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Our Telephones.
Telephone companies, like the newspapers, get more kicks than
DAY BY DAY
IF A YOUNG MAN HAS REACHED
WAN
not Hil
WRECK OF THE "HONG before ground)
after grounding,
Did you take any bearing, after you sighted Cape of Good Hopa ? -We were steering for Cape of
TWENTY-ONE AND E DEAD MEN- Marine Court of Enquiry Good Hope right ahead,
TALLY, NO AMOUNT OF ADVICE, EXAMPLE OR EXPERIENCE WILL
SLIGHTEST.-Thomas Edison.
he'pence during the course of EVER ORANGE HIM IN THE year. In his interview with us yesterday, Mr. Bennett #sid telephone systems in all parts of
DAPTAIN'S CERTIFICATE
SUSPENDED.
A Marine Court of Enquiry
The President-North 85 is not bearing?—North 83 west.
TODAY'S MISCELLANY-
Although the Court of Criminal. [appeal has decided, 4kst an
was so terrible that juries trom- |bled at his look and hastened to
the hope of getting out of resol deliver the verdict he desired in of those terrible eyes as sOOD ES without exalting
What was the light bearing - appeal cannot be from the ex- North 83.
pression of the judge's less as he true that juries have been affected charges a jury, it is undoubtedly
by what they have read injudges' the world are always being black- His Excellency the Governor was held this morning into the
Captain Courtney:-Did you faces. Everyone knows the lead- guarded. We suppose that is so. prosided last night at the Oxfordstranding and wreck of the s.8. Somehow, the mere lifting of the and Cambridge dinner, which was Hong Wan I. The Court was take any bearings of the Cape of lug oase of Jeffreys, for instance, telephone
presided over by Lieutenant Good Hope when under port the savagery of whose glances receiver
seems to held at the Hongkong Hotel. induce a spirit of irritability with
Conway Hake, R. N. R., (Harbour helm -No. most of us, and we know of
Master), assisted by Lt. Comman- We understand that the Ho nothing quite comparable to the intensity
of the impatience kong Tramway Company is which we feel when kept waiting of the bidders for the motor on the phone. We don't envy monopoly of Kowloon.. the telephone operators in their job-they get all the curses and no thanks. Even so, we are Yesterday's health return show not going to say that there is no three fatal cases of small-por (al justification for many of the com-Chinese) and one non-fatal occur plaints which we hear regarding rence of diphtheria (Indian). our local service. We are, indeed, surprised to learn that in Hong- kong we are better served than:
Captain Blackburn:→Was your ng-der Wynne, (U. M. B.
Yes, one Titania). Captain A. B. Hoskins steering gear in good order? bus Monteagle), Captain E. D. Black-
burn, of the China Navagation Lt. Comdr. Wynne: What possible and Company and Captain M. Court-helm was the ship carrying when noy of the 8.8. Chaksang,
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Mr. F. C. Vaux, of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, appeared for the owners.
Captain Little, of the Hong Wan I, sald-On the 28th
14 feet by the stem.
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a wrath hardly to be appeased. you were approaching Cape of That was an extreme instance, but there have been others: There was a judge of the Victorian era whose face was a ready inder
Good Hops, and how much? Five degrees.
And after standing up for Green About fifteen degrees. Island, how much port helm of the opinion be had formed of a case, and an experienced barrister January at 5.15 p.m., I left Does not your ship by into the could glance at him, as he turned A Chinese schoolboy was yes
Amoy in charge of wind when moving ahead -No to the jury, and then turn to bis Bhanghai. The latter attacked by two robbers on
was generally colleagues with "He means to A.S. WATSON & CO., LTD. they are in Phaneront sympathy, the footpath near No. 2 railway pilot with a draft of 194" and I noticed she
hang the prisoner." More recently Another state nent which almost bridge and relieved of a finger ring Tsul Teul at 6.10 p.m., and
I rounded sluggish.
there was another judge whose took us off our feet was that the which he valued at $7. The rob-rounded Chapel Island at 7.22 Yes.
Does she fall off the wind?-habit of glaring at the jury produced in independent minde local Company has received no bera made their escape.
p.m. I steered B. 46 W. to come. Mr. H. Conway, First Mate of an opposite effect, and be some- complaints from European sul
inside the Lammocks. The abip the Hong Wan I, said:-On times found to his chagrin that, scribera. Since when? Perhaps
was in good seaworthy condition January 29th, at 0.25 am, I jurymen went clean against his folk are tired of making thom.
and well found.There was a strong observed Lammocke Light bear-summing up. a north-east breeze and following ing B. 48 W. I called the Captain asea. I set the course to come and the course was altered S. 30 A judge's face so eloquent of down the Brothers. I passed the W. At1.50 am, Lammocks Lights wisdom as to draw the famous Brothers at 11.20 p.m., 34 were abeam on the port side at a saying about Thurlow may be miles off. I kept the same course to distance of one mile. At 1.55 a.m. expected to have strong influence make for Lammock Island light the course was altered B. 85 W. on a jury. Everyone in court half point on the port bow. We He reported to the Captain, who was impressed by the severe passed Lammocks Light 14 altered N. 83 W, bringing the lines of Russell's face as he miles off at 1.50 a.m. on January light ahead. At 4 a.m, there was turned to charge the jury in the 29th. I set the course across the a moderate breeze. The ass was Jameson Raid oase, when all 2nd Division Fixtures. bay 8. 85 W. The compass was fine and the weather clear. The society was on the side of the.
magnetic. At 3.20 a.m. I picked Captain and Second Officer prisoners, and the Judge reaisted Below are the fixtures for the up the Cape of Good Hope, relieved the bridge and I waited all attempts on the part of
then 2nd Division League for Saturday and
steered straight below. Atabout 4.15 I was below the foreman to break through for it. I relieved the first mate and felt the ship strike. April 2nd:----
I the iron ring he had put
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The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1921.
CHINESE TEACHERS ON STRIKE.
A member of the Band man Next to the fall in the dollar, we Opera Company's staff has re- should say the most prolific sub-ported to the Police the theft of our telephone service. Nobody Chinese in Queen's Road Central Ject of grievance in Hongkong is gold watch and chain by
yesterday. has a good word to say for it.
What's Needed.
if
know
any-ground.
FOOTBALL.
Mr. Bennett gave some surpris ing figures regarding the extent to which the telephone is used in Hongkong, and he is entitled to ho proud of the work which tho Company gets through in the course of a day. Let us be fair, too, and compliment all concern-
3 pm-United v. Kowloon.at 4 [a.m. and took charge my immediately went on the bridge round the case in the interests of ed on getting through as woil as South China ground.
self. The Cape of Good Hope and saw the Captain and Second justice. Sometimes a judge's face they do. But the impression left
p.m.--Staff & Depts v. St light was right ahead at the time. Officer. It was obvious that she may be too expressive in another with us is that the Colony has so Joseph's.-Sookanpoo ground. I estimate we were three miles was holed. So the Captain decided way, as was the case in a story. grown that, as in many other 3 p.m.-Oilers v. Club.-Navy away at 4 a.m. The Chief Officer to run her aground. The ship was told of Hawkins. Being certain matters, our present telephone "B" ground.
told me he estimated the light going at about ten knots at 4 s.m. than no jury could acquit one The following are back fixtures three miles away. At servico is inadequate to meet
five Mr. Martin Gagino, Second prisoner who was before him, he present demands. It seems, how-which must be played off on their minutes past four, I picked up Officer of the ill-fated vessel, turned with a smile to the jury In the closing months of last year the Chinese teachers ever, as there is some rospective dates:-
Green Island, about one point said:At about 4 a.m. the Mate and remarked, "Well, gentlemen, Monday April 4th.-5.15 p.m., on the starboard bow, I presented the authorities in Peking with a demand in promise of bigger and better respect of arrears of salary. The petitioners were temper-don't profess to
equipment in the future. We St Joseph's v. Club, at Joseph's ported the helm and brought gave me the course as 3.85 W. do you believe the evidence for Green Island one point Cape of Good Hope. The light the defence?" Seeing him so was about two miles off. The pleasant about it, the jury ate enough, as, having regard to the Government's financial thing about the technical side of Wednesday April 6th-5.15 on the port bow. At this time it skipper then came out of his room cheerfully indicated that they difficulties, they patriotically restricted their demand, this telephone business, but, in p.., Staffs v Club, Shokuapoo was blowing very hard with a and put Cape of Good Hope did!
South north-east monsoon and a strong light about one point on the except in respect of primary school teachers, to a payment frequent use of the phone, we ground: St Joseph's v.
setting current. I was keeping) on account of the four or five months' salary overdue. have come to the conclusion that China, St. Joseph's ground.
Owing to the Carlisle being Green Island in sight all the port bow and at 4.5 ordered half After a good deal of persuasion, plus some mild threats there is omething radically
wrong with the system. To away from Hongkong, all fixtures time. The belm was kept aport speed. Then we picked up Green letters Joseph Choate relates that by the teachers that they would have to suspend their attempt to talk to Kowloon or have been cancelled on receipt and remained so until the ship leland on the starboard bow and when he asked Meredith if he activities for lack of the necessary sustenance to carry on even Quarry Bay is to make one's of her resignation from the struck. I thought I should altered the course and put Green would make "Richard Feverel" Green Island at least Island about three quarter point end happily if he had to write it unless they were paid something, the authorities handed self hoarse in an endeavour to be League. All points are conceded pass
ding that Leslie Stephen had over a portion of the arrears. That is apparently all the beard at the other end of the to her opponents as from the 30th a mile, which then would have on bow. We were hauling her again Meredth said 'No', ad- remuneration that the long-suffering preceptors have been were connected up with Canton
taken, me to the pilot grounds. cut when she struck. line. What would happen if wo March, 1921.
I had wired from Amoy for a The Court: What was the often asked him the same ques- able to extract. The teachers have Low adopted a more we cannot imagine. Summing
pilot to be waiting for me at 4 state of the weather?-Strong tion, and had stamped up and down his room declaring Lucy's drastic attitude. Failing satisfaction, all the teachers at the whole matter up, it seems to
a.m. My reasons were owing to north-east wind and sea
death to be wilful murder on his the Chinese New Year and being slightly haży. Peking University and cognate institutions "came out" on us that what Hongkong needs is
part." Stevenson also maintained anxious to leave Swatow the Lt. Commander Wynne-Are that from an artistic point of the 14th inst. The dilemma has proved too much for Mr.a bigger and more modern system. Fan Yuen-lien, the Minister of Education, who has asked long to wait for it.
Let's hope that we shan't have the Cabinet to relieve him of his post on a double ground. Mr. Fan modestly gives "the poverty of himself in talent"
to a man.
HOSPITAL MATTERS.
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vessel came off and as she was
THE FINDING.
and
In one of his newly-published
•
same day, that Saturday after you certain the course was altered view the creator of Richard and C. R. A. Complaints.
noon. At 4.20 a.m., while still to starboard bow to bring Cape of Lucy did wrong to kill them. porting my helm owing to the Good Hope lights one point on "If you are going to make's book We have received for publica-strong north-east brocze and the port bow before sighting Green end badly, he wrote to Sir James tion copies of the following cor- strong inset, I was carred on to the Island and the course was altered Barrie after reading "The Little as the first reason, but, while his Ministry has certainly What's the Game?
respondence which has passed reef just outside of Green Island, again to bring Green Island three- Minister," "it must end badly not been a success, it may well be doubted whether anybody Does the reappearance in between the Constitutional Re- The ship was making water fast quarter point on the port bow from the beginning. Now your else would have done better in the face of the other reason Hungary of ex-Emperor Karl of form Association and the Gov-on the first sounding. There was As far as I remember, yes.
book began to end well. You let -to wit, the Departnient's lack of funds.
Austria presage further trouble ment
ten feet in No. 2 hold, and after Mr. A. Buchanan, chief en- yourself fall in love with, and The Joint Council of the Teachers, under the energetic for that distressed country? 11 2, Queen's Building, Hongkong, going astern for five minutes the gineer, was examined.
fondle, and smile at your puppeta. looks BB though it might, January 20th, 1921. leadership of Prof Ma Shu-luen, one of the lecturers, and especially since he is credited Sir, My Committee bog to making water so rapidly I The President: What speed Once you had done that your some colleagues, has issued a noteworthy manifesto "To with the intention of becoming paint out to you the need of an thought it advisable for the safety was the ship making by her an honour was committed-at the the Nation. The document is well worth persual for its monarch. The Regent has politely additional Physician and Surgeon of passengers, of whom there gines during the night of the cost of truth to life you were bound clear, concise statement of the difficulties under which the requested him to return to his at the Government Civil Hospital, were 600, to beach the vessel, 28th and 29th January-From to save them. It is the blot on
former exile, but he is said to institutions for imparting higher education have laboured, have expressed his determination derstand, outside aid has to be Island and Bell Island. On the
At the present time, they un- which I did, between Green the time of leaving Amay to Richard Feveral, for instance, 3.30 1.0, twelve knots. that it begins to end well, and and is additionally important by its direct appeal to public not to leave the country. Karl called in to meet the demands following day, the 30th, everyone 101 knots, and reported to the in that case there is worse behind, At 3.30 am. I slowed down to then tricks you and ends ill. But opinion. How far it will succeed in enlisting general succeeded to the Throne in 1916, made upon the hospital.
was landed by sampan on to support is difficult to say, but the organisers of the protest on the death of his uncle, old They would also like to suggest the beach near Green Leland office on watch I was keeping her for the ill ending does not in-
at that speed.
herently issue from the plot--the the mainland. With the movement (who are also memorialising the Government) Francis Joseph, but his rule was that an up-to-date 1st class on
story had, in fact, ended well after very brief in duration, for, with X-rays be provided. It is a well-compradore's men these were What is half-speed in your the great last interview between have adopted what is probably the best course available, the victory of the Allies, the known fact that the present taken charge of by the Chinese ship -About six knots. and we are glad to see that the vernacular Press in the Austrian
Richard and Lucy." Republic was soon one (also the only one in guard and sent on to Swatow. On Were the engines and ma- capital and elsewhere is giving the teachers' case liberal established and the ex-Emperors public hospital in Hongkong) 1st February the salvage tug chinery in good order ?--Yes,
London has long enjoyed publicity. The students are with the teachers practically fled to Switzerland, where he has is very unsatisfactory, and the Taikoo arrived to try and salve in perfect condition.
since remained. From time to results from it are exceedingly the ship, but was not successful
the reputation of setting the been poor, so much so as to be almost and on the 23rd February salvage
fashion in men's wear for the. time since, there have In brief, the teachers demand that definite permanent reports of his intention to return worthless, I have the honour to operations
civilised world, but its position is. were suspended. In their finding the Court said to be usurped by New York. provision shall be made for the payment of salaries. They to resume the kingship, but the be, sir, your obedient servant, I stayed on board. The agents that they were of opinion that That, at least, is the opinion ex suggested that a portion of the railway revenues be employed Allies have made it pretty clearly
took charge of the passengers and the stranding of the Hong Wan pressed by the reputed leading for education, and met with cold comfort, for the authorities understood that they will look
I was entirely due to the careless fashion designer of Germany. It were able to answer, with a generous allotment of truth, askance on any endeavour to The
The log book was produced.
navigation of vessel by the is gratifying to learn that the view of the fact decay of the capital is due to no mastér, in that these are already hypothecated to the loans service replace any of the Hapsburgs on
The President: Did you sight the Throne. The best thing Karl
that no attempt was made fault of its tailor or of the Taking wider ground, the teachers appear to contemplate a can do for his own and his
the Sugar Loaf light -No. If I could have got a bearing on that I to keep to the Cape of Good materials employed, but is simply system whereby all the public revenues shall be paid into one country's sake is to imitate
Hope light on should have been all right.
her safe because the average man of to- National Exchequer, from which payments shall be made to Wilhelm of Germany by remain-
bearing, which simple proceed-day is too busy to dress himself ** March 5th, 1921.
What speed was the ship making would have averted each Department or Ministry in accordance with the figures ing in exile, and to abandon all
Sir-With reference to your ing before you reduced speed casualty. In view of this fact-
the like a gentlemen." According
to this German voted in the National Budget. In the past, it has been ideas of ever again ascending the
sartorial letter of the 20th January, I am About 1114 knots,
the Court ordered that the Cap-expert, the custom for each Minister to retain whatever income is
directed to inform you that the And after you reduced speed?tain's certificate be suspend ed fort to be replaced by gentlemanly attire” collected through his own department. This broad repre-
Committee of the Constitutional-Five knots.
two years, and ordered the issue Yankee" style. The American sentation of the problem, raising issues which affect the THE NATIONAL PARTY. Reform Association have been nation at large as well as the teachers, should arouse wide
Lt. Commander Wynne: What la the meantime to the Captain fashion is described as rugged, In a manifesto issued in London, misinformed as to the necessity distance do you estimate you of a First Mate's certificate. interest in the movement, if anything can. The Govern- the National Party states of calling in outside assistance could see the land a
at the Government Civil Hospital; ment seems to have been moved to the extent of referring "With a view to preventing any The present staff of the hospital About two mlies,
split in the Constitutional vote, is sufficient.
Was there a moon visible 1- to the Ministry of Finance" for consideration and action
thus risking the election of ex- The X-Ray apparatus has No. the question of appropriating the income-tax for the pur-tremiste to Parliament, the poses of education (it was stated several months ago when National Party, whilst adhering late, but steps are being taken continually approaching Green officers at Toledo, Ohio, after outfit, except the wide pande
admittedly been unsatisfactory of You say you ported the helm the Mandate for levying the tax was issued that a large firmly to its original principles, portion of it was to be earmarked for education). But the and determined to press for the Which are expected to remove any Leland. How much had you alter holding up entomobile and with bell Despite
reforms which it has placed in use of complaint I am, sir, ed
course to starboard sizing: $12,000, belonging to the predictions, the clothing ant Government makes no reference to one of the chief causes the fore front of its programme, your obedient servant, when the ship strunk pannot wew York Central Raliroad. Mr. tailoring trader of the Unplu of the merchants strong opposition to the tax. While the will not proceed with the adop
(Signed) & B. McElderry tell exactly. I was watching the Lants Schroeder and Mr. A. E Stater still follow with authorities continue to dissipate millions on the soldiery tion of any further odndidates in
(or Colonial Secretary), leland. I was not watching the Long were killed) in resisting the interest the lead of
compant She was heading corts hi ha gumene The bandits later of Looupa e or, rather on the Tuchung it is not surprising if the numerous constitutencion where The Hon. Boretary
it had contemplated acti Comadtutional Reform Asscola 03
[ruok have little confidence in the Government's
Throne.
The party had very few membera in Parliament.
(Signed) L. M. WHYTE
(Hon. Secretary). Hon. Mr. C. Severn, C.M.G.,
Colonial Secretary,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong,
sent them on to Swatow,
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comfortable shoes, wide pant aloons with a belt, soft shirt with soft collar and soft cuffs, a com fortable coat, coloured sooks, sud. coloured tie. There does not, however, appear to be anything Biz bandits killed two railroad peculiarly American about this
AMERICAN BANDITS KILL TWO HAND GET $12,000.
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