It is generally admitted that most Whiskies
have now a "Post-War Weakness
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HONGKONG
NOTES & COMMENTS
1.
WASTED ENERGY AND MONEY.
SATURDAY.
DAY BY DAY.
1895.
IF MEN COULD BUT SEE THE HONGKONG TWENTY
Telegraph " files for week- ending Oct, 2nd, 1993) THE DOLLAR.
People who frequent Ios Hanse CONSEQUENCES OF THE IVIL Stroot are having a quiet smile THINGS THAT DO THEY WOULD FIVE YEAR'S AGO. at the P.W.D., though it is a PROBABLY TRY TO AVOID THR smile that is indulged in out of CONSEQUENCES, WHILE THEY (Compiled from the “Hongkong compassion rather than becauSƏ WERE DOINOTRE IVIL. of any Aumour. It's in connection with those new motor signs. On the very day that the road was interent at the Police Courts this There were no cases of public officially closed to motor, traffic the now signs were erected. The
morning. one outside Messrs. Hughes and Hough's was placed half-way
entrance to the premises of It is notified that the name of the firm named. We were, the Cherry Embroidery Company, therefore, quite pleased to see Limited, has been streak off the that in less than two days some Register. fresh coolies were at work. jmaking another hole closer to
.
OX GAS.
SHIPPING NOTES.
(BY *NEPTUNE^) ---
Now that the Hongkong Potion down broadbers of cargo, it is are on the warpath in tracking
export rastri od with a vinn the position made ~ German goods too dear
part.
age.
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The
hoped this activity and the heavy pisted the first around-the-world
The as West Kisson has som=' sentences of the Magistrales may freight voyage, Dollar, on demand, to-day in 25. uvil has become too pronounced, more as the home port,
servo to have a salutary affect inaugurated by the Facile Mail
which Sept. 25th-The rate of the upon these cargo thieves. The Steamship Company with Balti- 2-124.
and the complaint of the mer steamer sailed from Baltimore on chants is lood-voiced. So far it January 18th last, and touched at The name of Naribisa Shima-
Sept. 26th. Our correspondent cannot be said that such thefts in 186 foreign port during the voy- round the corner into Dea Your kawa has been added Road. In fact it was an obstruc-Dental Register.
to the "Illuminant" aaks us to ventilate Hongkong are organised, but if tion to pedestrians and to all who
the question of the price of gas. the broachers are not dealt with had to enter the Des Voeux Road
He points out that there has been severely there is a fear that the of Inte a tendency Chinese shopkeepers to adopt gas vigilance of the Police can be asa captain, who sent forth his
amongst evil will spread. The increased
The days of the old-fashioned as an illuminant in place of kero- minimised by the failure of the commands to the accompaniment sine oil, the high price of the latter Magistrates to inflict penalties of of oaths, and enforced them with being one of the inducements and such a nature as are calculated the marlinspike, have receded the better light of the "Welsbach" to check the evil The experience so far into the dim past that in the wall of the bailding, in which of Mr. Emile Bansmann, of being another. He claims that is interesting. They found that of the American Mercantile and other newly patented burners of the Fort of London Authority the new order, ship commanders The engagement is 'announced the post is now erected. Let's
Messrs. Hadson, Kern and
any sensible hope it is there for good. Then Co., and Miss Erlinds Muller, of the Gas Company would result in increased, and as underwriters and the requirements of dip
reduction in the volume of theft diminished as Marine the price DOW charged by the sentences of imprisonment something of international law are to be taught again, the warning post erected at the corner of the American
the almost universal adoption by pressed this upon the stipendiaries tomacy, so that they can represent WAB wrongly
Chinese shop-keepers and mer-st the various parts a saner view with credit their country placed. It was difficult to sell The following additional firm chants in preference to any other. was taken of the necessity of foreign ports. The course at the whether it applied to Queen's has been granted a licence to This journal has, times without more drastic Road or to Ice Housa Street trade under the Non-Ferrous number, arged on the Directorate Underwriters Association now has been changed so thats Lloyd's New York State Nautical School That, too has been hauled up. Metal Industry Ordinance, 1919 of the Gas Company the folly of cover risks of theft, pilferage and future graduates will know 30:06- another hole made, and the post-Chan Yue Teng- re-erected a few yards off and in
maintaing the present prohibitive abort delivery by rates, and the enormous profits to policy
a separate thing of Customs Regulations, the A much better position. But this
and for 器 be obtained by such a reduction additional premium. The main other subjects, to enable them to separate laws of commerce, as well as is not all. The post outside the The Gazette notifies that the faf price so would bring gas within clanses in this agreement are meet the requirements of the Fogkong Telegraph office bas Hon. Mr. William Chatham, the reach of the poorer classes of that in consideration of an ad-times. Something more is requir bad to be shifted from where it C.M.G. returned to the Colony Chinese shopkeers. It seems ditional premium of-per cent.led of officers of the American
A.S. WATSON & CO., LTD. Express office
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The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1920.
EDUCATION IN HONGKONG,
while trained women, educated abroad at the Government's expense
Manila.
action.
in
was first planted. That makes on the 2nd September, and re-useless to approach them again it is baroby agreed that this policy Merchant Marine besides the six holes and sit erections for sumed duty as Director of Public on the subject. They are utterly covers the risk of theft and/or ability to lay a cours or take a three posts. Whether the post Works.
benighted at the top of Ice House Street)
and unprogressive. pilferage irrespective of percent-vessel through a difficult ebannel. They are making a small but sure age, but only to pay 75 per cent. They must be come missionaries had to moved we cannot say, 83 we bave got passed the spot Mining Administration's mines convenience that it may be put-thus: "In consideration of a
The total output of the Kailan regardless of any injury or in-so lost."
stick profit They
10 that of the insured value of the goods of the United State*. during the last two or three days for the week ending 11th Septem-ing the community into
Another clause reads Whilst we give a most hearty welcome to these posts, the man-
ber amounted to 91,671 tons and are afraid they can only be roused cent. it is hereby agreed that this anxious to do all in its power
We additional premium of-per
The Canadian Government is ne: and method of their erection the sales during the period, top by an attack on the public policy covers the risk of short to increase Canadian trade with lease as a little sad, and we join
18.209 tont with others in our neighbourhood
rights and priveleges they possess, delivery for which the liability other countries. Oos of and by a determined effort to of who are indulgently smiling at
the shipowner or other questions that It is notified that the provisions deprive them of these advantages carrier
is now receiv this instance of official inefici-of the Merchant Shipping (Con-in favour of some more enterpris or negatived by the contract and satisfactory trade between in limited, reduced ing attention is to develop a large jency. Why is the name of vention) Act, 1914, have beening concern. economy ADd common-sense postponed from coming
of carriage by the reason of the the Dominion and India. It is into these posts could not have been operation until the 1st day off
value of the goods, but only to realised that direct shipping properly erected the first time January, 1921.
pay 75 per cent. of the insured services must be inaugurated. of value the goods so lost." beats us altogether. Three out
On the other hand, the Canadian- of four (and for all we know it
Indian trade is not sufficiently important to warrant shipping
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POLICE PRESENTATION OF HEDALS. Sept. 27tb. This afternoon the members of the Police Force to whom medals might have been the whole four) We understand that a settle the Pisgue Recognition Com
tere awarded by is altogether ridiculous. Besides.ment has been reached in the mittee were presented with their Maritimes Company are consid- Canadian ports in order to embark It is stated that the Messageries companies leaving India to it's wasteful and we don't like case in which Mrs. Crispin sought medals by the Acting Captain Jering the use of oil fuel in order cargo. to see public money wasted in a separation order against her Superintentent of Police. Com-to make good the shortage of coal solution of the problem would be The most satisfactory that way.
husband on the grounds of cruelty mander W.C.H. Hastings. and neglect Mrs. Crispin w23 a passenger las: evening by the Khiva.
LIBERTY?
months ago
they
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exact India which the C.P.0.S. would
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One of the vessels bas been al-the extension of the C.P.OS. FREE INSURANCE,
ready transformed, so that it can service from Hongkong to Cal- We have just been reading in a Canton paper that not a day
Oct. 1st-We offer to our be fuelled either with coal or oilcutta. We have always understood
The Mattawa and the goes by in the adjacent province of Kwangtong when some students that America prides itself on the
European subscribers from to-day Another company that is also Methven bava been switched on do not go on sinka because of unworthy and incompetent principals liberty that is allowed its citizens.
a free insurance against death by expermisenting with oil is the to Singapore. Goods from India or teachers being forced upon them. The trouble appears to be that and for that reason we fail to Baleao, subatcountant of the oner a similar bonus to our Asis-alternative for the shipping com-taic
Owing to impaired health, Mr. We are unable for the present to the high price of coal, there is no Singapore. There are thus cer-
accident to the amount of $1,000. Java-Chin-Japan Line. With have to the schools have been used by political adventurers for their own understand why it is that certain Hongkong and Shanghai Bank tic subscribers, and to those of our panies but to transform some of matter of transhipment.
transhipped to purposes and that the supporters of the high officials have no Socialists who have been elected in Corporation, has had to subscribers who are not resident their vessels to burn oil.
disadvantages in the difficulty in getting scholastic appointments, even though they may for the New York be totally unfitted for the work. Mention is made of a practically Legislature have again been furlough. The Portuguese staff because, as concerns our Asiatic State basten bis departure home in Hongkong, China or Japan
direct service would serve more untrained man, wholly ignorant of modern educational methods. expelled. Fise Socialists were of the Bank, numbering fifty. friends
to stimulate the Dominiou's trade being appointed principal of an important Government girls' school constitutionally elected, but a few made a presentation on the 'ere in the way of identification, and, International Chamber of Com-considerable
with Indis than any other step of the difficulties The Shipping Committee of the which could be taken. There is in the best European and American institutions, are left without any charges of disloyalty. Despite cover being of blackwood with/bers, on account of certain incon-recommended that the
expelled from the body were of his leaving to the shape of a as conceras our distant subscri- merce, held recently in Paris. China, the Straits Settlements traffic -between OD beautifully decorated address, its post at all. Thus it comes about that there is much complaint that fact they offered themselves silver shield in the centre with "ediences resulting from the abes- meaning of Lo.b., cif, and all able be to secure. regarding the tuition which is given, both on the part of parents and for election again of pupils, some of the latter of whom refuse to attend school to receive instruction from those obviously unqualified for the work.
and were inscription. He left by the Shiva representing the Company grant-transportation and sale contracts вдса in places of agencies other terms used in international recently re-elected. By the When we read these statements we began to think of education roles given them they have a in Hongkong and of the complaints which we bear from time to perfect right to sit in the Legisls-
ing the assurance.
should be codifed and clearly Marine circles in Japan, wo A whist drive was held last
defined in time in regard thereto. Happily, the cases are by no mange: ofore, yet Reuter informs us that evening in the R. A. Mess,
an International [are told, have been considerably means on all fours. There is no political jobbery in this Colony so
Dictionary of Shipping and depressed of late with the sharp three of them have again been Victoria Barracks. far as our educational establishments are concerned, and we don't expelled and the remaining two winners were:-Ladies--Ist, Mrs. The prize
Quotation Terms" to be issued by decline in freight, and shipownBIS, suppose for an instance that there ever will be. Neither do our first expulsion took place there was (170), 3rd. Mrs. White (168), 4th,
the International Chamber. have resigned.
by way of econoruising, have When the first Marsh (173). 2od. Birs. Allison students go on strike"-a most presumptuous procedure which
begun to write off the value of is best corrected by the free use of a slipper, for a purpose for which storm of indignant protest on the Mrs. Tattam (166) Booby. Mrs.
ships so that insurance premia it was never originally intended. But that we have inefficient, or America and we can well imagine Major Collins (185), Zad. Sgt. Church this morning, the con-under which the Dominion Gov. Jones Merchant Marine Act, and The Canadian shipbuilding in- may be decreased. The shipping A most interesting wedding dastry is to be assisted in taking interests in Japan are very sore. part of all real democrats all over Blackford (134). Gents-1st. Sgt. was solemnised at St Joseph's foreign orders by an arrangement with the United States over the shall we say, unqualified teachers engaged in the task of imparting that something similar will take Campbell (174). 3rd. Mr. Gor.tracting parties being Mous. Lernment guarantees the notes of relations all along the Pacific knowledge to the younger generation in our midst, no-one will deny. We don't know whether the situation in this regard is in any way place again. But something fur- Bines (172) 4th. Schoolmaster Volny Dupuy, Administrator for vessels up to fifty per cent of the Coast are vary strained. A freight comparable to that in the Province which has provided us with the ther ought to happen. and that is Cowell (172) Booby. Mr. Spanten Quinoa, Anasm, and text for these few observations, in the sense that unqualified insistence on the unhampered (135) Master Gunner May, R.Antonis F. Chouquet, who has
Mile.value of tonnage of 3,700 tons and war between Japanese and United teachers are given appointments whilst others with no shortcomings expression of the democratic G. A. was M.C.
resided in Hongkong for the past orders for between twenty-five nothing surprising. Such a tassle Under this arrangement States Shipping companies will be These particolar
three years and whose father and thirty million dollars are would benefit merchants, but with Socialists may be very unde-
was Directeur of L'Ecole Henri expected from France. Riviere in Haiphong for many tionalism is
of this nature are available on the spot The probability is that it principle.
is not, for the simple reason that qualified teachers seeking employ-sirable people, but if constitu ment are not usually met with in this part of the world. What is more than likely is that untrained teachers are employed because anything, then constitutionally there are none other to be obtained locally, but that they could not
nor
to be worth
élected representatives of the
LOCAL WEDDING.
years.
M. DUPUT-ULLE. CHOUQUET.
The bride, who wore a gown of
over.
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trade so rotten at as present it is JUMPING TORPEDO BOAT.
doubtful whether any real benefit be secured from Home if sufficient inducement were offered would be people must be allowed to sit in partment is preparing for trial a seed pearls. & train
The United States Navy De-white chiffon satin, trimmed with export, flows through strange rates there is bound to be some German trade, both import and lines combine and cut freight would result. If the, Japanese absurd to contend. of uncertificated teachers being freely employed in this Cology been elected. If this kind of is claimed that the boat is capable blossom, was given away by Mon. succeeded Bremen and llamburg
We desire to write plainly on this question the assembly to which they have boom climbing torpedo boat. It cade and veil of tulle with orange Strassburg have
of bro- channels to-day. Cologne and fierce competition. because of late we have beard numerous complaints of the unsatis
temporaraily factory tuition which is given children both in Hongkong and intolerance had been exhibited in of leaping at full speed over Berindosgue. Directeur Banque a German ports, with Rotterdam, Kowloon. It seems that the authorities are willing to appoint at yother country than in America masses of logs lasbed together, de l'Indon Chine, the doyen of the in Holland, as a feeder. Ham ships were during the war seized almost anybody to teacherships, as though the instruction of the we should not bave been inclined crossing minefields, and entering Societe Francaise in Hongkong burg and Bremen show but in Singapore. They have been, Thirty-three German steam- rising generation were a thing that did not greatly matter. but we look for something a little was designed by Mr. W. B. Miss Lily and Miss Pepperell, the were before 1914.
to have taken much notice of it, barbours without detection. I She had Such a policy is neither fair to those
18 her bridesmaids melancholy traces of what they overhauled and dispatobed with certificated, nor
teachers who are 30 the children who are taught,
different in the land where liberty Shearer, says &entral News former of whom was attired in a War, Germany owned a mer-world, the largest being the parents who pay the fees and who expect
Before the cargoes to various parts of the to that at least and freedom are so highly vaunted. New York message. Capable of dress of flesh-coloured embroider-cantile marine of 5.108.600 tons; North German Lloyd's ocean- a decent grounding in ordinary subjects shall be given. As matters A FATEFUL DAY. are in some schools, that expectation cannot be realised, and we
a speed of 30 miles an hour oned crepe de chine, whilst the she now has 501,901 tons, and a going passenger steamers Roon think it high time the Government adopted a
the surface, it moves at 20 miles latter wore a dress of ivory e-quarter of this is composed of and Kleist. The Singapore Har- more liberal To-day is the fateful one on when submerged for firing. educational programme, laying it down as part of ita policy that all which the strike notices banded
broidered crepe de chine. Mons. togs, lighters and trawlers. She bour Board carried out the work dult teachers should be certificated and making the reward in by the miners of England -
Fauvelle was "best man." bas had to deliver to the Allies of cleaning and reitting the shipe sufficiently attractive to bring really capable tutors to the Colony. expire.
Subsequently, a reception was all ships over 1,600 tous, and half in an expeditious manner after Whether a strike bas! We are glad to think that we have a number of qualified teachers been averted or not is not known agreed upon extra remuneration. by kind permission of the Pre-tons.
held at the Helena May Institute, of those between 1,000 and 1,600 they had been handed over under in our midst, but even these, we fear, are not permitted much at the time of writing, and we can Be argues that there must be a sident and Committee, where the of the Peace Treaty again ships were interned in Jaya and
Since the scope for their ideas, and they certainly have a grievance at the only hope that the latest sugges relation between wages and out-bride had resided during her stay legalised German competition, Sumatra ports at the commance- signing the Armistice terms. All these continued employment of men and women who, to put it very tion by Mr. Lloyd George has put and we think that few will in Hongkong. Amildly, are not fitted for the work with which they are entrusted. sufficiently impressed the men's take up any other stand. The
few trade topics have been more ment of the War. Most of the As to the general education system of the Colony, it badly their hand while that suggestion 2/-apart from whether there is an TYPHOON WARNING. prove a factor in the genereal for the United Kingdom. The discussed than the extent to larger vessels were despatched to Ineeds overhauling, and that can only be accomplished by putting at
leaders to cause them to stay miners are demanding an extra
which it might be expected to Australis to load wheat and Bour His head a pukka educational expert, giving him freedom to amend is being investigated. One rather increase in output or not, but we and extend as he sees fit. In particular, the European schools of expected that Mr. Lyd George were glad to note that even
revival of trade. The most wide. Roon was used to repatriate the Colony need looking into and reorganising. As we have before would be an eleventh-hour sur. Reuter was a little hopeful that received by the American Con- made as to the ability of the and crews who were left behind The telegram quoted below was by varying statements have been large numbers of German univers pointed out, these institutions are neither primary nor secondary prise. He has brought the the matter will be settled without salate General, Hongkong, from Teutonic manufacturer to re- at Jars, while the on schools; they are hybrids. If we had a couple of good elementary miners' wage demand down to a involving the country in a strike the Manila Observatory at 9.10 cover lost ground, and many accommodation of the schools, with one central secondary school to which these could act question of whether they deserve affecting not only the mines, but am. to-day as fooders, there would be less necessity then there now is for send-it and has given them room to the railways and the transport
auxious resolutions have been filled up with some Ing our young people either to Wei-hai-wei, Chefoo or, in their prove that they do. He tells them workers.
Cyclone or Typhoon 125 deg. passed by the various trade ents of Singapore i September 25, 1920, Long, 14 deg. Lat, direction -ssociations in Britlap, Canada reach Englar earlier years at any rate, Home. The whole system of education to confer with the owners, ix will certainly be a fateful day for known here wants pulling to pieces and then reconstructing and the level of output (somewhere about England if settlement is not Cyclone or Typhoon, Pacife the apprehended dumping of the British Ki
and elsewhers protesting again have now, begit best way to do that would be to get an expert out from Home, le the present level) and then go reached, and it will be a day for Ocean, about half way between German goods on the world's for distribution him study the needs of the Colony, make him Director of Education ahead and produce more rejoicing if fi witnesses a com- the Mariana Islands and Luzon, markets, The German Govern- companies to makes and then give him a free hand to begin all over again.
coal "and -#0·85FD specially promise.
W.N.W.
ment itself, by the Import and from Iubmar
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