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There is a great scarcity of rice "is well in India. Ever sines, last
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The callous attitude of certain YOUR classes of Chinese regarding the suffering of animals was again
The rice problem has engrossed April the Government of hadia illustrated a couple of days
attention during the week to the has been controlling the price trai ago, For the first time since the exclusion of everything else in rice. The general principle when a woman was caught pluck-landslip that occurred at Barker the local commercial world. So which is being adopted is that ing a live pigeon because of some Road, the Peak Tramway Com- much has been written or the supplies of rice are be on this, return from the alleged belief that the warm panyapa through service this subject and so many arfticians in directed from the provinces spection they found thas blood from a bird treated in such morning,
levelled at the Government for in which stocks are still available a manner would be good for her
their supineness that, I think, it to these Provinces in which, but section had gone on to its des constitubagyas it did, the firit The Rev. Dr. Timothy Richard, would serve no purpose to trail for de hot actual shortage tination. On arriving at Victoria baby. The occurrence happened the well-known, missionary, who the path already trodden by of food is feared. The Corpora Station no baby, no nurse to be tobe witnessed by a Police had spent 45 years in China, leader writersand correspondents, sion of Calcutts, Lace, recently seen. Mother frantic, whan the Reservist, who rightly arrested where he was appointed a Man-I had forecasted sometime ago addressed the Government of deus ex maching appeared in the the woman, took her to the Police by his will
darin of the First Rank, bas left that the rice control scheme of India through the Government of form of a Canadian soldier, and a Station and later before the Mag- £1,8470
estate, valued at the Hongkong Government would Bengat on the difficulties of the mindreader at that Have you istrate, who marked his sense of
spell a signal failure, and so it present situation as regard the lost baby, madam, perto, you did. If some Government officials price of rice and other foodstuffs ow you say over there? disgust at such a wanton act of Among the Police officers were less conceited and were and suggested for their consider we have found one all right. cruelty by inflicting a hundred-returning to the Colour by the prepared to listen to others and ation the immediate need for tak Come along with me, siadam; he's dollar fine on her.
Agapenor yesterday from war not imagine themselves abot all ing measures by which the having his supper. The mother service were Messrs. A. Hutchins, others the average citizen would present alarming wholesale prices shown in evidence that, whilst D. W. Barnett Patrick Murphy, not have cause to, curse ther ade of "rice may be reduced bed to the hut, to find the baby being plucked, the poor creature Nicholl, R. G. Robertson, and ministration. If the Government, do not see why some of the Hong-
being fed with hot condensed was in great distress by reason of J. A. Munro Four recruits also instead of appointing Mr. R. O kong wholesale rice merchants by male nurse in khaki the pain it was suffering, and came out by the same boat. Entchison to enquire into the should not open cheap rice shops and none the worse for its adven- and that when produced at the
rice question, enlisted the aid of for the poorer classes. Police Station, although still
The- The driver of a ricksha got a prominent man of business in its Calcutta Corporation has done alive, was hardly recognisable as rude shock this morning new the communication with the Saigon this very well, establishing a num a bird. In such circumstances, office of Messrs. David Sassoon Government for a regular supply ber of such shops in municipal generally greet us in tones" so. the Magistrate erred, if he erred and. Co. Ltd., when the motor of rice, I am sure it would have markets, and alleviating the somebre and grey asks Herbert, at all, on the side of leniency in
CBX of Mr. Silve Netto been able to effect what Mr. distress to a considerable extent. Mail. A year ago they were C. Pidous in the Daily sentencing the woman as he did. (A55) Tap into it The ricksha Hutchison has signally failed to No fine. however heavy, is a driver, when he felt the impact, do. As I have stated, if some of
gayer and brighter by far, the sufficient punishment for heart ran for all his might and Inckily our Bumbles descended
fact that their owners had br less cruelty of this kind, and we escaped injury.
from their mortal Olympus and
Siam has had an exceptional little to sell apparently pointing. are only sorry that this woman Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which require. was not herself given 1st be Council of the Royal Colonial as they, life would be sweeter 8 millions as compared with ticals ers shops modestly displaying did not think that all others who season, for the value of the rice the necessity for, colour and its At the last meeting of the are not officials are not as smart past half-year was ticals 144-One used to see little confection- exported from Bangkok in the camouflage of depleted stocks. physical suffering. It is the addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for publication, by as an shearest nonsense-and wicked Institute, at which Sir Charles Three months ago Sir Paul Chater, 99, 9 millions for the best previous two or three minute bowls of nonsense at that to talk in Lucas K.C.B., K.C.M.G., the at the instigation of some of his All communications intended for publication should be address cases of this kind of birds and Chairman of Council, presided, 80 friends, was asked to press the year. The export figures are sweets amid a billowing mass of
animals being less sensitive to Resident Fellows, 53 Non-seriousness of the situation to the
interesting:
gaily-hued muslins. It is the Business correspondence should be sent to the Manager. pain than we humans.
Resident Fellows and 9 As-attention of the Government, Heavy
Picula Ticals. multitude of smaller shops that 'sentences are justified because sociates were elected, amonn and he did that
December 1,297,687 11,501,911 particularly ermin this way; the The rate of subscription to "The Hongkong Telegraph is $36 they are the best means of im-them being the following: "Johg numerous occasions. but January 2,247,985 23,353,285 bigger store mostly know the.. per annum. (Payable in Advance.)
pressing on the Chinese that Tertius Clarke (Ipoh), F.M.S.; supine oligarchy Like the February 1.800,430 18,852,974 importance of colong to create The rate per quarter and per mensem, proportional. Subscrip-wanton cruelty to animals cannot Walter James Dexter, Hongkong. Government of Borgkong March tions for any period less than one month will be charged as for a be tolerated. To let offenders off Norman Bower, Shanghai
2,154,833 -24,861,522 atmosphere. They know it vie apparently considered it best to April 1,651,422 17,236,324 ut merely a matter of providing full month.
lightly would be tantamount to tell-
shelve the whole thing until the
May One revolver and 100 rounds of Governor-designate arrived, but June The "Hongkong Telegraph" is delivered free when the addresseeing them that acts like the pluck.
1,660,767 22,536,593 bright spectacles for passers-by- is accessible to messenger. Peak subscribers can have their copiesing of live pigeons and the thrust-ammunition
1,694,642 39,010,666 it is a matter of business. Give were confiscated things began to assume such a delivered at their residences without any extra charge. On copies ing of live dogs into boiling water from a Chinese who was charged threatening complexion that Mr. who have benefited by the dear to rainbow avenuesur
In the Straits Settlements those colour, and transform our streets us brighter shops, masses of sent by post an additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage.
of which a case occurred some this morning before Mr. R. E. Hutchison was appointed to look rice are also spending money in Single Copies, Daily, ten cents.
weeks agoare pastimes to which Lindsell with being in possession into the job. As it was not so press supplying cheaptrice to the poor no strong exception can be taken. of arms. He claimed the fag: therefore, he was allowed to and the Government there, like We commend Mr. Lindsell for the arms as being his and was fired discharge his functions as a our
We hear a great platter now? firm stand he took, and trust that $150. Three other men who were Magistrate and during his spare made up its mind to a beary everybody fremarks the Saturday Government, has about baths being provided for our Magistrates will continue to arrested with the defendant were hours he could talk with all expenditure of public finds in Review), baths for colliers, and show their disapproval of these released. It was stated that they the rice dealers and tell them all order to keep down the price of baths for servants, though we cruelty cases by the imposition of came from Vancouver and were his magical wand was going to food. the heaviest sentences which the arrested, on the Praya the other accomplish. law allows.
day. The arms were found embedded in cotton quilt which was coplained in a basket.
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The Hongkong Télegroph
HONGKONG, MONDAY, AUGUST 4 1919.
OUR BOTTOM CLASS.
CONDITIONS AT HOME.
We have just come across a
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at the Police Court
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I congratulate the Government on its decision to commander local supplies and to withdraw permits for the export of rice which had
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There is a persistent report that the Government has been dis criminating
between the rice exporters, and, while withdraw
this is
assured
Berious
this year.
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At the present time when
the middle of the 19th century, when the custom died out, Whitsuntide was the season of There is no doubt that many marriage market. All the maid- what may be called a popular
have not yet, as householders, s been asked to provide a bath for the gentleman who sweept four- talk disclosed the fact that he chimneys one of them, who an was by night a band conductor *Three Chinese youths wanted
was most informative; and be to go into the first-class seats of
probably had a marble bath ste lengthy article by an American had only third-class tickets. / been given to exporters. "As this is allowing the Japanese to ship these fine ladies who call upon
the Taiping Theatre when they
the permits of many shippers home. Does it never occur to who has been studying the con-Talked to by the ticket-collector. is a temporary, measure it could their rice, from Hongkong. If us to rebuild our houses, so tha ditions in various untries in they became truculent and in the not possibly affect the tran- Europe since the A
true: I am told Mary Jane may have a bath. T in the course of his
end belaboured bim. It was stated shipping trade. By this means thers is likely to.. bethat as ratepayers we have pro-. he asserts that in Fery last when the youths were charged of getting its rice supplies much that the Government will make ments for both sexes, where all
Government to-day the
'trouble. I trust rided palatial basbing establish- England was on the ve verge with assault, that a number of cheaper than it could from Sai- declaration of the of a real Révolution. die says thefts had occurred in the first-gon. There is one factor which There should be no discrimination few pence?.
facts kinds of baths may be had for a the facts of the situation were class compartment and the youths has been overlooked. The Chin-in such a matter. If there is statistics to know how often We demand not generally known outside the United Kingdom, but that, hap- The Magistrate ordered, the boys for the present high prices of rice.hould be against the Japanese baths are used by how many of were suspected for that reason. ese are in a large way responsible going to be any discrimination, it these douches and swimming pily, the good sense of the British to sign personal bonds of $50 each. During the Japanese boycott when because they have been responsible the inhabitants. With occasional divergences to the subject of the passing hour, people. prevailed and 1 m05: the main topic of discussion week in and week out, at Home and serious upheaval was averted,
Japanese tonnage was taboo, the for the abnormal rise. They have abroad, is that of ways and means. Our Home papers and letters Whether that is a true reflect been arranged by the Victoria ing the golden opportunity they
A very fine programme has foreign shipping companies, see-been boosting the prices, buying reveal that Parliament and everyone of less account are discussing ion of the case, we should not Theatre for to-night, when he had of raising thels freights, did subsidised ships to carry the Petrograd is a centre of bloodshed
indiscriminately and using their the declining power of the paper money which nominally represents like to say. 10s or 20s. In many quarters there is distress and positive alarm. mentioned, we have seen the after a lapse, for three more patriotic,
Shave the Prize Packets will re-appear 50, with the result that the saggo. Again, Japan has been and desolation, we may be re- Millions of our demobbed womenfolks are fighting an uphill Old Country in the chroes of nights. To-night's bill is very Chinese merchant paid toore for prove that the Japanese (buving me to revive a 300 as it Shautung-for-the-exporting rice, which goes to minded that it has some joyous battle. The loyal "middle classes are in a state of agitation great industrial strife, and at long and "meaty," and there is bottoms that he would have here is not to feed Japan. That has got rid of the Bolsheviks bordering on revolt. Their case is now being preached much more times we have almost despaired no doubt that the same crowded had be, retained his breath to has been the history of the trade remarks the Globe.) Down to forcibly than ever before. There was a time when the middle class of a peaceful settlement. So far, houses, that were the rule when cool his porridge. Consequently. man's salary was only known to his employez, himself and his wife, however, adjustments have been The Prize Packets" appe red somebody had to pay for these If, as often was the case, there was a domestic tragedy associated reached without with the pittance, the struggle was quietly and bravely carried on violence, and the situation to-day Companydeserve's great credit and this instance it fell on the rice. displays of before, will greet them again. The increased freight rates, and in Now, however, this false modesty is done away with. The amounts locks more cheering than it did a the amount of hard work that the consumer, the commodity costing local exporters of rice have been ane of the district, in their inno- of monthly and quarterly salaries are stated with the same freedom few weeks back. Mr. Churchill, As weekly wages. The middle classes, in their sad plight, are in the course of his speech on our three young girls put in is simply him from 70 to 80 cents extra per too pleased to sell their stuff to cent finery, were assembled to prepared to agree with Sidney Smith that poverty is no disgrace Policy in Russia, which has been father and mother comprise the paying with compound interesting to get their rige surveyed and among the peasantry, and particu surprising. The three girls and picul. The Chinese are to-day the Government. Instead of har-see and to be seen by their friends 10 a man, but it is confoundedly inconvenient".
exploited by the extremists, To-day, owing to the high cost of living, the poor are to be twitted the leaders of unrest by Company, and it is a good one at for their folly. These same to draw upon the Bank and to run larly, by eligible bachelors. They found among the so-called middle classes, desperately trying to showing that their grievances are
that. To-night, as well, the last people are to-day taking the risk of having the consign were in charge of their parents on a new and shrinking standard of currency, and among the showed that, despite great pro- this episode the whole mystery is tribute $500 and $1,000 to alleviate sence of weevils, etc., the expert ducted, but the phject was a mar- stretch out resources and keep up the old standard of respectability one by one disappearing, and he episode of "The Terror of The subscription lists round and ask: ment rejected in America or the or some elderly relative, and
Range" will be screened and in ing individuals and firms to con-port of destination by the pre-everything was decorously con unemployed and the casual labourers. We do not think there is vocation of a deliberate character; cleared up for the hundreds who the distress caused to the poorer ing firm gets cash payment riaga harter, and objection was the least doubt about one fact-the well-organised artisan has the discipline and good spirit of had closely followed this picture classes.by the high prices of rice from the local Government. The rarely made to any marriage that relatively out-distanced in earning power the class' supposed to be the Army has been increasingly in the Victoria Theatre. immediately above him in the social scale. There are classes of maintained.
later pays the same price, takes the conference of relatives decid- workers who have simply got to be paid, or the world will go with-
the word of the exporter as reed u out shelter, food or clothes. Those who are providing luxuries or who are in any way connected with the arts of civilisation-in abort, THE OLD SPIRIT.
THE BANVARD CO.
gards thequality of the commodity The Scriptures speak of the and does not go to the expense of doing something which requires the brain rather than the muscle.
foolish man who built his house surveying it. This is a distinct are now getting very little of what is left by the manufacturer or
The death of Captain Murray The auditorium of the Theatre upon the sand and the rain advantage, and it explains why Dunlop of Corsock revives mémo- the manual labourer. This is, of course, a generalisation, but it is through difficult times: the laughter and applause of the and the winds blew and beat tage of it They may make out Alexander Murray Dunlop, MP, admittedly passing Royal will once more echo the descended, and the foods came, so many firms have taken advin.ries of the Disruption. His fathe obvious that there is a good deal of truth in it. In the scramble for transition from war to peace Hongkong theatre-goers and the upon that house, and it fell, and that they have obliged the Gov was the able Free Church more wages and fewer hours of toil, the artisan has pushed far was bound .to cause ahead of many employees in what are termed the professions. He restlessness. The nation has tof vanish when Banvards American true is this of the Hongkong way shout,"
much "blues"
and glooms will great was the fall of it," Flowernment, but it is just the other who was associated wi earns more money and, in so far se he chooses to secure them, has readjust itself to changed con Musical Comedy Co. open their Government's mora comforts. Thus our so-called middle class has become our ditione, and, with the new spirit return engagement in Hongkong scheme. If it was built on sound
drawing up of the historic of Right and the abseque bottom class. But the professional workers are awakening to the which has been born during the on Thursday, Aug. 7. Banyards business principles it would have situation. That is evident from the fact that steps are being taken past five years, "conflicts of have proved themselves to be the commanded the support, and con
of Demis to form a Brainworkers Union, Teachers, journalists and bank viewpoint were inevitable. His most popular musical comedy fidenge of the community. The clerks already have their Unions; and now it is felt that all the Majesty the King rightly says organisation that has visited the Government built its scheme brainworkers of the country, as distinct from manual workers, should that a spirit of unity self-sacrifice, Far East for many years and dur- upon sand, and the rain descend- combine so as to get their rightful place in the economic life of the patience, industry and thrift is ing their season in Hongkong.ed, and the food came and the in. This strikes
The right to live was understood to be a Socialistic doctrine benefit of peace. He has ex- previous box office records. Mrtscheme and it collapsed like a
required in order to reap the fall several months ago, broke all winds blew and beat upon that to compete with the Governme ginally, but it is becoming a fairly general ples, very sharply pressed his confidence that the Banvand announces a series of shot, for it was founded on sand,
as we have, said, in places where false gentility in the ancient stefling qualities of the three new musical comedy hits tracted justifiable publicity and agitation. Everyone British people will not fail us, and their past success in Hong-
to get a little bit more. How is it to be done 2. Only
sing our resour
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par production, Th
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the king will surely be
The King of P
bring fall of Langha will be the pipe
The
rice control
Although rice is now under the port control of the Government, the buying up all the
Japanese merchants are
the incomin