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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, AUGUST 29. 1919
RESERVATIONS FOR EVERYBODY.
IMENTS:
HONGKONG AND THE GERMANS
LAUGE
DAY
DAY
ROBBIE'S
business.
we've been made too
IDWAS ARE THE LINE-BLOOD OF TO HIS NEPHEW AT HOME NOW's one chance to show that BUSINESS; BUT MANY A MAN HAS FAILED FROM HAVING TOO MANY IDEAS AND NOT ENOUGH ACTION.
return
TODAYS MISSERIANTAS
By the Ordinance which waS |
we've got some sense of our own j passed by the Legislative Council
left and refuse to be spoon-fed and
A hostess pointed yesterday, subjects of any country
Hongkong, Aug, 27, 1919. double-crossed any longer. Let's one night this week, BATE with which Britain was at war
Dear Alick,
quit amateur politics. Our Goval in the London Erering last year will be excluded from
I see from the papers that the fernment may, on occasion, be marks of lighted enga health Yesterday's coming into the Colony of Hongshows six fatal cases of enteritis, and Mayor of Cheung Chau, has no axe to grind anyway...
Hon. Mr. G. Alabaster, O.B.E., stupid and dilatory, but they've un satin wood furniture, kong for a period of three years all being Chinese.
on her carpets. I unless they possess a penrit
been performing again. I like to
"Here," says the new boy officers w. signed by the Colonial Secretary
see a man that sticks inak hià¦** hover blink, where did ye get never to have known that enabling them to do so... If they A Chinese was to-day charged job. As McGlusky would say, hold of this medal talk." are such things as ashtray contravene this law they will be with stealing a cat in Shaukiwan there's hope o' salvation for the
They're bound to give us one," said But lately one has liable to deportation and, in on the 25th inst. He was sen-man that doesna' shirk his task says Mac, I read in the papers that girls who smoke are qui addition, may be fined $5,000 or tenced to four weeks hard labour. it's the lary ones that are damned the other day
"Aye," careless. Anent this growi imprisoned for -Four-That-in-
from their mother's nipples to the ways-granted that ye did. custom of people of both brief, is the mode in which Hong- The total number of rats ex- doors of judgment. A lasy man: Some folks after they've read a smoking in ball rooms ones keng, acting in comformity with amined in Hongkong last year can make a lazy job out of anything in print think that they've a tarse, but very muts to Imperial policy. will' deal was 85,402 as compared with thing under Heaven but a man o
secured a double-rivetted mar point, notice that was posted a with former alien enemies. 86,114 in 1917. 186 were found industry can make himself sweat tgage on the wisdom of the ages, in a ball-room in Calcutta It may be added that the Govern- to be plague-infected (23 in 1917.) ring on his back cour ing the Some folks that I know could ago. It reads. or is empowered to attach what-
stars. It all depends on the man, read a 20% war bonus in their soever conditions he thinks fit to
not on the job.
death warrant. Reading without permit
The medical report on Victoria granted.
Nobody could ever say that thinking is just like fishing with- This legislation, in the main, will, we Gaol for last year states that Alabaster was a lazy man. He's out bait-a sheer waste o' time.
no doubt, commend itself to 1,063 out of the 3,577 total ad-nippy age, he's are there at the If you look again at that bit night. the great majority of Britishers missions to the gaol, or 29.7 per psychological moment. But mind reprint you're referring to, you'll in this Colony. At the public cent were found to be physically ye, a man to be able to do that see that among other things it's
sort of thing all the time has to be only soldiers that left their native Educational Times, Dr. Alexander In the June issue of the meeting which was called some unfit for fullvask; timą back on this subject, the
more than a worker, he's got to shores in any part of the Empire, Irvine, author of "My Lady of the unanimous wish of the extremely The number of vaccinations be a prophet as well and, to quote whether they eventually entered Chimney large gathering which assembled performed in the Chinese public McClusky again, the whole art a war theatre or not, that'll get a account of an interview in Mr. Corner," gives an- was that enemy subjects be dispensaries of the Colony last of being a successful prophet je medal."
Fisher's office at Whitehall, at excluded from the Colony for a year shows a very great decrease, having a bit knowledge-up your Now," as I said to bim, "look which he was present, between fixed number of years, and that 4,925 as against 39,405 in 1917, sleave. Never prophesy until here Mac," says I, as you're the Right Hon. Herbert Fisher, they then only be admitted under which was the year of the small- you're sure, my lad.
been domiciled in Hongkong for MP., the British Minister of Bystem of licences. The pox epidemic. Ordinance passed yesterday does
any
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Gentlemen will not smoke in the Ball-room. Others will not be allowed
There were no offenders that
So the next time you see one of the past fifteen years and Education, and Judge Henry Nell our Hon. friend's nippy letters what's more forbye, *B the the American Minister of Mothers
of it, though, of course, the mattering of the members of the Club playground or something else entered during the war was the Education Bill was under discus- not go so far as this, on the face An extraordinary general meet-about the Germans, a children's only theatre you ever Persions, while the English
THE GOVERNOR'S POWERS.
ance
be our motto. HONGKONG AERODROME.
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passed by the general meeting authorising the Committee to sell the Club premises was confirmed.
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that
out
-present.
All communications intended for publication should be address-will be materially affected by the Lusitano was held yesterday that's already in band, and about Victoria Theatre, bow in the sion in Parliament. In the course freedom or otherwise with which afternoon. when the resolution which all really concerned have name of commonsense can ye of the interview Judge Neil äsked- permits are granted.
been working hard at for weeks expect a medal?" Mac, he then How about the feeding of East, just ask yourself before se about-turned and retired into his hungry children Mr. Fisher As the law now stands, there is
begin to band out any bouquets mental shell and between drinks replied "The present law is quite nothing to prevent the Governor
whether it's case of sheer hard I finished off the argument.
adequate for the from refusing to grant any
work or prophesy on his part or 'Ye see Mac," said I, "this Wealth At the Police Court to-day, Mr merely that he knew all the time medal business is likely to deve history of England been 80 bas детет in the permits-in which case, total R. E. Lindsell fined a Chinese but couldna' resist the temptation lop exclusion during the period of $10, or 14 days' Eard labour, for of a little flutter in the limelight. journalist might call one of the school of 500 schola's the other into what a half-fledged equally distributed. I was in-a operation of the Bill would result stealing 49 catties of rice. He If some of the Hon. members ironies of life! You see as I read day, and of that number only 20 neither is there any power said it was the sweepings off a would get busy wi' some real live that thing, it's like this. All the took advantage of the free lunch preventing him from giving ship. He bad two previous con- schemes instead of consistently men who volunteered for active provided. The others preferred parmits to all and sundry. Liter-victions against him.?
fumbling wi' correspondence that service and who went away, from to go home, where they had pro- ally, it is in the bands ofthe Gover noriq say who shall and who shall
gets them nowhere, we would like the Colony, the dispensables who bably a better lunch. Judge Neit The number of convictions them much better. What about were combed out of the Govern-asked-Is there any charge not come into the Colony. Though nothing was said on the subject, secured last year by members of that War Memorial Hospital?ment service and sent away and made for these lunches Mr. we presume, bowever, that certain the District Watchmen's Force What about but maskee Bonscripted dispensables who Fisher replied None what To come back to his German were drafted Kirkeeward, they'll ever Judge Neil thereupon lines of policy in this regard will was 172 as compared with 113 in be laid down by the Imperial 1917 and 213 in 191 An altera-business. If we go the length of all get the medal. The man who said "I was in a school in Government for the guidance of tion in the Force by which the keeping them out of this Colony was declared indispensable and Scotland not long ago, and while Governors in operating the detective staff was increased to it will be a mistake-folly-Pro- had therefore to do two jabs at the luncheon provided was sup- tection of the worst kind, and, once, who was a soldier minus aposed to be free, I noticed that measure. As to the future, it 20 is having good results.
Eke Protection of any kind, bad soldier's pay, who suffered under the children were made to feel is possible that the Ordin-
for us in the long run. When a the Army Act,was practically that they should pay for it-and may
be &mended
Two Chinese rattar workers man's heart runs a race wi' his dead and buried in this hole in fact many of them did." Mr. time goes on, it may run its full were charged before Mr. R. Erain and wins, his conscience of & three years, or it may be, re- Lindsell to-day with unlawful may gain but his
place throughout the Fisher replied-"You would not. business war, enacted when it expires. All that possession of two daggers. In- suffers. Only a calm man can thanks of the Colony--perhaps
he gets the grateful find that condition in England." is in the lap of the gods, and po spector Macdonald stated that he be just. Mind ye, Tre just as-but dout the local law will be affected thought the men bad intentions much dislike for the Germans as On the other hand I hear that the certainly no medal. by general Imperial policy on the of using them. Mr. Lindsell sect any man can ever have. With Police Reserves are likely to get will, and so far the only satisfac or Prohibition, call it what you subject. Meantime, if we have fenced them to six months' bard many of us, however, the most something to not got all that we desire, let us labour.
justify their intimate source of contact during existence during the war. Mind of the process has been confined to tion, we, as a nation, have got out remember that half a loaf is better than no bread. Ard we can rest
the war was confined to reading ye, I don't grudge them it. They contented that for three years at partly caused by the local removal was-is-and ever more shall be. keeps them quiet.
Owing to the high rate of silver, about what an awful brute he deserve anything, provided it watching the prices rise and the any rate any Hun who is permit of millions to Kwangsi, aside from That's right; once"
wages trying to catch them up... By the way ted to come into the Colony will international influence, Hong-always a swine. But are we so either hear or see much of this
a German that reminds me that I didna uz shipping resources are still inadequate. Meanwhile HAR- be kept under close Furveillance.kong notes have depreciated much afraid of him, now
ufacturers profit and consumers One would imagine from the tone of the remarks made by the The legislation, to be really effec-the last few days, says the Canton know
we splendid body o' men during the all his tricks,
pay. as recent rice riots.
Monopolies, trusts" and Chinese members of the Legislative Council during yesterday's tive, ought to be followed in gen-Times. The local money ex
Onyway it's to try and keep him out? only but right that they should thanks to the withdrawal of con- combines war and grow fat discussion of the Ordinance reserving a certain portion of Duinb-eral spirit by the Allies as a changers are refusing to accept I bell Island for such persons, as can obtain the consent of the whole. Let us hope it will. "No large amounts of Hongkong notes weakness myself; its no British suspicious world they've no' been the Excess Profits Tax. Fleeced
think It's a sign of get something to show
tro led prices and the reduction of Governor-in-Council, that this piece of legislation were conceived in Germans wanted here. should for exchange because of the ons way. Many of us want to hibernating during the past five a spirit of racial animosity. That no such intention exists ought,
silver shortage. Hongkong notes keep him out because we're years. What's more forbye, the on every band the folks at Home surely to go without saying. The measure is simply designed
were accepted at 94 per cent. of afraid of him-not in a physical Editor of the Police Reserve see fortunes being minted to assure comfortable and healthy conditions of living for those who The Hongkong Government has their face value yesterday. have made a settlement on the island and are interested in its
sense-but afraid that be'll eat] Gazette should
of their distress. Surely get special no knowledge of the suggested
into some of the fine fat profits mention when they're at it, for, of Protection-high prices, short
they mustnow recognise the fruits - development as a holiday resort. It was suggested by one of the establishment of a Chinese Gov- Chinese spokesmen that if these people want to have an area ernment aerodrome in Hongkong, migrants presented for examin- the past five years; afraid of the petitions and the like might truly rest. The fact that this form The total number of assisted we've been suffering from during mind ye, getting up "bullet" com- supplies, unemployment and un- reserved to themselves, they can do that by purchasing the necess- concerning which а London ary land and buildings. But that point was quickly answered by correspondent has been writing 9,433, of whom 5.667 were passed tion is the willow tree on which if ye didna' know any better.
ation in Hongkong last year was competition. Lack of competi- be considered war-work-that is of Protection has been artifically Mr. Alabaster, who pointed out that "such a contingency as the at some length to a number of and allowed to proceed, compared the profiteer bangs his harp and
produced doesne* But as I said to Mac about'this wholesale buying up of land on the island was the very thing that Far Eastern newspapers. When with 20,658 and 15,265 in 1917. the while twangs a merry tube medal business, be needns' be Batare of its results. The Gov-·· the residents did not want to happen.
we read the story, we were iD-The number of those who, on
to the key of high prices. The discouraged. There's aye the to appreciate the situation by ernment would only now seem Now, quite apart from the case of Dumbbell Island, let us look clined to discount it, for we cannot examination, expressed them-numerous liquidations of German chance of getting up a subscrip making a beleted attempt to lay at this reservation question dispassionately. As we see it, the well imagine a Chinese Govern-selves as unwilling to emigrate firms-those long drawn-out tion in the Corps for the purchase present situation calls for more, cot fewer, reservations of this ment establishment of the kind was 277 or 2.93%- Apart from the post mortems have surely laid of this military trimming. a heavy hand on the profiteer. character. The Peak reservation scheme fias without a doubt had named being set up on British falling off by nearly 1,200 of the bare to the gaze commercial, all believe the Canton Mint are right George has already started to On the other hand, Mr. Lloyd most beneficial results and, incidentally, it was not opposed by the territory. The Government" pre-emigration to the Dutch Indies, the tricks the box ever contained. good at turning out work o' this horn in on this Protection busi- Chinese members of the Council. It bas meant that Europeans sumes that any aerodrome have been able to live under conditions of general health and com- which may be established bare this heavy decline is due to the If we seep him out we adopt kind and we've are the focal fort which would never have existed had everybody had a free run would be controlled either by the
entire stoppage of the assisted Protection, and Hongkong's Docks to fall back on if the worst ass by declaring that certain unstable industries must be of the Peak. If other Enropeans, not happening to reside on the Imperial cr
the Hongkong February.
emigration 10. Singapore in prosperity has depended and comes to the worst.
always will
оп depend hills, have had any any grievance, it is that they too have not beer Government. We should imagine
Free Trade. Here we produce what about our back pay?" says the workers at one and the same. "All right," says Mac, "but protected. This is a fallacy. Ye conna' protect your industries and given a reservation elsewhere. There is a big area above that the presumption is a fairly. Caine Road which is mis-named a
nothing; we canna' even produce he. Well as I said to him, that's European reservation, safe one. All the same, we should
The Victoria Theatre manage-enough food to feed our labouring no' so easily answered. The point time. but to-day it is almost wholly occupied by non-Europeans. To like
to feel that Hongkong
ment ask us to announce that, classes, as witness the recent rice at issue seems to be this. Are those who think superficially, the foregoing observations is not going to lie back and owing to the Empress of Russia trouble. Besides, if the German the members of the Defence Corps ascendency and past events, plus might appear. to support the racial unfairness being shown on this question. Our answer is getting into line with other places artists, Mr. Baroen and Micanba' come here he'll go some- soldiers, or are they not? If under arithmetic," clearly establish the
argument that there is do nothing in the matter being delayed at Manila, the two
of
where else near, at hand and, the Army Act, they're considered that this is no raising of a racial issue as such. When we say that so far as the inauguration of Rosetti, who were we should like to see more reservations, we mean it, but we should aerial mail and passenger services to-night at the Victoria, will not far to seek for friends. If, for no and have a lot o' back pay to draw. and his followers put the lid on wilt what's more forbye, he'll no have soldiers then they should be paid enormous benefits which have like to see all races with their own reservations-that is, reservais concerned. We need not doubt do so. Consequently the musical' | tions in certain areas for Europeans, for Chinese, for Portugnese that aeroplanes will "soon be in Programme will not be include other reason, let's grip the nettle If they're no' to be paid, then Protection more than half a and for Japanese too if they want them. Where would the unfair-great use in all parts of the world in their bill. "The Lightni firmly at once and the while keep they're no' soldiers and should be century ago. We cannot recon- ness be in that? Where the unreasonable discrimination?. In point for commercial and other pur again to-night, was a good money-its permits, no other than poten- agrée wf your Protection ideas. inflow and outflow of goods by
Raider," which will be screened ment will see to it, that through
him under our eye. The Govern- allowed to resign if they want to. of fact, most non-Europeans already have their own reservations, poses. What is Hongkong going
struct our industry and com- ... and another thing, I don't
merce by interfering wi the though not prescribed by law, in the sense that they have gathered to do about it? Are we going to spinner, attracting last night a tial murderers will be again allow I consider at the present time means of artificial barriers. Wi together in communities and wholly occupy extremely large areas of wait for prompting by the Imperial packed house, who thoroughly ed in our midst. The community that Free Trade ought to be the r mineral resources, our ex the Colony. Europeans do not want to encroach on areas in which, authorities? We
enjoyed this fine picture, in which on the other hand will do its bit. most urgent of all questions be for example, the Chinese have freely settled; equally, they do not following to Mfr. Alabaster as a Pearl White takes the principal There'll be no long strips of fore the country: Man, how canative saneness, shrewdness and tensive seaboard and our want the Chinese to come in and oust them out of districts in which question to be submitted to the part. they have made their homes. We have seen what has happened in Government" Has the Govern-
crimson carpet, they'll be for we have a League of Nations bidden our clubs (and hearts as without this policy being sub-
ability, what, "we want the Robinson Road, Conduit Road and Bowen Road levels, to men- ment taken, or does it intend in We recorded a few days ago well) and for them to tion only a few. And that is what will occur everywhere else the near future to take, any steps the run that took place at Macao through the social crust will be ing must surely be an and has its being in, techn
break scribed to? Free and equal trad-not Protection but Efficienc
the efficiency which springs from, unless laws are passed making it impossible,
for the inauguration of an aerial on the Banco Ultramarino owing as difficult as getting past Peter. "Even the Chinese will admit, we suppose, that the Europeans and/or passenger.mail service in to the scarcity of sufficient gilver
ultimate axiom of such a League education and research, have been hit, and hit badly, by the non-European "invasion" Hongkong?" With a plain answer in the Bank in exchange for the days when Holyoakiem first bit Government to desert this prin methods by the appli
But we must forget the daft and the moment chosen by our bandonment of
of conservative of the middle bill districts. After all, Europeans have to live some to such a question we should know notes that were presented on the us: when feeling ontran our ciple will be disastrously inopporselence to industry and thorough- where; if recent tendencies are not stopped, they will soon have no where we really are па place in which to reside. It is no use blinking the fact that subject.
Bank. The new Governor recent senses; when to order Hamburg tune. For many years our know going organisation. different peoples have different standards and modes of life. We
ly passed "orders making it steak was a sign of suspicion and ledge of the joys of Protection was want that point oognised. When it is conceded, it will be seen
inperative for every person B.-E. U. posters barame common merely academic but now the folks and progress and not by
Bud by: no ether way, does desirous that there is nothing at sil unreasonable or unfair in Europeans
of geting silver in the land. Ill-feeling carried) at Home are sampling the real ETON'S "TÜCK BHOP.".. asking to bara.cerisin AzDES TOSErved to themselves. But what they
change from the
Banco dis far. Even Constitutional Bething and they do not find adoption of any fiscal device. The will has been proved of Ultramarino to claim, they do not wish to deny others. So we say give us all our Mr. H. Webber, of New Windsor, Police permit for same. This if Pollock hadus disliked our late were at war, embargoes : were
to seen
a form was conceived in raceur, for it conforin to contract. When we get obvious effect of which is to
transfer the money from particular reservations. Then we ought all of us to be happy and at one time proprietor of the maiden act of the new Portuguese Governor, thus giving Holyoak imposed on imports and the credit balances of the
pockets of the poorer classe contented. It is in no attatitle of racial superiority that we approach famous "tack shop at Eton, Governor has been criticised the chance for a personal boost German submarines added, in Now you mark my this question. We look at from the practical, common-sense known as Little Webbers, severely. The idea is quite novel, at the time, the Association would their own drastic way, to the long point of view. And it is only quarely facing facts that the Mayor of Windsor in 1894; who The new Governor & act naturally have died ahorning. Even our list of prohibited articles. The problem can be settled once and for all.
died on March 24, and left £6,937-put a stop to
Chamber of Commerce made us respit was practical Protection,
suggest the
this
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affect the
Free Trade was the source of our commercial and financial
acerned to Britain sinse Cobden
sion of
Youn-truly ROBT MI WHIRTER-