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This morning, at nine o'clock. gramme at the Theatre Royal, la Bros, jewellery and diamond in the the musical portion of the pro when the Manager of Sherif wor connection with the Gerard Film store, made to open the premises Dictionary, he would, state The class of music chosen, was as usual, he made the discovery there was any difference between splendidly adapted to the various that scones and the violin, in sole parts the lock must have been the two words in the language of
some time overnight was conskjortably above the aver- tampered with. A closer diplomacy, has replied. Ther
examination verified the suspicis so far as I know, no definable difference between the language ian that theives must have tried arrived in Hongkong this after- An amusing misprint appeared to force the door, as the lock was of diplomacy and the ordinary noon from Bombay, and will re-in a Hame programme recently damaged to such an extant as to
use of language.. main for a few days, after which, where a soloist was put down to render it impossible to use the it is understood, she will proceed sing "I feel the Diety withinusual key. The shop had then to one of the Japanese ports.
The transposition of two latters to be broken into, when it was change inspiration to indigestion. found that everything was intact. The Police are investigating the little matter.
The Japanese gunboat Sage
From a Ettle” conversation WHAT MAT POSSIBLY HAPPEN. which took place at the Police Court yesterday, it would seem that the Police are keeping a
During yesterday there were special eye on the members of the notified four cases of plague begging fraternity, certain men and one case of enterio fever. All of the Force being sent out for the sufferers ware Chinese and the express purpose of arresting in each case the disease proved mendicants. That is so much to fatal. the good, and we are glad to note the development. But, with the | Magistrate, we are somewhat surprised that small boys should be chased down whilst there are plenty of fully-grown. beggars roaming about our streets and pestering passers-by. To use Mr, Lindsell's words, "the Police seem to leave many full-grown beggars alone. The Magistrate was A Chinesa "faund" three catties With reference to evidently rather taken aback of cinnamon on the road. He adverse
criticism in this that the Polite should trouble was a little later found by a column recently, I wonder what with the small fry whilst taking constable and to-day brought some of those who took offence na notice of the older professional before Mr. R. O. Hutchison who would say to candour such as the beggars to be seen almost any found work for him to do at the following, which appeared in a where at any time of the day.Victoria Gaol for three weeks.
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We know that it in 8.1 impossibility to rake in every mendicant, and that some are
The Police always strike lucky bound to slip through the meshes of the Police net. But what we in the lottery tickets they find on cannot understand is that at the persons of would-be get-rich- Those which certain spots, both in Hongkong quick Chinese.
they - yesterday found on Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which and Kowloon, there can be seen Chinese in Des Voeux Road West requires them to forward their names and addresses with communiwell-known characters who have
brought them a sum of $25 in cations addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for publication, by for year in and year ont sa an evidence of their bona fides.
made's habit of importuning the fines at the Police Court to-day rubbishy, and one Caprice in. A toured the East, and the arrival
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The Police must know that these suffering from the effects of his folk are beggars pure and simple; immersion. yet they never appear to arrest them; instead, they bring little children to the Police Court, and the chances are nine to one that these juveniles are merely the agents employed by lazy adults subsist on the formers
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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JUNE 12. 1919.
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Mr. L. H. Thibault, who has been for many years managing editor of the Manila Times, is st present in the Colony on his way to his home in America. He has left the Philippines for good. Mrs. Thibault and family are with
him.
The Germans, we see, have been protesting against the employ ment of Congolese negroes as sen- tries on certain of the Rhine bridges under Belgian control. It will be news to most people that. the Allied Armies of Occupation include not only African native troops, but Asiatics was well. There is a smart and efficient Siamese detachment in the Palat- inate, whose speciality, is motor transport. Their colours arrived
"The London Trio played a new work by
....... Apart from some good movements (sic), It is gratifying to learn that on the Rhine from Bangkok al- it is undistinguished and archaic, we shall be able to make an most simultaneously with the The Dvorak, Op. 90 is entertain acquaintance on Tuesday with arrival of our own Guards, colours ing in the livelier section. It was the well-known Bostock Circus from London, and were handed played better than the other.The troupe arrives in Hongkong over with impressive caremany Miss Yalweb destroyed two on Saturday and opens at Kow-by the Siamese Commander-in- French songs and one Verdi aris; loan on the night of the 17th A Chief, General Janridch. Miss Drib gave cello solos, two better balanced circus has seldom
Some old proverbe seem to hit (Fisher) unmentionably."
The following notice is taken from a Shanghai newspaper
The public performances next week will, weather permitting, be as follow
Mob. June 1.5.30 p.m. Public
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Gardens.
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of these marry-makers will un-off very well the international doubtedly be an occasion of situation to-day. Had you the rejoicing for parents who have world on your chess-board you children, for it will serve to give could not fill, all to your mind,” them capital enjoyment, a thing is a truth which the members of which seldom comes their way, the Pesce Congress are once The Circus has a galaxy of more sadly learning. Lont talk buffoons, which are always about what we are going to do valuable asset in such enter-now that Germany is in our prises.
power is rebuked by: "He that The Star artists STO
Miss will take the bird must not scare Lorenz, who will give graceful it." At the same time the wisdom exhibitions of trapeze swinging; of watchfulness is emphasized. the brothers Yardel, the sensation Take-heed of wind that comer a chute divers; the brothers in at a hole, and a rounciled With a little perseverance, I Giro, the balancing actors; enemy." President. Wilson's anticipate the following-
Maximo, the Cuban wondar: appeal to Italy recalls: "All is "The Hongkong Public Band Cecillia and Georgie, comedy well with him who is beloved of will give performances next jockeys; and Monsieur Julian, week, weather permitting, as the anatomical wonder. follow:
Tues. June 3.5.30 p.m. Hong-
kew Recreation Ground.
Wed. June 4. 5.30 pm. Public
Gardens. and so on.
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Mon. June 2. (199) 3.30 p.m.
Botanical Gardens. Tues. June 3 (19-?)5.30 p.m. Kowloon Bandstand (Sälis- bury Road) Wed. June 4. (19-) 5.30 p.m. and so on.
Botanical Gardens,
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Fall particulars appear in our advertisement columns
HONGKONG ASSESSMENT.
his neighbours." France openly avows her belief in the dictum that "the best remedy, against an ill man is much ground between both," while the blockaded coun-- tries would unite in agreeing that "all griefs with bread are less.”- Is there iritation because of Conference delays? "There needs a long time to know the world's pulse."
takingą. A PLEA FOR THE UNFORTUNATE. In the case under notice, the Magistrate ordered that the lad be taken before the Secretary for
"Moral Suicide or the Slaying Chinese Affairs, with a view to of a Soul" will be the star film at seeing whether he could not be the Victoria Theatre to-night. placed in a Chinese institution of Patrons are requested to be early some BOTL That was a very as the demand for seats is press- sensible way of dealing with the ing. We have already stated that matter. Beggars of the pro-we consider the and fessional type, whose one idea in the acme of perfection in photo
picture Age life is to avoid work, ought play production. It is an all-
A STEADY RISE. to be cleared out of the round excellent film with a fire The Jewish Musical-Literary"
From Atlanta comes the fol- Colony for good and all But plot, beautiful photography and Society of Shanghai is making of Hongkong for the year 1919 lowing sworn statement of elect-
The Report on the Assessment youngsters and those of the versatile acting.... adults who are obviously unable
great headway, the musical 1920, by Mr. A. Chapman, Gov-ion expenses incurred by a section having given many per-ernment Assessor, states- Georgia candidate for the office to work, through disease, blind-
formances in the presence of mem- ness or being maimed, should he
The sight of a plump chicken bers of the Society. The first public Governor in Council, I have made recent "primary" election; Lost By order of His Excellency the of County Commissioner at the taken in hand by Chinese charit raised the greed of a Chinese who performance was given on Satur- a new valuation of the whole 1,349 hours sleep thinking shout able bodies. The street is not put it into a bag and made off. A day May 31, at the Russian the place for them. Surely it is woman, the owner of the bird, Assembly. The programme in-
Colony.
the campaign. Gays 1 beef, 4 within the realm of practicability observed the thief, and raised the cluded Arensky's "Elegie" and
shoats, and 5 sheep to a county. The result of the new valuation barbecue. Gava away 2 pairs of for some of these organisations to go out into the highways and cry "a thief has stolen my chic- the Scherzo, by the Moscow is that the rateable value of the suspenders, calico dresses, 13
ken!" A constable came up, and Trio (which, by
whole Colony has increased from baby's rattles, and $5 in cash. byeways and see that the really after inquiring as to the cause of has gained sufficient fame $15,638,736 to $18,304,801, an Kindled 14 kitchen fires and put THE CANKER OF BOLSHEVISM.
unfortunate ones are removed to the noise, started off after the in the Settlement as to induce its addition of #666,065 or 4.25 per up 4 stoves. Attended 16 revival surroundings where they would thief who was eventually over- talented members to remain in cent.
meetings and be well cared for and their lot hauled and arrested. This occur Shanghai indefinitely) and several
Was baptised The City of Victoria.-The 4 times by total im- Though Europe is no longer in the throes of warfare, it is still made generally happier and rence happened in the Kowloon other gems with which the rateable value has increased from mersion and 2 times in convulsed with internal upheavals in the various countries, whilst brighter.
City Road yesterday. Mr. Lind- audience was delighted. I under- $12,745,655 to $13,154,420 an some other way, Made love to 9 throughout the world there are manifestations of unrast eating THE SHANGHAI STRIKE.
sell to-day sentenced the poultry stand that the Municipal Council addition of $408,765 or 3.20 per grass widows, kissed 126 babies, away at the roots of good order and government. There is scarcely Business has no doubt been thief to three months hard labour. has for months past, been paying cent.
hugged 49 old maids, got dog bit a land to-day where Bolshevism has not made its pernicious influ-very badly hit by the occurrences
the Moscow Trío a subsidy and The Full District.-The rateable 39 times, and gave $50 to foreign ence felt. This disintegrating force has by no means spent its in Shanghai, and even foreign
they play at most of the public value has increased from $324 missions. Walked 4,076 miles strength as yet The cartoon which we published yesterday, trade must have felt the effect of
The story which a Chinese musical performances provided 195 to $342,745, an addition of and shook hands with -9,508 per- showing the danger caused, to civilisation by its diffusion, supplies the stoppage. A telegram to gardener tendered to Mr. R. O, for the public by the Council out $18,550 or 5.72 per cent.
sons. Told 10,101 lies and talked i a very necessary reminder to us out here of the struggle which is hand yesterday stated that the Hutchison to-day when be of the zevenues of the Settlement.
Shaukiwan, Saiwanho, and volumes. This candidate was
enough to make, in print, 1,000 * going on between organised government and sheer anarchy. In strike there is estimated to have brought a charge of assault When is the Hongtong Govern this part of the globe, and especially in a small community like this, cost at least ten-million-dollars, against one of his assailants was ment going to follow suit
Quarry Bay. The rateable value defeated in spite of a record of we are apt to overlook the danger of widespread destructive more up to the present. That is a dear that the defendant came to him
has increased from $405,200. Ito political activity superior to the ments aiming at the overthrow of constitutionalism, just as there is price to pay for a political up-at Wong-nei-cheong to "squeeze"
$409,165, an addition of $3,965 or best individual achievement" at a possibility, expect for repeated reminders, "of our forgetting the heaval, and what there is to offset money from him, and, not suc- from a Home paper. I think it
I take the following report 0.97 per cent
our Last General Elections terrible crimes against humanity which the Germans committed it we cannot imagine. There was ceeding in his purpose, went will be of particular interest to
Hongkong Villages.-The rate except, no doubt, as regards the during the war. Fortunately for us, the evidences of neither the one amusing incident mentioned away and returned with the local music-lovers, as it is the able value has increased from volume of talk and the number one thing nor the other have shown themselves here.
in the wire and that is the state others who set on him. His bet- first intimation we have received $240,599 to $269,967, an adddition of lies distributed. The latest country to come under the evil spell of Bolshevism, ment that the loafers and pick-ter half cried out save life," and of a new work by Sir Edward of $29,368 or12.20 per cent. or anarchism, or whatever we care to call it, is the United States pockets have decided not to go was without ceremony thrown Elgar:The production, recently, Kowloon Point. The rateablé It will have been seen from the telegrams of the past day or so that their rounds during the strike;intos rullah by the assailants. The of the new string Quartet and value has increased from $647,- politics an exact science has been Another step towards making bombing incidents have again broken out in the country, and all the hence no thefts or pickpocketing Magistrate, in spite of sundry piano Quintet by Elgar was a 400 to $709,665, an addition of taken by the Oregon Voter, evidence appears to suggest that the movement is of a widespread has been reported. That is soras pumpings and persuasions, failed musical event of no small im- $62,265 or 9.61 per cent.
journal that gives more informa and organised character, America, as great freedom-loving coun- thing to the good, anyhow, and to draw out any information portance. Both works made try, is momentarily suffering from an abuse of the liberties allowed we suppose that if a true and from the gardener which would a deep impression on the musi-has increased from $436,145 to other cammonwealth can boast. Yanmati-The rateable value tion about State politics that any to those who live there. Plotters and intriguers have ever been a faithful balance-sheet is to be reveal the reason for his assail-cians present, who agreed that $437,780, an addition of $1,635 or Animated by the desire to resent source of anxiety to the United States, and since the war the drawn up, something must be ant's demanding money from Elgar has developed in these 0.37 per cent.
[its readers" with the bathing vigilance of the authorities has been tard, more than ever allowed for what the com him. To the gardener's reticence works an entirely new manner. before. There hiavo been many" American officials Thommunity has gained by reason of in this connection, the defendant There was a good deal of animated valne has increased from $288,625 last Legislature, it selected 128 Mongkokisui-The rateable average of the members of the have show find determination to keep strict watch of the thieves taking a holiday! It owed his discharge. enemy aliens in particular, and these, it would appear, have been is a pretty state of affairs, bow.
discussion after the performance to $330,380, an addition of $41,755 roll calls, 65 in the House, and 63 marked down by
in the Sensie,” as furninshing the mischief-makers, for it is, in the over, when organised criminals
as to whether the idealistic slow residences" of these that many of the bombs have been found, make no bones about the fact that
movement of the Quartet or the or 14-46 per cent.
the best basis for the testin vizile finale of the Quintet con- Hunghom and Hokun. The consultation with other impartial That is the penalty of a fearless discharge of duty. But in this they have their" "daily roundą.“ The case in which a charge of tained the noblest music but it rateable vale has increased from observera, it decided whick Totes latest development in America there is obviously more than a We shall soon begin to wonder selling woollen goods bearing was the universal opinion that $318,635 to $395,080, an addition to call night and which to call display of enemy revenge. For officials interpret it a widespread whether the Hongkong Robbers false trade marks was proceeded between them they signified the of $76,385 or 23.96 per cent. anarchistic movement to overthrow organised government. Indeed, and Beggars have their own Trade with against Cassum Ahmed, finest musical expression of the Kowloon Villages The rate centage tables accordingly.
“wrong” and made up its per- bandbills which have been picked up warp the populace that a class Union or similar organisation milliners and drapers, of Welling- nation's spirit in a time of tribu-able value has increased from result verises the assertion of war has begun and that it will cease only with the complete victory if they have, the organisations ton Street, ended yesterday in a lation that the war has produced, $107,479 to $112,509, an addition Voter, made during the seas of the International Proletarini. That is characteristic Bolshevik seems to bo working in fine of $50 being imposed by Mr. talk, and it furnishes evidence that the, seeds of lawlessness first full swing these days. They're R. E. Lindsell on the shop, for sown in Russia are being scattered all over the world. It is an in-not taking any holiday, anyhow. not taking precautions in the sidious campaign which has been started, and the chief danger of
it lies in the fact that specions promises are held out to the masses
by its leaders and that these assurances are taken in by the ignorant fast as freely as a dry sponge absorbs water.
H.M.S. CARLISLE.
buying of the wool when they ongbt. to."
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New Kowloon.-The rateable judgment upon billa LOST LEGION.
value has increased from $124,743 Senate. The average" Motor ambulance parties who to $143,090, an addition of $18,347 cent for the lower h
47 per cent for the · labels were false. have been searching for British or 14.70 per cent.
Neither figure is Before the case was re-opened, prisoners of war in Germany bave Vacant Tenements. The mum-tering, although Mr. G. H. Wakeman, the Crown now finished their work. They ber of tenements reported to beepers as to what Solicitor, expressed hisgreat regret have found 121 men whose vacant averaged about 110 month at the tragic death of Inspector existence was known, "" stated Mr.by, approximately the
This thing may be called Bolshevism, anarchism, socialism, or H.M.S. Carlisle will leave any other ism. The name does not matter. What the civilised Hongkong on Saturday for world has to concern selfbout is its disastrous effects. The Vladivostock whers she will
reulent strikes at the very roots of real liberty and freedom; it is releive H.MS. Kent, which will Terrett. He paid a tribute to the Churchill in the House of Cou- namther as last year. ___
acy from below instead of from aboge. It is, above all else, proceed Reme. We understand services of the late officer, and mens but no missing men. Beid 11, in the ten years, 1910-1911
La dietinet from a constructive, farce. It is a trouble that the Carlisle will be releived expressed his condoletice and ease of deaths has been discover to 1918-1920 the rate
chics against cluse, and is based on greed and later by B.18. Cairo, the flagship sympathy with the widow and ed by the search parties and has oor foundations upon which to build any social order of Rear Admiral Borrett, The family in their bereaveme A come to light from othe
bar, and becames it can accom files all probably be away.
Kong for the bet
other membe