and reminds me o' a after
woman at an suction sale more Saturday's pocket m St. Vincent de Paul begs to thank-than anything else I know of advance and had made a bee fully acknowledge the receipt of The psychological relation of line for the pictures, off she goes have a long 10 from an anonymous donor women and auctions make au to the auction. When she got He just fair
interesting study. But maybe there the place was fall but there talk of a fountain The late Sir Robert E. Bredon, ye never studied the psychology was no sign of the Lady Macpher to serve as a perma KC M. G., of the Chinese of anything. As a hobby this son. Janet saw from the catalogue and a perpetual reminder of an Maritime Customs, left, property sort of thing's goi cocktail that there were still a few unwell man's ill-thought-out- of the gross value of £55,40L shaking and stamp-collecting numbers off the item she was speech. The man that never
beaten bollow, mind I'm telling interested in so she felt as proud makes a mistake isn't worth
If the Germans had been less as if she had won a Marathon curse onyway and you beliere self-complacent and had taken and in the meantime kept berme the worst kind oʻmistake you honours in paychology "Der Tag" weather eye open for the appear can ever make is to cultivate the would still have been something anes of Mrs. Macpherson, doubt habit o' thinking wit your tongue. for their grandchildren to dream less moralising at the same time Our late Governor put in some- We have to thank-a French about. A thorough knowledge of about the unfaithfulness of her sex thing like forty years o' hard. number of photo-the mental constitution of an and my friend's wife in particular work in this Colony and if reader for a
raphs for reproduction in our enemy is often more important Bye and bys the auctioneer came for nothing else but that he was Pictorial Supplement.
than knowing the precise number to the bath tub item and after the first Hongkong trained equality. If there is any other
of machine guns and artificial the first volley of bids, chiefly Cadet to fill the Governorship Ma reason for this act on the part of A cargo boat last night sank limbs he's got in stock. But I from the representatives of the deserves a memorial a some sort Furniture in the place where he held office so- Japan, we have yet to be opposite the Central Market was speaking of anctions Half Wellington Street enlightened. and the above owing to its being overladen with of most of the useless junk in our Guild, the game settled down to long. I've seen statues at Home match between put up for : nonantities whose Is cargo of melons The crew of homes to-day is there just because a singles assumption is further strengthen the boat were rescued by a junk. of the peculiar fascination a Janet and an unknown voice sole pretention to the honour was ed when we recall the fact that
the front of the because they had held office for a woman has for the household well Japan has not been in the habit: Yesterday's health return effects to be said "On account of audience. Janet was game till dog's watch and had collected score WAS $23 all, money for the village, hospital. of exhibiting that laudable and shows four cases of plague (two the Concerned." That phrase in the philanthropic spirit which fatal) and three non-fatal cases of Hongkong is the veriest flim- then in a moment of sanity she Mind ye I've said hard things and the giving of cerebro-spinal fever. All were flam onyway, for there's not a raneged and the other dark horse I've thought harder things still of prompts
woman in the Colony, after she won by a 50 cent length. Janet our late Governor, for he was a something for nothing. True, Chinese.
has read the Post of a morning. hung on till the sale yas finished dogmatic man in his day, and had are told that the terri- we tory is to be handed "back" to Police Reserve Orders issued but what can tell offhand who the in order to get her delivery order at times as much tact in his com China later, but when and under by Mr. J. W. Franks, D. S. P.Valuable Household Furniture when much to her surprise Mrs. position as there is brotherly love what conditions is also left to the (R), state: The D. S. P. (R), and Effects" belong to and can Macpherson appeared as from among the newspapers here. Aye imagination. which would be records with regret, the death of read between the lines as to nowhere. She was in fine fettle, cultivate tact, Alick. It will de- whether, the stuff was made at had spent the whole afternoon molish a barbed wire temper permitted so much elasticity in F.C. 838 Y. Mahomed.
would be
Powell's or Lane Crawford's or enconsed in a big armchair facing quicker than high explosives diff- this case as
merely reincarnated in the auctioneer and was so glad Some men can be driven, most eult to reach breaking strain.
A pickpocket was yesterday was the opinion that arrested in Des Voeux Road Wellington Street. When we got she managed to secure the Shang-men can be led, but once in a We form
a Central. He fished out a purse married first Janat early joined hai bath after all my dear, while you come across & man Klauchau again figures as purchasing valus because we are containing a sum of $3.10, and the ranks of the auction nodders. though mind you, I had to go the who won't be either driven orled. not prepared to believe, at any bolted, but only into the arms of That game is like lots more, length of $23.50 before I got it! Then you've got to use tact. Wi That was not the end of that Macpherson I've got to use a rate for the present, that Japan a constable. Mr. Lindsell to-day the longer you're in training
more- rotten your form Shanghai white elephant for mixture o' all three, which is the will return it to China uncondi-gave the thief six weeks' hard the tionally.
come home of when it was got home Janet dis-next best thing to daing his own Judging from past labour.
is. I used to a night to find the garden strewn covered that it was cracked! It thinking for him Sir Henry experience we are quite justified
flotsam was finally inserted in the front made one or two slips in the in anticipating that the return
The Howitt Phillips Company with odd tables like will be subject to "conditions." concluded a most successful sea
thrown up on the beach and the garden as a gold fish pond till hinderend but we know now how alone at the Theatre Royal last front door lobby like the picture our front retaining wall con- that came about and it ill becomes However, of that, time
night, when that old favourite. of a street barricade during the tracted dropsy and the P.W.D. us to be churlish and keep tup can decide.
"Pag o My Heart" was staged French Revolution. But it might men came and pointed out that spite. Our turn will come some admit; the water leaking from the bath day. Whenever we sneer at CHINA'S CLAIMS.
have been worse, I'll All the characters were admir On the other hand, China's ably taken, and Miss Doris Jacet might have had St. Vitus was likely to cause the house to another's fault we reveal a fault Lay-Jessie, aged 7 months, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas claims to the unconditional restora-scored another big hit in the title Dance in the neck and nodded collapse. The bath was then disin- of our own. Not only that. You me into the Bankruptcy Court.terred, chopped up and made into cannot belittle others without tion of Kiauchan, which in cer-role. Lay, at the French Hospital at 8 p.m. on the 8th inst.
That sort of thing has its gravel for the path in front of the making yourself small tain circumstances would con-
And unmanly. And stitute no more than impartial We are informed that on Marot day though, even in the most res- house. The pro rata surfacing mean. justice, are somewhat dis-15 last, Lieut., C. Fairbrother bectable of homes. As the house cost per square yard of that piece scurvy. And altogether contemp habit automatically taken of roadway is the highest in etible.
aneering that Mason attended at Buckingham Pace
balance.. at Colony to this day.
is the worst' form of concaît. 50 your at the time the territory Palace and received the Military Up
and But men gets bigger bank
just
mora as Aye
the sneererik #38 taken from Germany, Cross from H. M. the King. Lient.e
a.s the womenfolks at a bragger without the courage
I mind China elected to remaini nentral Mason states that the function the auctioneers' advertisements bad
fine G
All to brag openly, and she took no part whatsoever was somewhat of an ordeal, but haven't quite the same interest. auctions. in its capture, although she did, it was better than receiving the That is always provided, of Macpherson being hypnotised at are good good for something. course, that the wife doesna get a sale once and afterwards bring-or good for nothing. The good Bs a matter of fact, refrain from decoration by Parcel Post,
the social itch and begin to thinking home a kitchen table, a pea- for nothings never have statues hindering the movement of
that an eight-roomed house is a cock feather fan and a near-silver erected to their memory anyway- billegerent troops, in her neutral; A Chinese snatched
what he told Many speculations as to the exact terms to be imposed upon territory, which, to be strictly ear-pick from a Chinese woma necessary adjunct to a private jam dish, minus a lid. Mrs. Mac, and the Germans were set at rest yesterday, when there came to hand just, is a fact that must not be in Gongh Street yesterday. He rickshaw and an acquired air of when she got a 150th second about the waste in Mesopotamis
superiority.
the "peacock's was enough to make one wish he a telegraphic summary of many of the actual provisions of the lost sight of altogether. But gave the Police a long chase and critical time for the husband. feathers, promptly threw a fit were a Bolshevist" for a bit, and Peace Treaty. At the moment of writing, we are not in possession China might have done more was not caught until Hollywood If he's in the way of making and as quickly passed on the bed incidentally made it easier to of the whole of the text, but even from what was made public if she had, certainly her claim to Road was reached. Mr. Lindsell
The understand where the Beven yesterday we are able to see how thorough-going the conditions are. the unconditional return of Kiau- to-das sent him to prison for mine squeeze it's no so bad, but if he luck to the wash amah
and daily spent years the kitchen, but was excellent gaily The fact to be borne in mind in this connection is that this is not chau would have been might months, and ordered him to be gives in at this juncture it's a table was found to be too big for million pounds went to that they merely & Treats outlining the Allies peace terms vis-a-vis Germany; ily strengthened. Moreover, it birched and put into stocks for longer out here, wi' the chances kindling for all that, and by the the latter end of the war. but that it goes a big step further by establishing international would have been useful as a coun-four hours.
the last three Jesre in the meantime of becoming a time a quotation was secured for For arrangements devised for the prevention of future wars and for the ter-balancing quantity against
landed proprietor at Happy a new lid for the jam dish the the country has been dissipating general uplift of humanity. In these respects, the Treaty is unlike the heavy weight which the The Royal Hongkong Yach Valley, before be
can dollar had gone up so high, that its resources and piling up debt another document marking the end of a war; it had to be, since Chinese ruling classes have piled Club are holding their closing scraze up enough money to go it had to be pressed into service out of capital. Now that the war the whole world was practically involved in this struggle, and it up on the other side of the scale cruise to-morrow afternoon, &Home wi for good. Even then sa receptacle for one of Mrs. is over the Old Country has to thus became a matter of making world peace. All the same, the in the shape of innumerable most attractive programme hav-he finds that he's only cut a stick Macpherson's consumptive mai-meet interest and incidentally at Treaty goes far beyond the settlement of international disputes and instances of their apparent in-ng been arranged. The attend to break his own back, far what don-hair ferns.........
the same time earn its living. the punishing of the defeated. The League of Nations Covenant ability properly to govern the ance of the ladies and friends of woman that has lived in a big ...Aye, we'll soon be into the From the way they're going on at and the Labour Convention, both of which are included in it, show territory remaining under their members at the Club House from house here is willing to go home the dog days.again lad when the the moment they look as if they're that the Allied deliberators in Paris have been animated by control. And it is significant that 2.30 p.m. to the close of the racing to Greenock and cook-the family newspapers will have nothing going to make an unholy mess of desire to bring about such a set of conditions as will redues the it was due to this same lack of is specially requested. Tea will show again, no' to speak o' taking more exciting than the smells at things and goodness alone knows possibility of war to a minimun and at the same time to make the administrative effi Tency that be served on the lawn. Mrs. per turn o washing the stair Causeway Bay and the street what would have happened if the world a better place for all people to live in
in Follock is to present the prizes every second Saturday? Aye noises to mull over and when a Government hadn't called in the first instance, There is a great deal that is of historie interest in the Treaty the
to won during the season. States of Czecho- lease
the Auctioneers in the Colony review of the latest of the "Gar-assistance of business people also, such as the creation of the
Kianchau to Germany.
bave turned many a decent home den of Eden" theories will prove to help them to get on with the: Slovakia and Poland, the restoration of Alsace-Lorraine to Of course, a good deal has to be
Aye, during the war if A little excitement was occas- into a museum, wi' disastrousa veritable Godsend to the Editor job. France, the recognition of the independence of German-Austria, assumed, since, in addition to ioned in Des
badna Voeux Road results to the mental habits o' awearied wi' cutting stale reprint it
been, for the the addition of territory to Denmark, the altering of the their brevity, the cables are in- yesterday afternoon at about 5 its occupiers. The acquisition out of the Home papers and of business beads of frivate enter- boundaries of Belgium and the yielding up by Germany of her inclined to be contradictory. We clock, the centre of interest brace o big-bellied brass bowls issuing portantous platitudes prises the Government would former Colonial possessions. These and many other stipulations should like to have more informa- being a foreigner whose face we and a plush-covered suite has appertaining to the financial have been a bursted flush. And laid down make this Treaty a document which will rank as probably tion as to the conditions under do not remember having seen in been the start of many a social future of the German Govern- that reminds me that our one-
and momentous in the
world's which Japan is to have temporary the Colony before, who mout far-reaching
year horse Government here think that campaign in this Colony. When ment history. It practically re-arranges the map of the world, rights old control of Kiauchau, to say apparently gone into the Al-Janet had entered into possession we have the Peace Cele as a post-war development they'l wrongs, places the domineering and aggressive intincts of the Ger-nothing of the terms on which exander Cafe and signed a chit of all the stuff that our house brations to look forward to try their hand at running a mans under such restraint as to make it incapable of great bara restitution is to be made. In the for his scare. He was followed would hold and when even the which should mean some good public utility in the shape of the and at any rate lays down skeleton plans for better relations between meantime, we are left to base Sout of the shop by one verandahs were cluttered under copy for the papers. Then we've Kowloon Trams. I would have nations and individuals as well. To a people such as the Germans, our conclusions on that somewhat the Chinese employees foot, she and Mrs. Macpherson still got the Memorial on hand thought that from the way they who has staked their all on world dominion, and who verily believed unreliable foundation, precedent who demanded cash payment. At still kept in training and fell in wi'like a sore thumb which by the handled our one and only rail- that they were bound to achieve their selfish ends, the reading of but on that foundation, we hold rat this was refused, but on the the ever curious who besieged the look of things is going to take a way, the most expensive in the the terms set out by the Allies must mean a terribly humiliating that our conclusions are at least advice of two Sikh policemen housesofthose unfortunates whose long time to settle, unless of world, that the fact would have experience. All that they had set their hearts upon is dashed to the logical.
about seven lukongs and the Cafe goods and chattels were On course in the meantime the Comisoaked in by now that Civil ground. Entering the war with a great flourish of trumpets and with
representative, foreigner View" Not that they intended mittee is getting the plane of the Servants, by reason of their the blessing of the All-Highest William, confident that they would
accompanied the latter back to to buy anything, oh no, but still Memorial Hospital ready so as to peculiar training, are the last. amash the Entente within the space of a few weeks, they now have
the shop. What happened then like the hens they had an awk got right through wi'the business people on earth to handle the humbling knowledge that their representatives have to sign a
we do not know.
ward knack of picking up when they get the word. But a profit-making undertaking. I Treaty which takes away much" that Germany thought to keep for
The Mercantile Bank of India's
things. In most houses, at this what I would like to know is wouldna', give some of them a ever and which reduces her to the position of a small third-rate
A Chinese was this report for 1918 shows the net
mor stage of the game, the hall-stand just how the choice of this peanut stall to run. It has been Power.
It is impossible within the space of one article to comment on a profits for the year. after provid-ping charged before Mr. K. drawer is generally crammed full Peace Memorial is to be settled. proved time and again that con- to trol by the State of any given the new Governor keeping of superannated visiting cards Is tithe of the conditions laid down in the Treaty; they convey their ing for bad and doubtful debts, O..
eating-house without per- just to indicate, I suppose, the have the final say-80 or enterprise usually results in own meaning and significance to us all. From the ordinary lay and including £58,432, 16. 24. an
from
we to have a vote waste and matadministration. last mission. The defendant said amount of social pressure the late are men's point of view, which does not "usually concern itself with the brought forward more intricate issues of international readjustment, one of the most account, amount to £239,543. 18s, he had received permission from occupier was subjected to. Even in the matter? It's a ticklish Goodness knows if's bad enough interesting clauses in the Treaty will no doubt be that dealing with 6d. From this sum has to be the Medical Officer of Health. to the last Janet was fond of a business, mind Fm telling ye. now, but think of the mental pap responsibilitics and punishment, which incidently provides for the deducted 133,750, being the This was corroborated by In- bargain. I mind once of her ask Then to prove the old saying we would he spoonfed wi if we trial of the ex-Kaiser. To our way of thinking, it is only right and interim dividend of 6 per cent. spector Kent who said that the ing Mrs. Macpherson to go to an "That it never rains but it pours" had a Government-run news proper that responsibility for the war should be fixed on individuals lesa Income Tax, on the "AM.OH. wanted the case with auction and try and get a Shang- there's a subscription open now paper here. TĀS as well as nations. It is no answer to say that systems create wars, and "B" shares paid in Septem-drawn. She informed him that had bath for her. Incidentally for funds to erect a statue of our making concern is of
The Directors have she had given permission to the the Shanghai folks call these late Governor. I never was very greater value to t for systems require individuals to work them. And we verily ber last. believe that all the members of that infamous body of men, the added £50,000 to the Reserve defendant to open the eating-sort of things Boochow tubs. It keep on erecting statues for ment than its own coz German General Staff, as well as all the militarists, the head of Fund raising it to £700,000), house a few days before thewould be interesting to know Hying folks anyway, for a man if run at a loss, mind Fr tell whom Wilhelm was glad to te, wanted war and deliberately £10,000 to the Officers' Pension actual licence was given. The what name the Soochow folke: might very well live for twenty ye. Take the French arranged it at what they thought was the opportune moment,. So Fund, and written £15,000 of MagistrateIs it her basi have for them. Perhaps they call years after and in the meantime Australian railways
Banking Premises. ness?"--Inspector Kent:That them Hongkong baths. Well; cultivate a set of side whiskers an example. They're far beh It is right they should bear their share of the responsibility not only Freehold
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for the war but for the horrible abuses of the ordinary canons of They now recommend a final is what I would like to know. Ionyhow as I was saying, Janet or write an autobiography and the private railways of Warfare which this world upheaval brought in its train. Common dividend on "A" and "B" shares suppose the defendant thought it had to take one of the boys to thus make it very awkward and America bot Ta criminals whose deeds affect the few are rightfally punished in all of 8 per cent, legs Income Tax, all right and opened the premises. the dentist to have a nerve for the sculptor as well as the organisation, sol elvilised communities. How much more is punishment due to making 14 per cent, for the year, It is not his fault but this fault maltrested, so Mr. Macpherson the folk that put it up. At the liness, prices those who plunge the whole world into bloodshed and immeasurable leaving a balance of £85,793. 188. of the M.OH. The defendant was raised to the dignity of pur- same time it must be very
Sd to be carried forward:
was discharged
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