THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 25, 1920.
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NOTES & COMMENTS. DAY BY DAY.
in
his
A POLITE PERSON IS ONE wao DOESN'T LET OTHER PEOPLE WHAT HE THIES OF
to
ST. FRANCIS SCHOOL.
STOLE CASH BOX-
A NOVEL EXCUSE,
states
the net return on a certain pro-Police Force, has been promoted little
Sergeant Appleton, of perty would be, said
Mr.
A.S. WATSON & CO., LTD, pareys. But, despite the to the rank of Inspector, and of
report
the counter.
TO-DAY'S MISCELLANI.
have
while those of that of
his a man smashing the chains
A
THE RENT MYSTERY SOLVED.
THE ANNUAL REPORT. According to Mr. Henry NOW Humphreys, there is nu mystery THEM.
The distribution of prizes in An eating-stallat Pakhoi Street, whatever
Some extraordinary stamps are about. the upward
connection with the above school Yaamati, last night received a being issued by the newly-born tendency of rents in Hongkong.
is to take place to-morrow even-belated customer. The stall was States of Europe. Most of the and Kowloon. The thing is! Mr. Ho Sai-kwong has beening, when Mrs, E. P. Hallifax due to close and one half of it designs symbolise their recently simplicity itself. If your rent is decorated by the President of will perform the ceremony. was already taken down when found freedom. The stamps of raised, you will know that it is China with the Order of the Ex- The Headmistress"
the custome put in an appear of a lion tearing off the fetters because an "adequate," a "suffic-cellent Crop, 4th Class.
Czecho-Slovakia bear the picture ance. Ho ient," a "decent" or a "fair" return
ordered rice and has not hitherto been secured
roasted goose, and whilst this of slavery, It is gratifying that the year of delicious The Hon. Mr. John Johnstone the Golden Jubilee of St. Francis' cess
meal by the landlord.
was in pro-
Yugo-Slavia These adjec tives are Mr. Humphreys. If returned to office to-day after an Convent, with which St. Francis' eyes were glued to the cash-box that bind him. In the back-
of digestion, your rent remains unaltered, you attack of flu, having been confin-School is connected, should also placed on will know that the landlords are
ed to his bed for many days. be the year in which the highest temptation came over him to bolt Lettonia, to celebrate its liber- The Sround the dawn is breaking. fully satisfied. So it's quite easy
attendance on the school roll off with it, and, yielding to it, he ation from the Bolsheviks, has to understand. Mr. Humphreys, Members of the Chamber of has to be recorded. More than did so,
The keeper of the stall issued a miniature masterpiece interview which we Commerce are entertaining the anything, perhaps, the history of could not be blamed for not being of published yesterday, was even Hon. Mr. Severn, C.M.G..
special education in Hongkong exempli-mere watchful. As a matter of centre two female figures are seen design, In the willing to say what he considered dinner at the Hongkong Hotel on
Ses the truth of the saying that fact, the customer had not shown embracing, while in the fore- a fair return. He placed it at eight Friday.
great oaks from little acorns anyindication of his evil intention ground a skull and withered bush per cent. net. So far, so good. It
grow." St. Francis' School plays What he actually did was to lie rotting. The walls of Riga was quite easy to work out what
its modest part in themarkable growth. From being a grab the cash box and run.
that re-suddenly drop his bowl of rice, loom up in the distance, and the whole scene is luminated by the class, hardly worthy crowd joined in the chase, and Aurora Borealis. the name, of three some person tripped up the thief, Acting pupils in A basement of who fell down with the cashbox & poor and unpretentious clutched in his haud. He was district then known among the also
Is there any variety of holding a knife, Chinese inhabitants as Chung intention evidently being
the occupation nowadays that has even indicate the return secured shows two non-fatal cases of School now functions in a most When the precious
bealth return Ka-wei, in Wanchai, St. Francis' use
to not organised itself into a union? it jo the Company's developed diphtheria (both British) and one
resisting arrest. In Boston the lodging-house property. He night, of course, fatal case of cerebro-spinal fever populous district of the Island came to be opened by the Police mutual benefit, an association cash-box landladies have formed, for their argue that that was none of the (Chinese). publie's business. We wonder
aith its record number of scholars the important discovery was which has just celebrated its first to-day totalling 152 little boys made that it contained sixty anniversary with a membership and girls, exclusive of the Chinese copper cents and 220 cash!
of 250. Their declared object is tenants. In any The total output of the Kailan section of the school with its ad- case, if it isn't the business Mining Administration's mines ditional seventy children.
When called upon to explain to establish a deficite standard of of the public. why did he for the week ending 7th February,
his conduct to the Magistrate excellence, and it is reported that The rate of subscription to "The Hongkong Telegraph" is $30 announcing the return which the the sales during the period, to the 17th June, 1913, there were
At the date of the last annua (Mr. J. R. Wood), the thief gave they have been so successful that recently go to the trouble of amounted to 90,902 tons and official inspection of the school on the novel excuse that whilst the union per annum. (Payable in Advance.}
sign ic eating at the Company secured on its capital 63,773 tons. The rate per quarter and per mensem, proportional. Subscrip-last year? His denial of profiteer-
he window is now recognised by the present 112 (against 118 in 1918) felt giddy, and in this room-hunter as meaning clean- tions for any period less than one month will be charged as for a ing and the
with the actual number on the state, when he was full month.
res-liness, comfort, respectability. announcement, almost in the same breath, of a
One of the sufferers from 'fu roll of 122 (against 135 in 1918). Ponsible for his actions, he took and fair prices. Applicants for is accessible to messenger. Peak subscribers can have their copies capital of the Company, was pleased to leem, is now out of bu: six months ago is gratifying cruelty to trip him up!
The "Hongkong Telegraph" is delivered free when the addressee pitiful 514 per cent. retum on the has been Chief Inspector Kerr. The increase to 152 at the present up the cash box and ran. Some membership are admitted only
person who his many friends will be time, or 24.39% compared with Wicked delivered at their residences without any extra charge. On copies clever, but not clever enough. If Hospital and expects to return progress indeed.
then had the upon recommendation of an in- sent by post an additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage.
vestigating committee and R a landlord wants to prove that by to his duties very soon.
The excuse did not seem to majority vote of the existing Single Copies. Daily, ten cents.
increasing the rents of a particular block of property he is. Do:
produce the desired effect The daily attendance having softening the heart of the Magis- dardising the service, the Boston
of members. In addition to stan outgrown the old school premises trate, who, without further ada, Lodging-house Union has been so by stating the actual re-ately forgot that yesterday was the past four or five years the hard labour and four hours the advantage of co-operative profiteering he
A mumber of Chinese deliber-et the Wanchal Convent, now for ordered the thief three months able to offer those enrolled in it on that property.
That not New Years Day, and the school has occupied rented pre-stocks.
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ос
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The Hongkong Telegraph
HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1920.
BRITAIN'S NAVAL POLICY.
can only do
is what Mr. Humphreys refuses
to do..
SOME QUERIES.
Yesterday's
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consequence of this was that they mises. The building is Gavern- were rounded up by the Police meni owned. The school is thus for cracker-firing. Fines, were handicapped by the payment imposed on the whole bunch at rent amounting to $200 a month. the Police Court this morning.
This is a heavy charge when it is, considered that the school fees! are limited to a figure that is! within the means of parents of children residing in the district.
Described in the official report
of iron chain and two blocks
new Governor was invited to greater assistance to Grant-in-aid
&n
•
stall
not
AYOUNG THIEF.
the
buying. Bed linen, towels. blankets, soap, matches, and many other commodities have been purchased direct from the wholesale houses and sold to the members at cost price.
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The
Let us take Humphreys Build- ing as a case in point. Have any In the Billiards Championship,
Because his master did not pay! of these fats ever remained un- Mr. S. Gray and Mr. A.
him his wages which were in occupied for longer than a month? Rozario meet at the V.R.C. to- Are not the rents higher to-day night. The game fixed for Thurs-
alrears, a youth in the service of tic rubies brought home by sal-
The large quantities of synthes than ever before? All of them day between Mr. A. G. Pile and of the Inspector "the building is of paying himself on the proceeds long the real Oriental rubies will nedy Road, adopted the method make one speculate as to how a Chinese living at No. 5 Ken-diers as souvenirs of Eden" being occupied, did they give a Lieut. fair return last year? If the answer owing to the indisposition of the rooms are well lighted and the of the sale of his employer's retain their present value. Ru
Golding is postponed, suitable for school purposes; the to the last two queries is in the former. On Monday, Mr. J. premises are clean. The lack of roperty which he had stolen. bies chemically produced by the affirmative, what justification is Parkes beat Mr. W.G. Langford play ground accommodation is, feeling of spite against the em- fusion of alumins are being man- there for a further increase now? by 500 to 438. To make the question morepointed
however, a drawback." This ployer had also something to do ufactured in larger and larger num- deficiency, when read with that with it. The youth was discharged bers both in Paris and Switzer A few days ago one of Reuter's telegrams informed us that in to warrant a 20 per cent, increase sentenced to three months hard in which the attention af our On the same day be returned have reached England from Swit
still, what circumstance has arisen
Two coal-coolies were to-day/Paragraph of the Address of the 22nd instant owing to his land. Within the past few weeks. view of the development in naval gunnery no fewer than eight of within the space of one year labour for the theft of a length
Welcome to Sir Reginald Stubbs Javing lost a sum of money uncut bottle-shaped stones each Britain's large Dreadnoughts were soon to be sold out of the service, One other
entrusted to him to buy opium. weighing fully a hundred carats, ard the telegram further went on to state that naval guns of the argument which Mr. Humphreys from the s.s. Pilana. Evidence Schools in Hongkong, i
old and familiar future would develop to proportions that a few years ago would have advanced in his interview was been viewed with something like awe. The object of our present that the house-owning business is/was given by a boatwoman, whojadirect appeal that may, it is and two pieces of clothing. It however, could be fashioned into to the house and departed zerland. They would probably split quietly with two decorated up if attempts were made to "cut" reference is not to draw attention to this particular item of navall not a profitable ore. If that is so the chain to her boat in an endea- tbe hands of the Authorities/was later found that he had dis-five or six scintillating gems, and
etated that the coolies transferred hoped, receive consideration at
flower pots, valued at $15, them as single jewels. development, but to point out that although the trend of international why do not all the estate agencies your to bring it ashore.
Each, politics is towards better understanding and a consequent limitation gu into liquidation and employ Police arrested them soon after.
The of armaments it is just as imperative to-day for the British Empire their money to better advantage?
concerned. The
posed of these at a Japanese shop these would be almost as attrac- Headmistress to maintain its sea supremacy as it was in days before and during Mr. Humphreys says there is no
irasts that in the much-talked-of
for $1.50. With a tenacity of tive in the great war. It may seem a little paradoxical to he talking one monopoly in house-building, and
scheme of the Praya East Re. Purpose worthy of a better cause naturally-produced stones.
appearance 83 the minute of a League of Nations and in the next to be planning and that anybody can go in for it. Does better fitted for a more strenuous Morrison Hill will play its part, 5.30 yesterday morning, and was rubies of Burma, are beautiful. A Chinese who looks as if he is clamation wherein, it is believed, garden of his late employer at the deep fire of the "pigeonblood** he again made a visit to the best synthetic rubies, if without spending for a naval strength that will be unassailable, but until the he mean to suggest that people can occupation was hauled before Mr. some provision might be made day has actually come when all nations freely and salemanly build for themselves? Where are N. L. Smith to-day, his sin being for ground and building for the arrested by the gardener who things, and are indistinguishable, subscribe to the principle of settlement by arbitration Britain is they to forced to take an adequate precaution for her own defence.
get the money? Un-begging. A licence of a truck pioneer school in the Eastern was keeping a look-out in antic-except by experts, from natural happily, the Government does driver was found on his person District. If one looks around at all the principal nations one sees that not make low-interest advances and it was stated by a Police
ipation of his coming. there is every bit as much rivalry in naval development as ever to individuals, even though it Officer that it is used as camou- report, the discipline of the school Police Court to-day, his Worship beautiful bead or neck would at-
When the case was called well-cut
crystals. A tiara of pendant of Reverting to the Inspector's before Mr. J. R. Wood at the Parisian or Swiss rubies on a
..and there was. Japan and the United States have not curtailed their does to
well-mounted programmes in one particular, in fact the last budget of the firs-where the Company has the pull. fine of $2 was imposed on the Staff adequate according to Code that the
2 Company. That's flage to deceive the Police. Awas found to be excellent and the was informed by Sergt. Cockle tract all eyes. And, though its named country made such an extensive provision fornaval purposes Anyone would think, from Mr. defendant. that considerable comment was excited in the westem world. The Humphreys' attitude, that his
requirements.
boy's late master gems were produced by human great land war that was foreshadowed for so many years has come Company is having bad times,
Was ill with the and gone end, whilst it must be the fervent hope of all that a great or that it is because of bad times resulting from the recent fire at Inspector to the extent that in
The work throu.hout the school and was unable to attend the Nature its owner could truthfully' 'Au agency and not by the fezces of From the ashes and debris has commended itself to the Court to give evidence.. naval war will never see birth, it has to be admitted that if a clash in the immediate past that it now the dried meat abop in Graham concluding his report he remarked charged the youth, after giving of naval strength did occur it would be on a scale that would dwarf has to raise rents. But it is inter- Street, & quantity of sausages and that."it pointed to very careful him some paternal advice to the His Worship accordingly dis-
say that they "were" rubies. ail previously known naval history. It is in no sense because of eating expectation that Britain's naval strength must be maintained; it is year, in referring to the operations on display at an auction sale as of both staff and pupils"
recall that last dried ducks were dug out and put and painstaking effort on the part effect that he had no right to fully recognised that the coffee- It does not seem to have been only because in the sad event of necessity her first line of defence of the Company for 1918, the delicious tit-bits fit for human recommended that the highest his master's property. would be adequate to afford the protection needed. The Naval Estim-Chairman spoke of the pleasure consumption.
He repay himself as he did with houses which the young Roose-- ates were recently before the Imperial Parliament and there was a it gave him to come before share- Chinese business man snapped
An enterprising grant be awarded.
velts are establishing in New good deal of public speculation rife as to the composition of the future holders with such a good account up these, goods, paying $77 for attended Dr. Keyt's lectures at
York are a reversion, and a very Navy. A good deal was also heard as to Admiralty organisation and the best since 1901," to use the lot. He expected to obtain a the Convent on First Aid to the For the first time six pupils
interesting one. The coffee- methods and Sir Percy Scott came out with a rather crushing his own words. That year the considerable return on his deal by Injured. Three of them passed
house as indictment of the Whitehall system. Sir Percy bluntly stated that Company paid six per cent, re-selling the stuff in the streets, the examination and have been
one of the grest features of town life of old, and the Whitehall method of conducting business would break any com- which is precisely what it is pay-It turned out that this meat, for awarded certificates. The names
it was certainly carried overseas. mercial concert in a week, and it was not surprising, therefore, to ing for the past year,
by the colonists of America.. It is. find the First Lord of the Admiralty confessing that his department wherein lies the necessity for the
Then health reasons, was tabooed by of the successful pupils ere;-
sometimes said that the old: has no policy, but is only now beginning to think about it. The substantial increases in rentals man was arrested and to-day trics Tillman and Miss Halima Homes is the story of a great true only in part; to some extent
Police. The enterprising Miss Katie el Arculli, Miss Bea-
coffee-house is represented by Lord Fisher school has shown a desire to know what those respon
The history of Dr. Barnardo's the modern club, but that is sible for naval policy are really going to do about the modern battle-
what I oked like being a profit Kitchell. ship and the modern bomb-carrying seaplane, but the Admiralty FAIR RENTS' BOARD.
able business transaction
Crusade of Love battling against it has been supplanted by the. seems to be in mood to watch progress and play a waiting game.
spoiled by the Magistrate (Mr. There is something to be said for this policy because nobody knows would, in Mr. Humphreys' opin the prisoner pay a fine of $10.
The new school year began untold suffering and misery to palace. It is not to be supposed;
those conditions which create bar-parlour of the modern gin....... Any measure to control rents the meat should be destroyed and Upper Classes which had to be one to care for them... what advances may be made by the air warship and the submarine.ion, be a gross injustice to land-
N. L. Smith) who ordered that with the re-establishment of the the little children who have no that in any large city the club. But there will be general agreement with the contention that Great lords. Why? Because, apparent- Britain cannot afford to stand still. It is a matter of duty to decidely, control is not exercised in
given up on account of shortness
has really replaced the coffee- in staff during the war. It has to in Dr. Barnardo's Homes to-day, for all sorts and conditions of There are 7,000 such little ones house. There were coffee-houses on the composition of the fleet in all its branches and to set about the task of building up a new Navy on the lines previously deter-wrongs make a right? There are Rent that Mr. Humphreys wants is optional to those
be remarked in connection with and the very high cost of living men, and, allowing for increase other directions.
the Chinese section mined. Such a navy might not last five years, the ships soon be difficulties in the way of con- On this
But do two And after all, it's only a Fair school that the English language going, and to provide for so large there were more regular coffee- of the makes it hard to keep the Homes of population, it is certain that coming obsolete, but that cannot be helped.
An island nation has to have a Navy that counts, and even if trolling the prices of imported stitutional Reform: Association week are given to the teach-appeal will again meet with the to-day either in London or New
wishing & number. question, the Con- to learn it. Three times &
house frequenters in the old days It is earnestly hoped that this than there are club members. a lead and keeping it. There is no other safe course for England. house rents.
not is asking tenants to supplying of the English language. It same generous response as in York. To take only one point of To design ships to-day to meet the new conditions requires courage it was not considered
of it with details of oppressive rents, is satisfactory to observe that out past years. of the kind that does not hesitate even to make mistakes rather than injustice to fix rents at Home, to say what return his landlord prisilege of learning the English rate, That is a good move, but unfort-of the 70 Chinese pupils 25 have
view, the coffee-house was im do nothing. Now theories of geval warfare are being aired, but nor did the Humphreys Company gets on particular property. That language. Other pupils have ex-
a gros unately no tenant is in a position availed themselves
Subscriptions should be sent to mensely cheaper than the club.. none of them can be subjected to the proof; our duty is to frame a view the matter in that light is where a Fair Rents' Board pressed their intention of joining
of the Mrs. H. E. Pollock, 128, The Peak. A man paid for what he actually construction policy from these theories, and, having framed it, carry when the Government here, would come in, for naturally each the class after the China New
drank, and the poor Grub Street it through with resolution until new inventions or the test of ex-advancing it a loan
writer, sport of inconstant editors perience proves us to be wrong. If there is to be a revolution in building of new flats, prescribed landlord's figures...
or mercenary publishers, was free methods of naval warfare, Britain has to make sure that she is at what the standard of profit landlord has nothing to fear from two assistant teachers, and it of British Columbia are urging wit disappeared with the coffee-
for the Board must have access to the Year holidays. This class is in
JAPANESE IN CANADA. of the house with the rest.. the head of it. If Whitehall can state that it has no policy after should be. Ona Fair Rents' Board investigation. It's only the pro-peaks much for their efficient immediate action to prevent the house.
The just charge of a Chinese Sister and
Vancouver, B. C. February 15. Perhaps there is something in the baving achieved the naval victories of the late war, it is time that we presume that the landlord fiteer who wants to camouflage teaching that the class steadily ownership of land by Japanese in carried over into many of the The Associated Boards of Trade thought that inuch of the world's those in residence at the Admiralty determined on one. Britain Kannot afford to be anywhere else than in front.
interest would be represented. his returns.
It certainly was not grows in number and proficiency. Canada.
experimental work be costly Britons should not shrink from setting apply
to
commodities
which do
in the
- case At
any
was
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