WATSON'S HYGIENOL
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
NOTES & COMMENTS:
A MALE VOICE CHOIR.
the war
A Powerful Disinfectant, Germicide, with
Antiseptic and Deodoriser.
In handy tins, containing' about gallon. Price reduced owing to the high rate of exchange to
$2.25 per tin.
their work and in
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17. 1919.
DAY BY DAY.
GRATITUDE IS THE FAIREST BLOSSOM WHICH SPRINGS FROM THE SOUL..
CURRENT COIN.
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THE C.M. A.
ECHO OF 1906 TYPHOON
APPEAL TO ANGLICANS.
been
[BY MERCATOR."} The plea made by "Enharmonic" in our issue of Thursday last for
America is awake the formation of a Male Voice
to the inenace to her Eastern trade Bishop has been
The following appeal from the SHIP SALVED AND Choir in Hongkong is one that Saturday's health return was a development by the
SKELETON FOUND. issued. ta bas everything to commend it blank sheet.
feverish members of the Anglican com- extension of Japanese steamship munion=-
A grim object was brought to In recent years, choirs of this
routes, and is now taking steps to
light when the hulk of a steamer kind have become increasingly The second of the St. Andrew's combat it by establishing ation is very desirous of extending typhoon was raised the other The Committee of this Associa- which was sunk in the 1906- popular at Home, though practice dances takes place at special service to Caleatta. With its usefulness, and I
naturally interfered the City Hall to-morrow evening. this end in view the United States cordially commend their efforts. firm, the Kwong Man Shang. most day by an enterprising Chinese Shipping Board has assigned to The Association has for many of Samshuipo. many instances caused the break- The Kowloon Bowling Green the Pacific Mail Steamship Com-years 120 of organisations of this Club is holding its annual "At pany for a permanent service to agency for disseminating
The skeleton & most valuable of a human being was discovered kind. We see, however, from Home оп papers to hand that the activities Members will be "At Home" Caddopeak. Doylestown, Lake extension in South China, promo dividual had met
Saturday next. Calcutta the stee! steamers curate knowledge of Church which indicated that the in- ac in the forecastle in a position of these choirs are being resum-during the afternoon.
Gilpin. Lake Farmingdale, Lake ting prayer for it, and collecting through being cooped up in the ed. The time, therefore, for the
his death Fielding, Lake Gitano and Lake funds. Never were its efforts cabin when the ship sank. initiation of such a movement in
Faulk. These vessels are of a more needed. Intelligent Chin- Hongkong is now opportune.
similar type to those established by ese in all parts of this vast which brought up the ship from Provided an enthusiastic leader
the Shipping Board of the United Diocese are literally asking for its resting place at the bottom of Whether the enterprising firm came forward, there should be no
States for the difficulty, whatever in getting
Service, which becomes necessary
Trans-Pacific the facts of our faith. Schools the barbour, near Samshuipo, is together the personnel for such a
to adopt as a means for the exten- ches are filled, but the labourers doubtful, as the condition of the are crowded and Chinese Chur well rewarded for its efforts is choir here. Besides the consider-
sion of the facilities beyond their are few. able British population, there are The total output of the Kailan present terminal ports in China many other European residents Mining Adminstration's mines and the Philippines. This will
vessel after lying in the water also add for the week ending 1st Novem-enable American shippers to enjoy
is such from the Services, ber. amounted to 88,009 tons the same
when the new and the sales during the period obtained on foreign lines in con-
nection with the issuance through bills of lading. tumour which is being circulated The outside that the boats mentioned above are the property of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company and not the Shipping Board's is unfounded. These vessels are under the control of the U. S.
here, whlist if we the men especially
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD., regiment arrives, it should be all
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.
Telephone: No. 1. A.B.C., 5th edition. Western Union. Office addresa: 11, Ice House Street.
MARRIAGE
WALLACE-CLEGG.-A: Union Church on 14th November, by Rev. 3. Kirk Maconachie, Charles Wallace, son of Mrs. Wallace, Crosshill, Glasgow, Scotland, to Margaret Alene, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Russell Clegg, of Seattle, Wash. U. & A.
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17. 1919.
FRANCE AND ENGLAND.
easy matter to form a choir of anything from a hundred to two hundred voices. Such a body, unconnected with any existing organisation would be of immense social benefit. and would bring together various classes finding common meeting ground in lave of singing.
EASILY POSSIBLE.
B
We know instances of this kind members drawn from all walks Home where choirs with in life have had
enormously successful careers and whose activities, apart altogether from
tart
one
with another
men
The fourteenth issue of the new Street Index. by Mr. Arthur Chapman, Government Assessor, revised and corrected to date, is to be issued about the end of this month
to 75,382 tons.
An old Chinese was yesterday admitted to the Government Civil Hospital in consequence of injuries he sustained, said to have been caused by falling down a flight of steps.
Miss
facilities that are
years.
At
at
cessory prayer, and generous that it can only be regarded as
Two things are asked :-Inter- for fourteen giving.
the scrappiest of scrap iron. whole church, intercessions for remains of it is now lying at Prayer--Ia union with the any rate. the vessel-or what of missione will be held at St: the Company's
December 3rd. Andrew's tide November 26th- Samshuipo, awaiting anything
slipway November 26th a special service
On Wednesday that can be done with her. of Intercession will be held in St. John's Cathed al at 6.30 p.m. Church people are asked to book;
THREE FIRES.
the date and attend. On Tuesday Decembar 2nd there will be the
ELEVEN MATSHEDS
DESTROYED.
A matshed fire of an extensive.
Shipping Board, and under the customary chain of silent inter- nature which occurred in Yaumati local agency of the Pacific Mail.cessory prayer in the Cathedral. yesterday resulted in damage Giving. Much f the splendid estimated at $3,560. The fire
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nature of the canised
The wedding will take place shortly of Mr. Henri Cayrou, Manager of the Far East Oxy. Acetylene Company. to sident at the Italian Convent. Silvie de Coeli, at present re-trade will soon give us serious great peril of being closed owing in the Government quarries in The rapid strides in Japan's work of the C. M. S. is now in originated in one of the matshets mental qualms. Since she emerg-to the enormous loss in exchange. Nathan Road, close to the Yau- ed from her seclusion in 1894 her The sovereign which friends in mati British School, from a spark suicide by hanging himself from Prior to 1894 her total import and and a half dollars now instead of which were being carried out in A Chinese male has committed rise has been an astonishing one. England give only realises four cassed by blasting operations, the musical aspect of the a tree. on the matter, bave broken down many Belcher's Street. The body was Within four years it had grown to Loadan secretary has telegraphed inflammable
hillside above-port trade stood at £18,000,000. ten or eleven before the war. The close proximity to the shed. The socia! barriers by bringing discovered by the Police who re- 438,000,000. Before the Russian to us to prepare for considerable into close and personal con- moved it to the Public Mortuary war her trade had advanced to retrenchment this winter, and matsheds to be rapidly involved the other wh otherwise would probably
£11,000,000, and within a year this at a time when we hoped to in the fire which was also sided The following telegrann was after the conclusion of peace it had advance our Evangelistic work! by the strong wind then blowing. ver meet. A Male Voice received by the American Con-grown to £34,000,000. In a period I appeal to the local Church Eleven matsheds were destroyed Choir too. is far easier to estatsulate General, Hongkong. from of 25 years during which she Missionary Association to come in spite of the efforts exerted by lish than a Philharmonic Society, the Manila Oservatory at 9.56 fought three successful wars her forward and supply this seed the Fire Brigate in pumping a since its efforts would be confined p.m. on Saturday?-Typhoon is or trade has increased more than Mrs. Knight of 2, Mountain View, large quantity of water into the to choruses. glees, quartettes and about 125 degrees Long E. 13 2000 per cent. the like and there would thus no: degrees Let
The following the Peak is the Secretary and flames. be the difficulty of finding highly stationary.
almost figures are instructive:-
Major Walmsley of Queen's Gar-j Before Chinese war,
dens, the Treasure:
The overheating of a store is approximately... £18.000.000.
given as the cause of another Before Russian war £61,000,000. After Chinese war... £38,000,000.
fire which broke out at 4.15 p.m. After Russian war... 254,000,000. FRAWLEY COMPANY. the inmates, quickly quelled the yesterday at No. 22 Tatit Street, Kowloon. The Police, aided by Before World war... £136,000,000. After World war
outbreak, the damage caused by t .£400,000,000.
which is estimated at $300. America is going vigorously
N..
was
boat.
free
harbour.
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G. H. VICTORIA, HONGKONG,
HUGE SUCCESS ON SATURDAY:
ย
THE CABARET.
THE CORONET.
There is one of the greatest romances of civilisation in the story talented soloists which is exper- of the very rest friendship existing between Britain and France.ienced when essaying oratorios. Each in their way representative of the highest and best that man It is notorious, also, that even the at 4.45 p.m. on Saturday from the The War Bugler was launched has yet found possible in the realm of control and government, most ordinary vocalist can take building yard of the Taikoo these two great nations, une a republic and the other a democratic his place in monarchy, are united by a common purpose and ideal that forms provided
male choir Dockyard and Engineering Co., be has one of the brightest auguries of the present disturbed times. One musical knowledge to learn his gracefully performed by Mrs. sufficient the naming ceremony being has only to go back to Waterloo to find these nations engaged as part. He by no means needs Reid as the vessel commenced to protagonists in, what was then, one of the greatest of wars, and for to be soloist. But with the move down the ways. This vessel
A fire broke out as No. 10, years afterwards there was an enmity between the two peoples that talent that we have in Hong- is the third of the 8,000 ton dead-to the shipbuilding trade, and
Triangle Street, on the ground was very real. To be & Frenchman was to be despised by an kong it should be easily possible weight standard steamers being way, too, as to seek to the Theatre Royal on Saturday a state of incipiene
There was a bumper house at by the inmates whilst still in floor, yesterday. It was put out Englishmen and there was a very free reciprocity of the feeling to get a really well-balanced choir built by the Company to the order eclipse every ship-building record night when the Frawley It was not until comparatively late days that this mistrus: gave together, including a sufficient of the Ministry of Shipping world. The motive power in this Parlour, Bedroom and Bas place to a broader toleration that eventually grew into a fast number of good voices to take Another vessel of the same type
yet established in any port of the friendship. The late King Edward and French statesmen of his time the solos, duets and quartettes is still on the steeks and will be
presented that mostlaughable play saw that it was to both countries' good that there should be a close which in concert
shipbuilding crusade is the and cordial understanding. The Entente Cordile sounded a very usually intersperse the purely
programmes launch-i shortlvi
American Government
The play was gone through itself.
"The Come Back, now being strange thing when it was first spoken and written about, but it was choral work. If one of our leading
Two of the steamers now being acterizes the Frawley shows, only Metro production which, after with the same swing as char-'shown at the Coronet, is another an Entente that was destined to make the path of history. Realising musical men would call a meeting trading junk was sailing in the They are to be 1,000 feet long,
On the 11th instant whilst a
built will certainly "lick creation." the growing threat of Germany, and rightly interpreting the of those interested in the formation vicinity of Kongmoon it
it was perhaps the funniest the being screened with good results, significance of her military and naval programmes, France and of such a Choir, we are certain that boarded by three men armed with Ther will be fitted as palaces members of the cast without depicts the dissipations of the
102 feet beam, 35 feet draft, with
yer staged during its as indicated in England became bound together by
the a gross tonnage of 55,000 tons. with laughable situations. The completes its run to-night. It prince that dictated the response would be altogether revolvers, who after driving the in the best American style, and exception performed brilliantly. "waste" son of a lumber king season here. The play bristles, houses on Saturday and Sunday. crowded Britain's course of action when Germany launched forth the fiat gratifying. of war. And side by side, sharing sacrifices unprecedentedly TRADE 'MISSION.
crew into a hold, proceeded to will be very fast, having a 'speed Homer Barton, and Rodney Hilde who collosal, these two nations with their Allies have emerged victorious
transfer her cargo of rice and of thirty knots, which is a record brand were as usual very excell sense of the value of money from out of the sorest trial ever imposed on the nations of the earth.
There is more than usual of then sailed the junk to an unbiggest jump in
sugar into their own boat. They for vessels of their size and the
does Lot possess the of things that count more-buman trust, sympathy, and deep week-end batch of cables. Far where they left it to make good highest rate of speed attained by Fletcher They have been impoverished in material things but in the realminterest to Hongkong in
the known place in Chinese territory made at one time. Hitherto the indispensable,
ent, speed ever Beatrice Prentice were absolutely continually making calls on him Clarebel Fontaine and which his progenitor has and is friendship they have yet to realise all the gain that has been made. Eastern topics taking quite a their escape with their
President Poincare, the elected First Person of France, is being prominent place. The explana- When the crew of the pirated knots. The vessel that created provoker. The play was so good, when, after a quarrel with his... and Charlotte for a cheque to cover his latest entertained in London, by the popularly acclaimed King of England. tion given a to China's exact jurk finally managed to
ocean liners has been about 26 and the visit has given the people at Home an opportunity of position in the League of Nations themselves, they found that $1,070 Lusitania which could do 2512 in convenient to give a repeat a lumber camp where, remaining - great laughter plunge. The reformation comes demonstrating the depth, and reality of the nations friendship and the question of a further worth of rice and sugar had been
this record
that not a few people will hope father who tells bim that be is the ill-fated was Renter's summary of the speeches that have been delivered loan to China are topics that stolen.
the Frawley Company will find not "worth his salt," he starts for reveal that on both sides of the Channel there is an intense appre-might form subjects for lengthy
knots. The proposed speed of ciation of the deeper values of the Alliance. Ahead of all nations writing, but what is of more
30 knots is only rendered possible
performance.
incognito, and by dint of hard lies the great task of reconstruction and in a spirit of mutual trust direct interest to Hongkong is garments brought by her mis- whether these reasels would be On an accusation of theft of the recent improvement in
To-right Scandal is the work and fighting against his and good fellowship France and Britain can give a lead of incalcul.the proposal by the Manches-tress, a Chinese female servant able to come into the Hongkong turbine engines. It is doubtful
attraction.
craving for intoxicants, he regains able benefit. The two nations, working out their own destinies, canter and Blackburn Chambers was arrested in Yaumati the
his manbrod and strength to the proceed together along the paths of peace, giving mutual assistance of Commerce that a commercial other day. Whilst in her cell
extent of not only successfully in the knowledge that they are indissolubly united because of the Far East. It is reported that a man engaged in the act of run- The mining industry of Austra
mission should be sent to the she was perceived by a police-
contending against the camp bully recent common endurance and triumph. The thought is one that|
but. incidentally, in winning from should give a common inspiration. We have seen that in the process has been received by Sir Hamar her idea apparently being to to that of South Africa, being
him the girl he loves. Whilst in of establishing the League of Nations France, has been among the
deputation from these Chambers ning her head against the wall, lia is suffering in a way similar
the camp he succeeds in dis- first to make the way easy, showing a trust and confidence that Greenwood, who is Head of the commit suicide. Sergeant Mar- gradually brought to a standstill hold the Cabaret, in aid of the ber shipments, a
covering the thieves who had constitutes an example to all other nations of the earth--some of Department of Overseas Trade, phy brought up the case before because the price of gold is in- Hongkong Fund for War De- had hitherto given great trouble
It has now been decided to been tampering with the lum-- whom, however, are still so unenlightened as to be tinkering about and that Sir Hamar strongly Mr. R. O. Hutchison this mora-sufficient to pay the cost of work-vastated Villages in France, at to the directorate of the concern. with reservations and conditions. France has accepted her equal favours the Mission. We have ing. when the woman with a ing. It is therefore interesting to the Defence Corps Headquarters The news of his son's good efforts fact which share of the League's burden, and is willing to share all the risks when it was raised solely in the plained that the accusation was yield
referred to the question before, lugubrious Britain, too, has given a solemn earnest, and the dual examples
counter ance com- note that the Australian gold on Friday, December 19th, from 9 gives great joy to the lumber should prompt a following. Only when naticas, the wide world interests of cotton dealers, and
shrank in value over, show towards each other that same respose and trust as remarked that the difficulty of the girl stole the garments and 1918. In 1914 there were 30,000
false one, that it was not true £8,700,000 in 1914 to £5,078,000 in 20th, from 3 to 7 p.m.
from to 12 p.m. and on Saturday, the king who welcomes him to his Britain and France are showing to-day will there be any hope of expense. which was then the that she was seen wearing one
arms, not overlooking the new a war-free world. For this reason the friendship of France for be got over if the Chambers mand was ordered to enable than 17,000. In Western Austra-be tos, dancing, the Tombola and!
The Friday function will be in addition to the family which his one hindering England is a very bright light, pointing the road.
men employed in the industry; the nature of a masked ball, hopeful son brings from the factor, might of them under her jacket. A re- to-day the number is not more whilst on the Saturday there will lumber camp. We, in Hongkong, are acon to be given opportunities of showing that for the desolated districts of France we have a keen and share the cost of the Mission. It
of Commerce interested and farther investigations- te Government agreed
to be lia the number of producing an Everything" Store.
As 8 story the practical sympathy. Following an appeal by Mrs. Basil Taylour
to made.
film is mines has dropped from 649 to prizes for the Tombola have been are numerous passages providing The rather stereotyped, but there and the publication of a touching pen picture from a lady who has cable, that some such procedure prosecuted this morning, before 1,000oz per annum was was 91 in
444, while in Viétoria the number kindly travelled the districts devastated by war, there has been organised
would seem, according to Reuter's Junk Inspector A. Delgado of mines producing more than Portuguese community.
presented by. the plenty of humour and excitement. a very worthy effort to raise funds to succour those who have lost will be adopted. The commercial Captain Basi! Teylour, RN, 1914 and 86 in 1914. The prices
To add to the attractiveness of their homes and possessions. On Saturday we published a synopsis, who stand to benefit by the Marine Magistrate, Leung Mul, of everything used in mining East to three instead of twelve, Pathe Gazette.
the programme, there is a Harold of the programme, which includes a special gymkhana at Happy results of a mission, should not boatwoman of trading junk No. bare greatly increased. In some and the Government's contribu-i
Lloyd comedy and an interesting Valley, a lecture by a Dutch lady who has had intimate experience of the havoc wrought by war, a cabaret, tea dance and tombola at Department which exists to foster failing to report the arrival of her a total increase of 222 per cent. grudge a contribution to its T. 3338 with failing to renew cases the increase amounts to Defence Corps Headquarters, a day on which little floral emblema will overseas trade, could legitimately junk on various occasions. The Side by side with these handicaps ing against this and bave made Dispensary is considered by him similarly, the her licence on 11th July and 600 per cent. Thirty items show the, whole expense. The Man- ricksha coolie between the Star tion to £3,000 instead of covering The distance covered by a be sold by the Portuguese community, and theatrical performances share the cost, because, by so junk inspector said that he saw upon production, wages have gone strong representations that the to be worth more than five cents chester cotton interests are kick- Ferry wharf and the Kowloon in Chinese Theatres. The programme reminds one of those days doing, it would be carrying out defendant's junk and on examin-up by leaps and bounds. The original scheme should be adhered When Mr. Mukerjee, an assistant during the year when Hongkong periodically opened its purse the very function for which it ing her licence found it expired irony of the situation is that the to strings for the benefit of war charities. The need was then great, was established. and, in the present instance, it is not so very much less. The founts living in the Far East well said that in July her junk was gold, is the greatest producer of not be arranged before next year. mentioned distance, it was turned of a great deal of war-time charity have dried up, and there is knows only the fringe of its com- pirated near Taisham and her the precious metal and yet is un-I do not see what earthly use down and its owner treated to As everyone on 11th July last. The defendant British Empire is in dire need of out. Arany rate, the Mission can- fare to the coolie for the afore- We shall see how things pan at the Dispensary, ofered this danger that in these days of peace people will forget those to whom mercial possibilities has been husband was taken away and able to concert measures to main-another Mission to the Far East some the war has meant ruin and desolation. Hongkong is going to be touched, and if traders at House Beld to ransom for $3,000 and 20 tain production. taken out of that forgetfulness, and apart from the pleasures that will be afforded by the round of enjoyments arranged, there should could be brought to more fully taels of opium. She did not re-
is going to do. The reports of language. Mr. Mukerjee then very uncomplimentary be a very liberal response to the opportunity. France is to England there is out here they be Taisham she was afraid of the is still being discussed at Home. Manchester merchants all the Court this morning to give
realise what a tremendous maket part the piracy anywhere. something more than a neighbouring country; it is a land that is
the Blackburn Chambers of Com- gave the coolie into Police A Trade Missionto the Far East merca China Mission will give custody, and he appeared in very dear to us now; and to the French people Hongkong can send inclined to give local buss pirates and did not now she The British Treasury wishes to information they seek. Japanese evidence. The coolls was fined
message of help that will make them reallas that there is a push British trading interests fined $10.
men more help and fell to could report it here. sympathy and friendship that has a value beyond all, intrinsic things.
She was limit the membership of the pro-land American competition is not -84 by the Magistrate, Mr. R. O.
posed Trade Mission to the Far to be belittled..
Hutchison.
expense, and
At
TO HELP THE FRENCH FUND.