WATSON'S
COLD CURE TABLETS
CURE A COLD IN THE SHORTEST
POSSIBLE TIME.
AN EXCELLENT REMEDY FOR
·NEURALGIA AND MALARIAL
HEADACHE.
PREPARED ONLY BY
NOTES & COMMENTS.
Child Beggars.
DAY BY DAY.
IF IT IS NOT SEEMLY NEVER DO 17, IF IT IS NOT TRUE NEVER
Generally speaking, the Enr-SPRAK IT, FOR YOUR IMPULSE opean business quarter of the SHOULD ALWAYS BE UNDER City is kept respectably free of YOUR CONTROL Marcus Aureli mendicants; much more so than the majority of other places out East. For that we have to thank
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We learn that Lieut. E. Jacoba- Larcom, R.E., recently passed an examination in Colloquial Can-
tonesa.
our Police, whose work in this connection can scarcely be made light of. But we should like to draw their attention to the fact that frequenters of Des Voeux
Yesterday's health return Road have been. subjected to s good deal of postering lately by shows one non-fatal case each of (Chinese), amall-pox several little children, whose plague parents should long since have (Filipino) and cerebro-spinal fever parents cod and cautioned. All (Chinese). The plague case was day, these half-clad little mites imported. hover around the shop occupied
L'AFFAIRE DUMAS.
Being an Extract from Robbie's Letter to his Nephew at Home.
Georges had something risque to say about that car but the way Man looked down his nose gat
| him into the front sent beside the driver quicker than a picture
SHIPPING NOTES.
(By “Neptune.”)
hera eating custard pie. I The C.P.0.8. Steamer Methven, Was B closed-in coupe, for which had been temporarily laid the weather was anell, Inside up and about which rumours had Aye, as I was saying, į I've aye had a warm side to the we lolled about on the grey been afloat that she would be what brocade as warm se fleas in a stable converted into ait oil carrier, has French. That's mayba
abit cross about blanket and hoped that Georges just been chartered for a trip to makes me
Saigon at $28,000. The Mattawa affaire Dumas, Wars have been would stiffen on his seat. what my wee grandson says is printed hat-band had disappeared Saigon with a cargo of rice. The true. No, mind ye, that I ever as had also several of the cheroots rice market is still going up. It had much comings and goings wi' Every now and then our blond had registered another rise of ten French folk, excepting, of course friend descended and entered cente, owing to the sustained in my young days when we used sundry establishments whereon demand from the North and from were displayed the signs Vin Canton. There is nothing excep- to put into--but that wouldna' interest you. I mind fine again Rouge and the like. Every ex-tional to report in the freight in the early seventies of being that he was telephoning ahead to for coastal tonnago, and the lack quiry elloited the information market. There is a strong demand laid up in Marseilles for nearly three months. Are; them were prepare dejeuner for us, but the of small boats is evidenced by the the times but the place is sorely telephones must be very damp in fact that both the Methven and France, for Georges invariably the Mattawa have been chartered changed nowadays.
Did I ever tell ye about the appeared wiping his moustachesi for another trip after their return
time-expired handker from Saigon,As a rula charterers' last time I was there? No, when chief.
do not take big boats as much a I come to think of it, it's no
Aye, it was a fine trip. French procedure spoils the market, likely I would. Young folks and married women are very apt to scenery le grand when there's especially when a big boat comes Tonders invited for ad-get mental squint after Contin- nothing else to hand. Every now with full cargo. There are not
by the Anderson Music Company, During the past quarter there appealing for "cumshaw"-not were examined under the Sale of for themselves but for others who Food and Drugs Ordinance 16 have prompted them to do it. samples of milk, 4 of port wine, Yesterday morning these child and 2 each of sherry and gin. All beggars were particularly per- wore genuine. sistent, and one could not help feeling that it would be kindness
.
wi
A.S. WATSON & CO., LTD. fe how then taken away. The ditfond and reconstruction of the gatal talk en natining No that and then we could see Georges enough small boats for the coastal
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
Telephone No. 16.
Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.
Telephone: No. 1. A.B.C, 5th edition. Western Union. Office address: 11, Ice House Street.
Marriage.
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1921.
A SOCIAL QUESTION.
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kiddies themselves are doing no kitchen block at Government there was onything amies, mind semaphoring Baedeker informa- trade. It is rumoured that wrong-they are only doing what House. The work consists of ye. No' indeed, rather the other tion through the front glass and Saigon may take Japanese vessels they've been ordered. Couldn't pulling down the existing kitchen way about, I would say. French trying hard to keep the smoke on account of the shortage of our Police take up this little and out-buildings and erecting a gentlefolks are by ordinar' kindly, out of his eyes and his cara on small craft. The Saigon people matter; find out the parents or now kitchen block and servants let me tell ye, and, unless sorely his head. By and by we drove have boycotted Japanese shipping others who are responsible and
quarters.
done by, are the very last breath-up to the Maison Dieudonne, and since 1917. The Saigon-Hong- this is where Marie comes in. kong rate is firmer, it being about make sure that these children are
ing to give offence to anyone. not further compelled to do this
The ladies of St. Andrew's But I'm running on wi' my story The place itself had obviously 36 cents per pioul. There is a thing? It's great pity that there Church and congregation are in- and coming to Marie about seen better days. King Edward moderate demand. The demand had sat in its garden and par-from Bangkok is very poor. The is no adequate provision made for dealing with cases such as thisvited to a meeting at the Vicarage a column ahead o' schedule time.i takon of the fine truffles famous Bangkok people have enough When we got into Marseilles, of the district. Georges was boats, most of them Japanese, no institution to take care of such on April 7th. Rev. G. R. Lindsay
they bad unfortunate children. But, in the aske us to state that the day of the last time, and the four of us inclined to be deprecative. "Tout which
chartered absence of it, the public ought to the meeting is Thursday and not had discovered that the French casse, tout lasse, tout passe," said previously. ·
Wednesday as erroneously stated vise we'd paid four
dollara he.
We said "wee wee" but be fully protected against the un-in the circular.
twenty-five Mex. for was about where was the result of all his sa useful
It is oasier to operate coastal · 6.3 籍 trunkful of frantic telephoning? Madame TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-On March 31st, at St. Andrew's happy sight of youngsters touting at the bidding of Church, Kowloon, by Rev. G, R. Lindsay, Captain Charles Taylor for money от heartless The case arising from the re- Russian roubles, we were all of was disconsolate but would we be boats of 2,000 to 3,000 tone at cent fights between American us clean mad through and so kind as to wait? If she had present than big vessels of 8,000 of a. s. "Kwang Lee," elder son of Captain and Mrs. Taylor, poverty-stricken
parents. Baltcoats, Scotland, to Agnes Muir, younger daughter of James
the local hotels is due to be heard ashore at Marseilles nowadays the good grace to turn aside, the ear foient trade coastally for sailors and British blue jackets at through. The man that goes only known-andhareGeorges had tons, as the charterer can get cargo for small vessels. There Crawford, Arngomery, Ardrossan, Scotland.
Not Government Work,
before the Magistrate on Monday has as much need of a French back of his ears becoming a shade small vessels but in the case of Our friends of the Constitution-afternoon when we understand passport as a cart has of a third more purple the while. Would ocean-going vessels it is just the al Reform Association do not the prosecution will be represent-wheel. I don't think much of a we be so kind as to look at the seem to have made a very happy ed by one of the Crown officials.. nation that takes to increasing stables, meanwhile "truffle, fin trade is stagnant, and ocean reverse. The import and export choice of the subjects to which
its revenue that way and, as herbs omelette, poulet, asperges?" going boats have great difficulty they have drawn the Govern-.
His Excellency the Governor was saying. Mac was just pro- she enquired from Georges, in securing cargo. Again, ocean ment's attention just lately. Cor-
Baid we liners have -to respondence was published yee-has appointed provisionally and posing after our third gin that "Umbelang, faites"
Did we look at the insurance, which in the case pay, heavy terday relating to a request by subject to His Majesty's pleasure, morning, to write to the Hong-gruffly.
when stables? We did not.
We look-of big vessal of 8,000 the Committee of the Association (Mr. Herbert William Bird to be kong papers about it that the Government
tons comes to $4,000 to $5,000 should an Unofficia! Member of the Georges stuck his head through ed at Marie, whom we
She was #S per month. On the other hand, provide, as soon as possible, a Legistative Council during the the smoking saloon door and in the garden. choap and rapid system of com-absence on leave from the Colony threw Bong Zhure at us. We good to look at as she was a vessel af 2,000 tons pays only
She could talk another of yon perishers selling in
$1,500 per month in insurande four
though, fees. languages, After long adopting a policy of silence over the nunication for the public between of the Honourable Mr. E.D.V. thought at first that he was to speak to
Victoria City and Repulse Bay,
£3.10. field-glasses for £10.0.0 of course, she did most of her unedifying but extremely important question of venereal The Government's reply that this
and coming down by 10/- degrees, thinking in the one she was A report has been received till he struck hard and broke at born wi'. That we had come from The Robert Dollar Company disease, the Home Government held an inquiry into the is a mattor which should be left
private enterprise coincidos from Kau Sai Island concerning £5.10.0, until we saw the printed over the sea interested her. Sho are increasing the number of whole subject. but apparently the members of the Royal to
One has the alleged perpetration of hand on his cap. Then we didn't too one of these days must also their Far Eastern vessels. A new Commission, doubtless actuated by excellent motives, were exactly with our own.
to remember that Repulse Bay is robbery on a fisherman & fee say what we intended, for feargo abroad for and the expressive vessel to be shortly put on the inclined to hold to the prejudice against prophylactics, and purely a pleasure resort and it is days ago. The robbers are stated he was an official of sorts. Ye shrug told the rest of the talo. A service ie the freighter Kurland a doubt was thrown upon thier efficacy. However, the hardly the function of a Govern- to have stolen, the fisherman's never know yon Continental gentlewoman was Marie, quiet, of 16,000 tons displacement, National Council for Combating Venereal Diseases, whose ment (already exercised a littte nets, in the absence of more folks. Instead, we invited him courteous everything lady which was built during the War be. and it was in Germany and handed over to delegates recently visited the Far East, bestirred itself over its financial problems) to valuable haul. The Police con-in and he in turn invited us should
out-in a motor car, he to be only by kicking MacPherson Great Britain before a pound of and produced suflicient evidence of the value of prophylac-spend public money in inaugurat-eider the report doubtful.
ing a service that could very well
our guide. A greasy carte de violently the shin twice cargo was placed in her holds. tics to move the authorities to action, with the result that be left to private interests. When A railway coolic living in an visite proclaimed him to be that he was restrained from She has been purchased by the many treatment centres have been established in Britain. ali the talk was on regarding the unnumbered matshed near the Goorges Something-or-other (I taking a snapshot of her.
Robert Dollar Company, for use It appears that there are very few early disinfection Colony's bathing beaches at No. 4 railway Bridge, at Yau- know it wasna' Carpentier ony Wo parted the best of friends, in the New York-Vancouver- establishments among these centres, and this phase of the North Point and West Point and mati, bas reported to the Police way) and it moreover stated that never hoping to set eyes on each Hongkong route. She is about the size of the Grace Dollar question is dealt with in the lately-published report of a the desire was expressed that the that last night thres men arned he was a real dyed-in-the-wood other again.
Government should take up the with daggers entered his pre Guide. Further decayed docu-
But by the Hockey Fly this and slightly smaller than the special committee of the Birth-rate Commission,
matter of providing means of mises and bound him and his mentary evidence was produced world's a small place. The other Esther Dollar. She was pur- Those who are opposed to preventive treatment on the conveyance to other island family, after which they ransack- from an inside wallet which no'
chased from the Ministry of contention that it encourages inmorality are doubtless beaches, we had to support the ed the house and eventually only pronounced Georges to ha day I had a look at a specimen actuated by a most commendable motive, and or hygienic Government view that it was up escaped with $33.15 in money legally a citoyen of the Republic copy of the Census Paper which Shipping.
From Japanese sources it is grounds the Committee are all in favour of abstinence as to the members of the public and clothing to the value of wi an undersized wart back of will soon be in the hands of most
themelves to make their own $45,60.
bis left ear, blue eyes; straight everyone in the Colony, And the one sure safeguard, but they are also "compelled to
nose and all the rest of it, but there was Marie Dumas again as learnt that a Japanese firm has recognize that a large number of persons do not respond to people have a very lax idea as to A successful whist drive was other sundry wine-stained lettres large as life. Oh! you say, it bought ovet 300,000 tons of rice. couldn't have been the same at Hongkong, Saigon, Bangkok moral appeals, and indulge more or less frequently in pro- what the duties of a Government held at the Catholic Men's Club handed this usured eyed son of a Marie. How do you know? If it and Rangoon, 100,000 tons of miscuous sexual intercourse and thereby incur the risk of like that of Hongkong are. So
The Commitice therefore believe both long as the Government continues on Thursday evening. There were gun several large and prominent isn't her, it's typical onyway of wheat and soya beans at Dairen contracting disease."
present policy of giving 114 players, and the following bouquets for his honesty, relia- on grounds of individual and national welfare that steps reasonable facilities for private were the prize-winners: Ladies: bility, trials and mileage records the little lady I've just told you and 300,000 tons of sugar in Java. must be taken, and find in favour of immediate self-enterprise to get under way, it, Mrs. Turtle (180); 2, Mrs. as guide in the Region Proven-of. That the Hongkong Govern. It seems that contracts have Holdman (171); 3, Mrs. Budden cala. Alais, Avignon, Arles, it Marie that I know proves nothing the whoat and beans to Europe, disinfection," but point out that it is liable to failure in the will have done all that can be hands of ignorant, unskilful, or careless' individuals. expected of it. The building of 1170); booby prize, Mrs. Harrison appeared, know him even moreonyhow. That it has dealt wi' a the rice to Europe and Java and (139) Gents.-1. Mr. Cummings intimately than the Gendarmerie French Governess, however, in a the sugar to India and Europe. Having regard to the seriousness of the matter, the Com-roads and other general develop:183); 2. Mr. Lewis (182); 3, Mr.He was guide, philosopher and stupid, senseless way is only too Stich large shipments will serve evident. Let me explain. Ye to stimulate the freight market, mittee consider that no difficulty should be placed in the business; not the provision of Laud (178); 4, Mr. Rossetter (177), friend par excellence.
booby prize, Mr. Hambly (113). We made inquiries regarding see, our all-wise Government, in if the report is correct. way of (1) the spread of knowledge as to the use and value pleasure motor buses.
Mr. Pinches acted as M.C. and an itinerary and the cost. Georges its anxiety to temper the wind to of disinfectants; or (2) the obtaining by individuals of such
the prizes were presented by Mr.replied suitably and as a make the shorn lambs of the community There is a movement on foot weight opfhed that we were and to save them cerebral die-in Japan to amalgamate the disinfectants from chemists or other sources which may be The Rainfall.
Last year's rainfall in Hong-
Scotch. This we took in good tress, has hit on the happy ides leading shipping lines. The pro- part, though MacPherson's nether of providing pre-digested mental posed amalgamation will emirreve The Committee consider that, as the cost of the exist-kong was phenomenally heavy; in fact, it almost reached the
lip hung down like that of a pap in the shape of "Examples the NYK the T.K.K, the ing treatment centres is already very large" and the risk record point. The early part of
motherless foal. All the same of the Mode of filling Kekusal Kisen Kaisha and the. of infection is incurred by misconduct, it should be sufficient the present year, however, was,
he didna' raise any objection to пр the Schedule." There's Uchids Kisen Kaisha. In the the jaunt. We nodded our ac-nothing much wrong wit the near future it is hoped that the if Health Authorities gave offenders preliminary treatment in contrast, unusually dry, and
A Chinese detective sergeant ceptance and Georges promptly idea, if it had been sensibly car group will be organised into an of self-disinfection, the important point being for delin- looked as if we should be well had an unenviable experience at asked me for a few cigars. Itried out. Let's have a look at it entirely new company. in disinfection and instructions for carrying out a course until the recent damp spell it!
the average. Well on the Police Court this morning wasna & bad start and showed onyhow. In the first little group Japanese Government are anxious. quents to attend for advice promptly after the transgres-into March the fall was very low, During the magisterial examina- he knew his business.
of four (evidently intended to that such an amalgamation sion. It would seem to the non-technical mind that these compared with the general mean, tion of a
If he'd asked Mac I'd have represent a household) I note the should come about It I precautions should meet the case, but if there would be an but towards the end there was a excited, and so far forgot the advantage in the disinfecting process being carried out distinct levelling up, until on sacredness of his surroundings kicked him off the boat for an name: (A) Marie Dumas, (B) difficult to see how the ca
imposter. I gave him six of the servant, (C) siugle, (D) age 20 be effected as the interest are a word or under professional supervision, it is not altogether obvious the 29th the fall for the year had as to put
the shortest and thickest Burmah last birthday, (H) born Shanghai, reached 5.68 inches, as against two,
interrupting
amalgamation. The NY KowLE why the existing treatment-centres could not render this au average of 5,86 inches. Up to process of the law. An affront cheropts ever mangled out East. (F) French, (G) Governess, (H) large, and are not likely to hodeps comparatively simple service without any large addition yesterday, the respective figures had been offered to the dignity of To show his courage he stuck the degree of education (can she read 98 vessels, the 0.8K Im
read 5.74 and 6.23 inches, so we the court. Mr. R. E. Lindsell blackest of them in bis blond or write)? NO!!! Can ye T.K.K. 10 and the K.K.K.K to the cost of their upkeep.
countenance and asked for a beat that as a Government- The committee is composed of numerous eminent are still below average. It is in-was shocked.
teresting to note. from the "Who put in that remark " be match. Mac was in the middle inspired ides of how one may be medicos and ecclesiastics, and though some of them append Botanical Gardens returns that asked the Court interpretor. of asking him if he wouldna' like expected to fil in such a line
The whole case of Marie Dumas certain reservations the recommendations noted above meet by far the greater part of this
"I think it was the constable," us to smoke it for him when I such as this ?
gave the order to advance, Georges Now I contend in fairness to ľ absurd, Mon with their almost unanimous support. It is hardly worth year's rainfall so far was recorded replied that subordinate.
"A constable opened hle mouth! thereupon ceased to be human the Maries in our midst that in Governess who can while reintroducing the old servea-him-right argument. in the month just ended. The
and there and then we became view of the present-day state of write and presumab While it may be quite true that most offenders deserve very total for the month is 4.74 inches, Who is he?"
of his pasture, public opinion, especially into a family whose Ag The unfortunate man was pro- the sheep and of this well over three inches little sympathy, unfit and consequently inefficient in- fell in the last ten days of the duced. He proved to be a I could write all night about Hongkong, it's no fair or right and 35 years respec
Somebody. that detective sergeant.
wonderful trip. How that a French Governess should dividuals are detrimental to the community, even if only month.
"A détective sergeant! Ha Georges took possession of the be put down as a servant. Such públic, evidently nee themselves were concerned. The risk of the innocent
should know better." said his quay and ordered all Franos to be a term puts them on a level wi' bis head examinar. Worship neverely, "What do still while we olumb into a car native domestics, The Chinese forbye, if i were tie Gr you interfere for? Go out of the which he assured us was only honour teachers and education I'd bare the Court."
hired out to bridal pairs on their more than our Government reem Papers Nin The culprit obeyed, doubtless first honeymoon, (I suppose ony to do. In Chinese families is the Mors har best
designstad jund tais Bluszen had not opened old kind of conveyance did for the tenoberto wishing he his mouth.
recommended.
recorded that "chastity is consistent with good health and
conveyance
its
Some provision.
ment is the Government's real
behind
having to suffer adds enormously to the evil. It may be U.B. RADIO BILL WILL WAIT.
A Washington message says: fective work," to quote the words of the Report. While The Poindexter till for govern rightly laying emphasis upon the ethical element, the Comment control and regulation of mittee show that they are alive to the importance of radio stations will go over until
next session of congross, abviating the risk of disease as far as possible,
R.W. Brown.
HOW DARE HE?
thus
witness he became
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ment's Marie isn't the same already been concluded to abip
second and succeeding trips.) "waryant ?"
The