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NOTES & COMMENTS.
VALUE OF " BOOSTING.”
us Britishers. Da Saturday night we had an example of what well-
new
MONDAY, JULY 19, 1920.
DAY BY DAY:-
HE SERVES HIS PARTY HEST
CURRENT COIN.
**BLACK CATS.”
Penang and Bangkok used to negotiate, their bills through the (BY "MERCATOR,") foreign banks here. The business
A TALENTED PARTY. The situation in the financialțin normal times of such mer-
Hongkong-or, rather, Kow- We have often made reference WHO SERVES THE COUNTRY BEST World of Hongkong still continues chants is on a big scale, and it loon-has made a real discovery in this column to the value of
gloomy, and there is very little had been until now entirely in It has unearthed a most talented boosting," the art of which is
prospect of any
appreciable the bands of the European banks, and vivacious party of local more thoroughly comprehended maka mention of is absolutely months. Everybody is complain Chinese importers in Singapore."The
"Atreus"-The rumour you improvement for the next three What do we see to-day? The entertainers calling themselves by our American friends than by without foundation,
Black Cats," Strictly ing of bad times, and avan some Penang and Bangkok who used speaking, the Committee of the of the local stores report poor to get their goods from Hongkong Kowloon Cricket Club made the dovised propaganda will do. We: In a irxonsin a Chinese restan-business. Some one was remark-ware in the babit of remitting the "find" and, so delighted were refer to the open-air concers at rant al Des Voeux Road Central ing to me that the mushroom proceda of the sales on those thes, that it was decided to let Kowloon. The promoters of that on Saturday night, a foki of the about which I have written of goods to their customers here the public go shares with them. happy function, which, by restaurant was stabbed by five late will eventually prove to be through the European banks Hence the
The foki like "The Contemptible Army" baving branches here. They are on Saturday night. The Club open-air CODCart the way. revealed manchman, who absconded.
local talent, had is now lying in hospital.
in France. I have great doubts. not doing that now.
They have grounds had bean very done the preliminaries well. By
These firms are a menace to the found that the Chinese banks in effectively illuminated with striking advartisements in the Daggers are dangerous things, trade and the fair name of the Singapore, Penang and Bangkok-coloured slectric bulbs, whilst the papers, by a series of funny One Chinese carried one to fright Colony, and when they are namely, the Communication Bank verandah of the Clubhouse was write-ups," by posters and by en, as he said, those who might weeded out we shall certainly of Chins and the Sazabaitong arranged as a stage which, al- claver crayon skatches, they molest his dr. S. L. Smith, who see business running in healthier Banking Corporation and other though on the small side, waAS aroused the curiosity of the public. tried him this morning at the channels. But, after all, it must Banks-give them better rates. charmingly set out Everybody was asking who the Magistracy, frightened the Chi-be admitted that all the blame and one may enquire: How was very largely patronised and
Black Cats were and nobody nese by confiscating the weapon.
most not be laid at the doors of can these Chinese Banks give the public so much appreciated let the secret out. Thus it was The defendant said he came from the mushroom firma. Some newly these merchants a more favour-being able to enjoy an evening's that, after dinner, Kowloonites America, and knowing that con-established banks have them-able rate than the bigger, banking entertainment in the cool even- Blocked to the cricket ground,ditions in China were not safe selves helped to bring them into corporations? Usually, these ing air that the organisers wookl, existence, and with the lavish Chinese Banks are content with we feel sure, be justified in bringing Hongkong folk from the invested in a dagger. ferry to the venue of the canceri,
these concerns the latter began teenth of a pound satisfies them. kind. they
ioto poured
Some of these On a hundred dollars (Straits) they the
to multiply.
"The Black Cats" are ready a There were a number of am-newly established banks (not all are content with 25 centa. The very clever and varastile little ground, oce could not help thinking of the power munition cases this morning be of them) are doing reckless busi- European Banks cannot do that, company of entertainers. This of the written word, the value of fore Mr. S. L. Smith, the ness, and this is certain to end in as they have larger staffs, and was their first appearance in "boosting" Suppose there had Magistrate. One man, who was disaster. There has been heary the reason why the Chinese the Colony, and they "weat
The event
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them to forward their names and addresses with communications "write-ups, but just a few odd possession addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for publication, but a and posters issued-why, the thing ammunition on the Praya, was to capture as much of business are small compared with their them, and we do hope they will
possible. would have been a hopeless fined $30, in spite of the fact that as
In that vidence of their bona fides.
race European competitors.
not now go into obscurity. They All communications intended for publication should be address-failure. You people who profess be was a newcomer from America, one or two of the new banks have
to believe that nobody reads the In another case, a Chinese was been content with security of a Three yara merchants have many professional aggregations compare very favourably with ed to the Editor.
advertisements can take a lesson charged with being in possession flimsy character, and have not failed in Hongkong, with liabili-which visit us: indeed, some of from this. Here's a good motto for of 129 cartridges. He was releas adopted a cautious attitude. Toties amounting to over ball-a-lakh them are evidently old bands" the man who hesitates whether ed on bail of the hearing day they are having anxious each. There are a few more Chinese at the stage. They comprise Mr. times, for the firms that they yarn merchants who are in a bad Kenneth Crow (tenor,) Ar. Mar be ought to advertise: "If you've being fixed for Wednesday.
have been backing bave, many way. The yarn market has been Woodward (light comedian) Mr. got a good business, advertise to
A lukong yesterday had the of them, declared their inability looking up, and sales of Indian Phil Sewton (musical comedy keep it; if you've got nebusiness. advertise to get it.”
pleasure of having his packet to meet their obligations.
cotton yarn bave been reported artist,) Mr. Sydney West (elsen- at five to fifteen points over the tionist) and, last but not least, picked. He was in plain clothes, and the pickpocket, who was The purpose of banking and ruling rates of ten days ago. Leas and Tedo, very elever Councillor, interviewed in New had two presions convictions for probably the same in Hongkong market would have been much to review the various items of We see that 2 Japanese Privy well-known to the Police, as be the aid it tenders to trade is am told that business in the yarn couple. We bare not the space York, has been expressing his the same kind of business, came as it is in any other part of the brisker but for the way cotton the programme: suffice is to say proposed anti-Japanese legisla-lukong's bag, containing 20 cents, system of banking, but there is a into Hongkong. Lis: week as individual and concarted items. the question of the up from behind and removed the world, where there is an elaborate has been coming from Shanghai that the party does well both in betion in California. the action and ran away. The lukong gave fundamental difference in the much as four thousand bales The tenor has a fine voice, which regarding which, he save. will chase. Eventually the thief ran practical application of the princi- arrived from Shanghai and were he knows how to use; whilst the result either in good or bad into the arms of another lukong, ple of the help rendered by banking sold here. Stocks at present of baritone is equally good. "Lena" Americo-Japanese feeling. There who this morning figuratively to business. While in Europe Indian varu are light, and de-knows all there is to know about is an inference in his remarks threw the defendant into the the growth of banking is follow-liveries and arrivals are fair. entertaining; she is fon sad that Americans rather "look arms of Mr. S. L. Smith. The ing the line of using as little
vivacity itself. Perhaps "Tedo " Some of the compradores of our was the smartest of the bole HANCOCK-On July 18th, at “Cheltondale. The Peak the down" on Asiatics, for he states latter threw him into prison for maner as possible for the conduct! wife of Richard Hancock, of a daughter.
that the American nation will three months.
of as big a trade as possible, in large mercantile firms are report-company: he can seemingly turn never play the role properly be
Hongkong and China, on theed to be in a bad way. One such his band to anything in the funny longing to it in Asia until it is able
other band, the growth of banking has lost over two lakhs of dollars line. The others are also good It is not an easy thing to fool has been concomitan: with the in cotton shares and speculations in their respective lines. "The to judge Asiatic nations by their standard of conduct instead of pawnbrokers, but the fact has not increased use of money. While in in Exchange. There are very Weed Awakening," with which their race. Bus we do not think taken root in the minds of soy Europe the tendency is for banks few compradores in commercial the second part of the programme
Chinese thiever. One fellow took to have as little to do with serual houses or in the various Banks opened, was that this projected California
a most charming legislation is based on what this git chain to a pawnshop untrade as possible-their function who have made money this year, concerted number, most effective. Japanese terms the "conduct" of Saturday and represented it as being limited to financing trade. Most of theni 872 saidy staged: whilst the quintette
The pawnbroker the Japanese immigrants at all. being gold.
io Chigs the growth of banking to be involved in losses. The from Espaniola" was a scream. examined it carefully and found It is purely
economic
has been parallel
the temptation to gamble has been "Snowballs" was another item question. What we have to look was not, and therefore handed enlargement of the interests of very great battere is no reason which took extremely well, and him over to the Police. This banking in actus! trade. The why they should not pay their the audience immensely enjoyed at is that Japanese are pouring
tons of the fun of snowballing the per-, When a 35 so eminent in international statecraft as Viscount into California, settling there and orning, when charged before result of the growth of banking losses as they made
Mr. S. L. Smith, the Chinese children-that they
in Hongkong bas been an money" during the time of war. insisted that it was gold as he had inevitable mix-up of trading and Grey speaks on the subject of the League of Nations one is rearing
forners. Most of the items given compelled to pay great respect to the thoughts he utters. His most jare gstring big stake in
were specially written by "Tedo," There is noticeable a perceptible and he is to be complimented on recent pronouncement on international relations came to hand by the country, and that they are purchased is from a shop that banking. No doubt there are
The case institutions that
do banking, change for the better in the rice his ability in this direction. cable on Saturday and it is well worth looking at for a moment to competing with Americans in the save him a receipt. see the attitude this undoubted great statesman takes. Viscount labour markets on terms which was remanded for the production pure and simple, but there are market. Some 30,000 bags of
M. Longyear was the accom- some that do both banking and rice bave sold to Japan during panist and Mr. F.W. Bradley the Grey was speaking to the Council of the League of Nations l'aiono American can possibly meet.
trade in a way. Da, the whole, the last ten days, and in con electrician. and by reason of his steady striving in the cause of world peace and That is the whole problem, and it his notorious brosdmindedness bis utterance has an added value in raises ost important and A Chinese living in the second such circumstances have.con-sequence of this demand from these days when peace the work over is the primary necessity. difficult issue. There is no floor of 564 Shanghai Street, on spited to bring about a situation Japan the price has appreciated
will prove beneficial some fifty cents per pical. The Messrs. Anderson and Com- True it is that his reference was mainly to Germany's position, but batred or despising of the Japan. Saturday night at about 5.30 which underlying the views he gave is a principle that might easily escape ese implied; it is merely a matter looked under his bed and found a neither to commerce or banking. demand from the Philippines has pany, share brokers of Shanghai, notice.
of economics. That's what so thief crouched underneath. He It may be argued that the stopped, while from Cuba there have a happy kaack of writing object ol any is still no enquiry for the cereal, their weekly reports. Comment- He expressed the hope he had entertained that at the first meet-many Japanese appear to over-summoned the other inmates and primary ing of the Council of the League it would have been possible to have look. What would the Japanese asked them to keep wateb. When business, including banks, is to Small quantities of rice are coming on the postponement of the admitted Germany a member, ba: Germany's recent attitude at Spa say, we wonder, if thousands of another friend came along, the make profit. So long as such is ing in from Saigon into Hong-June settlement, this firm of had left him with the impression that she was mainly seeking to aliens
clearance of thief was banded to the custody obtained by what is commonly kong, but those are mostly old brokers said-" The than their of the Police. This morning he understood as legitimate means, contracts being executed now. which was to have taken place discover and exploit the weaknesses of the Treaty. He made parti-living cular mention of the disarmament dispute and stated that untill own docked into
Japan, old Mr. Hutchison that he went there is no reason to object to it. The bulk of the rice which was yesterday has been postponed by Germany had given some better evidence of her good faith he failed settled down, became property.to the house in question to ask Some of the banks in our midst purchased a few months ago by the Committee of the House to to see how she could be invited to become a member. That is owners and began competing with the amah to act as a substitute do the usual banking business the merchants in anticipation of a 29th instant, the date which was -not-simple-statement by a British-statesmen in prejudiced vein the Japanese labourer But for him. but the thief on the receiving deposits, giving loans, demand from abroad has been originally sat. Until quite re- against a late enemy: it is a statement that embodies the very then, the Japanese law regarding statement of the Police, was an discounting bills of exchange and sold at a great loss. It is not contly serious doubts as to the So Erso forth, but with an almost reck-likely that prices will improve possibility of effecting a settle- principle on which the League is founded. Germany has se: her aliens prevents that sort of thing. unemployed barber.
to less disregard for safety or sound materially until the present ment obtained, but it now appears band and seal to a document that was specifically designed to rob Can Japan complain if other Hatebison requested him
stocks own spend four weeks in gaol.
commercial principles. protect
have been her of the power of making further armoed trouble and before Ger Dations
entirely pretty certain that a clearance (sold, or used up. Cuba has not yet will be arranged or, writing many can be counted as fit to enter an assembly of nations for the nationals?
On the other hand, it must be consumed all that she had perhaps more correctly, wangled"". preservation of world peace she must carry out the provisions of CRUELTY TO SERVANTS.
For failing to stop his boat | that document, not only to the letter but in the spirit. The League
when called upon to do so by a conceded that some of the newly-, previously purchased from Hong-The position, however, is this of Nations, if it is ever to be an effective preventive of war, must of Chinese mistresses to their girl on Saturday last. the master of cutting
More cases of cruelty by Police officer in Victoria harbour established Chinese banks are kong. and it looks as if the much to the good that the bulk into the business of process of such consumption will of the shares carried forward necessity be composed of nations who are going "to play the
servants have been coming passenger boa: 8344 91 was this the foreign banks. One such take a little more time to com- are in this instance so carried at game"; nations who have some bonesty of purpose: some intention
visible more or less reasonable prices of fulfilling their pledged word. Without that honesty and intention to the notice of our Magistrates morning fined $10 by Commander bank has created a precedent plete. When all the
the past week. the League would be reduced to a mere assembly in which no faith during
C. W. Deckwith, R. S.. Marine by doing without A
comp-stocks in Cuba are consumed we instead of, as in the case of recent The other banks have shall in all probability see a quarterly settlings, at the inflated could be reposed and which could never hope to achieve the objects Colonel Ward were here. we Magistrate. The defendant was radore.
imagine C&D
whom gathering also charged with carrying eleven compradores, to
they brisker demand in the local prices induced by operators. The for which it has been established. Britain and. Japan have vers together the details of these passengers inexcess of the number usually pay a brokerage of 1/16 market not only from Cube, but cotton share market has been recently given evidence of their honesty-we refer to their com- munication to the League anent the renewal of the Anglo- in support of his "anti-slavery allowed by his licence. Lance per cent. for purchases and 3 per also from Central and South swakened with the jolt which Japanese Treaty and by all other nations must be shown a campaign. That case in which Sergeant M. Hope said that about cent for sales from and to Chinese America. As was anticipated, was coming to it for many similar regard. Viscount Grey made yet another point that woman was fined $50 for in- 5.50 p.m. on Saturday he saw the customers. On a large volume of Japan has been short of rice, and months past, and it is to be is of great interest and importance. By emphasising the flicting burns on her servant defendant's boat near Black Heads business such a percentage as the reason why she did not make hoped that the lesson will not cecessity of giving publicity to the work of the League be touched The little girl had informed the re bat was under oars and Dually. Tos foreign banker, who attributed to the financial string- than likely that early next month looked a particularly bad one. Point. He called on him to stop. 3/16 comes up to a neat sum an- her purchasese prior to this is lightly be forgotten. It is more on one of its main features, ie, the need of bringing to the clear Police that her mistress had
there will be a lightsome rebound light of day all matters affecting international politics. He stated
was about twenty yards from does not know the position of ency in that country.
in the cotton share market, but that if public opinion fally asserted itself it could prevent any deliberately caused these burns witness but the defendant re- bis Chinese clients, a compradore Government from going to war, but he pointed to the equally true herself tried to palm off an excuse Sted
with lighted paper; the woman fused
is essential, but one Chinese bank The Chinese rice dealers, I am it is equally certain that given a be stop, so corollary that Governments could not prevent wars unless they had that what had happened was that passenger boat with his revolver, is not
across the bows of the has shown as that a compradore told, have lodged a complaint small advance & dumber of shareS
a neccesary item in with the Chinese Chamber ofwill have to be taken of the shelf · a strong public opinion behind them. History furnishes many ex. amples of where public opinion has led governments to take certain she had treated her maidservant but the defendant still refused to equipment of the Bank. Commerce against some of the on which they have been placed."" courses of action that were not altogether for the best and one of with Jeyes flaid for some skin dis-stop. The defendant then got Here it must be mentioned that European exporters of rice. They
that these It is very seldom that Merurs. the ideals to strive for now is the enlightenment of public opinion ease. The Magistrate wouldn't be into shallow water and discharged the Manager of the Bank in have complained so that it can be a strong and guiding force for Governments. Only
The his passengers, and came back to question was previously a com-houses have failed to honour Samuel, Montago and Company by publicity of the ideals for which the League stands will there he mere fact that the girl could out the Police launch. He was pradors in another Bank, and their committments, and have not allow their weekly silver reports generated & public opinion that will direct it in the right channels.
utter a word carrying 20 passengers and three during that time had come to paid up the difference on such to be tinged with humour. In The League very urgently needs completion. America, Ger.in Court showed how much crew, o: eleven in excess. Defen- know all the Chinese speculators purchases. There Chinese mer their report dated May 7th last
she feared ber mistress, who dant stated that be stopped, but and werebante, and is thus able chants have requested many and Russia are badly wanted to make complete the machiney could hardly be the kind-hearted the tide prevented hilo coming to distinguish between the good Chinese Chamber of Commerce ed in the Press that some boys 'the that firm wrote thoa---" It in atat-
for arbitration on every international matter, thereby making secure the peace that is surely coming to a world tired of warring What was it that the girl feared?
creature abe posed as being along side.
and the bad. The saving in the to write to the Hongkong General' who had never seen sovereigns and struggling. To America entry is now open so soon as her More treatment with Jayes floid?
commission to the compradore is Chamber of Commerce on the before' gave away some which z statesmen chose to leave the path of isolation; to Germany entry is Hardly. The fact of the matter
a valuable one to this Bank... subject and point out that while terrier unearthed near Dublin. the Hongkong General Chamber As the younger generation seems open so soon as she gives evidence of moral fitness, and the same
The Chinese Banks are cut of Commerce has laid down likely to grow up in simfler ignor- Emight be said of Bassis. We firmly believe that the desire of the is that, whether we call these few strokes with the birch,
bondservants slaves or any-which is a form of corrective far ting into the business of the certain regulations with whicbance, it has been suggested that countries now comprising the League is in every respect an honest)
more ways they have insisted on Chinese specimens should form a.festöre ̈ one and that a very powerful nucleus existe for something farthing else, far too many of them more suited to cases of this kind foreign Bank in
оде Not long agorice dealers complying, on the in local museums so as to prevent superior. It is to such men as Viscount Grey that we can confident are shamefully treated by their than to poor little boys who have than ly look for the guidance that will make the League & great living mistresses. We only wish this done nothing worse than to hawk Chiness merchants doing trade other band the European pur- similar errors of judgment in
callous woman had been ordered without a licence.
between Hongkong, Bingapore,] chasers are dealt with lightly. future", force for the betterment of the lot of mankind.
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