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NOTES & COMMENTS.
The Census.
WEDNESDAY. JUNE 15, \ 194L.
DAY BY DAY..
CALAMITIES THAT SEEM IN- Just how inaccurate are the FROM A DISTANCE, LOGE HALF SUPPORTABLE WHEN LOOKED AT figures in connection
with THEIR POWER IF MET AND Hongkong's census is difficult to RESISTED WITH FORTITUDE. estimate, seeing that so many Feximore Cooper. causes conspired to defeat the sim. of the Government, but wa
COMPANY MEETING.
Indo-China Steam Navigation Company.
further increased the necessity aba will be assambled and can- of sequiring new tonnage, and plated. The acquisition - of-a thin matter has received the steamer for this trade was un- constant attention of your avoidably delayed owing to the Directors. Advaniaga was taken impossibility of exporting materi of the opportunity at the end of al and machinery for commercial The fortieth ordinary general the year, to acquire two ex-purposes during the war. Buch Indo-China Steam Navigation affered for sale by private tender, to make complete arrangements meeting of the shareholders of the anomy steamers which were delay however, has allowed us Company Limited, was held at and which were considered, after for the inauguration of our servicS the offices of Messrs. Jardine, inspection at Singapore, very including the supply of oil fuel think that the majority of peopla There were no fawar than 678 | Matheson and Co. Ltd, to-day at nuitable ships for our and the seconding of a Master will agree with us in believing rent distress warrants issued last noon. There were present Mr. coasting business. The vessels to special duty which allows him that the population of this Colony Sear, involving $50,709 arrears of D.G.M. Bernard, in the chair, the in question, the Kwongeng and to study on the spot, the naviga is far exceeding the total of 626-rent. The number during the Hon. Sir. C. F. Chster, the Hon. Teo Pao (now re-named the tion of the dangerous route on 901. In 1911 it was given a previous year was 182.
Mr. A. O. Lang and Mr. H. P. Minsang and Leesang respective which our new craft will ply. [460,696 (we are including the
White. Directors; the Hon.y) were, after undergoing usual In this connection it is only fit-
Ho. Kowloon City figures in sach The next meeting of the Gen. Mr.
Fook, blessrs. surveys and overhaul delivered to ting that I should make mention case) so that the actual increase eral Synod of the Chung Hea E. de C. Longmire, Ho Leung, as at Singapore on 27th January of the great loss all Steamship is represented as being 166,205-Sheng Kung Bui (the English R. Sutherland, E. A. M. Williams, last and have already proved Companies interested in the samething approximating 5 per Church in Chins) will be bald at Yuen Hang-kiu, U. Rumjaho, profitable acquisitions to our Yangute trade have suffered in cent. That is not a bad growth | Hongkong in May, 1924.
S. E. da Luz, Ho Shai-kit, Loffleet. In addition 30 these the deplorable death of that wou in ten year. We can readily
Man-bin. A. M. da Silva, Le steamers, your Directors have for derful pioneer and navigator. appreciate the difficulties of the It is baliered locally that Cheung-ahiu. H. Birkett, Ho some time been anxious to secure Captain Plant. By his death we Census Officer in securing General Wood, on the completion Kwong, W. B. Cornaby, Ea suitable timber carrier to have not only lost an unfailing accurate retoras anent of his mission in the Phillipines, Abraham, P. M. N. da Silva, A. replace the Mausang sold in 1919. friend and adviser, but one whose moving and superstitious native will visit the Calops on his way Murdoch, S. E. Grimstone, J. and we have now purchased the whole life was wrapped up in population. especially when home to the United States.
Bell-Irving and R. E. Macdougalls.s. Yannis a new vessel of similar work of an arduous and danger- the staff trained
(Shareholders),
aize to tha as Hinsang. The s.s.ous nature and whose experience Chairman said-Gen-Yannis The enumerators was depleted
arrived here Harry Whitehead, who
last of the Upper River was unique. by the departure of some of its arrested Iss: night for being tlemen-As the time for which month and after the necessary As regards the tonnage markes members for the Ching Ming drunk and incapable in Wanchai, this meeting was called has alterations have been carried out generally the present position it festival. But we should like to failed to put in an appearance to read the notice convening the heavy timber, she will be placed second hand vessels can
passed, I will ask Mr. Sutherland to adapt her for the handling of somewhat extraordinary as, while emphasise that a distinct value this morning at the Magistragg would be attaching to accurate and his bail of $5 was estreated, meeting and the Auditor's Report permanently on the Borneo run. purchased at A much
Mr. Sutherland having read With regard to the new steamers range regarding the foreign
of cost than has |population-returns that should
the notice.
building at Home, details of been current for some years, men, the report and statement of meeting, we are hopeful that paratively high. The Company The Chairman said Gentle which were furnished at our last buiting prices still remain com- accounts have been in your these will be in commission by last year, in order to hold its vital
will permission. I
as
returns
Act
Was
be
lower
On the 31st December there not have been very hard to obtain.were 357 companies on the Hong That such accuracy has not been tong Registar, of which were achieved we know very well by in course of liquidation. Daring those who tell us of uncollected last year 50 new companies were hands for some days and with the autumn of this year: unless connections together was obliged How many of our readers know of/Put on the Register and 16 struck customary, take them as read. I should ordain otherwise.
census papers even unto this day.
papers still waiting to be called for? It would be an interesting thing to know. We believe that if the Census Officer were to issus public notice asking all those RODEN FUSER-At Myrtle Bank, 49 The Peak, Sunday 19th whose papers have not been Jure, to Mr. and Mrs. Raoul Rodenfuser, nee Yvonne Lecable, a collected to return the same to daughter (Claire Iris).
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1921.
"GENIUS KNOWS NO FRONTIERS."
him quite a few would be able 10 make response. The whole Colony will be looking for. ward very interestedly to Ibe analysis of the foreign population and it would be nice to know that there was a sem blance of accuracy about the
matter.
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as the present industrial, unrest to contract at high prices for the actual minimum requirements, As announced At our
My predecessor last year made but is would now seem that the The report of the Registrar of meeting held in October last, reference to the anticipated im- present depression in shipbuilding every effort has been made to portant development of the trades will allow of our acquiring shows that there were 249 actions Accounts and it will no doubt be steps Supreme Court for last year expedite the closing of our 1920 Yangtze trade and of the further vessels which are instituted in the Original Juris-gratifying to you that we are templated
it Was thea con-essential to replace those whose taking to cope lease of life is almost anded, at a diction division and 1.699 actions able to hold the meeting this with same and I am now pleased figure which, with the assistance in the Summary Jurisdiction year some four months earlier to inform you that definite of our Building Reserve, will division.
than has been possible for some contructs have been entered into bring the average cost of new years past. The period under with builders at Shanghai for the tonnage as & whole to The Criminal Sessions held review was marked by a general construction of a light draught satisfactory and economic_basis. during the last year, witnessed influx of tonnage into Far river steamer suitable for the It will be remembered that at the trial of 71 cases involving 102 Eastern waters. As & result lower Yangtsze: Hankow, Ichang our last Annual General Meeting Prisoners. Two of the cases were Charter rates, especially in the run; or the Lstes trade. As fall information was given re- abandoned. 81 prisoners were South, fell rapidly, whilst the regards the Ichang Chungking garding matters in dispute be convicted and sentenced, whilst entire prohibition of export of steamer, referred to at last tween the two large China Coast 19 were acquitted.
rice from Bangkok and the meeting, after most careful con- Shipping Coy's and their Floating periodical cessation of exports sideration of all the peculiarities Staff, and I have now merely to Ex-Service Men.
It is stated in the annual reof rice from Haiphong also and requirements of this branch inform you that no further action port on the working of the contributed in keeping rates at a of our Yangtsze organisation, has been taken by either side. The meeting of the Hongkong Supreme Court that the total sum low level. In this connection it detailed plans of a thoroughly up While on this subject, I would and Chins Branch of the British collected during last year by way may be of interest to mention to date steamer were discussed say that the continued enhanced Legian held on Monday evening of fees and commission amounted that whereas the highest rate with Messrs. Yarrow & Co. and cost of running the fleet, which proved that there are still a good to $59.957.31 as against $61,305.87 from Saigon to Hongkong, which an agreement has recently been was serious enough in times of many willing to give to the cause in the previous year.
trade represents the pulse of the entered into whereby that firm is high rates, can now only be re- of helping the ex-service man. The
Southern market, was 62 cents to construct the vessel ingarded with grave concern when generous donations announced The name of the new hotel to per picul in January/February question at Home, and ship her freights have declined in many came as a pleasant surprise to be built at Kowloon by the 1919 and the lowest 25 cents to Shanghai in sections, where Prof. Einstein, unlike those scientists whose fame members, for it gives a sense of Hongkong Hotel Company will in September, the highest rate takes centuries to filter through to the public keu. is security in the desire to help any be the Peninsula Hotel. The reached in 1920 was 35 cents in becoming a public character. which indicates a quickened circumstances, come to need as already in hand, and work on the low as 7 cents in May and sub- who may, through unfortunate work of widening the roads is January February, declining as interest in. if not understanding of the abstruse. Lord!
sistance. We were glad to note building is itself expected to be sequently rising to 2023 cents in Haldane, introducing the exponent of the theory of that the subscription has been undertaken in the near future. July,remaining at that figure until Relativity to a large audience at King's College, London, reduced from $10 a year to
the end of the yest. In contra- observed that genius knows no frontiers." This dictum $5 for with standing at The Health Return for the 24 distinction to a poor chartering
figure it is
A good start is a fight half every success but I'm & bit has a sweeping sound. In the present instauce it seems to
hours ended yesterday reveals 22 market in the South. profitable be warrantable. The overtures for the resumption off of the men who served in the late 3 fatal cases
great many fatal cases of plague (Chinese); rates were current in Northern won. I wish Mr. Ray had realis afraid that the management went of smallpox trades throughout the year, and ed this when he opened the a bit on the high-faluting side- social intercourse which the University of Oxford extended war and who are now members of (Chinese); 1 Indian and I Chinese opportunity was taken to divert Kowloon Theatre the other night. for an opening night onyway. to the savants of Germany last year was considered by one or other of the Colony's case of enteric fever: 1 fatal case as much tonnage there as possible. Kowloon folks have been waiting when they screened Mater-what- many to be premature, especially having regard to the uniformed services would have of paratyphoid fever (Chinese) Fortunately, our regular lines for a long time back to have a yo-call-um's Blue Bird." Now manifesto issued by Germany's professors soon after the felt that membership was a little and 1 case of cerebro spinal fever both North and South secured place of their own to go to of a a fairy tale is all right in its
too costly. We have previously (Chinese) outbreak of the war.
satisfactory support and notwith-night and there was something place In a somewhat different category expressed the hope that the
standing the heavy increased cost like mild excitement when the kiddies are, but I would remind comes the action of scholars in America and England who. Legion will make it one of
The action by Mr. H. Neville, of running and maintaining the word went round that the plas- Mr. Ray that we send our young- in view of the very high cost of books in Central Europe. their chief activities to batter the
aterers had finished and that the offered to provide the learned world of Germany with social life of the men of the advance agent of the Denoiston fleet the financial result as
Shaoghai to
Particular Our wee yin has had her eye on certain English-language works. largely philosophie and regular garrison and although layers, in H.B.M. Court at whole can I think be regarded chairs had been gotten together.
satisfaction. salary, with recover nothing was said direct to this scientific, which would not otherwise have been available matter as the meeting we trust it expenses, and other
items. mention must be made of the fact yon building for quite a while resulted in a verdict for the that we have had to meet increas- now for naturally she thinks that to the majority of German students.
plaintiff, with costs. The addi-ingly severe competition from an since Charlie is to be nearer band In regard to Einstein, we have the case of a man who been overlooked. The Rev.
tional claim, in respect nf entirely new sources, viz the the more she'll see of him. offers the world thought of a kind at least largely original, Clouston Porri made a pointed
enquiry when he asked if any allowed.
damages, was, howarer. dis-vessels of the U.S. Shipping and we think England does rightly to welcome this pioneer thing had been proposed in order
Board. In the past such tonnage of science, as America has already done, and as, it is said, make the Legion useful to ex-
was more or less confined to
sters to bed about eight o'clock the Far East may before long have an opportunity of doing service then whilst living in the bead of the Robert Dollar Comal trades. It has now, however, Captain Robert Dollar, the ocean routes and inter-continent-
at Kowloon. Mind ye. I've got There is the less reason for imposing a bar upon the Colony, suggesting that accom-
nothing to say against the pic- zure. The acting was good and protagonist of Relativity because, though associated with modation should be hired or any, who came out East with entered into direct competition borrowed for meeting place.
the American Commission to in-in some of the local domestic
the photography fine and possibly Germany, he is. we understand, neither German by birth we don't know whether the idea vestigate trade conditions in the trades which have been built up
quite a few like you slyle of film. nor race, having first seen the light in Switzerland of is to have something in the nature Far East, is expected here about and fostered by British shipping
Bnt, on the other hand, I think Hebrew parents. Apparently, be played no part in the of a Club, but the Committee cer- the beginning of next month. He interests over a long period of
A cinema within strolling I'd be making a bad guess if I war, and, in fact. lost favour in Germany, though the tainly ought to devise
is at present in Shanghai, and years. The operations of this
national Steamship distance is certainly a boon but said that it appealed to you Teutons lately received him back with cordiality.
means of keeping a keen interest according to advices received at gigantic It is at once curious and natural that this professor alive. At any rate, now that the the local offices of the Company, organisation are being watched by the Hokey Fly we'll need to opening night andience. The Legion is launched on its way will come to Hongkong by the with increasing anxiety by ship- see something different in the majority stayed and saw it ont from Germany should have been sponsored by Lord there should be plenty of scope Company's vessel Robert Dollar ping Companies in all parts of picture line than we did the having a natural disinclination, Haldane, whose avowal in pre-war years that Germany for its activities.
to not get their the world, and while it is fully other night before we'll be tempt. I suppose, on the 8th July.
recognised that the exigencies of ed to take off our slippers and money's worth but at same time was bis "spiritual home gave rise to a protracted con-
birth leave our verandahs of a night. there were some more courage- primarily gave troversy. It might have been supposed that the quandom A Foolish Invention.
Six Chinese were charged in war
I hope Mr. Ray hasna' been oua-and maybe no' so careful to the American mercantile Mr. Orme's Court this morning occupant of the Woolsack would have been careful to avoid any further appearance of Tentonic sympathies. As a
with being in possession of illicit marine, still it was hoped that in taking a lot of this picture parity as the rest that went out for Our readers were possibly as opium. & Revenue Officer said the
welcome days of peace, talk over seriously for if he has a drink and forgot to come back. he'll be very apt to slip in between The new theatre was cool into matter of fact, the phrase quoted was grossly misleading. surprised as we were to read the that 9.15 p.m. yesterday be raided means would be found to operate two stools. Some folks there are the bargain so I've no kick on sensational report which we re- the ground floor of 8, Cross Street same in such manner as would as phrases often are when separated from their context. printed resterday regarding &n and her fund the List de foud, not pit the financial resources of that would find fault wit the that score but taking it all round, There may still be some difference of opinion regarding alleged sitempt on the life of H. aut lying on the bed with opium, shipping Companies, no matter mother drawing water at the rest of you programme just saved anation against those of private picture of their great-grand- and to be perfectly honest, the Lord Haldane's policy when he was War Minister, which M. the King. The report is pipes, etc. near him and the other has also been a subject of much discussion, though the undoubtedly of Japanese origin defendants seated on the floor, their nationality. Unfortunately, well if the edge of ber petticoat the opening performance from critics have modified their views on this score. In regard
For we cannot conceive of a British The place was a coolie barracks, you are all too well sware to Germany as Lord Haldane's "spiritual home," his such a canard. The North China the officer that the Erst defendant depression unparalleled in the agency having anything to do with The other defendants informed there exists at present & shipping lordship. was, of course, referring to the era of the Daily Mail must have believed the supplied them with opium at ten commercial bistory of the world, Transcendentalists, whose views are as much opposed to story implicitly. It is difficult cents a packet. The first man so that it is impossible to guage those of Junkerism as the Allies were.
to imagine what could have been was fined $250 and the others $2 with any degree of accuracy to There were
the inspiring reason for some each. Teutons who, so far from regarding Lord Haldane as pro person (at present unknown) to German, suspected his tokens of admiration as a mask for have invented such a foolish Imperial designs-so differently do people view events. piece of scaremongering news. It Our purpose, however, is not to whitewash Lord Haldane was represcated that en May 28 but we are sometimes apt to for- is, if his lordship stands in need of that process-nor are we body of students and the inventor liable, if nothing else.. In a news ities
His Majesty was addressing aj get that it is unquestionably re- attention of shipping author.be on the other hand that canna out to lionise Prof. Einstein; but in the case of a man of the yarn evan went so far as service that is a prime requisite and whose theory has been pronounced by the leading English to imagine the number killed and or should be and this latest hoped that a way out of the can take it from me that in physicists to be the most important discovery since wounded. Surely, a most as foolish report has reminded us dimculty may be found to the satisfaction of all Newton's, it seems to us that England has acted rightly in tounding piece of noneroso with that we are fortunately protect mutual giving him audience. If relativity be a fallacy, discussion ever a word of truth in it any-ed against news of the outside concerned.
where.
We are often inclined to world of a gartled or sensational The regrettable loss of will facilitate its detection.
blame Reuter for many things character.
Fausang referred to last
is a side of the work that has not
11
Bome
what extent private shipping interests will, in normal times, suffer through this very one-aided conflict. The existing situation
were seen and there's a few may however, exercising the
all over the
world get enough of the all that's to be seen kind of stuff, but be.
it is sincerely to be
between there's an awfu* lot of folk that doesa care a braas farthing either way and that's the average kind o body the that needs to be catered for. year |
I wish the new picture house
being a fallura. No more "Biza Birda" Mr. Ray please. Kow- loon never did pretend to have intelligence above the average obyway. Some of yon snimal and wild west stuff is good enough for us. Save the "high brow" material for the new Peak cinema. What's good enough for Wyndham. Streek in good enough for us,
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