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THE HỌNGKONG TELEGRAPH.
NOTES & COMMENTS.
U. S. Co-operation. -
SATURDAY, MAY 7, 1921.
DAY BY DAY..
A SCEPTRE ONCE FEMINTO THE It is good to hear that the Press HAND, THE GRIP INSTINCTIVE, of the United States is practically AND HE WHO IS FIRMLY. SEATED unanimoue in supporting secep- IN AUTHORITY SOON LEARNS TO tance of the Allied invitation to THINK SECURITY, AND NOT PRO- IGRESS, THE HIGHEST LESSON OF rejoin the Conferences. settling the numerous questions | STATECRAFT.”—J. R. Lowell. brought about by the war a number of misunderstandings and difficulties have arisen in non-
The s.s. Taiszema was yester-
1896.
HONGKONG TWENTY- FIVE YEARS AGO
TYPHOONS.
To Protect Life and Property,
The Harbour Master (Lieut C. Hako, B.N.R) notifies in the Government Gazette certain
(Compiled from the "Honglimgfety precautions for the proteo-
Telegraph" files for week- ending May 15th, 1806.) THE DOLLAR.
May 8th. The rate of the
25. 2-3/46.--
TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
Upper Silesia, which has for the most part voted in favour of remaining German, is one of the richest of Earth's natural treasure last, at the present rate of con- troves. It has enough coal to tion of life and property in the sumption, for more than a thou harbour during typhoon weather.sand years. The province's sing-
production is the largest In When there are immediato Europe, and equal to about 18 per
These stata p
sequence sometimes of America's day morning forced. to put back qualified attendance, at other into port on account of engine Dollar, on demand, to-day is prospects of the weather condi- cent. of the world's output. Its times of her total abstention. trouble which developed just as Yap and Mesopotamia occur to she reached Potue Island, some the mind. To avoid auch pre-miles from the Colony, dicaments the Allies have sug. gested that the United States
should again be represent-
ed on
UNVEILING OF H.M.S STATUR.
tions becoming so bad as to place lime layers are reckoned in- the native craft in the Harbour inexhaustible-an important mat- danger of being unable to make ter, seeing how concrete and May 8th.It has been decided shelter on their own accdunt, a reinforced concrete are being to celebrate the Queen's Birthday Red Ensign will be hoisted at the ever more extensively used for The water return for the Colony on the 28th inst., and to unveil Harbour Office indicating that building purposes. Great quanti-
his got as far as accepting a place on the Permanent Mandates are over 205 million gallons. Commission, although Mr. Forbes
ie unable to fill the post on
marble and basalt are also produced. The Upper Sile. Bian forests cover 3,000 square miles, and the fadus-
and at the Conference of Amservoirs on the island wo have in commemoration of her Jubilee, to assist to, tow such craft to sulphur ore, rock salt, gypsum, the Supreme Council) Just issued shows that in re-the staine to her Majesty, erected two naval tuga will be available ties of lead, iron ore, dolomite,
over 1,000 million gallons, whilst on the same day at about 5.30 shelter. bassadors. Apparently America in the Kowloon reservoirs there p.m. His Excellency the Gover- These naval tugs will fly the nor will perform the ceremony Rod Ensign at the masthead and and a large company, including will proceed down to the central The total rainfall during April all foreign consuls and other and southern Fairways to the tries of the region turn out euch to wit, the investigation, with|vatory was 2.82 inches; the high-present. It is hoped that there mercantile or private craft which | and woollen goods, straw and felt turn-out of all the desire to avail themselves of a hats, tinfoil, brush as, olgarettes, Philippines, of which he has been was 76.4, the lowest 68.7 and the available Naval and Military tow to sheltor should be ready chocolate, and the whole range
add dignity to the with their ropes to be taken in
| tow as the tugs return.
All craft will be towed towards Yaumati Refugo.
General Wood, of affairs in the est temperature for the month
AS. WATSON & CO., LTD., by the League, but technical
HONGKONG.
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, MAY 7, 1921.
HONGKONG'S NEW PUBLICITY.
The names of the Tai Tung
will be
forces to occasion.
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to
of agricultural produces. The retention of the region, which Goethe called "a tenfold interest- ing country," will be, therefore, a tremendous advantage to Ger- many in her industrial struggle with the world.
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The habit recently adopted by some cinema shows in their out-
Governor. On the face of things average 71.9. The rainfall at the it looks anomalous for a Power, Botanical Gardens was 3.01; at
HONGKONG'S POPULATION. while remaining outside the Matilda Hospital 2.95 and at League of Nations, to
May 11th. Dr. Clark estimates be Taipo 2.70 inches. a member of a body constituted
the annual increase of population If the wind is blowing from the in Hongkong at 3.277 per cont. eastward, assistance the objections are the last kind of thing one would wish to see stand Hotel Co. Ltd, and the Chi Chung or about, 7,600 persons in each shipping at the western end of the Native craft are not to depend and taking the census of 1891 as in the way. To secure the co-Daily News Ltd, have been struck year. Allowing for this increase Harbour will be rendered first. operation of the United States in off the register. It is also notified basis, he gives the total number on these Tugs entirely but should adjusting the world's outstanding that at the expiration of three of inhabitants in the Colony in endeavour to make shotter on side advertisements of giving the problems is a consideration of months The WoLok Company, June, 1895, at 214,930, of whom their own account, as early as
It might Limited will, unless cause is capital importance.
other races and nationalities. The naval tuge will be used even be the prelude to American shewn to the contrary, be struck 234,102 are Chinese and 10,828 of possible. participation in the world-peace off the Register and the Company The civil population, non-Chinese, only in emergency, during the he places at 7,260 of whom 2,680 hours of daylight, and on no organisation, whether called the will be dissolved. League of Nations or something
are Europeans, 2,230 Portuguese, account will they be used for this else.
and the remaining 2,350 Indians, work after dark.
No responsibility for damage Japanese, negroes and natives of the Philippines and the Malayan done during towage will be taken by the Government or by the Naval Authorities. States.
A scale of towing charges is also given.
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lm title and using the preposition star featured may lead to some strange combinations. Walking down the Tottenham Court-road I found the public invited to see "a Manhattan Knight with George Walsh," states a writer in a Home journal. Other picture houses announced that it was "Fair and Warmer with May Allison" and More Trouble
"with" to indicate the particular
that there was with Fred Keenan."
The remains of a newly-born Chinese baby were yesterday Shanghai's "Sydney Street." removed from Ship Street. Ex- The shooting affray at Shang-amination of the body, which
RECOGNITION FOR PLAGUE·
WORKERS. hai, briefly recorded in our issue was in a nude state, showed that of the 29th. ult., turns out to have a piece of string was tied round
May 12th.-The Committee ap. been a dramatic happening the neck, giving a clue as to the
The Police pointed by the community to reminiscent of the notorious cause of death.
The reported delight of Jack Peter tho Painter episode. are now looking for the perpetra- suitably reward the services of those who so ably assisted in
The following now rule has at the passing of the naval straw Detective Inspector Prince, the tors of the crime.
stamping out the Plague epidemiz been made by the Governor-in-hat is shared neither by the well-known Shanghai athlete, who
of 1894, have now nearly con Council regarding the Gaol manufacturers nor the girls who was wounded in a similar incident
Three men, one of
whom cluded their work. This after-All money or other effects make the hats at Luton. It is somo years ago, had jestingly carried a dagger and an other a noon the members of the Press brought into the prison by any said that it was not an uncommon remarked a day or two before torch, broke into the house of a were shown the memorial tablet prisoner, or sent to the prison for thing for a girl to put her name that the Chinese robber gangs Chinese at Au Pu Long last which the Committee have had his use, which he is not entitled and address under the lining with
won't get me again." Within night, whilst the tenant and his made, which is to be placed in to retain, shall be placed in the
a "soft message, in the hope twelve hours he was taken to wife were asleep The robbers, the Cathedral in memory of Cap custody of the Chief Warder, who that Jack, in an idle moment, hospital with ✡ bullet-wound after having threatened the tain Vesey of the Shropshiree shall keep an inventory of them might fall to the bait. Contracts which, missing the spine by ainmates into keeping silonce, who was the only foreigner that in a separate book. Articles of a for naval and foreign hats are fraction, is happily not dangerous eventually escaped from the succumbed to the dread disease perishable or dangerous nature the mainstay of the industry Receiving information as to the whereabouts of a member of one place with property of the value that year. of the gangs of desperadoes, the Inspector, a detective sergeant, Chinese detectives
some
of $12.80.
YOUNG HOOLIGANS.
What would you do if you Twice within the past. fortnight the alleged system of and
a girl and your mother child slavery in Hongkong has been mentioned in the raided the house, where they loved Imperial House of Commons; on many occasions during promptly handcuffed their man. disliked her? This is the question
Trouble at a Cinema. the immediately preceding six months that matter, to-Learning that more of the gang for you to answer when you see were living at a lodging-house, "The Cabaret Girl" to-night at
A Chineso was this morning gether with the question of the employment of women and the party, with the captive still the Hongkong Theatre. It is a Children, has been raised in the same august assembly; in their possession, entered a most amusing picture in which charged at the Magistracy with building, from Ruth Clifford takes the leading assaulting one of the employees little articles about the same matters; prominent public room
them. In- comedy in two parts from the Yaumati yesterday.
The police stated that defen- men who know nothing or little about Hongkong have been was opened upon
of a опе A new staged. From the very start some dant was
gang of shot his assailant dead. making themselves heard also, and there has been plenty of spector Princewas wounded, but Screen Magazine will also be
in accord- interesting scenes from Bray's hooligans who had given a lot evidence forthcoming to show that an organised publicity Chinese detective,
with the regulation Studis productions will be given. of trouble to the theatro, and campaign concerning this Colony is being conducted at ance
the first man to Theso pictures are historic and sometimes assaulted the theatre Home. Why? Is it that we are so socially corrupt, so that
attendants when they refused them admittance without tickets. Mr. Itay, Manager of the Hong-
influential newspapers like Truth have been publishing rambling in which a fusillade role. And another laughable of the Tai Yat cinema at
inlanman in the way we allow our native population to be enter a room shall get to the much appreciated.
opposite end to prevent a possible treated that we really deserve all this fuss and protest-escape that way, pluckily rushed
A comparative statement of kong Amusement Company, Ld.) ation--that we are outside the pale of things that can be across, though not having qualit tolerated? No. That is not the reason. There may be aed to carry arms, and was shot revenue and expenditure for the said he had experienced grest deal of sound, humane argument in favour of certain re-dead. Meanwhile a melle ensued, first month of this year appears difficulty in chocking the in- captured. Apparently two escaped. shows that the revenue was $1,in, the Tai Yat Cinema. The forms and there certainly are those who feel that the "mui and finally four of the gang were in the Government Gazelle and trusion of people without tickets tsai" system and the employment of women and children Unfortunately, another Chinese 336,236 (as against $1,406,193 for difficulty was particularly great killed and January last year) whilst the on Saturdays and holidays when' without enlightened factory laws should be legislated on. detective was
The Colony's expenditure was $881. the theatre was crowded before third one wounded. but it is not the fire of righteous indignation at the exis-a
had evidently received 403 (compared with $723,409 a half the number of tickets had tence of these things that has prompted the campaign at gang
some warning in the mysterious year ago). There were increases been disposed of.
Among. the in revenue under every beading) Mr. Orme imposed a fine of $5 Home. We have to look for another cause.
And it is only fair to the public of this Colony that captives is the leader of the gang, with the exception of "Licences and ordered defendant to sign & they should know that cause-know why it is that the place a specially dangerous character. and Internal Revenue not other-bond of $50 to be of good behavi in which they live is being given a rather odious publicity, who boasts of his many misdeeds. wise specified," and it is under our for six months. Some time back a certain non-civil resident-names can The affair recalls the Greason this heading that the receipts hardly be mentioned interested himself, or rather his wife street tragedy in this Colony, and from the Opium Monopoly are
raises again the question of included. did, in the child "slavery" question. They were inspired sending detectives unarmed into
Chinese
way.
to make a pretty good fuss about it and must have been such quarters. quite unconfortable kind of folk for our local Government.
The circumstances of their Pearl." Culture.” And then they went Home. going are public knowledge-now, and it is also knowledge
In consequence of a quarrel
over the disappearance of certain articles the tenant of the first
The hot
"ISOBEL."
may be destroyed.”
Between
during the winter months.
Ourselves
By Robt. MacWhirter.
Repeated comment in the local Press regarding the present plague of mosquitoes, naturally made me think of Dr. Theophlus McGink, B.P.E., M.S.B., etc. As a
unable to take interest in poker and other thoughtful forms of recreation.
The genial germ destroyer is a member of the Board of Pest Exterminators and as such, is a blessing to local editors when there isna' much doing in the Scare head line business.
The Doctor says that the best way to discourage young mosquito is to use force. As a result of much experiment wi
a coal hammer, Dr. McGiok, early in his career, came to the conclusion after much painful thought
and damage to his thumb, that a more soientific despatch must be arranged for the port and pesky post. He thereupon joined the ranks of inventors and thought out the MeGink Scectroyer for which he bas received kindly notice from the Polynesian Press and also a Police Reserve Medal for Special Services Rendered.
Dr. McGink was good enough. me to reproduce a
race we only send or turn to the to allow doctor when we are frightened; working plan of his invention.
at other times we forget his exist. The whole apparatus, he says,
The Indian "Io-Wa-Ka," or once. Consequently the genial can be made at home. He hopes floor of a house in Shaukiwan Northern Blue Flower, plays an McGink was none too pleased at an early date to induce the Dealers in diamonds say that threw a pot of boiling water on important part in the unfolding to discover that I could think of Sanitary Board to take the to ourselves that the lady whose expression of opinion was there are three classes of the one of the inmates of the ground of the story of the film drama. nothing wrong wi' me but he was matter up with the Government cut rather short here is fully determined to have her say commodity (a) the
diamond where no-one can stay her for saying it. Her own voice might proper, (b) the synthetic-ur centred."
water which is to be shown at the anent the vicious scester Publi- present plague of sleep destroy- be a little weak but there are others who can be got at and manufactured-product, and (v) descended ou à passer-by, how. Coronet Theatre to-night. This city wasna' to ba snuffed at these gra. He is also willing to give just no we are witnessing the results of the dear lady's the common or garden imitation. ever, and he was severely scalded. production, adapted from James days, he said, when one consider free demonstration to such of
removal of peste. propaganda. Members of Parliament bave been known It has been sta.ed that only an The case came ou before the Oliver Curwood's famous novel, ed the higher cost of advertise- our public spirited Associations Isobel," is one of the most ment and the prevalence of per- as may be interested in the It was Dr. McGink who in concern a subordinate government like that of Hongkong people have heard the story of th compensation to the complain-ever screened.
The hero, a Northwest mounted 1874 discovered the germ which, the members of that government can be made to answer a the fashionable lady in temporary ant, who had been under medical lot of awkward and annoying questions. A campaign at financial straits who attended a treatment for about ten days, policeman, cherishes the blue it was observed, only attacked Home can be much more disconcerting that a campaign in brilliant Society function adorned Defendant was also bound over in lower as the symbol of pure and those unfortunates living in high this Colony, and the knowledge of that is being consistently with a class "b" substitute, what a personal band of $50 to be of faithful womanhood. The woman altitudes. The chief symptoms time the original reposed snugly good behaviour for six months. The loves, married to the man be of the disease was a painful in Uncle's keeping, and nobody
has sworn to capture dead or alive, swelling from the ears upwarda, exploited,
Now a
prays that he will find his blue combined wi' inability to There's a moral behind it all-a moral that every was any the wiser.
flower of happiness." She, of cognise lowiler forms of life Government has to learn at one time or another. It is Japanese merchant located in the impossible to still the voice of criticism, especially when centre of the British precious-The Geme Trade Section of the coures, becomes the living blue resident at sea level. Previous stones industry claims to have London Chamber of Commeren flower "of the man's hopes and to this date it was supposed that
Peakites were born that way and Weight of mosquito landing on that criticism is based on truth, or a supposed truth. If discovered a way of accelerating thinke differently. If the ideals.
lump of sugar (1) causes stadi How he finds ble happiness at couldna' help it. people talk then the only way to still that talk is by argument the production of pearle, asserting "cultured" pearl is equal, well-
Be it was who also discovered spring sugar holder to descent that convinces them of their error or by action that removes that the "cultured" pearl, as he and good; but, as the Chamber the end of the trail composes une
The as it is now known, to ba pluy (2). This caussa an electrio the cause of their talk. The days of suppressive action are designates it, is not "faked," but says, its character ought to be of the most absorbing romances of the Theoplorius Waxibeanicus, and come in contact with copp gone, and it is just as well to realise it. We know why all the result of scientifically denoted. But a message received the north ever screened,
stimulating Nature, cultured to-day intimates that, as many cast is headed by those well yellow germ, seldom attacking a flow from battery (3) and releas:s this talk is being made at Home about this Colony, and we pearls being equal to those people probably expected, the known players, House Peters and bachelor bat striking a guy after flat-iron (6), which drips
ha is married, reudering him doomed mosquito, developed in the normal manner, think our readers will after this.
"cultured" pearl is a "wash out, Jane Novak.
to ask inspired" questions and when those questions expert can distinguish a good Magistrate this morning. Mr. G.
specimen of "b" from "a". Must N. Orme ordered defendant to pay powerful Northland romances ambulating Healing Missions.