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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
NOTES & COMMENTS.
KILTS FOR THE VOLUNTEERS.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1920
DAY BY DAY.
CREDIT IS A MATTER SU SUBTLE':
AS IT With regard to the equipment of IN ITS ESSENCE, THAT.
BE OBTAINED ALMOST the proposed Scottish Company in MAY the new Volunteer Corps, the WITHOUT REASON, CO, WITHOUT only criticism we have heard is REASON, MAY IT BE MADE TO that something more striking than MELT AWAY-Anthony Trillope. a khaki kilt might have been chosen. We do not know the circumstance upon which the
HUMPHREYS ESTATE COMPANY.
WARDER SPEED'S MURDERER.
DENIAL OF PROFITEERING EXECUTED THIS MORNING.
IN RENTS.
TO-DAY'S
. MISCELLANY.
Much interest will be aroused, when it appears, by the Life of◄ Wong Kwong, the convict who Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema; for The ordinary general meeting recently broke from Victoris it will add another chapter to the history of Fine Art in Eng- of the shareholders of the Hum-Gaol after having urland, coupling with his own the phreys Estate and Finance Co..dered Warder Speed and .AD name of his (second) English One non-fatal case of diph-Ltd., was held to-day at the Hong- Indien warder, was hanged at wife, who, as Miss Eaura Epps, akong Hotel at noon. There were Victoria Gaol this morning. in and again under her marres name, won high repute as an (Chairman), J. Scott Harston, J. imposed on him at the last artist in her day. The work has
A Japanese notable, Marquess Martsccko, has arrived in the Colory rer the M. 3. Perthes.
present Messrs. H. Humphreys accordance with the sentence
W. C. Bonnar, J. M. Alves. Rev. Criminal Sessions. Father Robert (Directors), Messrs.
G. Rapp (Secretary), M. S. Northcote, H. Percy
choice was based-whether the theria was notifid yesterday, authorities have a stock of these! Chinese being the sufferer. kilts in sight, or whether they considered that undue favour
be itism would
shown by choosing the tartan of any partic- ular clan. It would have been a good idea, were it possible, to select the tartar of some promin- ent Scotsman who in the past has i
The next sailing of the s.s. The Chairman said: Gen- been a leading spirit in the local Chuen Chow for Macao will be tlemen.-I. propose with your Volunteer movement, That on Monday next, owing to the permission to take the report and
i would have been a graceful Chinese New Year,
tribute. Now, if Major Bird had
& CO., LTD., shall
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The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1930.
CHURCHILL'S BOMBSHELL.
Re
came
only been Scottish, the thing could have been settled right
by hitting or awer
the Bini clan But-unfortun
say an Englishman. If it is not to late to alter the original intention. how would it do to choose the tartan of the first C.O. of the
Mr. Bergstrom, the Swedish Scottish Company, whoever he
But perhaps Minister in China, and his wife may happen to be? that is out of the question, since and bearen time this appoint is
addressed to the
daughter.
are
passing
Porthos on their way home.
**
Smith.
been in contemplation for some little time, and it is understood. that it will be on sumptuous plan
W: Morley, M. Fernandez, J. A. SIXTY MILES OF WINE CAVES and in every way a work of art.
Tarrant and D.E. Clarke.
are in some cases.
this
are
REPAIRED.
FRENCH FIRMS PREPARE FOR BIG BUSINESS.
Rheims, December 27-Laby-
German soldiers took very little'
It is almost a wonder, however that the announcement was not) kept back till January 8, because on that day the distinguished artist was born, and 63 yo later on that day he was knie by Queen Victoria...
"
•
one L
and
I live
statement of accounts as read. All our houses have been tenant- ed throughout the year, and in The M. M. Porthos which view of that fact the net profits, rinthine wine cellars beneath the
amounting as they do to only cities of Rheims and Epernay are-Down to the war or a! in yesterday evening. carries nearly forty Chinese about 514 per cent, on the capital, being rapidly put in order by the earlier the phrase "gove students who are on their way are disappointing. At the same big champagne firms of the two classes" was well understo
not always precisely defia. Paris.
ime, this result affords conclusive cities.
When Canning scanned the list evidence that not only has there! These cellars, which would the sixth form at Eton in sed been no rent profiteering so far form a subterranean gallery sixty of future lieutenants he as this Company is concerned miles in length. hold, hun-paying tribute to the formula. but that, on the contrary, our dreds of millions of bottles of belong to the governing class, rentals are too low, as indeed they precious vintages, and not-
was to have been born within I noticed an withstanding the fact that this certain narrow if widening cia through the Colour by the M. Marticle in Truth the other day in region was for four years under the climax of the edeal
which it stated that notwith-fire from German or Allied guns, between 1750 and 1840.-to la made and the tartan chosen.
standing the working man's wages they suffered comparatively little been educated in a certain wi there would be a danzer of the Surtish Volunteers running
had been trebled, he refused to damage. Losses incurred by the to have lived with a certain se The Chira Mall S.S. Co. is in pay any more rent, and, in fact, wine industry, while they will and it required extraordinar about without any kilts on!
receipt of a legram from its had been successful in obtaining place a heavy burden on firms talents to enter the cla s from HERE'S A CHANCE.
San Frinese Office advising legislation to prevent his rent for a while, will be recouped in outside. Even Burke hardly
Yanking" arrived being raised. There is a lot of sentimental that the s.s."
Truth, which, byla short time, according to state succeeded, even Disraelt came feeling about this question of the fat that port on February 11th.
the way, is a strong supporter of ments made to the Associated very near to failure. Mr. Church- kilt. May be the Government can!
the working classes, regarded Press correspondert, who is visit ill's speech and the rejoindersp succeed in solving the problem by
condition of affairs ing the former battle zone under it have closed, between them, the There left by the Nagoya to-day las unjust. Not all getting into touch with the Home
from the special permission
the opoch. authorities. The other day. in: Police Szt. Paine, Field. Pithcwners of houses are rich French Government... reading the Thus, we came across and Feprill who are proceeding some of them are poor and their an item which arrested us it was home on well-warned leave. Ac property is heavily mortgaged wine from the cellars when they of the success hieved by the It is interesting to note in sw' Mr. Winston Churchill is nothing if not outspoken. Because headed hills for Sale" and nonpaying a Mess. It costs owners as well as no swept southward over this disbrothers Smith in their Austrasian
weathered Lockhars and J. Coles, members owner double the amount to trict in 1914. Over
Probably their connight, the extent to which of his outspokenness, a great many people do aut like him, but reading t
Dismal Bound of of the Naval Yard Police, who live tha: formerly did. repairs fidence that their advance meant brothers have been associated whilst we are forced at times to seriously disagree with his view of that the
eive. Mrs. Hearle cost doable and mortgage contemporary problems, we are ready to admit that he often gives the Ministry of Munitions has alalso are on
Is is a permanent occupation of Cham-flying. In he early days, th
pagne saved the cellars from pill discovery that a balloon woul expression to very blunt truisms that are worthy of earful considera. large quantity of new kilts of and her daughter, and Mr. Pons-interest is higher.
are among the other under such conditions that
age at that time and when the re-rise when inflated with hot sits tion by all those who are interested in government and its attend- which it wishes to dispose. The ford.
Ponsford. for rent should arbitrarily remain action came they were forced to was made By two brothers, se ant problems. Mr. Churchill's latest utterance of mate is minimum price at which they passengers. Mr.
If property owning retreat so rapidly they had little Montgolfiers. Several brothers connection with the attitude of official Labour towards the general can be sold is £25 per bale of 25 many years employed in the unaltered method of national administration, and he comes right out from the kilts, bayers to pay carriage.Nava! Yard as a foreman of the and profiteering are analagous opportunity to invade the under- have distinguished themselve ordinary ambiguous phraseclogy used by public speakers to declare: These kills, it seems, were made boiler workshop, is going home for terms, as some people delight in ground stores of wine.
on numerous occasions in the declaring them to be, "how is it that Labour-is unfitted to govern. He further declares that the for the London Scottish, the 10th good.
Four years of bombardment de-R.A.F.. particularly the Salmonds, that more people do not go Labour party has become the party of a class, fighting only class Liverpod Regiment. the 9th Royal Scots and the 6th
in for it? The answer is stroyed the greater part of the one of whom, as the General interests, and he goes on to give it as his definite opinion that the
Highland Light Infantry.
and Sir William Rees-Davies, K.0, simple.
that handsome buildings erected by Officer Commanding their that is doctrines of the Labour party, as at present evident, would be Those are disastrous to the prosperity and unity of the Empire
Now here's a chance for the did not preside over the Criminal with mortgage interest at nine the wine companies, but the most Force in France, was
At the Sessions to-day as he is going on per cent. or more, no one is going damage done to the stocks is Haig's victorious leaders, strong words for a prominent state man to make against a Party that Hongkong Volunteers. is coming to the fore. and it is a statement that should give cause present high rate of exchange. leave, Mr. Justice Gompertz, the to borrow money to build houses attributed to French and Allied the other the hero of a recent £25 for 25 kilts would be dirt Puisne Judge, will become acting which may, with luck, field a soldiers. Fighting men made flight to India. The brother for serious thought..
requisitions termed Richthofen are instances of t The ordinary association of ideas leads one to view the Labour cheap. If it is not too late, the Chief Justice during the absence return of seven or eight per cent..official
ransoms," and these cost the same kind of thing in Germany Government might apply for a od leave of Sir William Rees and people with money are not Party as something progressive, First of all there came Socialism hele or two of these kilts. We Davies and Mr. J. R. Wood will going to be bothered with house cellars about 325.000 bottles, in-and of course the names of the as a theory-rejected. of course, as all new theories are. But as
Ferman will ever be remembered the thought made ground and spread, there sprung up a Socialist see that applications should be become Puisne Judge. In the building when there are so many cluding many "reserved" vint-brothers Wright and the brothers Party ard, as something not quite so rabid and also as something Controller. Disposal Board, 312, bourne would have acted as capital with far less trouble. We
Assistant ordinary course Mr. C. D. Mel- more attractive investments for ages.
Frequently irresponsible sold. as pioneere of aeroplaning. more practically progressive, there ceme into existence the Labour, Party, working through the great Trade Unions of the country. It Ministry of Munitions, London, Puisne Judge, but he is shortly ourselves are about to build 18 iers would bore holes in huge!
"How long do flies live?" asks leave. Sir William flats in Kowloon and 18 above casks of unbottled wine, and. was a party to which many men outside the labour ranks gave their S.W: What could be finer than to going on assistance and support, and it bid fair at one time to make serious see our Volunteers sporting the Rees Davies leaves by the se. May Road, thanks to an agrec-after filling a bucket, would leave & London correspondent.
kilts of regiments which have Venezuela on the 25th. encroachment on the Liberal party's hold.
ment made with the Government and permit the remainder in the in chambers in the Temple, and With the greater!
whereby we at liberty cask to run away and be wasted. on New Year's Day an ordinary a frequent exertion made themselves famous in the organisation of the Trade Unions and
to borrow two-thirds of the capital; It is believed 1,000,000 bottles house-fly joined me at the tea of their power, the Labour movement has been closely associated. War
table. I was preparing to swat During the war, when industrial quiet was a requisite of victory, HONGKONG AND AVIATION.
The fifth section of the salt outlay on land and buildings at a were lost in this way.
bim when a Yorkshire friend reasonable rate of interest. With- Champagne firms, however, labour disputes were precipitated with a frequency and show of ill-
contract at The successful flight of a sea water canalisation
stayed my murderous band. Don't consideration that set on foot a distrust of the Labour Party that plane from Hongkong to Macao Macao has been awarded to out such assistance it would have took their cheerfully kill it, he said excitedly: 'in the has, by reason of later events, become much more widespread and in just over twenty minutes Messrs. C. E. Warren and Co., Ltd., been. under the financial con-believing the Alled soldiers were North we say a New Year f general. It is this distrust that Mr. Winston Churchill has now provides us with a striking illus. the contract price being $55,900. ditions which at present exist in entitled to the wine.
brings luck.' I dislike flies in given expression to in such an outspoken manner. One of the tele-tration of what can be done by This firm has done the whole of this Colony, quite impossible for
Six months' time will be requir-tensely, and cynically asked what Frams to hand yesterday recorded an expression by Mr. Hartshorn, modern means of transportation. the other four sections and the us to build. On comparing the the leader of the Miners at Home. to the effect that the question of By boat it takes close on four system is.
successful accounts under review with those ed to collect scattered unlabelled sort of luck. But I let that fly the nationalisation of the coal mines would now be taken outside hours to do the trip. There may for sanitary and fire fighting of last year, you will notice bottles, the age of which experts live, and six days later he b rent is must determine. There is, how been to tea again. I known in the realm of the House of Commons and made the subject of a be difficulties if the way of mak purposes. As a disinfectant, salt the
The sale fever, a large reserve which is the same fly because he has national strike. Those who have followed the discussions of the ing Hongkong an aviation centre water is unequalled and for fight- $5.592.57 less. question of nationalisation know how seriously the matter has beepiso. far as ordinary aeroplanesing fire where streets are too R.P.K.I.L. 539 and the houses! ready for the market. Surface oddly defective wing, and considered by Parliament and how sound are the reasons given fore are concerned, but it is ap
for a fire engine to thereon in 1918 more than ac- buildings and bottling plants are little beastie seems to underst nga-acceptance of the principle just yet. In spite of this, one section parent that seacraft can find traverse, the system has been the count for this falling off. As a being reconstructed rapidly and that he is living in sanctuary
set off, we have effected a reduc-in a few months. the Rheims and he has reached the stage of th of the community now proposes to throw into discord the whole of the much scope for activity here. means of saving much property-tion in the amount paid out in the Epernay district will be ready for ing cream on the end of my finge remainder because its particular wishes cannot be immediat 15 Whilst on this point, we want to
There were He is briskly cleaning his wing gratised. It is such actions as these that alienate all these actively say that we hope the authorities
shape of interest of $10,035.24 operation again.
com-on the hearthstone in frort of th connected with the Labour movement from the rest of the thinking here do not intend for ever to put
House and office furniture, which 10.000 employees of wine population. Nationalisation might or might not be a good thing, obstacles in the way of aviation.
figured in the last balance sheet Pinies in the French army, and gas-fire as I write about him, a ffice it is stated the percentage of I am wondering whether I c at $950, is but the point to remember is that the elected Parliament of the The airman who has just flown to
any useful service (a) to mys furniture only, all bouse-casualties was low. country has given its verdict against the present introduction of it. Macao.apparently wanted to give
hold furniture having been That robs any subsequent violent action, such as a national strike. an exhibition flight here, but it is
In the Pommery cellars, owned or (b) to the fly--for he ruuk of any moral right. Labour can no longer claim be working in said he was denied permission be-
sold during the year. The office by Marquie de Polignac, the very lonely- when I listened to Early yesterday morning, the furniture consists of one large great cask of champagne that my friend from Yorkshire an the general interests of the nation if it persists in actions such as cause he would be flying over the Fire Brigade was called out to izon safe. Legal expenses are was exhibited at the St. Louis tacitly paid homage to a bit c these. It is a party of a class, a party for miners only one defences of the Colony. Now, fight a fire which broke out in heavier than usual, caused by Exposition in 1904 remained un-of superstition. ' week, for railwaymen only another, and so on right through this attitude cannot be sept up the ground floor of No. 1 Gra- expenses in connection with the damaged throughout the war. the labour classes of the country. We have admitted that the for ever. What about other ham Street, which was occupied Company's new Articles of Asso- strike is a legitimate weapon of labour, when it is used to places where aviators are by
was entertained at dinner recent dried ciation. All our properties have gain conditions the absence of which make life intolerable, but a ways flying? Have they meats shop. The fire appear- been re-valued in accordance with
ly in recognition of his Jubilé. the power of the strike is now being exploited with 2 no defences? Of couree theyed, to have broken out in the wish expressed at the last the
accounts were printed. a song-writer, can tell a story as vers dangerous disregard to the general welfare. So soon have, but the authorities do not a room where there were ten meeting by Mr. J. M. Alves. Mr. J. M. Álves has been well as he can write & soog á as оле mentions Bolshevism. very superior sort of people imagine that every aviator is an earthen charcoal burners which You will be pleased to learn invited to join the Board, and his plead a indulge in a snigger, but it will take a lot to convince us that the incipient spy. And are there were kept going for the purpose that, with one principles of Bolshevism have not a great deal to do with the such wonderfully secret defences of drying ducks and sausages, in ions, the valuations are higher quires your confirmation. I have question, "How do you write
or two except-appointment 25 a Director re-writer once put to him the usue attitude of labour extremists at Home. Some sharp reminders are here, after all? The progress of view of the increased business than the figure at which the pro-no further remarks to make, but your songs?" He replied with necessary to the Labour Party that it is dangerous and retrogres- aviation is going to upset all our brought about by the Chinese New perties stand in the Company's if any shareholder desires to ask a story,
A lady once asked me sive to disturb the peace of a community on every ocassion that aideas of defence, and the sooner Year festivities.
books. Insurance Reserve Fund any questions I shall be pleased if it were true that Nancy Lee' minority cannot get what it wents.
we realise it the less foolish shall Mr. Churchill's assertion that the Labour Party is not yet fit we lock. In any
The Sre inflicted considerable has been transferred to Reserve to answer them to the best of my was written at sea Oh, yes, I case, to trust with the task of government is in some sense justified by possible objection could that damage to the building and was Fund, as stated in the report, as ability, after the accounts have replied. "I wrote it sitting astride
put out by the Brigade with much we are no longer underwriting been seconded.
a bowsprit, bounding over the the most recent doings. Government is a matter of the many, not to an exhibition flight? difficulty. of the few. All classes have to be protected. True it is that adjust- The military authorities could
any of our fire risks. We can, The accounts were seconded bring billows, with a fountain per
Really however, ments have to be made and it is just possible that in bringing about now save face" on the matter
congratulate our- those adjustments certain people will have to relinquish something by
selves on the good luck which has by Mr. M. S. Northcote and and a pad of paper."
said the lady. Yes-very nearly unanimously passed. withdrawing their they at present have and others be given something they have jections on condition that they
I replied." His first song was attended this account. Originally not. Such matters call for quiet, studious statesmanship, not send up
The retiring Directors, the Rev. When we are old and grey,' $200,000 was transferred from Re- blustering interference of interested classes. Strange as it may to keep an eye on the pilot!
serve Fund to Insurance Reserve Father Robert, Messrs. J. Scott written in 1868. But he likes to Fund to provide the wherewithal Harston and J. W. C. Bonnar think that The Little Midship to underwrite à portion of our were re-elected unanimously on mite" was really begun in 185 own fire risks. The difference the proposition of the Chairman, when, as a little boy, he sat under. Coronet Theatre-5.15 and 9.15 between that sum and #245,483.40, seconded by Mr. B. Percy Smith- the Battery as Portishead, near viz $45,483.40 represents the net Mr. Alves" appointment was also Bristol and his mother pointed underwriting profits which have confirmed.
out the ship that was bringing Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m.
been made. We sold our pro- Messrs. H. Percy Smith and home the body of Lord Ragla perty at West Point during the C. Bernard Brown were re-elected from the Crimes. TO-MORROW..
year but as completion was not auditors for the ensuing year a years later that little boy, grown Coronet Theatre-5.15 and 9.15 effected the profit made by the remuneration of $200 each, on up, wrote the well-known song sale, doe's not appear in the the proposition of Mr. D. Et beginning Twas 55 on a winter
before you. Since Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m.
Clarke, seconded by Mr. Morley, Luight.
GETTOW
most
FIRE.
IN SAUSAGE SHOP.
♫ sausage
and
ob-
DON'T FORGET.
one of their meh
DRUMS OF THE "DIE-HARDS.". Two drums, of the 11th and 16th Bett. of the Middlesex Regt, P.m. which accompanied the "Die-
Beem after what has been said above, we have faith in the Labour Party and look to it to accomplish a great deal of good; but before it can accomplish that good it has to experience a great searching of heart and a careful revision of its tactics. For this reason we welcome Mr. Churchill's latest "bombsbell" and hope that it will at least achieve a quickening of thought on the part of Labour leaders. If the miners do go on strike, they will be as irrational as the spoilt hards" throughout the war, are child who stamps and screams because it cannot get all that it wants. And the nation might be likened unto the unfortunate neigh-to be preserved at the Guildhall bours who have to tolerate the noise, impotent to apply the needed as a war memorial. One drum each has also been presented to corrective. Labour as a political creed is all right, but in its present
D.m. Brentford, Hornsey. Chiswick, application it is all wrong.
Staines, and Harrow.
TO-DAY:
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accounts
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