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NOTES & COMMENTS.
THE NEW GARRISON REGIMENT.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25. 1919.
DAY BY DAY.
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WHEN WE DO GOOD TO PELLOW- SUFFERERS WE INVEST IN A SAVINGS BANK FROM WHICH THE HEART RECEIVES THE INTEREST.
During the week-sud. the Colony expected to welcome the 2nd. Battalion of the Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regi- ment). but owing to the very
A most enjoyable dance was the boat conveying them, the s. s., being very largely attended. heavy weather prevailing outside held at the U.S.R.C. last night, Trasos Montes, has not arrived
up to the time of writing. The arrival of a new Garrison Regi- ment bere serves to remind one of the long list of Regiments of the Line that have been stationed here in recent years, and it would be interesting to go back and recall a few of the former units, Within the last twenty years there have been
than fewer
ten OT
In a sudden squall which arose in the early hours of yesterday morning. a foki of the Kowloon Godown Lighter No. 81, which was ring near the Taikoo Docks, fell overboard and was, drowned.
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AN ISLANDER'S DIARY.
[BY
AJAX."]
UNION CHURCH.
LAST NIGHTS SOCIAL GATHERING,
B
THE WILTSHIRES,
ARRIVAL IN HONGKONG,
10
A ROUGH PASSAGE.
In the whole course of a life-
To conclude the celebrations of time, I do not recollect feeling the diamond jubilee of Union
The Trasos Montes arrived" so much difficulty in expressing Church a social gathering was my thoughts las on the subject held in the adjacent hall last this morning at 11 o'clock from Singapore with the 2nd Battalion of the harlot in our midst. I am evening, when there was
of the Wiltshire Regiment. She taken aback and in danger of gratifyingly large
was expected here on Saturday, foundering, and feel in a bad way Speeches were delivered, there but came in to-day owing to the
an enjoyable musical so far as putting my thoughts into was
terrific wind and high seas she expression is concerned. There programme, refreshments
encountered on Friday morning.
one.
attendance.
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is nothing so affective as restrain-served, and the evening proved The crew of the vessel state that ed writing. The tendency to to be an exceedingly pleasant
it WAS the fiercest wind exaggerate is difficult to combat,
The Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie
they have ever experienced. but I want to congratulate the
The Captain and the crew worked introduced the Robt. MacWhirter" upon the presided and A Chinese girl 19 years of age, manner in which he forbore from Bishop (Dr. Lander). In doing so very hard. The gale started on noring at Temple Street, Yaumat, over-estimating the effects of the he referred to the bond of good Friday morning and spent is eleven was yesterday rescued from the bawdy houses on the Colony Christian denominations in the Other ships in the same area
health.
✡
The martyr and the rake- He fashions each for His own
ends
Doyle.
Its vital part to take
feeling existing
between all
force on Saturday at 2 o'clock.
difficulties.
Colony. If there happened to be were in distress. A tramp vessel any little differences, then the asked for help on Friday night, The harlot and the anchorite-Singapore papers came out with but the transport was herself in
the heading Ecclesiastical Quarrel in Hongkong." but he board. The bridges were knocked Great havoc was caused on was glad to
say that there
about and one of the life boats Was no such thing known.
was carried away whilst other The Bishop spoke very ap five were greatly damaged. The preciatingly of the work that Mr.wireless was broken; in fact Maconachie and the Union Church
this was the frst thing were doing. There were diversi- to go. The hospital was but there was the same spirit. flooded and one of the Having referred to how the Union Sagways was blown off. There Church bad co-operated in many board. The wireless was repaired was a great deal of sickness an morements here, he concluded by on Sunday. The vessel on arrival celebration. congratulating the Church on its went alongside in the Naval
Camber.
different regimental Battaligns. harbour inta which she had It was either in 1902 or 1903 that thrown herself in an attempt to the Welsh Fusiliers came out. end her life. The motive for her and this regiment was followed rash act is ascribed to unrequited by the Notts. and Derby Regi-love. ment. In 1907 a battalion of the Middlesex relieved them, and
A Chinese passenger by the following them were battalions of. the 3rd. Buffs (West Kents), Empress of Asia, was to-day fined: K.OY.L.I., and the D.C.LI. In $10 for the unlawful possession September 1914, the 2nd. Batt. of a revolver. The lightness of D.C.L.I., departed for India, after the fine is due to the fact that wards seeing service in the war, he was a bona fide traveller. The and the Shropshires (a Territorial revolver was found in his over-
A similar campaign to abolish Battalion) came to the Colony coat.
these houses was started in 1907, early in 1915. The history now be
1908, and 1909. The Government comes more recent and the major-
The Hongkong Tramway Com- would not do anything. Many ity of residents remember when pany's receipts for the week end-years ago, when Mr. Taft was the Shropshires left for France, ed November 22, totalled $13.004. President of America, after he Middlesex who did such fine work over the same week last rear. pines and Secretary of War, he how they were followed by the which is an increase of $288 had been Governor of the Philip- later in Siberia under Col. John For the 47 weeks of the year, the started a movement to run these Ward, M.P. and how the Man-takings total $649,815,
women out of the East, as they chesters in August of last year represents an increase of $36.493 claimed to be American citizens. came to pecupr the garrison.over the same weeks in 1918.
The truth of the matter is that The Wiltshires are now coming among us and we join in giving
they are not all Americans. them a hearty welcome. volunteered for service men are mostly young, who have having done their bit during the Hongkong ought to be sally proud to have them, and we sincerely trust that they will Colony than a garrison unit usually is,
war.
which
The Five revolvers and 1.000 rounds of ammunition were the extent of after haul which the Water Police
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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25. 1919.
CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM.
THE RETURNED MEN.
The trouble is that there is a
may get worse.
out?
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we
ties of method between Churches
Congratulations were also ex-
The battalion had a lovely trip for the 14 hours of bad weather up till Singapore, and execpt
leaving
pressed by the Rev. C. A Gim- blett, of the Wesleyan Church, Dr. T. W. Pearce, of the London Mission, and Dr. Wan on behalf that they experienced af of the Chinese congregation.
that port the voyage It was announced by Mr. C. C. Was very pleasant. During the Hickling that the subscriptions course, but on Saturday she was gale the vessel went off her to the special fund being raised again on her right track.
now totalled $10,970.
Dr. G. H. Bondfield gave an
Mr. J. H. Wallace Mr. A. G. Gordon
200
$300
100
The Wiltshire Regiment band is a very fine one.
The following are the names of some of the officers:-
Colonel Wyndham (in com- mand)
Majors Law, Timmis Culver. Le Huquet and Raps, D.S.O.
Captains Beaver, M.C., Hooper... Legg. M.C., James, M.C., Betts. O'Hanlon, M.C., and Blackly.
Lieutenants Doddington, Beaven, Sargeaunt, Hicks, and 100 Welsford, M. C.
The second battalion of the made on the Empress of Asia on demand for this sort of business,
Wiltshire Regiment comprises 670 its arrival here yesterday, and if this source is closed, you interesting address, recalling pasz
men and 24 officers. There are 24 Chinese passenger was arrested sold as the hills and a necessary for support to the Fund beings were landed on shore at Prostitution is times and making a strong appeal harried men with families. The Police Court on a obama of being Christ and it has badled hundreds and was to-day remanded at the
evil.” It existed long before raised.
12.3. and distributed to Murray. in possession of the arms. Mr. of reformers. There are many announced that the Rev. Wil-Barracks. Fifteen officers have During the evening it was Mount Austin and Victoria M. K. Lo is defending.
who cling to the view that the liams, & former pastor of the been located in Murray Barracks abolition of the "American" Church, would be coming up from and some will be housed in the Mr. Justice Gompertz, who re- Apropros of the closing thought, tumed by the Empress of Asia good.
houses will do more harm than | Australia to act as Minister Peak Hotel for the time being. we should like to refer to a pre- yesterday goes into his old dividuals of this class here, most on furlough.
They are only fifteen in- whilst Mr. Maconachie is away vious suggestion of ours that the position of Puise Judge. Mr. of them old and with no chance young men of the Colony who Melbourne, who has acted as of increasing
Hearty rutes of thanks were have returned to take up civil life Puisne
their number: passed to the speakers and to Judge during Mr. why not allow them after war service should get to-Gompertz's absence, will in a few die
to those who had contributed to the After all, gether into some
the programme. sort of an days revert, to
these being Miss the post Association to see if they cannot Registrar, which will be vacated Hongkong. Why should
of evil is not so very pronounced in Mitchell, Mrs. McLeod, Mr. G. do something to make the lot of by Mr. H. 4. Nisbet, on his drive a few of these girls out
MeLeod and Mr. Anderson, The garrison soldiers а little
THREE QUARTER CENFURY brighter and
leaving the Colony on furlough, and perhaps get Chinese to re- more cheerful.
FUND. Hongkong is the only place in the
place them?
G. M. S. Far East where there has been no The good news that a Chinese
Anon attempt made to perpetuate that woman living in Walchai had feeling of comradeship which as won $77) in a Chinese lottery The real complaint against soldiers all these men shared, brought озы her track
these ill-fame houses is that Mr. and Mrs. J. Mitchell It is not The fact that the people of the Crown Colony of Malta are to selves to
tribute to them- | Chinese, who, representing them-iquors are allowed to be served. A. K. H. find that in this solves, as the members of a on which the proprietor of the R. H.... be entrusted with full responsible control of purely local affairs wasternmost British nodoubt be seized upon by supporters of the Hongkong Constitutional nothing has been done in the way to
Colony certain club, ached the woman business makes big sums. It is The Hon. H. E. Pollock
join them, after paying this which has ruined
most Anon Reform Association as a valid argument why their aspirations of getting together. Aparta yearly subscription $15 young men, and the practice Mr. J. L. McPherson should be put into offert. That it is a reason why there should be from promoting the social in- Their hopes of having a share should be stopped by a regula- Mr. Jas. Macdonald... some reform of the mode of government in Hongkong we agree. rerests of its members, such an in the woman's good fortune tion immediately. The lavish Mr. M. M. Murray though it by no manner of means implies that the demands of the Association in Hongtang could received a se:-back when the dispensation of drinks that is Mr. A. Stevenson Association named should be conceded.
A larger measure of very easily show interest in all woman refused to join the club, aparted to be going on in mese Mr. R. Hunter... control over purely domestic issues and the recognition of the Service man hers, and perform & By threatening ber. they at last bouses night after night is the Mr. T. Oliphant, elective principle are points with which we are in full sympathy.ork that would be intensely succeeded in obtaining the $13, main source of revenue for these Mr. 2. D. Wilson but the cumbersome programme, full of anomalies, by which
appreciated and at the same time but were later arrested by the people, and it the authorities Mr. P. W. R.... Constitutional Reform Association seeks to attain thus ends is one will supported by other residents. Police on the receipt of informa were to take action on the lines Mr. J. M. Smyth to which we cannot subscribe and with which the community Whether it is the feeling that tion from the woman. Both the have suggested, they would help "Sugar" generally is, we believe, not enamour d. Hongkong and Malla are publishness would not permit of arrested men were to-day sen-
to close down some of these not Colonies to which the same set of conditions applies, and thus die successful running of such an tenced to six weeks' hard labour institutions. what might be possible in the one case might not be wise or politic association or what else, we do at the Magistracy. in the other. In point of fact, Malta has long had a form of not know, but it does seem a pity government far more democratic than we have in Hongkong, and that those who left the Colony to one which in many respects is fairer to the public than the scheme fight 5nd no pleasure in any advocated by our own Constitutional Reform Association, since all concerted action. ite Unofficial members are returned by direct rote-there is nothing of that nominative principle which the Hongkong Association wants WHAT'S WRONG. to see perpetuated.
live in
twn
of
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Mr. D. McNeill... Mr. John McIntyre Mr. W. Kerr ... Mr. T. L. Scott Dr. G. H. Thomas Anon
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to crush this hydra-headed beast Mrs. L. J. Craig
100
Second-Lieutenants Farmer and
100 Anderson.
100
Most of the men have seen
100 active service.
100
75
50
50
50
TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
Rebuilding operations in Re- 50 gent Street will deprive London: 50 of a couple of lions (says the 50 Mrning Post.) But they will 50 bardly be missed in that which 40 is the most leonine of all London 30 streets, with its numerous lions 30 couchout, rumpunt, its lions wal
ing, and one lion climbing a flag- 25 staff. It was the architectural 25 fashion of the epoch when 25 Regent Street WBS bu it 25 to sprinkle about lions in 25 stone and plaster. A study of Greater London's lions, their 25 various attitudes and expressions, 25is worth while. Perhaps the
most humorous in expression are
25 the lions at the Bushey Park en- 25 trance to Hampton Court. They 2 look as if they had got up on the 20wrong side of their lairs and their 20 breakfasts had thoroughly dis- 20 agreed with them.
to
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tried by Mr. R. O. Hutchison at
If the Police isolated these so. A number of opium cases were called American harlots in & the Police Court this morning and prevented them from pursuing Mr. R. A. Ferguson.
certain quarter, say at West Point, Miss Mitchell... Many and various were the ex-their calling in the very heart of Mr. A. G. Passmore Undoubtedly, there is some-to offer. The first man, charged alcoholic drinks being stocked or Mr. D. McNeillie cuses which the defendants had the city and also prohibited Mr. A. Hamilton Let us look at the form of Government which prevails in Malta. thing permeating residents gener: with being in possession of 14 served to any one on the premises Mr. John Russell before recalling the measure which the Hongkong Constitutional ally that kills any attempt to get taels, which were seized on the it would serve to stamp the evil Mr. R. Wallace Reform Association wants to see adopted here.. As in this Colony, anything of this nature going. so in Malta, the government is vested in an Elecutive Council and There is scarcely any interests.8. Sunning, stated that the tea out in the course of time. Most Mr. R. K. Duncan a Legislative Council, though the latter in Malta is named the taken in communal socialness-
pot basket in which the of these women are reputed to be J. McC.... Council of Government. The Executive Council comprises a dozen the thing simply does not exist. drug was concealed was picked considerably rich. Some of them, Mr. H. Griffin members, only two of whom are Uncficials, whilst the Council of People don't like to be told so bad eight taels and was arrested lot
up by him. Another Chinese who I am told, have subscribed a Inspector John Grant Government has nine Official and eigh: Unofficial members, besides but it is nevertheless a fact that
money tc war Mr. D. Muir the President and the Vice-President, the former of whom is the
on the Tung Wah Wharf said a loans, we are a conglomeration of little friend gave him the stuff to bring British. They had money
both American end Mr. John Ferguson Governor. All the Unofficials are elected, whilst neither the Pro-social cliques, and groups. Soci- back into the country.
to Mr. J. C. Fletcher sident nor the Vice-President has an original or casting vote. For ally we
These invest and they invested it in Mr. H. Dingen the purpose of returning Unofficial members, the islands are divided compartments, and a very great and $500 respectively. A fine of social conditions in Shanghai, for Mr. W. Brown
water-tight to defendants were fined $1,000 that way. Anybody who knows H. H. S. into eight electoral districts, returning one member each, the total deal number of electors being about 7,500. It is interesting to note that for those holding commissions the inflicted on & Chinese arrested on permitting these bouses. Verbum Mr. S. Gray
is lost by it. Except $300, or two months, was also example, will be in favour of Mr. D. Keith the qualifications for voting are that the voter shall be 21 years of military population is unknown the ss. Tientein. He had four sapienti sat est. The only way Mr. D. Neilson age, of British nationality and that he either have an income from by the civilian: those residents taels of the drug. immovable property of £6 per annum or that he pay rent to the who live at Koalcon would not same amount or be qualified to serve as a common juror.
be known by those on the Peak: From the foregoing it is obvious that conditions are totally Naval Dockyard people are con- different in Malta from what they are here, and we cannot conceive sidered very "cheap" by sogie that even the Constitutional Reformers would favour an electorate who have a habit of looking down based on like considerations. But there are two points in the their noses; and so the merry Malta Constitution which we should like to see in force here, and circles go round. A man's posi- Corporation has been discussing ing proportion of bachelors. If Mr. G. McLeod
Bombay, Oct. 21--The Bombay | Hongkong has a very predominat- Mr. J. Maclachlan these are the election, as distinct from nomination, of all the tion is considered of more impor- its constitution which the Bumbas these bachelors were to join the D. G. N. Unofficials, and the division of the Colony into electoral districts. Under such arrangements, even without the Unofficial majority, It's been going on for a long alter with a view to making it houses would not
tance than his human worth. Government proposes to radically ranks of the Benedicts, these Mr. G. Gerrard
be able to Mr. W.L. Handyside... which is open to objections, we should get a more representative time, and we don't suppose more democratic. After several exist.
Collections in Union body of men serving us on the Council, and a way would be opened that we shall alter it. animated discussions, in which
Church 16/11/19 and for meeting the demands of Kowloon to distinctive representation. But it is just as well to refer to some personalities were
23/11/19... According to the Constitutional Reform programme, of the proposed these things sometimes to bring changed: it was decided to support
previously A greater danger to the Colony nine Unofficial members only three would be chosen by direct vote people to a realisation that there a proposal that the number of is the so-called laundresses who
acknowledged... of the community. But worse than that, it would be possible for could be something better. The members should he increased to go over every ship that come into some people to weild ng fewer than three votes that is, if they men who have been away to fight 190, the retention of the principle harbour, ostensibly for washing. 1 appened to be at the same time members of the Chamber of know what it is to lose all social of the corporation, the adoption! Thirty-five per cent. of the craw Commeme, mumbered amongst the Justices of the Peace and dignity and bow much nearer of rental and ratal basis as fall victims to these laundresses. were eligible for Jury Service. When we think of these features they came to the heart of things qualification for voting-payment Young seaman and marines, of the Constitutional Reform proposals, need it be wondered that in consequence. If they would of Rs. 20 per month rent or Rs scarcely out of their teens, who do are indignant at the breaking of tion, erer memorabi to Scotsmen, in the Address of Welcome the Governor should be informed that only get together now and do 20 per annum in rates carrying not know enough of the world to an ancient unwritten law against was signe 1. Athro which public opinion is divided on the subject? We want reform, yes, something for those who are as the privilege of municipal fran act for themselves, have had their Sunday fishing. The high prices was then known as Aberbroth- But most assuredly the community does not desire the granting of they themselves once were, it chise. The retention of gran- careers blighted by this practice paid for fish is said to have induced wick, is, as reeders of Scott's the demands favoured by this Association with a high-sounding would be a new and very welcome duates and lawyers on the voting of allowing laundresses to board Scotch crews to name but with only a fraction of the public at its back.
violate the novels know, the Fairport of spirit.
register was proved.
tradition.
"The Antiquary.”
THE BOMBAY CORPORATION.
CI-
is to encourage early marriages. Revd. H. R. Wells The tendency to-day is to get Anon married late. If we look round Mr. J. B. Spiers in the Colony we will realise that Mr. J. Stewart
the vessels.
*
Amounts
20
-20
20
20
Scotland's declaration of in- dependence was signed in the
20
Abbey of Arbroath, an ancient
20
burgh on the Forfarshire coast,
15
in the year 1320. To celebrate
10
suitably this bistoric event steps
10
are being taken to hold a week's
pageant and an old-world fair,
10
and an effort is to be made to
10
10
induce Royalty to take part in
10
the proceedings (remarks a Daily
5
Chronicle writer.) The King is to
5
spend a considerable part of next
361.49
7,262,69
season in Scotland, and it is hoped that His Majesty or the Prince of Wales may grace the occasion with their presence.. It may seem at first incongruous that the "King of England * should take part in a ceremony $10,134.18 at which full vent will be given to Scotia's patriotic feelings, but it show how far we have travelled I of Man-Manx fishermen since the day when the declara-
AGAINST SUNDAY FISHING.
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