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NOTES & COMMENTS.
PROFITEERINGS
DAY BY DAY
IT TAKES
the Bowls! League to be played by K.CC. will be against the Civil Service not the Kowloon Bowling Green Club, as stated yesterday.
**It is true there is a good del|TO-
WIN A VICTORY OVER of profitearing in Hongkong, but HIMSELF. we cannot prevent it. If the United States and England car The saHestelin arrived here not do it, how can we So spotka to-day from Bombay and Straits a prominent Gavarnment official with a full general cargo, to a Telegraph representative | when discussing the food control The match in question. The assertion" that there is profiteering going on in Hongkong is not likely to be dis puted, but the statement that America and Britain cannot stop the same sort of thing in their: The total output of the Kailan own countries is, to say the least, Mining Administration's mines premature. We have seen many for the week ending August 2nd, instances in both the one country amounted to 79,513 tons and and the other in which profiteers the sales during the period, to have been fined, and we now 65,386 tons. know that, following the removal
1894
(Compiled from the "Hongkong
Telegraph" files for week ending August 18, 1894)
THE DOLLAR. August 13: The rate of the Dollar, on demand, to-day is 2s, Id. 4.
THE BANVARDS.
TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY
TENTOON KAN HONGKONG TWENTY- The large attendance at the
Theatre Royal last night again Sir Edward Carson recently FIVE YEARS AGO demonstrated the undoubted revealed the cross-examiner's art
popularity of the Banvard Com in asking the Government pacy. The biljkaf fare was most define Bolshevism, though the seceptable, comprising vaudeville challenge was not taken up turns and the second act of "The Perhaps, if pushed, to the Suffragettes, "In the former, wall, Mr. Shortt. might have Miss Dingwall, with her charming beer compelled to define, ît songs. Miss Pearl Jardinere and as the catchword of the day for Mr. Willis G. West, in their compeople who think otherwise than icalities, and Misses Hazel Boyd along the old lines laid down by and Barnes, in sprightly dances, the British character. For Bol- made great hits and were very shevism has had many proto- warmly received: The second types. In the country house part of the programme was of the earlier Victorian"ars the equally entertaining, and every-word one present was delighted with Stalwart Whigs, claiming to used was Radical." the show.
represent all that was required At the matinee to-day end at in the way of political and the night performance, "Hello, social progress, shuddared at the Hawaii" will be staged. whilst word, and the editor of the Edi the public will be glad to learn bargh the great organ of Whig- that owing to shipping delays gism-besitated to reproduce the Company will be able to Macaulay's fine tribute to Lort appear again on Monday, when willain Bantinek because. Lord Oh, Papa will be put on. William had been making what
were called Radical speeches.
HIGH JINES.” August 18-Matsheds are in course of construction atKowloon, close to the Water Police Station, for the Chiness Spirits Festival
of control, the profiteer` hij His Excellency the Officer which takes place next Wednes reappeared, but is to be stopped Administering the Government day when high jinke will be the from carrying out his design has appointed under fresh legislative authority William Ainsworth to act as
Mr. Thomas order of the day and night. “ both in Britain and the United Deputy Registrar and Appraiser. States. The House of Common Supreme Court.
His Excellency the
Officer
| has, in fact, just passed the second reading of the anti-Profiteering Bill. We do not doubt that it Administering the Government would be extremely hard, if not has appointed Mr. Norman Lock- impossible, to totally stop phart Smith to act temporarily as fiteering either here or in the Old Country, but, with the proper to his other duties.
a Police Magistrate, in addition machinery, it should be easy to prevent much of it. Sir Auckland
Lieut. J. C. Fletcher, Mr. G. S. Geddes himself admitted, in the House of Commons, that the Archbutt, Mr. A. C. Joseland, Mr. would be great dificulties in W. B. Walker and Mr. Alex Ross administering the Bill, but he were
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HONGKONG. SATURDAY. AUGUST 16, 1919.
THE WORLD'S CREDIT.
THE PLAGUE :
August 14 We are glad to report that the bubonic is at last dying a hard death at Kowloon Deaths from the outbreak, from STEAMER WHISTLES. and in the surrounding district. May 9 to August 13. total 2461.
GAMBLING HOUSE
RAIDS.
CHINESE WAR JUNKS.
a second
Later in when Radicalism be come respectible, "Socialism ** The Gazette contains the foll was the great word. Many worthy awing.
people, regarded a Socialist as a August 15-Raiding gambling houses seems to be "all the go and masters of all steamships, one would have been surprised The attention of owners, agents, person quite outside the pale; no just
доп, with
the police including steam-launches, in the if he murdered his mother or best Inspector Kemp brought waters of the Colony is called to his wife or trapped a for or did Celestials before Captain Hast- the Regulations as to the blowing fénything else dreadful and sub- ings, yesterday, and they were of steam whistles, as laid down in versive: fined; two ringleaders $50 each Table M. of the Schedule to the "radical" has had
Curiously enough. and the rest $2 apiece. This Merchant. Shipping Ordinance, birth as a term of approbrium. morning, acting Inspector Baker 1899. Ordinance No. 10 of 1899, for in America to-day it is marched seven Chinamen before which read as follows: the presiding Magistrate for
med of the extreme Left" in 21. No steamship shall use her politics by the Centre The' gambling.
steam whistle except for the present Premier may remember purposes of navigation as laid a short period in which Limabous- down in Articles 15, 28, and 31 of ing took the place of Socialism. August 15.-Three Chinese war the International Collision Re- in the dictionary of abuse. There Harbour during the last two days, purpose of giving necessary notice ducts, such as Little Englander. junks have passed through the from Canton, and upon arrival at of her approach towards any who might have been defined in
gulations, and except for the were other occasional by-pro
large quantity of ammunition and blast of from 4 to 6 seconds dura- rascality was limited only by Chinese Kowloon, discharged other vessel; when one prolonged some quarters as a person whose several small cannon. This morn-tion shall be sounded. inga war junk sailed through the
opportunity. Now it is Bolshe 22. Any infringement of regula-vism. Shall we say that every Harbour on her way to Formosation 21 will subject the master or man who wears an untrimmed again what is the use of issuing employed by the Public Works
with guns and munitions for war: Chan Tin Foo, a head coolie for some of the forts in the owner of the offending ship to a beard is a Bolshevik, though not lists of prices if they are not to Department, charged with receiv-
penalty not exceeding 100 dollars every Bolshevik wears an un- be enforced. Such procedure only ing a bribe of $5 from a boat
trimmed beard? involves waste of time and labour breamer at Sumsuipo on July for somebody has to draw up these 9th, was discharged yesterday. useless lists and periodically Mr. M. K. Lo defended. revise them. If the Government
were left untouched.
The wedding took place, this SOME QUERIES
morning, at St John's Cathedral, Now, if the Hongkong Govern of Miss Margaret Petersen, of unable to stop profiteering, bor Mr. HW. Wesler, of the Neder- ment really confesses that it is the Station Hotel. Kowloon, to
comes it about that it aver landsch Indische Handelsbank attempted to enforce the pro visions of the Proclamation issued
His Excellency the Officer early in the war fixing the prices Administering the Government prices and to prosecute those who Balean to be a Member of the of various commodities? To filhas
appointed D. Hermann exceeded them, as was done a Dental Board during the absence few years back, obviously means from the Colony of Dr. G. D. R. the stopping of profiteering. And Black. what could be done then, can surely be done now. We ast
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Beautiful Isle."
A LANDSLIP.
4:
recent heavy rains, a landslip August 16-Owing to the
occurred in Kowloon. yesterday blocking Chater Street for several hours Will Tooker, P.W.D., kindly note.
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THE 1920 OLYMPICS,
TO BE HELD IN BELGIUM.
辞
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The slackness of work in the. Chancery Division of the High is convinced that profiteering is
Court a present has led to e going on in the Colony, then we "The motor boat "Moonraker"
temporary transfer of a number say, however hard and unattrac was sold by auction yesterday by
The next Olympic games will with the arrears of the King's of the Chancery judges to assist tive the task may be, it is its duty Mr. Lammert, the purchaser be- to exercise the power it possesses ing Mr. Lee Mow Chee, at the
A COMPULSORY WINDING UP. be held at Antwerp, Belgium, in Bench. The general comment is August 16. In the Supreme 1920. The last Olympiad was that while the Chancery mind is to stop it or, at least, to reduce it Price
of $775. The yacht to a minimum. We prefer to "Toinette" was offered for sale, Justice made an order for the
Court yesterday, the acting Chief staged at Stockholm în 1912.
When, re antly, upon the oc-as points of law are concerned, it acute and, learned so. fer invert the question put by the but found no purchaser.
compulsory winding up of the casion of the twenty-fifth anni is apt to show its If a little Government official quoted “I{| the United States and England His Excellency the Officer accordance with a recent applic-Olympic Games and the founda of human nature enter into the China Borneo Company Ltd, in versary of the revival of the academic so far as the vagaries can stop profiteering, why cannot Administering the Governmentation made by the Hongkong and tion of the International Olympic we? Let us get an answer on has appointed the Hon. Mr. Shanghai Banking. Corporation. Committee, Baron Pierre de hoped, however, that the average law's account.": It is to Be that point before we go. any Stanley Hudson Dodwell to be a There was no apposition on the Coubertain, president of the Chancery, judge will prove to be
Member of the Authorised Architects Committee vice the Borneo Company.
part of the directors of the China committee, sitting at Lausanne a little more closely in touch with Switzerland, announced the date the rough-and-tumble of human Honourable Mr. David Landale.
and the place selected for the affairs than is recorded in a We have all leamed to bel
3 WALKING TOURNAMENT. next Olympiad, it also was cautious when making forecasts The body of a Chinese male,
per-proclaimed that the members Equity Bench a generation ago. malicious story of one of the regarding military operations in aged about 38 years, has been mitting, the walking tournament of
August 17: Weather Russia. In the early days of the found on the hill-side near the at the Racecourse to-morrow o
gone When the Courts of Law and war we heard so much about the Cement Works, in Tokwawan. afternoon.
Russian steam-roller" and the Murder is suspected, as there Hancock, the Fifty Miles Cham-enemy countries. It was known actually sent on cireuit and tried in which Arthur cepting entries from citizens of Equity were fused in 1875 certain of the Chancery judges were. tremendous captures which the were many wounds on the body pion, will compete against eight that many of the most prominent Ex-Tsar's armies had made that which has been removed to the opponents over a distance of four athletic organisations in the criminal causes. One of them, there were many who believed Kowloon Mortuary. that the whole shooting match;
miles, abould, prove a great would be over in a few months)
further.
THE RUSSIAN FIGHTING.
8
success.
CHINESE BADLY TREATED IN
JAPAN. "
the body" had record 28. against
BO
broad foundations according to tested principles, is now a vast amongst other things, told as that charge of throwing lime at writes from Nagasaki that the meeting by voting that swimmer coat bore the stains of a fresh
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United States and Great Britain summing up to a North Country The modern business world is built on credit, and most of Since those days, many false the application of Mr. C.R. Mason,
bad warned that they would notary, is reported to have comment- ed on the statement in a murder enter the games with Germans case that the accused asked a At the Police Court to-day, on modern civilisation is built on business. Credit, hitherto built on propheta have ariser, and these, Chinese was remanded on
and Austrians,, the Amateur policeman to "hand over his-- Swimming Association of Eng- inverted pyramid with its apex on shifting sands. the accepted test of national credit stability, have everywhere been enemies in a few weeks. We know that Gold payments, Koltchak was bound to mop up his two
August 17-A Correspondent land taking the lead at the annual coat, as some evidence that the suspended. The refusal of any national bank to redeem its promises now that Koltchak has had a veryments
women. It appears Chinese in that town have been of Austrian, Bulgarian, Han- marder. has always been a sign that the last bulwark against bankruptcy nasty set-back, and that he has not stairs of No. 45 Square Street, hostilities that they are all or not, were ineligible for me
when the complain-
trested
German so badly
or Turkish by the garian, was cracking. The Bank of England has paid out no gold for accomplished anything like what defendant upset a bucket of lime were "ascending the
Japanese since the outbreak of nationality, whether naturalised of paper money have flowed over the world with a food that has turn these things over in our woman is partially blind.
In view of history there is lifted the price level to demoralising heights. All these are pro- minds, we're inclined not to be too mises to pay gold. None of these promises are now being met sanguins about the present opera-
quence general trade is suffering the ASA and that members of readiness of German officers to severely. Referring to the Kow-this body would not enter into stand by the Kaiser, for there Business relations are maintained on the hope that the payment is tions in that distracted country boxes and trunks of clothing from discovered the steamer was fly- Committee voted unanimously to devoted adherents, and those who but deferred. But that hope has been so long deferred that the However, after making allow the Star Ferry at Kowloon, this ing the
A couple of coolies taking some says that after the Japanese
|sing disaster, the correspondent competition against any such. have been very few Kings, in Later the French Olympic history so bad as to retain no business heart is very sick. Other huge sums, unimaginable tenances along these lines, we cannot years ago, have been issued as bonds. Those of Germany, Austria, have read the latest reports of morning, were not-smart enough especially laid themselves out to that organisation November 2%, among the flamboyant monarchs British flag. they abide by the resolution passed by have so failed are certainly not Turkey and Russia seem certainly lost. But the threads of the Denikin's successes without feel in their work, the result being ingratiate themselves with Cap- 1918, to which it and its affiliate of the Kaiser's type, credit web interlace closely all across the world. Tearing out such ing that, at any rate, the general that the ferry commenced its tain Galsworthy and his chief bodies determined they would not devoted remnant now claims that Only a great sections strain and threaten its stability everywhere. More- situation, wears a much better journey to Hongkong just at a mo- officer, the alleged object being participate in any Olympiad in Charles I was & good king his over, most of this money was borrowed to buy things to destroy and aspect than it did even a couple ment when the coolies were least to obtain as favourable a report which citizens of enemy nations talent be destroyed, and have done their work. The world went to the of weeks ago. If is true that prepared for its departure. When as possible of the sinking of the would compete
for double-dealing is verge, if not over the verge, of bankruptcy to buy fuel for a frightful Denikin bas linked up with Kolt- the ferry moved, they were lifting ship and the after events.
generally admitted, but no mon- bonfire. The money is spent. The security is destroyed.
The action of the International arch had ever servants more Great financiers in every land now say the only way out lies touch with the Rumanian armies, but somehow the bores fell into chak and also got into fairly close the boxes on to the landing stage,
Committee means two things, devoted.' It was the same with through greater debts. Because Europe has destroyed so much then the Bolshevik forces must water where luckily they
writer Edwin. A. Golweys in his two sons, No ingratitude more must be given it. Only by stretching the thin and torn webbe in a pretty bad fix. But for foated and were salvaged, very
Leslie's First, that Belgium is could quite alienate the old of credit over the whole world can it be rebuilt. It cannot be rebuilt the moment we must be patient much the worse for their immer latest addition to the billiard room from the effects of the war than II neither bigotry nor folly. upon the old material things. They are gone. It must be founded and hope for the best. If we take on...
August 18-A piano is the making a more rapid recovery Cavalier families from Charles upon the substance of things hoped for. It must be built upon faith that stand and do not indulge in
of the Kowloon Police Station and had been expected, and, second, could in the power of peoples to govern themselves, produce wealth and foolish hopes, we shall feel all the
rob James: a ministrel troupe has been formed. that permission for the Teutons a similar devotion. The keep their promises. Destroying the faith invites a universal better for it even if things turn exhibiting five excellent photor provide some excellent corner society will not be through the the modern era in this country
Messrs. Kelly and Walsh se- The Force ought to be able to to re-enter polite and civilised worst smash. Tearing down the fabric of production means universal out better than the most optimis graphs of the latest Handley-men.
prince and king of misery. To attempt to exploit that production for immediate | tic imagine. personal profit, runs the risk of killing the faith upon which pro-
Page bi-plane, for which MessTS
gateway of next year's Olympiad, was George IV; but he could si- duction rests. A new age can grow from the old only if the soil is
Loxley and Company Ltd., have.
That the Americans are taking ways recapture some measure of A PRESENTATION. not destroyed. Social institutions are of long evolution. Breaks in
secured the sole agency for the
seriously the preparatory work popularity when he liked, and he August 18.-Inspectors Hanson for the coming Olympiad was involved Sir Walter Scott in one the chain make necessary long new processes of preparation.
East: There are photos of two and Mackle and Sergeant T. indicated recently, when it was of the few silly actions of his life. To be concrete, it is a bad time to start profiteering and smash. EARTHQUAKE, SHOCK FOR TWO machines, capable of carrying 50 Moffatt will be presented with decided that an application would As even Chatham proved, and as ing unions, if the world's credit is to be restored to life. Recipro
passengers each and three, cap "good conduct and meritorious be sent from this side to have courtiers of more recent times. cally because industry and production, an organised to-day, rest on Madras, 11th July-An intense ungers, each. Messrs. Loxley Superintendent of Police, on added to the programme for the thing about the atmosphere of
able of accommodating 20 pas-service." medals by the Captain catch-as-catch-san wrestling have confessed, there is some
br credit, it is bad time to start a fracas that will smash credit. The sarthquake was registered at the us to be congratulated on the Friday next. The Water Police Antwerp contests. The request Courts which has a curious effect, world's future hangs on the faith that men and women will contine Colombo Observatory early on interprise in taking up this constable Samuel Papper, of will be made to the international on the human character. It may to work and produce wealth. If that faith faile, the rest will bring Wednesday morning. It began egency, for there is not the opium seizures renown, will also Olympic Committed little hope or comfort to this generation. The reactionary and the at 2.44 am the vibrations reach lightest doubt that in the very be decorated with a bronze medal President Bamuel Dallas and does produce in those exposed to through be called enervating; it certainly lutionist alike are rousing cosmic forces that might be
ged and directed in other times but that to-day can be easily ing its maturam at 3-1 am, and hear future the seroplane will on Friday in recognition of he Frederick Rubien, secretary. ack the beat of what the past has gained, the present possesses of from Ceylon was between 3,000 adjunct to commerce in this part in the performance of his duty member of the Nat
easily lasting till 458. The distance like its place as valuable zeal, energy and ability displayed the A. U by Byt promise
Sabe und 4.000 miles Zona
the world ent
Or words to that oneoff
pionship Committee.
five years. No hation is meeting its obligations. Huge quantities was expected of him. When we over their heads. One of the Jeaving for. China and in conse-bership in any club affiliated with nothing surprising in the alleged
HOURS!
A PIANO FOR THE POLICE.
if a point of view quite its own
And the most democratic up
ing is not always @rook