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The
Hongkong Telegraph.
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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
PERPETUATING AMERICA'S INTERVENTION.
A MONUMENT TO THE US. IN FRANCE.
Paris, September 6. President Poincare left Paris on Friday for Pointee-de-Grave, 55 railes north-west of Bordeaux.
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He laid on Saturday, the foundation stone of & monument to the ceremony. The Presidents of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, several Ministers, the American Ambassador and numerous members of the American colony of Paris were present.--Haras.
United States for her intervention in the war. It was a most solemn
FRENCH POLITICS.
ELECTORAL DIVISIONS OF FRANCE.
Paris, September 6. Friday morning's debate in the Chamber of Deputies was on the Bill for dividing the more populous Departments of France into electoral sections or constituencies. An amendment by M. Abdle Lemire, providing that no Department should be divided, was adopted by 256 votes to 157. This vote, however, does not dispose of the electoral law. The debate was adjourned.-Hards.
THE STRIKES IN MARSEILLES.
A BETTER FEELING OF UNDERSTANDING.
Paris, September 6. À more conciliatory attitude is noticeable in the dockers strike at Marseilles: The employers and strikers have consented to meet again on equal grounds in endeavouring to settle the dispute. Havas
GERMANY'S RESTITUTIONS TO ALLIES.
FRANCE'S PRIORITY AFTER TWO YEARS.
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Paris, September 6. The Minister of Finance in the Chamber of Deputies said that France had obtained priority for restitutions in kind after 1921. Germany would have to pay France 209 miliards.-Havas.
THE SILVER MARKET:
London. September 8.
(ESTABLISHED 1981).
·WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1919.
HONGKONG MEN ON "ACTIVE SERVICE.
SOME AMUSING EXPERIENCES.
LOCAL SKIPPERS FALL OUT.
A little discussion" in con- nection with the China Coast Officers Guildisgaki to-have taken place on Jardine's corder, fester-
Ottat ANGLE OOFY: 10 CTS
THE SUGAR POSITION.
JAPANESE TACTICS.
PRICES.
$36 PERANN, UM. -
LOCAL BOXING.
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NEAL'S REPLY TO KID DANDING.
Teddy Neal writes
us as
Some interesting and amusing day afternoon. It appears that a NO PROSPECT OF CHEAPER follows the experiences of several of the a wage from a Chinese firm less details have been supplied us of certain local shipmaster sccepted mea who left Hongkong under than the figure stipulated by the the General Military Service Guild. Another local skipper met Hongkong Telegraph" Special) would like to inform that gentle- Ordinance, by one who has just the former and proceeded to ex- returned. Told in his own words press his opinion on the matter in our informant takes up his tale very forcible terms. The argument from the time of leaving Kirkee. waxed fast and furious to the He said --
amusement of a crowd of Chinese onlookers, until policeman carne and dispersed the gathering.
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With reference to the letter which recently appeared in the Telegraph, from A. C. Garcia, I
man that I did not come to Hong- kong to fight Kid Danding of ing lower sugar prices appear to One Round, or anyone else in that The chances of Hongkong see-Manila, Battling, Knock-Out,
be very remote. Japanese mer-line of business. I came here to "I will not say much about our
chants have recently tried to force serve my King and Country, life at Kirkee, since I believe the
prices down. They probably have which I have tried to do to the their own reasons for doing so, best of my ability, and I trust. papers here have already been given an account of our stay!
Apparently they want to Kid Danding has been doing the there. We were all glad to leave
pull prices down so that they same. I have not the pleasure of Kirkee. It was no place for a
may be able to buy. The Chinese his aquaintance, but believe me, soldier unless he happened to
in Java have formed a combina Mr. Garcia, I will box your Kid have a pip up. (Commission).
The O.C. hereupon took off histion to counteract this. The Danding at any time and place At about the time we left. the pince nez and wiped his brow. latest prices in Java are 33 for the love of the sport. Canteen there was dry At
O.C. (To H.K. No. 4)-What guilders & picul for white sugar not a millionaire nor a philan the end of November we are you?-A printing manager. and 29 guilders for brown, fa.b.thropist, so naturally there must left Kirkee for Salonica and
The O. C. began to shift uneasi. Java,
be a purse and also a side bet, we arrived there on Xmas Day.ly on his chair.
And don't forget the winner takes It was very cold sad we changed
The Formosan crop has been all. Cut out that nonsense of OC.(To H E. No. 5) What damaged about 20 per cent bringing to light that short but our Hongkong khaki for warmer are you?-A sugar boiler.
of it by the typhoon and it brilliant record, for you are doing clothing. The day after arrival That was sufficient; he did not is already a small crop, compared me a bad turn, and we shall not we had to march fire-and-a-half ask any more questions, but said with the previons year. miles to a place called Summer be hoped that such an aggrega-
be able to get that miserable two Hill Camp, having to carry our tion of intellect would have a a Lacks, including a blanket beneficial effect in the battalion One worthy
raternity perspired somewhat. the legal We stayed at Summer Hill Com until January 11, when ten of us received orders to shift, the remainder being left behind. The shift entailed a journey of 70 kilometres in a motor lorry. The roads may be likened to the Taipo Road with knobs on it, and worse. It was very cold and hard job to keep our tents warm at night. One of the seven bappened to strike some charcoal which made things more like Hongkong in the winter time Our destination was Varna and the trip took eight days.
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"Shortly after this, the seven had exerted the power of their superior intellect with a most
bene icial effect-to themselves. The journalist thought it was too cold to be a private, so he became a sergeant and, in doing so, also
Prices in India have dropped or three hundred dollar purse, for considerably of late as a result of don't you see that the public the weakness in Java, but the bave to pay for it, and, so far as demand has since improved and they are concerned, you are a c.if. Calcutta for whites and 488. quotations are 518. 6d. for 1 cut, nonentity.
for brown.
I do not claim to be the best man in the Colony at my weight, but you may be a Benny Leonard, The sterling rate of exchange or Kilbene in disguise, or, even, in Java has dropped, which the master of all, Jemmy an educationalist. The solicitor, makes business. very difficult. Wilde." However, if we come commercial traveller and others
The market in Hongkong is very to terms, Mr. Garcia, perhaps became clerks with Staff billets. quiet and practically no trans- you will cancel that trip to One became an expert shoeing actions are taking place. The America. So don't be so shy about smith after only one month's nominal quotations are-kough that record. training, and, last but not least, white $17, soft white 817, brown one became a waiter to a General $15 and molasses sugar $12. On efficient man in the crowd. and was accounted the most the 8th of last month, the quotations were $18.50 for
Come off until next
Silver is quoted at 61d. ready and 583⁄41⁄4d. forward. The market were then sent on to Rouchouksible to make water run up a hill opinion in Java is sanguine that cent. of the crop, at 32 guilders
is steady.
SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
(From Our Own Correspondent)
GERMANS IN SINGAPORE,
Singapore, September 9.
Lentain-des
ASCERREN, MENER
TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE.
The closing rate of the dollar demand to-day was f<)– 11-161
THE WEATHER. Forecast:-Fair, Barometer 1977. Temperature 2-p.m.--- 85. Hamidity 2 p.m. 77.
SHIPPING ITEMS.
The Suisang come in yesterday morning from Saigon with 2,900 of rice, consigned to Messrs.. Woo Fat Sing.
The Kwong Sang, from Swakow, had 1,600 tons of general cargo.
Three thousand tons of sugat- were delivered here yesterday. afternoon by the Chan Sang from Java. Her agents are Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co.
The Burrumbeet, a Britisha. vessel, consigned to this port -- 2,400 tons of coal yesterday from Chingwanton.
From Freemantle, the Amherst brought 296 tons of sandalwood for Hongkong She is anchored at West Point
A thousand tons of were consigned to this port by the Portuguese steamer Suntak, from Macao.
rice
The 8.a. Batavia from Singapore had on board 2,400 casks of kerosene oil for the Asiatic Patroleum Company.
The Koyo Maru delivered here: yesterday. 1,450 tona of general cargo. She belongs to the O. B. K. fleet.
The Tafku Mara carried for Hongkong 450 tons of coal.
A large cargo of safety matches, cotton goods etc, comprising 1,830 tods was delivered here.by the Baari Maru yesterday. She had 179 bags of mail on board.
A SINGAPORE OFFICIALS
VIEW.
"Later on some of us were told whites and softs, $16 for not that we might be allowed to make browns and $14 for molasses May. Of the Java new (1920) RETURN OF GERMANS. "On arrival at Varna we were a skating rink for the O. C. but it sugar. The stocks bere are crop the Japanese are re- only allowed a few hours to look eventually was found necessary small and the market is not likely ported to have purchased 4, round and to buy cigarettes. We to inform him that it was impos-to go down. Well-informed million picals, or about 20 per and from there to a rest camp which it would have been neces-prices have reached their lowest first cost for whites and soft which had already been christen-sary to do to complete the job. There is a big world demand whites, 31 guilders brown and ed the Bug Fole. We had to Even the elite of Hongkong's in-for sugar. The world's crops of 3014 guilders muscovadoes, which sleep in the open with four tellect were unable to accomplish sugar are, according to a recent is a certain grade of sugar. blankets between two to keep out such miracles. Lots were cast estimate, 16,343,292 tons against At the beginning of July prices the cold. The camp got very as to who should carry. the 17,332,955 tons in 1917-1918, or were 45 guilders for whites and full owing to the 'Blue Danube glad news to the O. C. and 2 shortage of 989,663 tons. 48 guilders for brown, fo.b. They- being frozen over and holding up the winner Was
shortage awarded 7 This
is made up have dropped 25 per cent, since as follows:-Cane sugar 347,479 then, and in all probability this tons, and beet sugar 632,134 tons. decline will be covered by next
The new Java
does month. Crop
Three Germans have found their way into Singapore off the French steamer Nera, having escaped from Russia. They embarked to see a man about a dog and got/dras to find out.). The M.O. would at Shanghai. They are to be deported and are sailing on the 5.5,
Andre Lebon.
SINGAPORE BACK TO NORMAL.
Singapore,,September 9. Martial law terminates in the Colony to-night.
UNCENSORED NEWS.
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a party which had come 150 days C. B. but he finally got of miles down the river from The skating rink was abandoned. Silistria, We were frozen in for seven days
"The next outstanding order and
only lived for our tot of rum, which was given by the Sergeant Major was distributed every evening at 8.15.
Chat Inspection which consist. One day one of the seven, who ed of a sort of glorified "Madras later distinguished himself as an
Hunt. (Those we do not know the organiser of concerts, went out meaning of this must go to Ma- frozen to the kernel, and it took make a search and any catches' the rest of the crowd to thaw him would result in C.B. or out with the aid of an extra
stopped. Later on some of the allowance of rum After seven
recruits from Hongkong had to days, we were able to proceed up scored 88 hits and the rest of the fire with the Battalion. They the river to Silistria, the tempera-Battalion 15. So you see, Major ture during this journey being Morgan did some good, after ell about 30 below ZETO. “
"On April 1 the order came "On arrival at Silistria, a Ser-through inviting Hongkong men geant Major marched us to some to return to their homes, 80 we Bulgar barracks. There were two sailed down the Blue Danube- feet of frozen snow on the ground again to of the Navy Department that here, and we were finally turned thence
Rauchoak and from such arrangements have been into a room with a sand floor and Salonica.
tock train to Here We were made and, at the request of allowed to rest for an hour. the State Department, it has wore then again called out and the for demobilised troops. The next We sent to a concentration camp agreed to handle this news free of Sergeant Major seid "shun!Are day we were asked whether we charge in so far as the Radio you soldiers or what the blue Al- desired to go to England or service is concerned. This nows satian Mountains, will be handled by Radio to the We were taken at for a route England, the remainder Home' are you? Home. Four asked to go to San Francisco, July 29-Be- (Orient through Honolulu, Cavite march and finally slept that night The four were immediately sent lieving that one of the principal (Manila) and Vladivostock for on mats, about 150 in the same off like the ordinary troops from factors in promoting foreign com- further relay by Vladivostock to room. The next day we were England; the remainder were merce in the Far East would be Peking and Shanghai, and the paraded in front of the O.C., who told that they would get a boat to dessimination of American news, State Department is now making asked us each in turn where we unfiltered er censored by passing arrangements with the different came from. He evidently thought could proceed thence to Hong- Alexandria" inside a week and through the channels of compet countries in the Orient for the our civil occupations were those kong. We waited five weeks and ing countries, several months ago exchange of news. Mr. Clausen, of dustmen and such like, judging three days and were finally sent to the San Francisco Chamber of a former representative of the by his surprise as each informed Taranto, in Italy. From there to Commerce, through its Foreign Committee on Public Information. h m of his mode of life in Hong-get a steamer to Egypt When we Trade Department, urged both the has been delegated to get and kong and something like the fol arrived at Taranto we were in- State Department and the Navy circulate this news,
lowing conversation took place: formed, that the camp had been Department of the United Great credit is due to the State States Government to utilise Department, the Navy Depart-what are you I am a solicitor, we should hayado go to England. O.C. (to Hongkongite No. 1) closed for three months and that the Navy Radio service to send ment and Mr. Clausen for the-Your mean a solicitor's clerk? We finally proceeded to Boulogne out such American news as would establishment of this service-No. I am a qualified solicitor. Vis the Simplon Tunnel, ex- be of interest to the various which will have a most valuable 1am registered in England, and periencing a delightful trip so countries of the Far East and effect of placing American con-in Hongkong. n order to secure its wide ditions and policy before the distribution, urged that no charge countries of the Orient without
AMERICAN SERVICE FOR THE FAR EAST.
far as scenery was cerned.
.con-
arrival at Boulogne From The Passing Show
At that the O. C. blinked, we had to wall about *umteen
be made for such service, Thematilishion or foreign bias. The little. Americani Chamber of Commerce aber wishes to extend its i also had taken this hearty appreciation to the Hon.
0.0 (To HK Kahn, the State and Navy are you? A con
and Americm.
zongly, endorsing the
of such uncensors
ich time there wa
FORSL 20
CHIEVANGE
At a recent meeting of the Singapore Legislative Council the Acting Attorney General, in moving the first reading of the Former Enemy Aliens Admission Bill, said the ineasure was most important and one of the most interesting Bills that had come before that Council since the 'cessation
of hostilities. The Bill was introduced, after the raceipt of a telegram from the Secretary of State requesting them, to legislate that former enemy aliens 'should not be ad- mitted into the Colony without a permit from the Colonial Secret- Bry. The question they had to consider was whether they pro- posed to allow their former enemies to come and settle down here and establish themselves in trade. He suggested there was only one answer. They did not object to them coming and in- specting their agencies or to buy our goods.
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The Bill passed its first read- ing, but as a matter of urgency Standing Orders were introduced and the Bill passed its second and third readings and now is law..
PASSING OF THE
DESTROYERS.
The Admiralty (writes the Daily Chronicle Sheerness. COT respondent) have ordered the BATA of the Afridi, Cossack, Saracen. Tartar, Viking, and Zubian, da- stroyers of the “Tribal” class. The Co-sack assisted in the des truction of the U12 off the Fisch of Forth, and the Viking helped. to sink the 18. of Dover:
DON'T FORGET