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The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1919.
SPREAD OF THE SOVIET SYSTEM.
NOTES & COMMENTS.
WHAT'S THE POSITION?
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1919.
DAY BY DAY.
THE MAN WHO DECEIVES DECEIVES HIMSELF OTHERS MOST OF ALL
The question has been asked us whether or not the war-time pro- hibition against the photograph- ing of certain parts of the Colony, At the P. W.D. Offices yester the harbour included, is still day afternoon, Mr. G: H. P. Hay operative. Speaking without the parchased Garden Lot No. 56, book, we are under the impression Findlay Road, for $542.. that it has been rescinded. We
have so informed the enquirer,
cities and ports such as ours.
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AN ISLANDER'S DIARY.
[BY "AJAX."}
The characteristic of this age is rush. Everybody wants to get from place to place in the quickest time possible. Hongkong is, in a sense, a backwater in the great river of life which rushes along with such tumultuous speed.else-
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A notable concession to public opinion has been made in the new measures which the Government bas undertaken to adopt in regard to aliens. There is no room is
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How did a bonfire come b
was
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Luton like racing tips. The week's
effected WES than the rice riots of the previous transformation inonth.
amazing. Whole warehouses had been absolutely emptied from floor to ceiling, and it would have. required a magic wand to producs The head a hat from anywhere. of one firm, perspiring after a
What is going to happen to the Old Post Office building nobody can say. It is rumoured that the Government will put up the
by the babble of Mr. Holyoak. who was seeking fame at the mouth of the German-exclusion cannon. Even when Sir Paul Chater, at the meeting of the Hongkong Chamber of Com- merce, opposed the resolution to name! Authorities differ. Some exclude the Germane from the with a passion for the obriou Colony of Hongkong for a period suggest that it is from the French of ten years, pointing out bow disastrous it would prove to the
bon," and is merely a good fire. trade of this place, he was jeared Others, including our chief en- at, cried down and eventually left cyclopaedia and Beaumont and the hall. All this unanimity hes Fletcher, who spelt it "bonefire, who has retorted that there are Besides the cases of gastro-where. We sometimes feel the dried up within two years and agree that it was a fire of bones, still displayed in various pro-ententis referred to elsewhere fores of the mighty torrent it when the Aliens Bill came up and that its origin is to be traced minent places warning notices. to during last week there were sometimes sweeps away some of before the Council last week not the public, setting forth the risks notified one case each of plague, us, but, generally speaking, we a discordant note was heard. to a pagan funeral custom. If they incur by disober ng the re-cholera and puerperal fever. The manage to retain our wonted tempora. O mores!
-they are right, it is curious that gulations. Perhaps the C. S. Plast-named was fatal.
placid ty. Even our lifts saunter:
bonfires have been diverted from will look into this little matter
upwards with a calm deliberation Trade to us is the elixir of life. their original use to berve as and, if the prohibition 'bas
which is maddening to the hustler, It has made our Empire and our been removed, take the necessary
The China Mail S.5. Co., is in the man who spends his whole Colony, and upon its maintenance signals of national rejoicing. Yet steps for removing also the receipt of a telegram from its life in a breathless chase after and development our supremacy others derive it from the Danish notices which threaten harmless Shanghai Office advising that the amateur photographers with all 58. "China" sailed from that port the elusive dollar. The Hongkong depends. It is the tree upon whose baun" or beacon and in the have a big number of visitors in be expected to arrive in Hong procedure is alower it is none the depends. The proposal to allow this derivation seemed to express manner of dire penalties. We yesterday afternoon, and she may reted is better, for while the fourishing conditions everything peace celebrations at an a
less interesting and it affords us the Germans into Hongkong the Colony now, and there are kong on Thursday morning, Sept. leisure to observe the landscapes under a system of licence has better than the others the purpose always more coming and going. 4th.
When the much-talked of raised no whirlwind of opposition, for which countless bonfires. These people like to take away
aerodrome is established in Hong-and the fact that it has become the were kindled. with them their own photographs Mr. S Komor is going home on kang we may then become less law of the land with hardly a of the beauties of the Colony, but the as. Gablorz, when that vessel sleepy. The day is certainly not murmur of complaint clearly in face of the official notices, retros from Vladivostock. The distant when Hongkong and shows the readiness of the citizens
Miss Edith Lilian Murray, some of them refrain from taking Gablouz is expected to leave here Shanghai, at any rate, will be to comply with the exigencies of who is to marry next month Maj- "snaps" on the harbour and on the 15th. Mr. Komor will be linked up by an serial service, the situation.
or Harold Senhouse Pinder, MC: elsewhere. This is bad for missed here by many friends. He Aviation is now on the threshold
Leicestershare Regiment and Hongkong, incidentally, besides will return to the Colony later of its existence in the com-
House and office rents in Hong-King's African Rifles, is the being a disappointment to tourists with his children.
mercial life of the Far East, kong have now become a crying youngest daughter of Mr. and We can do with all the advertis-
There is no reason why we should scandal. The Government's much Mrs Charles Archibald Murray ing the Colony can get, and the
There arrived sesterday after-not have an aerial passenger and boosted scheme has brought no of Taymount, on the Tay. Her camera in these days plays quite an important part in "boosting" noon by the s.s. Chipshing thirty mail service between Shanghai relief, presumably because (apart mother is one of the beautiful. griffins for the forthcoming races. and Hongkong at a price within from official inaction) the demand Moncreiffe sisters, who were all for houses is increasing and noted for their extraordinarily A number of mafoos and those the means of most of us.
because landlords sometimes pre-good looks. They had lovely interested in racing were at the
fer to see their houses empty for Titian bronze hair, for which, and BRITISH TENNIS SUCCESS.
wharf. The animals were looking It was Bret Harte, I think, who a season than to let them at their splended colouring and tall, In view of the rather bad gruel- very well. Two ponies were. wrote, that "the expression of the a reutal below their own graceful figures they were speci
Chinese face in the aggregate is exaggerated ling British tennis players had however, severely bruised.
idea of their ally remarkable. The Misses. in the Wimbledon contests, when
neither cheerful nor happy." If letting value. Sooner or later, Moncreiffe were daughters of Sir At Auckland. N. Z. on the 31st August. 1919. to Mr. and Mrs. all the honours went overseas, The Hongkong Tramway com.there has been any aggregate to the landlord, unfortunately for Thomas, the seventh baronet of it is good to read that Great pany's receipts for the week judge by during the last week, the rest of the community, gets Moncreiffe. Ferthshire, and Lady H. W. B. Kennet a daughter.
Britain has at least managed to ended August 30. totalled $14.584, Bret Harte was right. The Chinese his rent and thus the charge for Louisa Blancreiffe, Sir Thomas defeat France in the Davis Cup which is $595 above the same junk and sampan owners have house rent continues to make an was probably the handsomest Competition. But our men only week last year. For the 35 weeks been hard hit by the typhoon, and ever-increasing inroad in the man of his day in Scotland, and just got through "by the skin of of the year. the takings total whether they attribute their luck salary of the average man. Even Lady Louisa, a Kinnoull Hay, their teeth, as the saying $513,990, which represents an to bad joss or to inattention to in the matter of offices the land-had much personal charm. goes. In the doubles, they made advance of $36.219 over the same there must be some strange ideas without the least remorse. What idol duty it is hard to say, but lords are piling up increases rather a poor showing, and period in 1918. couple of days or so ago it was
behind their heads, for after the we need very urgently in this One effect of the prolonged announced that they would have
typhoon one A-Chinese woman was to-day loaded with joss paper figures.lines of the legislatio enacted in such a week in the straw
sampan was seen Colony is a Rente Bill on the sunshine of Whitsuntide to be victorious in both the charged with trying to smuggle The junkman apparently intended Bombay and Singapore. remaining singles if defeat were 120 taels of opium, valued at to set the little paper things afloat growing menace of rising house cannot be recalled, and
This bat trade as, the Outfitter says, to be avoided. Well, they have $280. Mr. Steavenson appeared to make up for all the slackness and office rents may one day were flashing the wholesalers at done the needful, but have only for the defendant and pleaded of which he had been guilty dur-cause events even more serious just managed to pull the guilty. The opinm was found in ing late days. match out of the
fire. a false-bottomed trunk, and the Kingscote
his got
victory defendant arrested on the ss. over Gober: fairly easily, winning Saigon. Mr. R. E. Lindsell fined three straight sets. But Davson her $2,000 or six months' hard had a right royal tussle with
labour... Laurentz; the match went the full five sets before it was decided The statement made by M. Lenin, the notorious Bolshevik and at the end the British player A Chinese woman was to-day these proposals for any persecu- portion occupied by Blue Bird three hours' ordeal with persistent leader, to the effect that moderate Socialism is useless and that Red was only three games up-29 to 26 charged with a saulting a girl of tion of enemy subjects or those and the tobacconists to auction, buyers, met the inquirer with a Terror is the one means of achieving the aims of those who think as Still, it was suficient to assure about 14 years of age.
at an offset price which vacant stare like a man recover- of enemy origin; indeed, the safe- he does, is illuminating as showing the extreme policy favoured by victory for Great Britain, whose defendant said the girl was alguards to be introduced are such with price of pullinging from chloroform. “Am I in the revolutionary elements in Europe to-day. Bolshevism is even further progress in the competi-wars stealing, so she tried to that the British public of Hong-down the structure, would work my senses? he asked. 'I have more violent in its methods than anarchism: it is the negation of all tion will be watched with the correct her by hitting her. Mr. kong is not likely to be dissatis Land Office will go up on the site want agan. Look in there!"
oat at a prohibitive rate. A new passed such a morning as I never · forms of good government, and it is an evil that must be stamped out closest interest.
R. E. Lindsell ordered the girl to fed. In this connection advantage occupied by solicitors as cham-There is a long line of empty if the world is to enjoy peace. It was Bolshevism which started
be sent to the Secretary for had been taken of the opportunity the Soviet system, which has been tried in many countries since the
Chinese Affairs, and told the offered for bringing into line the bers, and in all probablity the stages where hundreds of dozens Russian Revolution, with disastrous effects: New States and old
defendant to provide bail of $50. practice of the Dominions and
Chinese Chamber of Commerce l'of hats had lain a few days before. have been affected by the movement, which still operates in many
the Mother Country. Now that will bid for that portion where Wherever we are to get hats to parts of Europe. Only a little while ago, the Soviet system made
The annual bazaar under the the problem is to be solved in a
the Blue Bird's confectionary store fill those benches goodness only. its appearance in Slovakia, this development being only one instance has been magnificently received auspices of the Ministering sane way, it is well that there stands. All sorts of rumours have knows-I don't!" amongst many that are symptomatic of the new revolutionary ideas. in Canada. He has the happy Children's League will be held should be uniformity on the alien en in circulation including one. The Slovak Soviet rose and fell, but 'others have risen and not knack of making friends by kind permission in the grounds question throughout.
that the Hongkong Hotel might fallen. Leaving out the Continent, in Siberia, in Central Asia and wherever he goes, besides which of Government House on Satur
Treason, which is being dis- purchase the whole block for a cussed just now in connection: in Caucasia the Soviets seem to be multiplying in spite of he fully realises his responday, October 18th. The proceeds
intervention,"
Tempora mutantar,
with a famous speech, is regard- Botel is not interested in the pro-ed by the black-letter lawyers as sibilities and is constantly show-as formerly will be devoted to
When the reso-position. We recently came across some very interesting facts on this inga deep appreciation of his local charities for children, the mutamur in illis.
M. J. L. Crockatt, the Man-and if one keeps it in mind that question, some of which are worthy of notice. For example, the position as heir to the Throne. Ottersbaw Cots, Surrey, and the lution originating with the British mercantile community was place. Pester Lloyd on July 2 stated that five Soviet republics have bean His arterance in the Canadian Naval and Military Funds for ed before the Legislative Council ager of the Chartered Bank of the safety of the State is the
conscious of the grave and vers capital, when he spoke of being Orphans.
in 1917 expressing the opinion India, Australia and China is supreme law their view is under- inspiring responsibility which
that "it is in the best interests of extremely popular in commercial standable. It is and always has off all attacks directed against them. Another report states that rested upon him, was thoroughly Chinese hawkers were charged persons of German nationality and the clientele of the Bank quite recent times the execution, At the Police Court to-day, two the Colo y of Hongkong that circles The Exchange brokers been a capital offence, and until a Federal Khirghiz Soviet Republic has been formed as a part of illustrative of his outlook on life, with assaulting a Chinese con-hould be excluded therefrom for enthuse over him. Mr. Crockatt was accompanied by fiendish Soviet Russia. According to a Petrograd wireless message, the which broadens and becomes stable. The constable gave evid- Communist parties in Baku, Daghestan, and Transcaspia have recently obtained big majorities. From Moscow, about the same more serious with the passing ence that 01 the 1st inst. at 8.15 a period of at least ten years was previously in the Hongkong abominations which included a fallowing the declaration of branch of the Chartered Bank, particularly horrible form of time, it was reported that in the southern half of the Baku province not but serve to increase the causing an obstruction, so he they be only admitted to the to Saigon as
years. His visit to Canada can-a m., there were some hawkers peace; and that subsequently being No. 2 here. He was sent vivisection. An Act passed in the Soviets have already assumed control and have declared for devotion of that great Dominion tried to clear them away, when Colony under strict licence," Bank's
manager of the 1814 to remove these still left it union with Bolshevik Russia. It would seem that the movement is to the Crown, and we may count seven or eight of them called on Sir Henry May, it will be remem-
branch there, and the law that after execution the strongest where the danger of violent repression is greatest, but upon it that the same will the others to strike him. The bered, opposed it on economic azo
returned a few. months body should be divided into four
the to there are signs that it is also growing powerful outside the vast area
Colony. He quarters and placed at the dis- of active conflict. To turn to other countries, recently the Bulgarian Australia and other parts of two baskets and he dropped them oocial members were up in Downing, and within the short not till 1870 that we got rid of
of his projected tour first defendant was passing with grounds. What happened? The stepped into the shoes of Mr. posal of the King. It Revolutionary Social Democrats held a congress at Sofia. By the Empire-Hongkong included, and caught hold of witness tunic arms against Sir Henry. From time that he has been here he has this gruesome accompainment to resolution, which was carried unanimously, the party we trust, decided to withdraw its members from Parliament; to abandon the into the United States, and is to then
Now, he is going tearing two buttons off. Witnes
time to time we! have
wan the hearts of the entire capital punishment. The ancient- struck bir with Second International and to join the Third, to form an alliance become a Freeman of the City of truncheon on the head.
his heard public men say
that commericial community. It is form of indictment survives as with the Russian and Hungarian proletariats, and to follow New York. We know how warmly arrested the man and took him man people and that the real foe happy turn of speech which Mr. system. It begins by premising we had no quarrel with the Ger- that cordiality of aspect and that one of the curiosities of the legal that path for the realisation of the Communistic ideal which His Royal Highness will be to the station, when some men, to civilisation was the great Russian Bolshevik revolution has revealed." Then, in received in the States; this grace- including the second defendant, militariem.
Prussian Crockett possesses that has won that the accused, "not regarding May last, it was reported that the Greek Admiral at Sebastopol had ful invitation by New Yors fore-tried to help the first defendant elated, when the resolution came shades of people. He possesses a having the fear of God in ou
Sir Henry May de. him golden' opinions from all the duty of his allegiance nor informed a representative of the Red Army that the Greeks would shadows not undertake any further operations against Soviet Russia. Before American people to our beloved bound defendants over in personal that it was not in the interests tremely popular.
the feelings of the to escape. Mr. R. E. Lindsell up before the Legislative Council, charming personality and is ex-heart." was "moved and seduced. his departare he and other Greek delegates informed the Revolu-Prince. We venture to think that bonds of $100 to keep the peace of the Colony. Sir Henry is a
by the instigation of the devil.” tionary Council that Greece sympathised with the Soviets and the Prince's tour in the States for six months.
Fortunately for the prosecuting protested against the action of the Entente, who had compelled the will do more to strengthen the
The new Governor of Macao, counsel, given proof of treason- man of long experience of the Far Greeks to take part in the the war against the Red Armies. Soon newly-welded bonds of Anglo-
East and he comes of a dis- Senhor Henriques Correia da able acts, the source of the instiga- after, on the 8th June, the Greek Socialist Workers' party joined American friendship than any
tinguished family whose con- Santos, has some novel ideas of tion is taken as a matter of a the Moscow International. A message was despatched to the other single act could do. By
nections are highly honoured. He administration His action in matter of course. It has long Humanite requesting that the French Socialist party might be personal contact with the heir to
was not, in 1917, credited with insisting that those seeking to been the law that mere words, informed of this event. Similar action has been taken in Scan- the Throne, the American people
the best of methods. His opponents cash their notes on the Bank of unaccompanied by acts, Can dinavia, for we read that the Swedish Social Democratic Left will realise how "human" and
argued that it was not seemly in Macao should be armed with a never sustain a charge of treason. recently held a congress, in which a resolution was carried by 138 how unaffected the Prince of
times like those to make that Police permit is the most farcical It was different in the reign of votes to 69 demanding mass action leading to the "true democracy Wales is. And in that experience
statement, nor that the whole thing that I've heard of in the Far Edward IV Blackstone gives of the Soviet system," the formation of Soldiers' Councils, the they will find the reason why the
weight of official votes be mar- East. Nevertheless, he is a great two instances of persons execut disarming of the bourgeoisie, and the suspension of all intercourse British Throne stands secure to
The disease known as gastro-shelled against a resolution which friend of the British, having ed for treasonable words with all parties except those that stand for class-warfare and the day whilst money Monarchies are enteritis, which is now claiming reflected the sentiment of the received from the British Govern that monarch the one dictatorship of the proletariat. The same telegram announces that toppling into the dust.
many victims amongst the poorer British mercantile community of ment the D.8.0, for services of London, who said
rendered during the war at Cape make his son heir of the the Norwegian Labour party has also followed suit.
Chinese, is practically at its zenith, the Colony,
Verdi, where be served as Com- the "Crown" being the mortality last week being the These instances could be multiplied almost indefinitely. In
highest so far experienced. Three The objection on economic mandant of the Portuguesa fareas the house in German Austria, although the Communists have suffered a big defest, the Bavist lões has been by no means repudiated." "All partien
weeks ago the health returns dis-grounds raised by Sir Hemy May in conjunction with the gh other a closed 15 cases, of which 11 were was that if the Germans were ex- squadron under the command et for agres that Austria will become a Soviet Republic scaner or
fatal. A couple of weeks ago five cluded from Hongkong they Sir Gordon Weir and Bit Sydney Jabar, and it is only over the question of the most favourable
cases were reported, all of which would develop other neighbouring Freemantle. His ship, the Ilo, -moment that there is any difference of opinion. These Boriet
are being used at instruments in overturning the social order, was indicted on charge of the mortality was 64 deaths out Colony. The changes of any munity of San Vicente, & ther
In the case of Chung Kan, who were fatal, while last week ports to the detriment of the received from the British com and pernicious system. Though murder, at the Criminal Bessions, of 117 cases, gel such opposition were hot weighed shield and cup as a token of their ckonedith, they have in many yesterday, the jury brought in During the 48 hours ending sumciently well by the mercantile appreciation for protecting Britis
and their harmfulness in time, verdicial.guilty and the accused yesterday there were 57 "cases) cocomunity, who allowed their interests in those waters, during
set up in the Krasnoyarsk region since last December. They are said to have established a common battle-front and to have beaten
OUR PRINCE,
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