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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
W. & A. Gilbey's Whisky
SPEY-ROYAL "
The
choicest procurable. 10 years old.
NOTES & COMMENTS.
STORM SIGNALS.
MONDAY, MAY 10, 107Ò.
DAY BY DAY.
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THE
If we read the notification in ONLY PRINCIPLE ON WHICH A| CONSTITUTION (-CAN BE Saturday's Gazette, regarding | FREE storm signals, correctly, it would MAINTAINED AND A FREE PEOPLE appear that at last a vary neces|GOVERNED, sary change is to be put into opara- tion. Side by side with its own
casts
CURRENT COIN.
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WOULDN'T STOP.
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TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
To the business man seeking
The girls of France' are ba- wailing the fact that their un-. Wong Tui, the master of married countryman are showing to chart his enterprise on the course which will carry it through| the year, a study of present for Coolla boat, 'was charged this an increasing disipolization to morning by P. Thomas Mathews change their state of selfish bache- dissappointing. A multitude of complex factors has before the Marine Magistrate, larhood. And their suggestion local typhoon signals, Hongkong The name of Mr. Cheuk Man-risen to confise the outlook, and Captain Basil Taylour, R.N., for to remedy this splendid masculine has had Non-LocalStorm Signal kue, Chinese dispenser at the endar prognostication confessed failing to stop when called upon isolation is a tax so stiff as to Code which has very materially Pharmacy, has been added to the ly a precarious undertaking. The to do so by F. S. Mathews in make every little French boy differed from the Code în general official Register of Chemista and disconcerting manner in which Victoria Harbour on the hoager to throw off the burden of use up and down the China Druggists. Coast. This latter Code, is, as from the 1st of next month, to be
abolished, and in ita placa the
This will mean
inst
and the starling
[bachelorhood for the primrose American
The complainant stated that on path of wedded bliss. It would exchange rates have sudden- ly declined during the week, the 9th instant at 9 am, he was he a sporting kind of tax if every Leenest patrolling and saw a number of bachalar were obliged to pay into China Seas Code will be adopted. The total output of the Kailan has made even the
a uniformity Mining Administration's mines studants of affairs less bold in sampaus communicating with the State treasury a wife's dowry which will be greatly appreciated for the week ending 24th April proclaiming the precise nature of coolies on board the Eurades, of say £100, which would be se by shipping men, for it was an amounted to 91,40 tops and the coming events. In both Europe alongside Hall's wharf. He called turned to him on marrying. It anomaly which lasted all too sales during period. 71.79 and America during the first year on the defendant's sampan to would encourage thrift and per
of peace the population, auffering come alongside his launch to hapa pay for the honeymoon." long that Hongkong should
from what has been called the Be searched. Instead he hoisted differ in this important matter
aowthesis of inflation, has given his sail and made off towards the from other Coast ports. We all
1003.
know how warm the controversy Mr. Denman Fuller is to give waxed on this question some his next organ recital at St. jow years back, and how. John's Cathedral on Monday next
Com-
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A.S. WATSON & CO., LTD, through what was termed "prat & p.m., when a number of, new by incessant demands for higher at the helm. He turned round probable that those discovered in
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DEATH.
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MARSH-At Matilda Hospital, Hongkong, on May 9th. at p.m., Peter Ryses, Master Mariner, aged 64 years, youngest son of the Rev. Peter Marsh, of Ballinaminton, Moate, King's Co., Ireland. (Home papers, please copyl
The funeral will pass the Monument to-day at 6 pini.
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, MONDAY, MAY 1, 1920.
THE INDUSTRIAL FERMENT.
will be
fessional jealousy," it was impos- and, interesting pieceS sible to secure the adoption of a included in the programme. uniform set of signals. But all
hoisted оп
There are pearls and pearls, to unchecked extravagance, man-of-war anchorage, pleasure seeking, to idleness plainant turned after him and and some of the best of them are and to iceficiency accompanied blew four blasts, Defendant was found in mussels. But it is in wages, and, finally, to an eruption and looked at complainant but the mussel at Aberavon are of of unrest and radicalism which took no further notice. There such value and of auch frequency has shaken the very foundations were a lot of other sampana among other bivalvos in the dis of society and brought the most about and P.S.. Matthews drew tries as to promise appreciable that seems now to be a thing off
serious epidemie of strikes the his revolver and pointed at de gains from a further search for the past, and whoever is re- Chief Inspector Detective world has ever seen. In its broad fendant. The people in other them. Yet we once had a pearl sponsible for the change which Murison today applied for ex-outlines this has been the his-sampans shosted out to him, industry in these islands, and has been brought about is to be tradition
The Scorch pearls for a time had their proceedings tetors after every great war, and thej but defendant kept on. commended for the adoption of a initiated against a Chinese whosequal'always has been eventually complainant then went alongside market. They were of various more reasonable attitude. The was believed have been a corrective reaction. Instead of defendant's boat and arrested hues, and the green pearls of signals are now to be removed implicated in a recent robbery on the hoped-for deflation we have bim.
Auchtermachy and the blue of from Blackheads Hill and the Sain Wui district in which witnessed farther inflation and The defendant's plea was that Montrose were for a while well The radio one little girl was killed and some an intensified strain on bank he did not know the Police want-known. They were often of con- mast
The Observatory property stolen.
credita, duz unrestraineded him. As soon as he found this siderabla size, occasionally at The alleation of the public is
accumulation of stocks, com out, he stopped.
taining to the bigness of a horse- bean. But they were seldom of especially directed to the fact
modity speculation, increased
He was fined $1, or given the
great value. that the use of the China Seas
as they lacked A rogue and vagabond, at costs of production and advance option of serving seven days in perfection of shape and the much Code necessitates amasthead
The world's financial o'clock in the morning in the wages. ha
desired silver-white tint-Daily symbol, which should not
certain house in situation to-day is in an acute
Chronicle. mistaken for the bark signal of staircase of a the Local Code 1: will take us Queen's Road East, was to-day stage as a result of the stupen
get used consigned to Gaol for a term of dous heritage of debt from the war. some, little time to to the change. but henceforth six weeks on the evidence of altogether with the amazing inll- there should
necas. piece of wire which was dis- tion of currency and banking
covered 07 his persoD, and credits. 100. for further revisions.
believed to be intended for house- the Incidentally. when is
breaking purposes. name of Blackheads bill going to be changed? Who wants to be res minded of the German firm after whom it is named, anyhow?
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AMERICA AND IRELAND.
saol.
LEAGUE. TENNIS,
CIVIL SERVICE
SUCCESS.
For a full-dress" debate, the recent discussion on the Home Rule Bill has seen the House of Commons wearing a very or- There are many things to ex-
dinary look. The attire of most plain the recent drop in exchange.
members was, as a matter of fact, The Tennis League season very undress. The House is be- There has been for a long time an Au incorrigible deportee who acute stringency in the money started on Saturday. but owing to coming a completely bareheaded had been sent away from the markets of the world. Reuter has the inclement weather a number assembly. In the old days, Colony on three occasions, the told us that Ameries is facing an of matches had to be post-las recentis as fifteen years last for a term of 20 year-economic and industrial crisis, poned. returned to the Colony and This is pretty old news, and the
been arrested by
Agecey might have
the Police the
de-
goes
10 35.
Grimble
Ago.
TOWS
a full Hopso would show almost uninterrupted of silk hats (except, on the Nationalist benches) In the latest Irish debate there were no more than four silk hats to be seen at one
were
A
Civil Service played the Hong- That was an interesting report
akong Cricket Club's "B" team' which was published on Saturday other day. He was at the Police little more explicit in giving in the Second Division and perhaps. regarding the improvement in the Court to-day sentenced by Mrus the name of the New York. by 61
one year's hard backer who prophesied a money Scores type of publie rickshas on service N.L. Smith to
Hongkong and Kowloon labour with four hours stocks.
panic in the United States. There
Major Wilson and J. R. Wood time. They belonged to Sir are false and
trug prophets. The present situation may be beat Burnie and Brand 6.5; beat Frederick Banbury. Sir John Tuan Villareo, a fireman on summed up as follows Acute Batticombe and Parravicini 10-1: Rutherford of Darwen. Mr. T, P. lost to E. W. Hamilton and O'Connor, and Mr. W. L A. During the days of the war, when ordinary commercial enter
Grimble 5-6, prises had to. tribute their share towards the vast amount of mente in these vehicles have been board the Wonganels, was charg-world financial position.
Bardet-Coatis. Even Mr. Cham-· These take the led this morning in the Marinemoralised exchanges and possibi- war material required, we all looked forward to the days of peace decided upon.
before
Dr. Woodman and 0. Woodman brain has ceased to be the only Captain Basilly of curtailed exports From as bringing with them a return of commercial prosperity. The form of spring cushion seats and Court.
over-beat Burnie and Brand +7; beat Minister to sit with his hat on. world would be starving for goods; there would be plenty of thick rubber, tyres, which are to Taylour, RN, Marine Magistrate America and Europe, employment for all, and with thetrised production the necessities off he gradually adopted throughout for dientezing a lazini command expansion of many industries for Batticombe a Parravicini 84: The new members have dropped life would become cheaper, and all would be well. Such were the the Colony. Most of us have al- of Mr. C. K. Barron, the second peacetime needs, widespread ex-bea: EW. Hamilton and Grimble the practice altogether.
experience of the engineer on board the same vessel travaganca and speculation, the 8-3. dreams of the majority. The last trump of war had but to be ready had
R. C. Witchell and Fincher lost sounded to inaugurate a period of work and production that would improved ricksbae, and it will in Victoria Harbour on the Sth belief that the world's investing
The pepert of the Fisheries shon put an end to all the disorganised conditions: that would be generally agreed that they instant. As there was no Filipino power has been saturated, and to Burgie and Brand 4-7: beat bring into operation the sound economic principles of supply and are far more comfortable than interpreter the case was remand-continued labour unreat roless Batticombe and Parravicini : Department on Fisheries in the
The idea fed till to-morrow.
prices decline. Optimists, there-beat
Great War usefully reminds us Hamilton and demand. But the world's economic condition to-day is very far the
been have who fore.
in-7-4.
that in paying the great part was tyres pneumatic removed from what was anticipated. We see neither plenty nor of
the dolging in
complacent
they did fishermen were only the immediate promise of it; we see not labour contentment but evidently not approved, though It is said
observing a very old tradition. We regret to record the death.dream of industrial setivity and wide industrial unrest; and in many a country the broad economic why, we do not know.
Long before the time of Drake to the fore in position is one of grave instability. The position provides interes:that such tyres get worn out 100 at the Matilda Hospital last night prosperity, based upon anticip
quickly, though they are in geof Capt. P. R. Marsh, of the river tions of huge requirements to be lower prices so much to be fishermen were ing thought
Let us take a look at Japan for a moment. There we see one eral use both in Shanghai and steamer Sun On. The deceased mar in Europe, may have to desired. for the exchanges with defence against foreign aggres- sosion. Under the Charters of the Far Macao, where the roads are much gentleman who was 60 years of prepare themselves for a rude Eastern countries-whence of the very few countries that prospered out of the war. removed from the scenes of conflict; her"man-power practically worse than they are here. How-age, was well known both in this awakening unless remedial steps much food and raw material has Cinque Ports fishermen
affected required to provide and to man not much wrong Colony and along the China Coast, are soon taken to avert the crisis to be obtained-are untouched, Japan was free to concentrate on providing sorely-ever, there is pressed Allies with what they required. Her industrial output grew with the new type of vehicle, and It is about thirty years since be that is facing the world of finance closely by the price of silver. vessels for the King's service. with marvellous rapidity: her shipping industry became the talk of the Committee is to be thanked came to China where he has been 10-day. The cross-rate between Further, we are glad to have the In the Scottish and French the world and it was generally conceded that Japan was building for its labours on behalf of the solely connected with the ship New York and London is slowly principle clearly established that campaigns of Edward I., in the ping business. Captain Marsh was gliding up. and the European it is immaterial, from the point French wars of Edward III., and up for herself a reserve of wealth that would make her a very ricksha-riding public. formidable rival in the days of peace. But recent events have
the youngest son of the late Rev. nations great this as a convenient of view of value, of what token in the defeat of the Spanish Peter Marsh of Ballinaminton. tariff wall which will serve to money is composed. If some Armada, fishermen played proved how easy it is to go astray in matters like these. With the
Muate, King's Co. Ireland. The cut down their excess of imports Members of Parliament saw this prominent part. Their tradition coming of peace, prices in Japan came tumbling down from high
funeral is to pass the Monument from the United States without more clearly, many speeches and of service bas never been broken, levels, with a rapidity that revealed that they had been very care-
two interesting
the unpleasantness of quarrelling published letters would have to be and although the establishment fully bolstered before. And then with almos: equal suddenness. There were
at 6 p.m. to-day.
with home Free Traders over remodelled. We have remarked in of the Royal Navy as such mark. they began to rise again. It is thought that this was due to action cables in aur issue of Saturday
bigh import duties. The people of former letters that the price in ed a change in the relation of on the part of big syndicates who desired prices better calculated to with regard to America and the One of these
Europe are going to buy in the London rules always below that of fishermen to the Eghting service. ensure big profit. And with this rise came an orgy in speculation Irish question.
The proprietor of the Blue Bird cheapest markets and much as America, sometimes far below the fisheries have always been tha: bas never had its like in Japanese commercial history. care a resume of a debate in the
the Candy Store and a newsboy were they would prefer to deal with and have anticiapted that regarded as ons of its principal Hundreds of new concerns were floated for the exploitation and House of Commons development of practically every industry. Mones was made to subject during which reference day arraigned before Mr. N. L. the United States, they will when Continental demand again fields of recruitment. Dow in untold anties. Coincidently, the country's workers was made to the campaign in the Smith on a charge of disorderly got countenance anything that revives-now checked by ad- Irish Liberty Conduct. The
disorderly con- would seem like an exploita-verse exchanges--buyers will not demanded a greater share in things and labour unrest developed into States to raise
Oxford University is making strikes and lock-outs. These happenings have combined to produce Bonds, to the entertaining of Deductie. fighting, was occasion-tion of their unfortunate position.overlook this circumstance. It
has been a special cause for some valiant efforts to become gratification that so large bas popular institution. The latest ina a panic and disorder that have threatened to transform Japan's pro-Valera by State Governors and ed by the opposition of the pro- sperity into rain, to bring about the total collapse of her economic to the granting of the Freedom of Prietor to the newsboy making a
The principal factor in the value the market here become and so series of pamphlets on economic structure. Taking a look cross the Pacific we see indications Orleans to this Irish agitator. row at the door of his shop whilst that amount to something approximately the same. We were told These incidents were rightly selling papers. The newsboy, in of exchange is the price of silver, much does the Far East cling to problems, and the first of them by cable two days ago that the United States are facing an described as unfriendly acts. The his statement to the Magistrate, and the large quantity that has its intimate connections with this says the men of to-day is becoming economic and industrial crisis. Work (production) is slowing down Government, however, has de said that that the proprietor was been offering has assisted the country, that London is really an economist in spite of himself. It lower governing the price ia New is a welcome relief to have these short three-halfpenny pronounce- awing to exorbitant demands on the part of labour-demands that cided to make no representations drunk, and had struck him several establishment of these
nents from authorities in econ.. can be well understood by reason of the high cost of living. One on the subject, and we are quite blows which were witnessed by prices. China has large supplies York." of the leading bankers in New York has prophesied a money panic prepared to believe with Mr. the customers in the shop. Both of white metal and with exports
omics in place of some of the loose unless drastic curtailments of credit for non-essentials are enforced. Bouar Law that these demonstra-were bound over in a sum of 550 sbsolutely stagnant the country
Money in Hongkong would talk which passes under that Although not so acute, the conditions in most other countries are tions do not truly reflect the best to keep the peace for the next six needs oo replenishing of ber
months.
stocks. The stock in Shanghai on have been easy had it not been came. The pamphlets will be the same. Everywhere there are complaints of high costs, of big American opinion. Rather do we
April 26th last consisted of 37,220 for the heavy stocks of rice at printed at the University Press, labour demands, of profiteering-in fact a monotonous story of prefer tothink that the Conference
taels, 29,000,000 dollars, and 4,723, present in the bands of the Hong- and if they do not pay they will class greed. And it is there where one gets to the very centre of of Methodists in New York,
whose attitude is disclosed in an- One of the oldest residents of 000 in taels and silver. The kung rice merchants. There is not be continued. It is thought the the whole trouble.
During the war decessity created high profits. It was another cable, has more correctly the Colony, in the person of Mr. stocks are increasing as a result reported to be locked up in rice pamphlets would he even mom abnormal situation that arose because of the abnormal times; but reflected the opinion of the better Ernesto E. da Silva, passed peace of large shipments arriving. It alone in the Colony over twenty valuable if they dealt with topical no subjects and gave us guidance That Con- fully away at his residence, No. will be extremenly interesting to million dollars. There is with the passing of the war there should have been displayed a type of Americans. willingness to let pass also the big prests. Capital, on the one ference disapproves any action by 15, Belilios Terrace. yesterday at know whether all this huge stock demand from the United States, on them at the moment when hand, has been exacting for five years more than its accustomed Congress aiming at recognition the age of 74 years. The deceased of silver in China is being absorbed and prices are declining steadily they are being discussed in the reward and it is foth to tolerate any interference to rob it of any of Ireland as a separate Republic was much esteemed and respected readily or whether a large pro-every week. If America keeps heat of controversy, and, above sach sweet fruit. Labour, on the other hand, has been obsessed and opposes all such efforts to amongst the Portuguese and for- portion will remain in the visible away from the rice market, there all, they should be signed. They. at Shoogbai. In one is expected to be a few failures are being written by the must with the idea that these abnormal times constituted an ideal induce the Government to engage leign communities. He had for stocks
unwarranted interference over 48 years faithully served the of their recent circulars, among the rice merchants, as the learned authorities on the sub- opportunity for the gaining of what it considers should be its in
Samuel. Montaga cereal, which has been purchased ject, but a docker, for instance, legitimate share of the surplus created by its energies. In other with the domestic affairs of Great China Sugar Refusty and at the Messrs. words, there has emerged out of the armed war a bitter war of Britain. Our hope is that Pre-time of his death was still in the and Company, the well-known at bigh prices in Saigon, will have might suspect the hand of Pro- oprosing industrial factions a war that bas created the situations sident Wilson will soon smother employment of the Company. bullionists, state-"We welcome to be sold at sacrificing prices fessor Bowley where there was demonitization of silver before the stuff changes its colour no.justācation. One hopes the referred to above. It is a pity that the end of the great European the ridiculous and ill-mannered He leaves a widow, nine children, the condict should witness such & suicidal climax. Not until there has agitation of certain Senators on two brothers and two sisters to money in small denominations, in the godowns. There will be series will succeed because there' The funeral the melted product of which is much waeping and gnashing of are so may other sciences on been demonstrated a great modification of attitude on the part of this Irish question, which is only mourn his loss. both sections, can the world hope for that industrial peace and increasing the bad feeling between leaves the house at 4. 30 p.m. to the present mainstay of the testh if the present condition which pamphlets so simple and so for anotber two learned would be immensely prosperity which were so inspiring a vision during the dark days of certain sections of the British day and will pass the Monument market. These sales strongly continties
valuable." at about 5. 15 pa.
assist the establishment of those months. and American peoples.
the war.
on