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NOTES & COMMENTS.
THE SETTLED STRIKE.
DAY BY DAY.
WHOLESOME RECREATION CON- Hongkong's strike is settled | QUERS EVIL THOUGHTS. and we can hear a great many [people besides ourselves saying To-morrow's Ladies' Page will * And, high time, too.” After deal particularly with fashions more than a fortnight's dialoon- | in bathing costumes. tion of soine of the Colony's most important businesses, And
men
The motor
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The Hougtong
AN ISLANDER'S DIARY.
[BY AJAX.”]....
THE HONGKONG
associated with such a puerile CANTON REGATTA- fagitation as an unofitial majority on the Legislative Council The commercial community of Hang- kong are credited with a fund of shrewdness, and. it ill becomes their representative to be susting such a figure of a Don Quixote in local politics.
SUCCESSES,
The Canton Rowing Club's regatta held on Saturday, the 17ih instant, was a most success- ful affair, and, as this was, the first regatta held in Canton since 1914, erest interest was taken in
the event.
I hate to pillory the Can- stitutional Reform Association, but each time a meeting is hald ļof, the Association something There is a fascination resident wicked or silly is done. I was at in the slow bat aure development the meeting of the Association of civic life in Hongkong which at the City Hall hald last week, it is difficult to resist The early
The Hongkong carmen were and was rather surprised to find stage of development in which that the Constitutional Reform our public bodies find themselves, wall represented by the V. R. C. themselves the credit for the the slow growth of a public and the latter Club were success. Association tacitly took upon the primitive modas of eliction, and the Royal H. K. Yacht Club, action of the Government in spirit, the conflicts between the ful in winning the three sanior offering loans to the public Executive and the elected men,evants, ie. Interpart Fours, for building purposes. Mr. Lehe talking power of the latter, Double Sculls and the Pair d'Almada Baid
that people and the slender capacity for Cars.
A.S. WATSON & CO., LTD, it was this attitude that aidoned inst, commancing at 1.50 m. purposes was the work of the manuscripts and oficial tomes in The H.K. Yacht Cleb led fron
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ahip Gianluce public utility companies, an aerived from Home las: evening. agreement has beon reached Sha is on her maiden voyage. [between the masters and the
and it is expected that Samuel Paul of the within a reasonably short space Supreme Court, and Majar of time the Colony will resume its Manners, are among the pass normal peaceful labour condition.engers by the P. and O. Dilwars Cut an original demand of 40 per today. The former is going to cont, the employers have granted India on holiday. (an increase of 3219 per cent., this
having found acceptance after Through inadvertance the mans conferences. We know and name of the Coronat Theatre was that the offer for loans for of opportunity and experience, most unfortunate in losing two Weze under the impression practical work, partly due to lack The Canton Rowing Club werS believe that towards the end of associated with the advertisement building purposes had come from their probable range of action of their best carsmen at the last the dispute the employers did regarding D. W. Griffith photo-Government unasked, "whereas there is obviously enough to write moment, namely, Mesars, Nelson make every effort to meet the plays which appeared in our it really was prompted by the many foolscape, while to treas of and Alaxanda, who were on the men, but we also know that in the Saturday's issue. early days of the dispute they
Association." One would have them adequately here I would nat sick list, and consequently their were adamant and refused to
expected that Mr. Pollock, in the and cannot attempt. There is no senior four were a scratch crow. offer anything at all approximate Athletic Sports are to be held on the erroneous impression that the wrest the history of some of our men into the crew and entered for Schools usual way, would have corrected Sidney Webb in Hongkong to They, however, put two junior to what was being asked for. And the Race Course on Friday. 3rd granting of loans for building local bodies from the ancient the race in a fire sparting spirit.
stiffened led to the prolongation of what 5.30 p.m. by H. E the Governor.Pollock knows very well that a nat, in consequence,
Constitutional Association. Mr. which it is embedded, and we are the start and finished three might easily have been a ond»
མཐ well lengths ahead. das affair. The demand, which
Government servant-Mr. A. G. primed in our knowledge of this Last week's health return. Fletcher, to wit-was the aspect of public affairs as circum- the Senior Pairs, and it was a The finest race of the day was อร่ turned down as
abows eight cases of cerebro gentleman who was instrumental stances seem to render desirable. hard fight from the start to the thing preposterous, has been all
spinal fever (four fatal), three of in pressiling upon the Gavern But a truce to auch digressions. finish between the Canton Crew but fully granted. And one can small-pox (all fatal) and one non- Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which requires be excised pointing out that fatal occurrence of diphtheria. and companies for building pur civic life in Hongkong as it was made a good start and led by a ment to give loans to individuals My purpose is not to describe and the RH.K.Y.C. The latter them to forward their naines and addresses with communications there is a lesson in what has addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for publication, but a and happened. To our way of think-
There were ten deaths from
poses. Homer has somewhere but as it is to-day, and to some length at the 4 mile post. They avidence of their bona fides.
influenza. All the cases ing the men's demand for some Chinese.
were wonderful expression where he extent as it is going to be. There kept this lead until the 14 mile All communications intended for publication should be address-increase
"ring fence of has been undoubtedly a steady mile rost was passed and then Was legitimate and
speaks of the al to the Editor.
when such a demand is made
teeth. The tongue is in the broadening and deepening of Canton, by Business correspondence should be sent to the Manager.
The death took place at the mouth, but around it, above and public interest in public affairs.made a magnifeien: spurt and supreme effort, hy a big body of labour it is the French Conreat Hospital, at 5.30 below, there is a double hedge. One finds evidence of the new drew level. It was then a neck- fduty of employers to investigate The rate of subscription to "The Hongkong Telegraph" is $36 causes as soon as is ever possible. yesterday, of Mrs. Tillman, double row of teeth, set as a wall spirit in the trend of private con-and-neck race to tenis neck par annum. (Payable in Advance.)
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This alone should versation, and in the greater atten see if something cannot! The rate per quarter and per mensem, proportional. Sutecripte
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atteropt to do that until matters this evening. Much sympathy is once it is let loose, the C. R. A. The "Hongkong Telegraph" is delivered free when the addressee had become really serious, with felt with Mr. Tillman in bis tongue may prove a dangerous Is accessible to messenger.. Peak subscribers can have their copies the result that the men ñnally
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about the strike has been consum-day. these very apt lines.- sant by post an additional $1.50 per quarter is charged is; postage.
ed was an indication that the If of all words of tongue and public were very interested in keenly contested by three crews
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The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 1920.
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the H.K.Y.C. crew won by one length. Bath crews were pletely exhausted at the end of this race, which was admittedly the hardest and finest of the
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received much more than they would have accepted at the outset. Labour disputes always come down to a matter of compromise based on reasonability and this dispute has been nocable Yesterday there were interest. example of that fact. It is to being ties played in the H.K.C.C. hoped that whatever the future tennis tournament, the results may hold for us in this regard a being as follows:- little of that "sweet reasonable- Open Doables. -Ng Sze-kwong
The President should have merits of these disputes. If the There was a stiff breeze blow- ness" will be made manifes: long and A. H. Rumjabo beat E. de
this erroneous
iog agains: the current and this im-consequences of strikes before a dispute has gone the Sousa and F. Prata 6. rectified lengths that this one has.
53: S. Rumjahn and O. Rumpression, and not taken all the home to the ordinary outside: in made the course very rough but high in closing we should like to con-jahn beat Capt. Murray and A. Beredit for a thing that someone a manner to cause him incon-in spite of this fact
venience, damage or expense, he standard of rowing was seen, Sratulate the men or the fact that Raworth 7-5, 2—6. 2-6, 6-gelse did.
begins to enquire more searching-i There were many house-boa ma- throughout the whole
6-3. matter
In his speech the Hon. Mr. Iy into details, but even then it is and launches anchored down the there was never an incident of
Championship Singles. R
ascertain the real river and a large number of Pollock mentioned that a deputa- difficult to indiscretion and nothing to cause
Townsend beat Major Greenaway
tion of the C. R. A. waited upon points on which observations | Canton residents witnessed the after-regrets.
1-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4.
His Excellency the Governor should be taken, or what are the racing on the question of the resolo-correct bearings of A case. A US. gunboat, by kind per- tions passed at the City Hall and Generally, it, may be said that mission of the Coromander, acted Science isgaining new triumphs)
found "His Excellency was symp-the public, when it expresses an | as Bag ship and at the conclusion every day, making wonders less |
athetic upon the questions, firs: opinion upon disputes between of the days sport Mrs. Herb very marvellous and more common-
of all, the principle of elections workmen and employers, voices kindly distributed the prizes. place. Who would have dreamt)
SACERDOTAL JUBILEE a few years ago that it would
agains: nomination, and secondly it from the political standpoint The winning Hongkong crews THE CHINA SQUADRON.
PYTIKS Labour OF have been possible for people in
Rev. Father G. Zamponi will the principle of a wider elector of Capital
ate." Not a word about the Labour versus Capital only. Few London to hear band being celebrate his sacerdotal Silver"anofficial majority" that formed seldom say of the workman
Inter Port Four for the Cameron played in Italy, and yet such was Jubilee on Wednesday, the 21st Same little time ago, Reuter informed us that Rear Admiral recently accomplished as well as instant, &: 2.30 am. Ar sill sin the real plank of the C.R.A.-the or employer. let me put myself in Challenge Cup.-V. G. Smyth Borrett was to be appointed Senior Naval Officer on the Yangs, many other equally astonishing the
thing the Association so fervently his place. And yet that of (how) D. Logan (2) J. S. McCann in place of Commodore Ellison. The news did not convey much things in the realm of wire Cathedral, assisted beds desired all along. Now, the parto: course, is the only way to form (3); G. C. H. Culley (Stroke): S. to the layman at first, but it now appears to mean that a reduction less telephong. The present Pozzoni in mezzatta and by the for an unofficial majority is an opinion, intelligent and im- Lenfester (Cox). has been decided upon in the establishment of officers of Flag and generation has seen the conquest Very Rev.
partial. no longer heard.
Double Scalls for the Matty Father de Maria. Commodore rank on the China Station. At least, that is what the of the air: we have seen sub-Fathers Carabelli and Rossi will
"Oh! No! we never mention.
Hoppy Challenge Cup.-J. S. Times says of the change. This will come somewhat as a surprise marine signalling perfected to an act as Deacon and Sub-Deacon,
It is often difficult for those in McCano (bow); G. C. H. Colley i, to most people, as the general impression was that the China almost uncanny degree: we bare Messrs. T. Gonella and L.
That name is never heard: artive life and perhaps biassed | (Stroke); S. Leafestej (Cox). Squadron was to be considerably strengthened, compared with pre-seen an enquiry into psycholt Gardner as "familiares nobiles,"
Our lips are now forbid to by the nature of their doties Fair Oars for the Herb Chall war days, whilst the battleship New Zealand was to have come rical phenomena that has left and Father Teruzzi, as Master of
speak
to put themselves in this attitude.enge Cup.-Y. G. Smyth (bow): here as flagship on the conclusion of Admiral Jellicoe's tour. She most of us still sceptics; and in Ceremonies.
That once familiar word." The daily papers during the week] J. 3. McCann (Stroke); S. would have been by far the biggest warship ever stationed in Hong-every direction men are unravel-
have been full of news about the Lenfester (Cox). In 1916, Father Zamponi was koog. That she was originally destined for the China Station there ling secrets from the wonderful delegated to attend the General
Having transformed themselves rike. and there has been a is no doubt. for the Imperial Defence Conference so decided. How store of nature. Well might men Council of the
plethora of letters from corres- Institute for into "Mars's idiote, ever, the Goremment of New Zealand subsequently agreed to the of imaginative minds, like Mr. H. Foreign Missions in Milan, and arguses, and gousy Briaresespondente. Mr. Pollock has taken ship being stationed wherever the Imperial Government thought O. Wells, write stories that were be returned to Hongkong pals a for the supposed benefit of the ed. last week and has written she was most needed, and consequently she became attached to the of fantastic character yesterday few weeks ago. He will go back citizens of this misruled (?) First Battle Cruiser Squadron. Even so, the New Zealand might but true to-day. Perhaps there to Swabne next week, where he Colony the Constitutional Reform
to the Press suggesting the Two geared turbine steamers, of still have come here had not Mr. Churchill been busy of late on is too little thought given to the has worked strenuously for the Association
creation of ab Arbitration 15,000 tons, and with a speed of fleet reorganization and resolved on otherwise making use of this men who work out for us these fast twenty years and where histo
going Board to go into the man's 13 knots, are to be built by address themselves "not ship. He was probably guided in this decision by large questions inventions. If we look at modern Dock, numbering several thou- merely to questions of the reform engineered by the
grievances. As the strike was Measts. Carnell, Laird and Co., of naval policy involving revision of the Fleet arrangements fo modes of living, travel, etc., and sands, are making great prepara of the constitution, but that, as
Chinese for the Osaka Shoshed Keisha, of the China Squadron. We are now told that the strength of the analyse them in comparison with tions to give him a cordial wel-expressed in our roles, we deal British industries, it was up
workers and directed against Nagasaki. Fleet on this Station will be numerically very similar to that of what our ancestors of even a come RS 1914-three ships more, apparently.
an expression of their with subjects of public interest few decades ago bad to endure love and respect.
connected with the Coloar of the Chinese community to find to the leading representatives Without further facts to guide us. it is difficult at the moment in the way of inconveniences|
Developments during the past subjects which the to ascertain what circumstances have arisen to justify the decision we
ardent a solution. Messrs. Dyer and week have served to emphasise 3000 get B
hierophants of the Constitutional Reid laft their posts at a crucial the importance of the public's appreciation
to abandon the idea of a bigge; naval force on the China Station. clear
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With the war concluded and the former German sea menace disposed progresa in material things bag/Southern East: Lord Jellicon/Reform temple have never really stage, and they knew a fortnight|interest in the relations between of, it was generally thought that British naval policy would tend made life one of added comforts naval career is sufficiently impos.meant to take up. Nobody will before the trouble broke out employers and employees, and towards a distribution of strength in other parts of the world. and pleasure. But it is when ing to lead one to believe that "ppose a system of election for that the strike was brewing. The the mutual responsibility Coincidently, the view was largely subscribed to that the Pacific men's genius is turned to a des- unless there were special naval Legislative Council, but, as I have man. If he gets what he wants. The
nomination to Beata on the Chinese artisan is not a greedy these two ..10 the poblic. would be the new centre of world power and that Britain would take trüctive purpose, when warfare questions involved his present previously
welfare of the Colony the opportunity of so planning her naval policy as to assure her a is made scientifically intensified appointment would hardly have this was not what the Reformers it has been advanced by many wilful violation of fair dealing
at length, he will be happy. stated
At any rate, should be paramount, and soy stronger naval concentration in this part of the world. In this and bideous, that one might been made. There is a wide diver actually set their hearts connection, it was believed that there would be close relationship well look back to the simpler gence of opinion as
that a Chinese is more qualified between employers and employees established between the East Indies, Australian, New Zealard and days with regret. Modern arma directive ability in the war, but winning. What they
to know what he wants than any-should not be tolerated. In thess China Station forces, with many more units for all four squadrons. ments are scientifically beautiful there can be no question that on
was the usurpation of power by body else.
days the selfish pursuit of personal It may still be that schemes are being put into operation for this, but they are humanis hideous, matters of naval principle he is means of an unofficial majority;
ends at the expense of the group closer co-operation, but it seems that so far as the China Station is And with the march of science one of the Empire's leading and no longer thinks that the scheme that this strike many have been are rapidly coming to see that
Even the Association's journal
I am told from a good source will no longer be tolerated. Men concerned we may look to an abandonment of the earlier big-fleet there most come an elevation of most able men. As a statesman
our outlook towards each be has yet to be known and his of the C.R.A. is a blessing for the
engineered by certain people who boman life is infinitely more This reported resolve to keep the China Squadron relatively other or else science will prove administration of New Zealand man-in-the street.
bave been viewing the prosperity important and of greater value within pre-war limite may have been dictated by the new general to be a curse instead of the bless-will give him plenty of opportun
of the Dock Companies with envy. than material wealth, that the policy of cutting down Britain's naval strength. in accordance withing that it should be.
ity to prove that he can handle Whether the exposure of the Grounds for this belief ars frag-health, happiness and well-being many things besides these con- | C.R.A,'s real motives has bad the ments of assertions which have of the individual, however humble, nected with maritime warfare. effect of sobering Mr. Holyoak, fallen from the representatives is not tobe sacrificed to the selfish
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the trend towards a measure of disarmament, about which we hear LORD JELLICOE'S APPOINTMENT. so much nowadays. If that is so, there will be many who will say that the step is premature. More likely. however, is it that the Rightly or wrongly, we see There have been many instances is not precisely known. Bat of the artisans, and these aggrandisement of the more question of the renewal of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance has some more than a little significance in where military leaders have possibly he realises that his pre-pieced together seem to lend powerful. Never has there baan thing to do with it. That Alliancs expires next year, and we may been appointed Governor General administrators, but it
the fact that Admiral Jellicoe has made most capable and efficient vious association with the colour to the belief that such a profound belief in buman dépend that it is already fairly well decided between the parties of New Zealand. His very out-something in the nature of aC.R.A. was likely to affect his helped to bring matters to soob ajman is entitled to earn fair
seems mumbo-jumbo politics of the soma sinister body of man have life than today. Every work whether the understanding is to continue. If it is, there would obvivously not be the need of such a large British Fleet in Eastern spoken reports on the naval precedent for a Daval man of prestige as a man of sound compass. I give the story for wages, to reasonable hours of waters as there would be in the absence of such a compact. It is question of the southern Pacific Lord Jellicos's eminence to be mon-sense. At any rate, the what it is worth, and I may say work and proper working con- therefore being thought in some quarters that the abandonment of feature of his recent trip and the that now announced. It may be was not heard at the last meating impossible. My informant, who opportunity to play and pray, were a very much discussed given such an appointment as voice of the Hon. Mr. Holyoak that it does not strike me as ditions, to a decent home, to the the scheme for an unusually large British Squadron on the Chios schemes that he then put for s departure that has nothing very As I have said, we do not want is associated with one of the Dock and these responsibilities rest as Station presages a renewal of the Alliance. At any rate, the two ward seemed to indicate that the significant attached to it, but one the head of our commercial com Companies, is a European and heavily upon Govenment as upon matters bear & relationship to each other, and this naval develop Imperial Parliament had a very is justified in thinking, there munity, who ment at this particular moment is at any rate vested with a certain special eye on "the Far and might be something.
is a tower of one who is believed to be in the the industry, to see that thesd con- measure of significance.
strength in the land, to be know about many things. ditions and opportunities prevail.