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The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1921.
GIVE NOW.
At the direct request of several of our readers, who have already shown their practical sympathy, we have lately made an appeal to the public of Hongkong to take part in the humanitarian task of assisting the thousands of starving Russians and we have invited contributions to be forwarded us simply because there is, as yet, no other
THE HONGKONG –TE
NOTES & COMMENTS.
Then and Now:
DAY BY DAY.
DID UNIVERSAL DHLARITY During the war Mr. Bonar PREVAIL, KARTH WOULD BE A |Law, with semi-jocosentas, con-HEAVEN, AND HELL A FABLE— fassed in Parliament to being] Colton
ashamed" at owning shipping
af saven
dividend
APPEAL COURT.
ROSARY SUNDAY.
JUNK CREW
The Celebration at Kowloon
Interesting Rents Judgment.
Steamer Huicho
Placky Rescue, Twales Chinese-the crew of rescued
・・・
Jodgment war'givan this morn On Sunday next at the Rosary ing in the appeal of the Fook Church, Kowloon, will be cele a large - junk-ware shares which had -just paid - a There was pre fatal case of Thus Fagainst an order made brated the Feast of Our Lady of at sex in bad weather several
by Mr. Justice Wood in favour the Holy Rosary in manner days agd by the or eight plague yesterday. There was n of the Tai Tung Firm in which has been customary for Huichow off Hangahoo Bay and hundred per cent. Numbers of other case of nodifiable disease action for possession of premises several years past. In the more- and brought on to Hangkang. people, not stopping to considar To: "Oslooke:"All letters at 93, Connaught Road Caning the klaas will be celebrated The Huichow arrived here from how tight shipping profits warr in many cases before the war and addressed to the Editor must be sented by Mr. G. Alabas whilst at 9.30 there will be a morning.
tral Appellants were repre three times before 8 o'clock Tientsin, at 10.30 o'clock this were lishte to become again, | accompanied by the name and
of the
tar, instructed address accepted these figures as
by Mesars, Pontifical High Mase, His Lord- criterion of the gains derivable necessarily for publication, but as F. C. Jenkin, instructed by
sender, not D'Almada and Mason, and Mrship Bishop Pozzoni afficiating.
Capt.& de Wolf, master of from shipping enterprise. They bona fides.
the vessel, said that a large Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Following the afternoon service junk would have experienced some
observed in thing of a shock had they been A painful accident befall a deats.
Masters, appeared for respon-at 4.45 there will be a procession distress At .9 o'clock present at the Baltic Exchange Chinese youth in Queen's Road,
headed by the St. Joseph's Band Monday morning last when in London last month when the this morning. In running across giving a judgment during the The Banner of Our Lady, Girls Tientsin to Hongkong. The junk
Mr. Justice Gompertz said and roads up of the following the ship was
PN route from Deet of the Western Counties the street he got in front of a vacation was an unusual course, scattering flowers, St. Joseph's was dismasted and was flying a Shipping Company was offered moving tram and was knocked but they were considering the con- Apostleship of Study. Apostleship red flag to attract attention at a for sale.. The auctioneer de down, one of his feet being crush-venience of the parties concerned. of Prayer, St. Joseph's Confrater position in latitude 30 dex. 58 clared that is was the firs) led by a wheel of the car.
subscribing
BAD CHARACTERS.
A Gang of Pickpockets,
A
stranger
not to
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TYPHOON WARNING.
was
Between Ourselves
By Robt. MacWhirter.
came the
time on record
Mr. Justice Gompertz in anity. Blessed Sacrament Con-min, north and longitude 153 deg. that eight steamers had been put up for
lengthy judgment, dealt with the fraternity, Bearers of the Myster-01 min. east, between the mouth of sale without reserve.
first ground of the appeal, that is of the Rosary, Confraternity the Yangtze River and Ningpo, Only in February of last
Mr. Justice Wood was wrong in of the Holy Rosary, The Children A bost was sent off in charge year the f steamers had been purchased by
bolding that at the close of plain of Mary, Girls scattering flowers, of the second officer of the Bui- the Company for £1,450,000, the
tiffs' evidence there was case for The Clergy, The Statue of Durchow, Mr. J. M. Stewart, and public, encouraged by war-time
defendants to answer, as there lady, Guard of Honour, The although strong wind was earnings, readily
evidence that the Bishop, The Consula and the blowing and a heavy sea - Was capital. The heavy fall in The methods of a gang of pick-reasonable
alternative accommodation was Knights, Ladies' Apostleship of running be succeeded in getting freights and difficulties peer the corkels operating at West Point His Lordship went into the term monica Band and The Faithful.
respects Prayers, The Sociedade Philar-alongside the helpless craft and management resulted in the pro-were described in a case before equivalent accommodation" and
took off the crew of 12 all told. party coming into the hands of Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Police said the oans was plaintiffs, and
The junk was left at anchor and debenture-holders who decided Court this morning, when we the question was whether at the
the danger of it to navigation in to realise. As the eight vessels man were charged with the theft close of the evidence they had
notified for the information of produced only £266,150, the of five-dollar note from made out a
marinere. depreciated value after eighteen Chinese.
prima facis cAJO.
A derelict junk was reported to months amounted to no less than While going to a rice shop on Rents Ordinance in Hongkong. His Lordship went into the
be outside Hongkong this morn- £1,183,850, or something like 80 Prays West, an employee of the Ordinance at Home and were received by the American of the
The telegram & quoted below ing by Capt.B.N, Williams, master per cent. In point of fact, this Chinese bank suddenly found several authorities, saying that Consulate General, Hongkong. Gregory Apcar, which-laft this British-India steamer was tully up to the recent level himself jostled by a of second-hand tonnage prices who, exclaiming that he had the decision in the case Wilcock from the Manila Observatory at port this morning for Shanghai. The event conveys a warning to injured his ankle, availed him-decision if given in the Colony
Booth would be a correct 9.00 a.m. Sept. 29.
A wireless message received by investors agains: endeavouring to self of this excuse to take advantage of a boom when it against the toki for a enficiently slight difference in the premises known.
lean to-day. There was only a very Visayas Islands direction un-Gregory Apear said
Cyclone or typhoon E of the the Hongkong Harbourmaster just before noon to-day from the means coming in on top-of-the-lengthy time to go through the io which defendants were and
that an market terms, and it will serve to pockets of the
abandoned, juok was passed in unsuspecting those which they had offered
At noon today:-Cyclone disabuse the minds of those who victim. When the fati realised them, thought His Lordship, and typhoon E of Southern Luz and 114 deg. 22 min, east. It or latitude 22 deg. 21 min, north imagine that the shipowner's lot what bad happened, he promptly that was covered by the is nothing but a matter of drawing grabbed hold of the thief, but por dollars difference in rant. Do
tan moving N. N. W.
also is a monaca to shipping. fat profits. At the same time it before the latter had managed to the first ground, His Lordship would be a mistake to draw pass the stolen note pessimistic conclusions regarding accomplice. The desire to save thought that the Judge in the toan found against appellants. Ha the state of the stipping industry, his own skin subsequently led the Court below had ample evidence which taken as a whole is con-thief to make the offer of leading before ducted upon different methods the police to where his accom- domestic accommodation
him that alternative from the rash ones of the Western plice bad fled, and at Lascar Row available and that has though. Counties Shipping Company.
this man was also caught. Be was all that was necessary. Ee fore then, however, the note had was also prepared to find, said I was in good form last night winking instead. That was just German Demobilisation.
Ay. I'll admit right away that ony effect and then I took to been passed on to a third accom- His Lordship, though he did No, that I ever touch alcohol when Mac was starting on his The Note of the Inter-Allied plice, who made good his escape. not think it would be necessary until the sun goes down you third glass. Back Control Commission regarding When the facts of the case were that equivalent business accou know excepting of course cham- answer from under the table like collecting agency in the Colony. The appeal we have made the German police force sounds a heard at the Police Court this modation" was also available-pagne at Fourth of July Consular a flash and without a word o' a should contain its own merit and we now leave it to the declared that nething has been to be made to calm the complain-grounds of the appeal. His Lord has ower long ago to be held for weeks after. Then I jaloused somewba: alarming key. It is morning repeated attempts bad Dealing with the remaining Celebrations and the like, but lie I had a black and blue ankle people of Hongkong to show their interest.
There is. done towards the stipulated ant who appeared to be very ex-ship said it seemed to him that however, one little point on which enlightenment might be dezentralisation of the force, cited and gave his evidence in an there was sufficient evidence at against me. I wasna' what that it was Mac the wireless was beneficial to our readers, many of whom, we think. are which, still organised in tactical incoherent way. The Magistrate the trial that alternative accom-would say noisy, you'll onder intended for, but still I never prejudiced against anything to do with Russia because of units, is really a mobile fighting ordered him not to proceed too modation, as required by the stand, but well, I'll admit that I was quite sure, for just as the political trend of events of the past two years. It force similar to the Reichswehr. fast in bis evidence but state one Ordinance, was then available. Mr. Wouldna have gotten a job in we were all rising from the table would indeed be sad if thousands of human beings were matter
This, on the face of it, is a fir thing at a time while the inter Justice Wood had seen the wit-the secret service if I'd been sized Mrs. Mac Pherson, she suggest-
for Allied attention.preter also asked witness left to endure to suffering brought on by others. The One could not but feel surprised, go as fast as if he were eating his appellants and accepted that of body's Jack Tamson's bairns home soon for she could see nesses and disbelieved the story of "P on last night's performance, ed to FIG. as sweet as Je When I'm that way every- like, something about my going people who are suffering now are not responsible for the therefore, when a few minutes rice". political doings of the Soviet-they are the victims of them. later a message arrived to tell us,
The evidence having at length in bis opinion there was ample even Mr. Pollock. Our din haggis from the way laga keps respondents. His Lordship asid and I bear nobody an ill will, fine that I hadns' enjoyed the Que must look at the picture a little more broadly than on Reuter's authority, that this been sorted out in its proper ground for bis so doing and bener yestreen was quite a cheery screwing my face. Ay, some o'
sarce Central Commission is order, a decision was reached by corcurred with Mr. Justice Wood's would be possible by a mere study of political Russia. The perfectly satisfied" with the his Worship sed sentence of finding. In his opinion the appeal!
affair. I don't know present famine is a matter for Europe and for Europeans progress of the surrender and six weeks hard labour
how you women are very deep, mind was should be dismissed, with costs.
long ago'it's since I laughed so I'm telling ye. -in fact it is a matter for the whole world. The world destruction of German armament, passed on each of the prisoners.
Mr. Justice Wood agreed with tell off-hand what we'd to est; the footwork had been going on much or so beartily. I couldna Well, as I was saying, whether cannot afford to risk the repercussion that would ensue and that official quarters enter were Russia left to endure her own travail, unaided and regarding a possibility of Ger tain no apprehension whatever
decision of Mr. Justice all I know is that half way under our table or no last night, A gang of four robbers, masked
Gompertz. He had carefully re- ignored. Apart altogether from the question of disease roany being able to organise and boarded a junk et Gin Drinker's considered the matter and be rough Janet announced that I don't know, but after I had die
the whisky was finished and the posed o' bis wife's argument there is the moral standard of humanity which stands in equip an army of dangerous Bay on the 26th instant and, found no reason to modify the herself in order that the world shall be spared the evili men, says the message, but all Sold, the cover of which ther/Court below. Plaintiffs' case in that's what the boy said and from Mac doesn't know about Con danger of serious violation. Russia must be saved against dimensions. There are plenty of after driving the crew into the jodgment which he gave in the compradors was shut owing to doesn't Mac start shooting out his Confucius Birthday, At least neck about - Confucius. what and then battened down with nails, consequences which would follow 'ber total physical equipment are lacking.
Briment The ransacked the boat and stole evidence to show that there was the look o' him I could see that for fucius would take about and moral disintegration. It is a matter for state- notification to Berlin respecting property of the valus of $8.10.alternative accommodation, rea-the truth. Janes, she tried on a 8pt. type to tell. He knows as jonce in a mis-spent life be'd told four columns of closely set craft as well as for sympathy. And when the two are the police-force is, then, a case a report of the affair was given sonably equivalent in all respects. bit of somewher patent camote- och combined it is difficult to understand why there should be of making assurance doubly sure, to the police on arrival of the available for occupation by the age when she asked me right our amah knows about recording
defendant firm. This conclusion any need to press the necessity for prompt assistance. A must suppose and probably junk at Hongkong yesterday.
was supported by evidence where afore all the visitors who he was decimals. Man, I bad him supporter of our local appeal has forwarded us & Home is as well to take this pre-
the alternative accommodation nyway. Afterwards I don't think easy. Ton man never opens his paper in which appears an appeal on behalf of Save the intimates, however, the importan
A small boy, whose head was regarded in a
she fully believed mé but at the mouth but he pats his foos in it. strictly in which it is stated that millions of factor is armament. Formally scarcely reachad the top of the domestic aspect or in its com falls proved to her that he is as wind I got a chance and told him Children. Fund
time, I took great pains and care- When he stopped to get his second helpless Russian children are threatened with death from organised of not Germany has charge of picking the pocket of a not, therefore, in this case been Chins and the sooner he stopped altogether. Convulsions maybe. dock railings, pleaded guilty to a mercial aspect as well. It had that had caused confusion in he was thinking of somebody else dysentery, starvation and pestilence. They cluster about an abundance of soldiers That Chinese. Evidence was given to necessary to decide how far, if at it the better. That started an Or most likely Conjecture for he the roadways in bordes-vainly striving to find a morsel to armament is not available. Earlier show that it was the boy's second all, the commercial use of prem argument right away but wi' seemed to be stronger on that stave off the gnawing pains of hunger. By the drought in the year Mr. Lloyd George been passed on him last year for occupation may be protected some folks ye may as well speak than onything else. no there and
conviction, A sentence baving ises by the tenant in actual swept countryside they stagger along, tearing the bark stated that, while Germany bad similar offence. He was sent by the Rents Ordinance, 1921 to the stones in the wall. Mrs. then I put him right and Mac'll from the very trees and greedily devouring it. Babes in handed over substantial quantities to the reformatory for three While the arms languish and perish. Their grief-stricken mothers of too many in the count 1 months by the Magistrate, Mr. Ordinance clearly indicated the dose
language of the MacPherson for all her granite. no' be likely to go astray in future.- arms, there still a great
black shiny silk Born 6666 D.T. at some place seek death with them, the most ghastly death it is possible Reuter now correctly "learns" R. E. Lindsell.
intention to protect the doesna' know the difference they've forgotten how to spell the to imagine. Months of drought have been followed by that this state of affairs bas been
Idomestic aser only domestic between a tuchun and a tomato. name of, he was quite young in terrible famine scenes. Pestilence has swept the famine remedied, well and good: if there
And then Mac, he put in his reb, his youth and was strong on fairy something areas from end to end. Domestic animals have ceased to is any doubt, the matter is of
A LORD MAYOR'S PERIL.“ more for humanity than shelter Prompted. I suppose, by a kick tales. His favourite vegetable The Town Clerk of Liverpool from wind and min. Each case the ankle from under the was the peanut and he preferred exist. Cats and dogs in thousands have gone to make food more importance than the con- for the starving multitudes. Little children ravenously eat
gave evidence at @better Castle must be decided on its own cir- table. I know the Morse code it in ice or in foto as they say in stitution of the police force.
Session in case in which cumstances. In his opinion the myself but between you and me the Latin Quarter of Paris. He rats and other verinin, and now even the rodents are all The Soul of Wit,
Thomas Forster,
cbar-a-band appeal should be dismissed, with want to be careful when ye died when I got to that bit Mao's bat extinct. Never before have such terrible conditions A London writer remarks that and £3 5. costa för driving s
driver, of Wigan, was fined £10 costs.
receive messages o' that kind for face put me in mind of the guide Mr. Alabaster asked for time ye might very well be misunder in "Innocents Abroad" when prevailed. Right back through the pages of history we the new regulations respecting char-a-bane to the danger of the for his clients to move, and stood and get your transmitter Mark Twain queried whether can trace tales of famine, pestilence and death, but in no postcards (by which the com-public on the Chester Warrington week was granted.
jambed.
Colombus had been really dead case was the suffering so great or one iota as terrible and munication is restricted to five main road. He recklessly disore Mr. Jenkin referred to the
I mind once, at one St. Andrew's for such a long time. words if it is to go for a penny! the char-s-banc between a steam sppellants witnesses
Ball we all sat at a tabin together, It was a good job I stopped appalling as the present anguish of the people of Russia. would not haveseriously disturbed wagon and a motor-ear in which Court below and quoted from the the MacPhersons and us and laughing when I did or I'd Baye Hordes of starving, disease-infected people have left all Dumas, who, desirous of knowing the Lord Mayor and Town Clerk words of Mr. Justice Wood," that Msc. he had just got rid of his missed saying that remains of their homes and are sweeping along the how the sale of bis latest novel of Liverpool were driving.
good bye. I it was designed to mislead second tumbler o champagne' wouldns" bave cared to give roads-suffering untold anguish and pain. They stagger was progressing, sent bis publish-
the Court." In on and on in their fruitless search for good. Each day but a mark of interrogation-to
thosa
when I got a kick wi' a Coban offence that way. A guest's a er & postcard with nothing on it
cumstances he felt warranted heal for was it Louis, I forget guest every time, even though bea brings
to sak greater exhaustion and more intense agony which the publisher responded recall Cæsar's laconic message to for the trouble and expense to shinbone. I could see that is onyway, him having lived so long.
for
which) right in the middle of the a silly fool. Mac canna" halp it compensation Ultimately and inevitably-unless succour from outside with a card containing nothing but the Benate after his victory over which respondents had been put sen & message from Janet, in England in his young dess. reaches them their sufferings become unbearable, they fall mark of admiration. The scribe the forces of the younger Mithin getting appellants out of the being perfectly sober at the Ay, come, to think of it it's a by the way, victims of the greatest catastrophe the worlds quotes the comment of the ridates-Veni, vidi, tici! Coming premises.
time and being on the committee great handicap. lias ever seen
Times dramatic critic upon the to our own time, the mind in The Actg. Chief Justice sa If we take out every adjective from the language of which consisted of the single word (suthentic or mythical) despatch, fore the Judge in charbers.
play "A Dreadful Evening." evitably reverts to Napier's the matter would have to go be-Bo, thinks I to myself, this is all hiatus betwest my story sod The writer of this appeal and study only the facts, surely "Exactly"; and a further example Peccavi I have sinned (Sciode). there is enough to warrant a prompt and ready gift, especially seeing that what we shall scarcely miss will bring the hope of life to at least another buman being.
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the necessary
caution. As the later message
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are on the short side onyway, there seemed to be some sort o that year, besides my wifes legs But still, seriousness apart,
right, Mrs. MacPherson being a their going away. And ye fine looking woman when yo see didns' feel sleepy. Still, Janos Lord Allenby and his staff from her in the right light. So, thinks didne' speak to me this morning Egypt landed at Plymouth last 1. I'll return the message, which I There must have been something month,
did. But it didna' seem to have far wrong.
of brevity cited by the same writer Dalbousie, whose impecanicsity RETURN OF LORD ALLENBY. the Armads Cantharides! (the have capped this with, is Drake's one-word report upon was proverbial, is supposed to Spanish fly). These instances owed" (Oudb),
I have