MEMORIALS.
THEY WORTHY OF
THE DEAD.
A.M.B" writes to the Daily
nicle
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
THE FRENCH BATTLEFIELDS.
TOURS BY THOS, COOK AND SON.
*
DOUBLE RIKISHAS.
SINGAPORE COMMENT.
In a recent leading article the Singapore Free Press said
the
two
While much interest has been aroused on the American side of We suggest to the Legislative we too early with our war the Atlantic in projects af Tours Council that the question of the brials! The Americs to the Franch Battlefields, Thos.abolition of double rikishas, which Life has picture of Cook and Son, true to their tradi-is being brought into effect by areds of monuments with antion, have been at the front of the refusing licenses to this class of american soldier on the top and movement. Cook's having been vehicie, should be reconsidered. the shade of Michael Angelo the pioneers and best known Some years ago Sir Arthur counselling Uncle Sam not to be specialists in tourist endeavour Young had his feelings harrowed
spectacle of in too big a burry. In the back since 1841. Their wide experience by the ground are the famous antique and the completeness of their burly ruffians, money lenders or and Renaissance memoriais. It organisation give them advantage that sort of kidney being toilfully is a pertinent question to which in handling Tours of the Battle-pulled up an incline leading to the War Memorials Exhibition fields which they immediately Government Hill in one rikisha. now open at the Royal Academy put at the disposal of their He found plenty of sentimental
sympathisers, who does not give a reassuring reply. clientele.
protested 3 The result is that Tours of Bat-vehemently, from their luxurious The models there show ramarkable poverty in dealing tlefields arranged for by "Cook's" motor cars, against this cruelty with the magnificent material of have been proceeding on a very to animals, and it was determin- modern war-the steel helmets, growing scale for the past six ed, after much debate in the limit the breast harness of bombs, the months. Just as the interest of Legislative Council, to
weight knitted Balaclava helmets like the American public is turning either
of the ΟΙ the width of chain-mail, the sheepskin coal, toward trips to the Battlefields, passenger,
rikishe, so that two the trench boots, the gas helmets, Cook's find that they have per-to the and all the strange accoutrement fected all arrangements such as persons could not sit together. of the modern warrior. What will insure the greatest comfort So unit were the Council to would Cellini or Donatello or and convenience to travellers. It discuss the matter, that it was Giovanni of Bologna have done may not be out of place to say that only saved from exposing its with
curious, exciting over 1500 members of the staff ignorance as to the width of an such material?
of Cook's say service on the ordinary rikisha by the "resource-
those Battlefields;
infulness of the then Clerk of capacitated have returned to Councils, who slipped down from Cook's service, and they are the the Council Chamber and came ex-back with a foot rule and the better equipped by their perience. Cook's knowledge of desired information, got at first It was a standing joke, France. their. friendly co-oper-band. ation with all French Govern- when the question of weight or
to Transportation breadth be carried mental Agericies, all stand in good stead being debated, that an esteemed in giving to the public the best citizen well known to readers of this jorural, could qualify in nei- facilities that are available.
ther respect, for his weight was serenteen stones, and his breadth something like 26 inches in the part that matters for a rikisha.
I
But our sculptors seem tired and weary and glad to turn to the inventions and symbols of the past. There are a few realistic soldiers standing on moacliths, or two unconvincing and one efforts to make something of the steel helmet, but the symbolism is all that of the Old Gang of the Renaissance.
one, for instante,
has thought out a symbolic figure or device for the raost deadly enemy that our men faced in Flanders the demon Poison Gas. Figures of Victory standing on a globe, figures of stricken heros falling into the arms of angels with bays, figures of mourning females are
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29. 1919.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL.
will hold their
36th. ANNUAL AL FRESCO FETE in the
Compound of the Roman Catholic Cathedral and the
Old St. Joseph's College Playground on the 7th December
under the distinguished patronage
of
His Excellency the Governor
Sir Reginald Edward Stubbs, K.CM.G.
ALL THE ATTRACTIONS OF A FAIR.
The Monthly Expenditure of the Society is now about $1,000
The Committee appeals for the support of the generous Public of Hongkong.
COME AND HELP THE POOR.
NOTICE.
GRAND FRENCH DRAWING.
UNDER THE GUARANTEE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FRENCH
"REPUBLIC.
The
the usual conventions. Judged SERIOUS LACK OF OFFICERS of a well built gentleman of Prox. by this exhibition one would say that the war had quickened none of our sculptors to the throes of conception and the birth of a new
idea.
-1
G.
NOTICE
R.
All persons with the exception of persons of Chinese
race. Local branch of the wishing to leave the Colony must To some people it might have BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE PASSFORT. Passengers not in have in their possession a VALID been painful to see the example CHINE will receive subscript possession of passports will not we offer bin apologies for citing ions for the above drawing from be allowed to leave the Colony. the case, but it is very cogent this date to the 15th December
All persons with certain excer Four milliards francs of 5% tions who remain in the Colony the Club in a rikisha, but he bonds will be issued. free for more than 7days are required Great difficulty in obtaining never found a pulle: unwilling to of income taxes. redeemable at to Register themselves under the | REGISTRATION of PERSONS officers and men is now being take him. The fact is that the Fr. 600. in 75 years. experienced in Japanese shipping puller is a "free agent, and if he Non-convertible before 20 years. ORDINANCE 1916 Forms of The most effective thing in the circles, the Osaka Asuhi states. thinks he can make a good thing Issue price F. 495, per bond. Registration giving the parti
The drawn will be show is a rectangular stone mon- In spite of the comparatively dull out of a heavy or a double load.
every culars required may be obtained at olith crowned by a lion. with times which set in here ca the whether of the same or diverse quarter Fielding 10 millions the G. P. O. and at all Police strong imaginative side panels of close of the war, Japanese steam-sexes. he will do it, in spite of cf francs in prizes yearly, the Stations. groups of soldiers and good letter-ers are still gradually increasing artifical restrictions of the kind First prize in each drawing being ing. The design is by Mr. Morris in number, and ships which were the Council decided to make. The
Fcs. 1,000,000. Harding.
M. Colton has ordered from builders during puller is sometimes to be pitied,
of the
are perhaps, but he can always refuse stirring group of home artillery in the course action, with broken wheels and being completed one after an-to take too big burden. The point Mr. W. Reid other. That may be all right, that we should like to make is rearing horses.
nowadays long rikisha Dick. Mr. Gilbert Bayes, Mr. 1), but regardless of this increase in that G. Macdougald, Mr. Percy Me: the number of steamers, the journeys are the exception rather calfe, Mr. W. P. Wright, Mr. supply of officers and seamen, then the rule. A puller in the Brownsword, and Mr. Turner those of high standing in parti- old days wold casily take may be mentioned as the most cular, is falling off. In this con- a passenger over to Johore notable contributors.
nection it may be recalled that in the morning, wait thera
then day and the total tonnage of Japanese alt steamers at the close of the his customer back at night. Fare Japan-China war was only 160,- one dollar, and twenty cents for
war
The emphatic and important section of the exhibition is the monuments that are being erected in our war cemeteries in France and Flanders. These will last for 000 at the close of the Russo- as near eternity as human inten- Japanese war. and to 1,500,000 tions can go. The Burlington just before the Great War. The House courtyard is enriched by total tonnage has now reached Sir Reginald Blomfield's monu-2,500,000 tons. The present mental cross which will be erect- shipbuilding capacity of this ed in all the cemeteries. It is a country is about 700,000 tons a massive, simple design, but the year. Cross is different from all other crosses in that it is incised with a sword, for the sword-bilt is a symbol of the crusade's expressing the cross.
Mo
view
to
bring
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M. ROUET de JOURNEL,
Manager. Hongkong, 28th Nov. 1919.
WISEMAN LTD.
ON
WEDNESDAY
Dec. 3rd.
DANCE
TICKETS
50 cents each.
D. M. GOODALL
Manager.
PUBLIC AUC: ION.
By Order of the Mortgagees Mr. Geo. P. Lammert has
Public Auction
on
· FRIDAY
000, and that increased to 650,-food at Kranji. The only stipula- TEA DANCE
tios, always made and always agreed to, was that the fare should walk up the hill that skirts Bukit Timah, both ways. One does not remember that it was particularly brutal to the puller. The strong point in favour of the retention of the double rikisha, however, is to As stated above, in spite of this be found in a different direction great and rapid increase in the than that of consideration for the number of steamere, the number puller and his agreed task. The of cfficers and seamen, particular-humble rikisha is still largely ly men of experience, is decreas-used by the poorer classes of ped- In every graveyard, too, issto ing The total number of ple who live in the suburbs not be the great war stone designed experienced Japanese officers and served by the tram lines. by Sir Edwin Lutgens. It is a seamen, which was 30,134 in 1914, many householders with children. saleran and simple monument, increased to 38,530 in 1918. As it is the only way they can altar form, that will rise above far as the figures are concerned, get their children school, the sad battalions of headstones there was a marked increase or their wives and families the altar of the youth of our during the five years. However, pay visits to friends and relatives. nation willingly sacrificed that in
of the fact that It is very distasteful for a Malay freedom, might live. Some will the steamers increased by about or Chinese woman to ride in a think that it should be surmount- 1,000,000 tons during the rikisha by herself. Company of ed by a symbolic group or figure. same period, this increase of one of her own sex is de rigueur. received instructions to sell by But it 18 empty 28 the about 8,000 in the number of The double rikisha is cheaper cenotaph in Whitehall is. Per-seamen is inadequate. In con- than two single ones, and if one! haps. we have one living sequence, shipowners are always considers the heavy expenses great enough to reveal the making great efforts to secure transport pats upon the humbler! symbol that should surmount it. capable men fro: other shipping class of citizen, with families, the 12th day of December, 1919 Taree headstones "are shown, companies. At this particular either coming to office or sending at 3 p.m. at his Sales Rooms specimens of the uniform head- juncture it is very well worth the children to school, it is re- Duddell Street. "Victoria, stone used in France.
noticing that many officers and markable how they manage to
Hongkong. The design is simple, digofied seamen are showing a preference carry on from month to month. and significant, like the head-for shore work, and this parti- Everything is so dear now, the stones in country graveyards cularly the case with the more cost of living is so out of all under which their forefathers experienced men. This may be proportion to этер the raised sleep. Variety is shown in the attributable to the natural desire salaries with the temporary all-
A Jew, an Englishman of human beings to select an owance added, that it seems a pity, Land Office as Inland Lot No. 346 and a Scot are the dead of these easier and safer mode of life.for what many people consider a headstones. The stone gives the Yet it is a fact that owing to the merely sentimental reason, to add together with the messuage there- regimental crest of each and the scarcity of men, the earnings to their monthly transport bill. At on No. 15 Mosque Street. Term 999 years from 27th November symbol of their faith. The Scot have increased so much of late, a time when the puller was content 1849. Area 1440 square feet. is a Roman Catholic. Sir Edwin that it is now possible for a cap with a moderate fare, and when Luyten's famous cenotaph intain employed on deep sea service there was a greater margin in the Annual Crown rent $1.24.
Lot 2 All that piece of ground Whitehall is also represented. to save several thousand Fen in poorer household between income situate at Kowloon Point regis
There are many other expres- one
several and outgo, the ecormic aspect of tered in the Land Office as Sect- sions of our war memorial desires who made comparatively large the matter was not so important. ion N. of Kowloon Inland Lot -patient, delicate and beautiful amounts during -the past But now? Better reconsider the memorial rolls by Mr. Graily two Or three Fears have matter with the advice of the No. 410 together with the mess- Hewitt and other gifted letters, thrown up or are throwing officials of the Rikisha Departage thereon No. 22 Ashley Road, a beautiful lych-gate by Mr. up
their posts in order to ment and those who really know Kowloon Term 75 years from Area 189214 Templo Moore, stained-glass win-live on shore. At present the how the poor live-or starve.
feet. Proportion dows, memorial tablets, tapes-Navigation College in Tokio is
Annual Crown rent $10.50. tries, metal panele and sacre-only able to send out about one
For further particulars and conditions of sale apply to
stone.
voyage: and
hundred graduates yearly, while
The Penalty for non-compliance is a fine not exceeding $50.
E. D. C. WOLFE,
C. S. P. Hongkong, 5th September 1919.
NOTICE.
REPULSE BAY HOTEL.
In order to enable the con- tractors to complete the work in connection with the above "hotel at the earliest possible date with- out interruption. and in order to avoid all possibility of damage to the flooring, tiles, paint work, etc. The public are requested to kindly abstain from visiting the Hotel as on and from this date until its completion and formal opening of which due notice will be given by Advertise ment in the local newspapers.
The Management of the Hotel feel sure that they may rely upon the ready co-operation of the public in the foregoing regard.
Dated this 6th day of November, 1919.
For the
HONGKONG HOTEL Co., Ltd, Proprietors of the REPULSE BAY HOTEL.
J. H. TAGGTAR, Manager.
P. & 0. S. N. COY
The following Leasehold pro- THE S.S. "TRAZOS MONTES"
9,000 tons parties situate at Victoria and Kowloon, Hongkong in two Lots Lot 1 All that piece of ground
will leave for eituate at Victoria registered in
LONDON
24th June 1882. square
of
Prince's Building, Ice House St.
Hongkong,
mental vessels.
The nation has sought to pour the various navigation schools out ite mourning heart in me- elsewhere, ten in number, produce faring men may decline to some Messrs Johnson Stokes & Master, morials that will tell the genera about 700 a year. Such being the extent. The authorities are now tions to come how it realised the case, shipowners are compelled to making arrangements to establish bitterness and glory of the years select junior officers from the another Navigation College at of the Great War. Have the more experienced seamen. In Tokio or to enlarge the present artists risen to the height of this consequence, is very greatly institution, bat so far nobody mighty mission ?- Time will an feared that the general standard knows when the plan will be swor, we fear, that they have not of efficiency of Japanese sea-carried out,
Solicitors for the Mortgages
or to.
Geo, P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer,
Via Vladivostock and Suez, about 1st December for freight apply to MACKINNON MACKENZIE & COMPANY.
Agents.
22, Des Vœux R ad Central, Hongkong.
"NOTICE.
MOTOR SCHOONER "WERGELAND."
Tenders are invited for the purchase of the above Schooner she lies in damaged condition in Shimonoseki Harbour. For particolars apply to Maria 850- kwai, Shimonoseki
HONGKONG FUND
FOR
DEVASTATED
FRANCE
SATURDAY, 29th NOVEMBER. At Happy Valley.
GYMKHANA Admission"....$1.00.
Tickets Now On Sale.
The Race of the day
"ST. ANDREW'S CUP" H. E. The Governor has kindly. consented to give away the cups at the conclusion of the meeting.
MONDAY, 1st DECEMBER. At the Theatre Royal, at 9.15 p.m. LECTURE
By Mlle. H. Van der Flier. Booking at Moutrie's Seats to any part of the Theatre $1.00 each. Soldiers and Sailors in uniform 20 cents each."
Honour Sir William Rees Davies, The Chair will be taken by His
Kt., K.C.
NOTICES.
Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Publio Auctio Sale, to be held on Monda the 1st day of December, 1919, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of one Lot of Crown Land at Wanchai "Gap Road, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 15 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown. Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for ona further term of 75 years. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT
Registry No.
Trocality.
Boundary
Moasurements.
A
foot feet foot fest
Contents in
quare feet.
Audial Rent
Ujest Price.
for 'sale' plan 4,500 15
HONGKONG HOTEL.
erro
SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS. AT THE TEA DANSANTS
THE POPULAR ENTERTAINERS AILEEN & DORIS WOODS
WILL APPEAR
(after an absence of two years)
AND PRESENT THE LATEST
SONG HITS ON
The lecture will be illustrated by moving pictures of intense in- terest, among which is shown the bombardment of Antwerp. photographs were taken from an 82.- HOTEL RESIDENTS $1.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 1st & THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4th
ADMISSION TO DANCE · ROOM
The
aeroplane, and German shells are
plainly seen bursting over the
town.
A quantity of beautiful bronze placques specially designed for the Fund by a famous Belgian artist will be sold by ladies before and after the lecture. A number of these placques were purchased y the Belgian Government for pre- sentation to ladies in foreign coun- tries who had helped in collecting money on behalf of the destitate and suffering people. Price $5.00 each.
Do not fail to purchase one of these beautiful placques of historic value. It will serve to remind you of the great victory of Freedom over Tyranny.
At Volunteer Headquarters. FRIDAY, 19th DECEMBER, From 9 p.m. to 12 midnight. GRAND MASKED BALL, Prizes will be given for the most
Attractive Dominoes. Admission ....$5.00 each, including light refreshments.
SATURDAY, 20th DECEMBER, at 8 p.m.
..$1.00. Admission ... CABARET, TOMBOLA, DANCING, TEA, ETC. Also
THE "EVERYTHING” STALL
DANCING will continue until Midnight.
Motto for 19th & 20th December:
*DANCE FOR DEVASTATED FRANCE."
NOTICE.
HONGKONG POLICE
J. H. TAGGART, Manager.
THE HOLY LAND.
ATTRACTIVE TOURS,
How many visitors wintering in sunny Egypt have cast longing eyes towards The Holy Land but were afraid to embark on the ehort saa journey because of the uncertainty of landing at Jaffe. Now, they will be able to make the pilgrimage by rail all the way from Cairo to Jerusalem passing through country of great biblical interest. Assuming the journey be made in the spring-time, it will bo specially delightful as the Plains of Philistia and Sharou are then carpeted with flowers. What a contrast to the sandy desert of Sinai first crossed!»
Palestine still retains its uz que attractions, sentimental
and otherwise.
The traveller can now visit the various places of interest under conditions which never existed before.
Jerusalem, the Capital, has & fine situation, standing on four hills once divided by deep valleys which are now partially filled by the debris of successive destruct- ions of the City. It did not suffer by bombardment in the recent compaign. Its ancient walls and picturesque buildings are just as before. Since the British Occupь- tion a number of improveménka, notablysanitary, have taken place, and there is a feeling of security never enjoyed under Turkish rule. No longer is there any danger of falling amongst thieves on the A dip in the way to Jericho. Dead Sea (1,300 feet below se level) or a swim in River Jordan- may be indulged in with the cer tainty of finding one's clothes on the bank when required.
The Church of the Holy Sepulchro be visited, not Once
can
The Hongkong Police Victory but several times, with pleasure Ball will be held at the City and profit, there are so many Hall on Wednesday the 17th corners to explore and one just
wanders around at will. December 1919. Dancing to com- mence at 9 p.m.
W. HENDERSON,
Hop. Secretary Central Police Station
THE INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK, LIMITED.
Head Offe:& Des Vargs Road Ct. Isokow Bunch: Panoff Building.
FOR THE YEAR TO COME Precaution is impor art in all things This applies to your own finances. The best way of providing for the futute freely,
by
OPENING A BAYINGS ACCOUNT
WITH UBN $1 to start... YSTEMATICALLY it will grow to
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The
Mosque of Omar, standing on the site of Solomon's Temple, former- ly only accessible to visitors escorted by a Turkish soldier and a Consular Canvass, can now be entered and all its details inspect- ed at leisure while the Dragomst points out anything of special interest...
The railway has been con- structed from Ludd · (Lydda) to Haife. It is quite an interesting ride from Jeruzalem to Haifa mainly along the plain of Sharon. Just before reaching Haifs, there is a good view of the ruins of Athlit, the last stronghold of the Templars in Palestine and par- ticularly interesting in view of "the late war ́and re-conquest Di the Country by the Crusaders of modem timer-