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HONGKONG, MONDAY, APRÍL 5, 1920.
TOWARDS A COMPROMISE.
NOTES & COMMENTS.
THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT.
MONDAY, APRIL
DAY BY DAY..
CURRENT COIN.
WU TING-FANG.
INTERVIEWED BY CHINESE REPORTER:
Is it true thai Sun Yat-sets in now in on-operation, with "Tuan K-ma
*I only know it from the new paper."
The seven councillors of the Military Government are now reduced to three is the Govern ment finished or is is to be rearganised !"
"That all depends on the changes of the future,
"How about the squadron?“ Does Admiral Lam Po-yik
~FORGETTING IS MORE COSTLY
(BY "MERCATOR "). Doo never feels vary much like THAN ERROR, MORE DANIER
Imports of iron and steel into work during a holiday but, for OUS THAN TURPITUDE, MORE some, streamatances make. WASTEFUL THAN LAZINESS. Hongkong last year were held Dr. Wa Ting-fang, since his down to the lowest point possible, arrival in the Colony, has been necessary. There are few days}· fin'a year thai the newspaper
Three mon
alleged to have except when such imports have kasping vary largely to himself. worker is given compiste leisure taken part in the Bowen Road been of materials ordered in 1918. A Chinese reporter bas, however, and although the publie press of highway robbery have been Nearly the whole of the trade through the introduction of Mr. Hongkong has set aside Good arrested and are now awaiting has been with America. Bars Wong Kwong-tin, the manager and plates were the heaviest ar- of the Kai Tack Land. Invest- Friday as one of its days of sacred trial at the Magistency.
rivals, bars reaching an estimated)ment Co., sacured an interview rast the public wants its paper on. Easter Monday. But the writerBy the P. and O Nore this value of £605,930 against £1,050, with him, during which many pt the MilitaryGovern. doesn't feel like Indulging in afternoon, there will ariva in the 073, in the previous year. Of topics were raised.
"Admiral Lam is a good ma In reply to queries, Dr. Wu but very seldom attands the adm argument, he wants to give a rest Colony Lady Stubbs, wife of His this amount, £534,455 worth so all the well-worn local subjects Excellapoy the Governor, with came from the United States of said:"My principal object in inistrative meetings. Tuchun Mak Americs, or 253,306 picals, while coming to the South was to is also a good man but he never that usually call for attention, her son and daughter.
imports from the United Kingdom protect the constitutional law, attends any meetings: he only The week-end has seen residenta out holiday mating in earnest The West Point Police bave only came up to 45, 555 pleuls, but during the three years sends bis representatives. That and the weather has been perfect in their custody three Chinese valued at 255, 815. The arrivals 1 WAS a. Councillor inia the reason why others do not for the occasion. For golf, who were arrested following the of plates last year amounted tha Military Government respect the Military Clovarumant.
(252,034 piculs) found that my colleagues" aims sgainst 463,064 picals valued were quite different to mine.
£1,350,13-
1918 Now as Shum Chan-haun has
at
an enormous sum
ment's orders ?
But I hope you will not ask any- thing more about Canton. Why not change the subject to that of
Buddhism and transmigration of souls for a considerable tinie, after which the reporter took his leave.
PICKPOCKETS.
tennis or yachting nothing commission of a highway robbery to £308,931 better could have been desired, at West Point last night. and the big attendance Fanling, the many, motors that bave either made the journey Recreio, Kowloon, has reported Sear there was a revival in the [political conferepce, and there the doctor talked of sagetarianism.
The Secretary of the Club de During the latter months of last gone to Shinkwan to carry out a' practical good bealth?" Then + round the island or out to Castle to the Police that the No. I boy reaching £551,847 in value. the Government, I have come to trade in tin plates, total imports will be no meetings of the Peak, and the well-attended of the Club, who was entrusted sports clubs have all testified to with the key of the Club's safe,quantity imported being 159,390 Hongkong for a little while to the fact that we in Hongkong had absconded with $400 the quantity of this stuff came from over my domestic affairs. It
far piculs. By
the largest see my old friends and to look bave learned fairly auccessfully property of the Club.*
the United States, reaching the is very the art of laking bealthy relaxa-
sirange that A tion. And there has been a rush
high total of 134,580 piculs of rumour should prevail that I H.M.S. Hawkins, left Shanghai value of £423,309. The imports have taken into whites and topees, though a
on 26th ult, for Japan, having on of large proportion are still lovingly board Sir Charles Eliot, the new amounted
tin - platos in 1918 from the Military Government
to - 159,724 clinging to their tweeds
The story of how a Shanghai, and Minister to Japan. On her re-valped at £432,167. Imports of wish to say is that I have nothing of his more wily compatriots of pients and come to Hongkong. All Chinese was victimised by two serges. We have emerged out of turn journey, to Chins she will black and galvanised sheets and to reprove my conscience". the sombre season of Lent into hring Mr. F. Beilby Alston, who of all miscellaneous iron and
the South was' related· að“ „škə. the joyous festival of Easter and is going as Minister to Peking.
"Will you return to Canton?"Magistracy this morning. it is only fitting that there should
asked the reporter. be a spirit of gladness and holiday asking abroad. The writer does not intend to develop this very casual kind of note into a homily or dissertation on holiday, making but in beginning bis holiday task be fell to the temptation of making a to- parison, more to excuss than to
amuse.
SLOW BUT SAFE,
When people come down from Shanghai after a srst visit they are usually enthusiastic over the bustle and life of the place in comparison with the slow going in our busies, parts of the City atmosphere of Hongkong, even But Shanghai, or any other place,
year.
steel materials declined. The
The man is a fur dealer, and Loversupply has been well worked For attempting to export a off during the latter part of last
"That depends on conditions he was landing on the 'Praya number of Hongkong dollars and
there,” replied the doctor.
trom 擒 steamer yeatordsy "Bui. people believe that you when his pockets werecperated o subsidiary coins, a Chinese man and woman who were arrested an
could the Canton boat's wharf were to sheets and plates and the usual There was a fair trade in brass
remedy the present'A thisf extracted his purse, Was situation". day tried at the Police Court-imports of yellow metal sheeting,
Instantly grabbed by the Narther- Pleading ignorance of the regula which Japan still retain the is my principal object, but bow confederate who did she
"Yes," replied Dr. Wa, "thatner, but managed to pass it ton tions, they were discharged but greater share. Last year £60,087 can, one do anything against appearing act. Nevertheless. the money was confiscated.
"The
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newspapers say that
worth of brass sheets and plates those of different opinions? I were imported into Hongtong, want neither name nor interest Mr. W. H. Williams, advance which was a falling-off over the and I belong to no party." Agent for Miss Marie Tempest previous year's figure of £65,076. "What will Canton's position informed the N. C. D. News that Imports of yellow sheeting reach-comb to? asked the reporter.
3 a result of communicationed a total of £53,785, which was
"It is very very hard to say," with the company in Hoogkws nearly double the previous year's replied the doctor. the prices for admission to the the imports of yellow sheeting you have declared that there he has been enabled to reduce imports (24.969). Japan's share of theatre to & for dress circle and last year was £22,829. Copper must be fighting before orderly stalls and 24 for the boxes.
importa have been comparitively conditions can be restored; is small. Imports of lead reached that true?" value of about £213,233, over half, "Ob no:" said the doctor, of this coming from Australia,
"that is not humanity; moreover, I hate internal fighting." Imports of machinery were
"How much of the Customs greatly on the increase during the late spring and summer of las: surplus money received from year, especially various-industrial Peking still remains with the machinery in the way of replace Government?".. ments and ship's machinery, both Dr. Wareplied: "The Govern coming out from Great Britain. ment has received many lakhs
HONGKONG LABOUR TROUBLE
DOCKYARD OFFERS
REJECTED.
A notice appearing in a local vernacular paper states that it is
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the
the Northerner in spite of suderings ho muat hava endured at the thought of losing a sum of 21 and a pro- missory note for $1,000, which were in the parse, stuck on to his man. He brought the thief
his lodging house and was the thief's accomplice came in and about to call for the police when offered to return the purse in ex- change for his chief's freedom. opened the purse, found it to Suspecting a trick, the Northerner
contain the sum of one cent. and looked up again, to see that the accomplice had not waited to be arrested but bad promptly dis appeared when he saw that his
Thero trick had failed. nothing, therefore, to be done, but to call in the police to take
WAS
over the other thief. At the Police
TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
The
Great efforts are being made to get Mme Gatti-Curci to come to London this season for opera. The furore she created in New York was reminiscent of the days of Patti and Jenny Lind. remarkable violinist, Josef Hey- fetz, is also likely to visit Eng- land. The gramophone records of his playing bave excited the admiration of some of our lead. ing musicians. years old.
He is about 23
can have all the bustle it wants so far na we are concerned. Why people wished to go shooting across roads packed with fast- moving trafe was always an enigma with us. An American visitor was in our office the other Overshadowing all other news received over the week-end was day on a little business and which we published on Saturday in connection with the passage although he was full of praise for Home Rale Bill through the House of Commons. We have the scenic beanties of our island en about this subject quite often lately and we make no other and see pentoring he had to se for bringing it forward again than that it is by far the most sh Empire is concerned. In contrast to it everything else in missed most of all was traffic, od in the public utility companies Colony to the extent of £76,896, how much is in the bank at pre- three months' hard labour after rtant political happening of the present time as far as the Pause to remark that the thing he not likely that the fitters employ-Industial machinery came to the several times, but I 'rancot say Codet to-day the man was given
Manila, be sat-was-much more of the Colany will join in any and compares very favourably sent. Shum Chun-hsun on lear fre domesticity pales. Ireland has been a thorn in the side litely-this, almost regretfully concerted action which may be with £25,564 in the previous year. ing. for the North River, denumi-previous conviction for cutting
and wounding had been proveðurs ears and around the question of her political freedom has raged Well for those who like bustle, or taken by those of other concerns Electrical machinery imports are ed one lakh and A ball. post bitter controversies of our age. Can one reasonably hope what seems to us a needless rush to press their demand for assessed at £119,951, and show afbut I gave hîm eight hundred. the end of all this struggling is in sight by what has happened ing about, we will quote a little a bigger increase of wages. It is decline over the value of 1918. thousand. I reserved one million a last few days? If so, then it is an achievement by the Lloyd
paragraph from an American felt that considerable inconveni- This line represents the biggest dollars for the South-West Un- ge administration of which we might all feel proud. But the newspaper. About 1500 persons ence would be caused the public item under machinery. Imports iversity as promised, but ignorant
are such as to leave the matter in considerable doubt...
machinery were people said that I kept the sum No matter of what shade of political opinion people might be in the United States last year. companies to join in any strike.
were killed at railroad crossings were the fitters in the utility of electrical
therefore fair in volume, the for my own use. I am a vegetarian: are forced to recognise that by his speech, reported by Reuter Most of them were in automobiles. It is reported that many of the United States having a food share what is the use of money to me? aturday. Mr. Lloyd George has once more been the victor over Some didn't look; others didn't dockyard fitters bave not returned of the ade. Internal combus-em old, too; how can a man matances, bas come out with success from a position of the listen, and very many tried to beat to work since Thursday, and that tion engines show serious drop carry his money to his coffin?" Cost difficulty. Haring listened to criticisms and objections the train across the tracks. Men some of the men in one for two only £92,799 worth of such engines "Is Show Chuo-hyun going to seemed well-high irreconcilable and bating beard Sir Edward waste bours and board seconds, printing offices have also ceased coming into the Colony, against segotiate pesce between the on express his determination' to sit on the fence as regards A fellow will leaf all day and then work, but this may be due to an estimated value of £216,754 in Yungan and Kwangsi Com- Prasent Bill. Mr. Lloyd George, by one of his characteristically risk his life in his hurry to cross the Tsing Ming holidays, when 1918. The United States last manders asked the reporter.
e questions, scerned to turn practically the whole tide of parlia- a congested street, or wat across there is always a large number year furnished two-thirds of the To this the doctor laughed tary opinion in favour of the measure. He did not dispose of a track ahead of a train, to save of Chinese going into their native total, the importa of combustible heartily and said "That I cannot pponents by arguments or high-sounding rhetoric; but he put isely and succinctly the whole matter in the shape of an alter minute! It's a poor sort of villages to visit their ancestors engines from that country being say, but can only ask you why
brift. What's the burry?
valued at £67,857. Hardware of the Tuchun of Yannsa instead re. It was a matter of "Either "and" Or." Either it was to be a better to get there late than not at
It's tombs.
Tomorrow the representatives various sorts is gradually appear of giving the command to Jutely free Ireland cat-onreservedly adrift from the Empire, free all Everybody knows this, of of the fitters will again call uponing in the tradereturns in some
Li Kuo-yuen, who is stilate herself into a Republic largely hostile to Britain, or it course: But the beadline that M= E R Hallifax to inform thing like normal, the United native of Yuansa gizes it Mr. Thomas Hardy. O.M.. id have to be an Ireland just patified by what was now offered tells of
family wiped him that the increase conceded States of America furnishing to Lr Lit-kwan, a native of who made one of his very rare in a position to justify the giving of more complete autonomy at at a railroad crossing by the dock companies has been much of the supply.
Klangsi. Shum Chun-bano has appearances în public recently uld only be one of those two things. The minority in the
from the $800,000 distributed when he attended the performance 2 common rejected by the men. a had to be given protection, it was argued, and whilst it a place of the day's news. "Stop, It is difficult to find out. Enamelled ware is again be-$19,000 to Li Kan-yuen's troops, of "The Dynasis at Oxford," is d that in a few years, with matters more in their own hands. Look, Listen!" is the classic whether the threatened strike is coming prominent although the which has caused much resent
fond of telling his friends that men would evolve their own union, it was clearly indicated among snappy slogans. Every in operation or not. The fitters imports of these fell off last year, ment. He bas resorted to the old he occupies his house near Dot- as matters now stand between north and south it would be body knows it by hears, but at the Naval Yard, to all ap being valued at £80.176 in con- Viceroy's attitude in carrying out chester by special permission of ersive of Ireland's truest interests to hand over absolute curie nearly everybody forgets it when pearances, are on strike, for out trast to £87,703 in 1918. Japan the duty of President of the the late King Edward." The little she liberty. The present suggestion, contained in the Bill now he needs it most." Much sooner of a force of six bundred, only a furnished most of the supplies, Military Government, and has jest has a basis of truth, for going passage through the House of Commons, was frankly would we have our own streets hundred turned up at work to day camely to the extent of £77,595 assumed absolute power. He is King Edward, as Prince of Wales. itted to be a compromise and it was as frankly admitted that it: than the packed. seething There is a little work at present On the whole, it would be seen an honourable mso after all, but was on the board of the land com- Dever expected to satisfy all parties completely. Mr. Lloyd thorough-fares of some cities, at the Naval Docks, and any that the metal market conditions is being deceived by his company of which Mr. Hardy bought rge put his opponents in a position of helplessness, and although When three-pieces-coolie" concerted action on the part of were not so favourable. About panions of the Political and the site. When the novelist's hould have liked a more liberally framed measure no useful ricksba comes dashing.up Ice the fitters is not likely to affects third of the ..importa Educational Party. It is only the offer to purchase came before the ose could be served by a refusal to accept what is now offered. House Street threatening to spill naval work greatly.
tia consignments from anion of the people that can save analogies, drawn from Wales and Scotland, were powerful and all in its way we feel offended, for A fitter at the Naval Dockyard French Indo-China and the Kwangtung province. The Can
and his answer to the American supporters of the idea of an has not the public safety of Hong-gets 80 cents a day,whilethehead Straits Settlements, Republic was certainly, unambiguous and forceful. The effect kong been violated 2.
the total tonese are very patient people, and s speech is perhaps best guaged by the figures of the voting on
And man receives $1.60. The naval imports of tin slabe and ingots would not do anything extreme Second Reading-figures that were a very pleasant surprise surely, safety is far better than authorities recently offered their into Hongkong last year coming even at a critical moment
men an addition of six cents ajup to £3, 372, 543, agsinat £2,800, ain it is that the measure will pass the Commons, though there
week, but this, the men declined [119 in 1918. Of this amount| Λ possibly be interesting developments in the Committee Stage. WORTH WATCHING.
to accept.
French Indo-China
of sent us Saigon long at $14.80 against $15, | Governor-General
Indo- when it reaches the House of Lords it is to be hoped that the From Manchester comes a DOW sure will be kindly treated and passed through without a re- proposal for solving the acute men engaged on Naval Ordnance Straits Settlements 53,759 piculs kong are now heavy, while local we should see much lower values This morning at 11 o'clock the £1,940,142 worth of tin, and the Shipments from Saigon into Bong Chins is translated into action ion of what happened when the Irish Act of 1914 had to be housing shortage there. Man work submitted a petition to valued at £787, 177. In-iron and stocks are still quite large. There for rice, and incidentally the fear ly dealt with under the provisions of the previously passed chester needs 20,000 workers' Commodore Gurner, requesting steel iniports, American trade is a lull in the market. Condi- entertained recently of a possible
hames.at.once, and 50,000 within so immediate increage. We admit that "there" is nothing ideal in the present tuossure
preponderated, America also get-tions are very quiet with no searcity of the cereal will we don't think anyone would ever try to claim-so-But we do there, as here, has failed to pro- a short time. Private enterprise
ting about sixty per cent of the buyers at present. The U.S.A. disappear. Hence there is less guise that, having regard to the exigencies of the moment it vide the houses. The Brick-workers and not to any con-
import trade.
market is practicaly dead. Even scramble to buy rice oW- rporates as far as is possible the principle of justice to all layers' Union of Madchester has tractor, they can do more and There has been a drop of four clined to dispose of their stocks. I
exporters of rice here ́ are in- t 1st it gives, it also protects and by what it withholds it certainly secured co-operation of all the better work than any private points in tin during the last week. am told on very good authority that guards. We have said before, and are certainly of the same ther unions engaged in house-contractor.
Lard in new tins is quoted, st The Manchester The 99 per cent. tin is called at the Governor-General of Indo $33 per pical, against $33.50 the too, that the Irish demand for Home Ruis is not only just but building and bas proposed to the Council has accepted the offer $78 and the 98 per cent quality China is trying to fix the value rate of a few days ago, I have atially natural and one also has to admit that the claims of Manchester Council that the and awaits formal approval from at $77. The rate a few days of the plastre at a low figure in not beard of any demand from hern Ireland have to be given respect. With a little generosity of workers be given the contract to the Government. If the experi- before
ok the present Bill could very easily be made the starting baild 2,000 houses as an experiment succeeds the workers in respectively. Therei no demand trade of the country, Indo-Chins enquiry whatever from other ot $82 and 81 order to encourags the export South America. There" la no t of Irish unity; of an Ireland governing itselt free from internal ment. They believe that, work the building trades industrise from London for tin, and this being a very large producing centres Cassia ligura in station. ads. As Mr. Lloyd George said, it was expecting a little tooing under their own leaders, propose, to expand their comfact explains the declension. province;~~A ̈new law to that any - at $1325. The marke
affect will come into force very weak. Two months ago the price.
fament Act.
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speed.
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board it was about to be refused when the Prince inquired which Thomas Hardy it was, and, on being informed, at once moved. that his desim Ahould be granted.
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Ob unity. The measure is designed to give all parties & chance for the output, and with the which shall build houses all over The rice market bassiso soon. It is probably this fact was $1450. Casts off (30 to 85 All who love peace and liberty will be with us in hoping that a team work" engendered by the England. It is an experiment dropped during the week. Balgon that has served to bring down per bank) bawdropped rom $23 Seal move has been initiated which will, in due season, solve the knowledge that the whole return in Guild Socis Ham that is worth round is quoted at 114 against the price of rice in the Colony to 24: English
of conflicting interests, and give Ireland her long prayed for on the project will go to the watching.
$14.50 not many days ago, and If the Intention of the now up fö lões