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INTRODUCING A HAPPY MAN Despite the various controlA PESSIMIST IS LIKE SHAKING schemes which were in operation at Home daring the war, it in com- mon knowledge that a deal of The az Arratoon Apoar depart profiteering went on in the necess-od on the 10th instant for Shans aries of life. The many prose-hai and Japan with 700 tons of cutions which took place, with (general cargo. » the imposition of heavy sentences, may be recalled in this connection. In Hongkong, we should say that if the facts were sifted to the bottom it would be found that there was relatively mare profit-}. sering bere than in the Old Coun- Friday, 15th inst. being the try. The profiteers have had things Feast of Assumption. Mass wil no actual control of prices, a.m. етед though a Food Com-
Mr. C. Gauz, the American Consul for Amey, left to-day for Shanghai. Mrs. Gauze is going to the United States.
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A meeting of the Police Reserve, a little more came and see that Magarine Committee was held- the workmen autting roads last evening for the purpose of 20 limit to the between Aberdeen and Deep considering the question of die of deas, while the Water Bay do not throw alot of continuing publication of the inplude vivid orang sharp stones along the main road. Police Reserve Gantic. It was blue. The jumpers are These loose stones do a deal of explained that the Gazette had in their original stars, but twe damage. The P.W.D. Authorities been in existence for almost three with back they range do not seem to realise how this slipshod method eats up the accorded to it had not been such terracotta to almost wins colour-
yea but that of late the support colour through orange and motorist's money. Take a good
as to warrant its continuance,The Jersey is nearly always set of tyres. They cost £200.mphasis was laid on the fact or white though occasionally one It takes a short time for these that members of the Corps, had, sees gray, but at least one car kinds of roads to use them up during the past six months and son jersey is to be seen here but at times they are hard on magazine, and that as the Corpe scarlet Jerseys of the tyres
had now been relieved at much of Army. The trousers its duty, it could be considered polour as the jumpers, and Motoring is strides in the Colony. It is purpose. Enancial statement enough for both legs and more toy
making rapid that the Gazette had served its from the extreme naty interesting to recall how the showed that maganide had of each, to the normal shape. When ask what prices they like, and Two Chiness were walking anthorities eight years ago tried late been declining, but that working in the harbour repairing to discourage motoring in the if publication ceased now it their gear, the men often wear although there are some reputable down: Queen's Road when
blue overalls, and linen coals bfit firms who are above fleecing the small boy picked one of their Colony. In 1911, old stagers would be possible to show public, we do not hesitate to pockets. He was sentenced by state, an effort was made to balance in hand. After discussion every shade of blus
ordinance of the matter, it was resolved thapale lilac are always frequent: say that many others are still Mr. R. E. Lindsell to thres weaks introduce
in the the Gazette be wound up, that On these ocesalons they indulging in sheer profiteering hard labour and ten strokes of prohibiting motoring
Colony. It appears that monies paid in advance by wear shippera. A pair of crim~ That is not to be wondered at in the birch.
motor car puffing round Pokfulam subscribers and advertisers be son plush slipper formed the the absence of any control of
Road scared a pony being ridden refunded, and that the balance of finishing touch to a rig which In the Peter Dawson's Cup rates. But in spite of these
This shows how $100 be forwarded to the St. Dun-included a white navy jumper things, the Government lies low Competition (Championship Sing by child. LED says nothing, except to as-les open to Chiness in Hongkong.) short-sighted some of our old-stan's Home. It was also decided showing a blue-black jersey at sert that it has no intention of Mr. Ng Sze Kwong (C. R. C.) will timers were. People do tot rothat a number of unsold copies of the wrists and neck, orange doing what it manifestly ought meet Mr. T. L Tan (University) alise what automobiles are going the Gazette, of varying dates, be coloured trousers, and a green" to-morrow at 430 at the CRC for Hongkong. They will distributed to the troops through cap worn over one eye. The have to divest themselves of their the Post Office, but that members headgear may be anything from present ideas.
There are, for of the Force and subscribers, a bowler hat to the more usual instauce, a lot of pretty places wishing spare rumbers to com- broad flat cap. For facing the over the Kowloon Hills which plete their sets, be supplied with weather new notes of colour sp can be reached by motor cars by same gratis on applying to Crown pear in the olive-green, yellow. the present roads, to say nothing Sergt. Khan Sahib Hasham Khan, or black oilskins and son westers. of the many beauty spots on the Money Order Office, up to the and nearly all the fishermen island.
31st instant. Thanks were ex-
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when setting out wears the equivalent of two or three thick: thick suita at least, his ap pearance and gait with these
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The health return for last week horns. empowered to investigate prices, shows five cases of cerebro-spinal to receive complaints and to fix fever (three fatal), four fatal the prices. Heavy punishment occurrences of cholera, two atal is provided for those who exceed cases of plague, two cars of the rates, and, where a Company enteric fever (one fatal) and one is convicted, every Director and non-fatal occurrence of para- official is assumed to be guilty typhoid fever. The last-tamed unless he can prove non-compli- was a British case; all the others city. Now. if these things can be Chinese. done at Home, why cannot
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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1919.
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One of the efforts of war seems Chinese pedestrians will persist
to be a better philosophy in the walking in the middle of the
Sir Auckland Geddes, address-playing of games.
Before young road, and this is extremely innos ing to motorists. What motorists ing & Brotherhood meeting at man who lived the sheltered life mightdois o stop the car and sum Crewe recently said the country went out to fight, games were the mon the pedestrian for obstruc- was using its freedom in such a most important thing in a good" tion, but the trouble is that when similar machinery be put into The breaking of a ga pipe motion bete? A similar ordin-caused a small fire to break out one goes out motoring one often way that it was tending to throw many lives, and the evil fortunes: away the very things for which of games the darkest disappoint- would
of in a foreign goods shop on the has ladies as companions and not fought. The money that was ments. It is not that the return
the idea of being squandered on things ed soldier is less keen on games: shake ground floor of No. 5, Lyndhurst one appreciates in their shoes, Yesterday Terrace at about 7 p.m. yesterday dragging ladies to the Magistracy which were of no value was he plays them, and, indeed, after Some of the colossal, and the work that was insists on playing them in spite we received from the Secretary of The Fire Brigade were summon to give testimony.
Chinese chauffeurs are very the Sanitary Board a list of fed and they quickly extinguished
more value in the reconstruction seems now "to bring a lighter retail market prices such as used the outbreak. Except for some careless and inclined to be reck supplying these things was of no of dreadful disabilities. But
Some Indian chauffeurs of the State than the unemploy- touch to them. Watch any of the to be published a few years back. packages of goods being spoilt, less.
careful thanment pension. no damage worth are much more
games of tennis We presume that the prices have there was
on suburban Chinese, drivers. Last week & been revised, but what is the mentioning.
The people who had the cash courts this summer, and you will Chinese chauffeur driving down wore following courses which see far less savage hitting you earthly use of such a list unless there is some means provided of) On Saturday, on the s.5. Hanoi Aberdeen almost buried hiscargo threatened to destroy our victory will hear a great deal more laugh insisting on the observance of the from Haiphong, Inspector Wil-into the sea and nearly dashed There was more beer being brew-ter over feeble strokes. The prices? We were once told that din, of the Revenue Department, into the car of a well-knowned for example, in this country. player confesses that he is pro these prices were not the "official" discovered in the engine room; citizen. There should be more People said the quantity was bably playing very badly instead rates at all, but merely the cur- cleverly concealed in the iron stringent examinations before short, but that was because it was of blaming his partner, the light. rent retail prices. We are wonder-girders supporting the ship un- chauffeurs licences are granted. being swilled at twice the rate the court, and the world in gen- ing if that is what they now are.derneath the cable chain and in
and because there was more time eral. In quite a big tournament If so, they are useless. Anyone the rafts placed on deck, 1.555 On Jast Thursday night there to drink it in and more money to a few years before the war a lady in a 'double* was can find out the current prices by taels of prepared opium. The was a dinner party given at the pay for it. The recent strikes and other signs of industrial unrest at Home visiting the market. This tinker-cylinders which give the Officers' Mess at Mount Austin to By sending overseas for beer, so upset by the ferocity of have provided us with tangible evidence that the situation in the ing with a serious question does rafts buoyancy had been pierced H. E the Officer Administering silk for stockings, and feathers her partner that she threw down Old Country is far from what it might be. These are the outward not do. There is profiteering and a considerable quantity of the Government. His Excellency for hats, we were increasing our her racquet and left the court in indications of something more serious than the events themselves. going on in, the Colony. It can opium inserted. Had there been was presented with a cricket ball debt overseas for things that did tears. That sort of thing does Some little time ago, Lord Robert Cecil declared that the economic only be checked by the taking of an accident at sea, the rafts-the identical ball with which not matter. What we had to get not happen now. Watch cricket, position was "incalculably serious," and now we have the Prime some such measures as are now would have been found useless. he performed the "has trick" last was food and raw material. The and it will be apparent that the Minister asserting that the national position is grave, whilst the to be enforced at Home.
April in the match played between mere money.we sent away for batsman given out for obstruction, Chancellor of Exchequer frankly states that unless matters improve
To mark their appreciation of the Manchesters and the Civil things that did not matter the takes the decision in a Better we shall become nationally bankrupt. Now, these are not the
his twenty years association Servants The ball was mounted more we paid for the things that spirit then of old, and is as unres- words of alarmists; they are the considered declarations of respon-
with the Sailor' Home and his on a small stand.
did matter, for the international ponsive as the dreary denizen of duties as Shipping sible statesmen who know what they are talking about, and they THE NEW PORTUGUESE PRESIDENT. onerous
money exchanges were steadily the pavilion seats, with his "Hard make us realise that Britain is faced with a crisis which will require Portuguese politics are a sealed Master, the European staff of the The Garrison here is becom-moring more and more against us. lack-right off the wicket, es all the wisdom and tact of the people safely to overcome. We are book to many. The dastardly Harbour Office yesterday pre-ming smaller and smaller. A lot The price of food next winter was MacLaren in a big match now in the very throes of the post-war reaction. Sound leadership assassination of Dr. Sidonio, Paes sented Captain A. A. H. Milroy of the men are leaving for would climb to a level Done years ago, when the sympathiser and a willingness to be led along safe paths were never more needed put the bands of the clock back Superintendent of the Sailors Blighty and soon a new regiment dreamed of, là Voice: More was heartily snubbed. It was than to-day.
in Portugual, throwing the coun- Home, who is retiring on account will be in our midst. When the wages.") There would be no significant the other day that a The situation with which the Old Country is faced is, of course, try into a state of chaos. Sidonio of ill-health, with a suitably in-next batch of Manchesters leave money to pay wages because it certain golfer was pointed out to fellow who the direct upshot of the war. It is as if many sections of the com- Paes was A true friend of scribed blackwood tray inlaid Hongkong, Austin Barracks will would have to go overseas for a spectator as a munity were staggered and groping about like dazed men for a way Portugual, and he adopted a mode with silver, and a silver handbag cease to be occupied and, instead,
swears all the way round for out of a maze. Throughout the grits struggle of the past four or of government based more or less for Mrs. Milroy Captain. Basil the men' will be concentrated traordinarily foolish. The mill would not have been quoted as Limitation of output was ex-there were times when that golfer five years, the nation as a whole has put ite shoulder to the wheel, on the American plan. The future Taylour, RN, Harbour Master, at Murray Barracks. stood with a united front against the hardships and sufferings which of Portuguel is in the lap of the in making the presentation.
owners limited output to get an exceptional person. No doubt war meant, and found its way to victory by co-operative effort. Now gods. There ато
higher prices and operatives to the truth is that a man who has^. 50 many referred to the indefatigablo
When European travellers visit make more work for more people. been through the great tragedy that peace has come, the immediate incentive to continue in that currents working in Portuguese manner in which Capt. Milroy
of war is steeled against the spirit seems to have disappeared from the minds of many of our politics that it is difficult to had discharged bis duties. Captain Japan they not infrequently It was stark, staring lunacy.
"You cannot live like million- lesser tragedy of games people, and where they have not joined hands with the forces of hazard a guess as to the benefits Milroy replied suitably and said. complain that they are obliged to destruction they appear to be halting with indecision as to which that will accrue from the present that he was compelled to take pay far higher prices than the aires," he added, "if you are as
The Honorary Treasurer of the path they will follow. The time calls for greater production and regime. Reuter's Agency informs leave of Hongkong on doctor's Japanese are charged, and they poor as a church mouse. This
attribute this fleecing to the factation is now poor; it is living as Alice Memorial and Affiliated greater thrift Instead of that, there are magy thou- us that Senhor Antonio Almeida advice.
that they are foreigners. Some fit were wealthy." sands at Home who are profligate in their expenditure and has been elected President of the
Hospitals begs to acknowledge. attribute it to the social conditions The classes throwing the with thanks, the following who think that salvation is to be found in the process of “downing Portuguese Republic by Congress. What made a Chinese woman tools. During the war, though cut off from many of the world's Senhor Almeids is the leader of seek rest in the bottom of the prevailing in the country. The heaviest strain upon the overseas contributions to the fands of the markets, Britain kept its head above water. But it was existing the Evolutionist Party
in harbour was the unhusbandly Japanese have been edutated in markets are the classes whose Hospital Pawn Shop Guild. under totally artificial conditions and living from hand to mouth. Portugual, but in view of the fact conduct of her life's partner. She the belief, and have accepted it as income was in the form of wages. $200; Brass and Iron Guild, $50 Today, it must produce not only for itself but must win its way that he has been elected Pre- had scraped together a small principle, that the rich must The wealthy people were so few hack into the outside markets and and so rehabilitate its economic sident at a time when Democracy sum of money, with which she live for the sake of the poor, and it would not matter much what A newcomer in harbour at position. But many of the workers think naught of this larger is in power, it seems to indicate promised
prices have always been based they did. Bread next winter was midday to-day was an oil tanker, aspect of the situation. They take a purely local view of matters that he has joined hands with the meal of rice and put it upon the purchaser's rank in
*West Point for nd, without stopping to consider the results of their demands or Democratic Party, although be isín a drawer. Her husband, bad society or his presumed abilit, more useful than feathers, this the British Isles She sno
If our transport system were to and later on went the possible harmful consequences of tampering with the delicate a staunch Republican. He, there- man that he was, bad his eye on to pay. The Occidental coming fabric of national trade and finance, they push forward their claims fore, replaces Admiral Canto e the money, and at the first from lands where the reverse break down and foreign markets Paint. She came to more wages and fewer hours and refuse to stir until their wishes Castro, who has been acting opportunity he stole and expended practically holds good, the poor were to go credit would break Yangtze and will aze met Now, this kind of thing cannot go on indefinitely without. President since the assassination it on himself. This was distressing for the sake of the rich in England as it had broken in in docks her the nation saffaring. It is imperative that production be more than of Sidonio Faes. The compositioning, and the wife made a bee-line naturally complains of being Bussin. We had need of all the The Asiatic maintained. The strikers think that pay and bodily comforts are of the Cabinet to-day is not for the water-front and jumped robbed, as, from his point of old, patient toughness that bad are looking more important than productiveness.
known, but there is no doubt that into the sea. Hat there were view, he really is, but it is not nerer deserted us in time of trial,
because He is a foreigner but But apart, from the purely financial and industrial side of the it has undergone many changes, personsho, not knowing because, being a tourist, be is question, there is some ground for believing that influences are at The present President is very the cause, did not sympathise presumably wealthy and
for upsetting the very basis of our Constitution. Mr. Chambers well known, and bas taken, an with
They jumped therefore conform to the cus “treasonable circles endeavouring by direct action to active part in politics. It is
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