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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1919.
FACING THE FACTS.
Kowloon was guilty of cruel HIMSELF TO BLAME IE, HE EVEN brutality to a little European TUALLY HAS TO REVERSE HIM- girl, and we want to make the SELF AND GO-TO A MAXIMUM OF facts known for the benefit of EFFORT FOR A MINIMUM - ALARY. parents who have to leave their offspring in the hands of those: Chinese menials and who may Rumanis entered the war.
years sgo to-day not know the kind of thing that sometimes goes on when their backs are turned A resident of
Three
The rainfall for the 24 hours
Major Cassel, O. B. Fis going on a holiday next week-prelimfn- ary to being demoblised.
Yesterday's health return shows two fatal cases of enteritis. The victims were Chinese..
Up to the present, the Chinese lukong who shot an Indian in D'Aguilar Street two days ag has not been arrested.
Kowloon was on Sunday even-ended at 10 a.m: to-day was 1.49- ing coming down Nathan Road, inch. when, under a clump of trees where children and amahs usually congregate, he saw one of the amabs first of all give her little charge a sound thrashing and then deliberately grip the child by the throat with both hands and half choke the Little mite. Greatly enraged at such wanton cruelty, this gentleman took the amah to task, and, learning that the child: had been merely been guilty of a very natural act, he made good use of his walking stick on the amah by treating her to a couple of strong doses of physical pain. There was a collapse of a The ameh naturally kicked up couple of Chinese tenement plenty of bobbery." and no houses on Pokfulam Road this, doubt she went home and told morning at 915. No lives were her mistress of the unjustified lost. attack made upon her by a European. But if the mother of this child happens to read this, General for Portugal. in Canton.
Dr. Amaden Silva Consul: she will know that the amah will be promoted Minister to merely got what she deserved for Siam, says the Canton Times. Dr. treating the child in such a dis-Silva has not yet fixed the date of gustingly cruel manner. It is his departure. Dr. Silva has been bad enough for an amah to strike in Canton about a year. a child; to half choke it, as this creature did, is unpardonable. JUVENILE UNHAPPINESS.
dangers to which children are We cite this case to show the exposed through being left at the mercy of tyrannical amaks of this type. It may be that some parents give their amals authority to inflict mild chastisement, on their charges, but no parent would för
Sai Ho, a workman. charged
wang Hang village in Saiwanbo Yeung Wan on the 18th inst. at with the wilful murder of one
appeared before Mr. N. L. Smith afternoon and was committed for at the Magistraay yesterday. trial.
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William Lawson, a sailor, was
MODERN MODES
ONE OF MANY NEW SHAPES IN SUNSHADES:
New Features in Present-Day Parasols.
THE USE OF FRINGE AND
FEATHERS.
TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY
has indeed from its dirigi
Adamor is it "Eve
of girships was propelled by worked by hand, and, that pened only 135 years ago. Din The Siege of Paris the dirigible developed a screw propeller, but that, like the OATS, WAS Worked by hand. Neither of these ances tors cut muah air, but they gave birth to any evolutionary ideas.
It is doubtful if there is mare. than one cafe in all London which caters for customers of a single nationality, and for such only, remarks the London Evening Nezs. There are plenty
of Kosher restaurante, and in these the Polish Jaw may sit down with the American Jew, with Christian or Confucian. But in D'Arblay Street, on the borders of Saho, is the little Japanese Restaurant. On its front door is the forbidding- notice: "For Japanese Only.”
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Novel writing, as we know, is art that has descended from parent to child more than once. One of the best-known "cases was that of Captain Mar- ryat, his daughter Florence, and the latter's daughter Amy Ross Church. In poetry' it has been so too, and the latest instance of this transmitted gift is Mrs. M. C. Furse, the daughter of Sir Henry Newbolt, who is pubitab fing very soon a collection of her poems. The book, which has bespoken its own welcome, `is appropriately entitled The Gift.
The lady clerk is gradually and surely conquering the city, says the London Evening News. She has not only invaded the big banks and insurance offices, but
Flappers Cafe. Every morn- ing between 10.30 and 11.30 you find the ground floor filled with batless and vivacious maidaor. The poor male clerk who used to frequent this part of the cafe is. now relegated to the basement.
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The open-air habit is growing tremendously, says the Evening Standard, and the latest develop ment is that of dining out of doors." At all the up-river resorts. in the evening. are now to be found hundreds of boating parties,
a moment condone an act such The Honorary Treasurer of the as that mentioned above. We Alice Memorial and Affiliated
Some have oddly-shaped is now forcing her way into the flounces that look like tunics and haunts of the broker and the wonder how many otherwise Hospitals, begs to acknowledge. This year, with victory in the some are all lace-Princesse, jobber." She bright little European kiddies with thanks, the following sub- air, the sun has contributed his Brussels or Chantilly with
is also rapidly lead lives of utter unhappiness scriptions to the funds of the share to the general atmosphere frill falling over the edge.
aasimlating all the habits of the under the dominion of these Hospitals-Wo
male clerk. She, must have her Ping. Theatre of happiness. Consequently the Padded silk fruit has found its morning-coffee, her slab of sweet cruel Chinese hirelings until they (special) $50. Fresh Fish Guild parasol has assumed a more in-way on to a good many sunshades, cake, and occasionally her cigar- reach such an age as to be able $30.
portant position than it has for aand trails of flowers, such as ette. One tea-shop in Lombard. to tell of the latters' misdeeds?"
good, many recent years, and the orchids and little roses, decorate Street is appropriately named the It is a well-known fact that the At the Police Court to-day supply is quite in keeping with others. They are only suitable, Chinese, as a general rule, are Chinese was sentenced to four the demand.
however, to accompany seldom cruel to theirown children, weeks hard labour by Mr. R. E
an ex Hats being large or small, pensive toilette, as they are liable especially if they happen to be Lindsell for stealing some cloth-according to the wearer's fancy, to be easily spoiled when the boys. Yet we can see by an in- ing from a winan. The man, sunshades are also of all sizes, parasol is closed. stance of the kind that they can treat sweet little ing. threw the clothing over a
quoted when seeing the police approach though there is a tendency for
the small variety jo predominate... FREAK SPECIMENS. European youngsters abominably. sampan.
Indeed, some are very tiny, and Freak specimens in startling It is useless, when we hear of
could only be used with "the colours are not wanting. Futurist cases like these, to rail at the
smallest of headgear.
designs are a parents for leaving their children
good deal in Cretonne and chintz in the evidence this year, but can only io charge of amahs; that cannot charged at the Police Court, with brightest of colours, and striking be indulged in by the woman be avoided under existing con- using insulting language, and designs, are the order of the day, who is able to afford several ditions. All the same, it is well with disorderly conduct, to Mr. made up usually on a small frame sunshades. that parents should realise the Makeriae. The latter was on the with practically no carve when In Bond-street the other day, a The warning to industrial discontents and fomentors of political if they are wise, the mothers will sailor came up to him and started frocks these chintz affairs look excited quite a lot of comment their punts moored under the
possibilities of the system. And Star Ferry last night, when the opened. With simple summer lady carried a parasol" which strikes, just issued by the General Federation of Trade Unions, is pay an occasional surprise visit to insult him, and to push him off charming. Incidentally they are At first sight it looked as though willows, dinner spread on the one of the sanest reports. which we can ever recollect as coming to the amahs just to see what the seat. When he saw that Mr.expensive when one considers the it had blown inside out, but little boat-table-wine, salads from such a quarter. The very fact that it is a Trade Union declara- really does happen. tion immensly enhances its value, for it amounts to a condemnation AN INTERNATIONAL GOLD POOL.
Mukerjee did not interfere with small amount of material requir-closer inspection showed that and all complete. I know the of present-day Labour methods by a body of Exbourites which,
kim, he went and sat down oned, and the fact that neither Lo such tragedy had occurred. river life well, I have pever such apparently, has come to see the futility and the danger of unreason. Allied Governments have under him over to a ledian constable. void of any trimming, are also to instead of behaving in the cheon basket has always been
Financial advisers
another seat. When they got to chintz nor cretonne is at all cost-The ferrule was pearly as long as elaborate and methodical dining- able demands by the workers.
of the Kowloon, Mr. Mukerjee handedly. Striped cotton parasols, de- the hand e, and the ribs ascended out before. The ordinary len- that the workers must return to sanity and display the fact by of a gold settlement fund to dant $10.
The main burden of the warning is consideration the establishment Mr. R. E. Lindsell fined defen- be had for those who want some usual manner. increasing production. They are reminded that the war is over facilitate foreign exchange tran- that the conditions which then prevailed no longer operate, that we sactions and to eliminate the
This upside-popular, but here is the full-course, thing both pretty and practical. down parasol have to face foreign competition, that food and raw materials have necessity of shipping quantities
was of pale dinner, complete in service. Flat topped, dome or pagoda blue gathered chiffon on the Many riverside residents also to be brought from abroad, and that these recessities can only be of gold between countries. This TRIAD SOCIETY CASE. in all the shops given to these the other side was of handpainted robins fearlessly hopping on the shapes with short handles beauti-one side, whether inside or out-dine in their gardens, and it is paid for with goods and not with paper money. These are elementary fund, which would probably be
fully tipped, are conspicuous eide it was difficult to define, and ainusing to see the sparrows and points, but in view of the present temper of the workers, it is only deposited in trust with the Bank by insistence on elementary facts that we can hope to convince of England, would form the basis
important accessories and the silk Altogether, it was a start-tables while the meals are being them of the dangers which persistence in their policy will bring in for credit transactions between
majority of them are many-ribbed ling affair, calculated to attract served. Never has the river life At the Police Court to-day, and some perhaps & trifle larger attention rather than perform the been so gay now. The During the war, and since, the United Kingdom has been again tween countries, instead of being fore Mr. Smith, with being mem-
nations. Exchange balance be-eight Chinese were charged, be than in former years.
function of a parasol.
bungalow and houseboats throb and again convulsed by industrial upheavals. The workers have settled by actually shipping gold bers of the Triad Society.
They run the gamut from the
with rag-time and gone on demanding, and getting, higher wages and fewer hours as in normal times, would be
dreamty delicately beautiful to the daring
THE MOTOR SUNSHADE ! waltzes: even jazz dances, have Production has declined, vital industries have been placed in arranged by simple book tran- stable, gave evidence that on the Wong Wing, a Chinese con-
and bizarre, but they are all
A lady holding up a miniature taken possession of the lawns. jeopardy, and the consumer has had his load increased by the sactions, with the sar-marked 20th of August at 6.30 p.m. a band much used, and a tiny ruching is quite a sensation, for people strod
interesting.
sunshade as she was sitting in a steady rise in the cost of living. This kind of thing obviously cannot g, id as guarantee. It is proposed, of detectives and Inspector Watt
Ostrich feather trimming is swiftly-driven motor-car caused go on indefinitely. A halt must be made if the nation is to be saved we see, that the maximum size of went
Mr. Kunitaro Isaks, manager. from bankruptcy and ruin. We know it is argued in some, quarters the
to No. 55, Belcher's extremely pretty. Sometimes and gazed after this most unusual of the Imperial Theatre, Tokio, that the innumerable concessions made
the largest and best in Japan, are not the real explanation of the increased cost of living countries be admitted if they rear cubicle, and found no-one
fund at first should be Street to raid the place. He and huge feathers are used to the sight. livier £100,000,000 and that neutral another detective went into the extent of quite covering the
has been touring the United But that can be easily.combated. Let us take the case of così, choose to participate, The con- there; but he saw the 4th and 6th effect, however, and is not likely
parasol. This has an untidy NEW USE FOR BATHING SUITS.. time, picking up ideas and im- States and Europe for the first about which we have heard so much of late. There has recently tributution of the United States defendants in the kitchen washing is natrrally not ignored, and is costumes are so remarkably enter-Japanese idosis, he was surprised
Some or to find favour for long. Silk fringe been a big increase in the price per ton, and despite endes would be about $200,000,000. The dishes. He ordered them out into used effectively on a silk sunshade taining in design and colour that to find so serions plays after the new bathing Pressions Todging Europe by yours of certain Labourites to prove otherwise," that increase is fund would very rightly be used the passage and asked them either to match or to secure a quite a number of people are the great draws of the war, says attributable to the shorter hours now worked by the miners and only for current transactions, and whose cubicle it was. Both de the enchanced wages which they have been paid under the Sankey not to settle debts now owed by fendants replied "It is ours." In shaded effects can be obtained if purpose of fancy dress for ball Japanese plays," he said, you Report. As one of the Hame papers reqently put it, the fact As,so the Allies. Eventually it might the cubicle as a wooden box.the rows are placed to overlap, and of seaside bathing as well will find thất they are all serious," simple that the dullest understanding must appreciate the point become an international gold pool, Es enquired who was the owner and in deepening tones of the Perhaps this dual role will com- with a special tone of tragedy. that if the wages bill goes up and output goes down, the result must guaranteeing exchange clearings of it, and the 4th defendant said be an addition to the cost, of production, which, of course, means that the consumer must pay more for the commodity. That is what among all countries..
it was his. Whilst both de- has happened and no Labour sophistries can explain it away. It is
fectives were stooping over idle to talk of palpwners' profits as & factor in the increase. These
to search the box, the 6th profits are limited to 1s. 21. per too, and the total profits allowed
defendant took a basket and
In some cases a return to the the colliery owners is not much more than a third of the additional Rev. H. G. Paile, an Acton called out to the Inspector, when One very pretty specimen was in threw it out of the window. He more elaborate kinds is noticeable sam put into the pockets of the micers through the Sankey award clergyman has written to the the man threw the basket out of white gathered chiffon, edged of 2s. a day. These are hard facts. They are unanswerable.
The General Federation of Trade Unionists has performed a protesting against the raising of out and sate the basket out butterflies were dropped here and local War Memorial Committee, the window. The Inspector came with fine black lace. Black lace national service by speaking out in the pain and unambiguous terms ands for the town memorial by on the road. He then there on the chiffon in quite a which it has used. It has shown that political strikes can only have whist drives, concerts, &c. The called out to C. 15 to go and realistic fashion For a half two results either failure or revolution. It has shown also that majority of people he says get it, and he went down, and these frequent and irritating stoppages do not hit the capitalist sex will feel that sucir methods for brought it up to the Inspector. much as they do the people, and, incidentally, the Trade Unionists raising funds in memory of the by Deedless wastage of their funds. When or united Labour.canfien who died on the few of third-class clerk of the SC.
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Club by the name of Tuanin Soup or Tong Yin Shum Lino.
Mr. Smith remanded the case
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