FRIDAY, MAY 14 1920.
KOWLOON NOTES.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
DAY BY DAY.
THORNE'S OLD VAT NOTES & COMMENTS-
"No. 4"
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INTERPORT POLO.
COMPANY REPORTS.
HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO. LTD.
TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
(BY "THE FERRYMAN,,"} ANY GREAT REFORMER WILL
Mr. Frederick Delius, whose It is many years now since FIND LESS PRACTICAL DISCOUR-
The dog days of summer are: Hongkong enjoyed the experience]ADEMENT IN THE OPPOSITION OF
THAN IN THE coming along, and Kowloon is The report of the Board of Daw meditative work has just of witnessing polo matches, laBAD PEOPLE
beginning to get more than Directors of the above Company bean performed at the Queen'a pre-war times they wore a regularĮINERTIA OF GOOD PEOPLE
usually quiet-excepting that the for the year ending 29th Feb Hall, is frequently believed to be a foreigner, but was really born feature of the Colony's sport, and
Thera old residents look back with de
QAB non-fatal gramaphenes and pianos have ruary, 1920 states —
The balance at credit of Frofit At Bradfort, where his family cided interest on the interport occurrence of cerebro-spinal fever again been let loose, to the dis-
however, a very cosmopolitan contests, which always aroused notified yesterday, the sufferer comfort of everybody but their and Loss Account available for had long been setted. He is, owners. I suppose that in reality appropriation, after allowing for musician, for he laid the founda keen rivalry. Particularly do we being a Chinese.
these instruments are not any depreciation is #337,574.08, and tion of his musical knowledge recall the series of games between
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by self-study plantation In Florida, 'cut aff from all centres of ar- tistic culture, and afterwards studied at Leipzig Before the war Mr. Delius had for some years resided in Franzo, where bo mar- ried Mlle. Reson, the artist, and
where most of his creative work Reminis has been produced, cancesofhis former life in Florida will be found in "Appalachis,' which consists mainly of ganja- tions on an old slave song-
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teams of British officers and A year's hard labour was to-day busier than usual but, with your Directors recommend that American military from given to a banished as the raward verandah windows thrown wide this be disposed of as follows Manila Our polo ground at for his persistence in returning to open, the outside world gets the To pay a Dividend of $2.25 per share on 60,000 Shares ...$135,000,00 Causeway Bay is again being this Colony, from which he was benedt of the noi they create. got ship-shape, and already banished in June of last year on
There is a local law, I believe. To pay a Banus of 75 Practica games are being in a long term.`.
cents per Share 45,000.00 to the effect that it is an offence: in. We 900 from dulged
to make any noise between the Topay a Bonus to Staff $2,333.97 a Shanghai paper that the Pola
A burglary was last night car-hours of sunset and 6 a.m. which To carry forward to ' Club there has had its annal
ried out on a house in Yee Wolshall disturb the peace and quiet meeting and amongst the matters
Street, in the Wanchai district of neighbours. It's a good job raised was that of interport | games with Hongkong. Askale of the culprits was caught it isn't put into operation; if by the Police, and at the Policeit were, nearly all the occupiers ton programine for the was decided upon, games to be Court this morning was remand of Kowloon lists would find them- played on Tuesdays Thursdays. In this burglars, clothing and selves in the dock at the Police having resigned on leaving the and Saturdays. In view of the other property to the value of Court. The Magistrate would then Colony. Mr. G. M. Dodwell was
Mabommed Abdullah, “the $5.45 were stolen.
have to set aside a day on which invited to 51l the vacancy.
Mad Mollab," has proved even to be "At Home" to Kowloon re-¡appointment requires the con. more elusive than Usman Digna. amation of Shareholders. Tha at resolved that
Inspector Caygill told a sto:sidents! least
Since he went into the Mahdi Hon Mr. Lau Chu Pak bas joined business in 1899 Abdullah has two chukkas, each evening should of greed at the Police Coort
A thief whom be Sunday's motor accident served the Board, and this now requires been a constant thorn in the side be devoted to games between this morning.
Possibles" and "Probables to had arrested stole a bulky piece to call attention to the dangerous the confirmation of Shareholders of the Somaliland Administration...
to of timber from a certain house in condition of some of our roads. In accordance with the Articles There have been many attempts enable ibe Committee
meet Yaumati which was in course of At Home, the authorities would of Association Hon. Sir C. P.
been heavily followers have visitars. An endeavour erection, and when detected and no more think of opening an ur Chater, C.M.G. and Hon. Mr. Jo round him up, but though bis but being defeated he has always escaped. is also to be made to encourage chased would not let it go. The metalled. thoroughfare to traffic Johnstone ratire. "novica" matches, in which the wood acting as a handicap to his than they would of masker-ing the eligibe, offer themselves for re- Some years ago we cap'ured his
A collection of rates and taxea. And election. Committee is to assist players in agility, be was overhauled.
mother-in-law: but that, far from Auditors.The accounts base distressing him. seemed to give every way possible. Owing to sentenced of three weeks hard the danger at Home is as nothing the number of returned men labour was passed on the thief by compared to what it is here, with been audited by Mr. C. Bernard him a new lease of life. In 1914 so many of our roada running Brown, A.CA. who retires, but the Colonist Office reported that mostly members of the Light the Magistrate.
along the edge of high embank-offers himself for re-election. Horse, who have joined or rejoin-
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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1920.
THE TURKISH TREATY.
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able disease and was physically Chairman. immobile. Since then he has Hongkong, 5th May, 1920.
made several raids, and the expedition just ended, though THE UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY. equipped with aeroplanes, has The report for the year 1919 drawn another blank so far as the shows that on a total business of Mullah is concerned. £1,812,431, the profit balance amounted to £925,829.
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ed the Club this year, a very The present building, which meals. interesting and busy season is was formerly the German Club.
I do not say that the state of looked forward to by the Com-bring inadequate to meet th. mittee. It will thus be seen that needs of the school, construction the Casde Peak road was wholly of a responsible for Sunday mishap. Shanghai is taking very seriously is being undertaken
bat it was a factor, none the less. to polo these days, and if the additional building
This will be But apart from the actual surface interport game comes off, a big Joseph's College. effort will no doubt be made to situated on the lower side of the ing of this road and others, it retain the trophy. Our hope is playing ground. The question of cannot be disputed that there are
An exceedingly interesting The Board recommends that an constitutional point was raised that Hongkong is not letting the boxing school in connection far too many unprotected em-
Ia оде with the College has been under bankments.
place interio dividend of 24- per share by the nomination of the Rev. grass grow under its feet.
consideration, but owing to the I
Di, there is be paid to shareholders, absorbing Malcolm MacCallum as lack of room, the idea has so far sheer drop of well on towards 700 £118,200 and that a bonus of 20 Labour candidate for Argyllshire THE STUDENTS"«<«LATEST.
go: beer found possible of ac-feet. I should think. Admittedly par cest be paid to contributors, in opposition to Sir William The Chinese students
incomplishment.
the road is wide, but, however absorbing about £50,000, and that Sutherland, appointed as Cosli- Peking, who have been "on
Mr. Mac- careful a driver may be, one never the remainder be carried forward- tion-Liberal Whip. strike," are again dictating to the A Chinese pronteer was to-day knows when the unexpected is
Since the last General Meeting] Callum is a minister of the Church Government what it shall and brought to justice by Inspector going to bappen. Bad driving by Mr. S. H. Dodwell and Mr. R of Scotland, and under the Act what it shall not do. A telegram Earner, who complained that the an approaching car, or something Ross Thomson have resigned passed in 1801 (consequent on the which we published yesterday man had a pair of scales which going suddenly wrong with the their seats on leaving the Colony election of Horne Tooke for Old stated that these youngsters have sperated against his customers steering gear, might base di and Mr. G. M. Dodwell of Messrs. Sarum & minister of that Church notified the President and the Mach illicit profit must have astrous results at such spo.ß. Dodwell and Co., Ltd., and Mr. as well, as of the Church of Eng- State Department that they will been gathered in by this mAD.
G. T. Edkins of Messrs. Butter-fand is declared not to be "cap- In the opinion of many motor-field and Swire hare joined the able of being elected" as a member Slowly but surely the Allies are putting into the category of resume their studies when the who keeps a fruit stall in Shauki.
In accordance with of Parliament. That does not things settled the many problems that came a concomitantof Government announces the can wan. He bad found the pair of ists, all embankments ought to be Board. their victory in the Great War. The task of framing Treaties with cellation of the Military Agree scales too balanced to suit his protected by the erection either of Articles of Association the Hos mese, of course, that he may not to the a low wall or a stour iron railing. Mr. P. H. Holyoak and Mr. W. be returned to Parliament. A and had gone all the late belligerents must have been an arduous one-the result ment with Japan and rejects the Las:29, of which it is easy to criticise with very little recognition of the proposal for direct negotiation extent of tying a string of cash The Automobile Association might L Pattended retire, but offer mere asme can be returned to
the Shantung
Parliament, as well as a many difficulties that had to be encountered and overcome.
quest to one end, with the consequence do worse than take this matter themselves for re-election. has been plenty of criticism for the Treaty of Versailles, and there fion.
legally "dead.” as in the cases of The presumption of these that an additional ten per cent. into consideration and advise the has been little sparing of adverse comment in the case of the youthful opstarts almost equals weight went against his cus authorities on it. I don't wish to BRITISH TRADERS INSURANCE CO. D'Denvonan Rossa and Michael Austrian and Hungarian treaties, the Bulgarian treaty, and the their lack of a sense of propor-tomers. He was fined $10, or be an alarmist, but it will be too.
The report for the year 1919. Davitt, who were elected while in settlement of the Jogo-Slavia question. One can
late after the event. very easily tionate values. What on earth two weeks, by Mr. Hutchison
shows that on a total business of prison for treason-felony. Under £874,430, there was a profit of the Act of 1870 a clergyman of anticipate unfevourable comment on the Turkish Treaty, the main schoolboys have to do with inter-
The Church of England can.... What on earth has gone wroODE £131,629. terms of which were made public in Hongkong yesterday by national issues like these wef A Chirese boy whose pre Reuter's cable. We do not question seriously whether the ideal should very much like to know.ference for a career of crime was with the weather? Hot one day, The Board recommends that deprive himself of orders, and so conception of how all these matters should be settled varies very The whole trouble, of course, is only too evident from the fact cool the next, and torrential an interim dividend of 9 per qualify for membership of the mach in any disinterested country, but in the absence of an attain that these students bave been tha: a knife with the blade open rain the day following variety share be paid to shareholders, Commons. But that Act does ment of the ideal owing to conflicting interests and racial prejudices used as tools by certain so-called ready for emergencies, was found enough, anybow. Last year the absorbing £43,200 and that a not apply to the Church of Scol- there has to be an attempt to meet the wishes of all-an attempt politicians to further their owa
con-land. Mr. MacCallum has been on bis person at the time of bis Clerk of the Weather had it in for bonus of 20%; be paid, to the spoiled that results in a
about daly nominated, and there is very grea, deal of grumbling. It is an instance ends. They
arres: at Mongkok yesterday, sports men by sanding a long suce tributors, absorbing of the old ruling that by trying to please everybody you pleass children of the astion, and they was sentenced at the Police cession of wet week-ends. I looks £25,000, and that the remainder nothing to prevent his return. If nobody. And so if the Allie are looking of any praise for the ce presume to think that in their Court this morning to 48 hours as if he is going to repeat the perbe carried forward. Treaty with Turkey they will be disappointed. Bot the framing bands lies the eventual dis detention acd 12 strokes with formance this year. All of which Since the last General Meeting mistes on Privileges to decide and presentation of it does register another step in the long road position of big political problems. the bitch. He was caught after is causing a great strain ga our Mr. S. H. Dodwall and Mr. R. whether he has retired from bis towards complete international re-adjustment.
What they need is a close and
Ross Thomson have resigned living in time to qualify him for The Act of 1801 One cannot read the provisions of the Treaty without realising personal acquaintance with the snatching a head ornament from cocabularies.
a child which was being carried
their seats on 'saving the Colony membership. that the Allies have left very little room for Turkey to be the powers of the cane as an instru on the back of its mother. The The Tennis League is early in and Mr. G. M.Dodwell of Messrs.seems to leave that point in doubt. Buisance in Europe that she has been for so many years. Because ment of punishment. It is self-theft was witnessed by another trouble through the coming of Dodwell & Co., Ltd. and Mr. G. of that we can forgive a great many other things. Turkey deserves evident that they
boy who took up the chase after these wet spells. Last Saturday T. Edkins of Messrs. Butterfield no place in Europe, as a glance at her recent bistory will show. nothing of the matters upon the culprit. About thirty other none of the Kowloon Clubs could & Swire have joined the Board. The power for evil that she has exerted in Armenia and Cilicia which they so freely advise the pedestrians joined in, with the get off their ties; and there ap-In accordance with Articles of SHANGHAI'S WAR MEMORIAL. would be sufficient alone to convict her of unsuitability to reside Goremment. The cheek of these result that the escape of the thief pears every propect that the same Association the Hop. Mr. P. H.
almost without longer in what is perhaps the oldest civilised continent of the world. youngsters is
was cut off, and he was arrested. will be the case this week-end. Holyoak and Mr. W.L. Pattenden The record of massacres perpetrated in the use of a cruel religion limits.
The comparatively light sentence Can't the Residents' Association retire, but offer themselves for makes very morbid reading. One is inclined to think_that_the
re-election. which the Magistrate imposed do something in the matter? history of the Powers dealing with Turkey is a further exemplifica-HARD WORDS.
was due to the fact that it was
Shanghai's war memorial is lọ “ tion of the maxim "Spare the rod and spoil the child." One or two
In our comments from time to the prisoner's first offence.
take the form of a massive very clear indications that such conduct could not be permitted time America's attitude would have put a stop to what developed into horrifying expressions towards the Peace Treaty we N. Mahomed Ali was to-day appears to have reached a stage
The report for the year 1919 granite pedestal, oma 45 ft. of bigh, supporting a bronza stało- of hatred. By the Treaty now banded over Turkey is born of
have always urged that the charged at the Police Court with of suspended animation. Have shows that on a business great deal of that power for evil, and at that we rejoice. It may be United States owes it as a daty having failed to communicate to the contractor's funds run out, o$1,211,010, there was a profit made group representing victorious that if the government of the country gets into enlightened bands a to burasnity to take a living the Superintendent of Imports is the rain causing the sloppage of $675.13. The working account Peace offering consolation to the change will manifest itself, but not before that time should the interest in the affairs of the and Exports within 24 hours I don't expect Kowloon to be for 1918 shows that on business widows and orphans, and flanked » Allies consider for one moment a modification of their terms as outside world. We have even case of short delivery, thereby burnt down, but it's time some amounting to $1,638,505, thereby the figures of soldiers, or some regards territory. Just enough of Turkey has been left in Europe said that European nations importing goods without a permit body got busy.
was a net profit of $834,750. This other appropriate to give ber sovereignty over Constantinople, but even the granting look for
licence. American help and or
it is proposed to apportion as cbosen. of that has been made conditional on future behaviour. All the sympathy in dealing with the question was ia respect of Kowloon Cricket Club deben follows details of the Treaty, affecting military strength, the payment of tig problems of the day. Some a quantity of hides, for tores are going strong, 1 bear. To pay a Dividend of $7.00 and reparations, privileges, to the Allies, etc. make interesting have accused us of being too which a permit was issued on The reckoning is now being done Bonus of $3.00 per shara on raised pared platform covering. reading and could well be made the basis for much comment. But pointed in our references on this April 1st. This permit was in in thousands. Good luck to the 20,000 Shares $200,000.00; To add the greater part of the space available-some 70 fl long it is not our intention to indulge. One very important point is that
ruatter. But here is what an respect of 242 hides, but a month scheme!
to Reinsurance Fund $150,000.00; providing for the navigation of the Straits, including the American journal says:-"Amer- afterwards, when the Department
To add to Extra Reserve Fund by 42 ft deep and this is sur
rounded by balustrading Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmora and the Bosphorus to be open inca can no longer sit back and was checking the manifeste, it
£75,000 at 4/10148307,692.30; fature both in peace time and war time to all merchantmen, war scorn Europe for not putting found 100 bales short. It was
DROWNING THREAT. $1179 and aircraft without distinction. So important is the entrance things right in the danger corners not until the 5th-instant that
Because he had refused to band To carry forward to Underwriting of solid design and the plat
form approached by a flight of to the Black Sea from a commercial point of view that this very of the earth. The world will not the merchant made
his over certain land about 100 men Suspense A/c. $177,066.81.
The Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak six broad, shallow steps of the desirable right of unfettered entry should have been secured long let the United States forget it is report. by which time, the assembled outside the residence
shirking its international duty. figure was already eatared of Mr. J. G. Alcorn, the High and Mr. W.L. Pattanden reiir maximum length obtainable, a
dignity of the monument. There is one condition imposed which appeals to uns more than Lloyd George, answering an in- in the books and the consequent Sheriff of Galway. They entered by rotation and being eligible feature which should add to the The material suggested is Hong any other, and that relates to Turkey's future duty of protecting terpellation in the House of Com- correction caused a lot of trouble his house, and after binding and offer themselves for re-election. minorities wilbin her borders. The role of modern government is mons about America, said to the Department. The merchant band-coming him repeated their
Long or Honsa granite, with that the majority shall prevail, but together with that must go up to the present we have only had on a previous occasion com- request. He again refused, and protection of all subjects who exercise their right of thinking differ- received requests from America mitted the same error, and be had was immediately taken to a lake.
We are officially informed, that Paving design delineated in the two materials which are of lighter ently. Failing that protection, governance becomes tyranny and to protect Armenia without any then been warned. The present His wife followed in a trap, and the General Agents and Consult and darker abad-e of grey. Thes oppression. Development in man's conception of his duty towards offer to assume responsibility mistake arose purely out of implored the men to release her ing Committee of the Canton figures would be modelled and his neighbour has brought him to realise that tolerance is not only There is a terrible sting in this carelessness on bis part. A fine husband. This they refused to Insurance Office Ltd, will at the es s in bronze at Home. humane but essential. Governments of civilised countries hare band statement. America has no of $25 was imposed. realised it and there should be every effort made to spread the
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do. They then asked Mr. Alcore forthcoming meeting of sharehol if he wanted to see a priest. He ders, to be held on Tuesday, replied that he did, and a priest the 25th instant, declarè
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lection of the weak, and it is a step in the right direction that on Britain to protect the Armenians of the international responsibili, was sent for, and afterwards fasl dividend of $12 per Suspense Account of the most important concessions to Turkey should be made from the Turks. But America is ties of the Anglo-Saxons, the day ordered to go away. Mr. Alcorn are in respect of working will further declare dependent on the observation of this all-important principle of con-horrified at any suggestion that it of the triumph of the Neutone or was then taken to the edge of the Account 1918 44 £54,697 10% dividend of $18. duct. When the time comes which shall witness a universal is Uncle Sam's duty to lend a or sociher master race will be af practice of the rule, then will be heralded in the days of Peace tile help himself. If Great
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