WATSON'S
Herescing LIVER SALT
ŠČIČADACHE AND NA PERANAKENTE
A SAFE & GENTLE APERIENT Making a Pleasant, Cooling & Refreshing Drink.
SOLD ONLY BY
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.
HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Telephone i6.
Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which requires them to forward their names and addresses with communications addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for publication. but as an “evidence of their bona fides.
All communications intended for publication should be address
ed to the Editor.
Business correspondence should be sent to the Manager,
NOTES & COMMENTS:
DAY BY DAY.
| MOTOR- CYCLISTS, NOTE!"
TODAY'S LUXURY
Yesterday's
"
UGUST
MUSICAL JOTTINGS.
(BY ENHARMONICU)
STOLEN CYCLE
Of late years there has been a MORROW'S NECESSITY.
the Magistracy to-day, four tremendous increase in` the
Chinese were charged with the number of motor cars in the]
With regard to the professionalhe Irony of bioyule from
Few men whosh, aci Colony, and it is safe to say, how showa, nine cases of enteritis at varying periods, and give coo-
health fetum musicians who visit this Colony Mr. Leo D'Almada's son.
coveries" "Are" éf, real: that we have much excellent motor (five fatal), and one nor fatal certs, I have got tired of reading China Light and Fower Co, gave
An Indian watchman, of the are so little known to roads, that an additionally large case each of cholera and paar- piffle about "full houses large evidence that the first defendant name appeared in the
sa Mr. Benjamin Harri number of people will start to peral fever. All were Chinese and appreciative audiences and took the bicycle to the second Lask Born in 1897 at own their own cars. But though there has been a rapid increase
so forth. I have reluctantly been defendant, who was okah has sexion travelled
near. Seven-oaks, Mr in the number of motor cars da
There were four applications forced to the conclusion that coolie employed by the Light and 30 miles from his our roads, there has been a much for British Born Subject Carti Hongkong, from a musical point Fower Co. The first defendant greater increase in motor oycles ficates in Hongkong last year of view, is as dead as a door-nail, told the Indian it was his where he kept the village? Perhaps this is largely due to the only one of which was granted. The majority of people, when manager's bicycle. He left the store for more than 50 fact that the majority of people There was no application. for they do go to these concerts, go bicycle there and went away
Although he has never published who know anything about motors naturalisation papers.
for the same reason as they go to
Me Leo D'Almada's son gave
any account of his would prefer to have a good
Church-to see and be seen. evidence to the effect that at one work, the results of his parent motor cycle and side-car, rather The number of marriages
o'clock on Tuesday afternoon he research, extending over more than place themselves; at the solemnized in Hongkong during
left the bicycle outside of his than half-a-century mercy of a cheap two-seater. last year was 115 as compared Whatever the
hero with 116 in 1917. The number company paid a visit to Hongkong zot miss it in the afternoon Mr. Harrison's discoveries of house but inside of the garden, geologinal formation of the North Two years ago a vandeville and went in for tifin. He did Downs in his vicinity, have been are in the Colony to-day contracted at
the Registrar's and included in the artists was until some
of the utmost value. In particular, more motor cyclists than one Office was 26. In 1917 it was 22. lady violinist who was a really
of his friends would credit, and the suggestion
worked fints earlier than the B&W fine player. She told me that she scion of it
Chinese @ that not a little sport might, bement report says House build with her violin but had found that had got it from, he said he had using animal, în periode of almost i Palaeolithic period have establish- has been tentatively pet forward Last year's Sanitary Depart was compelled to earn har living to him and asked him where heed the existence of man, as a tool-
They went up derived from hill-climbing caning has gone on and the staff has if she had to depend on "straight" just got it. from friend of his, incredible antiquity. tests. The idea is an entirely been depleted, thus rendering it playing she was likely to starve.who had given it to him to try. new one for Hongkong, but there impossible to maintain a quarter. She had therefore engaged har-
cause,
We
The rate of subscription to "The Hongkong Telegraph" is $36 large proportion of whose mem-March) and 53 (in September). per annum. (Payable in Advanca)
bers are motor cyclists.
BOATMAN'S THANKS.
The rate per quarter and per mensem, proportional. Subscrip-A tions for any period less than one month will be charged as for a full month.
The "Hongkong Telegraph "is delivered free when the addressee is accessible to messenger. Pesk subscribers can have their copies delivered at their residences without any extra charge. On copies sent by post an additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage.
Single Copies, Daily, ten cents.
Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordered for fixed period will be continued until countermanded.
a
That The Chinese of the
their feelings of gratitude to those humbler class are not without
"
as
I
to
SERGT. LANNON'S
ASSAILANT.
ing along Taipo Road. He was identified by Sergeant Lagoon The Chinese who shot Sergeant Lannon was arrested whilst walk
as the man who shot him.
the
is no sarthly reason why it shouldly clearising. Barely three house self to a vaudeville company and of Mr. Leo D'Almads son, said whom London has made" is Master A. R. Tavares, a fiend The name of the Scottish artists. not be put into practice during cleansings per annum have been managed to make a fairly decent that he saw the fourth defendant legion.says the Evening Standard. the coming winter months. Hill-possible. The total numbers of income as á climbing contests are held all floors cleansed were 65,901 for "stunts" on her fiddle.
turn" by doing walking along, pushing the Similarly with Scotland's writers. over the world and in places Hongkong and 32,496 for Kow-days later I met the Manager of
A few bicycle along
While in Edinburgh Barrie wrote where motor cyclists are far loon knew of one small town in Derby- fewer than in Hongkong.
the Company, and, over a bottle the second, the third, and fourth to London, tia Nottingham, that Mr. R. E. Lindsell discharged a little, but it was after he came shire which did not boast more ed by the Secretary for Chinese regard to the poor "bonses" he was them.
of ginger-pop in the Hongkong defendants as there The number of bodies consider Hotel, he bemoaned his fate in sufficient evidence
was not he entered into full possession of convict his literary kingdom. Staven- than a dozen, yet many Saturday Affairs to have been abandoned in getting and the awful jag the defendant
He sentenced the first son, too. But for the London afternoons' sport was obtained the Colony isst year was 960 as season in Hongkong would make
to six weeks' hard applause he might have written, at all events, the suggestion
labour.
unrecognised, till his dying day might very well be considered by compared with 1,066 in 1917 in the treasury. I replied with
and 1,051 in 1916. the Automobile Association, a
The monthly the suggestion that he should put
from some farmhouse in the figures varied between 137 (in on his lady violinist
Fenlands. London was the mater straight turn. "His Excel-
of, Ian Maclaren and S. R. The percentage of these "dump-ency the Governor,” said I,
Crockett. Almost every Scottish ings to the whole number of "is vory keen on music and is by
writer of any weight comes sooner Chinese deaths was 7.14%
way of being a bit of a violinist
For later to London, and “it is the himself. Get your lady to play
London newspaper, the London who render them service was Connell Bros. Company, rester don't see how that is going to
but to genius it is not her habit Mr. W. M. Routh, of Messrs sure to go and hear her.
some good stuff and he is almost
public, and the London Libraries, well illustrated yesterday, when day arrived in the Colony from help matters" said the manager.
to give sustenance. Part of the that determine his position. Ecot- and may give birth to genius, a boatman came to the offices of Indo-China and Yunnan-fa, where I will help in this way," I an expression of thanks to the business trip. His many friends sand residents on the Peak who the Telegraph wishing to insert he has been on an extensive replied. There are half a thous
North's debt to London is due së being saved bis junk and all aboard in Yunnan he sustained a broken flock of sheep. Get His Excellency Kowloon Dock Company for hav- will hear with regret that while follow the Governor round like a during the recent typhoon. He arm, due to being thrown from sto patronise your show in the was willing to pay for the advert-pony he was riding. The injured
Once upon a time a traveller isement, too, but we are relieving limb is now satisfactorily pro-
manner stated, and-well, there
who had been baked nearly bone. him of that little charge by stat-gressing.
you are."
TYPHOON WARNING. magnificent West staggered from dry in the summer can of the ing in this column what the boat- man told us. His name is Li Tai
a train in the foot-hills of the and he owns juak No. 14307.
The annual report of the Post
Rockies, entered a hotel, and He says that during the typhoon says that Mr. J: H. Cooper. a
master General of Hongkong but nevertheless, it is a fact, when received by the American Con- it happened that the ares into The telegran quoted below was uttered "Gimmes rye," Now his boat was near some rocks member of the staff, rejoined his musicians possessing real and sulate General, Hongkong, from which he bad fallen was “dry.” in a helpless condition off HOLLANDS.—A: No. 3, Queen's Gardens, on the 27th inst. toed by a Mr. "Misney" (this is in the March offensive; his place, their receipts do not reach an Long. E. and 16 degrees Lat. N., me." The traveller followed. He
Hunghom, when it was observ-He was very severely wounded and give concerts, they sometimes to-day
regiment and went to the front genuine talent visit Hongkong the Manila Observatory at 1 pm. But there was at hand a humane local resident, who whispered. as near the name as we can get however, is being kept open for
get an audience of about five, and Typhoon in about 130 degrees Say! Guess you want to follow it from the beatman) who ordered
bim. the tug Edith to go to its reacce.shire Light Infantry, received the printer's bill.
His regiment, the Shrop-amount sufficient to pay their moving W.N.W.
was led to a bar which was tuch This was done, and the junk and almost unique distinction of the hand, if it happens to
On the other
obscured through the blinds being fourteen lives were saved.
be Li
down. "Name," said the re "Croix de Guerre avec la Faline." Miss Tossic Tooloose, of number Tai, a weather-beaten old salt,
one-hundred-and-foofty- of, The
sident. "Whiskey," replied the related this story with thankful-
Peak, she can thump out the is the time to press the matter slightest doubt that it does, now
traveller, being very innocent. The Globe Trotters Concert "Maiden's Prayer" and "Mid- home. As usual, the Government resident, who knew. The bar ness reflected in his countenance,
Not on your life." remarked the and said he wanted to thank his Party are giving their first enter-night Pippins
bar-tender. "Cold tea," said the rescuers, and especially Mrtainment in Hongkong at the house at a pupils' concert and but if it is clearly shown by the tender produced a beautiful silver
a bumper will make no definite statement. "Misney," with all his heart. He Peak Club on Saturday night people will rave about her wan- community in general that the tea pot from beneath the bar. meant what be said; he had come They are en route to Australia but derful execution" for weeks after-scheme meets with approval, let filled two glasses with an amber. ^.
The "Hongkong Telegraph is now on sale at, and will delivered to subscribers by, the Dairy Farm Company, Ltd. Shameen, Canton, who are our agents there.
Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong. Telephone: No. 1. A.B.C. 5th edition. Western Union. Office address: 11, Ice House Street.
BIRTH.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Hollands, a son.
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1919.
JAPAN AND KOREA.
***
census
The experiment was not tried.
*
•
to
to-day and was remanded till foster-mother.
The man was before the Court to a faithful and encouraging Thursday at 10 a.m.
曲 •
FA
The
ני
•
it be generally known.
coloured liquid, and asked columns of this paper are open to resident, and the bar-tender "Milk?" "Yes," replied the publication of any suggestions, if the usual rule is complied with. squirted in soda-water. "Sugar?” he then asked, and dropped in ice But, of course, this took place in the far distant past. It cannot occur again. Oh, no.
suggestions Home musical
to our office for the express pur-hope to return during the winter pose of publicly thanking those months when they will have the It will have been seen from a Havas Agency telegram which a graceful little act and showed ing at the Theatre Royal. They who saved him and his. It was time and opportunity of appear- we published yesterday that the Korean delegates now in Paris are the spirit of the real gentleman, come with an excellent reputation write in this
The motive prompting me to by no means satisfied with the latest Japanese Rescript announcing When these who rescued this old which we feel sure will be main Skarievsky is row in the Colony strain is that the early introduction of reforms in their country. That Rescript fellow read this, they will know ained with their appearance on and proposes to give a Chopin and the Premier's recent speech on the subject showed that the that their kindly deed was truly Saturday next. professed aim of the Tokyo Government was to accord the Koreans appreciated.
recital As to his abilities, I have We may be sure
written all that can be said taken from a
The fallowing.. the same rights as are enjoyed by the Japanese in their own coun- that it will never be forgotten by try, but the Korean viewpoint, as expressed by one of the delegates, dear old Li Tai. Long may he live! of the
In his annual report, the Head of the man. He is a front ranker journal, may be of some help to is that they are not wanting equal rights with the Japanese but are INSOLENT COOLIES.
Sanitary Department and his interpretation of Chopin the key-board player, in acquir pious lawyer, of which, perhaps, seeking absolute independence. The Koreans, says this spokesman..
says The last
There are many stories of the was borders on the phenomenal. Iing the somewhat difficult art of the best known is that in which have never recognised Japanese rule. That, of course, is not quite of days ago, two chair bearers increases of population are bardly unvarnished fact, What
undertaken in 1911, but the usual bare no desire to put the damper memorising music. How often the late Mr. Waddy, M.P., and At the Police Court a couple methods of calculating normal on. What I have written is plain one has seen attempts to play afterwards Judge at Sheffield. the truth; what he probably means is that the Koreans have never employed by Dr. Strahan were reliable as, during political dis-of support Skarlevsky is likely to good technique, and then the to put Waddy out of countenance. relished it. And so the demand still is for release from Japanese mulcted in a well-deserved fine for turbances" on the mainland, the get, if he gives his recital, is in fatal stop somewhere about the
sort without copy by pianists of really routed Lockwood, who thinking overlordship. The Koreans, so the Paris delegates state, want to using insulting language to a tendency for Chinese to seek the hands of the gods. But I can middle of the piece with the lame meeting at which Waddy was regain their national status as an independent nation.
In his recent speech on the Korean situation, the Premier of courage to openly resent the insult wide fluctuations. The estimate of earning my living as a profes- when this subject is closely the tables by announcing Bo- Chinese lady. The lady had the aslyum here bring about very tell him one thing. if I were excuse, I have forgotten." But taking the chair. Waddy turned
presented himself at a praYST- - Japan was at considerable pains to show that the administrative which had been offered her, hence the white population for 1917 has sional pianist and touring the enquired into it is found that the ther Lockwood, will open the system laid down for the Koreans was never intended to be of a the men's appearance at permanent character, but that it was of a purely provisional charac- Police Court.
the been adopted unchanged and the Far East I should cut this Far remembering of say six good meeting with prayer," whereat ter such as was calculated to meet the passing needs of a transitory cases of the same kind occur every estimated at 584,000. period. And so he announced that, in persuance of this policy, the day of the week, and the offend-
But very many Chinese population has been Outpost of the British Empire out pieces is not such an extraordit the bulky Solicitor General to be Government had now decided to carry out various reform measures.ers get off scot free because
of my itinerary and drop, Hongary feat after all; and if one can bolted. The story is untrue. The impression, of course, is that the Japanese Government has of
kong like a tot brick. always had such a step in view, and that it is now merely showing the ladies insulted to go to the recital at the Peak Club on We understand that Professor
memorise six, why not sixty? But one Sunday Waddy, taking the un willingness of Sklarevski is to give a pianoforte its consistency by launching out on a reform programme. But the trouble of taking proceedings Wednesday evening,
It only requires a little extra the thought and work, for by an was spotted by a spouter of air in Regent's Park. question is whether we should have heard anything of this new against them. It is a pity that cellent concerts which he gave St. John's Cathedral, on Septem-and much time savet, instead of al conditions,
Mr. White is to give the second intelligent use of the faculties atheisin, who may have made movement had it not been for the recent disturbances in steps cannot be taken to instruct with M. Sykora (cello) at the ber. 23. As previously, the selec of the usual roundabout mereus said he, one who can The ex- of his series of organ recitals at the proper methods can be applied his acquaintance in less fiber- Korea. We are inclined to doubt it. as though this reform policy were the direct result of the in the way they should conduct be remembered by all who attend posers. There will probably be greatly fatiguing to the player, invite him to step into the ring It rather looks these chair and ricksha coolies Theatre Royal last January willtions will be from British com- repetition, which, while being confate me if anyone can, and I "I see among upheavals, and that it is intended as a sop to the Koreana. We themselves. wonder whether the Japanese really believe what their Premier fares they are for ever shouting have an appreciative and en- Mr Bowlay Bird. says, that the two peoples are closely related to each other and abusing one another, and, thusiastic audience at the Peak interested efforts of these local first of all to develop independen not responding, the lecturer
While waiting for ed and we hope that be will two soloists, Mr. A. E. Paine and neither reliable nor interesting and say anything he has to in race, manners, customs and sentiments, and that no distinction when not engaged in this occupa Club next Wednesday, so far as equality goes should be allowed to exist between them.tion, are loudly discussing passers-seldom that we in Hongkong stantial recognition from the com-faculties, namely, Touch, Hear challenge, and from challenge to a The dis. To succeed really it is necessary against what I have said. Wadity Are the Japanese willing to regard the Koreans as their equals? by, both Chinese are Europeans. have the opportunity of listening munity and it is hoped that people ing, Analysis, 8ight, and Emo-threat to name him. Whereon.
It is amateurs should If so, there can be no question of the latters unfitness for self-One has no need to be a student of to a musician of such undoubted will make a pain of attending tion; and as the initial letters of Waddy, feeling that things had receive subtly each of the following five proceeded from invitation to government, in point of fact, though the Koreans belong to the the Chinese language to under- ability. Mongol family, they are, as a people, distinct in features, dress and customs from both the Japanese and the Chinese. The close stand a great part of the disgust.
each of those words make the relationship" is more fancied than real
ing language which is used on The Koreans have not long been under Japanese rule. By the
Yesterday afternoon, at
key-word Thase, we shall dealune far enough, did step into the chair and ricksha Treaty of Portsmouth, after the Russo-Japanese War, Korea WES
stands gathering of members of the
with them in that order. First of lecturer familiarly, but so that all ring, and, having whispered to the In managing chair formally made a suzerainty of Japan, and by a Treaty signed on might well take a leaf out number of valuable presents for city band will be included in the developed they will help one
and shipping community, Capt; A. A
1 understand that amongst individualtraining of the faculties Same as last time.
all, grasp the importance of the could hear, All right, matey ricksha cooliesTM the August 22, 1910, the Emperor of Korea made a complete and of the book of the French snth- Mrs. Milroy and himself, these address of welcome to Sir another; the ides being that, assembly. But it bad melted away.
Police E. Milory was presented with a other things, the question of & then when they are properly in the atom
ego halve permanent cession to the Emperor of Japan of all rights and orities in the neighbouring port, including a gold wristlet watch, a Reginald Stubbs, when hear stead of, say, relying solely upon Bovereignty over the country. But it cannot be said that the of Haiphong. Such conduct as silver salver, a silver tobacco box rives. I hays for months Past touch, as is customary, four other
though he Koreans have been happy ever since. They have not taken too kindly to Japanese rule, and it is no use blinking the fact that a would not be tolerated for an sentations were made by Captain attention unid tɔ this
one is every day subjected to bere and a case of pipes. The pre-been doing my best to get some faculties are called upon to carry strong independence morement does exist among the Koreans instant in Haiphong, where the Ines, who spoke of Captain the Government today. The pressing of the demand at this juncture is, of course, coolies are well ordered and well froy's honourable and studen mellised by russon of the fact that big democratic countries have behaved. If the codies will not fal compection with the Rahors
you asidy through the waTSOTZE | BENGING subed their wShingrases to champion the rights of small oppressed take heed when admonished by Home. Capt. Mikro ma
know the
complexities of your pisce Yout expr: Of The Kolpan independents" think that this is the right the traffic police, they should be suitable reply Be
which to press their claims.
be con
case has been or can be made out for independence fred her par they would | Talyden whether the Japanese would be willing for the
But Japan evidently hauled to the Police Court and Mrs. Milroy
*civil Longue in they com
prior fo
fons, to which Japan is a párty, to adjudicate on th":
best to be an ideal case for such a body to dan
the recital.
made