THE HONGKONG
WATSON'S COLD CURE TABLETS
CURE A COLD IN THE SHORTEST
POSSIBLE TIME.
AN EXCELLENT REMEDY FOR
NEURALGIA AND MALARIAL HEADACHE.
PREPARED ONLY BY
TELEGRAPH.
NOTES & COMMENTS.
Our Fire Brigade.
MONDAY, APRIL 4. 1921.
DAY BY DAY.
OF ALL ACTIONS OF A MAN'S
LIFE, HIS MARRIAGE DOES LEAST CONCERN OTHER PEOPLE; YET OF ALL ACTIONS OF OUR LIFE, TIS OST MEDDLED WITH BY OTHER PEOPLE.-John Selden.
"Sky" Kerrison left for Home by the s.s. Nankin to-day.
We want to pen a few more words about the Fire Brigade, because we have been led from a recent official statement to expect that Mr. Wolfe, who has just re-i turned from leave, will go thoroughly into the whole ques- tion in the noar future. It is serious matter for any community when its fire-fighting service is} not what it should be, and that is were amongst the passengers who Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Hickling the situation in which, for aloft by the Tenyo Maru. variety of reasons, Hongkong Onds itself to-day. We have
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were made from stook. In piese-gost in three. In the second goods there is animation, half, St. Joseph's had most of the dealers witholding their hands. play and adding three more goals The demand for both Chinese left the field winners as above. (By "Mercator.")
and It is not kown generally in continues, fairly large quantities Reserves on the Club ground by American flour still The Oilers beat the Club commercial circles that the Cuban having been taken Government have now indefinitely market for European and Medit goals to the Club's nil, the Oilers off our two goale to nil. Scoring two prohibited the importation of rice terranean ports, and for Java, the crossed over with this lead. No into the country. It will be re- Straits Settlements, and Southern scoring took place during the called that the embargo was first ports. The market is steady second half and the oilers won placed till the end of December, with an upward tendency. The with the half-time Bcoro 11- at the expiry of which period it following are the latest quotations altered. was found that there were stocks for the well-known brands:- Kowloon Reserves beat the in the warehouses at Havana Telephone (Chinese) $3.30, King-United by the odd goal in three. other four months to last for at loast anfisher (Chinese) $3.26, Nutmeg The United wore leading at half- or more. (Chinese) $3.28, Nutmeg (Ameri-time by a goal, but Kowloon, put- The embargo was, therefore, can) $3.36, Green Battleship ting on two in the closing half, prolonged till the end of March. (Chinese) $3.36, Tiger (Chinese) won a good game by two goals but news now comes that the $3.30, Indian's Head (American) to one. Government of Cuba have been 3 46, Five Swallows (American) compelled to indefinitely extend $3.40, Republic (Chinese) $3.40, U.S. LEAGUE GAMES. the embargo in view of the fact Fortune (American) $3.40 and Tamar and Curlew met in the On the Navy "A" ground the visible supplies are Warrior (American) $3.44. The United Services League. The Saturday's health return shows that the
This rice When we have advocated whole-fatal) and one fatal occurrence of news will be a shock to those quotation for Siam garden to-day Curlew were the first to attack,
mote or less neglected. five cases of small-pox (three ample for many months.
market is steady. The Tamer started fasing the sun. sale reform we have done so cerebro-spinal fever,
rice exporters who have been is $6.10, Siam straight No. 1 85.85, going down and forcing a corner. bocause of what we have boen Chinese.
All wore expecting to do some business Clam usual $5.65, Saigon No. 1 Goss cleared from the flag kick told of the Brigade's shortcomings
this month with Cuba.
It long $5.50, Saigon No. 1 round and Drayton going away on the by those who have suffered there- from. We put above all elso
al
impression that the St. Joseph's College annual Fire Brigade boro bas sports are being held at the Race beon starved. Instead of being course on the 12th instant. regarded as one of our most important departments, it has been
is expected that by the middle of $5.30, Tongking No. 1 $6.20 per Tamar's left sent in a long Mr. J. W. Gralíam, who for May the present stacks in the picul, See Mu No. 1 extra $11. shot that Le Gras
A.S. WATSON & CO., LTD. the necessity of a reorganisation several years has been Works warehouses of Havana will have and Pakning No. 1 extra 58 por dropping
Manager at the Kowloon Dacks, been consumed.
THE HONGKONU DISPENSARY.
Telephone No. 16.
Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.
Telephono: No. 1. A.B.C., 5th edition.
Westorn Union,
Office address: 11, Ica House Strert.
Seventy-five picul.
of the Brigade in the matter of left for Home on retirement by per cent. of the stocks of rice at officering and personnel. Wal the s.s. Nunkin to-day,
have not enough real firemen here and the few we have are not
occupy.
Committee Needed.
the time the enbargo came into force, namely last September,
FOOTBALL.
the
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and the ball landed in the not. From centre-kick the Curlew went away and Cook sont in a in the positions of authority į In a week-ond raid which the has been consumed. In addition
hard drive that Powell tipped over the bar. Tamar cleared and which they should rightfully Police conducted on a house at to the balance of twenty-five per
Saturday's Matches.
transferred to the other end, West Point, a number of counter-cent. there has come into Havana feit notes of the alleged value of during the period a considerable
The results of Saturday's mat-where Woaner cleared by kick- $186 were seized by Inspootor quantity of rice that had been ches were as follow:-
ing out. From the throw-in the Willis. But we fear that reorganisation
purchased for Cuba in Hongkong,
DIVISION 1.
Curlow forwarde took the ball
and Liverpool, Saigon and Burma,| H.M.S. Titania, 1; Hongkong down
Weaner gave- at this end is not likely to come from investigations, however
corner. Riley receiving from the The total output of the Kailan just before the embargo was Police, 0.
DIVISION II,
flag kick sont in wide, The thorough in other ways, carried Mining Administration's mines placed and which had to be
Kowloon Resorvos, 2; United, Curlew broke away and out by one who is the present for the week onding 19th March allowed into the country when the
were awarded a penalty, Wether- nominal head. What we urge is amounted to 92,698 tons and the importation of the coreal was 1.
St. Joseph's College, 5; Staffs, I. by, taking the kiok, beat Powell and that a Committee be appointed, sales during the period, to 73,796 including business men, repre- tons.
Oilers, 2; H.K. Club Reserves, 0. made the scores equal, Half-time MCMURRAY-PURVES.-On the 2nd April at The Union sentatives of fire insurance com-
UNITED SERVICES LEAGUE, arrived with the score ono all, Church, Hongkong, by the Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie, Davidpanies and one or two Govern
H.M.S. Tamar, 2; H.M.S.Reauming, the Curlew took up the MeMurray only son of the late John McMurray, Dumbarton; to mont officials, to report on the
Captain Purvis, a member of
Curlew, 1.-
attack and Taylor sent in wide. Margarett Henderson only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Purves whole question. Such a Committee this week a private exhibition at estimated that at least ten per
the Hongkong Art Club, is giving
TITANIA V POLICE.
Curlew returned and forced a
of Druinour; Dunkeld, Perthabire, Scotland.
should have the power
Playing on the Club ground, corner, but to no advantage. to Messrs. Kelly and Walsh. His cent. of the quantity that was the sailors beat the Police by one Play continued fast and each side call evidence from, amongst speciality is miniature seascape. calculated in September last has goal (a penalty) to nil. Despite forced corners. Routley sent in others, the experts at present in It may be mentioned that Captain been added to the stocks, making the Gymkhana meeting, a large on several occasions and Le Gras the Brigade, and after discover Purvis is the father of Mr. Tom it necessary for the Cuban Govern crowd witnessed the game and urned the ball round the post. ing the necessities of the service Parvis, the famous English artist, ment to continue the embargo in saw should rocumuniend means of reforming the Brigade who designs Bovril's posters. and of securing adequate equip- ment, both for the harbour and
Marriage.
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, MONDAY, APRIL 4, 1921.
THE COAL STRIKE,
ways and
the land branches of the force. | Let the whole matter be critical.
a pretty easy time of it
realised:
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prohibited, as the exporters and importers satisfied the authorities that these supplies were pureba. sed before the embargo, and could not be shipped earlier owing to the shipping scarcity. It is
the interests of the country.
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Between
Ourselves
By Robt. MacWhirter.
a very fast and oven Keeping up the pressure, the match. The Police with a Tamar took the lead through little luck should have been Handford who received from Mrs. Harry Woods has remitted
two goals up in the first fifteen Routley and boat Le Gras with a The Cuban Government have draft for $4,587 direct to Earl taken very radical measures for minutes but over-anxiety on the hard drive. Curlew tried hard Haig, this amount being the pro-relieving
part of Hillyer, who was pulled for the equalising goal, but the the congestion of ly gone into and a real effort ceods of the cabaret dance held on cargo. In the case of those up frequently for offside, spoilt Tamar kept them out and just on
what appeared good chances for time Braint should have increas made to bring the Brigade up-to. 17th March. The exponses in- merchants who had failed
his side. There was no score at et the Tamar's lead, for, with date from every point of view.curred (8202) were most generous- to clear their goods out of the half-time.
only the goalie to beat, he shot The Chamber of Commerce mightly defrayed by a few local gentle-Customs House, their cargo was well take the lead by asking for men, which enabled Mrs. Woods taken and stored in the opon air the sailors bombarded the Police the Tamar winners of a good Well on into the second half, over the bar.. Time arrived with The situation in regard to the coal strike is aggravated some such enquiry.
to remit the whole amount covered on top with tarpaulins, goal. From 8 by the news that in consequence of the Federation's re- Suspicious.
and after a short period put sent the ball to McGann, and Mr. Andrew was the referee.
corner, Cooper game by the odd goal in three.
presentations, to which intimidation is stated to have been
up to auction. Thus the con: "Johany" sent in a first-timer. 7 ho match between the We notice from Home papers We are informed by the gestion was relieved. It must not Robertson had the misfortune to Hawkins, winners of the United added in some cases, the majority of the pumpen have that Ludendorff, Ruppecht, Hoff. Bazaar Committee of the Society be forgotten that the development handle in the goal mouth. The Services League, and a team withdrawn. Several collieries are reported to have al and other former Generals of the of St. Vincent de Paul, that in of the port of Cuba sailore were awarded a penalty chosen from the Rest, to be played ready been permanently ruined. while hope of others has Imperial German General Staff connection, with the Raffle for has been very great, but and Hondry made no mistake, on the Club ground at 5 p.m. been abandoned. Thus we are threatened with the kind are still urging the Allies to some War Stamps, the 1st Prize the development of the port heating Swan and scoring the April 6th, will be under of disaster to which the Premier referred at the time of permit Germany to raise a huge was won by ticket No. 48-Mr. of Havans did not keep pace only goal of the match.
the distinguished patronage Mr. Jones was the referee. of H.. E. Major General Sir the strike in the autumn, when he stated that flooding of army so as to be in a position to Fred Ellis, the 2nd Prize by with the trade development of fight off Bolshevism. Their pleus ticket No. 12-Mr. J. M. Machado the country. The import and the mines "meant that they would be destroyed for ever-have a slightly suspicious ring, and the 3rd Prize by ticket No. export trade of Cuba last year and the Police were unlucky to K.C.S.I., 0.0.0. China Command, The game was well contested G. M. Kirkpatrick, K. C. B., more." One has come to discount Mr. Lloyd George's and it behoves the Allies to watch 27-Mr. Yung Tsui.-Adet. amounted to G$1,240 millions, lose. A drawn game would appear who will present the shield to assertions somewhat, but in the present case there is too their steps. Rupprecht Ludendorff,
against G$800 millions in 1919. to have been SE correct H.M.S. Hawkins at the end of the much reason to apprehend that the words are something and Hoffmann seem to be having The Court Usher, along with The balance of trade between result on the play. Swan gave a match. more than rhetorical flourish. Such an abandonment of militarists and junkers in a branding charged before Mr. R.E. Lind shows G8430 millions to the and saved his side from a heavier the Rest is as follows:-Holloway
United States good exhibition of goalkeeping for another lakong, were this morn-Cuba and the
The team chosen to represent the mines is far more disastrous than scores of acts of now Republic. Bona fide revolu-sell, at the instance of the Chief benefit of Cube. There are great defeat.
(Goal); Trivett and Frampton sabotage.
2ND DIVISION MATCHES. tionary Republies are not in the Detective Inspector, with viola- opportunities in Cuba, and when There are other factors that might have given the habit of being so kind to their tion of duty in connection with good business should be done by boat the Staffs by 5 goals to one. Downs, Wetherby, Cook and ((backa); Hudson, Donovan (Capt.) the embargo on rice is removed a
In Division II, St. Joseph's and Farmer (balves); Sarge, miner's pause in their own interests. Big profits froni former oppressore and mastera. the alleged extortion of a sum of) exports are a thing of the past, and either wages must and comfort in a land where there which they perpetrated on their
These ex-Generals live in ease 880 from & house during a raid Hongkong exporting houses with During the first half the Staffs Amor. Referee, Mr. Jones, R.N.
that country. come down or prices must be largely increased to the home as much hunger and actual stary-own accord
held their own and the College The Rest will play in white, and without in-
crossed over leading by the odd consumer. One of the most disturbing factors is that ation. They are
QUIZ even sought structions from superior officers. The entire absence of business Belgium has so far recovered from the ravages of war as for advice on State matters. The In stating the reason for the in the Colony has engendered a to be able not only to supply her own needs. but to export provoking war and leading men explained by Mr. Murison that prices of sonie stocks, notably dramatic trial of these men for application for a remand, it was mild boomlet in shares, and the considerable supplies. In France there is a glut of German to slaughter still hangs fire. An the Department is now investigat Cements, Lands, coal, while America has entered into heavy contracts to opportunity to raise an effective ing into fresh facts with a view to others bave registered substantial Sugars and supply the Scandinavian countries. The contracts are army, granted by the Allied bringing another and a
more advances. There is little to being carried out so expeditiously that very little British Council, might very easily result serious charge against
I see the papers are at our (bes, no man savvy." We'll as justify the present values, and telephones, again. Some things sums, though, that the wires are coal is required or asked for. At a meeting of coalowners in omething quite different from defendants. The Magistrate gave tho bubble should burst soon are hard to understand, especially all right and that the instruments recently held to consider arrangements consequent upon
fighting off Bolshevism.
The reason for the activity on the when they're explained by some-are in shaky but good order, de-control, more especially in regard to selling prices, the
Stack Exchange is that a number one who doesna' understand them. Between you and me, your of Chinese have money lying idle practically unaninious feeling was expressed that prices BANDMAN OPERA CO.victions against his name and in their hands as there is de know are usually none of their but if they had a better paid kind
seven previous con.
The things most folks want to telephones might cost yo more should not be increased, and so far from there being any
A record
import of criminal export
trade, business onyhow. But wi' our of oporator there would be less intention to raise prices, the majority of the owners
thoy are eventually and
utilising telephones I suppose it's different." engageds" and more real talk. expressed the view that the cost to the consumer was
Another Packed House. already too high.
forced him, for evident reasons to their funds at present in share seek other and safer hunting speculations. Money is plentiful say that there's nothing much deal easier. Mind ye, I'm no The Telephone Company folks Aye, things would work a great The miners have a just claim to the wages which the displayed outside the Theatre appeared before the Magistrate accommodation at seven per cent they put up the daily number of Hokey Fly, I think they moro "House full" was the notice grounds at Yaumati, a Chinese outside, the Chinese banks giving wrong wi' their system. When blaming the fassies, for, by the industry can afford, the more so considering the dangerous! Reval on Saturday night, when this morning as a result of & With the Exchange banka con calls and regular miles of talk to than earn their pay. It's a notori nature of their occupation: but it looks as if. in the the Bandman Opera Company fresh discovery of his guilt. ditions are not so easy. money prove this, it leaves me cold. Ious fact what wi most of them discussions preceding the strike. the position of affairs staged the revus
Buzz Buzz. Yet ju spite of this being somewhat tight with them. wonder now if they have any the telephone plug's only a bandle was incorrectly represented by one of the Federation The building was packed, and, record which was well-known Accommodation is not so easy to means of finding out per diens the to higher things. If the Tele- leaders, Mr. Vernon Hartshorn, M. P., who stated despite the fact that there was to the Police, an old Chinese obtain from the Exchange Banks,
nuptber of fruitless phone Company would think lesa that the "only proposal made to the worknien at present about the pioce, the audience appear as a witness in his favour. demand from their constituents instance. No, that would mean raising the screws of the opera
nothing very original or clever woman had the foolhardiness to and
Banks average
attempts to find Kowloon, for about their gear and se0 involved a reduction of 100 million in wages, and an in-appeared to greatly enjoy the After taking the oath, she pro- margin of twenty per cent another statistical clerk; and tors they'd get a better type of crease of profits from 27 millions to 80 millions a year." evening's entertainment. Encores ceared without further ado to for opening letters ot sending round to Matard's for a human machine; we would get To this the Miners' Association of Great Britain (the were frequent and at the close the deliver a tribute to the man's the other Banks are not insisting new adding machine. In ony clearer and cleaner taik as a con- owners' organisation) replied that Mr. Hartshorn's state cordial mark of appreciation lieved, would have raised him felt that the shaky firms have only proves the amount of talk no run the risk of cerebral Company was given a very character, which, if it were bo- on this prerequisite, it being case, the number of pukka calis sequence, and what's more forbye, ment was absolutely devoid of foundation. Indeed, it There were plenty of catchy amongst the most persecuted of been eliminated, and those that going on in the Colony, much of trouble, damnation of the soul and would be hard to design a more complete misrepresentation songs and elever dances, whilst martyrs. With admirable pat-are weak and have not put up it, I fear me, of a loose variety. asphyxiation in some of yon wee of the fact," says the Association, and if Mr. Hartshorn the dressing and scenery were fence the story
was beard their shutters are known to the
Maybe their system isna so lethal boxes of theirs, v will consult any of his colleagues who have taken part in striking. Some of the jokes were, out, and then the Police pro- Banks.
punk after all, though, mind ye, Aye, cheap labour's always these conversations (the discussions of the Joint Committee general humour not of a very lie to the old woman's story. It There is little to report in the go to show either that they have pay for good service, educated
however, rather ancient and the duced a record which gave the
the scarcity of complaints doesna worth what it costs. If they'd of the Association and the Federation), he will learn that subtle characte. Still, it was a then came to her turn to go into markets. Prices of all com-an A1. copper-bottomed method savvy folks and no bauffin he is alone in holding so fanciful a view of what is under Saturday night crowd, which came the dock, which abe eventually modities continue low. There is of transmitting loquacity over a lassies would be attracted consideration." The Association proceeds to state that to have a good time and enjoyed did after much protestation and very little improvement in the wire. Who knows, after their and as a result there'd be fewer Mr. Hartshorn has apparently taken as his criterion the itself. The principals were in an appeal to take notice of her export trade. while imports daily struggle, subscribers maybe dead wires in the Colony. A ghl extraordinary figures for the September quarter when Rossiter had lois to do, and did it od by Mr. Orme to pay a fine of business
good form, and in particular Miss advanced years. She was order- are negligible. A good havena sufficient strength or just left the school canna be
WBE done Inflated export prices provided the Government with large all well.
last speech left to complain wi pected to be full of winning wAYA $25, or in default, one mouth's week in cotton yarn, the profits. We have not the latest details, and consequently
Their gear may be fine, but and worldly wisdom," That only To-night the Company will hard labour on the charge of transactions running into two most of it's, like the doctor's comes after marriage anyway apeak with reserve. It does seem, though, as if misrepre-appear in the popular musical contempt of Court. The pick-million dollars. Prices rose 38 mistakes, buried underground Besides, silk stocking sentations like that which seems to have occurred here play,
"The Maid of the pocket was also sentenced by the per bale, and 15,000 bales were onyhow. Many a Chinese con- blouses and organdi whakyt contribute not a little to industrial unrest.
Mountains," which should give Magistrate to a heavy term of put through. The onquiry emani- tractor has made the beginning call-umus cost money o them scope for their talents, imprisonment.
led from the interior, and sales of a fortune that way. No man withe dollar at what
the order as asked for.
With
with
activities which
the
and
where these
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to