WATSON'S HYGIENOL
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
NOTES & COMMENTS.
A DISGUSTING PRACTICE,
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1919.
DAY BY DAY.
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WE ARE HORRIBLY SLOW PEC- In oce respect, at least, Shang- PLE AT REMEMBERING LESSONS hai can say that it has advanced WE DO NOT WANT TO REMEMBER. along the path of cleanliness to a -Gen." Lord Horne. farther point than Hongkong has..
We base that statement Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Keigwin on the fact that in the left for Home by the ss. Mentor latest northern papers to hand it today.
is reported that a laundryman has been "fined $3 for allowing
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Mr. Chan Kai Ming, who has
read to recovery.
AN ISLANDER'S. DIARY
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(BY "AJAX")
A Powerful Disinfectant, Germicide, his employees to squirt. water been seriously ill, is now on the such is a sample of our early
Antiseptic and Deodoriser.
In handy tins, containing about gallon. Price reduced owing to the high rate of exchange to
$2.25 per tin.
from their mouths over clothes that they were ironing." It is not the most delicate of subjects to talk about, but it is a practice so disgusting that it merits a public demand for its suppression. We notice that the North China Daily News says Yesterday's health that the practice is one which shows one fatal case each of rotura has been discouraged for years plague and gastro-enteritis both
victims were Chinese.
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dhobies
were
sent there
to.
WHY NOT LEGISLATE? The "Hongkong Telegraph" is now on sale at, and will be belivered to subscribers by, the Dairy Farm Company, Ltd. | Chinese clothing being so treated But even if there were solely Shameen, Canton, who are pur agents there.
the need for improvement would be just as great. It takes but very little imagination to realise what a tremendously potential disseminator of disease the filthy habit is. In the East, of All places, diseases need no aid, but
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11. 1919.
The Right Reverend Biship D. Pozzoni left for Hoi Fung to-day, on his annual pastoral visit, and expects to be back by the end of
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the interests
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GOVERNOR OF MACAO.
OFFICIAL VISIT TO HONGKONG.
GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
was
FIRE IN HARBOUR.
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ON AN-INDO-CHINA STEAMER.
What might easily have con-
The damage is estimated at over $1,000, while a good deal of cargo was also damaged by water.
There was
naturally much confusion on board, but the action of the officers calmed the crew. and also prevented a bigger con.
THE DOLLAR.
HIGHER RATES TO-DAY.
Exchange registered another
rate opening at 4s. 7.3-161.-
penny over the closing rate of Saturday, whilst at 11 o'clock it made another jump of 1/2d.
The silver market is up.forward better than silver being 214d. on Saturday and spot delivery 2 ga
The demand rete od America" to-day is 9638, which is 214 points
bore Saturday's quotation.
The market is strong, the Banks
selling yod. over the rate.
To-day one could buy T.T. from the Bank at 4s. 8d.
Business has been done at 3⁄4d. over the rate, viz., at 4. 814d. folk this month.
Shanghai opened at- and there are sellers at 21. over the rate.
The rise is speculative. was steady.
The market in the afternoon
A midsummer morning, with the thermometer standing at A salute of 17 guns from the stituted a very serions fire brake afternoon with a westerly wind yesterday-announced the arrival board the Indo-Chins S. N. Co.'s umpteen in the shade, a cloudy Kowloon Battery at 3.30 pm. out at 10 o'clock this morning on with rain in it. and an English of the Portuguese gunboat Patria steamer Cheongshing, under the evening with sufficient nip in the with H.E. Senhor Correada Silva, Agency of Messrs. Jardine, air (air, not bar) to make an over the new Governor of Macso, on Matheson and Co., Ltd. The ship coat desirabl, possession board, on an official visit to HE was in midstream and had a the Governor of Hongkong cargo of samshu and general winter weather. As I write, the Oa reaching her mooring merchandise. Apparently one trees shake drearily and I shake place. the Patris
of the coolies threw a lighted The Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie's are arily.
was boarded too. thinking sermon will appear to-morrow. what to
of by Commodore Gurner, in whose match into the hatch between The subject is
Lukewarmness pon
write. Verily the honour a salute of 11 guns was the twin decks which contained is not always mightier fired by the warship. Then the large quantity of the native- and Complacency."
than the sword, nor the return salute of 17 guns followed, spirit. labourer worthy of his hire, after which His Excellency The fire spread rapidly and but say, is apart from the question. Ide-Camp, Lient but that, as Tennyson did not Correa da Silva with his Aide for the timely action of the with us things are dull. Some-Consul E.V.M.R. de Sousa, was vessel, who fought the fire with Correia, and officers and crew on board the fact which was admittedly
how scandals do not thrive in conveyed by a launch to Blake oses and buckets, very serious within the knowledge of the defendant." That was why we
like the Biblical green bay tree. landing and was received by the red. The officers must be con Hongkong, and virtue flourisheth Pier where he made an official consequences would have occur- said above that Shanghai had
All of which, like prohibition, is Hongkong Governor's Aide-de- gratulated on the good work gone a stage farther than we bad.
very desirable, but lacking in Camp, Capt Let anyone in Hongkong take
flavour.
McGrath, who they rendered. waek past the "dhobies" the month.
represented His Excellency.
The conflagration was practic- in Kennedy Road
A Guard of Honour from the ally out by the time the fire float In the absence of material to 2,22nd Punjabis, ' which
turned out. The Brigade arrived Mr. A. A. Trigo, the Commis- abominable method of damping sioner for dredging work and make up a decent weekly drawn up in front of the Pier on the scene at 10.30. a.m. clothes quite openly going on, Acting Chief of the Public Works treatise for the delectation of under the command of Lieut. without even a remonstrance of Department, arrived at Macao resders, 1 am compelled Carey, was inspected by H. E Any Mort. It is a practice which from Lisbon on the 9th inst. with to revert опсе more to the Senhor Correa da Silva. The has been known amongst the bis wife, five daughters and one
Budget debate. Mr. Lau Chu party was then conveyed it have been foreigners here whose Chinese almost as long as there son.
Pak referred to the punishment motor-cars to Government House clothes had to be washed by
meted out to hoys for hawking where they were received by H. E A number of masters and mis. without a licence. This grievance Sir Reginald Stubbs.
The new Governor of Macaolagration. native labour, and it is a practice tresses of boats were fined this has been aired in the columns
those against which clothes are so treated should be lour, R. N., Marine Magistrate, for should be more humane.
Magistrates has the distinction of holding the whose morning by Captain Basil Tar of the Telegraph.
The 2.8.0 which was awarded bim protected. What else goes on in dredging in a prohibited area incrusade against hawkers seems to by the British Government in
handling
a recognition of the valuable ser- European the barbour on the 8th and 10th have died out, probably as
result of the scathing ridicule vices he rendered as Commander clothing had better be left to instant.
which this journal cast on the of the the imagination. We know that
Portuguese cruiser which under European there is a Laundry Company here Amongst the passengers who Police for their pains. I think Iba
co-operated with control and left for Home by the ss. Mentor an industrial school would be British warships in keeping the tions for any period less than one month will be charged as for a supervision, but we venture to to-dey were Lient. Col. Alan just the thing. The Palice argue / West African waters clear of Ger. big advance to-day, the sterling
say that if all Eurapean clothing Gough, C.M.G. C.B.E., D.S.O., that there must be a limit to the man submarines during the Great
of hawkers' would be not a little overtaxed. Evans, Lieut. A.T. Thorp, Lient.
its resources Capt. A.B. Simpson. Capt. C.Tissue
licences War. For the valuable service prevent streets being be rendered in this connection Even then there would be a large W.E. Reid. Lieut. S. Brayshaw made impassable
Surely it the community of Loanda (West military "wash" going to Kennedy and Lieut. A.V.P. Ivey.
of the Africa) also showed their appre- Road-at least it used
to regulate matters ciation by presenting him with a his The Hongkong Tramway Com-so as to prevent congestion of silver shield and cup on pany's receipts for the week end traffic. In his reply. the Colo-departure for Lisbon prior to which is ed November 8, totalled $13,735 mial Secretary presumably refer taxing over the Governorship of
a decrease of $115 ed to hawkers' stalls. I think Macao. over the same week last year: personally it is far better to er His Excellency Senhor Correa For the 45 weeks of the year, the geances than to punish those House last night and departed on the side of an over-issue of da Silva stayed at Government takings total $659,996, which represents en increase of $36.925 poor people or to deprive them of for Macao by the Patria to-day. over the same weeks in 1918.
their means of livelihood.
Last night at Cosmopolitac The sooner the Government we have yet to learn of any Dock, the Hongkong and Wham. fixes the Kowloon ferry licences laundry in the West-no matter poa Duck Co., Ltd., launched the and
reduces the third-class how insignificant-where such steel single screw tug boat "St. fares
His Excellency Senor Henrique the better. The Correa da Silva, D.S.O.. Governor e practice is in vogue. One can James," the last of the four Government should strive to get of Macao, yesterday arrived in imagine the horror and disgust of vessels of her kind built to the a reduction. If the Government Hongkong on an official visit to an English housewife if she order of the Admiralty by the cannot get if from the present His Excellency the Governor learned that her household linen Duck Co. The launch took place lessees the conditions in the next On arrival. His Excellency pro- and personal clothing were being in the presence of several Dock tender should fix the third-class ceeded to Government House, so treated. And yet in this and Naval Yard officials, the fare substantially lowerthan what where he was received by His English Colony, with the full ceremony being successfully per- it is. The present lease with the Excellency the Governor. knowledge of our Sanitary formed by Mrs. Neighbour of the Star Ferry Company which ex- There was a dinner party at authorities, the practice goes on Naval Yard. The dimensions of pires within the next few years, Government House in the even- unspoken against. If the Inter-the vessel are:-Length B. P. 135 is a most one-sided document, ing, at which were present: It would probably be no straining of the facts to say that at few national Settlement of Shangbai ft; breadth 29 ft: depth 16 ft and periods in British political history has there been greater confusion can pass laws making the act a she is fitted with triple expansion Council should insist upon the Siva. D. S. O.. Lieut. F. H. and some independent Member of H. E. Senor Henrique Correa da than now prevails. Truth, the other day, remarked that parties, criminal one then we see no engines having cylinders 18" 19" Government laying on the. Coun- Correia, A. D. C. His Excellency theatrical entertainment for persons and principles are in the crucible, and that he would be a reason why Hongkong could not and 48" dia x 33" stroke.
cil table a draft of the new lease. Major General F. Ventris, C.B. long time, but with the opening bold man who would predict in what forms and combinations they follow its lead. Perhaps the
I have previously urged State Commodore V. G. Gurner. R. N. of the Frawley Company's season will emerge. It might have been added that the situation is ever first action lies with the Sanitary changing, and that what looks like a reasonable prophecy one day is Board and the members of this ed before Mr. R. E. Lindsell with panies, and I strongly advise the E. V. M. de Sousa. Captain residents are given a splendid A Chinese was yesterday charg. control of public utility com- Hon. Mr. C. Severo, C. M. G, Mat the Theatre Royal to-night as like as not to be discredited by the happenings of the next. Not body would earn the thanks of the being in unlawful possession of a Government to take over the ferry Batalha of the Patria," Pay opportunity of enjoying some many weeks ago, there appeared to be ample evidence that the Coa-whole foreign community if they water tap and several pieces service after the expiration of Lieut. Com. A. Holborn, O. B. E.. good plays by a first-class Com lition would be forced into dissolution. All the bye-elections were drafted and submitted "going against the Ministry headed by Mr. Lloyd George and his Government approval Bye-Laws cotton
for of clothing including a woman's the present lease. There is no R. N., Captain J. A. Wilcox, A. mixed following, Labour appeared to be rapidly coming into its own. covering the point.. Our Shang-his account, he had a loving ment
pany. Hongkong has welcomed jacket. According to reason why, when the Govern D. C., Mr. P. Botelho, Mr. A. F. the Frawley Company. before Then we had the popular opposition to nationalisation of industries, hai contempory, in commenting mother, for when he was question class passengers could not be
the ferry, first-Silva-Netto.
so there is no need to extol urged by the Labourites, following which came the railway strike. on the case before the Court there, ed with regard to the jacket he carried for five cents per head. I at Government House and left
His Excellency spent the night merit, which without a doubt meant the loss of much sympathy with the regrets that so paltry a fine was said that his mother who
The Company arrived in the Labour cause.
was trust that the Hongkong Govern- this morning in Public opinion, however, still appeared to be "agin' imposed, being of the opinion in
the gunboat Colony yesterday from Manila the country the Government,” and a climax was expected when the critics of that "a fine of so small an amount fears
entertained meat's scheme for the develop"Patria" for Macao.
by the s.s. Loongsang, and reports the Coalition came to the Commons armed to the teeth with mctions neither meets the justice of the this cold weather and had sent cheaper and more up-to-date bis comfort inment of Kowloon will embrace
a very successful season of three of censure. Once again, however, Mr. Lloyd George proved more case nor is likely to act so strong-bim the jacket so that it might def rry transportation.
weeks in the American city. To- than a match for the scalp-hunters, and by his clever handling of es a deterrent as the protection service to hire as a quilt. Inspec
night it is staging "Three Wise the situation the Government emerged all the stronger from the test of public health demands. It tor Brazilinformed the Magistrate
Foole. which is a three act To which it was subjected by the debate, on national expenditure.
certainly seems that the time has that the man had been banished ing thanks for the kind remarks The Hon. Mr. Severn, in return-
comedy-drama. The play has On top of all these shiftings and changings, came the results of gune by when such offences may on
been a great success in the the Municipal Elections at Home, which show that Labour has be purged by the payment of a fine, sions and had served his term, his speech about himself and Sir ernor of Formosa reports that a Miss Beatrice Prentice, who is two previous occa-made by one of the Members in the Colony stating that the Gov-States. and is still running. secured a most striking turn-over of votes.and has swept the boards and the passing of a few sentences a in former Liberal and Conservative strongholds. This outcome is of imprisonment would probably Magistrate asked the prisoner to good work that Mr. Fletcher, the 45, measuring about 12 by 9, and is new to Hongkong
which intelligence the Henry May, bore testimony to the wooden raft marked "Stockholm to play the leading feminine role, all the more surprising when we recall that at the last General do more good than anything else go back to gaol for another six then Colonial Secretary, afforded 9 feet high, carrying one Euro- Election some millions of working class people refrained from towards putting an absolute stop weeks.
To-morrow night's play "Turn supporting the Labour candidates and when we also consider that to a most repulsive practice.
him. It is no exaggeration to pean corpse and possibly emanat to the Right" is another comedy these Municipal Elections follow so closely on the period of unpopu- be general agreement here, and With this we know that there will
say that Mr. Fletcher has beening from the s.8. Peking, was which has met with considerable 'larity through which Labour passed in the recent railway strike that residents regret that no legalance. Undoubtedly, there is a lot Secretaries Hongkong has ever on 24th October.
one of the very best Colonial washed ashore at the Pescadores success on the other side of the The Conservatives, we notice. attribute their overthrow to
A request is Pacific, having had a long run at apathy and abstention from voting on the part of the middle classes, power exists to deal with these of very sound principle in the had, discharging his onerous made for indentification proofs to the Gaiety Theatre, New York,
duties in a most efficient manner. be forwarded to Shanghai But what would be more interesting would be some information as people. Hongkong rather boasts Soviet idea, but there is also a
A very large cast is needed and to the cause for this alleged apathy. Possibly it is traceable to the about the millions it has spent on very great deal that other peoples, tact and industry, and a good deal Ee did his work with
practically the whole of, the confusion which reigns in the ranks of the, older political parties, sanitary works and disease
having such a social constitution
Mr, Alabaster's suggestion that members of the Frawley Com- both of which seem at present to be in a state of coma. The Prime prevention, bu if it allows this as they have, interpret as a very of judgment. His good work the burden of paying the rice loss pany will be seen in it. Minister may have his hopes of keeping the Coalition alive, but practice to go on unchecked it great danger to their own orderly has, no doubt, marked him out should be imposed, as far as Bookings at Moutrie's have from what we can see he must needs before long to throw in his will be able to lay no claim to government. Most people will for higher posts.
The Colonial possible, on the speculative been very heavy for the season lot either with the Unionists of the Liberals. The former are not perfect system of cleanliness. agree that Russia has to be saved, Secretaryship should not be the interests that brought about the and residents are advised a very happily family, since one group favours Mr. Bonar Law as the THE RUSSIAN PROBLEM.
the only difference being as to culmination of a Civil Servant's loss is very purile. I cannot see secure their seats for any of the leader and another would prefer Lord Robert Cecil, despite his
whether it would be better to career, but a stepping stone to a how it can be worked out without plays now. unacceptable fiscal views. Then the Liberals, now nominally led there is given a great deal of news out her own salvation or whether goes on long leave next March you place a tax on the rice, the In the latest telegrams to hand leave her entirely alone to work Governorship. When Mr. Severn affecting business generally. If by Sir Donald Maclean, are hoplessly split, some still retaining regarding the position of the it is better to militarily defeat Mr. Fletcher will again become public will suffer because the their admiration for Mr. Lloyd George whilst others stand by Mr. Allies and Bolshevist Russia, but her Bolshevist armies, thus robb- Colonial Secretary. His ability tax will be included in the price. Asquith and even get hope to see him head a new Government. even now it would be hard to saying them of any power to work is acknowledged on all sides, and If you place a So confusion reigns almost everywhere we look.
tax on the In our view, much of the present topsy-turveydom is a direct Although to-day we are cele countries of Europe, It is a big great satisfaction.
precisely how the matter stands. harm among the. contiguous his return to the office will give rice that is to be exported. outgrowth of the creation and the continuation in office of the brating the anniversary of the problem and one on which there
it would probably divert the Coalitionists. This new feature in British politics has meant
trade to other channels great confusion both in personalities and in policies. Coalitions, have been by no means peacefulty. The forces against Russia rice scheme is foreshadowed by No doubt, just shortly before the charge of a case remanded from
Armistice the past twelve months can scarcely hope to be unanim A loss in the Government's by making the price prohibitive. like adversity, make strange bedfellows. There are those who for the inhabitants of unhappy would seem to have failed in their the Government but the amount is Government took up the quest yesterday, in which a truck coolia. gladly support the non-party system, but to others its introduction Russia for she has been fighting attempt to swiftly defeat the not mentioned. There is a rum-ion of controlling the price of was charged with careless driving. has bought much misgiving and doubt and has placed them in against a ring of armies that in Bolshevista; and it is now, when our that it will not fall far short rice locally, a few of the native thereby causing injuries to Me isolated, ineffective little groups. We believe that Labour had a the early days of the war were great chance to rout. its old opponents a few months back because her Allies.. And
the Allies are faced with a of two million dollars. The ad-dealers put up their prices in E. J. Dixon's 300, Douglas, agak of the confused. state of politics. But it missed the opportunity point of the
the whole greater expenditure if they are ministration was right in buying anticipation of the Government's three years, near de Kowloone then. If it plays its card wisely even now. it may come out on top. this; that in
matter. ís just going to continue the fighting, rice, and the action certainly had setion, but the fault seems to lie Docks on October 27, to-day The Municipal Election results will no doubt strengthen its chances. freedom from the yoke of their in-very frank and free discussions business men state that the detail matter. At any rate, one expect charge in accordance with the a newly-found that we may hope to see some the effects pointed out, but with the officials in charge of the applied for the with trawal of the But it's about time the Unionists and Liberals parted company. ternal oppressors the inhabitants of the whole subject. The world work left much to be desired. 19d Mr. Alabaster to speak sense request of Mr. Dixon, who did They cannot rua successfully in double herness. We must get have gone the length of a political is waiting for a decision, for the prefer to defer judgement until in the Council room, although he not want further proceedings back to the old party system again. Otherwise. Labour, once change that the countries of the present position is most unsatis the whole transsetion is closed, does not always do so on Con to be taken thoroughly united, will assume the governorship of the country. world generally cannot counten-factory.
POLITICAL CONFUSION.
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RAFT WITH EUROPEAN CORPSE FOUND.
A cable has been received in
stitutional Reform.
FRAWLEY COMPANY.
SEASON OPENING
TO-NIGHT.
Hongkong has been without
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to
CHARGE WITHDRAWN.
Inspector Browne, who bad
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