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HONGKONG.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
NOTES & COMMENTS.
The New Speaker.
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SATURDAY, APRIL
DAY BY DAY.
ALL THE MADMEN ARE NOT IN
As expected, the Right Hon. BEDLAM, French Proverb. J. H. Whitley, who had been
Chairman of the the Committee of By request of the Bolivian Ways and Means and Deputy Government, the Consul General
Speaker for ton years, has for Peru in this Calony, Mr. O.
succeeded to Mr. Lowther's shoes. Diez Canseco, has taken over tho The new First Commoner has interests of that Republic in Hong- represented Halifax as a Liberal kong. Alt documents will be duly since 1900. Usually the Speaker signed when produced at the is selected from the party in Peruvian Consulate General, office. As the Ministry happens Alexandra Buildings, 4th floor. to be a coalition, the appoint- mont would, one sasumes, have
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gone to the larger wing, the Festival will be
1971.
1896.
HONGKONG® TWENTY-
FIVE YEARS AGO
(Compiled from the "Hongkong Telegraph" files for week- ending May 7th, 1898.)
THE DOLLAR. May 1st. The rate of
the Dollar, on demand, to-day is 29. 2-3/8,
I
ALLEGED THEFT.
Serious Charge Against Constable.
CANTON NEWS.
The Inauguration Ceremony.
Before Mr R. E. Lindsell at the Magistrany yesterday afternoon auguration ceremony,
It is now stated that the in- to take
in
Sowah Shah, a police constable place on Thursday next, will he stationed in Kowloon City, was comprised charged with the theft of $21 in programme:-
the following notes from an Indian confresc Nathy Khan, of the same station.
Bun Yat-sen will arrive at the Parliament House at 10 a.m. and
Mr F. C. Jenkin appeared for will be received by the Members for defence.
of Parliament in full uniform.
Sun Yat-sen will be
Outlining the facts, Sergeant After bowing before the National The second annual Children's
THE PLAGUE SCARE.
McNab Wilson, officer in charge of
Flag and taking the Oath, Unionists, instead of to a "Co.-
held at St.
Kowloon City, said that at 8 p.m. Lib." if a candidate of equal (Sunday) at 11 am. and 6 p.m. Andrew's Church to-morrow
May 1st.--The Plague
offered making apparently suitability bad boon put forwark The offertories will be given to amongst us, the number of cases of bis box which he left in the lock. will receive guests at the office on the 18th, complainant went out the seal and diploma by the progress on duty and forgot to carry the key Speaker, At 11 o'clock Dr. Sun Mr. Whitley, however, was on Dr. Barnardos' Homes. good terms with the Unionists
The having risen to twenty in the When he returned to his room at of the Military Department and before the war brought him into young people are requested to course of the twenty-four hours midnight he discovered that 21 at noon will meet the day pr
assemble in the Church Hall 15 ending at noon yesterday, and to was missing from his box. Witness Cession. He will meet the even- formal alliance with them. would be an error to infer from minutes before each service.-nine in the period ending at noon received the report at 9 a.m. next fing procession at the office of the
that
It
Adrt.
the new Speaker
this is wanting in democratic
to-day.
ALARMING REPORTS FROM KOWLOON.
worning and mustered all the Indian constables in their quarters, taxing them with the theft callee. tively. Receiving no information,
Municipal Department at 7 p.m. The gold seal has been very artistically finished. Its weight is 67 taols (nearly 12lbs) and it is composed of gold 75% silver 13% and copper 12%. Its cast has beon 26,000
A special envoy and a gunboat
sympathias. He is an earnest The Government Gazelle states: | and practical advocate of orderly His Excellency the Officer May 4th-Alarming reports progress, JLH his work in Administering the Government were brought from Kowloon to a search was made of the effects of
Councila named after him attests.visionally and subject to His Ma-soldiers having shot a boy and on the morning of the 20th defep has been sent for the third time connection with the Industrial has been pleased to appoint, pro- the Police this morning of three of all the Indian constables for the There is the further circumstance jesty's pleasure, Mr. Chau Siu-ki being detained by the Chinese dant applied for twenty-four hours to the village of Tongka to
missing money, but without result.
personde Tang Shao-yee to return
that it appears to have to be an Unofficial Member of the authorities. Inquiry showed that become tho practice, AS in Legislative Council during the three privates of the Asiatic
leave and written permit to Mr. Lowther's case, to give first absence on leave of the Honour Artillery had had an altercation leave the
station. The
Bp. ¡AS. WATSON & CO., LTD., offer of the Speakership to the Mr. Ho Fook.
with some of the villagers, during plication WOR grantei. The to Canton, but he still refuses to Chairman of the Committee of
which a small boy had been Hongkong ferry launch left come down. It is said that he is Ways and Moans, for which there is a practical justification. The passengers will not be allowed to the cause of the detention. Act. an hour later witness observed de- already commenced an the north-
It is officially notified that kicked and injured, this being at 9.30 6., that morning, and half preparing to go to Shanghai."
It is reported that fighting has office of Deputy Speaker is, we disembark at any port in Indo-ing Captain Superintendent of fendant loitering near the Station. believe, unknown to the Constitu. China unless they have secured Police Lethbridge and Detective He took no notice of him, baing west and south-west fronts and tion, but the custom has grown up the rise of the French authorities Quincey this afternoon went over
under the impression that he was that war, will formally be of the Chairman of the Committee at the port of embarkation. They to investigate fully and procured waiting for the arrival of the second declared immediately after the referred to a permanent body) are also required, immediately on the release of the prisoners.
fouinch, which was leaving at 11 inauguration ceremony officiating as Deputy Speaker.
a.m. Later, defendant was seen en- landing and again immediately before departure, to present their
tering the "fort," apparently to passports at the offices of the Ser-
Cable Address; Telegraph, Hongkong.
Telephone: No. 1. A.B.C., 5th edition. Western Union. Office address: 11, Ice House Street.
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 1921.
INEFFECTUAL UNOFFICIALS.
The N.Y.K. Combine.
was averse
08
to
MISCHIEVOUS HUNS.
May 4th-Yesterday afternoon feed his goat. Defendant did not vice de la Surete for endorse-the Captain and Doctor of the come out of the fort and witness German mail steamer Hohen-ordered another constable to look zollern were observed taking for defendant. The search in the
different
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CHANGES.
It was
Between
the
Canton.
EIGHT AND EIGHT- SQUADRON.
Rapid Progress of Japan's Programme.
on
The construction of the war-
progress,
the erasion of the former's game on the duty book. Monday afternoon.
The case was adjourned until
Ourselves
By Robt. MacWhirter.
one of these days the builders of some of those brick-thick top storeys will wish they had put their money in a hen farm in- stead. Thicker houses and the architect's commission worked out on the gross weight of the build- ing were two very necessary measures which he thought the Government should support with the greatest enthusiasm,
A little while ago it was under-munt. stood that the amalgamation of the chief Japanese shipping,
photographs of Stonecutters In-fort was fruitless. Enquiries dis- companies-tho "big four"
A movement is afoot to incor-land on shore, and were arrested closed that defendant had engaged a under the aegis of the N.Y.R.porate the different workmen's and handed over to the Police rickeha to proceed to Hunghom after had been almost settled. Again guilde of the Colony into aauthorities. The Doctor had inescaping from the fort by scaling a the project hung fire. Besides the Labour Union, pluns for the same his possession a hand detective wall. A message was sent to. N.Y.K. the Osaka Shosen Kaisha having been submitted to the camera, which was this morning the Hunghom Police Station to ships forming part of the eight
to the scheme, in
organizations con-given to the military authorities intercept defendant, and a few and eight unit fleet is making ex- apito of the blandishments of the cerned. The Chinese Engineers to be examined. On being arrested minutes after defendant had been traordinarily speedy Minister of Communications. Guild. which has probably the the Captain appeared to he very stopped pear the Hughes and reports the Kokiu, owing to The Directors will probably hold most numerous membership indignant, and in spite of having Hough coal depot. Bergeant the general business depression, a special meeting in connection amongst the guilds, has been ap-been granted overy facility by the McNab Wilson arrived. A leather which enables every shipbuilding with the latest attempt proached on the question, but has Police to have his gig taken back purae, containing $21 in notes, yard to devote its entire capacity resuscitate the proposal, as the not yet given its consent to the to the skip, etc., refused for some which had been identified by the construction of the war- The Stamp Bill is passed. The duties payable on our A statoment of the decisions N.Y.K. Board did a few days ago.
arrangement.
time to be searched, and seemed Nathy Khan, was found under the ships. to think he tobacco and spirits have been increased. The-tax on our arrived at by the N.Y.K. Board
WE a privileged cushion of the ricksua. bonses is greater. All these things have happened during will be issued in a few days, and held at the Catholic Men's Club bofore Commander Hastings at was borne out by complainant who, Tosa, which is under construction The battleship Kaga, which is A successful Whist Drive was person. Upon heing brought Sergt. McNab Wilson's statement Dockyard, and the battleship being built at the Kawasaki the past month, and we are going to ask our readers to do meanwhile. the Board
has on Thursday evening. The fol-the Police Court this morning, when examined by Mr Jenkin, at the Mitsubishi Dockyard, will the same as we have done--cast their minds back over the distributed among its share-lowing were the prize-winners-the case
was remanded until denied he had a quarrel with do-be complete and launched early period and note with what ineffectual lispings our holders a circular pointing out Ladies-1. Mra. Bacon (173); 2. to-morrow to admit of the photo- fendant on the th. Unofficial Members have attempted to interpret the public mation would he practically a Tuttle (163); Boohy Prize: Mrs.
that a consequence of the amalga- Mrs. Alderman (167); 3. Mrs. graphs being developed.
defendant's turn to perform night other warships expected to be in November this year.. Among opinion of this Colony. What have they done! What monopoly of Japan's shipping by May (145), Gents: 1, Mr. Pugh
duty on the 16th., but for some launched within the current year HONGKONG POLO CLUB.
reason, his name was erased on Constructive assistance have they rendered to the Govern-a single company, thus prevent (180); 2. Mr. Moxworthy (179); 3. May 5th. The annual dinner duty book, and witness's name was,
are five gunboats. ment of which they are members and in what degree have ing progress, as the stimulus of Mr. Kay (175); 4. Mr. Lodge (175); of members of this club took written on it. He had no quarrel they voiced the opinion of the public they are supposedly competition would be lacking. If, Booby Prize: Mr. Dove (133). Mr. place at the Hongkong Club on with defendant over the matter, given a chance to represent! We ask that question in all objection is raised because such a of M.C., and the prizes very pre-Whitehead, the senior member said he beard a quarrel between
the circular implies, this R.W. Brown performed the duties Tuesday evening." Mr. T, H.
An Indian constable, however, seriousness and without the slightest personal consideration. state of things would be "very sented by Mr. F. Fieber,
of the Pale Club, was in the chair defendant and complainant over Let us examine the items, one by one, to try to find out.
inadvisable for the interests of
and Captain P. de S. Burney, The most important item of all--the increase in the the State," the attitude showe assessment rate was
It was thought at one time that R.A., was vice-chairmat. allowed to pass through the lar to bear a company protesting mission to the Phillipines to in-
patriotism, otherwise it is singu-General Wood, who is Legislative Council without a murmur. By a simple against a monopoly being con-vestigate into the independence JAPANESE CONSULATE resolution the cost of every person's rent in this Colony was ferred upon it. Another objection question, would be enabled to visit increased from its already high level to something higher mentioned in the circular is that Hongkong on his way to Manila -the burden of balancing the family exchequer was made the advance in freight rates and aboard the Wenatchee, The latest the harder for every resident, native and foreign. And the increase in profits through advices received here are to the yet there was a total absence of protest, of alternative combine
accomplishment of the effect that the General transferred Mr. Suzuki Due for Sydney.
would provo mere to another steamer at Kobe and suggestions, even of comment. On the same day, and by dreams, for the trade in Japan took an equally simple method, the taxation on tobacco, and must be governed by the world's Manila, leaving Shanghai and here of the forthcoming transfer- a direct connection for Advices have been received spirituous liquor was also increased. We don't think quotation owing to the existence Hongkong out of the run. there was much room for criticism or protest on that, but lines, besides which, as the posi-on Sunday with a big passenger Embassy in London, to the Consul | of competition among foreign Wenatchee is due to arrive here Second Secretary of the Japanese The ence of Mr. Teiji Tsubokami, the fact remains that whatever little might have been said tion of each company has its own list including many prominent Generalship of Hongkong. wasn't said. Not a syllable. And then, a little while after. peculiarities, it is impossible to American businessmen. comes along the Stamp Bill-a Bill that raised a storm of reconcile their conflicting in- protest outside. But what happens in Council? One of For these reasons the Board con- terest in a common agreement. the Unofficials gets hopelessly confused about stamps and siders the amalgamation im- the Merry Wizard Company'
At the New Theatre to-night Free Trade and then has to leave on holiday, and among the practicable. One would suppose is opening a short season, the
Mr. McFumble came to the others there is some attempt made to see that all the re-that certain economies might be entertainment they provide being Consul General in Hongkong for
Colony with four 4H pencils and a roll of second-hand tracing commendations and suggestions sent in to the Government expected from combined working, composed of an excellently varied three and a half years, hopes to
paper and a good record bahind are adopted. They didn't succeed entirely and we don't really against the scheme it is sleight-of-hand, mental telepathy, before the arrival of his successor. but if the proposed partners are programme of ventriloquism, leave for his new post in June,
him. He says he owes his present think they deserved to succeed. The past month has been hardly for other countries to urge singing, etc. After a tour of the As a member of the Consular body,
success to the ability of the rich in opportunities for presenting the public's case that it, as a combine, if it did not raise United States and a stay of ten he holds the high esteem of his
Chinese Contractor and to the principle of working out straine the cost of living in this Colony is reaching a figure when rates, would not be likely to lower weeks in Manila (four weeke of colleagues and the Government,
to bear double the pressure and Government economy should come to our assistance-op-siderable activity in favour of the Savoy) this talented little Com-regretted, while his promotion them. There is, however, con- which they were featured at the and bis departure will be greatly
again multiplying by 2 just to portunities that have been squandered by reason of the fusion, so it may yet come about. pany has arrived in Hongkong will give pleasure to his well-on Battery Path on his way up most
make sure.. "Time and material," failure to present anything in the shape of alternatives to
I met Mr. Wilkerson McFumble says Mr. McFumble, "are the two Government suggestions or a well-reasoned criticism of
and has succeeded in getting an wishers. Educated in the Higher to the P.W.D. No, he didn't Government work. Given the necessary adjuncts to Governmental policies. The speech delivered by Ilis Ex-
opening date at the New Victoria Commercial School at Tokio, mind in the loast giving his views time, the material will speak for Theatre. Intending cellency the Officer Administering the Government was not
A Japanese politician has re-should note that the performance experience of commercial work present congestion and
patrons Mr. Suzuki has had a wide on the housing question. The itself on the bills-which will in answer to the Unofficial Members, it was in answer to ceived a provisional sentence of begins at nine o'clock.
over- naturally become what had been said by others and to what had been written obituary-notices of
a recurring in the course of many years of crowding in the Colony, he said, charge on the ratepayers." imprisonment for publishing
office, and his transference to was a disgrace to any civilised in the editorial columus of Hongkong's newspapers. And, hoarty opponents.
hale and
An afternoon concert, arranged Sydney, coming as it does at a outpost of the Empire. What he well in the building line himself. Mr. McFumble has done very presuming that speech did not find favour with the of activity is calculated to make place at the City Hall on Thurs sibilities of increased commercial houses for all with bathrooms and built himself a house, but This species by Madame Lottie Gordon, takes period marked with great pos- would like to see was six-roomed A few years ago he bought land Unofficials, there was never an answer vouchsafed. editors apprehensive. Several in- day, 12th May 5.30. It is Madame relations between Japan and the attached, and extra wash hand unfortunately, the district becom-
We have heard a lot about the cry for an unofficial reports, as Mark Twain described most brilliant and artistic pro-dication that in their choice of
stances of "greatly exaggerated" Gordon's intention to present a Southern Continent, gives the in-basing on the verandahs. majority." We still question, as we have done in the the erroneous announcement of gramme and it is hoped the won the now Consul General
ing amenitised by Chinese, he past, whether that gift would not bring us to a state worse his decease, have occurred within derful
I would explain that Mr. Me- reluctantly had to sell at a large of Fumble before he joined the profit. than that in which we are now. It is possibly within the recent times. Only the other day charity concert will be repeated.ment is fully congnizant of the known firm of MoFumble and MeFumble said that although he
success of her recent Sydney, the Japanese Govern- P.WD. was a partner of the well- memory of most of our readers that a few years ago the there was the case of Dr. Bertrand The artistes announced to appear qualifications which Mr. Suzuki Foozle, architects and plumbing was a member of the C. R. 4. ha With regard to politics Mr. then Governor (Sir Henry May) made reference to the gratifying to learn, is improving. Lottie Gordon (operatic soprano), portant post.
Russell, whose condition, it is on this occasion are Madame possesses as a holder of the im-experts. "big intellects of the past" and that one of our Unofficial A few weeks previously Prince Mr. E. G. d'Aquino (tenor), Miss
Mc Fumble ia a bears that Association no ill-will firm advocate of the Govern- bat naturally has felt attracted to Members protested against what he considered to be a Kropotkin was prematurely stated Ampara Rosello (dramatic sop- bad been impending for many ences guaranteed to run for seven- they intended raiding money to The departure of Mr. Suzukimant's policy of rearing resid- the K. R. A. ever since he heard slight on the modern generation of "unofficials.
to have passed away, though, rano), Mrs. F. Cameron, (con- months. Indeed, if it had not ty five years on the non-repair build a Town Hall in Kowloon. not but think, after reviewing the course of events of the fellow-author, Tolstol, he survived soprano), Miss Nollie Williams Crown Prince to Hongkong, building houses at cheap enst in Hospital, he said, were now ready like his fellow-countryman and tralto), Miss Edith Soares (light been for the visit of the Japanese system. He does not believe in The plans for the new Kowloon past month, that Sir Henry May voiced a lament shared the report only by a few days. (mezza) and the Misses V. R. and which necessitated his presence order that the next generation of but of course, they had yet to be by others besides himself. Our unofficials must de some These, apparently, were bond fide R. Young (violin, cello and piano). bere, Mr. Suzuki would thing if they wish to retain the confidence one usually that would fabricato an obituary and Anderson's and booking will he went on leave in Septembor laxation of the Building Ordin- were ready to be placed in the mistakes. The type of mentality Tickets may be had at Moutrie's have returned to the Colony when
not architecis may reap the benefit. varnished and annealed. Several reposes in men privileged to the prefix " Hon. '
Nor is he in favour of any re years must elapse before they notice is not easy to fathom. open on Saturday, May 7.
gce and is of the opiniou that hands of the contractor,
We can-
A Singular Foible.
The present holder of the local! pont, Mr. E. Suzuki, is due for transference to Sydney, where he will be Consul General at that port.
Mr. Suzuki, who has been
Last.