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MBYGWENHY
The war bis Grouchs the Ghềnh very much, before public notice and it is interesting to note that some of the greatest meir of must. cal genius of the present time are Caedha But for some reason which I have never been exactly able to d out, before the was Czech musicians rarely described and themselves as such, preferring to the property toes tro call themselves Russians, Bo Duddell and Ice Ho hemians or Hungarians For The purchase price is $156,000 or instance, who ever knew that 325 per square foot.
H
Kubelik" is a Czecho-Slovak, Mr. Scares has generously offer written in Fren
Emperor of Ga likewise his tutor Otokar Sevicked it to the Committee of insisted on givi sleo Dvora, Emmy Destina and the Portuguese Club, and in Latin. Some of Karl Burian, I had many it is hardly necessary to mention famous treaties, such as pleasant afternoons, with Bo- that a more suitable site, for an of Nimeguen, Byswick
In
the only Indication that import, ant events had happened was N display of flags from the various Hongs. It is the general opinion in the Colony that when the news is received of the actual signing of peace it will be taken with the same equanimity Yesterday's health return shall go shows four cases of plague (two about our peace celebrations, fatal) and one fatal occurrence of in August next, in squiet | cerebro-spiral fever-all Chiness, manner, with typical British reserve, As a matter of fact it
Attention is directed to Mr. sumul Sykors, the Cellist, who up-to-date Club for the Portuguese Utrecht, were drafted in Lasm taksege Bisher into anything G.P. Lammert's setion sale of visited. Hongkong a few community could hardly be When Louis XVL wrote
good deal rouse the than mild enthusiasm household furniture at 23, Camer-months ago, aut he told me that secured. The property is in the French to Leopold II. of Austria he described himself as a Russian, heart of the Colony, a stones the later complained that this before the war, for business throw from the business centre, was contrary to diplomatic usage. reasons, but is really, a Czecho and not perched on a hill, obvia-which required that all com- Slovak. Many English musicians ting the use of chairs. of note, în pre-war times, adopted
med munications between foreign foreign names, preferably ending has been housed on its site for
The present Portuguese Club countries should be in Latin in "aky for the same reason. All practically sixty years. Fifteen of which go to show that there is
years ago the locality was a Eur- much in a name in the muscal opean preserve, but Chinese en-
Ination (says a Home writer)" croachment has been rapid and it is estimated that 1,000,000 unceasing, with the result that cigarettes are now smoked daily We hear very little, these days, to-day the Portuguese Club is by women in England. It seems of the works of Henry Farmer surrounded on all sides by Chinese remarkably high estimate, but who, in his time was a noted Eng-residential quarters. This fact there is certainly evidence in lish composer. Like many other has been a source of great worry the restaurants of London that English musicians, Henry Farmer to the community, and recent many women are becoming found that composition did not attempts were made to find bring him the wherewithal to live, surroundings that would be not sohedovoted his talent to the more an eye sore to the members. Up lucrative work of arranging select to recently negotiations have and other popular works for piano ions from operas, symphonies
forte, pianoforte and violin and other combinations. Another
four years' pent up feeling was released on receipt of news of the Armistice the demonstrations which took place were mild in comparison with some we have witnessed in other parts of the world in connection with much less striking events.
The Empire Revue Company opens its season at the Theatre Royaltonight, when Vaudeville Banquet will be staged. -
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during anonymous correspondents to fur- addiemed to the Editor, not necessarily for publication, by as an the past twenty-five years nish their name and address: that the Britisher has really let hence the non-appearance of evidence of their bona fides.
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being the relief of Mafeking, when London went wild with joy. And that is the great contrast between the Britisher and the German In the former every act indicates a quiet determination of purpose, in the latter we have al- ways had to stand by and witness exhibitions of insincere "gusto and shallowness of mind which we believe is a trait of the Tenton that will never be eradicated.
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The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1919.
JAPANESE SHIPPING COMPLAINTS.
Some delay was caused shipping in Foochow, last week, owing to a strike on the part of the lighter coolies for higher wages. The coolies' demands were eventually conceded, and they are now back at work. »
A local fishing junk whilst sailing to Cap Sui Moon, was at 10 o'clock on Monday night run into by the Canton steamer Kong-ming, and sunk. The crew of the junk were rescued by a passing junk and taken to Canton.
Captain Macmillan, of the
world.
The Union Philharmonic
"chain", smokers and Eight a
with
THE FUTURE OF AFGHANISTAN,
We are shortly to witness a gathering of peace delegates at Rawalpindi, a frontier town in the North-West Provinces where the Afghans will have the pleasure of knowing the punish-ss. Benclench, & frequent caller ment that the British wish to at Far Eastern ports, was invest-Society of Peking is now giving Daddell Street will be razed to for the playing of certain games inflict upon them for the dastard-ed by His Majesty King George regular performances in ly
unprovoked warfare with the DS.C. at Buckingham evenings, on the Wall and in the structure put up. and recently waged. This is the Palace on March 29 for services Hotel des Wagon Lits during dinner and dance music after fourth Afghan war that we have in action with
wards. It is interesting to note fought and it should be the last.
that there is a professional Although the nature of, the Peace Terms to be offered to the Amir of has not been
the
the
finished. Soon apparently the fresh cigarette from one nearly pipe will cease to be one of men's purchase of a site for a new For an English woman smoking one, been privately proceeding for the monopolies I haven't yet seen
tuguese Club in Kowloon.
| but not long ago I met a Franah- Considering that there is such woman in Amiens who refused English musical genius who is scramble for land in Hongkong, to smoke anything except a cigar looked upon by some as the the Portuguese community have or pipa, and said that she could English Chopin, was Field. Field reason to congratulate themselves never understand women whore-
mained satisfied has written some beautiful on the five opportunity that is nocturnes and I have often heard now presented them by the offer cigarette. the casual musician remark when of Mr. Soares. Mr. Soares, it is hearing a Field nocturne say rumoured is offering the property "Is'nt Chopin beautiful "Io
that he has purchased from the The question of Sunday sports Belilios Estate at the same price. is a matter of ancient controversy Shank the community elect to in England. -Just 350 years ago accept this, the property in Queen Elizabeth issued a licence
ground and a palatial on the Sabbath including shoot- ing, leaping, running, wrestling, in Shelley Street is a
The present Portuguese Club throwing the hammer, and "the three pitching of the bar"; all, it will storied balding and it will be a be noted, likely to promote fitness capital opportunity, if the Club is for military service if need be Street, for an up-to-date Chinese Book of Sport," and strengthen- semoved from there to Ice House James I went further with his Club to be built in Shelley Street. Led the voice of opposition, which The present Portuguese Club is had never been quite silent, so Which brings me again to the certainly in a good condition, and that in 1625 all was changed, and Hongkong band question. Since a better position for a Chinese a law was passed forbidding last referring to the matter, I bave Club could not be desired.
the Lord's Day within this reshm asked everybody I know whether If Battery Path is broadened, of England any sports or pastimes they think we ought to be provid- as it is rumoured, the position of whatsoever.” On an application by Sergeanted with a band, and they, in turn, the new Portuguese Club, should Earner, a
have asked their friends with the committee
accept arrested at 23, Sai Street in poss- there never was a greater un-
the result that it is safe to say | Scares' offer, will be enviable, ession of an automatic pistol, twa
It may be added that the Louis magazines and 29 rounds of animity of opinion on any ques de Cameons hall in the present smaro unition without a permit, tion affecting Hongkong social, Portuguese Club is the largest
Police Court until to-morrow. was to-day remanded at the life. I an anxiously awaiting dancing hall in the Colony."
to hear the matter brought, up again in the Legislative Council,
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Local Scots, who are keen on music, will be interested to learn that
BOSTOCK'S CIRCUS.
Mr.
OTÉ
Yesterday three obsolete sub-orchestra attached to the Society Afghanistan marines of the "C" class were sold under the baton of Professor J.
F. Heymans. vouchsafed by Messrs. Hughes and Hough at us, we hava. no doubt that they the naval Yard Mr. Ah Kim will be stringent and a warning bought C. 38 for $3,350, Mr. Yuen to the future generation in Hing gave $3,100 for C. 37, and Afghanistan. It is not generally and Mr. So King purchased C. 36 known that the Indian Govern- for $3,000. ment doles out annually a sum of about twenty lakhs of rapees, or ten lakhs Mexican dollars, and this is nothing in comparison to
Major Willie Redmond's fore the army which the Indian
knowledge of his death on the Government has to maintain on
battlefield, to which Lord Lam- the border. In return for this
bourne has been bearing witness, Judging from recent comment by Japanese journals, certain whenever it suits his fancy, can
is only one more instance of that handsome payment the Amir,
mysterious prevision of things Japanese shipping interests are feeling rather aggrieved at the fact set his hoardes loose on a country
with which the Irish, more per- that they are losing some of their trade with India because British that has done nothing to. WEI-
haps than any other race, appear vessels are now returning to the scenes of their former activities rant the bellicose spirit. Crores
The Rev. Mr. Hewitt, of St
at times to be endowed. "Another interrupted by the war. One of these newspapers has a long article and crores of rupees are spent Stephen's College, met with
case is that of Patrick Borke, the headed "Driving Japanese Vessels out of Indian Waters, and in annually on the upkeep of the motor cycle accident, last week,
Bostock's Circus continues to young soldier-journalist, who fell the course of it allegations are made of discrimination against border army in India. Afghan- whilst on the way to Taipo.
draw, good houses, which is not in the fighting on the Ancre in The Gaelic Mod was resumed surprising, since, as has been 1917. Borke, who, as a ranker, Japanese vessels by an alleged refusal to supply coal and also by iatan must be penalised for its Something went wrong with the preventing the importation of sugar from Java. We need not go out-throat policy, and a repetition back wheel of the machine which in Edinburgh in September. stated before, the turns are of had come unscathed through in detail into the assertions made, but it is said that certain negotia- of another war must be made Mr. Hewitt was riding and he
Lady Beatty issued an appeal such a high order of excellence months of the heaviest fighting tions on the questions in dispute are being protracted to give time impossible. The suggestion is was thrown off bat escaped with for funds to provide a musical that they will bear witnessing bade a friend good-bye when he for the recovery of lost ground to British shipping. Britain is thrown out that the Indian Govern- very slight damage.
training for Leading Seaman repeatedly without fear of loss of gained his commission, and described as not hesitating to go to the length of using the Indian ment should anner the "fertile
Albert Filmer, a young bluejacket interest. In spite of the heat last handed him a Roman Catholic authorities as a tool and making them violate the rights of others valleys of Afghanistan -and con-
of twenty-three whom the night, the tent was well filled and amulet which he had ways in order to protect her own shipowners and carrying trade. There vert many of them into first-class Godown is to have the opport of a baritone voice of extraordin- by the clown. In this connection more," he said, "I'm going weat To be employed at the Kowloon authorities state is the possessor may new. wheezes were pulled off carried. "I shan't want it any is much more of this sort of comment, which clearly indicates that vineyards. Japanese shipping interests are perturbed because the British mer-
unity of taking a toll on cargo.ary quality and power. Filmer we would specially mention the this time." Barely a fortnight At least this was what a coolie was in the battle of Jutland. chant flag is reappearing in what, after all, are British waters.
clown "Spuds." He is one of later he was shot through the In one of the articles under notice it is said that at the Allies'
thought. He stale some skeins
*The Dunfermline Carnegie the most hardworked members head, "request Japanese vessels endured great sacrifices in supplying the
A telegram appearing in the of cotten from a bale, and was
it is shortage of hold space on the western coast of England, on the Northern papers throws some arrested and to-day given two School of Music had a record of the Company and Ocean and South Sea routes, and Britain is accused of abruptly ligh on the suggestion recently weeks by Mr. R. O. Hutchison enrolment in all branches this astonishing to changing her attitude immediately after the Armistice was signed made that Mr. Lloyd George at the Police Court. According season. The Carnegie Trust are manner in which he continues to The ungrateful attitude of the British is truly hateful, we are had been "got at by certain to Mr. R. Patkham, the tall contemplating considerable music amuse the audience. He always told. Another journal speaks of the British Government and the people who were anxious that the exacted by the coolie was con- development, a much needed comes up fresh and there is no pointment of Sir Eric Drummond Indian authorities "humbly requesting Japanese shipping come peace terms should be watered tinuous; there was, in fact, a concert hall being one of the sign of staleness. His jokes are 33 secretary to the League of Nat-
projects,
clean and really witty and he ions with £5,000 a year and panies to run their vessels to Indian waters. One might imagine down so as be made more accept great deal of petty pilfering going from this sort of talk that the Japanese merely ran their able to the Germans. This on..
Mr. Stephen played his Fantasy gets the audience into a good £5,000 a year for expenses, ap- humour from the start, which, pears to bave raised hopes among vessels to oblige the Allies, it might be
telegram speaks of a memorial
Quintet with the Fellows Quartet as is well known, amongst show the demobilised, of finding work loss. But the world does not need reminding of the having been addressed to the Two thieves on the same day in Edinburgh on February 28ib, men, is half the battle Spuis at Genova which would not be too tremendous profits which. were made by Japanese ship Premier by Lord Loreburn, Earl stole personal effects of a Chinese this being the second performance is one of the cleverest humourists tédious or too badly paid. Un ping during the war by reason of the fact that in many seas they Beauchamp, Dr. Clifford, Dr. fitter employed on the ss, Japea. in Edinburgh. had the field practically to themselves. Did the Japanese expecs Meyer and Mr. Scott, editor of One of the thieves, whose name is At the second lecture recital in have seen attached to any Circus conditions to last for ever, we wonder? The Hochi, in dealing with the Manchester Guardian, urging Li Kut, earlier in the day sneaked Aberdeen, Mr. J. G. Burnett of visiting the East. this shipping question, declares that Britain is essentially a selfish an impartial and sympathetic on board and was about to Powys spoke in interesting There is to be another special nation: she threatens a tariff war on the outer world by effecting a consideration of the German leave the ship with such trifles fashion of Beethoven's life and matinee to-day. tariff reform soon after the conclusion of the Armistice." The appeals for a modification of the as tins bottles, and a bat work, and Mrs. Burnett gave ́ a commentator evidently overlooks two facts. One is that British peace terms and expressing a belonging to the fitter brilliant rendering of the Violin Tariff Reform was foreshadowed long ago, when the Faris Economic desire that they be met where which he had collected and put Concerto and the "Kreutzer" Conference resolutions were passed. The other is that Britain i possible.. A peace willingly into a bag, when he was seen and Sonata.
evan at
TOO CONSIDERATE.
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now going to do what Japan has done for years-protect herself from Bigned, the memorialists say, is arrested. The intention of the harmful foreign competition by the use of a tariff. The Protection of infinitely greater value than Police, who did not know ther
A new violin Sonata by Sir. ist countries who discriminate against British goods would no doubt one forced on the enemy by the history of the bat, was to like to see Britain continuing her so-called Free Trade policy for threats of famine." That sounds charge the man with trespassing Charles Stanford, op. 165, No. ever, but we have become wise in our day and generation and intend very nice and very magnanimous, Whilst the man
going | 2-the third new work from to come more into line with almost universal fiscal usages, but did the Germans really through the formula of being pentobe heard within a week, was But matters like these of the tariff are red-herrings drawn across deserve any such consideration ? charged at the Police produced at Wigmore Hall the track The plain fact no doubt is that the Japanese are a little They showed precious little Station, there came into the cently by Miss Murray Lambert hurt at the changed conditions in Indian waters. In reality, the regard for the feelings of others charge-room another thief and Mr. Hamilton Harty. A Lave nothing to complain of and, seeing that foreign shipping is in the war, anyhow. So why, accompanied by the fitter whose well known home denied the privilege of coasting, trade in Japan, it would be only should their desires be headed? overall the man had stolen. As of the work. Like
gander were a similar rule enforced in Indian water is any case whatever the punish soon as the fitter caught sight of Stanford's
sonable ground for complaint by a nation which mant was, we cannot conceive the hat he Instantly identified it spicuous for cl
from it coasting trade if retaliatory in the Germans taking it willing as his own. The new develop works
As things are, we are glad
the Police to that no substantial roodification
The Germ
not simply, beca
has been far too easy-going on this question
nts to others, which have been
balance is now going:
o-called. Free Triden
ur slipping policy in line with our
witness the
The announcement of the ap
of his particular kind that we luckily, it is too late. Most of
TYPHOON W RNING.
The
egram
received by
the posts have already, it is understood, been given to those? who have been working on the Peace Treaty and the Commis sions in Paris,
According
British
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of Engli
had
the from